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MY GARDEN. 



The flowers of the varieties of Dianthus are highly ornamental, and 

 grow like weeds with me, scattering their seeds in all directions. We 

 have several species all beautiful and the multitude of flowers which 



FIG. 709. Dianthus chinensis. 



FIG. 710. D. fragrans. 



they produce are very interesting. D. chinensis (fig. 709) is a 

 charming plant: D. fragrans (fig. 710) is also very beautiful. 



The Statice latifolia (fig. 711) is a very desirable plant for the 

 alpinery ; it is a native of Siberia, and flowers late in summer 

 and in autumn. It has branching panicles, with innumerable small 

 lavender blossoms, and is a fine, handsome, hardy perennial. 



FIG. 711. Statice latifolia. FIG. 7 i 2 .^-Alpine Snapdragon. F IG. 7 i 3 .-Linaria tristis. 



Allied to the Statice, the Thrifts are useful, and particularly the 

 Alpine Thrift (Armeria vulgaris), which is used for edging, but I 

 have not so employed it in my garden. 



The Alpine Snapdragon (Linaria alpma, fig. 712) is a very valuable 

 rich plant, as it is in flower the greater part of the year, and seeds as 

 freely as any weed. There are also other snapdragons ; and amongst 

 our own garden plants, the antirrhinums form a most important feature, 

 and have been already noticed. The Linaria trfstis (fig. 713) is a 

 desirable acquisition. 



