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dry ; it delights to grow on gravel walks amongst the stones. 

 Zinnia elegans, one foot ; Asters, double-quilled German, and 

 double globe German, ten-week stock, one foot ; Phlox 

 Drummondii, of sorts, nine inches ; Lobelia pumila mag- 

 nifica, Compacta, and Crystal Palace, blue ; Mignonette, 

 hybrid, spiral, and giant pyramid ; Godetia, Lady Albemarle, 

 Princess of Wales and Dutchess of Albany, all good, one 

 foot ; Sunflower, double and single, four to six feet ; 

 Nasturtium, King of Tom Thumbs, six inches ; Perilla 

 Nankinensis, foliage deep bronze, one foot. Abronia, 

 umbellata, Acroclinum (mixed), Amaranthus tricolor, 

 Anagallis grandiflora (mixed), Canna, dark leaved (mixed), 

 Celosia cristata, Clianthus Dampieri, Clintonia pulchella, 

 Datura Wrightii Helichrysum, double (mixed), Leptosiphon 

 carmineus, Linaria reticulata aurea, Matthiola bicornis 

 (night scented stock), Martynia fragrans, Papaver umbrosum, 

 vermilion with shining black spots on each petal, Rhodanthe 

 maculata, Saponaria Calabrica, Schizanthus (fine mixed), 

 Tropaeolum Canariensie, and Lobbianum. Should the. 

 ground be dry at the time of sowing, it will be well to give 

 a good soaking of water a few hours before sowing. Cover 

 lightly with fine soil ; the depth of covering must be regu- 

 lated by the size of the seed ; the smaller the seed the less 

 covering will be required. If watering should be necessary 

 give a good soaking always after sunset. Occasional surface- 

 sprinkling does more harm than good. These remarks 

 apply to all plants. Packages of choice annuals ready made 

 up may be had from any seedsman. 



Biennials are those plants which, being sown in one 

 year, flower and die in the next. The best time for sowing 

 will be in October, in moderately rich soil. Sow thinly, and 

 transplant into their positions for blooming in the beds or 

 borders, when the plants are sufficiently strong, which should 

 be in January or February. A better plan, although 

 entailing a little more trouble, is to transplant the young 

 plants, as soon as they can be handled with ease, into a pre- 

 pared bed, in rows six inches each way ; here they will be- 

 come nice bushy plants, and may be planted out as required 

 to take the place of annuals any time up to the middle of 

 March or they may remain in the nursery-bed till the 

 following August or September. Where only a few plants 



