USEFUL ANNUALS FOR CUTTING 169 



Lavetera and Malope. Beautiful annuals, but too fragile to 

 travel. Capital things for home use. 



Nemesia strumosa Suttoni and its selections. 



Nigetta. Miss Jekyll. 



Salpiglossis grandiflora. 



Scabiosa Caucassica. This is decidedly one of the most use- 

 ful of all annuals. Its colours, of every conceivably 

 shade of grey, lavender, and mauve, vie with those 

 of the Sweet Pea, with which, by the way, they 

 associate most admirably in table decoration. 



Iceland Poppies, of which Miss Hemus's strain embraces 

 several new and beautiful art shades. 



Stock. Beaute de Nice, Gloire de Nice, Giant White (ten 

 week). 



Anchusa Italica (Dropmore variety). This is one of the most 

 beautiful shades of blue in existence. 



Antirrhinum nanum. Rose-pink and terra-cotta shades. 

 These latter are truly exquisite colours, and should 

 be grown by every one who has to keep a house 

 supplied with cut flowers. 



Kochia trichophylla. This is particularly useful on account of 

 its delicate green foliage, turning in the autumn 

 to golden and red. 



Sunflower. Stella. 



Sweet Sultan (Jarman's strain). These are most useful, as 

 even in the hottest summer weather they last many 

 days in water. 



Shirley Poppies. These exquisite annuals are very fragile and 

 should be cut just before the buds burst. They 

 pack and travel safely in this condition. 



