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rose, in all cases where the shoots were not budded, was killed back by the frost. It thus 

 appears that the vigorous growth of the scion had thrown the Lamarque stock into a 

 state of vigorous growth, at a time at which the Lamarque would otherwise have been 

 quite dormant. 

 6, A border, formed into compartments, from the plants in it being arranged in masses, so 

 that the flowers of the one may tend to show those of the others to the greatest ad- 

 vantage. The following list of plants will show more clearly the effect tha* is meant 

 to be produced, by their being arranged in the list, in the same order as they were 

 planted in the border. The first effect produced was from the foUowuig Cahfomian 

 annuals : — Nemophila insignis, blue ; Platystfemon californicus, cream colour ; Collinsia 

 grandiflbra, purple ; Collomia coccinea, scarlet ; Eschscholtzia crbcea, deep yellow ; 

 Gilia tricolor, lilac, white, and black ; and G. achillcn'/o/ia, purple. These are all 

 annuals, and were sown about January in the compartments, where tlicy come into 

 flower about the beginning of May, and continue flowering till the end of June or 



