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IMPA'TIENS continued. 



Large-flowered Miniature or Dwarf Balsam. 

 Height 9 ins. ; of many colours. These 

 flowers are excellent for bedding as well as 

 pots in the conservatory. 



Rose-flowered Balsam. This is double and rose- 

 like ; in some ten varieties of colour. 



To propagate /. balsamina sow the seeds |- in. 

 in pots of sandy soil in temp. 70 during March or 

 April. Pot off into larger pots as they increase in 

 size, using a compost of equal parts of loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. Keep near the glass, unshaded, 

 so as not to get them drawn. Still continue 

 repotting as they grow larger, and apply liquid 

 manure when they show flower. Plant out in 

 June in a sunny position and water freely. 



The hardy-annual sorts are merely sown where 

 they are to grow in April. 



INDIAN CORN. See ZEA. 



INDIAN CRESS. See TROP^OLUM majus. 



INDIAN PINK. See DIANTHUS chinensis. 



INDIAN SHOT. See CANNA. 



IONOPSI'DIUM Violet Cress, Carpet Plant (from Gr. ion, 

 meaning violet, opsis, like, and idion, diminutive). 

 Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 



I. acau'le is a very dwarf plant, only 3 ins. high. 

 It would hardly be thought that a plant so 

 diminutive could possibly be any use in a 

 garden. Such, however, is not the case. Its 



