WHO'S WHO AMONG THE ANNUALS 197 



Eschscholtzia, h. a., six to eight inches. California Poppy. 



Prettiest and gayest of annuals, with finely cut gray foliage and 

 cupshaped flowers in every delectable shade of cream, orange, scar- 

 let, yellow, and soft yellowy-salmon. They adore the sun and scorn 

 the drought and have no bad traits of any sort. The hardy seed is 

 fond of roving and makes itself comfortable in the chinks of walls 

 and steps and in all sorts of seemingly unlikely places. There are 

 many good varieties but none any better than the common cali- 

 fornica. Sow where they are to flower. 

 Godetia, h. a., one to two feet. 



Cheerful flowers, generous in bloom h* given a rich, dry soil, 

 plenty of air and sunshine, and room to develop. They may be 

 planted out or started indoors for earlier bloom. Prettiest in rather 

 large groups of one kind. Some good sorts are Lady Satin Rose, 

 deep pink, one foot; Duchess of Albany, pure white, one foot; 

 Sunset, dwarf carmine; Crimson King, one foot; Princess of Wales, 

 Ruby-coloured pencilled with gray. 

 Gypsophila, h. a., eighteen inches. Chalk Plant. 



G. elegans is very useful for cutting somewhat resembling its 

 perennial relation with cloudlike masses of small white flowers. 



G. muralis is a tiny plant only a few inches tall, looking when in 

 bloom like a wee sunset cloud. We grow it here in the joints of 

 steps and walls as it is too frail for the open garden. 

 Helianthus, h. a., three to four feet. Sunflower. 



Some of the annual Sunflowers are very pretty, those known as 

 C. cucumerifolius in both single and double forms are the best. 

 Any situation where the sun shines is comfortable for them. 

 Iberis, h. a., four to eight inches. Candytuft. 



These are charming for edgings or for spreading patches at the 

 front of the borders. The great white Empress is the handsomest, 

 but the rose and lilac sorts are pretty and the little old "sweet 

 scented" is always welcome. They may be planted outdoors 

 where they are to grow. 

 lonopsidium acaule, h. a., three inches. Violet Cress. 



A diminutive little plant with tiny pale lavender or white 

 flowers, very lovely in the rockery, in the cracks between bricks or 

 steps. Self -sows freely. The seed is very small and should be 

 lightly pressed into the soil and not covered. 



