198 MY GARDEN 



Lavatera tremestris var. rosea splendens, h. h. a., three feet. Mallow. 



This lovely Mallow loves a rich, deeply dug soil and a sunny ex- 

 posure. It is a large plant requiring room to develop, so the seed- 

 lings should be thinned to eighteen inches apart. Sow in April 

 where it is to flower and water in dry weather. 

 Leptosiphon hybridus, h. a., two to four inches. 



Gay little annuals too small and frail save for rockwork or the 

 chinks of walls, steps, etc. The foliage is threadlike. It is best in 

 a partially shaded situation and loves a loamy soil. Seeds should 

 be shown in March and early April where they are to grow. 

 Linaria, h. a., one foot. Toadflax. 



The annual Toadflaxes are pretty enough to justify a few gay 

 patches along the edge of the borders. The blossoms are like small 

 Snapdragons and come in pretty soft shades. 



Linum grandiflorum, h. h. a., twelve to fourteen inches. Scarlet 

 Flax. 



This is a truly beautiful plant with delicate foliage and wine-red 

 blossoms. It does not bloom all summer, so I like to make two 

 sowings, as I do not like to be without it. It wants a sunny situa- 

 tion and good soil and the seedlings should be severely thinned so as 

 to induce a bushy, self-supporting growth. 

 Lupinus, h. a., one to two feet. Lupine. 



These are as beautiful as the perennial varieties. The tall 

 spikes of pealike flowers come in various colours all charming. 

 L. Menziesii forms a nice bush eighteen inches high and bears 

 lovely yellow flowers. L. mutabilis, with pretty rose and white 

 flowers, is charming, also a variety of this called Cruickshanki with 

 blue, white, and yellow flowers. This grows four feet high. There 

 is a lovely white sort and one called hybridus atro-coccineus with 

 gay crimson flowers tipped with white that is one of the best. 



The large seeds should be planted two inches below the surface 

 of the soil where they are to remain, in good soil and sunshine. In 

 dry weather the plants require liberal watering. 

 Mangold, h. a. 



I like everything about this plant. His grand trumpeting colour, 

 his nice gig-saw foliage, his clean, pungent odour, and, most of all, 

 his kindly nature. This is a plain fellow, and plain living suits him 



