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ROSE. See special chapter. 



SENECIO. There is a fine addition to the Groundsels 

 in Clivorum, a Chinese plant with large masses of foliage 

 and loose heads of yellow flowers. It likes a moist 

 situation. Doronicum and pulcher are two of the best 

 of the older species. 



STOKESIA CYANEA. There are two good novelties 

 in praecox and its white variety alba. The former has 

 large lavender flowers in July. 



SWEET PEA. See special chapter. 



TIARELLA. There is a dark variety of the useful 

 white Foam Flower named purpurea. Unifoliata is a 

 new species, larger than cordifolia, white with reddish 

 stamens. 



TULIP. See special chapter. 



WALLFLOWER. The splendid strains of Wall- 

 flower which we now have tempt us to press plants into 

 use for spring service in the borders. The fact that 

 Wallflowers are generally used for beds or lines need 

 not debar us from setting small groups of them in selected 

 places among herbaceous plants. They need not go in 

 until October, and they can come out again in June, 

 to be succeeded by Snapdragons, Pentstemons, or 

 annuals. New colours are coming, and with all our 

 regard for the old red and the yellow, which are splendid 

 plants, we shall assuredly find room for the fresh tints. 

 Fire King is a particularly good shade, and is sure of 

 wide popularity when it becomes abundant ; it is a 

 brilliant bronzy orange. Orange King is another pleasing 

 orange shade, shading off to apricot and bronzy yellow. 

 Ellen Willmott is ruby-coloured. Of the clear yellows 

 none is better than Golden Monarch, which is somewhat 



