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nearly two feet high ; it is quite Carnation-like in habit 

 and a most beautiful plant. I might also name the Pinks 

 Delight, blush ; Delicata, rose ; and Gloriosa, rich pink ; 

 although dwarfer and more truly Pink-like than Progress 

 they are desirable plants. 



The remarks made about tuberous Begonias apply 

 substantially to Cannas, which are only worth growing 

 as bedding plants for colour effect in deep, rich, moist 

 soil, but in such a medium become really important, 

 owing to their long spikes of brilliant flowers and abund- 

 ance of broad, beautifully tinted foliage. 



The Calceolaria, once an indispensable component of 

 flower-borders, but long neglected, has undergone a 

 revival with the introduction of large, brilliant yellow 

 hybrids, such as Golden Glory, Golden Queen and 

 Clibrani. The two first are hardy. The last, whether 

 hardy or not, is most valued as a greenhouse plant for 

 winter and spring bloom. I confess that even with such 

 fine forms as these I am not enamoured of the Calceolaria 

 as a garden plant. It is garish, and is very subject to 

 disease, which is not to be kept under by such a simple 

 device as early-spring planting, as some of its advocates 

 would have us believe. 



Those who want a dwarf bed of blue, nearly as brilliant 

 as Salvia patens, and with the advantage of perfect hardi- 

 ness, may use Delphinium Blue Butterfly as a biennial. 

 It is very useful treated as a hardy annual, that is, sown 

 in spring to flower the same summer, which it does, 

 brightly and freely, at a height of about nine inches. 

 Sown later, say in June, to stand the winter and bloom 

 the second season, it makes a much finer plant, growing 

 three times the size and making a mass of blue in July. 



An idea for a bed in orange, brown and gold that may 

 be new to some gardeners is the association of Mont- 



