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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



watering entails considerable time and labour, besides being a 

 source of expense, the necessity of it should be reduced as much 

 as possible. Hoeing, and mulching with a few inches of cocoa- 

 nut fibre refuse, decayed manure, or lawn mowings, both tend to 

 reduce the necessity for watering. 



In proceeding to make selections of Annuals, we will give a 

 table of the principal hardy kinds first, and indicate their colours 

 and heights ; then select a few of the most valuable of them for 

 special mention. 



THE BEST HARDY ANNUALS 



KIND. 



Alyssum, sweet. 

 Bartonia aurea. 

 Candytuft, various. 

 Chrysanthemum, various. 

 Clarkias, various. 

 Collinsia bicolor. 

 Convolvulus, various. 



climbing. 



Coreopsis, various. 

 Cornflower, various. 

 Eschscholtzia, various. 

 Eutoca viscida. 

 Gilia tricolor and alba. 

 Godetia, various. 

 Gypsophila elegans. 

 Helianthus (Sunflower). 

 Kochia scoparia. 

 Larkspur. 



Lavatera (Rose Mallow). 

 Leptosiphon, hybrids. 

 Limnanthes. 

 Linaria, various. 

 Linum (Flax). 

 Lupinus, various. 

 Malope (Mallow). 

 Matthiola (Night-scented 



Stock). 

 Mignonette, various. 



HEIGHT IN INCHES. 

 9- 



12. 

 12. 

 12 to 30. 



1 8 to 24. 

 15- 



12. 



72 or upwards. 



12. 



12 to 18. 



12. 



12. 



9- 



12 to 18. 

 12. 



36 to 84. 



24. 



12 to 24. 



36. 



6. 

 6. 



12. 

 12. 



30. 

 36. 



12. 



COLOUR. 



White. 



Yellow. 



Crimson, purple, white, &c. 



Yellow, white, purple, &c. 



Rose, purple, &c. 



Blue and white. 



Blue, white, &c. 



Various. 



Orange, yellow, and brown. 



Blue, white, &c. 



Orange, rosy red, &c. 



Blue. 



Purple, white. 



Crimson, rose, white, &c. 



White. 



Yellow. 



Graceful foliage. 



Blue, white, &c. 



Pink, white. 



Various. 



Yellow and white. 



Purple, white, &c. 



Red. 



Blue, yellow, white, &c. 



Crimson. 



Lilac. 



Red, white, yellow. 



