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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



the majority. Asters, it is true, like a fertile soil, but heavy 

 applications of natural manure must be avoided none the less, 

 or "Aster sickness" will follow. Soot, wood ashes, bone flour, 

 superphosphate, and sulphate of potash impart fertility as well as 

 yard manure. Of course, the ground should be well worked and 

 pulverised. The other general remarks made under hardy Annuals 

 apply. 



THE BEST HALF-HARDY ANNUALS 



KIND. 



Acroclinium. 



Ageratum. 



Amaranthus caudatus 



(Love-lies-bleeding). 

 Asters, various. 

 Brachycome (Swan River 



Daisy). 



Cobaea scandens. 

 Cosmos bipinnatus. 

 Gaillardia. 



Helichrysum (Everlasting). 

 Layia elegans. 

 Marigolds, French. 

 Marigolds, African. 

 Marty nia fragrans. 

 Mina lobata. 



Nemesia strumosa Suttoni. 

 Nicotiana affinis. 

 sylvestris. 

 Sanderae. 

 Perilla Nankinensis. 

 Petunias. 



Phlox Drummondi. 

 Portulaca, single and 



double. 

 Salpiglossis. 

 Statice. 



Stocks, Ten-week. 

 Tagetes signata pumila. 

 Venidium calendulaceum. 

 Zinnias, single and double. 



HEIGHT IN INCHES. 



12. 

 12. 

 1 8- 



9 to 24. 

 1 8. 



Climbing. 



30. 



18. 



12. 

 12. 

 12. 

 24. 



18. 

 Climbing. 



IS- 

 24. 



36. 

 30. 

 1 8. 

 12 to 18. 



9 to 18. 



3 to 6. 



18. 



12 to 24. 



12 to 18. 

 9- 



9- 

 1 8. 



COLOUR. 



Rose. 

 Blue. 

 Crimson. 



Nearly all hues. 

 Blue. 



Purple. 



Crimson, pink, white. 



Orange, brown, yellow, &c. 



Red, white, yellow, &c. 



Yellow and white. 



Striped. 



Yellow, orange. 



Purple. 



Red. 



Various. 



White, sweet. 



n n 



Red. 



Purple leaves. 

 Various. 



n 



n 



Yellow, rose. 



Various. 



Orange. 



n 



Various, 



