332 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



They will commence to grow in spring, and the first young 

 shoots may be stopped with finger and thumb in order to make 

 the plants bushy. Thus treated they will be nice stuff for planting 

 towards the end of April, and will bloom freely, while continued 

 flowering may be maintained by removing the old trusses as they 

 decay. 



The following are good varieties of bedding Calceolarias : 



Bijou. Dark red. 



Games s Yellow. One of the most popular for bedding. 



Golden Gem. Bright yellow, excellent in every way. 



Golden Glory. Yellow, large, and very free, a splendid sort, 

 which will be largely grown when it is abundant enough to be 

 cheap. 



Prince of Orange. Brownish orange. 



Sultan. Purple. 



In addition to the above a species named amplexicaulis is 

 sometimes offered in the florists' catalogues. It is larger than the 

 majority of the bedding Calceolarias, growing eighteen inches 

 high. The colour is lemon yellow. Burbidgei, which is sometimes 

 included in offers of summer bedding plants, is a large, loose- 

 growing hybrid with yellow flowers of great size. It is a splendid 

 Calceolaria, but is more suitable for winter flowering in a warm 

 greenhouse than for summer bedding. 



LOBELIAS 



The blue Lobelia completes the "ribbon border" triumvirate. 

 It is a lowly plant, and as a consequence it was used at the front 

 of the border. Growing only a few inches high, of dense habit, 

 and blooming so profusely as to cover itself with flowers, it ful- 

 filled its allotted part admirably. 



The ribbon border is no longer a feature of good flower 

 gardens, but the Lobelia, like the " Geranium " and Calceolaria, is 



