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Brown, crimson, shading to buff; Dean Hole, maroon, shading to 

 crimson; Dreadnought, black, shading to crimson; Duke of York, 

 crimson maroon, shaded crimson; Elegant, purple margin, shading off 

 to pale purple; Firefly, fine form distinct, deep crimson, shading to 

 red; Mrs. Barnett, rose and purple, shaded margin; Mrs. Harry 

 Turner, maroon purple margin, shaded; Mrs. Martin Smith, crimson, 

 shading to red ; Miranda, darkest maroon, shaded crimson ; Perfection, 

 perfect form, dark crimson, shaded ; Uranie, blood red margin, shaded 

 pale red. 



Auriculas in the Border. Those who are unable to grow the Show 

 Auriculas in pots, and these are only adapted for this form of culture, 

 should raise seedlings of the ordinary border varieties. A good selection 

 will give many beautiful forms, and one may regard them in the same 

 way as seedling Primroses, reserving only those of pure, strong colours, 

 and rich fragrance. Deep purple, clear crimson, yellow, orange, and 

 similar shades are those that tell best in the garden. Freedom of growth 

 and bloom must be considered also, and these border kinds when grown 

 in a frame or in the greenhouse, are welcome for their sweet fra- 

 grance. In many gardens the Auricula is used with advantage as an 

 edging, perhaps to some shrubbery border or in the spring bedding. 

 Seeds may be sown as soon as ripe (early summer) in pans of light soil 

 and placed in a cold frame. When the seedlings are of sufficient size 

 plant them out; they soon grow. Seeds may also be sown in gentle 

 heat in the early year. 



Canterbury Bells. The beginner frequently forgets that the old- 

 world flowers the Canterbury Bell, Pink, Carnation, and other things, 

 are the most satisfying and ornamental. How rarely is the Canterbury 

 Bell (Campanula Medium) grown in even the large garden, where one 

 expects considerable collections of plants. The Canterbury Bells are quite 

 easily managed. The chief point is to obtain good colours. Many recent 

 kinds have "cups and saucers " of the breakfast pattern, but these are 

 seldom pleasant. Their size makes them appear coarse and rough. 

 Varieties with bloom of more reasonable dimensions are better, and be 

 wise in the choice of colours. A delicate lavender, snow-white, soft- 

 pink, good purple, or blue are beautiful in themselves, and the Canter- 

 bury Bell is a thing to make a group of where there is sufficient space. 

 Avoid the double forms ; they are not merely unpleasant, but hideous. 

 The way to raise Canterbury Bells is from seed, regarding them as 

 biennial. Sow out of doors in June, the great month for sowing bien- 

 nials, and the result will be sturdy tufts for putting out where they are 

 to flower in the following autumn. The great Campanula tribe, to which 

 the Canterbury Bell belongs, is described at the end of the book. 



Foxgloves. The foxglove appeals to the flower gardener. We 

 know it as a beautiful native flower, purpling with colour the woodland 

 or grassy bank. In the small garden as well as in the large domain 

 with woodland walks and large belts of shrubs the Foxglove will rear 

 itself. It is a plant for a shady border where Ferns, Spanish Scillas, 

 Day-lilies, and similar shade-loving things are happy. In many a 

 garden such a border exists, frequently in the suburban garden, where 



