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ish white; Fulgens, dark. scarlet; Lucifer, very dark scarlet ; Spit- 

 fire, brilliant scarlet; and ^Marguerite, cream white. 



Ten Weeks' stocks are charming plants for borders and their 

 handsome flowers are excellent for cutting. There are many 

 pleasing shades in the flowers now, ranging from dark red to snow 

 white. The "Cut-and-come- Again" varieties are especially good 

 for cutting as when the first flowering shoots have been cut the side 

 branches produce good cutting material. The autumn and late- 

 flowering kinds are not so useful as they bloom too late. 



The candytufts are useful for edging and massing effects, and 

 the varieties Empress, Little Prince, and Giant White Perfection 

 are the best kinds. Sow out of doors early in spring, and for 

 succession, sow late in the summer. 



The cornflowers, Centaurea Cyanus, are extremely hardy annuals 

 and will stand out of doors all winter. The light, airy, blue flowers 

 are charming for cutting. The varieties Emperor William and 

 Victoria are the best. 



The Sweet Sultan is useful for massing and cutting. Of late 

 years we have had many new varieties which are exceptionally 

 fine garden plants. Centaurea Margaritacea has pure white flowers 

 which are very fragrant. The different forms of Centaurea im- 

 perialis are very valuable for cuttings and they keep well. They 

 are grown by florists a good deal but for general garden use they 

 should be grown much more extensively. 



The summer-flowering chrysanthemums are not like our large 

 autumn-flowering kinds, but they possess a charm of their own 

 and no garden should be without them. They are .of easy culture, 

 coming into flower quite early enough if the seed is sown in May. 

 There are many varieties, some having so-called double flowers. 

 Chrysanthemum carinatum or tricolor makes a bushy plant from 

 one to two feet high, and its flowers are composed of three colors. 

 The best varieties of this species are Burridgeanum and Eclipse. 

 The double forms of Chrysanthemum coronarium are the best. The 

 corn marigold, C. Segetmn grand ijtorum, is a taller-growing plant 

 than the former kinds and is good for massing and cutting. The 

 dwarf Chrysanthemum multicaule makes a good edging plant. 



In low-growing plants for yellow effects, we have nothing better 

 than the Californian poppy, Eschscholzia Californica. To get it 



