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may, without any severe stretch of imagination, be regarded 

 as a Half-hardy Annual ; and Lathyrus grandiflorus, which 

 bears large rose-coloured blooms, are all well worthy of 

 cultivation. Of lesser value, but interesting and useful, are 

 Aviphicarpaea vionoica, the violet-flowered Hog-pea Nut ; and 

 Grauiviatocarpus vohibilis, a Half-hardy Chilian species with 

 yellow flowers. 



Even within the range of Bog-loving and Aquatic plants 

 there are a few Annuals of garden value, notably Malcoviia 

 viaritiina, Samolus Vaierandii, Saxi/nigo Cymbalaria, Trapa 

 natanSy T. verbanensis, and Valisncria spiralis. 



The occupants of the Vegetable Garden do not come 

 within the scope of the present work, but in concluding 

 this brief tribute to the usefulness of Hardy and Half- 

 hardy Annuals it will not be out of place to remember the 

 indebtedness of gardens to Peas, Dwarf Beans, Broad 

 Beans, Lettuces, Spinach, Melons, Tomatoes, Mustard, Maize, 

 and Vegetable Marrows, for food of the highest value, whilst 

 the indebtedness would be further increased if Hardy Biennial 

 plants were included. 



CHAPTER II 



CULTIVATION OF ANNUALS 



It has been frequently stated that the great secret of garden- 

 ing lies in "doing the right thing at the right time." But 

 although no one with gardening experience will raise any 

 objection to that statement, it is a fact that the capacity to 

 carry out the instructions implies a vast amount of know- 

 ledge. We need to know the right thing to do and we must 

 learn the right time to do it, and it is scarcely less important 

 to know what to avoid. First, then, we must not buy cheap 

 seeds merely because they are cheap. 



