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CONVOLVULUS 



^^ Bindweed" 



Although the varieties of Convolvulus tricolor (syn. C. mifzor) 

 are useful and popular Hardy Annuals {ConvolvtilacecB) they are 

 not so extensively grown in large gardens as formerly, but in 

 town and suburban gardens and in the gardens of the children 

 they are as popular as ever. Rarely exceeding a foot in height, 

 they make rounded mounds of neat foliage and bright flowers, 

 and if the latter are not long lived, there is a quick succession 

 of them right through the Summer. Sunshine they delight 

 in, and poor soil suits them better than rich mould. The 

 varieties are numerous ; they may be white, blue and white 

 with yellow bands, white and violet with yellow stripes, dark 

 blue, sky blue, or pink. 



Sow in Autumn and again in the Spring out-of-doors, 

 and thin to 6 or 8 inches apart ; or sow the seeds in boxes, 

 in Spring, in gentle heat, placing them 2 inches apart. 

 Harden off the seedlings and plant out in April or May. The 

 climbing Annual we generally call Convolvulus major is an 

 Ipomaea. 



COREOPSIS 



" Tick Seed" 



The Coreopsis are first-rate border plants, and their flowers 

 possess great value for filling the vases indoors. They mostly 

 come from the Northern or Central part of America, and they 

 possess grace and brilliance scarcely surpassed by any other 

 subjects dealt with in this work, whilst their freedom of flower- 

 ing is unexcelled. 



Two species, with their numerous colour variations, give 

 us most of the Annual Coreopsis {Composites) used in gardens, 

 and these are C. Drummondii and C. tinctoria. C. Drummondii 



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