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not transplant well. Therefore the seeds should be sown 

 where the plants are to flower, in the early Autumn or in 

 March. If seedlings are raised in a frame or greenhouse 

 in the Spring, then the pricking off process must take place 

 at the earliest possible date and each plant be placed in a 

 small pot from which it can be planted out in due course 

 without suffering serious harm ; under this method it may 

 be desirable to shift each plant into a larger pot some time 

 before planting, otherwise the best possible results may not 

 be obtained. 



The meritorious species are L. Cruickshanksii, 4 feet, blue, 

 purple and yellow, not entirely hardy everywhere ; L. densi- 

 floriis (syn. L. Menziesii), \\ foot, yellow; L. luteus, 2 feet, 

 yellow, fragrant ; L. mutabilis, 3 to 5 feet, white and blue ; 

 L. VI. versicolor, purple, blue and rose, and L. nanus, i foot, lilac 

 and blue : of this latter species there is a fine white variety ; 

 and L. subcarnosus, i foot, blue and yellow. Besides these 

 there is L. hybridus atrococcineus, a garden-raised plant with 

 tall spikes of scarlet flowers, the blossoms tipped with white. 

 L. Hartwegit'xs not really an Annual, but the blue and white 

 forms of it offered by seedsmen are seldom of more than annual 

 duration, and so are almost always listed as Hardy Annual. 



It should be remembered that Lupines love the sunshine, 

 and seem to do best in soils containing a good deal of 

 lime. They are first-class plants in every respect. From 

 I foot to i| foot apart is not too far to thin them ; it is a 

 good plan to sow the seeds 6 inches apart, an inch or so 

 deep, and thin the seedlings to the desired distance. 



LYCHNIS 



^^ Rose of Heaven " 



Although not much grown at present, a good deal might 

 be written on behalf of the varieties of Lychnis Caii-rosea 



