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half-hardy, free flowering, and takes fairly well to cultivation 

 in pots, as well as to culture in light moist soil in the Rock 

 garden. Sow the seeds in pans in a warm greenhouse in 

 March, prick out the plants, and harden them off for planting 

 in May or June. When better known, this species should 

 become one of the most popular of the Poppy-worts. 



MENTZELIA LINDLEYI 



^^ Barton^ s Golden Flower" 



The golden-flowered Californian Annual so commonly 

 listed as Bartonia aurea is, correctly, Mentzelia Lindleyi 

 [LoasacecE). Whatever name it is grown under it is a capital 

 plant, and makes an especially good display in a sunny season 

 like that of 191 1. It loves the sun, and whether grown in a 

 border or in a Rock garden this point should not be forgotten. 

 Though hardy, it is best raised in a frame or in gentle heat in 

 April and planted out as soon as the plants are strong and 

 hardy enough. An outdoor sowing in April will usually 

 prove successful, but if the season should be a late one the 

 plants so raised have but a short flowering period. Mentzelia 

 Lindleyi grows i^ foot high, and freely produces its five- 

 petalled flowers, which, individually, are about \\ inch 

 across, and of a rich golden-yellow shade. 



NEMESIA 



The Nemesias have jumped into popularity chiefly because 

 Messrs. Sutton & Sons saw the possibilities of N. strumosa 

 and set out to select the most attractive shades of colour and 

 improve the size of the flowers and the habit of growth. 

 They succeeded beyond expectations, and now the colour 

 range is a large one, and seeds are offered that give a very 

 high percentage true to the special colour named. The 

 colours have been separated into white, pink, yellow, orange, 



