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being subsequently thinned out to i| foot apart. There is 

 a white flowering variety of this native herb, and it needs 

 similar care. Formerly the Borage was in great demand 

 for its flavouring, and even now it is sometimes requisitioned 

 for the preparation of Claret Cup. 



BROWALLIA 



There is a wonderful diversity of opinion as to the 

 duration of Browallias [Scrophularinece), and at least two 

 gardening dictionaries give the greenhouse Perennial B.Jame- 

 sonii (correctly Streptosolen Jamesonii) as a Half-hardy Annual. 

 The species are variously catalogued as Annuals, Biennials, 

 and Perennials. B. demissa (syn. B. elata) is a Half-hardy 

 Annual that is good out-of-doors in favoured districts and in 

 warm, sunny seasons, but it is most successfully managed as 

 a greenhouse plant. However, where suitable conditions 

 prevail, seeds may be sown in a temperature of 60° in 

 March, the seedlings being potted singly into small pots 

 as soon as possible, and kept growing steadily in a green- 

 house until they can be safely placed in a frame and 

 hardened off preparatory to planting them in groups of a 

 dozen or so in June. The usual height of the plants is 9 

 inches or i foot, sometimes it is 18 inches, and the rich 

 violet-blue flowers are carried in Verbena-like clusters. 



CHARIEIS 



^^ Cape Aster" 



Amellus annuus and Kaulfiissia amelloides are names by 

 which Charieis heterophylla {Compositcz) has been known. It 

 is a dwarf plant about 6 inches high, and bears azure-blue, 

 Daisy-like flowers on slender stems. Grown in a mass or 

 forming a carpeting for a bed of taller subjects, it is very 

 effective. Besides the type there are now white, violet, and 

 crimson varieties, hence it is possible to produce some 



