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fore sowing should take place in August, the seedlings being 

 thinned to 4 inches apart. From a March sowing a hatch 

 may be raised to bloom at the end of the Summer. The 

 Eucharidiums are not over particular as to soil and position, 

 but, as in the case of other Annuals from California, they do 

 best in a sunny position. 



ERYTHRAEA 



" Centaury" 



The Common Centaury, Erythraea Centaurium {Gentian- 

 acece), is a lowly Hardy Annual suitable for the Rock garden ; 

 it is from 8 inches to 12 inches high, and bears its neat, rosy 

 flowers in June and July. E. spicata and E. venusta have pink 

 flowers ; the former is Half-hardy. 



GNAPHALIUM 



" Cud-weed" 



The Gnaphaliums {Compositce) are of little garden value, 

 and deserve mention only because of the "Everlasting" 

 character of their small flowers. The latter are carried in 

 closely-packed clusters produced terminally and laterally. 

 The best Hardy Annuals are G. foetidum, \\ foot, yellow; 

 and G. obtusifolmm, i foot, yellow. 



GRASSES 



The value of the ornamental grasses {Graminece) lies more 

 in the usefulness of their spikes for association with cut flowers 

 than in their effectiveness in the garden. If carefully picked 

 just before the spikelets open, these grasses may be dried, and 

 will then be found to serve for Winter decorations indoors. 

 A good selection is as follows : Agrostis ?iebulosa, \\ foot ; A. 

 pulchella, 6 inches ; Briza maxima, i foot ; B. minor, i foot ; 

 Chry sums aureus, i\ foot; Coix lachryma, \\ foot; Eragrostis 



