I02 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



March or April. They are distinct and pretty plants, but' 

 rather short lived, and therefore not of first-class garden 

 value. The chief species are : H. crithnifolia, 6 inches, violet ; 

 and H. pilosa, 6 inches to 12 inches, blue, and its variety H. 

 p. incisa, with trifid leaves. //. pilosa is also known as H. 

 stricia, and its variety as H. araboides. 



HIBISCUS 



" Rose Mallow 



The Hibiscus family {Malvacece) has a very wide range, and 

 includes plants from tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate 

 regions, but most of the species are Perennial, some of them 

 growing to considerable size, and becoming small trees. 

 There is one Hardy Annual species, H. Trionium (syn. H. 

 africanum), 2 feet high, with yellow flowers that have a purple 

 centre. A variety of H. Trionium known as " Black Eyed 

 Susan " has deep cream-coloured flowers with red-brown 

 centre. Sow the seeds where the plants are to flower in 

 April, and thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. Light and some- 

 what dry soil and a sunny position are desirable, as the 

 flowers do not properly open except in sunshine. 



JASIONE 



" Sheep" s-lnt Scabious " 



Jasione montafia {Campanulacea), a native plant of un- 

 doubted hardiness, makes a pretty plant for the Rock garden. 

 From 6 to 8 inches high, it carries its pale blue flowers 

 in roundish heads. Sow seeds in March where the plants 

 are to flower, and thin to 6 inches apart. 



LASTHENIA 



An easily grown plant is the Californian Lasthenia glabrata 

 (syn. L. calif ornica and Hologyne glabrata). It is a pretty 



