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G. von Lassberg," an enormous pure white, very 

 robust, " Gruppenkonigen " and " Pantheon," 

 salmon and rose, with white eye, both very 

 beautiful; but, no doubt, you will soon make 

 favourites of your own, from what you see at 

 exhibitions, or in your friends' gardens. 



Good plants of Phlox need not be disturbed for 

 four or five years, but when they begin to show 

 signs of growing bare in the centre, or send up a 

 quantity of weedy shoots, they should be taken up, 

 and the outer bits replanted in fresh soil, the old 

 bits thrown away. 



Besides this division of root, they can be easily 

 increased by taking some of the spring shoots as 

 cuttings, when they are a few inches high; and 

 also by stem cuttings, taken as soon as they 

 have flowered, and put in shade in the open. 



The low-growing Phlox canadensis and Phlox 

 setacea which flower in April, May and June, 

 are pretty carpeting plants, or useful on a rockery. 



Pinks Dianthusplwrnarius. A good supply of 

 garden Pinks is absolutely essential ; they are among 

 the sweetest and best of flowers for cutting. The 

 large double white " Mrs. Sinkins " is very strong 

 growing, and free flowering ; the dear old pink sort 



