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some seasons it seems as if it would not come up. 

 It likes to be sown on very firm ground, and when 

 you have put the seed in, you had better walk on 

 it ! I do not think that the " giant " varieties are 

 nearly so pretty or so sweet as the ordinary sort. 



Nasturtiums. Tropceolum. Nasturtiums are 

 delightful ; so good-natured, so fresh and clean-look- 

 ing, and their big seeds so easy to sow just where 

 you want them ; they hardly ever disappoint or fail 

 you. Sown in May they will flower in July and 

 August. They look very well used as a border for 

 a bed, or, if you have some earlier flower, such as 

 Pinks for your border, it is nice to poke in some 

 Nasturtium seeds just between, and behind the 

 plants, for they will come in just as the Pinks are 

 over, and keep a bright look for some time; of 

 course I am speaking of the dwarf varieties T. 

 nanum. They look very well in mixed colours and 

 shades, or, if you prefer, you can keep to one colour 

 for one bed ; the crimson colour called " Koseum " 

 is good, and so is the dark "Empress of India". 

 The tall varieties, T. majus, are often very useful 

 as climbers. 



Nemophila. Nemophila insignis is another old- 

 fashioned annual that is pleasing from associations, 



