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introduction from other countries or a unique series of hybrids. These 

 novelties are sometimes excellent, but being expensive and of doubtful 

 value for the changed climates and soils, they should be bought 

 only as experiments and not planted directly into beds in which a 

 good show must be depended upon. 



The plants in the following list are not especially new, but are 

 rarely seen in our gardens, although they have a value: 

 ALONSOA ACUTIFOLIA. Attractive coral colored flower; compact plants. 

 ANCHUSA CAPENSIS (Cape Alkanet). Very pretty, minute blue flowers, 



but tend to go to seed rapidly. 

 ARGEMONE GRANDIFLORA (Mexican Prickly Poppy). Foliage spiny; 



flowers yellow. 



GACALIA COCCINEA (See Emilia). 

 GERINTHE RETORTA. A unique annual bearing spotted leaves and yellow 



tubular inverted flowers, tipped with purple. 



DIASCIA BARBERS. Bears a rose or orange colored spurred flower. 

 EMILIA FLAMMEA (Gacalia coccinea) (Tassel Flower). An intense scarlet. 



Should be planted at least four inches apart. Self sows. 

 ERYSIMUM PEROFSKIANUM. One of deepest orange colored annuals. 



Earliest culture. 



GILIA CAPITATA. The light drab flowers are borne in miniature heads. 

 LAYIA ELEGANS. Pretty dwarf yellow annuals, with flowers about an 



inch in diameter. 

 MADIA ELEGANS (Tarweed). Very distinct yellow flowers and glandular 



heavily scented foliage. 

 MENTZELIA LINDLEYI (Bartonia aurea). Yellow flowers. Plant where 



they are to grow. Fragrant in evening. 

 NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS. Excellent pure deep blue. 

 PHACELIA c AMP ANUL ARIA. Bears blue flowers resembling the Canterbury 



BeUs. 

 POINSETTIA HETEROPHYLLA or PAINTED LEAF. Leaves are dark green, 



except the upper, which are bright red at the base. 

 SAL VIA FARINACEA. Very pretty foliage and almost white flowers. 

 SANVITALIA PROGUMBENS. A dwarf, compact annual, useful for edging; 



very prolific of blooms. 

 TORENIA FOURNIERI (Wishbone Flower). A very pretty blue or white, 



yellow spotted flower. 



ANNUALS FOR EDGING BEDS OF OTHER PLANTS 



AGERATUM DWARF SNAPDRAGON PETUNIA 



ANNUAL PHLOX FRENCH MARIGOLD PORTULAGA 



CALIFORNIA POPPY LOBELIA (Lobelia eri- SANVITALIA 



BABY'S -BREATH nus) SCARLET PHLOX 



GALLIOPSIS (Dwarf) MADAGASCAR PERI- SWAN RIVER DAISY 



CANDYTUFT WINKLE (Vinca ro- SWEET ALYSSUM 



DWARF MARIGOLD sea) VERBENA 



(Tagetes signata NASTURTIUM TOM 



primula) THUMB 



FOLIAGE ANNUALS 



Ricmus COMMUNIS (Castor Oil Bean). One of the tallest, most rampant 

 growing annuals. 



