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Gardening for Amateurs 



Gypsophila elegans. The feathery- white 

 flowers of this annual Gypsophila should be 

 extensively used in association with other 

 blooms in vases and bouquets. The plants 

 grow 1 foot to 2 feet high ; seeds should be 

 sown in autumn or spring, where the plants 

 are to flower. 



Leptosyne Stillmani. The golden-yellow 

 flowers of this annual are produced in pro- 

 fusion during a long season. The plants 

 grow about 18 inches high, and the first 



flowers open six to eight weeks from the 

 time of sowing. Sow outside, where the 

 plants are to flower. 



Mignonette. It is hardly necessary to 

 draw attention to the value of this fragrant 

 annual for cutting. Sow the seeds in March 

 or April, where the plants are to flower. 

 The Giant varieties, which grow 15 to 18 

 inches high, are best for the purpose in view. 

 Nigella (Love in a Mist). There is 

 something very distinct and pleasing about 

 this attractive an- 

 nual. A bowl of 

 Nigella Miss Jekyll 

 (the best variety), 

 with Cornflower- 

 blue blossoms, set 

 in e frame of nar- 

 row leaves, is 

 delightful. Sow 

 the seeds in 

 autumn or spring, 

 where the plants 

 are to flower ; the 

 height of the 

 plants is from 1 

 foot to 1^ feet. 



Poppy. Though 

 they are rather 

 short-lived when 

 cut. the flowers of 

 the Shirley Poppy 

 are much sought 

 a fter for vase 

 decoration. There 

 are many beauti- 

 ful shades of 

 colour in the 

 flowers. Sow 

 seeds in autumn 

 or spring, where 

 the plants are to 

 bloom, as Poppies 

 are among the 

 most difficult of 

 annuals to trans- 

 plant; their 

 height is about 

 2 feet. 



Scabious. The 

 Sweet Scabious is 

 a biennial, but as 

 A handsome Annual Sunflower, with small blooms, called Primrose Dame. a rule it is treated 



