Gardening for Amateurs 



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A garden of fragrant flowers Heliotrope, White Tobacco, and others. 



Sweet'scented Flowers and Leaves 



THE fragrance of many flowers adds 

 considerably to the delight and charm 

 of a garden, and also increases their 

 value for cutting. Though the colour, size, 

 and quantity of flowers are the first things 

 noted by the eye, fragrance always makes a 

 subtle appeal, and its presence enhances the 

 value of a flower considerably. There is no 

 rule to guide one in selecting flowers that 

 {Assess fragrance. It is found among all 

 cla--es in trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, 

 I HI ll>-. and annuals. Highly coloured flowers, 

 as instanced by the Paeony, large flowers, as 

 for example Lilium auratum, and quite small 

 flowers, like Mignonette, are noteworthy for 

 their fragrance. Scented foliage, too, is de- 

 lightful. How pleasant it is to pluck a -|ni'_ r 

 nf Lemon riant or Kos-mary \\lit-n ualUm*.' 

 with friends in the garden, or to be able to 



use fragrant foliage when arranging bowls of 

 flowers and making bouquets. 



Sweet-scented Annuals. There are so 

 many plants within the scope of these 

 notes that it is possible only to pass them in 

 review. Particulars of their growth, season 

 of flowering, and full hints on cultivation 

 will he dealt \\ith in other parts of this 

 work. A considerable number of fragrant 

 flowers, mostly annuals, can be raised from 

 seeds. The Sweet AJy.ssnm (A. nmritimum), 

 so popular for beds and as an edging, pro- 

 duces a \\hite carpet of fragrant tlouers 

 during sti miner and autumn. Two of the 

 best scented annual Candytufts are Whito 

 Kmpiess and Sutton's Sweet-scented. 

 Cherry Pie or Heliot rojx> is propagated from 

 cuttings or by seeds. Sow the seed- m 

 February in a warm greenhouse and plant 



