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Gardening for Amateurs 



for edgings, and are cultivated extensively 

 for spring bedding, being particularly useful 

 as a groundwork for bulbs ; they may also 

 be planted in clumps on the margin of the 

 herbaceous borders and in the rock garden. 

 The plants thrive in sunny and half-shady 

 positions, and are adapted alike for small 



The so-called Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus grandiflorus). 



and large gardens ; thriving in most soils, 

 the roots particularly delight to ramble 

 among the mortar rubble and broken brick 

 rubbish one so frequently finds in the borders 

 of small suburban gardens. They are readily 

 propagated from seeds, by cuttings and 

 division. September and October is the 

 best time to plant Iberis, though trans- 

 planting may continue during open weather 



until March. Sow the seeds in a cool green- 

 house, cold frame, or border out of doors, 

 from March to July. From June to August 

 is the best time to insert cuttings ; they 

 will root in sandy soil under a handlight on 

 the border, or in shallow boxes placed in a 

 cold frame. September is a good time to 

 lift and divide the 

 old plants. While 

 the young plants in- 

 variably flower during 

 spring and early sum- 

 mer, the old shrubby 

 plants flower more or 

 less throughout mild 

 winters. By far the 

 most popular Peren- 

 nial Candytuft is 

 Iberis sempervirens ; 

 this has snow-white 

 flowers and grows 1 

 foot high, var. gar- 

 rexiana has large 

 heads of flowers, var. 

 Little Gem is a dwarf 

 compact form, var. 

 Snow Queen is a pure 

 white selection, com- 

 pact in growth, var. 

 superba is a large- 

 flowered form, and 

 flore pleno a double 

 variety. I. corifolia 

 grows 1 foot high, 

 and has white flowers, 

 the variety Perfection 

 is an improved form. 

 I. gibraltarica pro- 

 duces flowers in 

 winter and spring, the 

 white blooms are 

 sometimes tinged with 

 lilac -pink, and are very 

 pretty. 



hnila. The Inulas are showy border 

 plants, flowering during summer. Ah 1 have 

 big, Daisy -like yellow or orange - yellow 

 blooms, which are useful for cutting. The 

 plants thrive in ordinary garden soil, which 

 should be deeply dug and manured previous 

 to planting ; choose a sunny position and 

 plant during mild weather from October to- 

 March. Increase of stock may be obtained 



