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Gardening for Amateurs 



borders. Growers have a wide choice of 

 sorts ranging from 1 foot to 3 feet high. 

 Sow the seeds under glass or in the border 

 outside. One of the best sorts in L. sub- 

 carnosus, with deep blue flowers. Then we 

 have the nanus or dwarf Lupines, growing 1 

 foot high, seeds of which are sold in separate 

 colours, delicate pink, blue and white, 

 carmine and white, and yellow, the last- 

 named being fragrant. L. Menziesii, a 

 yellow-flowered kind, grows 18 inches high. 

 I). Hartwegii, blue and white, Hartwegii 

 alba, white, Hartwegii azure blue, all grow 

 about 2 feet high. Taller than these, aver- 

 aging 3 to 4 feet high, are L. mutabilis, blue 

 and white, cream and white, and rose (rosea 

 splendens). For beds and groups in the 

 border few if any annuals surpass Lupines. 



It is effective along the front of borders or as 

 an edging. Seeds should be sown in shallow 

 drills in late March or April where the plants 



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The charming Lobelia ramosa (tenuior). 



Malcolmia maritima (Virginian Stock). 



This is one of the first hardy annuals to 

 flower. It grows from 6 to 9 inches high. 



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Fig Marigold (Mesembryanthemum 

 tricolor). 



are to flower. Seeds are sold in mixture, 

 and in four separate colours, red, crimson 

 (Crimson King), white and yellow. They 

 may be sown rather thickly. 



Malope grandiflora. This hardy annual 

 has long been a favourite in borders of old- 

 fashioned plants ; it grows from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, and is very beautiful when clothed 

 with its large crimson -purple, pink, or white 

 flowers. Seeds of these colours are sold 

 separately or in mixture. The seeds may be 

 raised under glass, but it is better to sow 

 outside in April where the plants are to 

 bloom. The Malope is particularly effective 

 when grouped in the shrubbery border. 



Matthiola tristis (bicornis) (Night- 

 scented Stock). The fragrance of this 

 delightful annual is very marked in the 

 evening ; it should be grown in every garden. 

 Sow the seeds towards the end of March or 

 during April where the plants are to flower. 

 It grows 1 foot high, and has pretty lilac 

 flowers. 



Mesembryanthemum tricolor (Fig 

 Marigold). This dwarf half-hardy annual 

 needs a hot, sunny position and light, sandy 

 soil. It grows only 3 or 4 inches high. Sow 

 out of doors during April. The crimson 

 and white flowers are very showy along the 

 front of a sunny south border or on a sunny 

 slope in the rock garden. 



Mignonette (Reseda odorata). This is 

 quite an indispensable flower, its deliciously 

 fragrant blooms are invaluable in the gar- 

 den, for vases in the house, or for bouquets 

 in association with richly coloured flowers. 



