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persicifolia, early-flowering Chrysanthemums, Coreopsis grandi- 

 Jlora, Helenium autumnale, Erigeron speciosus superbus ; the 

 perennial Sunflowers (Helianthus) the last-mentioned are 

 quite happy, sending up a wealth of golden flowers through- 

 out the autumn months ; Hieracium aurantiacum (one of the 

 Hawkweeds), with warm brownish orange-red flowers ; 

 Hollyhocks, Lychnis chalcedonica, Montbretia crocosmiceflora (in 

 a warm soil and sunny place), Pentstemons, a host in them- 

 selves, but are not very hardy ; and Rudbeckia Newmani. This 

 is a respectable list, and will provide a good selection. All will 

 grow in almost any situation and in any reasonably good soil. 



Bulbs. The town gardener should place faith in bulbous 

 flowers, which seem little upset by stuffy surroundings. They 

 should be grown liberally indoors, in window-boxes, and in 

 the open. True, they deteriorate more quickly than those in 

 more airy gardens, but bulbs are cheap, and therefore quickly 

 replaced at a reasonable outlay. Daffodils are invariably a 

 success for two years, when the ground has been carefully 

 prepared and they are planted at the proper time, viz. in 

 September or quite early October. A Ilium Moly y yellow, and 

 A. neapolitanum the writer has seen become almost weeds. 

 The autumn-flowering Amaryllis Belladonna will thrive in a 

 sunny, warm, south border, preferably against a wall, and 

 other good things are the pretty little Chionodoxas of spring, 

 Crocuses, Crown Imperials (Fritillaria imperialist Snowdrops, 

 Galtonia candicans (late summer flowering ; it has a tall spike, 

 with snowdrop-like flowers), Spanish and English Irises (always 

 a success and very cheap), Lilies, Grape Hyacinths (Muscari), 

 Scillas, particularly the late spring-flowering 5. hispanica or 

 campanulata, Triteleia umflora, and Tulips. These, also, are 

 not particular as to soil and situation. 



Annual Flowers. These should be made excellent use of. 

 Seeds, even those saved from the finest flowers, are very cheap, 

 and therefore sown so thickly that the results are disappoint- 

 ing. Neither attempt too much, nor sow a preponderance of 

 one thing, so that it monopolises the garden to the exclusion 

 of everything else. The Sweet Pea should be well represented 

 by groups of one variety, say mauve, white, rose, and so forth, 

 colours, of course, most agreeable to the possessor of the 

 garden. Tropaeolums (Nasturtiums) are very bright and use- 

 ful for cutting, but they must not be allowed too rich soil. 

 Mignonette is welcome for its grateful perfume, so too is the 

 night-flowering Stock. The following is a short list of a few 

 good annuals for a town garden : Marigold (but only a few ; 

 it is a terrible weed, if so bright and wholesome looking a 



