Herbaceous and Bedding Plants 



heavy clumps, has leaves about one foot in length, deeply cut, 

 and blooms almost continuously throughout the year, bearing 

 great masses of Marguerite-like flowers which are of a bright 

 terra cotta color and have stems about one and a half feet in 

 length. The Transvaal Daisy should be in every garden. 



Propagate by seeds sown during Spring, in soil composed of 

 half leaf-mold, well decomposed, and half silver-sand, cover- 

 ing the seeds to the depth of an eighth of an inch. As soon as 

 the seedlings have formed four leaves, they should be potted 

 singly in two-inch pots and afterwards given larger pots as 

 required. Propagation of the Transvaal Daisy may also be 

 effected by division of the roots during March or April. 



GEUM. 



A genus comprising about thirty species of hardy perennial 

 plants, very useful for forming groups in the flower-border, and 

 for cutting for indoor decoration. They bear yellow, red or 

 white flowers, some varieties being single-flowered and others 

 double. 



They are of easy culture and thrive in any soil. Propagate 

 by division of the roots in Winter or early Spring or by seeds 

 sown, one-quarter of an inch deep, in October, where they are to 

 bloom, thinning out the seedlings to one foot apart when they are 

 about two inches high. 



GILIA. 



This beautiful hardy native annual makes a most attractive 

 mass of color when grown in a suitable place, as for example, a 

 sunny spot in the open ground away from the garden proper, 

 among the shrubs or in any semi-waste spot where a Spring 

 effect is desired. It is of easy culture; in November spade the 

 ground and, after raking it over, sow the seeds one-eighth of an 



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