SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. CHAP. 



lasting pea, the grandiflora, which blows the largest flow- 

 ers of any, and which is as handsome as any, excepting 

 that its foliage is not so luxuriant. The crown pea, or 

 painted lady is very luxuriant in its growth, and, in rich 

 soils, blows very handsome clusters of flowers of a pale 

 blush colour. Propagate all these in the same manner. 



507. Lat. Petunia Nyctaginiflora. Fr. 



A very handsome perennial plant, bearing abundance of 

 beautiful white flowers from May till October. It is a 

 very fine border flower, but, in severe winters must be 

 covered. It does extremely well in pots, and some should, 

 by all means be potted and housed every autumn to re- 

 double the chance of preserving the stock. Propagate 

 by cuttings placed under a hand-glass, where they will 

 soon strike ; or make it an annual by sowing seeds in 

 the spring of the year. 



508. PHLOX, smooth, or bastard lychnis. Lat. Phlox 

 glabenima. Fr. Phlox glabre. A hardy perennial plant, 

 originally from North America. Grows about two feet 

 high, and blows a pretty purple flower in June, July and 

 August. Propagated by dividing the roots in the autumn 

 and in February. 



509. PINK, China or Indian. Lat. Dianthus chinensis. 

 Fr. V ceillet de la Chine. A hardy biennial plant of China, 

 one foot high, blowing a bright red flower in July. 

 Propagated from seed, from layers, and by dividing the 

 roots, which like a light but good soil, dry rather than 

 wet, and a sunny situation. It is generally cultivated in 

 our gardens as an annual ; as it blows the first year, and 



