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lowed by the Lamarque (a pale yellow rose), which also flowered well ; 

 though the Lamarque rose, in all cases where the shoots were not budded, 

 was killed back by the frost. It thus appears that the vigorous growth of 

 the scion had thrown the Lamarque stock into a state of vigorous growth, 

 at a time at which the Lamarque would otherwise have been quite dormant. 

 5, A border, formed into compartments, from the plants in it being arranged 

 in masses, so that the flowers of the one may tend to show those of the 

 others to the greatest advantage. The following list of plants will show 

 more clearly the effect that is meant to be produced, by their being arranged 

 in the list, in the same order as they were planted in the border. The 

 first effect produced was from the following Californian annuals : — Nemo- 

 phila insignis, blue ; Platystemon californicus, cream colour ; CoWinsia 

 grandiflora, purple; Collomia coccinea, scarlet ; Eschscholtzza crocea, 

 deep yellow ; Gilia tricolor, lilac, white, and black ; and G. achSiecefdlia, 

 purple. These are all annuals, and were sown about January in the com- 

 partments, where they come into flower about the beginning of May, and 



