ANNUALS 



Still another member of the Mustard Family- 

 claims our attention, Cheiranthus cheiri, or the 

 Wallflower. It is a perennial, and is not 

 hardy enough to stand our winters, but a variety 

 has been lately introduced which blooms the first 

 year from seed. It bears single, cinnamon-col- 

 ored flowers during August and September, from 

 spring-sown seed, and is a desirable acquisition. 



I feel quite sure that Portulaca grandiflora, the 

 Rose Moss, ought to be much higher up the list 

 than this, and it would be if I consulted only my 

 personal preferences. To me this hardy, free- 

 blooming little plant is a delight. It is a native 

 of South America, and grows about six inches 

 high, densely covering a space of ground fully 

 eighteen inches in diameter. Its flowers are 

 either double or single, the former being possibly 

 the handsomer if you consider only the individ- 

 ual blossoms, but the single form makes up for 

 this by giving us two or three flowers for every 

 one of the double. Its range of color is large, 

 and we have, in both single and double forms, a 

 profusion of white, straw, sulphur-yellow, yellow- 

 striped crimson, orange, salmon, rose, rose with 

 carmine stripes, scarlet, and purple flowers. It 

 thrives in a rich, light, sandy soil, when it gets 



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