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and superb. Branching Larkspur (Z). consolida,) various colors ; sum- 

 mer. 



28. Three-colored Gilia (ff. tricolor). — Light-blue margin with dark 

 center; dwarf; summer. 



29. Poppy {Papaver Marseillii). — ^White, edged with red ; eighteen 

 inches; summer. 



30. Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus). — Many varieties — ^white, black, 

 scarlet, and variegated ; three or four feet ; summer and autumn. 



31. Hibiscus (S. manihot). — Yellow; (H. Africanus major,) buff, 

 with a black center ; two feet ; summer. 



32. Clintonia {^G. elegans). — Blue; six inches; very slender; autumn. 



33. Verbena ( V. of species). — Every shade of color from white to 

 crimson ; procumbent ; very pretty ; all the season. 



34. Dwarf Sunflower [Helianihus Calif ornicus), — A double flower. 



35. Sun Love {Heliophila araboides). — Bluff; very pretty. 



36. Pansy [Viola tricolor). — Various; all the season. [A perennial, 

 but treated as an annual.] 



37. Petunia [P.violacea). — Every variety of color; dwarf; all the 

 season. 



38. Yellow Everlasting [Xerantheum of species). — Eighteen inches. 



39. Evening Primrose {(Enothera macrocarpa). — Yellow; large 

 flowered ; dwarf; summer and autumn. 



40. Loasa (L. lateritia). — Orange-colored ; a beautifiil climbing 

 plant. 



41. Calandrinia ( C. rfMcoZor). — ^Rosypnrple; very fine; summer and 

 autumn. 



42. Calliopsis (C. bicolor). — Three feet, very showy; autumn. 



43. Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis Jalapa). — Many varieties ; autumn. 



44. Grove Love (Nemophila maculata). — Spotted ; beautiful. 



45. Heliotrope [Tournefortia heliotropoides). — White and blue; very 

 fragrant ; autumn. 



46. Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella Bamacene). — Showy ; autumn. 



For twelve sorts, the following would be a good selection : Numbers 

 1, 2, V, 9, 10, 14, 15, 21, 23, 25, 33, and 37. To make up twenty sorts, 

 add 6, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 29, and 41. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



1. Rose Campion [Ayrostemma coronaria). — Blooms all summer. 



2. Foxglove {Digitalis of species). — Purple, white, and spotted. 



3. Canterbury Bell (CaTOpa?i«Za of species). — Various; blooms in 

 July and August. 



4. Hollyhock {Althea rosa). — All its varieties ; summer and autumn. 

 Desirable varieties can be propagated by dividing the roots. Biennial- 

 perennial. 



5. Gerardia {G. of species). — Yellow, purple, and spotted. 



6. Dwarf Evening Primrose (Enothera corymhosa). 



7. Humea {H. elegans). — All the season. 



8. Catch Fly {Silene multifiora). 



9. Musk-scented Scabious (Scabiosa atropurpurea). 



10. Naked-stemmed Poppy [Papaver nudi aule). 



