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Though all the biennials are generally propagated by seeds, the 

 double ones may also be successfully continued by cuttings and slips of 

 the tops, and by layers and pipings. Biennials, it should be remem- 

 bered, never flower till the second year. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



1. Herbaceous Plants. 



1. Columbine {^Aquilegia vulgaris). — Single and double, many colors. 



2. Harebell {Campanula of species). — All the species of this genus 

 are very beautiful. Flowers single and double ; many colors. C. gran- 

 difiora has superb blue flowers. 



3. Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus). — A much noted and very 

 beautiful flower ; propagated by seeds and by layers. ^ 



4. Sweet William {B. barbatus). — Many colors and shades of color 

 — white, red, pink, and crimson. The French call it boquet parfait, 



5. Pink (Z>. plumarius). — Many varieties. 



6. Chrysanthemum {Pyrethrum of species). — Varieties and colors 

 numberless ; the last showy flower of the season. The following are all 

 very beautiful : 



LARGB-PLOWBRBD. SMALL-FLOWERED. 



Defiance — lemon-yellow. La Fiancee — white. 



Baron de Solomon — rosy-crimson. Harriette Lebois — rosy-carmine. 



Julia Langdale — rosy-purple. Cybelle — amber and gold. 



Liencour — lilac and orange. Mignonette — rose. 



Magnificent — blush. Vartigene — crimson. 



Mrs. Cope — crimson-purple. Paquerette — white-shaded crimson. 



Sphinx — bright claret. Sacramento — dark yellow, red center. 



White Perfection — pure white. Louise — pale rose. 



Y. Double Daisy (Bellis perennis). — Many varieties, and various 

 shades of white, pink, and crimson. 



8. Dielytra (Z). spectabilis). — A very beautiful plant ; flowers pink 

 and white ; June and July. 



9. Foxglove (Digitalis of species). — Various and beautiful. Theoret- 

 ically a biennial ; but may be continued by dividing into offsets. 



10. Gentian {Gentittna of species). — Blue, yellow, and white; very 

 showy. 



11. Geranium {Pelargonium of species). — Species numerous ; varieties 

 numberless. For bedding-plants the scarlet, the nutmeg-scented (white), 

 and the rose are the most desirable. 



12. Forget-me-Not [Myosotis sylvatica). — Blue, pretty, and indis- 

 pensable. 



13. Hollyhock (Althea rosa). — ^We have mentioned this among the 

 biennials, where it theoretically belongs; but it is practically a perennial 

 from the way in which it increases by cuts. Hollyhocks are very beau- 

 tiful in their proper places — in borders and among shrubbery. The 

 varieties and colors are numberless. Choose the double-flowering 

 sorts. 



14. Lupine [Lupinus of species). — Some of the perennial herbaceous 

 sorts are very beautiful ; early in summer. 



