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the Veronicas or Speedwells, are all good selections. 

 Of dwarf growth, and suitahle for the front row, are 

 the Alyssums or Madworts; the Arahis or WaU- 

 cress ; the Armeria or dwarf Thrifts ; Bellis perennis, 

 or the Daisies ; the dwarf kinds of Campanulas ; the 

 Pink and Carnation ; the Helleborus niger or Christ- 

 mas Rose; the Iheris or Candytufts; Myosotis 

 azorica and M. palustris, the summer-flowering 

 Forget-me-nots, and M. dissitiflora, the spring 

 Tarifety, which require a moist comer ; the Primroses 

 and Polyanthus; the Saxifrages, among which is 

 the London Pride, and the Violas or Pansies. These 

 will all do good service. 



Bulbous or Iiiliaceous Plants. — Of these 

 several are well worthy a ■ place ia the smallest gar- 

 den. The Lily of the Valley, which needs a damp 

 spot ; Dielyira spectaiilis ; the Funkias, havinij hand- 

 some foliage as well as flowers ; the Iris or Fleur-de- 

 Lis ; the Liliums, a numerous class ; the Narcissus or 

 Daffodils ; Solomon's Seal, handsome in growth ; the 

 Scillas or Squills, of which /S. sibiriea and S. campanu- 

 lata are two of the best ; Tritoma maria, the Red-hot 

 Poker ; the Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Snowdrops, 

 and Gladiolus or Sword Lily, are some of the best of 

 a valued family of plants. 



Of plants suited for Vases, a few only need 

 enumerating among hardy genera. The Creeping 

 Jenny, or ZysimaeMa nummularia, is well known and 

 one of the best ; Convolvulus mauritamieus, perhaps a 

 doubtful plant to choose as being hardy, otherwise a 

 very pretty thing; Campamtla fragilis and C. gar- 

 ganica; Glechoma or Nepeta hederacea or Ground 

 Ivy ; the smaller-leaved and slender growing Ivies. 

 The Tropseolums, the Ivy-leaved Geraniums, the 

 single Petunias and dwarf Lobelias, are all good for 

 the summer season only. As a central plant for vases, 

 either Yucca recurva or T. gloriosa is an excellent 

 hardy plant ; the Agaves furnish us with material of 

 bold habit for the summer season, and the protection 

 of a green-house during the winter months. 



Annuals supply the suburban garden with a very 

 useful section of plants. The list of these' in the 

 seedsmen's catalogues is of considerable length, but 

 we win note only a few of the best. H.h.a. denotes 

 haU-hardy annuals ; such require a slight protection 

 in the earlier stages of growth; h.a. denotes those 

 that are hardy or comparatively so. Asters, h.h.a. ; 

 Balsams, h.h.a. ; Calliopsis, h.a. ; Candytuft, h.a. ; 

 Collinsia, h.a. ; Convolvulus, h.a. ; • Centaurea Cyamts, 

 or Blue and other shades of Corn-flower, h.a. ; Esch- 

 BCholtzia, h.a. ; Myosotis or Forget-me-nots, h.a. ; 

 Godetia, h.a. ; Jacoboea or Senecio, h.a. ; Love-lies- 

 bleeding, or Amafanthus caudatm, h.a. ; Lupinus, 

 h.a. ; Marigold, h.h.a. ; Mignonette, h.a. ; Nastur- 



tium, h.a. ; NemophUa, h.a. ; Pansies (if sown early 

 in the spring, flower as an annual) ; Sweet Peas, h.a. ; 

 Rhodanthe, h.h.a. ; Scabious, h.a. ; Phlox Brummondii, 

 h.h.a.; Silene, h.a.; Stocks, except the Brompton, 

 h.a. ; Sunflower, h.a. ; Tagetes signata pmnila, h.a. ; 

 Portulaca (beautiful for dry, sunny spots) , h.h .a. "We 

 have not in most cases given more than the generic 

 name, but reference to a descriptive catalogue vriU 

 furnish more fuUy the information required. 



Of Hardy Biennials or PerennialST-i.e., 

 plants that flower the year after being raised from 

 seed — we have a few that should be included, viz., 

 Antirrhinums, Sweet "Williams, "V\''aIlflowers, Colum- 

 bines (Aquilegias), Canterbury Bells (Campanulas), 

 Carnations and Pinks, Primroses and Polyanthus. 

 These are all easily-cultivated subjects. 



Of Rock Plants we will enumerate a few of 

 the hardiest only. The Sedums or Stoneerops ; the 

 Sempervivums or House-leeks; the Saxifrages, 

 among which is the London Pride ; the dwarf Cam- 

 panulas, as C. easpitosa and C. muralia ; Cerastium 

 tmnentosum ; Veronica prostata ; Vinca herbacea, V. 

 majoraM^ V. minor ; Gysophilamuralis and. G. prostata 

 (beautiful for working up into button-hole bouquets), 

 and the dwarf Phloxes, as P. reptans and P. subulata, 

 are all well-tried selections. Of stronger growth 

 and nxore suitable in the background are the cut- 

 leaved Bramble {Eubus laciniatus), the small-leaved 

 Ivies, and numbers of the hardy Ferns from the 

 following genera — Asplenium, Blechnum, Zastrea, Os- 

 munda, Polypodium, Polystichum, and Scolopmdrium. 



Of Fruits we recommend only well-tried kinds. 

 Among Apples : Keswick CodUn, Irish Peach, "Wor- 

 cester Pearmain, Cox's Orange Pippin, Cox's Pomona, 

 Hawthomden (both Old and New), Ecklinville Seed- 

 ling, Gravenstein, King of the Pippins, "Wellington, 

 "Winter Queening, "Waltham Abbey Seedling, Blen- 

 heim Orange (not for a very limited garden, being 

 too robust), and Annie Elizabeth; the latter variety 

 fine for keeping. 



Cherries : May Duke, Florence, Bigarreau Napo- 

 leon, Black Tartarian, and MoreUo. 



Apricots : Hemskirk and Moorpark. 



Currants : Black Naples and Lee's Prolific Black 

 are the best of the black kinds ; Red Dutch and Raby 

 Castle, of the red sorts ; and "White Dutch, of the 

 white or yellow kinds. 



Gooseberries : Pitmaston Greengage, green ; Crown 

 Bob and Red Warrington, reds ; White Champagne 

 and Early "White, whites ; Rumbullion and Yellow 

 Champagne, yellows. 



Royal Muscadine Grape for a verandah or vrarm 

 wall. 



Nectarines : Lord Napier, Humboldt, and Eh-uge. 



