SPRING FLOWERS V1 
Wallflowers.—Absolutely indispensable flowers, making the 
little garden a real delight during April and May, even if it contains 
nothing else. Great variety of colouring is now found among the 
Wallflowers, from white to dark red and crimson brown. ‘There 
are two courses open to those who would grow them—either to 
obtain the plants in September, putting them out where they are to 
bloom, or to sow the seed in boxes or on a border outdoors in April. 
If the latter course is adopted the seedlings must be transplanted 
when, say, 2 inches high and put out 9 inches apart in well dug soil ; 
in early autumn they are planted in their flowering quarters. 
Rock Cress, Alyssum, Pansies, etc.—lock Cress or Arabis 
is raised from cuttings taken in June and July ; if put in pots 
filled with sandy soil, the latter being kept in a cold frame or under 
a handlight, shaded from sunshine, and sprinkled occasionally, they 
root without difliculty. Pansies or Violas are raised from seed 
sown in spring, or from cuttings taken in July and August. For 
a spring display of blossom the old plants are best; they will pass 
the winter safely in the beds outdoors, and will make a brilliant 
display while young plants have scarcely a flower. Fuller notes on 
these and some other spring blooming plants will be found in 
the next chapter. 
