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of small bright yellow flowers which may be cut again and 

 again and only bloom the more for it; makes an interesting 

 and quite unusual hedge. Sow thickly. Of the easiest pos- 

 sible culture. Varieties Stella and Orion very decorative and 

 especially good for cutting. 



Annual Larkspurs. — Of more delicacy than the perennial 

 larkspur. Very good for cut-flowers. Sow where they are to 

 grow. Give plenty of room and good, rich soil. 



Annual Gaillardias bloom all summer, if given good, light 

 soil and open sunshine. Amblyodon, pulchella, and pulckella 

 variety picta are the best sorts. 



Sweet Sultan. — One of the centaureas — an old annual, not 

 often planted nowadays, but very good for cutting and massing. 

 So also are Centaurea Marguerite and Centaurea imperialis. 



Mexican Firebush {Kochia tricophela). — ^A very unusual 

 annual; each seed produces a plant which looks Uke a small 

 pyramidal evergreen until the middle of August, when it be- 

 comes first pink, then scarlet, then, in September, a deep 

 crimson. Makes a good hedge about three feet and a half 

 high. Also good for massing. Sow in May. 



Browallia. — Good for cutting and massing. B. elata and B. 

 grandiflora are the best varieties. 



Crimson Flax (Linum) . — Very striking and very easy to grow. 



Here are a few others whose names are formidable, perhaps, 

 but whose acquaintance it is very easy to make and well worth 

 the five-cent price of admission: 



Arctotis grandis, Calandrina, Gaura, Kaulfussia, Leptosyne, 

 Lavatera, Gomphrena, Helichrysum, Rhodanthe, Ammobium, 

 Acroclinium, Amaranthus caudatus. 



For Suh-Tropical Effects. — Giant hemp {Cannabis gigantea). 

 Grows to the height of ten feet; very effective, but do not 

 plant it too near the house. Castor-oil bean (Ricinus), cosmos, 



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