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brane which remains after the seeds ai-e shed. It somewhat 

 resembles a small battledoor, having the texture of satin, and, 

 like honesty, showing the same on both sides ; about eighteen 

 inches high. 



5. Hollyhock, Althea rosea. A strong-growing coarse 

 plant and flower, but often of fine colors ; very showy when 

 blooming among shrubbery or by carriage-ways ; three to six 

 feet high. It may be perpetuated by slip-cuttings. 



6. Larkspur, DelpMnium Ajacis, consoUda, &c. These ai-e 

 showy biennial flowers, which also bloom as annuals, and often 

 become favorites ; none of them are comparable to the Chinese 

 Larkspur- in its varieties, which has the same habit of free 

 blooming and self-sowing. Sec page 463. 



7. Monkshood, Aconitum najxUus. A tall, strong stem, 

 bearing flowers of blue and white, with a tinge of yellow in- 

 side, of a curious double-hood form, whence its name. It ranks 

 as a perennial, but is more properly a biennial that often holds 

 over. Self-sowing in the fall or spring ; two to three feet 

 high or more. 



8. Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious, Scahiosa atropur- 

 jmrea, kc. There are various shades of this flower, from a 

 rich deep maroon to a poor lilac. Its fragrance is very pleas- 

 ant, and is accompanied by a very slight pungency. It is an 

 old and worthy favorite, often blooming the first year. Self- 

 sowing in the fall ; about two feet high. 



9. Pink, China, D/aH^/tHS Chinensis or annuus. A pretty 

 little plant, yielding variously colored single and double flow- 

 ers the first year from the seed, but blooming also the second 

 year, and may be perpetuated by cuttings. They ai-e also 

 freely self-somi ; eight inches to a foot high. 



10. Pansies, Heartsease, Viola tricolor. A very common 

 and very beautiful fimily of plants, both wild and cultivated, 

 some of each being fragrant. Blooming the first year from 

 seed, and easily preserved from year- to year hj slip cuttings, if 

 desired ; a few inches high ; are abundantly self-sown. 



11. Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus. Some varieties 

 of this flower are remarkably fine, having colors of almost daz- 

 zling brightness ; but less care than it deserves has been given 



