CONTENTS 



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Introduction 13 



Sowing, Transplanting and Culture 18 



African Daisy 1 rclotis grandis 29 



Ageratum A geratum conyzoides 31 



Aster, China Callistephus hortensis 33 



Balsam Impatiens Balsamina 35 



, Calliopsis Coreopsis tinctoria 37 



Candytuft Iberis Amara and umbellata ... 39 



Castor Bean Bichius communis . 41 



Catchfly Silene Armeria and pendula .... 43 



Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum carinatum 45 



Clarkia Clarkia elegans 47 



Coboea Goboea scandens 49 



Cockscomb Celosia cristata 51 



Cornflower Gentaurea cyanus 53 



^Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus 55 



Datura Datura cornucopia 57 



Everlasting Helichrysiim bracteatum, 59 



Gaillardia Gaillardia pulchella 61 



Globe Amaranth Gomphrena globosa 63 



Godetia Godetia ammna 65 



Gourds Cucurbita ovifera, etc 67 



Gypsophila Oypsophila elegans 69 



Japanese Hop Humulus Japonica 71 



Larkspur Delphinium Ajacis 73 



Love-in-a-mist Nigela Damascena 75 



Marigold Tagetes erecta 77 



Mignonette Reseda odorata 79 



Moonflower Ipomcea Bona-nox 81 



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