A YEAR'S GARDENING 



flowered yellow Violet, which will find its way between the chinks 

 and crevices of the rocks and clothe them with its bright, star-like 

 flowers. 



VIRGINIAN STOCK. A hardy annual which will thrive in 

 any soil and which by its dwarf habit is well adapted for border 

 edgings or as a surface plant among tall flowers. Although it may 

 be sown in spring, as other annuals, it flowers more effectively when 

 autumn sown. There are several forms, and that called Crimson 

 King, with flowers of rich rose-crimson, is one of the best, whUe in 

 the white-flowered kind alba-nana, of very dwarf growth, is good. 



VISCARIA. A hardy annual growing about i foot in height, 

 with flowers of brilliant colour ranging from crimson to pink, blue 

 and white. It is a showy plant well suited for the border, and there 

 is a dwarf variety which is good. The kind named oculata is remark- 

 able for the colour of its flowers^a peculiar metallic-lilac tint. 



WALLFLOWER. See Cheiranthus. 



WHITLAVIA. The hardy annual W. grandiflora is useful in 

 the open border, and seed may be sown either in spring or autumn. 

 It grows about i foot high and bears fine bell-shaped flowers of 

 dark purple. 



WHORL FLOWER. See Morina. 



WIND FLOWER. See Anemone. 



WINTER ACONITE. See Eranthis. 



WINTER CHERRY. See Physalis. 



WOODRUFF. See Asperula. 



XERANTHEMUM. A free-growing hardy annual, one of 

 the prettiest of the " Everlastings," growing from 12 to 18 

 inches high and bearing an abundance of white, purple or rose- 

 coloured flowers, either double or single. There is a compact dwarf 

 variety called Tom Thumb. 



ZAUSCHNERIA. A perennial of graceful drooping habit with 

 an abundance of bright vermilion or scarlet flowers, and often known 

 by the name of Californian Fuchsia. In a warm soil and a sheltered 

 position it will endure the winter, and even in colder places it needs 

 only a slight protection. If planted so as to allow its drooping form 

 to be exhibited to advantage its bright flowers are very effective 



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