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and rubra violacea, having rose-purple flowers, with a central 

 maroon ring. Mixed seed can also be obtained, producing 

 plants of various shades— lavender, blue, white, orange, &c. 



Godetias are amongst the most beautiful of hardy annuals for 

 bedding purposes ; they are of easy culture, and form sturdy 

 little bushes covered with large and handsome flowers of brilliant 

 and delicate shades ; the cut flowers last long in water. They 

 are now classed under Oenothera by_ several authorities. 

 Many useful garden hybrids are described under Godetia in 

 catalogues, viz. : The Bride, i^ft. high, of light, elegant habit, 

 with a long spike of flowers, white, blotched with crimson. 

 Duchess of Albany, ift. high, with pure white flowers, produced 

 in pyramidal clusters. Duke of York, ift. high, having rich 

 .crimson flowers, with a large white centre; Princess of Wales, ift. 

 high, a rather old yet good variety, with rosy-crimson flowers. 

 Princess Henry, ift. high, with satiny blush flowers ; each petal 

 blotched with crimson. Lady Albemarle-, ift. high, with deep 

 crimson flowers ; very showy. Whitneyi, blush-coloured, spotted 

 with crimson. Marchioness of Salisbury, ift. high; one of the 

 most attractive, bearing a profusion of large bright crimson 

 flowers, with a broad white margin ; a very effective bedding 

 plant. Gloriosa, ift. high ; the darkest-coloured Godetia, with 

 deep blood-red flowers ; a handsome plant of compact habit ; 

 useful for bedding. 



Gypsophila elegans 

 is a graceful plant of 

 light, fairy-like growth, 

 covered with small lilac 

 flowers ; it grows about 

 i8in. high, and is much 

 in demand for cutting. 

 G. muralis, 6in. high, 

 is a lovely little plant 

 with rose-pink flowers ; 

 it is useful in the 

 rockery or as an 

 edging plant. 



Helianthus (the 

 Sunflower genus) con- 

 tains several hardy 

 annuals of majestic 

 growth, producing large 

 showy flowers. These fig. 121. 

 are suitable for wild 

 and sub-tropical gar- 

 dening; the dwarfer kinds, with smaller flowers, are useful for 

 grouping in mixed flower borders. Helianthus annuus (common 



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-Helianthus annuus globosus 

 fistulosus. 



