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in shades' of yellow and brown, beautifully striped and marked. 

 Several named varieties may be procured, including Dwarf 

 Golden, a fine yellow form ; ift. high. Liliput, 6in. high, with 

 rich brown flowers, edged with golden-yellow. Miniature Queen 

 6in. high, with crimson and yellow flowers. The last two form 

 lovely little bushes, and are valuable for small beds, edgings, &c. 

 In growing these double varieties, a few are almost sure to 

 come single, and these should be pulled up. Seeds of each 

 section, selected from fine strains with double flowers, may be 

 obtained from any of our seedsmen, either in named varieties 

 or in mixed shades of colour. 



Martynia fragrans, i^ft. to 2ft. high, thrives in a warm, 

 sheltered position. It has large crimson Gloxinia-like flowers, 



sweetly-scented, and fol- 

 lowed by curious horned 

 fruit. It flowers in June. 



Mesembryanthemum 

 crystallinum (Ice Plant) 

 is a trailing annual, 

 having ornamental foliage 

 covered with ice - like 

 globules. It will trail 3ft. 

 or 4ft. in the season, and 

 produce its inconspicuous 

 white flowers from May 

 to August. The seed 

 should be sown in heat 

 in March, and the seed- 

 lings planted out from 

 6in. to 9in. apart during 

 June. It is a valuable 

 plant for dry, sunny 

 banks, rockwork, carpet- 

 bedding, &c, and is 

 sometimes grown for gar- 

 nishing purposes. There 

 are also varieties with 

 yellow and purple flowers. 

 M. tricolor is a dwarf- 

 growing annual, from 4m. 

 to 6in., suitable for sunny 

 banks and warm nooks in the rock garden. It has Daisy-like 

 flowers, rosy-pink in colour, with purple centres. It does not like 

 transplantation, and should therefore be sown in the open in sandy 

 soil. The variety album has white flowers, with purple centres. 



Mina lobata (Ipomma versicolor) is a fine climber, suitable 

 for pillars, trellises, &c. The flowers are borne in twin-like 



Fig. 138.— Nemesia strumosa Suttoni. 



