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Mina lobata, p. 684. 

 Morning Glory, p. 683. 

 Myosotis alpestris, p. 677. 



dissitiflora, p. 677. 

 Nemesia strumosa, p. 707. 

 versicolor, p. 707. 

 Nemophila atomaria, p. 667. 

 aurita, p. 667. 

 insignis, p. 667. 

 maculata, p. 667. 

 Niootiana, vara., p. 695. 

 Nigella damascena, p. 155. 

 hispanica, p. 155. 

 Nolana atriplioifolia, p. 686. 

 Nyoterina selaginoides, 



p. 718. 

 CEnothera, vars., p. 453. 

 Omphalodes linifolia, p. 671. 

 Oxalis rosea, p. 293. 

 Oxyura chrysanthemoides, 



p. 523. 

 Palava flexuosa, p. 271. 

 Papaver crooeum, p. 191. 

 glauoum, p. 191. 

 Khoeas, vars., p. 192. 

 somniferum, vars., 

 p. 192. 

 Petunia, p. 697. 

 Phacelia, vars., p. 668. 



Pharbitis hispida, and vars., 



p. 683. 

 Phlox Drummondi, p. 660. 

 Picotees, p. 240. 

 Pinks, p. 246. 

 Platystemon californious, 



p. 190. 

 Polygonum orientale, p. 770. 

 Poppies, p. 191. 

 Beseda odorata, p. 222. 

 Ehodanthe Manglesii, p. 508. 

 Salpiglossis sinuata, p. 700. 

 Sanvitalia prooumbens, 



p. 512. 

 Saponaria calabrica, p. 249. 

 Scabiosa caucasica, p. 491. 

 Schizanthus pinnatus, p. 699. 



retusus, p. 700. 

 Seneoio elegaus, p. 541. 

 Silene Armeria, p. 251. 



Atocion, p. 251. 



compaota, p. 251. 



pendula, p. 253. 



quadrifida, p. 254. 

 Snapdragon, p. 710. 

 Speoularia speculum, p. 569. 

 Sphenogyne speciosa, p. 544. 

 Statioe spicata, p. 603. 

 Stocks, p. 201. 

 Suworowi, p. 603. 



Sweet Pea, p. 348. 



Scabious, p. 491. 

 Sultan, p. 551. 

 William, p. 238. 

 Tagetes erecta, p. 526. 

 patula, p. 526. 

 signata, p. 526. 

 Tobacco, p. 695. 

 Trif olium incarnatum, p. 334. 

 Tropseolum majus, p. 290. 

 minus, p. 291. 

 peregrinum, 

 p. 291. 

 Venidium oalendulacemn, 



p. 545. 

 Verbascum phoeniceum, 



p. 702. 

 Verbena hybrida, p. 740. 

 Viola, vars., p. '228. 

 Virginian Stock, p. 214. 

 Visoaria oculata, p. 257. 

 Wallflower, p. 204. 

 Whitlavia grandiflora, p. 669. 

 Xeranthemum annuum, 



p. 547. 

 ZaJuzianskia, p. 718. 

 Zausohueria ealifornioa, 



p. 452. 

 Zea Mays, p. 964. 

 Zinnia elegans, p. 512. 



THE HARDY HERBACEOUS BORDER 



In the flower garden proper, the hardy herbaceous border is un- 

 doubtedly the most important feature. Its beauty and variety depend 

 almost entirely on the taste of the owner, and a knowledge of the 

 plants used. Some herbaceous borders nearly always present a bright 

 and attractive appearance owing to a good and tasteful selection of 

 plants arranged with due regard to their various heights, their period 

 of blossoming, and the contrasts produced by the colour of their flowers. 

 Other borders, however, which receive but little or no attention present 

 anything but an attractive appearance. 



Many things have to be considered in the making of a good flower 

 border — such as site, aspect, soil, habit, height, colour, and general 

 requirements of each species, and whether they are better grown as 

 individual specimens or in large or small masses or groups to produce 

 the best effect. Indeed it may be said that the chief object in view in 

 making a hardy herbaceous border is to secure a pleasing natural picture 

 with plants and flowers of different habits, heights, colours &c. 



The nature of the locality must always be taken into consideration, 



