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tomentosa, mollis, pubescens, villosa, as downy varieties; hir- 
suta, hairy; rugosa, rough; spinosissima, thorny. A spring 
variety is verna, vernalis, or vernis; a summer is @stivalis, an 
autumn as autumnalis, The opium poppy is Papaver som- 
niferum, literally the sleep-bearing poppy. It takes but a 
slight knowledge of Latin to understand the terminology of 
the garden, and the Latin name is so much more liquid and 
agreeable in its vowel sounds than the English equivalent 
that I love the Latin name. As in the best catalogues plants 
are thus classified, it is really necessary for the amateur to fa- 
miliarize himself with scientific names, which can be done by 
referring to a good botany, which gives both the common 
name and the Latin. 
But we must not linger over this fascinating subject for 
there are many other matters that need a word. For example 
the fragrance of flowers is seldom given the prominence it 
should have. By exercising a little thought, fragrant plants 
may be placed at the entrance of a garden, near objects of 
interest, or about the seats. ‘There are fragrant flowers for the 
whole season, and special attention should be given to secure 
fragrant varieties of any species. A sweet odor seems to be 
one of the compensations given to certain plants that other- 
wise are handicapped by size, obscure color, or little beauty. 
What should we care for mignonette, ambrosia, violet, laven- 
der, fragrant evening stock if they had no perfume? Some 
plants possess every gift of fortune, such as roses, white lilies, 
lilac and fragrant peonies; but many of our favorites are 
loved for their perfume alone. I subjoin lists of the fra- 
grant flowers in my garden classified under shrubs, peren- 
nials and annuals. By referring to the Appendix, their 
time of blooming may be determined. This list does not 
include roses. 
