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FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 



umbellatus, comprising one with flowers of a pure white 

 colour, one of very dwarf habit with narrow leaves, and 

 one the leaves of which are beautifully variegated. For 

 all ordinary purposes, the common blue robust variety is 

 the best. We have had large plantations of this plant, 

 mixed with tritomas, gladioli, and lilies. They gave but 

 little trouble, and made an impressive display of their 

 various and magnificent flowers — a kind of " hardy gar- 

 dening " not often seen, though neither costly nor difficult. 



