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FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS, 



is a fine, showy plant, producing large white flowers, and 

 is quite hardy in a well-drained peaty soil. It may be 

 raised from seeds or cuttings, but is not easily increased by 

 division. But the finest of all, after the scarlet flax, is the 

 yellow flax (L. Jiavum), which is often grown in quantities 

 for the flower markets, the best proof possible of a certain 

 quality which the florists denominate usefulness. It is a 

 gay, hardy perennial, good enough for any garden, and 

 very distinct in all its characters. It does not often ripen 

 its seeds, but it is easily multiplied by cuttings. The 

 flowers are golden-yellow, opening early in the morning. 

 The evergreen flax (L. arboreum) is of shrubby habit, 

 the leaves are greyish-green, the flowers yellow; a good 

 rockery plant. The Narbonue flax {L. Narbonnense) is a 

 grand species, a little tender. The flowers are light blue. 



