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Bkliard Fi'otschei''s Almanac and Garden Manual 



L.y€huis clialcedoiiicu. Lychnis. 

 Xi-ee plants with scarlet, white and rose 

 flowers. Two feet. December till April. 



Liipiuu^. Lui)inas. Plants with 

 s['ikes of flowers of various colors. Should 

 be sown soon. Does not transplant well. 

 Two feet. December till March. 



lYIatliiola auuiia. Ten weeks Stocks. 

 This is one of the finest annuals in culliva- 

 lion. Lar^e flowers of all colors, from white 

 to dark blue or crimson. Should be sown in 

 pots or pans, and when large enough trans- 

 planted into rich soil. One and a quarter 

 feet. October till March. 



rrie^-eiiibryaiitlieniiiiii crystalli- 

 Hiiiu. Ice Plant. Xear ]ilant with icy 



iv.h-: 



Good fo: 



laskets or beds. 



looking folia-.^e. It is of spreading habit 

 One foot. February till March. 



.lliiiinlii^ ti^riaus. Monkey flower. Showy flowers of yellow 

 and browa. Should be sown in a shad5' i>lace. Doe? not transplant 

 well. Half foot. December till March. 







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Ice Plant. Double Matricaria. 



llatricaria capeiisis. Double Matricaria. White double 

 flowers, resembling the Daisy, but smaller; are fine for bouquets: 

 blooms very nearly the whole summer. Two feet. December till 

 Maro]i. 



ITIiuio^a piidica. Sensitive Plant. A curious and interesting 

 pl-mt which folds up its leaves when touched. One foot. February 

 till .June. '" . 



llirabilis jalapa. Marvel of Peru. A well known plant of 

 easy culture ; ]>roducing flowers of various colors. It forms a root 

 which can be preserved from one year to another. Februarv till June. 

 Three feet. 



^lyosoti-* palustri^. Forcret-me not A fln? little plant with 

 small, blue, star-like flowers. Should have a moist, shady situation. 

 Does not succeed so well here as in Europe, of which it is a native. 

 Hall foot high. Decemder till March. 



