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CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDEXlXa. 



the Veronicas or Speedwells, are all good selections. 

 Of dwarf growth, and suitable for the front row, are 

 the Alyssums or INIad worts ; the Arahis or Wall- 

 cress; the Armeria or-dwarf Thrifts ; Bellis perenmn^ 

 or the Daisies ; the dwarf kinds of Campanulas ; the 

 Pink and Carnation; the Rcllehorus niger or Christ- 

 mas Rose; the Iheris or Candytufts; Myosoiis 

 azoriea and M. ^;ffZ?/s^;-;'s, the summer-flowering 

 Forget-me-nots, and M. dissitijlora, the spring 

 variety, which require a moist comer ; the Primroses 

 and Polyanthus ; the Saxifrages, among which is 

 the London Pride, and the Violas or Pansies. These 

 will all do good service. 



Bulbous or Liliaceous Plants. — Of these 

 several are well worthy a place in the smallest gar- 

 den. The Lily of the Valley, which needs a damp 

 spot ; Dielytra spectabilis ; the Funkias, having hand- 

 some foliage as well as flowers ; the Iris or Fleur-de- 

 Lis ; the Liliums, a numerous class ; the Xarcissus or 

 Daffodils ; Solomon's Seal, handsome in growth ; the 

 Scillas or Squills, of which S. sibirica and S. campnnu- 

 Inta are two of the best ; Tritoma itraria, the Red-hot 

 Poker ; the Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Snowdrops, 

 and Gladiolus or Sword Lily, are some of the best of 

 a valued family of plants. 



Of plants suited for Vases, a few only need 

 enumerating among hardy genera. The Creeping- 

 Jenny, or Zysimachia nummularia, is well known and 

 one of the best ; Convolvulus mauritanicus. perhaps a 

 doubtful plant to choose as being hardy, otherwise a 

 very pretty thing ; Campanula fragilis and C. (jar- 

 (lavlca ; Glechoma or 2\epcta hederacea or G-round 

 Iv^- ; the smaller-leaved and slender growing Ivies. 

 The Tropaeolums, the I^y-leaved Geraniums, the 

 single Petunias and dwarf Lobelias, are all good for 

 the summer season only. As a central plant for vases, 

 either Yucca recurva or Y. gloriosa is an excellent 

 hardy plant ; the Agaves fui-nish us with material of 

 1 )old habit for the summer season, and the protection 

 of a green -house during the winter months. 



Annuals supply the suburban garden with a very 

 useful section of plants. The list of these in the 

 seedsmen's catalogues is of considerable length, but 

 we will note only a few of the best. H.h.a. denotes 

 half-hardy annuals ; such require a slight protection 

 in the earlier stages of growth: h.a. denotes those 

 that are hardy or comparatively so. Asters, h.h.a. : 

 Balsams, h.h.a. ; Calliopsis, h.a. : CandAi:uft, h.a. : 

 CoUinsia, h.a. ; Convolvulus, h.a. ; Centaurea Cyanus, 

 or Blue and other shades of Corn-flower, h.a. ; Esch- 

 scholtzia, h.a. ; Myosotis or Forget-me-nots, h.a. ; 

 Godetia, h.a. ; Jacobtea or Senecio, h.a. : Love-lies- 

 bieeding, or Amaranthns caudafus, h.a. ; Lupinus. 

 h.a. ; Marigold, h.h.a. ; Mignonette, h.a. ; Nastur- 



tium, h.a. ; Xemophila, h.a. ; Pansies (if sown early 

 in the spring, flower as an annual) ; Sweet Peas, h.a. ; 

 Rhodanthe, h.h.a. ; Scabious, h.a.; F/ilox Drutnmondii, 

 h.h.a. : Silene, h.a. ; Stocks, except the Brompton, 

 h.a. ; Sunflower, h.a. ; I'agctcs signata pumila, h.a. : 

 Portulaca (beautiful for dry, sunny spots), h.h.a. Wc- 

 have not in most cases given more than the generic- 

 name, but reference to a descriptive catalogue will 

 f ui'nish more fully the inf omiation required. 



Of Hardy Biennials or Perennials — i.e., 

 plants that flower the year after being raised from 

 seed — we have a few that should be included, viz.. 

 Antirrhinums, Sweet Williams, Wallflowers, Colum- 

 bines (Aquilegias), Canterbury Bells (Campanulas). 

 Carnations and Pinks, Primroses and Polyanthus. 

 These are all easily-cultivated subjects. 



Of Rock Plants we will enumerate a few of 

 the hardiest only. The Sedums or Stonecrops ; the 

 Sempervivums or House-leeks ; . the Saxifrages, 

 among which is the London Pride ; the dwarf Cam- 

 panulas, as C. cccspltosa and C. muralis ; Cerastium 

 tomentositni ; Yeroniea prostata ; Yinca Jterhacea, Y. 

 7)!aJor a.ni Y. minor ; GysopJiilamnralis and G.2irostata^ 

 (beautiful for working up into button-hole bouquets), 

 and the dwarf Phloxes, as P. reptans and F. suhulata, 

 are all well-tried selections. Of stronger growth 

 and more suitable in the background are the cut- 

 leaved Bramble {Hubus laci?iiatus), the small-leaved 

 Ivies, and numbers of the hardy Ferns from the 

 following genera — Asplevium, Blechnum, Lastrea, ()s- 

 munda, Folypodium, Folystic/ium, and Scolopendrinm. 



Of Fruits we recommend only well-tried kinds. 

 Among Apples : Keswick Codlin, Irish Peach, Wor- 

 cester Pearmain, Cox's Orange Pippin, Cox's Pomona,. 

 Hawthomden (both Old and Xew' , Ecklin^-ille Seed- 

 ling, Gravenstein, King of the Pippins, Wellington, 

 Winter Queening, Waltham Abbey Seedling, Blen- 

 heim Orange (not for a very limited garden, being 

 too robust) , and Annie Elizabeth : the latter variety 

 fine for keeping. 



Cherries : May Duke, Florence, Bigarreau Xapo- 

 leon. Black Tartarian, and Morello. 



Apricots : Hemskirk and Moorpark. 



Currants : Black Xaples and Lee's Prolific Black 

 are the best of the black kinds ; Red Dutch and Raby 

 Castle, of the red sorts ; and '\Miite Dutch, of the 

 white or yellow kinds. 



Gooseberries : Pitmaston Greengage, green ; Crown 

 Bob and Red Warrington, reds ; ^ATiite Champagne 

 and Early Wliite, whites ; Rumbullion and Yellow 

 Champagne, yellows. 



Royal Mxiscadine Grape for a verandah or warm 

 wall. ' 



Kectariues : Lord Xapier, Humboldt, and Elruge. 



