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chiefly red, yellow, very dark, and all the intermediate 

 shades ; or, again, red upon yellow in spots, shadings, 

 stripes, or bands, or yellow upon red or dark ground. 

 Scarce two flowers, unless self-colored, will be found alike, 

 and there is no prettier sight than a flower bed filled with 

 this variety, the various colored flowers contrasting finely 

 with the large round leaves. At any seed store, varieties 

 may be obtained ; and by a little care in planting the seeds, 

 a beautiful effect may be produced. This species is of the 

 easiest culture, and will grow almost without care ; it is 

 well adapted for covering rock-work, or any unsightly spot, 

 producing from the latter part of June until killed by the 

 frost, a constant succession of brilliant flowers and orna- 

 mental foliage. All the varieties of this species are annual, 

 and are propagated either by seeds, which are freely pro- 

 duced, or by cuttings of half-ripened wood, which root freely 

 in sand. 



Tkop^eolum majus atkosanguineum is only a very fine 

 variety, as its name implies, of the above. It was intro- 

 duced into England as early as the year 1684. The 

 required soil is light and rich ; it flowers freely ; increased 

 by seeds and cuttings. 



It would be useless to attempt a description of the 



