JULY. 



Ill 



Rocket is by far the prettiest. See what a 

 variety : — there are rose, white, lilac, blue, 

 purple, and variegated ; and then the flowers 

 are so full and thick, they form very dense 

 spikes. 



H. The Double Branching Larkspur is 

 fine, with the same variety of colors ; but the 

 flowers are not so large or thick. Of all the 

 species that I am acquainted with, the Double 

 Perennial is the most grand : this we find in 

 bloom from June to October, displaying its 

 azure blue flowers in such long rich spikes, 

 full three feet high, that they fill every be- 

 holder with admiration. 



jl. I should say the Dwarf was the pretti- 

 est, the Double Perennial the grandest, and 

 and the Bee the most curious. The Perenni- 

 al Bee Larkspur before us is at least four feet 

 high, erect, and crowded with blue flowers, 

 the central part having the exact appearance 

 of a bee. 



