Humulus Japonicus— (Japanese Hop.)— Hardy Peren- 

 nial. A climber of easy culture in ordinary garden soil, 

 but thriving best in a deep loam. 



Ice Plant — Tender Annual. Succeeds best in dry, 

 sandy soil and in a warm situation. Can be grown in 

 hanging baskets, vases, pots or open border. Cover 

 the seeds very lightly when planting. 



Impatiens Sultani — Tender Perennial. I do not advise 

 starting before March, and not then unless a steady 

 heat of GO to 65 degrees can be relied on. Sow in well- 

 drained pots, filled with soil composed of two parts 

 of tufty loam and one part of leaf soil, with very 

 little sand added. The seedlings are exceedingly brit- 

 tle at the outset, and rooting should not be attempted 

 until they are about an inch high. Even then they 

 need delicate handling, and after the task is accom- 

 plished they should be promptly placed in a warm 

 frame or propagating pit for a few days. 



Lantana — Half Hardy Perennial. Suitable for pot 

 culture. Start under glass in loamy soil and trans- 

 plant. 



Larkspur — Hardy Annual. Sow early in open ground 

 in. the place where it is to bloom, as the plants are not 

 easily transplanted. Thin out ten inches apart. 



Lathyrus — (Everlasting Pea.) — Hardy Perennial. 

 They are easy of culture, thriving in almost any 

 moderately good garden soil. Sow seeds early in 

 spring in an open border. The root of this plant 

 being woody, it is essential that at the beginning 

 it should be planted deeply, in order to prevent the 

 frost from heaving it to the surface, when the crown 

 becomes frozen and the plant dies. By observing this 

 precaution the plant will be found to be perfectly 

 hardy, and by removing the old blossoms, the length 

 of the blooming period may be greatly prolonged. 



Linaria— (Kenilworth Ivy.) — Hardy Perennial. Sow 

 seed during March or April, on light soil, well 

 drained. 



Linum — (Crimson Flax.) — If the seed be sown in the 

 hot-bed, and the plants transplanted into good, rich 

 soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be 

 much advanced, but the seed can be sown in open 

 ground after it becomes warm. 



Lobelia — Half Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes in the 

 house, covering the seed barely sufficient to hide from 

 sight; and keep the surface moist by shading with 

 paper until the seeds germinate. Transplant about 

 the first of June in moist soil. 



Marigold — Half Hardy Annual. The seed should be 

 started in a hot-bed and transplanted six inches apart 

 in June, in common soil. 



Marvel of Peru — (Mirabilis.) — Hardy Annual. Will 

 grow in any common garden soil from seed sown in 

 open ground. The plant is large and requires two feet 

 of space. ■ Sometimes called ''Four O'clock." 



A Cheap Border of Flowers can be had by planting 

 a few cents' worth of seeds of the good, old-fashioned 

 Four O' Clocks. Sow them two feet apart in a drill. 

 They will make plants two feet high and the row 

 will be as compact as a hedge, and in early morning 

 and evening as handsome a display as it is possible to 

 make. In cloudy mornings the flowers will keep open 

 until noon, rivaling in beauty a collection of the 

 choicest azaleas. No two plants will be alike, and 

 on the same plant there will be a great diversity of 

 color. 



Mimulus — Half Hardy Annual. The seeds are very 

 delicate and should be sown indoors in boxes; trans- 

 plant after the ground has become well warmed; 

 place in rich soil, about eight inches apart. It is 

 perennial in the greenhouse. 



Maurandia — Half Hardy Perennial. Sow early in- 

 doors, and transplant to open air in June, and it will 

 flower profusely the first season. 



Mignonette— Hardy Annual. May be sown in the 

 open ground any time in the year when the ground is 

 not frozen. It is perfectly hardy, and easy of cul- 

 ture, growing well in almost any situation. 



Mimosa Pudica — (Sensitive Plant.)— Usually treated 

 as an annual, but under stove treatment it assumes a 

 perennial character. Seed may be sown during spring 

 in a hot-bed, or by cuttings of rather firm, young 

 shoots, inserted in sandy soil in heat. Thrives best in 

 a compost of loam and peat in equal proportions, to 

 which a small portion of sand may be added. 



Mina Lobata — Tender Annual. Sow seeds earlv in 

 spring in a warm house. A good plan is to place' two 

 or three seeds in small pots and afterward transfer 

 the plants bodily into larger sizes. A suitable com- 

 post consists of fibry loam, rotten manure, and leaf 

 soil, which should be mixed together and used some- 

 what lumpy. 



Molucca — (Shell Flower.) — Hardy Annual. Seeds 

 should be sown in a hot-bed during spring, and the 

 seedlings transferred to the open border during May- 

 A sandy loam is the most suitable soil. 



Morning Glory— Half Hardy Annual. The seeds 

 germinate so easily that they can be grown in the 

 garden anywhere the plants are needed. Supply sup- 

 port early, either cord, wire or brush. 



Nasturtium — Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes and trans- 

 plant first of June to eight inches apart. They flower 

 better in poor, rocky soil, as a rich soil has a ten- 

 dency to make them "run to leaf." An ounce packet 

 of Nasturtium seed will be sufficient for a bed twenty 

 feet in diameter, and will make a better display, for 

 three months, than almost any other plant. The flow- 

 ers are ever bright and cheerful, the foliage a repose 

 for the eye, while the bed will furnish a bountiful 

 supply of delicious pickles. Combine the beautiful 

 with the useful. 



Nicotiana — Half Hardy Annual. Seed should be sown 

 in February or March in gentle beat, and the young 

 plants pricked out, when large enough, and planted 

 out early in June. 



Nigeiia — (Love-in-a-Mist.) — Hardy Annual. Sow 



early in the flowering beds, or they may be trans- 

 planted, using care in shading the plants. Nigeiia is 

 one of the loveliest annuals, and they are exceedingly 

 useful in many kinds of florists' works. And in addi- 

 tion, the seed is deliciously fragrant, and as elegant 

 for caskets as Rose petals or Orris root, and the 

 fragrance seems not to waste or lessen as is the case 

 with Rose petals, and for the sake of the sweet seeds 

 the plant is worthy. 



Nolana — Hardy Annual. Sow in open ground early, 

 in light soil. Transplant to one foot apart. 



Oenothera — (Evening Primrose.) — Hardy Annual. 

 Thrives in almost any soil or situation. 



Ornamental Grasses — They are mostly annuals, and 

 those which are not, flower the first year. They should 

 be sown in April or May, in a good soil, and thinned 

 out or transplanted, giving each plenty of room. 



Orange Daisy — (Erigeron Aurantiacus.) — Perennial. 

 Splendid for mixed borders in a moist, well-drained sit- 

 uation. 



Oxalis — Half Hardy Perennial. Very pretty herba- 

 ceous plants, with rich, rose colored blossoms. They 

 thrive in a mixture of loam and sand. Desirable for 

 greenhouse decoration, rock work, or baskets out of 

 doors. 



Pansy — Hardy Biennial. Seed may be sown in open 

 ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in 

 spring. Young plants produce the largest and best 

 flowers. The plants should always occupy a cool, par- 

 tially shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too 

 rich; coolness and moisture are necessary. Transplant 

 when an inch high. Seed sown in July will blossom 

 late in autumn; if sown in October, the following 

 spring. The Pansy is a popular flower with both 

 florists and amateurs, giving an abundance of bloom 

 until after severe frosts, enduring our hard winters 

 with safety, and greeting us in the earliest spring 

 with a profusion of bright blossoms. It will flower 

 better in middle of summer, if planted where it is 

 somewhat shaded from the hot sun, and especially if 

 furnished with a good supply of water. 



Petunia — Tender Perennial. Petunia will do well inr 

 open border in the spring, or earlier in cold frame 

 or hot-bed and transplanted 18 inches apart. By the 

 latter process they will come into bloom much earlier, 

 although they will do perfectly well sown in open 

 ground. Be careful not to cover the small seeds too 

 deeply, they like a sandy loam. Double Petunias, as 

 a rule, are shapeless monstrosities. If grown in the 

 open border, the stems are not stout enough to hold 

 them up, especially when heavy with rain, and they 

 become draggled and soiled with earth, and very un- 

 sightly objects they are. Double Petunias are only 

 satisfactory when grown in pots, and there are so 

 many better things for pot culture, that it seems a 

 waste of time to devote it to these. It is different. 

 however, with the better single varieties, especially 

 those of Petunia Grandiflora. 



Phlox Drummondii — Hardy Annual. The seed can be 

 planted in open ground in autumn, or in spring in open 

 ground, or plants may be started in the bot-bed in 

 spring and transplanted. Set plauts in good, rich soil 

 six inches apart each way. 



Poppy — Hardy Annual. The seeds should be sown 

 where the plants are required, in spring, and thinned 

 out so the plants will stand one foot apart. Just as 

 soon as the ground is mellow, prepare a patch by 

 forking, then rating level; then sow the seed broad- 



