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LIST OF CHOICE ANNUALS, ETC. {_Ma7-cJl. 



Scbizanthus retusus, orange-colored ^ j^.^^ ^ ^j^j^ 



bchizanthuS; | - _ . - 

 pinnatuS; calico Scliizan- V 



a cool and partial- 

 ly shaded situa- 

 tion. 



thus, 



And a few other varieties, 



Shortia Californica, yellow Shortia, very profuse flowering. 



Tagetes, Marigold, the new varieties of the French are 

 very pretty — they like rich soil and plenty of moist- 

 ure. 



Tropaeoluin aduncum, Canary bird flower, a beautiful climber. 



atrosanguineum, crimson Nastur- 



tium. '.Climbing 



Thunbergia alata, bufl" with black centre. ^ plants. 



• alba, white-flowered. 



aurantiaca, fine orange. 



Yerbena Defiance, Robertson's, bright scar- 

 let. 



Queen, pure white. 



Beauty, supreme bright rose. 



Perfection, pale-blue with white. 



Polkii, dark crimson purple. 



Triumphant, crimson. 



Seeds may be obtained from the above, although they 

 cannot be relied upon to produce the same colors. 

 Yinca rosea, Madagascar Periwinkle, Thrive best in awarm^ 



alba, white flowered Pe- > dry situation, with 



riwinkle, j ^^^^ 



Zinnia elegans, splendid Zinnia. Very showy plants, and 



A lovely family 

 of pretty and 

 profuse flower- 

 ing plants, gen- 

 erally of a pro- 

 cumbent habit. 



coccmea, scarlet, 

 alba, white, 

 pauciflora yellow. 



do best when they 

 are well supplied 

 with water. 



Though the above will bloom much earlier by being sown 

 on a hot-bed, yet where that convenience cannot be obtained, 

 they will all succeed treated as hardy annuals. 



After sowing, if the weather be clear, the sun acting on 

 the glass will produce a too rapid evaporation of the moist- 

 ure of the soil, and may otherwise afi*oct seeds but thinly 

 covered, which must be guarded against by shading with 

 mats for a few hours during bright sunshine. In giving 

 water, it ought always to be about milk-warm, and passed 



