Humulus Japonicus — (Japanese Hop.) — Hardy Peren- 
niul. A climber of easy culture in ordinary garden soil, 
but thriving best in a deep loam. 
Ico 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 G5 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 
moderutely 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 plnnts two feet high and the row 
will be as compact as a hedge, and in early morning 
and evening as handsome a display ns 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 n 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 early 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 lenf 
soil, which should be mixed together and used some- 
what lumpy. 
Molucca — (Shell Flower.) — Hardy Annual. Seeds 
should be sown in a liot-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 eusily 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 heat, and the young 
plants pricked out, when large enough, and planted 
out early in June. 
Nigelia — (Love-in-a-Mist.) — Hardy Annual. Sow 
early in the flowering beds, or they may be trans- 
planted, using care in shading the plants. Nigelia 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, iu 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 n 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 summir, 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 in* 
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 Gramliflora. 
Phlox Drummondii — Hardy Annual. The seed enn be 
planted in open ground in autumn, or In spring in open 
ground, or plants may be started In the hot-bed in 
spring and transplanted. Set plants in good, rich soil 
six inches apart each way. 
Poppy — Hardy Annual. The seeds should be sown 
where the plants are required, in sprliyr, and thinned 
out so the plants will stand one foot apart. Just ns 
soon as the ground is mellow, prepare a patch by 
forking, then raking level; then sow the seed broad- 
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