delicate handling, and after the task is accomplished 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 transplant. 
Larkspur.— Hardy Annual. Sow early in open ground in tho 
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 gulden 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 plantdics. By observing this precaution 
the plant will he found to he perfectly hardy, and by removing the old 
blossoms, the length of the bloom ing period may be greatly prolonged. 
Li naria.— (Kenilworth Ivy.) Hardy Perennial. Sow seed during 
March or April, oil light soil, well drained. 
Lin um.— (Crimson Flax.) If the seed ho sown in the hot-bed, -.ml 
the plants transplanted into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of 
flowering will be much advanced, but the seed cun bo sown in open 
ground after it becomes warm. 
Lobelia.— Half Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes in the house, cover- 
ing the seed barely sufficient to hide from sight; Mid keep the surface 
moist by shading with paper until the seeds germinate. Transplant 
about the first of Juno in moist soil. 
Lychnis.— Hardy Perennial. Start the seed in boxes in house early, 
and transplant to border one foot apart in June ami they will bloom the 
first season. 
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.— (Mirobilhs.) 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 he as compact as a hedge, and in early morning and evening 
as hundsomo o display as it is possible to make. In cloudy mornings the 
flowers will keep open until noon, rivaling in beauty u collection of the 
choicest azaleas. No two plants will he 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 h»* sown indoors in boxes; transplant after the ground has be- 
come well warmed ; pluco in rich soil, about eight inches apart. It is 
perennial in the greenhouse. 
Maurandia.— Half Hardy Perennial. Sow early indoors, 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 culture, growing well in alpiost any situation. 
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