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planted in shallow trenches will become well established and form 
nice tufts by the autumn. The variegated form of the above is 
useful for edgings on dry soils, and can be increased in the same 
manner. 
Avbkietia. — The best of these for spring bedding are .1. deZ- 
toiilea grandiflora and A. grceca, both of which produce purplish 
lilac dowers. They only attain a height of a few inches, and are 
best adapted for edgings. Pulled to pieces now and planted as 
advised for the Arabis, firm, compact clumps will be the result. 
Unless they are divided and replanted annually as here directed, they 
become straggling, and it is difficult to ])lant them neatly. 
Ceuastium. — The downy-leaved H. tomentosum makes capital 
edgings, provided good tufts are planted. When the cerastium is 
employed for edging purposes during the summer, it should not, 
unless unsuitable in the spring arrangements, be disturbed in the 
autumn, but, instead, trimmed slightly, to prevent the band becoming 
irregular. 
Daisies. — These are most useful, especially for small gardens. 
They are readily increased, and are very neat and effective in 
appearance. All the attention required is to divide the clumps, 
when removed from the flower-beds, and plant them nearly close 
together, in rows about six inches apart, and in the autumn they can 
be lifted and transferred to the flower-beds. As their usual height 
ranges from four to six inches, they must be used for edging pur- 
poses, when employed in conjunction with tall-growing plants ; 
but beds filled with the several colours, nicely arranged, are ex- 
ceedingly effective, as visitors to the gardens of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society at Kensington during the past spring will be able 
to bear ample testimony. They can be moved at any season of the 
year, and when the stock is limited strong clumps may be divided 
into single crowns, and each piece will make a nice plant by the 
autumn. The Double White and Double Bed are the two best ; but 
the Double Pink is useful, and cannot well be dispensed with. 
Ieeeis. — The evergreen candytufts, I. corifolia, 1. semper- 
florens, and 1. sempervirens, form beautiful masses of white ; but, 
unfortunately, they do not bloom early enough by a fortnight. The 
last-mentioned is the earliest in bloom ; but the flowers are inferior 
to those of the first-mentioned, both in size and colour. They are, 
moreover, rather difficult to propagate, as they have to be increased 
by cuttings. The wood is usually in capital condition for propa- 
gating purposes during July, as it has then become rather firm. 
Take off the tops of the young shoots about three inches below the 
point, and after the lower leaves have been removed insert them in 
pans or boxes filled with sandy soil, and place them in a cold frame. 
In propagating large quantities it will be preferable to make up a 
bed of soil in a cold frame, or to insert the cuttings in the open 
border, and then cover with handlights. With ordinary care, in 
screening from the sun, and sprinkling them occasionally, they will 
be nicely rooted by the autumn ; but as they will not be large enough 
to be of much service in the flower-garden the following spring, 
plant in nursery-lines in the course of the autumn or following 
July. 
