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or Venus’ navel-wort, white ; Godetia tenellus, purple; Gypsophila 
muralis, pink; Kaulfussia ammelloides, blue, rosea rose; Leptosiphon, 
various ; Litnnanthus, various ; Linaria Peregii, lilac ; Lupinus 
alpinus, blue and white ; nanus, lilac and blue ; Malcomia maritima, 
or Virginian stock, rose; Nemophila, various ; Mignonette, Nolana, 
various ; Saponaria Calabrica, red; Scorpiarus vermaclatus, yellow ; 
Silene procumbens, pink; Trifolium aurantiacum, yellow; Veronica 
syriaca, blue and white. These are of very dwarf habit, seldom 
growing more than nine inches in height ; therefore, should be 
placed nearest the edge. The following average from one to two feet 
in height : — Candytuft, white, pink, etc. ; Coreopsis, various ; Cacalia, 
various ; Convolvulus minor, blue ; Collinsia, various ; Clarkia, 
various; Cape marigold, white and purple; Eutoca viscida, blue ; 
Cerinthe, or honeywort, yellow and purple ; Hawkweed, red and 
yellow; Jacobea, crimson ; Ononis pubescens, or rest harrow, yellow ; 
.Nasturtium, dwarf, various ; Nigella hispanica, or love in a mist, 
blue ; Godetia, various ; Gilia, various ; Roman nettle, green ; Rose 
Campion, red ; Schizanthus, various. There are some still taller 
annuals, which range from two to three or four feet in height : 
Datura, purple and white ; Helichrysum macrantha, white and pink ; 
Lavatara, red and white; Lupinus Dunettii, yellow, purple, etc.; 
Malope, crimson and white ; Persecaria, tall, red ; Princes Feather, 
crimson; Palma Christi, Neranthemum, various. All the above are 
called hardy annuals, and maybe sown in the open ground any time 
in March, April, or May. Many of these, if sown in September, on 
a warm border, will stand an ordinary winter, and will flower early 
and strong, and produce seeds which, if sown as soon as ripened, will 
grow and flower the same autumn ; besides, if annuals are sown late, 
they will bloom late, and some of them, even if sown early, will 
continue flowering till the early frosts of winter cut them off. 
Thus, even with annuals, it is quite possible to keep the ground 
covered during the whole year, if not with blossoms, at least with 
leaves, which are the next best things. These are but a portion of 
what might be named, but a small packet of seeds of all the above 
would fill a large garden. Half-a-dozen sorts are sufficient for a 
small one, and it is worth while to remember that nothing is worse 
than over-crowding ; each plant will require a space proportioned to 
its height and breadth, or they will never do well. Half-hardy 
annuals, such as Asters, Marigolds, Phlox Drummondii, Stocks, 
Salpiglossis, and Zinnias, and also Balsams, although the latter are 
usually classed as tender annuals, may be treated in the same manner, 
excepting that they should not be sown till April, and then not till 
the end of the month, unless they are sown in a frame, or under a 
hand-glass, or in pots placed in the window, from whence they can 
be planted out in May ; half-hardy annuals generally comprise within 
each genera a large variety of colours, and have a fine effect if planted 
in masses. A little garden, if planted with Asters, Zinnias, or Phlox 
Drummondii will present a perfect blaze of flowers during the 
flowering season, and a small packet of either will be found sufficient 
for one season, when it is worth while to try something else for the 
next. About the time annuals have ceased blooming, it is a very 
February. 
