A Handsome South African Daisy 
Didiscus cceruleus; h.h.a. ; 18 inches. — 
A valuable annual from the good colouring of 
its bluish-lavender flowers that are carried in 
umbel form. It should have the hottest ex- 
posure in good, light soil. 
Digitalis purpurea ( Foxglove ) ; biennial ; 
5 to 7 feet. — Garden varieties of the wild Fox- 
glove. Those sold as gloxinice flora have wide- 
mouthed purple flowers of several shades, hand- 
somely spotted ; but the most beautiful is the 
pure white. They are best sown in May where 
they are to grow, and prefer a half-shady place, 
though they can also be sown in late spring 
and transplanted in autumn. 
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca ; h.h.a. — A 
handsome South African Daisy with soft orange- 
coloured bloom, about a foot high. It likes 
the warmest exposure, as the flowers do not 
open in shade. One of the best of the more 
recently introduced annuals. There are 
varieties of varying colour, but the type is 
the best. Sow in April in a cold frame. The 
older D. pluvialis, a hardy annual, also from 
South Africa, should be more grown ; it has 
white flowers, with the backs of the petals of 
a purplish-grey, of a pretty and uncommon 
colouring resembling diluted ink. It is 
commonly sold under the name Calendula 
pluvialis. 
Eccremocarpus scaber. — A perennial of 
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