28 LIST OF CHOICE ANNUALS, ETC. [March. 
Schizanthus retusus, orange-coloured "") 
Schizanthus, | Like a rick soil, and 
pinnatus, calico Sckizan- V a cool and partially 
tkus, skaded situation. 
And a few otker varieties, 
Shortia Californica, yellow Shortia, very profuse flowering. 
Tagetes, Marigold, tke new varieties of tke Frenck are 
very pretty — tkey like rick soil and plenty of mois- 
ture. 
Tropreolum aduncum, Canary bird flower, a beautiful climber. 
atrosunguineum, crimson Nastur- ^ 
tium, ! Climbing 
Tkunbergia alata, buff witk black centre, J plants. 
alba, wkite-flowered, J 
aurantiaca, fine orange. 
Verbena Defiance, Robertson's, bright scar- "1 . , , ~ ., 
i , , A lovely family 
r^ ' i •, of pretty and 
■ Queen, pure white, £ £ 
t5 ' r , . i, profuse flower- 
±Jeauty, supreme bright rose, r 1 
Perfection, pale-blue, with wkite, I b X ' - '° 
T) ,, •• i if i i erally of a pro- 
l J olkn, dark crimson purine, -r . , \-, 
m • ' , . • r j: j cum bent habit. 
Inumphant, crimson, J 
Seeds may be obtained from tke above, although tkey can- 
not be relied upon to produce tke same colours. 
A'inca rosea, Madagascar Periwinkle,") Thrive best in a warm, 
alba, wkite-flowered Pe- y dry situation, witk 
riwinkle, ) rick soil. 
Zinnia elegans, splendid Zinnia, ^ Very skowy plants, and 
coccinea, scarlet, I do best wken tkey 
alba, wkite, [ are well supplied with 
pauciflora, yellow, J water. 
Tkougk tke above will bloom muck earlier by being sown 
on a bot-bed, yet wkere tkat convenience cannot be obtained, 
tkey will all succeed treated as hardy annuals. 
After sowing, if the weatker be clear, the sun acting on 
the glass will produce a too rapid evaporation of the mois- 
ture of tke soil, and may otkerwise affect seeds but tkinly 
covered, wkick must be guarded against by skading with 
mats for a few kours during bright sunshine. In giving 
water, it ought always to be about milk-warm, and passed 
