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CULTIVATION OF HARDY 
orange-coloured annuals, and suitable for beds; 
very hardy, and generally comes up self-sown 
in places where it has been once grown. 
Flowers from July to September. 
Calendula pluvialis, (Cape Marigold.) — 
Hardy ; habit dwarf, spreading ; leaves ob- 
long ; flowers large, composite, white, the 
back of the flower brownish; height, one foot. 
Flowers in August. 
*Callichroa platyglossa, (Broad-rayed 
Callichroa.) — Half-hardy ; habit dwarf, and 
spreading ; leaves linear ; flowers large, com- 
posite, pale yellow, whitish near the centre ; 
height, one foot. Flowers in August and 
September. 
*Calliopsis bicolor, (Two-coloured Fair- 
eye.) — Half-hardy; habit erect, much- 
branched, slender; leaves finely divided; flowers 
large, composite, yellow, with a dark brown 
centre ; height, two to three feet. Flowers 
from July till October. There are some varie- 
ties : C. b. atrosanguinea has flowers nearly 
all deep chocolate red coloured ; C. b. grandi- 
flora has flowers much larger than the species, 
and of similar colour. 
*Callistemma hortense, (China Aster.) 
— This is too well known to need describing. 
Flowers in August. There are numerous 
varieties, of almost every shade of colour, and 
some beautifully quilled, and others double ; 
the seed imported from Germany, if obtained 
true, produces very fine flowers ; half-a-dozen 
varieties, very distinct in colour, may be se- 
lected, and this would be found more satis- 
factory than growing a larger number. 
*Campanula Lorei, (Lore's Bell-flower.) 
— Hardy ; habit dwarf, compact ; flowers 
large, bell-shaped, with five pointed segments; 
lilac, varying in shade ; height, one foot ; 
suitable for beds. Flowers in August. There 
is a white-flowered variety. 
Carthamus tinctorius, (Bastard Saffron.) 
— Hardy ; habit erect ; leaves broad, oblong ; 
flowers formed of forked threadlike tubes, in 
large heads, orange or saffron coloured ; height, 
four feet. Flowers in August. 
Centaurea cyanus, (Corn Bottle.) — 
Hardy ; habit erect ; leaves long, narrow, 
whitish ; flowers resembling the last in shape, 
but smaller, and more regularly formed, bright 
blue ; height, three feet. This varies in colour : 
there are white, and purple, and intermediate 
shades. Flowers in August. 
Centaurea depressa, (Dwarf Centaurea.) 
— Hardy ; habit, dwarf; leaves broader than 
the last ; flowers like the last, bright blue ; 
height, foot and a half. Flowers in July 
and August. 
Cladanthus Arabicus, (Arabian Cladan- 
thus). — Half-hardy ; habit dwarf, rather fork- 
ed, the flowers situate in the forks ; leaves 
narrow ; flowers composite, large, yellow ; 
height, one foot ; useful for beds. Flowers 
in July. 
*Clarkia pulchella, (Pretty Clarkia.) — 
Hardy ; habit erect, a little branched ; leaves 
willow-like ; flowers of four spreading petals, 
each formed of three forked narrow lobes, 
rose coloured ; height, foot and half. Flowers 
in June and July. There are varieties with 
larger, with white, with fringed, and with 
double flowers : all are well suited for beds, 
and are very showy. 
Clarkia elegans, (Elegant Clarkia.) — 
Hardy ; habit taller than the last, and a little 
more inclined to branch ; flowers of four 
spreading petals, each with a broad rounded 
apex, light rose coloured ; height, two feet. 
Flowers in June and July. There are varie- 
ties of this with deeper coloured, and with 
double flowers ; all are well suited for beds. 
*Clintonia pulchella, (Pretty Clintonia.) 
— Half-hardy ; habit trailing ; leaves small, 
narrow ; flowers somewhat ringent,* blue, 
white, and yellow ; height, four inches. A 
very handsome plant for beds or edgings ; 
grows best in cool moist places, rather shel- 
tered. Flowers in June and July. 
*Collinsia bicolor, (Two-coloured Col- 
linsia.) — Hardy; habit erect; leaves acutely 
triangular ; flowers ringent, white and lilac ; 
height, foot and a half to two feet ; very 
handsome, both when grown singly and in 
beds. Flowers in June and July. 
*Collinsia grandiflora, (Large-flowered 
Collinsia.) — Hardy; habit dwarf, spreading; 
leaves narrow ; flowers same shape as the last, 
purple and blue ; height, one foot ; admirably 
suited for beds. Flowers in June and July. 
Collomia coccinea, (Scarlet Collomia.) — 
Hardy; habit erect; flowering at the top; 
leaves long and narrow ; flowers star-shaped, 
dull scarlet ; will stand well through the win- 
ter ; height, one foot. Flowers in July. 
Collomia grandiflora, (Large-flowered 
Collomia.) — Hardy; habit same as the last; 
flowers buff-coloured, or dull orange. Flowers 
in July. 
Convolvulus tricolor, (Convolvulus mi- 
nor.) — Hardy; habit spreading, diffuse; leaves 
oblong ; flowers bell- shaped, blue, white, and 
yellow; height, foot and a half Flowers in 
July and August. 
Cynoglossum linifolium, (Venus' Navel- 
wort.) — Hardy; habitdwarf, spreading; leaves 
narrow; flowers small, white, in dense heads; 
keeps blooming a long time, and on that 
account useful for beds ; height, one foot. 
Flowers in June and July. 
*Delphinium Ajacis, (Dwarf Larkspur.) — 
Hardy; habit erect, flowering almost in a 
* Ringent, or gaping flowers, are such as are shaped 
something like those of the snapdragon, and the mon- 
key-flower, &c. 
