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spike ; leaves finely cut ; flowers of many- 
colours — white, purple, rose, and various in- 
termediate shades; height, one foot; the double 
varieties make handsome beds. Flowers in 
July. 
Delphinium consolida, (Branching Lark- 
spur.) — Hardy; habit much branched; leaves 
finely cut ; flowers various in colour, very 
showy, especially the blue variety; height, two 
feet. Flowers in July and August. 
♦Erysimum Peroffskianum, (Peroffski's 
Erysimum.) — Hardy; habit erect; flowering 
in a long spike, like a single yellow wall- 
flower ; flowers cruciform,* deep orange ; 
height, foot and a half; useful for beds on 
account of its distinct orange colour. Flowers 
in June. 
Escholtzia crocea, (Saffron-coloured Es- 
choltzia.) — Hardy; habit spreading; leaves 
finely cut ; flowers large, poppy-like, deep 
orange ; height, one foot ; useful for beds. 
Flowers in July and August. 
Escholtzia Californica, (Californian Es- 
choltzia.) — Hardy; habit and other particulars 
like the last, except the colour, which is yel- 
low. Flowers in July and August. 
fEucHARiDiUM concinnum, (Neat Eucha- 
ridium.) — Hardy; habit erect; resembles 
Clarkia in general appearance, but smaller ; 
flowers pink, or light rose; height, one foot. 
Flowers in July. 
*Eutocaviscida, (Viscid Eutoca.) — Hardy; 
habit erect, branching ; leaves broad ; flowers 
of five roundish petals, deep blue, with a white 
centre ; height, foot and a half. Flowers in 
July and August. 
jEutoca Wrangeliana, (Wrangel's Eu- 
toca.) — Hardy; habit prostrate; leaves round- 
ish ; flowers in compact heads, dull dark lilac; 
height, one foot. Flowers in June and July. 
Gilia achill^folia, (Milfoil-leaved Gilia.) 
— Hardy; habit erect; leaves finely cut; flowers 
of five petals, blue ; height, one foot ; suitable 
for beds. Flowers in June and July. 
*Gilia tricolor, (Three-coloured Gilia.) 
— Hardy; habit like the last, but the flowers 
are lilac, with a dark eye, and blue anthers ; 
height, one foot ; beautiful for beds. Flowers 
in June and July. There is a variety with 
the ground colour white. 
f Gilia tenuifolia, (Slender-leaved Gilia,) 
— Hardy; habit upright, loose; leaves very 
slender; flowers pink, rather straggling; height, 
foot and a half. Flowers in July. 
Gilia capitata, (Close-headed Gilia.) — 
Hardy; habit erect, branching ; leaves finely 
cut ; flowers small, in dense round heads, pale 
blue; height, two feet. Flowers in July. There 
is a white variety. 
* Cruciform flowers •will be quite understood by a 
reference to a single stock or wall-flower. 
*Godetia bifrons, (Two- spotted Godetia.) 
Hardy; habit erect; leaves narrow; flowers 
cup-shaped, pale rosy lilac, with deep crimson 
spots on each petal ; height, two feet. Flowers 
m July. G. Lindleyana is spotted similar to 
this ; and G. rubicunda, G. vinosa, G. roseo- 
alba, and some others, are blush red, differing 
in the shade of their colour. 
Godetia purpurea, (Purple Godetia.) — 
Hardy; habit, &c, similar to the preceding ; 
flowers pale purplish rose ; height, foot and a 
half. Flowers in July. 
Godetia RoMANZOvn, (Romanzow's Go- 
detia.)— Hardy; habit, &c., as before; flowers 
bluish, with blue anthers ; height, one foot. 
Flowers in July. 
Gypsophila elegans, (Elegant Gypso- 
phila.) — Hardy; habit prostrate, diffuse; leaves 
linear ; flowers small, numerous, whitish ; 
height, nine inches ; very pretty. Flowers in 
June and July. 
Helianthemum guttatum, (Spotted Heli- 
anthemum.) — Hardy; habit prostrate ; leaves 
narrow ; flowers small, flatly cup-shaped, yel- 
low, with a dark spot on each petal ; height, 
six inches; adapted for sunny banks, or sunny 
rocks. Flowers in July. 
Helichrysum macranthum, (Large-flow- 
ered Everlasting.) — Hardy; habit erect; leaves 
narrow; flowers round, spreading, white, Avith 
rose tips; height, two feet. Flowers from 
August to October. These are some of the 
large garden Everlastings. *' 
Helichrysum bracteatum, (Yellow Ever- 
lasting.) — Hardy ; similar to the last, but the 
flowers yellow. Flowers from August to 
October. There is a variety with silvery 
white flowers. They are all useful plants. 
Heliophila araboides, (Arabis-like Heli- 
ophila.) — Half-hardy; habit erect, a little 
branched ; flowers cruciform, blue, opening in 
the sun; height, nine inches. Flowers in July. 
There is a variety with hairy leaves. 
Hibiscus Africanus, (African Hibiscus.) — 
Half-hardy; habit erect ; leaves lobed ; flowers 
large, mallow-like, cream-coloured, with rich 
brown ai-ound the centre ; height, foot and a 
half. Flowers in July. 
Iberis odorata, (White Candytuft.)— Well 
known ; a free flowerer, and useful on that 
account ; height, one foot. Flowers in June 
and July. 
Iberis umbellata, (Purple Candytufts- 
Similar to the preceding, but with purple 
flowers. Flowers in June and July. 
flMPATiENS glanduligera, (Glandular 
Indian Balsam.) — Half-hardy; habit erect, 
branching, forming a large bushy .plant ; leaves 
large, long, narrow ; flowers purple, of a sin- 
gular hood-like form ; height, three feet. 
Flowers in August and September. 
■JTmpatiens Candida, (Whitish Indian Bal- 
