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with more showy flowers. Flowers in July 
and August. There is a white variety. 
-j-Martynia fragrans, (Fragant Marty- 
nia.) — Half-hardy ; habit erect, spreading ; 
leaves large, lobed ; flowers large, spreading, 
ringent, rich purple crimson ; height, two feet. 
Flowers in August ; very fragrant ; frequently 
grown in a green-house, but does better out 
of doors. 
*Mathiola annua, (Ten- weeks Stock.) — 
Half-hardy ; habit branching ; leaves oblong; 
flowers cruciform, in spikes ; height, a foot 
and a half. Flowers from May ; the double 
varieties, of various colours, are very orna- 
mental, especially that called, the " Scarlet." 
There are numerous varieties imported from 
Germany, of various odd-looking colours, 
which usually come very fine from the im- 
ported seed, but dwindle when the seed is 
saved in this country. The most distinct of 
them are the dark carmine, dark blue, light 
blue, crimson, dark crimson, peach blossom, 
rose coloured, violet, yellowish, and white. 
To obtain a good proportion of double flowers, 
seed should be saved from those flowers that 
bloom with five or six petals, the tendency 
towards a multiplication of parts being com- 
menced in these flowers, and generally becom- 
ing more or less communicated to the progeny. 
Malcolmia maritima ( Sea-side Malcolmia.) 
— Hardy ; habit spreading ; leaves oblong ; 
flowers cruciform, rose coloured ; height nine 
inches. Flowers in May; one of the earliest 
flowering of all annuals from the time of 
sowing, and very hardy ; useful for beds to 
flower very early in the spring. 
Nemesia floribunda, (Many-flowered 
Nemesia.) — Half-hardy ; habit erect ; leaves 
ovate ; flowers ringent, white, with a yellow 
central blotch ; height, nine inches. Flowers 
in July. 
*Nemophila insignis, (Beautiful Nemo- 
phila.) — Hardy ; habit prostrate, spreading ; 
leaves scolloped or cut ; flowers cup-shaped, 
blue, with white centre ; height, one foot ; 
quite hardy and good for beds. Flowers in 
June. There is a variety of this called major, 
or grandiflora, with large flowers. 
*Nemophila atomaria, (Dotted Nemo- 
phila.) — Similar to the last, but with smaller 
white flowers, dotted all over with small 
specks ; suitable for beds. Flowers in June. 
fNEMOPHiLA discoidalis, (Black-disked 
Nemophila.) — This has flowers of a deep- 
chocolate, almost black, with a narrow white 
edging ; out of doors it is far from being 
showy. Flowers in June. 
Nolana atriplicifolia, (Atriplex-leaved 
Nolana.) — Half-hardy; habit prostrate; leaves 
ovate ; flowers bell-shaped ; blue and white, 
in the way of Convolvulus tricolor ; height, 
six inches. Flowers in July and August. 
Nolana prostrata, (Prostrate Nolana.) — 
Similar to the last, but with plain lilac-blue 
flowers. Flowers in July and August. 
• OxYURA CHRYSANTHEMOIDES, C Chrysanthe- 
mum-like Oxyura.) — Hardy ; habit erect ; 
leaves finely divided; flowers large white, 
composite ; height, one foot. Flowers in July 
and August. 
*Petunia. — The Petunias, though not 
strictly annuals, are best when treated as the 
half-hardy ones ; they are very showy, pome 
white, some rose, with all the intermediate 
shades; height, two feet ; make beautiful beds. 
Flower from July till October. 
Papaver somniferum fl. pleno, (Double 
Poppy.) — Hardy; habit erect; smooth and 
whitish all over, Avith large double fringed 
flowers ; height, two and a half feet. Flowers 
in July. There are varieties of this, of all 
shades of colour, from white and rose to 
blackish purple, and some prettily margined. 
Papaver Rileas fl. pleno (Chinese 
Poppy.) — Hardy ; habit erect, smaller than 
the last, and hairy ; flowers thinner of petals, 
which are quite smooth on the edge ; the 
colours of this are likewise various ; height, 
two feet. Flowers in July. 
Phacelia tanacetifolia, (Tansy-leaved 
Phacelia.) — Hardy ; habit branched and 
spreading ; leaves finely cut ; flowers in heads 
like the Heliotrope, bluish lilac ; height, a 
foot and a half ; a very free flowering kind. 
Flowers in July and August. 
*Phlox Drummondii, (Drummond's Phlox.) 
— Half-hardy ; habit spreading and bushy; 
leaves narrow and pointed ; flowers round and 
flat, in small bunches ; there are varieties of 
all shades of pink, crimson, lilac, and purple ; 
height, a foot and a half. Flowers from 
July to September. This is one of the most 
beautiful of all the annuals for beds, or as 
single plants, producing its flowers in un- 
limited profusion. 
Platystkmon Californictjm, (Californian 
Platystemon.) — Hardy; habit dwarf compact; 
leaves nearly ovate; flowers buttercup-shaped, 
pale lemon coloured; height, six inches; a deli- 
cate and interesting little plant, but not parti- 
cularly showy. Flowers in July. 
Pooolepis gracilis, (Slender Podolepis.) 
— Half-hardy; habit erect, branching; leaves 
rather narrow; flowers pale rose; height, nine 
inches. Flowers in July. 
Polygonum orientale, (Persicaria.) — 
Hardy ; habit erect, spreading, the branches 
gracefully drooping; leaves large oval; flowers 
red, in small dense drooping spikes ; height, 
four to five feet. Flowers in August and 
September. A few plants of this, where there is 
room for it, have a very ornamental appearance. 
fPoRTULACA splendens, (Splendid Pur- 
slane.) — Half-hardy; habit spreading; leaves 
