the flower is larger while there is a marked difference in the 
color of the bracts which are whitish and give the flowers a very- 
striking appearance. 
The new Snnbeam Poppies which originated in England are Sunbeam 
a decided improvement on the well known Iceland Poppy. Their Poppies 
very robust habit, length of stem and increased size of the 
flowers are the advantages possessed over the old varieties. They 
are not only good for the hardy border but for bedding-out as 
well, since they will bloom until cut down by frost. 
Another introduction of English origin is the Alwoodi Alwoodi 
Carnation which has become well-known by the extraordinary Carnations 
amount of advertising given to it. It is a cross between the 
Carnation and the old Garden Pink. Those that have been tried 
out on this side of the water have proved very free-flowering 
but the size of the flowers did not come up to the extravagant 
claims made for them. Possibly they may make a better show- 
ing when they have become acclimatized. Nevertheless, they are 
desirable border plants, free-flowering most of the summer and 
keep well when cut as well as harmonizing with other flowers. 
Delphiniums are the ever-popular perennials that have come Delphinium 
to the front with several new varieties both in the tall large- 
flowering named varieties of European origin and the old 
Belladonna Hybrids. The accumulation of a large stock of the 
fine European-named varieties is a difficult matter owing to the 
great percentage of loss in ocean transportation, hence the prices 
of these remain high. Amos Perry is a beautiful variety with 
semi-double flowers, very symmetrical in form, of a rich rosy- 
mauve, lined and flushed with sky-blue. The outer petals are a 
conspicuous sky-blue with a very conspicuous black eye. 
Cliamud, of more recent introduction, has double violet flowers. 
Lize Van Veen is a very tall variety with long spikes of unusual- 
ly large single individual flowers, pure Cambridge-blue with 
white eye. Polar Star is a new ivory-white, semi-double variety 
with well-shaped flower spikes, its habit is dwarf branching and 
is most effective when grouped with the deep blue sorts. 
Belladonna Hybrids have three of real outstanding merit. Bella- 
Moerheimii while not exactly a novelty of recent introduction, donna 
may still be considered one of the newer varieties. It has long Hybrids 
spikes of white flowers, is a very strong, healthy grower 5 feet 
high and the best and purest white in existence. Capri is a 
novelty, the counterpart of Moerheimii, having much the same 
habit of growth and size of flowers but of a beautiful sky-blue. 
Mrs. J. S. Brunt on is an improved Belladonna with large flowers 
of the finest sky-blue, produced in great quantity. 
In the Hardy Phlox we have a great variety of color in the Phlox 
newer introductions, some of which appeal to the individual 
eye while others do not. Baron Van Dedeem is a new variety 
which produces long trusses and large individual flowers of a 
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