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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
worthy of a place in the choicest collection of hardy flowers. 
Both the species and the varieties are invaluable for border 
decoration and for yielding flowers for cutting. They require 
a rich soil to do well, since they are gross feeders, therefore 
see that plenty of rotten manure is dug into the soil prior to 
planting. The plants may be massed together in one large 
bed or in a border, or be planted singly among other perennials 
in a mixed border. A bed of Michaelmas Daisies and Early 
Flowering Chrysanthemums produces a very pretty effect in 
autumn. The best results are obtained by growing young 
plants. When allowed to develop into large clumps the growth 
gets weedy and the flowers poor. The clumps should be 
divided every second or third year, rejecting the centre or 
exhausted original plant, and replanting the outer offshoots, 
which will make nice plants in a short time. Planting may 
be done in autumn or spring. Propagating is effected by 
seeds sown in light soil in a cold frame, or in gentle heat, in 
spring ; by cuttings in spring or summer, inserted in sandy 
soil in a cold frame; division of the plants in the manner 
previously described in October or March. With regard to 
species the following are those we deem worthy of mention 
herein : A. acris, blue, August, 2ft. ; A. alpinus, purple, July, 
gin. ; A. amellus, purple, August, 2ft. ; A. cordifolius, blue, 
Sept., 2ft. ; A. dumosus, mauve, Oct., 2 ft. ; A. ericoides, 
white, Sept., 3ft. ; A. grandiflorus, violet, Dec., 3ft. ; A. laevis, 
lilac and purple, August to Oct., 4 to 6ft. ; A. lindleyanus, 
violet, Oct., i to 2ft. ; A. Linosyris, yellow, August to Sept., 
2ft.; A. longifolius, white; Oct., 3ft.; A. multiflorus, white, 
Sept., 4ft. ; A. Novae-Angliae, purple, Sept., 4 to 6ft. ; A. Novi- 
Belgii, blue, August to Oct., 4 to 5ft. ; A. ptarmicoides, white, 
Sept., 2ft. ; A. puniceus, blue or rosy-lilac, Sept., 6ft. ; A. 
Shorti, purple-blue, Oct., 3 to 4ft. ; A. Stracheyi, lilac-blue, 
May, 6in. ; A. Tradescanti, white ; Sept., 4ft. ; A. turbinellus, 
mauve, August, 2 to 3ft. ; A. versicolor, white, rose-lilac, Sept., 
12m. ; A. vimineus, white, Sept., 2jft. ; A Thomsonii, blue, 
July to October, 2ft. Of varieties there are an immense 
number. To mention them all would require more space than 
we can devote to the subject, so we shall simply enumerate a 
list of twenty-five of what we consider to be the best kinds. 
They are : Amellus bessarabicus, violet, 2ft. ; Amellus ame- 
loides, bluish-lilac, i8in. Amellus cassubicus, blue, 2ft. ; 
Amellus Framfieldi, blue, 2ft. ; Amellus Riverslea, violet-blue, 
2ft. Amellus Distinction, rosy-purple, 2ft. ; Amellus Perry’s 
Favourite, reddish-pink, 2ft. ; and Amellus Ultramarine, clear 
blue, 3ft. Other good kinds are Beauty of Colwall, lavender, 
double, 4ft. ; Feltham Blue, blue with golden centres, 4ft. ; 
Peggy Ballard, rosy-lilac, semi-double, 3ft. ; cordifolius ele- 
