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mass. Plant in October or March. The perennial species are 
readily increased by seeds sown outdoors in April, transplant- 
ing the seedlings as soon as they can be handled into nursery 
beds, and finally into their permanent quarters in October. 
May also be increased by division in autumn or spring. The 
Tree Lupins may be reared from seed in a similar way, or by 
cuttings of shoots inserted in a cold frame in summer. New 
hybrids, the result of crossing L. arboreus with L. polyphyllus, 
have been obtained by several well-known nurserymen. These 
bear long spikes of yellow and blue, yellow and white, and 
blue and white flowers, and are extremely pretty border 
plants. 
Lychnis (Campion). — Hardy annuals and perennials, be- 
longing to the Carnation order (Caryophyllaceae). All the 
kinds named below are showy and easily grown border plants, 
adapted for sunny borders and culture in good ordinary soil. 
The only annual species of note are the following : L. Cceli-rosa 
(Syn. Agrostemma Cceli-rosa), popularly called the Rose of 
Heaven. This grows i8in. high, and bears rosy-purple flowers 
in summer. Nana is a dwarf variety of it, with fimbriated 
petals. Native of the Levant. Sow seeds in patches in the 
borders in April or May, and when the seedlings are an inch 
or so high, thin them to 6in. apart. L. oculata, better known 
as Viscaria oculata, but now included in the genus Lychnis, 
is a showy annual from Algiers. It grows 12 to i8in. high, and 
bears pinkish-purple flowers in summer. The following are 
pretty varieties of it : Cardinalis, crimson-purple ; ccerulea, 
bluish ; fulgens, blood red ; picta elegans, crimson-purple. A 
lovely annual for massing in beds or borders. The perennial 
species are as follows : L. alpina, a dwarf native species, grow- 
ing 4 to 6in. high, and bearing rosy-pink flowers in June. A 
good rockery plant. L. chalcedonica, a Russian species, bearing 
bright scarlet flowers^ in dense heads in summer, and growing 
2 to 4ft. high. A showy border plant. Alba is a white, and 
flore pleno a vermilion scarlet, double-flowered form of it. L. 
coronaria (Syn. Agrostemma coronaria) is a South European 
species with crimson-red flowers, and atrosanguinea an 
intense crimson-coloured variety of it. Both grow 2 to 3ft. 
high, and flower in summer. Flowers most useful for cutting. 
L. coronaria hybrida bears brilliant crimson flowers, and grows 
i8in. high. .,'L. dioica rubra plena (Double-Red Campion), a 
native species, is a showy kind, with double crimson flowers ; 
height, 2ft. L. Flos-cuculi flore pleno (Double Ragged Robin) 
is another attractive native kind, growing 1 to 2ft. high, and 
bearing double rosy flowers in summer. L. fulgens bears 
bright vermilion flowers in spring and summer, grows 8 to 
i2in. high, and is a native of Siberia. L. grandiflora comes 
