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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Of this there are several varieties, known as Duchess of 
Albany, satiny white ; Duke of York, carmine ; Lady Albe- 
marle, crimson ; Satin Rose, rose, and so on. These grow 
about ift. high. The kind known as Godetia rubicunda (The 
Bride) is a blush-white variety of (E. amcena. The biennial 
species are CE. biennis (Evening- Primrose), yellow, fragrant, 3 
to 4ft. ; CE. b. Lamarckiana, large, yellow, 4ft. ; and CE. acaulis 
(Syn. CE. taraxacifolia), snow-white, trailing. The perennial 
species include the following : CE. eximia (Syn. caespitosa or 
marginata), large white flowers, deliciously scented, 6in. ; CE. 
fruticosa, golden-yellow, 1 to 2ft. ; CE. f. venusta, golden- 
yellow, r8in. ; CE. f. Youngi, deep golden yellow, 2ft. ; CE. 
linearis, yellow, trailing; CE. missouriensis (Syn. macrocarpa), 
yellow, trailing ; CE. speciosa, white, fragrant, useful for cut- 
ting, 2ft. ; CE. glauca, pale yellow, 1 to 2ft. ; (E. g. Fraseri, 
deep yellow, ift. All the foregoing kinds flower in summer. 
The annual sorts should be sown in March or April where 
required to grow. Thin the seedlings out when an inch or so 
high to 6in. or i2in. apart. A sunny position and a rich soil 
are essential to get the plants to flower freely. Seeds may also 
be sown in the autumn to produce plants to flower in spring. 
The biennial kinds may be reared from seed sown in a similar 
way and at the same time. Once they are established they 
will flower freely and reproduce themselves naturally from 
seed. Suitable for shrubbery borders and wild gardens. With 
regard to the perennial species, CE. caespitosa, CE. linearis, 
CE. missouriensis, and CE. acaulis will do best on a sunny 
rockery in well-drained sandy loam, and CE. fruticosa and (E. 
speciosa in sunny borders. Plant in spring. The perennials 
may be increased by seeds sown in sandy soil in a cold 
frame, or in a sunny border outdoors in April ; also by cuttings 
of young shoots in sandy soil in spring. 
Omphalodes (Navel-wort). — Hardy annuals and peren- 
nials, members of the Forget-me-not order (Boraginaceae). O. 
verna (Creeping Forget-me-not) is a perennial species with 
creeping shoots and blue flowers with a white throat, borne in 
May. A pretty little plant to grow on a rockery, or to 
naturalise in woodland borders. There is a white variety of it 
named alba. O. Luciliae is another perennial species from Asia 
Minor. It grows 4 to 6in. high, and bears lilac-blue flowers in 
summer. A good rockery plant. The other species, O. lini- 
folia, is a hardy annual from Portugal, growing rft. high, and 
bearing pure white flowers in summer. O. verna will grow 
in good ordinary soil, but O. Luciliae requires a well-drained 
sandy loam. A sunny position is desirable. Plant in spring. 
The annual species must be reared from seeds sown where 
required to grow in April. Increase the perennials by seeds 
