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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
flowers borne in April and May. This plant requires a peaty 
soil and a moist, shady position. Will do well under the shade 
of trees. Plant in autumn or spring:. Increased by division 
in spring ; also by seeds sown in peaty soil in a cold frame in 
spring. 
Santolina (Lavender Cotton; French Lavender). — A 
genus of hardy shrubby perennials with hoary fragrant foliage. 
They belong to the Daisy order (Compositae), and are natives 
of S. Europe. The species most generally grown are : S. 
Chamaecyparissus, foliage silvery grey, height aft., flowers 
yellow; S. incana, foliage silvery white; height ift., flow'ers 
bright yellow ; S. rosmarinifolia, foliage rosemary-like, flow'ers 
yellow, height 2ft. ; S. viridis, foliage green, flowers white, 
height 1 ft. These plants are suitable for dryish, warm 
sunny borders or rockeries. Ordinary soil. Plant in autumn 
or spring. Increased by cuttings in cold frame in autumn ; 
division in autumn or spring. 
Sa.nvita.lia.. — S. procumbens is a showy hardy Mexican 
annual, belonging to the Daisy order (Compositae), and of a 
more or less trailing habit of growth. The flowers are yellow' 
w'ith a brown central disc, and borne in summer. There is a 
double-flowered form which is also very pretty. It is quite 
hardy, and seeds may be sown in the open border in September 
to yield plants for spring flowering, or in April for summer 
blooming. Thin the seedlings out to 4 or 6in. apart. Useful 
as an edging to borders ; growing in masses on the margins 
of borders ; or in small beds; or for draping the sides of vases. 
Ordinary soil and a sunny position. 
Sa.pona.ria. (Soapwort). — Hardy annuals and perennials 
of the Carnation order (Caryophyllaceas), and showy plants 
for sunny borders. S. calabrica, a native of Calabria, is a 
pretty annual species, growing 6 to iain. high, and bearing 
bright rosy blossoms ip profusion in summer. There is also 
a white-flowered variety of it named alba. Both are showy 
kinds to grow in beds, in masses, or as edging to borders. 
Sow seeds thinly in April where required to grow, and thin 
the seedlings out to bin. apart. These will flower in August 
and onwards. Seeds may also be sow : n outdoors in September 
to flower the following spring. The perennial species are as 
follows : S. casspitosa, a native of the Pyrenees, bearing 
clusters of pink flowers in summer, and grows 4 to 6in. high. 
Suitable for a partially shady rockery. Ordinary soil. S. 
ocymoides, a native of S. Europe, with trailing, wiry shoots 
and small pink or crimson blossoms borne profusely in 
summer. Alba is a white, and splendens a vivid crimson 
