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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
Narcissus-like blossoms from May to July; jpolyanthes, 
a Himalayan species, with white flowers in May and 
June; Pulsatilla, the well-known “ Pasque Flower,” 
with purple silky-haired blossoms in April and May, 
and its white form, alba ; rivularis, a damp-loving 
Indian species, about 2 feet high, with loose clusters 
of white flowers from April to June ; sylvestris, known 
as the Snowdrop Anemone, owing to the pure white 
blossoms, which appear in April and May, looking- 
like snowdrops when drooping in the bud. The 
double-flowered form (flore pleno) is very effective; 
vernalis, remarkable for the shaggy yellowish hairs 
and white and purple blossoms (or 3 ’ellow in the 
variety lutea) appearing in April; and virginiana, 
from North America, with purplish flowers in May and 
June. Most of these kinds flourish in ordinary garden 
soil, but narcissiflora, vernalis, and virginiana, flourish 
better in a compost of sandy peat and loam. 
ANTENN ARIA.— These distinct looking Compo- 
sites are effective carpet plants in front of the flower 
border, and also for the rockery. They flourish in a 
light and well-drained garden soil and delight in sun- 
shine to bring out the silvery whiteness of their 
foliage. The best known kinds are clioica and its 
varieties, with clusters of pink blossoms in June. 
A. tomentosa (or Candida ) forms a dense carpet of 
silvery white foliage on the ground, and has white 
blossoms in June and July. All the plants are easily 
increased by division in spring in a sandy soil. 
ANTHEMIS ( Chamomile ). — The Chamomiles are a 
fairly numerous family, but only a few species are of 
garden value. They flourish in ordinary garden soil, 
