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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
the thick bud-like shoots from the base of the old 
plant, and also by sowing the seeds in cold frames. 
GYNERIUM argenteum ( Pampas Grass ). — This 
graceful grass, from temperate South America, has tufts 
of rough-edged, glaucous-green, sword-like leaves, often 
6 feet long. The flowers are borne in dense erect 
plumes on stalks that often attain a height of 10 or 
12 feet. They appear in late summer and last in 
good condition for several months, unless spoiled by 
heavy rains, frost, &c. The chief beauty of the 
Pampas Grass is as a lawn plant. It likes a rich 
sandy loam, warm sheltered spots, and plenty of water 
during hot summers. A top dressing of well-decayed 
manure every winter will enable the plant to flourish 
for several years in the same spot. Increase may be 
effected by careful division of the tufts in spring, or 
from seeds sown in heat in February or March. 
GYPSOPHILA.— There are many species of these 
chalk-loving plants remarkable for their light feathery 
appearance, and their flowers which are borne in great 
profusion on gracefully branched panicles. Both 
annuals and perennials flourish in any good garden 
soil. G. elegans is a charming Caucasian annual, 1 to 
1-| feet high, with masses of pure white flowers, some- 
times faintly striped with violet or purple. It is 
highly valued for decorations, and may be raised from 
seeds sown two or three times during the season — 
from March to July — to keep up a succession for 
cutting. G. viscosa may be regarded as a rose-coloured 
form of G. elegans. G. paniculata is a fine perennial 
with long thick tap roots. It grows 2 to 3 feet high, 
having fragile knotted stems, and clouds of small 
