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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
leaves deeply cut. The variety jiore pleno lias beauti- 
ful double flowers ; maxima,, 4 to 8 feet high, with 
oval or oblong leaves 8 to 12 inches long; speciosa 
(or Newmanni) 2 to 3 feet high, with ovate and lance- 
shaped leaves. R. purpurea (or Echinacea purpurea), 
3 to 4 feet high, has ovate lance-shaped leaves. The 
flowers are deep rosy purple, often four inches across. 
SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata. — One of the most striking 
and beautiful of Chilian annuals. It is about 2 feet liioR, 
having clammy oblong leaves with sinuate or deeply-cut 
margins. The bell-sliaped blossoms, 2 to 3 inches 
across, are borne in great profusion in July and August, 
and are remarkable for the brilliancy of their colours 
— such as orange, salmon scarlet, cerise, violet, crimson, 
purple, &c. — and the beautiful veining of the corollas. 
Seeds may be sown in gentle heat in February or 
March, and the young plants transferred to the open 
ground at the end of May, at a distance of 6 to 9 
inches apart. 
SANGUINARIA canadensis {Blood Root-, Red Puc- 
coon). — A distinct and pretty perennial, 3 to 6 inches 
high, having thickish rootstocks with orange or red- 
dish juice. The leaves are rounded and palmately 
veined, and the white flowers appear in April and May. 
The variety grandifiora has larger blossoms. The 
Blood Root likes a rich moist soil and shady places in 
the rockery or flower border. It is increased by care- 
ful division of the roots in spring, or from seeds sown 
thinly in pots or pans, the young plants not being dis- 
turbed until the leaves have withered. 
SANVITALIA procumbens. — A beautiful Mexican 
composite annual with trailing stems and ovate leaves. 
