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bell).—Stems I to 3 feet high, hung with bright 
blue or white bell-shaped flowers, double and 
single varieties. 
Delphinium (larkspur). — Many beautiful 
florist varieties, 1 from pale sky to deep royal 
blue. 2 to 4 feet, flowers in spikes of a number 
of flowers together. 
Dictamus Fraxinella (Fraxinella).—Purple 
or white, 1 to 2 feet, several blooms on each 
spike. 
Eryngium amethystinum (a kind of sea- 
holly).—Round blue flowers and prickly leaves, 
1 to 2\ feet. 
Funkia japonica or grandiflora (white), and 
Funkia Sieboldi (mauve) (plantain lilies).—1 to 
1 \ feet, with large handsome leaves. 
Galega officinalis (goats’ rue).—Mauve or 
white, 2 to 4 feet, flowers like large clover. 
Gypsophila paniculata. — Very small white 
flowers in light graceful bunches, 2 to 3 feet 
high. The plant forms a round thick bush. 
Helianthus multiflorus (sunflower).-—Both 
double and single, and other varieties, such 
as “ Miss Mellish,” 4 to 6 feet, yellow, blooms 
late in summer. 
1 “Florist varieties ” means those which have been raised by seed 
by different nurserymen and gardeners from a careful selection from 
among the species which are found wild in some part of the world. 
Generally those raised by florists are better colours or larger than the 
wild ones, or double, or variegated. 
