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dwarf), orange, bronze, or yellow; and canary 
creeper, yellow. 
Zinnia .—Every shade of crimson, orange, 
and yellow. 
It is difficult to class every kind of flower 
in lists, so there are a few to tell you about 
separately. One is the Marvel of Peru, a 
very old-fashioned flower, as Parkinson, who 
wrote about the paradise, or garden of pleasant 
flowers, as long ago as 1629, told his readers 
to grow it. The flowers are white and pink 
or yellow, and are star-shaped, with a long 
tube, and have a most delicious scent. It 
grows rather large and has tuberous roots like 
a dahlia, and in the same way ought to be 
taken up and kept dry and sheltered during 
the winter. I raised mine from seed, and have 
had some of the roots for many years, and 
every summer they are a delight. 
Another plant, quite different, but very 
pretty and bright, is the Moutbretia. There 
are several kinds rather alike. Potsii is the 
most common. They have spikes of orange 
and scarlet flowers, something like a gladiolus 
both in flower and leaf, but more feathery. 
They are about 18 inches high, and increase 
from the root, and soon make a good patch in 
a bed. But after two or three years they 
should be moved and divided, or they will 
