THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
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Outside Row: 1 , 1 . Lobelia speciosa; 2. Golden Chain Geranium, dwarf 
bushy plants. Second Row: 3. Geranium Miss Kingsbury, with 
flowers picked off; 4, 4. Geranium Little David. Third Row : 5. 
Calceolaria aurea floribunda ; 6, 6. Dark-leaved Beet. Centre Row : 
7. Centaurea ragusina ; 8, 8. Pink Geranium (seedling). 
Scale, 4 feet to the inch. 
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First Roiv : 1, 1. Pactylis glomerata variegata; 2. Geranium Little 
David. Second Roto : 3. Dark-leaved Beet; 4, 4. Calceolaria aurea 
floribunda. Third Row: 5. Geranium Waltham Seedling; 6, 6. 
Geranium Bijou, with flowers picked off. Centre Row: 7. Perilla ; 
8. Large plants of Centaurea ragusina. 
Scale, 4 feet to the inch. 
A few words on leaf embroidery must suffice to close this 
chapter. An interesting and extremely beautiful example of 
this style of dressing was represented in a coloured plate in 
the Floral World for March, 1871. The reader, who can 
refer, will observe that it is equally well adapted for the 
