THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
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When raised from seed, sown in March or April, a better 
autumn bloom may be expected, than from plants raised from 
cuttings. The varieties of V. cornuta have blue flowers. 
Perfection is the best of them. V. lutea is a good yellow- 
flowered species, well adapted for a display in spring. 
A SELECTION OF PLANTS SUITABLE FOR EDGING FLOWER BEDS. 
Silvert-leaved .—Achyrocline Saundersoni , 6 to 8 in., neat 
and upright. Arahis albida vciriegata , forms a close tuft of 
creamy-leaved herbage ; hardy. Achillea umbellata , 4 in., 
bushy and neat. Antennaria tomentosci , 1 in., spreading; 
hardy. Centaurea ragusinct conipacta , 6 in., bushy; nearly 
hardy. Cerastium tomentosum , 8 in., spreading; hardy ; re¬ 
quires clipping into shape two or three times during the 
season. Cineraria acanthifolia , G to 12 in., upright, bushy, 
large beds; C. ccsplenifolia , 9 to 12 in., bushy, large beds; 
C. maritima , 9 to 15 in., bushy, large beds: all from seed or 
cuttings. Dactylis glomerata elegantissima , 9 in., bushy; 
hardy. F'cheveria glauco-metallica , 4 in., neat, fine for sloping 
sides ; E. secunda glauca , 2 in., sloping sides of large or 
small beds, very neat. Gnaphalium tomentosum , 6 to 18 in., 
branching; requires clipping into shape; G. lancttum , 9 to 
15 in., straggling in growth, and requires to be clipped fre¬ 
quently. Euonymus raclicans variegatus , 6 to 12 in., can be 
clipped into shape ; medium-sized or large beds. Polemonium 
ccerideum variegatum , G in., very compact; light soil. Senecio 
cirgenteus , 3 to 5 in., neat bushy rosettes; hardy and very 
valuable. Stachys lanata , 6 in., coarse in growth, and in¬ 
creases fast; should be taken up and divided every year. 
Veronica mcana, neat and compact; large or small beds; 
requires dividing ; hardy and very valuable. 
Golden-leaved .—Arahis lucida , 4 in., neat; sandy soil; 
increased readily by division. Aucuba-leaved Daisy , 3 in.; 
beautiful during winter and spring. Euonymus Jlavescens , G 
to 18 in., rich chrome yellow; hardy. Fuchsia Golden Fleece , 
G to 8 in., bushy and compact. Golden Feather , 3 to 6 in., 
bushy and compact; should be raised from seed. Lonicera 
ciurea reticulata , 9 to 15 in , fine for large beds ; must be 
pegged down. Mesembryantliemum cordifolium variegatum , 3 
in., spreading; beds and borders in hot situations. Thymus 
citriodorus aureus , 3 in., spreading, but compact; hardy. 
