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THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
Caltha. —The Marsh Marigold ( C. palustris ) is not only one 
of the best things to plant beside a pond or stream, but a good 
border plant for a damp soil, and thrives in the shade. The 
double-flowering variety is the best: it may be propagated by 
division from October to March. 
Camassia (the Quamash).—This beautiful blue lily is a 
good companion plant to the agapanthus. It must have a 
damp, rich soil, and succeeds well in boggy peat. The flowers 
do not las*t long, but are charming in their brief day. Divide 
when the foliage begins to decay. 
Campanula (Bellflower).—The campanulas constitute a 
fine group of border flowers, which may be grown from seeds 
or divisions with the greatest ease, and thrive in almost any 
kind of soil if they but enjoy a moderate amount of sunshine. 
The only colours they offer us are blue, purple, and white, in- 
various shades and degrees. They all flower in summer. The 
best are, C. aggregates, 2 feet, pale blue; C. alpina, 6 inches, 
dark blue; C. macranthcc , 3 feet, deep blue; O. glomerata , 2 
feet, purple, blue and white; C. latifolia , 5 feet, purple, a 
fine shrubbery plant for a poor soil, as it bears shade well ; 
C. persicifolia , 2\ feet, blue. The beautiful coronata is a 
variety of (7. persicifolia, and one of the finest of the whole 
group ; O. pumila , a diminutive plant, flowering freely, blue 
and white; C. earpatica , dwarf, blue and white, a good bedding 
plant; C. rotundifolia , 1 foot, blue and white. 
Carnation. —See Diantpius. 
Chrysanthemum. —This grand autumnal flower meets with 
but scant attention from the thousands of amateurs whose 
necessities and conveniences it appears exactly adapted to. 
We do occasionally see a few gay starry flowers in November 
in some entrance court, but rarely a border liberally fur¬ 
nished with the best varieties, and in such finished trim as 
Mr. Dale, of the Temple Gardens, presents them to public 
notice every year. To “ do ” them is easy enough, but the 
few attentions they require must be given them. They are 
increased by means of cuttings and division of the plants in 
spring, and it is w r ell to provide a new stock every year, de¬ 
stroying the old stocks when a sufficient number of offsets or 
cuttings have been obtained from them. However much 
might be said about the cultivation of the chrysanthemum, all 
that it requires as a border flower maybe summed up in four¬ 
teen words : Plant in a good soil and keep the plants securely 
