THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
149 
Yellow Ground: Adam Scott, A, Whamond , A. Smith , 
Captain Sheriff, George Wemyss, George Wilson, John Baillie , 
/. B. Bownie, John Boiunie, John Currie, Brince of Wales, 
liev. J. Virtue , Thomas Martin, Victor, W. Martin. 
White Ground: Cupid, Lady Lucy JDundas, Lavinia, Miss 
Addison, Miss M. Carnegie, Mrs. A. Buchanan, Mrs. H. Max - 
well, Mrs. Galloway, Mrs. HopJcins, Princess of Wales 9 The 
Queen. 
BEST THIRTY FANCY PANSIES. 
Avoca, Black Prince , JDewdrop, Pole, Bari of Bosslyn, 
Hugh TV. Adair, Indigo, Lady Montgomery, Maccaroni , Mag- 
nificent, Miss M. Mather, Miss J. Kay, Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Laird, 
Mrs. B. Bean, Mrs. Shirley Hibberd , Jtfrs. JL Northcote , Magda¬ 
lene Tweedie, Major Mack ay, Miss C. Arbuthnot, Miss F. Hope, 
Pandora, Peter Campbell, Princess Mathilda, Bev. J. Bobertson, 
Striped Queen, Sunrise, Wonderful, William Hay, William Baird. 
Papaver (Poppy).—Only a few of these are worth mention. 
They must have plenty of room on a dry sunny border, and 
they will be gorgeous enough, but short-lived. P. bracteafum 9 
3 feet, flowers scarlet, is extravagantly showy. P. alpinum, a 
pretty little plant with yellow flowers, may have a dry sunny 
place in the front of the border. P. pilosum, 18 inches, flowers 
orange or brick-red, is also adapted for a dry sunny position. 
Pentstemon. —Once more we light upon a splendid group 
of hardy plants, which are not well appreciated, because 
usually regarded as tender. It is true the garden varieties 
employed in bedding are apt to perish in winter on damp 
cold soils, but there are a few really hardy and most beautiful 
species and varieties to be found, and those that are not quite 
hardy may be kept on from seeds as soon as ripe, and the 
plants wintered in frames, and from cuttings made and kept 
in the same way as calceolarias, but as early in September as 
they can be obtained from the plants. Full exposure to sun¬ 
shine is one of the first necessities of the pentstemon, and a 
deep, mellow, rich soil is scarcely less important. P. barbatus, 
3 feet, with scarlet flowers, and P. Torreyi, a robust form of 
barbatus, are two of the best. P. cobcea , 3 feet, flowers varie¬ 
gated, needs to be kept on by means of cuttings, as it too 
often perishes in the winter. P. Pendleri , 1 foot, flowers light 
