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TEE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
Fifth Row (6 feet and upwards).— Helianthus grandiflorus, 
yellow ; H. macrophyllus , yellow; II. Californicus , yellow ; 
H. orgycdis , yellow: four noble sunflowers well adapted for 
half-wild sunny places, but not for the best border. Hera- 
cleum giganteum , the giant 
cow-parsnip, a magnificent 
biennial for a half-wild spot, 
especially in damp soil. Ipo- 
mcea purpurea, the major con¬ 
volvulus, one of the loveliest 
of twiners, various, ten feet. 
Lathyrus odoratics, the sweet- 
pea, is quite hardy and may 
to* be sown with other annuals in 
the open border in February. 
Amongst many fine varieties, 
the “Invincible Scarlet” must 
be named as one of the best, 
six feet. Loasa aurantiaca, 
orange, six feet. 
Hardy Annuals best 
ADAPTED FOR SOWING IN AU¬ 
GUST. — Calliopsis tinctoria , 
C. Aildnsoniana, Centaurea 
cyanus, Cladanthus Arabians, 
ClarJcia elegans, G. pidchella, 
Collinsia bicolor, G. verna, 
Convolvulus tricolor. Delphi¬ 
nium ajacis, D. consolida, 
Erysimum Perojfshianum, 
Eschscholtzia Californica, JE. 
tenuifolia, Gilia tricolor, Gode- 
tia rubicunda, G. lepida, Iberis 
nmhellata, Leptosiphon luteus, 
Limnantlies Douglasi, Mal- 
comia maritima, Nemophila 
insignis, N. maculata, Platy- 
stemon Calif ornicum, Saponaria calabrica, Silene pendida, Whit- 
lav i a grandiflora. 
Annuals that bear transplanting well may be advantageously 
grown for the purpose in turf-pits, the seeds being sown in 
August on a shallow bed of poor soil on a hard bottom. 
BIIMULTJS TILING!. 
