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must be attended to in watering, or the flower drops before opening.— 
The Mimulus is a famous town flower, but requires plenty of water.— 
Some of the hardy Phloxes do pretty well.—The double Rocket flowers 
freely, and if the first bloom is taken off when faded, the plant will 
bloom again as freely as ever. 1 would recommend nearly all the 
common hardy annuals, especially the Branching Larkspur, the Phlox 
Drummondii, Lupinus nanus, Coreopsis, &c. 
“ Balsams will do very well if planted in rich mould, and abundantly 
supplied with water. Have nothing to do with tender annuals ; they 
are poor sickly looking plants for town gardening.—The Common Pinks 
do exceedingly well.—The Willow herb (Ephilobium angustifolium) is a 
very showy common flower, and will grow anywhere.—Mignonette 
does well. 
“ There are a number of herbaceous plants that do very well, such 
as the Michaelmas Daisy (Aster), double Sunflower, Achillea lingulata, 
Dracocephalum speciosum, Sea Lavender (Statice latifolia),—in fact all 
hardy plants of this class.—Hollyhocks make a tolerably good show, 
but are liable to damp off in the winter.—Dahlias do exceedingly well 
if well supplied with water, and carefully thinned as they advance in 
size. They ought to be planted very early in the spring to get an 
early bloom. As they are not required in September, the Chrysanthe¬ 
mums taking their place, I generally cut them down in this month. 
You ought to be particular in your selections not to purchase hard¬ 
eyed ones, as the ground becomes so hot and dry at the close of 
summer that they never bloom fully out. Amongst the best are 
Beauty of the Grove, Richard Cobden, King of Yellows, Mr. Glenny, 
Beeswing, Brilliant, Empress, Annie Salter, Beauty of Slough, Fearless, 
and other free bloomers. 
“ Respecting shrubs and deciduous plants, few of these do any good. 
The Lilac blooms very scantily, but does well for a screen, as it shows 
a little green in summer.—The Aucuba japonica answers in sheltered 
places.—The Box, Holly, and Privet thrive for two or three years.— 
Rhododendrons flower freely for a season, with plenty of water. The 
Hibiscus Rose, or Althaea frutex, grows and flowers remarkably well.— 
The Daphne Mezereon does well and flowers freely, both white and 
pink.—The Dwarf Roses, such as Rose de Meaux, Cabbage, Provence, 
Maiden Blush, York, and Lancaster, are now doing tolerably well in 
these gardens, considering the murky atmosphere they grow in. I 
tried some dwarf standards, and they more than answered iny expec¬ 
tation, as, after planting them in good maiden loam and attending 
to their watering, some bloomed all the season. Madame Laffay, 
Jacques Lafitte, Mrs. Elliot, Geant des Batailles, William Jesse, 
Due d’Aumale, and several others, give great satisfaction; but of 
course they require attention in taking off the seed bud and in watering. 
It is something to have a Rose at all in this smoky town.—The 
Clematis does not do amiss. 
“ A respects forest trees, nothing does so well as the Oriental Plane; 
you may train it to any habit you please by pruning, and the more 
confined it is the better it does. The Lime trees do very badly, but 
the Elm and Thorn tolerably well. The Lombardy Poplar is a 
