marked manner, in the presence of the large black central spots. 
It seems likely to become a permanent favourite amongst orna¬ 
mental dwarf annuals. 
The culture of this plant is very simple. The seeds may be 
sown in the borders in patches where the plants are required to 
bloom. This may be done during the spring months of March 
and April, in order to furnish a succession of blooming plants. 
While yet scarce, the seeds may be sown in pots in a slightly 
heated frame, the seedlings being transplanted into small pots 
for planting out in the borders in April or May, or for blooming 
in pots if required for greenhouse decoration; in which latter 
case they should be shifted into five-inch pots as soon as they 
get well established. For early spring-flowering the seeds may 
be sown in autumn in a dryish sheltered spot, and in winters of 
ordinary severity the plants will survive, and come into flower 
very early in the season. 
Some of the Nemophilas, such as N. atomaria and insignis , 
and doubtless the intimately allied kinds also, are plants pecu¬ 
liarly attractive to cats, which in town gardens often damage 
them by rolling over and crushing them. When this is liable to 
happen, some protection should be afforded to the young seed¬ 
lings. 
