by carefully selecting the seed-bearing plants from amongst 
those in which the striped character is most strongly marked, 
this desirable feature may be rendered permanent. Even in its 
present mixed form it is quite worthy of a place amongst the 
choicer of the annuals which the amateur admits to his se¬ 
lect flower-garden. We have lately figured several subjects 
belonging to this class of plants, from a desire to show that 
there are subjects of an easily accessible nature worth grow¬ 
ing in the mixed flower border,—a feature which it is to be 
hoped that geometrical beds and masses of colour may never 
entirely obliterate from garden scenery. 
The culture of this Larkspur is of the simplest kind. The 
seed should be sown in the borders any time during April,— 
earlier or later according to the season and the weather,—and 
requires no other care but to be moderately thinned and kept 
clear of weeds. If preferred, it may be raised with other an¬ 
nuals on a seed-bed, and planted out where required to flower, 
the transplantation being effected early and in suitable weather. 
The soil should be light and moderately enriched. 
