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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
DOUBLE ANEMONES. 
Dessripsisn of Piewerse 
May be Sown during this Month. 
ANEMONES. 
Anemones (tuberous and herbaceous) 
-are always:favored by gardeners, whether 
-at the cottage or the mansion. They like 
a shady moist spot in the garden, with a 
light, rich, welldrainedloam. The Bride 
bears well a pure white flower, Kulgens 
is a striking scarlet, Pulsatilla a pure 
white, while Sulphurea is a delicate 
sulphur tint, and a hundred others are 
available. Some of the Japanese varieties 
are pretty as well as peculiar. It wonld 
be interesting to know how this plant 
derived its name from the Latin of Wind 
Flower. 
CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. 
The latter name is derived from the 
from the appearance of the seed to that 
of a bug. This possibly accounts for 
some «esthetic gardeners perferring the 
first name. They are treated as annuals 
or perennials Calliopsis  bicolors, 
tinctoria, Atkinsoni, and others are true 
annuals, bearing red and yellow flowers. 
Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial, bear- 
ing large pure yellow flowers on long 
stems.. The colors are limited to yellows, 
browns, and shades of red. A Jamaica 
white (coreopsis alba) is rare. The plant 
is one of the grandest of the spring, and 
its graceful growth and lasting vitality 
through the severest heat of summer 
gives it a place to beautify every garden. 
CANDYTUFL 
(Iberis, from Iberia, the early name of 
March 1, 1909 
Spain), universally grown in all gardens, 
is one of the most useful bloomers for 
bouquets and wreaths. In fact white 
flowers are amongst the best marketable 
Iberis 
umbellata and I. Gibraltarica are the two 
The | 
former grows to ap umbrella-shaped truss 
to the florist for all purposes. 
most popularly known varieties. 
of bloom, whilst the latter takes a cone — 
shape, some of the spikes growing to six 
inches in length. Candytuft is one of 
the most showy and effective annuals fer © 
beds, clumps, or borders. If sown 
moderately thick they present a perfect 
mass of bloom, which retains its beauty’ 
for some considerable time. 
AGERATUM. 
This hardy perennial is reputed to be 
one of the favorites of the late Queen of 
England, and is a most useful plant for 
groups or for the border. They are in 
bloom nearly all the year around. The i 
flowers are white, lavender, yellow, and 
' rose colored without intermediate shades, — 
but variegated. The habit of some is a 
dwarfed growth, and dense enough to 
make good edging. . 
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ARAUGCARIA EXCELSA 
Norfolk Island Pine. 
