| | | | |family, resembling | | | | |the golden sundrops | | | | |of our June meadows. | | | | |Very fragrant, and | | | | |if once established, | | | | |will sow itself.  EVENING PRIMROSE | H.B. |Yellow |3 ft. |All |The exquisitely Oenothera biennis | | | |summer |scented silver-gold | | | | |flower that unfurls | | | | |at twilight to give | | | | |a supper to the hawk | | | | |moths, upon whom it | | | | |depends for | | | | |fertilization.  Grows | | | | |in dry soil and | | | | |should be used in | | | | |masses to fill in | | | | |odd corners. --------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+----
---------------- Violas | H.P. |Purple, |6 in. |April |A race of plants TUFTED PANSY-VIOLETS| |yellow, | |to Oct.|closely resembling for bedding | |rose, | | |pansies, that fill | |mauve, | | |an important place | |white | | |in the gardens of | | | | |Europe, but are as | | | | |yet little known | | | | |here, though they | | | | |are as hardy as the | | | | |primulas.  As a | | | | |border for shrubs or | | | | |rose beds they are | | | | |excellent, but when | | | | |planted as a bed, | | | | |should be in partial | | | | |shade. ====================+=========+========+=======+=======+====
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SOME WORTHY ANNUALS

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NAME           |OR HARDY| COLOUR   | HEIGHT | REMARKS
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ASTER               | H.A.   |All shades|18 in.  |Asters are the standby of
Most reliable       |        |of blues, |- 2 ft. |the late summer and autumn
varieties—­        |        |purples,  |        |garden, and for this
Truffants           |        |and pink  |        |reason it is better to sow
Victoria            |        |up to deep|        |them in the outdoor seed
QUEEN OF MARKET     |        |blue, also|        |bed than to attempt
(very early)       |        |white.    |        |forcing.  They require
Comet               |        |          |        |light, rich soil, mixed