Acorus (Sweet Flag)—A hardy bog plant, having an abundance of light-coloured evergreen foliage It will grow in any wet soil Height, 2 ft.

Peas, Sweet—These most beautiful and profuse blooming hardy annuals will grow almost anywhere, but they prefer a dry soil that is both rich and light The seed should be sown as early in March as practicable, and in April and May for succession When the plants are 2 or 3 in high a few twigs may be placed among them, to which they will cling The flowers are produced in July, and the more liberally they are gathered the longer the plants will continue to bloom Height, 3 ft.

Malope—Very beautiful hardy annuals having soft leaves They may be raised from seed sown in April in any garden soil They bloom in June or July Height, 1½ ft to 2 ft.

Acrotis—These are mostly hardy herbaceous plants from South Africa The soil should consist of two parts loam and one part leaf-mould, and the situation should be dry and sunny Seed may be sown early in March in gentle heat, and the plants grown on in a cold frame till May, when they may be planted out a foot apart They will flower at midsummer Winter in a warm greenhouse Height, 2 ft Some few are of a creeping nature.


Bartonia aurea—Beautiful hardy annuals, the flowers of which open at night and effuse a delightful odour Sow the seed in autumn on a gentle hotbed; pot off, and protect in a greenhouse during the winter Plant them out in the open in May, where they will flower in June Height, 1-1/2 ft.

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