Carrot 5 to 6 lb Cabbage (to transplant) 1" Cabbage (to drill) 2 to 3" Kohl Rabi (to drill) 2 to 3" Lucerne 16 to 20" Mangold Wurtzel 5 to 7" Mustard (Broadcast) 10 to 20" Rape or Cole 4 to 6" Rye Grass, Italian 3 bus Rye Grass, Perennial 2" Sainfoin 4" Tares, or Vetches 3" Turnip, Swedish 3 lb Turnip, Common 2 to 3" Trifolium 16 to 20".

Poinsettia Pulcherrima—A stove evergreen shrub which produces lovely crimson bracts in the winter Plant in sandy loam, give plenty of water to the roots, and syringe the leaves frequently In early spring cut down the branches to within three or four eyes of the old wood These cuttings, if laid aside for a day to dry and then planted under glass, will form new plants It flowers in April Height, 2 ft.

Linum (Flax)—This succeeds best in rich, light mould The Linum Flavum, or Golden Flax, is very suitable for pot culture; it grows 9 in in height, and bears brilliant yellow flowers It requires the same treatment as other half-hardy perennials The Scarlet Flax is an annual, very free-flowering, and unsurpassed for brilliancy; easily raised from seed sown in spring Height, 1½ ft The hardy, shrubby kinds may be increased by cuttings placed under glass A mixture of loam and peat makes a fine soil for the greenhouse and frame varieties They flower from March to July.

Adonis Flos—Showy crimson summer flowers, requiring only the simplest treatment of hardy annuals Sow in March or April in the open border Height, 1 ft.


Acæna—These shrubby plants are herbaceous and mostly hardy, of a creeping nature, fast growers, and suitable for dry banks or rough stony places They flourish best in sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings placed under glass The flowers, which are green, are produced in May The height of the various kinds varies from 3 in to 2 ft.

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