Agrostis—A very elegant and graceful species of Bent-Grass It is a hardy annual, and is largely used for bouquets Sow the seed in March Height, 1 ft to 1-1/2 ft.

Picotees—See "Carnations".

Lyre Flower—See "Dielytra".

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.


he pots and bury them in cocoa-nut fibre till January, when they must be re-potted.

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