The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . indigenously, andare known to florists by theterms hardy, half-hardy,and tender. California isvery rich in showy annuals,as is the Swan River a number have beenvastly altered and improvedby florists, from the normaltype, or as they are found ina state of nature, and trans-formed into flowers of therichest description,as asters,stocks, marigolds, balsams,larkspurs, poppies, &c,, allof which have exceedinglydouble flowers instead ofsingle. Others, as morningglory, phlox drummondii,portulaccas,
The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . indigenously, andare known to florists by theterms hardy, half-hardy,and tender. California isvery rich in showy annuals,as is the Swan River a number have beenvastly altered and improvedby florists, from the normaltype, or as they are found ina state of nature, and trans-formed into flowers of therichest description,as asters,stocks, marigolds, balsams,larkspurs, poppies, &c,, allof which have exceedinglydouble flowers instead ofsingle. Others, as morningglory, phlox drummondii,portulaccas, zinnias, &c.,have had their flowers muchenlarged and otherwise beau-tified. These results should actFig. 82—Petunia punctata. as a stimulus for trial on others; it requires only a little patience, and a careful saving of seedfrom the best or curiously altered flowers. Many annuals are admirably adapted to planting in masses, (that is onesort only in a bed,) especially such kinds as Portulacca, Phlox, Ncmo-phila, and others; and any of them may be made to adorn mixed borders,.
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