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STOCK FLOWERS

Stock or gilliflower will never go out of favor, being abundantly flowering, with colors running through all the shades of crimson, lilac, rose, white, etc. Rich soil is requisite to keep Stocks double; they are planted in May or sown earlier in the hot-bed, and set out, twelve inches apart. The annual Virginia Stock is fine for edgings, but it does not transplant easily. ZINNIA. (YOUTH AND OLD AGE). - The varieties of this Mexican plant are magnificent in color. The flower is nearly as double as the dahlia, and lasts a long time. Sow the seed under glass in early spring, and transplant to the open ground, when danger of frost is over.

In this list we have included some plants that are biennial, but treated as annual plants as blooming the first year. The double daisy is also not an annual, but will bloom the first season if sown very early and twice transplanted before being set out. They are difficult to winter out of doors, although in Europe they are hardy as far north as Sweden. When there is plenty of snow, many tender plants and flowers may be safely wintered.