To  make  this  series  of  lists  complete,  we  include  a  selection
of  some  of  the  hardiest  and  most  desirable  annuals,  or  plants
commonly  treated  as  such.  Those  species  preceded  by  an
asterisk  are  tender,  and  must  be  raised  in  a  frame  or  greenhouse
to  get  them  early  in  flower  : — Amaranthus  caudatus  (Love-lies-
bleeding),  crimson ;  A.  hypochondriacus  (Prince's  Feather),
crimson ;  Centaurea  moschata  (Purple  Sweet  Sultan) ;  Calen-
dula officinalis  (Common  Marigold),  orange-yellow  double-
flowered  variety ;  *Callistephus  hortensis,  great  variety  of
colours;  Centaurea  Cyanus,  blue,  white,  and  pink  varieties;
Clarkia  elegans  and  pulchella,  pink,  lilac,  purple^  and  white
varieties ;  Collinsia  bicolor,  lilac,  and  white ;  Delphinium
Ajacis  and  Consolida  (Rocket  and  Branching  Ijarkspurs),  various

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64  2  Plants  for  the  Sea-Coast.
