12 SEPTEMBER 1930, Page 13

After all, in England, nature's sowing season is either autumn

or late summer ; and imported annuals that can endure our winter rather prefer this natural date ; and, of course, flower earlier. The gardener's thoughts arc inevitably directed this season to autumnal sowing because of its amazing fertility. Some of our herbaceous borders are as green with seedling plants as if carpeted with an arenaria. One would say that at least 90 per cent. of the fallen seeds of foxglove and, more surprisingly, of delphinium, had already germinated.

W. BEACH THOMAS.