5 SEPTEMBER 1947, Page 18

In My Garden

The dry heat has ripened seed more quickly and more thoroughly than is usual, and this year, if ever, it is worth while collecting it. Even annuals sown unduly late in the spring are now heavy with ripe seed, as are such herbaceous plants as the delphinium, which germinates very readily and may give interesting varieties, unlike the lupin, which de- generates rapidly and generally produces unpleasing crosses.

W. BEACH THOMAS.