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Abstract The present investicction Was carried out in Mallawy Agriculture Rosecrch Station in two successive seasons1975/1976 and 1976/1977. The study aims at investigating the effect of salinity (gradual leacbing and gradual saLinization) on veGetative growth, flowering, fruiting and chomical composition Of three ornamental annuals i.e Calendula officinalis,Adonis Autumnalis And Ageratum conyzoidws. A mixture of sodium chloride And calcium chloride (1:1 on equivelont basis) was used as tho source of salinity. For gradual leaching experiment three lovels of salinity were Used i. e. 0.5, 1.0 And 1. 5 % and for gredul salinization the Soil Was irrigated with water of either 1,2 or 3 osmotic Pressure. In the second season a fourth treatment was used in Case of Calendula |