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Argenta, which blooms with the tuHps, a snowdrift of white — the 

 eariiest of all. And it has such persistent foliage that in the autumn 

 it is like a rich flower garden all by itself with its gorgeous color- 

 ings, thus making two attractive displays, one at each end of the 

 season. Lilacs are all the while being produced from seed. Plant 

 the choicest kinds with a rich diversity of bloom and foliage, and 

 from the seed you will have some surprises of beauty. 



ORIENTAI, PERENNIAI^ POPPY. 



How much has been achieved by the wizards of horticulture, 

 who have opened new gates to let us look on the broad empires 

 of possibility ! And how much is being done along the lines of pri- 

 vate research ! Take the carnation. Only a few years ago it was 

 but a humble flower, and now a glory fit to adorn the palaces of 

 kings, and the limit of its development has not yet been reached. 

 When Rosenfield gave the world his golden harvest and floral 

 treasure, he discovered gems whose beauty, soon to be increased 

 by millions, will gladden the eyes of thousands whose souls have 



