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Pent Siemens, (Hybrids). Plants yet comparatively lit- 

 tle known. The plant in general appearance somewhat 

 resembles the Antirrhinum (or Snap Dragon) but as- 

 sumes an entirely different range of color, the flowers 

 being carmine, violet, crimson, vermilion, and other shades 

 of red, with a distinctly marked white throat in most of 

 the varieties. They bloom throughout the summer 

 months, and may be kept with half hardy plants in a cold 

 frame in winter. 



Petunias, (double and single) are now so well known 

 that a description is hardly necessary. The single varie- 

 ties, when wanted for bedding, make finer plants if raised 

 from seed sown in January and February than from cut- 

 tings. The double varieties, of course, are mainly raised 

 from cuttings, but are more used by the florists as pot 

 plants than for bedding purposes, as they flower less pro- 

 fusely and are generally less showy than the single sorts. 



The most valued of the single sorts are those with white 

 grounds, marked with crimson blotches or stripes ; those 

 of the double, with crimson ground with white-edged pet- 

 als. There are numerous varieties kept to name, but the 

 majority of them are of only local interest. 



Pinks, Florist's. Hardy, evergreen, herbaceous plants, 

 blooming in June. The prevailing colors are maroon, crim- 

 son, rose, and white. They are much used in their season 

 for summer bouquets, the flowers keeping well, besides 

 being all of a rich clove-scented fragrance. 



Pinks, Mule* Similar in general character to the preced- 

 ing, but having smaller flowers, entirely distinct in form 

 and color. The varieties are few, and are known as the 

 crimson, rose, white, and striped sorts. 



Pyrethrum Golden Feather. A new plant, a "sport" 

 from the well-known Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Fever- 

 few, having leaves, as the name indicates, of a golden 

 shade. For baskets during winter or spring, or for a ribbon 



