156 A^inals of Horticulture. 



Apricot, Acme. G. J. Carpenter Co. 



A new apricot from northern China, which was given to Professor 

 J. L. Budd by a returned missionary. The tree is an immense grow- 

 er, very hardy and productive ; fruit the very largest size ; a sweet 

 and delicious freestone, yellow, with red cheek. 



Aquilegia chrysantha, alba. Henderson. 



Flowers pure white. 

 Arbor Vitae, Stark's American Golden. Stark Bros. 

 Argyreia tiliaefolia, or Mammoth East India Climber. Heii- 

 derson. 



A perennial climbing plant of high and rapid growth ; large green 

 heart-shaped leaves, silvery white underneath ; very large flowers of 

 white and violet. 



Arnebia cornuta, or Arabian Summer-Flowering Primrose. 

 Hefiderson and others. 



Discovered by Dr. Regel. The plant grows in bushy form, about 

 two feet high and about the same breadth. It blooms with unusual 

 profusion during the whole summer. Flowers over ^4^ of an inch 

 across, and of a rich primrose yellow, marked with five black spots ; 

 the spots change on the second day to a rich maroon, and on the third 

 day vanish, leaving the flower a clear, bright yellow. Annual. 



Aster, Siirpasse Triomphe, or Scarlet Triumph White-Edged. 

 Henderson. 



A new variety of Perfection aster. The flowers are large, fre- 

 quently measuring five inches across, perfectly double, of a brilliant 

 crimson purple, each petal being margined with white. The plants 

 are very dwarf, and bloom profusely. 



Azalea mollis, Sinensis. Kelsey. 



Double, hardy, bright yellow. Holland. 

 Bean, Buist's Lightning Early Valentine. Buist. 



— Burpee's Saddle Wax. Burpee. 



— Ely's Prolific Dwarf Wax. Ely. 



— Griswold's Everbearing Wax. Johnson & Stokes. 



A bean bearing handsome round yellow pods, which are thick, 

 fleshy, entirely stringless, growing six to seven inches in length, and 

 rich, buttery and fine flavored when cooked. Bears in great abund- 

 ance throughout the season. The stalk is stiffer and branches out 

 more than other beans. The beans are a fine kidney shape, and very 

 distinctly marked. Thos. Griswold, S. Wethersfield., Ct., originator. 



— Livingston's Improved Six Weeks. Livi?igston. 



An early strain of the old Six Weeks. 



— New Union White Valentine. Johnson &^ Stokes. 



Earlier and of a dwarfer habit than the old White Valentine, the 

 pods being rounder, smoother, plumper and more meaty, and entirely 



