26 FLOWER-GARDENING. 



Feet High. 



Balloon Yiue, or Love in a Puff, Cardiospermum halicacabum, over 10 



Balsam Apple and Pear, Momordica balsamina, over 10 



Bean Hyacinth, white and purple, Dolichos alba, purpurea, over 10 



Bean, scarlet flowering, Phaseolus multiflorus, over 10 



Bean, Castor Oil, or Palma Christi, Eicinus communis, 5 to 6 



Cypress Vine, scarlet and white, Jpomcea coccinca, alba, over 10 



Gourd, Mock Orange, in varieties, Cucurbita bicolor, aurantia, over 10 



Gourd, the Bottle, in varieties, Cucurbita lagenaria, elevata, 10 



Loasa or Chilian Nettle, orange, Loasa lateritia, aurantiaca, etc., 3 to 6 



Maurandia, blue, Maurandia Barclay ana, over 10 



Morning Glory, scarlet striped, etc., Ipomcea coccinea, striata, etc., over 10 



Morning Glory, of the Convolvu- Convolvulus major, purpurea, 



lus tribe, purple, striped, yellow, coerulea, striata, lutea, incar- 



pink, white, etc., nata, alba, etc., over 10 



Nasturtium, orange, and crimson, Tropceolum atrosanguineum, 



variegated, nana, etc., 4 to 6 



Thunbergia, wing-leaved, purple, Thunbergia alata, etc., 4 to 6 



f Petunia, purple, white, rose, etc., Petunia nyctaginiflora, etc., 2 to 3 



Sweet Peas, various complexions, Lathyrus odoratus, var., alba, 



white,purple,red,rose,striped,etc., purpurea, rosea, striata, etc., 3 to 4 



As many city gardens are so limited as not to admit of an 

 extensive assortment of flowers, a select list may be made from 

 the above Catalogue, to suit the taste of such as may be so 

 situated; and amateurs, who cultivate on a larger scale, can 

 obtain such additional sorts as may be desired at the different 

 seed-stores, under their various names. 



Previous to providing annual flower seeds, the cultivator 

 should lay out a plan of his garden ; and in making allotments 

 of ground for any particular purpose, provision should be made 

 for a select assortment of such bulbous, tuberous, and peren 

 nial plants as may be deemed most worthy of attention, not 

 forgetting to leave room for some of the choicest varieties of the 

 Dahlia, the qualities of which will be described hereafter. 



Another consideration is to have at hand suitable imple 

 ments, so that the work may be performed in a skilful manner 

 and at the proper season. A spade, rake, hoe, trowel, drilling- 

 machine, and pruning-knife, may be deemed essential ; and in 



