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* Nigella Damascena; fennel flower, love-in-a-mist, devil- 



in-the-bush ; "bleak blew/' blue, white. 



Ornithogalum thyrsoides aureum; yellow star of Bethle- 

 hem. 



Ornithogalum umbellatum; star of Bethlehem; greenish 

 white. 



* Paeonia officinalis; peony ; blush, carnation, red, purple, 



red striped with white; all double. 



* Papaver Rhoeas; corn poppy ; blush white, red, scarlet, 



purple, half and half white and scarlet. 



* Papaver somniferum; opium poppy; same colors; "com- 



mon ornaments of the kitchen garden." 



Pelargonium cucullatum variety; geranium; purple flow- 

 ers, variegated leaf. 



Phaseolus multinorus ; kidney bean, scarlet. 



Pisum formosum; blue everlasting pea; violet-purple. 



Polianthes tuberosa; tuberose; white. 



Primula auricula; bear's ears; white, buff yellow, scarlet 

 red. 



* Primula vulgaris; primrose ; pale yellow. 



* Ranunculus aconitifolius; crowfoot ; white. 



* Ranunculus aconitifolius; Hare-plena; fair maids of 



France, fair maids of Kent, white bachelor's button ; 

 double white. 



* Ranunculus aconitifolius luteus-plenus; double yellow. 



* Ranunculus Asiaticus; Persian ranunculus ; red and many 



colors. 

 Ranunculus Fie aria; lesser Celandine or pilewort; yellow, 



single and double. 

 Scabiosa atropurpurea; sweet scabious; white, red, "red 



Indian." 



* S cilia amcena; star hyacinth ; blue. 



* S cilia autumnalis; autumn squill ; rose color. 



* S cilia bifolia; early squill; blue, reddish, whitish. 

 Scilla festalis; bluebell, harebell ; blue, purple, white, pink. 



