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am certain that the value is not overestimated, as we have 

 at least half a dozen establishments where the capital 

 used in stock and buildings must be nearly $100,000 each. 

 And this, too, in New York and its suburbs, where the 

 taste is lower than it is in either Boston or Philadelphia. 

 In those places, no doubt, their excellent horticultural 

 societies have done much to refine the tastes of the people, 

 and it is to be regretted that neither New York nor its 

 adjacent cities, with probably over two millions of people, 

 have a single horticultural or floricultural society. 



CHAPTER XXXIX. 



SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF SOFT-WOODED OR BEDDING 

 PLANTS OF THE LEADING KINDS. 



Antirrhinum ma jus. (Snap Dragon), now comprises 

 varieties of all shades and markings ; in colors of yellow, 

 white, crimson, scarlet-orange, rose, etc. A dwarf style 

 does not exceed six inches in height. Grown from seed 

 or cuttings. 



Bouvardia triphylla. An orange-scarlet, summer- 

 blooming variety. See Winter-Flowering Plants. 



Begonias, See Winter-Flowering Plants. 



Calceolarias, Shrubby. Plants blooming from June to 

 October in the open ground ; colors ranging from light 

 yellow to deep crimson. Grown from seed or cuttings. 



Calceolarias, Herbaceous, These are grown from seed 

 sown in August or September, and when well grown, 

 form plants of great beauty and interest for the green- 

 house, in April and May. Their pocket-like flowers are 

 finely spotted, and embrace a great range of color. 

 Plants of the dwarf varieties do not exceed one foot in 

 diameter, and are favorites with all lovers of flowers. 



Canna Indica, and varieties. Plants of majestic 

 growth, well adapted for grouping on lawns. The roots 



