THE HOME FLORIST. 



BROMPTON STOCKS. The Brompton Stocks are biennial in habit, flowering in the winter 

 or spring, from seed sown the previous spring, in the window or conservatory, not being hardy 

 enough to endure our winters in the open ground. By wintering the plants in a place sufficiently 

 cool not to excite them into free growth and flowering, they may be planted into the border, 

 early in the spring and will flower handsomely during summer. If a good quality of seed is 

 sown, more than one-half may be expected to produce double flowers. The flowers vary from 

 straw color to pure white, and rose to deep purple and violet. 



SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus. 

 SWEET PEA LATHYRUS (Hardy Annuals and Perennials). See Fig. 55. 



The flowering annual Peas are desirable and popular plants for the garden; excellent for 

 bouquets and cut flowers, and are commended as one of the most essential to every collection. 

 They are among the most fragrant of all the garden flowers, and a great variety of shades and 

 colors are afforded, such as white, rose and white, purple and white, scarlet, scarlet striped with 

 white, black, black with light blue, brownish purple, etc. Being a perfectly hardy annual, 

 seed may be sown as early in spring as the soil can be prepared. Sow in clumps, groups, or 

 drills, and place sticks or other fixtures for the Peas to run upon, and treat the same as the 

 common garden Pea. By cutting the flowers as fast as they bloom the plants will continue pro- 

 lific all season. 



PERENNIAL PEA (Everlasting Pea). A beautiful climbing perennial, easily grown from 

 seed, or may be increased by dividing the roots of old plants. The flowers are red, white, 

 rose-colored, etc., and are produced in clusters in long succession. An excellent plant for 

 training to trellis, or an arbor, and is hardy. 



SWEET WILLIAM. See Dianthus. 

 TAGETES SIGN ATA PUMILIA. See Marigold. 



THUNBERGIA (Tender Annual). 



Trailing and climbing plants for conservatory and window culture, which are among our 

 most valuable basket plants in protected situations, and are also well suited for bedding. The 

 flowers are large, round, single and embrace peculiarly attractive colors, which are certain to be 

 admired, being yellow, orange and buff in the different varieties, with an intensely dark eye of 

 large size ; there is also a pure white variety. The seeds should be started early, in a warm 

 place ; of slow growth while young, but as warm weather comes on the plants advance rapidly 

 and flower constantly. 



TIGRIDIA TIGER FLOWER (Tender Bulbous Perennial). 



A bulbous plant for the garden, producing beautiful and curious large flowers for a long 

 time in summer. Their colors in different varieties embrace orange and scarlet with golden 

 yellow variegations, and are distinctly spotted with black. The bulbs may be planted in May 

 in warm situations, and should be lifted again early in October. After allowing them to dry, 

 pack in dry sand or sawdust and store away from frosts and mice, I might add, who will 

 devour them if an opportunity is afforded until time of planting in spring. 



TROP^EOLUM NASTURTIUM (Half-Hardy Annuals and Greenhouse Perennials, 35, 50, 90). 



A well-known genus, affording plants of strong growing and free flowering habits, some of 

 which are dwarf and others climbers. The flowers are attractive and showy in all the varieties, 

 the prevailing colors being dark crimson, brilliant scarlet, dark orange, sulphur spotted with 

 maroon, etc. There is a double flowering variety, of orange scarlet color, which, with Star of 

 Fire and varieties belonging to the Lobbianum section, are mostly cultivated as perennials, being 

 increased by cuttings. 



T. Star of Fire is an exceedingly useful and easily cultivated variety for pot culture in the 

 conservatory, producing dazzling flowers in the greatest profusion, and climbing freely on trellis, 

 pillar or rafters, if planted in a large pot. By starting with young plants of this variety in 

 the spring, keeping them in pots, and placing in a light situation in the conservatory, each 

 plant will produce hundreds of flowers from November until spring, of the following winter. 

 The varieties which come under the head Nasturtium, are grown from seed planted either in 

 open ground or in heat, and afterwards set in the garden. Those, classed with T. Majus, being 

 climbers of rapid growth, make an excellent covering for old walls, trellises, etc. ; while the 

 varieties of T. Minus (Dwarf Nasturtiums), from their close, compact growth and rich colored 

 flowers, are suitable for bedding purposes. 



TROP^EOLUM PEREGRINUM (Canary Bird flower). This is a beautiful climber, with fine 

 cut foliage, the flowers of which are a bright Canary-yellow, and when half open have a pretty 

 and fanciful likeness to little birds. The plants are well adapted for covering trellises, etc., 

 and are easily grown from the seed, which may be sown directly where they are required, or in 

 heat, afterwards transplanting the seedlings. In flower from July until frosts. 



TULIP (Hardy Bulb). 



The Tulip family, in some of its varieties at least, is too well known to require any descrip- 

 tion, being esteemed for its hardiness, ease of culture in any soil, the amazing brilliancy of its 



