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tunity to choose not only their favorite flowers, but the exact 

 variety that represents the color they may desire. 



It should be borne in mind that the date of blooming given 

 in these lists is for a place lying a little north of 43 latitude, 

 which has a season a few days later than that of Boston, and 

 two weeks later than New York, and a month later than 

 Washington, D. G. 



Without wishing to discriminate against others, who may 

 be equally reliable, I take pleasure in commending several 

 firms that exercise especial care in regard to the quality of the 

 stock they send out: for seeds, Schlegel & Fottler and R. 

 and J. Farquhar, both of Boston; and for shrubs and plants 

 I recommend, to New England purchasers, Fred'k H. Hors- 

 ford, of Charlotte, Vt.; and to those of southern latitudes, 

 Wilkinson Elliott, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Bobbink & Atkins, 

 of Rutherford, N. J. 



