TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 99 



1785 Nymphia Caepulea. Elegant blue lily; greenhouse plant 25 



1786 Nolana Lasciniatus. New; large blue flowers ; from Chili ; hardy annual, i foot . .05 



1787 Onothera Drummondi Nana Atba. Similar in habitant! flower to the CE. Drummon- 



dii Nana, but with beautiful pearly-white blossoms. Exceedingly fine . . . .25 



1788 Macrantha. Large yellow flowers; hardy annual. 2 feet 10 



1789 Odorata. Sweet-scented, yellow flowers ; hardy annual, i foot 05 



1790 Rosea. Small rose-colored flowers ; hardy annual, i foot . . . . .05 



1791 Onopordum Arabicum. An immense ornamental-foliaged biennial, attaining ten feet 



in height, and thirty feet in circumference at the base. The glaucous cottony leaves 

 are large and spiny, rendering the plant striking and attractive. Of magnificent 

 aspect on the lawn . . . . _ 1 00 



1792 Orobus Niger. Dark purple ; liardy perennial. i foot . . . . . 



1793 Verna. A fine early-flowering variety, with rare flowers ; hardy perennial, i ft. 



1794 Alba. The same, with white flowers; hardy perennial, i foot . 



1795 Flaccida. With grass-like foliage and rose flowers ; hardy perennial. 5 foot . 



1796 Papaver Croceum. Beautiful orange ; hardy perennial, i foot . . . . 



1797 Pardanthus Sinensis. With beautiful, spotted, lily-like flowers ; hardy perennial. 2 ft. 



1798 Passiflora Acerifolia. A new perennial Passion-flower, with beautiful maple leaves, 



and small bluish-white flowers . .25 



1799 Palafoxia Hookeriana. This new Texas plant is one of the finest of recent acquisitions. 



It is much dwarfer and more branching than Palafoxia Texana, and the flowers — 

 which have very much broader florets — are larger, and of a bright rosy-crimson 

 color, with a dark centre. It is an annual, and will flourish finely in light and dry 

 soils, and blooms throughout the summer. Messrs. Hovey & Co. were awarded the 

 Certificate of Merit of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, for the exhibi- 

 tion of superb specimens in 18615 25 



IBOO Pea, Scarlet Invincible. A beautiful new variety ; flowers intense scarlet, very free . .10 



1801 Pennisetum Longistylum. An ornamental grass ; half-hardy annual. 2 feet . . .10 



1802 Penststemon Hartwegii Coccinea. Scarlet; half-hardy perennial. 3 feet . . .10 



1803 Pubescens. Light purple ; hardy perennial, i^j feet 10 



1804 Torreyi. Superb, with long spikes of scarlet flowers ; hardy perennial. 1 5 feet .10 



1805 Wriglitii. With spikes of flame-colored flowers. 2 feet 10 



1806 Grandiflorus. This is the finest of the genus, and is perfectly hardy. It grows 



two to three feet high, blooms in June and July, and is a decided acquisition to our 

 hardy perennials. It is a native of the Platte Valley, Nebraska. Seeds per packet .25 



1807 Cobaei. A new and hardy variety from the Rocky Mountains. Grows two feet 



high, with flowers of a delicate purple ; throat dotted with maroon. One of the 

 finest of the genus. Seeds per packet 25 



1808 Barbaius. A fine variety, with scarlet flowers, blooming in succession all the 



season. Grows two to three feet high, and is perfectly hardy. Seeds per packet. .25 



1809 Peialostemon Violacum. Grows two to three feet high; flowers in dense spikes of a 



rich violet-purple color. In bloom most of the season. Native of Iowa and 

 Nebraska. Seeds per packet 25 



1810 Candidum. This is precisely like the above, except in color of Its flowers, which 



are pure white. Seeds per packet 25 



1811 Penicellaria Spicata. Ornamental grass, from Afi-ica ; annual; stems four feet high, 



with large broad leaves; spikes, or panicles, long, almost cylindrical, large and 

 compact, containing thousands of flowers, which are succeeded by white flowery 

 grains, useful as food for poultry. Beautifiil plant for growing in isolated tufts . .25 



1812 .Pedis AnguSiifolia. A new dwarf annual, of a dense-leafed habit, forming bushes a 



foot across, with opposite linear foliage ; remarkable for its strong, citron-like fra- 

 grance. The flowers are nearly half an inch in diameter, of a bright yellow, so 

 abundant as to completely cover the surface of the plant. This fine acquisition re- 

 ceived a certificate from the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society 

 of London .25 



1813 Petunia Multiflora. A small-flowered variety; red, with dark centre; flowering most 



abundantly. Constant from seed, and fine for bedding 25 



1815 Picturata. Dwarf; large-tlowered, velvety-scarlet crimson, marbled with 



white ; a beautiful variety . . .25 



1816 Hybrida Coronaia. A most magnificent dwarf, compact variety ; with beautiful, 



regularly-formed flowers of great substance, of a brilliant, velvety purplish crimson, 

 with five broad, pure white stripes 10 



1817 Inimitable Marmopata. A beautiful variety ; flowers marbled and blotched. . .50 



1818 Phycella Corusca. A magnificent, free-flowering amaryllidaceous plant, with lily-like 



crimson-scarlet flowers, standing in many-fiowered umbels. It may be grown in pots, 

 or planted In the spring in the open ground, like Amaryllis Formoslssima. Per 

 packet 1. 00 



1819 Phlox Drummondii Isabelllna. A very fine new variety, producing constant, pale-yel- 



low flowers, entirely new and distinct in color 25 



1820 Phlomis Abasicus. A new and fine hardy herbaceous species, with golden-yellow 



flowers in spikes, much resembling the Salvia in form 25 



1321 Pink, Sarah Howard. A new white monthly Pink, with slender foliage and stems; 

 two feet high ; loaded with flowers the whole autumn. The flowers are medium size, 



double, pure white, and very beautiful 50 



1822 Potentilla Hybrida, Double. These are improved and beautiful varieties of this well- 

 known hardy perennial ; flowers, Ranunculus-formed, and of brilliant and various 

 colors 25 



