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water well after sundown, while to protect the sturdier 

 stock, we use slat frames similar to those before de- 

 scribed but made to fit and rest upon the board en- 

 closures of the nursery beds. The young plants remain 

 in the nursery until the autumn or following spring, when 

 they have reached a size enabling them to make their 

 appearance in the great world of the flower garden. 



Plants apt to be frail in youth, such as Lavender and 

 Wallflowers, are given the protection of a frame over 

 their first winter. Pansies and Snapdragons are also 

 carried safely over, and seedlings born too late in the 

 season to be trusted to a winter in the open air. 



The following is a list of perennials we have raised 

 from seed in the manner described. One packet each of 

 the kinds named will give thousands of little plants, 

 enough to stock a very large garden, and will cost under 

 $15. Consider the cost of a thousand plants bought at 

 ten, fifteen, or twenty-five cents each, and the advantage 

 of the nursery is obvious ! 



Those marked * in the list are alpines and require a 

 little more care. 



Achilleas, in var. 



Aconitum Napellus and Wilsonii. 



Aethionema coridifolium* and grandiflorum*. 



Alyssum vars. saxatile compactum and rostratum. 



Anchusa italica Dropmore Variety. 



Aquilegia chrysantha, caerulea and californica. 



Arabis albida and alpina. 



Arenaria montana. 



Armeria maritima and latifolia. 



