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Annuals perfect their, flowers and seed in the fall 

 from the seed sown in the spring, then die; Biennials 

 blossom the second year after sowing, and then die or 

 decline ; and Perennial plants bloom year after year, 

 and are propagated either by seed or dividing roots. 

 The following list of Annuals and Biennials will pro- 

 duce a fine show of flowers most of the season, ha, 

 stands for hardy annual ; hha, half hardy annuals ; 

 ta, tender annuals ; hb, hardy biennials, &c. 



ha, Asters, Chinese and German, many varieties, beautiful. 



ta, Balsams, double and single, various colors, superb. 



hb, Canterbury Bells, blue and white, fine. 



ha, Candytuft, various colors. 



ha. Coreopsis, many kinds, some perennial. 



ha, Calchfly, white and large clustered. 



ha, Chrysanthemum, \vhile and yellow, showy. 



ta, Clarkia, divers colors, very pretty. 



ta, Coxcomb, several colors, bears cold better than too hot sun. 



ha. Erysimum, yellow. 



ha. Eternal flower, divers colors, fine for drying. 



ha, Eschscholtzia, many kinds. 



ha, Forget-me not, blue. 



hb. Foxglove, white, red and yellow. 



ha, Flos Adonis, scarlet. 



ha, Gili'i, many colors. 



ha, Hawkweed, golden, purple and silvery. 



ha. Hibiscus, African. 



hb, Honesty, curious. 



ha, Larkspur, various kinds, very fine. 



ha, Love-lies-bleeding, red. 



ha, Lupins, mixed, fine. 



hha, Marigolds, mixed, very showy. 



ha, Marvel of Peru, mixed. 



ha. Mignonette, odorous, perfumes the garden or house. 



ha. Morning Glory, a climbing and showy plant, 



ha* Nasturtiums, free bloomers, showy, climbers. 



ha or p, Pansies, mixed, one of the most choice of florists' floM^ers. 



ha, Sweet Peas, mixed, delicate flowers, climbers. 



ha. Poppies, many varieties, showy. 



ha, Phlox, Drummond's, 20 var., elegant.. 



hha, Portulaca, many colors, fine. 



ha, Petunia, divers colors, beautiful, should be in every garden. 



hhb, Stocks, Queen and Brompton, splendid. 



ha. Verbenas, 40 var., elegant, no finer flowers. 



a, Zinnia. 



Perennials.— These afford a fine display of flowers from spring 



