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from weeds, the plant is so hardy that it is not necessary 

 to sow the seed in the hot-bed. 



AGEEATUM. 



This is a useful flower for bouquets, and very robust, 

 some of the varieties growing two feet high, and pro- 

 ducing a great abundance of white or lavender-colored 

 flowers. Sow a few seeds in a box in the house, and set 

 out the plants fifteen to twenty inches apart as soon 

 as the weather will permit. 



ABEONIA. 



Abronia umbellata, the species most cultivated, is a Cal- 

 ifornian plant, trailing along on the ground, and some- 

 what resembling the Verbena. It has fragrant lilac and 

 rose-colored flowers, which are very abundant, and con- 

 tinue in bloom until cut down by frost. Sow the seed 

 in a hot-bed or in a box in the house, and set out the 

 plants fifteen inches apart, as recommended elsewhere 

 for Drummond's Phlox. 



AGEOSTEMMA. 



The annual Agrostemmas are sometimes called, I do 

 not know why, "The Eose of Heaven." The roses of 

 earth are much more beautiful. Still the annual Agros- 

 temma is a hardy, free blooming plant, with pretty flow- 

 ers, somewhat resembling our old-fashioned pinks. Cul- 

 tivation similar to Phlox. 



ASPEEULA. 



This is a hardy annual, growing about ten inches high; 

 a profuse bloomer, with fragrant, and pretty lavender- 

 colored flowers, in clusters. Cultivate the same as Sweet 

 Alyssum. 



