TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



MEXICAN ZINNIA. 



A Zinnia Double Aurea. Splendid double ; golden-yellow; rich .... ^.lo 



B Coccinea. Double; scarlet lo 



Q Carmine. Beautiful light rose or carmine ; full double lo 



D Violacea. Very dark crimson-purple ; full double lo 



1501 Mexicana. This proves to be a new and desirable species. It is a neat dwarf 



plant of compact habit, scarcely one foot high, much branched, with numerous 

 flower-heads, about two inches across, the ray florets being of a full orange 

 color in the centre, and paler at the margins. It is offered in some lists under 

 the name of Zinnia Haageana, and also Aurea and Sanvitalia Mexicana . . .10 

 (For separate colors, see Collections,) 



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