JiVBRY WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDENER. Ill 



Dr. Lindley, very large flower of perfect shape, rose-color petals of a 

 brighter shade, feathered with cherry-color; very showy. 



Lady Franljlin, white, slightly tinged with rose, striped and blazed 

 with carminate rose. 



La Fran^ais, flower pure white, and very large, with small bluish 

 violet blotches; very fine. 



Moliere, flower very large; a bright cherry-red with large, pure white 

 stains. 



Mozart, bright rose, tinted with violet, blazed with dark carmine, with 

 pure white stains ; a very beautiful variety. 



Eoi Leopold, bright rose, tinged with orange, and stained with white. 



Stephenson, large flower, cherry-colored, striped with white hues; 

 splendid spike of flowers. 



Stella, perfect shaped flower, white ground, slightly tinged with yel- 

 low and rose ; very brilliant and showy. 



Sir "Walter Scott, very bright rose-color on a white ground, striped 

 with carmine; very fine. 



Vicomtesse de Belleval, delicate blush, stained with violet. 



Good varieties can be purchased from $1.50 to 12.00 per dozen. 



Gladioli show to good advantage if planted around rose bushes, or 

 among herbaceous perennials. They bloom late in the season, when 

 most of these flowers are past, and if well trained to stakes, which should 

 be set when the flower is planted, they wi^l produce a charming effect. 

 They make very nice house plants for window gardens; six or eight 

 bulbs can be grown in a twelve-inch pot, and each kind tied to a thin 

 stake. They will bloom finely. If the stalks are cut off for vases or 

 bouquets, they will continue to bloom for a week or two, sending forth 

 fresh flowers daily. 



There is no bulbous root which gives a greater variety of colors in its 

 flowers, or better repays the care and attention bestowed upon it. All 

 lovers of flowers must cultivate a few of these desirable bulbs. 



The Dahlia. 

 The great variety and beauty of its blossoms, and their profusion in 

 the later summer and autumn, when many of our handsomest flowers 

 are gone, make it well worthy of good culture. The Dahlia is a native 

 of Mexico, and was found by Baron Humboldt growing on the elevated, 

 sandy plains of Mexico, five thousand feet above the level of the sea. 



