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General Flower Seed List. 



ABOBRA. 



Pkt. 



ADOXIS YERXALIS. 



Viridiflora — A rapid growing', beau- 

 tiful climbing Gourd, producing 

 freely dazzling scarlet fruits 

 which form a striking contrast 

 against the dark glossy green of 

 the foliage. H. H. P 



ABRONIA. 



Umbellata — Pretty little plants re- 

 sembling the Verbena in their 

 style of growth. The flowers are 

 very fragrant, and especially so 

 in the evening. H. H. A. Rosy 

 lilac, '6 inches 5 



ABUTILON. 



One of our best greenhouse plants, flowering freely during 

 the Spring and Winter month:-; the flowers are bell-shaped, 

 crimson streaked with yellow: yellow grounds veined red; 

 pure white and clear yellow. Sown before April, they will 

 bloom the first season. Height, from 2 to 5 feet. T. P. 

 George's Hybrids — Very choice mixed colors 10 



ACHILLEA. 



Ftarmica 11. pi. "The Pearl" — One of the best of our hardy 

 white perennials, height 2 feet, the double button-like 

 flowers are produced in great profusion all summer. 

 Easily grown from Seed, flowering- the first season if 

 sown early. Invaluable for cut flowers and cemetery 

 decoration 



Pkt. 



10 



ACONITUM. Pkt. 



Napellus (Monk's Hood, or Helmet Flower) 

 — H. P. 3 ft. Dark blue 10 



ADONIS. 



This showy plant is of unusual merit on ac- 

 count of its adapting itself to any circum- 

 stances under which it may be placed. If par- 

 tially shaded, it remains a long time in bloom. 

 Aestivalis (Flos Adonis) — Scarlet. H. A. 



1 ft 5 



Vcrnalis — A hardy variety with large yel- 

 low flowers. (See cut.) H. P. 9 inches. 10 



ALLEGHENY VINE. 

 Adlumia Cirrliosa or Mountain Fringe — 



An attractive climber, well worthy of a 

 place in every garden. The flowers are 

 flesh-colored and form a fine contrast to 

 the pale green foliage of the plant. 

 Height, 15 feet. H. A 5 



AGROSTEMMA. 



Coeli Rosea (Rose of Heaven) — A free- 

 flowering hardy annual of easy culture, 

 flowers on long slender stems, like a sin- 

 gle pink; blooms the first season; 1 ft. 

 H. A 5 



AGERATUJI LITTLE DLfE STAR. 



AGERATUM. 



Much prized for its constant succession of bloom throughout the year. It 

 flowers equally well in summer and in winter, and has the further merit of 



being of the easiest culture. H. H. A Pkt. 



Blue Perfection — An exceedingly fine, very 

 dark blue variety; bushy in growth. 



Fine bedder 10 



Album Nanum — Dwarf white. S inches.... 5 

 Imperial Dwarf Blue — Very dwarf, 6 inches 5 



f»^j>. Lasseauxii — Dwarf rose, 6 inches 5 



Little Dorrit — A new dwarf white variety. 5 

 At-' *^M';f Little Dorrit Blue — Very dwarf blue. 6 



* v ^j£&S§^yjr^ inches 5 



5B*»T|«ip&» Little Blue Star — An exceedingly dwarf 



^"wtf$fisn43l»6 bushy Ageratum attaining a height of 



only 4 or 5 inches. Invaluable for edgings. 10 

 AMPELOPSIS. 

 Veiteliii (Japanese or Boston Ivy) — A beau- 

 L^ ii^S^fsl* tiful hardy climber. Foliage changes to 



"^fPT-Tl , J verv prettv shades of red and yellow 



V& during the fall 10 



SRk. ANCHUSA. 

 J^PR^-~i^-^(Q^ C'apensis Atroeoerulea (Summer Forget-me- 

 not) — 2 ft. Fine for cutting. T. B 10 



Italica, Dropmore Var. — One of the finest 

 blue herbaceous plants of recent intro- 

 duction, bearing large, bright, blue flow- 

 ers in great abundance during June and 



ALLEGgEXY VINE. July. H, P 10 



