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49. SWEET ROCKET." Hesperis. (Matronalis Nana 

 Candissima).— The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flow- 

 ers which are very fragrant during the evening. The seed 

 readily germinates in the open ground with very little care. 

 Hardy perennial; lyi feet high. 



50. HIBISCUS. (Marshmallows.) Africanns and Cocel- 

 meai Mixed.— Showy, ornamental plants, for mixed bed or 

 shrubbery borders, having large size, varied and beautifully 

 colored flowers. 



51. HOLLYHOCK. (Doable Mixed.)— The Hollyhock in its 

 present state of perfection is very unlike its parents of olden 

 time; it now ranks with the Dahlia, Aster, Camilla, etc., being 

 exceedingly rich and varied in color, and as double as a 

 Rose. For a background to a flower garden, perhaps no plant 

 is so useful. Hardy perennial; 5 feet high. Seed sown dur- 

 ing Summer makes strong blooming plants for the following 

 year. A slight protection during W'inter will be beneflcial. 



52. KEKILWORTH IVY. (Lianaria C^mbalaria.)- Lav- 

 ender and Purple. A charming, small, neat, hardy perennial 

 trailing plant, suitable for baskets, vases, pots and rock work. 





55. LARGE WHITE MOONFLOWER. 



53. IMPERIAL JA- 

 PANESE MORNING 

 GLORY. — Where climb- 

 ers can be grown, these 

 should have a prominent 

 place. They are beyond 

 question the handsomest 

 of a handsome family, 

 and well deserve their 

 title of "Imperial" or Em- 

 peror" Morning Glories. 

 Df the easiest culture, 

 >;an be sown in the open 

 ground in a sunny situa- 

 tion when the weather has 

 become warm and settled; 

 they soon cover a large area being 

 of strong, rapid growth, and even 

 before flowering are decidedly novel 

 and interesting on account of the 

 varied forms of the foliage and 

 their markings. The flowers are of 

 gigantic size, of good substance, re- 

 maining open the greater part of 

 the day. The colorings are beyond 

 description; the self or solid colors 

 range from snow-white to black 

 purple, with all the possible inter- 

 mediate shades, such as pink, rose, 

 fiery red, coppered, carmine, crim- 

 son, pale blue, deep blue, royal pur- 

 ple, maroon, indigo, bronze, slate, 

 brown, cherry, ash. gray, etc. ; oth- 

 ers are edged with white, having 

 throats of one of the above colors; 

 while in others this is reversed, the 

 throats being white and the edging 

 of color: there is also an endless 

 number having flowers spotted, 

 marbled, striped, flaked, splashed. 



54. NORTHERN LIGHT MOON 

 FLOWER. (Ipomea Setosa.)-This 

 new plant has blooms some 2 inches 

 in diameter, of pink lavender color, 

 which comes earlier in the season 

 than any of the Ipomeas, which 

 open in the evening. The foliage 

 is large and handsome, and re- 

 markable in its drought-resisting 

 qualities, the plant remaining green 

 and fresh when others are yellow 

 and withered from lack of moist- 

 ure. The plants are the most ram- 

 pant growers from time of germin- 

 ation, exceeding all others. The 

 stems of the vines are covered with 

 thousands of hooked, greenish 

 white, projecting points, as thickly 

 placed as the red hairy spines on 

 Ipomea Setosa. As a screen, there 

 is no plant that will cover more 

 space in the same time, and it will 

 grow 50 feet or more. 



55. LARGE WHITE MOON- 

 FLOWER. — At night and during 

 dull days the plants are covered 

 with an abundance of large, pure 

 white, fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 inches 

 in diameter. It grows very rapidly 

 and will cover a large surface. Shell 

 of all Ipomea seed should be cut a 

 little at one point before planting, 

 as it assures quicker germination. 



56. LANTANA— HYBRIDA.— One 

 of the most desirable half hardy 

 perennial greenhouse or bedding 

 plants, constantly in bloom; ver- 

 bena-like heads of orange, white 

 rose and other colored flowers; 2 

 to 5 feet. 



GAILLARDIA. 



PRIZE HOLLTHOCK. 



