FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
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variety, in order to get all the colors. 
One package of Asters, Zinnia, Phlox, Chinese Pink, 
German Stocks, Petunia, Portulaca, and others, will always contain an equal mixture of the 
best colors. 
Althea Rosea. Hollyhock. This flower 
has been much improved of late years, and is 
very easily cultivated. Can be sown from 
October till April. Very hardy; from four to 
six feet high. 
Alyssum maritimum. Sweet Alys- 
sum. Very free flowering plants, about six 
inches high, with white flowers; very fragrant. 
Sow from October till April. 
Antirhinum majus. Snapdragon. 
Choice mixed. Showy plant of various colors. 
About two feet high. Should be sown early, 
if perfect flowers are desired. Sow from Oc- 
tober till March. 
Aster. Queen Margaret. German Quilled. 
Perfect double quilled flower, of all shades, 
from white to dark purple and crimson. One 
and a half feet high. 
Aster. Trufaut’s Pony-Flowered Per- 
fection. Large double peony-shaped flowers, 
of fine mixed colors; one of the best varieties. 
Two feet high; sow from December till March. 
Asters should be sown in a box or in pots, 
and kept in a green-house, or near a window; 
when large enough, transplant into the border. 
Take a shovel of compost and mix with the 
eround before planting. Put three to four 
plants together and they will show better. 
They can be cultivated in pots. 
Adonis autummnalis. Flos Adonis, 
or Pheasant’s Eye. Showy crimson flower, of 
long duration. One foot high. Sow from 
November till April. 
Amaranthus caudatus. Love Lies 
Bleeding. Long red racemes with blood red 
flowers. Very graceful, three feet high. 
Amaranthus tricolor. Three- 
colored Amaranth. Very showy; cultivated 
on account of its leaves, which are green, yel- 
low and red. ‘Two to three feet high. 
Amaranthus bicolor. Two-colored 
Amaranth. Crimson and green variegated 
foliage; good for edging. Two feet high. 
Amaranthus Salicifolius. Foun- 
tain plant. Rich colored foliage; very grace- 
ful. Five to six feet high. All varieties of 
Amaranthus should be sown from February to 
June. 
Aquilegia. Columbine. A showy and 
beautiful flower of different colors; two feet 
high. Sow from October till March. Should 
be sown early if flowers are wished; if sown 
late will not bloom till next season. 
Balsamina Hortensis. Lady Slip- 
per. A well known flower of early culture. 
Requires good ground to produce double 
flowers. 
Batsamina. = Improved Camelia- 
flowered. Very double and beautiful colors. 
The strain. which I offer of this variety is very 
fine; but to have them perfect they should 
not be sown too soon. In rich ground and 
| large showy pink, white or red flowers. 
during dry weather they require plenty of 
water. 
Balsamina camellia flora alba. 
Pure white flowers, used for bouquets, about 
two feet high. Sow from February till August. 
Bellis Perennis. Daisy. Finest, 
| double mixed variety; four inches high. From 
| October till January. 
Browallia elata major. A free 
blooming plant of about 12 inches in height, 
with very showy dark blue flowers. If sown 
in March it will flower all summer, but can 
also be sown in November potted and kept 
under glass, where it will begin to bloom in 
the latter part of December and continue all 
winter. 
Begonia tuberosa. A very thankful 
ereen-house plant, with tuberous roots and 
It is 
| of easy culture and can be kept out of doors 
in a half shady place after the 15th of April. 
Sow from October till March in flower pots. 
| Price, per packet, 25 cents. 
Begonia Rex. A beautiful and showy 
ereen-house foliage plant of easy culture. Will 
do well out of doors during summer.months, 
but requires a shady place. Sow like above. 
Price, per packet, 25 cents. 
Cacalia coccinea. Scarlet Tassel 
Flower. A profuse flowering plant, with tas- 
sel-shaped flowers in cluster; one and a half 
feet. Sow February till May. 
Calendula officinalis. Pot Mari- 
gold. A plant which, properly speaking, be- 
longs to the aromatic herbs, but sometimes 
cultivated for the flowers, which vary in dif- 
ferent shades of yellow; one and a half feet 
high. From January till April. 
Celosia cristata. Dwarf Cock’s comb. 
Well known class of flowers which are very 
ornamental, producing large heads of crimson 
and yellow tlowers; one to two feet high. Sow 
from February till August. 
Cheiranthus Cheiri. Wall Flower. 
This flower is highly esteemed in some parts 
of Europe, but does not grow very perfectly 
here, and seldom produces the large spikes of 
double flowers which are very fragrant. Two 
feet high. November till March. 
Campanula Speculum. Bell- 
Flower, or Venus’ Looking-Glass. Free flower- 
ing plants of different colors, from white to 
dark blue; one foot high. Sow December till 
March. 
Centaures cyanus. Bottle Pink. 
A hardy annual of easy culture, of various 
colors; two feet high. 
Centaurea suavolens. 
Sweet Sultan. December to April. 
Cineraria hybrida. A beautiful 
ereen-house plant. Seed should be sown in 
Yellow. 
