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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
Blue Grove Love. 
Petunia hybrida. 
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Nigella Damascena. 
pale scarlet flowers during the summer months, 
it cannot be surpassed for bedding out. Price, 
per packet, 25 cents. 
Linum grandifiorum rubrum. 
Searlet Flax. A very pretty plant for masses 
or borders, with bright scarlet flowers, dark 
in the centre. One foot. January till April. 
Lobelia erinus. Lobelia. A very 
eraceiul plant with white and blue flowers, 
well adapted for hanging baskets or border. 
Half foot. October till March. 
Lychnis chalcedonica. Lycbhnis. 
Fine plants with scarlet, white and rose flow- 
ers. Two feet. December till April. 
Mathiola annua. Ten weeks stocks. 
This is one of the finest annuals in cultivation. 
Large flowers of all colors, from white to dark 
blue or crimson. Should be sown in pots or 
pans, and when large enough transplanted into 
rich soil. One and a quarter feet. October 
till March. 
Mesembryanthemum crystalli- 
num. Ice plant. Neat plant with icy look- 
ing foliage. It is of spreading habit. Good 
for baskets or beds. One foot. February till 
March. 
Mimulus tigrimnus. Monkey flower. 
Showy flowers of yellow and brown. Should 
be sown in a shady place. Does not trans- 
plant well. Half foot: December till March. 
Matricaria capensis. Double Mat- 
ricaria. White double flowers, resembling the 
Daisy, but smaller; are fine for bouquets; 
blooms nearly the whole summer. Two feet. 
December till March. ; 
Mimosa pudica. Sensitive plant. A 
curious and interesting plant which folds up 
its leaves when touched. One foot. February 
fill June. 
Mirabilis jaiapa. Marvel of Peru. 
A well-known plant of easy culture; producing 
flowers of vaiious colors. It forms a root 
which can be preserved from one year to an- 
other. February till June. Three feet. 
Myosotis palustris. Forget-me-not. 
A fine little plant with small, blue, star-like 
flowers. Should have a moist, shady situation. 
Does not succeed so well here, as in Europe, of 
which itisa native. Halffoot high. Decem- 
ber till March. 
Nemophila Insignis. Blue Grove 
Love. Plants of easy culture, very pretty and 
profuse bloomers. Bright blue with white 
centre. One foot high. 
Nemophila maculata. Large white 
flowers spotted with violet. One foot high. 
December till April. 
Nigella damascena. Love in a 
Mist. Plants of easy culture; with light blue 
flowers. Does not transplant well. One foot 
high. December till April. 
Nierembergia gracilis. Nierem- 
bergia. Nice plants with delicate foliage, and 
white flowers tinted with llac. One foot high. 
November till April. 
