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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 
fiowers are tinged, generally pink or 
white, with a dark eye. Does not flower 
the first year; twofeet high. Sow from 
January tiil April. 
Dianthus caryophylilas. Carna- 
fion Pink. This is a well known and 
highly esteemed class of flowers. They 
are double, of different colors, and very 
fragrant; can be sown either in fall or 
spring; should be shaded during mid- 
sumnmer and protected from hard rains; 
three to four fest high. November till 
April. 
Dianthus Picotee. Finest hybrids. 
Stage flowers saved from a collection 
of over 590 named varieties; per 
package, d50e. 
Dianthus pumila. Early dwarf 
flowering Carnation. Hf sownearly, this 
variety will flower the first season. 
They are quite dwarfish and flower very 
profusely. November till April. 
Beiphinium Emperialis, a. pi. 
Imperial fiowering Larkspur. Very 
handsome variety of symmetrical form. 
Mixed eelors: bright red, dark blue and 
red stripes; 1} feet high. 
Delphinium ajzcis. Rocket feces 
spur. Mixed colors; very showy ; two 
and a half feet. 
Deiphinium Chinensis. Dwarf 
China Larkspur. Mixed eglors ; very 
pretty; ove foot high. November till 
April. 
Notre —None of the aore three varie- 
ties transplant well, and are better sawn 
at once where they are intended to re- 
Main. 
Bahlia. Large flowering Dahlia. 
Seed sown in the spring will flower by 
June. Yery pretty colors are obtained 
from seed; the semi-double or single 
ones can be pulled up as they bloom; 
but those seeds which are saved from 
fine double varieties will produce a good 
percentage of double flowers. Febru- 
ary till June. 
Eschscholizia Californica. Cal- 
ifornia Poppy. A very free flowering 
plant, good for masses. Does not trans- 
plant well. One foot high, December 
till April. 
Gaillardia bicelor, Two-colored 
Gaillardia, Yery showy plants, which 
. profusion. 
continue to flower for a long time. 
Flowers red, bordered with orange yel- 
low. Oneanda half feet high. Janu- 
ary till April. 
Gillia. Mixed Gillia. Dwarf plants 
which flower freely, of various colors. 
One foot. December till April. __ 
Gomphrena aiba and purpurea. 
White and Crimson Batchelor Button 
or Globe Amaranth. Well known va- 
riety of flowers; very early and free 
flowering; continue to flower fer a long 
time. Two feet high. From February 
till August. 
Geranium Zomale. Zonale Ger- 
anium. Seed saved from large flower- 
ing varieties of different colors; should 
be sown in seed pans, and when eae 
enough transplanted inte pots, where 
they can be left, or transp!anted in 
spring into the ope n ground, 
Geranium pelargonium. Laie 
flowering Pelargonium. Spotted varie- 
ties, 25 cents per package. 
Geranium odoratissima. Apple- 
scented Geranium. Cultivated on ac- 
count of its fragrant leaves; .25 cents 
per package. Both of these kinds are 
pot plants, and require shade during 
bot weather. Should be sown during 
fall and winter. sug 
Gypsephila paniculata. Gypso- 
phila. A graceful plant with white 
flowers, which can be used for bouquets. 
Qne fcot high. From December to 
April. 
Heliotropium. Mixed | 
with dark and light shaded flower. A 
well known plant, esteemed “for the 
fragrance of its flowers, which are pre- 
duced during the whole summer in great 
This plant is generally prop- 
agated by cuttings, but can also he 
raised from seed. Should-be sownina 
hot-bed if sown early. 
Helichrysum menstresum ae 
burn. White Everlasting Flower: 
Very.showy double flowers. One anda 
half feet high. 
Helichrysum monsiresum rub- 
rum. Red Everlasting Flower. Very 
ornamental. One and a half feet high. 
December till April. Does not trans- 
plant well. | 
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