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RICHARD FPROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
Helianthus fi. pl. 
ing Sunflower. A well known plant, 
with showy yellow flowers. The double 
is-often cultivated in the flower garden. 
The single varieties are cultivated most 
ly for the seed. They are said to be 
anti-malarious. Four feet high. Feb- 
ruary till May. 
Iberis amara. White Candytuft. 
A well known plant raised a good deal 
by florists for bouquets. Can be sown 
Double Flower- | 
at different times to have a succession of | 
flowers. One foot high. 
Iberis umbelata rosea. Purple 
Candytuft. Onefoot. October till April. 
Linum grandifiorum rubrum. 
Searlet Flax. A very pretty plant for 
masses or borders, with bright scarlet 
fiowers, dark in the centre. One foot. 
January till April. | 
Lobelia erimus. Lobelia. A very | 
graceful plant with white and blue | 
flowers, well adapted for hanging bas- 
kets or border. Half foot. October rill 
March. 
Lychnis chaleedonica. Lychnis. 
Fine plants with scarlet, white and rose 
flowers. Twofeet. December till April. 
Lupinus.- Lupinus. Plants with 
spikes of flowers of various colors. 
Should be sown soon. Does not trans- 
plant well. Two feet. October till 
March. . 
Mathiola annua. Ten weeks stocks. 
This is one of the finest annuals in cul- 
tivation. Large fiowers of ail 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 Ses feet. Octo- 
ber till March. 
Mesembryanthemum cerystalli- 
num. Ice plant. Neat plant with icy 
looking foliage. It is of spreading habit. 
Good for baskets or beds. One foot. 
February till March. 
Mimulustigrimnus. Monkey flower. 
Showy fiowers of yellow and brown. 
Should be sown in a shady place. Does 
not transplant well. Half foot. Decem- 
ber till March. 
Matricaria eapensis. Double 
Matricaria. White double flowers, re- 
sembling the Daisy, but smailer; are 
fine for bouquets; blooms very nearly 
the whole summer. Two feet. Decem- 
ber till March. 
Mimosa pudica. Sensitive Plant. 
A curious and interesting plant which 
folds up its leaves when touched. One 
foot. February till June. 
Mirabilis jalapa. . Marvel ef Peru. 
A well known plant cf easy culture; 
producing flowers of various colors. It 
forms a root which can be preserved 
from one yeartoanother. February till 
June. Three feet. Pt 
Wyecsotis palustris. Forget-me- 
not. A fine little plant with small, blue, 
star-like fiowers. Should have a moist, 
shady situation. Does not. succeed so 
well here as in Europe, of which it is a 
native. Half foot high. December till 
March. 
Nemophila Insignis. Blue Grove _ 
Love. Plants of easy culture, very 
pretty and profuse bloomers. Bright 
blue with white centre. One foct high. 
Nemophila maculata. Large 
white flowers spotted with violet. One 
foot high. December till April. 
ligella 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 foli- 
age, and white flowers tinted with lilac. 
One foot high. November till April. 
nothera Lamarckiana. Eve- 
ning Primrose. Showy, large yellow 
flowers. Decembertill April. Two feet 
high. 
Papaver Somuiferum. Double 
flowering Poppy. Of different colors; 
very showy. 
Papaver ranunculus flowered. 
Double fringed flowers; very showy. 
Cannot be transplanted. Two feet high. 
October till March. 
Petunia hybrida. Petunia. Solén. 
did mixed hybrid varieties. A very dee- 
orative plant of various eolors, well 
known to almost every lover of flowers. 
Plants are of spreading habit, about one 
foot high. January till May. 
Petunia flora pleno. Large double 
flowering varieties. They are hybri- 
