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Petunia Hybrida. 
with easy culture, make them favorites 
with every one. All fine colors mixed. 
One foot high. December till Aprils © - 
Phieox Drumimondii grandi- 
flora. This isan improvement.on the. 
above; flowers are larger, with white 
centre, different colors mixed. Very 
beautiful. One foot high. December 
till April. 
Rilox Druimoudit grandis 
flora alba. “Pure White, some with 
purple or violet eye. yy ean 2 
Phiox Drammondii grandi= 
flora, siellata spleudens. (New) 
This is admitted to be the richest col- 
ored and most effective of all large- 
flowered Phloxes. .It combines alt the 
good qualities of ‘the Splendens, -with 
the addition of a clearly defined, pure 
«white star, which contrasts strikingly 
with the vivid crimson of-the-ftowers. 
Portulaca. -A‘smail plant of great 
beauty, and of the easiest culture. 
Does best in a well exposed situation, 
where it has plenty of-sun. The flow- 
ers are of Various colors, from white to 
bright scarlet and crimson. The plant 
is good for edging vases. or pots; -or 
where large plants are kept in tubs, the 
surface can be filled with. this neat 
little genus of plants. Half foot high. 
February till August. --. 3 
Portulaca grandifiora fi. pi. 
Double Portulaca. The same variety 
of colors with semi-double and double 
flowers. Haif foot high. February till 
August. Spe nes 
‘Primula veris. Polyanthus. An 
herbaceous plant of various colors, 
highly esteemed.in Europe. Half foot 
high. December til! April. - 
Primula chinensis. Chinese Prim- 
rose. A green-house plant, which flow- 
ers profusely and continues to bloom 
for a long time; should be sown early 
to insure the plant fiowering well. Dif- 
ferent colors; mixed, per package, 25 
eents. One and a half feet high. Oc- 
tober till February. = _ 
Pyrethrum aurea. Golden Feath- 
er. The flowers resemble Asters,” It 
has bright yellow leaves which make 
it very showy as a border if massed 
with plants, such as Coleus, ete. 
