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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
Portulaca.- 
Reseda odorata. Sweet Migno- 
nette. A fragrant plant and a favorite 
with evérybody. One foot high. 
Reseda grandifiora. Similar to 
the above plant and flower, spikes larg- 
er. Fifteen inehes. December till April. 
Scabiosa nana. Dwarf Mourning 
Bride. Plants of double flowers of va- 
rious colors. .Gne foot high. Decem- 
ber till April. — 
Saponaria calabrica: Soapwort. 
A very free flowering annual, of easy 
culture, resembling somewhat in leaves 
the Sweet William. One anda half feet 
high. December till April. 
Salvin coccinea splendeus. 
Scarlet Salvia or Red Flowering Sage. 
A pot or green-house plant, but which 
can be grown as an annual, as it flowers 
freely from seed the first year. Two to 
three feet high. February till April. 
Silene Armeria. Lobel’s Catchfiy. 
A free blooming plant of easy culture; 
flowers almost anywhere. Red and 
white. One and a half feet high. 
Tagetes erecta. African or Tall- 
erowing Marigold. Very showy annuals 
for borders, with bright yellow flowers 
growing upright. One and a half feet 
high. 
Tagetes patala. French or Dwarf 
Marigold. A very compact dwarf grow- 
ing variety, covered with yellow and 
brown flowers. One and a half feet 
high. January till April. 
Torenia Fournieri. A plant from 
Mexico of recent introduction, but which 
has become very popular in a short 
time. It stands the heat well, is well 
adapted to pot culture, and makes one 
of the most valuable bedding plants we 
have. The flowers are of a sky blue 
eolor, with three spots of dark blue. 
The seeds are very tine and take a good 
while to germinate. It transplants very 
easily. 
Verbena hybrida. Hybridized Ver- 
bena. A well known and favorite flower 
for borders. Their long flowering and 
great diversity of color make them 
valuable for every garden, however 
small. All colors mixed. One and a 
half feet high. January till April. 
