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part of December and continue all 

 winter. 



Beg^oTiia ttiberosa. A very thank- 

 ful green-house plant with tuberous 

 roots and large showy pink, white or 

 red flowers. It is of easy culture and 

 can be kept out of doors in a half shady 

 place after the 15th of April. Sow from 

 October till March in flower pots. Price, 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



Begonia Kex. A beautiful and 

 showy greenhouse foliage plant of easy 

 culture. Will do well out of doors during 

 summer months, but requires a shady 

 place. Sow like above. Price, per 

 packet, 25 cents. 



Cacalia coce&siea. Scarlet Tassel 

 Flower. A profuse flowering plant, with 

 tassel-shaped flowers in cluster; one 

 and a half feet. Sow February till May. 



Calendula officinalis. Pot Mari- 

 gold. A i)lant which, properly speaking, 

 belongs to the aromatic herbs, but 

 sometimes cultivated for the flowers, 

 which vary in different shades of yellow ; 

 one and a half feet high. From January 

 till April. 



Celosia cristata. Dwarf Cock's- 

 comb. Well known class of flowers 

 which are very ornamental, producing 

 large heads of crimson and yellow 

 flowers ; one to two feet high. Sow from 

 February till August. 



Ciieirantlius Cheiri. Wall Flower. 

 This flov/er is highly esteemed in some 

 parts of Europe, but does not grow very 

 perfectly here, and seldom, produces the 

 large spikes of double flowers which 

 are very fragrant. Two feet high. No- 

 vember till March. 



Canipanisia 8i>eci5liini. Bell- 

 Flower, or Venus' Looking-Glass. Free 

 flowering plants of different colors, from 

 white to dark blue ; one foot high. Sow 

 December till March. 



Centaurea eyaeeus. Bottle Pink. 

 A hardy annual of easy culture, of vari- 

 ous colors; two feet high. 



Centaurea suavoieots. Yellow, 

 Sweet Sultan. December to April. 



Cineraria Eiybrida. A V)eautiful 

 green-house plant. Seed should be sown 

 in October or November, and they will 

 flower in spring. Per package, 25 cents. 



Cineraria Maritima. A hand- 

 some border plant, which is cultivated 

 on account of its silvery white leaves. 

 Stands our summer well. 



Coleus. A well known and beautiful 

 bedding plant which can be easily prop- 

 agated by seeds which produce differ- 

 ent shades of colored plants. 



Cyclamen persicuvn. Alpine 

 Violet. A green-house plant with tuber- 

 ous or rather bulbous roots, blooming 

 abundantly ; being possessed of very or- 

 namental foliage and of easy culture it 

 should notbe missing in any collection of 

 green-house plants, Sow^ in August and 

 September in pots ; transplant in small 

 pots when large enough, and keep either 

 in green-house or a room near the 

 window, and give plenty of light and 

 air. Keep Bulbs dry during summer. 

 Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



Correopsis. (Calleoi-sis.) Bright 

 Eye Dais5^. Handsome free blooming 

 plants, of the easiest culture, 2 to 3 feet 

 high, with yellow and brown daisy like 

 flowers. December to March. 



ClirysantlieniuBti tricolor (cari- 

 natum). Summer Chrysanthemum. 

 Showy summer bloomers of different 

 colors, 12 to 15 inches high. If grouped 

 together they have a pleasing effect. 

 Sow in March and April. 



]>iantlius BarKiiatus. Sw^eet Wil- 

 liam. A well known plant which has 

 been much improved of late years. 

 Their beautiful colors make them very 

 showy. Should be sown early, otherwise 

 they will not flower the first spring ; one 

 and a half feet high. October till April. 

 ]>ianthus Cliinensis. Chinese 

 Pink. A beautiful class of annuals of 

 various colors, which flower very pro- 

 fusely in early spring and summer; one 

 foot high. From October till April. 



Diantlius IIe€lde\vi^$;ii. Japan 

 Pink. This is the most showy of any of 

 the annual pinks. The flowers are very 

 lar^e and of brilliant colors; one foot 

 hi.t^h. Sow from October till April. 



Dianthus pluniaris. Border Pink. 

 A fragrant pink used for edging. The 

 flowers are tinged, generally pink or 

 white, with a dark eye. Poes not flower 



