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the first year ; two feet high. Sow from 

 January till April. 



niaBithiis caryopliyllus. Carna- 

 tion 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- 

 summer and protected from hard rains ; 

 three to four feet high. November till 

 April. 



DiantlBU!^ Picotee. Finest hybrids. 

 Stage flowers saved from a collection 

 of over r,(it) named varieties; per 

 package, 5()c. 



DiaBitgBU^ piiBiiila. Early dwarf 

 flowering Carnation. If sown early, this 

 variety will flower the first season. 

 They are quite dwarfish and flower very 

 profusely. November till April. 



DelplBiBiatiBii IiBiperialas, fl. pi. 

 Imperial flowering Larkspur. Very 

 handsome variety of symmetrical form. 

 Mixed colors ; bright red, dark blue and 

 red stripes ; li feet high. 



HelplBBiBiiiiiB ajaeis. Rocket Lark- 

 spur. Mixed colors; very showy; tvv'o 

 and a half feet. 



DelpliBBBiBiBBi ClBineifBsis. Dwarf 

 China Larkspur. Mixed colors ; very 

 pretty; one foot high. November till 

 April. 



Note -None of the above three varie- 

 ties transplant well, and are better sown 

 at once where they are intended to re- 

 main. 



Dahlia. Large Flowering Dahlia. 

 See-1 sown in the spring will flower by 

 June. Very pretty colors ai'e 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 doable flowers. Febru- 

 ary till June. 



£sclfi§€lboltzia CaBifoB-iBBca. Cal- 

 ifornia Poppy. A very free flowering 

 plant, good for masses. Does not trans- 

 plant well. One foot high. December 

 till April. 



Craillai'daa bi(co8oB% Two-colored 

 Gaillardia. Yery showy plants, which 

 continue to flower for a long time. 

 Flowers red, bordered with orange yel- 



low. One and a half feet high. January 

 till April. 



Ciillia. Mixed Gillia. Dwarf plants 

 which flower freely, of various colors. 

 One foot. December till April. 



OoiiiplBB'eBBa alba and pBBB'pBirea. 

 White and Crimson Batchelor Button 

 or Globe Amaranth. Well known va- 

 riety of flowers; very early and free 

 flowering ; continue to flower for a lo)ig 

 time. Two feet high. From February 

 till August. 



OeB'aiBiuBii ZoBBale. Zonale Ger- 

 anium. Seed saved from large flower- 

 ing varieties of different colors ; should 

 be sown in seed pans, and wheu large 

 enough transplanted into pots, where 

 they can be left, or transplanted in 

 spring into the open ground. 



CreraBBiiiBBi pelar^oBiUiBiB. Large 

 flowering Pelargonium, ypotted varie- 

 ties, 25 cents per package. 



OeB'aiBBiiVBB odoB'afisslfiiBa. Apple- 

 scented Geranium. Cultivated on ac- 

 count of its fragrant leaves; 25 cents 

 per package. Both of these kinds are 

 pot plants, and requiie shade during 

 hot weather. Should be sown during 

 fall and winter. 



CrypsoplBila paBiicuiata. Gypso- 

 phila. A graceful plant with white 

 flovvers, which can be used for bouquets. 

 One foot high. From December to 

 April. 



IIelBotropauBiB« Mixed varieties 

 with dark and light shaded flower. A 

 well known plant, esteemed for the 

 fragrance of its flowers, which are pro- 

 duced during the whole summer in great 

 profusion. This plant is generally prop- 

 agated by cuttings, but can also be 

 raised from seed. Should be sown in a 

 hot-bed if sown early. 



MelBClBB'ySBBBBB RBB4>aB§trO$IBBn al- 



luBBBBi. White Everlasting Flower. 

 Very showy double flowers. One and a 

 half feet high. 



IlplielBB ysaana BBBOBBStBM>«»UBn aub- 

 a-aiBBi. Ptcd Everlasting Flower. Very 

 ornamental. One and a half feet high. 

 December till April. Does not trans- 

 plant well. 



Melaaaathus fl. pi. Double Flower- 

 ing Sunflower. A well known plant, 



