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RICHAED FROTSCHER 8 ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Blue Grove Love. 



Pctiiuia hybrida. 



Nigella Daniascena. 



Dahlia^ Large Flowering Dahlia, Seed 

 sown in the spring will flower by June. Very 

 pretty colors are obtained from seed; the semi- 

 donble or single ones can be pulled up as they 

 bloom 5 but those seeds which are saved from 

 fine double varieties vnh produce a good per- 

 cent-age of double flowers. February till June. 



£sctischoltziaCaliforiiiea. Cali- 

 fornia Poppy. A very free flowering plant, 

 good for masses. Does not transplant well. 

 One foot high. December till April. 



Oatllardia toic©lor. Two-colored 

 Gaillardia. Very showy plants, which con- 

 tinue to flower for a long time. Flowers red, 

 bordered with orange yellow. One and a half 

 feet high. January till April. 



Oonaphrena alba and purpurea, 



"^Tiite and Crimson Batcheior Button or Globe 

 Amaranth. Well known variety of flowers; 

 very early and free flowering; continue to 

 flower for a long time. Two feet high. From 

 February till August. 



Oerauitiiu Zouale. Zonale Ger- 

 anium. ISeed saved from large flowering va- 

 rieties of different colors; should be sovm in 

 seed pans, and when large enough transplanted 

 into pots, where thej can be left, or trans- 

 l^lanted in spring into the open ground. 



Oerai^Enm peSarg^osiituai^. Large 

 flowering Pelargonium. Spotted varieties, 25 

 cents per package. 



Oeraiiitiin odoratisslsna. Apple- 

 scented Geranium. Cultivated on account of 

 its fragrant leaves; 25 cents per package. Both 

 of these kinds are pot plants, and require 

 shade during hot weather. Should be sown 

 draing taU. and winter. 



Meiiotropistoa. Ivlis:ed varieties viith 

 dark and hght shaded flower. A well knovrn 

 plant, esteemed for the fragrance of its flowers, 

 which are j)roduced during the whole summer 

 in great profusion. This plant is generally 

 propagated by cutting, but can also be raised 

 from seed. Should be sown in a hot-bed if 

 sown early. 



HelBcIirysMsn moaistrosism al- 

 bum. White Everlasting Flower. Very 

 showy double flowers. One and a haK feet 

 high. 



flelictirysusn jsuonstrosum rub- 

 ra su. Bed Everlasting Flower. Yery orna- 

 mental. One and a half feet high. December 

 till April. Does not transplant well. 



Meliantbns fi, p3. Double Flowering 

 Sunflower. A well known i^lant, -with showy 

 yellow flowers. The double is often cultivated 

 in the flower garden. The single varieties are 

 cultivated mostly for the seed. They are said 

 to be anti-malarious. Four feet high. Feb- 

 ruary till ^lay. 



Iberis amara. White Candytuft. A 

 well known plant raised a good deal by florists 

 for bouquets. Can be sown at di£erent times 

 to have a succession of flowers. One foot high. 



Iberis uT^belata rosea^ Pui-ple 

 Candytuft. One foot- October tili April. 



