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THE s:ekd annual of the 



ber till March . Asters should be sown in a 

 box or in pots, and kept in a green-house, or 

 near a window; when large enough, trans- 

 plant into the border. Take a shovel of 

 compost and mis with the ground before 

 planting. Put three to four plants together 

 and they will show better. They can be 

 cultivated in po'^s. 



Some of our patrons are under the im- 

 presMon that the small border plant. Al- 

 THERNAXTHERA, which is erroneously 

 called Araaranthus. is the same as the 

 Amaranthus bicolor. deseribed on this page, 

 and call for the seed of it. oni}' to get disap- 

 pointed. The Amaranthus bicolor is but an 

 annual and grows to a height of two feet, 

 consequently it is not a border plant and 

 will not, like Althernanthera, bear clipping 

 or trimming. 



Amaranthus Tricolor. 



Amaranthus caudatus. Love Lies 

 -Bleeding. Lon.^ red racemes with blood 

 red flowers. Very graceful; three feet high. 

 Sow from March to Mav. 



Amaranthus Salicifolius, Fountain Plant. 



Amaranthus tricolor. Three-colored 

 Amaranth. Very showy; cultivated on ac- 

 count of its leaves, which are green, yellow 

 and red. Two to three feet high. Sow 

 from INIarch to June. 



Amaranthus bicolor. Two-colored 

 Amaranth. Crimson and green variegated 



foliage; good for massing. 



Two feet high. 



Araaranlhus Candatus. 



Fountain 



foliage, very graceful. 



Amaranthus Salicifolius. 



Plant. Rich colored 



Five to six feet high. Sow from February 



till June. 



Aquilegfia. Columbine. A showy and 

 beautiful flower of different colors; two feet 

 high. Sow from October till ]\Iarch. 

 Should be sown early if flowers are wished; 

 if sown late will not bloom till next season. 



Aqnilegia, or Columbine 



Oup Flower Seeds are imported from one of the best growers In 



Germany. 



