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Note.— None of the Delphiniums or 

 Larkspurs transplant well, and are 

 better sown at once where they are 

 intended to remain. 



Dahlia. Large flowering Dah- 

 lia. Seed sown in the spring will 

 flower by June. Very pretty col- 

 ors are obtained ftom seed, the 

 semi- doable 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 double flowers. 

 Febauary till June. 



Bschscholtsjia Californica. 

 California Poppy. A very free 

 flowering plant, good for masses. 

 Does not transplant well. One 

 foot high. December till April. 



Gaillardia bicolor. Two- 

 colored Gaillardia. Very showy 

 plants which continue to flower 

 for a long time. Flowers red, 

 bordered with orange 3'ellow. One 

 and a half feet high. January till 

 April. 



Gottiphrena alba and pur- 

 purea. White and Crimson 

 Bachelor Button or Globe Ama- 

 ranth. Well known variety of 

 flowers; very early and free flow- 

 ering; continue to flower for a 

 long time. Two feet high. From 

 February till August. 



Geranium i^onale. Zonale Geranium, 

 Seed saved from lar,!:>e flowering varieties of 

 different colors; should be sown in seed 

 pans, and when large enough transplanted 

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

 planted in spring into the open ground. 



Geranium pelargonium. Large flow- 

 ering Pelargonium. Spotted varieties, 25 

 cents per package. 



Heliotropium. Mixed varieties with 

 dark and light shaded flower. A well- 

 known plant, esteemed for the fragrance of 

 its flowers, which are produced 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. 



Delphinium Chinensis. 



Gailardia Bicolor. 



Purple Globe Amaranth. 



Proper care and Sowing* at the right time are essential in order to be 



successful with Flowers. 



