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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
flower, of long duration. One foot high. 
Sow from November till April. 
Amaranthus caudatus. Love 
Lies Bleeding. Long red racemens with 
blood red flowers. Very graceful ; three 
feet high. 
Amaranthus tricolor. Three 
colored Amaranth. Very showy; cul- 
tivated on account of its leaves, which 
are green, yeliow and red. Two to three 
feet high. 
Amaranthus bicolor. Two colored 
Amaranth. Crimson and green varie- 
gated foliage; good for edging. 
feet high. 
Amaranthus Salicifolius. Foun- 
tain Plant. 
eraceful. Five to six feet high. Sow 
from February till June. 
Aquilegia. Columbine. A showy 
and beautiful flower of different colors ; 
two feet high. Sow from October till 
Mareh. Should besown early if flowers 
are wished; if sown late will not aeorn | 
till next season. 
Balsamina HMortemsis. Lady Slip- | 
per. A well known flower of easy cul- 
ture. Requires good ground to produce | 
double flowers. 
Balsamina. Improved Camelia- 
flowered. Very double and beautiful 
colors. The strain which I offer of this 
variety is very fine; but to have them | 
perfect, they should not be sown too | 
In rich ground and during dry | 
soon. 
weather they require plenty of water. 
Balsamina camellia flora alba. 
Pure white flowers, used for bouquets; | 
about two feet high. Sow from Febru- 
ary till August. 
Bellis Perennis. Daisy. Finest 
double mixed variety ; four inches high. 
From October till January. 
Cacalia coccinea. Scarlet Tassel 
Flower A profuse flowering plant, with 
tassel-shaped flowers in cluster; one 
and a half feet. Sow February till May. 
Calendula officimalis. Pot Mari- 
gold. A plant which, properly speaking, 
belongs to the aromatic herbs, but 
sometimes cultivated for the flowers, 
which vary in different shades of yellow; 
one and a hall feet high. From January 
til] April. 
Two 
Rich colored foliage, very | 
Celosia cristata. Dwarf Cock’s- 
comb. Well known elass of flowers 
which are very ornamental, producing 
large heads of crimson and yellow 
flowers; one to two feet high. Sow from 
February till August. 
Cherianthus Cheri. Wall Flower. 
This fiower 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. Twofeethigh. No- 
vember till March. 
Campanula Speculum. Bell- 
Flower, or Venus’ Looking-Glass. Free 
flowering plants of different colors, from 
white to dark blue; one foot high. SON 
from December till Mareh. 
Centaurea cyamus. Bottle Pink. 
A hardy annual of easy culture, of 
various colors; two feet high. 
Centaurea suavoiens. Yellow, 
Sweet Sultan. December to April. 
Cineraria hybrida. A beautiful 
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 pro- 
pagated by seeds which produce differ- 
ent shades of colored plants. 
Dianthus Barbatus. Sweet Wii- 
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. 
Dianthus Chinensis. 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. 
Dianthus Heddewiggii. Japan 
Pink. This is the most showy of any of 
the annual pinks. The flowers are very 
large and of brilliant colors; one foot 
high. Sow from October till April. 
Dianthus plumaris. Border Pink. 
A fragrant pink used for edging. The 
