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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
flowers are tinged, generally pink or | 
white, with a dark eye. Does not flower 
the first year; two feet high. Sow from | 
January till April. 
Dianthus caryophyllius. 
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. 
Dianthus Picotee. Finest hybrids. | 
Stage flowers saved from a collection | 
of over 500 named varieties; 
package 50ce. 
Dianthus pumila. 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. 
Delphinium Emperialis, fi. pl. 
Imperial fiowering Larkspur. Very 
handsome variety of symmetrical form. 
Mixed eolors; bright red, dark blue and 
red stripes; ta feet high. 
Delphinium ajacis. Rocket Lark- 
spur. Mixed colors; very showy; two 
‘and a half feet. 
Delphinium Chinensis. 
‘China Larkspur. 
per | 
Dwarf | 
Mixed colors; very | 
pretty; one foot high. November till» 
April. 
Norrt.—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. 
Seed-sown in the spring will flower by | 
June. Very pretty colors are 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 | 
per centage of double flowers. 
cary till June. 
Eschscholtzia Caiifornica. 
lifornia Poppy. A very free flowering 
plant, good far masses. Does not trans- 
plant well. One foot high. December | 
‘till April. 
Gailllardia bicolor. 
‘Gaillardia. 
Two colored | 
Very showy plants, which | 
Febru- | 
Ca- | 
continue to flower for a long time. 
Flowers red, bordered with orange yel- 
low. One anda half feet high. Janu- 
ary till April. 
Gillia. Mixed Gillia. Dwarf plants, 
which flower freely of various colors. 
One foot. December till April. 
Gomphrena alba and purpurea. 
Whiteand Crimson Batchelor Button 
or Globe Amaranth. Well known va- 
riety of flowers; very early and free 
flowering; continue to flower for a long 
time. Two feet high. From February 
till August. 
Geranium Zonale. Zonale Ger- 
anium. Seed saved from large flower- 
ing varieties of different colors; should 
be sown in seed pans, and when large 
enough transplanted into pots, where 
they can be left, or transplanted in 
spring into the open ground. 
Geranium pelargonium. Large 
flowering Pelargonium. Spotted varie- 
ties, 25 cents per package. 
Geranium odoratissima. Apple- 
scented Geranium. Cultivated on ac- 
count of its fragrant leaves; 25 cents 
per package. Both of these kinds are 
pot plants, and require shade during 
hot weather, Should be sown during 
fall and winter. 
Gypsophila paniculata. Gypso- 
phila. A graceful plant with white 
flowers, which can be used for bouquets. 
One foot high. From December to 
April. 
Heliotropium. Mixed varieties 
with dark and light shaded flower. A 
well known plant, esteemed for the 
fragrance of its flowers, whieh are pro- 
duced during the whole summer in great 
profusion. This plant is generally pro- 
pagated by cuttings, but can also be 
raised from seed. Should be sown ina 
hot-bed if sown early. 
Helichrysum monstrosum ci- 
bum. White Everlasting Flower. 
Very showy double flowers. One and a 
half feet high. 
Helichrysum monstrosum rub- 
rum. Red Everlasting Flower. Very 
ornamental. One and a half feet. high. 
December till April. Does not trans- 
plant well. 
