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Helianthus fi. pl. Double Flower- 
ing Sunflower. A well known plant, 
with showy yellow flowers. Thedouble 
is often cultivated in the flower garden. 
The single varieties are cultivated most- 
ly for the seed. They are said to be 
anti-malarious. Four feet high. Feb- 
ruary till May. 
Iberis amara. White Candytutft. 
A well known plant raised a good deal 
by florists for bouquets. Can be sown 
at different times to have a succession of 
flowers. One foot high. 
‘Iberis umbelata resea. Purple 
Candytuft. Onefoot. October till April. 
Linum grandifiorum rubrum. 
Scarlet Flax. A very pretty plant for 
masses or borders, with bright scarlet 
flowers, dark in the centre. One foot. 
January till April. 
Lobelia erimus. Lobelia. A very 
graceful plant with white and blue 
fiowers, well adapted for hanging bas- 
kets or border. Halffoot. October till 
March. 
Lychnischalcedonica. Lychnis. 
Nice plants with scarlet, white and rose 
flowers. Twofeet. December till April. 
‘Lupinus. Lupinus. Plants with 
spikes of flowers of various colors. 
Should be sown soon. Does not trans- 
plant well. Two feet. October till 
March. 
Mathiola annua. Ten weeks stocks. 
This is one of the finest annua/is in cul- 
tivation. Large flowers of all colors, 
from white to dark blue or crimson. 
Should be sown in pois or pans, and 
when large enough transplanted into 
rich soil. One and a quarter feet. Octo- 
ber till March, 
Mesembryanthemum crystalli- 
mum. Ice plant. Neat} lant with icy 
looking foliage. It is of spreading habit. 
Good for baskeis or beds. One foot. 
February till Mareh. 
' Mimulus tigrimus. Monkey flower. 
Showy flowers of yellow and brown. 
Should be sown in a shady place. Does 
not transplant well. Half foot. Decem- 
ber till March. 
Matricarix capeusis. Doubdle 
Matricaria. White double flowers, re- 
sembling the Daisy, but smaller; are 
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fine for bouquets; blooms very nearly 
the whole summer. Twofeet. Decem- 
ber till March. 
Mimosa pudica. Sensitive Plant. 
A curious and interesting plant which 
folds up its leaves when touched. One 
foot. February till June. 
Mirabilisjalapa. Marvel of Peru. 
A well known plant of easy culture; 
producing flowers of various colors. It 
forms a root which can be preserved 
from one yeartoanother. February till 
June. Three feet. 
Myosotis palustris. Forget-me- 
not.. A fine little plant with small, blue, 
star-like flowers. Should havea moist, 
shady situation. Does not succeed so 
well here as in Europe, of which itis & 
native. Half foot high. December till 
March. 
Nemophiia Insignis. 
Love. Plants of easy culture, very 
pretty and profuse bloomers. Bright 
blue with white centre. One foot high. 
Nemophila maculata. Large 
Blue Grove 
white flowers spotted with violet. One 
foot high. December till April. 
Nigella damascena. Love in a 
Mist. Plants of easy culture, with light 
blue flowers. Does not transplant well. 
One foot high. December till April. 
Nierembergia gracilis. Nierem- 
bergia. Nice plants with delicate foli- 
age, and white flowers tinted with lilac. 
One foot high. November till April. 
dnothera LamarckKiana. Eve- 
ning Primrose. Showy, large yellow 
flowers. December till April. Two feet 
high. 
Papaver Somuiferum. Double 
flowering Poppy. Of different colors; 
very showy. 
Papaver ranunculus flowered. 
Double fringed flowers;. very showy. 
Cannot be trans; lanted. Two feet high. 
October till March. 
Petunia hybrida. Petunia. Splen- 
dii mixed hybrid varieties. A very de- 
corative plant of various colors, well 
known to almost every lover of flowers. 
Plants are of s} rea ling habit, about one 
foot high, January till May. 
Petunia flora pleno. Large dou- 
ble flowering valieiies. They are hy- 
