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Primnla chinensis. Chinese 

 Primrose. A grie- n-hous*- plant, which 

 flowers profusely ai d continues to 

 bloom for a loMg time; sh. u d be sown 

 early to insure the plant flower. nij 

 well. Difl'eient colors; mixed per 

 packao^e 25 cents. Ont-. and a half 

 feet high. Ocfober till F. bruary. 



Reseda otlerata Sweet Mign- 

 onette. A fragrant [dunt and a favor- 

 ite with everybody. One foor hi^h. 



Rt^seda graiidiflora. Similar to 

 the above plant and flower, spikes 

 larger. Fiiteeu inches. December 

 till April. 



Scabiosa nana. Dwarf Mourn- 

 ing Bride. Plants of double flowers of various colois. One foot 

 high. December till April. 



Saponaria calabrica. Soapwort. A very free flowering 

 annual, of easy culture, resembling somewhat in leaves the Sweet 

 Wil Um. One and a half feet high. December till April. 



Salvia coccinea splendens. Scarlet Salvia or Eed 

 Floweiing Sage. A pot or green-house pbmt, but \\hi. h can be 

 grown as an annual, as it flowers freely from seed the first year. 

 Two to three feet hijj^h. February till April. 



Silene Arineria. Lobei's Catrhfly. A free blooming 

 plant Oi easy culture; flowers almost anywhere. Eed and white. 

 One and a half feet high. 





Reseda oderata. 





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Tagetes Erecta. Tajs:etes Patula. 



Ta|. etes erecta. African or Tall-growing Mnrigold. Very 

 showy annuals for borders, with bright yellow flowers growing 

 upright. One and a half feet high. 



Tag*f tes patnla, French or Dwarf Marigold. A very 

 compact dwarf growing variety, covered with yellow and brown 

 flowers One and a half feet high. January till April. 



Verbena liybrida. Hybridized Yerbena, A well known 

 and favorite floVer for borders. Their long flowering and great 

 diversity of color make them valuable for every garden, however 



