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ElGHAKD FrOTSCHER's AlMANAC AND GaEDEN MaNUAL 



Aster. Queen Margaret. German Quilled. Perfect double quilled 

 flowers, of all shades, from white to dark purple and crimson. One and 

 a half feet high. 



German Quilled Aster. Trufaut's Paeony Flowered Aster. 



Aster. Trufaut's Paeony Flowered Perfection. Large double 

 paeony shaped flowers, of fine mixed colors ; one of the best varieties. 

 Two feet high ; sow from December till March. Asters should be sown 

 in a box or in pots and kept in a green-house, or near a window ; when 

 large enough transplant into the border. Take' a shovel of compost 

 and mix With the ground before planting. Put three \to four plants 

 together and they will show better. They can be cultivated in pots. 



Adonis autumnalia, 



Adonis autiiiuns^lis. Flos Adonis or 

 Pheasants Eye. Showy crimson flower, of 

 long duration. Sow from November till 

 April. One foot high. 



Amara^ntlius candatus. Love Lies 

 Bleeding. Long red racemens with blood 

 red flowers. Very graceful ; three feet high. 



Amaraiatlius tricolor. Three colored 

 Amaranth. Yery showy; cultivated on ac- 

 count of its leaves, which are green yellow 

 and red. Two to three feet high. 



Asiiaranttaus tricolor. Two colored 

 Amaranth. Crimson and green varigated 

 foliage ; good for edging. Two feet high. 



Amarantleus atropurpureus. Crim- 

 son Amaranth. Long drooping spikes of 

 purple flowers. Four feet high. 



Amaranthus tricolor. 



