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Primula chisiensis. Chinese Prim- 

 rose. A green-house plant, which flow- 

 ers profusely and continues to bloom for 

 a long time, should be sown early to in- 

 sure the plant flowering well. Different 

 colors mixed, per package 25 cts. One 

 and a half feet high, October till Febru- 

 ary. 



Reseda ©derata. Sweet Mignonette. 

 A fragrant plant and a favorite with every- 

 body. One foot high. 



Reseda g:FaBidlOora. Similar to 



the above j^lant and flower, spikes larger. 



Fifteen inches. December till April. 



Eeseda oderata. ScaMosa iiaeia. Dwarf Mourning 



Bride. Plants of double flowers of various colors. One foot high. 



December till April. 



Sapoiiaria calabrica. Soapwort. A very free flowering annual, 

 of easy culture, resembling somewhat in leaves the Sweet William. 

 One and a half feet high. December till April. 



Salvia coccinea splendens. Scarlet Salvia or Eed Flowering 

 Sage. A pot or green-house plant, but which can be grown as an 

 annual, as it flowers freely from seed the first year. Two to three feet 

 high. February till April. 



Silene Arnieria. Lobels Catchfly. A free blooming plant of 

 easy culture ; flowers almost anywhere. Eed and white. One and a 

 half feet high. 



Ta^etes Erecta. 



Tasetes Patula. 



Tagetes erecta. African or Tall-growing Marigold. Ver^^ 

 showy annuals for borders, with bright yellow flowers growing upright. 

 One and a half feet high. 



Tagetes patula. French or Dwarf Marigold. A ver^^ compact 

 dwarf growing variety, covered with yellow and brown flowers. One 

 and a half feet high. January till April. 



Terbeua hybrida. Hybridized Verbena. A well known and 

 favorite flower for borders. Their long flowering and great diversity 



