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..- Peonia simensis. Chinese or herbaceous Peonia. Herba- | 
ceous plants of different colors and great beauty; they should-be jf 
planted during fall ina’shadysituation,as they flower earlyinspring. | 
If-planted too late they will not flower perfectly ; 40c. each. Oy 



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Ranunculus. Scilla pernviana. | 
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Ranencalus. Doubie Flowering. The roots can be planted | 
during fall and winter, either in the open sround orinpots. The | 
French varieiies are more robust than the Persian, and the flowers 
are larger. The ground should be rather dry, and if planted in the 
open ground, it will bé well to have the spot a little higher than the 
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Persian Ranuneulus.............. 25 cents per dozen. 

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_ Scilia peruviana. These are green-house bulbsat the North, | 
but here they are hardy, and do wellinthe open ground. Thereare | 
two varieties+the blue andthe white They throw unashoot,onthe | 
end oi which the flowers appear, forming a truss. Plant from Octo- | 
ber till January. 30 cents each. 




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