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459. IBERIS Amara. White Candytuft. Can be sown at different times to have 

 a succession of flowers. One foot high. 



480. UMBELATA ROSA. Purple Candytuft. One foot. October till April. 



461. KOCH1A. Mexican Burning Bush. A splendid and novel plant. An easily 

 grown annual plant suitable for all parts of the South. Sown thinly in Spring 

 when leaves begin to appear on the trees, it soon forms a cypress-like hedge of 

 symmetrical form and of lively green color; by mid-summer it attains a height of 

 about 3 feet and on approach of cool weather the whole plant becomes a deep red. 



462. LANTANA. (Hybrida Mixed). 



Growing from 2 to 3 feet high bear- 

 ing Verbena-like clusters of flowers, 

 in orange, white, rose and other col- 

 ors. Excellent for bedding. Febru- 

 ary to August. 



483. LOBELIA Erinum. Lobelia. A 

 very graceful plant with white and 



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Mexican Burning Bush 



blue flowers. 

 March. 



Half foot. October till 



464. MATHIOLA Annua. Ten Weeks Stocks. Large flowers of 

 all colors, from white to dark blue or crimson. Should be sown 

 in pots or pans, and when large enough transplant into rich soil. 

 One and a quarter feet. October till March. 



465. MIRABIL1S Jalapa. Four O'Clock or Marvel of Peru. Flowers 

 of various colors. Three feet. February till June. 



466. MYOSOTIS Palus- 

 tris. Forget-Me-Not. A 

 fine little plant, with 

 small, blue star-like 

 flowers. Half foot high. 

 December till March. 



467. NASTURTIUM. Tro 



paeolum Majus. Tall and 

 Dwarf Mixed. Blossoms 

 red, yellow and salmon, 

 used with leaves as sal- 

 ad. Seed-pods while 

 young and succulent 

 picked and used as ca- 

 pers. Tall variety runs, and 

 makes an excellent screen for 

 unsightly places. February to 

 April, and November and De- 

 cember. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % 

 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



468. P H E O X Drummondii 

 Grandiflora Alba. Pure white, 

 some with purple or violet 

 eyes. December till April. 



469. P H E O X Drummondii. 



Mixed. Their various colors 

 and length of flowering, with 

 easy culture, make them a fav- 

 orite with every one. One foot 

 high. December till April. 



Nasturtiums 



Myosotis, Forget-Me-Nots 



470. PERENNIAE PHEOX. Mixed. 



For a permanent flower bed few 

 plants are more desirable, as they 

 are perfectly hardy, and will 

 flourish in any soil. The flowers 

 range from pure white to crimson 

 or rose, while others are striped 

 and mottled or blotched. They 

 blossom late in the season and 

 bear immense trusses, often five 

 or six inches in diameter. Decem- 

 ber till April. Pkt. 25c. 



471. PORTUEACA. Single (Mixed). 



The flowers are of various colors, 

 from white to bright scarlet and 

 crimson. The plant is good for 

 edging vases or pots. Half foot 

 high. February till August. 



472. PORTUEACA Grandiflora, fl. 



pi. Double Portulaca. The same 

 variety of colors with semi-double 

 and double flowers half foot high. 

 February till August. Mixed. 



Phlox 



Shirley Poppies 



473. PAPAVER Ranunculus Flow- 

 ered Poppy. Double fringed flow- 

 ers, very showy. Cannot be trans- 

 planted. Two feet high. October 

 till March. 



474. SOMNIFERUM, or Carnation 

 Poppy. Double flowering poppy. 

 Different colors; very showy. Oc- 

 tober till March. 



475. SHIRLEY POPPIES. Single 

 Mixed. A very beautiful selection 

 of Ranunculus-flowered Poppy. 

 The range of colors extending 

 from pure white through the most 

 delicate shades of pale pink, rose 

 and carmine to crimson, while 

 edged, shaded and striped. Semi- 

 double. October till March. 



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