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Ageratum Blue Pekfection. 

 AGROSTEM M A (Rose of Heaven). 



PER 



1090 An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy 

 culture, producing bright colored flowers on Iong,slen- 

 der steins like a single pink ; blooms the first season ; 

 fine for cutting ; 1 to 2 feet. Mixed varieties. (See cut.) 



AHONIS (Pheasant's Eye). 



PER PKT. 



1061 Flos Adonis. Showy, hardy annuals of easy culture, 

 \\ith pretty, fuie-cut foliage, and lastnig a long lime in 

 bloom; dark crimson floweis, with a light centre; 1 foot.. 5 



AGERATUM (rioss riower). 



One of the very best bedding plants, being liteially a sheet of bloom 

 from early summer till frost. Unlike many bedding |ilants, their flow- 

 ers are not liable to lie spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. 

 1 he various blue varieties are without doubt the most satisfactory bed- 

 ding plants of this color for our trying climate — easily raised from seed, 

 which should be sown in March or earlier in a hot-bed or window and 

 transferred to the open ground in June ; also valuable for winter 

 flowering in the window or conservatory. 



1071 Blue Perfection, This is the darkest colored of all large- 

 flowering Ageratunis. Color deep amelhyst-blue ; compact 



grow th ; fine bedder. (See cut.) 10 



1073 Cope's Pet. Lovely azure-blue; 6 inches; this is con- 

 sidered the best l.ght-blue variety for edging 10 



1078 Dwarf Princess Pauline. A beautiful and useful va- 

 riety, of dwarf, compact, e\cn giowth, rarely e.xceeding 8 

 inches in height; the flowers are sky-blue, with a 

 white cenire, the contrast being really exquisite 10 



1077 Mexicanum. Lavender blue ; l|feet. 



1074 imperial Dwarf Blue. 8 inche . . 



1075 Imperial Dwarf White, 8 incho 



1076 Lasseauxi. Rose; 15 inches... 



AEYSSUM (Mad-Wort). 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, 

 edgings or rock-work; blooming profusely 

 all summer; useful also for winter 

 flovverin':;. Very sweetly scented. 



1101 Little Gem, or Carpet 

 of Snow. Of dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, 4 to 6 inches in 

 height, each plant covering 

 a circle 15 to 30 inches in 

 diameter. It begins to 

 bloom when quite small, 

 and the plants are a solid 

 mass of white from spring 

 till late in autumn. (S3e 

 cut.) Per o/. , 50 cts 5 



1102 Sweet Alyssum {A. 

 Maritiinuiii). Of trailing 

 habit; flowers white. Per 

 OE., 25 cts 5 



1103 Tom Thumb {Benthami 



Coiiipacticiii). Of dwarf, 

 compact, erect growth ; ex- 

 cellent for edging; white. . 



Per oz., 30 cts. 5 



not Saxatile Corapactu.n. ■• Basket of Gold." Showy 

 golden-yellow flowers ; hardy perennial, blooms the 

 fi:"St ss.ison ; excellent for rock-work; 1 foot 5 



AMARANTIIUS. 



Brilliant It'll. ige<l annuals, growing from 

 3 to 5 feet high, some ol the varieties bear- 

 ing curious lacenies of flowers. All 

 are useful in borders of tall plants or 

 for the centres of large beds. In every 

 case they should not be grown too 

 closely together, but should be given 

 sufficient room to develop their full 

 beaui V 



1116 Brilliant, Foliage bright 

 1 ed; ilie ends of the branches 

 being a combination of car- 

 mine-rose, red and yellow. 10 



1111 Caudatus [Love Lies 

 Bleidin^i^Y Blood-red, 

 drooping ; 3 feet. 5 



1112 Salicifolius {Lnuiiain 

 J /iij!/). Of pyramidal, 

 (hooping jiabit, branching 

 close lo the ground 5 



=-=s:--^. ^.=-^sr— ai 1113 Sunrise, Bronzy crimson 

 %i*»»*^^5^-^^^ foliage, shading off to bril- 

 bini.E Gem, or Caiu-rt of Snow, liant scai let tufts of leaves on 

 top of tlie stalk, the lower leaves having a scarlet band 

 through the centre ; 3 feet. This variety has been used for 

 several seasons in the public parks of Washington, and has 

 been great'y admired by many visitor,- 10 



Agrostemma. 



PER PKT. 



1117 Sulphurine. Leaves dark green ; 

 the ei;ds of the branches bright 

 sulphur-yellow. , 



1114 Tricolor {Joseph's Coat). Leaves 

 red, yellow and green; 3 feet. Per 

 oz., .SO cts 



1115 Tricolor Splendens. An im- 

 provement oil the old sort, of more 

 brilliant coloring ; a beautiful orna- 

 mental plant. (See cut.) 



1118 Tricolor flarmoratus, A hyb id 



between BiiUiant and Siilp/uiniie, 

 combining the colorings of both, the 

 green and yellow ground color be- 

 ing suffused or marbled with car- 

 mine ; very showy 10 



1119 Collection a packet each of the 

 above 8 v irieties 50 Amaranthus Tricolor Splendens. 



Complete index of botti the botanical and common names of flowers is given on pages i and 2. 



