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p. AQUILEGIA, {Columbine) Fine double varieties, mixed 10 



•* ** *' single ** ** 5 



ARGEMONE MEXICANA. Yellow poppy-like flowere; hardy... 6 

 ASTER. (Queen Margaret.) One of the most popular and 

 effective of our garden favorites, producing in profusion 

 flowers in which richness and variety of colors are combined 

 with the most perfect and beautiful form: it is indispensable 

 in every garden or pleasure ground where an autumnal dis- 

 play is desired. The French and German Florists have 

 brought this flower to great perfection ; we offer all the most 

 choice varieties imported from one of the largest growers in 

 Prussia. All (he varieties delight in a rich light soil, and 

 in hot dry weather should be mulched with rotted manure, 

 and well watered. 

 ASTER. DWARF BOUQUET. A perfect bouquet of flowers... 10 

 " GLOBE-FLOWERED PYRAMIDAL. Choice mixed colors.. 10 

 «* COCARDEAU or CROWN. White centres bordered with rich 



colors 10 



" NEW VICTORIA. Various colors, flowers as large a» the 



Emperor Aster, habit pyramidal 10 



" NEW ROSE. Intermediate between the IMBRIQUE and 



PiEONIA ASTERS; robust, with large brilliant flowers. 10 

 *< NEW EMPEROR. Flowers of great size, very double, and 



fine form and colors 10 



« P^ONY PERFK:TI0N. Very double, large, and finely 



shaped, brilliant colors 10 



" P^ONIA-FLORA. Choice mixed colors 10 



" HEDGEHOG or NEEDLE. A singularly quilled variety of 



neat habit 10 



•« NEW DWARF GLOBE FLOWERED IMBRIQUE POMPONE. 

 Extremely pretty, not above twelve inches in height, form- 

 ing a compact bush, densely set with beautiful, almost glo- 

 bular flowers All the varieties are very fine brilliant 



colors 20 



«« NEW LARGE FLOWERED ROBUST DWARF. A valuable 

 improvement on the old dwarf Asters, of robust habit, with 

 handsome foliage, and large beautiful imbricated flowers. 

 In addition, all the varieties are very brilliant in colors, last- 

 ing double the time in flower 20 



•* Choice mixed varieties 10 



** German quilled, beautiful colors, mixed 10 



** German mixed colors 6 



BALSAM, {Lady Slipper) An old and favorite garden flower, 

 producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant colored 

 flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy cultivation; suc- 

 ceeds in any good garden soil. 

 •« CAMELLIA-FLOWERED. Very double, and fine colors, 



mixed, one to two feet high 10 



« NEW ROSE-FLOWERED. Superb double flowers 10 



" Mixed Balsams, or Lady Slipper 6 



Balloon Vine {Cardiospermum.) Rapid growing climber.... 6 



Bartonia Aurea. Golden-flowered 6 



For seeds of Ornamental Foliage-plants, see page 60. 



