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Pseonia latipetela. Outside petals flesh color ; center ones yellowish white ; 

 very large and fine. 



P. liOuis Van Moutte. Dark crimson : very compact. 



P. LiOuis Van Hoiltte. {Calot). Bright purple cherry ; large, globular and 

 full. $1.00. 



P, "Mareclial Vaillant. Dazzling purple violet ; fine form. $1.00. 



P. Mad. Victor Verdier. Crimson rose, with light violet; very large 

 and full. 11.00. 



P. Modeste. {Guerin). Deep rose ; bright, showy; very large, distinct and 

 fine shaped ; fragrant ; superb variety. 



P. Monsieur Boucharlat. Bright rosy lilac; large and full flower, im- 

 bricated like a rose ; very late ; fragrant; superb. $1.00. 



P. papaveriflora. White, lightly tinged with yellow, and marked with red 

 in center ; very fine. 



P. papillionacea. Ouside petals rose, center ones yellow, changing to white ; 

 superb. 



P. purpurea SUperba. Very large, purplish crimson flower ; outside petals 

 large ; center small and compact ; tall and showy. 



P. President Wilder. (E. & B.) Flowers large and double ; color deli- 

 cate blush, with an occasional red spot ; of dwarf habit ; best of its color. 



P. Kosa Barry. (E. & B.) Flowers pure white, with red stripes ; large and 

 double ; a profuse bloomer ; sweet. 



P. rubra triumplians. {Delachi.) Dark purplish crimson ; petals large ; 

 very sweet. 



P. Triomphe du Nord. Violet rose, shaded with lilac ; beautiful. 



P. Victoria tricolor. Outer petals pale rose, mottled with pink; center 

 ones yellowish white, with a few red marks ; very large and full ; sweet. 



P. Vicomtesse de Belleval. Blush; center creamy white, beautifully 

 fringed ; fragrant. 



P. violacea. Deep violet purple ; very large and full ; beautiful. 



P. Wllittleji. White ; center slightly yellowish ; very large ; clusters large ; 

 sweet. 



PHLOX. 



This, when properly grown, is unquestionably one of the finest of autumn flowers— like the 

 Pseony, a flower for the million. It is of vigorous habit, easy culture, and produces in great 

 profusion during a long season, flowers of fine form and substance, and of bright and varied 

 colors. Just as the Roses are fading, the Phlox puts forth her first flowers, producing a fine 

 succession of bloom, and prolonging an interesting season at least six weeks. As regards their 

 culture, it may be briefly stated that they succeed in any good garden soil, but they are greatly 

 improved by being liberally manured, and an occasional supply of liquid manure during the 

 growing season will greatly increase the size of their trusses. When in flower they should be 

 watered freely every evening. The Phlox usually flowers in July and August, and in order to 

 render it autumnal flowering, it is necessary to pinch the shoots about the flrst of June, and 

 again in July. The plants will then flower in September. For early flowers some of the plants 

 may be left unpinched. When two years old the finest trusses are produced. The third year 

 the plants flower tolerably well, but they will not keep healthy and thrifty after that. The old 

 plants should then be lifted in the fall, divided and transplanted. But the better plan is to keep 

 up a succession of young plants from cuttings by securing a fresh collection every year. We 

 annually introduce all new and desirable varieties of home and foreign production. 



