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ESCHSCHOLTZI A. 

 California Poppy. 



Remarkably showy annuals of 

 simple cultm-e, forming bushy plants 

 one foot high, which produce a pro- 

 fusion of large saucer-shaped flow- 

 ers. Hardy annual. 



1580 Eschscholtizia Californica. 



Mixed. £ 



1581 IMandarin. Flowers bright 



scarlet, inner side, orange. 5 



1582 Rose cardinal. A pretty 



novelty; flowers very large; 

 bright crimson; lasting in 

 bloom a long time. , I 



1583 Double mixed. J 



EUPHORBIA. Spurge. 



A class of plants remarkable for 

 the great variation, ia color and 

 shape, of the foliage. 



1590 Euphorbia marginata. Snow 



on the Prairie. The foliage 

 is veined and margined with 

 white. 2 ft. S 



1591 heterophylla. Mexican 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA. 



Fire Plant. G-rows about three foot high into a bush, with glossy green leaves which, as the season advances, 

 becomes a fiery red. forming a striking contrast with the small flowers. 



DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. 



Well known plants with showy flowers and curious- 

 ly cut leaves. Blooms the first year from seed, if 

 sown early. Hardy perennials. 



1510 Delphinium. 

 Zaiil. A love- 

 ly shade of 

 sulphur- yel- 

 low. 10 



1511 formos- 



um. Bril- 

 liant blue 

 flowers with 

 white centre. 5 



1512 nudi- 



caule. Bright 

 scarlet flow- 

 ers of com- 

 pact growth. 

 18 in. 5 



1513 ffrand- 



iflorum fl. pi. Fine mixture of choice dou- 

 ble varieties. 5 

 1514 Cashmerianum. Dark blue. 18 in. 10 



Annual Varieties. 



1520 Delphinium. Dwarf Rocket. Double mixed. 1 ft. 5 



1521 ornatum. Candelabra Floiuered. Mixed. 10 



1522 Stock-flowered. Double mixed; beautiful 



long spikes of various colored flowers. 5 



1523 imperiale. Emperor Larkspur. Of bushy 



habit v>-ith mmierous spikes of double flowers. 

 Mixed colors. 5 



DODECATHEON. Shooting Star. 



A strikingly beautiful flower for partially shaded 

 situations. Scape one foot high surmounted by six 

 or eight brilliant cyclamen-like flowers of blue and 

 yellow. Hard}' i:)erennial. 



1560 Dodecatheon Clevelandi. American Coivslip. 20 



Dusty Miller. See Cinaria. 

 Everlasting^ Pea. See Latliyrus latifolius. 



ECHINOCYSTIS. Wild Cucumber. 



A rapid growing climber, very useful for quickly 

 covering imsightly objects. Hardy annual. 

 1570 Echinocystis lobata. 10 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



The following varieties of plants, are valuable for 

 winter decorations, in bouquets and vases. Treat them 

 the same as annuals; gather the flowers before they 

 fully expand, and hang up in the shade to dry. 



1595 Acroclinium roseum. The prettiest of the dried 



flowers, delicate and graceful. Pink. 5 



1596 album. Pure White. 5 



1597 IMiAed. Single varieties. 5 



1598 Double Pink. Very choice. 10 



1600 Ammobium alatum. Pure whito. 5 

 1603 Gomphrena globosa. Bachelor^s Buttons. Mixed 



colors. 5 



1610 Helichrysum monstrosum. Double mixed. 10 



1611 Bracteatum. Fine mixed. 5 



1615 Helipterum Sanfordi. Very pretty; flowers, gol- 

 den yellow. • 5 

 1617 Khodanthe. Fine mixed. Very graceful and 



pretty. 5 



1620 Xeranthermum. Choice mixed; very showy. 5 



RHODANTHB. 



XERANTHSMUM. 



