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MATH I OLA MAURANDYA. 



in pots from seeds sown in July and August and 

 will bloom late in the following winter, if not kept 

 too hot and dry, after which they may be transferred 

 to the garden for summer flowering, and removed 

 to the house in the fall. They will last a number 

 of years if protected from frost. If not wanted for 

 winter blooming they may be kept in a cellar till 

 March w? en thay may be brought forward and will 

 soon bloom, 



VARIETIES. 



Brompton Stock, best suited for pot culture, a biennial, of larger 

 growth than the annual, stmetimes bearing spikes of compact 

 flowers nearly a foot in length. 



Emperor, a hybrid between the Brompton and annul I. 



Intermediate Stoek, blooms late in fall from seed sown in spring, 

 and earlv in spring from seed sown in July and August. 



Ten-weeks-stock, (German) is an annual valuable for long con- 

 tinuance in bloom and vigorous habit. 



MAURANDYA, 



The Maurandia, named in honor of Dr. Maurandy, 

 professor of botany at Carthagena, is native of 

 Mexico. It is a delicate twining plant attaining 

 a height of five feet, bearing bell-shaped flowers in 

 shades o. blue, white and mauve. Its graceful 

 habit, abundant foliage, and rapid growth fit it 

 admirably for hanging baskets or a trellis. 



