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Novelties and Select Flowers of former seasons, 



WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



Frice, 10 cents per paper, except where noted. 



The letters preceding the varieties, denote: — b. biennial, or such as last two seasons; 

 p. perennial, or such as exist from year to year; t. tender, which will not endure the 

 frost; t.p. tender perennial, which require the protection of a green-house during the 

 winter; h. h. half hardy, requiring some protection; c. climbers; a * denotes that 

 although the variety may be biennial or perennial, it will bloom the first year, if sown 

 early; the remainder are annuals, which arrive at perfection and die off the first year. 



ABRONIA UMBEMLATA, trailing, clusters of rosy lilac blossoms. 

 ACROCLINIUM ROSEUM, rose color, everlasting flower. 

 ACROCLINIUM ROSEUM ALBUM.— A pure white variety. 

 AGERATUM CGELESTINUM NANUM.— Dwarf, useful for bedding out. 

 ALYSSUM BENTHAMIL— New white Sweet Alyssum. 

 AMARANTHUS MELANCHOLICUS (var. ruber.) Introduced by Mr. 

 Veitch, from Japan. Its habit is very compact, height 12 to 18 inches, 

 with striking blood-red foliage. A very fine-foliaged bedding plant, 

 valuable for flower-garden decoration, 20 cts. 

 Lb. ANTIRRHINNUM PAPILONACEUM. Deep blood-red, pure white 



throat, splendid. 

 ANAGALLIS. — Dwarf, compact, flowering plants ; admirably adapted 

 for ornamental baskets, rock work, etc. The choicest varieties 

 are. — Grandiflora Rosea, rose colored, and Grandiflora 

 (Lerulea, large sky-blue. Phillipsii Grandiflora, sup. blue. 

 A. ^ANTIRRHINUM BRILLIANT, bright scarlet with white throat. 

 k.bj* " HENRY IV., dwarf, white, crimson and scarlet. 



L b* " FIRE FLY, orange scarlet, white throat. 



APHYLLANTHUS MONSPELLIENSIS. 



p. AQUILEGIA. — Fine double Columbine; saved from named varieties. 

 ASTERS, NEW EMPEROR.— Flowers of great size, very double, and 



fine form and colors, 20 cts. 

 ASTERS, NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM, FLOWERED. 

 ASTERS. (See li German Flower Seeds in assortments,'''' page 18.) 

 BALSAMS, CAMELLIA FLOWERED, very double and fine colors. 

 " " " dwarf, superb colors. 



" new, rose flowered. 

 CALENDULA PONGEI, FL. PL., double white, hybrid marigold. 

 CALLIRHOE PEDATA, (Nuttalia.)—A. very beautiful summer flower- 

 ing plant, from one and a half to three feet in height, with rich 

 violet or purple crimson close petaled flowers with white centre, 

 each two inches or more in width, and partially cupped, yielding 

 a succession of its numerous attractive blossoms throughout the 

 summer. 



