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Althea Rosea. 



Althea Rosea. Hollyhock. This flower 

 has been much improved and is very 

 easily cultivated. Can be sewn from 

 October till April. Very hardy; from 

 four to six feet high. 



Alyssum Maritimum. Sweet Alyssum. 

 very free flowering plants, about six 

 inches high, with white flowers; very 

 fragrant. Sow from October till April. 



Antirhinum Majus. Snapdragon. Choice 

 mixed. Showy plant of various colors. 

 About two feet high. Should be sown 

 early if perfect flowers are desired. Sow 

 from October till Marcn. 



Aster. Queen Margaret, German 

 Quilled. Perfect double quilled flower, 

 of all shades, from white to dark purple 

 crimson. One and a half feet high. Sow 

 from December till March. 



Aster. Semple's Branching. Beautiful 

 for cut-flowers. The branching habit is 

 accompanied with great vigor of growth 

 and profusion of bloom. The flowers are 

 large, double, with graceful wavy petals, 

 borne on long stiff stems, and the colors 

 are clear and handsome. Excellent for 

 cutting, 2 fpf^t December till March. 



Trufant's Paeony Flowered Aster. 



Aster. Trufant's Paeony-Flowered Per- 

 fection. Large double paeony-shaped- 

 flowers of fine mixed colors, one of the 

 best varieties. Two feet high; sow from 

 December till March. Asters should be 

 sown in a box or in pots, and kept in a 

 green-house, or near a window; when 

 large enough, transplant into the border. 

 Take a shovel of compost and mix with 

 the ground before planting. Put three to 

 four plants together and they will show 

 better. 



Adonis Autumnalis. Flos Adonis, or 

 Pheasant's Eye. Showy crimson flower 

 of long duration. One foot high. Sow 

 from November till April. 



Amaranthus Caudatus. Love" Lies 

 Bleeding. Long red racemes with blood 

 red flowers. Very graceful; three feet 

 high. 



Amaranthus Tricolor. Three-colored 

 Amaranth. Very showy; cultivated on 

 account of its leaves, which are green, 

 yellow and red. Two to three feet high. 



Amaranthus Bicolor. Two-colored 

 Amaranth. Crimson and green variegated 

 foliage; good for edgin^r Two feet high. 



Amaranthus Caudatus. 



German Quilled Aster. 



Adonis Autumnalis. 



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