GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Double Eaisy. 



Cacalia Coccinea. 



Amaranthus Saiicifolius. Fountain Plant. 



Amaranthus Atropurpureus. Is covered 

 with long drooping spikes of purple flow- 

 ers; four feet. 



Amaranthus Salicifolius. Fountain 

 Plant, Rich colored foliage, very grace- 

 ful. Five to six feet high. All varieties 

 of Amaranthus should be sown from 

 February to June. 



Aquilegia. Columbine. A showy and 

 beautiful flower of different colors; two 

 feet high. Sow from October till March. 

 Should be sown early if flowers are 

 wished; if sown late will not bloom till 

 next season. 



Balsamina Hortensis. Lady Slipper. A 

 well-known flower of easy culture. Re- 

 quires a good ground to pj-oduce double 

 flowers. 



Balsamina. Improved Camelia-flowered, 

 very double and beautiful colors. In 

 rich ground and during dry weather they 

 require plenty of water. 



Balsamina Camelia Flora Alba. Pure 

 white flowers, about two feet high, used 

 for bouquets. Sow all Balsaminas from 

 February till August. 



Bellis Perennis. Daisy. Finest double 

 mixed variety; four inches high. From 

 October till January. 



Browallia Elata Major. A free bloom- 

 ing plant of about 12 inches in height, 

 with very showy dark blue flowers. If 

 sown in March it will flower all summer, 

 but can also be sown in November, potted 

 and kept under glass, where it will begin 

 to bloom in the latter part of December 

 and continue all winter. 



Begonia Tuberosa. A very thankful 

 green-house plant with tuberous roots 



and large showT pink, white or red flow- 

 ers. It is of easy culture and can be kept 

 out of doors in a half shady place after 

 the 15th of April. Sow from October till 

 March in flower pots. Price, per packet, 

 25 cents. 



Begonia Rex. A beautiful and showy 

 green-house foliage plant of easy culture. 

 Will do well out of doors during summer 

 months, but requires a shady place. Sow 

 like above. Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



Cacalia Coccinea, Scarlet Tassel Flow- 

 er. A profouse flowering plant, with 

 tassel-shaped flowers in cluster; one and 

 a half feet. Sow February till May. 



Calendula Officinalis. Pot Marigold. 



A plant which, properly speaking, be- 

 longs to the aromatic herbs, but cul- 

 tivated for the flowers, which vary in 

 different shades of yellow; one and a half 

 feet high. From January till April. 



Canna Indica. Indian Shot. Hand- 

 some foliage plants with large spikes of 

 bright crimson, scarlet, bright yellow, 

 orange and spotted flowers of great at- 

 traction. Sow in boxes or flower pots 

 from November to March. If sown in 

 November they must be kept in a cold 

 frame over winter. 



Celosia Cristata. Dwarf Cock's Comb. 

 Well-known class of flowers which are 

 very ornamental, producing large head of 

 crimson and yellow flowers one to two 

 feet high. Sow from February till August. 



Cheiranthus Cheiri.. Wall Flower. 

 This flower is highly esteemed in some 

 parts of Europe, produces large spikes 

 of double flowers which are very fragrant. 

 Two feet high. November till March 



Plant Johnson Grass, very fine and hard to destroy when once planted. 



