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Phlox Drummondii Grandiflora Alba. 

 Pure white, some with purple or violet 

 eyes. 



Perennial Phlox. For a' permanent 

 flower bed few plants are rhore desirable, 

 as they are perfectly hardy, and will 

 flourish in smy soil. The flowers range 

 from pure ,white to crimson or rose 

 while others are striped and mottled or 

 blotched. They bloom late in the season 

 and bear immense trusses, often five or 

 six inches in diameter. 



Portulaca. 



Portulaca. A small plant of great 

 beauty, and of the easiest culture. Does 

 best in a well exposed situation, where 

 it has plenty of sun. The flowers are of 

 various colors, from white to bright 

 scarlet and crimson. The plant is good 

 for edging vases or pots; or where large 

 plants are kep.t in tubs, the surface can 

 be filled with this neat little genus of 

 plants. Half foot high. February till 

 August. 



Portulaca Grandiflora, fl. pi. Double 

 Portulaca. The same variety of colors 

 with semi-double and double flowers; 

 half foot high. February till August. 



Primula Veris, 

 Primula Veris. Cowslip. An her- 

 baceous plant of various colors, highly 

 esteemed in Europe. Half foot high, 

 December till April. 



Primula Chinensis. Chinese Primrose. 

 A green-house plant which flowers pro- 

 fusely and continues to bloom for a long 

 time; should be sown early to insure the 

 plant flowering well. Different colors 

 mixed; per package, 25 cents. One and 

 a half feet high, October till February, 



Pyrethrum Aurea. Golden Feather, 

 The flowers resemble Asters. It has 

 bright yellow leaves which make it very 

 showy as a border if massed with plants 

 such as Coleus, etc. 



Reseda Odorata. 

 Reseda Odorata Grandiflora. Sweet 



Mignonette. A fragrant plant with large 

 spikes of yellowish red flowers and a 

 favorite with everybody. Fifteen inches 

 high. December till April, 



Scabiosa Nana. 



Scabiosa Nana. Dwarf Mourning 

 Bride. Plant of double flowers of various 

 colors. One foot high. December till 

 April. 



Saponaria Calabrica. Soapwort. A 

 very free flowering annual, of easy 

 culture, resembles somewhat in leaves 

 the Sweet William. One and a half feet 

 high, December till April. 



Salvia Splendens. Scarlet Salvia or 

 Red Flowering Sage, A pot or green- 



Plant Mexican June Corn, the greatest Corn for June, July and August planting. 



