GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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spade to the soil will cover; others may be covered one-fourth of an inch, according to 

 their size. Watering should be done carefully, and if not done with a syringe, a watering 

 pot, where the holes of the spout are very fine, should be used. 



By setting the plants out, or sowing the seeds in the border, consideration should be 

 taken of the height so that the taller varieties may be in the middle and the dwarf kinds 

 on the edge of the bed. 



The seeds are put up in 5c. and 10c. packages; 15 and 24 packages for one dollar, 

 except a few rare or costly kinds, where the price is noted. All flower seeds in packages 

 are mailed free of postage to the purchaser. Where there is more than one color, we 

 generally import them mixed, as we find that most of our customers do not wish to 

 purchase six packages or more of one variety to get all colors. One package of Asters, 

 Zinnia, Phlox. Chinese Pink, German Stocks, Petunia, Portulaca, and others, will always 

 contain an equal mixture of the best colors. 



ADONIS AUTUMNAI.IS — Plos Adonis, or 

 Pheasant's Eye. — Showy crimson flower of 

 long duration. One foot high. Sow from 

 November till April. 



AMABANTTHUS CAUDATTTS— Z.Ove Z.ies 



Bleeding". — Long red racemes with blood 

 red flowers. Very graceful; three feet 

 high. 



Althea Bosea. 



AIiTHEA ROSEA — Hollyhock. — Can be 



sown from October till April. Very hardy; 

 from four to six feet high. 



ALYSSUM MABITIMUM — Sweet Alys- 

 sniu. — Very free flowering plants, about 

 six inches high, with white flowers; very 

 fragrant. Sow from October till April. 



AMARANTHUS ATBOPUBPUREUS. — 



Is covered with long drooping spikes of 

 purple flowers; four feet. 



AMABANTHUS BICOLOB— Two-Colored 



Amaranth. — Crimson and green variegated 

 foliage; good for edging. Two feet high. 



AMABANTHUS SALICIPOLIUS— Foun- 

 tain Plant. — Ptich colored foliage, very 

 graceful. Five to six feet high. All 

 varieties of Amaranthus should be sown 

 from February to June. 



AMABANTHUS T B I C O I. O B— Three- 

 Colored Amaranth. — Very showy; cultivated 

 on account of its leaves, which are green, 

 yellow and red. Two to three feet high. 



ANTIBEINTTM MAJUS — Snapdragfon. — 



Choice mixed. Showy plant of various 

 colors. About two feet high. Should be 

 sown early if perfect flowers are desired. 

 Sow from October till March. 



AQTTIZiEGIA — 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. 



ASTEB — 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; two feet. December till March. 



ASTEB — Truf ant's Paeony Flowered 



Perfection. — 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. Put 

 three to four plants together and they will 

 show better. 



Amaranthus Caudatus. 



German Quilled Aster. 





Adonis Autumnalis. 



The Name Steckler on a Seed Packet Means It's Good. 



