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Heliotropium 



Mathiola Annua. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. 



Geranium pelargonium. Large flow- 

 ering Pelargonium. Spotted varieties, 25 

 cents per package. 



Geranium odoratissima. Apple scent- 

 ed Geranium. Cultivated on account of its 

 fragrant leaves; 25 cents per package. Both 

 of these kinds are pot plants, and require 

 shade during hot weather. Should be sown 

 during fall and winter. 



Heliotropium. Mixed varieties with 

 dark and light shaded flowers. A well- 

 known plant, esteemed for the fragrance of 

 its flowers, which are produced during the 

 whole summer in great profusion. This 

 plant is generally propagated by cutting, 

 but can also be raised from seed. Should 

 be sown in a hot bed if sown early. 



Helichrysum monstrosum album. 

 White Everlasting Flewer. Very showy 

 double flowers. One and a half feet high. 



Helichrysum monstrosum rubrum. 

 Red Everlasting Flower. Very ornamental. 

 One and a half feet high. December till 

 April. Does not transplant well. 



Helianthus fl. pi. Double Flowering 

 Sunflower. A well known plant, with 

 showy yellow flowers, the double is often 

 cultivated in the flower garden. The single 

 varieties are cultivated mostly for the seed. 

 They are said to be anti-malarious. Four 

 feet high. February till May. 



Iberis amara. White Candytuft. A 

 well known plant raised a good deal by 

 florists for bouquets. Can be sown at dif- 

 ferent times to have a succession of flowers. 

 One foot high. 



Iberis umbelata rosea. Purple Can- 

 dytuft. One foot. October till April. 



I/inum grandiflorum rubrum. Scar- 

 let Flax. A very pretty plant for masses or 

 borders, with bright scarlet flowers, dark 



in the 

 April. 



center. One foot. January till 



Geranium Pelargonium. 

 I/Obelia erinus. Lobelia. A very 

 graceful plant with white and blue flowers,. 

 well adapted to hanging baskets or borders. 

 Half foot. October till March. 



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