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Althea Rosea. 
ALTHEA ROSEA—Hollyhock.—Can be 
sown from October till April. Very hardy; 
from four to six feet high. 
AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS—Love Lies 
Bleeding.—Long red racemes with blood 
red flowers. Very graceful; three feet 
high. 
AMARANTHUS SALICIFOLIUS—Foun- 
tain Plant.—Rich colored foliage, very 
graceful. Five to six feet high. All 
varieties of Amaranthus should be sown 
from February to June. 
AMARANTHUS TRICOLO R— 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 edging. -Two feet high. 
AMARANTHUS ATROPURFPUREUS.— 
Is covered with long drooping spikes of 
purple flowers; four feet. 
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 
eutting, 2 feet. December till March. 
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German Quilled Aster. 
ASTER—Queen Margaret, German 
Quilled.—Perfect double quilled flower, of 
all shades, from white to dark purple crim- 
son. One and a half feet high. Sow from 
December till March. 
AS TER—Trufant’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. 
ADONIS AUTUMNALIS—Flos Adonis, or 
Pheasant’s Eye.—Showy crimson flower of 
long duration. One foot high. Sow from 
November till April. 
ALYSSUM MARITIMUM—Sweet Alys- 
sum.—Very free flowering plants, about 
six inches-high, with white flowers; very 
fragrant. Sow from October till April. 
BALSAMINA. — Improved Camelia- 
flowered, very double and beautiful colors. 
In rich ground and during dry weather 
they require plenty of water. 
BALSAMINA CAMELLIA 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. 
October till January. 
SHASTA DAISY—LEurbank’s New Double 
Fringed.—This new one is an absolute 
perpetual bloomer throughout the whole 
year wherever it has a chance. In fact the 
blossoms must be cut or it will blossom 
itself to death. 
PARIS DAISIES—French Marguerites.— 
A beautiful plant of easy culture, flower 
white and yellow; 1% to 2 inches in 
diameter. October till March. 
BEGONIA TUBEROSA.—A very thank- 
ful green-house plant with tuberous roots 
and large showy pink, white or red flowers. 
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. 
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