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Heliotropium. 
IBERIS UMBELATA RBOSEA — Purple 
Candytuft.—One foot. October till April. 
LOBELIA ERINUS.—bLobelia.—A very 
graceful plant with white and blue flowers, 
well adapted to hanging baskets or bor- 
ders. Half foot. October till March. 
MIMULUS TIGRINUS.—Monkey Flower. 
Showy flowers of yellow and _ brown. 
Should be sown in a shady place. Does not 
transplant well. Half foot. December till 
March. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLI- 
NUM.—Ice Plant.—Neat plant with icy 
looking foliage. It is of spreading habit. 
Good for baskets or beds. One foot. Feb- 
ruary till March. 
MATHIOLA ANNUA.—Ten Weeks 
Stocks.—This is one of the finest annuals 
in cultivation. Large flowers of all colors, 
from white to dark blue or _ crimson. 
Should be sown in pots or pans, and when 
large enough transplanted into rich soil. 
One and a quarter. feet. October till 
March. 
MIRABILIS JALAPA.—Four o’clock or 
Marvel of FPeru.—A well known plant of 
easy culture; producing flowers of various 
colors. It forms a root which can be pre- 
served from one year to another. Three 
feet. February till June. 
MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS. — Forget-Me- 
Wot.—A fine little plant, with small, blue, 
star-like flowers. Should- have a moist, 
shady situation. Half foot high. Decem- 
ber till March. ; 
NASTURTIUM. — Tropaeolum Majus.— 
See vegetable plants, page 48. 
PELOX DRUMMONDII GRANDIFLORA 
ALBA.—Pure white; some with purple or 
violet eyes. December till April. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX.—For a perma- 
nent flower bed few plants are more desir- 
able, as they are perfectly hardy, and will 
Mourish in any soil. The flowers range 
from pure white to crimson or rose, while 
others are striped and mottled or blotched. 
They blosom late in the season and bear 
immense trusses, often five or six inches 
in diameter. December till April. 
Ice Plant. 
Lobelia Erinus. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII.—Mixed Drum- 
mond Phlox.—One of the best and most 
popular annuals in cultivation. Their 
various colors and length of flowering, 
with easy culture, make them favorites 
with every one. One foot high. December 
till April. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII GRANDIFLOBA 
STELLATA SPLENDENS.—This is admit- 
ted to be the richest colored and most 
effective of all large flowered Phloxes. It 
combines all the good qualities of the 
Splendens, with the addition of a clearly 
defined, pure white star, which conrtasts 
strikingly with the vivid crimson of the 
flowers. December till April. 
Papaver Ranunculue Flowered. 
PAPAVER RANUNCULUS FLOWERED. 
Double fringed flowers, very showy. Can- 
not be transplanted. Two feet high. ~-Octo- 
ber till March. 
PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM, or Carnation 
Poppy.— Double flowering Poppy. of 
different colors; very showy. October till 
March. 
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