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PORTULACA GRANDIFLORA FL. PL. VARIET. 8 finest double 

 varieties of the most brilliant colors in scarlet, crimson, yellow, 

 striped, etc. This proves to be quite an acquisition; flowers 

 the past season were perfectly double. In consequence of the 

 difficulty of obtaining seeds of this novelty, the price per paper 

 will still be, $1.00. 

 RHODANTHE MANGLESII, pink everlasting flower. 

 RHODANTHE MACULATA. Introduced from Australia. Differing from 

 Rhodanthe Manglesii in being more robust, sometimes exceeding 

 2 feet in height, producing flower heads 1^ to 2 inches. The ray 

 scales are of a bright rosy purple, the disk yellow, surrounded by 

 a conspicuous crimson ring. First Class Novelty, 25 cts. 

 RHODANTHE ATROSANGUINEA...This beautiful and very dis- 

 tinct species, differs from R. Maculata, in its dwarfer and more 

 branching habit ; longer and more pointed foliage, and especially 

 by the color of its flowers, which have the entire disk of a dark 

 violet or crimson brown shade. The ray scales are of a bright 



purple or Magenta color 25 



RHODANTHE MACULATA ALBA.— This charming variety which 

 proves to be a sport from the beautiful R. Maculata, intro- 

 duced last season, and differs only in the color of the ray 

 scales, which are of the purest and the most silvery white, it is 



unquestionably the finest white Everlasting in cultivation 25 



RICINUS SANGUINEUS, showy and effective, growing from six to 



eight feet high, blood-red stalks and seed-pods. 



'< " TRICOLOR, dark green and brown spotted, 



the stalk is reddish-brown, 25 cts. 

 '* AFRICANUS ALBIDUS, contrasts finely with the above. 

 SALPIGLOSSIS, neat and beautiful plants, suitable for pot-culture or 



the flower-border, blooming all summer. 

 SANVITALIA MEXICANA, orange, with red spots, blooms freely, .20 

 SCHIZANTHUS GRANDIFLORUS OCCULATUS, elegant slender- 

 branched annual, grown in pots for the green-house. 

 SAPONARIA, of dwarf compact growth, profusion of bloom throughout 

 summer and late autumn. The varieties are — Multiflora, 

 rosy pink; Alba, pure white;. Ocymoides, a perennial 

 variety — one of the finest plants for covering rock work. 

 CALABRICA MARGINATA. Color rose and white, 25 cts 

 SCABIOSA NAM A, dwarf, deep red and maroon. 

 SGABIOSA STELLATA, starry Scabious. 



SENICIO ELEGANS NANA.— Dwarf, double white 25 



" " " A double dark rose 25 



" " " Dwarf, carmine 25 



" " " Dwarf, double purple 25 



The above are beautiful new varieties, of the Jacobea or Senicio, 

 of dwarf habit, and great profusion of flowers. 

 SEDUM, useful and pretty little plants, growing freely on rock-work, 

 rustic-work, hanging-baskets, &c. Six varieties mixed, per 

 package, 20 cts. 



