GARDEN MANUAIv FOR THE SOUTKERX STATES. 



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fine colors mixed; one foot high. Decem- 

 ber till April. 



Phlox Drummondii grandiflora, 

 Stellata Splendens. This is admitted 

 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 scar, which contrasts strikingly with 

 the vivid crimson of the flowers. 



Phlox Drutnmondii grandiflora alba. 



Pure white, some with purple or violet 

 eyes. 



Portulaca. A small plant of great beau- 

 ty, and of the easiest culture. Does best in 

 a well exposed situation, where it has plen- 

 ty of sun. The flowers are of various colors, 

 from white to bright s:arlet and crimson. 

 The plant is good for edging vases or pots; 

 or where large plants are kept in tubs, the 

 surface can be filled with this neat little 

 genus of plants. Half foot high. Febru- 

 ary till August. 



Portulaca grandiflora, fl, pi. Double 

 Portulaca. The same variety of colors with 

 semi-double and double flowers; half foot 

 high. February till August. 



Primula veris. Cowslip, An herbace- 

 ous plant of various colors, highly esteemed 

 in Europe. Half foot high. December till 

 April. 



Primula Chinensis. Chinese Prim- 

 rose. A 'green-hoase plant which flowers 

 profusely and continues to bloom for along 

 time; should be sown early to insure the 

 plant flowering well. Different colors mixed, 

 per package, 25 cents. One and a half feet 

 high. October till February. 



Pyrethrum aurea. Golden Feather. 

 The flowers resemble Asters. It has bright 

 yellow leaves which make it very showy as 

 a border if massed with plants such as 

 Coleus, etc. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora. Sweet 

 Mignonette. A fragrant .plant with large 

 spikes of yellowish red flowers and a fa- 

 vorite with everybody. Fifteen inches high. 

 December till April. 



Scabiosa nana. Dwarf Mourning Bride 

 Plants ot double flowers of various colors. 

 One foot high. December till April. 



Saponaria calabrica. Soapwort. A 

 very free flowering annual, of easy culture^ 



Phlox Drummondii Grandiflora 



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