DESCRIPTIVE CATALOQUE. 



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Pink, Eastern Queer 



I* 

 Poppy, 



bracteatum. 



P. carnation. 



Dianthus, Heddewigii, Eastern Queen, beauti- 

 fully marbled ; the broad bands of rich mauve 

 upon the paler surface of the f>etals are very 

 striking and pretty 25 



** Heddewigii, Crimson Belle, rich, vivid, 



,,^ crimson like color ; flowers of extraordinary 

 size and substance, evenly and finely lacini- 

 ated. Both the above varieties come perfectly 

 true from seed 25 



" barbatus, (see Sweet William). 



" caryophyllas, (see Carnation). 



POPP Y— < Papaver). 



Old fashioned flowers, not much in demand : there are 

 however a few species of great beauty, which are an 

 ornament to any garden. The three following varieties 

 will be found to be magnificent, worth more than all the 

 rest. Hardy perennials, blooming first year from seed, 

 if sown early ; will not bear transplanting well. 

 Papaver, bracteatum pulcherrimum, superb, 



large, double, orange-crim.son flowers 5 



" Orientale, large, gorgeous, orange-scarlet blos- 

 soms ; bottom of petals black : beautiful.. . . 5 



'* Carnation, brilliant, large, showy, double flow- 

 ers, of various colors ; two feet 5 



X'^>^~ The last variety, under the name of Papaver, 

 somniforum, is the sort used extensively for the ex- 

 traction of opium. 



PORTULACA. 



There is^carcely any flo.vt-r in cultivation that makes 

 such a dazzling 

 display of beauty 

 as a bed of many 

 hued. brilliant 

 colored Portulac- 

 as. They are in 

 bloom from about 

 the first of July 

 Till killed by frost 

 n autumn. Plant 

 1 open ground 

 ter it has be- 

 come warm, in a ' 

 light, sandy soil, | 

 and in a dr>- sit- 

 uation. After the 

 plants appear, 

 withhold water , 

 and if tb'" ^ e -* 



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Portulaca, single. 



have a full exposure to the sun, the ground will be cov- 

 ered with the plants, and the effect will be beautiful 

 Tender annual • nine inches high. 



Portulaca, alba, pure white 5 



'* aurea, deep golden ^ 



" striata, striped yellow 5 



" caryophylloides, carnation striped 5 



" fine mixed, many beautiful kinds 5 



Portulaca double. 



DOUBLE V.^RIETIES. 

 The double varieties of this plant are most beautiful. 

 The blossoms are about one and a half inches across, per- 

 fectly double, and of many colors Not ail the plants 

 will be double, but the single ones can be pulled out. 

 They will stand any amount of dry weather. 



Portulaca. double, white 20 



" •■ orange 20 



" ■' scarlet 20 



" " lose striped. 20 



" ■■ sulphur. . 20 



n-iixed .15 



PRIMSOSE, EVENING- (CEnothera). 



The (Knothera, or Evening Primrose, is a general fa- 

 vorite. They all prodnce large, showy blossoms, which 

 are fully exjjanded only towards and during evening. 

 The blossoms are three to four inches across, usually 

 "ellow or wh'te. '^d ^-^ — ♦^-e*»3v arf* ?<~.i:t:?^ ' oro- 



