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PHLOX. 
PHLOX Drummondii Grandiflora Alba.— 
Pure white, some with purple or violet 
eyes. December till April. 
Perennial Phlox. — Mixed.— The flowers 
range from pure white to crimson or rose, 
While others are striped and mottled or 
blotehed. They blossom late in the season 
and bear immense trusses, often five or 
six inches in diameter. December till 
April. 
PHLOX Drummondii.—Mixed Drummond 
Phlox.—Their various colors and length 
of flowering, with easy culture, make them 
a favorite with every one. One foot high. 
December till April. 
PHLOX Drummondii Grandiflora Stel- 
lata Splendens.— Combines all the good 
qualities of the Splendens, with the addi- 
tion of a clearly defined pure white star, 
which contrasts strikingly with the vivid 
Gemecn of the flowers. December till 
pril. 
PORTULACA. 
PORTULACA.—Single.—The flowers are 
of various colors, from white to bright 
scarlet and crimson. The plant is good for 
edging vases or pots. Half foot high. 
February till August. 
PORTULACA Grandiflora, fi. pl. Double 
Portulaca.—The same variety of colors 
with semi-double and double flowers half 
foot high. February till August. 
PYRETHRUM Aurea.— Golden Feather. 
The flowers resemble Asters. Bright yel- 
low leaves which makes it showy as a 
border massed with plants such as Coleus, 
ete. March and April. 
RESEDA Odorata Grandiflora. — Sweet 
Mignonette.—A fragrant plant with large 
spikes of yellowish red flowers. Fifteen 
inches high. December till April. 
SALVIA Splendens.—Scarlet Salvia or 
ted Flowering Sage.—A pot or green- 
house plant, can be grown as an annual as 
it flowers freely from seed the first year. 
Two to three feet high. February till 
April. 
MARIGOLDS. 
_TAGETES Erecta.— African or Tall 
Grewing Marigold.—Very showy annual 
for borders with bright yellow flowers. 
Two and a half feet high. 
March; October to December. 
TAGETES Patula.— French or Dwarf 
Marigold.—Covered with yellow and brown 
flowers. One and a half feet high. Janu- 
ary till April. 
February to 
VERBENA. 
VERBENA Candidissima — White Ver- 
bena.—Pure white Verbena of more or less 
fragrance. One and a half feet high. 
January till April. 
VERBENA MHybrida.— Hybridized Ver- 
bena. Their long flowering and _ great 
diversity of color makes them valuable for 
every garden, however small. All colors 
mixed. 1% feet high. January till April. 
_VINCA Rosea and Alba.—Red and White 
Periwinkle.—Plants of shining foliage, 
with white and dark rose colored flowers. 
Two feet high. February till April. 
VIOLETS AND PANSIES. 
VIOLA Odorata.— Sweet Violet.—Well 
known edging plant. Half foot high. Sow 
from January till March. 
VIOLA Tricolor Maxima.—Large Flow- 
ering English Pansy.—This is one of the 
finest little plants in cultivation for pots 
or the open ground. They are of endless 
colors and markings. Half foot high. Oc- 
tober till March. 
BUGNOT’S IMPROVED BLOTCHED 
PANSY.—This variety is certainly the 
handsomest of all the pansies, and, like 
the Odlers, are five blotched and generally 
yellow or white edged. The flowers are 
of the most perfect form and _ beautiful 
coloring. October to March. Price, per 
packet, 25 cents. 
LARGE TRIMARDEAU PANSY. — This 
is the largest variety in cultivation, the 
flowers are well formed, generally three- 
spotted, quite distinct; the plants grow 
compact. October to March. 
ZINNIAS. 
ZINNIA Elegans Pumila, fl. pl.—Dwarf 
double mixed. A dwarf selection especial- 
ly desirable. The compact, bushy plants 
rarely grow over two feet high, and are 
covered with large flowers of great 
beauty. February to August. 
ZINNIA Elegans, fi. pl.—Tall Double 
Zinnia.—Plants of very easy culture, flow- 
ering very profusely through the whole 
Summer and Fall; producing double flow- 
ers of all colors, almost as large as the 
flowers of a Dahlia. Three feet high. Feb- 
ruary to August. 
STECKLER’S GIANT ZINNIA. — This 
Zinnia is without doubt the largest and 
finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 
between the HPlegans Pumila, fi. pl., and 
the Elegans Grandiflora Robusta varieties. 
The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 
61%, inches; half early; semi-high and 
perfectly double. Hach package contains a 
fine selection of beautiful colors. Febru- 
ary to August. 15 cents per packet. 
