DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 





Ageratum. 

 Ageratum. conspicuum. valuable for winter ; white 5 

 " mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed 5 



AGE,OSTEMMA. 



Perfectly hardy plants, producing pretty, pink -like 

 blossoms on long. slender stems Very useful for cutting 

 for bouquets, and pretty in masses in beds The annu- 

 al variety is known as Rose of Heaven ; the perennial 

 as Rose Campion. About one and a half feet high. 

 Agrostemma. coronana. crimson : perennial. . . 5 



" coeli rosa. rose, white center ; annual 5 



AG-ROSTIS— (Ornamental Grass.) 



A hardy, ornamental grass much used in connection 

 with everla-^ings. for winter bouquets Grows easily in 

 any common garden soil. Hardy annual : about one 

 and a half feet high. 

 Agrostis. nebulosa. fine and delicate . 10 



'• pulchella, exceedingly graceful 10 



ALONSOA. 



Showy plants, and line for mixed beds. The flowers 



are remarkably bnll- 



> ,rV lant, and are scarcely 



V- - ' equalled among the 



; crimson and scarlet 



flowers. Properly 



^^^ green-house plants, 



T^?*^ ^yt: bloom finely in 



, :^ open ground when 



^■•Jl~.^^ //•,=-' treated as tender an 



nuals. Grow from one 



and a half to two feet 



high. Plants removed 



to green -house in au 



tumn will bloom all 



winter. 



5 

 5 

 5 



\grostemma. 



Agrostis. 



Alonsoa, grandiflora, deep scarlet flowers. . 

 " Warszewiczn, bright crimson ... 

 " mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed 



ALYSSUM. 



Alyssum, sweet imaritimum). A desirable hardy 

 annual, flowermg from early spring till killed 

 by frost, and all winter in the green- house, if 

 sown in August. Flowers pure white, in ra- 

 cemes, and of a peculiar delicate fragrance. 

 Most effective in masses with plants one foot 

 apart. Useful in all kinds of small bouquets. 



Grows one foot high 



" golden, (saxatile). Flowers brilliant golden 

 yellow, completely hiding the foliage Plants 



Alyssum, sweet. 



about one foot high : desirable for rock work, 

 and quite showy m masses. Hardy perennial 5 



AMARANTHUS. 



Valuable for its varieties of handsome foliage, whether 

 grown in the conservatory or garden. The colors will 

 be more brilliant if planted in moderatel}' rich soil. 

 Amaranthus, melancholicus ruber, beautiful, 

 blood red foliage, suitable for masses or edg- 

 ings Hardy annual ; two and a half feet high. 5 



" tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green ; well 

 known as "Josephs Coat' Very showy in 

 beds alone. Hardy annual • two feet high 5 



" bicolor olbiensis, dark purple foliage, edged 

 at the terminals with bright crimson ; hand- 

 some specimens for mixed borders. . Four feet 

 high . 10 



" atropurpureus, a most remarkable and grand 

 vanety from Calcutta, growing five feet high, 

 and producing long spikes of rich purple bloom. 10 



" salicifolius, two and a half to three feet high, 

 pyramidal in form, branching close to the 

 ground. Leaves beautifully undulated, vary- 

 ing from green to bronze, and later to a bright 

 orange-red color, forming magnificent, bright 

 colored plumes, which give the plants an ele- 

 gi'.nt appearance 10 



" Henderi, a splendid novelty of 1877 \ beautiful, 

 drooping foliage, richly colored in many 

 shades 10 



