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Forget-Me-Not. 

 FOXGLO VE-(Dig:italis) . 



Ornamental plants of much beauty, producing dense 

 spikes of flowers on stems three to five feet high. The 

 blossoms are thimble-shaped, purple, white and spotted, 

 and very striking. Seed can be sown in spring or au- 

 tumn, and large roots can be divided. Blossom the sec- 

 ond season. Hardy biennial ; three feet. 

 Digitalis, Ivery's new spotted, great improvement 

 on the old sort ; an endless variety of colors ; 

 robust, strong and hardy lo 



" splendid mixed 5 



FRAGrARI A— (Chinese Strawberry). 



Pretty, hard}', herbaceous creeper from India, with 

 beautiful, yellow blossoms, and bright red fruit, like 

 small strawberries. Elegant for rock work or hangin 

 baskets. Propagated from seed and runners. Seed 

 should be sown very early in the house, and plants 

 transplanted. Perfectly hardy. 

 Fragaria, indica 10 



FRENCH HO]SrEYSTJCKLE-(Hedysarum). 



Very handsome, free-flowering plants, producin 

 cemes of beautiful, pea-like flowers; particularly adapted 

 for borders or rock work. Sow in open border in spring. 

 Hardy perennial ; four feet high. 

 Hedysarum, coronarium, brilliant scarlet 5 



" " fl. albo, ^riie , white .. . 5 



FUCHSIA. 



Well known, half-hardy, perennial, deciduous shrubs, 

 worthy a place in every garden. The varieties are now 



r O'clock. 



Foxglove. 



numbered by hundreds, and some are exceedingly beau 

 tiful. They are as easily grown from seed as cuttings,, 

 and from seed many improved varieties are obtained. 

 Sow in March, in shallow pots ; prick out in crocks four 

 inches in diameter, when of convenient size, where they 

 can continue to grow till they bloom. As soon as they" 

 have flowered, select such as have good points, and 

 change into larger pots. When frost appears, protect 

 the plants. 

 Fuchsia, double, finest mixed, from, the Jinest 



specimens 25 



"■ double, white corollas, ve^-y beazitiful 25 



GAILLARDIA. 



Showy, and 

 universally ad- 

 mired perenni- 

 als, flowering 

 the first year, 

 and among the 

 gayest o r n a - 

 ments of sum- 

 mer- flowerin 

 beds. 



Gaillardia, 

 picta nana, 

 one foot 

 high; flowers 

 c r e a m y - 

 yellow 



ragaria. 



Hedysaru 



Fuchsia, 



