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 Ipomea 



o)zly ones morth cultivati>ig. Hardy annuals in open 



border, biennial in green-house. Sow in loam mixed 



with leaf mold. One foot high. 



Jacobeea, double crimson, extra fine lo 



" double white, elegant lo 



" " yellovi^ ID 



"• new double dwarf blue, carefully selected, 

 constant in height, pure in color, and double 



to the center lo 



" mixed, above varieties mixed lo 



JASMINE. 



Hardy, deciduous, ornamental shrubs, growing three 

 feet high, and producing beautiful yellow flowers, which 

 are very fragrant, and much admired. The seeds re- 

 quire bottom heat to start. 

 Jasminum. fruticans, yellow ; fragrant lo 



JOB'S TEARS-(Coix). 



Curious, ornamental grass from East Indies, with 

 broad, corn-like leaves, and seeds of a light slate color, 

 wonderfully lustrous. Valuable for the formation of 

 winter bouquets, in connection with everlasting flowers, 

 and strings of handsome beads are formed from the 

 seeds. Plant in open ground, in hills three feet apart, 

 four or five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. 

 Hardy annual ; three feet high. 

 Coix, lachryma (Job's Tears) 5 



JOSEPH'S COAT— (See Amaranthus Tricolor.) 



Jacobaea. 



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Kaulfussia. 

 KATJLFUSSIA. 



Beautiful, free-blooming little plants of dwarf and 

 compact growth, somewhat resembling the single asters. 

 Flowers are light blue, pure white, and the most intense 

 violet-purple of any annual in cultivation — the richest 

 color imaginable. A good plant for mixed beds and 

 borders. Hardy annual ; six inches high. 

 Kaulfussia, amelloides, bright blue 5 



" amelloides, alba, new ; pure white 5 



"■ " atroviolacea, the richest violet 

 color of any annual in cultivation 5 



" fine mixed 5 



I. AGUimS— (Ornamental Grass). 



Useful for forming bouquets for winter decoration. 

 The heads bear a resemblance to a hare's tail, and it is 

 sometimes called Hare's Tail Grass. It is a perfectly 

 hardy annual, and will grow in any common soil. 

 Lagurus, ovatus, curious and ornamental ; one fo«t 5 



X.ANTANA. 

 These plants are rapid growers, forming small, hardy 

 shrubs, and producing their pink, yellow, orange, white, 

 constantly changing heads of flowers in great abund- 

 ance, which have an agreeable, aromatic perfume. Any 

 loamy soil suits them, and they are readily increased by 

 cuttings, in sand, in heat. 

 Lantana, finestFrench hybrids mixed, all colors. 10 



" alba magna, pure white ; one foot 15 



" Imperatrice Eugenie, rosy-lilac ; two feet 10 



Lantana, 



Larkspur, single. 



