DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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selections from the finest formed varieties of Dianthus 

 Heddewigii. and are said to be remarkably fine: 

 Dianthus, Heddewigii, Eastern Queen, beauti- 

 fully marbled : the broad bands of rich mauve 

 upon the paler surface of tke petals are very 



striking and pretty 25 



" Heddewigii, Crimson Belle, rich, vivid, 

 criEison-like color ; flow ers of extraordinary' 

 size and substance, evenly and finely lacini- ' 

 ated. Both the above varieties come perfectly 



true from seed 25 



•• barbatus, (see Sweet William.) 

 ■' caryophyllus, (see Carnation.) 



POPPY— < Papaver). 



Old fashioned flowers, not much in demand ; there are 

 however a few species of great beauty-, which are an 

 ornament to any garden. 'J he three fo.lowirrg 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-crimson flowers 5 



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

 soms ; bottom of petals black ; beautiful 5 



'• Carnation, brilliant, large, showj', double flow- 

 ers, of various colors ; two feet 5 



f^~The last variety, under the name of Papaver, 

 somniforum, is the sort used extensively for the ex- 

 traction of opiiun. 



PORTULACA. 

 There is scare- c^"--^*- 



ly any flower in . .^ v 



cultivation that 

 makes s u c h a 

 dazzling display .^^ 

 of beauty as a ^5i ^^v^a^^Pkis. 

 ■bed of manj'- -^N^aiKB^^K^^. 



hued. brilli:<nt- 



coloredPortulac ^^T^^j^^^SP* ^ 

 as. I h e y are ^0^'r-'?-^sf%-i. 

 in bloom from ¥' " - 

 about the first of ^^_ ' ^^ ' 



July, till killed fc^rl^^M-^^^ 



by frost in au-. .^^^^W^^t^ 

 tumn. Plant in '^^T^^pZ^'^X 

 open ground ^^'/ftfe 



after it has be- "ff^i ~ 



come warm, in a 



light, sandy soil, Portulaca, single, 



and in a dry situation. After the plants appear, with- 

 hold water ; and if the bed have a full exposure to the 

 sun, the ground will be covered with the plants, and the 

 effect will be beautiful. Tender annual ; nine inches 

 high. 



Portulaca, alba, pure white 5 



aurea, deep golden 5 



' ' striata, striped yellow 5 



•• caryophylloides, carnation striped 5 



" fine mixed, many beautiful kinds 5 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 The doiible varieties of this plant are most beautiful. 

 1 he blossoEis are about one and half inches across, per- 

 f.ctly double, and of reany colors. Not all the plants 

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

 They will stand any amount of dry weather. 



Portulaca, double, white bo 



" orange ao 



" scarlet 20 



" " rose-striped ao 



" *' sulph.vr »o 



" " mixed 15 



Portulaca, double. 

 PRIMROSE, EVENING— (CEnother^. 



The CEnothera, or Evening Primrose, is a general 

 favorite. Thej' all produce large, showj- blossoms, whick 

 are fully expanded only towards and during evening. 



CEnothera, acauns alba. 



The blossoms are three to four inche> across, usually 

 yellow or white, and very freely and constantly pro- 

 duced. They all do oetter if seed be started in hot- 

 bed, and the plants tansplanted. 



CEnothera, Lamarckiana. 



