DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Sweet Pea. 



The seed can be planted verj' early in spring, in open 

 ground, and will blossom the following autumn ; or it 

 can be sown in August, and will make fine blooming 

 plants for spring. The plants will bloom several years, 

 but young plants bloom better, and seed shouldTje sown 

 every year. Hardy perennial ; one and a half feet high. 

 Dianthus barbatus, marginatus (Perfection), 



beautiful lo 



" barbatus, occulatus marginatus, splendid.. . lo 

 " " Carter's Harlequin, all colors and 



shades lo 



" " pure white, /ure '^vhitc flowers. . . lo 



" '' black, reddish, velvety-blac^i i- 



" " fine mixed :; 



" " mixed double, perfectly double, 



and great variety of colors lo 



SWAN RIVER DAISY— (See Brachycome.) 



T AGATES-* See Marigold.) 



TASSEL FLOWER-(Cacalia). 



A showy plant of easy culture, producing beautiful 

 scarlet and golden j-elFow, tassel-shaped blossoms from 

 July to October. It is sometimes known as Flora's 

 Pamt Brush. Looks best when grown in clusters. Suc- 

 ceeds best in a mixture of fresh loam and leaf mould. 

 Sow early in spring, in open ground, in clusters. Hardy 

 annual ; one and a half feet high. 



Cacalia, coccinea, scarlet 5 



" aurea, golden yellow ... 5 



" mixed. .. 5 



THUNBERGIA. 



Ornamental climbers for green-house or parlor decor- 

 ation, which if transplanted to a warm, sunny border, will 

 grow and blosso.-n all summer. The flowers are orange, 

 bviff and white, with variously colored throats. A sup- 

 port of strings or lattice work should be supplied for the 

 branches to cling to and run upon. Start the plants in 

 pots in a hot-bed or cold-frame, and do not set out till 

 weather is warm. A soil of peat and loam suits them 

 best. Half-hardy annual climber ; six feet high. 



Thunbergia, alata, buff, dark eye 10 



" aurantiaca, bright orange 10 



" Bakeri, pure white 10 



" fine mixed 10 



TORENIA. 



A very fine, new annual, with large, sky-blue blos- 

 soms, with three large spots of dark indigo blue, and a 



3'ellow stain in the center. Sown from February till 

 April in pots, and kept under glass, it will flower from 

 June to September. The prettiest annual for cultiva- 

 tion under glass, but will thrive well in open air during 

 the warmer season of the year. In open air the plants 

 are dwarfer and more robust, flowering well till cold 

 weather. 



Torenia, Fournieri superbiens, the darkest spot- 

 ted varieties. 25 



TREE CYPRESS— (Ipomorsis^ 



A wonderfully handsome plant, with fine, feathery 

 foliage, somewhat like that of the cy- ^»#j»^ 

 press vine, and long spikes o{ bc.uti- 

 ful flowers, dazzling scarlet .spotted 

 and marked with darker shades. It 

 is equally desirable for out-door or 

 conservatory cultivation. Sow the 

 seed in August, in a drj' situation : if 

 the ground be at all wet, the plants 

 will decay. Half-hardy biennial ; 

 three feet high. 

 Ipomopsis, elegans, scarlet 5 



TRITOMA. 



An interesting half-hardy, sum- 

 mer and autumn blooming plant, pro- 

 ducing magnificent spikes of rich 

 orange-red flower tubes. Needs pro- 

 tection of dry litter if left in the 



Tritoma. 



