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Whitlavia 



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satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border early in 



spring. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 



Whitlavia, grandifiora 5 



WIGANDIA. 



Very^ ornamental plant with immense veined leaves, 

 and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, 

 and should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves, and 

 clusters of lilac flowers which continue to open in suc- 

 cession for a long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, 

 and make it one of the most valuable ornamental foliage 

 plants for garden and lawn decoration. Seeds, if sown 

 early in spring in hot-bed, will produce large plants by 

 the middle of summer. 

 Wigandia, caracasana 25 



WISTARIA. 



One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of hardy 

 climbers, growing, when well established in good soil, 

 from fifteen to twenty-five feet in a season. Frequently 

 blooms both in spring and fall ; the pale blue, pea-shaped 

 flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters similar in 

 size and shape to a bunch of grapes. It thrives best in 

 a .ignt, rich soil, and should be trained against a south 

 wall or veranda. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam 

 early in the spring; if a green-house or hot-bed is 

 available, start in winter, and when plants are a foot 

 high transplant into situations where ihay are to remain. 

 Wistaria, sinensis 20 



Xeranthemum. 



XERANTHEMUM. 



Of neat, compact habit, free-flowering, r.nd of the 

 easiest cultivation. The leaves are covered with a sil- 

 very down, and the flowers are pure white, deep purple 

 and yellow, single and double. If gathered before fully 

 opened, and dried in the shade, they will retain their 

 beauty for years. They make fine winter bouquets 

 alone or mixed with grasses. Sow in spring, and thia 

 to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 

 Xeranthemxm, atropurpureum, double flowers ; 



deep purple 10 



" yellow, yellow flowers 10 



'' white, new ; double ; fine 10 



"■ mixed i© 



ZEA MAIZE— (Striped Japanese Corn). 



An ornamental foliage plant of much beauty. It is a 

 species of corn, with large foliage, the leaves being beau- 

 tifully striped with white and green. Half-hardy annu- 

 al, from Japan ; six feet high. 

 Zea Japonica, fol. variegata, striped foliage 5 



ZINNIA. 



A verj' showy plant, with large, double flowers, which ^ 

 when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, become 

 densely' imbricated, and might easiljr be mistaken for 

 dwarf dahlias. The colors run through all the shades 

 of carmine, lilac, scarlet, purple, crimson, yellow, to 

 pure white. If any single blossoms appear, they should 

 be at once pulled up. Sow the seed early in spring, in 



Zinnia, double. 



Zinnia, Darwinl, 



