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TASSEL FLOWER.— [Cacali^.] 



A hardy, showy annual of easy culture, from one to two feet high, flower- 

 ing from July to October, with tassel-shaped flowers, in clusters; sometimes 

 called '' Flora's Paint Brush." 

 Cacalia coccinea. Scarlet; very pretty. 



TAGETES. 



[See Marigold.] 



THUNBERGIA. 



Extremely ornamental climbers; fine for parlor decoration, green house, 

 or for warm borders. Bloom abundantly, but require heat in starting. Half 

 hardy annual. 4 to 6 feet. 

 Thunbergia alata, buflf colored flowers, with dark eye. 



" aurantiaea, bright orange. 



*' Bakeri, pure white; new. 



*' mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed. 



TREE CYPRESS.— [Ipomopsts.] 



Very handsome, free flowering plants, with long spikes of dazzling scarlet 

 or orange flowers. Succeeds best in light rich soil. Half-hardy biennial. 4 feet. 

 Ipomopsis elegans. [Tree Cypress.] Scarlet; from California. 



TROP^OLUM. 



(See Canary Bird Flower and Nasturtium.) 



YALERIAlSr.-— [PoLEMONiuM.] 



An old and very pretty border plant, one or two feet high, with beautiful 

 pinnate leaves. Flowers are lively blue or white, nodding at the ends of up- 

 right stalks. Hardy perennial, sometimes called '^ Jacob's Ladder." 



Valerian, [Polemonium Coeruleum.] 



VERBENA. 



No plant equals the Verbena for masses, particularly ior lawns, where its 

 bright colors contrast so finely with the green grass. It is a universal favorite, 

 and too well known to need description. Half-hardy perennial, but to have 



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