DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



FoDr O'clock, white. 

 " yellow. 



" Tariegated foliage. 

 " sweet-seeiited. 



" mixed, all the above varieties mixed. 



FOXGLOVE. — (Digitalis.) 



A sho\\y biennial, flowering in July. Its tall spikes crowned with thimble- 

 shaped purple and white flowers, make a fine contrast to the foliage of the 

 plant. 3 feet. 

 Digitalis? splendid mixed. A fine assortm.ent of colors. 



" Ivery's new spotted, great improvement on the old sorts ; an endless 

 variety of colors ; robust, strong and hardy. 



FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE. — (Hedysarum.) 



Very handsome, free-flowering plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea- 

 like flowers ; particularly adapted for flower borders or rock-work. Sow in 

 open border in Spring ; hardy perennial ; 4 feet high. 

 Hedysarum corouarium, brilliant scarlet blossoms. 



fl, albo, true. White-flowering variety. 



FUCHSIA. 



Well kno\%'Ti, half-hardy perennia.1 deciduous shrubs, worthy a place in ever}' 

 garden. The varieties are now numbered by hundreds, and some are exceedingly 

 beautiful. They are as easily grown from seed as cuttings, and from seed many 

 improved varieties are obtained. Sow in March, in shallow pots, prick out into 

 crocks four inches in diameter, when of convenient size, where they can con- 

 tinue to gi-ow till they bloom. As soon as they have flowered, select such as have 

 good points, and change into larger pots. When frost appears, protect the plants. 

 Fuchsia, double finest mixed, from the finest specimens, 

 " hybrida, white corollas, very beautiful. 



GAILLARDIA. 



Sho^^'y, and universally admired perennials, flowering the first year, and 

 among the gayest ornaments of summer flower beds. 



Gaillardia picta nana, one foot high ; flowers creamy yellow ; foliage and 

 flowers both beautiful. 

 " Richardsoni grandiflora hybrida, the largest and most beautiful 

 flowers of the species ; blossoms orange-colored ; V/^ feet. 



GERANIUM. — (Pelargonium.) 



Probably the Geranium is better knowm and more universally admired 

 than any other plant grown. The constant succession and durability of bloom 

 till frost comes, the brilliancy of the scarlet and other colors, and the exquisite 

 markings of the leaves of some of the varieties, render them very desirable for 

 pot culture and bedding. No garden seems complete without a bed of them, 

 and in every collection of conservatory or parlor plants, we are sure to find the 



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