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By setting the plants out, or sowing the seeds in the border, consideration should be 

 taken of the height, so that the taller varieties may be in the middle and the dwarf kinds 

 on the edge of the bed. 



The seeds are put up in 5c. and 10c. packages, 15 and 20 packages for one dollar, except a 

 few rare or costly kinds, where the price is noted. All flower seeds in packages are mailed 

 free of postage to the purchaser. Where there is more than one color, we generally im- 

 port them mixed, as we find that most of our customers do not wish to purchase six pack- 

 ages or more, of one variety in order to get all the colors. One package of Asters, Zinnia, 

 Phlox, Chinese Pink, German Stocks, Petunia, Portulaca, and others, will always contain 

 an equal mixture of the best colors. 



Amaranthus Salicifolius, Fountain Plant. 



Althea Rosea. Hollyhock. This flower 

 has been much improved of late years, and 

 is very easily cultivated. Can be sown from 

 October till April. Very hardy; from four 

 to six feet high. 



Alyssum Maritimum. Sweet Alyssum. 

 Yery free flowering plants, about six inches 



Althea Rosea. 



high, with white flowers; very fragrant. 

 Sow from October till April. 



Antirhinum majus. Snapdragon. 

 Choice mixed. Showy plant of various col- 



1 crs. About two feet high. Should be sown 

 early if perfect flowers are desired. Sow 

 from October till March. 



Trufant's Paeony Flowered Aster. 



Aster. Queen Margaret. German Quilled. 

 Perfect double quilled flower, of all shades, 

 from white to dark purple crimson. One 

 and a half feet high. 



Aster. Trufant's Paeony-Flowered Per- 

 fection. Large double pseony-shaped flow- 

 ers, of fine mixed colors one of the best 

 varieties. Two feet high; sow from Decem- 

 ber till March. Asters should be sown in a 

 box or in pots, and kept in a green-house, 



German Quilled Aster. 



or nea» a window; when large enough, 

 transplant into the border. Take a shovel 

 of compost and mix with the ground before 

 planting. Put three to four plants together 

 and they will show better. They can be 

 cultivated in pots. 



New Orleans Market Cucumber should be planted over any other. 



