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Bine Grove Love. 



Double Matricaria. 



Nigelia Damascena. 



Delphinium Chinensis. Dwarf China 

 Larkspur. Mixed colors; very pretty; one 

 foot high. November till April. 



Notk— None of the Delphiniums or Larkspurs 

 transplant well, and are bttter sown at once 

 where they are intended to remaiu. 



Dahlia. Large flowering Dahlia. Seed 

 sown in the spring will flower by June. 

 Very pretty colors are obtained from seed, 

 the semi-double or single ones can be pulled 

 upas they bloom; but those seeds which 

 are saved from the double varieties will pro- 

 duce a good percentage of double flowers. 

 February till June. 



Eschscholtsia Californica. Califor- 

 nia Poppy. A very free flowering plant, 

 good for masses. . Does not transplant well. 

 One foot high. December till April. 



Gaillardia Lorentsiana. Two-colored 

 Gaillardia. Very showy plants which con- 

 tinue to flower for a long time. Flowers 

 red, bordered with orange yellow. One 

 and a half feet high. Jannary till April. 



Gomphrena alba and purpurea. 

 White and Crimson Bachelor Button or 

 Globe Amaranth. Well known variety of 

 flowers; very early and free flowering; con- 

 tinue to flower for a long time. Two feet 

 high. From February till August. 



Geranium 2/Onale. Zonale Geranium. 

 Seed saved from large flowering varieties of 

 different colors; should be sown in seed 

 pans, and when large enough transplanted 

 into pots, where they can be left or trans- 

 planted in spring into the open ground. 



Geranium pelargonium. Large flow- 

 ering Pelargonium. Spotted varieties, 25 

 cents per package. 



Geranium odoratissima. Apple scent- 

 ed Geranium. Cultivated on account of its 

 fragrant leaves; 25 cents per package. Both 

 of these kinds are pot plants, and require 

 shade during not weather. Should be sown 

 during fall and winter. 



Heliotropium. Mixed varieties with 

 dark and light shaded flowers. A well- 

 known plant, esteemed for the fragrance of 



its flow«rs, which are produced during the 

 whole summer in great profusion. This 

 plant is generally propagated by cutting, 

 but can also be raised from seed. Should 

 be sown in a hot bed if sown early. 



Helichrysum monstrosum album. 

 White Everlasting Fower. Very showy 

 double flowers. One and a half feet high. 



Helichrysum monstrosum rubrum. 

 Red Everlasting Flower. Very ornamental. 

 One and a half feet high. December till 

 April. Does not transplant well. 



Helianthus fl. pi. Double Flowering 

 Sunflower. A well known plant, with 

 showy yellow flowers, the double is often 

 cultivated in the flower garden. The single 

 varieties are cultivated mostly for the seed. 

 They are said to be anti-malarious. Four 

 feet high. February till May. 



Iberis amara. White Candytuft. A 

 well known plant raised a good deal by 

 florists for bouquets. Can be sown at dif- 

 ferent times to have a succession of flowers. 

 One foot high. 



Iberis umbelata rosea. Purple Can- 

 dytuft. One foot. October till April. 



I/inum grandiflorum rubrum. Scar- 

 let Flax. A very pretty plant for masses or 

 borders, with bright scarlet flowers, dark in 

 the centre. One foot. January till April. 



Lobelia erinus. Lobelia. A very grace- 

 ful plant with white and blue flowers, well 

 adapted to hanging baskets or borders. 

 Half foot. October till March. 



Lychnis chalcedonica. Lychnis. Fine 

 plants with scarlet, white and rose colored 

 flowers. Two feet. December till April. 



Mathiola annua. Ten weeks stocks. 

 This is one of the finest annuals in cultiva- 

 tion. Large flowers of all colors, from white 

 to dark blue or crimson. Should be sown 

 in pots or pans, and when large enough 

 transplanted into rich soil. One and a 

 quarter feet. October till March. 



Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. 

 Ice Plant. Neat plant with icy looking 



Adams' Extra Early Corn, as a garden corn, should be first choice. 



