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disc, rosy crimson and bright purple, rose suffused with 

 white, &c. For winter bouquets, the blossoms should be 

 gathered before they are fu:. expanded, and if dried in 

 the shade, ,they will retain their brilliancy for years. 

 Theleav.es are heart shaped and lustrous, and the calyx 

 long, scaly and shining. l"he seeds should be started in 

 hot-bed, and the plants transplanted to a warm situa- 

 tion, one foot apart. Tender annual ; one foot high. 

 Rhodanthe, Manglesi, rich rose color, suffused with 



white lo 



" Manglesi double, a novelty and a curiosity ; 



produces lo to 15 per cent, of double blossoms 25 

 " maculata, rosy crimson, bright purple or white 

 with golden center, surrounded by a velvety 



band 10 



• " maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc ; 



elegant 10 



" mixed 10 



atICIMlT@-( See Castor Bean). 



The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flowers which 

 are very fragrant during the evening. The seed readi- 

 ly germinates in the open ground with very little care. 

 Hardy perennial ; one and a half feet high. 



Rocket Sweet, purple 5 



"■ " white 5 



ROSH CAMF'IO:^— (See Agrostemma Coro- 

 naria). 



Coeli-rosa). 



-(See Agrostemma 



SAI^PIGl^OSSIS. 



Very showy bedding or border plants, with richly col- 

 ored, erect, funnel shaped flowers. The colors are beau- 

 tifully marbled and pencilled, purple, scarlet, crimson, 

 yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. They are biennial 

 in green-house, but annual in open ground. Start seed 

 in hot-bed, and transplant one foot apart into a mixture 

 of loam and .sand, with well rotted horse manure at the 

 bottom. Bloom from August to October. Tender an- 

 nual; one and a liiilf to two feet high. ^ 



Saipigl 



OSSIS. 



Salpiglossis, New Black, a nezv 7'nricty: recom- 

 mended for its distinct character as a black 



blossom ' 15 



" fine mixed, colors beautifully marbled; purple, 



scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue 10 



SALVIA. 



The Salvia, or Flowering Sage, is a very ornamentai 

 plant, flowering in spikes of fiery red, crimson and blue, 

 and continues in blossom, in open ground, till frost, when 

 the plants can be removed to the green-house, and will 

 continue in bloom a long time. Start tiie plants in hot- 

 bed, and transplant into light, rich soil, about one foot 

 apart. Tender annual ; one to five feet high. 

 Salvia, splendens compacta, the finest salvia 

 grown, being literally covered with blos- 

 soms ; grows well from cuttings. 15 



'■ Roemeriana, deep crimson; beautiful; one foot. 10 

 ■' patens, one of the brightest and purest of all 

 blue flowered plants, and holds a pre-eminent 

 positon 20 



SAT^VIXAEIA. 



Very pretty, dwarf, trailing plants, excellent for rock 

 work, borders or t-dgings of beds. It is so completely 

 covered with flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. The 

 flowers are double, and of a brilliant golden yellow, re- 

 sembling a miniature double zinnia in form. Single va- 

 rieties are not wonh cultivating. Sow where required, 

 in open ground, in spring, and thin to six inches apart; 



Sanvitalia, 



the plants will then cover the ground. Hardy annual; 



six inches high. 



Sanvitalia, Procumbens, fl. pi i» 



SCABIOUS-! See xMourning Bride). 



SCARI^EX KI.AX— (See Linum). 



SEor»i. 



A species of low, succulent plants, some of which are 

 remarkably pretty ; grow readily upon stones, rocks, 

 walls and roofs of houses ; are admirably adapted for 

 the center of hanging baskets. 



Sedum, caeruleum, the common blue sedum, fre- 

 quently known as Blue Stonecrop. Hardy 

 annual ; six inches high 10 



SET^SIXIVE PI^ABJX— I Mimosa). 



An interesting and curious plant, with globular heads 

 of pink flowers, well known for the extreme irritability 

 of its leaves and foot stalks, which close and droop at 

 the slightest touch, or in cloudy, damp weather, and 

 during the night. The plant is most irritable in the 

 greatest heat, and if the upper branches be touched and 

 droop, touching the lower ones, the whole plant will ap- 

 pear as if willed and dying. Start in hot-beds, or pots, 

 and transplant into a warm situation, six inches apart. 

 Tender annual ; two feet high. 

 Mimosa, pudica 5 



