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No climbing plant in cultivation surpasses this for 

 f'raceful beauty of its foliage. In cut flowers, and for 

 wreaths, etc., it is indis- 

 pensable to florists. Its 

 hard texture enables it to 

 be kept several days after 

 being cut, without wilting. 

 Nothing is finer for cloth- 

 ing statuettes, vases, etc. 

 -Soak the seed in warm wa- 

 ter twelve hours, and plant 

 in pots, in hot-bed or green- 

 house, in February, and 

 keep in a warm, mois: place. 

 One plant in a two-inch pot 

 is enough. After they have 

 completed their growth, 

 and the foliage begins to 

 turn yellow, turn the pots 

 on their sides and withhold '^^ 

 water till August, when the e 'i 

 Jittle bulb which has form- bmilax. 

 ed. can be repotted in good, rich earth, and watered 

 freely, and it will grow all winter. Tender perennial 

 climber ; ten feet high. 

 Smilax, Myrsiphyllum asparagoides 15 



STVAI»I>RAGO>»-< Antirrhinum u 



The Snapdragon is an old favorite border plant, with 

 dark and glossy leaves, and large, curiously shaped 

 flowers with finel\- marked throats. Thev have been 



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much improved by careful selection, and now are really 

 magnificent flowers. They will blossom the first season 

 from seed sown in spring, but the blossom will be much 

 stronger the second season. Succeeds best in dry, loamy 

 soil. Tender perennial ; two feet high. 



Antirrhinum, majus album, pure white 5 



" majus brilliant, crimson, white throat 5 



" " caryophylloides, beautifully striped . . 5 



" ■■ Dclila, white throat 5 



" fine mixed, ali the best colors 5 



SOI.AT^V^I. 



A class of beautiful, ornamental, fruit bearing plants. 

 They are useful for conservatory decoration, and pre- 

 sent a beautiful appearance in the drawing room. Most 

 of the varieties are half-hardy perennial shrubs, and 

 can be planted out when danger of frost is over. The 

 foliage is beautiful, but the fruit is the chief attraction, 

 being very beautiful in appearance, but not edible. 

 I Solanum, pseudo capsicum, covered with a pro- 

 fusion of miniature, pepper shaped, scarlet 



fruit 10 



" hybndum compactum, large, orange-scarlet 

 berries, produced abundantly. Elegant for 

 house or green-house decoration during winter. 15 



SXAXICE. 



The species of Statice, or Sea Lavender, ought to be- 

 in every garden, on account of its lovely little flowers 

 so freely produced. Sow in sand, loam or peat, in the 

 house, and transplant into the garden when warm. Is 

 perfectly hardy. 



Statice. Tatarica, hardy, herbaceous perennial fr6m 

 Russia, producing an abundance of pink flow- 

 ers. One and a half feet high 25 



SXEVIA. 



A genus of plants, producing white and purple flow- 

 ers which are of great value, and largely used in bou- 

 quets. If transplanted in the spring, in open beds, they 

 bloom in autumn, but are more valuable in green-house 

 or conservatory as winter flowering plants ; they are in- 

 dispensable to the florist. Sow seeds in spring, in sandy 

 loam, and give protection in severe weather. Hardy 

 perennial. 

 Stevia, serrata, white 10 



'• purpurea, purple 5 



SXII»A— (See Feather Grass). 



STOCK. 



The Stock has for many years been a general favor- 

 ite, but of late years the Germans have grown them in 

 such perfection that they are considered almost indis- 



Snapdragon. 



