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A class of everlastings, with clusters of most beau- 

 tiful flowers. Very useful in the formation of winter 

 bouquets for which purpose they should be picked as 

 soon as open, and dried in the shade. They are very 

 tender annuals, and should be started under glass, and 

 transplanted as soon as danger of frost is over. They 

 like a soil of sandy peat or leaf mold. Onf foot high. 



"Waitzia, aurea, yellow 20 



■ grandifiora, large, golden flowers 20 



WAI^I. KLO^^^EIt— Ciieirantlius 

 Clieirii. 



The large, mass- 

 ive spikes of the 

 Wall Flower are 

 very conspicuous 

 in beds and bord- 

 ers, and are very 

 useful in making 

 bouquets. They 

 are deliciously fra- 

 grant, perfectly 

 double, and com- 

 bine many shades 

 of color, the orange 

 purple and choco- 

 late predominat- 

 ing. Sow the seed 

 early, in hot-bed, 

 and while the 

 plants -are small, 

 prick them out into 

 pots, and sink the 

 pots in the earth. 

 On approach of 

 cold weather re- 

 move the pots to 

 the house, and they 

 will bloom all win- 

 ter. Tender per- 

 ennial ; one and a 

 half feet high. 



"Wall Flower, mixed double 10 



" Early Brown, brownish red, fragrant flowers; 



large, thick spikes ; early. Tender biennial. 10 

 " Tom Thumb, new Golden, a new variety, 

 free flowering, dwarf and compact habit; high- 

 ly recommended f«r spring bedding, for which 

 it is mvaluable 15 



\%^AHI.ETSBHICGIA. 



A very interesting famiiy of hardy, perennial plants, 

 -with campanula-like flowers of white and blue, which 

 are exceedingly beautiful. Sow under glass, or in the 

 house, early in April, and transplant to open ground in 

 May. Four feet high. 

 M'^ahlenbergia, grandifiora alba, pure white... . 15 



•■ grandifiora caerulea plena, deep blue 15 



WHIXI^AVIA. 



A pretty plant, with delicate, handsome foliage, pro- 

 educing a constant succession of bright blue, and pure 

 ■white, bell shaped flowers, in drooping clusters, half an 

 inch in length. In heavy, wet soils it does not succeed 

 well, but in light, sandy loam, few flowers give more 

 satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border early in 

 spring. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 

 Whitlavia. grandifiora 5 



WIGA>iI>IA. 



Very ornamental plants with immense veined leaves, 

 and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, 

 and should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves, and 



Wall Flower. Douole. 



clusters of lilac flowers which continue to open in suc- 

 cession for a long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, 

 and make it one of the most valuable ornamental foli- 

 age plants for garden and lawn decoration. Seeds, if 

 sown early in spring, Tn hot-bed, will produce large 

 plants by the middle of summer. 

 Wigandia, caracasana 25 



^WISXAR-IA. 



One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of hardy 

 climbers, growing, when well 

 established, in good soil, from 

 fifteen to twenty-five feet in 

 a season. Frequently blooms > 

 both in spring and fall ; the 

 pale blue, pea shaped flowers, 

 are borne in long, drooping 

 clusters similar in size and 

 shape to a bunch of grapes. 

 It thrives best in a light, rich 

 soil, and should be trained 

 against a south wail or veran- 

 da. Seeds should be sown in 

 mellow loam early in the 

 spring ; if a green-house or 

 hot-bed is available, start in 

 winter, and when plants are a 

 foot high, transplant into situations where they are to 

 remain 

 Wistaria, sinensis 20 



XEICA:>»XHEMX'31. 



Of neat, compact habit, free flowering, and of the 

 easiest cultivation. The leaves are covered with a sil- 

 ver>' down, and the flowers are pure white, deep purple 

 and yellow, single and double. If gathered before fully 

 opened, and dried in the shade, they will retain their 

 beauty for years. They make fin^e winter bouquets 

 alone or mixed with grasses. Sow in spring, and thin 

 to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 

 Xeranthemum, mixed 10 



ZEA >IAIZE. 

 Striped Japanese Com). 



An ornamental foliage plant of much beauty. It is a 

 species of corn, with large foliage, the leaves being beau- 

 tifully striped with white and green. Half-hardy an- 

 nual, from Japan; six feet high. 

 Zea Japonica. fol. variegatis, striped foliage 5 



Zinnia, double. 



