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A8TSB. — Sample's Branching-. — Beautiful 

 for cut flowers. These flowers are large ! 

 double, with graceful wavy petals borne on I 

 long stiff stems and the colors are clear 

 and handsome. Excellent for cutting; two j 

 feet. December till March. 



BAIiSAMINA. — Mixed, Improved Camelia- 

 flowered, double and beautiful colors. Feb- ! 

 ruary till August. i 



BAI.SAMINA CAMi:i.IA FI.OBA AI.BA. 

 Pure white flowers, about two feet high. I 

 Used for bouquets. Sow all Balsaminas 

 from February till August. 



B B Z; Z. I S PERENNIS.— Daisy. — Finest 

 double mixed variety; four inches high. Oc- 

 tober till January. 



SHASTA DAISY.— Burbank's Double 

 Fringed. — Ah absolute perpetual bloomer 

 throughout the whole year wherever it has 

 a chance. October till April. 



PABZS DAISIES. — French Marguerites.^ — 

 A beautiful plant of easy culture, flower 

 white and yellow; 1% to 2 inches in diam- 

 eter. October till March. 



CAi;ENDni.A OPPICINALIS.— Pot Mari- 

 gold. — Flowers vary in different shades of 

 yellow; 1% feet high. .January till April. 



CA»NA INDICA.— Indian Shot. (Mixed.) 

 Handsome foliage plants with large spikes 

 of bright crimson, scarlet, bright yellow, 

 orange and spotted flowers. Sow in boxes 

 or flower pots from November to March. 



CBI.OSIA CRISTATA. — Dwarf Cock's 

 Comb. — Very ornamental, producing large 

 head of crimson and yellow flowers one to 

 two feet high. Februarv till August. 



CENTAVRBA CTANUS.— Bottle Pink.— 

 A hardy annual of easy culture; of various 

 colors; two feet high. March and April. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM TRICOI.OR. — Cari- 

 natum. — Summer Chrysanthemum. — Sum- 

 mer bloomers of different colors; 12 to 15 

 inches high. March to April. 



COIiEnS. — A beautiful bedding plant 

 which can be easily propagated by seeds 

 which produce different shades of colored 

 plants. March and April. 



COSMOS BIPINNATA HYBRIDA.— 

 White, yellow and mixed. A very showy 

 annual similar in shape to the Bright-Eye 

 Daisy or Correopsis, but taller and more 

 brilliant in color. December till April. 



CORREOPSIS. — (Calleopsis). — Bright 

 Eye Daisy. — Handsome free blooming plants 

 of the easiest culture, two or three feet 

 high, with yellow and brown daisy-like 

 flowers. December to March. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYT.I.US. — Carna- 

 tion Pink. — They are double, of different 

 colors, very fragrant: can be sown either 

 in Fall or Spring; should be shaded during 

 midsummer and protected from hard rains; 

 3 to 4 feet high. November till April. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYI.i;US MARGA- 

 RITAE ROBUSTUS, fl. pi.— Semi-High 

 Double Margaret Carnation. — Dwarfish 

 habit, grows from 12 to 15 inches high: 

 the stalks are exceedingly strong and 

 therefore need no support. The flowers are 

 much variegated, occasionally producing 

 yellow ones. Flowers four months after 

 sowing the seed, and produces about 80 

 per cent double flowers. October to April. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS .—Sweet 

 William. Their beautiful colors make them 

 very showy. Should be sown early, other- 

 Avise they will not flower the first Spring; 

 one and a half feet high. October till 

 April. 



DIANTHUS CHINENSIS.— Chinese Pink. 

 \ beautiful class of annuals of various 

 colors, flowering in early Spring and Sum- 

 mer; 1 foot high. October till April. 



DIANTHUS PICOTEE.— Finest hybrids. 

 Stage flowers saved from a collection of 

 over 500 named varieties. Per packet, 25 

 cents. March and April. 



DIANTHUS PIiUMABIS.— Border Pink.— 

 Used for edging. The flowers are tinged, 

 generally pink and white with a dark eye. 

 Does not flower the first year; two feet 

 high. .January till April. 



DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGan. — Ja p a n 

 Pink. — This is the most showy of any of 

 the annual pinks. The flowers are very 

 large and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 

 October till April. 



Delphinium Chinensis. 



DBI.PHINZUM CHINENSIS. — Dwarf 

 China Larkspur. — Mixed colors very pretty, 

 onefoot high. All Larkspurs should be 

 sown from November till April. 



Note. — None of the Delphiniums or Lark- 

 spurs transplant well, and are better sown 

 at once where they are intended to remain. 



DEI.PHINIUM IMPERIAI.IS, fl. pi.— Im- 

 perial Flowering Larkspurs. — Very hand- 

 some variety of symmetrical form. Mixed 

 colors; bright red, dark blue and red 

 striped; IVo feet high. November to April. 



DEZiPHINIUM AJACIS. — Rocket Lark- 

 spur. — Mixed colors; very showy. Novem- 

 ber to April. _ , ,. „ ^ 



DAHIiIA. — Large flowering Dahlia, beed 

 sown in the Spring will flower by June. 

 Verv pretty colors are obtained from seed. 

 February till June. ^ , 



ESCHSCHOI.TZIA CALIPORNICA. 

 California Poppy.— A free flowering plant, 

 good for masses. Does not transplant well. 

 One foot high. December till April. 



GERANIUM ZONAI.E. — Zonale Geranium. 

 Different colors: should be sown in seed 

 pans, and when large enough transplanted 

 into pots when they can be left or trans- 

 planted in Spring into the open ground. 

 March and April. 



GERANIUM PELARGONIUM. — Large 

 Flowering Pelargonium. — Spotted varieties. 

 25 cents per packet. March and Aprli. 



GERANIUM ODORATISSIMA.— A p p 1 e 

 Scented Geranium. — Cultivated on account 

 of its fragrant leaves. 25 cents per packet. 

 This is a pot plant and requires shade dur- 

 ing hot weather. Fall and Winter. Octo- 

 ber to February. _ ^ 



GOMPHRENA. — Mixed Bachelor Button 

 or Globe Amaranth. — Very early and free 

 flowering: continue to flower for a long 

 lime. Two feet high. February to August. 



GOIiDEN GLOW. — (Rudbeckia.) — Grows 

 8 feet high, branching freely and bearing 

 by the hundreds, on long, graceful stems; 

 exquisite double flowers of the brightest 

 golden color and as large as a Cactus 

 Dahlia. Blooms continuously thioughout 

 the Summer months. Per packet, 25 cents. 

 March to April. 



HEI.IOTROPIUM. — HeUotrope.— Mixed 

 varieties with dark and light shaded flow- 

 ers. Should be sown in hot bed if sown 

 early. March and April. 



