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AQUILEGIA. (Columbine.) Beautiful hardy perennial plants, 

 blooming freely in the spring. Sow early in the spring, 

 and transplant. Per pkt. 



" Caryophylloides, new carnation striped $0 10 



" Single, choice mixed varieties f) 



" Fine double varieties, mixed ]0 



ARG^KMONE MEXICANA. Yellow poppy-like flowers ; hardy. 5 

 ASTER. {Queen Margdret.) One of the most popular and 

 eflfective of our garden favorites, producing in profusion 

 flowers in which richness and variety of colors are com- 

 bined with the most perfect and beautiful form : it is 

 indispensable in every garden or pleasure ground where 

 an autumnal display is desired. The French and Ger- 

 man Florists have brought this flower to great perfec- 

 tion ; we oifer all the most choice varieties, imported 

 from one of the largest growers in Prussia. All the va- 

 rieties delight in a rich, light soil, and in hot, dry 

 weather should be mulched with rotted manure, and 

 well watered. 



" DWARF BOUQUET. A perfect bouquet of flowers 10 



♦' GLOBE-FLOWELiED PYRAMIDAL. Choice mixed colors. 10 

 " COCARDEAU, or CROWN. Fine flowers, very double, with 



white centres, bordered with bright, rich colors 10 



" NEW VICTORIA. Various colors, flowers very double, 



and as large as the Emperor Aster ; habit pyramidal... 10 

 " ROSE. Intermediate between the Imbrique and Pseony 



Asters; robust, with large brilliant flowers 10 



" GIANT EMPEROR. Flowers of great size, very double, 



fine form, brilliant colors, of robust growth 10 



" TRUFFAUT'S P^ONY PERFECTION. Very double, large, 



and finely shaped flowers, of bright, rich, pure colors.. 10 



" PiEONY-FLORA. Choice mixed colors 10 



" CHKYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED. A dwarf, very double, 



free-blooming variety. Choice colors, mixed 10 



" Double, white quilled 10 



" German quilled, beautiful colors, mixed 10 



" Choice mixed varieties 10 



BA-LSAM. {Lady Slipper.) An old and favorite garden 

 flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful, bril- 

 liant-colored flowers in the greatest profusion ; of easy 

 cultivation ; succeeds in any good garden soil. 

 " CAMELLIA-FLOWERED. Very double, and perfect in 



form, fine mixed colors, one to two feet high 10 



"ROSE-FLOWERED. Superb double flowers, mixed 10 



" THE KING. Brilliant scarlet ; imposing in size and color 



of flowers ; very double 10 



" THE QUEEX. Superb rose ; large and beautiful double- 

 formed flowers 20 



" CAMELLIA, FLORE ALBO. Pure white double flowers ; 



fine for bouquets 10 



Balloon Vine. (Cardiospermum.) Rapid growing climber 5 



Bartonia Aurea. Golden, very showy; from California 5 



For New Asters and Balsaras, see page 77. 



