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merits; for the Portulacas are unsurpassed for brilliancy and richness of color 

 They are adapted for beds, clumps, edgings, pots, vases, or rock-work. The plants 

 should stand at least eight inches distant from each other. Half-hardy annuals. 



Portulaca Splcndens. Rich crimson ; showy. J foot 05 



Theilusonii. Splendid scarlet. J foot 



Aurea. Yellow. J foot 



Alba. A pure white ; fine. £ foot .... 



; Thorburnii. Deep orange. J foot 



Caryophylloides. Carnation striped ; white and crimson 



Finest Mixed, above varieties 



Grandiflora Flore Pleno. Saved from double-flowering plants reprc-i 



ducing a large proportion of double, in white, blood-red, purple, &c, re- 

 sembling roses; one of the finest new plants introduced for a long time. .15 



superb. ; ft. 



DOUBLE PORTULACA. 



POPPY. Nat. Ord., Papawracea. 

 A tribe of remarkably showy, free-flowering plants, producing a rich and effec- 

 tive display in large mixed borders, in shrubberies, or select plantations; grows 

 freely in any soil. Hardy annuals. 



301 Poppy, Carnation (Papavcr somnifentm). Finest mixed; double. 2 feet . .05 



302 Pa:ony-flowered. Fine mixed; double 05 



303 Ranunculus. Double mixed .' . .06 



PRINCE'S FEATHER. Nat. Ord., Amarnntacem. 

 Ornamental plants, with elegant plumes of rich-colored flowers; succeeds well 

 in any good garden-soil. Hardy annuals. 

 3f>i Prince's Feather (Amaranthus). Large-flowered ; crimson. From Xepaul. 2 ft. 

 RICIXUS (Castor-Oil Sean). Fuphnrbuicv. 

 A magnificent and highly ornamental genus. The picturesque foliage and 

 stately growth, combined with brilliant-colored fruit, of the new varieties, impart 

 to select plantations, shrubberies, and mixed-flower borders, quite an Oriental as- 

 pect. In the gardens round Paris, they form one of the principal features of 



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