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Arthiir T.Boddington, 3^2 West 14th St.. New York City 



Kochia scoparia (Mock cypress) 



A pretty half-hardy annual, forming compact bushes about feet 

 in height, with small feathery light green foliage, which changes, as 

 the summer advances, to a deep green, and to a crimson hue in Sep- 

 tember. Very fine specimens have been exhibited in pots, for which it 

 is admirably adapted. Seed maybe sown in March, giving the same 

 treatment as for balsam or other similar annuals, care being taken to 

 secure a good drainage, as it is sometimes slow in germinating ; or seed 

 may be sown in April, and the seedlings planted out 2 feet apart in the 

 open border about the end of May. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Lavatera ( mallow) 



ROSEA SPLENDENS. One of the most striking hardy annuals 

 grown in our gardens. Magnificent flowers of a brilliant rosy pink. 

 Extremely useful for cutting, the lilooms remaining in beauty for a long 

 period. Kffective in large beds or borders, as the plants are covered 

 with flowers. Height 3 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ALBA SPLENDENS. An efTective contrast to the popular pink 

 Mallow { I.avalci a ?'osea ipleiiiffits), and resembles that variety in its 

 free-blooming habit. Flowers large, glossy pearly white ; quite an ac- 

 ciuisition for borders and to supply flowers for vases and decorative 

 purposes. Hardy amnial. Height 3 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Lobelia tenuior 



A charming species with flowers which are large for the genus, be- 

 ing I inch in diameter. The plant is of light and graceful habit, reach- 

 ing a height of about i foot ; the leaves are variable in shape, but 

 usually more or less pinnatifid. Tlie profusion and long continuity of 

 its flowers throughout the summer months cannot fail to make it most 

 popular for use in the greenhouse, either as a pot or basket plant. (See 

 illustration.) 



Blue. Pkt. 75 cts Rose. Pkt. 75 cts. 



Meconopsis 

 integrifolia 



The now hardy Poppy 

 from tho Thibetan fron- 

 tier 



The flowers of this 

 grand variety resemble 

 those of the large orien- 

 tal poppy, but are of a 

 pure, rich yellow color. 

 They are from 6 to 9 in- 

 ches in diameter, borne 

 onstout stems well above 

 the leaves. As this plant 

 in its native habitat, 

 Thibet, grows at an alti- 

 tude of 11,000 to 15,000 

 feet, it may be consid- 

 ered hardy in any part 

 of the United States. 

 CSee illustration, p. 7.) 

 Pkt. 75cts., 3pkts. for $2. 



"Nasturtium, 

 Snow Queen 



Nigella, Miss Jekyll 



This variety of the 

 Tom Thumb, or dwarf 

 chiss, is one of the most distinct of recent years. The flowers open sulphur color, but soon 

 change to jjure white. Plants unusually compact and free-blooming. The only white-flow- 

 ered variety. Pkt. 25 cts. 



"Nigella, Miss Jekyll (love-in-A-mist) 



Lovely variety, giving .-ni abundance of long -stemmed flowers which are of a 

 clear cornflower blue, prettily set in slender foliage. One of our most attractive 

 annuals. The plants are extremely hardy, and an autumn sowing produces the best 

 specimens for flowering the following summer. Height 18 inches; (See illustration,) 

 Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1. 



Those who require plenty of long-stemmed, graceful flowers of an attractive cornflower- 

 blue ciilor sljonld obtain seeds of this deliglitful variety of Love-in-a-Mist, and sow in the 

 open air during Api il, An annual so easily grown, whidi produces attractive flowers and 

 graceful foliage too, is bound to become popular.— /o?^rwa/ 0/ I lorlicnllnf c. 



Lobelia tenuior 



