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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



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This elegant and richly illustrated journal. 

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 the Lawn. Hreenhmine. anil II' i ndow.t tardea. Mural 

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The New Strawberry of 1883. A perfect flower- 

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SELECT LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



FOR SOWING IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER. 



Of Easy Cultivation in Parlor, Greenhouse, and Garden. 



Particular attention is invited to the following list, the seeds being of a quality that cannot be surpassed. 

 They have been selected from the stocks of several of the most successful cultivators and exhibitors in this 

 country and Europe, and we can confidently recommend them to glowers roijuiring speciallv good strains for 

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Ho. Per Pkt. 



27(3. Ageratum imperial dwarf.— A delicate OlAM of dwarf habit, highly recommended for pot-culture. $0. 10 

 Ageraiiim Weiidln lid's (In a if white. - 1 n similar habit to the above with white (lowers. Very 



appropriate for the cemetery, also valuable for bouquets 10 



445. Auricula. -The finest prize sorts, saved from choice hnclish hybrids 25 



464. Balsam, camellia-flowered, " White Perfection." The best for put-culture during winter 25 



517. Calceolarias, extra select, beautifully spotted, extra large flowers the finest in cultivation 50 



518. Calceolaria rugosa, from the finest shrubby varieties 50 



689. ( enlaurea candidissiinu ( rar/nsi na ), splendid silvorv-leavcd plant for beds, vases, and pots 25 



:;:ii ivniiKin smiii !«>•»». Valuable for its silvery foliage 15 



731. Cineraria, extra choice, from all the new varieties 50 



733. Cineraria, new double-flowering.- \ desirable acquisition. < Packets contain 25 seeds) 1.00 



857. Cyclamen Persicuni giganteuni. This superb variety is a new and greatly improved type, having 



very broad, beautifully mottled leaves, and stout, flower-stalks, throwing the (lowers well above 



the foliage . .75 



880. Daisy, double white, constant and perfectly double, valuable for florists 25 



1112. Gloxinia, selected 1 1 ami prize flow ers of both the drooping and erect varieties 50 



1245. Hollyhocks (very double), saved from an unrivaled collection of English varieties; if sown now, 



will flower freely next year 25 



1558. Mimulus, finest mixed, golden yellow and white ground, with crimson, rose, and scarlet blotches.. -25 



1680. Pansy, English, extra select, saved from the finest prize (lowers 50 



1681. Pansy, New German, this variety is still unrivaled tor size of tlower and beauty of markings 50 



itiihriatn (Chinese Primrose fringed), various colors mixed, extra 50 



i in !'„;., i ■!- i, iucil'olia (new fern-leaved varieties), very beautiful 50 



1894. Primula sinensis, fiinbriata flore pleno (new double varieties), rose and white mixed 1.00 



2084. Stock, intermediate. scarlet, w bile, and purple, extra mixed 15 



2107. Stock, Bn'omptou, superior for pot-culture, scarlet, while, and purple mixed 15 



2125 Sweet William, auricula-flowered, this variety far surpasses anything before offered 20 



2272. Wallflower, extra tine double. German 25 



For a more extended list, see our Seed Catalogue. 



Hardy Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials for Autumn sowing. Collections of 20 varieties, $1.00. 

 These collections contain only such varieties, that, if sown during the months of August and September, 

 and slightly protected during Winter by a covering of evergreen boughs, will bloom early the following year. 



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