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CURTIS & COBB'S 



PRICE. 



Portulaea Thorburnii. Deep orange. £ foot 05 



" rosea. Fine rose, i foot , 05 



" caryophylloides. Carnation-striped ; white and crimson ; 



superb. & foot 05 



* aurantiaoa. Bright orange 05 



" Fine mixed 05 



" grandiflora fl. pi. (Double-flowering portulaea). One of 

 the most desirable novelties introduced. The seeds are 

 selected from the finest double varieties, of the most brilliant 

 colors, of scarlet, crimson, white, buff, variegated, and yellow, 

 of various shades ; which will produce a large proportion of 

 double flowers, from one to two inches in diameter, resem- 

 bling roses in appearance 25 



POPPY. Nat. Ord., Papaveracece. 



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. 



Poppy, carnation (Papa ver Somniferum). Finest mixed ; double. 2 ft .05 



" French. Finest dwarf mixed ; double. I foot 05 



" German. Finest mixed ; double 05 



" pasony-flowered. Fine mixed ; double 05 



" ranunculus. Double; mixed 05 



" dwarf. Single; mixed . 05 



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



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

 ceeds well in any good garden-soil. Hardy annuals. 



Prince's Feather (Amaranthus). Large-flowered ; crimson. 2 feet . .05 



RICINTJS (Castor-oil Bean). Nat. Ord., EupJiorbiaces. 



A magnificent and highly ornamental genus. The picturesque foliage 

 and stately growth, combined with brilliant-colored fruit, of the new varie- 

 ties, impart to plantations, shrubberies, and mixed-flower borders quite an 

 Oriental aspect. Planted out and grown as single specimens, on lawns and 

 pleasure-grounds, as an ornamental-foliaged plant, they form a new and 

 striking feature. Half-hardy annuals. 



Ricinus Africanus hybridus. Rose-colored hybrid ; very handsome ; 



new. 7 feet * . ; 25 



" giganteus. Plant and leaves of enormous size ; new. 12 feet . .25 

 " insignis. New; splendid. 7 feet . . . . . .25 



" major (Castor-oil Bean). Very ornamental foliage. 6 to 8 ft. .05 

 " sanguineus. A very stately-growing plant, seven feet high, 

 with large and highly ornamental foliage of Oriental 

 aspect, with clusters of red fruit. 6 feet . . . .10 



" " tricolor. This species has its stems and leaves 



colored green, brown, and red. 7 feet . . . .10 



" Obermannii. Deep red ; fine. 8 feet 10 



" Mixed . . .10 



