^IISS_E MMA V. WHITE 
Bird of ParadJee. 
BIRD OF PARADISE (POINCIANA GILLESI). 
An utlractivfl plfiiit. pro-liiciriK yollowi;,li now«r:-i m Iarj;o com- 
nnv.t trut»^;«M: tlHJ foUiiKO also la vory bcniillful auU hiflily a'-'VS'.''"' 
livf). Htmilar U) tlio Acacia. A lady from llio .Soiuh aaya; Alino 
tittiW n f'Jfit liiwli, bniiicliinff 2 fctjfc from tlio eromuJ, rnrmiiifr a 
woII-rounHcd liLtln trno. Kvfry branch waft covorcci with oraot-'f- 
re*l floWfjr.H. with Inuff red Hijimons tho wholo himn),' n niarked 
niract and nttractirjw KTtmi. nltoiitioii. It /?rmvs Iiko Jack s boan 
Malk.bloofnHoarly niulrmilfntH->t until frnn." frrRenlioiisonprcn- 
ubil, iizcopt lu tho South, whoro Itiahaniy. Pla.. a sends. 5 cis. 
CASTOR BEAN (RiCtNUSl. 
A «or«oou'( tropical plant. I oluT a mixture of tho two mo'^t 
dfiHirablo variotlftfl. Znnzibareniis on i CMnbodr,«nsis. In tl.o 
formor llio Imives nro lifflit «roon, ( ni '>rv brown or rronzocol- 
orml. ThfiHO of thnbittarnro bronze II i witji ihifl^ "'^idS itnd 
utemii. I'ItU, J2hooUhi ^ cts. 
CALENDULA, OR "PARIS DAISY/' 
TI»oCalenduIn,orPot Marieold,isoneof tlio fjaesl flowers for cat 
tine. Thoy bloom early and lone,aijd are espociaUy liue in the cool 
falfdnyfi aftermost aunnnls haveKonetoseod. The places of short, 
lived plants may bo filled by scattorinfc- seed of Calendulas in May 
or Juno. They come in every shade of yellow or deep Rolden. 
wiih liitbt centers an^l with dark, double and semi-doublo. and it 
is hard to toll whi''h is prettier. Annuul, very ea.sy to erow. 
Mixed. Pkfc., 100 seeds, 3 cts.; I4 oz., 10 cts. 
COLUMBINE (AQUILEGIA). 
perennial bed ts cnmpleto without the Colnrnbine. Tlio 
f rsnroof curious fonnatiou, in some tho spurs bomKdcvol- 
to Croat leuKth. I olTer a very choice mixture, some now 
hvbrids ImvinK extra larpo flowers and long spurs- V'« 
ysniithn. a lon(?spurrod yellow variety, tho Skjnper's lii'brids 
\.,ih extremely doable flowers and many other Tarieties. JJouWo 
and siutrlo, mixed. Pkt., m seeds. 4 cts.; 2 pkts., 7 cts. 
