CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. 
Abutilon. — (Belle Flower.) Perennial. Sow in shal- 
low boxes in u temperature of 00 degrees. Transplant 
i»t© similar boxes or Into small pots when the seedlings 
are fit to handle. Plant out in May, or for later flow- 
ers sow in the open ground in May. For winter or 
spring flowering sow in August or September. 
Abrus. — (Crab’s Eye Vine.) Thrives best in sandy 
loam. Seed requires bottom heat to germinate well and 
strong heat to keep In a growing condition to flower 
well. 
Acroclinium. — Half Hardy Annual Everlasting. Thrive 
best in a loamy soil and constitute very neat summer 
flowering annuals if sown out of doors in patches in 
June; they are also useful as winter decorative green 
house plants if seed is sown in August in pots placed 
in a cold frame. The flower heads should be gathered 
when young to preserve them. 
Ageratum. — Hardy Annual. Start the seed urtder 
glass and transplant two feet apart. 
Alyssum. — Hardy Annual. Most effective if planted 
In masses one foot apart, as early in the spring us pos- 
sible, in the open ground. 
Amaranthus. — Half Hardy Annual. Seed may lie 
sown in the open border or in a hot-bed, and transplant- 
ed about the last week in June to 20 inches apart. 
Ambrosia. — Hardy Annual. One of the easiest plants 
to grow, seed may be sown early in the open ground. 
Anchusa Capensis. — Hardy Perennial. If sown early, 
blooms the first season, growing freely in shady situa- 
tions. 
Antirrhinum. — (Snapdragon.) — Tender Perennial. No 
better plant could be chosen for house cultivation than 
the snap dragon (Antirrhinum). It has dark foliage 
and bright, oddly shaped flowers. There are six or 
eight distinct colors. Set in four or five inch pots, one 
plant in each pot, in any good garden soil, mixed with 
a little well-rotted stable manure they can hardly fail 
to give satisfaction. Give them all the sunlight pos- 
sible, and water once each week with a little liquid 
manure. They may be propaguted by slips, by layering 
or from seed. 
Arabia Alpina. — Hardy Ferennlal. One of the easiest 
possible culture in any dry soil. Seed may be sown 
outside early in spring, or in pans or boxes when they 
can be transplanted to a shady border. 
Aster. — Half Hardy Annual. — Sow In boxes, In the 
euse, the last of April, or in open ground, in May; 
ransplaut to one foot apart, in deep rich soil. 
Aquilegia. — (Columbines.) — Hardy Perennial. They 
prefer a moist and sheltered situation, with exposure 
to the sun and require a good friable sandy loam and 
leaf soil, with good drainage. Sow seeds thinly, in 
pans or cold frame, when up and strong enough to 
remove, the seedlings may be planted out when they 
are in bloom, allowing every plant at least nine inches 
each way. 
Balsam. — (Lady Slipper.) — Tender Annual. The soil 
In which they are sown should be of the richest pos- 
sible character; the plants should be set 15 inches 
apart, securely staked, and receive frequent waterings 
of manure water. In order to have the finest double 
Balsams, plants must be transplanted from the seed- 
bed. If sown where plants are to bloom, they will be 
semi-double to a large extent. 
Balsam Apple. — (Momordlca.) — Annual Climber. Well 
adapted for trellises, arbors, etc., in a warm situation 
outside, and in a rich, light soil. Plenty of water 
should be given during the growing period. 
Bachelor’s Button. — Hardy Annual. Sow in open 
ground, in May or first of June; transplant to six 
Inches apart. 
Beans, Scarlet Runner. — The Tender Annual Climber. 
Do not plant until settled warm weather and the 
ground is in good condition. They require same treat- 
ment ns common garden beans. In planting, be care- 
ful to place the eye of the bean DOWN. 
Begonia. — (Tuberous Rooted Varieties.) These mag- 
nificent varieties have become exceedingly popular and 
can be grown from seed. They germinate well and 
it only requires a little care to grow the plants. Sow 
seed in February or March In pots on a surface of fine 
soil, and cover with glass. Take great care not to 
wash out the young plants in watering; they will give 
an abundance of bloom the first year. At the end of 
the season the plants may be dried off by withholding 
water, the tubers gathered and kept in a dry place, free 
from frost, and planted the following spring, when they 
will bloom more freely than ever. Tubers are offered 
for sale by some, but they are very expensive, and a 
single packet of seed, if properly handled, will furnish 
what would cost many dollars. 
Begonia. — (Fibrous Rooted.) From the seed sown in 
February or March, and with generous treatment, 
plants may be gathered within six months. Sow 
again In July or August for spring and early summer 
flowering. A temperature of about 05 degrees Is neces- 
sary. well drained pots, and a good mixture of soil. 
Prick off the seedlings while quite small, and shift on 
as the pots become filled with roots. As begonia seed 
is slow and irregular in germinating, the sowing should 
be thin, so that seedlings can be lifted without disturb- 
ing the adjacent seed. 
Beilis. -—(Doable Daisy. ) v Hulf Hardy Perennial. Sow 
in May and transplant eight inches apart. 
Bird of Paradise.— (Poinciana Glllesl.)— Ornamental 
Shrub. Seed being large and hard, should be soaked 
for a few hours to lukewarm water before planting in 
box in house. Give gentle bottom heat if possible. A 
mixture of loam and leaf mould suits It best. Cuttings 
are somewhat difficult to root, but will succeed if taken 
off the mother plant in a growing state and planted in 
sand, with u hand glass placed over them in heat. 
Blue Daisy. — (Agathaea Coelestis.)— Perennial. Al- 
lied to Cineraria and requiring the sumo treatment. 
Young cuttings root freely In u gentle heat, at all 
times; and the plant may be had in flower all the year 
round. 
Clematis.— (Panieulata.) Sow out of doors after 
danger from frost is over, in beds of finely pulverized 
soil, covering the seeds to a depth of not over four 
times their size; thin out as it becomes necessary. 
Transplant into permanent position as soon as the seed- 
lings are large enough, so that they can become estab- 
lished before cold weather, or sow In the early fall, 
carrying the Plants over in cold frames, and transplant 
to permanent position in spring. 
Calceolaria. — Seeds of Greenhouse Plants, especially 
Calceolaria, require extra cure in sowing, as the seeds 
are very flue and delicate. The pans must bo well 
drained, say half filled with crocks, and on this a layer 
of rough fibrous peat or turf, and fill up with a compost 
of the following proportions: Two-thirds light, rich 
loum, one-third peat, silver send and thoroughly de- 
cayed cow manure, the whole thoroughly well mixed 
together. Make the surface as smooth as possible and 
sprinkle a little silver sand over It; water with u flue 
hose; after the pans have thoroughly drained, the seed 
must be very evenly and thoroughly sown — It will require 
no covering. After sowing place the pans under a glass 
in close frame (it will require no artificial heat), keep 
shaded, as exposure for u short time to the sun’s rays 
is often enough to scorch the delicate loaves and root- 
lets of the seedlings. Directly the plants are large 
enough to handle they must be pricked into other pans 
which have been prepared in the same manner as for 
seed sowing, and allowed to grow until they touch eacli 
other, then shifted into small pots, and replaced in the 
close frame; as soon as the roots fill these pots It will 
be necessary to repot in larger sizes. They will now 
do, if replueed in frames or put on shelves In the 
greenhouse near the glass; water regularly, repot and 
shake when required. If troubled with green flv, so 
lect a quiet evening and fumigate with tobacco paper. 
Ihese remarks will upply also to the cultivation of the 
Cineraria, Chinese Primrose, Carnations, and many oth- 
er rare seeds, except that they are more hardy and will 
thrive with less care. The seeds being larger will re- 
quire a light covering of finely pulverized soil. 
Calendula.— Hardy Annual. Sow In boxes early or In 
open ground in May or Juue; transplant to one foot 
apart. 
Calliopsis or Coreopsis — Hardy Annual. Sow where 
they are to remain, and thin to two feet apart. 
Campanula.— (Canterbury Bells.) Hardy Biennial, 
very attractive border plants; they succeed best In 
light, rich soil, and should be transplanted two feet 
apart. 
Canna — Tender Annual. Soak the seeds half an hour 
In hot water before sowing. Plant in a warm place 
the middle of April, or open ground only after it is 
quite warm, the first of June. Transplant to one foot 
apart in rich soil. 
Candytuft. — Hardy Annual Seeds should be sown 
where plants are to bloom in fall or early spring; any 
good soil is suitable; thin out to four or five inches 
apart. 
Canary Bird Flo* ar — Tender Annual (See Nastur- 
tiums for cultural directions). 
Carnation. — (See Calceolaria for cultural directions.) 
Celosia. — (Cockscomb.) Half Hardy Annual. The seed 
should be started in a hot-bed, or in pots in a warm 
room, and transplanted in a warm, rich soil. 
Centrosema, Grandiflora. — Hardy Perennial. Sow seed 
as early in the spring ns practicable in open ground, 
soaking the seed In warm water over night before 
planting. 
Centaurea — (Dusty Miller.) Hardy Perennial. Seed 
should he sown in slight heat, and when the seedlings 
are large enough to handle, they should he potted off 
singly Into small thumb pots, in which they may he 
kept through the winter in a cold or cool house, a shift 
being given in the spring. 
Chrysanthemum. — Annual Varieties. Sow In good, 
light soil during last of April and May; thin out to on« 
foot apart. 
Chrysanthemum. — Hardy Perennial. Sow in boxes or 
cold frame in the spring, and make several transplant- 
ings, as the plants advance In growth. 
Cineraria. — (See “Calceolaria” for cultural direc- 
tions.) 
Cleome Pungens. — (Giant Spider Plant.) Annual, 
Thrives best in light, rich soil, in a dry, warm situa- 
tion, where they have plenty of room to spread. 
Address all Orders for Plants to MISS C. H. L1PPINCOTT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, 
