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be 8 t : for, the finer and more beautiful the varieties chosen, the greater the pleasure 
derived in the season of bloom. pmasure 
A good mellow loam, slightly sandy, is the best for most varieties of flowers 
foo t afte Sa 'l • ' noi8ture is with difficulty, or one that will bake easily 
imsuttable • > buf if th °7 * r6te,,tiVe ° f moi8ture 80 38 t0 bec “'" e «odden,are 
n uitablo, but If there Is no alternative, and such must be used, then more care 
SZZZZZZSr 9 ^ wMle germinating, and in t^ 
It f !° WerS T in general 8malIand delioa ‘®. ^any nearly as fine as dust, 
d ndnuMve TV T ^ be a,e little bail -» k8 8 P™uts front these 
n o 7 i M u a " SUrely tl,ey " 1U8t fail to grow > if roughly planted, or 
a r, 7 ,7 Z T’ 0T in 80il C0arse a,,d lumpy ' ° r covered a " »«“•* or more 
" 7 ! ;, . h hBrd " nder " eath > or beal dow, ‘ ^ rail ‘ a and firmly crusted on top. 
he nil a n°" ° n 7 Part ° f the cultiva ‘or will show how carefully they must 
be planted, and how gently covered witli soil. It is only necessary, with many of these 
and 9 t he who?* '7” 7" U ’ e 8 " rface ’ 11,0 ground baving bee, ‘ Previously made light, 
7 v!r ? r 7’ y a " careftllly pressed afterwards. If the weather is hot and dry 
cover with a ligiit mat until germination takes place. Too early planting in the open 
ground while it Is cold is a prolific source of trouble, and is to be avoided 8 Seeds thus 
blst «o7fr tfT ely "T t0 fail t0 eermlnate ; or > 8hould tb «y 8 tart, the plants at 
h!eom y ’ 8Br “ 8 ’ a " d ti " ally dr ° P ° ff ° ne by one - untiI another planting 
thanTf th' e e 7r a t7’ Tf T g "‘“I 011 Care ’ 1098 ° f tim6> a ” d With 1,0 further advancement 
than If the planting had been deferred until the soil had become mellow and warm 
If early flowers are wanted, start the seeds In the house or in a hot-bed, where 
‘ ®L I".* f ' °. W Unt “ U '° weather an.l ground are warm, and then plant them out in the 
7 77 I I Care 7 requi ! lte While in the hou8e or hot-bed, particularly the latter, 
that the heat is not so great as to injure the seed, or afterwards to burn the plants by 
failure to give sufficient air. piams uy 
e ar<lenfn7'to S n i,, F t l0 fi Ver TT Sh ° Uld pr ° CUre 80me good and reliable treatise on 
obtained bv 7,7 ° Ut86t ’ a " d afterward frnprove on the information 
Obtained by their own experience. 
Piowersare classified as Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, supplemented by varie- 
ties requiring Greenhouse culture. y 
hsrTTT gf°w from the seed, bloom, and perish in one season. Some half, 
as such gSr dUrat ‘° n are Cla88ed WUh annuals * as they succeed treated 
f,„„ Eien , niala ; fr ,° m t! ! e 8eed ’ generaIly bloora the 8 «c°n<i year and then die. Some 
few varieties, if planted early, bloom the first year. 
Perennials, from the seed, bloom the second year, and every year thereafter 
some perishing after three or four years, while others continue indefinitely 
Seeds of Annuals may generally be expected, under favorable conditions to ger- 
minate in ten to twenty days. -» ger 
Perennial varieties are uncertain, some of the varieties remaining in the ground 
for a long time before starting into growth. Experiments have proved that sonfe have 
thus remained for a year from planting, and then come up thickly and made a strong 
growth. Purchasers of these should not make haste to complain of the quality of the 
seed, but should make all due allowance for the habits of the varieties. 
The following list, which has been prepared with much care, embraces the choicest 
species and varieties in cultivation -for the most part those that have been thor 
oughly tested and have proved valuable ; while some varieties of recent introduction 
promising well, have been included in the list. 
For Newest varieties see Special List, page 38, this Catalogue. 
