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* Nigella Damascena; fennel flower, love-in-a-mist, devil- 
in-the-bush; “bleak blew,” blue, white. 
Ornithogalum thyrsoides aureum; yellow star of Bethle¬ 
hem. 
Ornithogalum umbellatum; star of Bethlehem; greenish 
white. 
* Paeonia officinalis; peony; blush, carnation, red, purple, 
red striped with white; all double. 
* Papaver Rhoeas; corn poppy; blush white, red, scarlet, 
purple, half and half white and scarlet. 
* Papaver somniferum; opium poppy; same colors; “com¬ 
mon ornaments of the kitchen garden.” 
Pelargonium cucullatum variety; geranium; purple flow¬ 
ers, variegated leaf. 
Phaseolus multiflorus; kidney bean, scarlet. 
Pisum formosum; blue everlasting pea; violet-purple. 
Polianthes tuberosa; tuberose; white. 
Primula auricula; bear’s ears; white, buff yellow, scarlet 
red. 
* Primula vulgaris; primrose; pale yellow. 
* Ranunculus aconitifolius; crowfoot; white. 
* Ranunculus aconitifolius; flore-pleno; fair maids of 
France, fair maids of Kent, white bachelor’s button; 
double white. 
* Ranunculus aconitifolius luteus-plenus; double yellow. 
* Ranunculus Asiaticus; Persian ranunculus; red and many 
colors. 
Ranunculus Ficaria; lesser Celandine or pilewort; yellow, 
single and double. 
Scabiosa atropurpurea; sweet scabious; white, red, “red 
Indian.” 
* Scilla amcena; star hyacinth; blue. 
* Scilla autumnalis; autumn squill; rose color. 
* Scilla bifolia; early squill; blue, reddish, whitish. 
Scilla festalis; bluebell, harebell; blue, purple, white, pink. 
