DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Pink, Eastern Queen. 
Poppy, bracteatum. 
P. carnation. 
Dianthus, Heddewigii, Eastern Queen, beauti¬ 
fully marbled ; the broad bands of rich mauve 
upon the paler surface of the petals are very 
striking and pretty..25 
** Heddewigii. Crimson Belle, rich, vivid, 
crimson like color ; flowers of extraordinary 
size and substance, evenly and finely lacini- 
ated Both the above varieties come perfectly 
true from seugi.. . 25 
11 barbatus, (see Sweet William). 
“ caryophyllus, (sec Carnation). 
POPPY iPapaver*. 
Old fashioned flowers, not much in demand : there are 
however a few species of great beauty, which are an 
ornament to any garden. The three following varieties 
will be found to be magnificent, worth more than all the 
rest. Hardy perennials, blooming first year from seed, 
if sown early ; will not bear transplanting well. 
Papaver, bracteatum pulcherrimum, superb. 
large, double, orange-crimson flowers . 5 
Orientale, large, gorgeous, orange-scarlet blos¬ 
soms ; bottom of petals black beautiful.. 5 
Carnation, brilliant, large, showy, double flow¬ 
ers, of various colors ; two feet .5 
t he last variety, under the name of Papaver, 
somniforum, is the sort used extensively for the ex¬ 
traction of opium. 
PORTTJLiACA. 
There is scarcely any flower in cultivation that makes 
such a dazzling 
display of beauty 
as a bed of many 
hued. brilliant 
colored Port u lac- 
as. They are in 
bloom from about 
the first of July 
till killed by frost 
in autumn. Plant 
in open ground 
after it has be¬ 
come warm, in a 
light, sandy soil, 
and in a dry sit¬ 
uation. After the 
plants appear, 
withhold water , 
Portulaca, single. and if th* be 4 
have a full exposure to the sun, the ground will be cov¬ 
ered with the plants, and the effect will be beautiful 
Tender annual • nine inches high. 
Portulaca, alba, pure white. .. . 5 
44 aurea, deep golden ... . . 5 
“ striata, striped yellow . ..5 
44 caryophylloidcs, carnation striped. .. . . 5 
44 fine mixed, many beautiful kinds . 5 
Portulaca, double. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
The double varieties of this plant are most beautiful 
The blossoms are about one and a half inches across, per¬ 
fectly double, and of many colors Not all the plants 
will be double, but the single ones can be pulled out. 
They will stand any amount of dry weather. 
Portulaca, double, white... 20 
“ 44 orange. 20 
“ “ scarlet. . . 20 
“ 44 rose striped. 20 
‘ 4 44 sulphur. 20 
“ 44 mixed 15 
PRIMROSE, EVENING (CEnothera). 
The CEnothera, or Evening Primrose, is a general fa¬ 
vorite. They all produce large, showy blossoms, which 
arc fully expanded only towards and during evening. 
The blossoms are three to four inches across, usually 
yellow or* white, .'Vi f-e^lv and ! uro 
