DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Sweet Pea. 
Sweet William. 
Tassel Flower. 
SWEET WILLIAM -(Dianthus Barbatus), 
A bed of the finer varieties sports into an endless va¬ 
riety of colors, and presents a beautiful!sigtit. For dis¬ 
play in the garden, the Sweet William is unsurpassed. 
The seed can be planted very early in spring, in open 
ground, and will blossom the following autumn ; or it 
can be sown in August, and 'will make fine blooming 
plants for spring. The plants will bloom several years, 
but young plants bloom better, and seed should be sown 
every year. Hardy perennial; one and a half feet high. 
Diar.thus barbatus marginatus (P rfection), 
beautiful io 
“ barbatus, occulatus marginatus, splendid... io 
44 “ Carter’s Harlequin, all colors and 
shades . io 
“ 44 pure white, pure white flowers. . xo 
44 44 black, reddish, vevety black.xo 
44 41 fine mixed . .. 5 
44 “ mixed, double, perfectly double, 
and great variety of colors. .io 
SWAN RIVER DAISY (See Brachycome). 
cecds best in a mixture of fresh 1 am and leaf mold. 
Sow early in spring, in open ground, in clusters. Hardy 
annual ; one and a half feet high. 
Cacalia, coccinea, scarlet.. 3 
4 aurea, golden yellow. 3 
44 mixed . 3 
THUNBERG1A. 
Omamenta. climbers for green-house or parlor decor¬ 
ation, which if transplanted to a warm, sunny border, will 
grow and blossom all summer. The flowers are orange, 
buff and white, with variously colored throats. A sup¬ 
port of strings or lattice work should be supplied for the 
branches to cling to and run upon. Start the plants in 
pots in a hot-bed or cold-frame, and do not set out till 
weather is warm. A soil of peat and loam suits them 
best Half-hardy annual climber; six feet high. 
Thttnbergia alata, buff, dark eye. 10 
44 aurantiaca, bright orange . .i . 10 
44 Bakeri . pure white .. .......10 
44 fine mixed... . .. . . xo 
TORENIA. 
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TAGATES—(Se Marigold). 
TASSEL FLOWER— < Cacalia). 
A showy plant of easy culture, producing beautiful 
scarlet and golden yellow, tassel shaped blossoms, from 
July to October. It is sometimes known as Flora’s 
Paint Brush. Looks best when grown in clusters. Suc- 
A very fine, new annual, with large, sl<y blue' bio 
so ms, with three large spots of dark indigo blue, and 
yellow stain in the center. Sown from February tj 
April in pots, and kept under glass, it will flower fro 
June to September. The prettiest annual for cultiv. 
tion under glass, but will thrive well in open air durir 
Torenia. 
Tritoma. 
Thunbergia. 
