DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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Sweet Pea. 
Sweet William. 
Tassel Flower. 
The seed oan 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 ; #nc and a half feet high. 
Dianthus barbatus, marginatus (Perfection), 
beautiful .10 
44 barbatus, ooculatus marginatus, splendid... 10 
Carter’s Harlequin, all colors and 
shades . . .. . .xo 
pure white, pure *vhite flowers io 
44 “ black, reddish, velvety-black .10 
“ 44 fine mixed. 
mixed double, perfectly double 
and great variety of colors.xo 
SWAN RIVER DAISY -(See Brachycome.) 
TAGATES— (See 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¬ 
ceeds best in a mixture of fresh loam and leaf mould. 
Sow early in spring, in open ground, in clusters. Hardy 
annual ; one and a half feet high. 
Cacalia, coccinea, scarlet. 5 
“ aurea, golden yellow. 5 
“ mixed. ; 
THTJNBERGIA. 
Ornamental 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 he 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. 
Thunbergia, alata, buff, dark eye.10 
“ aurantiaca, bright orange.10 
“ Bakeri, pure white.*.10 
44 fine mixed. bo 
TORE MIA. 
very Tic, new’ annua! with large, sky-blue blos¬ 
soms, wit a three large spoo 01 dark indigo blue, and a 
yellow stain in the center. Sown from February till 
April in pots, and kept under glass, it will flower from 
June to September. The prettiest annual for cultiva¬ 
tion under glass, but will thrive well in open air during 
the wanner season of the year. In open air the plants 
are dwarfer and more robust, flowering well till cold 
weather. 
7 orenia 
Torenia, Fournieri superbvens, the darkest spot¬ 
ted varieties. . ... 25 
TREE CYPRESS—(Ipoxnopsis). 
A wonderfully handsome plant, with fine, feathery 
foliage, somewhat like that of the cy¬ 
press vine, and long spikes of beauti¬ 
ful flowers, dazzling scarlet spotted 
and marked with darker shades. It 
is equally desirable for out-door or 
conservatory cultivation. Sow the 
seed in August, in a dry situation ; if 
the ground be at all wet, the plants 
will decay. Half-hardy biennial ; 
three feet high. 
Ipomopsis, elegans, scarlet ...„. 5 
An . cresting haii-hardy. sum- 
mer an' autumn bloomi y plant, p i n¬ 
ducing prilicen s.-i-.c V vch 
orange* e. ..^v/ w . . U i,u. -Noecis pro¬ 
tection of dry litter if left in the 
