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Whitlavia 
Wistaria. 
Xeranthemum. 
satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border early in 
spring. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 
Whitlavia, grandiflora. 5 
WIGANDIA. 
Very ornamental plant with immense veined leaves, 
and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, 
and shoidd be formed into a bush. Its large leaves, and 
clusters of lilac flowers which continue to open in suc¬ 
cession for a long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, 
and make it one of the most valuable ornamental foliage 
plants for garden and lawn decoration. Seeds, if sown 
early in spring in hot-bed, will produce large plants by 
the middle of summer. 
Wigandia, caracasana.25 
XERANTHEMUM. 
Of neat, compact habit, free-flowering, and of the 
easiest cultivation The leaves arc covered with a sil¬ 
very down, and the flowers are pure white, deep purple 
and yellow, single and double. If gathered before fully 
opened, and dried in the shade, they will retain their 
beauty for years. They make fine winter bouquets 
alone or mixed with grasses. Sow in spring, and thin 
to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 
Xeranthemxm, atropurpureum, double flowers; 
deep purple.to. 
“ yellow, yellow flowers. 10 
white, new ; double ; fine.to 
“ mixed.10 
ZEA MAIZE—(Striped Japanese Corn). 
WISTARIA. 
One of the most beautiful and rapid growing of hardy 
climbers, growing, when well established in good soil, 
from fifteen to twenty-five feet in a season. Frequently 
blooms both in spring and fall ; the pale blue, pea-shaped 
flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters similar in 
size and shape to a bunch of grapes. It thrives best in 
a .»*nt, rich soil, and should be trained against a south 
wall or veranda. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam 
early in the spring: if a green-house or hot-bed is 
available, start in winter, and when plants are a foot 
high transplant into situations where they arc to remain. 
Wistaria, sinensis.20 
An ornamental foliage plant of much beauty. It is a 
species of corn, with large foliage, the leaves being beau¬ 
tifully striped with white and green. Half-hardy annu¬ 
al, from Japan ; six feet high. 
Zea Japonica, fol. variegata, striped foliage. 5 
ZINNIA. 
A very showy plant, with large, double flowers, which, 
when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, become 
densely imbricated, and might easily he mistaken for 
dwarf dahlias. The colors run through all the shades 
of carmine, lilac, scarlet, purple, crimson, yellow, to 
pure white. If any single blossoms appear, they should 
be at once pulled up. Sow the seed early in spring, in 
Zea Maize. 
Zinnia, double. 
Zinnia, Darwini. 
