DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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open ground, and transplant to one and a half feet 
apart, in good, rich soil. Half-hardy annual; one and 
a half feet high. 
By careful selection and several years cultivation, 
the European florists have obtained the following 
distinct varieties of this valuale plant. The seeds 
we offer can be entirely retied upon to reproduce the 
different colors , almost without sporting. 
Zinnia, double, carmine.. . 10 
** “ scarlet. jo 
** “ purple ...xo 
“ “ crimson . io 
u “ orange.xo 
“ “ lilac.xo 
u “ deep scarlet. to 
»* “ deep purple.to 
*» “ alba plenissima, pure white. to 
Zinnia, double, mixed, very fine. io 
“ elegans plenissima, Emperor Francis 
Joseph, a new, extra double variety of supe¬ 
rior quality ; deep purple upon or' - ge ground; 
beautiful.15 
li Haageana fl. pi., a perfectly double variety, 
of deep orange color, finely margined with 
bright golden yellow, beautifully imbricated, 
representing a depressed globular cone.15 
“ Darwini fl. pi., a distinct class of Zinnias of 
most beautiful form and every conceivable 
shade of ccrtor. There are four classes, known 
as nana compact a , major , pyramidal is and 
7 /ittata, about twelve colors in each class. 
The seed we offer comprises a mixture of all 
the above classes . 20 
The following Classification will be of convenience to our customers in making selections : 
Abronia. 
Acroclinium. 
Adonis. 
Ageratum. 
Agrostem ma. 
Alonsoa. 
Alyssum. 
Amaranthus. 
Ammobium. 
Anagallis. 
Argemone. 
Asperula. 
Aster. 
Bachelor’s Button. 
Balsam. 
Bartonia. 
Belvidere. 
Brachycome. 
Browallia. 
Calempelis. 
Calandrinia. 
Calliopsis. 
Callirhoe. 
Campanula. 
Adlumia. 
Agrostcjnma. 
Alyssum. 
Auricula. 
Azalea. 
Bocconia. 
Canterbury Bell. 
Carnation. 
Chrysanthemum. 
FLOWERS BLOOMING THE F:RST SEASON. 
Canary Bird Flower. 
Forget-Me-Not. 
Lcptosiphon. 
Pink. 
Candytuft. 
Four < )* Clock. 
Limnanthcs. 
Poppy. 
Portulaca. 
Castor Bean. 
Gaillardia. 
Linum. 
Catananche 
Giha. 
Lobelia. 
Primrose. 
Catchfly. 
Globe Amaranth. 
Love Grove. 
Rhodanthe. 
Celosia. 
Gnaphalium. 
Love-in-a-Mist. 
Salpiglossis. 
Centaurea. 
Godetia. 
Lupin 
Salvia. 
Chlora. 
Gourds. 
Lychnis. 
Sanvitalia. 
Chrysanthemum. 
Graminanthes. 
Lythrum. 
Saponaria. 
Clarkia. 
Gypsophila. 
Marigold. 
Sensitive Plant. 
Clintonia. 
Heliehrysum. 
Martynia. 
Snapdragon. 
Cockscomb 
Heliotrope. 
Maurandia. 
Stocks. 
Commclina. 
Hclipterum. 
Mignonette. 
Sunflower. 
Convolvulus. 
Hibiscus. 
Mimulus. 
Sweet Peas. 
Convolvulus, Minor. 
Honesty. 
Molucella. 
Sweet Sultan .1 
Crepis. 
H umca. 
Momordica. 
Tassel Flower. 
Cuphea. 
Hyacinth Bean. 
Morning Glory. 
Thunbergia. 
Cypress Vine. 
Ice Plant. 
Mourning Bride. 
Verbena. 
Datura. 
Indian Shot. 
Nasturtium. 
Virgina Stock. 
Didiscus 
Ipomea. 
Nemesia. 
Waitzia. 
Eschscholtzia. 
Jacobaea. 
Nolana. 
Whitlavia. 
Euphorbia. 
Job’s Tears. 
Nyctcrinia. 
Xeranthemum. 
Eutoca. Kaulfussia. 
Fenzlia. Larkspur. 
FLOWERS BLOOMING THE 
Petunia. 
Phlox Druminondii. 
SECOND SEASON. 
Zinnia. 
Clematis. 
Gladiolus. 
Pampas Grass. 
Statioc. 
Cobaia. 
Hollyhock. 
Pansy. 
Stocks. 
Columbine. 
Jasminum. 
Peas. 
Sweet William. 
Cyclamen. 
Larkspur. 
Pentstemon. 
Tree Cypress. 
Dahlia. 
Lily of the Valley 
Phlox, Perennial. 
Valerian. 
Daisy. 
Linum. 
Primrose. 
Violet. 
Foxglove. 
Lobelia. 
Pyrcthrum. 
Wahlcnbcrgia. 
Fragaria. 
Lychnis. 
Salvia. 
Wall Flower. 
French Honeysuckle. Oxalis. 
Agrostis. 
Amaranthus. 
Bocconia. 
Briza. 
Canna. 
Castor Bean. 
Abobra. 
Adlumia. 
Balloon Vine. 
Calempelis. 
Canary Bird Flower. 
ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS AND GRASSES. 
Centaurea. 
Cineraria. 
Coleus. 
Erianthus. 
Euphorbia. 
Feather Grass. 
Ferns. 
Hordeum. 
Humca. 
Ice Plant. 
Job’s Tears. 
Lagurus. 
Ia>vc Grass. 
Palm. 
Pampas Grass. 
ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS. 
Coba:a. 
Cypress Vine. 
Gourd. 
Hyacinth Bean. 
Ipomca. 
I.ophospermum. 
Maur.uulia. 
Momordica. 
Morning t llory. 
Nasturtium, 'Fall. 
Passion Flower. 
Peas. 
Smilax. 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 
Pennisetum. 
Peri 11 a. 
Sedum. 
Wigandia. 
Zea Maize. 
Sweet Pea. 
Thunbergia. 
Virginia Creeper. 
Wistaria. 
Acroclinium. 
Ammobium. 
Abutilon. 
Alonsoa. 
Auricula. 
Azalea. 
Balloon Vine. 
Begonia. 
Bocconia. 
Calceolaria. 
Calla. 
Camellia. 
Carnation. 
Cassia. 
Centaurea. 
Gnaphalium. Heliehrysum. Honesty. 
Globe Amaranth. Hclipterum. Rhodanthe. 
SEEDS DESIGNED FOR GREEN-HOUSE. 
Chlora. 
Chrysanthemum. 
Cineraria. 
Clianthus. 
Coleus. 
Convolvulus. 
Cuphca. 
Cyclamen. 
Daisy. 
Echcveria. 
Erica. 
Erytnrina. 
Ferns. 
Fuchsia. 
Geranium. 
Gloxinia. 
Gunnera. 
Humea. 
Heliotrope. 
Ipomea. 
Jacobaea. 
Lantana. 
Lobelia. 
Lophospermum. 
Manrandia. 
Mcsembryanthcnnim. 
M i rnul us. 
Nasturtium. 
Nierembergia. 
Nymphtca. 
Oleander. 
Palm. 
Pampas Grass. 
Pansy. 
Passion Flower. 
Penila. 
Waitzia. 
Xeranthemum. 
Primula. 
Sedum. 
Smilax. 
Solanum. 
Stcvia. 
Stocks. 
Tritoma. 
Torcnia Fournieri. 
Verbena. 
Vinca. 
Violet. 
Wall Flower. 
