CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
119 
NAME. 
Hard. 
and 
Dur. 
H'g't 
Feet. 
Color 
of 
Flower. 
Price 
per 
Oz. Pkt. 
tP 
% 
crim. 
So 
tt 
a 
scar. 
50 
u 
tt 
black 
25 
<< 
tt 
blue 
50 
tt 
tt 
mix’d 
50 
«< 
n 
d.crim. 
50 
tt 
tt 
white 
5° 
tt 
tt 
mix’d 
5° 
tt 
tt 
tt 
2 S 
tt 
tt 
u 
50 
tt 
tt 
white 
15 
tt 
tt 
red 
25 
tt 
tt 
pr’rose 
35 
tt 
rose 
25 
tt 
it 
white 
2 S 
ttP 
y 
blue 
25 
tP 
white 
5 
tt 
tt 
rose 
5 
ti 
1 
mix’d 
2 s 
ttP 
3 
white 
•75 
5 
tt 
tt 
rose 
•75 
5 
tt 
tt 
ro. & w. 
•75 
5 
tt 
tt 
mix’d 
•75 
5 
hhA 
1 
white 
•30 
5 
tt 
tt 
« 
•30 
5 
it 
u 
rose 
•30 
5 
tt 
a 
a 
•30 
5 
tt 
it 
mix’d 
•30 
5 
hhP 
2 
white 
•30 
5 
tt 
tt 
tt 
•30 
5 
hA 
iy* 
or’ge 
•30 
5 
tt 
a 
white 
•30 
5 
tt 
a 
rose 
•30 
5 
n 
n 
stri. 
•30 
5 
tt 
u 
violet 
•30 
5 
tt 
tt 
mix’d 
•30 
5 
n 
1 
red 
•30 
5 
tt 
tt 
white 
•30 
5 
n 
1 % 
yel. 
•30 
5 
tt 
a 
white 
•30 
5 
tt 
tt 
crim. 
.50 
5 
tt 
tt 
white 
.50 
5 
it 
n 
yel. 
•5° 
5 
pur. 
•5° 
5 
rose 
•5° 
5 
n 
tt 
mix’d 
•5° 
5 
tt 
1 
« 
•75 
5 
tt 
it 
yel. 
.20 
5 
tt 
a 
white 
.20 
5 
hhA 
u 
r. & w. 
•50 
5 
a 
n 
white 
•5° 
5 
n 
n 
mix’d 
.50 
5 
tt 
tt 
rose 
•5° 
5 
hA 
2 
white 
•25 
5 
a 
tt 
pur. 
• 2 5 
5 
tt 
1 
1 
0 
a 
mix’d 
•25 
5 
n 
iy, 
5 
hP 
4 
5 
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’item 0 
n third 
pa 
ge 
DESCRIPTION. 
primula . — Continued. 
Chiswick Red. 
coccinta, scarlet, yellow eye.. 
Stellata Hybrida. 
ccerulea. 
James’ Prize. 
rubra violacea. 
Snowball (Queen of Whites). 
Fern-leaved Giant Flowering, 
— mixed .. 
double mixed.. 
obconica grandiflora.. 
- Kermesina. 
- Rosy chamois. 
-rosea. 
-fimbriata. 
Saintpaul la ionantha. . 
Stevia eupatoria. 
Lindleyana. 
Streptocarpus, imp. hybrida. 
Vinca (Periwinkle) alba. 
rosea.. 
— alba. 
—mixed. 
EVERLASTINGS 
Useful for winter bouquets. 
Acroclinium album. 
—fl. pi. 
roseum. 
—fl. pi. 
mixed. 
Ammobium alatum. 
grandiflorum. . 
Globe Amaranth, see Gomphrena 
Gomphrena aurea superba. 
globosa alba. 
— rosea. 
—striata. 
—violacea. 
—mixed.,. 
—-nan a compacta rubra. 
-alba. 
Hetichrysum bracteatum, single.. 
—album. 
—Fireball. 
monstrosum album, double. 
— luteum, double. 
—purpureum, double. 
—ro eum, double. 
—double mixed. 
—nanum, dwarf double. 
Helipterum Sanfordi. 
corymbiflorum. 
Rhodanthe maculata. 
—alba. 
—mixed. 
M angles ii. 
Xeranthemum album, fl. pi. 
purpureum, fl. pi. 
mixed double. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
A large number of these grasses, if 
with everlastings. 
collection, 12 distinct sorts. 
Abyssinian Grass, see Poa amabilis 
Agrostis nebulosa. 
Andropogon argentus. 
Animated Oats, see Avena sterilis 
seed is the cream of se?>eral collections 
that are recognized as the best in Europe. 
Breck's Superb is the finest strain in 
existence; vigor of plants, size, sub¬ 
stance and variety of delicate shades 
of flowers are its features. Seed 
should be sown in light soil, but for 
the final potting a richer soil is neces¬ 
sary, consisting of two parts loam to 
one each of well-decayed manure and 
leaf mould. They require to be well 
ventilated, well watered and slightly 
shaded throughout the summer. 
Beautiful violet-like flowers. 
Valuable for pots and borders. Fine for 
bouquets. 
Tender evergreen plants, suitable for 
pot culture or planting out. 
Handsome single flowers and glossy foli¬ 
age. 
Graceful plants, with daisy-like flowers; 
useful for winter decorations. The 
* flowers should be gathered when 
young. 
Gather before fully expanded to pre¬ 
serve for winter. 
These are old favorites for winter bou¬ 
quets, and were formerly called 
“Bachelor’s Buttons.*’ 
^The flowers are globular in form, of 
delicate colors, and retain their beauty 
for years. They should be grown in 
an enriched sandy loam. 
These are the best known of all ever¬ 
lastings. The flowers are of large 
size and bright colors. The flowers 
should be gathered when partially un¬ 
folded and suspended with their heads 
downward in a cool place. 
They prefer a rich loamy soil. 
Small foliage, large clusters of white and 
golden star-like flowers. 
Very beautifully formed flowers. 
A showy class 
flowers retain 
long time. 
of everlastings. The 
their color and form a 
Fine plumes for bouquets. 
Dense, silky, with bright white hairs. 
