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ACHILLEA—Continued. 
It Is not new, but seldom met in this country. It is a hardy perennial, the top 
dying down to the ground every Winter. Its many branches grow to the length 
of two or three feet, resting on the ground and holding their great masses of 
flowers about a foot above the soil. A plant will produce hundreds and even 
thousands of flowers the first Summer. Entirely hardy everywhere, fine for cem¬ 
etery planting, blooming all Summer, has beautiful double, white flowers, in 
clusters. Fine for cut-flowers. Price.15 cents. 
ACHANIA. 
Aehania llalvaTlscng.—From the time It is three or four Inches in height the Ach- 
ania blooms, and it matters little what the season, but its best showing is usu¬ 
ally in the Winter. Certainly nothing could be more accommodating to habit, 
for the plant is always healthy, grows to a great size in time, and blooms very 
freely'when other flowers are scarce. The brilliant scarlet flowers are upright, 
peculiarly'formed and carried upon the extreme ends of the branches. Price, 10 
cents each, large plants. .' .20 cents. 
Aehania Halvaviscus. 
ALOYSIA CITRIODOR'V—Lemon Verbena. 
Foliage delightfully fragrant. To simply brush against it is enough to scent an 
entire room with its delicious lemon odor. Planted out of doors it grows into a flne, 
large clump, and It can be taken up in the Fall and wintered over in the cellar. 
Price...10 cents. 
ALTERNANTHERA. 
Plant with beautiful foliage, growing about twelve Inches in diameter and six 
Inches in height, used principally for ribbon lines, borders, etc. The leaves are 
tinted, bordered, blotched, margined and variegated in almost every conceivable 
form, with brightest colors, bright carmine and crimson tints prevailing. 
Price, 10 cents each; set of five sorts 40 cents; 60 cents per dozen. 
Alternanthera Aurea Nana.—Quite dwarf, clear yellow. New and very bright. 
Anrea Parychoides.—New, and a great acquisition for yellow lines in ribbon plant¬ 
ing. Foliage light green and golden-yellow, the yellow predominating. Dwarf 
and compact. 
Amoena.—Leaves brown, yellow and rose. Very flne. 
Parjehoides Major.—Leaves carmine, yellow and green. One of the brightest. 
Versicolor.—Leaves tinted rose and crimson. Very clear and bright. 
ALYSSUM. 
A useful class of plants for vases, pots, bedding out or Winter flowering, produc¬ 
ing fragrant white flowers in great abundance. 
Alyssum Double.—A variety of neat green foliage, producing spikes of pure double, 
white flowers.10 cents. 
Tom Thumb.—A very dwarf variety, literally hiding Itself with sweet, white flow¬ 
ers. Price.10 cents. 
Variegated.—One of the neatest growing and best of our dwarf variegated plants 
for beds or ribbon lines. It maintains its white variegation under the hottest 
sun. Price.16 cents. 
AMOMUM MELEGUATA—Cardamon Plant. 
An interesting greenhouse plant, from which is obtained the Cardamon seed of 
commerce. Leaves broad, green and delightfully fragrant. Price.15 cents. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA—Wind Flower. 
One of the most desirable of all the late Summer and Autumn flowering hardy 
herbaceous plants. They commence flowering early in August and continue until 
cut down by severe frost. The flowers are about one and a half Inches in diameter. 
They thrive best in a moist, rich soil, a covering of leaves, straw or other long man¬ 
ure being suiiiclent for our most severe Winters. 
Anemone Jsponlca. 
Anemone Japonics Alba.—Delicate pure white, with yellow center and dark eye. 
Price.15 cents. 
Anemone Japonlca Bnbra.—Same as preceding except that the flowers are deep 
rose, yellow center and dark eye. Price, 10 cents, the two varieties for 20 cents. 
ANTHEMIS CORONARIA, fl, pi. 
(Dolden Doable Marguerite.) 
No plant that I offer fpr sale could be more showy, either as a pot plant or bedded 
out. Tbls plant might be well called the “ Shower of Gold,” as it is a perfect mass 
of rich, golden-yellow flowers the whole year round, well grown plants having as 
many as one hundred and fltty flowers on them at once. Fine lor Winter flowering. 
Price, 20 cents each, 
ARMENIA—Sea Pink. 
This is the well-known Sea Pink, it is perfectly hardy, does well in all situations, 
flowers bright pink, very useful lor bouquets, blooms through the Spring, Summer 
and Fall. The habit is dwarf, and makes a grand, hardy border. 
Price, 16 cents each. 
ASCLEPIAS. 
A genus of very attractive plants, both for pot culture and out-door planting. 
Ascleplas Carassavica.—With scarlet flowers. Price.15 cents. 
ASPARAGUS TENUISSIMUS. 
We consider this extremely elegant plant, which is a native of South Africa, to 
be the greatest acquisition lor decorative purposes or for cutting from, that has been 
offered lor many years. It is a climber, and is grown and can be strung like smilax, 
but the extreme delicacy of the foliage cannot be described. It is as flne and grace¬ 
ful as Asparagus, finer than the fronds of the most delicate fern. The sprays will 
be in great demand for bouquet and other floral work, as, in addition to its graceful¬ 
ness, it does not wilt like ferns or smilax, but remains bright and green lor weeks. 
Price 15 cents. 
ASPIDISTRA. 
Aspidistra Lnrida Variegata.—This is a very useful plant. The leaves are bright 
green, with broad white stripes, suitable lor aquariums. Price.25 cents. 
ASTILBE JAPONICA. 
Incomparably the most beautiful of hardy herbaceous plants, growing about two 
feet high, in compact shape, with handsome foliage, from above which rise its pani¬ 
cles of small, feathery, white blossoms. The embodiment of grace and delicacy. It 
can be bloomed readily in Winter. Give the plant a half-shaded position. 
Price, 15 cents each. 
