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Kendall and Whitney’s 
PORTULACA. 
RHODANTHE, 
Per Pkt. 
A well known everlasting; valuable 
for the decoration of the conservatory 
and flower garden; fine for bedding or 
ribboning; half hardy annuals. The 
flowers if gathered when young make 
valuable winter bouquets. Succeed best 
in a light, rich soil, and a warm shelt¬ 
ered situation. Half-hardy annuals. 
Mangliessi, bright rose, 1 ft. 10 
Maculata, rose purple, with crimson 
centre; \\ ft. 10 
RICINtJS, (Castor Oil Bean.) 
Plants with very ornamental foliage 
and showy fruit and quite a tropical 
appearance. With other ornamental¬ 
leaved plants, they make a most 
attractive bed on the lawn, and are also 
desirable when grown as single speci¬ 
mens. Half-hardy annuals. 
Giganteus, leaves of an immense 
size; 12 ft.. 
B arbonensis Arboreus, beautiful large 
foliage; 15 ft— 5 
Sanguineus, scarlet fruited; 10 ft. 5 
Mixed Varieties. 5 
Rose African, Mixed.. 5 
A beautiful annual of the easiest cul¬ 
ture. Sporting in a thousand different 
varieties of scarlet, crimson, purple, 
pink, white and variegated and contin¬ 
uing a long time in bloom. 
RHODANTHE. 
Per Pkt. 
Rose Campion, Mixed— . 5 
The Rose Campion|are perfect!y hardy 
and very easily raised from seeds. '1 he 
flowers are produced on long stems, 
blooming freely throughout the season. 
Hardy perennials. 
Salpiglossis, Mixed . 10 
Very beautiful rich half-hardy 
annuals, one and one-half feet high. 
Start early in the hot-bed and tsans- 
plant to light, warm, rich soil. Blooms 
from July to September. 
SALVIA. 
Very ornamental, producing tall 
spikes of brilliant flowers. Sow early 
in hot-beds and transplant two feet 
apart. 
Mixed; 3 ft. Half-hardy perennial_ 10 
Coe Cine a. Splendid scarlet; 3 ft. Half- 
hardy annuals . 10 
Schizanthus, Mixed ... 5 
Elegant tender annuals, one to one 
and one-half feet high, blooming from 
August to October. Very pretty for pot 
culture. 
Sensitive Plant. .... 5 
A pretty curious annual beingso sen¬ 
sitive that the leaves close together at 
the slightest touch. 
Smilax. 5 
A beautiful, winter, climbing plant, 
adapted to the conservatory. Nothing 
can excel this plantin beauty of foliage 
and orange fragrance of the flower. 
Extensively used for bouquets and floral 
decorations of every description. 
