CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 27 
XERANTIIEMUM. 
Very showy, free-flowering everlasting flowers, valuable for winter boquets. 
Hardy annuals. 
XERANTHEMUM, Double White. 10 
“ “ Purple. 10 
Striped Japanese Maize* 
ZEA (Striped Japanese Maize.) 
ZEA. An ornamental-foliaged plant, of recent introduction from Japan. 
It grows to the height of four or five feet, furnished from the bottom with 
long, wavy leaves, broadly ribboned with alternate stripes of white and 
green, presenting a beautiful and striking effect ; and is highly ornamental, 
either singly or in groups of several plants. 10 
ZINNIA. 
A most splendid class of hardy annuals, succeeding well in any soil, and 
making a very brilliant show. Start early in pots or under glass and trans¬ 
plant one foot apart. The same flowers will retain their beauty for weeks, 
and a profusion will be produced until frost. 
ZINNIA, Elegans . 5 
“ Finest Double Mixed. 10 
