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Qataloijae of tl?e Joseph jHarris 5<?<?d <$ompaijy. 
^Jbropia. 
SWeet ^lyssUip. 
A beautiful California plant, trailing along the ground 
and resembling the V erbena. It has fragrant flowers, lilac 
and rose colored, and continues to bloom all through the 
summer and autumn. Sow the seed in a box in the house, 
and when the weather will permit set out the plants a foot 
apart in the open ground. 
Abronia Umbellata. 
Abronia Umbellata— Lilac and rose colored; fra¬ 
grant. Three packets. 20 cents; packet, 8 cents. 
^gerathip- 
A constant 
and free 
bloomer,white 
or lavender 
colored flow¬ 
ers, especially 
useful for 
bouquets. 
The seed can 
be sown in the 
open ground, 
but it is better 
to sow in a box 
in the house 
•and set out the 
plants 15 to 20 
inches apart. 
Ageratum 
Slexicau- 
nm-Blue. 
Three packets, 
12 cents; pack¬ 
et, 5 cents. 
White Ageratum. 
Ageratum, Pure White— Three packets, 12 cents 
packet, 5 cents. 
Blue Ageratum. 
Sow in rows fifteen inches apart 
and thin out the plants to six inches 
apart in the rows; hoe lightly be¬ 
tween the rows, and keep free from 
weeds, and you will have a beauti¬ 
ful bed of this deliciously fragrant 
flower. 
The flowers are in delicate clus¬ 
ters Cut bouquets from the bed 
Sweet Alyssum. 
every day. The more you cut, so as to prevent the flowers 
from going to seed, the more you will have. 
Sweet Alyssum — Fresh 
seed. Per oz., 50 cents; three 
packets, 12 cents; packet, 5 
cents. 
s&iqaraqthhs. 
Sow early in the spring, in 
light, sandy soil, and thin out 
the plants to 15 or 20 inches 
apart. 
Amarantlius Caudatns 
—Love-Lies-Bleeding. Three 
packets, 12 cents; packet, 5 
cents. 
Amaranthus. 
Aqhilegia—Golhipbipe. 
Since our illustration was made this flower, like many 
others, has been improved so much that the cut gives a 
very poor representation of the plant. The flowers are far 
larger and handsomer than our artist represents them. 
Aquilegia — Columbine or Double Honey¬ 
suckle— A hardy perennial, easy of cultivation. The 
abundance of showy flowers early in the season and their 
peculiar formation render this plant well worthy of a place 
in every garden. 
Fine Double Mixed - The best of seed. Three 
packets, 20 cents; packet, 8 cents. 
Aquilegia or Columbine. 
