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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE 
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AMMOBIUM. Nat. Ord., Composite. 
03 Ammoblara alatum, a good, white Everlasting Flower, and showy plant for the bor¬ 
der; hardy annual, about two feet high; makes very pretty dried ilowers . . . 
ANAGALLIS. Nat. Ord., Primulacea. 
A class of beautiful plants for small beds, edgings, baskets, &c.; growing six or eight 
inches high. Sow under glass, and treat them as bedding-plants; set them about six inches 
apart, and they will cover the ground with a profusion of pretty and brilliant flowers all 
summer. They are also finely adapted for po's and vases. 
04 Anagallis grand iflora, Eugenie, fine velvety-blue, light edge 
G5 “ “ Napoleon HI., rich crimson maroon 
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Banguinea, bright red, line, new 
ccerulea, sky-blue; beautiful 
coccinea, lino scarlet 
Garibaldi, rich crimson scarlet 
Buperba, red, blue, scarlet, lilac, mixed 
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.10 
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ANCHUSA. Nat. Ord., Boraginece. 
Plants, natives of the south of Europe, remarkable for their intensely blue flowers; hardy 
perennials. 
71 Anchusa arvalis, blue. 2 ft.6 
73 “ italica, delicate blue. 2 ft. 6 
ANEMONE. Nat. Ord., Ranunculacece. 
All the plants belonging to this genus are beautiful, and well deserving of cultivation; 
succeed well in any light soil. Hardy perennials. 
73 Anemone coronaria, mixed from selected flowers. £ ft.. . .10 
74 44 pulBntiUa (Pasque Flower), violet.10 
APHANOSTEPHUS. Nat. Ord., Compositce. 
75 Aplianosteplnis ramossissimus. A pretty, half-hardy Texan annual, four inches 
high, very much branched; the flowers have a yellow disc, and violet-blue ray-florets, 
of a close, carpet-like growth, and abundance or bloom.10 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacece . 
The Snapdragons are very showy, hardy perennials, flowering well the first season; they 
grow from twelve to eighteen inches in height; of bushy habit, with long spikes of bloom, 
presenting a fine variety of rich and diversified colors; and are very beautiful and attractive, 
either in masses, or as single specimens. To bloom fine the following year, they should not 
be allowed to ripen seeds; and it is well to protect them with a little hay or dry leaves dur¬ 
ing winter. The plants should stand a foot or more apart, except the'Tom-Thumb varie¬ 
ties, which may be set closer together. 
Antirrhinum majus Brilliant, bright scarlet-white, and golden-yellow . . 
44 “ Delila, carmine, with white throat. 
“ 44 Firefly, orange-scarlet; throat white. 
44 44 Galathee, crimson ; throat white; large flower .... 
44 44 Papilionaceum, deep blood-red, with pure white throat: fine . 
44 44 Carophylloidcs, carnation striped varieties; very beautiful 
44 44 Pure White-flowered, fine. 
44 44 Extra Fine varieties, mixed. 
44 44 Striped Dwarf variel ies, white, striped with red, &c., mixed, 
grow six or eight inches high ; very neat and pretty . 
44 44 Toi»-Tliuml> Varieties, mixed; compact; very pretty and 
rich flowering; beautiful for edgings of borders, fancy beds, 
&c. ............ 
44 44 Tom Thumb, Pure White, extra. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Nat. Ord., Ranunculacece. 
An extremely showy and ornamental early summer-flowering herbaceous plant, combin¬ 
ing the most curious forms with the most beautiful and striking colors; succeeds in any 
garden soil. Hardy perennials. 
Aquilegia, double, mixed colors.10 
44 caryopliylloides, white, striped with crimson; beautiful double variety. 1ft. .10 
44 formosa, double; crimson and orange. 1$ ft. 5 
44 Si be rica, violet: double. 1 ft. 10 
44 Skinnerii, scarlet and yellow: very beautiful. From Guatemala. 14 ft. . .10 
44 grand itftu-a alba, a new and fine variety from the Rocky Mountains, with 
very large white flowers; perennial.25 
44 glandulosa, a splendid species from Siberia; more dwarfish in its habits 
than the common Columbine; flowers large, rich sky-blue; margin of 
the corolla pure white. (See cut.).10 
ARALIA. Nat. Ord., Araliacece, 
Aralia papyrifera (Chinese Rice-paper plant), greenhouse shrub from China. 4 ft. .25 
44 Sieboldii, a new species, with beautiful, tive-lobed leaves.50 
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