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TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 
NO. PER PKT. 
107 Anthemis Arabica, bright yellow. 1ft.. • • • 5 
108 “ purpurascens, yellow and purple. 1 ft..10 
APLOPAPPUS. Nat. Ord., Composites. 
109 Aplopappus ruble! nosus. A showy autumn-flowering annual, about three feet high, 
with lanceolate incised foliage, producing large terminal corymbs of yellow flowers, 
each nearly two inches in diameter 7.10 
ASCLEPIAS. N at. Ord., Asdepiadacees. 
Handsome plants, remarkable for the singularity and beauty of their flowers; requiring a 
light soil. 
110 Asclepias curassavica, scarlet. Greenhouse perennial; fine bedding-plant. 3 ft. . .10 
111 “ tuberosa. (See engraving.) Orange. Hardy perennial. 2ft.10 
113 “ coerulea, sky-blue; good bedding-plant.10 
A8CLEPIA8 TUBEROSA. 
ARUM. Nat. Ord., Aracees. 
Plants with singularly Interesting and curious foliage; flue for mixed borders, or front of 
shrubberies. Hardy perennials. 
113 Arum Corsicum, mottled like a snake; from Corsica. 1 ft.10 
ASTER. Nat. Ord., Composites. 
This splendid class of plants is not only one of the most popular, but also one of the most 
effective, of our garden favorites, producing, in profusion, flowers in which richness and 
variety of color are combined with the most perfect and beautiful form. It is indispensable 
in every garden or pleasure-ground where an autumnal display is desired. For flower-beds 
and mixed borders it stands unrivalled. 
The Aster may be divided into two sections, — French and German. The French, as im¬ 
proved by Truffaut, has flat petals, either reflexed or incurved; the former resembling the 
Chrysanthemum : whilst the latter, by turning Its petals towards the centre of the flower, is 
best described by its resemblance to the Paeony. The German varieties are particularly 
admired for the exquisite symmetry of their form. The bouquet varieties grow from nine 
to fifteen inches high, and are particularly adapted for small beds, edging, or for pot-culture. 
They often flower so profusely as entirely to hide their foliage. All the varieties delight in 
a rich soil, and, in hot, dry weather, should be mulched with well-rotted manure, and fre¬ 
quently supplied with water. This labor will be amply compensated by the Increased size, 
beauty, and duration of the flowers. Plants may be raised In a hot-bed, cold frame, boxes 
in the house, or in beds in the open garden. They transplant with the utmost facility. 8et 
the larger-growing kinds one foot apart, and the Pompons and Bouquet sorts about nine 
inches; the Dwarfs six inches. The Dwarf Chrysanthemum Aster grows very uniformly, 
about six inches high, and when set five or six inches apart in beds, exhibits, when in bloom. 
