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958 Pansy, Auricula-flowered, bronze and rose margined ; fine . 
959 “ Pelargoniadlora, maroon-crimson blotched on white ground, extra 
990 44 Marbled Purple, new colors; very fine . . . 
991 44 King; of the Blacks, deep, coal-black color; fine 
994 “ Strii»ed Fancy, beautiful variety. 
993 “ Pme Yellovr, extra; generally true to color . • • 
991 “ Pure White, fine; liable to vary some .... 
991 ** Violet bordered, white margined like a Fancy Geranium; fine 
9.>3 “ Azure Blue, very fine, nearly sky-blue, and true to color 
997 “ R«1 Bronzed, Fancy, bright, coppery-red colors, mixed 
998 44 extra fine mixed, in great variety of colors . . . 
999 44 fine mixed varieties. 
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1004 
PASSION-FLOWER. Nat. Ord., Passijloraceaz. 
A splendid class of climbers, with curious flowers produced in great profusion; fine for 
conservatory, or will answer for the garden, flowering freely during the autumn months. 
Pass! flora caerulea, light blue; fine.10 
“ acerifolia, beautiful maple leaves, and small, bluish-white flowers . . .25 
44 incarnata, fine crimson . ... . .25 
44 rubro caerulea, red and blue.25 
44 gracilis, white, annual species .. 10 
PENTSTEMON. Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacece. 
A genus of well-known and highly ornamental, hardy herbaceous plants, with long, 
graceful spikes of fine-shaped and richly-colored flowers. One of the most effective and 
free-flowering of border and bedding-plants; succeeds in any light soil. 
100.1 PentsLeiuon cordifolius, fine; scarlet; from Mexico. 2 ft. 
100(1 
1007 
1008 
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gentianoidc*, purple and white; from Mexico. 
Jeffrey an us, sky-blue; fine. 
Murrayanum, light scarlet, in long spikes, fine foliage; from Texas 
digitalis, white, striped with red. 2 ft.. 
barbntus, a fine variety, scarlet flowers, blooming all the season. Two 
to three feet high. Perfectly hardy. 
hybrid uk, the newest hybrids, improved in size and form of flower: ex 
tremely beautiful; miked colors; fine for bedding, blooming through 
out the summer. 
Wriglit ii, spikes of flame-colored flowers. 2 ft 
gratidilloruH, violet-blue .... 
speciobitH, a splendid species, growing two feet high, with erect stems 
bearing large terminal panicles of flowers, of a most beautiful deep 
cserulean blue; blooms the second year from seed.25 
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PERILLA. Nat. Oiid., Labiates . 
Among the recent Introductions of ornamental-foliagcd plants for flower-garden decora¬ 
tion, the Perilla deserves a more than ordinary share of attention. Its habit of growth is 
neat, whilst its foliage is a deep mulberry or blackish-purple, and forms a fine contrast to 
the silvery foliage of Cineraria maritima, or the lively green of other plants. Half-hardy 
annual. 
1015 Perilla Nankinensls, leaves a deep mulberry or purplish black; very ornamental. 
2 ft. 
PETUNIA. Nat. Ord., Solanacece. 
A highly ornamental and profuse-flowering, hardy annual, easily cultivated, equally 
effective and beautiful, whether grown in pots for the decoration of the greenhouse or 
parlor window, or planted out in beds or mixed borders. The brilliancy and variety of 
its colors, combined with the duration of its blooming period, render it invaluable. Seeds 
sown in spring make fine bedding-plants for summer and autumn display. Set the plants 
two feet apart. Succeeds in any rich soil. The following list contains the very choicest 
varieties in cultivation. 
101G Petunia liybrida grandiflora kermeslna, splendid crimson; large-flowered; extra 
flue. 
44 grandiflora, maculata (Inimitable), splendid, blotched and spotted with 
white. 
«« ** marginata, fine large flowers, bordered and veined with 
green.. 
1019 44 44 violacea, deepest dark blue; large-flowered; most beautiful 
1020 44 44 splendid mixed, large-flowered, extra .... 
1021 44 Countess of Ellesmere, deep rose, with white throat, very fine . 
1022 44 striped varieties, mixed, flue. 
1023 44 extra fine mixed.. 
1024 44 fine mixed.. 
1025 44 Plioeniee-t, small, deep purple; fine for beds •••**, 
1026 44 nyctaginiflora, pare white; large-flowered. 
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1027 Double Petunia. Seed saved with great care from fertilized flowers. Double Petu¬ 
nias produce no seed, but are obtained from seeds of single flowers, fertilized by the 
pollen of double ones; and this seed Is likely to produce a fair proportion of piauta 
with double flowers.25 
