JAMES J. H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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I have aimed to include in my collection of Flower Seed standard varieties, with the addition of such kinds as have 
proved a real acquisition in floriculture. Many varieties that are usually advertised separately, I have thought best to include 
in a single package under the name of u mixed varieties.” My three warrants I also throw around my flower seed, for it is 
my design that they shall be equally reliable with my vegetable seed. Let me remind my friends that flower seed, being for 
the most part very small in size, require extra precaution in the preparation of the soil, depth of planting, and protection 
from extremes of cold and wet. Do not, as a rule, plant in the open ground before the weather has become settled ; better 
wait until the middle of May. Before planting, the soil should be made very fine and be well enriched. Then, seed the 
size of sweet peas may be planted three-quarters of an inch to an inch deep, and the very smallest seed should be planted 
barely under the surface, having fine earth sifted over them and slightly packed with the hand or a strip of board pressed 
upon it. It will keep the moisture in and facilitate vegetation if a newspaper is spread over the surface, after planting, and 
kept down with stones for two or three days. Thin out the plants when very small with a bold hand, and after they have 
attained to the height of a couple of inches, thin again boldty. Give each plant plenty of room, according to its habit of 
growth ; a very common mistake is to crowd too much. Special rates when large amounts are ordered by Clubs. Terms to 
Dealers on application. 
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Abronia TJmbellata (See Plate.). 
Handsome, trailing annuals, with clusters of sweet- 
scented -flowers resembling the Verbena. Fine for baskets 
or for the garden. Sow seed under glass and set the plants 
eighteen inches apart. Bloom from August until October. 
Aconitum. {Monkshood ) .. 
A hardy perennial, grows well in any good soil, even 
when in the shade. 
Acroclinium. 
One of the most beautiful of the everlasting flowers. 
Very desirable for the flower garden and beautiful for 
Y/inter bouquets, for which purpose they should be cut 
as soon as they begin to expand. This flower is rendered 
desirable from its early appearance in bloom. In a gard¬ 
en of more than two hundred varieties of flowers, planted 
at the same time, this was the first to bloom. Half-hardy 
annual. 
Acroclinium Roseum. Bright Rose. . 
-— Alba* Pure White. . .... 
Adonis Flower.... 
A hardy annual with very pretty foliage, producing 
bright red flowers. Set plants one foot apart. Grows 
about one foot high and blooms for a long time. 
Agrostemma, Mixed.. 
Very pretty, free-blooming, hardy annuals, growing 
about one foot high, making a showy bed and fine for 
cutting. Can be easily transplanted, and should be set 
five or six inches apart. 
Ageratnm, Mixed.... 
Hardy annuals for beds or borders and nice for cutting. 
Grow about one foot high, and continue in bloom all 
summer. Set six inches apart. 
Aionsoa. 
A very ornamental bedding plant ; flowers freely from 
June till the frost — a half hardy annual. 
Aionsoa Grandiflora, (large flowered,) deep scarlet , two 
feet high..... 
——, Warszewiezi, bright crimson, from Chili, one and 
a half feet high. .. 
Alyssum. 
Very fragrant, free-flowering, pretty plants for beds, 
edging or rock-work. Much used for bouquets on account 
of their delicate, honey-like fragrance. 
Alyssum, Sweet. White , very sweet, hardy annual 
blooms freely all summer...... 
-, Saxatiie. Yellow, extremely showy. A hardy per¬ 
ennial . 
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Ammobium Alatum. 
A very desirable white Everlasting Flower. Showy for 
the border and makes very pretty dried flowers. Hardy 
annual, two feet. 
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Amaranthus. 
Ornamental foliaged plants, producing a striking effe«t 
as centres of flower beds or mixed in with flowers. They 
are most brilliant on poor soil. Half-hardy annual. 
Amarantlms IMcolor Ruber. {New.) Very fine; the 
lower half of a leaf a fiery red scarlet , the upper half 
maroon. It is sometimes tipped with yellow; said to 
be unsurpassed by any ornamental leaved plant.j 10 
- , Tricolor, {Joseph's Coat.) Leaves scarlet, yellow 
and green , beautiful, two feet. 5 
- , Melanchoiicus. Blood-red foliage of brilliant 
beauty when lighted by the sun. Fine for ribboning 
or grouping. From Japan, one and a half feet. 5 
- , Salicifolius. This comparatively new annual is ex¬ 
ceedingly beautiful, both in form and color. As a foli¬ 
age plant it is one of the finest in cultivation. Plant 
of a pyramidal form, two or more feet in height. 
Leaves long, narrow and wavy, changing in color from 
a bronzy green to a brilliant scarlet, as the plant at¬ 
tains age. From its graceful appearance, this is some¬ 
times called “ Fountain Plant.”. 15 
Anterrliinum. {Snap-Dragon). . 5 
A very showy and hardy perennial, about two feet high, 
and flowering well the first season. Sow the seeds early, 
in pots or under glass, and transplant six inches apart. 
Aristolochia, Mixed. 15 
Highly ornamental and attractive climbers, with curi¬ 
ously shaped flowers of the most varied and beautiful 
colors. The flowers resemble a Dutchman’s pipe. Hardy 
perennial. 
Aster. 
Very beautiful and popular half-hardy annuals, growing 
from ten to eighteen inches high. For profusion of flow¬ 
ers and richness of display, the Asters are unrivalled. 
Sow the seed early in the spring under glass or in pots in 
the house, and transplant into rich soil, about one foot 
apart. 
Aster, Dark Purple-red, Peony Flowered ; (new) mag¬ 
nificent . 
- , Black-brown , Peony-Flowered ; (new) very beau¬ 
tiful color..... 
- —, Black-blue , Imbrique Pompon ; (new) very at- 
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