JAMES J, H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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j Oxalis. 
A splendid class of plants with richly colored flowers 
J and dark foliage suitable for hanging pots or rustic baskets. 
Particularly adapted for the parlor where they bloom, in 
mid-winter. Half-hardy perennials. 
239 j Oxalis Rosea. Bose colored flowers, blooms abundant¬ 
ly. From Chili. One-half foot: . 
240 -» Tropseolbides. Deep yellow floioers with brown 
leaves ; a very interesting variety. One-half foot _ 
241 Parsley, Dwarf Curled... 
I would recommend Curled Parsley as fine for edgings 
I for the flower garden, fine for vase bouquets, and particu¬ 
larly desirable for floioers arranged in flat dishes. 
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Sweet Peas. (Lathyrus Odoi'atus.) 
Very ornamental, hardy annuals, desirable for their de¬ 
lightful fragrance and beauty. Fine for covering fences or 
walls, or for growing in little chimps supported by sticks. 
By picking off the pods as soon as they appear, the blos¬ 
soms may be continued the whole season. Per ounce 25 
cents. 
Sweet Peas, White. 
- , Black.. 
- , Scarlet. 
-, Scarlet striped with white... 
---, All colors mixed. 
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Pentsemon. (See Plate.) 
A very ornamental perennial, with long and graceful 
spikes of richly colored tubular flowers. To insure bloom 
the first year, seed should be started early in March and 
planted out in May. 
Pentsemon, Choice varieties mixed. 
-, Spectabilis. New. (For description see page 42.).. 
Perilla Nankinensis. 
A half-hardy annual, with beautiful dark purple foliage 
forming a delightful contrast with the lively green of the 
other plants in the garden or conservatory. 
Petunia. 
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Favorite, hardy annuals, succeeding well in any rich 
soil. For the brilliancy and variety of their colors, their 
abundance of flowers, and the long duration of their 
blooming period, they are indispensable in any garden, 
and are also highly prized for growing in pots for the 
greenhouse or sitting room. 
Petunia, Fine Mixed . 
--, Double, Mixed. Choice imported seed . ... 
-, Extra Choice Mixed . 
-, Buchanan’s Hybrids. From the finest named 
flowers; beautifully blotched , marbled and variegated. 
Floioers of extra size as well as beauty . 
Phaseolus. (Scarlet Runner Bean.) . 
A popular climbing annual, with spikes of showy 
scarlet, white or variegated flowers. Extensively grown to 
cover arbors and to form screens ; of very vigorous and 
rapid growth. 
Phlox. 
A most brilliant and beautiful hardy annual, about one 
foot high, well adapted for bedding, making a dazzling 
show through the whole season. It succeeds well on 
almost any soil. 
Phlox, Drummond’s. All colors mixed . 
-, -. Pure white ..... 
-, -. Bright scarlet . 
-. -. Crimson, striped with white , very beautiful, 
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-, |-. Splendid,' red with white eye . 
Pinks. 
Most beautiful and highly prized, half-hardy perennials, 
growing from one to two feet high. Ho garden is com¬ 
plete without them, as they keep up a brilliant display, 
almost the whole season. Start early in pots, and trans¬ 
plant six to ten inches apart. 
Pink, Carnation, Double Mixed. 
--, Carnation ^ Dwarf, fiery-red. New. (For descrip¬ 
tion see page 42.). 
-— , Hedde wig’s. Double Mixed. (See Plate.) Large 
flowers, three inches in diameter, of beautiful and 
rich colors, often finely marked and marbled..... 
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Pink, Laciniatus, Finest Double Mixed. Magnificent, 
double flowers ; very large and beautifully fringed. 
Saved only from the finest double flowers and most 
beautiful colors.. 
, Picotee. These favorite plants are of great beauty, 
# combining the most perfect form with the richest of 
colors. They have a delicate perfume, bloom profusely 
and are easily cultivated. The seed I send out is 
from one of the highly renowned growers of Ger¬ 
many, and is of the choicest varieties mixed . 
-, Chinese. 
Podolepsis. 
Pretty, graceful, free-flowering plants, succeeding best 
in a light, rich soil and producing a fine effect in beds. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Podolepsis, Pink. From Hew South "Wales, one foot.. 
-, Yellow. Very beautiful. 
Polyanthus, Mixed. (Primula.) . 
Showy and profuse-flowering, hardy perennials—about 
one foot high, blooming in April and May. 
Poppy, Double Mixed. (Papaver.) . 
Brilliant and showy, hardy annuals, about two feet high, 
fine for back ground or shrubbery. 
Portulaeea. 
Very popular ; low growing, hardy annuals ; making a 
most brilliant display in the garden, and very suitable for 
borders or edging. Sow early, in warm, light soil and 
thin plants to four inches. 
Portulaeea, all colors Mixed. 
-, Scarlet. 
-, Crimson. 
-, ....White. 
-, Yellow.. 
-, Large flowered Double. (Bemary’s Best.) (See 
Plate.). 
Potentilla. (See Pit.) Extra fine, double, choice mixed 
Desirable perennials. Flowers exceedingly brilliant and 
abundant. Hardy, easy of culture, showy and very orna¬ 
mental. 
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Primula Auricula. (From Liege .). 
This is the most beautiful and desirable of the primroses, 
though it has received but little attention in this country. 
The flower stalk springs from radical leaves, is six to eight 
inches high and bears a fine truss or cluster of from five to 
seven flowers of various colors, each having a clear white 
or light colored eye which renders their appearance very 
striking. Finest varieties mixed from named flowers. 
Tender perennial. 
Rieimis Major. Castor Oil Plant. 
A highly ornamental half-hardy annual, growing from 
four to six feet high, presenting quite a tropical appear¬ 
ance. Select warm, dry soil, and plant six feet apart. 
Rockcistus. 
A very fine hot-house climber. Leaves of many differ¬ 
ent colors. Brilliant and very handsome. Bequires a great 
deal of heat and a moist atmosphere. 
Rodanthe. (See Plate.) 
A most beautiful and charming everlasting flower. The 
flowers, when gathered as soon as they are opened, are 
very desirable for winter bouquets, retaining L their bril¬ 
liancy for months. Half-hardy annual. 
Rodanthe, Maculata. 
Salpiglossis, Mixed. (See Plate.).. 
Very beautiful, rich, half-hardy annuals, of varied colors, 
one to two feet high. Start early in the hot-bed and trans¬ 
plant to light, warm, rich soil. Blooms from July to Sep¬ 
tember. 
Schizantlius, Mixed. 
Pretty, tender annuals, one to one and one-half feet 
high, blooming from August to October. Very pretty for 
pot culture. 
Sanvitalia. (See Plate.) 
Beautiful, dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, very 
suitable for small beds or rock-work. Hardy annuals. 
Sanvitalia, New, Double, Covered with dense masses 
of perfectly double flowers, in shape resembling Pom¬ 
pon Chrysanthemums. This variety is considered by 
an experienced grower of rare flowers, as “without 
doubt the only dwarf, compact plant, of a yellow color, 
suited to beds and niasses of low growth ” . 
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