The golden stars of the jasmine glow , 
And the roses bloom away ."—Julia C. R. Dow. 
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PETUNIA. 
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There are two distinct kinds of single Petunias; the Grandiflora sorts 
th large flowers; and the small-flowered section, which gives abund- 
W e of bloom. These last are sold as Blotched and Striped, Fine Mixed, 
aU 1 (Countess of Ellesmere, and make wonderfully pretty beds, few things 
fitter The latter flowers are pink, and come always true from seed. 
Fir showy beds, therefore, the small-flowered kinds are best, but for 
little groups of plants, or single plants, the Grandifloras are admirable, 
the flowers often being four inches in diameter. 
TDfltnnia seed sown in the spring will produce flowering plants in June, 
the plants about 18 inches apart. They come pretty true from seed, 
w are not. reliable in this respect, being inclined to sport. They do 
Sill sown in a cold-frame, hot-bed, or in the open ground. Few plants 
mi make a more showy bed than the Petunias, giving flowers from 
iir v summer until after frost. The seeds of the Double Petunia do not 
nossess as much vitality as those of the single, and a good deal of care 
rnustbe used to get them to germinate, nor will they all come double. 
LARGE FLOWERED. 
Petunia grandiflora, choice mixed, from show r flowers . 2;> 
Choicest Double. The seed we offer is the best to be obtained. 
The double Petunia bears no seed, and but little pollen . 25 
Vick’s New Fringed, a strain with fringed and frilled edges, 
very distinct and beautiful, and coming true from seed . 25 
One package of each of the above three . 60 
SMALL FLOWERED, suitable for bedding. 
New Dwarf Inimitable, a really dwarf variety, forming a 
compact little plant 5 to 8 inches in height by as much in diame¬ 
ter, covered with regularly striped flowers. Admirably adapted 
for massing, as well as for pot-culture . 25 
Countess of Biles me re, dark rose, with fine white throat... 10 
"Blotched and striped. .- 10 
One package of each of the above three . 35 
Fine Mixed.. 10 
petunia hybrids grandiflora 
Kermesina . 
grandiflora maculate, 
splendid spotted .. - 
grandiflora venosa , variety of 
coloi*s, beautifully veined . 25 
grandiflora rosea, large flow- 
ers, bright rose, white throat. 
grandiflora marginata, 
large flowers, bordered and veined 
with green .- 
grandiflora violacea, one of 
the noblest of the large-flowered 
Petunias, and of a rich violet . 
grandiflora superbissi ma, 
magnificent flowers of extra large 
size, the very deep throat beauti- 
fully veined to the base..-. 2 o 
One package of each of the above seven , 1 50 
PRIMULA. 
In this country Primulas do well in a cold 
house, but in the open ground succeed best in 
a northern border. P. vulgaris is the sweet and 
beautiful English Wild Primrose, so ardently 
loved by all who spent their childhood days 
among the green lanes of England, and P. veris 
is the English Cowslip. 
Seed in our country must 
be sown under glass, 
primula auricula, 
line mixed . 25 
auricula, from 
named flowers . 50 
elatior (Polyan¬ 
thus), fine mixed.. 10 
vulgaris, Wild Eng¬ 
lish Primrose . 10 
One package of each of 
the above . 80 
