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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
FLOWER SEEDS, CONTINUED. 
ARGEMONK. Hardy annuals, make very 
good low hedges. 
grandi flora, white and yellow. 5 
Mexicana, flowers bright yellow. 5 
Hunnemanni, carmine and yeilow. 5 
ADONIS VEKNALIS. Perennial, About 
a foot in height. Flowers yellow. 5 
ALONSOA. Tender or half-hardy annual, 
bow seed under glass. 
grandi flora, scarlet, 2 feet._. 5 
i ini folia, pyramidal, scarlet; 18 inches.. 10 
Warseevviczi, flowers small, bright scar¬ 
let; 18 inches high. 5 
Mixed varieties... "" 5 
AGROSTEMMA. Annual, twelve inches in 
height, free bloomer. Sow seed in the bed where 
the plants are to bloom. 
New Scarlet, bright. 5 
Cooli Rosa, deep rose color. 5 
elegans picta, riark crimson and white.. 5 
card inails, bright red. 5 
Mixed varieties. 5 
ANAGALLIS. Desirablo for small beds, 
edgings, baskets, etc. « inches in height, cover 
the ground with a profusion of flowers. 
grandifiora superba, mixed colors. 5 
ASPEItl'LA AZUREA SKTOSA. Ilardy 
annual, dwarf, bearing clusters of light 
blue or lavender, sweet scented flowers 5 
ASPERULA ODOR AT A. Perennial, 
commonly known as Woodruff. Less 
than a foot high; flowers white and 
fragrant. 15 
BARTONIA. Half-hardy annual. Sow seed 
where the plant is to flower. 
fturea, 18 inches in height. 5 
atirea nan a, a dwarf variety of the above 10 
BROW A LLIA. Half-hardy annual, about 
eighteen inches in height, set a foot apart. 
Cerviakowski, blue with white center .. 5 
elata alba, white. 5 
data grandifiora, blue....” 5 
Mixed varieties. 5 
CALANDRTNIA. Annual. Do best in a 
light, sandy soil, but better if sown under glass. 
grandifiora, flowers rose. 5 
umbellata, rosv purple; perennial, but 
flowering the first season. 10 
CAR DIOS PERM UM HA TIC AC A BUM, 
or Balloon Vine, half-hardy climbing 
annual. Sow seed under glass. 5 
CALAMPELI 8 SGABRA (ECCREMO- 
CARPfJS SCARER), climber, orange 
flower blooms profusely latter part of 
season. Sow in the hot bed .. 5 
CREPIS. Yellow, pink and white; hardy 
annuals. Mixed colors . 5 
CALLIRRHOE. Annuals. Thin out plants 
to a foot apart. 
pedata, crimson with white edge; 2 feet 10 
pedata nana, crimson and white eve; 1 
foot ... 10 
involucrata, purplish crimson flowers .. 10 
CKUCIANELLA STYLOS A, perennial, 
clusters of pink, fragrant flowers . 5 
CLEOME SPECIOSISSIMA. Annual, 
sometimes called Spider Flowers. Rosy 5 
C H A M /E P 10 U C E. Singular Thistle-like 
plant, with variegated leaves, perennial. 
diacantha, hardy; yellow flower . 10 
Cassabome, Fish-bone Thistle . 10 
C H vENOSTO M A FASTIGIATA. An- 
nual, dwarf, compact plant, white . 5 
CATCH FLY, SI I, EXE AMERIA (LO¬ 
RE I/S CATCH FLY'). Small flowers, 
white, red or rose. Mixed colors . 5 
CACALIA. Half-hardy annuals, with tassel- 
like bloom, called Flora’s Paint Brush. Sow 
under glass; will do well in a warm bed in the 
garden. 
coccinea, scarlet . 5 
coccinea flore-luteo, yellow . 5 
CLARKIA. Seed sown in the autumn give 
early summer flowers. For early spring flowers 
or for cool, shady places, we can cheerfully rec¬ 
ommend the Clarkias. 
Double, best varieties, mixed colors . 5 
Single, best varieties, choicest colors .... 5 
CAMPANULA. Seed may be sown in the 
open ground or under glass, 
macrostyla, large violet flowers; 18 inch¬ 
es in height; set plants 1 foot apart. 10 
CAMPANULA, Lorei, blue and white 
mixed . ... 5 
speculum (Venus’ Looking Glass),... 5 
CEDKONELLA CANA. With fragrant 
leaves, and Jong spikes of purplish flow- 
era ; 2 feet iu height . 5 
DATURA. Large, strong-growing plants, 
trum|>et-shaped flowers, white, sometimes tint¬ 
ed with blue. Roots can be preserved in the 
cellar, like Dahlias. Three feet in height; set 8 
feet anart. 
Wrightii, is one of the best, white . 5 
huinilis flava flore - pleno, yellow, 
double flowers . 5 
atroviolacea plenissima, flowers dark 
shades of violet, very double .. 10 
fastuosa alba plena, fine double white. 5 
fastuosa Huberiana, flowers large and 
double, inside white, outside colored ... 5 
Mixed varieties . 5 
DIDISCUS CCERULEUS. Half-hardy an¬ 
nual, sky-blue flowers. Sow under glass 10 
DOLICHOS. Plant Dolichos seed in the 
garden where the plants are desired, and in as 
warm and dry a spot as possible. From six to 
twenty feet in height. 
Labiab (Hyacinth Bean), a fine climber, 
with purple and lilac flowers . 5 
albus, white-flowered . 5 
spec, giganteus, large, free-grower. 10 
EUPHORBIA MARGINATA. 2 feet in 
height. Leaves light green and white 
margined. Called Snow on the Mountain 5 
EUTOCA. Coarse-growingannual. Do best 
in warm, sandy soil. 
viscida, dark blue. 5 
Wrangeliana, lilac; 9 inches. 5 
multiflora, flowers freely. 5 
ERYSIMUM. Annual eighteen inches high* 
' Perowskianum, deep orange flowers_ 5 
Arkansan uni, sulphur yellow. 5 
FENZLIA DIA NT HI FLORA. Flowers 
rosy tinted with dark purple throat. 
Good for* pot and basket culture or edg¬ 
ings . 15 
GLAUCIUM CORNICULATUM. 
(Horned Poppies.) Leaves silvery white, 
something like ” Dusty Miller.” Hardy 10 
GRAMMANTHES GENTIANOIDES. 
Annual, adapted to rockery or baskets. 10 
GEUM ATROSANGUINEUM FL. PL. 
Showy for borders among shrubbery... 10 
HEDY'S ARUM. Sow in the open ground. 
coronarium, perennial, scarlet. 5 
coronarium flore albo, white. 5 
HONESTY, PURPLE. Lunaria biennis is 
a perennial that is known as Honesty .. 10 
H U NN E M A NNIA FUMARI JE FOLIA. 
Herbacious perennial, not hardy at the 
North. Flowers bright yellow..*. 10 
IPOMOPSIS. Long, elegant spikes of rich 
orange and scarlet flowers, excellent for 
conservatory and out-door decoration. 5 
KAULFUSSIA. Hardy annuals, with the 
appearance of single Asters. Six inches; 
blue, rose and violet; mixed colors. 5 
LOASA. Climber. Blooms abundantly. 
tricolor, yellowish, light green leaves _ 5 
lateritia, large, flowers iu abundance ... 10 
LINUM GRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM. 
Half-hardy annual, bright crimson . 5 
LUPINUS. Called Sun Dials. Hardy, seed 
must be sown in the open ground, having 
a tap root and not transplanting well. 
Prevailing color blue, though there are 
white and yellow varieties; mixed. 5 
LYCHNIS. To obtain good flowers the first 
summer, start under glass and trausplaut as 
early as possible. 
Clialcedonica. Bright scarlet, perennial 5 
Clialcedonica, fl.-albo, white; perennial; 
two feet. 5 
Hnugcuna, vermilion-colored : One foot. 1" 
Haageana liybrida. Large flowers, 
white, rose, red, etc., one foot. 10 
fulgens, very brilliant; eighteen inches. 10 
grandifiora gigantea, mixed. 10 j 
LEI’TOSIPHON. Hardy annuals, less than 
six inches in height. Sow seed late in 
autumn, or early in the spring, so as to 
have flowers before the hot weather.... 5 < 
LINA RIA. Hardy annuals, resembling the 
Snapdragon ; mixed varieties . . 5 
LINUM. Common Flax. Seed may be sown 
either under glass or in the garden. 
Perenne, blue . 5 
perenne album, white . 5 
perenne roseum, rose-colored. 5 
luteum, yellow . 10 
Narbonense, splendid . 10 
Mixed varieties. . .. 5 
MAI.OPE. Strong-growing, two feet. 
grandifiora, large, purple flower . 5 
grandifiora alba, pure white . 5 
MARTYNIA. Hardyannuals. Plant three 
feet apart. Colore are yellow, white and 
purple; mixed varieties . 10 
NY'CTERINIA. Small, half-hardy annuals, 
selaginoides, pink, with yellow center.. 5 
Capensis, white, very sweet scented . 5 
NEMESIA FLORTBUNDA. HalT-hardy 
annual, compact. White and yellow... 5 
NI E It E M B ERGIA. Tender perennials, 
suitable for house culture, or as tender annuals. 
For baskets, vases, etc., we cannot recommend 
them too highly. Fine for pots, or the border, 
gracilis, whitish flowers, tinted with lilac, 
with a deep purplish lilac blotch in the 
center . 10 
fru tescens, biller and of more erect habit 10 
O X Y r U R A CHRYSANTHEMOIDES. 
1 lardy annual, about 18 inches i n height; 
flower daisy-like. Lemon yellow, white 
edging . 5 
PENTSTEMON. Perennial border plant; 
purnle, blue, scarlet, rose and white. 
Seeds may be sown in May, in a cool, 
shady place, or under glass. Mixed_ 10 
PERILLA NANKINENSIS. Fine dark 
ornamental-leaved annual. It has a 
broad, serrated leaf, of a purplish mul¬ 
berry color, and 18 inches or more in 
height... 5 
PALAFOXIA HOOKERIANA. An¬ 
nual ; rosy crimson, with a dark center 5 
PHACELIA. Annual. Good for bee food. 
Most varieties are blue, though some are white. 
congesta, light blue; per oz. 20 cents_ 5 
tanacetifolia alba, white; per oz 20 ets. 5 
SEDUM CCERULEUM is one of the Stone- 
crops. Annual, good for rock-work and 
masses; blue . 10 
SPRAGU/EA UMBELLATA. Blossoms 
are pink, and nearly everlasting. Sow 
seed under glass or in a sheltered place. 15 
SAPONARIAN CALABBICA. Desirable 
forsmall ]>ots or edging. Rich, deep pink 5 
alba, white ... 5 
ST A TICE. When dried, these flowers work¬ 
up with Everlastings to advantage. 
Bonduelli, annual; golden yellow flowers 6 
incana hybrida nana, perennial; mixed 5 
sinuata, annual; blue flowers . 5 
suworou i, rose-colored flowers. 15 
SCHIZANTHUS may be treated as half- 
hardy annuals, and do well in the house 
or open ground. Best varieties mixed. 5 
SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS flore 
pleno. Fine for pots, baskets, small 
beds or edgings . 10 
TORENIA. Beautiful trailing plants for 
vases, baskets, etc. 
Fournieri, an elegant plant for moist 
shady situations; velvety blue flowers; 6 
inches. 15 
Bailloni, deep yellow and maroon. 15 
YYHITLAVIA. The Whitlavia is a pretty 
annual, with delicate foliage and drooping clus¬ 
ters of blue and white bells. Plants are perfect¬ 
ly hardy. For a shady spot there are few flowers 
that give more pleasure, 
grandifiora, hardy annual, ten inches 
high, violet blue, bell-shaped flowers... 5 
grandifiora alba, similar to above, but 
white. 5 
gloxinoides, same habit as W. grandi- 
flora, tube of the corolla pure white, 
limb delicate light blue . 5 
Mixed varieties .. 5 
VIRGINIAN STOCK. Hardy annual; 
tine for small bed or edgings. Red, white 
and rose: each color . 5 
Mixed colors . 5 
VALERIANA. Fine for borders. Scarlet, 
white, red, or mixed, each. 5 
