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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
AQUILEGIA. 
ANTIRRHINUM. 
The Snapdragon ( Antirrhin¬ 
um) is a well-known and favorite 
plant, which is easily raised from 
seed sown early in spring in a 
warm, dry soil. Or the seeds can 
be sown the latter part of winter 
in the house, and the plants be 
grown on until the weather is 
favorable in spring for planting 
them out. The plants are erect 
and branching in habit, eight to 
twelve inches in height. If the 
plants do not weaken themselves 
by blooming too much the first 
year, they will stand over winter 
and bloom another year and even 
longer. In a rich, moist soil the 
plants grow too late in the season 
and do not become hardened 
enough to stand the cold weather 
well. Give them a poor, dry spot 
and they will bloom best and last 
longest. A few leaves scattered 
over the plants will give a little 
protection in winter in cold cli¬ 
mates. If the flowers are cut be¬ 
fore seed forms, the plant will 
have much greater power of en¬ 
durance for another season. A 
method is employed to produce 
good flowering branches for the 
second season, which consists in 
shortening a number of the 
branches about midsummer; 
those are cut away about one- 
half or two-thirds, and then new 
shoots start out which are ready 
to bloom the following spring. 
The flowers are beautiful in 
form and of a great variety of 
brilliant colors and markings. 
Antirrhinum, Brilliant , scarlet and yellow; Carnation Striped, irregularly striped; 
Firefly, orange and scarlet, with white throat; Galathe , crimson, throat white; large; 
Lutenm, yellow; PapiUionaccum , blood red, throat pure white; White. Seven varie¬ 
ties, each. 5 
Pi n ei Mi xp;d __ _ 5 
AXTIRHINUM. 
Extra Fine Mixed, from selected show flowers . 10 
Tom Thumb, about 6 inches high; mixed colors. 5 
The Aquilegia is the old and well-known 
Columbine, which some are advocating as the 
National Flower. It grows wild in most every 
temperate country in the world, and is called 
by children the Wild Honeysuckle. It is of a 
number of different colors, and of singular 
form. Like a good many of our perennials, 
this flowers early in the spring. Seeds may be 
sown in the open ground. Plants can be in¬ 
creased by a division of the roots. —Perennial. 
tarnation, or Striped, white, with 
red stripes; double . 10 
leptoceras chrysantha, the beau¬ 
tiful, large-flowered, Canary yellow va¬ 
riety, obtained first from Arizona. Ex¬ 
cellent . 5 
Sklnneri, very beautiful; colors scarlet 
and yellow — . .. . 10 
coerulea, flowers very large; sky-blue 
and white . 10 
glandulosa vera, 
very fine; large dark 
purple . 25 
Mixed varieties, 5 
ADLUMIA. 
{Climber.) 
Adlumia Cirrhosa, or Allegheny Vine, is a pretty biennial climber, 
with pale green foliage. Sow seed in the spring, in a damp, cool place. 
Transplant in the autumn, if possible. The flowers are pink and white. 
Adlumia cirrhosa, or Allegheny Vine, and sometimes called 
Wood Fringe and Mountain Fringe... 10 
ADONIS. 
Flos Adonis, sometimes called Pheasant’s Eye 
has fine, pretty foliage, and brilliant scarlet Hov¬ 
ers. It will do well in partial shade and may l* 
used to advantage in any corner of the garden 
Twelve to eighteen inches in height. — Annual. 
Adonis aestivalis, scarlet. ■ 
AQUILEGIA. 
