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F. H. HORSFORDj CHARLOTTE, VERMONT, 
[mixeddpansies. 
PANSIES. Royal Exhibition. Very large and beautiful flowers, io cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. c. 
■^Pansies, Mixed, Mammoth German. In about 20 of the finest sorts, among which are White 
Queen, Gloriosa Perfecta, Purple Mantle, Mixed Giant, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Striped Mixed, 
Dark Colors, Little Red Ridinghood, Large Spotted Mixed. Seeds from the very finest speci¬ 
mens. Plants, 8 cts. each, 60 cts. per dozen, c. 
PAPAVER nudicaule rose (Iceland Poppy). A fine variety, with rose flowers. 25 cts. each. d. 
*P * croceum. A Siberian variety of nudicaule, with orange-yellow or saffron-colored flowers, 
large and showy. Plant 8 to 15 inches high. This plant, grown from seed last spring, began 
flowering in October, and continued to bloom until buried in snow. Perfect flowers were 
gathered after the ground had frozen an inch deep. Strong plants 10 cts., $1 per dozen, d. 
*P. Orlentale (Oriental Poppy). Flowers deep scarlet, usually with a dark purple spot at the base 
of each petal, 6 inches or more wide. Early summer. Plant 1 to 3 feet high. Native of 
Armenia. One of the showiest hardy perennials. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts., $1.10 per doz. ' c . 
"P. nudicaule, Choice Mixed Colors. In this we have a mixture of all the best shades, from 
the darkest to the lightest. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen, c. 
*P« nudicaule, Scarlet. 15 cts. each, $1.10 per dozen, c. 
P. bracteatum. A fine variety of the Oriental Poppy. 15 cts. each. d. 
PARDANTHUS Chinensls (Blackberry Lily). 3 to 4 feet high- Loosely many-flowered. Orange- 
yellow, mottled above with crimson-purple spots. Needs a rich, sandy loam soil and sheltered 
situation in winter. 10 cts. each, Sr per dozen, r. 
PARNASSIA asarlfolla. Flowers white. Leaves large, kidney-shaped. 12 cts. each, 2 for 25c. b. 
P. California. A Californian plant, as yet but little known in cultivation. 15c. ea., 2 for 25c. a. 
P. Carollnlana (Grass of Parnassus). Flowers white. A hardy species; needs moist or wet 
sandy soil. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per dozen, b. 
PULMON ARIA mollis. Flowersblue. In April or May. A native of Europe and Siberia. Closely 
allied to the genus Mertensia. Has handsome mottled foliage. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. 
RHEXIA Virginia (Meadow Beauty). Flowers bright purple, in cymes. July and August. Stems 
6 to 12 inches high. 15 cts. each, $1 per dozen, a. 
RHEUM (Wild Rhubarb) palmatum angustum. Flowers in a leafy panicle. Height 5 feet. 
Asia. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts. 
R. officinale. Flowers small, greenish, collected into dense spikes. Stem 8 to 10 feet high, 
leafy and much branched. A stately plant. Thibet. 20 cts. each. 
R. undulatum. A tall native of Siberia. 4 to 5 feet high. 20 cts. each. 
RUDBECKIA lacinata. 2 to 7 feet high, with large yellow flowers with dark purple centers. 15 cts. 
each, 2 for 25 c.ts. c. 
R. (Ncwmanii) speciosa. Flower-heads 2 to 4 inches wide, orange-colored, with black-purple 
center. A fine plant 2 to 3 feet high. 25 cts. each. r. 
