Under this heading, Annuals, we give not only the true Annuals, but all those flowers that 
blossom the first season they are planted. Hardy Annuals are those that can be sown in the 
Autumn or very early Spring in the open ground. Half-hardy , should not be sown until the 
weather is warm. Tender , do best started in the house. 
The figures on the right of the column show the price of each package of seed, for instance a 
package of Adonis is live cents. These packages contain from one hundred to five hundred 
seeds, though of new or scarce seeds the quantity is far less. 
ABRONIA. 
The Abronias are trail¬ 
ing plants, with prostrate 
branches, several feet in 
length. The plants and 
flowers are very much like 
the Verbena. They are 
natives of California, where 
we have seen fine masses. 
Abronia umbellata, rosy lilac : white eye, ... io 
arenaria, yellow, . 20 
ADONIS. 
The Adonis has very pretty 
leaves. The flowers are very 
brilliant, but not numerous. Ra¬ 
ther a pretty plant for a retired 
corner, as it will flourish almost 
anywhere. It will grow well in 
the shade or under trees, and this 
we consider its principal merit. 
Adonis aestivalis, summer ; scarlet; 1 foot, . . 5 
autumnalis, autumn; blood red; 1 foot, . . 5 
• AGERATUM. 
A Mexican flower, of a 
brush-like appearance, 
not showy in the garden, 
but prized by florists, be¬ 
cause it bears a, great 
many flowers, and keeps 
in bloom a long time, and 
is, therefore, desirable for 
bouquet making. It is 
well to start the seeds 
under glass, and transplant 
to the flowering bed. 
Ageratum conspicuum, white and blue; 18 in., 5 
Mexicanum, blue; 1 foot, . 5 
Mexicanum albifiorum, white-flowered ; 1 foot, 5 
Mexicanum albifiorum nanum, 6 inches, . . 5 
Lasseauxii, dwarf, compact plant : flowers pink, jo 
coelestinum Phalacrsea Tom Thumb, light 
blue; 8 inches high, and of compact habit, . . 5 
AGROSTEMMA. 
The annual Agrostem- 
mas are very pretty, free 
blooming and hardy, 
always make desirable 
beds and useful for cut¬ 
ting. The flowers arc 
something like single 
Pinks, and are borne 
on long, slender stems. 
Twelve inches in height. 
Agrostemma, New Scarlet, bright,. 5 
Cccli Rosa, deep rose color, . 5 
elegans picta, center dark crimson.white margin, 5 
cardinalis, bright red,. 5 
ALONSOA. 
'l*he Alonsoa is a tender or half-hardy 
annual. Young plants removed to the 
house or green-house in the autumn will 
continue to flower during the winter. 
The flowers are small, but of remark¬ 
ably brilliant colors, in which respect 
they are excelled by very few of our 
richly colored flowers. 
Alonsoa Warczewiczii, flowers small, bright 
scarlet, forming a very pretty spike ; iS inches 
high ; set plants 8 or 10 inches apart,. 5 
grandiflora, large-flowered , scarlet; 2 feet, =i 
ALYSSUM. 
The Sweet Alyssum has pret¬ 
ty little white flowers, useful in 
making up in all kinds of small 
bouquets, and its fragrance, 
while sufficiently pronounced, 
is very delicate, reminding 
one of the peculiararoma of the 
hay-field. The Alyssum grows 
freely from seed, either under 
glass or in the open ground. 
About six inches high. 
Alyssum, Sweet, hardy annual; flowers small and 
sweet, in clusters; 6 inches . 
Wierczbeckii, hardy perennial ; yellow; 1 foot, 
AMARANTHUS. 
The Amaranth us embraces 
a large class of plants, main¬ 
ly, valuable for their orna¬ 
mental foliage, the leaves of 
most varieties being highly 
colored, while in some the 
form as well as the color is 
desirable. Our little engrav¬ 
ing shows the brightest and 
best of the class, top being 
brilliant crimson. It is called 
Sunrise. The Aniaranthus 
are half-hardy plants. 
Amaranthus salicifolius, a beautiful Amaranth, 
both in habit and color ; plant pyramidal, 2 
feet in height; leaves long, narrow and wavy, jr> 
Sunrise, the newest and most brilliant of the 
family. The top of plant brilliant crimson . . : =• 
bicolor ruber, a new bedding plant, the lower 
half of the leaf a fiery red, the upper half maroon, 
sometimes tipped with yellow,. 5 
tricolor, red, yellow and green foliage ; 2 feet, . 5 
melancholicus ruber, of compact habit, with 
striking blood red foliage ; 18 inches,. 5 
caudatus, ( Love Lies Bleeding) long droop¬ 
ing “ chains” of flowers ; pretty for decorating, 5 
cruentus. Prince’s Feather,) flowers some¬ 
what similar to A. caudatus, but in erect masses, $ 
5 
