Aster, Chrysanthemum - flowered Dwarf, 
Snowy White, a superb snow white variety, 
changing from white to azure blue as the flowers 
become old ; every flower usually perfect, . . 15 I 
New Chrysanthemum - flowered Dwarf, a 
desirable class, 1 foot in height; late, and valu¬ 
able on this account, as well as for its great 
beauty; mixed colors, . 15 
Newest Dwarf Bouquet. Each plant looks 
like a bouquet of flowers; fine for edging or 
small beds ; about 12 different colors mixed, 15 
Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, 10 inches high ; 
abundance of flowers ; very early, . »5 
New Schiller, a late, dwarf, bouquet Aster, of 
peculiar habit and great beauty ; 15 inches high, 
with great quantity of bloom ; finest mixed, . . 10 
Washington, the largest Aster we have ever 
known, and we have exhibited them five inches 
in diameter and perfect ; mixed colors, . 25 
Hedge-Hog, or Needle, petals long, quilled, 
and sharply pointed ; very curious ; two feet ; 
mixed colors,. 15 
BALSAM. 
Balsamina, like the Aster, is 
one of the most beautiful 
and popular of our Annuals. 
Like that flower, too, it is an 
old favorite, and so much im¬ 
proved during the last quarter 
of a century, that it scarcely 
bears a resemblance to the old 
flower. Our climate is won¬ 
derfully adapted to the growth 
of the Balsam, and with a good, 
rich soil, and decent care, 
plants and flowers of the great¬ 
est excellence are produced. 
Sow in a frame or bed. 
Balsam, Camellia-flowered, French, double, 
perfect in form ; mixed colors, . 15 
Camellia-flowered, French, ten colors, each in 
separate package ; each color, . 15 
Camellia - flowered Spotted, German, double ; 
spotted with white ; mixed colors,. 15 
Rose-flowered, French; double; mixed colors, 15 
Rose-flowered, French; ten colors, each color, 15 
Dwarf Camellia - flowered Spotted, German, 
8 or xo inches in height; splendid for a border 
or outside row of a bed,. J 5 
Extra Double Dwarf, very double; 6inches, . 15 
Half Dwarf, 18 inches in height, . 15 
Carnation, double; striped like the Carnation, 15 
Solferino, white, striped and spotted with red, . 15 
Common Double, occasionally only semi-double, xo 
BARTONIA. 
Bartonia aurca is a 
very showy, half-har¬ 
dy annual. The leaves 
are somewhat Thistle¬ 
like in appearance, 
gray and downy. The 
flowers are of a very 
bright, metallic yel¬ 
low, and exceedingly 
brilliant in the sun¬ 
shine. It likes con' 
siderable moisture,and 
suffers in a drouth. 
Bartonia aurea, plant prostrate in habit, .... 5 
BRACHYCOME. 
The Brachycome iberidifolia 
is a daisy-like flower, found 
on the banks of the Swan 
River, in Australia, and is 
sometimes called Swan River 
Daisy. An elegant little 
plant, growing about eight 
inches high, of compact, 
branching habit, and abun¬ 
dance of flowers. 
Brachycome iberidifolia, (Swan River Daisy, 
blue and white, separate or mixed. 
10 
BROWALLIA. 
The Browallias are excellent, 
free-flowering, half-hardy an¬ 
nuals, and quite valuable for 
winter house plants. The flowers 
are both beautiful and delicate 
Seeds grow freely , and plants give 
abundance of bloom. Plants t 
about eighteen inches in height, 
and should be set a foot apart. 
This, though not a showy, is a 
very interesting class of flowers. 
Browallia Cerviakowski,bluc, 
elata alba, white,. 
elata grandiflora, blue, . . 
with white center, 
TO 
xo 
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CACALIA. 
Cacalias are pretty half-hardy 
annuals, with small, tassel-like 
flowers, and from the form of 
the flower often called Flora’s 
Paint Brush. The flowers are 
borne in clusters on slender 
stalks, about a foot or so in 
length. Sow seed under glass. 
Cacalia coccinea, scarlet, . . 
coccinea flore-luteo, yellow, 
CALANDRINIA. 
A very pretty genus of 
plants, with succulent 
stems and fleshy leaves, 
and belonging to the Purs¬ 
lane family. Plants more 
or less prostrate. The 
best of the species arc na¬ 
tives of South America. 
Best sown under glass. 
Calandrinia grandiflora, reddish lilac; 1 foot, 
speciosa, dark purple; very showy ; 4 inches, . 
speciosa alba, white; very free bloomer, . . - 
umbellata, rosy purple; perennial, but flower¬ 
ing first season,. 
CALENDULA. 
The Calendula is the old and 
well-known Marigold family which 
every one knows, but may not 
recognize by this name. Single 
varieties are not so much cultivated 
as the double. The old Pot Mari¬ 
gold, much prized by housekeepers 
in Europe as a flavoring for boiled 
mutton, is C. officinalis. 
I Calendula officinalis Le Proust, uniformly 
double; nankeen, edged with brown. 
officinalis, Pot Marigold, . 5 
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