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F. H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont. 
EH>7THRONIUM (Dog’s-tooth. Violet). About a dozen or fifteen kinds of this very interesting 
plant are grown here, but as they can only be transplanted with success in late summer or autumn 
* will not offer them until my autumn supplement is sent out, about Sept. 1st. 1 
EULALIA Japonica variegata. A very ornamental hardy grass, well suited for growing in tubs 
or large pots. An excellent border plant. 3 feet. 30 cts. each. e. 
EUPHOZuSIA corollata (Flowering Spurge). 2 to 3 feet, high-branching, bearing many pure white 
bracts around the true flowers; a pretty plant, and useful for cutting. 15 cts. each. 2 for 25 cts 
$1.2operdoz. b. ° 
FUNKIA (Plantain Lily). These handsome, hardy herbaceous plants have solitary flowers in the 
axils of their bracts, forming a raceme. Their broadly ovate or cordate leaves arc as attractive 
as the flowers. Fine for the lawn, shrubbery border, beds or rock-work. The ground should be 
spaded to a good depth and well-enriched with composted manure before planting. 
(White Plantain Lily), Valuable because it blooms late in autumn. 25c. each. t. 
F. Thomas Hogg. One of the very best. Foliage banded by pure white: flowers large, purplish 
lilac, in September. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts. d. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
F. undulata variegata. Foliage crinkled, variegated with white. 25 cts. each. d. 
FRITILLARIA imperialis (Crown Imperial). 12 cts. each, 2 for 20 cts. c. 
GAILLAHDIA grandiflora. Flower-heads yellow and red, 2 to 3 inches wide; plant a foot or two 
mgh. A native of the united States. One of the finest and most showy perennials: fine for cut¬ 
ting, and blooms a long time. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
GENTIAN A (Gentian). These are among the most 
beautiful of hardy plants. They need plenty of 
moisture during their growth, though perfect 
drainage is necessary. A deep, loamy soil, with 
stones intermixed and around the plants, is a 
good preparation for them. They will do well 
near the base of a rockery. 
Gr. Andrewsii (Closed Gentian). A strong-grow¬ 
ing northern species, with blue flowers an inch 
long, in clusters. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. d. 
G. Andrewsiana, var. ovata. A handsome vari¬ 
ation on above. 20 cts. each. c. 
G. Pneumonantlie (Wind-Flower). Flowers deep 
blue; plants 6 to 12 inches high. A native of 
Britain.. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
G. Tliibetica. 25c. each. d. Seeds, 10c. per pkt. 
G. cruciata. Flowers pale blue, in clusters. 
25 cts. each. d. 
G. angnstifolia. A slender species, 0 to 15 inches 
high, with narrow leaves and azure-blue flowers. 
20 cts. each. c. 
G. saponaria (Soapwort Gentian). Taller, with 
light blue flowers; later in flowering. 25c. ea. c. 
G. callycosa. 20 cts. each. c. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. A pretty perennial, 
native of Europe. 2 to 3 feet high, bearing its 
very numerous small whitish flowers in panicles. 
12 cts. each, 2 for 20 cts. 
G. repens. Cinches high; flowers white or pale 
rose. A nativo of the Alps. A fine rock plant. 
15 cts. each. c. 
Gnaphalunn leoiiffcpodiuin, G. rigida. 15 cts. each. c. 
sr . . , GERANIUM incisum. A handsome species from 
Washington and Oregon, with rose-purple flowers nearly an inch wide. It needs a covering of 
loaves or lmy in winter; with such protection, docs well in any soil. 25 cts. each. d. 
G. nanguinouin. Anieo bordor or rock-plant. Flowers large, deep crimson-purple, produced in 
groat profusion all summer. Europo and Western Asia. 15 cts. each. d. 
GNAPHALIUM loontopodium (Edelweiss). This is the plant so largely collected for sale by the 
puisantHof Switzerland. It likes Ann, well-drained, sandy soil. Nice for exposed rock-work. 
The terminal flower-heads are enveloped in woolly bracts. Height G inches. 25 cts. each. c. 
GALAX apliylla (Southern Coltsfoot). A pretty evergreen, with shining leaves. Its wand-like 
spikes of small but rather protty white flowers arc inferior to its foliage. 15 cts. each, $1.20 per 
doz. d. 
HEUCHERA sauguinoa. A very showy and interesting species. 20 cts. each. d. 
