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AGROSTEMMA. 
The annual Agrostemmas, or more properly Viscaria*, 
are free bloomers, make desirable beds, and are useful 
for cutting. They have the best appearance when 
grown in masses, or as a border for tall plants like the 
Gladiolus. We have always had good success in sow¬ 
ing Agrostemmas in the bed where they are to bloom, 
thinning out the plants but little, and only in places ! 
where they were evidently too close. The flowers are 
something like single Pinks. Twelve inches in height. 
Agrostemma, New Scarlet, bright,. 5 
Coeli Rosa, deep rose color . 5 
elegans picta, center dark crimson, white margin, 5 
cardinalis, bright red . 5 
Mixed varieties, . 5 
AMARANTHUS. 
tumn decoration. Seed may be sown in a warm border, 
for transplanting is easy, or they may be sown where 
plants are to bloom. Sometimes, especially in rich soils, 
the leaves lose their bright color. Our engravings 
show a few of the leading varieties. 
Amaranthus salicifolius, a beautiful Amaranth, 
both in habit and color; plant pyramidal, 3 feet, 5 
Sunrise, the most brilliant of the family. The 
top of plant brilliant crimson,. 25 
bicolor ruber, the lower half of the leaf a fiery 
red, the upper half maroon,. 5 
tricolor, red, yellow and green foliage; 2 feet, . 5 
melancholicus ruber, of compact habit, with 
striking dark red foliage; x8 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 
ALONSOA. 
The Alonsoa is a tender or half hardy annual. Young 
plants removed to the house or greenhouse in the au¬ 
tumn will continue to flower during the winter. The 
flowers arc small, but of remarkably brilliant colors, in 
which respect they are excelled by very few of our 
richly colored flowers. It is best to sow seed under 
glass, and not remove to the garden until the weather is 
quite warm. 
Alonsoa Warczwiczii, flowers small, bright 
scarlet, forming a very pretty spike ; 18 inches 
high ; set plants 8 or 10 inches apart, .... 5 
grandiflora, large flowered ; scarlet ; 2 feet in 
height,. 5 
ASPERULA. 
The Amaranth family embraces numerous plants, 
•valuable for the beauty of their foliage, many of the 
varieties having handsomely formed and highly colored 
leaves, while others are remarkable for long, large, up¬ 
right racemes and drooping panicles of small flowers, 
forming immense clusters, wonderfully effective for au¬ 
Asperula azurea setosa is a profuse blooming, hardy 
little annual, of dwarf habit, growing less than a foot in 
height, and bearing many clusters of small, light blue 
or lavender, sweet scented flowers. For making up in 
small bouquets the Asperula is all that can be desired. 
It is one of the pretty, neat little flowers which many 
admire on account of their delicate beauty, and others 
dislike as weedy and worthless because they make no 
brilliant show in the garden. 
Asperula azurea setosa, . 5 
