. Floral gems. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. "We take much pleasure in calling special attention to this new plant, as it is one of the most beautiful and use- ful. It is a hardy perennial, the top dying down to the ground every winter. A plant will produce hundreds and even thousands of flowers the first summer, but when es- tablished the second year frequently have more than five hundred perfect flowers on the plant at the same time. It commences to bloom early in July, is a perfect mass of bea


. Floral gems. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. "We take much pleasure in calling special attention to this new plant, as it is one of the most beautiful and use- ful. It is a hardy perennial, the top dying down to the ground every winter. A plant will produce hundreds and even thousands of flowers the first summer, but when es- tablished the second year frequently have more than five hundred perfect flowers on the plant at the same time. It commences to bloom early in July, is a perfect mass of beautiful flowers till frost, the same bloom keeping perfect two or three months. Its flowers are pure white, perfectly double, and produced in large sprays, making it one of the finest cut flowers for bouquets, vases, baskets, etc., or for any kind of decoration. For cemetery planting it is the most valuable of all flowers, as it is .sure to thrive and bear its great profusion of snow-white flowers nearly the whole summer. Price 10 cents each; three for 25 cents; twelve for 75 cents. Two Beautiful Foliaged Plants for Summer Bedding. Acalypha MarginataâDark bronze with rose mar- gined foliage. This variety equals the showiest varieties of Coleus in effect, and has besides a decided advantage over any Coleus, namely, to be hardier, and not liable to wilt in the hottest and dryest weather. Price, 10 cents each. Acalypha TricolorâA beautiful plant with large and highly colored leaves. Bright red with blotches of crim- son-bronze. Price, 10 cents each. ACHYRANTHUS. Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in massing or ribboning, their bril- liant tinted leaves forming a marked con- trast with all other plants, being much hardier than Coleus. They are considered preferable for massing and ribbon lines. Price, 10 cents each; set five varieties for 30 cents. AMOMUM==Meleguetta. It belongs to the Ginger family, and produces the Cardamon Seeds of com- merce. In growth it represents a


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