Vick's garden and floral guide . eight inches in height by as much in diameter, covered with regularly striped flowers. Adapted for massing and pot culture . 10 Snowball. A charming new dwarf pure white variety 10 Giants of California, This strain, originating in California,is of incomparable size, luxuriance, and beauty. Nearly all the flowersare ruffled or fringed, and measure from four to five inches across. Thegreat variety of colors, blotchings, stripings and veinings make fantastic andbeautiful combinations,—some with deep throats of yellow, white, black, green,or maroon, running off int
Vick's garden and floral guide . eight inches in height by as much in diameter, covered with regularly striped flowers. Adapted for massing and pot culture . 10 Snowball. A charming new dwarf pure white variety 10 Giants of California, This strain, originating in California,is of incomparable size, luxuriance, and beauty. Nearly all the flowersare ruffled or fringed, and measure from four to five inches across. Thegreat variety of colors, blotchings, stripings and veinings make fantastic andbeautiful combinations,—some with deep throats of yellow, white, black, green,or maroon, running off into intricate veins. Some of the colors run to delicateshades, while deep, rich, and gorgeous 25 Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 12th, Sirs :—The Aster Seed you sent me this Spring was more than satis-factory, especially the late sorts. I do not believe they were equaled anywherein this locality for size and beauty. Yours truly, KENT W. JOHNSON. James Vicks Sons, Seedmen, Rochester, N. Y. Flower Seeds 59 PHLOX. The word phlox signifies aflame, and a bed of Vicks Phloxis a dazzling sight. In a good, richsoil, the plants will grow eighteeninches or more in height, and for amass of splendid colors no annualor perennial will give a more satisfactory return for so little colors range from the purestwhite to the deepest blood-purpleor crimson, while the clear eye ofsome of the varieties is peculiarlymarked. The Phlox makes a verygood border or low summer finest effect, however, is pro-duced by planting each color in aseparate bed, or in ribbon fashion,its constant blooming making itdesirable for these purposes. Inselecting the plants, get good con-trasts of color, as white, scarlet,and rose. Phlox usually comesvery true from seed, so that it isparticularly desirable for formingribbon-beds; and if a plant of wrongcolor is found it can be easily re-moved and the place will soon befilled, for the Phlox is a vigorousgrower when it has room. Seed may be
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