Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide for 1868 . ut good for drying, 15 POLYCOLYMNA, Nat. Ord. Stuartii, a hardy, rather coarse annual, with large white flowers, of no special beauty in the garden, but very useful for winter flowers ; trailing, 5 RHODANTHE, Nat. Ord. most delicate and charming Everlasting Flower, of a rich rose color, bell-shapedbefore fully expanded, and then like a Daisy. Does not always flourish well in our hotsummers; when it happens to do well, nothing can be more beautiful. The new varietiesseem to be more hardy. Rhodanthe Mangl
Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide for 1868 . ut good for drying, 15 POLYCOLYMNA, Nat. Ord. Stuartii, a hardy, rather coarse annual, with large white flowers, of no special beauty in the garden, but very useful for winter flowers ; trailing, 5 RHODANTHE, Nat. Ord. most delicate and charming Everlasting Flower, of a rich rose color, bell-shapedbefore fully expanded, and then like a Daisy. Does not always flourish well in our hotsummers; when it happens to do well, nothing can be more beautiful. The new varietiesseem to be more hardy. Rhodanthe Manglesii, an old favorite ; fine for house-culture, but delicate for outdoor; it often, however, makes a most beautiful display in the garden, 10 maculata, new ; more hardy and robust than R. Manglesii; rosy purple,... 10 alba, new; pure white, yellow disk, 15 atrosanguinea, new; a very beautiful flower; plant dwarfish and branch-ing in habit; disk flowers dark purple and violet, ray scales bright purple or magenta, 15 5 G6 VICKS ILLUSTRATED SEED CATALOGUE. BOUQUET OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. A, Briza geniculata; B, Laguras ovatus ; C, Brizopyrum sicnlnm : D, Briza maxima ;E, Bromus brizoporoicles ; F, Agrostis nebulosa. AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 67 WAITZIA, Nat. Ord. Composite. Pkt. cts. An interesting class of Everlastings, bearing tlieir flowers in clusters; mostlydelicate and pretty; the newer varieties very desirable. The flowers should be pickedvery early, or the center becomes discolored. The seed is very small, and should besown under glass. Waitzia acuminata, new and very beautiful, 25 corymbosa, new; of bushy, compact habit, and producing an abundance offlowers, of a pinkish white, Avith yellow disk, the outer scales, or under side of the flower, finely tinged with purple, 25 aurea, new; fine yellow, 25 grandiflora, new; flowers large, golden yellow, very abundant and magnifi-cent ; plant strong, 25 XERANTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. annuals, of neat, compact
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