Spring catalogue of seeds, bulbs and plants for 1890 . , scarlet,rose, pink, blush, purple, white, lavender, lightyellow, maroon-black, marbled, striped, and vari-Uich and beautiful velvety colors not tound in otherPhloxes, appear here in abundance. The growth and habit ofthe plant is another equally desirable feature. They do notgrow so tall as the Grandifloras. and are strong and bushy,standing erect, without lodging or blowing over, each plantpresenting a mass of large dazzling flowers, which for a bril-liant and striking display of solid color hasuo equal in thegarden. These Phloxes nave b
Spring catalogue of seeds, bulbs and plants for 1890 . , scarlet,rose, pink, blush, purple, white, lavender, lightyellow, maroon-black, marbled, striped, and vari-Uich and beautiful velvety colors not tound in otherPhloxes, appear here in abundance. The growth and habit ofthe plant is another equally desirable feature. They do notgrow so tall as the Grandifloras. and are strong and bushy,standing erect, without lodging or blowing over, each plantpresenting a mass of large dazzling flowers, which for a bril-liant and striking display of solid color hasuo equal in thegarden. These Phloxes nave been inspected here at FloralPark by people from nearly every state, and ail admit theirgreat superiority. Seed 6hould be sown in the open groundquite early. If started in pots in March or April, and culti-vated as pot plants, they will commence blooming in a fewweeks and make a most brilliant pot flower. Try a few thatway and our word for it you will be delighted. See coloredplate in last years catalogue. Per Packet, 3U cents ; 3 packetsfor 50 Gleonie papgerjs. A year or two ago we received from a lady customer, a let-ter in which was enclosed a few leaves and blossoms of someplant we did not know. These leaves and blossoms gave theletter such a charming fragrance that we wrote to ask whatthey were. The lady was unable to give us its name, butvery kindly sent some seed. It proved to be Cleome Pungens,an annual known to Botanists, but which seems to have neverbeen introduced, at which we greatly wonder. Seed sown inthe open ground in Mav commenced blooming July 1st, andcontinued in the greatest profusion until frost, attaining aheight of five or six feet, with great panicles of bloom aslarge as a Hydrangea. The flowers are a deep purplish pinkwhen they first open, but fade to light pink, so that the lowerpart of the panicle is a different color from the top part. Thestamens are several inches long, which gives it the name ofSpider Flower. After it commences to bloom, thi
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