. Vick's garden and floral guide . HOLLYHOCK. There are fewplants whose flowersso perfectly combinelarge size and delica-cy as the Hollyhi < kIts flowers are quiteas double, and almostas pure and perfectas those of the Ca-mellia, and when weremember that theymass around a strongstalk, from three tofive feet in height, weget some idea of theirbeauty. Seeds sownin the spring produceplants that will bloomthe second have excellent,healthy young plantsgrown from seed, thatwill bloom the firstsummer, and usuallyfor two or three sum-mers after. The col-ors are nicely assort-ed, so that a
. Vick's garden and floral guide . HOLLYHOCK. There are fewplants whose flowersso perfectly combinelarge size and delica-cy as the Hollyhi < kIts flowers are quiteas double, and almostas pure and perfectas those of the Ca-mellia, and when weremember that theymass around a strongstalk, from three tofive feet in height, weget some idea of theirbeauty. Seeds sownin the spring produceplants that will bloomthe second have excellent,healthy young plantsgrown from seed, thatwill bloom the firstsummer, and usuallyfor two or three sum-mers after. The col-ors are nicely assort-ed, so that almostevery color, fromwhite to purple maybe expected. Givethe plants a ligntcovering of c o a r s elitter for winter pro-tection. Hollyhock, double,salmon maroon red,white, pink andyellow,each 20cts. Any set of six colors,all blooming plantsfor $ they are two feet or more high. The following list contains the most select fromall the best varieties. Those offered produce large trusses of bloom, perfect indivi-dual florets, and are continuous bloomers. SNOWBALL, Japanese. The bush is of lower growth and more compact old snowball and better furnished with foliage. The flowers are somewhatlarger than those of the common form and of a purer white; remain longer ingood condition. Each 25 Opulus a well-known shrub, produces large clusters of snow-whiteflowers in May. 25 grandiflora, flowers pure white, fragrant, a very popular shrubSyringa Golden. Each 25 cents. microphylla. A very pretty dwarf variety, handsome and symmetrical form ,flowers pure white. 25 purple, Lilac White. Each 25 cents PLAINTS 66 JAMES VICES SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. LILIES. £Hen. For grand, distinctive flowers, yielding a liberal bloom, there is nothingso satisfactory and gratifying as a good assortment of Lilies.
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