. Annual catalogue for 1881 containing a list of garden, field and flower seeds, together with prices and cultural directions. Seeds Catalogs; Seed industry and trade New York (State) Albany. iir SUMMEE FLO^WERINB BUXBS* CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. A well-known tropical plant, growing to the height of 4 to 5 feet, with a corresponding breadth. The leaves are of immense size and of bright green, streaked with white, often measuring 2 feet in length by 1}4 feet in width. A single plant makes a fine show on lawns or large flower borders; 25 and 50 cents each, according to size. Add .08 each for postage.
. Annual catalogue for 1881 containing a list of garden, field and flower seeds, together with prices and cultural directions. Seeds Catalogs; Seed industry and trade New York (State) Albany. iir SUMMEE FLO^WERINB BUXBS* CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. A well-known tropical plant, growing to the height of 4 to 5 feet, with a corresponding breadth. The leaves are of immense size and of bright green, streaked with white, often measuring 2 feet in length by 1}4 feet in width. A single plant makes a fine show on lawns or large flower borders; 25 and 50 cents each, according to size. Add .08 each for postage. GliADIOLUS. The Gladiolus, a great favorite, is of very easy cnlture and succeeds well in sandy loam, enriched with leaf mould and peat; a mixture of one-half loam, one-quarter peat and one-quarter leaf mould suits it per- fectly. If strong manures are used in the soil it causes the colors of the flowers to run into each other, and gives them an iiTdistinct appearance. They can be planted singly, in groups or in beds. Plant from two to four inches deep, according to size of bulb, and, as they grow up. tie to a light stake about two Jeet and a half high. It is a native of Madagascar, and will not stand our northern climate. It should be taken up when the frost has killed the leaves, dried in the sun and the stalks cut ofi" an inch from the root. Keep them in a warm, dry cellar through the winter. In their native climate they flower during the wet season, showing that they require plenty of water to attain perfection of bloom in our dry, hot Summers. Each. Adonis, light red and yellow, stained with carmine 15 Aristote, carnation rose, with carmine and purple stripes 15 Brenchleyensis, bright, deep scarlet 15 Comte de Morny. cherry, white stains, purple stripes 30 Couranti fiilgens, brilliant crimson 10 Dapline, light cherry, with bright crimson spots 20 Diana, delicate carnation color,'carmine on white ground 25 Don Juan, orange, fire red. spotted with yellow 15 Fulton, tra
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