. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ,1' 1' THE AMATEUR CULTIYATOB'S GUIDE % TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN. ANNUALS. To aid in making the selection of seed?, the botanical name is piven, and the popular name when there is such, together with the natural order to which it belongs, as inuicative of the general character of the flower. These, with the full remarks, will enable tlie amateur to make a judicious selection. Wishing to make this book as simple
. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ,1' 1' THE AMATEUR CULTIYATOB'S GUIDE % TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN. ANNUALS. To aid in making the selection of seed?, the botanical name is piven, and the popular name when there is such, together with the natural order to which it belongs, as inuicative of the general character of the flower. These, with the full remarks, will enable tlie amateur to make a judicious selection. Wishing to make this book as simple as possible, vi^e have divided the flower-seeds into classes, viz.: Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Greenhouse, Summer Climbers, Everlast- ings, and Ornamental Grasses. In giving orders for seeds, it is preferable to mention the numbers; but, as the numbers are often changed, it is absolutely necessary to give the date of the ADROSIA ABRONIA. Nat. Ord., Nyctaginiacecs. A charming plant, with Verbena-like heads of sweet-scented flowei-s. Very effectivo in beds, rock work, or in suspended in a conservatory; growing freely in any light, rich soil, and flowering from August to October. XO. rRICK. J Umbellata, rosy-lUac, half-hardy annual; from Cilifoniia. J ft. high Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Curtis, Cobb & Washburn Seed and Horticultural Warehouse; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Boston, Mass. : Curtis, Cobb & Washburn Seed and Horticultural Warehouse
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