. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring, pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 12 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per doz. ACHYRANTHUS. Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or ribboning, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. Acuminata. Large purj)le foliage. Aurea Reticula
. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring, pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 12 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per doz. ACHYRANTHUS. Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or ribboning, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. Acuminata. Large purj)le foliage. Aurea Reticulata. Yellow, green and crimson. Emersoni. Deep red, shading to pink. Formosum. This is a decided improvement on all the yellow leaved varieties now in cultivation. It is of a rich bright yellow, with light green edge and crimson midrib, while the stems are of that peculiar shade of crimson that has made A. Emersoni so popular. Gilsoui. Deep purple heart shaped leaves. Liindeni. Dark purple elliptic foliage. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; set of 6 for 75 cts. ANEMONE JAPONICA. One of the most beautiful of the hardy herbaceons plants; a finer bed of flowers can hardly be imagined than is made by these Japanese Anemones, which commence to o)ien their rich colored single bloom in August, and con- tinue to increase in beauty until the end of autumn. They thrive best in a light, rich, somewhat moist soil, and should not be transplanted more than is necessary to divide them when they become too thick. A covering of leaves, straw, or long manure in the winter, is sufficient for our most severe winters.
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