Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices tit oe my _— nt ere PER ST er Po oa. - wer 7 - Ory. are log ; “. ‘n.- , Si er "se ket oe ie a = tien J ae . SPECIAL NOTICE. é * account of the increase of our Seed and Bulb business, we find it necessary to devote our whole time to those departments; therefore we have disposed of our interest in the follow- ing articles to Mr. I. Wutre. We would respectfully solicit for him a continuance of the patronage hitherto bestowed on us. z WASHBURN & CO. Patent: referring to the above, I beg to state that all orders for the following goods shall be promptly filled; and my customers and friends may rest assured that they shall have the greatest care and attention : — FANCY FLOWER POTS. — Ampler’s Vases, and all styles of Hanging Pots. FLOWER POTS. — All sizes, singly or by the hundred. ; FRUIT AND FLOWER BASKETS, A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT. Garden Lines, Water Pots, Plant Trellis, Floral Rings, Vine Protectors, | Hearts, Crosses, Grafting Wax. Plant and Tree Labels, Guano, Potting-soil. CROCUS POTS, In the form of Hedgehogs, Baskets, Columns, &c. IMMORTELLES and DRIED FLOWERS. —A large variety, in various forms. RUSTIC WORK, —A fine asssortment of Flower-stands, Settees, Chairs, Baskets, &c. PRESERVING-J ARS. — Both Glass and Tin. All the best patterns. BOUQUETS, WREATHS, CUT FLOWERS, AND FLORAL DESIGNS, ARRANGED TO ORDER. Orders by cxpress or telegraph will receive prompt attention. FUNERAL AND WEDDING FLOWERS PRESERVED IN THE BEST MANNER. WHALE-OIL SOAP.—For destroying Slugs, Grub Worms, &e., on Plants, Rose- bushes, and Shrubs. In packages of from two to twenty pounds each. Labelled with directions for use. Prices: 2 lbs. boxes, 50 cents; 5 lbs. boxes, $1.00; 10 Ibs. boxes, $1.75. GARDEN SYRINGES. — All the various patterns, among which are the celebrated Pool’s Syringe. Prices from $1.25 to $12.00. HYACINTH GLASSES. — Varicty of patterns. Prices from $1.50 to $6.00 per dozen. aap Particular attention paid to orders for TREES, PLANTS, &c. Building, Boston. loz. of Artichoke and Cardoon . . . . . “ 2 ; 600 plants. 1 oz. of Asparagus . ~ . . F ° 4 1,000. “ 1 oz. of Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg-Plant, and Tomato 4,000 “ 1 oz. of Celery and Lettuce : A : ‘ : . . ea Ta ES Pies 1 oz. of Leek and Pepper . . ° : . ‘ : . 3,000 ‘* 1 oz. of Endive : ~ 2 - ‘ : : < : . 5,000 “ 1 oz. of Beet will sow one rod. ; oz. of Carrot will sow one rod. oz. of Corn Salad will sow two rods. 2 oz. of Parsley, Parsnip, and Salsify should be allotted to every three rods. 1 oz. ee Onion contains 9,000 seeds, and will sow one rod, requiring froni five to eight pounds to the acre. 4 oz. of Eo cae broadcast, will sow three rods; if sown in drills, one-half the quantity will be suflicient. 8 oz. of be lage cine ce will sow five rods; if sown in drills, one-half the quantity will be suflicient. ; 1 oz. of Cucumber will plant 200 hills. 1 oz. of Musk Melon will plant 120 to 150 hills. 1 oz. of Watermelon will plant 40 to 50 hills. 1 oz. of Squash will plant 50 to 100 hills. 1 qt. of English Beans will plant about 60 feet of row. 1 qt. of Dwarf Beans will plant from 230 to 260 feet of row, or 350 to 400 hills. 1 qt. of Pole Beans will plant from 200 to 250 feet of row, or 100 to 200 hills. 1 qt. of Field Pumpkin will plant from 500 to 600, hills. 1 qt. of Peas will plant from 150 to 200 feet of row. 5 to 8 bushels of Potatoes will plant about 1 acre. 4 bushel of Sweet Potatoes will produce 20 bushels. pound of Turnip is sufficient for 1 acre. ESTABLISHED 1845. ISI TAO} ESO. WASHBURN & CO.’S S (ui Auareor (juunrvaton TO THE Autchen Garden. Flower and ~ HORTICULTURAL BUILDING. meee Ee BOSTON: WASHBURN AND COMPANY, SEED MERCHANTS, HORTICULTURAL BUILDING, 100 TREMONT STREET. 1870. TO OUR FRIENDS AND CORRESPONDENTS. WE have much pleasure in submitting to your notice this new edition of our “ Amateur Cultivator’s Guide,’’ which, in the past, has been so popular with the lovers of horticulture. We feel assured, upon examination, this will be found to far surpass any existing work of similar description: we have spared neither time, trouble, nor expense in its compilation. It has been our endeavor to make it reliable, not only in the description of the great number of flowers and vegetables which are enumerated on its pages, but equally so in the full and complete practical directions for the successful growth of every variety. The arrangement, though different from our last edition, is not new, having been adopted by eminent foreign dealers. To many it may not be very important; but, to the mass of our customers, we think it will commend itself as highly useful. All flowers and plants are divided into natural groups, and to know the character of one of these groups gives an idea of the whole. The Aster and the eerie hs are familiar to almost every cultivator; and, when it is known that these belong to the composite order ( Composite), it will at once be understood that any unknown plant belonging to this order resembles, in some respects, the above flowers. It is to convey this general information that we think the addition of the natural order is highly important. ; It will be seen that we have omitted many varieties from our last edition which we deem scarcely worth.cultivating, to avoid confusion, and to give greater space to more desirable kinds. The character of every plant, whether annual, biennial, perennial, for the greeen-house, or whether hardy, or half-hardy, is stated; and, with our prefatory remarks upon the culture of each, there can be no difficulty in their successful growth. In addition to this infor- mation, our remarks on laying out flower-gardens will, we hope, not only prove a valuable aid to amateurs, but assist in disseminating a true taste for gardening art. As specialities, we refer particularly to the very extensive list of NOVELTIES, many of © them of rare merit, and difficult to obtain. Other specialities are our choice selection of French and German flower-seeds, particularly Double Asters, German Stocks, English Double Hollyhocks, Camellia-flowered Balsams, Carnation and Picotee Pinks, Double Zinnias, Double Portulacas, &c.; and of green-house plants, the Cineraria, Calceolaria Gloxinia, Pelargonium, Chinese Primrose, &c. Many of these are of our own growth; and others are received direct from growers who produce their own seed, and some of whom raise them expressly for us. In our collection of German, French, and English flower-seeds we feel especial pride; for they contain all the truly beautiful varieties obtained in Europe during the last ten years, all selected especially for us, and never surpassed, if equalled. Our VEGETABLE SEEDS are such as we can recommend with the greatest confidence; and, though we have not had the opportunity to test the latest additions, the dealers from whom they have been obtained leave little doubt of their real value. In conclusion, we - have to acknowledge our indebtedness to various authorities for names, as well as occasional hints, and more particularly to that valuable book, Burr’s “ Vegetables of America,’ to Buist’s “ Kitchen Garden,”’ and to numerous English catalogues. Owing to the greatly increased expense of publishing a work so extensive as the present edition, we are reluctantly obliged to make the nominal charge of TWENTY-FIVE cents per copy, upon the receipt of which it will be mailed to all applicants from any part of the United States or Canada. Address, WASHBGRN €& CO., HorrTicutturat Harz, Boston, Mass. ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED BY RAND, AvERY, & FRYE, Boston. TERMS, CONDITIONS, ETC. Letters received.— All letters received are opened by one of the principals, and replied to by return mails. To facilitate carrying out this rule, we would respectfully ask our correspondents to give care that their orders may be written distinct from remarks and inquiries, that it may be seen at a glance, and filled with greater ease. Make letters as brief as possible, as it requires great labor to attend to the hundreds daily coming in at the busy season; write the address plainly, and give the full name, with Post-office address, County, and State. We occasionally receive letters with no other address than the town, and in some instances without signature; which, of course, cannot be answered. Execution of Orders. — Our rule is to despatch all orders as soon as received; but, as there are only a few months of planting season, and everybody anxious to get their seeds at the same time, it is sometimes tmpossible to prevent a delay of a few days: we make it a point to fill all orders in rotation, unless in cases of extreme urgency. It will be greatly to our advantage, and to that of the buyer also, if the orders are sent in early in the season, be- fore the rush comes; and then we can give more attention. Seeds, Bulbs, Piants, &c., by Mail, To any part of the United States where there is postal communication. The new postage-law authorizes the sending of SEEDS, BULBS, ROOTS, CUTTINGS, PLANTS, and scions, at the rate of TWO CENTS for every FOUR OUNCES in weight, — the weight of the package not to exceed FoUR PouNDs. Under this law, any of the seeds or bulbs named in this Catalogue will be mailed, free of postage, at the prices quoted, with the exception of PEAS, BEANS, CORN, and POTATOES, for which an additional remittance of eight cents for every pound is required. Remitting Money.— Orders from unknown correspondents, to insure attention, should be accompanied with cash, or satisfactory reference. Remittances may be made in current bank-bills, or, what is better, Post-office orders, registered letters, or checks on Boston, New York, or Philadelphia. Risk in sending Money, or Loss of Seeds. — Where Post-office orders, registered letters, or checks, are sent, they will be at our risk (but do not hold ourselves responsible where bank-bills are sent), and will guarantee the safe arrival of the goods at their desti- nation. Despatch of Orders. —In giving orders, please state explicitly by what conveyance they are to be forwarded, and, if by express or railroad, the names of the parties to whose care they wish them consigned at the various places of transhipment. When no particular route is designated, we forward according to the best of our judgment; but in no case do we assume any responsibility after the packages leave our hands, unless for our own mis- takes, which are alwavs cheerfully rectified. Quality of Seeds.— As regards the freshness of our seeds, or their qualty, we have nothing to add. Our numerous customers throughout the country know us too well to ask any additional guaranty than that of the many years we have labored to place before them all the treasures of the flower-garden or conservatory, selected from the best sources in Europe and our own country, or grown or originated by us. Our long correspondence with the cultivators of England, France, Germany, and Prussia bas enabled us to be the jirst to possess every thing new, whenever introduced. The novelties described in our present Catalogue are nearly three times the number of those enumerated by any dealer in America. As we occasionally hear complaints concerning flower-seeds, that they do not meet the expectations of the purchaser, fail to vegetate, &c., and as seedsmen in general are often accused of sending out worthiess seed, we would, in justice to ourselves and others, beg of our patrons to give the following remarks a careful perusal: — We are well aware, and happy to state, that our seeds do generally give perfect satisfac- tion (this we learn from multiplied testimony yearly increasing); but now and then a grumbler steps out, discouraged, and disappointed that the flower did not prove what he expected. This, certainly, can be no fault of ours. We aim to find accurate descriptions of all that we advertise; but we cannot guarantee to meet the wants of people who are ex- pecting to realize their own ideas of flowers. For instance, we speak of some fine variety, a delicate beauty: it comes up modestly, breathing sweet perfume, a perfect specimen of its kind; while the sower is surprised and disappointed, expecting to behold some showy, brilliant flower. Also, of double flower and distinct colors, we give the greater care in selecting and testing, making perfection our standard; but, nevertheless, single flowers will 3 ae TERMS, CONDITIONS, ETC. - . sometimes peep out, and mixtures cannot always be avoided. We find that some varieties are less reliable than others; but, while the good predominates, vex not over the simple loss of a few seeds, but try again with us to reach the standard. That seeds oftentimes cease to grow is an established fact; but it is equally certain that that fact alone is no positive proof that the seeds are worthless. Probably ninety per cent of all the flower-seeds sold in this country go into the hands of persons who have no idea of how seeds should be grown. Many of them, perhaps, accustomed to putting into the ground peas, beans, radishes, &c., fancy themselves acquainted with sowing seeds in general; and, when they fail, the blame is laid, not upon their ignorance, but upon the seedsmen. Is it to be wondered at, then, that there are occasional complaints that seeds do not grow? An example or two, about which there can be no mistake, will explain our meaning. A few years since, some seeds sent from India to a great garden near London, where any amount of skill ought to have been found, were, in part, sown, and reported on as “ bad, —will not grow.’’ Two years afterwards, what remained of the original seed, although so much older, was sown, and it grew freely. Why was this? The explanation is simple, — the gardeuer had been changed. We have-many times planted seeds which refused to grow, and, after waiting a sufficient time, have then planted more out of the same parcel which vegetated readily. This is not an uncommon occurrence among gardeners. And why is this? We would answer, that the fault may have been in planting, or in the weather, or in some cause unknown; but one thing we do know,—the fault was not in the seed. : Complaints that seed are not good are perennial; and we quite believe, that, in nineteen cases out of twenty, they arise from injudicious treatment. We think a little consideration would convince any one, that, if we know our own interest, we should not be likely to send out poor seed, for the sake of saving a few shillings, at the risk of sacrificing the trade we are striving to extend. Nothing, indeed, is more barbarous than the way in which seeds are sometimes treated. Some. are overwhelmed with earth; others are scattered on the eurface; some are allowed to lie in a puddle; some are planted where no rain can reach them; slugs are allowed to devour them; domestic fowls and other birds are permitted to feast on them. Another reason why seeds sometimes fail to give satisfaction is, that people are too much in a hurry to get their seeds into the ground; and probably more disappoint- ment arises from too early sowing than from all other causes put together. And then, agun, many will allow the weeds to grow with the seeds, until the former cannot be removed without destroying the latter; and we have known more than one case where the plants have been pulled up with the weeds,—the ps not being able to distinguish between them. In all these cases, the seeds are found to be in fault, and the blame is most unreasonably thrown upon the seedsman. We would suggest to our friends who fail to grow their seeds, that it may be as well to inquire whether any of these ingenious methods of destroying vegetable life have been practised in their own cases. HOT-BED FRAME. — See p. 10. THE Summer Stlower-Garoden ; CONTAINING BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF ANNUAL, BIENNIAL, AND PERENNIAL FLOWER-SEEDS, NNUAL flowers are not only among the most beautiful ornaments of the summer flower-garden, but the ease with which they are culti- vated, and the long time they remain in bloom, give them the highest claim to our attention and care. Without them, however much we may admire the various showy bedding-plants, a continu- ous and uninterrupted display of flowers, from spring till {vrost, cannot well be obtained; and when we add the charm of novelty, and the still greater one of variety, we have only enumerated a few of the claims of these most desirable and effective ornaments of the . a Co, gardens of ‘‘ the million.” In consequence of their simple culture, and the small amount of trouble they give to the amateur, as well as their comparative inexpensiveness for their rich array of beauty, they are yearly becoming more generally grown. Bedding-plants are charming objects; but the yearly propagation required for geraniums, verbenas, &c., the labor of potting and watering, and the expense of wintering them, are not within every one’s means; but a few dollars expended in seeds, and a little pleasant labor in the sunny days of early spring, will give an amount of real enjoyment beyond belief. The most desolate garden may be made a scene of beauty in scarcely more than a month’s time. Annuals are not what they were in former days. The skill of the hybridizer in the production of new varieties, and the diligence of the enthusiastic florist in the selection of the finest plants, have entirely changed the character of many of these flowers; and, if to this we add the new acquisitions from Japan, how could we well make up a summer-garden without them? What should we do without the grand Peony-flowered Asters, the brilliant double Zinnias, the boldly-marked and rich- colored Petunias, the Double Portulacas,—like miniature roses, —the Heddewiggi Pink, the Tropzeolum, &c.? These give an entire new feature to our annuals, to be cherished by every lover of beautiful flowers. - We therefore make no apology for giving a few brief hints on the cultivation of these, as well as some of the biennials and perennials, equally important in the decoration of the flower-border. ANNUALS. Among florists and gardeners, the term “ annual’ is given to those plants which are sown in the spring, bloom and seed in the summer, and soon afterwards perish. A few are included among annuals, like the Marvel of Peru, &c , because they flower the first year; but they are only annual as regards treatment. By cultivator they have been divided into three classes; viz., Hardy, Half-Hardy, and Tender Annuals, — a very convenient classifica- tion; and as such we shall treat of them here. HARDY *ANNUALS. These are so called because they do not require any artificial heat at any period of their prow and are capable of enduring any ordinary weather from April to November; a rosty morning, not unusual in the former month, or even in May, doing them no injury, if advanced beyond the seed-leaf. Many of them may be sown in Autumn; and the voung plants will make their appearance early in spring, and flower stronger than when it is deferred till April. The Soil and its Preparation.—The best soil for annuals, and indeed for most flower- ing plants, whether biennials or perennials, is a light, rich loam, neither too sandy nor too stiff. 5 6 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S In such they grow readily, and attain to great perfection of bloom, with but little care; but it is hardly necessary to say, that few persons have just such asoil, nor is it possible often for the cultivator to have much choice. He must take such soil as he has, and make the most of it; and by the application of proper manures, or sand or clay, he can bring it to sucha condition as to answer all the purposes of a flower-garden. Moving large masses of soil is very expen- sive; and writers who advise the addition of rich loam seem not to be aware of the difficulty of procuring it, or the expense and labor attending the same. For the complete garden of the wealthy, this may and should be done; but the mass of cultivators need not fear of obtain- ing good results without it. Deep and thorough trenching in the autumn, if possible, and the application of very old decayed manure or leaf-mould, will give the amateur a well- prepared and suitable soil. If the situation of the garden is low or damp, first of all it should be well drained; for, in addition to the injury from excessive moisture, such soils are cold, and the young plants are injured by early frosts, when they would escape damage in one of the opposite character: neither should the situation be too dry, as, in this case, the plants would suffer in summer, and present a meagre in place of a vigorous bloom. Where the soil is too light, a thin layer of clay, if to be had, spread over the surface in the autumn, and dug in, after being pulverized by the winter frosts, in the spring, is the best remedy. This, with the use of old manure, — that which has lain a year or more, and been frequently turned over till it becomes thoroughly decayed, — will keep the garden in good condition. No unvarying rules can be given: much must be left to the judgment of the amateur. He must understand that the soil of a good garden should be deep, well pulverized, friable, and rich; and, if the opposite, to make it as near that as possible. ; When the flower-garden is to be a speciality, —a piece of ground set apart for that object, and laid out in geometrical order, and all the beds edged with box or thrift, —then more pains ought to be taken; and those who arc about to do this, if they have not the requisite information, will consult something more than a catalogue. Our hints are intended for the mass of the people who love flowers, who have but little leisure, and do not wish to incur great expense in the gratification of their taste. Period for Sowing. — This must depend much upon the season as well as the locality. Our Northern springs are so variable that no definite period can be named. As a general rule, the proper time to commence sowing is about the middle of April, though a few sorts may be planted as soon as the ground can be got ready; and, for a succession, the sowing should be continued until June. In the Southern States, of course, January, February, or March will be the time to sow, as they correspond with April, May, and June of the North. The Californian annuals, now so numerous and so ornamental, are very hardy, and should be sown early, as they get well established before the heat of summer. To avoid all danger of injury, the sowing may be deferred till the lastof April; but, when a little labor is of no consideration, the sow- ing may be made earlier; and, in case of failure to grow, or subsequent injury from frost or wet another sowing may bo made when the weather is more favorable. Because we recommen April, it is not to be understood the sowing must be made at that time. ‘The only object is to obtain a vigorous growth and early bloom. If sown in any part of May, they will flower later, but abundantly throughout the latter part of summer. Mode of Sowing.—This must be varied according to the style of the garden and the variety to be sown. Many of the most showy and beautiful annuals are very impatient of removal; and these must be sown where they are to remain and flower. Such are the Lupins, Sweet Pea, Eschscholtizia, Poppies, &c. Indeed, most of the tap-rooted annuals will not bear transplanting. Other annuals, which may be transplanted, and some of which flower stronger for removal, may either be sown in the places where they are to bloom, or in prepared beds, from whence they are to be transplanted to the flower-garden. In small gardens, undoubt- edly the best way is to sow where they are to remain, thinning out the superfluous plants. This gives the least trouble; but in larger gardens, or where there are beds of early spring bulbs to be filled, the safest and best plan is to sow in well-prepared beds, and, wheu the young plants are of proper size, to transplant to the flower-garden. Never sow seeds when the ground is very wet, particularly early in the spring. Select a time when the soil is neither wet nor dry. The sowing must be left to the taste of the cultivator, and the extent of surface. If there are vacant beds, the seeds may be sown in rows across the bed; but if in the border, where there are only limited spaces among the perennials or bulbs, they may be planted in, masses or groups, in which mode we think annuals produce the greatest effect. Our pléfivhas always been to mark out a circle a foot or more in diameter, and level the ground evenly and nicely with the rake; then, with the back of a trowel, press the surface firmly down; around the circle make a slight drill of the proper depth, in which the seeds are thinly sown, covering them lightly, and again pressing the earth upon the seeds with the back of the trowel. If the soil should happen to be too wet, or stiff and adhesive, fill the drill with some light sandy loam, and make firm, as before ordered. : And here we should remark that great care should be exercised in covering the seeds. It is the great error to cover too deep; and the cause of more than half of the complaints against seedmen of selling old and worthless seeds comes from inexperience or want of judgment in AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. - T sowing. No rule can be given in this respect; but, as a general guide, all large seeds, such as Sweet Peas, Lupins, &c., may be sown half an inch deep,—smalier, less; and for the smallest, such as Clarkia, Pinks, &c., a covering of one-sixteenth of an inch suffices. If sown too deep, they are longer in germinating, and are liable to decay. Avoid the general error of sowing the seeds too thick; as it causes an elongated and feeble growth, which no subsequent thinning will entirely remedy. If the weather should be warm, or the soil very dry, it will be advisable to give a slight watering with a watering-pot with a fine rose. It is not often that seeds planted in April need watering; but later in the season they frequently require it. Use water of the same temperature of the soil; or, if warmer, it will dono harm. The waterings should be given early in the afternoon, and repeated every few days; as, when the seeds begin to swell, they are more susceptible of injury from drought, and tle young plants often perish when it is neglected. A good plan with very small seeds is to cover them with an inverted flower- pot, being careful to remove it before the young seedlings appear above the surface, other- wise they will be drawn up weakly, and are likely to be injured by the hot sun or a cool night. Seeds vary in their period of germination. Some will be above ground in a week, while others require two or three weeks. As soon as the seedlings have made three or four leaves, and are an inch high, they should be thinned out. If they are kinds which will bear removal, they may be replanted in vacant spaces in the border. No rule can be given for thinning. Tall-growing plants with spread- ing branches will require more room than slender-growing dwarf kinds; and in this the cultivator must be guided by the Catalogue. Stir the soil around the plants from time to time; and, if they appear crowded, a second thinning will be.of great benefit to those that remain. If the growth is not strong, from the nature of the soil, apply occasionally a very small amount of guano or bone-dust. Transplanting.—Presuming that many cultivators will sow their seeds in prepared beds, whence the plants are to be removed to the borders to bloom, it is necessary that the work should be carefully performed to insure success. Transplanting should, if possible, always be done in cloudy weather, and towards evening. If the soil is dry, the plants will require a light ‘ watering to settle the earth around the roots; and, if warm sunny days succeed the operation, they will root all the better to have a little shade for a day or two, which may be done by spreading an old newspaper over them, or covering with a mat, removing either at night. All large-growing plants should be transplanted singly; but many of the smaller may be removed in patches, without any trouble, if the soil is previously well watered. We have found very little difficulty in moving Zinnias, Asters, and smaller plants, after they have begun to bloom. After the plants are established, they will need no other care than to #’e up the taller-growing sorts to stakes to prevent the wind and rains from beating them down to the ground, and injuring their blossoms. HALF-HARDY ANNUALS. We have already remarked that half-hardy annuals are those that require the aid of arti- ficial heat to assist germination; but it should be remarked that this is not absolutely necessary if the sowing is deferred until the ground is warm, —say the last of May. This is exemplified in the Portulaca, which sows itself: but the plants never appear above ground till June; and those who do not wish the trouble of sowing seed early should plant in open ground in May. But, to gain time, and insure an early and abundant bloom, it is best to plant early, and assist the growth by a gentle artificial heat. Some of the most magnifi- cent annuals are embraced in this class, of which the Aster, Zinnia, and Balsam are examples. The cheapest, most convenient, and simplest mode of doing this is the ordinary hotbed of stable manure, which gives a gentle bottom-heat quite sufficient for any of this class. Its construction is simple, and generally understood by most owners of a garden; but, as there may be some of our readers who do not know how to make a good hotbed, we add the details at the close of our remarks, observing, however, that it is so valuable an aid in the forwarding of flowers as well as vegetables, that no one having a garden can well dispense with it. Presuming that the bed is made and all ready for use, the seeds may be sown on the pre- pared soil, just the same as in the open ground, and afterwards transplanted to the borders ; but, as this is often attended with many failures in inexperienced hands, it is the safest to sow the seeds in pots or pans; if in neither of these, in shallow boxes. The pots should be about four or five inches in diameter, and should be perfectly clean. The soil should consist of a uniform compost of light, sandy loam, enriched with some fine leaf-mould, avoiding any raw or crude manures, which are certain to injure the young plants. Put in a few crocks at the bottom of each pot, for drainage, and fill to the brim with the compost, giving the pot one or two gentle knocks on the bottom to settle the earth. which should be within half an inch of the rim. Leyel the surface by gently pressing it with the bottom of a pot, or a cireular piece of wood made for the purpose, as this will not only be beneficial to the seeds, but assist in distributing them more evenly and regularly over the soil. Ob- serve the same rules, in regard to covering, that we have already named. Some kinds will 8 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S need nothing more than a thin sprinkling of earth just to fairly cover the seeds; and each pot should have the surface again gently pressed down; a slight watering with a very fine rose will complete the operation of sowing. When all the pots are filled and planted, and marked. us they should be, with the name of each, and date of sowing, upon a neat label, remove them at once to the hotbed or frame, and place them perfectly level, so that each pot may receive its proper proportion of water evenly over the surface. If there are but a few pots, and a greenhouse is at hand, they may have a place on a sunny shelf, near the glass, shading them during the middle of the day. Shading will also be necessary in the hotbed. The temperature should not exceed 75° or 80°, or the seeds will germinate too quick, and be drawn up weakly. As the seedlings appear above ground, give air by tilting the sashes at the back. Give water as the pots require it (which is usually once a day), and always of the same temperature of the bed, and be careful in the operation not to wash away or destroy the young and slender seedlings. During cold nights, a mat may be thrown ever the frame, which will prevent the loss of heat, and maintain a more even temperature. As some of the seeds will make their appearance before others, those that appear above ground should be placed together towards the back of the frame, where they can have a greater abundance of air, and be more freely watered, than the others. As the plants acquire a proper size, they should be thinned out, so as not to injure those that remain; and then, when further advanced, should be transplanted into four-inch pots,— one, three, or five plants in each, according to the variety, — using a compost similar to that in which the were sown, replacing the pots in the bed, and shading slightly till they are well established, and able to bear the fullsun. Those that are Jater in vegetating should be treated in the same manner, until all are transplanted, unless it is such kinds as will not bear removal safely; and must be allowed to remain in the pot in which they were sown, thinning them out, so that not more than three or five plants are left. The Cypress-vine, Thunbergia, &c., are of this character. By the middle of May, the seedlings will be ready for transferring to the beds or borders where they are to bloom; but, before this is done, the plants should be “ hardened off,” as it is termed, in order to prepare them for the change. This is effected by gradually giving the plants more air, and, when the weather is favorable, both day and night, removing the sashes wholly during the day; or, if more convenient, removing them to a cold frame, where they can be fully exposed in the daytime, and protected at night, if cold, with a covering of mits. Much must be left to the judgment of the cultivator and the amount of available space, the object being to prevent the plants from being injured by a too sudden exposure to the open air. Proceed, in transplanting, as we have already recommended under that head for hardy annuals. TENDER ANNUALS. We have stated that the classification of hardy, half-hardy, and tender annuals was a convenient one; but, really, there is scarcely an annual but will grow freely in our climate in the open ground in summer. The term fender has been applied by English gardeners because the plants do not attain full perfection unless grown in pots in the greenhouse. Such are the Globe Amaranth, Balsam, Ege-plant, &c. All the tender annuals, theréfore, may be treated in the same manner as the half-hardy, and with equal success. BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS. Biennial and perennial plants are almost indispensable additions to the flower-garden, displaying their blossoms both early and late, sueceeding and even flowering with the spring bulbs, and continuing long after the frost has destroyed the haridiest annuals. They are also so easily cultivated, and require so little care for their great amount of beauty, that they must be ranked as the most permanent and showy objects of the flower-border. We only need name the Larkspur, Phlox, Lychnis, Coreopsis, Saxifrage, &c., as a few among the many imposing and elegant groups. © Biennials are those plants that generally do not flower until the second year, and, after blooming, die. These include, however, many splendid species, such as the Foxglove, Canterbury Bells, Sweet Williams, Hollyhocks, &c. Perennials are plants which generally do not bloom until the second year, but continue to bloom for years in succession, and may be propagated, after once obtained, by division of the roots, growing more vigorously and flowering better if divided and replanted every three or four vears. The proper time for sowing the seeds of hardy kinds is in April or May, at the period of sowing the hardy annuals, in order to obtain a good strong growth the first vear, and a greater abundance of flowers the second; but the sowings may be continued with suecess as late as August, after which the plants will not become strong enough to flower the following year. Whether the seeds are sown in beds or in the border. the young plants should be thinned out, and afterwards transplanted, just as we have directed for hardy annuals, only giving them more room, and encouraging a vigorous growth by hoeing, watering, &c. On the approach of severe frosty weather, protect the plants with a light AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 9 voyeurs of leaves or coarse manure, and the succeeding year they will blossom in great profusion. SPECIAL DIRECTIONS TO AMATEUR CULTIVATORS. Tn addition to the preceding remarks, which are given as the results of our own practice for mauy years, and which, we think, are adequate for all general purposes, the following special directions are added for the guidance of amateurs in the treatment of many of the more choice and new flowers enumerated in our Catalogue. If carefully followed, it is hoped they will remove all causes of failure in the attempt to cultivate many of the most beautiful plants. Zinnias may be treated precisely like the Aster. The double varieties, in eight distinct colors, are superb ornaments of the garden. Epacrises, Heaths, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons should be planted in boxes or ans, well drained, and filled with light, very sandy loam, with a small quantity of peat. ake the earth firm, and give a thorough watering before sowing. Cover the surface with a little sand, upon which the seed should be thinly scattered, covering with the least possible quantity of fine sand. Place the pans or boxes in the greenhouse, where they can be wholly shaded from the mid-day sun, and lightly damp the surface when dry. The young plants will make their appearance in three or four weeks; and. when strong enough to handle easily, transplant into boxes an inch or two apart, and gradually harden them off, so as to remove to frames or the open air. Calceolarias, Cinerarias, and Chinese Primrose require similar treatment. The seeds of the former are so minute, that they are liable to be destroyed by covering; and complaints are frequent of the failure to make the seed grow. If the following directions are carefully observed, an abundance of plants may be easily raised: — The seed should be sown in pots prepared in the following manner: The pot to be half filled with drainage; over that, rough siftings of the mould, and the surface covered with soil as fine as possible, half of which should be composed of silver sand. When prepared thus, it should be watered with a fine rose, immediately after which sow the seed carefully, without any covering of soil. The pots should then be placed under a close frame or hand-elass, in a shady part of the garden (no artificial heat being required). In Jarge establishments, of course, they may have propagating or other houses that will do, where the same kind of moist temperature could be obtained; but any exposure to the sun must be carefully guarded against by mats or paper. If the situation is of the proper tempera- ture, they will require watering but very seldom. Directly the seedings are strong enough, they must be pricked off in pots prepared as before, and placed in the same situation. From the store-pots they will require to be potted off singly; after this they will grow very rapidly. Through the winter the plants will thrive well on the shelves near the glass, in the green- houses; and to obtain fine specimens, they must be shifted freely till the flower-stalks have started, and should always be smoked with tobacco directly the green-fly appears, as no plants in cultivation so readily suffer from this insect as the Calceolaria. It is necessary to remark, that one of the most frequent causes of the appearance of these injurious insects is the plant becoming reot-bound; to avoid which evil, it is important that it should frequently be repotted during the growing season. Acacias of all kinds should have scalding water poured over the seeds, and be allowed to soak for twelve or twenty-four hours: they should then be planted in pots, in light, rich, sandy soil, covering one-fourth of an inch deep, and placed in the hotbed or greenhouse. Globe Amaranth, Linum, and Cypress=Vine seeds should be soaked in tepid water for twelve hours, to insure a quick germination. Rub the seeds with a little dry sand when ready for sowing. Liliums of all kinds should have their seed planted immediately they are gathered, if possible, as they vegetate sooner. They remain good, however, for three or four years; but, when sown in spring, do not often vegetate until the second year. Cyclamens should be sown in the greenhouse or hotbed, in pans of light rich soil, well drained. Transplant singly into pots, and keep them constantly growing the first year. _ Stocks of the winter-flowering varieties shouid be sown in July, and pricked off singly into small pots, shifting them as they require it, and keeping them in cold frames as long as it can be safely done. Canna-Seeds have a hard, horny covering, and require to have the seed soaked in warm water for ten or twelve hours, planting them in hotbed while the heat is brisk and strong. Transfer to the open ground June Ist, and take up the roots before hard frosts. Gloxinias and Archimenes require to be grown in pots in the greenhouse, or a warm frame. The soil should be light and rich, — leaf-mould, loam, and sand. 10 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S Ferns are easily raised from the spores (or seeds) with a little care. Sow in pots, which should be half filled with a good drainage of crocks, and the remainder, to within au inch of the rim, with coarse sandy peat, or leaf-mould; make the surface smooth, and cover with a thin layer of sand; on this sprinkle the spores. Set the pot in a pan of water, in a warm, shady part of the greenhouse, and cover with a pane of glass. In a month or two, the plants will be ready to pot off singly im small pots. CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOTBEDS. We have already alluded to the importance of a hotbed for the successful growth of many of the half-hardy annuals and more delicate greenhouse plants. hough most or all kinds of seeds may be raised in a frame without bottom-heat, yet this can only be done so late in the season, when the weather has become warm, that many of the annuals are late in blooming, and the greenhouse plants do not ripen and mature their wood, and are therefore ill adapted to winter well. It is to obviate this that the hotbed is recommended to all ama- teurs. It is so easily made, and at such slight expense, that it will well repay all who would secure an abundance of flowers early in the season. (See illustration, page 4.) Situation of the Bed. — This should be in a warm position, fully exposed to the sun. facing the east or south, and sheltered by a fence or hedge on the west or north. The soil should, if possible, be light and dry, as in this case the bed can be sunk a foot or more in the ground; but, if damp or cold, it should be built upon the surface. Making the Bed. — Manure fresh from the stable is best. This should be thrown over and thoroughly shaken up with the fork, making it into a conical heap. In this state it should be allowed to remain four or five days, at the end of which time it should be turned over, shaking it up as before. At the end of another three or four d:tys, it will be ready to make up the bed. Lay out the ground six inches larger than the frame, and put down a stake at each corner. The frame may be of any size; but the most convenient is nine by three feet, which will take three lights, three by six feet, the ordinary size, which can always be had ready made. Proceed to build up the bed to the height of two and a half or three feet, making it rather firm, and watering, if the manure is dry. When the bed is finished, put on the lights, and let it stand to settle and exhaust the violent heat. In a day or two add three or four inches of light sandy loam, spreading it evenly over the bed. If the seeds are to be sown in the soil of the bed, two or three more inches should be added; but, if in pots, no addition will be necessary. The pots being ready, and sown with the various seeds, should be put into the frame, shading them during the day, and regulating the temperature by tilting the lights at the back, both night and day, and covering at night with mats. Plunge the pots in the soil, and, with proper care, the seeds will soon be above the soil. A thermometer placed in the bed will be the safest guide to the inexperienced. It should not rise above 85° in the day, nor sink below 60° at night. As the heat declines, linings of fresh manure should be applied around the outside of the bed; but, ordinarily, for seeds this is not necessary. The length or number of the frames is immaterial; but they should be nine to twelve inches deep at the front, and fifteen to eighteen inches at the back. This will give a good slope to carry off the rain. Cold frames are simply the hotbed-frame set upon a warm spot of ground, covering it at night to keep in the warmth accumulated during the day. Commendations.—To attempt the publication of the numerous commendatory letters would fill several pages of our Catalogue. Gratifying as this would be to us, we are com- pelled to omit even the briefest extracts from the hundreds of letters expressing the satisfac- tory manner in which their orders have been executed, and the pleasure derived from the cultivation of our seeds. WASHBURN’S AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF Sie LIN DID TO W Bia es 0 ee CONTAINING A LIST OF THE Choicest Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Lilies, &c., With full and explicit directions for their culture. It also contains a BEAUTIFUL COLORED PLATE, and many other FINE ENGRAY- INGS. It will be forwarded, postpaid, upon receipt of ten cents to all applicants. Address, WASHBURN & CO., Horticultural Hall, Boston, Mass. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 11 iE BO Wil R-G AR DEN), HE arrangement of a flower-garden must depend so much upon ‘the taste or fancy of the cultivator, that it is very difficult to lay down any rules applicable to general use. All we can do to aid the inex- perienced is to give such plans as display correct principles in their general features, which will serve as a guide in grounds of snialler or larger extent. Of course, we have reference to flower-gardens, or spots of ground set apart for annuals, bedding-plants, or bulbs; as any thing more extensive would be beyond the scope of a catalogue. Where the flower-garden already exists, and is laid out in beds or borders for miscellaneous plants, all the information necessary to the amateur will be found in our preceding remarks, except that, perhaps, in reference to the disposition of colors. If, however, the form is not a fanciful one, or one laid out in the true principles of the geometrical style, it may be remodelled upon some plan which will com- bine the merits of those we now annex. Commencing with the simplest form of ground, where there is no pretension to artistic display, the two following will be found well adapted for annuals or bedding-plants, or the two combined. In the first plan (No. 1), the ground may be arranged as follows: In the centre may be double Zinnias, if a grand display is desired; but if not, then Zinnias, Marigolds, Asters, and similar tall-growing annuals, placing the tallest in the centre. The eight small beds adjoining the centre one may be planted in alternate colors, or mixed with Clintonia, Portu- laca, Verbenas, Pansies, Agrostemma, Lobelias,&c. The four larger beds may be planted in four different colors, or mixed, or in ribbon style; in the latter case, using Perilla Nankinen- sis for the centre row, ard other decided colors for the outer rows, which should be dwarf at the edge. The four corner-beds may be filled with Mignonette, Sweet Alyssum for the fra- grance, or with other more showy plants. No. 1. No. 2. The second plan (No. 2) admits of a greater display, and particularly if masses of one color are desired. The centre may be filled with any tall plants of one color; viz., Zinnias, Asters, Marigolds, or Balsams. Two of the four oval beds may be Portulaca, scarlet and white, or golden and scarlet; the other two with blue and white Lobelia, or crimson and white Candytuft. Two of the four large beds between the oval ones may be planted with £12 _ WASHBURN & COMPANY’S Tropzolums in two colors, and the other two with crimson and variegated Petunias. The four small beds may be planted with Abronia Umbellata, Nolana, Phlox Drummondii, and Linum Grandiflora. ‘The four oval corner-beds m»y be planted with ornamental-foliaged plants, Perilla in two, and Coleus Verschaffeltii in the other two. Four of the small cor- ner-beds may be filled with Mignonette and Alyssum, and four with Dianthus Heddewégii. These may be varied to suit the fancy of the possessor with the newest annuals described in the Catalogue, selecting them according to colors aud height of growth. All the beds should be edged with box or thrift. The extent of ground is thirty-two feet square. For more artistic and complete grounds, we add plans from one of the most ele- gant flower-gardens of England. The first plan (No. 3) is extensive and elaborate in design, and evinces artistic skill and arrangement of a high order. The length of the garden is a hundred and sixty feet, and the width seventy-two feet. The walks are of gravel, and the beds are all edged with box. It may be filled with bedding-plants or with annuals; and, sup- posing the amateur to desire a mixture of the two, the following is an appropriate list; Scarlet Geraniums and Verbenas being the most effective of bedding-plants: — 1. Verbena (blue). 2. Verbena (whité). 8. Pansies, of the fine showy sorts. 4. Portulaca (white). 5. Tom-Thumb Geranium. 6. Verbena (striped). 7. Portulaca (golden). 8. Campanula Carpatica, with Tree-Rose in the centre. 9. The same. 10. Tom-Thumb Geranium. 11. Portulaca ( white). . Verbena (striped). 13. Portulaca (golden). 14. Pansies, of the fine showy sorts. 15. Verbena (white). 16. Verbena (blue). 17. Ageratum. 18. Heliotrope. 19. Tom-Thumb Geranium. 20. Verbena, Sunset (rose). 21. Portulaca (golden). 22. Portulaca (scarlet). 23. Same as No. 8. 24. Geranium, Lucia Rosea (pink). 25. Tom-Thumb Geranium. No. 3 os to 26. Tom-Thumb Geranium. 27. Geranium, Lucia Rosea (pink). 28. Portulaca (scarlet). 29. Tom-Thumb Geranium. 30 Heliotrope. 31. Verbena, Sunset. 82. Portulaca (golden). 33. Ageratum. 84. Same as No. 8. 85. Vase, or Statue. If a vase, to be filled with Verbenas, Petunias, &c. If a statue, to be surrounded with a circle of Oxalis Floribunda. But, when it is intended to be filled with annuals, this may easily be done by substi- tuting Candytuft, Alyssum, Eschscholtzia, Lobelia, Agrostemma, Petunias, Dwarf Convol- vulus, Clarkias, &c. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 13 COLLECTIONS OF FLOWER-SEEDS, BY MAIL, FREE OF POSTAGE. In order to more extensively disseminate our choice varieties of Flower-seeds throughout the country, giving those who reside at a distance the same facilities for procuring them as those who have the opportunity to make personal application, we put up select assortments expressly for sending by mail, giving particular attention to this department of our trade. The low rate of postage enables us to supply distant customers with all the choicest seeds upon the same terms as those who are near the market. Orders may be forwarded to us with the understanding that the seeds we furnish are of the very best quality, and the selec- tion such as will gratify every purchaser. Our collections are made up with great care, and all the varieties, unless those entirely new, are such as we have seen and cultivated ourselves, and can confidently recommend; many of the superb double varieties being such us have been raised from the fine flowers, specimens of which have obtained the highest prizes of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. No. 1 contains twenty-four varieties of choice and beautiful Annuals : . $1.00 No. 2 contains twenty-four varieties of the finest hardy Biennials and Perennials . 1.00 No. 8 contains ten varieties of extra fine Annuals and Perennials, including the beau- tiful French Asters, Double Camellia Balsams, Double German Stocks, and other choice flowers . é ; é : : : é : : : . 1.00 No. 4 contains five varieties of very select flowers, including the best large English Pansies, Carnations, new Verbenas, new Double Zinnias, &e. : : : No. 5 contains one hundred varieties of Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials, including new and choice varieties . : 5 5 eee , 4 : 3 > 56.00 No. 6 contains fifty varieties of Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials ; : . 2.50 No. 7 contains twenty varieties of hardy Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials, for autumn sowing, in August and September . . : : 5 1.00 | No. 8 contains fifteen different and choice kinds of greenhouse-plant seeds . é . 8.00 The seeds in these assortments are all of our own selection. Purchasers who would rather make a selection from the Catalogue can do so, and a proportionate discount will be made. 1.00 FORMATION OF CLUBS. The extensive distribution of our seeds is an especial object. Our Catalogue has been prepared with much labor; and it has been our constant aim to make it a complete and safe guide to the cultivator, both in the selection of varieties and their growth. As an addi- tional inducement to individuals who desire to possess a large collection, or for the formatior of clubs for the same object, we offer to send by mail, free of postage, to any address in the United States, on receipt of the amount of the order, seeds selected as follows: — | Purchasers remitting $1.00 may select seeds at Catalogue prices, amounting to $1.15 66 Mf 2.00 tt Gr * 2.35 (7 66 3.00 66 66 66 66 66 8.65 66 be 4.00 66 bo 66 66 66 4.95 66 66 5.00 66 66 66 66 66 6.25 (4 66 10:00 66 66 66 66 66 13.00 3 66 20.00 66 66 66 66 66 27.00 5 i BOO00 2 4 okies ee pitt “ 41.50 Persons desiring us to make their selections may rely upon our sending only those which are really showy and handsome, and easy to cultivate. We believe that our experience will enable us to make selections that cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to any lady or gen- tleman who may send us their orders. In sending orders for seeds by mail, it will be only necessary to give the date of the Cata- logue from which the selection is made, and the numbers, instead of the names, of the varieties. The name of the person to whom they are to be sent, and the names of the Town and State, should be so plainly written, that there may be no mistaking a single letter. We often receive letters containing money, the signatures of which are so indistinct as to make it almost impossible to decide where and to whom the seeds are ordered to be sent.. The above prices apply only'to flower and garden seeds in packets; for prices by ounce and pound, see vegetable-seed department, in this Catalogue. Prices to dealers on applica- tion. Address, WASHBURN & CO., Boston, MAss. THE AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN. ANNUALS. To aid in making the selection of seeds, the botanical name is given, and the popular name when there is “such, together with the natural order to which it belongs, as indicative of the general character of the flower. These, with the full remarks, will enable the amateur to make a judicious selection. Wishing to make this book as simple as possible, we 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 Catalogue. See pee ABRONIA UMBELLATA. ABRONIA. Nar. Orp., Nyctaginiacee. A charming plant, with Verbena-like heads of sw rE flowers. Very effective in beds, rockw ork, or in baskets suspended in a conservatory; growing freely in any light, rich soil, and flowering from August to October. NO. PRICE. 1 Abronia Umbellata, rosy-lilac, half-hardy annual; from California. § ft. high $0.10 14 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. NO. PRICE. AGERATUM. Nar. Orp., Composite. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very useful for pot-culture. Very good for bouquets. Hardy annuals. 2 Ageratum Mexicanum. Light-blue; from Mexico. 1} feet . : 5 3 —— Odoratum (fragrant). Much like the Mexicanum; from Mexico. 5 : 4 —— Albiflorum Nanum. Dwarf, white; fine for pots . j é 5 E 5 —— Ceruleum Nanum. Dwarf, blue; fine for pots or open ground. : ° AGROSTEMMA. (Viscaria.) Nar. Orp., Caryophyllacee. A genus of remarkably pretty profuse-flowering plants, producing a striking effect in beds, ribbons, or mixed borders; growing freely in any good garden-soil. Hardy annual. 6 Agrostemma Ce@li-Rosa, Dwarf fringed. A fine variety of dwarf, com- pact growth, vigorous, and free-blooming; flowers lively rose-color, with a very white centre. The borders of the petals are finely fringed . : : 7 Celi Rosa Hybrida Flore Pleno. A new double variety of this very pretty plant, producing a profusion cf densely-double flowers 6 : 8 — Alba. Pure white; fine. : . s : : : ; 9 —— Oculata. Pink, with rich crimson eye; from Algiers . . 6 5 10 —— — Dunnetti. White, with dark eye. : ; : : : B 11 —— — Coccinea Nana. Bright scarlet, with rosy-purple centre. 1 foot 12 —— Finest Mixed . ; : : : : 3 Phe eae ALYSSUM. Nar. Orp., Crucifere. One of the most useful, free-flowering little plants either for growing in pots, on rockwork, or on the open border; the annual varieties blooming nearly the whole summer. . 13 Alyssum Benthamii. White, fine hardy annual. 1 foot . . . . 14 —— Sweet (Maritima). A well-known fragrant little annual; from England. 1 ft. AMARANTHUS. Nat. OrD., Amarantacee. Ornamental foliaged plants, of an extremely graceful and interesting character, producing a striking effect, whether grown for the decoration of the conservatory or out-door flower-garden. Ifthe seeds are sown early, and planted out the last of May or in June, in rich soil, they make exceedingly handsome specimens for the centre of beds, or mixed flower or shrubbery bordgrs. Half-hardy annuals. 15 Amaranthus Melancholicus. Beautiful; rivalling the Perilla Nankinensis for groups and edgings. Dwarf habit; lively blood-red-colored foliage : : 16 —— Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding). Very pretty; from East Indies. 8 feet 10 20 .05 05 10 10 10 05 05 10 .05 16 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S PRICE. 7 ‘Amaranthus Hypochondriacus (Prince’s Feather). Red; from E. Indies. 3 ft. 18 —— Monstrosus. Very large and showy; from East Tndies. 3 feet . 2 . 19 —— Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). An old favorite; beautiful yellow, scarlet, and green variegated leaves. 2 feet . - - - : - 2 : . ANAGALLIS. Nat. Orp., Primulacee. This is a class of beautiful trailing plants, that will be found highly ornamental] for bedding purposes, as they bloom all the season. The Anagallis is also an old favorite for growing in greenhouses, presenting an extremely graceful appearance when cultivated in pots or vases. Hardy annuals. 20 Anagallis Grandiflora Eugenie. Beautiful light bine, shaded from the centre to pure white. 4 foot : : : : 2 : : 21 —— — Garibaldii. Rich vermilion; rare. £ foot : : : : : , 22 —— —— Memoria dell’? Etna. New; large flowers, bright scarlet. 4 foot . 23 —— —— Napoleon III. Richcrimson maroon. j foot . - ; : : 24 —— —— Philippii. Large; blue. } foot . : ‘ . : ; 3 25 Mixed (Indian varieties). Good . x ; : , : : : ; 26 —— Mixed (Large-flowered varieties) Veryfine. . - . . . . ARGEMONE. Nat. Orp., Papaveracee. Exceedingly showy, free-flowering border-plant, with large, poppy-like flowers; succeeding well in any common garden soil. Hardy annual. 27 Argemone Grandiflora. White. 2 feet . 3 : : . é : ; 2 Yellow. 2feet. . ; $ . : : : ASTER. Nat. Orp., Composite. This splendid class of plants is not only one of the most popular, but also one of the most effective, of our garden favorites, producing in profusion flowers in which richness and variety of color are combined with the most perfect and beautiful form. It is indispensable in every garden or pleasure-ground where an autumnal display is desired. For flower-beds it stands unrivalled. The Aster may be divided into two grand sections, — French and German. The French, as improved by Truffaut, has flat petals, either reflexed or incurved, the former resembling the ‘Chrysanthemum ; whilst the latter, by turning its petals towards the centre of the flower, forms, when well arown, a perfect ball, and is best described by its resemblance to the Peony. The German varieties are quilled; and the most perfect flowers are surrounded by a circle of flat or guard petals, as in the Hollyhock. The flowers of these are particularly admired for the exquisite symmetry of their form. The dwarf-bouquet varieties of this beautiful germ grow from nine to fifteen inches high, and are particularly adapted for small beds, edging, or for pot-culture. They often flower so pro- fusely as entirely to hide their foliage. All the varieties delight in a rich light soil; and, in hot, dry weather, should be mulched with well-rotted manure, and frequently supplied with manure-water. This labor will be amply compensated by the increased size, beauty, and duration of the flowers. Hal f-hardy annuals. 29 Aster French Peony Perfection. The greatest perfection in form, size, and fulness of flower, of the Peony class. In this v wriety the petals are turned towards the centre, and a flower not quite in full bloom: resem- bles a ball; a beautiful variety of colors; mixed. 1} feet . : ; Truifaut’s French Peony-flowered. Grown by Traffaut, the celebrated florist of Versailles, France. Twenty colors, mixed . - : Crown-flowered, or Cocardeau. The flowers of this variety have large white centres, surrounded by searlet, carmine, violet, blue, and many other colors. Flower lar ee and double; all colors, mixed . . 32 —— Chinese. The varietv most commonly grown. Mixed. . : : ; 33 —— Original Chinese, with folded Petals. Mixed. The petals of this variety are folded in their length; the flowers are of an unusual size, from three to four inches in diameter; cade the most striking colors of all Asters; plants tall . ‘ E : . ; : 34 —— German Dwarf. A fine variely 4 or owing only $ foot high; flowers similar to the double-quilled; good form. Mixed. : . 35 —— Dwarf Bouquet Pyramidal. The flower of this variety, when w ell ; grown, forms a complete bouquet of itself. All colors, mixed : 36 — Boltze’s New Bouquet. These novel varieties grow about eight snohes high, are very double, rich, and free-flowerng; very fine for pots or beds . 30 — 31 — -05 -10 -05 -10 -05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. bi NO. PRICE. 37 Aster Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered. A valuable late variety, coming in after many other varieties are gone. They grow very uniform in height, blooming so profusely as to completely hide the foliage; mixed . : A eh KG Pyramidal. A very popular variety, growing very uniform in height and shape. The form of flower resembles au inverted eee: Some are quilled, others not; a fine mixture 5 10 Sif Globe-quilled. This is a fine eG ‘ The flowers are formed in the shape of a half-ball. Mixed . A 10 40 —— Giant Emperor. The flowers are very double, and of immense size. It does not flower so freely as many other varieties. In favorable cases: it produces four to six flowers, of which the chief blossom is often four inches in diameter. Mixed . : 25 41 —— Imbricated Pompon. One of the Te pleasing styles: of pyramidal growth, with medium-sized flowers of the most pore! form, very double, and densely imbricated. Six colors mixed . : 10 42 —— Porcupine, or Hedgehog. The flowers are composed of long, quille, curious-looking petals: hence the name. Mixed . : 10 43 —— Ranunculus-flowered. A small flowered variety, very double, immbricated, surrounded by a range of green leaves; valuable for bouquets. Finest mixed .10 44 —— Rose-flowered. A class of great merit; robust growth, fine habit, and pro- fuse bloomers. The flowers are as large as Pzeony Asters, beautifully im- bricated, of oval form, and very double. In habit, height of plant, and form . of flower, intermediate between the tall Chrysanthemum and Fpeny Perfec- 38 — tion Asters; a favorite class. Ten colors. Mixed : 25 45 —— Dwarf Turban, or Chessboard. Leaves of dark-brown tint, roen flow ers ; of a deep rose with white; an interesting species . : 5 oes) 46 —— Victoria. This beautiful kind forms a new class, allied to the Gant Bae ror, but superior to that in habit of plant and form of flower. The plant is very robust, bearing itself without assistance of a stick, forming a hand- somely-branched, compact bush, crowned with from ten to twenty large and smaller flowers, half of them of the size of the largest Giant Emperor Asters, which are of a beautiful globular form, regularly imbricated. Mixed colors .25 47 —— Schiller. This variety, of new form, is splendid in its formation; each indi- vidual plant will make a show for itself; pyramidal; the leaves round, the stock regular and ornamental, the flowers splendid, double, and well set. 14 feet in height. Mixed colors . : : : : : : : : . 2d 48 —— Giant Peony Perfection. This new and fine variety was produced from the New Giant Emperor and Peony Perfection. The flowers not only reach, but surpass, the enormous dimensions of the Giant Emperor Aster. They are, however dissimilar to the preceding ; flowers perfectly double. Mixed .25 AUBERGINE (Ece Prant). Nar. Orp., Solanacee. The varieties enumerated are the eatable fruited kinds so extensively grown about our cities. The white and scarlet are sometimes grown in pots, and are very interesting, being covered in autumn with beautiful egg-shaped fruit. The scarlet variety - is a great novelty. They succeed in a warm southern location. Half-hardy annuals. 49 Aubergine, White=fruited. From France. 14 feet . : : : ‘ ~ .05 50 —— Purple-fruited. Large; from France. 14 feet . : ; : 5 lO 51 —— Scarlet=fruited. Very striking and handsome; from France. 1} feet Sail 52 —— Striped. New; very ornamental. From Gaudeloupe Hee (gence mee fone oO BALSAM. Nar. Orp., Balsaminacee. Magnificent conservatory or out-door plants, producing their gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant-colored flowers in the greatest profusion; when grown in pots, and large specimens are desired, they should be shifted into ten or twelve inch pots, using the richest and freest ‘compost at command, and liberally supplied with manure-water; for out-door decoration, the soil should be of the richest possible character. Tender annuals. 53 Balsams, Camellia-flowered, or EAotched: A beautiful collection of mixed colors; very double. 2feet . -10 54 —— Improved Rose-flowered. A finely” imbricated variety; flowers two inches in diameter; superb; twelve colors, mixed. 2 feet . ; 5 » 20 55 —— Rosesspotted. Six varieties, mixed. 2 feet : : : : ; > Sd a6: —— —— Chamois. Newand rare, 2feet..0 209 6 6 ee ee 10 2 18 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. 57 Balsam Aurora-colored. Very striking and beautiful. 2 feet ee. TAR 58 —— Pale Yellow. Sweet-scented; fine. 2 feet. 3 5 ~ z é ae 59 —— Isabella. Pale rose, changing to yellow. : ; oe Bee ° 60 —— Smith’s Prize. From a celebrated English collection; very fine. . . .25 BALSAM SOLFERINO (Half natural size). 61 Ia tae Good Mixed . . . . . - . . . . . . . 62 —— Solferino.: This is one of the best varieties of double Balsams, with fine white flowers, striped, stained, and spotted with crimson; very showy - .05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 19 NO. PRICE. BARTONIA. Nar. Orp., Loasew. 63 Bartonia Aurea (golden). (See engraving). Flowers yellow, about an inch and a half across, which have quite a metallic lustre when the sun shines upon them; very showy. 2 feet . é : : , i) a 9 9 J 05 BARTONIA AUREA. CALAMPELIS SCABRA. BRACHYCOME. (Swan-River Datsy). Nat. Orp., Composite. A beautiful, free-flowering, dwarf-growing plant, covered, during the greater portion of the summer, with a profusion of pretty cineraria-like flowers, very - effective in edgings, small beds, rustic baskets, or for pot-culture; succeeding in any light, rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 64 Brachycome (Iberidifolia). Finest Mixed; from Swan River. 4 foot BROWALLIA. Nar. Orp., Scrophulariacee. Very handsome, profuse-blooming plants, covered with rich, strikingly beautiful flowers during the summer and autumn months. Half-hardy annual. 65 Browallia. Mixed. Splendid assortment CACALIA (TAssEL-FLOWER). Nat. OrD., Composite. A beautiful annuaJ, with a profusion of scarlet tassel-shaped flowers from July to October. 66 Cacalia Coccinia. Scarlet, flowering in clusters, pretty; from S. Am. 1 ft.. 67 —— Aurea. Golden yellow variety of above ‘ CALANDRINIA. Nar. Orp., Portulacee. Very beautiful dwarf-srowing plants, usually treated as tender annuals, though of perennial duration if protected in winter: they are a blaze of beauty wherever the sun shines upon them. They succeed well in a light, rich soil. 68 Calandrinia Lindleyana. Small red flowers, suitable for edging. Half ft., 69 — Grandiflora. Fine rosy-lilac, very showy. 2 feet . : i 5 5 70 — Umbellata. Very dwarf, with bright crimson flowers in clusters. Half ft., 71 — speciosa alba. Too much cannot be said in praise of this novelty, which is a pure white variety. Very dwarf habit. Useful for the edgings of beds, rockeries, and also as a pot-plant : : : é : CALENDULA (Care Maricoitp), Nat. Orv., Composite. A very showy, free-flowering genus of plants, producing a pretty effect in beds or mixed borders, and growing freely in almost any soil. Hardy annuals. ’ a 10 10 05 20 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S , NO. PRICE. 72 Calendula Pongei, fi. pl. Double white, fine, 1 foot. 2 , ‘ ae 73. —— Ranunculoides. Ranunculus-flowered .. - ae gOS TAS. Geis 74 —— Officinalis Superba. Golden orange, black eye, beautifully imbricated, .10 5 — Sulphurea. New sulphur-colored pot marigold; very double and beautiful, .10 CALLIRHOE. Nar. Orp., Malvacee. Too much cannot be said in praise of this beautiful summer-flowering annual; from two to three feet in height, with green snb-digitate leaves and leafy stems, terminating in large panicled racemes of rich violet or purple crimson close-petalled flowers, with white centre, each from one to one and a half inches in width, and partially cupped; commences to bloom when about six inches high, and continues to yield a succession of its numerous attractive flowers throughout the summer and autumn, till hard frost, forming an elegant object for groups or beds. 76 Callirhoe Pedata. Rich violet-purple, with white eye, from N. America. 2f. .10 77 —— Verticillata. A pretty creeper; flowers like C. Pedata, but double the size, .10 CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. Nar. Orp., (Composite. This genus is amongst the most showy, free-flowering, and beautiful of hardy annuals. The tall varieties are very effective in mixed borders and fronts of shrub- beries; and the dwarf kinds, from their close, compact habit of growth, make fine bedding-plants, and are valuable for edgings; while the different varieties make very pretty ribbons. Hardy annuals. 78 Calliopsis Bicolor Tinctoria. A well-known favorite, the flowers haying a dark-crimson, brown centre, with yellow rays. 24 feet . : UE fk 79 — Atropurpurea. Yellow centre, surrounded by a circle of dark pur- ple, beyoud which, to the extremity of the petals, it isa fine red. 2ft. . .10 80 — Cardiminifolia Hybrida. Brilliant yellow; growth, pyramidal. 1;f .10 81 —— Coronata. Yellow; disk encircled with crimson spots; handsome. 1} f. .05 82 — Drummondii. Yellow, with crimson centre; fine; from Texas. 1} ft. .05 83 —— —— Burridge’s. Flowers rich brown, tipped with orange. 2 feet. Se CAMPANULA. Nat. Orp., Companulacee. A genus of exceedingly beautiful flowers, all of which are characterized by the richness of their colors and the profusion of their bloom. The dwarf varieties are the most valuable for bedding-plants; while the whole genus is worthy of a prom- _ inent place in every garden. For other varieties, see Perennials. 84 Campanula Loreii. Fine, with large, expanded blossoms, which continue to be produced in snecession through the summer; will grow in almost any situ- ation; should be well thinned, so that the plants will be eight or ten inches apart; desirable for edging, or bedding, en masse. Mixed colors. Half foot .05 85 —— Pentagonia. Will bloom beautifully in open ground; requires the same treatment as C. Loreii. Mixed colors. } foot . : . ‘ : - 05 86 —— Attica. A charming Grecian annual, forming compact plants about one foot in diameter, covered with deep-blue bell-shaped flowers : ° ~ 10 CANDYTUFT, VERY DWARF WHITE. CELOSIA, COCCINEA PYRAMIDALIS. . AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 21 No. PRICE, CANDYTUFT. Nat. Orp., Crucifere. All the Candytufts are of the easiest culture, thriving in almost any soil or situ- ation, and deserve to be cultivated more extensively in every flower-garden; very good for pot-culture. Hardy annuals. 87 Candytuft Fragrans (/beris odorata). Flower white; pinnated foliage. 1 foot. .05 88 —— Crimson (kermesina).. Bright and showy.. lfoot. . . . . . 05. 89 —— Purple (purpurea). ya Wi SSS CLARKIA. CLINTONTA. Nat. Orp., Labeliacee. A pretty little plant, of neat, compact growth, with flowers resembling the Lo- belia, and exceedingly beautiful; produces a fine effect in rustic baskets, rock- work, vases, boxes, or as an edging. 118 Clintonia Pulchella. 119 —— Atropurpurea Grandiflora. 120 —— Azurea Grandiflora. 122 —— Alba. White; a charming variety. 1 foot. 123 —— Grandiflora. Blue, white, and lilac; beautiful. 124 Collomia Scarlet. 125 —— Grandiflora. COLLINSIA. Hardy annuals. COLLOMIA. Saffron color. Purple and white; beautiful. Flowers in clusters. Half-hardy annual. Blue, yellow, and white; dwarf, and very pretty. Violet-purple ; margined with white. Azure, blue, yellow, and white centre. Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. California annuals of great beauty; remarkably attractive in beds, mixed borders, or ribbons. 121 Collinsia Bicolor. From Canada. Nat. Orn., Polemoniacee. From Chili. From North America. 1} feet . 1} feet } foot 1 foot From Columbia i ft. PRICE. 112 Clarkia Pulchella Flore Pleno. Rich magenta flower; double; a very im- * AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. NO. ‘ CONVOLVULUS. Nar. Orp., Convolvulacee. A beautiful, free-flowering, and remarkably showy class of plants, with exceed- ingly handsome, rich-colored flowers, producing in beds and mixed borders an unusually brilliant effect, either in distinct colors, ribboned,or mixed beds. Half- hardy annuals. 126 Convoivuius Minor Tricolor. Rich violet-purple, with white centre; trailer. 127 —— Striped. Blue; beautifully striped with white; trailer 128 —— Alba. White; beautiful trailer : : ‘ : : 129 —— Flore Pleno. A new double variety. From France 5 5 : : 130 —— Monsirosus. Deep violet-purple; extremely large, and handsome trailer . i31 —— Subceruleus. Dove-color; trailer; very pretty. From Levant : 132 —— Cantabricus Stellatus. Beautiful pink, with pure white double star in the centre, and are produced in the greatest profusion. A splendid bed- ding-plant, and is exceedingly elegant in hanging-baskets : : 4 133 —— Mauritanicus. A beautiful creeper, with silvery foliage, and lovely blue flowers; fine for hanging-baskets and rock-work : * : : 134 —— Mixed. Good assortment of colors 3 s 3 x f 135 —— Extra Mixed. All the finest varieties. 3 x : u 3 tii : 4 Yyf tie ‘i NS VY DIDISCUS CZERULEA. DIDISCUS. Nar. Orpv., Umbellifere. 136 Didiscus Czerulea. Blue; a distinct and elegant plant. From Australia. Half- hardy annual. 1 foot ERYSIMUM. Nar. Orp., Crucifere. Very showy, free-flowering, handsome hardy annuals; very effective in beds, mixed borders, or ribbons; succeed in any light, rich soil. Hardy annuals. 137 Erysimum Arkansanum. Sulphur-yellow; very handsome. From N. A. 1} ft. is8 —— Perofiskianum. Orange; very showy. From Palestine. 1} feet ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Nat. Orp., Papaveracee. Annual plants, with showy flowers; natives of California; on which account, the first species introduced was called the California Poppy; exceedingly profuse, blossoming from June until frost. Hardy annual. 139 Eschscholtzia Californica. Bright yellow; rich orangecentre. From Calif. 1 ft. 140 — Crocea. Deep orange. From California : : P : 144 —— -—— Alba. White. From California . : arts j . -_: 142 —— Tenuifolia. Primrose, with orange centre; very compact. From Calif. 4 ft. HUCHARIDIUM. Nar. Orp., Onagracee. Exceedingly pretty, profuse-flowering, compact-growing plants, very effective for bedding, edging, or ribboning; succeeds in common soil. Hardy annuals. 143 Eucharidium Grandiflorum. Deep rose-shaded pink. 1 foot 144 —_—— Album. Pure white; beautiful : 23 PRICE, 10 05 05 05 05 10 10 24 . WASHBURN & COMPANY'S — NO. EUTOCA. Nat. Orp., Hydrophillacee. PRICE. Showy, free-flowering plants, suitable for beds or mixed borders; succeeds in any light, rich soil. Hardy annuals. 145 Eutoca. Finest mixed . : ; : i : 5 : F b < ae EUCNIDE. Nat. Orp., Loasacee. A charming golden-blossomed plant; alike effective and showy in mixed borders or grown in pots for conservatory decoration. Half-hardy annual. 146 Eucnide Bartonoides. Primrose; from Mexico ; : ; ; « ae EUPHORBIA.§ Nat. Orp., Euphorbiacee. 147 Euphorbia Variegata. Very pretty variegated foliaged plant. Tender annual .05} FENZLIA. Nat. Orp., Polemoniacee. A splendid, profuse-blooming, neat little plant of dwarf growth, very effective in small beds, vases, or rustic baskets or boxes for conservatory or window decoration; remains in flower the whole summer; thrives best in a light, rich soil. 148 Fenzlia Dianthiflora. Rosy-lilac, crimson centre, with yellow anthers. Hardy annual. From California. 1} feet . d 2 - iy ee . » esa FLOS ADONIS. Nar. Orp., Ranunculacee. 149 Flos Adonis. Handsome foliage, blood-red flowers; very pretty. Hardyannual .05 GAURA. Nat. Orp., Onagrarie. A plant of light and graceful habit, with spikes of white and red-tinted flowers; a profuse bloomer. Half-hardy annual. 150 Gaura Lindheimerii. Very pretty. 2 feet ; 10 GILIA. Nar. Orp., Polemoniacee. _ This isa very pleasing family of annuals; may be sown at any time, and will bloom in almost any situation. The flowers are disposed in panicles or clusters; and, from its neat growth, it is admirably adapted for culture in masses or de- tached patches. The three-colored variety is the prettiest. Hardy annual. 151 Gilia Achillezfolia. Lilac; from California. 1} foot 10 152 —— —— Alba. A very fine variety, with pure white flowers : -10 153 —— Laciniata. Distinct variety, blooming in corymbose form; blue. ft. .25 154 —— Tricolor. Yellow eye, surrounded by a purple ring bordered by pale blue .05 GODETIA. Nar. Orp., Onagrecee. All the varieties of Godetia are well worth growing, and indeed no garden can be said to be complete without them: their profusion of bloom and delicate tints of color have long rendered them universal favorites. 155 Godetia Alba. Pure white. 1} feet . : : ‘ ; ; ‘ .05 156 —— Lindleyana. Peach-lilac; carmine centre . : ; ‘ 05 157 —— Rubicunda. Rosy-lilac, with ruby centre. ‘ : : : -05 158 —— —— Splendens. Differing from the preceding; larger, brighter color 25 159 —— —— The Bride. Cup-shaped blossom of pure white, with a broad and brilliant crimson ring at base of corolla . : . : . + 160 —— —— Mixed. The above mixed; choice .25 161 —— —— Mixed. Fine mixed ‘ : . ‘ : . ". 26 GRAMMANTHES. Nar. Orp., Crassulacee. A charming, profuse-flowering class of miniature plants, with beautiful star- shaped flowers, delighting in warm, sunny situations, and especially effective in rock- work, rustic baskets, or edging. Half-hardy annual. 162 Grammanthes. Finest mixed, including the choicest sorts 25 GYPSOPHILA. Nar. Orp., Caryophyllacee. A pretty, free-flowering, elegant little plant, best adapted for rustic rock-work and edging; succeeding in any garden soil. Hardy annuals. 163 Gypsophila Elegans. * Small, starry, purple and white flowers. 1 foot . -05 164 —— Rose-colored. A variety of the preceding, with rose-colored flowers. 1 foot .05 165 —— Muralis. Neat and pretty; with small flowers, which coverthe plant. } ft. .10 HAWKWEED. Nat. Orp., Composite. 166 Hawkweed, Golden (Crenis Barbata). An old but beautiful annual, of the easiest culture; covered with flowers, the rays of light yellow finely con- trasted with the brilliant purple-brown centre. If. . . .05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 25 NO. 3 PRICE. HELIOPHILA. Nat. Orp., Crucifere. Very useful, pretty little plants for small beds or edgings, flowering very pro- fusely, and remaining a long'timein beauty. Half-hardy annuals. 167 Heliophila. Mixed; a-good variety of colors HELIANTHUS (SunFLOWER). Nat. OrD., Composite. A splendid genus of the most showy plants, remarkable for their stately growth, and the brilliancy and size of their noble flowers. Hardy annuals. 168 Helianthus Arggrophyllus. Yellow foliage; silky white. FromS. Amer. 1 ft. 169 —— Striatiflorus, Fl. Pl. Flowers double; yellow, striped with chocolate- brown; fine; compact in their growth, with beautiful silvery foliage 170 —— Californicus, Fl. Pl. Very large and double; from California. 5 feet 171 —— Green-centred. Yellow; double, with conspicuous green centre. 4 feet . 172 —— Macrophylius Giganteus (Giant Sunflower). A very laiBe eran ing va- riety, with only one flower; from Africa. 10 feet . : : HIBISCUS. Nar. Orp., Malvacee. One of the most ornamental, beautiful, and showy tribes of plants cultivated. ’ Whether the hardy sorts be planted in mixed or shrubbery border, or the more tender varieties be grown for in-doors decoration, they are all alike characterized by the size and varied beautiful colors of their flowers. 173 Hibiscus Africanus. Cream-color; rich-brown centre. Hardy annual. 13 ft. ICE=PLANT. Nar. Orp., Ficidiacee. A most singular, trailing plant, with thick feay leaves that have the appear- ance of being covered with crystals of ice; very ornamental for rock-work, or mixing with other plants in conservatory or flower-garden. 174 Ice-Plant. From Greece. Half-hardy.annual © orl ai. IMPATIENS. Nar. Orp., Balsaminacee. Handsome, showy border-plant; succeeds in light, rich soi] Walf-hardy annual. 175 Impatiens Glanduligera. Yellow and crimson; from East Indies JACOBEA (SENEcIO). Nat. OrD., Composite. A useful and exceedingly showy class of gay-colored profuse-blooming plants, of the easiest culture; remarkably effective in beds or ribbons. sata annual. 176 Jacobea. Double. Finest, mixed. 8 colors 177 —— New Dwarf Variety. Compact habit; fine for ae or ede: Doubles 4 ft. LARKSPUR (DeEtrurnum). Nat. OrpD., Ranunculacece. One of the generally cultivated and ornamental Beilis of plants, combining finu- sual richness with an endless variety of colors, ail of which are extremely beautiful and pleasing. The flowers are produced in the greatest profusion; and the plants, in beds, masses, or ribbons, are strikingly effective: indeed, few plants are so gen- erally useful and valuable for their decorative qualities, either in the garden or when cut for vases. The great difficulty has hitherto been the procuring of seeds which would yield double flowers. To this object we have given special attention, and now offer seed saved only from such varieties as are really to be depended upon, and worthy of a place in every garden. For the guidance of amateurs, we may simply notice that the stock-flowered Larkspur is of the same habit as the old Dwarf Rocket, but has longer spikes, and much larger and more double flowers; the tall stock-flowered variety is the same style as the branching, but with more compact spikes, and larger and more double flowers. The tall-growing varieties scattered in shrubbery-borders produce a charming effect when ‘backed by green foliage of the shrubs. Hardy annuals. 178 Larkspur Dwarf Rocket. A fine mixture; saved from a fine collection. 1 ft. 179 —— Tall Rocket. Same as preceding, except being taller. 24 feet. 180 —— Hyacinth-flowered. Finest reed 3 é 181 —— Dwart Stovk-Howered. A desirable auiplons saved con a beautiful gol: ection . c 5 : ° . 182 —— Fall Stock«flowered. ea nase ae gE : . é 183 —— Pyramidal. Mixed; asplendid mixture . 3 “ : 2 184 —— Tricolor Elegans. Beautifully striped 185 —— German Branching. A good variety colors . . . fe 10 10 10 10 10 10 05 05 10 10 25 05 05 05 05 05 05 10 05 26 , WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. : LAVATERA. Nat. Orp., Malvacee. Very showy, profuse-blooming, handsome plants; exceedingly effective when used as a background to other plants. Hardy annuals. 186 Lavatera. Finest mixed oe LEPTOSIPHON. Nat. Orp., Polemoniacee. A charming tribe of the most beautiful of our hardy annuals. Nearly allied to the Gilia, and requiring the same treatment. 187 Leptosiphon Androsaceus. Mixed. From California . - : : : 188 —— Hybridus. The finest of them all, embracing all the colors from dark- maroon, orange, crimson, violet, golden-yellow, and white. 4 foot . LIMNANTHES. Nar. Orp., Tropeolacee. Very beautiful, showy, profuse-blooming, dwarf-growing plants; slightly fra- grant; particularly effective and valuable as edgings. succeeding in any soil or situation, but delighting most in a moist soil. From California. Hardy annuals. 189 Limnanthes. Finest mixed kere te LINARIA. Nar. Orp., Scrophulariacee. A handsome, free-flowering genus of snapdragon-like plants, remarkable for the beauty and variety of their colors; well adapted for and very effective in beds, or ribbons, rock-work, woodland-walks, &c. Succeeding in anysoil. Hardy annual. 190 Linaria Mixed. All the finest sorts . : : : + LINDHEIMERIA. Nat. Orp., Composite. 191 Lindheimeria Texana. A very pretty little plant, having a vanilla-like odor. Yellow; fine. Hardy annual. 2 feet ‘ . ‘ : 7 > LINUM. Nat. Orp., Linacee. A genus of the most beautiful, free-flowering plants, amongst which stands dis- tinguished for its brilliant-colored flowers, Linum Grandiflorum Coccineum, being one of the handsomest, most effective, and showy bedding-plants we have; for, whilst its habit of growth is slender and delicate, it produces a profusion of beau- tiful, snncet Saino flowers, of a rich scarlet-crimson, with crimson-black centre. The whole genus deserves general cultivation. Make nice pot-plants. 192 Linum Grandiflorum Coccineum. Scarlet, with crimson centre. 1 foot 193 —— —— Album. Beautiful white variety. 1 foot . : ; : ‘ . 194 —— —— Purpureum. A new variety; rich purple flowers, similar to above . 195 —— Lewisii. Blue and white stripes. From North America. 2 feet 196 —— —— Variegatum. Striped, lilac and white; new. 2 feet. LOBELIA. Nat. Orp., Lobeliacee. A most elegant and useful genus of dwarf plants, of easy culture; well adapted for bédding, edging, pots, or rockeries. Lobelias, in fact, are employed as univer- sally in the general summer-garden as scarlet geraniums, to beds of which they form a neat and effective edging. Lobelia Speciosa is the finest of all, from its in- tense dark-blue color, with a clear white spot, and its dark-colored foliage. The varieties of Lobelia Gracilis are the best a oe for rock-work, pots, or suspended baskets, to droop over. The seeds of Lobelias, being very small, cover very slightly when sown. Half-hardy annuals. 197 Lobelia Compacta. Dark blue, with white centre; compact growth. } ft. 198 —— Grandiflora. Large-flowered variety; dark blue .. 199 —— —— Marmorata. Marble, blue and white. 4 foot . : ; : : 200 —— —— Speciosa. The most effective of all the varieties; extremely rich and beautiful intense azure-blue flowers; fine for pots. } foot : = ; 201 —— —— Paxtoniana. Fine habit, with profuse bloom of pure white, with sky- blue belt; the largest flower in the tribe; a beautiful bedding-plant. } foot. 202 —— Formosa. Beautiful; dark blue. 4 foot . : ‘ ; 2 é 203 Gracilis. 3 : . 03 252 ——_—— Alba. White. 1 foot . Z : - : .05 253 —— Maculata. White; large purplespots. lfoot . . . . . . 05 254 —— — Variegata. White, veined with lilac, and blotched with violet; foliage finely variegated; very effective. 1 foot ete : 10 253 eae eae ee Good Mixed. ° a + - ° . . 05 [prs ys NEMOPHILA MACULATA, NOLANA. Nat. Orp., Nolanacee. Very pretty trailing-plants, after the character of the Convolyulus Minor; fine for rock-work, hanging-baskets, old stumps, &c. Hardy annuals. 256 Nolana Atriplicifolia. Blue, violet, and yellow; from Peru. } ft. 257 ——_—— Alba. White; yellow centre : ; : : . 238 — Subcerulea. A fine variety, with mauve-colored flowers . 259 —— Prostrata. Fine blue,streaked with black; from Peru CENOTHERA. Nat. Orp., Onagracee. A magnificent genus; one of the most useful and beautiful, either for beds, bor- ders, edgings, or rock-work. All the varieties are free-flowering, with superb spikes of large flowers. Half-hardy annuals. 260 CEnothera Acaulis. A large-flowered variety, with silvery-white blossoms 261 —— Biennis Hirsutissima. Crimson-orange; from California. 2 feet . 262 —— Bistorta Veitchii Grandiflora. Pure yellow; crimson spotted. 1 ft. 263 —— Drummondii Nana Nova. Dwarf; bright yellow; from Texas. 1 ft OXYURA. Nar. Orp., Composite. 264 Oxyura Chrysanthemoides. A showy, free-flowering plant, with beautiful fringed flowers; golden-yellow; from California . -05 05 10 .05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 31 NO. PALAFOXIA. Nav. ORD., Composite. PRICE. This new Texas plant is one of the finest of recent acquisitions. It is much dwarfer and more branching than Palafoxia Texana; and the flowers, which have very much broader florets, are larger, and of a bright rosy-crimson color, with a dark centre. It is an annual, and will flourish finely in light and dry soils, and blooms throughout the summer. 265 Palafoxia.Hookerania.. Rosy-crimson, with dark centre 25 PEAS. Nar. Orp., Leguminose. The Sweet Peas are among the most popular annuals which enrich the flower gar- den. They may be planted and trained on sticks the same as common peas; or they may be sowed along the sides of fences, forming a highly ornamental cover- ing: in any situation, they are always admired. Hardy annuals. 266 Sweet Peas, Black. From Ceylon. 6 feet p 05 267 ——— White. From Ceylon. 6 feet : : ; ° .05 268 —— —— Purple. From Ceylon. 6 feet 05 269 —— —— Painted Lady. From Ceylon. 6 feet .05 270 —— —— Scarlet. From Ceylon. 6 feet . A 3 05 271 —— —— Scarlet Striped. [From Ceylon. 6 feet “f .05 272 —— —— Mixed. The above mixed . A : 5 5 : 05 273 —— Everlasting. (See Lathyrus.) : 05 274. —— Lord Anson’s. Light-blue. 13 feet . 05 275 —— Tangier. Scarlet; from Barbary z : : i : : A 05 276 —— Scarlet Invincible. Beautiful new variety; flowers intense scarlet 10 PERILLA. Nat. Orp., Labiate. Among the recent:introductions of ornamental-foliaged plants for flower-garden decoration, the Perilla deserves a more than ordinary share of attention. Its habit of growth is neat and shrubby, whilst its foliage is a deep mulberry or blackish purple, and forms a fine contrast to the silvery foliage of Cineraria Maritima, or the lively green of other plants. Half-hardy annuals. 277 Perilla Nankinensis. Leaves, a deep mulberry or purplish-black. 2 feet .05 | PHLOX DRUMMONDII. Nar. Orp., Polemoniacee. This magnificent genus of plants is unrivalled for richness and brilliancy of colors, profuse and duration of blooming. They are unsurpassed for bedding or pot-cul- ture, and produce a splendid effect in mixed borders.. No garden should be with- out these beautiful plants. Succeeds best in light rich soil. Hardy annuals. 278 Phlox Drummondii Alba. White . : : ; 10 279 ——— — Oculata. Pure white, with purple eye 10 280 —— —— Marmorata. Marbled. : ; : 10 281 —— — Louis Napoleon. Dark crimson 10 282 —— —— Leopoldii. Purple; white eye 10 283 —— —— Queen Victoria. Violet; white eye 10 284 —— —— Purpurea. Deep purple 10 285 ——— Chamois Rose. Delicate rose 10 286 —— —— Coccinea. Pure deep scarlet 10 287 —— —— —— Striata. Scarlet, striped with white 10 288 ———— Variabilis. Light-blie marbled . . ‘ : : ; 2 Ae hO 289 ———— Heynholdi. The New True Scarlet Phlox (Benary). There is already in our gardens a bright variety of much value, known under the name of P. scarlet; but its flowers, though of a very brilliant color, are far from being the true scarlet, and only of a dark-crimson tint .50 290 — Good Mixed : ‘ : : é : .05 291 —— —— Finest Mixed. Including all the best varieties . 10 PODOLEPIS. Nar. Orpv., Composite. A genus of pretty, graceful, free-flowering plants, succeeding best in a light, rich soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders. Half-hardy annuals. 292 Podolepis. Finest mixed. 10 PORTULACA. Nar. Orp., Portulacee. In praise of these charming flowers it is impossible to speak too highly; and it may be safely affirmed that a garden without them is devoid of its brightest orna- a2, WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. ments; for the Portulacas are unsurpassed for brilliancy and richness of color. They are adapted for beds, clumps, edgings, pots, vases, or rock-work. The plants should stand at least eight inches distant from each other. Half-hardy annuals. 293 Portulaca Spiendens. Rich crimson; showy. ifoot . . be ihe 294 —— Theilusonii. Splendid scarlet. 4 foot . . . . . «. « 295 —— Aurea. Yellow. jfoot . sites - ; : hap Aa ess a . 296 —— Alba. A pure white; fine. j foot . .. . .«. «.« « «© - 297 —— Thorburnii. Deep orange. foot . - : - : : 2 : 298 —— Caryophylloides. Carnation striped ; white and crimson ; superb. } ft. 299 —— Finest Mixed, above varieties . a ; 2 p : : : 300 —— Grandiflora Flore Pleno. Saved from double-flowering plants, repro- ducing a large proportion of double, in white, blood-red, purple, &c., re- sembling roses; one of the finest new plants introduced for a long time. 4 . f- 7 “Aha ThM i} day pr Xa he tal *“ Nay - , % a A 9 DOUBLE PORTULACA. POPPY. Nar. Orp., Papaveracee. A tribe of remarkably showy, free-flowering plants, producing a rich and effec- tive display in large mixed borders, in shrubberies, or select plantations; grows freely in any soil. Hardy annuals. 7 301 Poppy, Carnation (Papaver somniferum). Finest mixed; double. 2 feet 302 —— Prony-flowered. Fine mixed; double . 303. —— Ranunculus. Double mixed PRINCE’S FEATHER. Nat. Orp., Amarantacee. Ornamental plants, with elegant plumes of rich-colored flowers; succeeds well in any good garden-soil. Hardy annuals. , 304 Prince’s Feather (Amaranthus). Large-flowered; crimson. From Nepaul. 2 ft. RICINUS (Castor-Orm BEAN). Fuphorbiacee. A magnificent and highly ornamental genus. The picturesque foliage and stately growth, combined with brilliant-colored fruit, of the new varieties, impart to select plantations, shrubberies, and mixed-flower borders, quite an Oriental as- pect. In the gardens round Paris, they form one of the principal features of -05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. NO. attraction; and if planted out and grown as single specimens on our lawns and pleasure-grounds, as an ornamental foliaged plant. Half-hardy annuals. 305 Ricinus Africanus Hybridus. Rose-colored hybrid; very handsome. 7 feet. 306 —— Giganteus. Plant and leaves of enormous size; new. 12 fect. 307 —— Major (Castor-oil Bean). Very ornamental foliage. 6 to 8 feet . Ah 308 —— Sanguineus. A very stately-growing plant, with large and highly orna- mental foliage of Oriental aspect, with clusters of red fruit. 6 feet . 309 —— Sanguineus Tricolor. This effective species has its stems and leaves colored green, brown, and red. 7 feet 2s aii : <- 310 —— Braziliensis. Rich green fruit. From Brazil . : -311 —— Obermannii. Deep red; fine. From Africa. 8 feet. ROSE, AFRICAN. Nar. Orp., Papaveracee. 312 —— Rose, African, Mixed (Papaver rheas). A beautiful annual, of the easi- est culture, producing double, semi-double, and single flowers, all hand- some, sporting in a thousand different varieties of scarlet, crimson, pur- ple, pink, white, variegated, and parti-colored. 14 feet : : RUDBECKIA. Nar. Orpv., Composite. Fine large flowers, with broad streaks of fine yellow, marked with a lively stripe of purple at the base; a prominent disk of deep brown. Very showy. 313 Rudbeckia Amplexicaulis. Hardy annual. 2} feet SABBATIA. Nar. Orp., Gentianee. 314 Sabbatia Campestris. A very pretty tender annual, with rose-colored flow- ers; yellow eye. From Texas. 4 foot - < : 5 Soe SALPIGLOSSIS. Nar. Orp., Scrophulariacee. The Salpiglossis are beautiful annuals, with very picturesque and richly colored, erect-lobed, funnel-shaped blossoms; colors beautifully marbled, purple, scarlet, crimson, clear yellow, and buff, with elegant shades of blue. The new dwarf va- rieties form a very desirable section of this pleasing flower. Half-hardy annual. 315 Salpiglossis. Fine mixed ; Ma ving 316 —— Dwarf Varieties. Mixed . SALVIA. Nar. Orp., Labiate. Strikingly ornamental plants for conservatory and out-door decoration, growing freely in any light rich soil, and producing a magnificent effect in beds, ribbons, or edgings, where their beautiful spikes of bloom are produced in the greatest pro- fusion. They all bloom the first season from seed. Half-hardy annual. 317 Salvia Coccinea. Small scarlet flowers, pretty for beds. From S. Amer. 2 ft. 318 —— —— Splendens. A fine scarlet variety. From South America. 2 feet 319 —— Pumila. Dark-red; compact and handsome; fine for bedding. 14 feet . 320 —— Romeriana. Deep crimson; fine. 2 feet . : (Other varieties, see Perennials.) SAPONARIA. Nat. Orp., Caryophyllacee. One of the best and longest-blooming of all dwarf annuals, producing masses of minute cross-shaped blossoms: admirable for bedding. 321 Saponaria. Finest mixed . . . SCABIOUS (Movurnine Brive). Nat. Orp., Dipsacee. A hardy, ornamental plant, suitable for borders. It may be sown at any time in May, and will produce its flowers from July to October. There is a great variety in the flowers of different plants: some of them are almost black, others a dark puce-purple, and various shades, down to lilac. Hardy annuals. 322 Scabiosa Atropurpurea. A mixture of the finest dark colors. 2 feet 323 New Dwarf. Mixed; very fine. 1 foot F ‘ 324 —— Candidissima. Pure white; very desirable. 1 foot: ; as Ge 325 —— Starry. Blooms of this, if picked early, well adapted for winter bouquets. 326 —— Nana Fi. Pl. Varieties. The flowers, which have all the beautiful varieties of colors of this tribe, are perfectly double, and form round, globular heads; the petals are shorter. Dwarfer and more compact habit than the old varieties . : 5 - : : : é . 3 33 PRICE. 05 .25 10 .25 -10 25 Badia WASHBURN & COMPANY’S ' NO. _ SCHIZANTHUS. Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. PRICE. Elegant slender-branched annuals, with very conspicuous lobed or cut-petalled flowers of white, lilac, purple, and rich red, orange, and violet-crimson spots and marks, very picturesquely blended; well adapted ‘for either garden or pot culture. For winter flowering, they should be sown in August. Half-hardy annuals. 327 Schizanthus Grandiflorus Occulatus. Various shades, with blue centre . .10 328 —— Humilis. Lilac and crimson. 2 foot . : > 205 ‘329 —— Pinnatus. Pinnate-leaved, rose paagie! and y Mloneago tied prety. et ft. .05 330 —— —— Priestii. Pure white. 1 foot : - ae 331 —— Retusus. Deep rose and orange-crimson = fine. 14 feet : : . 05 332 —— —— Alba. White, crimson-tip; superb. 1} feet . Maes ee oy ae 333 —— Good Mixed. . Sn eae ae . 05 334 —— Finest Mixed. Including all best varices! . pater ors sat SILENE, or CATCHFLY. Nar. Orp., Cary ae ce Among the tribe of Silenes will be found some of the brightest ornaments of the flower-garden, either in respect to brilliancy of color, or length of duration in bloom; fine for beds, borders, or ribbons. Hardy annuals. 335 Silene Pseudo Atocion. Rosy-pink flower, with white centre; free-blooming. .05 336 — Rubella. Red; from Portugal. 1 foot : eet te An ee 337 —— — Alba. White; fine. 1 foot. c See : a - 05 SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS (new double). SANVITALIA. Nar. Onp., Composite. Pretty dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, suitable for small beds, rock-work, or edgings: continuing i in bloom during the summer and autumn months; thriving best in light rich soil. Hardy annuals. 338 Sanvitalia Procumbens. Rich brown and yellow. $ foot : : 10 339 ——— New Double. A beautifvl acquisition, with double flower, like om- pone Chrysanthemum; very dwarf, and undoubtedly one of the finest yellow plants; suited for beds and masses. } foot. |. : 4 ee | SPHENOGYNE. Nar. Orp., Composite. A very showy, free-flowering plant; very effective for beds, mixed borders, edg- ing, or ribbons. Hardy annnal. 340 Sphenogyne Speciosa. Bright yellow; black centre; from S. Am. Ifoot . .08 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 39 NO. PRICE. SPRAGUEA. Nar. Orp., Portulacee. A charming plant, resembling the Calandrina,-with Amaranthus-like flowers; extremely graceful and beautiful; very effective as an edging, and valuable for rock-work; delighting in a rich loamy soil. Half-hardy annual. 341 Spraguea Umbeliata. White, shaded and spotted with purple; from Cal. 2 ft. STOCKS. (TEeN-weEEks). Nar. Orp., Crucifere. The Stock Gillyflower is one of the most popular, beautiful, and important of our garden favorites; and whether for bedding, massing, edging, or ribboning, it is un- surpassed, either for brilliancy and diversity of color, or profusion of bloom. The Ten-week Stock is the most universally cultivated, and usually blooms ten to twelve weeks after being sown. They grow from six to fifteen inches high, and when cultivated in rich soil, and occasionally watered with weak guano-water, throw out an immense quantity of lateral spikes of bloom, so that each plant forms a perfect bouquet; and it would. indeed, be difficult to surpass the grand effect produced in beds or ribbons by these exquisite gems. 342 Stocks, New Large-flowered Pyramidal. The most popular stock in culti- vation; very choice; received from one of the most celebrated florists in Ger- many. Twenty brightest and most distinct colors mixed : ; : 343 —— —— Good Mixed. A great variety of colors . F 5 : ‘ : 344 ——_—— Pure White. . ‘ : . é : Bh aks : 5 : 345 —— —— Scariet . : : : 5 ; : ‘ Sau hs 5 346 —— — Purple . . : i a : 2 4 “ : ‘ : ‘ 347 —— —— Carmine : . ; é : 5 : ; : ; 5 5 348 —— New Hybrid. Mixed between the rough and smooth-leaved varieties . 349 —— —— Dwarf German (from pot-plants). One of the finest. Mixed . ‘ 350 — Miniature. Dwarf; 4 inches high; fine for edging; finest mixed . 331 —— —— Giant, or Tree. A very valuable acquisition, by its large flowers being from one and a half to two inches in diameter; height of plants two to two and a half feet; unsurpassed for bedding purposes. Mixed . 2 SULTAN. Nar. Orp., Composite. Handsome border annual, of easy culture: native of Persia, with fragrant flow- ers from July to September. 352 Sultan Sweet. Yellow, purple and white, mixed . : : j : é TAGETES SIGNATA PUMILA (full-grown plant, reduced to one-tenth its natural size). ; TAGETES. Nat. Orp., Composite. Elegant free-flowering plants, with pretty foliage; very effective in mixed bor- ders; succeeds best in a light rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 353 Tagetes Signata Pumila. (See cut.) An elegant new dwarf variety, about one foot high; and, when full grown, the plant will measure two feet in diameter, forming a beautiful compact bush, completely covered with flowers, and continuing in bloom until hard frost sets in . i : . 25 \ 10 36 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S TAGETES SIGNATA PUMILA (full size of flower). NO. PRICE. VENIDIUM. Nar. Orp., Composite. An exceedingly showy plant, with large, handsome flower, having a very gay appearance in beds or borders; thrives best in turfy loam. Half-hardy annual. 354 Venidium Calendulaceum. Deep orange; rich brown centre. 1 foot . VENUS’S LOOKING*GLASS. Nar. Orp., Campanulacee. A free-flowering, pretty little plant, of nice habit of growth, especially adapted for beds, ribbons, or edgings; grows well in any garden soil. Hardy annual. 355 Venus’s Looking-Glass ( Campanula). Finest mixed; from south of Europe. } ft VISCARIA (Rose or HEAVEN). Nar. Orp., Caryophyllacee. A genus of remarkably pretty, profuse-flowering plants, producing a striking effect in beds, ribbons, or mixed borders. Hardy annuals. 356 Viscaria. Finest Mixed .. 357 —— Good Mixed . WHITLAVIA,. Nat. Orp., Hydrophyllacee. A very handsome free-flowering plant, suitable for beds and borders; from Cali- fornia. -Hardy annual. 358 Whitlavia Grandiflora. Violet-blue. I foot . : 3 K - ZINNIA. Nar. Orp., Composite. A grand genus of autumn-flowering plants, combining the greatest richness and diversity of color with unequalled profusion and duration of bloom. Among the novelties of recent introduction, the New Double Zinnia has proved a most important acquisition. Its splendid double flowers rival, in beauty, size, and form, moderate-size dahlias. 359 Zinnia Elegans. Mixed. 2 feet ; . : Seek : ; 360 —— Double. The seed we offer was saved only from the finest double flowers, and will produce a large percentage of double-flowering plants. Mixed . 361 —— Mexicana. It is a neat dwarf plant, of compact habit, scarcely one foot high, much branched. It is offered in some lists under the name of Zinnia Haageana, and also Aurea and Sanvitalia Mexicana . . - s 1 vee 05 16 08 14 -10 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. ut Mi \e SS ) DOUBLE ZINNIA. NO. : ZEA. Nar. ORD., Graminee. One of the most valuable acquisitions. Among ornamental-foliaged plants of rapid growth and immediate effect, the new Striped Japanese Maize holds the most conspicuous place. It is a native of Japan. It appears to be a variety of Maize, but differs in many respects from our common Indian Corn. It grows from five to six feet high, and has alternate foliage; the foliage is about four feet long, and two or three inches wide. The variegation does not show itself until the fourth or fifth leaf. 362 Zea, or Striped Japanese Maize. . BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS FLOWERING FIRST AND SECOND SEASON. ABRONTA. Nat. Orp., Nyctaginiace. This beautiful peut is a native of the Rocky-Mountain country, and can hardly be surpassed for beauty and elegance. It is a hardy perennial, of trailing habit, ' sending up immense numbers of flowers of a pure white color, in clusters resem- bling the Snowball. It opens its flowers, which possess a delightful fragrance, towards evening. In bloom from June to September. 363 Abronia Fragrans. Pure white : ae tht | ACHILLEA. Nat. Orp., Composite: Belonging to the genus known under the name of Milfoil. Hardy perennial. 364 Achillea Filipendula. Yellow; from Caspian Sea. 5 feet . . . ACONTITUM (Monxsnoop). Nar. Orp., Ranunculacee. A common border-plant, commonly known as Monkshood, growing freely in any situation. Hardy perennial; from Europe. 365 Aconitum Napellis. Mixed, blue and white. 2 feet 37 PRICE. 10 20 10 05 38 WASHBURN & COMPANY'S NOs =e PRICE. ACANTHUS. Nat. Orp., Acanthacee. These deserve a place in every collection, from their stately appearance, and the legend of their leaves having given the first idea of the capital of the Corinthian order of architecture. They require a good sandy loam. Hardy Seer 366 Acanthus Moilis. White. From Italy. 8 feet . 5 » 5 E AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). Nar. Orp., EP ppiidllicen. Are perfectly hardy, very easily raised from seeds, and will well repay the little care they require. ‘The flowers are produced on long stems, blooming freely throughout the season. Hardy perennial. For annual ee see Viscaria. 367 Agrostemma. Fine mixed; purple and white . ; 4 : : ALSTROMERIA. Nat. Orv. ’ Wegieatioaaets, This is a genus of tuberous-rooted plants, with beautiial flowers; requiring to be grown in a, sheltered position to have them in perfection. Half- hardy ess ira 368 Alstremeria Van Houtte. Finest hybrids. 1} feet : 3 : : ALYSSUM. Nat. Orp., Crucifere. One of the most useful, free-flowering little plants, either for growing in pots, on rock-work, or the open border. Hardy perennials. 369 Alyssum Argenteum. Yellow, silvery foliage; from Switzerland. 1 foot 370 —— Saxatile. Yellow; very showy. 1 foot : : : 371 —— Wiersbeckii. White and yellow : : : - : = ANCHUSA. Nat. Orp. Boniguce: Coarse-growing plants, natives of the south of Europe, remarkable for their in- tensely blue flowers. Hardy perennials. 372 Anchusa Arvalis. Blue. 2 feet 3 : Z ? - : . ANEMONE. Nat. Orp., Ranunculacee. All the plants belonging to this genus are beautiful, and well deserving of culti- vation; succeed well in any light soil. Hardy perennials. 373 Anemone Coronaria. Mixed from selected flowers. 4 foot 374 —— Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower). Violet . : 375 —— Species Nova Pontica. Described as a very beautiful alpine plant; na- tive of the subalpine regions of the Pontic Mountains ‘ 376 —— Japonica Honorine J Obert. Effectiy e, with large pure white ‘flowers . ANTIRRHINUM (Snappracon). Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. The Snapdragon, or Antirrhinum, is one of our most showy and useful border plants. Amongst the more recently improved varieties of this valuable genus are large, finely sh: aped flowers, of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully marked throats; will bloom the first season from seed, and are very effectivein beds or mixed borders. Half-hardy pereunials. 377 Antirrhinum Majus Album. Pure white. 2 feet 378 —— —— Brilliant. Crimson and white. 2 feet 379 —— —— Delila. Carmine, white throat. 2 feet 380 —— —— Firefly. Orange, scarlet, and white. 2 fat | 381 —— —— Galathea. - Crimson, yellow and white. 2 feet 382 ———— Henry IV. Bright cinnamon. 2 feet. : : : . 383 —— —— Papilionaceum. Bright scarlet and white; splendid. 2 feet . 384 —— Yariegata. Beautiful, striped. 2 feet 385 —— Nanum Album. Dwarf; pure white. 1 foot Striped. 1 foot . 387 —— —— Iiermesina Splendens. Crimson. 1 foot . ; 388 —— —— Delila. Carmine and yellow, with white throat. 1 foot Orange, scarlet, and yellow. 1 foot 390 —— Extra fine, mixed 391 —— Good, mixed . AQUILEGIA oa si Nat. Orp., Ranunculacee. This pretty and interestingly varied genus of plants scarcely meets with the amount of appreciation it deserves; it is an extremely showy and ornamental early summerflowering herbaceous plant, combining the most curious forms with the most beautiful and striking colors; succeeds in “any g garden-soil. Hardy perennials. 05 io or 10 10 10 -10 -10 10 10 10 -10 10 10 10 -10 -10 05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. AQUILEGIA GLANDULOSA. 39 40 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S ! PRICE. 392 Aquilegia Alba Pleno. New; double, white, fine 25 393 —— Caryophylloides. White, striped with reddish crimson, Beautiful double, 25 394 —— Formosa. Double; crimson and orange. 13 feet ; “ - 5 05 395 —— —— Rosea. Beautiful rose-color; double. 2 feet - 25 396 ———— Rubro. Fine, crimson; double. 13 feet . . . . 25 397 ——Glandulosa. Blue and white. 1 foot eo aaa 10 398 ——Siberica. Violet; double. 1 foot . . . 25 399 —— Skinnerii. Scarlet and yellow; very beautiful; Gon eeontaln: 1i feet .10 400 —— Finest Mixed ; - . - “25 401 —— Good Mixed . ; F ; ; ; : 05 . ARABIS. Nar. Orp., Crucifere. An exceedingly early spring-flowering plant, contrasting beautifully in ribbons with the yellow Alyssum; valuable for rock-work, edging, &c., succeeding well in any good garden soil. Hardy perennial. 402 Arabis Alpina. Pure white; from Switzerland. 3 foot : 10 ARBUTUS. (STRAWBERRY-TREE). Nat. OrD., Ericacee. A handsome, nearly hardy, evergreen shrub, covered during October and Novem- ber with pearl- ‘like blossoms ‘and strawberry fruit. 403 Arbutus Unedo. From Ireland. 10 feet . . om eee es -10 ARCTOCTIS. Nar. Orp., Composites Handsome, showy, free-flowering plants, of close, compact, dwarf habit, with large, beautiful flowers in the style of Gazania Splendens; continuing in bloom the whole summer, and growing freely in any rich soil. Half-hardy perennials. : 404 Arctoctis Grandiflora. Pale yellow,‘dark crimson centre. 4 foot -10 405 —— Breviscarpa. Deep orange, dark centre; from C. of Good Hope. } ft. 10 ARMERIA. Nat. Orp., Plumbaginacee. . Useful, hardy perennials; adapted for rock-work, edging, or culture in pots. 406 Armeria Dianthoides. Delicate rose. } foot . 10 407 —— Formosa. Rose and white. 1 foot . 10 408 —— Splendens. Splendid variety, with large corymbs four to six inohes-i in cir- cumference, of brilliant rosy carmine flowers; good for bouquets. 1 foot .25 ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA, AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 4] NO. PRICE. ASCLEPIAS. Nat. Orp., Asclepiadacee. Handsome plants, remarkable for the singularity and beauty of their flowers. 409 Asclepia Tuberosa. (See engraving.) Orange. Hardy perennial. : > oll) ASTRAGALUS. Nar. Orp., Leguminose. .A showy, beautiful, and useful herbaceous plant, succeeding in any common garden soil. Hardy perennial. : 410 Astragalus purpureus. Deep-red,a pretty trailer. From south of France. 3 ft..° .10 4il —— Galegiformis. Yellow, with pretty foliage. From Siberia. 3 feet . . .10 AURICULA. Nar. Orp., Primulacee. A well-known garden favorite of great beauty, succeeding best in a northern as- pect. - Half-hardy perennial. 412 Auricula Alpine. This is the most hardy of all the Auricula. Mixed . 51 gl 413 —— English Prize. From named flowers. 4 foot . : : : : 6 Zs i$ Z- Gaon ld) i yy fe Me Bm alhig Ale siilin lf Y y ‘4 FY oe, LE Yj (2 TY DF LZ Ly 4) Y YY ES Ni of G YL 4 WY JLILLE Vi . J aN! Whim, Yj NAG 7 My a Yi MIT Vi BOCCONIA JAPONICA. 0) WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. BARTONIA. Nar. Orp., Loasee. 414 Bartonia Nuda. This is a perfect gem. It grows two to three feet high, and is literally covered with its large white flowers, of the most delicate tex- ture, surpassing even the finest lace-work. The flowers are two anda half inches in diameter, and produced in abundance. Hardy perennial . .25 BELLIS (Dousie Daisy). Nar. Orp., Composite. A well-known perennial. Many elegant varieties have been raised by saving the seeds from the handsomest kinds. Admirable plants for making edgings, &c. 415 Bellis Perennis. Extra fine; saved from named flowers . f BOCCONIA. Nat. Orpv., Popaveracee. 416 Bocconia Japonica. This noble plant, recently introduced from Japan, has been an object of unusual admiration. Allied to the fine Bocconia Cor- data, it surpasses this in point of beauty, of robust, free growth, habit of plant, size, shape, coloring of leaves, and showiness of flower-spikes. It is perfectly hardy, requiring no protection in winter; of luxuriant growth, forming a bush five to six feet in height, which is decorated, from the month of August, by beautiful pyramidal spikes of flowers, two to three feet in length. Deeply serrated leaves, in the way of oak-leaves; are large, of an obtuse, cordate form, of a sombre green above, glaucous below . .50 CALLIRHOE. Nat. Orp., Malvacee. 417 Callirhoe Involucrata. A trailing, hardy perennial, of great beauty. From Rocky Mountains. Flowers like the Portulaca in form and color . - 20 CAMPANULA GRANDIS. PHYGELIA CAPENSIS. CAMPANULA Nat. Orp., Campanulacee. _ The Campanulas are strictly biennial plants by pot-culture, and, without excep- tion, some of the finest of all garden-plants for decoration in conservatory, green- AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 43 NO. PRICE. house, and flower-garden. By good culture in pots, the tall varieties assume a magnificent effect, attaining five ‘to seven feet or more in height, with lateral flower racemes from the base, four to five feet in length. The beautiful white variety forms a most striking contrast. By good arrangement, a rich and imposing effect can be formed, altogether unequalled by any other plants. Hardy perennials. 418 Campanula Grandis. Deep-blue; from Italy. 8 feet 419 —— Grandiflora. A free-blooming variety, with long, drooping, awa aonicne 420 —— Pyramidalis. Veryelegant, with fine, blue omera ; may be trained to any form of growth; suitable for the border or pot-culture. 3 feet . 421 ———— Alba. White variety of the above _ 422 —— Vidalis White, showy. 1} feet . | SE Vy Cy ae ef ann ON ane ee CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanuta Mepium). Nat. Orp., Campanulacee. The Canterbury Bells have long been known among our most es garden plants. Their large bell-shaped flowers, which are freely produced throughout the summer, render them strikingly effective. As they are strictly biennials, ‘it will be necessary to sow the seed every year. Hardy biennials. 423 Canterbury Bells, Double White. From Germany. 2 feet 424 —— —— ——- Blue. From Germany. 2 feet 425 -—- —— — Lilac. From Germany. 2 feet 426 —— —— —— Mixed. All theabove. . . 427 —— —— Single White. From Germany. 2 feet 428 —— —— —— Blue. From Germany. 2 feet 429 —— —— —— Lilac. From Germany. 2 feet - ; : . : 430 —— —— —— Mixed. Above single varieties . . . . «. . «4 CANNA (InpIAn Suot). Nat. Orvd., Marantacee. ‘These stately species of plants are highly pEnamnental in flower-gardens, produ- cing a rich and Oriental effect by their large, broad, massive foliage, and rich crim- son and scarlet flowers. Though perennial, if sown ‘early, they will make luxuriant growth, and bloom the first season. In late autumn, they should be carefully potted, and allowed to mature their bloom in the sreenhouse or parlor, and _after- wards preserved in a cool, dry cellar. In spring, again start them into growth, and replant them in the open air last of May or first of June. Before sowing, soak the seed in water at 125° for about twelve hours. 431 Canna Angustifolia Nana Pallida. Light-red; dwarf variety. 1 foot 432 —— Anneii. Crimson; very ornamental. 3 feet ; : 433 —— Aurea Viitata. Golden; beautiful; from New Holland. 4 feet 434 —— Bicolor of Java. [Red and yellow; from Java. 8 feet 435 —— Coccinea Vera. Scarlet; very fine; from South America. 2 feet 436 —— Compacta Elegantissima. Large, reddish-yellow; from S. America. 2 ft 437 —— Gigantea Aurantica. Orange-red; a beautiful large variety. 10 feet 438 —— Limbata. Intense scarlet, edged with yellow; very striking; from Brazil. 4ft. 439 —— Mutabilis. Changeable; from Brazil. 5 feet : : 440 —— Musefolia Hybrida. Red foliage, resembling a small panna rece _ 441 —— Nigricans. Excelling, in the rich tints of its stem and leaves, either of the others, and nearly approaching the rich deep coloring of the Dracena 442 —— Sanguinea Chatei. Deep red, dark foliage, and stems very large. 6 feet 443 —— Warczewiczii. Brilliant red, with variegated foliage; one of the best. 3 ft 444 —— Zebrina. Beautiful, te foliage. 3 feet 445 —— Finest mixed . CARNATION ees Nat. Orv., Caryophyllacee. A magnificent class of popular favorites, most of "hor deliciously fragrant, and with colors extremely rich and beautiful. The seed we offer may be relied upon as being the finest, all having been selected expressly for us from some of the best collections in Europe, producing mostly all double flowers. Hardy perennial. 446 Carnation Pink. Good; mixed; for border-culture 3 447 ———— Fire German. A good selection from a named gollection : 448 ———— Sardinian. From choice double varieties . : ° ‘ 449 —— —— Choice Bizarres and Flakes. Saved from Hotplate ; : 450 —— —— Perpetual, or Tree. Fine German; from selected flower . -10 05 -05 -10 10 10 10 10 05 05 05 05 10 25 25 10 25 10 .25 10 10 25 25 25 -25 25 Pts) .10 25. 25 .00 00 44 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S ae , Yy L Lipman p>, ff 7 : ‘ij ba a )) as , P, CANNA, NO. CHELONE. Nar. Orp., Scrophulariacee. PRICE. An elegant summer-flowering, hardy herbaceous plant, adapted for a bed, group, or mass, with erect, slender, attenuated flower-stems rising two or three feet in height, having racemes of a bright scarlet, Pentstemon-like flower-tubes, from one to two inches in length, forming a beautiful and effective object in borders, pleas- ure’grounds, &c. Hardy perennial. 451 Chelone Coccinea. _ Brilliant-scarlet Pentstemon-like flowers; beautiful. 2 ft. CHRYSANTHEMUM. Nat. Orp., Composite. The Chrysanthemum Indicum and Indicum Nanum are well-known varieties, so extensively grown for late fall flowers. No garden should be without them. The seed we offer has been saved from the very finest new varieties, and will give a good proportion of double flowers. Half-hardy perennials. 452 Chrysanthemum Indicum. ~Till, double, extra fine; from China. 8 feet 452 —— Nanum, Double Mixed (Dwarf Pompone). 1 foot . CLEMATIS. Nar. Oxp., Ranunculacee. A handsome class of climbers, very desirable for growing against a wall or trellis. Seeds of this tribe require some time to germinate. Hardy perennials: 454 Clematis Flammula. White; very fragrant. 25 feet ’ : : : : 455 —— Cirrhosa. A new variety, perfectly hardy; a very rapid climber, literally covering itself with large bunches of white sweet-scented flowers. 25 ft. 10 bo bo or or AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. ~A5 NO. a ) COMMELINA. Nar. Orp., Commelinacee. Very pretty, free-flowering, tuberous-rooted plants, with rich blue flowers, suc- ceeding in ary rich soil. Half-hardy perennial, but flowering the first year. 456 Commelina Finest mixed; from Mexico . ’ ‘ 6 . “ a nT ‘nN BA LILIPUTIAN OR BOUQUET DAHLIA. ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS DWARF. DAHLIA. Nat. Orp., Composite. A noble autumn-flowering plant. The seed offered by us has been saved from one of the best prize collections. Half-hardy perennial. ne 457 Dahlias, Extra Fine. Saved from a choice prize collection 458 ——Liliputian. Dwarf variety; beautiful . : DATURA. Nar. Orp., Solanacee. A tribe of highly ornamental plants, producing large, sweet-scented, trumpet- shaped flowers of the most attractive character, and succeeding in most any rich soil. The roots may be preserved in and through the winter in a dry cellar, in same manner as the Dahlias. Half-hardy perennials. 459 Datura, Wright’s, or Meteloides. Flowers of extraordinary size, pure white at the centre, and passing to a lilac-blue at the border. 3 feet. 3 460 —— —— Chlorantha. A magnificent variety, producing a profusion of deep golden-yellow flowers, very large, double, and sweet-scented. 2 feet 461 —— Fastuosa Alba. Double, white. 2 feet 462 —— —— Violacea. Violet, double. 2 feet DELPHINIUM. Nar. Orp., Ranunculacee. A highly ornamental genus of splendid profuse-flowering plants, of an unusually high decorative character. When planted in large beds or groups, their gorgeous spikes of flowers, of almost endless shades, from pearl-white to the very richest and — deepest blue, render them the most conspicuous and eae objects in the flewer- garden or pleasure-ground. Delight in a deep, rich soil. ardy perennials. 463 Delphinium, Chinese. Finest mixed; the most desirable of the tribe. 24 ft. 464 —— Celestinum Grandiflorum. Celestial blue; long spikes; fine. 3 feet . 465 —— Elatum (Bee Larkspur). Blue. 8 feet 8 : : : : : 4 466 —— Formosum. New flowers; large color; exquisite blue, with white; will flower the first season from seeds; finest of the tribe. 2 feet : 467 —— Grandiflorum. Dark-blue; fine. : 468 —— Hybridum. Fine mixed. 3 feet ‘ 2 é : 3 . 469 —— Hendersonii. Splendid, large blue flowers; extra fine. 24 feet PRICE. 10 25 20 05 43) 05 10 10 10 10 46 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S DATURA WRIGHTI (one-fifth natural size). NO. DIGITALIS (FoxGLove). Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacea. PRICE. The Digitalis are too well known to need description. They are all useful and ornamental for general flower-garden purposes, and may be introduced into the shrubbery with fiue effect, as their tall, spire-like spikes, crowned with their large thimble or bell-shaped flowers, will contrast finely with the green foliage of the shrubs. They are all hardy biennials, from three to four feet high. 470 Digitalis, Good Mixed. A fine assortment of colors : : ; : oe 471 —— Extra Mixed. All the newest kinds. 38 feet : ; . ; : ‘* oa AT2 Grandiflora. Large-flowered; yellow. 8 feet . : . : ; RP ae 473 —— Purpurea. Common purple variety. 3 feet Sais : : Sein ae 474 —— Alba. [ure white. 3 feet . ‘ ; . : ; ‘ . : 7 C08 475 ——Ferruginea. Brown. 2 feet . : : : : ‘ . 2 . “40 476 —— Aurea. Golden. 3 feet . : : i oP at ' Sd “ete GE ATT —— Gloxinioides. New, beautiful gloxinia-shaped flowers; spotted. 3 feet . .10 DIANTIIUS. Nat. Orv., Caryophyllacee. A magnificent genus, which embraces some of the most popular flowers in cul- tivation. The Carnation, Picotee, Pink, and Sweet William, all *‘ household words,” belong to this genus. The Chinese varieties may be considered the most beautiful and effective of our hardy annuals; the double and single varieties, with their rich and varied colors, in beds or masses, are remarkably attractive; while the recently introduced species, Dianthus Heddewegii and Dianthus Laciniatus, with their large AMATEUR. CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 47 DIANTHUS HEDDEWEGII DIADEMATUS, 48 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE- and rich-colored flowers, three to four inches in diameter, close, compact habit, and profusion of bloom, are unsurpassed for effectiveness in beds and mixed borders. 478 Dianthus Caryophyllus. (See Carnation Pink.) 479 —— Barbatus. (See Sweet William.) 480 —— Atrorubens. Dark red; hardy biennial; flowers ‘first year from seed. 1 ft. 481 —— Chinensis (Indian Pink). Mixed biennials of great beauty; bloom the first year from seed; perfectly hardy. The colors are very rich. 1 foot . 482 —— —— Fine Double, Mixed. Same as above; from finest double flowers . 483 —— —— Alba. Double-white; very fine . 484 —— —— Albus Pictus. White-marbled, with rose; ‘beautifully fringed . 485 —— Heddewig’s. A beautiful variety. The plant is scarcely one foot high, and very bushy; whilst always thirty or forty flowers are at once in blossom; the flowers are very large, from two to three inches in diame- ter, of a most beautiful shape, and of a variety and brilliancy of colors. 486 —— —— New Double. A new variety of this splendid new Pink, having beautiful double flowers, instead of the single . 487 —— —— Diadematus, fl. pl. (Double Diadem-Pink), Lorenz. This is a strik- ing novelty, of wonderful beauty. It differs from the D. Heddewigii, being more luxuriant, compact and dwarfish; its flowers have a diam- eter of each, 2 to 4 inches. They are regular, densely double, and have all tints, from lilac, crimson, and purple, to the deepest ‘black purple 488 —— Nanus Flore Albo Pleno (Benary). This is a new, double, white variety of the beautiful Heddewigii Pink. It is of quite compact, ‘dwarf- ish habit, resembling Dianthus Heddewigii fl. pl... 489 —— —— Laciniatus. The colors are pure white, flesh, rose, yariout shailes of red, carmine, violet, purple, and rich maroon, some being selfs, others striped and spotted; all very delicately cut or fringed ; $ “ 490 —— —— Laciniatus fl. pl. A double variety of the preceding; very fine 491 —— Hybridus Corymbosus. A beautiful new hybrid; large double flower 492 —— Moschatus. (double garden-pink). Finest doulicanisba: hardy perennial 493 —— Plumarius (Pheasant-eye Pink). White or pink, with dark eye. The flowers are deeply fringed or feathered; very fragrant. Hardy perennial 494 —— Veitchii. Beautiful cluster of flowers; pure white, with crimson centre 495 —— Imperialis Plenissimus Pictus. A new and splendid variety. White ground, and each petal marked with a dark spot, like a Paisley Pink 496 —— Caryophyllus Double Dwarf, Mixed. Compact and bushy habit, with abundance of double flowers, variously colored : 497 —— Dentosus Hybrid. Very pretty, but ‘exceedingly sportive species; new varieties are found every year in the seedlings DODECATHEON (American Cowstip). Nat. Orp., Primulacee. 498 Dodecatheon Media. a very pretty little border plant, with flowers similar to the Cyclamen. Mixed; red and white. 1 foot . ‘ - ; , EUPATORIUM. Nat. Orp., Copa A pretty class of plants, with bunches of showy flowers. Hardy perennials. 499 Eupatorium Argeratoides. White; fine for border 500 —— Corymbosum. Blue; from Europe. 1 foot FEVERFEW (Pyrerurum). Nar. Orp., Composite. Handsome, free-flowering, highly ornamental plants, pibiucing a fine effect in the mixed flower and shrubbery borders. Half-hardy perennial. 501 Feverfew, Double White. Beautiful bedding-plant, blooming all the season FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE. Nar. Orp., Leguminose. 502 French Honeysuckle ( Hedysarwm), Mixed. A fine i toes ere red and Net mixed; from Italy. Hardy perennial. 3 feet . GAILLARDIA. Nar. Orp., Composite. Showy and universally admired plants, and among ‘the gayest ornaments of sum- mer-flowering annuals; of the easiest culture. Will thrive in almost any garden- soil or situation, and fine for masses. Halt hardy perennials. 503 Gaillardia, Mixed. Finest mixed. 1 foot. : : : 10 -05 10 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 49 il ij GAILLARDIA. NO. GALEGA. (Goat’s RuE). Nat. Orp., Leguminose. PRICE. Very pretty pea-shaped flower; of easy culture. Hardy perennial. 504 Galega. Finest mixed . SAT ahs Laat MRE INE Bie sb et .10 GARDOQUIA. Nar. Orp., Lahiate. A pretty dwarf-growing plant, continuing in bloom for several months; well worth cultivating on account of its large, showy flowers. Hardy perennial. 505 Gardoquia Betonicoides. Pink; from Mexico. 3feet . . . 10 GEUM. Nar. Orp., Rosacea. Showy, long-blooming, plants; succeed best in asandyloam. Hardy perennial. 506 Geum. Finest mixed 5 : Ap sisare : Baers : j Hie GENTIANA. Nat. Orp., Gentianacee. Very useful perennials. Gentiana Acaulis, which has large, deep-blue gloxinia- shaped flowers, if grown in deep, rich loam, makes a splendid edging in early summer: all the small kinds make interesting rock-plants. 507 Gentiana. Finest mixed . . . pi abl ie iene srehieat use 10 GLADIOLUS. Nat. Orp., Jridacee. 508 Gladiolus Gandavensis, Mixed. The seeds we offer of this beautiful sum- mer-flowering bulb were saved from an amateur collection of prize va- rieties, and may be relied upon as being of superior quality. e would 25 also call attention to our list of Gladiolus and summer-flowering bulbs 50 NO. WASHBURN & COMPANY’S GYPSOPHILA. Nar. Orp., Caryophyllacee. PRICE. A pretty-free-flowering, elegant little plant, best adapted for rustic rock-work and edging; succeeding in any garden-soil. 5399 Gypsophila Paniculata. White, in large panicles. Hardy perennial. 2 feet. 310 —— Steveni. White; in corymbs; fine for bouquets. Hardy perennial. 2 feet. HONESTY (Satty-FLower). Nar. Orp., Crucifere. 511 Honesty (Lunaria Biennis). An old plant, but singularly interesting, from the transparent, silvery-like tissue or coats of the seed-vessels in their dry, matured state, through which the fruit is conspicuously seen, and re- taining the same effect for any length of time; well adapted, in a cut state, for grouping with everlasting flowers, &c. Hardy biennial. 2 feet HUMEA. Nar. Orp., Composite. 512 Humea Elegans. One of the most beautiful of all plants for decorations in _ gardens and pleasure-grounds; in appearance resembling a light, grace- ful, drooping pyramid of innumerable ruby-red, grass-like florets, rising at first in erect panicles from four to eight feet in height, and gradually assuming its exquisitely beautiful outline of growth. Blooms the second season through the summer and autumn months. Half-hardy biennial HUNNEMANNIA. Nat. Orp., Papaveracee. An exceedingly beautiful herbaceous plant, with very pretty tulip-shaped flow- ers. Grows in a light, rich soil. Half-hardy perennial. 513 Hunnemannia Fumarizfolia. Fine yellow; from Mexico. 2 feet - WN na we \/ |/ = Ni DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKE. IBERIS TENOREANA. HOLLYHOCK. Nar. Orp., Malvacee. The great improvement that has been made in this fine old flower within a few years has now placed it among the most popular flowers of the day; its stately growth and magnificent spikes of flowers being among the most attractive objects of the garden. It flowers the second and third year after sowing, and then dies, unless it is kept up by. cuttings, or divisions of root. Seeds sown in January will produce plants which will flower the same year. Hardy perennial. 514 Hollyhock, Chinese, Annual. Double; several beautiful colors; mixed. 24 ft. 515 —— Mixed (Althea Rosea). Fine varieties. Seventy-five per cent of the plants may be expected to be double . . . : : : é ° - 10 -10 10 16 16 -05 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. dl NO. PRICE. 516 Hollyhock, Extra Fine Mixed. From the finest English and Scottish named sorts ° e e ° e e © e ~25 517 —— Splendid Collections. See page of assortments. IBERIS. Nar. Orp., Crucijfere. Profuse-blooming, pretty little plants, especially adapted. for rockeries, old stumps, or rustic baskets. They come into flower amongst our earliest spring plants, and for a long time continue a mass of beauty. Hardy perennials. 518 Iberis Candidissima. New; beautiful; pure white. 4 foot : - 05 519 —— Semperflorens. Fine, white; from Sicily. 4 foot : A - 05 520 —— Umbellata. Very fine. 4 foot . : 4 : “ : 3 4 - 05 521 ———— Carnea. Light pink. } foot SON |S i ae 6 “ - 05 522 —— Tenoreana. Blush. } foot < a A : t Bid : 05 IPOMOPSIS. Nat. Orp., Polemoniacee. Remarkably handsome free-flowering plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange and scarlet flowers; very effective for conservatory and out-door decoration; suc- ceeds in light rich soil. Half-hardy biennial. 523 Ipomopsis. Finest mixed . . . . Renae tenbtaties ofr 310) ISOTOMA. Nar. Orp., Lobeliacee. A neat, erect, slender-branched plant, from six to twelve inches in height, with starry, light porcelain-blue Lobelia-like flowers, which produce a continuation of bloom throughout the summer; very effective for bedding, edging, &c. 524 Isotoma. Finest mixed . . ees Mee rete ieee ane ea LO KALMIA. Nar. Orp., Ericacee. 525 Kalmia Latifolia. A beautiful hardy shrub. White and pink. 4 feet. . .10 LANTANA. Nar. Orp., Verbenacee. A remarkably handsome free-flowering genus of plants, with brilliantly-colored flowers constantly changing in hue; very effective either for pot-culture or for bedding purposes. The plants will bloom more profusely if retained in their pots, and plunged where intended to flower. Half-hardy perennial. 526 Lantanas. Mixed varieties. Saved from a named collection . ‘4 i SHO LATHYRUS (PERENNIAL PEA). Nat. Orp., Leguminose. Showy, free-flowering plants, growing in any common soil; very ornamental on trellis-work, old stumps, or for covering fences or walls. Hardy perennials. 527 Lathyrus Latifolius. Red; from England. 5 feet . ott i , 2 205 528 ———— Albus. White. 5 feet : : : : é ’ 4 : . 05 529 —— —— Grandiflorus.. Large-flowered. 5 feet . : : : stead vapoanes 1) LAVENDULA (LavenperR). Nat. Orp., Labiate. A genus of plants chiefly cultivated on account of the delicious fragrance of their flowers. They succeed in any garden-soil. Hardy perennial. 530 Lavenduia Spica. Lilac, from Europe. 2 feet ‘ f s : A - 05 LIATRIS. Nat. Orp., Composite. . A hardy perennial, found in many parts of the United States, growing in mead- ows and moist places. : Pe PIGMNCEEEES MDUT Gch TELCO en tien yal eyey snr ytwee eam eS 5 AO LILIUM. Nar. Orp., Lilacee. The Lily stands pre-eminent among all flowering bulbs. Stately in habit, va- ried in color, highly fragrant, perfectly hardy, easily cultivated, and blooming from June until frost, they can claim, as they fully deserve, a prominent place in the largest or smallest garden. The seeds often lie dormant several months before vegetating. Succeeds well in a mixture of loam, peat, and silver-sand. 532 Lilium Giganteum. The tallest and most magnificent of the lilies, growing ten feet high, with white trumpet-shaped flowers, with carmine streaks . .25 533 — Lancifolium Hybridium (Japan Lily). Finest mixed . if ; . 25 534 —— Auratum. The new golden-banded Lily. This superb lily has flowers twelve inches in diameter; pure white, with a yellowish band through the centre of each petal, and covered with brownish dots; deliciously fragrant; one stem often produces six to ten of its immense blossoms . .5€ 52 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. LINUM. Nat. Orp., Linacee. PRICE. A genus of the most beautiful, free-flowering plants. 535 Linum Perenne. Blue; handsome. Hardy perennial. 1ifeet . . 536 —— —— Album. White-flowered. 1} feet : : 3 A 2 ; 537 —— Candidissimum. White. Hardy perennial LOBELIA. Nat. Orp., Lobeliacea. A most elegant and useful genus of dwarf-plants, of easy culture; well adapted for bedding, edging, pots, or rockeries. Hardy perennials. 538 Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). A well-known native variety, with scarlet flowers; one of the finest. 2 feet . ; : + aie : 539 —— Hybrida Grandiflora. A new hybrid variety; very fine “4 i Fi ty > G \) \be LYCHNIS HAAGEANA, HYBRID. LYCHNIS. Nat. Orp., Caryophyllacee. A genus of handsome and highly ornamental plants, of easy culture. Lychnis Chalcedonica is strikingly effective in mixed flowers and shrubbery borders. They succeed in any good rich soil. Hardy perennials. 540 Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet; from Russia. 2 feet 541 —— — Alba. White; from Russia. 2 feet. é : ; : 542 —— Flos Jovis (Jove’s Flower). Bright red; from Germany. 1} feet 543 —— Haageana. Beautiful bright scarlet. 1} feet 4 E ‘ . 544 ———— Hybrida Mixed. Beautiful, with large flowers; the color ranging from the brightest scarlet to blood-red, purple, orange, or white 545 —— Grandiflora Gigantea. New; with flowers of double the size of the beanu- tiful Lychnis Haageana, in all the colors of white, chamois, rose, scarlet, &c. -546 —— Sieboldi. White, fine. 14 feet > ae LYTHRUM. Nat. Orp., Lythracee. ‘547 Lythrum Roseum Superbum. Deep rose, in long spikes; a fine border plant. Hardy perennial. 2 feet : : . . : : ; . : MATRICARIA (FEVERFEW). Nat. ORD., Composite. Handsome, free-flowering, highly ornamental plants, fine for bedding or pot-cul- ture. Half-hardy perennials; from Britain. .548 Matricaria Eximia. Double, white; quilled . : oe 10 25 1) 10 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. a3) NO. PRICE. MYOSOTIS (ForcEtT-ME-NoT). Nat. Orp., Boraginacee. These beautiful little flowers are too well known to need recommendation; will grow around fountains, over damp rock-work. Hardy perennial. 549 Myosotis Palustris. A well-known favorite, with clusters of delicate blue flow- ers appearing all summer; blooms the first year from seed. 4} foot . 550 —— —— Azurea Major. A beautiful variety, with large blue flowers. 4 ft. 551 —— Azorica. Blue, shaded with purple; a fine large-flowered variety : 552 —— —— var. Celestina. A new variety of the well-known general favorite, M. Azorica. The flowers are sky-blue, nearly turquoise-blue; very constant NERIUM (OLEANDER). Nar. OrD., Apocynacee. A class of splendid double-flowering evergreen shrubs, of a highly ornamental character; fine for conservatory decoration, or placing on lawns and terraces during the summer; growing in any light, rich soil. Half-hardy shrubs. 553 Nerium Oleander. Mixed colors . : i d S i NIEREMBERGIA. Nat. Orp., Solanacee. Profuse-blooming, elegant, and charming little plants; exceedingly valuable for small beds, edging, and rustic baskets or vases. Half-hardy perennials. 904 Nierembergia Gracilis. White, veined with lilac; from Uruguay. } foot. NYCTERINIA. Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. Neat, compact little plants, covered with pretty, sweet-scented, star-shaped flow- ers; valuable for edgings, rock-work, stumps, or small beds; succeeds in a light, rich soil. From Cape of Good Hope. Half-hardy perennials. 555 Nycterinia. Finest mixed . : ; F : aap A 10 25 10 25 - 10 (ENOTHERA LAMARCKIANA. 54 - WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. OBELISCARIA. Nat. Orp., Composite. PRIOE. Bold, showy plants, with rich-coored fllowers and curious acorn-like centres; succeeds in any common garden-soil. From Texas. Halt-hardy perennial. 556 Obeliscaria Pulcherrima. Velvety-crimson, tipped with yellow. ifoot . 557 —— Aurantiaca. Yellow. 2feet . ¢ : i H 5 : 3 , CENOTHERA. Nar. Orp., Onagracee. A magnificent genus; one of the most useful and beautiful either for beds, bor- ders, edgings, or rock-work. Free-flowering. Half-hardy perennials. 558 CEnothera Camphylocarpa Grandiflora. Crimson-orange; large-flowered; beautiful variety; from Peru. 1 foot ; ; = ; 2 - 559 —— Cinnabarina. Rich orange; yellow throat, stained with rich salmon 560 —— Grandiflora Lamarckiana. Bright-yellow; the most effective and stri- kingly beautiful of this splendid genus. 3 feet . Z Z , 3 s 561 —— Taraxacifolia. Pure white. 1 foot . 2 ; : ; ; : 562 —— Fruticosa. Rich yellow flowers; open in sunshine (diurnal). 2 feet PANSY (HEARTSEASE, OR VIOLA TRICOLOR). Nat. Orp., Violacee. The Pansy, or Heartséase, is a general favorite and old acquaintance with every one who has any thing to do with a flower-garden. It begins to open its modest but lively flowers as soon as the snow clears off in the spring, and continues to en- liven the garden till snow comes again. The flowers are in the greatest perfection in May and June; the burning sun of summer is unfavorable for their greatest beauty, but in autumn they are fine again. The Pansy is properly a biennial, but can be perpetuated by cuttings or division of the roots. Seeds sown in August, in the open borders, will come up readily in afew weeks. The seeds should be slightly covered with fine soil, if covered at all, as half the seeds sown rot in the ground from being covered too deep. They require to be covered during the win- ter with evergreen boughs or a cold frame. 563 Pansy, Good Mixed . - ; 3 - 564 —— Fine Mixed Good English sorts . ; ; 565 —— Extra Mixed. Saved from named flowers, from English prize collection; the finest in habit of plant, size, form, and substance of flower. Superb . 566 —— Extra German. These were selected by a celebrated German florist, and may be depended upon as very fine : : . 2 ‘ : 567 —— Auriculaflora. Brown, rose margined; fine 568 —— Atropurpurea. Pure, dark, velvety-crimson LS et : ; 569 —— —— Marginata Alba. Velvety-crimson, with white eye, and margined . 570 ———— Aurea. Velvety-crimson, with golden ground, and margined 571 —— Pelargonflora. Petals having a large maroon blotch on white ground . 572 —— Mixed. Above six varieties mixed. These varieties form a class of Fancy Pansies, with unusually large flowers, conspicuous by their brilliancy and novelty of colors; resist almost the greatest summer heat. 573 —— Pure White. Constant and fine 574 —— Golden-Yellow. Constant and fine 575 —— Dark-Blue. Constant and fine 576 —— Light-Blue. Constant and fine 577 —— Bronze-colored. Constant and fine 578 —— Fancy Striped. Constant and fine , 579 —— Rose Marbled. Constant and fine : ; 580 —— Violet. White Margined.* Constant and fine . 581 —— Mixed. Above varieties mixed . ‘ ‘ ; 2 : : : 582 —— Faust, or King of the Blacks. Flower, black; fine bedding variety PAPAVER (PERENNIAL Poppy). Nat. Orp., Papaveracee. A highly ornamental and strikingly effective genus of plants, with brilliant-col- ored flowers of an immense size, which, in select plantation and shrubbery bor- ders, are unusually effective. - Hardy perennial. 583 Papaver. Finestmixed . . . . . PENTSTEMON. Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. A genus of well-known and highly ornamental hardy herbaceous plants, with long, graceful spikes of fine-shaped and richly-colored flowers. One of the most effective and free-flowering of border plants. Hardy perennial. 584 Pentstemon. Finest mixed; a fine assortment of colors . 4 ee ee i bo ity iy by bo to io iy to ty by bb iy by bp ocogco or -10 10 10 10 -10 10 -10 r— oo om o ocr or So oro oO or or ot Fe 10 -10 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 55 Ze Lf NS SS = » 2S = SS SS = => —— \) st LL EE -50 50 220 25 62 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. CAMELLIA. Nat. Orp., Ternstromiacee. PRICE. Favorite winter and spring-flowering plants of great beauty. The amateur, in sowing seed saved from the following choice sorts, has a fair chance of raiging some valuable varieties; succeed in sandy peat and loam. Half-hardy shrubs. 667 Camellia Japonica, Mixed. From achoice named collection of double flowers CASSIA. Nat. Orp., Leguminose. A genus of highly ornamental and exceedingly useful free-flowering shrubs, for conservatory or greenhouse decoration; growing freely out of doors during the summer; succeeding best in a mixture of loam and peat. Greenhouse shrubs. 668 Cassia. Fine mixed; splendid collection . : . ; ; : : - CESTRUM. Nav. Orp., Solanacee. A genus of handsome plants for conservatory or greenhouse decoration; covered during the months of November and December with a profusion of beautiful tube- shaped blossoms; grows freely in rich loam and peat. Greenhouse shrub. 669 Cestrum Auranticum. Bright-orange; very pretty. From Guatemala. 3 ft. 25 CHAMZEROPS EXCELSA. CHAMAEROPS. Nar. Orv., Palmacee. /10 Chameerops Humilis (Fan Palm). ° : : - 05 792 —— White. Variety of the preceding LS ee. ae ce, ee ee 703 —— Hosea, “Seeeroee ss ee ee ee eek DOLICHOS (Hyacixtu Bean). Nat. Orpv., Leguminosae. Beautiful climbing plants; flowers in clusters; treatment much the same as the - common beun. Tender annuals. 794 Dolichos Lablab, Mixed. The finest varieties mixed . . 05 795 —— —— Giganteus. A hardy ornamental climber; from the East Indies . -) ae GOURDS. Nat. Orp., Cucurbitacee. The tribe of Gourds is known as producing some of the most curiously shaped of all fruits, and, being of extremely rapid growth, are very desirable for covering the trellis-work of arbors, &c.; the varied and fantastic forms of the fruit adding a peculiar charm to the luxuriance of the foliage. Tender annual. 796 Gourds, Bottle. Avery usefulvariety . . * a ee. Mo ere, so? Ae Two-colored . : . ‘ : . ° . - 05 798 —— Applesstriped. Very ornamental. : : \ saws > ae ¥ 799 —— Egg-shaped. Resembling an egg rivet a Lote Del eR ieee. oka 800 —— Hercules’ Club. Club-shaped; curious . . . «© «© «| «| -10 801 —— Longefruited. Someveryfineones . . . «© «© « « « 210 802 —— Powder-horn chefs sl! viteoe Ud¢ teste tet etey ocT . 10 803 —— Orange. In the form of an orange ‘ : : : of). : > ig 804 —— Mixed. The above mixed . : 3 . ‘ e é ‘ : . 10 IPOMLEA (Convotyutus). Nat. Orp., Convolrulacee. A genus of beautiful climbing plants, which, for the adornment of the conserva- tory and greenhouse, or for warm sheltered situations out of doors, are pre-emi- nently benutiful, many of them'edémbining marvellously brilliant colors with pure white margins, and v arving in shade from the most intense violet-blue fo the most delicate cerulean. The perennial species are invaluable for greenhouse decoration. 805 Ipomexa Bona Nox ( Good-night). White; from West Indies. From 10 to 15 ft. .10 806 — Coccinea (Star Jpomea). Fine scarlet - 05 807 —— Burridge’s (Morning Glory). With large, bright crimson flowers. 15 ‘feet . 05 808 — Dickson’s. A splendid Morning Glory, with ‘large blue flowers... 05 *809 —— Hederacea Superba Grandiflora. A large sky-blue flower, elegantly bordered with pure white; exceedingly beautiful. 12 feet : 25 810 —— Limbata. Rosy-violet, elegantly blotched with white. 10 to 15 feet -10 sll — — Elegantissima. ‘One of the finest of all the Ipomza; blue, with in- tense purple centre in the form ofa star, with pure white margin . 25 812 — Purpurea ( Morning Glory). Mixed . . . . . ’ . - AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 75 NO. PRICE. 813 Ipomea Rubro Ceerulea. Produces a profusion of azure-blue flowers, which, in its maturity, is one of the most lovely objects imaginable. 10 to 15 feet 814 —— Learii. Magnificent mazarine-blue. cures perennial. 12 feet 815 —— Tuberosa. Pale-yellow; from West Indies. Greenhouse perennial 816 —— Quamoclit. (See Cypress-Vine.). : 817 —— Volubilis Madame Anne. A very fnioes new variety, with ammigentied flowers, striped red on a white ground 818 —— Minima Spectabile. A pretty, hardy, annual sneak ah ssa heart shaped leaves and rosy flowers, remaining the whole day expanded . 819 —— Coptica. A beautiful piaabes: deep-lanceolated leaves; flowers, hand- some rose with ES, standing well in bouquets ° : : : + y Uf \ 7 yy IL er Y 7 SSS ae eA AS THUNBERGIA ALATA (see page 79). IPOMZA VOLUBILIS (MADAME ANNE). 7 NEW IPOMAEAS, WITH SELF-COLORED FOLIAGE. 820 Ipomeza Hederacea Alba Grandiflora Intus Rosea. Handsome white flower, with dark-rose throat 821 —— Alba Grandiflora Intus Rosea Semi-Plena. of the same ion ana color as the foregoing; a semi-double one, which is seldom seen in this family . 822 —— Atrocarminea Grandiflora Azurea Marginata. With pailliont car- mine flowers, edged with clear azure-blue . ; : : NEW IPOMAAS, WITH VARIEGATED FOLIAGE. We attach much importance to this new section, and find them worthy of recom- mendation. We beg to state that we have tried them carefully, and found them to come true from seed. 823 —— Grandiflora Alba Picta Carminea (with silver-marbled leaves). Heart- shaped leaves, largely marbled with ever ery flowers white, dotted with brilliant carmine : é : — —— Alba Picta Lilacina (with golden-marbled leaves). ~ Heart- shaped leaves, largely marbled with silver-gray; white flowers, spotted with lilac LOASA. Nar. Orp., Lousacee. The Loasa are beautiful, tender, climbing annuals, suitable for covering a trellis or ornamental wire-work. 825 Loasa Aurantica. Orange-color. 6feet. . . . . . . Bee ——. Herbertii. Scarlet. 6feet.. ©. 2. 2. 8 we LOPHOSPERMUM. Nat. Orp., Scrophulariacee. An elegant and highly ornamental genus of climbers, with handsome and showy foxglove-like flowers; very effective for conservatory, greenhouse, or garden deco- ration, and may be used with advantage for hanging-baskets; will bloom the first season from seed. Half-hardy per ennial. 25 20 25 08 .25 20 25 50 50 00 50 -00 10 10 76 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. 827 Lophospermum Coccineum. Red. «© «© «© « «© «© -« 25 826 -+— Henderson host). "7 © eee eG ee ee .25 829 arse. Scandens. Purple ° . . ° e . . . . = . -10 830 -— Mixeds Tie above varicties. =. Mee Ass) pode Le . ptued DS G ie ae, “a IN S Fas (re - | 7 y YY . N Ox i YV LOPHOSPERMUM SCANDENS. MAURANDYA BARCLAYANA, MAURANDYA. Nar. Orpd., Scrophulariacee. * The most graceful and free-flowering of soft-wooded climbers, whether for the ornamentation of the conservatory and greenhouse, or for pillars, trellis-work, and verandas in the flower-garden. The effect produced by the profusion of elegant and varied-colored flowers is strikingly beautiful. Blooms the first season from seed. Half-hardy perennial. 831 Maurandya Barclayana. Rich violet. 10 feet 10 832 ——— Alba. White. 10 feet. 10 833 ———— Coccinea. Scarlet. 10 feet 10 834 —— Semperflorens, Alba. White. 10 feet 10 835 ———— Rosea. Rose. 10 feet. ¢ .10 836 —— Mixed. Above mixed . F . : : : . 10 MORNING GLORY. Nat. Orp., Convolvulacee. 837 Morning Glory, Mixed. The finest varieties. 20 feet .05 MOMORDICA. Nar. Orp., Cucurbditacee. The Squirting Cucumber; an annual gourd-like plant, with woolly leaves and golden-yellow flowers, the fruit of which resembles a smal! cucumber, and, when ripe, bursts the moment it is touched, scattering its seeds, and the half-liquid pulpy matter in which they are contained, to a considerable distance. Half-hardy annual. ; 838 Momordica Balsamina (Balsam Apple). From East Indies. 10 feet . .05 839 —— Charanti (Balsam Pear). From East Indies. 10 feet .05 PASSIONSFLOWER. Nar. Onp., Passiforacee. A splendid class of climbers, with curious flowers produced in great profusion; fine for conservatory, or will answer for the garden; flowering freely during the autumn. 840 Passiflora. Fine mixed . . . . . . . . . . -25 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. ru NO. PRICE. PHASEOLUS (Scarvet-Runner BEAns). Nar. Orpv., Leguminose. This is a popular climbing annual, with spikes of showy scarlet flowers, and a variety with white flowers. They are extensively grown to cover arbors, walls, or to form.screens, for which purpose they are admirably adapted on account of their vigorous and rapid growth. Hardy annuals. 841 Phaseolus Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet . : “tht vot thas at inte aamiicunt F145) 210 842 —— Painted Lady. Abeautifulvariety. . . . . ped ete ci O 843 —— Alba. White .. ees ah BA ioe SE PUM aS (8) SCOTANTHUS. Nar. Orp., Leguminose. A beautiful fast-growing annual climber, with elegant foliage, covered with pure white flowers, imitating those of Mandevillea, and splendid oblong scarlet fruits. 244 Scotanthus Tubiflorus. A magnificent novelty . Sa oe 2 RR 07-5 TACSONIA. Nat. Orp., Passifloracee. This is a splendid “ Passion-flower ’’-like conservatory climbing shrub; showing the unequalled vermilion tint of the Genesera Cinnabarinna, each blossom being relieved by contrast with a circle or band of purple filaments in the centre. 845 Tacsonia Ignea. Orange-scarlet; fine . . . -. . .« « « 50 THUNBERGIA. Nar. Orpv., Acanthacew. Extremely ornamental climbers; much admired; very free bloomers; good for trellis, stems of trees, and in the greenhouse, or out of doors in summer in a warm situation. Tender annuals. S46 Whunbersin; Mixed G50 % <6 be eee So TROPZOLUM LOBBIANUM, 78 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. TROPZOLUM. Nat. Orp., Tropeolee. The following varieties, as hybrids from TyspesdtiAi Lobbianum, are unsur- passed by any collection ever offered. They are all of the easiest ‘culture, and flower profusely the first year. Though not in all cases perpetuating their respec- tive kinds true from seed, they nevertheless often produce still more beautiful ones. In the greenhouse or conservatory they may be had in bloom the greater part of the year; and in favored situations in the open air, for edgings, covering trellis- Fie or handles of rustic baskets, or trailing from vases, their elegance of form and brilliancy of color render them peculiarly valuable. 847 Tropzxolum Lobbianum. Orange. 4 feet 848 —— —— Caroline Schmidt. Deep scarlet. 6 feet P ; 849 —— —— Duc de Malakoff. Straw color; edged rose, spotted with red. “6 ft. 850 —— —— Flamula Grandiflora. Y ellow, streaked with carmine. 6 feet 851 —— —— Geant des Batailles. Brilliant crimson. 6 feet 852 —— —— Garibaldii. ° Fine orange, shaded with scarlet. 6 feet. 853 —— —— Duc de Vicence. Sulphur, with vermilion spots. 6 feet ; 854 —— —— Monsieur Turuell. Orange-yellow, striped with vermilion. 6 feet . 855 —— —— Monsieur Calmet. Lemon, spotted with crimson; very beautiful 856 —— —— Peraguanum. Scarlet, with black spots; very fine. 6 feet 857 —— —— Roides Noirs. Nearly black. 4 feet. = hye 858 —— —— Victor Emmanuel. Brilliant carmine and gold. 4 feet : 859 —— —— Zanderii. Vivid scarlet; one of the strongest growing varieties. 4 ft. 860 —— —— Mixed. [Finest varieties 861 —— King Theodore. Bluish-green foliage, “and “novel bigesoms of an initenge black; forms a fine contrast with the scarlet 862 —— Lobbi Crown Prince of Prussia. A splendid acquisition of strong habit; flowers, brilliant scarlet; said to surpass all others 863 — Lilli Schmidt Crimson. A bright crimson variety of the ‘Lilli Schmidt . ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. AGROSTIS. Nar. Orp., Graminee. Rank high among the ornamental grasses from their delicate and graceful growth, and are very useful for winter bouquets. Hardy annuals. 864 Agrostis Effusus. Fine; from Europe 865 —— Nebulosa. One of the most graceful and elegant; fro1 n Europe 866 —— Plumosa. Rare; from Europe - : ANTHOXANTHUM. Nat. Orp., Graminee. 867 Anthoxanthum Gracile. A very pretty ornamental grass. Hardy annual. } ft. ANDROPOGON. Nar. Orp., Graminee. 868 Andropogon Argenteum. A beautiful Rereani grass, 8 growing several —_ high, with Silv er-green foliage é : 869 — Formosum. A new perennial g grass, said to exqeed i in Paemerkions any or- namental grass at present in cultivation, and producing a majestic effect . ARUNDO. Nar. OrD., Graminee. 870 Arundo Donax Fol. Variegatis. Grasmneniae reed-like plant, six feet high, with lance-she med foliage of the meal eens beautifully eat: with white . ™ BRIZA (iene Ceeley Nat. Orp., Graminee. A very useful ornamental grass, fine for dried bouquets. Hardy annual. 871 Briza Maxima. Fine; from Cape of Good Hope a 10 10 10 10 25 25 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 79 NO. PRICE. 872 Briza Gracilis (slender). From Cape of Good Hope . r , t 3 of 05 873 —— Compacta. Very compact-growing variety of the Quaking-Grass; and will be found very ornamental for winter decoration and for bouquets . .25 BRYZOPYRUM. Nar. Orv., Graminee. A very pretty dwarf variety of the ornamental grasses; good for dried bouquets. 874 Bryzopyrum Siculum. Distinct and beautiful; hardy annual. From N. Ame. .10 ——— = —_, ae —-7 SSO UB BUCKS GYNERIUM (PAMPAS GRASS). BROMUS. Nar. Orp., Graminee. 875 Bromus BEuZoberonles. A very pretty variety of ornamental grass. Hardy annua! . ° e e ° e e ° ° ° ° e e ° CHLORIS. Nar. ORD., Graininee. Singularly elegant perennial grass, nine to twelve inches in height, with flower- scapes or stems, having slender flower-spikes or rachis radiating horizontally from -10 80 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S . NO. PRICE. the extremities of each scape like the concentric spokes of a wheel. Half-hardy annual. 876 Chloris Radiata. From EastIndia. lfoot . . Aa... %= SD CHRYSURUS. Nat. Opp., cna Very pretty ornamental grass, suitable for dried rg veiee espe annual. 877 Chrysurus Aureus. From Levant. i foot. ‘ . 05 COIX. Nat. Orp., ee. 878 Coix Lachryma (Job’s Tears). A very curious ornamental grass, having ses which have the appearance of large tears; from East Indies . : 05 ERAGROSTIS. Nar. Onp., Graminee. Ornamental grasses; suitable for winter bouquets. 879 Eragrostis Elegans (Love-grass). From South of 7m . : 2 = 06 880 —— Cylindrifolia. From China : a) PS ee ERIANTHUS. Nar. Opp., ‘add 881 Erianthus Ravennz. This is a bold-looking, reed-like grass, from four to six feet high, with a fine foliage, resembling much in appearance the eT grass; rare. Half-hardy perennial; from south of urope . : ELEUSINE. Nar. Orp., Graminee. Ornamental grasses; light and graceful. 882 Eleusine Coracana. From EastIndies . we oS ee 7 10 883 —— Indicum. From East Indies oes ee ae “SF Ee? Ae GYNERIUM (Pampas Grass). Nat. Orp., Graminee. 884 Gynerium Argenteum. This is, without exe stg the most stately growing species of grass | known. In stature it rivals the Bamboo, attaining, in its native plains (South America), from ten to fifteen feet in heig it. northern latitudes, it should be protected in winter by removing to the cel- lar or cold frame. Half-hardy perennial See cut p.79 . . . 25 HORDEUM. Nat. Orp., Gramineae. 885 Hordeum Jubatum. A fine new ornamental grass . . . . . . .10 IMPERIATA. Nar. Orp., Graminec. A magnificent, hardy grass, quite recently introduced from Amoor, with grace- ful curved foliage, forming a fine bush about three feet high, throwing’ out numer- ous flower-spikes about five feet in height, bearing glittering silvery plumes of flowers; extremely pretty. The leaves are lively n, witha broad, silvery line down the middle; and the habit and bearing of the plant are quite as handsome as Gynerium. 886 Imperiata Saccharifiort’,.. 9.4 2) sf Se Ae ee eek eC. Co OATS (Avena SensitrvA). Nat. OrD., Graminee. A very curious pena of ornamental grasses; fine for dried bouquets; suitable for mixed borders. Hardy annual. 887 Oats Animated. Curious. 2 feet : : ‘ E ; a. 8 SPERGULA. Nar. Orp., Gary Extremely neat, moss-like plants, of a beautiful, lively green, ipaheiy used as a substitute for Aes on lawns, which they quickly cover, and require - no further at- _ tention than rolling and keeping free from weeds; foand to thrive best om stiff soil. ; 888 Spergula Pilifera. From Corsica. re Se | STIPA. Nat. Orp., Gramineae. 889 Stipa Gigantea. Fine ornamental grass . . . ae eee ee 890 —— Pennata (Feather Grass). Beautiful. . . . .« « « « 81 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. EVERLASTING FLOWERS. Nar. ORpD., Composite. PRICE. g flow- er bou- in fine for wint ducing beautiful everlast Ser; , but much lar, iver, pro Hardy annuals. esil ACROCLINIUM. An elegant new annual from Swan R anthe Mang] ers resembling the Rhod NO. soil quets, flowering in any garden 891 Acroclinium Atroroseum. 1 foot Deep rose-color. 1 foot 1 foot AMMOBIUM. 892 —— Roseum. 893 —— Album. e Light rose. Pure white. Nat. ORD., Composite. _A fine everlasting plant, valuable for making dried w Wh the garden. 894 Ammobium Alatum. 05 pretty for 2 feet 28 Oo 5 S[ 8 oS is ae fH 2 5 (fs Mo om te i ; from New Holland. << Poa iV, Hie: 7 4 S92 eae GIS Dh & flO =, ee NIN eae ‘ aN DS ‘ NE ne iN Pan A AY « [oN {is Wy NY \\ BEE Mk Sy QQ eS Gia, yp le MF ce Ot. COM eo OF. oe wi Ss Te RSS RX, SS SSeneE 3 ass. LGC Ewes eS ON al” 2 SS DS Se ZirS PP? ¢ hte SO TES cE i CU LA. LEK ‘ CELOSIA AUREA.PYRAMIDALIS (side-shoot). aes os bo §, o § 5g dak. ~29 [a e) ne} ce gs S wid & 6% Sago gE ST oe a 3a SES OFS H bos qi18 Apes a3 ae: £2) | bo R wn Ogg mea Gl po Ces oS & 8 es Can i>) eS wm las} Ss i ay 82 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NO. PRICE. which represents a side shoot of Aurea Pyramidalis). Celosia Argentea, however, pro- * duces its flowers in spikes, like a Gomphrena ( Globe Amaranthus), but much longer; and, if gathered when young, they are valuable for winter bouquets. Grown in pots, they are the most elegant. Half-hardy annuals, 895 Celosia Argentea. Silvery white, shaded with bright rose; very handsome. 3ft. .16 896 —— Aurea Pyramidalis. Magnificent golden-feathered plant. 3 fect . . .25 897 —— Coccinea Pyramidalis. Crimson, same as the preceding, differing only in color. 3 feet . : . : ° : z P : : 898 —— Pyramidalis Nana Aurantica. Erect, from fifteen to eighteen inches; leaves oval, acuminated, bright green; trusses of flower-spikes pyramidal, of a brilliant buff yellow . 5 s 5 : : : : E Ses 899 —— Pyramidalis versicolor. Oval acuminated leaves of red brown; all the spikes terminated by bright carmine trusses before opening, passing grad- ually to violet carmine. 3 feet . SVEN] oe poet hee COCKSCOMB. Nat. Orp., Amarantacec. Highly ornamental, curious-looking flowers, for decoration of the flower-house, drawing-room and garden; all the varieties are remarkably attractive, producing a fine effect when grown in pots and mixed with other plants, either on the stage of a greenhouse, or planted in some warm situation out of doors. The followin sorts have been saved from combs remarkable for their size and symmetry. Half- hardy annuals. 200 Cockscombs, Mixed Varieties . : : ; } : ; - 2 - 05 901 —— Dwarf Crimson. Brilliant and large; from a prize collection. 3 foot . .10 902 —— —— Yellow. Same as above, except color ee cee ee 903 —— New Giant. Very large, brilliant-red rose; beautiful rose-dwarf. 3 foot. .10 GLOBE AMARANTHUS. Nar. Orp., Amarantacec. The Globes are well known, and much admired for their ornamental effect in the garden, and are highly prized for their heads of flowers, which, if gathered before they are too far advanced, will retain their beauty for several years. The seeds are rather slow to vegetate in the open Sie the orange in particular, er which seldom starts without bottom heat. Ten annual. 904 Globe Amararthus (Gomphrena). Crimson; fine; 2 feet s 2 . - 905 —— —— Variegated. From India. 2feet . : ati t. x - 05 906 —— — White. From India. 2 feet x : : _ ‘ . , — | 907 —— — Orange (Hoveyii). From New Mexico. 2feet. . . . . .05 GNAPHALIUM. Nat. Orp., Composite. Fine everlasting flowers, useful for making dry bouquets; will grow in any com- mon garden-soil. Half-hardy annual. 908 Gnaphalium Fetidum. Yellow. 2 feet HELICHRYSUM (Erernat Firowers). Nat. Orp., Composite. The Helichrysum are very ornamental in the garden, and much admired on ac- count of the beauty of the flower when dried, which, if gathered when they first open, and carefully dried, will retain their form and color for years. They are highly prized for winter mantle-bouquets and ornaments for vases. Hardy annuals. 909 Helichrysum Atrosanguineum Nanum. Dwarf; deep-crimson. 1} feet .25 910 —— Atrococcineum Nanum. Very dwarf; dark-scarlet; very fine. 1} ft. .10 911 —— Borussorum Rex. New; white variety; very free-flowering . ’ aan 912 Compositum Maximum. One of the finest of the class; flowers very double, and a large variety of colors mixed - ‘ ; : : 913 —— Finest Mixed. Includingtwelve sorts . . -.- . . . . .W HELIPTERUM. Nar. Orp., Composite. 914 Helipterum Sanfordi. Pretty dwarf-tufted everlasting, with small neat fo- liage, and large globular clusters of bright golden-yellow flowers. It grows well in the open border, and the flowers are fine for winter bouquets . .10 RHODANTHE. Nat. Orp., Composite. Charming everlasting flowers, of great beauty, equally valuable for the decora- tion of the conservatory and flower-garden. Its neat, compact growth makes it a suitable plant for bedding or ribboning, while its bright-colored flowers, elegant style of growth, and profuse blooming, render it an object of universal admiration. The flowers, if gathered when young, make valuable winter bouquets. Succeeds ~best.in.a light rich soil,.and a warm, sheltered situation. - Half-hardy annuals. 10 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 83 NO. PRICE, 915 Rhodanthe Manglesii. Neat, unique, and beautiful; with numerous semi- double, daisy-like flowers, of rich rose-color, suffused with white, retain- ing their transparency and beauty. 1 foot : : A ° 5 i 916 —— Maculata. Very robust, fine, glossy, heart-shaped foliage, of graceful bear- ing, with flowers from one and a half to two inches in diameter, of a bright, deep, rosy carmine, rendered more brilliant by a broad, velvety, blackish, purple-crimson belt, surrounding the bright-yellow disk. 2 ft. .10 917 —— —— Atrosanguinea. Dwarf; branching species, with longer and more pointed leaves than R. Maculata, with flowers of a purplish-crimson -, 10 918 —— —— Alba. Pure, silvery-white variety, of same size of flower as R. Macu- lata. One of the finest everlasting flowers intréduced for along time . .10 10 RHODANTHE MACULATA. XERANTHEMUM. Nar. Orp., Composite. A fine everlasting flower, good for winter bouquets. Hardy annual. 919 Xeranthemum. Finest mixed . . + «© «© «4 6 6 « 10 WAITZIA. Nat. Orpv., Composite. Another fine annual Everlasting, of bushy, compact habit, growing about 1 foot high, and as much in diameter, each branch terminating in clusters of elegant flow- ers of a deep amaranth color, with small yellow disk. Also fine for pot-culture. SOW Atzik) COFVIMDOSAN 6 Gls) ie je eh ee ee 2B 84 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S SPLENDID ASSORTMENTS OF FRENCH AND GERMAN | *. FLOWER-SEEDS. We invite the attention of our numerous customers to the following list of assort- ments of flower-seeds. They have all been selected expressly for us, by our special ’ correspondents in France and Germany, from the various noted flower-seed growers, whose well-known reputation is a sure guaranty of their superior excellence, both as regards distinctness of color and freshness of seed. We have no hesitation in recommending them as equal, if not superior, to any to be obtained in Europe. NO. ASTERS. PRICE. 921 Truffaut’s Peony Flowered. Sixteen splendid varieties; distinctcolors. $1.50 922 Truffaut’s Peony Pyramid Flowered. Twelve varieties, beautiful colors . 923 —— —— —— —— Six varieties, of the most beautiful colors : : 924 —— —— Perfection. Twelve varieties, of the most’ beautiful colors . 925 —— —— —— Six splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors : 926 Dwarf Large Flowering Pony. Six varieties of the most beautiful colors 927 Truffaut’s Imbrique Pompone. Ten varieties of the most beautiful colors . 928 Chrysanthemum-flowered. Twelve varieties of the most beautiful colors 929 New Giant Emperor. Ten splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors 930 New Cocardeau, or Crown-flowered. Six varieties of the most splendi colors 931 Globe-flowered Pyramidal. Twelve varieties, most beautiful colors 932 Double-Globe Quilled. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors 933 Ranunculus-flowered. Eight superb varieties, of the most beautiful colors 934 Reid’s Improved Quilled. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors 935 Double Dwarf Aster. Twelve splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors . 936 Double Dwarf Bouquet Pyramid. Twelve varieties most beautiful colors . 937 Boltze’s New Miniature Bouquet Pyramid. Five most beautiful colors . 938 New Rose-flowered. Twelve superb varieties, of the most beautiful colors 939 Porcupine, or Hedgehog. Six superb varieties, of the most beautiful colors . BALSAMS. 940 Double Camellia-flowered Balsams. Ten of the most beautiful colors 941 Double Dwarf Balsams. Ten splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors 942 Double Spotted Rose-flowered Balsams. Twelve mos: beautiful colors 943 Improved Double Rose-flowered op gare Ten pci varieties. Twenty-five seeds of each : GERMAN STOCKS. 944 Dwarf Early Flowering Ten-weeks. Twenty-four varieties 945 —— — — — Twelve varieties, of the most beautiful colors ; 946 Large-flowered Improved Dwarf Ten-weeks Stock. Six smiley varie- ties, of the most beautiful colors . 947 New Large-flowered Pyramidal Ten-weeks Stocks. Twelv e splendid va- rieties, of the most beautiful colors 3 948 Dwarf Pyramidal Ten-weeks Stocks. Six arses: ioe beautiful ae 949 Miniature, or Liliputian bape a Stocks. Six pay Be da of the most beautiful colors 950 Dwarf Bouquet Ten-weeks Stocks. Six varieties of the facet ‘Deautifal Sales _ 951 Giant, or Tree Ten-weeks Stock. Ten varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 1.50 1.25 75 75 1.00 1.00 i “J oc or Sa ot =T OV «7 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. PRICE. 952 New Early SUC Ow eras Stocks. Light epienid Naniclics, of the most beautiful colors . . 1.00 953 Giant Cape Stocks. Five poled aardistios, of is met penaeinal poler 75 954 New Early Large-flowered Brompton Stocks. Eight beautiful varieties 1.00 955 Emperor, or Perpetual Stocks. Eight splendid varieties, beautiful colors 1.00 956 New Hybrid. Hybrid between the Wall-flower and the pe leaves. Six splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors . - 1.00 957 New Robust. A beautiful acquisition. Six varieties, most Deantifal walls 1.50 LARKSPURS. 958 Double Dwarf Rocket Larkspur. Twelve varieties; most beautiful colors . .75 959 Double Tall Rocket Larkspur. Eight varieties, most beautiful colors . 50 960 Double Branching Larkspur. Light varieties, most beautiful colors . .50 961 Double Hyacinth=-flowered Larkspur. Ten varieties, most beautiful colors .75 VARIOUS COLLECTIONS. 962 Antirrhinum Majus (Snapdragon). Twelve varieties, most beautiful colors 1.00 963 Antirrhinum Nanum. Six varieties; dwarf; most beautiful colors 75 964 Acacia. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors 1.50 §65 Canna. Twenty-five splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 3.00 966 —— Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors. . . 1.50 967 Capsicum. Six splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 1.00 968 Convolvulus Major. Ten splendid varieties, of the most beautiful bolors .50 969 Coxcomb. Twelve splendid varieties, of the ret beautiful colors 1.00 970 Everlasting Flower. Twenty-four varieties : . 1.50 971 Everlasting Flowers. Twelve splendid varieties, of the ane Beautiadl colon 1.00 972 Gladiolus. Six splendid varieties, of the most heautiful'colors, =. 1.00 973 Gourds. Twenty-five splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors. 1.50 974 —— Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . : : 75 975 Helichrysum. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful acl. 19 976 Hollyhock. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors - 1.50 977 Heartsease, or Pansies. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors 1.50 978 Petunia. Fight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . bi a 3) 979 Phlox, Drummondii. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful Bola: 1.00 980 Poppies. Twelve splendid varieties of the most beautiful colors - - 5 981 Portulaca. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . : 5 HAD 982 —— Double. Four splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . ry ul. O0 983 Salpiglossis. Hight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . ; . 1.00 984 Sweet Peas. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautifulcolors . . . .50 985 Scabiosa. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 50 986 Solanum. Twelve.splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors : 1.50 987 Ipomea. Half-hardy and tender. Twelve varieties, most beautiful colors 1.00 988 Jacobea. Light splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors. 50 989 —— Dwarf. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors 1.00 990 Kennedya. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 2.00 991 Six splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors : 1.00 992 Marvel of Peru. Eight ‘splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors .50 993 Marygold, African and French. Eight splendid varieties, beautiful colors . .50 994 Ornamental Grasses. Twenty-five splendid varieties, most beautiful colors . 1.25 995 —— —— Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . : Sie eae 996 Pentstemon. Six splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors £75 997 Ornamental Fruits. Twelve aplendid varieties, of the most beautiful sors 1.25 998 Tropzolum Lobbianum. Twelve splendid varieties, of the most beautiful sorts 1.50 999 Wallflower (from pot-plants). Ten varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 1.50 1,000 —— Six splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors : 1.00 1,001 Zinnia Elegans. Light splendid varieties, of the most beanifal colors . 5) otf) 1,002 —— Finest ‘Double. Eight splendid varieties, of the most beautiful colors . 1.00 86 _ WASHBURN & COMPANY’S THE AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN GARDEN. #1 N again presenting our Catalogue of VEGETABLE SEEDs, we embrace §| the opportunity to add that our stock, as heretofore, has been selected with a view to secure only the freshest and most reliable seeds. Most of the staple seeds are raised expressly for us by experienced grow- ers; and such as are imported are purchased from the most reliable seedsmen in Europe, with whom we have long dealt, and from whom we have received only such as we could with perfect confidence rec- ommend. It is our invariable rule to test all our seeds ourselves, and never to send out any thing but what we are certain will vegetate freely, and prove true to name. Ne causes greater disappoint- ment than poor seeds; for not only is the season lost if they fail to grow, but an inferior crop will not pay for the trouble of planting. American-grown seeds always have our pref- erence;.but some kinds it is impossible to obtain in sufficient quantity to fill our orders, and those are obtained only from reliable dealers abroad. Our prices are affixed by the ounce, quart, and packet; but no quantity is sold less than the ounce or quart at these prices: when less is ordered, they will be supplied in packets at that rate.. All the kinds can be supplied by the pound or bushel at the lowest market rate for prime seeds. Prices of seeds vary, to some extent, from the time of harvesting to the time of planting, and we do not feel bound by these prices unless orders are sent in early. We can only ad- vise our customers. to give their orders in good season to secure the most favorable terms. * ARTICHOKE (Cynara ScoLymtvs). German, Artischoke.— French, Artichaut.— Spanish, Alcachofa. - The Artichoke is a native of the south of Europe, and is principally cultivated in the gar- dens of the French, by whom it is considered more as a luxury than as a profitable escu- lent. The heads, in their immature state, and before their blue thistle-like flowers open, are cut, and boiled in salt and water. The edible part is merely the fleshy substance on the bottom of the scales, which, to make palatable, has to be dipped in a nicely prepared sauce of butter and spices. They are frequently eaten as salad in a raw state. Culture. — The Artichoke may be grown from seed or offset suckers, separated early in spring. The best way to obtain’a supply from seed is to sow the seeds in April in a bed of good rich earth, or it may be planted in drills one inch deep, and about twelve inches apart. It should be transplanted the following spring to a permanent place. Either in beds or drills, plants should stand two feet apart each way, requiring a deep, rich, moist loam; also should be protected with leaves or straw during winter. Large Globe. A very large sort, most generally cultivated. Heads or buds very large, nearly round, and with a dusky-purplish tint. Per packet, 10 - 50 Green, or Common. Heads large, of a conical form; scales deep green, thick, and fleshy; pointed at the tips, and turned outwards. Per packet, 10 . - 0 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 87 ASPARAGUS (AsPARAGUS OFFICINALIS). German, Spargel. — French, Asperge. — Spanish, Esparrago. This universal vegetable is supposed to be a native of Great Britain, where it is found on the banks of sandy soil contiguous to the sea, growing luxuriantly under the salt breezes. iN There are, it is said, several varieties of Aspara- gus; but the difference mainly arises from the nature of the soil. Culture. — Sow the seed early in spring, one inch deep, and three or four inches apart, in rows one foot apart. When two years old, they may be transplanted into permanent beds, the plants placed a foot apart in each direction, and at least four inches beneath the surface. To make it ‘ Giant,’’ be particular to select for the bed warm rich soil. Trench it at least eigh- teen inches deep, working in six inches or more depth of well-rotted manure. Every fall cover the bed with manure, and in spring dig it in lightly, care being taken not to disturb the roots. per oz. Giant Purple top. Grows to a good size; excellent. Per pkt., 5 . 3 Conover’s Colossal. A European varie- ty, introduced several years since, which, by acareful selection of seeds from the most vigorous shoots, has been wonderfully improved both in size and quality, in point of which it surpasses all other varieties in culti- vation. Per pkt., 25 5 ena . 1.00 ENGLISH BEAN (FABA VULGARIS). German, Gartenbohne.— French, Feve de Marais. — Spanish, Haba. The following varieties are much grown in Eng- land, but find little favor in this country. ZE Culture. — Sow as early as the ground will ad- - SS Z mit, in rows two feet apart, and three inches apart 2 SE in the rows. They will come sooner into bearing LSSSSSAZ ZZ SEE if the tops of the plants are pinched off as soon as —— 22A= they are in full bloom. Succeed best in a deep, SSSO—"—y\X—nvaQOWqZZ- strong, loamy soil. SS» (GZ “By Mail, 8 cents a pint extra. per qt. aA Early Mazagan. From Mazagan, on the coast of Africa, is one of the hardiest sorts now in cultivation. Stems from two to three feet high . : . 85 Broad Windsor. This familiar sort is, ; much esteemed and extensively cul- tivated, remaining fit for use longer than any other variety. A sure bearer : : walle BEANS, Bush (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS). 7 German, Bohne. — French, Haricot. — Spanish, Fryolenano. The plants of this class vary from a foot to two 2 feet in height. They require no stake or pole for 2A their support. By Mail, 8 cents a pint extra. _ per qt. Early Yellow Six Weeks. Excellent for string or shell; one of the earliest . .40 Early Turtle Soup. Much esteemed, when dry, for cooking. Sigs . 80 10 Ze Z SB A i = AAW -40 88 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S er qt. Early Valentine. Long tender pod; an excellent string-bean . er ae oe 46 Early Mohawk. Early, productive,and very hardy. . . «.«. . «. . .40 Early China. Red eye; one of the most productive . : ° - 40 Early Marrowfat. White; an excellent shell-bean; valuable, when ‘ary, for baking .30 Red Bush Cranberry. One of the best Strine “beans : : : a eae Refugee, or Thousand to One. A favorite string with many: very productive . .40 White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf. Late and productive Peete > uA Dwarf Horticultural, or Zebra. Excellent, greenordry . . . . . 450 BEANS, POLE (PHAsEoLus VULGARIS). German, Stanger Bohne. — French, Haricots a rames. — Spanish, Judias. As a class, these are less hardy than the dwarfs, and are, not usually planted so early in the season. The common practice is to ie in hills three feet or three and a half apart, with a stake or pole to run upon. By Mail, 8 cents a pint extra. er qt. London Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. May be used as a re or, : when more advanced, shelled, as the Lima; very productive Red Cranberry. This is one of the oldest and most familiar of eae beans; ex- cellent as a string or snap bean . : : : 50 White Case Knife. Most prolific of the running varieties. e a shelled bean, it is of excellent quality in its green state, and, when ripe, farinaceous pod well-flavored . . : - . . -50 Indian Chief, or Wax. One of the best varieties either for flops or shelled; re- markable for its fine, tender, and richly-colored pods; very productive Giant Wax. Recently introduced, and differing essentially from the old German Wax BEAN, being of a more robust growth and more productive. The pods are from six to nine inches in length, and from three-fourths to one inch in breadth; the beans, when ripe, are of a reddish color. The pods, when fit for use, are of a clear, waxy color, perfectly stringless, and, when cooked, are as tender as marrow, and truly delicious. Per pkt. 125°. «1.00 BEANS, RUNNERS (PHASEOLUS MULTIFLORUS). German, Grosse Bunte Bohne. — French, Haricot d’ Espagne. — Spanish, Judia Vastago d’ Es- pana. “a or er qt. Scarlet Runner. A very prolific variety; fine for covering arbors, trained wae i pales, up the walls of cottages, ‘which they enliven by the brightness of their blossoms, at the same time yielding a ORE ‘of wholesome and - nutricious food . ° 50 White Runners. A variety of the Senten ane ove a shall boku either rece or white, they are considered superior to the sarge and often seen in our markets under the name of Lima . : - 50 Painted Lady. A sub-variety of the Scarlet Runver, with variegated flowers: the upper petals being scarlet, the lower white : - .60 Carter’s Champion Runner. A gigantic variety of. Scarlet Runners, having pods nearly double the size of the old variety; it is more robust in grow th, and is an extraordinary cropper. Per pkt., .25. ; . BEANS, LIMA (PuHAsEorus LuNnaAtus). German, Bohne von Lima. — French, Haricot de Lima. — Spanish, Haba Vastago de Lima. per qt. Large Lima. This is one of the latest, as well as the most tender, of all garden beans; the best time for planting being from the first to the middle of May. In planting, be sure to place the eye downwards Small Lima, Carolina, Sewee, Sieva, or Saba. This is one of the most produc tive of all varieties. The beans, in their green or ripe state, are similar to the Lima, and are nearly as delicate and rich flavored. It is from two to three weeks earlier . ‘ ‘ ; a 2 ph i ree BEET (Beta VULcGaRis). German, Runkle Rube. — French, Betterave. — Spanish, Bettaraga. Culture.— For early use, sowings are sometimes made in November; but the general practice is to sow the seed in April, as soon as the frost is out of the eround, or as soon as the soil can be worked. For use in autumn, the seed should be sown about the middle or cr AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 89 twentieth of May; and for the winter supply, from the first to the middle of June.. Lay out the ground in beds five or six feet in width, and of a length proportionate to the supply re- quir ed; spade or fork the soil deeply and thoroughly over; rake the surface smooth and even; and draw the dr ills across the beds fourteen inches. apart, and about an inch and a half in depth. Sow the seeds thickly enough to secure a plant for every two or three inches, and cover to the depth of the drills. When they are two inches in height, they should be thinned to five or six inches apart. EGYPTIAN BEET (one-third natural size). per oz. Egyptian Turnip. This new - variety was sent us for trial last season, and proved one of the finest. Very ee early, Beet form, and fine flavor. One of the very best. Per pkt., : Early Flat Bassano. An Italian Fee seven to fen days paces than the Early Turnip. Flesh white, circled or zoned with bright pink; very render and juicy; not suited for winter use unless sown quite late. Per pkt., . Simon’s Early. An improvement on other early kinds; and is now se the Bassano, being quite as early, and of a blood-red color; smooth and tur nip-shaped. Most valuable variety for the market. Per ‘pkt., 10 Early Turnip Blood. One of the best for general use. Flesh deep blood-red, sometimes circled and rayed with paler red: sweet and tender. Per pkt., 5 Early Yellow Turnip, or Orange. A sub-variety of the Blood Turnip, differing in color. Flesh yellow, close-grained, sweet, and tender. Per pkt., 5 Long Smooth Dark Blood. An improved variety of the Long Blood. vee sweet, tender, and fine grained; fine winter beet if sown late. Per pkt., Henderson’s Pineapple. Short top, medium size. Flesh very deep blood-red, a grained, sweet, tender, and of excellent quality. Per pkt., 10 . White Sugar. A large variety. grown extensively for feeding 00s, although the young roots are tender, sweet, and well flavored. Per pkt., .d. i Long Red Mangel Wurzel. A large variety, grown principally for feeding ode. When young, is sometimes used for the table. Flesh white, zoned and clouded with different shades of red; is hardy, and keeps well. Per pkt., .5 Yellow Globe. Large, round, orange-colored variety; keeps better ee the Tone Red, and produces better er ops on shallow ground. Per pkt., . Carter’s Champion Mangel. This improved variety of Orange Globe is superior to any other sort, and produces a greater weight per acre. Per lb., .75 20 -20 15 15 15 30 10 10 .10 10 90: WASHBURN & COMPANY’S . er 02. Swiss Chard, or Silver. This variety is cultivated for its leaf-stalks, which Bs served up much like Asparagus, and for its leaves cooked as Spinach. If cut often, new stalks will be reproduced. Per pkt.,.6 . 5 : , Perpetual Spinach. Leaves large, of good color; flavor superior to Spinach, for which it is used as a substitute. In use the whole season. Perpkt.,.10. .25 BORECOLE, or KALE (Brassica OLERACEA ACEPHALA). German, Blatter Kohl. — French, Chou vert.— Spanish, Breton. Borecole, German Greens, or Scotch Kale, is a very delicate vegetable. It is essential to its perfection that it be acted upon by the frost before it is cut for the kitchen. The part used are the tops or crown of the plant, with any of the side sprouts. It boils well, and is tender and sweet. : Culture.— The seeds are sown at the time of sowing the seeds of the Cabbage or Cauliflower, and in the same manner: early plants may, be started in a hotbed, or the seed may be sown in the open ground in May. In transplanting, treat the plants same as young cabbages, setting them more or less remote, according to the size or habit of the variety. Requires a light, rich soil. per 0z. Abergeldie. A dwarf-curled Kale, of extreme beauty, good color, delicate mellow flavor, and as double as a fine curled Parsley. This is a valuable winter green,and will be found a very useful and handsome garnish. Per pkt.,25 .75 Dwarf Curled Kale, or German Greens. This is a hardy, low-growing variety; finely curled. A fine variety for winter and spring use when planted in a light cellar, or other protection from the severity of the weather. Per pkt.,10 .25 Tall Green Curled. A fine hardy and productive variety. Perpkt.,10. . -’ .20 Cottager’s ae a It is exceedingly hardy, of exceYJent flavor, and very productive. er pkt., 10. ° . . . : : ; ° : : : . Carter’s Improved Garnishing. This will produce more than twenty varieties, some of which are worthy of a place in a greenhouse, being quite equal in color to the new Coleus. The colors vary from rich crimson to white laced and fringed. Per pkt., 10. : : . : : : : iy BRUSSELS SPROUTS (Brassica OLERACEA VAR). German, Gruner, Sprossen.— French, Chou de Bruzelles. Cultivated for the small heads, which are produced in great numbers on the main stem of the plant, and are in perfection in the autumn. They are very tender, and of fine flavor after early frosts. Sow in seed-beds in May; transplant and cultivate as directed for Cabbage. 15 35 per 02. Own Saving. A new English variety, very fine. Per pkt., 10. . . 30 The Albert Sprout. It comes in after the other varieties. The flavor, after cooking, is all that could be desired, — mild, mellow, and very fine. Per pkt.,10 . - 00 BROCCOLI (Brassica OLERACEA BorryTIs). German, Brocoli, Spargel-kohl. — French, Chou Brocoli. — Spanish, Broculi. In its structure and general habit, the Broc- coli resembles the Cauliflower. It is very hardy, and sure to head, but inferior in flavor. Culture.— The seeds should be sown in hotbeds in April, or in open ground in May, in a very deep rich soil. Sow the seeds toler- ably thick on the surface. Transplant in June or July, when the weather is moist, in rows two feet apart, and twenty inches in the row. When they have advanced in growth, draw some earth to their stems, which greatly pro- motes their luxuriance. per 0z. Early Purple Cape. This has a close compact head of a purple color. Hardy, and of excellent flavor. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Per pkt., 10 : ah <8 » 60 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. — 91 el OZ. White Cape. Later than the preceding; should be planted early in April. The headss when perfected, are large and white, and compact. Per pkt.,10 . be aD Chappell’s Large Cream Colored. A very ee and fine sort; fowee cream-yellow ; very 7 early. Ber pktiy LO) s : : - : : -60 Snow’s Superb White Winter. A dwarf variety. The leaves are broad, with short stems; the heads are large, white, very compact. Per pkt., 25 ‘ . 1.50 Carter’s Champion. Dwarf, compact-growing, large-headed; the best late variety in cultivation. Per pkt., 10 : : A : ti : . 1.00 Carter’s Summer. A new variety, with enormous, close, white heaae! eomine be- tween the late Broccoli and the Cauliflower. Per pkt., 25 Bias 2.00 CC \ Wis Ge ; Z YW \ ,) ; \ i Mi ((. ———a ——-~ NWN will WY it NX uh Gp SX eae sees . WY (ag Se \ \ ye y —ILYSSS \\ \an « \) , NY Wermund WAS fe Oe at My X os a ee Ns nore A vy A Wy ee w y “ \ > a WAY "is an ly iy a A\\y y, \ vas se ys i ¢ SST \ ‘e * “ yi Toa Zh. N 7, wy My i; IN ) Wi ‘i \ ha o (igs i \ \\ & »\ ny » a o) VAN p) an i . ——-< SA S Ggvw ZZ LZ titiiig I POSSELL Sle EARLY SCHWEINFURTH CABBAGE. CABBAGE (Brassica OLERACEA CAPITATA). German, Kopfkohl.— French, Chou Pomme. — Spanish, Repollo. One of the most popular vegetables grown. Culture.— The Cabbage can be cultivated by the most simple and easy means. It grows in most soils, and produces its beneficial heads nine months in the year. The ground must be rich, or made so by a good coat of manure, as they have strong , tapering roots. Digging or ploughing deep is very essential. For early use, sow in hotbeds in F ebruary or March; and for winter, the seeds may be sown in the open oround in May or June. When five or six inches high, transplant to from twelve to thirty inches apart. Wintering Cabbages. — If you have not a dry, airy, vegetable cellar nor open shed to spare for burying them, take a sheltered part of the gar den, and bury the roots, stalks, and part of the head, in the earth; over which, in severe weather, place a good sprinkling of straw, and a few boards. In southern latitudes, this is unnecessary. per 0Z. Early Wyman. The best and most profitable early market-cabbage grown. It heads early, is of large size and first quality, and brings the highest price of any early cabbage brought into the Boston market, “selling readily last season by the thousand, at $18 per hundred. It took the first prize at the last and several previous exhibitions of the Mass. Hort. Soc. Per’pkt.,25 . 1.00 92 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S Per oz. Early Schweinfurth. A remarkable and valuable variety, both for earliness and large size; adapted chiefly for summer and autumn use. Per pkt.,10 . Early York. “As an early market sort, one of the most popular. The head is of rather less than medium size, roundish-ovoid, close and well-formed; ten— der and well-flavored. Per pkt., SAG : - : ° Early Wakefield. A variety similar in form to the Early York, ‘atch os putes grows to,a good size; a favorite with market-gardeners. Per pkt., 10 Early Drumhead, or Battersea. This is a round flat-headed Nery ea of excellent quality; one of the latest among the early sorts. Per pkt.,5 . : Early Queen. Véry fine; medium size; quite early. Perpkt.,5 . : Green Glazed. Heads large, rather Tce Its texture is coarse and hard; less liable to the attacks of the cabbage-worm than other sorts. Per pkt., Ds : Large York. A larger variety than the Early York, which it somewhat resembles. The head, is broader, and more firm and solid. Per pkt., 5 ; Large Late Drumhead. Heads large; round, sometimes flattened a little at the top; ; close and firm; very hardy, and keeps well for a winter cabbage. Per pkt., 5 Large French Oxheart.. A variety which is taking the place of many Fothers. It is tender, forms its heads readily, and well-flavored. Per pkt., 10 : Little Pixie. A comparatively new variety; makes a small delicate-flavored head; one of the very earliest and best. Per pkt., 10 . Stone Mason Drumhead. Originated by Mr. } ason, of Marblehead, Mass. It is characterized for its sweetness and for its reliablity for forming a solid head. It is also an excellent variety for northern latitudes. Per pkt., 10 MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH DRUMHEAD CABBAGE. Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead. The largest Cabbage in the world. This (the Mammoth) is, without doubt, the largest variety of the Cab- bage family in the world, being the result of the extreme of high culture. In form this variety differs, the head being sometimes nearly hemispheri- cal, at other times nearly flat. Under high culture it is compact and h: urd. Tis size is indeed mammoth, ranging from that of a half-bushel measure up to that of a two-bushel basket, and even larger. They have been grown, and, when stripped of all w aste le: aves, could not be got into a tw o-bushel basket. Per pkt., 25 Foltler’s Improved Brunswick. The FE. wink. preety CLONE all very pee tet head yet offered. The Boston market-gardeners all use it in preference to any other. Every plant produces a good -head,— when fully grown weighing from twenty to thirty pounds, — and o yeath only ordinary cultivation. The quality is excellent. Per pkt., 2 Premium Flat Dutch. A low-growing variety; heads iss binish-ecoen, round, solid, broad and flat on the top, and often Balt N ith red and brown. AS a winter variety, it has no superior. Per pkt., . : . . Red Dutch, or Pickling. This sort is used mostly for ee and a cut in shreds and served as a salad; medium size, oblong shape, and very solid; of ‘a deep red or purplecolor. Per pkt.,10 . : : : e . -50 U AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 93 via Per oz. Winnigstadt. This is a German variety, somewhat similar to the Oxheart, but more regular; conical; heads very full andsolid. All things considered, this is one of the best for general cultivation. Per pkt., 10 : : : > 240 SAVOY. Drumhead Savey. Head large, round, compact, yellowish at the centre, and a little flattened; excellent for winter. Per pkt.,10 . ee 5 : ; . 40 Green Globe, or Curled Savoy. One of the best and most familiar of the Savoys; medium size; very tender. Perpkt.,10 . ; - 5 ; : é Feather-Stem Savoy. A hybrid, possessing the growth and habit of Brussels Sprouts. A delicious vegetable. Treat as Brussels Sprouts. Per pkt.,10 . SreDO THE BOSTON-MARKET OR IMPROVED EARLY PARIS CAULIFLOWER. (Used, by permission, from The American Journal of Horticulture.) CAULIFLOWER (Brassica OLERACEA BoTRYTIs). German, Blumen Kohl. — French, Choufleur. — Spanish, Coliflor. This very delicate vegetable was first introduced into England from the Island of Cypress, and is classed among the most delicious of vegetables. Culture. — The proper seasons for sowing seeds are, for the early spring or summer crop, between the eighth and twentieth of September; and for the late autumn crop, about the first of April. The plants, as soon as they are two or three inches high, should be planted out in a bed of rich light earth, three inches apart each way, so as to grow firm and stocky, to remove to their final place of growth. For the purpose of growing them to perfection, use a bed of the richest light earth, two feet deep, made very rich, with well-decom- 94 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S posed manure, surrounded by a frame covered with glass or shutters. The frame should be surrounded with straw or litter of some kind; also the glass or shutters should be covered with mats or dry straw in severe weather, observing to give plenty of air on mild and pleas- ant days to prevent the plants from drawing or damping off at the neck; should be kept well watered: soap-suds is beneficial. Fora late autumn crop they require no particular care or skill. per oz. Early Paris. Heads rather large, white, and compact; leaves large, stalk short; a very early sort; should be planted in spring. Per pkt., .14 ‘ . 2.00 Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth. A very early hardy variety, of dwarf and compact habit, with a firm white head; one of the finest. Per pkt., .25 : - 2.00 Erfurt Earliest Dwarf. One of the best for early forcing and open ground; very dwarf, leaves small, heads large and very firm; pure white. Per pkt., .25. Walcheren. A very early variety, with close, compact head; a general favorite. Per pkt., .10 - ° . et : 75 Le Normand. A french variety; heads large, compact, and fine flavor; a superior variety in all respects. Per pkt., .26. : : ph . 3.00 Lemaitre. A fine variety; producing a large, firm head, very white, and of superior quality; much esteemed by the Paris gardeners. Per pkt., .25. Boston Market. This is one of the finest varieties of this delicious vegetable _ grown, and is very popular with the market-gardeners about Boston, who find it particularly suited to this climate. It has been brought to its present state of perfection by a careful system of cultivation, and selec- tion of specimens from which to grow seed. It is very early; produces uniformly large and fine solid flowers, or heads, of snowy whiteness and excellent flavor. Weight of specimens, seven anda half pounds; diame- ter, ten and a half inches; circumference, thirty-one inches; length of foliage, twenty-nine and a half inches. Per pkt., .25. (See cut.) . - 2.00 CARROT (Daucus CaArora). German, Mohre.— French, Carotte.— Spanish, Zanahoria. The Carrot in its cultivated state is a half-hardy biennial. It is generally served at table boiled with meats; it also makes an excellent ingredient for soups. As an agricultural root, it is not surpassed for feeding cattle. Culture. The Carrot flourishes best in a good, light, well-enriched loam. If possible, the ground should be stirred to the depth of twelve to fifteen inches, incorporated with a liberal application of well-rotted compost, and well pulverizing the soil in the operation. The surface should next be levelled, cleared as much as possible of stones and hard lumps of earth, and made mellow and friable; in which state, if the ground contains a sufficient moisture to color the surface when stirred, it will be ready for the seed. This may be sown from the first of April to the twentieth of May. per oz. Narliest French Short Horn. A very early variety; small size, and of excellent flavor. Fine for forcing; one of the best. Per pkt., .10 . : : ae Early Horn. A very early variety, and as a table carrot is much esteemed on ac- count of the smallness of its heart, and tenderness of its fibres. Perpkt.,.4d .20 Orange Intermediate. Size medium; skin bright orange-red; flesh orange-yellow; well flavored, and, while young, excellent for the table. Per pkt.,.6 . .15 Improved Long Orange. A well-known standard sort. Roots long, thickest at or neat the crown, and tapering regularly to a point; one of the best for ta- ble or field culture, and requires a very deep soil. Per pkt., .5 . - «lS Large White Belgian. Very large, and valuable for field-culture. Per pkt.,.5 . .15 Improved White Green-top Orthe. An improved variety of the White Belgian, with shorter and much larger roots; perfectly smooth, cylindrical, and tapering to a rather blunt point. It is easily pulled out, and yields very . large crops. Per pkt., .10 . : : : - : . . : - 20 CELERY (Apricum GRAVEOLENS). German, Seler?. — French, Celeri.— Spanish, Apio. Celery is one of the most popular salads used in this country. Culture. — The seed should be sown in hotbeds in March, or in the open ground the last of April or first of May; but, when sown in the open ground, it vegetates very slowly, _often remaining in the ground several weeks before it comes up. A bushel or two of stable manure put ina hole in the ground, against a wall or any fence facing south, and covered with a rich fine mould three or four inches deep, will bring the seed up much sooner. Suf AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 95 ficient plants for any family may be started in a large flower-pot or two, placed in a sitting- room, giving them plenty of air and moisture. As soon as the young plants are about three inches high, prepare a small bed in the open ground, and make it rich and the earth fine. Here set out the plants for a temporary growth, placing them four inches apart. This should be done carefully; and they should be gently watered once, and protected for a da or two against the sun. Make the trenches a foot or fifteen inches deep, and a foot wide and not less than five feet apart. At the bottom of the trench put some good, rich but well-digested compost manure; for if too fresh, the celecy will be rank and pipy or hollow and will not keep nearly as long or well. Dig this manure in well, making the earth fine and light; then take up the plants from the temporary bed, and set them out carefully in the bottom of the trenches, six or eight inches apart. Blanching. — When the plants begin to grow, hoe on each side and between them with a small hoe. As they grow up, earth their stems; that is, put the earth up against the stems, but not too much at a time, and always when the plants are dry. Be particular and not allow the soil to get between the stems of the outside leaves and the inner one, as it is injurious to the plants. In frosty weather, they should be protected by covering the tops of the trenches well with dry litter; this should not be allowed to remain longer than is absolutely necessary: it is well to cover the whole with boards to shed the rain. er OZ. Boston Market. A favorite variety in the Boston market; remarkable for its one der, crisp, and succulent stems, and its peculiarly mild flavor. It is exten- sively cultivated by the market-gardeners around Boston, and surpasses any other variety for its great excellence. Per pkt.,10 . A é A White Solid. Large, strong-growing variety; clear white, solid, and crisp. One of the best for market or general use. Per pkt.,10 . : . : Hood’s Dwarf Imperial. A stout-growing, very compact, solid, and hardy variety, of superior flavor and distinct habit. Per pkt., 25. Sealey’s Leviathan Celery. A very large, solid, white variety; highly recommend- ed. Per pkt., 10. : ; : : : : : : : Laing’s Improved Mammoth Red. Considered the largest variety yet produced; specimens under good cultivation having attained the extraordinary weight of eight to ten pounds, and, at the same time, perfectly solid; bright red; flavor unsurpassed. Per pkt., 10 . : ; : Turner’s Incomparable. Dwarf white, of stiff, close habit; solid, crisp and juicy. Keeps in good order later in the season than any other. Per pkt., 10 . 40 Carter’s Incomparable Dwarf Crimson. A new variety, highly recommended; dwarf habit; solid; of a deep crimson color. Per pkt., 25. Celery Seed. For flavoring soups, &c. Per oz.,15. Per lb., $1.00. CHERVIL (ScaAnpix CERIFOLIUM). German, Gartenkerbel.— French, Cerfeuil. 50 30 230 40 Is a warm, mild, and aromatic plant. A native of Europe, and, in olden times, of great repute. After being boiled, it was eaten with oil and vinegar, and considered a panacea for courage, comfort to the heart, and strength to the body. It is much cultivated by the French and Dutch, who use the tender leaves in soups and salads as we use Parsley, and is considered by many to be a milder and more agreeable ingredient. Culture. Chervil is an annual plant, and should be sown in March, April, and May, in drills about a quarter of an inch.deep, and nine inches apart. Cover lightly, and press the soil firm with the foot; rake evenly, and give a gentle watering in dry weather. The leaves are fit for use when two to four inches inches high. Cut them off close; they will come up again, and may be gathered in succession throughout the season. er OZ. Chervaleis Baris LO pecan eight PE Ee ON gS ead " 125 CORN, INDIAN (ZEA Mais). | German, Welschcorn. — French, Mais. — Spanish, Mazz. per qt. Adams’s Early. Much grown for early use and the market; very early. Per pkt., 10 .25 Crosby’s Karly Twelve-Rowed. The earliest variety of twelve-rowed sweet corn brought into Boston market, full kernelled, sweet, and delicious. Re- ceiyed the premium of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, as the best early corn. Cultivated almost exclusively by Boston market-gardeners .50 Darling’s Extra Early Sugar is early, very tender, and sugary; yields well, pro- duces little fodder, ears near the ground; the best for early use. Per pkt., 10 e e e se ° © ® ° e e e -00 96 WASHBURN & COMPANY'S Per at. Red Cob Sweet. Medium; early; usually i twelve, but sometimes. fourteen rowed; quality good; cob red; kernels large. Per pkt., 10. 2 2 Si Burr’s Improved Sweet. An improved va- riety of the twelve-rowed Sweet. The ears are from twelve to sixteen rowed, and, in good soils and seasons, often measure eight or ten inches in length, and nearly three inches in diameter; cob white; hardy, productive, tender, and sweet; the best for aaa use. Per pkt., 10. : - - 00 Mammoth Sweet. A very bie iu late va- riety; cob white; fine flavored; one of the best. Per pkt., 10. : =, ae Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet. This variety is intermediate in its season, and, if plant- ed at the same time with the earlier kinds, will keep the table supplied till October. It is hardy and productive, very tender and sugary, remaining a long time ina fresh condition, and suit- able for boiling. Perpkt.,10 . - 30 Farmer’s Club Sweet. Comes to table in seventy-five days; ears of the best ta- ble size, with eight-regular rows; ker- nels large, and of a pearly-white. at all times; delightfully tender, sweet, and of unsurpassed creamy flavor, and re- tains those qualities longer than any other variety. Per pkt., 25 Nonpareil, or Pop-corn. A fine Eerching Sener, variety. Per pkt., 10. c 30 Bates’s Early Bronze. Rice. Hardy and prolific; tes for parching. Per pkt., 10 . : 50 King Philip, or Brown. Very productive, and is recommended as one of the best field sorts now in cultivation ‘ 25 Early Dutton, or Golden Sioux. One of the handecmnest of the field weriotien productive, and of good quality . , -30 Bates’s Early Bronze Field. It is a cross between the Whitman, or > Senatty White, and Early Canada. A rapid-growing and early-maturing corn, of low wth, small stock, throwing its strength into the corn; ears growing very near the ground: cob small; corn large and well-filled; color bronze, or a blending of yellow and white with a slight trace of red; very productive, yielding large cpops even on poor soil; dwarf, averaging, from root to top of spindle, from four to five feet. This corn is highly recommended for all latitudes, particularly North- ern, on account of the above-mentioned qualities, — early maturity, large yield of grain, and small amount of stalk. Per qt., 50; per bush., $5.00. CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS ( Vacverrana Loctsta). German, Lammersalat.— French, Mache.— Spanish, Canonigos. per oz. An annual plant, cultivated for its tender leaves, which are esteemed as a winter and early spring salad. The seed is usually sown in shallow drills, early in September. On ae of aber cover the Paar lightly with straw. Per pkt.,5 . 15 Striped-Leaved. A piriped-teared variety, gnite a novelty for the kitchen-gurden. Per pkt., 10 . . . 00 CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS (Leprpictm Satryr™). German, Kresse. — French, Cresson. — Spanish, Mastruco. The leaves, while young, have a warm, pungent taste, and are eaten as asalad, either sepa- rately, or mixed with lettuce or other salad-plants. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 97 Culture. — Sow rather thick in shallow drills, and at short intervals during the season. The Water-cress requires to be grown on the edge of a running stream or brook where it does not freeze too hard during the winter. Curled. A well-known sort. Perpkt,5 ., . : 3 iA neice Broad=Leaved. A coarse variety, with broad spatulate leaves; sometimes grown for feeding poultry; also used for soaps. Per pkt., 5 : Water. This is an aquatic plant, with small oval leaves and prostrate habit. The leaves are universally used and eatenas an earlyspring salad. Per pkt.10 .50 CUCUMBER (Cucumis Sativus). German, Gurke. — French, Concombre. — Spanish, Cohombro. 10 Culture, in the open air, is of the simplest character. Merely dig out a hole about a foot wide and deep; fill it with rich sandy soil; raise it above the surface about six inches. The hills should be’six feet apart each way. If the weather be warm, they will grow in a few days. If the nights are cold, protect them. There is frequently a little bug which preys upon the tender leaves: if so, soot and wood-ashes, sprinkled over them while wet with the dew, will retard the progress of the depredator. To have young fruit in February and March is rather a nice operation; but any one who can command a few loads of warm horse-manure can have them from April to October. That the amateur cultivator may have the article either for family use or for sale, a few hints may be in place on forcing cucum- bers. Prepare a frame, following the instructions laid down in the first part of this work for hotbeds. After the beds are in order, put in a good quantity of good, light, rich loam, — none better than the surface of the woods. In two or three days, the earth will be sufti- ‘ ciently warm for sowing the seeds. If the plants are to be removed into other frames, sow them in pots; if not to be removed, sow them in a hill made in the centre of the bed by placing a barrowful of soil in it. Cover the sash at night with straw mats, or any similar protection, and surround the beds with litter or boards to protect it from the piercing winds. The seeds vegetate quickly, and soon grow ‘into strong plants. During their growth, admit air every day at the back of the frame, giving as much light as possible to the young plants. : er OZ. Early Russian. This variety resembles the Early Cluster; fruit from three to tout inches long, an inch and a half in diameter; generally produced in pairs; flesh tender, crisp, and well-flavored; comes into use ten days in advance of the Early Cluster, and makes a fine small pickle. Per pkt.,10 . 6 024s) Early Cluster. ; ‘ ‘ : Bossin. Said to be the best Cabbage Lettuce in cultivation; in shape, color, and quality, it resembles the Batavian Lettuce. Per pkt., 25. Carter’s Giant Brown Cos. Very large, crisp, and fine-flavored, with large broad ; leaves well turned; is one of the best late sorts. Per pkt., 25. Dunnett’s Giant Brown Cos. An English sort, similar to the preceding. Per packet, 25. All the Year Round. A hard, crisp-eating, and compact-growing Cabbage Let- tuce, with small, close heads; deep green. If sown in succession, it will provide Lettuce ‘ All the Year Round.’’ Per pkt., 25. MARTYNIA (Marrynta PRoBoscrpra). A hardy annual plant, with a strong branching stem two feet and a half high. The leaves are large, heart-shaped, entire, or undulated, downy, viscous, and emit a peculiar musk-like AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 101 odor when bruised or roughly handled. The young pods are the parts of the plants used. These are produced in great abundance, and should be gathered when about half grown, or while tender and succulent. After the hardening of the flesh, they are worthless. They are used for pickles, and by many are considered superior to the Cucumber, or any other vegetable employed for that purpose. Culture. — The Martynia is of easy culture. As the plants are large and spreading, they should be two and a half feet apart in each direction. The seeds may be sown in April or May, in the open ground, where they are to remain; or the seeds may be sown earlier in a hotbed, and transplanted. ‘i LARGE MUSK MELON. CITRON WATER-MELON. MELON, MUSK VARIETIES (Cucumis MEto). German, MJelone. — French, Melon. — Spanish, Melon. The Melon, in some character, is to be found in all tropical countries: the finest varieties are supposed to have come from Persia and Afghanistan. The delicious flavor and perfume make it very popular in all countries where the climate will admit of its cultivation. Cuiture. — Plant in hills six feet apart each way, eight or ten seeds in each, and thin out to three or four plants when in a state of forwardness. To grow. good melons, the hills should be prepared by digging out the soil from one and a half to two feet deep, and two or three feet broad, according to the richness of the land. Add a very liberal quantity of the best decomposed stable-manure, and mix well with the soil, filling up a little above the level. Seeds should not be put into the hills until the weather becomes settled and warm. \ er OZ. Christiana. Form roundish; size rather small; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, and of good quality; one of the best; very early. Per pkt.,10 . é , : Green Citron. Nearly round, flattened slightly at the ends; medium size; flesh green, quite thick, and of the richest and most sugary flavor. Perpkt.,5 .20 Nutmeg. Fruit oval, good size, thickly netted; flesh light-green, rich, sweet, melt- 20 ing, and highly perfumed; one of the finest. Per pkt., 5. : é 31. 320 Pine Apple. Form roundish, inclining to ovat; flesh green, melting, sweet, and per- fumed; early and productive. Perpkt.,5 . 4 : s : ‘ .20 Skillman’s Fine-netted. Resembles the Pine Apple; flesh green, sugary, and excel- lent; the earliest of all the green-fleshed varieties. Per pkt., 5 : . .20 Persian. Loire oval, skin thin and delicate; extremely tender, rich, and sweet, and flows with a cool juice, which renders them very grateful. Per pkt., 10 .30 Large Yellow Cantelope. Oval; good-sized; skin yellow, marbled with green; flesh salmon-colored, sweet, highly perfumed, good flavor. Perpkt.,5 . .20 Large Musk. Long oval, deeply ribbed:: flesh very thick, yellow, sweet, and juicy, with musky flavor; very early and productive. Per pkt.,5 . : oy 20 New White Japan. Decidedly the sweetest thin-skinned of the Musk Melon; color of fruit cream-white; flesh thick. Per pkt., 10 5 : : : : Beechwood, Trentham Hall, Carter’s Exeelsior, and Scarlet Gem. All fine varieties for forcing. Per pkt., 25. WATER-MELON (Cucurgsira CITRULLUS). German, Wassermelone. — French, Melon d’ Eau: — Spanish, Sandia. The Water-melon is purely a tropical fruit, greatly appreciated for its refreshing coolness and delicious flavor. ‘ 102 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S VLZ cL ‘< y y / | ‘\ A V B\\ MOUNTAIN-SWEET WATER-MELON,. Culture. Same as Musk varieties. per oz. Mountain Sweet. A large, long, oval variety; skin striped and marbled; flesh scar- let, solid to the centre; very sweet and delicious. Per pkt., 6. : - 20 Mountain Sprout, or Long Carolina. Resembling the preceding. A favorite market sort. Very fine quality, and productive. Per pkt.,5 . : ery) Black Spanish. Form oblong; size large; skin very dark or blackish green; flesh deep-red, fine-grained, very sugary, and productive. Per pkt., 5 . ee Iceecream. A very large pale-green sort; form nearly round; flesh white, very sweet, tender, and of remarkably fine flavor. Per pkt., 6 ; - . 20 Orange. Form oval, of medium size; flesh red, tender, sweet, and of good quality. When in its mature state, the rind separates readily from the flesh, in the . manuer of the peel from the flesh of an orange. Per pkt., 10 . . - 340 Citron. Employed in making sweetmeats and preserves; form round, medium size; flesh white, very solid. (See engraving on p. 101.) Per pkt., 5 : - 20 Apple-pie Melon. A new Japanese variety; an excellent substitute for apples, when stewed, and made into pies; keeps until May. Per pkt.,10 . ~ “eel Apple-seeded. A small, nearly round sort; derives its name from its peculiar seeds. Fiesh red to the centre, sweet, tender, and well-flavored. Per pkt.,10 . .40 Persian Water. Introduced by the celebrated Bayard Taylor, brought by him from the Caspian Sea. It is globular in form, of pale-green color, with dark stripes; flesh crimson, and remarkably firm texture, with only half an inch of rind; it can be taken off the vine to ripen, aud will keep till win- ter. Very large size. Per pkt., .25. MUSTARD (Sryaris VAR). German, Seuf. — French, Moutard. — Spanish, Mostaza. Mustard-seed is too widely known and appreciated to need description. It is useful both in its natural state and manufactured, and is considered wholesome in all its various meth- ods of preparation. It is very refreshing when in its green state, mixed with salads, and for that purpose alone is worthy of. cultivation. Culture. — This salad is cultivated inthe same manner as recommended for Cress. per pint. White, or Yellow. Very useful for salads; also for medicinal purposes. Perpkt.,5 .30 Brown, or Black. For culinary use. Perpkt.,5 . . . i eee . 30 OKRA, OR GOMBO (Hrstscus Escuvientts). German, Essbarer Hibiscus. — French, Gombo. — Spanish, Quibombo. This plant is cultivated to some extent as a vegetable: served in the same manner as Asparagus. The green seed-pods are used in soups, and deemed a luxury. It is becoming very popular since its introduction to us from the West Indies. Culture. The seeds are sown thinly, on dry, warm soil, in shallow drills two feet apart, about the same as the Lima Bean. Cover the seeds lightly. After the plants are up, thin them out to nine inches apart, hoe freely, and draw a little earth to the stems as they con- tinue to grow. Gather the pods when quite green, and about an inch and a half long. per oz. Improved Long Green. Pods long and ribbed. Per pkt.,5 . <= cite eaters ONION (Attium CEPA). German, Zwyebel. — French, Ognon. — Spanish, Cebolla. No vegetable is more extensively known and cultivated than the Onion. It has been the common seasoning for soups and meats of all nations from the earliest period to the present. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 1038 Culture. The soil in general cannot be too rich for this vegetable; and, however good it may be, it requires more or less manure for every crop. Previous to sowing, the ground should be thoroughly spaded over, or deeply ploughed, and the surface made smooth and even. The seed should be sown as early in spring as the soil may be in good working con- dition. Sow in drills fourteen inches @part, and half an inch in depth. When the plants are three or four inches high, thin them out to two inches apart. To grow Onions for pickling, sow the seed thinly in March or April. No further culture is required, except hand-weeding, as their thickness in the bed will prevent their growing large, and will:cause them to come to maturity sooner. - per oz. Early Red. A sub-variety of the Large Red Wethersfield, and the earliest of the Red Onions. Very productive. Perpkt,10 . : : sm! ie - 40 Large Red Wethersfield. Large, skin deep purplish-red; flesh purplish-white; fine grained, and stronger flavored than that of the yellow and earlier red varieties. Productive, and one of the best to keep. Perpkt.,10 . . 40 Danvers Yellow. A fine variety; above the medium size; globular in form; skin yellowish-brown; flesh white, sugary, mild, and well-flavored. Very pro- ductive. Per pkt., 10. : : : : BR ete : s E - .50 Yellow Dutch, or Silvereskin. One of the oldest varieties; flesh white, fine- grained, mild, sugary, and well-flavored. Per pkt., 10 c : . White Portugal, or Spanish. A very large, flat onion. Skin loose, of a mild flavor; fine for early winter use, but decays early. Per pkt.,10 . . 200 Red Sallon. Shape and size resembles the Madeira; color is of a darker red; it has a stronger onion-flavor, and keeps better; fine variety. -Per pkt., 25. 40 YELLOW DANVERS ONION. YELLOW DUTCH ONION. PARSLEY (Arium PETROSELINUM). German, Petersilie. — French, Persil. — Spanish, Peregil. The garden Parsley is a very useful and pleasant vegetable. Its seasoning flavor for soups and stews is very agreeable to many. It may be-preserved by drving it till crisp, in summer; then rub it fine between the hands, and put in bottles for winter use. Culture. Sow it in drills half an inch deep, early in April. When the plants are three or four inches high, thin them to six inches apart; to keep a young stock constantly for use,. cut down about a third part at a time. Keep it only from severe frost. For this object, se- lect a warm spot of ground, light and rich; sow it early in the season; cut them all over in September; surround the bed, early in November, with boards, and cover with mats or: shutters; glass is much better, if it can be obtained. per 0z.. Plain Parsley. The leaves of this sort are plain, or not curled; but it is better fla- vored than the curled for soups, &c. Per pkt., 5 H ‘ a allay Curled, or Double. A fine dwarf variety, tender; beautifully crimped and curled. Fine for garnishing dishes for the table. Per pkt., 10 : 20 Dickson Extra, or Triple=-curled. A new and fine English variety. Per pkt., 25. PARSNIP (PaAstTinaca SATIVA). German, Pastinake. — French, Panats. — Spanish, Pastinaca. The Parsnip is a biennial plant, similar to the Onion, Turnip, and Carrot in duration. It is both wholesome and nourishing, and desirable for winter and spring use. Culture. Same as Carrot. Scatter the seeds thinly, and cover evenly with the rake. per Oz- Long Smooth. Roots long, white, smooth, and regularly tapering to the end; free from side-roots. Very hardy, keeping through the winter where grown without any protection. Per pkt.,5. : : : : . ° 6 ale \ 104 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S Per oz. Holiow Crown. Roots oblong, ending somewhat abruptly with a small tap-root; grows mostly below the surface. Best garden variety. Per pkt., 5 same PEAS (Pisum Sativum). German, Lrbse. — French, Pots. — Spanish, Guizante. The Pea is a hardy annual plant, of great antiquity as a culinary vegetable, and is fa- miliar in the domestic cookery of every country. Culture. — Peas, for an early crop, should be sown as soon as the ground is in working vondition. The soil for their reception should be light, dry, and well sheltered. Mild ma- nure, such as Jeaf-mould, has a beneficial effect. For gene- ral crops, the ground should be well manured the previous year, which causes them to yield more abundantly. They / are usually planted in double rows three or four feet apart, and covered to the depth of two and a. half or three inches. The height of the Pea depends much upon the moisture and richness of the ground. The method of planting Peas in the hills with Potatoes of an early variety has been found suc- cessful. In dry weather, soak the Peas a few hours before ria Pour water into the drills, when the ground is dry, efore sowing the seed, which will cause them to grow at once, should the season continue dry. Peas ordered by mail are subject to an extra charge of eight cents per pint, for postage. per qt. Laxton’s Prolific Early Long Pod. Averaging eleven and twelve peas in a pod; and they were pronounced by several eminent members of the London seed-trade to be an exceedingly fine variety. For a second early pea, there is no pea of a similar class in cultivation to equal it; and we feel every confidence that it will be in general cultivation in a very few years. The same habit and character as Dixson’s Favorite, excepting that the pods are nearly double the size. Per pkt.,}pint,50 . - 1.50 Laxton’s Supreme. A variety raised from Lax- ton’s Prolific crossed with Little Gem. The plant grows about 3} feet in height, and is quite as early as Daniel O’Rourke, a great advantage in a Pea of such high-class quality. The editor of “‘ The Gardener's Chronicle ”’ says it is “a grand Pea: the sample sent ex- hibited remarkably fine large full pods.’* The Royal Horticultural Society of England de- scribe this as “a grand Pea, a Green Marrow of excellent quality, with very long well-filled curved pods.’ Per pkt., 50. Imperial Wonder Pea. A fine large wrinkled va- riety; habit resembling Veitch’s Perfection, but coming in three weeks later. Per pkt., 50. Early Dan O°’Rourke (Pure). One of the earliest in cultivation; pods well filled; of good size and quality; of the finest flavor; three feet high . . : : . . : ‘ . 35 Carter’s First Crop, or Sutton’s Ringleader. It has proved to be the earliest Pea grown; also very prolific; height 24 ft. 25 cts. per half-pint .75 Early Dillestone. This is undoubtedly one of the earliest Peas known; seven or eight days ear- lier than the Dan O’Rourke; fine flavor; good size, and one of the best . : : . . 50 Drew's New Dwarf. Remarkable for its dwarf and branching growth, forming a bush one foot high, and one foot broad: consequently, only, about one plant to each foot of row is required. It is medium in earliness, and extremely pro- ductive . . . . . : . - 1.00 LAXTON LONG-POD PEA. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 105 Per qt. McLean’s Little Gem. A dwarf, prolific, green wrinkled Marrow; habit similar e to Beck’s Gem or Tom Thumb, and is 2 first early; height one foot set McLean’s Advancer. A dwarf green wrinkled Marrow; fine flavor; long pods, well filled; prolific; nearly as early as the Dan O’ Rourke : “ 0 ol® McLean’s Princess Royal. A very prolific, long-podded, early variety, of fine sugary flavor; one foot high; pods large, well filled; very productive - .50 McLean’s Prolific. A dwarf early variety, coming’ in after the Dan O’Rourke; white wrinkled, with the Marrow flavor . 0 : : 6d H0 McLean’s Epicureans. A second early wrinkled Marrow, of delicious flavor; fine large peas, in well-filled pods, and plenty of them , 1.00 McLean’s Wonderful. The best dwarf late Pea in cultivation; large, well-filled pods, fine, sugary flavor, and great productiveness. 2 feet ; 6 3 eld) Early Prince Albert. An old well-known variety; early and productive. 38 feet. .80 Tom Thumb (Beck’s Gem). Of remarkably low growth, seldom exceeding nine inches; stout and branching; pods about two and a half inches in length, containing five or six peas, of a creamy yellow; fine flavor; productive. .50 Alliance, or Eugenie. Pods single or in pairs, three inches long, containing five or six peas. When ripe, the peas are of medium size, cream-colored, and much shrivelled and indented . . 0 : ; 5 : : 6 dill Champion of England. A standard sort, considered by all to be the best grown for general crop; of delicious flavor; very productive. 38to4 feet . - 40 Champion of Scotland. This we consider one of the best for main crop; of rich, buttery flavor; very productive, and of large size. : : : - 00 Blue Imperial. This is considered by many as a standard sort; very hardy, and yields abundantly; of good quality and size . : ‘ : ‘ + +.380 Black Eye Marrowfat. An excellent variety, growing about three feet high; pods large and. full; a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one of the best of the Marrowfat varieties . : : . : Ue ee . 25 Victoria Marrowfat. A fine late variety; sweet, and of rich Marrowfat flavor; very prolific; 3to5 feet . : : : ; : : : : . 00 Dwarf Marrowfat. A very early sort, with large full pods; rich flavor; very pro- ductive. «;2ideet -.134)>: E : . : : 3 5 3 : - 30 Veitch’s Perfection. A new variety, of superior flavor and sweetness; large pod, and a great bearer; one of the best. 5 feet - ; : : om 30 Sugar Pea. Eatable pods or string-pea. 3feet. . .50 Dwarf Waterloo, Late Branching Marrow. A dwarf variety of tall Royal Victoria or Waterloo Marrow; of Tom-Thumb habit; height, fifteen inches; the most valuable dwarf Pea for general and late cropping ever offered; good flavor, and productive. Per pkt., containing $ pint,50 . .1.50 Dickson’s First and Best. A new English variety, remarkably productive, and recommended as one of the very earliest peas in England - : - 5 PEPPER (Carsicum). German, Pfeffer. — French, Piment. — Spanish, Pimiento. Capsicum, or Pepper, is a tender annual, much esteemed for its seasoning qualities. It imparts vitality and promotes digestion. It is extensively used for pickling. Culture. — The plants are always propagated from seed. Sow in a hotbed, early in April, in shallow drills six inches apart, and transplant to the open ground when summer weather has commenced. The plants should be set in warm mellow soil, in rows sixteen inches apart, and about the same distance apart in the rows. When all danger from frost is past, and the soil is warm and settled, sow the seeds in the open ground, in drills three- fourths of an inch deep, and fourteen inches apart; and, while growing, thin out the plants to ten inches apart in the rows. ; per 0z. Cayenne. The pods of this variety are quite small, cone-shaped, coral red when ripe, . intensely acrid, and furnish the cayenne pepper of commerce. Perpkt., 10 .50. Cherry. The pods or fruit erect, nearly globular or cherry form; of a deep rich, glossy, scarlet color, remarkable for its intense piquancy. Per pkt., 10 . .50 Squash. Fruit compressed, more or less ribbed; skin smooth and glossy; flesh thick, mild and pleasant to the taste; the best for pickling alone. Per pkt.,10 .50 Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the preceding in form and color, but much larger; fine for pickling. Perpkt., 10 : ; s : : Sweet Spanish. Though one of the largest, it is also one of the earliest; flesh sweet, mild, and pleasant; used for salads and pickling. Per pkt., 10 ° - 00 00 106 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S Per oz. Long Red Arabian. Very pretty; fruits upright, smaller than the ancient varie- ties; produced in greater quantity, and more pleasing shape. Per pkt.,10. .50 Monstrosus, or Grossum. A new, remarkably fine variety, growing to very large size; highly recommended for stuffing. Per pkt., 10. PUMPKIN (Cucurerra PEpo). German, Kurbis. — French, Courge.— Spanish, Calabaza. We cannot think of admitting this vegetable into the precincts of a garden where there are Cucumbers, Melons, and others of similar class. It would mix with and contaminate the quality of the more valuable sorts; besides, they would occupy more space than most could allow, as many of the varieties attain enormous size. Culture. Same as Squash. a Cheese, Medium-sized. One of the best for cooking purposes. Per pkt.,5 . ES .10 Large Yeliow. Grows toa large size; better adapted for feeding purposes than for cooking. Per pkt.,5. Perlb.,50 . . ° Wis aise ° . « «10 Mammoth. A very large, coarse-growing variety. Perpkt,10 . . . . .40 RADISH (RuwApuHanvs SAtTivvs). German, fettig Radies. — French, Radis, Rave, Petite Rave. — Spanish, Rabano. The Radish is a hardy annual plant, much esteemed for its grateful relish, and is exten- sively cultivated for its roots. Its excellence consists in being succulent, mild, crisp, and tender; and the roots should be eaten before they are overgrown, which makes them tough. The seed-pods are excellent for pickling if gathered while young and green. Culture. For early crops, sow in spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, in light ’ rich soil; for later crops, a deep, moist soil is preferable. Sow the seed thinly in drills, cov- ering them with about a quarter of an inch of earth. For early use, sow on gentle. hotbeds. r oz. Early Short-top Long Scarlet. Roots long, growing partly out of the ground, ye a beautiful deep pink color; flesh white, transparent, crisp, and of good flavor. Standard sort for marketing or private use. Perpkt.,5 . - 15 Scarlet Turnip. A very early variety, deserving cultivation on account of its rich color, crisp and tender qualities; should be used while young. Perpkt., 5 .15 White Turnip. Bulb similar to the preceding. Skin white; flesh white and semi- transparent. Some days later than the scarlet. Per pkt.,5 . : oS Scarlet Olive-shaped. In the form of an olive. Skin fine scarlet; neck small; flesh rose-colored, tender, and excellent; well adapted for forcing. Per pkt.,5 .15 Black Spanish. One of the latest of the Radishes, and is considered an excellent sort for winter use. Large size; color black; of firm'texture. Perpkt.,5 .15 Rose-colored China Winter. Size medium; skin comparatively fine, and of a bright rose-color; flesh firm, rather piquant. Late variety. Per pkt.,10 .30 New French Breakfast. A new quick-growing variety. Oval form; color scarlet, tipped with white; fine flavored; excellent for forcing. Per pkt.,10 . .25 White-tipped Scarlet Turnip. This is a new variety, which will prove more ac- ceptable than our white-tipped Scarlet Olive-shaped, on account of its round root. Per pkt., 15. . 2 é E . : . ‘ . . * Raphanus Caudatus,” or Edible Podded Radish. This valuable new vegetable belongs to the Radish tribe; but, unlike that esculent, the seed- pods (not the root) are eaten: these are very curious, attaining an im- mense size in a wonderfully short time, sometimes growing as much as three inches in a night. This vegetable can be used in various ways; indeed, it may be regarded as one of the most useful that have. been in- troduced for many years. Producing extraordinary siliquas (pods), which are very remarkable from their attaining the enormous length of about two feet. These pods have a most agreeable flavor, and when about half-grown can be eaten in the same way as roots of the common ' Radish, which they greatly resemble in taste, but are far superior in deli- cacy of flavor. In salads they will be highly estimated; for, added to their other merits, they possess the excellent advantage of being easily digested; they also make a good pickle, for which purpose they are weil adapted. It is, however, when the pods are boiled that they are most de- licious, eating like marrow, and having a most delicate flavor; ‘they should be served on toast, and will form a most agreeable addition and novelty for the table. Per pkt., 28. 25 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 107 RHUBARB (RuEvumM Hysripum). German, Rhubarber. — French, Rhubarbe. — Spanish, Ruibarbo Bastardo. Culture. Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil. The richer its con- dition, and the deeper it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep. Thin out to six inches apart. In the fall, trench a piece of ground, and manure it well; then transplant the young plants into it three feet apart each way. Cover with leaves or litter the first winter, and give a dressing ae coarse manure every fall. per oz. Victoria. A large variety; one of the best for general use. Per pkt.,5 . : eZ Linnzeus. Large, tender, and fine-flavored. Perpkt.,5 . . AAR NBG ae ts Hareb SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT (Tracopocon PorriFo.ius). German, Bocksbart. — French, Salsifis. — Spanish, Ostra vegetal. The Salsify is a hardy biennial plant, and is principally cultivated for its roots, which are long and_tapering, and, when grown in good soil, measure twelve or fourteen inches in length. It is considered wholesome and nutritious. When cooked, the flavor resembles that of the oyster, and is a good substitute for it: whence the popular name. Culture and treatment similar to Parsnip. per oz. Salsify, or Oyster Plant. Per pkt.,10 . : : Sead SCORZONERA, or BLACK SALSIFY Hee i: ay wate ay German, Schwarzwurzel. — French, Scorzonere. — Spanish, Lscorzonera. Scorzonera, or Black Salsify. Cultivated like the common Oyster Plant, which it much resembles in its mode of growth. It is also prepared for the table in the same manner. Per pkt.,10 . j . : : . : - 25 SPINACH (Sprnacta: OLERACEA). : German, Spinat. — French, Zpinard. — Spanish, Espinaca. Spinach is very hardy, and consequently a very important vegetable for cold climates. It is extremely wholesome and palatable. Culture. Spinach is best developed and most tender when grown in rich soi]. It should be heavily manured and deeply trenched. Sow early in March for summer crop, in drills, which method renders the cultivation and the gathering of the produce more convenient. Encourage the growth with frequent hoeing, which draws the moisture to the roots. Fora succession, a few seeds of the summer varieties may be sown, at intervals of a fortnight, from April to August. Sow from the middle of August to the beginning of September, for the winter crop, in a light sandy soil, on raised beds, which enables it better to stand the se- vere frost. Thin the plants as soon as they are strong enough to draw, leaving them about nine inches apart in the row. Two ounces of seed will plant five dr ills, each forty feet long. per oz. Round or Summer. Leaves large, thick, and fleshy; rounded at the ends; a little crimped; in generai use for early planting. Per pkt.,5 . A : SicLl) Fall, or Prickly. Leaves seven or eight inches long; halthert-shaped; thin in tex- ture, and erect; the hardiest, and most used for fall planting. Perpkt.,5 .10 New Zealand. Its merit consists in the fact that it grows luxuriantly, producing leaves of the greatest succulency in the hottest weather. Per Dita O30 TURBAN SQUASH. YOKAHAMA SQUASH. 108 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S MAMMOTH PRIZE SQUASH. — Weight 180. SQUASH (Ccucureita MELO PEpo). German, Kurbiss. — French, Courge. — Spanish, Calabasa tontanera. The several varieties of the Squash are very useful in this and other warm climates, as they can be grown to perfection in the summer. It is in general use from June to August, and the late varieties the whole winter until May. It is extensively cultivated in this vicinity for the market. Culture. Any good enriched soil is adapted to the growth of the Squash. They only thrive well in a warm temperature, as all the varieties are tendef annuals; and the seed should not be sown in spring until all danger? from frost is past, and the ground is warm and thoroughly settled.. The hills should be made from eight to ten inches in depth, manured well, and the seeds covered about three-fourths of an inch deep. Keep the earth about the plants loose and clean,.removing the surplus vines from time to time, allowing not more than three plants to a hill. The custom of cutting or nipping off the leading shoots of the run- ning varieties is now practised to some extent, with the impression that it both facilitates the formation of fruitful laterals and the early maturing of the fruit. r OZ. Early Yellow Bush Scalloped. An early, flat, scallop-shaped sort; color rane? flesh pale yellow, fine-grained, and well-flavored; productive. Perpkt.,5 .15 Early White Bush Scalloped. A sub-variety of the Yellow Bush. Per pkt.,5 . .16 Early Summer Bush Crookneck. Generally esteemed as one of the finest of the summer varieties; color bright yellow; skin very warty, thin, and easily broken; flesh dry and well-flavored. Per pkt.,5 . ‘ . . , Boston Marrow. Form ovate; skin thin; when ripe, bright orange; flesh rich sal- mon-yellow, very dry, fine-grained, and for sweetness and excellence unsurpassed; a fall and winter variety. Per pkt.,5. . : : . 20 HUBBARD SQUASH, Hubbard. ‘The best winter Squash known; flesh bright orange-yellow, fine-grained, dry, sweet, and rich-flavored; keeps through the winter. Per pkt.,10 . .25 Fall or Winter Crookneck. Most generally cultivated for fall and winter use; flesh salmon-red, close-grained, dry, sweet, and fine-flavored. Per pkt.,5 .15 s AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 109 Canada Crookneck. A small variety of the preceding; ripens early, and, all things considered, is one of the best for general cultivation. Per pkt.,5 .15 Valparaiso, or Lima Cocoanut. A large-growing winter variety; a good variety for fall and winter use. Per pkt.,5 . : as - -20 «<< BSS = WS GSS x WN WN Py wy) < \\ 9 . \) e 2 RR FS Sa RNY al oak Mi RN ls SI) ON an nN mu Alida \ Si, We : | | i ly i wih \ 4, Aa) ys Mt eye) uy We yp HH me | a Ms wt ", iy vs AMY ii ii y y) / PNM AD LELLLLLLYY WIPGFe y 7, @ a = == ( CUSTARD SQUASH. - Custard. Skin or shell creamy-white; flesh pale yellow, not remarkable for solidity or fineness of texture; hardy and productive. Perpkt.,5 . 0 . .20 Mammoth. The largest known. Seeds which we offer were saved from a squash weighing one hundred and eighty pounds,— a monster. Per pkt., 25. Turban, or Turk’s Cap. A superior late-growing variety; of a greenish color, striped with white, and thus in form and color somewhat resembling a turban, whence the name; flesh orange-yellow, thick, fine-grained, sugary, and well-flavored. Per pkt., 10 ces 5 gies & ’ ; - 40 Yokohama. A new variety from Japan; finest grained of all the Squashes, with a rich Marrow flavor. Per pkt.,15 °° . 5 : 40 Lungren. The leaves are singularly variegated with yellow, the depths of color vary- ing in different plants from pale yellow to bright orange, and differing also in the amount of variegations as the season progresses. The color is most profuse at the base of the leaf, and is distributed thence in serrated stripes, towards, but not reaching, the borders. The fruit is bottled-formed, much resembling the “ Puritan;” entirely white, about one foot in length, eight inches in its greatest diameter, and weighs from eight to ten pounds. The stem is thick, short, and fleshy. The flesh is pale yellowish-white, thick, fine-grained, dry, and sweet, and peculiarly free from the strong flavor common to many varieties. It cooks well, early or late in the season, and even before it has attdined its full size, and is also a good keeper. Per pkt., 25. SUNFLOWER. * New Mammoth Russian. This is a new variety; and, under ordinary cultivation, the heads grow to the enormous size of twenty inches in diameter. The 110 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S seeds are large, exhibited at the Massachusetts Horticultural Exhibition, and highly commended by the Committee for ornamental purposes. For planting in shrubberies, it is a desirable acquisition. Salad oil of superior quality is extracted from it. To poultry-keepers it is invaluable for its extraordinary productiveness. Per pkt., 10. GENERAL GRANT TOMATO. TOMATO (Sotanum Lycoprersicum). German, Liebesapfel.— French, Tomate. — Spanish, Tomate. There is no vegetable on the catalogue that has obtained such popularity in so short a time as the one now under consideration. Culture. The Tomato is raised from seeds, which should be sown in a hotbed in March, or in pots in a warm window. They should be started as early and forwarded as rapidly as possible, whether by hotbed or open-air culture. When about two inches high, they should be transplanted, in single plants, to warm, light, rich soil. Water freely at the time of transplanting. Shelter from the sun for a few days, or until they are well established. If sown in the open ground, select a sheltered situation, pulverize the soil finely, and sow in drills. This may be done the last of March or first of April. When the plants are three or four inches high, transplant to where they are to remain, as before directed. yer OZ. The Unrivalled Prize, “ General Grant.” Size above the medium, three ie four inches in diameter, growing in clusters; form round, slightly flat- tened, verv regular, symmetrical, and rarely ribbed or wrinkled; color brilliant glossy crimson; flesh unusually firm, solid, and free from water, weighing from ten to twenty pounds more per bushel than other varie- ties; skin remarkably fine, smooth, and shining, coloring well up to the stem, —a quality very desirable to those preparing them for the table; very productive, and of the finest flavor; bears carriage well, and keeps in good condition a long time after being gathered, retaining its goodness, and free from wilting. It will be found to ripen uniformly, and as early as, if not earlier than, other varieties. Per pkt., 25 . . ; : - 1.00 Keyes’s Harty Prolific. Leaves large, long, and quite entire, not lobed as in other kinds; and the growth is dwarf, compact, vigorous, and strong: medium size, round, of brilliant color, quite smooth, and free from wrinkles of any kind, perfectly solid, and of excellent flavor. Per pkt., 10 . : . 50 Maupay’s Superior. The fruit is of a beautiful deep-red color. In form it is round, slightly flattened, and without a crease or wrinkle. Smoothness of the surface is not only one of its most remarkable, but one of its most desira- ble characteristics. This freedom from creases or wrinkles prevents the at waste usual with almost every other variety. It is of a medium size, and the flesh almost as solid as a beefSteak. One bushel will make as AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. . LU er 0Z. much catsup, or fill as many cans, as two bushels of the ordinary endl besides being possessed of a flavor that is unapproachable. Per pkt., 10 50 Tilden’s. It is the earliest of all the large-growing Tomatoes. The fruit varies from round to roundish-oval, which is the general form of the main crop, and is free from the warty protuberances which disfigure ordinary sorts. Col- or, light brilliant scarlet, with a glossy skin; flesh solid, light red, less water y than other kinds, and of good flavor. Per piste 0 yea 5 50 Tree, or Erect. ‘Fruit very large and snoaie: and the plants, from their erect, com- pact growth, highly “ornamental. Per pkt., 10 . : ; . 1.50 Large Smooth Red. Fruit somewhat flattened, inclining to globular; mediond size; skin deep rich crimson; flesh bright ‘pink or rose color. Per pkt., 5 . 25 Lester’s Perfected. Of recent introduction; regular form; large size; flesh firm and well-flavored. Per pkt., 10. ‘ ; 40 Large Red. A very early vareely of large size; skin bright-red; flesh wank or rose color. Per pkt., 5 : 25 Large Yellow. Clear, semi-transparent, aliens. aan andl yellow Hash little used except for preserving and pickles. Per pkt., 5. ay hes .30 Grape. A quite small red variety, growing in long clusters, like ene ond Bera for preserves; a new variety. Per pkt., 10 : - 00 Early York. Very early; of good size, productive, and fine Fever! Pe: slate 10 . 40 Cook’s Favorite. Medium size, oval form, fair skin, deep crimson, productive, and excellent flavor; one of the best for general cultivation. Per pkt.,10 . .40 Strawberry, or Ground Cherry (Physalis Alkekengi). This, though called a To- mato, is a distinct species; excellent for preserves, having a peculiar delicate strawberry flavor. Per pkt.,10 . Ihe Bows Renee (109 ieOO iil ON v4 SS) ‘iN \) : -- AO Long White French, or Sweet German. One of the very best for winter or spring use, either for the table or for ee stock. The flesh is firm, sweet, and of excellent flavor; none better for keeping. Per pkt.,5 . .10 RUTA-BAGA, or SWEDE TURNIP. Skirving’s Purple-top. A superior variety, hardy and productive; flesh yellow, of solid texture, sweet, and well-flavored. It is a good keeper. Per pkt.,5 . .10 Early Stubble Swede. This is recommended for its quick growth, and is well adapted for late sowing. Flesh firm, and well-flavored. Per pkt.,5 . .10 Waite’s Eclipse, or Hybrid. A comparatively new variety, and excellent for early feeding purposes. Large size, and well-flavored. Per pkt., 5 » a0 Laing’s Improved Purple-top. A superior variety, hardy and productive. Flesh yellow, solid, and well-flavored; one of the best. Per pkt.,5 . . >) ae Carter’s Imperial Hardy Swede. The very best Swede in cultivation ee Sai AROMATIC, POT, AND SWEET HERBS. The generality of Aromatic, Pot, and Sweet Herbs may be raised from seed sown early in spring. As only a small quantity of these are necessary for family use, they may occupy a corner by themselves. They thrive best in a mellow, free soil; and care should be exer- cised to harvest them at the proper time. The greater part of the following-named Herbs are perennial, and will multiply from the seed they drop, or from partings from the roots. The offsets, roots, or young plants, thus raised, should be planted at suitable distances from each other. The beds should be kept free from weeds; and, as the herbs come into flower, cut them on a dry day, and spread them in a shady place to dry for use. The best method for preserving them is to rub them through a sieve when thoroughly dry, and pack them in tin boxes. Put them ina dry place. Per pkt., 10; by the ounce on application. Angelica. Coriander. Pennyroyal. Anise. Corn Salad. Pot Marigold. Balm, Lemon. Comelina. Rosemary. Basil, Sweet. Dandelion. Sage. Burnet. Dill. Saffron. Cardoon. French Sorrel. Summer Savory. Caraway. Hyssop. Sweet Marjoram. Chervil. Horehound. Sweet Fennel. Chiccory. Lavender. Thyme. TOBACCO SEEDS. Connecticut, Seed-leaf. Extra. Peroz,.85 . . +. + «. ~ perlb. $3.50 Havana True (imported). Perpkt,.20 . . «« - « ~- « peroz 1.00 Maryland. Per pkt., .10 : : eg « Virginia. «Sed sat: alee bah ox fp tay ger one Ai fe 50 Latakia. The Best Smoking Tobacco in the World. Ifitroduced by Bayard Taylor, the well-known traveller, from the East, where it is esteemed the most delicate-flavored tobacco known. It is quite distinct from the American tobacco, having a soft glossy-surfaced leaf, quite unlike the coarse folia, of the Virginia tobacco. Cultivated precisely like the American. Per -25 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 113 FRUIT SEEDS. Apple Seed, per pound, 50 cents. Cherry Pits, per pound, 50 cents. Currant Seed, per ounce, 75 cents. ooseberry Seeds, per ounce, BI. 25. Grape (Hothouse), per ounce, $1. 00. Peach Pits, per bushel, $2.00. Plum Pits, per pound, 50 cents. Pear Seed, per pound, $4.00. Quince Seed, per pound, $4.00. Raspberry Seed, per ounce, 75 cents. STRAWBERRY SEEDS. Saved from our large collection of over forty varieties, embracing all the best European ' and American kinds in cultivation. Mixed Seed. Per pkt., 25 cts. ORNAMENTAL TREE SEEDS. Norway Spruce (Abies Excelsa) . ; : , - Ib. $1.50 oz. $0.20 European Silver Fir (Alves Pectinata) : Q : : oo et 1.50 ce .20 Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides) ; 0 ; ; by MCE ST 50 6 20 Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharinum) heed irene : Se lis5 0 Ho 5 Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus Glandulosa) be NM AMC a othe i 7198 1) CoN nS) Shelbark ( Carya Alba) . : ‘ 7 i F : ; é Gta n25 Ornamental Thorn ( Crategus Coccineus) A A ; ‘ Bolle leas O70) 225 Burning Bush (Zuonymus Americana) : i ony Mes . & 8.00 66 50 Salisbura (Ginko Biloba) > . . : : - 100 seeds, 5.00 European Mountain Ash (Frasxinus Excelsior ) Viger “be? 1.25) oz.’ 25 Red Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana) j : 3 . % 4.50 ‘6 13 Scotch Larch (Larix Europa) : : : . 5 q . & 9.50 66 25 Tulip Tree (Liriodendron Tulpfera) . . .« «© «© « “+ 2.00 1 Magnolia (Magnolia Acuminata) . . «. «© «© « «. “ 4,00 ena) Scotch Pine (Pinus SYWDESUTIS) a ah mee Ds M enonanbaen es, 2.50 iB) ay Austrian Pine (Pinus Austriaca) . é ST 0s Naat . & 2.50 & 25 White Pine (Pinus Strobos) . Sh WeSC Uinta crit meagre aeOA”*4! ()() Ch SG Yellow Locust (Robinia Pseudo Acacia) vee 5 100 foe al American Arbor Vitz, clean seed ( Thuja Occidentalis) 5 tn 5 700 os 50 American Elm (Ulmus Americana) —. se 400 ‘6 ‘40 Yellow Wood (Virgilia Lutea) . “ 9.00 Many other varieties of Tree and Shrub Seeds can be supplied on seasonable application. SEEDS FOR HEDGES. Honey Locust, or Three-thorned oe ( oe Eriacgnhas) . Ib. $0.75 Buckthorn (Rhamnus Catharticus) . HN 1.25 Osage Orange (Maclura Aurantiaca) . : : ‘ A : ‘ “1.00 American Arbor Vite ( Thya Oceidentalis ; : 2) caesaie glaiy t= eae oz. .50 Hawthorn ( Crategus Oxycanthus) : arene 6 Ib. 1.50 GRASS-SEED FOR LAWNS. One of the most pleasing features connected with a garden is a well-kept lawn; but, to secure this most desirable object, much depends upon the selection ef such grasses as will present a fresh and luxuriant verdure throughout the season. For this purpose,a mixture of several kinds of the finer grasses is most suitable. These we can supply ready mixed, of the best sorts, and ey proportions of each. The quantity usually sown is two bush- els per acre. Per bushel, $6.00; 20 cents per qt. Extra fine French, best adapted for dry soil, 80 cents per qt: : CLOVERS. Alsike. This variety is a native of Alsike, Sweden; perfectly hardy; does not heave in winter or spring from frost; stands drouth well; and is in every _ respect superior to the common red Shade enemy. recommended for sheep. Perlb. . 3 é : ; NE offs NV hhitespucersoclca ber lbee weenie os ies i TR ete wen Red, if iG Pr eo ee GEN Mrket price. STRAWBERRIES. Alpine, For Tasir-Decoration. Berry-bearing plants have been very much ‘sought after of late years for table-decoration; and, in our anxiety to pro- cure novelties, wé may perhaps sometimes have ‘overlooked really use- ful materials already ingour possession. I think this may be truly said with regard to the Alpine Strawberry; for what can be more interesting and pretty for the table, during December and the two following months, _ than a few pots of these, nicely fruited, placed in vases or otherwise, ac- cording to the taste of the decorator ? —— Mixed. Redand white. Perpkt . . .« «+. « «© « » « 25 8 . 114 WASHBURN & COMPANY'S NEW AND RARE VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. The following kinds we wish to call attention to as desirable: — ASPARAGUS, Conover’s Colossal. Description, see page 87. BEETS, Egyptian. Very fine. See page 89. BEANS, Giant Wax. See page 88. CABBAGE, Early Wyman. This we can recommend as the finest early Cabbage grown. See page 91. —— Fottler’s Improved. See page 92. CAULIFLOWER, Boston Market. Very choice. See page 93. CELERY, The Prince of Wales. A variety raised by Mr. Carmichael (Superintendent of the Prince of Wales’s Gardens), from the well- known Sandringham Celery, and from whom we have received the stock. We believe that this is the only sort of celery now used at the royal table. Mr. Carmichael informs us, from the unusually dwarf and solid habit of this varie- , ty, that the usual method of grow- ing Celeries by earthing up may be done away with, as he grows it on the surface of the ground without in any way reducing the qaality of the Celery. Small packets : CUCUMBER, General Grant. Fine. See page 97. CORN, Bates’s Field. See page 96. —— Crosby’s Twelve Rowed. See page 96. produced by crossimg the old red with the white. The producer says that it is superior to any other va- riety for the table; so tender that a person without teeth can eatit. It is also of large size, sweét, and mel- low or fat. When in eating-order it is pink, but turns to a bright red when dry. Should not be cooked until the ears are well filled. Per ~ pkt. : , : . : . EGG-PLANT, Pekin. Fine. See page 98. KAIL, Acme. A very dwarf curled Kail, growing close on the ground, with glaucous green leaves inter- sected by a scarlet mid-rib. Really a superb thing, and combines every desideratum, being very hardy, very early, prolific, tender, mild, and brilliant green when boiled. The seed requires sowing very thin, and later than most kinds of Greens, as it is of very large and rapid growth; it is a hybrid be- tween dwarf green curled Borecole LAXTON’S SUPREME PEA. and Sea Kail. . . per pkt. — Red Sweet. This is a new variety, © io or 25 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 115 PRICE. LETTUCE, Bunney’s Incomparable Hardy Green Cos. The raiser of this says, “1 have tried it with all the leading kinds of Lettuce, but none are equal to it. You may grow it for any time of the year, as it is very hardy, and has stood the drought of the last season when other sorts ‘bolted.’ It is a compact, large-growing, crisp variety, of fine flavor ; and I am quite confident it will give satisfaction to whoever may grow inl exer fonds : 5 : : . : : : : : » 20 PEAS, Laxton’s Supreme. See page 104. —— Laxton’s Long Pod Prolific. See page 104. —— Laxton’s Alpha. A blue wrinkled marrow (the result of a cross between Laxton’s Prolific and Advancer); height 34 feet; a first early sort, earlier than Little Gem and Advancer. This Pea produces pods from the bot- tom to the top of the haulm, and therefore needs no recommendation as to prolificacy; the pods, which are larger than any other wrinkled mar- row, are well filled with Peas, which latter, when cooked, are said to b of a very fine flavor. Small packets : : - : : Si oid) — Waterloo Dwarf. See page 105. ' — Peabody. See page 105. —— Drew’s Dwarf. See page 104. The above Peas are particularly desirable. PARSLEY, Champion Moss Curled. This Parsley is the perfection of a curled Parsley for garnishing purposes. We cannot recommend it too highly; it is not to be surpassed. Perpkt. . : : ° : . : - 00 SQUASH, Lungren. Very choice. See page 109. TOMATO, “ Gen. Grant.” This Tomato, which we introduced last season, has, after another year, proved to be the best in all respects, — taking the first and second prizes at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Exhibition, in competition with all the leading sorts. We have received numerous testimonials from all quarters; but from want of space we are obliged to omit publishing them. For further description, see page 110. ? TOMATO, HOCP-TRAINING. TOMATO, TRELLIS TRAINING. 116 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S RARE FLOWERS AND NOVELTIES FOR 1870. Particular care has been taken that the selection should be of the purest character. We cannot affirm the accuracy of the various descriptions, having tested but few of them; but the reputation of the growers, from whom we import, is to us the best assurance that satis- faction will surely follow. . Our patrons wishing novelties will please send their orders early, as our stock of some of the varieties is limited. ) per pkt. 1003 Asters, Shakspeare. This new Aster is said to be the finest of all the dwarf sorts. Five inches high; densely formed; flowers very double, of the brightest colors, and of a regular imbricated form. Its dwarf, compact, ata free-flowering habits make it very useful either for the garden or pots .50 1004 Abronia Arenaria. Nice species, with clear, waxy-yellow, sweet-scented flower; habit like A. umbellata . . > . . “ ; : . 1005 Clarkia Integripetala Tom Thumb. A gem amongst Clarkias, both in habit, profusion of bloom, and size, substance, and color of its individual blooms; compact dwarf habit, with beautiful rosy magenta blooms oe 1006 Centranthus Macrosiphon Bicolor. The flowers of this pretty new va- riety are arranged in globular-formed umbels, which are alternately rose and white. It is as free-flowering as the old variety; and becomes, by its delicate color, a very valuable acquisition : . ~ ; . 1007 Centauria Africana. A new variety from Algiers, and one of the very finest; with bright-green, deep-lobated leaves; velvet-like canary yellow :‘ - 25 1008 Eschscholtzia Aurantiaca. A first-class novelty; very deep orange; quite distinct from all the other varieties; the color does not fade away to a lighter tint, as in Crocea; the petals also are more persistent . . - 20 1009 Eutoca, Sericea, Gray. A very distinct biennial species, of dwarf habit. Forms a large, spreading tuft of pinnated silvery foliage; producing the second year stems six to nine inches high, which are crowned with nu- merous racemes of pretty, deep-violet flowers . . 25 1010 Godetia Reptans Insignis. A variety selected from Reptans; the individual blooms are twice the size of the old type; color pure white, crimson blotch on each petal; dwarf-trailing habit; suitable for rockeries - . - 25 O11 Gilia Liniflora. Remarkable and prettv species; of branching habit, with deeply-palmate foliage, and large white flowers three-quarters of an inch in diameter; forms a bushy tuft nine inches high, and the same in width, from which is produced in long succession its pretty flowers . . : ‘1012 Helichrysum Monstrosum Procumbens Atroseum, Fl. pl. This va- riety, from its singular growth, is quite distinct from the older sort. The plants are of a very dwarf and luxurious-spreading habit, somewhat similar to the Verbenas, and are covered with innumerable flowers . . 25 1013 Larkspur. Stock-flowered, Dwarf Candelabra-formed. Quite a new warf race of Larkspurs, the stems of which attain hardly one foot in height. Close to the ground the stems throw out beautifully-curved branches, which diminish in length as they approach the top of the prin- cipal axe; thus giving to the whole plant the appearance of a Candelabra .50 {014 Lobelia Erinus Gracilis Erecta Alba. A charming pure white variety; quite new; as compact in habit as the well-known blue kind from which it is derived. Particularly useful for borders or small groups . . see 1015 Lobelia Picta. Leaves of a beautiful dark green, denticulated, and veined with white; the under sides are of a brilliant violet red; flowers azure- blue, and very elegant wit te eT ew Pgh a Se AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 117 per pkt. 1016 Love-lies-Bleeding (Club-headed). A variety of the old sort, with large bushy heads, nine to ten inches long, and five to six inches wide at the shoulder; singular, showy, and quite distinct 6 : ; : 1017 Marigold, Orange African Quilled. A very double variety of Marigold, with quilled petals; a striking noyelty, and very showy ° : : 1018 Mimulus Cupreus Tigrinoides. Ground-color white, beautifully spotted, and maculated with velvety brown; very fine . /. : : 4 : 1019 Nemophila Atomaria Elegans. Fine compact habit, and free bloomer; blossom with a white centre; ground-color dark chocolate, and a wide margin of pure white; appearance very elegant : 5 : : 1020 Oxalis Tropxoloides Viridifolia. Flowers and style of growth same as the Oxalis tropzeoloides; the foliage is, however, of a brilliant green, produ- cing thereby an agreeable contrast with the dark-brown sort “ 1021 Oxalis Valdiviana. A very strong-growing, still compact, new Oxalis; the sweet-scented, bright-yellow flowers are well up out of the foliage . 1022 Pansy Cliveden (Mixed colors). These invaluable early spring-flowering bedding-plants are so universally known and admired that comment on them at our hands is quite unnecessary; suffice it to say, they are becom- ing more popular every year; and for effect, when grown in masses, or used as edgings for beds, they cannot be surpassed . site wee : A 1023 Pansies, Odion, of fine blotched, very splendid beautiful large-eyed flowers . 1024 Perilla Nankinensis fol. Variegatis. The foliage of this new variety of the well-known and highly ornamental dark brown Perilla Nankinensis is variegated, and striped with brilliant rosy carmine, and sometimes even with white, producing a striking and charming effect : . : 1025 Petunia Grandiflora La Superbe. Flowers of good substance, brilliant _ magenta, pure white eye, very showy - : ; : ‘ : : 1026 Phlox Drummondii Heynholdi. The New True Scarlet Phlox (Be- nary). ‘There is already in our gardens a bright variety of much value, known under the name of P. scarlet (coccinea); but its flowers, though of a very brilliant color, are far from being the true scarlet, and only of a ra- diant, bright dark-crimson tint Q Leeuee i ‘ ; 5 1027 Phlox Drummondii (‘Graf Gero’’). This is a new dwarf pyramidal Phlox, only eight inches in height, by five inches in diameter; very con- stant, and free-flowering; flowers are alternately red and white, with white eye . ‘ : : ; : : : : - : : : 1028 Phlox Drummondii Atropurpurea Striata. A new variety of the striped Phiox, deep-purple and white : toe mba : : 1029 Reseda Odorata Grandiflora Ameliorata. This new variety has proved itself during the past summer to be an extremely valuable addition to the two well-known kinds; viz., Reseda Odorata Grandiflora. The plants of this new Reseda are of pyramidal form, and attain about two to two and a half feet in height. The foliage and flowers are much larger than with the two varieties just named. The flowers possess also another very distinctive feature; viz., that of being of areddish tint. This sort is espe- cially adapted to pot-culture . 5 : 4 : : = é : 1030 Tropzoclum Lobbianum Couleur de Bismarck. Flowers of the singu- lar Bismarck brown, very striking and quite distinct : : : 1031 Viola Cornuta Alba. A pure white variety of the Viola cornuta, will be found most useful in Cliveden bedding 1032 Wallflower, New Golden, Tom Thumb. A first-class novelty; habit’ compact; color fine golden orange; petals of good substance, and flowers large; calyx delicate green, instead of dark brown, as in other Wallflowers Mayes is. SR tae Ke /, = aK 25 25 20 .25 -50 20 .50 25 28 Ls) WASHBURN & COMPANY’S NEW AND CHOICE POTATOES. OUR STOCK WARRANTED PURE BRESEE’S KING OF THE EARLIES. BRESEE’S KING OF THE EARLIES, or No. 4. This variety has proved, beyond question, all that was claimed for it by the introducer The following is the description given by Mr. Bresee: — Raised in 1862, by Albert Bresee of Hubbardston, Vt., from a seed-ball of the Garnet Chili; vines of medium height, or a little less, and bearing no balls; leaves large; tubers large and handsome, roundish and slightly flattened; eyes small and somewhat pinkish; skin flesh-coloyed, or dull pinkish white; flesh white, cooks well, and is of the best quality for the table; has proved very hardy, and the earliest in cultivation. It has been grown in various parts of the country; and, in every instance which we have known, has proved fully equal in quality, productiveness, and general appearance, besides being from four to ten days earlier than the celebrated Early Rose. Making very small tops, therefore can be planted more closely, giving a much larger yield per acre than other varieties. Mr. Bresee was awarded a silver medal at the Mass. Hort. Society Exhibition for fall of 1868 for his Seedling Potatoes. They attracted great attention "wherever shown; and so much confidence was felt, that quite a number of the tubers were sold the past spring at $50 each. AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 119 . The following is from Mr. Burr, author of “The Field and Garden Vegetables of Amer- ica: 7? — HINGHAM CENTRE, Mass., Aug. 28, 1860. Mr. A. BRESEE. i Dear Sir, — 1am happy in communicating the result of a trial of the “‘ King of the Ear- lies.” The tuber employed for seed was cut to single eyes; and these were planted eigh- teen inches apart, in drills. No means for sprouting or forcing were adopted, and the ex- periment throughout was strictly ohe of open culture. The plants were small, and far from promising; but the yield was remarkable, amounting, as it did, to one hundred and twelve fold. So numerous and uniformly large and fine were the tubers, that, in view of the slen- der, dwarfish character of the vine, the crop seemed almost a marvel. The variety ripens some days in advance of the ‘‘ Early Rose,”’ is nearly or quite as productive, and must prove an acquisition. Two lbs. by mail (post-paid), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $5.00; 1 bush., $15.00; 1 bbl., $40.00. : ———— = =. ———= ——— 5 ‘ BRESEE’S PEERLESS POTATO. BRESEE’S PEERLESS, or No. 6. The latest_and best of all Mr. Bresee’s Seedlings for the main crop. This is also a seed- ling of the Garnet Chili, and originated from the same seed-ball as the Early Rose. Skin dull white, occasionally russeted; eyes shallow, oblong; flesh white, mealy, and grows to a large size, often weighing from one and a half to two pounds; enormously productive, and very handsome form. At a trial before a committee of the Mass. Hort. Society in Septem- ber last, this variety received more votes as to quality than any other of the Bresee Seed- lings. One lb. by mail (post-paid), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $10.00; 1 bush., $30.00; 1 bbl., $75.00. BRESEE’S PROLIFIC, or No. 2. This remarkable variety originated with Albert Bresee, Esq, of Hubbardston, Vt., who was also the originator of the justly-celebrated Harly Rose; both varieties being produced from the same seed-ball of the Garnet Chili. _ The vines of Bresee’s Prolific are of medium height, quite bushy, somewhat spreading; * 120 - WASHBURN & COMPANY’S large leaves; have produced no seed-balls; tubers large, regular in shape. and v slightly oblong, somewhat flattened; skin dull white, inélined to be Teen; eee depressed, and slightly pinkish; flesh white; cooks uickly, is very mealy, and of excellent quality; vield very large, often exceeding a hasan fold; matures about three weeks later than the Early Rose, and will prove a most valuable variety for field-culture. This variety has been widely disseminated the past season, and reports from every quarter are most flat- tering. Four lbs. (by rail), $1.00; 1 peck’ (by express), $1.50; 1 bush., $4.00; 1 bbl., $9.00. MN WP 1) Hy yy ] MY My EARLY ROSE POTATO. EARLY ROSE. This new and popular Potato has proved all that was claimed for it when offered for the first time. It is very productive, yielding from fifty to ninety fold with common culture; two weeks earlier than the Goodrich, and a very strong grower. Tubers quite smooth, nearly cvlindrical, varying to flattish, largest at the centre, tapering gradually towards each end. Skin a dull rose-color, flesh white, and one of the best-flavored varieties in cultiva- tion; highly recommended for early marketing on account of its large and uniform size and productiveness. It has been awarded special prizes at the Mass. Horticultural and the New Vork State Agricultural Societies. Four lbs. (by mail), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $1.00; 1 bush., $2.50; 1 bbl., $5.00. CLIMAX. The Climax is a seedling of the Early Goodrich, and originated with Mr. D. S. Heffron in 1864, and is thus described by him: — , “Tt has a stout, erect stalk; large leaves; tuber about medium size; smooth, cylindrical form, swelled out at centre; eyes shallow, but strongly defined; skin considerably netted or russet, tough, white; flesh entirely white, solid, heavy, brittle, and never hollow; boils through quickly, with no hard core at centre; is mealy, of floury whiteness, and of superior table-quality. It is equally productive with the Early Rose, but a few days later; earlier than the Early Goodrich; while its keeping qualities are as good as the Peachblow’s.”’ This variety has been grown largely the past season, and every one speaks in praise of its vigorous growth, fine quality, and enormous yield. Four lbs. (by mail), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $1.50; 1 bush., $4.00; 1 bbl., $9.00, WORCESTER, OR RIELLY. This valuable variety has given great satisfactionas a table-sort the past season. It proved to be very mealy, dry, and of the most delicate flavor; free from any earthy taste; fair size; form inclined to roundish; color light pink; flesh very white; skin thin; eyes deep: and of superior baking quality. Another characteristic of this variety is, that it will be found dry and mealy when but two-thirds grown. For twenty years it has stood the test of disease AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 121 much better than other varieties. They mature in ninety days from planting. Yield varies according to the season. Four lbs. (by mail), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $1.25; 1 bush., $3.00; 1 bbl., $6.00. EARLY MOHAWK. A new variety, introduced last spring, which has been extensively tried the past season in almost every section of the country, with the most satisfactory results. It ripens a few days later than the Rose; is of strong growth, productive, cooks dry and mealy, and is of excel- lent quality. Four lbs. by mail (post-paid), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $2.00; 1 bush., $7.00; 1 bbl., $15.00. LONDON WHITE. Flesh snowy white; cooks mealy;.of good flavor; moderately productive; ripens with the Rose; a good, early market variety. Four lbs. (by mail), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $1.00; 1 bush., $8.00; 1 bbl., $6.00. EXCELSIOR. This variety, which has been before the public the past season, has proved a valuable sort. It is a white-skinned potato, cooking remarkably white, and very mealy; form nearly round; eyes prominent; skin thin and smooth; it will bear very light seeding; in general form it much resembles the rounder specimens of the Early Rose. Four lbs. (by mail), $1.00; 1 peck (by express), $2.00; 1 bush., $7.00; 1 bbl., $15.00. CONN NIN \\ .. AR) Ai r = ee — = CLIMAX POTATO. EUROPEAN VARIETIES. Foreign varieties have given very little satisfaction the past two years; but, as some wish to try the new ones, we are prepared to furnish the following, which come to us highly - recommended : — Paterson’s Golden Don. Paterson’s Early Don. Dr. Bretoneauw’s Circassian Kidney. Ash Top Fluke, Raspberry=Leaved, curious foliage. Two lbs. by mail (post-paid), of either the above for $1.00. For $3.00 we will send 1 Ib. each of the nine kinds first mentioned in this list, postpaid. Orders will be booked in the order in which they are received, and the potatoes forwarded on and after April 1, when they will be free from danger of frost. They can be for- warded earlier if desired, at the risk of the purchaser. The prices of above Potatoes varia- ble according to the market. j All leading sorts furnished at market prices. POTATO SEEDS. Early Rose. Carefully hybridized with White Peachblow, and choice sorts, selected balls : , : : : : - : . : Per pkt. .25 Early and Late Sorts Mixed e : : x ‘i ‘ A ‘ UP 25 122 WASHBUBN & COMPANY’S CLA DIT OG te: SPLENDID FRENCH AND BELGIAN HYBRIDS OF GANDAVENSIS. FORWARDED BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE UNION, POST-PAID, AT CATALOGUE PRICES. THE new hybrid productions of the Gladiolus Gandavensis are, without doubt, the most superb flowering-bulbs in cultivation, Ee their magnificent, long, and densely-flow- ered spikes of bloom, varying from white to rich salmon, and brilliant carmine, to the most intense scarlet or crimson. A single bulb will often give two or three stems of bloom, and a succession of flowers will be produced for two months. General Treatment.— The bulbs should be planted as soon as the ground is fairly dried in the spring, and all danger of frost is over; planting may be made every two weeks until the middle of June, to secure a succession ‘of bloom. Plant the bulbs ‘from two to four inches deep, according to their size. The soil should be enriched with well-lecomposed ma- nure, and well pulverized. The plants should be well staked, and the bloom will be mag- nificent. When the frost has killed the leaves, or before, if the leaves, by turning } yeliow, show the ripening of the bulb, the bulb should be taken up, dried rapidly in full sunlight, and the new bulbs separated from the old. Should be kept during the winter in a dry, cool cellar, free from frost. A discount of five per cent from catalogue prices will be made when one dozen varieties are ordered, ten per cent on two dozen varieties, and fifteen per cent on fifty varieties. Purchasers will please state whether we may substitute, i in the event of our being out of the varieties ordered. NEW VARIETIES FOR 1870. OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS COUNTRY. PRICE. Adanson._ Rose-colored, tinged with lilac; on the lateral and inferior divisions, large stains on white ground tinged yellow; bordered with carmine, tinted lilac 3.00 Agatha. Large-flowered, rose colored, with an orange tinge, blazed with carmine amaranth, fine clear vellow spots; very fine ., . - 3.50 Anna. Well-opened flowers; cherry-colored, with bright orange Gneae the inferior divisions finely-striped dark carmine on large white ground. : - 1.50 Armida. Large spike; well-opened, white flowers, very slightly tinged with fine car- mine-rose; white spots of the same tint on the inferior divisions. - 4.00 Antonius. Large, well-opened, perfect flowers, cherry-colored, slightly tinged with orange, blazed with carminate-red; pure white stains; charming plant . Argus. Long spike of large, well-opened flowers, glittering fire-red; centre and lower divisions very pure white; admirable, ‘brilliant plant. . - 8.00 Circe. Fine spike of large, well-opened, perfect flowers, of a fine rose slightly tinged with lilac, lar cely blazed with bright carmine; centre well lighted . . 1.50 Cornelie. Handsome spike of large light cherry-colored flowers; centre very aaa a ent, bright cherry-colored | : : - 1.50 Delicatissima. Fine white flowers very slightly tinged. aud blazed aan a soft car- mine lilac; the inferior divisions of a pure white, bordered with lilac . 3.50 Elizabeth. Flowers beautiful dark-rose-colored, strongly blazed with a lively car- mined purple; on the inferior divisions iti large stains of a purpled _ carmine, with pure white stripes . . . . 3.50 Fenelon. Large spikes of large well-opeued flowers ‘of a tender rose, tinged with violet, and blazed with bright carmine . . . . . « «250 os q “ e r AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. 123 PRICE Homer. Vigorous plant; very long spikes of very large, perfect flowers, of a light amaranth, blazed with very bright purple; magnificent plant (perfection) 3.00 Irma. Flowers of a very lively carmined red on a clear violet-tinged ground; white lines running through the whole . : : : : ; BEM WANE Te 50 La Candeur. Very large well-opened flowers of a perfect white, lightly striped with carmined violet (perfection) . “ : Se Mi : A AeA O0) Livingston. Cherry-color of a purpled carmine, the centre clearing off and shading _ into violet, with a metallic reflex; new shade, of a pleasing effect . 2.50 Mme. Desportes. Very large and wide spike; flowers very large, well-opened, of a very pure white; the inferior divisions slightly striped with violet : - 4.00 Mme. Dombrain. Large, perfect, well-inserted flowers of a carminate violet, blazed with bright purple; well-lighted in the centre . b : ’ : . 8.00 Mary Stuart. Large, well-opened, and well-inserted flowers, white, very slightly tinged with rose, and blazed with very bright, carminate, cherrv color . 4.00 Michel-Ange. Large, well-opened flowers; dark crimson, slightly blazed with brownish purple on the superior divisions; centre well lighted; white Stains; first-rate variety, as well for its peculiar color, as for the elegant insertion of the flowers on the spike, which makes them resemble Lilies . 5.00 Mr. Legouve. Flowers very large, perfect, very bright fire-red; the superior divis- ions divided by a white line; on the inferior divisions, a pure white stain 4.00 Orpheus. Magnificent spike of large flowers: rose-colored, blazed with carmine; the ' centre clearing up, on the inferiordivisions, fine stains carminate purple . 4.00: Pericles. Splendid spike of large well-set flowers of a light rose-color, largely bor- dered and blazed with carminated purple; very light-colored centre; on the inferior divisions, very large pure white stains . : é 6 - 4.00 Romulus. Flowers very brilliant brownish red; large pure white stain; large white lines on the inferior divisions ; : 4 5 5 : Bs oda) Thomas Methwen. Flowers large, well-shaped, violet tinged with rose; centre well lichted, transparent; the extremity of the divisions carminate violet . 3.00 Rosa Bonheur. Large, well-opened white flowers, slightly tinged with lilac, and blazed with carmined violet : j : : : ; : - 4.00 Robert Fortune. Very open flowers of a carmined red color, largely bordered and blazed with crimson red; ground violet, tinged pure white : . 4.00 Spectabilis. Large, well-opened flowers of a tender rose-color; the centre light-col- - ored; on the inferior divisions purple-red stains on white ground . . 2.00 GENERAL COLLECTION. ae PRICE. PRICE. Anais. Good shape, white, slightly Calypso. Rose-striped, blotched with tinged with lilac; very large sulphur- carmine : : : . . 85 white stains, striped with lilac-car- Canari. ‘Light-yellow, striped with mine . : : : : 3 . 1.50 KOSC; 1 : ; : . : . 40 Alexander. Flower large, well shaped, Chateaubriand. Clear cherry; amag- very fine bright red : . 1.00 nificent spike : : : 50 Amabilis. Bright vermilion, stained Comte de Morny. Dark cherry-red, with yellow : é : : . .20] blotched with white, and striped with Adonis. Light-cherry, yellow throat, _ purple 4 F P : : si tx) with light-yellow spots. ; - .20| Comtesse de Bresson. Deep blush- Aglae. Rose-colored salmon, beauti- pink in centre, shaded with crimson; fully mottled : h 5 a) a outside petals veined with white; two Aristote. Light-rese, with purplish lower petals striped with purple 25 crimson stripes . i é : . .25| Couranti Fulgens. Bright-crimson; Berenice. Beautiful rose, striped with - fine. : : : : ; 220 red, with purple-carmine colored spots .30| Daphne. Light-cherry, with darker Bertha Rabourdin. Pure white, stripes, and stained with bright-car- with beautiful large carmine stain . .75| mine . : d : . : . 80 Brenchleyensis. Deep scarlet; fine. .20| Diana. Light-salmon, variegated with Bernard de Jussieu. Flower large, rose, and blotched with light-carmine, wide, perfect ground violet, shaded on white ground Ay abies : . 40 and tinted with cherry-color and pur- Duc de Malakoff. Orange-red, on ple; stains purple on white ground; vellowish-white ground; fine . . 80 new and almost indescribable color . 2.50 | Dameze. Delicate straw-color, with vio- ‘Calendulaceus. Bright nankeen . .85| letspots . . .60 124 WASHBURN & COMPANY’S PRICE *. wales pus ye Very bright orange; ne. - Don Juan. Vivid blush-pink; petals beautifully mottled with deep crim- son, and veined with pure white 5 Edulia. Upper petals white, spotted with violet; lower striped with white Edith. Large flower; carnation-rose, deeply striped with same . Egerie. Orange-rose; petals slightly marked with carmine ; Emma. Clear carmine; dwarf . Emile. Scarlet, flamed with crimson and white, and spotted scarlet and white Endymion. | Rose; beautiful Erato. Delicate rose; with dark stripes and carmiue blotches . Eldorado. Fine clear yellow, striped with red . : Eugene Scribe. Flower very large and wide, perfect, tender-rose, blazed with carminate-red . : : : Etendard. Flower very large and wide, perfect, white, slightly blazed with lilac or violet, spike long . Flavia. Very bright-red, a color lit- tle darker than N apoleon Il. ‘ Fanny Rouget. Rosy-flesh color, striped with rosy carmine . Florian. Cherry-rose, with large vio- let spots; the centre petals lined with white . Galathee. White, beautifully spotted with carmine . Goliath. Light-red, striped and. spot- ted with carmine; large flower. Hebe. Tender flesh-color, beautifully striped with fine lake Helene. White, slightly tinged with lilac, spotted and striped with violet . Hector. Delicate rose, sometimes striped ‘ : es 3 Henrietta. Large, well-shaped ‘flow- er, white-tinted and*blazed with lilac Imperatrice. White, slightly suffused with pink, spotted w ith carmine Imperatrice Eugenie. White, flamed with rose, violet in the centre Isoline. Blush, spotted with carmine violet . ; : 5 . : : Isabella. Middle-sized flower, fine spike, pure white, with large, dark carminate-violet stains ~ Jean d°’Arc. White, tinged with rose; striped and stained with purple La Favorite. Flower large, rose, blazed with carmine; lower divisions light yellow La Fiancee. Flower large, perfect, pure white, small, bluish-violet stains ; fine var iety Leonora. Flower large, perfect, ‘cher- ry-colored red, tinted With orange Louis Van Houtte. Brilliant red, blotched with violet . Le Poussin. Light-red, white ground, large white blotch on lower petals R Lelia. Peach-pink, stained with oe "30 .30 | Madame Basseville. Large cherry- colored flower, with purple blotches on a yellowish-white ground, striped -20| with white. 75 Madame de Vatry. Yellowish-white, . 1.00 | stained with carmine; very bog ii flower. 75 20 | Madame Binder. Pure white: long | carminate-rose stripes on the low er 5| petals . 75 ” .20 Madame Herincq. Yellow white, changing to a dull white, with large | marbled veins of lilac P -20 . 1.00, Madame Leseble. Pure white, .30/| blotched with rose . By 67 Madame Domage. Rose, spotted 00; with amaranth, and nada with ‘white . - 1.25 75 gates Furtado. Rose, changing | ink, flamed with carmine Ma e Rabourdin. Rose, rianoat with carmine and white, striped in the centre of each petal . . 1.50 | Mars. Beautiful; fine deep scarlet . .30 - 2.50 Marie. Pure white, blotched with | darkecarmine . .75 75 | Mazeppa. Orange-rose, blotched with a yellow, and striped with red. -30 0| Mons. Blouet. Tender-rose, shaded with carmine; large flower . -20 Mons. Gorgeon. Rose, with salmon- 35 coloredftint : -20 Moliere. Flower very large and w ide, 80 | erfect, cherry-colored red, with very arge, pure-white stains. . 1.50 | Mozart. Flower large, very wide, ' 25 spike spreading, bright rose, slightly .85| tinted with violet, very largely blazed with very dark carmine; very large, pure - white stains; beautiful plant . 2.50 Napoleon III. Brilliant scarlet, | streaked with white . | Neptune. Beautiful red, with carmine .80| spots and stripes : -25 | Nemesis. Vivid-rose, with white lines -20| and carmine stains on yellow ground .35 |Norma. Middle-sized “flower, spike . 1.50} spreading, pure white, very slender, | and very slightly blazed with very 30 | tender lilac ; . 2.50 | Noemi. Flower large, light lilac-rose, spike very long . 75 . 1.50 Oscar. Flower large, well-shaped, very | brilliant, bright “cherry-color, stains -50| white . ‘ . 2.50 Osiris. Brilliant cherry-rose ; fine . .30 Ophir. Yellow, blotched with purple .80 Pallas. Bright rose, with stripes of a darker shade; spots of a violet- carmine on a slight orange - tinted . 2.50) ground : 30 Penelope. White, slightly tinged with . 1.00 pink; lower petals yollow-tinted, and striped with carmine . . .20| Pegasus. Carnation, flaked with rose} lower petals shaded with maroon . .20 75 | Pellonia. Rose,spotted with crimson .20 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE. PRICE. Princess Alice. Flower very large and wide, perfect, tender lilac, slightly tinted with rose, very large white stains; new and charming shade; first-rate dwarf plant Princess Clothilde. mon-rose; very large. Prince Imperial. ; - 4.00 Beautiful sal- 4 - 1.00 Blush - white, 125 PRICE. Sir William Hooker. Very large and well-opened flower, perfect shape, , light-cherry color, rose-carmine stain on pure white ground; plant of a great effect. : : ‘ ¢ ° Stella. Flower large, well shaped; ground white, slightly tinted with yellow and rose, and blazed with car- 2.00 blotched with carmine . ‘ - 2d minate-red . ‘ i 5 3 . 2.50 Premices de Montrouge. Brilliant Triomphe d’Enghein. Rich-flamed red; dwarf. : 5 a - 00 crimson. : a 5 , 20 Rossini. Flower large, perfect, very Velleda. Soft rose, blotched with lilac .50 long spike, dark amaranth-red, stained Vesta. Pure white, with violet-car- with white; very good variety . 8.00 | mine spots on yellow ground 285 eaphacl. Deep and vermilion . a cD ebecca. hite, shaded with lilac . .85 Rembrandt. Very bright deep scarlet .80 OTHER SORTS OF GLADIOLUS. Sulphureus. Sulphur-yellow . - .50| Gandavensis (the original variety). Solfatere. Rich Jonquil - yellow; Vermilion, shaded with yellow . .$0.10 large. . eee SS 80 | Ramosus (original). Rose and white . .20 Stephenson. Large; fine form; su- Pisittacinus. Yellow and brown 10 perb spikes, cherry -carmine, lined Floribundas. White, with rosy stripe with white . 5 : : - 1.00 along the centre of each petal . 6 CHOICE MIXED VARIETIES. We have a fine collection of mixed varieties, saved from seedlings, and others where the names have been: lost, which we offer at $1.50 to $2.00 per doz., by mail, postpaid. By the hundred, prices on application. GLADIOLUS LYONII. Cardinalis habit. Flowers large spreading petals of good form; color pure white, vividly flaked with bright scarlet; very free bloomer, and altogether a most exquisite variety. Spikes of bloom were exhibited at the Rose show at the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety last June, attracting great attention; highly recommended for pot-culture. Price 75 cts. to $1.00 each. TIGRIDIAS. A genus of Mexican bulbs; grows about one foot and a half high, producing flowers of the most exquisite beauty; the flowers large, about four inches across, of singularly: curious shape, and the color of each variety gorgeous, and purely contrasted. No flower can ex- ceed itin beauty. In bloom from July to the first of October. In autumn, take up the bulbs, and keep them in a dry place, away from frest, until the time of planting in the spring. ‘Tigridias by mail, postpaid. Conchiflora. Orange and golden-yellow, spotted with black. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. Pavonia. Richest scarlet, tinged and spotted with yellow. 15 cents each; $1.25 per doz. DOUBLE TUBEROSES. _ The Tuberose is one of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of summer-flowering bulbs, throwing up small spikes of double white flowers, two to three feet high, which re- ‘main in bloom a long period. The bulbs maybe planted from February to May. When they are needed very early, they may be planted in the greenhouse or hotbed in February or March; and, for a succession of flowers, in April and May. In planting, remove the use- less small offsets around the main root, and place a single tuber in a pot four or five inches wide. Use good loam and leaf-mould, with good drainage. Start them slowly upon a tem- perate heat, in the hotbed or forging-pit, or later in the season in a frame. Water slightly at first; and, when the bulbs begin to grow, increase the quantity. Those started early should be supplied with a good bottom-heat till May, when they may be shifted into pots six or seven inches wide. By the first of June, all may be plunged out in a warm border, staking each plant to prevent their being broken by the wind. On the approach of cool weather, in September, those remaining in bloom should be removed to the conservatory or parlor, where they will continue in flower for a long period. | Fine bulbs, $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen; bulbs started in pots in May, $3.00 per dozen. VALLOTA. A splendid bulbous-rooted plant, allied to the Amaryllis. It blooms in August, throwing up its strong stems about one foot high, with from five to eight brilliant, scarlet, lily-like flowers; very ornamental for bedding out in summer, or cultivation in pots and vases. Purpurea, each 50 to 75 cts. AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA, OR JACOBEAN LILY. This is a beautiful summer-flowering bulb. It generally produces two stems, one after the other, each bearing a large lily-like flower of the richest crimson-velvet color; its golden stamens drooping gracefully over the lower petals, giving it additional brilliancys Plant the bulbs early in May, in rich mellow soil. In autumn, take them up, and keep dry and secure from frost. They bloom in June. Price, 35 cents each; $3.50 per dozen. , TROPZOLUM TRICOLORUM. Pot in rich, free loam, leaf-mould, and sand, in autumn, and allow them to make way all through the winter in an airy greenhouse; the stems being trained up light trellises of some kind. After the blooming season, the bulbs should be allowed a rest of a few months. Each, $1.00. SMILAX (MyrsipHyLLum ASPARAGOIDEs). A beautiful winter climbing-plant, adapted alike to the greenhouse and conservatory. Nothing can excel this plant in beauty of foliage and orange fragrance of the flowers. It is extensively used for bouquets aud floral decorations of every description. Medium-size Bulbs, 25 cents each. Large-size Bulbs, 50 cents each. Extra-size Bulbs, $1.00 each. Seed per packet, 25 cents. Notre. — This plant is grown and used most extensively as a decorative vine by every florist in the vicinity of Boston. No lady, dressed for a party, feels her toilet complete (if natural flowers are worn) without a spray of Smilax appended to her hair. JAPAN LILIES. Our collection of Lilies comprises all the most beautiful kinds, including ten of our own seedlings, which are unsurpassed by any yet produced. A full description will be found in our Bulb Catalogue. The following are the principal varieties of the Japan: — Lilium Album. Pure white. Each Pa) ee, et, | 40 ee Rubrum. White, with deep crimson spots . ‘ : : : A0 to .75 ——~ Roseum. White, with rose-colored spots . . . «. «. .40to .75 —— Named Seedlings. (All superb.) ne wee ee ae MADEIRA VINE. A beautiful summer climbing-plant, of rapid ‘growth, completely covered with long, grace- ful racemes of deliciously-fragrant white flowers. Each 15 cents to 25 cents. MUSHROOM SPAWN. DIRECTIONS FOR GrowrnG Musnrooms. The only conditions required for the healthy growth of Mushrooms are a mass of Sort dung, heated to from fifty-five to sixty degrees, and lumps of Spawn about the size of walnuts, six inches apart, just beneath the surface; the whole covered with an inch thickness of good light friable earth, and three or four inches of straw, or litter of any kind, to keep in the very moderate warmth. This can be managed in any dark cupboard or celler; and the size of the bed is immaterial. Take of horse-droppings from the stable, without the straw, as much as will make the bed the size you want it, a foot thick: put this anywhere out of the weather, away from the “light and draught. Let this-be pressed, but not hard; and in a few days, when it is nice and warm on thrusting the Hane in, get the Spawn, and break the cakes in smal] pieces and put them in all over the dung, even with the surface: upon this being patted down smooth, thie not hard, it will require from half an inch to an inch of earth all over it. Pat it down to keep it in its place, and put some loose hay or straw over it. When it approaches dry- ness, it must be sprinkled with water with the chill off, enough to wet the earth, but not the dung: Sooner or later, according to the attention paid to these several points, you will have Mushrooms, and plenty of them. ~ , Best Mill-track Mushroom Spawn, per pound, 15 cents; 8 pounds for $1.00, by Express. ITALIAN BEES. The superiority of these Bees over others is acknowledged by all. Some of the many advantages: they swarm earlier, work earlier and later, and store vice the amount of honey as the common bees. Allow about eight weeks to Italianize a hive of common bees. The ueens live from three to five years. Price per swarm, $15.00. Queens, $5.00 each. acked to go any distance. GC VES 4. y ty : Fd hes vr \ LILIUM AURATUM. (oNE-HALF ITS NATURAL SIZE.) Lilium Auratum, Golden-Striped Lily. This new and magnificent species of Lily, introduced from Japan, is spoken of by Dr. Lindley as follows: ‘‘If ever a flower merited the name of ‘glorious,’ it is this, which stands far above all other Lilies, whether we regard its size, Sweetness, or its exquisite arrangement of color. Imagine upon the end of a purple stem, not thicker than a ramrod, and not above two feet high, a saucer-shaped flower at least ten inches in diameter, composed of six spreading, somewhat crisp parts, rolled back at their points, and having an ivory-white skin, thinly strewn with purple points or studs, and oval, or roundish, prominent purple stains. To this add, in the middle of each of the six parts, a broad stripe of light satin- yellow, losing itself gradually in the ivory skin. Place the flower in a situation where side-light is cut off, and no direct light can reach it, except from above, when the stripes acquire the appear- ance of gentle streamlets of Australian gold, and the reader who has not seen it may form some . feeble notion of what it is.” ; We have the pleasure to inform our friends that we have secured a very fine stock of this beautiful plant, which we shall offer at greatly reduced prices. Very strong flowering bulbs, . . » + 1.00 each, . . $9.00 per dozen. 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FURNISHED DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND NOVEMBER. PER DOZ. Hyacinths, double, red, blue, and white, named sorts ; “ - 5 . $2.00 to $5.00 ie double, finest mixed, without names ‘ : ° - : : ie single red, blue, and white, named sorts . ; : ‘ 3 - 2.00 “ . single mixed, without names . - - : : Tulips, early single named sorts, fine, beautiful . ‘ > F 7 : = ao st early single, mixed : é ; : é : ; . ‘ : . 50 * 2 double, fine named sorts . , . : 2% ; 50 ** re double, mixed varieties, large and awe: 5 : : . « ‘4 = ew ~ rose Byblemens, white, flaked with rose shades... . oan ye 1.00 “ ais violet Byb!amens, white, flaked with violetand purple. . . 1.00 * - Bizarres, yellow, flaked and feathered with crimson, purple, and violet re"; (ok ¥¢ Parrot, fine mixed, very showy . : : : - : ‘ : ° oe Polyanthus Narcissus, fragrant and beautiful . : : : . 3 : 1.50 “ Garden Narcissus, very fragrant and ornamental 2 : ; ‘ at ds Jonquils, double and single. ; . : - : ; A : ° : ave. Crocus, named sorts, and also mixed : : ; : ; ; . 4 ; 2 ->, Crown Imperialis, red and yellow ; - +. uta - : ‘ m : 3.00 *“ Tris, English, Spanish, and other species : ; ‘ 3 4 rye cf rape, Wb Lilies, various kinds and colors d : , : 4 . : ; : “ 2.00 * Snowdrops, double and single ; ; “ : - : - x - : ou, “* Mardy Gladiolus... 3° so» yc. js Sees anata : SPLENDID FLOWERING INGS. i es AUTUMN CATALOGUE CONTAINING A LIST OF THE Choicest Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Lilies, &c., With full and explicit directions for their culture. 1.50 5.00 1.50 4.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.50 -50 6.00 3,00 4,00 69 1.00 BULBS, It also contains a BEAUTIFUL QGOLORED PLATE, and many other FINE ENGRAY- It will be forwarded, post-paid, upon receipt of ten cents, to all applicants. Address, WASHBURN & CO., Horticultural Hall, Boston, Mass.