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NEW GIANT 



JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES 



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irs 1 lie flowers miny of which 

 have the lustre of the ^lche^t 

 variety ot delicate and 



s and satins and the 

 llant colors and tints 



They are all shades of red from light pink 



larkcrlmsLO and every e 

 to richest Indigo and roys 

 brown, gray, bronze, copper, 

 black, etc. Some are edged wl 



mottled, rayed and shaded In an Indescribable 

 ofLen havlngTor a shades In one flower, 

 double, and I , . _ ... .^, _ ..._, 

 ruffled edges like Petunias. The leaves of 



Hoped fringed, frilled nr 

 plashL'd, 



yellow or golden 

 I and mottled with white, green and s 

 I In my grounds 



and delight from all who saw them for the Hrft 

 t) 15 to 30 feet, and 

 single vine often 

 having a hundred flowers open at once. They are also 

 elegant for house culture In small pots, beginning to 

 bloom In few weeks when only a foot tall. The editor 

 of this paper says of them, in reply to a correspondent 

 ^GAUDE^■I^G. pane 371, Sept. - - 



very choice strain 

 Their leaves are e 





irs from L. W. Goodell. Pansy 

 The collpctlon I offer Is the 

 this country and contains, be- 



of amateurs who have the largest and I 

 and many rare and unique sorts not found anywhere 

 else. These were first Introduced by me last year. 

 SPECIAL THIRTY DAY S' INTRODUCTION OFFERS: 

 For twenty-five cts., or thirteen two-cent stamps 

 (which Is not half the Catalog price). I will send Ave 

 packets Choicest Seeds, a full sized packet of each, 

 viz.: Giant Japanese Morning (ilorles, put up from a 

 mixture of nearly iiOO varieties; German Pansles. of 

 largest elze. over 50 distinct sorts and an endless vari- 

 ety of rich color lints and marking, mixed; New Yel- 

 low aster. Golden Crown, the only real Yellow Aster; 

 Large-fl Phlox. HO vars.. mixed; Double Asters, over 



II 00. For fifty cents. I will send 16 packets, the above 

 and 43 vars. Kckfords Sweet Pons; V.Trletrated .lap- 

 anese Hop; Mammoth Bni/lMan MornlriL: (ilory; Im- 



Snapdragons: Chrywai 



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stock for nursery men, parks and large planters 

 is our SPECIALTY. Send wants. Catalogs 

 free. 

 BEST POTTINQ SOIL flJUl per hbl.; .5 bbls. for 

 $1.0(1. 



WM. H. HARRISON & SONS, 



LEBANON SPRINGS, N. V., U. S. A 



Trees ^Plants 



We offer a lartre and fin 



' every description 

 Trees, Shrubs, 

 Hedce Plants, 



Koses, \'iiieH, Suiall 



Fruit and Forest Tree Seedlings. IMced 



Catalomie mailed free. EBtabllshed 1S52. 



PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY, 



(Sue. to Sidney Tuttle & Co.) Bloomington, ni. 



• • • GARDENING. - 109 



THE DAINTIEST DARLINGS OF ALL. 



Begonia Semperflorens Nivea, 



THE NEW E.VER-BLOOMING APPLE BLOSSOM BEGONlfl. 



It Is a well known fact tliat the true ever-blooming Begonia semperfiorens rowea Is not only the best winter 

 tloworlng begonia, but also the best bedding and best market plant we have to diiy In cultivation. Itlsi-on- 

 stantly In bloom the whole year round, and Its splendid habit makes It just what the people want. We have a 

 tine plant that has been In bloom everv day for more than :iW years. It is the best selling plant we ever had. We 

 have sold many thousands of It, from Texas to Canada, and from New England to Oregon, which have given the 

 greatest satisfaction. 



We now offer NIVEA, a sport from and identical with the above In all respects except color, which Is white. 

 When grown In strong sunlight, or allowed to get too dry. the flowers will be suffused with delicate rose, which 

 adds much to Its beauty, giving It an apple-blossom appearance. We are using quantities of this almost dally In 

 floral designs. Its elegant panicles giving a grace that Is unique and beautiful. The plant grows rapidly, and 

 when well stopped back soon makes shapely plants, literally covered with graceful panicles of the most delight- 

 ful rosy phade or pure snowy whiteness. It Is just the plant fora present or table decoration. Extra strong 

 plants of both Nlvea and Rosea at annexed prices. We guarantee plants to arrive In good condition. Extras 

 added to all orders of one dollar when sent Express, and guarantee safe arrival In good condition ; If ordered by 

 Mall add 6, 10, 15 and 20 cents extra per plant to prepay postage. Each. 3 plants 6 plants, one 



other kind, or both kinds. 



From;^-In pots, strong plants In hud or bloom JO.'M f0.50 80.7i 



From 4-ln. pots, well branched, full of bloom ;i.i .75 1.''5 



From 5 tn. pots, flne plants for table decoration fO 1.00 2.00 



From tj-ln. pots; these are great plants, Exp 75 1.75 3.00 



Hundred and thousand rates on app'lcatlon. 

 TRITOMA UVARIA FLORIBUNDA.-ThW fine variety originated with us. 

 Its large scarlet and orange flowers being produced from July to November, 

 with Its hardy constitution, needing no protection, make It the best hardy late 

 Autumn plant we have. It is now (Nov. IM In good bloom, having stood the 



late hard freeze perfet-tlv. strong plants 2r> .£0 1.00 



NEW VARIEGATED GERANIUM BKAUTV of Auburn. This plant orig- 

 inated In Auburn H i-thr i.'-t (iiTunlum for vases, baskets, etc we have 



ever seen. (Try it vww.x -imnL. 1 inch pots, full of cmtlngs 25 .W) l.CO 



Sli; \K .U r( K. THIS ADV. WILL NOT APFEAR AGAIN. 



J. &LLET50N. Floral Nurseries, fliiDiirii, N. y. 



New Hardy Climbing Polyantha Rose, 



CRIMSON RAMBLER. 



A wonderful New Rose. The most Remarkable Novelty in Hardy Roses that 

 has been Introduced in many, many years. 



It blooms in large clnsters. with from thirty to fifty flowers in a chister. each a bonquet in it- 

 self, the clusters shooting out from each joint, covering the vine its entire length with a solid mass 

 of the most beautiful perfectly-shaped miniature crimson roses; full description of this Supeth 

 Rosr and a beautiful painting of it made from nature by a celebrated artist, showing a plant in full 

 bloom also a spray of the flower will be found in "Choice Selections in Seeds and Plants." 

 Price, strong young plants, 30c. each; $j.oo per doz. Extra size plants, joc. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 This is only one of the many good things that are described in '•Choice Selections in Seeds and 

 Plants," which is just issued from press. The book is artistic. It is very complete, and will be 

 found of particular interest to all lovers of choice flowers. It is a comprehensive guide to the pur- 

 chase of the choicest selectiousand the most valuable novelties in seeds and plants. Sent free to 

 all who mention Gardening. Address 



F. R. PIERSON CO., BOX G,Tarrytown=on= Hudson, N. Y. 



Importers, Growers and Dealers in Choice Seeds, Bulbs and Plants. 



iSURPLUS 

 BULBS 



AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. 



• • • • • 



when placint; c 

 BlWIlty to estlma 

 dlspoBC of. hence 





ntlttes « 



V 



lusted, usually however, we 1 

 a surplus or aimosi everyining. To quickly dispose of i 

 after our busy season Is over, we make the surplus stock 

 generous collections, worth at regular rates two or three times { 

 the price now charged. 

 SURPLUS BULB COLLECTION A, for indoor culture, .50c.. postpaid. 

 SURPLUS BULB COLLECTION B, for outdoor planting, .'iOc , postpaid. 

 SURPLUS BULB COLLECTION C. for outdoor and indoor planting combined. This 

 collect''.'n contait.s such a liberal quantity that it is sent by express at purchaser's expense. 



^^VB^fa,. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, s4.B^s"SipHs. 



Ellwanger & Barry's (1896) Catalogue, 



published. It wrll contain accurate and reliable 

 tions of fruit and ornamental trees shrubbery 

 directions. It will be richly illustrated with half 

 new and unique design, and illustrated cover. It 

 on receipt of ten cents to cover postage. 



ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. V 



;ver offered, besides ample cultural 

 ings, and will have a colored plate of 

 ;d to regular customers free, to others 



The BEST SEEDS 

 that GROW are 

 from Philadelphia — 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, EVER- "•■ 

 GREENS, AND HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, 



BURPEE'S 



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Ii -rriptive catalopje on applic*. 

 lor. READING. MASS 



Wlien you write to any of the ad\ 

 CIS ill this paper please say that yoi 

 the advertisement in Gardening. 



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