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1690 Datura Huberiana fl. pi. New varieties, mixed. A beautiful species; of robust 



habit, with very large, double flowers, in many new colors ; white, violet, carmine, 

 lilac, rose, &c. ; also one of the finest foliaged plants 25 



1691 Ceraiocauli. Very large blush flowers. 3 feet 05 



1692 Humilis Alba Plena. A new double white variety of D. humilis fl. pi. with very 



large trumpet-shaped flowers 25 



1693 Delphinium Chinensis Pumilum, Dark Blue. A new color of this valuable acquisi- 



sition sent out last season. Early from seed the first year ; about one foot high, with 

 large, rich, blue flowers, abundantly produced. Hardy perennial . . . .25 



(694 (Jhinense Pumilum Caeruleum. Beautiful dwarf variety; dark blue ; hardy 



perennial. $ foot 10 



1695 Ccelestis. Beautiful ; light blue ; hardy perennial. $ foot . . .10 



(696 Formosa Coelestinum. New; light blue ; hardy perennial. 2 feet . . . .10 



1697 Henderson!!. Fine ; blue ; very large flowers and spikes ; hardy perennial. 2 ft. .10 



1698 Azureus. A hardy perennial variety, growing two to three feet high, with spikes 



of delicate white flowers, tinged with pale blue. Native of Western Iowa and 

 Nebraska. Seeds per packet . . . .25 



1699 Menziesii. A very fine variety, growing one to two feet high, with dense spikes 



of flowers of the deepest blue. Perfectly hardy. Native of Nebraska. Seeds per 

 packet 25 



1700 Desmanthus Brachylobus. A hardy perennial, with beautiful fern-like foliage, and 



white globular clusters of flowers of considerable beauty. New and rare. Seeds 

 per packet ....... .25 



1701 Dianthus Chinensis Coronatus fl. pi. A most beautiful new double Chinese annual 



Pink, with white flowers striped with lilac and crimson 25 



1702 Heddewigii Striatus Grandiflorus fl. pi. Pure-white double flowers, with 



broad crimson stripes, very striking and beautiful 50 



1703 Imperialis Plenissimus Pictus. A new and splendid variety. White ground, 



and each petal marked with a dark spot, like a Paisley Pink 50 



1705 Caryon.hyllus Double Dwarf Mixed. This new, and too little known, species is 



commendable on account of its compact and bushy habit, and the abundance of its 

 double flowers, variously colored. The flower-stems are pretty nearly equal in 

 height (about twelve to fifteen inches), and stand close to each other, making the 

 whole plant look like a bunch of flowers 50 



1706 Dentosus Hybrid. Very pretty, but exceedingly sportive; new species; new 



varieties are found every year in the seedlings; flowers single, semi-double, or 

 double ; plants blooming very freely and perpetually through the whole summer and 

 autumn ; the finest are easily preserved by propagating from cutting . . . .50 



1707 Heddewigii Nanus Flore Albo Pleno (Benary). This is a new, double, white 



variety of the beautiful Heddewigii Pink. It is of quite compact, dwarfish habit, 

 resembling Dianthus Heddewigii fl. pi. ; and nearly, without exception, constant 

 from seed, which it produces very sparingly 50 



1708 Cincinnatus. A new species from Japan, of the size of Dianthus Heddewigii, 



and with deeply-fringed petals. Superb . .50 



1709 Digitalis Tomentosa. Herbaceous plant, very distinct from D. gurpurea; its flowers 



are more erect, of dark purple color, spotted with bright carmine 25 



1710 Winter!!. Rich amber color ; dense tall spikes ; hardy biennial. 4 feet . . .10 



J7II Egg Plant. Giant White. A new variety. Fruit, three times larger than those of the 



old white variety. Half-hardy annual, and very ornamental 25' 



1712 Giant Striped. The fruits of this are equally of extraordinary size, and their 



variegation very constant. Like the foregoing, it will be more effective when plant- 

 ed as a single specimen than in masses, as it is desirable that the curious fruits of 

 these two varieties are well exposed to view. A highly-ornamental, half-hardy 

 annual 25 



1713 Embothrium Coccineum. A magnificent greenhouse climber, with brilliant scarlet 



flowers; clusters like Bignonia Venusta i.oo 



1714 Erianthus Ravenna Violescens. A new and beautiful variety of this perfectly hardy 



grass, rivalling the Pampas, growing twelve feet high. The violescens is a new and 

 superb variety 25 



1715 Erythraea Ramosissima. Fine rose-flowered Gentianeae, forming dwarf, compact, 



bushy plants, suitable for edgings and dwarf beds. 25 



1716 Geranium Scarlet Tom Thumb. A very fine dwarf; habited, compact-growing variety, 



attaining only to the height of six or eight inches, and very desirable and admirable 

 for belts, edgings, and bedding purposes 25 



1717 Gilia Achillaefolia fl. rosea. A new rose-colored variety of this well-known annual . .25 



1718 Agregata. A hardy biennial of great beauty, growing two to three feet h ? fh ; 



flow'ers, scarlet, dotted with maroon. Very desirable ; from Utah Territory. Seeds 

 per packet m 25 



1719 Gloriosa Plantii. Greenhouse plant, with red flowers. 3 feet 25 



1720 Gourd Bonnet. 10 feet . 10 



1721 Miniatum. Small fruit. 10 feet 10 



t722 Ostrich Egg. 10 feet .10 



1723 Siphon. lofeet 10 



1724 Turban. 10 feet f 10 



1725 Godetia Reptans. New dwarf carmine rose, with purple spots, very profuse, blooming 



and pretty i . . . t . . ^ .^ 15 



1726 Reptans Alba. A charming variety, of dwarf habit, blooming in profusion ; flowers 



pure white, with crimson blotch at the base of each petal . . . . . .15 



