VENTURA-BY-THE SEA, CALIFORNIA. 



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DAHLIA MONARCH. A grand cactus dahlia of the richest, deepest shade of red, 

 a most magnificent color. It measures 6 inches across, and is so striking- as to 

 attract universal attention. Very fine for bouquets. 10 cts. pkt. 



PURE WHITE CACTUS DAHLIA CONSTANCE. A very lovely snowy white 

 variety. 10 cts. pkt. 



CACTUS DAHLIA. Splendid mixed. 10 cts. pkt.; one pkt. each, three varieties, 

 25 cts. 



DIANTHUS. Splendid new varieties from South Japan. After a trial of these new 

 dianthus, I can send them out with the highest praise; the flowers are very large, 

 many of them most exquisitely fringed, the petals charmingly crinkled. The 

 range of colors is very fine and the combinations varied and beautiful. The 

 shades of red are rich in the extreme, and the contrast between the light and 

 dark shades is verv effective; the colors range from pure white through shades of 

 pink and red to the darkest velvety crimson and black. A bed of them is a 

 gorgeous sight. 10 cts. pkt. 



D. Chiiiensis. Double and single, choice mixed. 5 cts. pkt. 



KOW OF DAHLIA IMPEEIALIS. 



ERYTHRINA Crista Galli. or " Coral Tree." A splendid shrub or tree that 

 attains great size in California. Its spikes of large pea-shaped flowers are grand. 

 It can be wintered in the cellar in the east. 15 cts. pkt. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA Huiinemannia. A lovely new perennial plant that will please 

 every one. It has the beautiful foliage of the Eschscholtzia, enlarged, and 

 developes into an herbaceous shrub two and one-half feet high, adorned with 

 large jonquil-yellow flowers on steins twelve inches long. These blossoms are 

 cup-shaped, with broad overlapping crinkled petals. The bright orange stamens 

 are in fine contrast with the clear yellow flower. Seeds planted in spring make 

 blooming plants by autumn, and once in bloom, continue to flower for months, 

 being especially fine during the winter. The flowers keep for two weeks in 

 water. 15 cts. pkt. 



JE. " California Poppy.'" Choice mixed. 5 cts. pkt. 



