THE HARDIEST OF 

 CLIMBING 



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Mountain 



Beauty. 



Antigonon Leptophus 

 Rosa de Montana, : s 



15 CENTS EACH, 

 TWO FOR 25 CENTS. 



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FOR 



I have been in quest of this beautiful hardy climbing vine, 

 which might be well called the Carmine Wisteria, so 

 MANY similar are the lovely clusters of flowers with those of the 

 VC A PC W' ster ' a '. Apart from the similarity of the flowers, it differs 

 YcAKo irom the Wisteria in many ways. Although it is a native of 

 Montana, I secured my original stock in Germany, and after 

 careful treatment have surcecdi ri in getting a quantity of it ready for 

 sale. I believe it to be one of the most beautiful, as well as one ot the 

 rarest hardy Climbers in existence, and I have the distinction of being 

 the only florist to offer it at any price. 



Mountain Beauty is absolutely 



hardy and, once pianted, is practi- 

 cally everlasting. The foliage, 

 as well as habit of growth, resem- 

 bles Ampelopsis Veitchii, one of 

 the most popular and valuable of 

 hardy climbers. It surpasses Am- 

 pelopsis Veitchii, however, inas- 

 much as it produces immense 

 clusters of the most exquisite flow- 

 ers imaginable. The flowers are 

 borne in prodigious profusion, 

 and a well-established plam, 

 loaded with its gorgeous carmine 

 flowers, is one of the grandtst 

 sights we have ever seen. Imag- 

 ine a plant of Ampelopsis Veitchii 

 with its magnificent, laige, deep- 

 green folia-e covering the entire 

 side of an ordinary dweIling,load- 

 ed down with large clusters of 

 carmine flowers, and yon can form 

 an idea of the splendor of MOUN- 

 TAIN Beauty. 



This is really a wonderful novel- 

 tv; which will excite the admira- 

 tion of the botanist, as well as that 

 of the amateur planter. It is one of our grandest introductions, sure'to 

 become immensely popular because of its handsome foliage, hardiness 

 and, lastly, its superh, b illiant flowers. 



I make the price low for strong plants. This is one of the plants you 

 will be sorry to have missed getting when you see it growing and 

 blooming, Bv all means take my advice and include three plants at 

 least in \ our order. 



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* GROTONS. * * 



THE Crotons are among the finest decorative foliage plants known. As easy to grow as 

 Coieus, and much brighter in their coloring. Our customers everywhere, especially 

 in the South, should bed out Crotons. The leaves of all are more or less veined and 

 margined, sometimes entirely variegated with shades of yellow, orange and crimson. Some 

 have long, narrow leaves, arching gracefully fountain fashion, others are broad and short, oak- 

 leaved. Some recurve very much', others twisted, corkscrew-like. Crotons love heat, sunshine 

 and moisture. The crotons are fast becoming one of our most beautiful bedding plants, and are 

 also one of the handsomest house plants in pots. Price, 10 cents each; three for 2-5 

 cents; seven choice varieties, all different, for 50 cents. 

 AUREA MACULATUS. Small leaves, neat | often changing in form; has different shad- s 



habit, deep, bright green, profusely spotted 

 with brio-ht vellow. 



CORNUTUM. Green, with a profusion of 

 yellow spots. 



ACUBIFOLIUM, Mottled with red and 

 yellow. 



DISRAELI. A lobed variety with golden- 

 yellow ribs and spots. 



INTERRUPTUM. Long, narrow leaves, 

 spotted with vellow. 



IRREGULARE. Leaves irregular in shape, 



of vellow, orange and crimson. 



MULTICOLOR. Dark green foliage, mark- 

 ed yellow and crimson. 



MAJESTICUM. Mottled and margined 

 with crimson and veilow. 



NOBILLUS. Pendulous leaves, richly col- 

 ored crimson and yellow. 



VARIEGATUM. Veins broadly margined 

 ■with golden-vellow. 



WEISMANNII. Long, narrow leaves, 

 mottled with golden-yellow. 



'SUN PROOF" COLLECTION OF BEDDING COLEOS 



Price, postpaid by mail, 5 cnts each; six for '25 cents; twenty- 

 flye for $1.00. By express, at purchaser's expen»e, thirty-fire 

 I fine sorts for $1.(10. In large quantities for beddiner in colors, 

 $2 60 per one hundred, by express at purchaser's expense. 



AUTUMN GLOW. Has all the beautiful tints of Autumn leave^. 



BRONZE QUEEN. A deep bronze, with a fine yellow edge. 



BLACK BIRD. Very dark, with reddish cast, 



BUTTERFLY. A crimson-bronze, old gold and green. 



BIZARRE, Crimson center, edged with green and gold. 



BEAUTY. A crimson bronze, with green edge. 



CHICAGO BEDDER. Green and gold. An excellent bedder. 



DORA CLAPP. Crimson center, with bronze and green edge,, 



EMPRESS OF INDIA. Crimson with golden edge. 



FIREBRAND. A fine bedder. D rk crimson, shaded garnet. 



FIRE CREST. The foliage is a brightcarmine-crimson shade, 

 the edge is slightly marked with golden-vellow. 



GOLDEN BEDDER. Dep golden-yellow. A fine bedder. 



GOLDEN VERSCHAFELTH. This ranks first in the yellow 

 varieties. 



HERO. A deep, jet black. 



HIAWATHA. Bronze and yellow, spotted. 



PROGRESS. A. beautiful mottled red, green and bronze 



RETTA KIRKPATRICK. A bright green, with large, deep 

 yellow center. 



SETTING SUN. Crimson, with brightest golden edge, 



VERSCHAFELTH. A rich, velvety-crimson. The best bedder. 



YEDDO. Ihe color is a deep golden-yellow, splotched with a 

 bright green. 



And thirty others ot the most elegant sorts saved Iron ten thousand 

 seedlinps. Nothing to compare to them. It selection is left to me, I make 

 no discrimination, because they are all new. but all go at the same price. 



