Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield. Ohio. 



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LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



The Lily of the Valley is one of those 

 delicate, sweet little flowers that not only 

 easily win our love, but keep it forever. 

 Put four or five or half a dozen of the 

 pips or bulbs in a pot, and in about four or 

 five weeks they will flower. In the Spring 

 transfer them to the garden. Price, fine 

 pips, 6 cents each; 40 cents per dozen. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



This is a charming new plant for Win 

 ter. In fact, I know of none that is bet- 

 ter adapted to home culture than this one. 

 It is not susceptible to changes of temper- 

 ature that most plants are subject to. It 

 bears its delicate sprays of bloom of a 

 delicate pink and white in the greatest 

 profusion. It is certainly elegant. Price, 

 15 cents each. 



PEPEROMIAS. 



Peperomia, M (-tallica — The "New Bronze 



Leaf Peperomia.' Truly a beautiful 



pot plant, and fine as a bracket or bay 



window ornament. Price. 16 cents 



each. 

 Peperomia, Maculosa. — The leaves are 



distinctly variegated white and green, 



and have the appearance of being powdered with frosted 



silver. Price, 15 cents each. 



THE TWO PEPEROMIAS FOR 25 CENTS. 



ANTIGONUM LEPTOPHUS, or "The Queen's Wreath." 



ANTIGONUM. 



A splendid climbing plant from Central Mexico, producing 

 rose-colored flowers in racemes two feet long. The profusion of 

 bloom is such as to give the resemblance of Roses at a distance, 

 hence its name, Rosa de Montana, or Mountain Rose. Described 

 by the discoverer as the most beautiful climber he had ever be- 

 held. This is moderately hardv, with protection. Will live out 

 over Winter anywhere in the South. The vines are killed to the 

 ground by frost, but it quickly shoots up in the Spring and de- 

 velops its flowers from June until frost. This is one of the most 

 lovely vines. One of my customers in Texas says in her Fall 

 order that every lady who saw her vine :n bloom wanted one. 

 She says no one can describe its beauty. This is, without doubt, 

 the finest climbing vine grown. Try it. Price, 10 cents each; 

 three for 25 cents. 



MANETTIA BICOLOR, 



The most wonderful new vine or plant that has yet been pro- 

 duced. It blooms in Winter as well as Summer. It is both a 

 rapid and beautiful climber. The flowers are from an inch to an 

 inch and a half in length, of a most intense bright scarlet, shad- 

 ing into flame, tipped with the deepest golden-yellow, and cov- 

 ered with a thick scarlet moss. The blossoms remain on the 

 plants for weeks before falling. Has my highest commendation. 

 Send to me and get the genuine. I can usually send them in 

 bloom. Price, fine plants, 10 cents each. 



Fifteen packets of the best named 

 sorts Sweet Peas, 50c. All different. 



Sweet Pea Seed. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



ALOYSIA CITRIODORA Lemon Verbena. 



Foliage delightfully fragrant. To simply brush against it is 

 enough to scent an entire room with its delicious odor. Planted 

 out of doors, it grows into a fine, large clump, and it can be taken 

 up in the Fall and wintered over in the cellar. Price, 10 cents 

 each; three for 25 cents. 



LINUM TRIGYNUM. 



A Winter-blooming plant of great beauty, producing in the 

 greatest profusion very large and very showy blooms of a bright 

 ye low color. The plant is a complete mass of bloom for a long 

 time during Winter, and is one of the most beautiful Winter- 

 bloomers it is possible to have. The flowers are about the size of 

 -l Morning Glory, and no matter how small the plant is it will 

 bloom profusely. Price, 10 cents each 



CYCLAMEN, or PERSIAN VIOLET 



CYCLAMEN. 



There is no more ornamental plant for greenhouse or parlor 

 culture than the Cyclamen. It grows readily, blossoms freely, 

 and remains a long lime in flower. The soil should be equal 

 parts of turfy loam, leaf mould and silver sand. Putin pots three 

 times the diameter of the bulb, in October. Keep them in a cool, 

 light place, watering lightly until growth begins. Then water 

 freely and give plenty of light and air. On the approach of cold 

 weather remove to a warmer situation, the parlor or greenhouse, 

 but keep near the light. The whole secret of growing Cycla- 

 mens to perfection is light, air and low temperature. 

 Cyclamen, Persicum. — The colors are usually white, tipped at the 



base with rosy-purple. Price, 10 cents each. 

 Cyclamen, Persicum Giganteum. — This is a decided improvement 

 , over the old variety, being of more robust habit and stronger 

 grower. Produces flowers on short, stout stems, and of im- 

 mense size, often measuring, on well-grown bulbs, two inch- 

 es in diameter. The foliage is also beautiful. Price, good 

 bnlbs, 20 cents each. 



