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



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^scarce (jrladiolL 



Price, 10 cents each; or the set of six for 50 cents. 



POT OF GLADIOLI. 



Charles Dickens. — Delicate rose, tinted with buft, and flamed and 



striped carmine-rose. 

 Cleopatra. — Soft lilac, the lower petals of a darker hue, sufiused 



violet-purple, feathered and blotched. 

 Isaac Buchanan — Beautiful canary-yellow, on a splendid spike 



of large flowers. The best yellow. 

 Bio Leopold. — Blush-rose, slightly suffused orange, and shaded 



currant-red, white blotch. 

 Romulus. — A very brilliant, glossy, dark red, large, broad, white 



line on lower petals, with a pure white blotch. 

 La Candeur. — Large flowers of purest white, lightly striped with 



carmine-violet. The nearest approach to a pure white. 



FINE NAMED GLADIOLI. 



Price, 8 cents each; six for 40 cents. 

 The entire set of fourteen for 75 cents. 

 Angele.— White, showy and effective. 

 Bernard de Jessien. — Violet, shaded cherry and purple, blotch 



on white ground. 

 Canarii. — A light yellow, streaked with rose on the lower petals. 

 Ceres. — Pure white, spotted purplish-rose. 

 Conde — Light orange-red, white blotch, feathered carmine. 

 Ida. — White ground, slightly tinted rose, flamed carmine-rose, 



lower petals light yellow. 

 Jean d'irc. — White, tinged with rose, streaked carmine. 

 John Bull. — White, tinged with sulphur. 

 Laura. Light orange-red, flamed carmine, white blotch. 

 Le Pou^sin. — A light red, white blotch, beautiful. 

 Madame Moaners t. — A delicate lovely pink, with a white stripe 



in the center of each petal, carmine Dlotch. 

 Marie Dumortier. — White, streaked rose, violet-purple bio ch. 

 Stella. — White, tinged yellow and rose, flamed carmine. 

 Thunburg. — Light orange, shaded cherry, white blotch. 



The entire set of named Gladioli, twenty sorts, including 

 new set, for $1.00. 



THE CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 



" Physalis francheti," or Giant Winter Cherry. 



Without doubt this is decidedly the most attractive and valua- 

 ble hardy ornamental plant introduced in many years. It is a 

 novelty of sterling merit, introduced from Japan by the well- 

 known English horticulturist, Mr. James H. Veitch, a fact alone 



which is sufficient guarantee of its excellence. It is a gigantic 

 s|>ecies of the showy Winter Cherry, and is of the easiest possi- 

 ble culture. It is ot sturdy, upright habit, and grows about one 

 and one-half feet high, is perfectly hardy, and will stand out- 

 doors over Winter, but its beauty may be more appreciated by 

 growing in pots or boxes outdoors. in the Spring it can be 

 planted in the open ground. It blooms early and produces the 

 first season a large number of balloon-like husks three to three 

 and a half inches across. The husks first appear light green, 

 then gradually change to bright yellow, and finally to orange- 

 scarlet. At this period of growth they strongly resemble minia 

 ture Chinese lanterns when lighted — hence the name. The ef- 

 fect of the ripened husks among the bright green foliage is sin- 

 gularly striking. In the husks or lanterns a fruit is borne, much 

 like a Winter Cherry or Husk Tomato, except that the color is a 

 deep ruby-red, and is in every way superior to the Winter Cher- 

 rv, either for cooking, preserving or eating raw The branches 

 covered with husks are used 'with splendid effect as parlor orna- 

 ments, and for Christmas tree decorations, retaining their life- 

 like appearance for nearly a year. They make an unusually el- 

 egant appearance when arrayed in tall vases together ■with dried 

 grasses. For all ornamental purposes this is an exceedingly valua- 

 ble novelty, and will give the best of satisfaction. As a Win- 

 ter-blooming pot plant of great beauty it will be hard to find its 

 equal. It has received a first-class certificate from the Royal 

 Horticultural Society of England, also an award of merit. The 

 leading English horticultural journals speak of it in most glow- 

 ing terms. It is an elegant hardy ornamental plant, of more 

 than ordinary worth, and should become immensely popular. 

 To get the best effect, place several plants in a large pot, box or 

 vase. Price, 15 cents each; two for 25 cents. 



DAHLIAS. 



My set of thirteen best "Fancy Dahlias." Price, 20 cents 

 each, except where noted; or the entire set for $2 00. 



DAHLIA, SNOWBALL. 



New Dahlia, Snowball.— I take pride in offering to my patrons this 

 pure snow-white Dahlia. A splendid bloomer and large 

 flowers, resembling giant snowballs. Price, for Strong roots, 

 35 cents each. 



Amazement. — Yellow, striped crimson. 



Butterfly. — Orange, tipped with scarlet. 



Crimson King. — A rich, glowing crimson. 



Duchess de Cambridge.— Blush, tipped and edged with dark pur- 

 ple, fine form. 



Deutscher Goldmeteor. — A golden-yellow, with a broad, crimson 

 margin. 



Dentsches Tarnergrass. — Crimson-scarlet, edged with white. 



Dom Pedro. — Scarlet, tipped white. 



Fascination. — A deep, rosy-lilac. 



Fanny Purchase. — A fine, pure yellow. 



Flora.- Deep purple, shaded lilac 



Guiding Star. — Pure white ai>d of exquisite shape. 



Wacht am Khein. — Richest maroon. 



