Vrntuka-bv-thk-Ska, California. 27 



Mackertnii. A grand new climber, of rapid growth and habit. The 

 foliage is very handsome and the long trailing branches are covered from 

 May to October, with large spikes of exquisite pink gloxina-shaped flowers, 

 the throat veined with darker shades of pink. A most showy, beautiful 

 and satisfactory flower, and easily grown, 10c pkt. 



VERBENA. "Mammoth." Nothing can exceed the beauty of these 

 splendid giant flowering verbenas, which each year bear witness to the 

 wonderful qualities of Southern California soil and climate, in the great 

 size and beauty of the flowers. Pure white, pink, and scarlet, separate; 

 10c pkt; two pkts 15c. Splendid mixed. 5c pkt. 



ZINNIAS. New "Curled and Crested." This splendid strain is 

 all that is claimed for it. The large curled and crested petals give a soft- 

 ness and beauty to the flowers, that is most charming. The form and 

 colors are beautiful, and have none of the stiffness of the old-fashioned 

 Zinnias. 5c pkt. 



NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Agapanthus Umbel!ett\is Alba. 



A beautiful white variety of the African Lily. The flowers grow in 

 large umbels on long stems, and keep for two or three weeks in water. 

 Always rare. 20c, 35c and 50c each. Seeds 15c pkt. 



NEW TERRA COTTA BOUGAINVILLIA 



LATERETIA. 



A well grown specimen of this climber attracts the most enthusiastic 

 admiration. The fact that it is so rare, makes the desire to possess it 

 stronger, for it haunts the memory till it becomes one's own. The foliage 

 is rich and handsome, and the wonderful bracts that surrounds the flowers 

 are a rich, deep terra cotta red, the full blown flowers being a brighter 

 shade than the buds. It forms a brilliant mass of color, and unlike other 

 sorts, harmonizes with other flowers. It is very rare and difficult to pro- 

 pagate. Orders booked for delivery May 1st, in 2)A inch pots. $1.00. 



New DoaSfe. Ffow/erecl Beg[©r2ms. 



A most beautiful new type of Begonias of the semper-florens class, of 

 strong, robust habit, and bearing from every branch clusters of charming 

 double flowers, like rninature roses. They are equally free for bedding 

 as the single varieties; standing the sun well. 



Triumph de Lorraine. A profose bloomer, flowers quite double 

 with prettily laciniated petals; color of buds bright scarlet, changing to 

 rosy carmine when opened. Stamens bright yellow, making a fine con- 

 trast with the red flowers. Rich foliag-e like Vernon. ,35 



