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Hibiscus Sinensis Giganteus and Peachblow. 



TENDER PLANTS — Continued 



The Wonderful New 



Lemon Ponderosa 



Our New Ponderosa lemon is what we claim for it. Largest 

 freest-blooming, fruiting and most delicious of all Lemons. 



Nothing that has ever been brought to our notice in the 

 plant line has caused half the commotion that this wonder- 

 ful Lemon has. It is a true ever-bearing variety. On a 

 plant six feet high no less than eighty-nine of the ponder- 

 ous Lemons were growing at one time. It was a beautiful 

 sight to see. The tree was blooming, and at the same time 

 had fruit in all stages of development, from the size of a 

 pea up to the ripe fruit, showing it to be a true ever-bearer. 

 Fruit has been taken from this tree weighing over four 

 pounds. The Lemons have very thin rind for such large 

 fruit. It is the juiciest of all Lemons, makes delicious 

 lemonade, and for culinary purposes cannot be excelled. 

 We have the entire stock of this Ponderous Lemon, and 

 guarantee the trees to produce the same large fruit. No 

 budding or grafting necessary. Ponderosa Lemon is sure 

 to become popular when it is known. It fruits when quite 

 small, and makes a lovely house plant. Everybody can 

 grow his own lemons; it will fruit freely each year. 

 Thrifty young plants, 15 cents each; strong one-year-old 

 plants, many of which will fruit this year, 25 cents; strong 

 two-year-old plants, 50 cents each. 



Ever-Blooming Tritoma Pf itzerii 



The greatest bedding plant ever introduced, surpassing 

 the finest Gannas for attractiveness and brilliancy, equal to 

 the Gladiolus as a cut flower, and blooms incessantly from 

 June until November. Plants perfectly hardy in open 

 ground all winter south of Philadelphia. Further north 

 they must be protected or wintered in the cellar like the 

 ordinary Tritoma. Just bury the roots in sand; nothing 

 more is required. Should be planted out very early in 

 the spring; and will commence growth and bloom at once, 

 growing larger and finer every day. Plants show six to 

 twenty grand flower stalks all the time, each holding at a 

 height of three to four feet a cluster of flame-colored flow- 

 ers of indescribable beauty and brilliancy. Each cluster 

 keeps perfect several weeks, and when it fades several 

 more are ready to take its place. Fall frosts do not kill it 

 or stop its blooming, and it is as brilliant as ever long after 

 all other garden flowers have been killed. For cutting it 

 is unsurpassed, and the beautiful long spikes keep several 

 weeks in water. Strong plants that will bloom the first 

 summer. 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 



Price, 15 cents each; any four for 50 cents. We hare large 

 plants of Hibiscus, ready to bloom, for 35 cents. These 

 are handsome plants. 



SINENSIS GIGANTEUS — This is a plant for house cultiva- 

 tion during winter or summer, or for planting outside 

 during summer. It blooms at all times of the year. The 

 plants branch freely and flower profusely, commencing 

 to bloom when not more than a foot high. As a speci- 

 men plant for large pots it has an equal only in the 

 Brugmansia. Its flowers are of enormous size, often 

 eight to ten inches across, opening flat, and of such vivid 

 crimson-scarlet color that they can be seen from a long 

 distance like a flaming torch. They can be wintered in 

 the cellar or pit with perfect safety, and if one does not 

 care to grow them all winter, one should have one or 

 two for summer display. 



GRANDIFLORUS — F.ich, glossy, cut-leaved foliage, liter- 

 ally covering the plant with scarlet-crimson flowers. 



SUB-VIOLACEOUS — Flowers of enormous size, beautiful 

 carmine, tinted with violet. Probably the largest flower 

 of the Hibiscus family, and an unusually free bloomer. We 

 take great pleasure in recommending this fine plant. 



DOUBLE CRIMSON — This grand variety has immense flow- 

 ers of the richest crimson; combined with glossy foliage, 

 renders it the best of all. 



AURANTIACCS — Large and double with orange-colored 

 flowers. 



CARMINIATUS PERFECTUS — Full, round flowers of per- 

 fect shape and of a rich, soft carmine-rose, with a deep 

 crimson eye; fully six inches in diameter. 



COLLERII — Flowers buff-yellow, with a crimson-scarlet 

 base; peculiarly handsome and double. 



VERSICOLOR — -A variety combining in its flowers all the 

 colors of the whole family, being handsomely striped 

 crimson, buff, rose and white. Flowers eight inches in 

 diameter. 

 SPECIAL OFFER — We will send the entire set of nine 



distinct kinds of Hibiscus, including Peachblow, for $1.25. 



New Pink Hibiscus, "Peachblow" 



The flowers are double and from four to five inches in 

 diameter, of a charming, rich, clear pink color, with small 

 deep crimson center. It is one of the freest flowering 

 plant novelties recently offered. The color is an entirely 

 new and beautiful shade, and it blooms abundantly and 

 continuously during the summer and fall months. Large 

 plants two and three years old make a magnificent show. 

 It will give general satisfaction to those who grow it, 

 either in pots or planted out in the garden. It blooms well 

 in the winter in the greenhouse or in any sunny window. 

 20 cents; strong, fine plants, 40 cents. 



Peperomia Muscosa 



OR WATERMELON BEGONIA. 



This is also known as the Silver-leaved Begonia. Here 

 is a most beautiful plant for pot culture; easy to grow 

 and thrives anywhere; leaves deep olive-green, distinctly 

 marked with silvery- white. Thick and waxy-like: leaves 

 distinctly variegated white and green, and have the ap- 

 pearance of being powdered with frosted silver. 15 cents. 



Beautiful and Fragrant Violets 



Of all the delightful perfumes that of Sweet Violets is the 

 most delicate and pleasing. If grown in the house for win- 

 ter flowers they should be kept at a low temperature, as 

 they will not bloom freely where it is too warm. If left 

 in the open ground during the winter, protect with a cov- 

 ering of leaves. 



Double White Perpetual-Flowering Violet SWANLEY 

 WHITE, or Queen of Fragrance — Of all the white Violets 

 this is the best, either for pot culture in the house or 

 bedded out. In pots it grows luxuriantly and is loaded 

 with flowers. It is not an uncommon sight to see as 

 many as fifty large flowers open at once, presenting a 

 beautiful sight, their delicious perfume filling a whole 

 room. 15 cents. 

 LADY HUME CAMPBELL — A true ever-bloomer. This is 

 one of the finest of all double blue Violets. It is simply 

 wonderful in the number of beautiful flowers it produces. 

 In color it is a shade of the rieihest Intense blue. It is a 

 charming contrast with the white variety. 15 cents. 



New Imperial or Parma Violet 



This is . without question, the largest, richest colored and 

 most highly perfumed of all the Violets. It blooms very 

 freely, literally bending the plant with its lovely blue flow- 

 ers of the largest size. Its blossoming season is longer than 

 any other Violet. 20 cents; the three Violets for 40 cents. 



