SEBDSWOMAN AND FLORIST. 



NEW AGERATTJM BLUE PERFECTION 



New Ageratum Blue Perfection — 



This new variety is the darkest colored of 

 all large flowering: kinds. The color is a 

 deep amethyst blue, of dwarf, compact 

 growth; a very valuable plant for borders 

 of walks, flower beds, etc. (See cut.) pkt 

 10 cts. 



Ageratum Mexicanum — The species 

 most extensively grown. Height 12^ inches. 

 Blue or white, pkt 3 cts. 



Ageratum Imperial Dwarf — Dwarf 

 variety, only growing- to a height of about 

 nine inches. Blue or white, pkt 3 cts. 



Arnpelopsis Veitchi— Boston or Japan 

 Ivy. One of the most valuable of our hardy 

 climbing plants, clinging with great ten- 

 acity to wood as well as brick or stone. 

 Beautiful foliage; grows rapidly from seed, 

 pkt 5 cts. 



Adlumia Chirrhosa— The Mountain Fringe or Allegheny Vine. A very attractive 

 and beautiful plant, flowering the first season. Of graceful habit. Pale green, deli- 

 cate foliage, with clusters of small, rosy-lilac flowers. Grows to a height of fifteen 

 feet, pkt 5 cents. 

 Anchusa Italica— Intense blue flowers in large panicles, pkt 3 cts. 



Aristolochia Sipho — Dutchman's Pipe. Fine, hardy 

 climber, curiously shaped flowers resembling a pipe, pkt 

 5 cts. 



Aristolochia Elegans — An elegant Summer climber, of 

 rapid and dense growth. It bears even on small plants hand- 

 some flowers of a rich purple color, ornamented throughout 

 with regular markings of creamy white; center of flower deep 

 yellow, pkt 10 cts. 



Acacia Mixed— Decorative greenhouse shrubs with ele- 

 gant foliage; flowers yellow, white or red. pkt 5 cts. 



Alyssum Saxatile (Gold Dust) — Small, golden yellow 

 flowers. Hardy perennial, pkt 8 cts. 



Aquilegia (Columbine,) Single Mixed— A great variety 



of colors, pkt 3 cts. 



Aquilegia (Columbine,) Fine Double Mixed — A very 

 choice assortment of the best, pkt 3 cts. 



Aquilegia Chrysantha — Beautiful, long golden-yellow 

 spurred flowers, pkt 5 cts. 



Adonis— Ornamental garden plants of easy culture, flower- 

 ing freely; graceful, feathery foliage, pkt 3 cts. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 



Aconitum — (Monkshood.) Free growing plants for bor- 

 ders or windows. Hardy. Mixed colors, pkt 3 cts. 



Anemone Coronaria, Mixed — Large, saucer-shaped 



flowers of many colors. Showy, hardy plants, pkt 3 cts. 



Arabis Alpina— One of the earliest of all Spring flowers; 

 spreading tufts with pure white flowers, pkt 5 cts. 



Asparagus Sprengeri— One of the best plants to grow in 

 suspended baskets, for greenhouse or for out doors in the Sum- 

 mer. The fronds frequently grow four feet long and are now 

 considered indispensable in all fine decorations; grows readily 

 from seed, pkt 15 cts. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nana — A greenhouse perennial 

 plant, with exquisitely graceful and feathery, lace-like foli- 

 age; extensively grown by florists for decorating purposes. 

 Per packet of five seeds, 10 cents. 



BEGONIA VERNON. 



Plants grow rapidly and thrive amazingly under our hot 

 Summer sun. The flowers are borne in constant profusion 

 from early Summer until late Autumn. The color is deep ted 

 magnificently set off by the abundant and vigorous foliage, 

 which is waxy and glossy, stained, spotted and margined, 

 bronze-purple. Few other flowering plants as rich and hand- 

 some can be so easily raised from seed and come to full per- 

 fection in so short a time, pkt 10 cts, three for 25 cts. 



Begonia, Tuberous FLooted Hybrids — These very 

 charming and showy Begonias, with their orchid-like flowers 

 and rich tropical foliage, can be planted in light, moderately 

 rich soil with a liberal mixture of sand. Seedlings raised 

 from sowings made early in the year will bloom freely in the 

 course of Summer. Fine mixed, pkt 15 cts, two for 25 cts. 



Baloon-Vine — Cardiospermum. Of rapid growth, with 

 pretty foliage and inflated capsules, pkt 5 cts. 



Brazilian Morning Glory — The most magnificent Sum- 

 mer climber in my collection. Makes a growth of thirty to 

 forty feet in the course of the Summer. The flowers, which 

 open in the morning, are three inches or more across, of a 

 beautiful rose color, and are borne in large clusters freely from 

 July to frost, pkt 5 cts. 



Brachycome Iberldiflora — (Swan River Daisy). Very 

 effective, dwarf growing plants, covered for months with a 

 profusion of single daisy-like flowers; blue and mixed; six 

 inches, pkt 3 cts. 



Browallia— Handsome plants, eighteen inches tall, with 

 shining green foliage and bright blue and pure white flowers; 

 mixed, pkt 3 cts. 



New Giant Browallia— Without doubt Che most beautiful 

 of all the Browallias. Plants only a foot high, covered with 

 an abundance of large sky-blue flowers. For beds, borders or 

 pots there is hardly another plant with blue flowers that com- 

 pares with it. pkt 10 cts, three for 25 cts. 

 Calla Aethiopica — The popular Calla Lily. Easily grown 

 from seed, flowering the second year, pkt 5 cts. 



Canary Bird Flower— This is one of the most beautiful of 

 climbers, with handsomely fringed, rich yellow and delicate flow- 

 ers, pkt 3 cts. 



Coboea Scandens— Of rapid growth and large size, with fine 

 foliage. This is one of the most graceful climbers. Large, bell- 

 shaped flowers of a beautiful violet hue. pkt 5 cts. 



Centaurea Margaret — A very handsome plant which grows 

 about eighteen inches high, and produces large, pure white flowers 

 of the sweetest fragrance. Being produced on long, stiff stems, 

 the flowers are most admirably adapted for bouquets, vases, etc., 

 especially as they keep in good condition for a week after being 

 cut. It is as easily grown as Bachelor's Button, to which family 

 it belongs, pkt 5 cts. 



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GIANT FLOWERED BLUE BROWALLIA 



BEGONIA TUBEROUS KOOTgD 



