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Jean Ireland. Creamy buff edged and shadAl with carmine-rose- 



Pkt., 25 cts. 

 J. B. Lowe. Orange-crimson standard, wings white flushed with 



pale pink. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 King White. Pure white; of immense size and substance. Pkt., 

 60 cts.; oz., $1.00. 



Rich deep maroon, very large. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Buff suffused with pink. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 



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blue. 



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MARIGOLD French "Meteor." A charming new tall variety, 



producing handsome double flowers of sulphur-yellow, each petal 



being margined with deep orange, like the Calendula of the same 



name. Pkt., 15 cts.; 4 pkts., 50 cts. 

 340 NIGELLA Miss Jekyll. Pure White. A pure white form of the 



well-known Miss Jekyll; very attractive and useful for cutting. 



Pkt., 15 cts.; 4 pkts., 50 cts. 

 345 PRIMULA obeonica grandiflora Chenies Blue. The plant is 



of robust constitution and compact habit with immense trusses 



of flowers of a delightful blue color. A new and distinct shade. 



Pkt., 75 cts. 

 PRIMULA chlnensis Royal Blue. Rich dark blue. Vigorous, 



free-flowering, and of excellent habit. Pkt., $1.00. 

 PRIMULA chlnensis Queen Alexandra. A magnificent new 



white Primula with extremely large petals of great substance. 



The plants have dark foliage, are vigorous in growth and of fine 



habit. Pkt., $1.00. 

 375 PRIMULA chlnensis His Majesty. A lovely new Primrose with giant 



fringed flowers of a rich velvety-crimson. The plant is robust, with dark 



red stems and very free-flowering. Pkt., $1.00. 

 3S0 SCHIZANTHUS retusus Pink Beauty. Flowers an exquisite shade of 



rose-pink; a pure self without any marking or shading. Excellent for 



pot culture and lasting well when cut. 2 ft. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 385 SCHIZANTHUS grandiflora. Rose and Amber Shades. A superb 



new strain of pink and rose tints heavily blotched yellow and bronze, 



also delicate and pleasing self pinks. Pkt., 50 cts.; 3 pkts., $1.25. 

 STREPTOCARPUS. New Hybrids. This beautiful race of Strepto- 



carpus remarkable for an abundance of bloom and a continuous 



succession of flowers, has been brought to a high state of perfection 



by careful culture and hybridization. Very decorative plants for the 



greenhouse or conservatory. 

 .386 Pure white. • 387 Blue. 389 Rose. 



Each of the above colors, Pkt., 7.5 cts. 



NEW GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS. 



390 Barbara. Superb salmon-colored self. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 6ts. 



391 Beryl. Soft salmon-pink shaded buff. Pkt., 25 cts. 



392 Blue Gem. A beautiful clear mid-blue. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 395 Blue Jacket. Clear navy blue. Pkt., 15 cts.; 4 pkts. 

 400 Bertrand Deal Improved. Very fine lilac-lavender. 



3 pkts., 50 cts. 



402 Constance Hinton. Black seeded white, very large flower. Pkt., 25 cts. 



403 Cherub. Ivory-white edged with bright rose. Pkt., 25 cts. 



405 Dobbies' Frilled Pink. A charming variety of Duplex form producing 



large frilled flowers. Color similar to Countess of Spencer. Pkt., 25 ct.s. 



406 Decorator. Rich rose overlaid with terra-cotta. Pkt., 25 cts. 



415 Edith Taylor. Pale salmon-rose, frilled flowers. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 



50 cts. 



416 Fiery Cross. The flowers of this grand new variety have the appearance 



of live fire, the color being a scorching fire red or scarlet, which scin- 

 tillates and glitters in bright sunlight. Pkt., 25 cts. 



417 General Townshend. Deep rosy mauve. Pkt., 25 cts. 



418 Hilary Christie. Standard salmon-orange, wings rosy salmon. Pkt., 



25 cts. 



419 Ian Hamilton. Brilliant scarlet-cerise. Pkt., 25 cts. 



25 cts. ; J- oz. 

 King Manoel. 

 Lady Miller. 



50 cts. 

 Loyalty. Violet flake on white ground. 



50 cts. 

 Marks Tey. Standard rich rosy maroon, wings bluish mauve. 



Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 ots. 

 May Campbell. Cream-colored flowers flaked in the centre with 



carmine. Pkt., 20 cts. ; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 

 Mrs. E. S. McEuen. Deep rose-pink on cream ground. 



25 cts. 

 Mrs. C. Shaw. Fine pure lavender. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 New Margaret Madison. A beautiful self-colored azure 



Pkt., 25 cts.; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 

 Phantom Blue. Rich tone of bright blue. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Princess Henry of Battenberg. Large rosy-lavender. 



25 cts. 

 Robert Sydenham. Rich glowing orange .self. Pkt., 25 cts.; 



3 pkts., 60 cts. 

 Royal Purple. Bright purple. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 R. F. Felton. Soft pleasing shade of Lavender suffused with ro.se. 



Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 

 Rosabelle. BrilUant carmine-rose. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 

 Red Isobel. Dazzling scarlet. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Scarlet Emperor. Giant deep scarlet. Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 



50 cts. 

 Surprise. Delicate shrimp-pink. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 The President. Dazzling orange-scarlet. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 The Lady Eveline. Large rosy-mauve flowers; very effective 



in vases. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Victory. Standard heliotrope flushed hydrangea-pink, wings 



lavender. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Verdun. Rich rosy-crimson, wings deep rose. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Walter P. Wright. Light silvery-lavender. Pkt., 20 cts.; 



3 pkts., 50 cts. 

 Wedgwood. A lovely self blue. Pkt., 25 cts.; 3 pkts., 60 cts. 

 TECOMA velutina. Attractive greenhouse shrub bearing large 



golden Allamanda-hke flowers. A free and continuous bloomer. 



Pkt., 20 cts. 



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