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HERE are no flowers more a ~~~ "■**' '^^^tion than Carnations. 



Their cultivation is of a sim'^ng' of cultiva*^"'"^^^' respond to the very 



little attention required by proture and ti '^^^ abundance of flowers. 



Those we name are the very best or a g^ ^lass. All bloom profusely at 



any season of the year— it being onlj (,' ydssary to prepare them for the 



season desired — and all are especially adapted for winter flowering. If for 



the latter purpose, propagate by cuttings about the month of January. 



As early in spring as the weather will permit plant in the garden. Pinch 



them two or three times, according to the growth they make, the object 



being to make them bushy. Take up about the middle of September, pot 



and remove them to the house or greenhouse, shading them for a few days. 



TIDAL WAVE— This new variety stands pre-eminently at the head oi the list 

 of pink Carnations. The color is a beautiful clear pink. In habit the plant is 

 shrubby and robust, and it is a very profuse bloomer, the flowers being perfect in 

 form. See lower flower in cut. 



SILVER SPRAY— Best white variety ever introduced. Flowers borne on long 

 stems, large and perfect in form, and never burst. A most profuse bloomer, and 

 very fragrant. See upper flower in cut. 



JABIES A. GARFIELD— An excellent Carnation. A strong dwarf grower ; flow- 

 ers large and perfect in form, bright scarlet, and very fragrant. 



MRS. (xARFlELD— Very like the preceding in habit, size and form of flower, 

 but the color is a rich, very pleasing shade of pink. 



(xRACE WILDER— An excellent variety and now very popular. Its flowers 

 are always in great demand. They are a delicate pink, and are profusely pro- 

 duced. 



Price, each, 10 cts ; per doz., $1.00. 



L_ E«_^^ E^ I 



OPICA 



(Lily of the Nile.) 



CAR^JATION. 



E have a very fine stock 

 of this popular plant 

 in all sizes, which, con- 

 Price, each, 2-5 



sidering their size and strength, are very cheap. 

 cts. to 551.00. 



VARIEUATED CALLA (Richardia Albo Maculata)— A summer 



blooming variety of rare beauty. The flowers are smaller than 

 those of the common Calla, and are creamy white, but the most 

 attractive feature of this plant is its remarkably pretty, varie- 

 gated;,foliage, which is green and strikingly marked with irregular 

 blotches of white. Like Ethiopica, the root is perennial, and is 

 usually dormant during winter, starting into growth again early 

 in 'spring, when it should be repotted into fresh soil. 

 Price, each, 25 cents. 



New and Especially Desirable Varieties. 



THE great and continually increasing popularity of Coleus, or 

 as they are commonly called. Foliage Plants, a popularity 

 well merited because of their beauty and general usefulness 

 for decorative purposes, has olTered many inducements to hy- 

 bridizers, with the result that every year many new varieties 

 are produced. It follows, as a matter of course, that many of 

 them while good are in no particular superior to those already 

 in cultivation. It was our fortune, however, to secure a set 

 last year, which we offered for the first time, which are so supe- 

 rior, being wondrously beautiful, that we again catalogue them 

 with no additions, because we have found none superior. They 

 are beautiful indeed, no description being adequate to convey 

 a correct idea of their many lovely tints and wonderful and 



