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BEGONIA, TUBEROUS. This highly 

 ornamental class of beautiful free- 

 tiowering plants, with their graceful, 

 large, pendulous and upright Sowers is 

 invaluable for greenhouse or open gar- 

 den, and the strains now offered con- 

 tain the finest and newest hybrids. 

 Liaing's. This famous strain contains 

 the largest and most beautiful varieties 



in existence; splendid mixed, 40 



Red SHades. Mixed, 20 



■White Shades. Mixed 20 



Yellow and Orange. Mixed, 20 



Single mixed. Large; very fine, ... .25 

 Double mixed. Best sorts; extra, ... .40 



Double and Single mixed; extra 25 



Begonia Rex. Beautiful, large, varie- 

 gated leaves; mixed, 25 



BEIiLIS PERENNIS Double Daisy. 

 Favorite dwarf perennial; one of the 

 most charming spring flowers. ^ ft. 

 Double. Finest mixed. Oz., §5.00, . . .10 

 .. Red Flowering. " 6.00, . , .10 



.. White Flowering. " 6.00, . . .10 



.. Longfellow. Uncommonly large, dark 

 rose flowers on long stalks; valuable 



for bouquets, 10 



Snowball. New; long stemmed, pure 

 white; rerv beautiful 15 



208 BIDENS Atrosanguinea. Dahlia Zlm- 



apani. Flowers deep purple, large 

 and handsome. A half-bardy perennial, 

 but if started early in heat and trans- 

 planted, blooms the first year. 2ft.,.. .05 



209 BOCCONIA Japonica. Highly decora- 



tive, hardy perennial, with glaucus, 

 fig-shaped leaves. 6ft 10 



210 BRACKYCOME Iberidifolla. Swan 



Jiiver Daisy. Elegant, dwarf, very free- 

 blooming annual of bushy habit; flow- 

 ers blue, like a small Cineraria in form, 

 ^ft 05 



211 ..Alba. Flowers white, ^ft., 05 



BRO'WAIjIjIA. Yery pretty, free-bloom- 

 ing plants for greenhouse decoration, 

 also admirable for the open garden in 

 summer; excellent for bouquets. Light, 

 rich soil. Ih ft. 



212 Abbreviata.' Deep rose, fine for pot 



culture, 10 



213 Elata Alba. White Per oz., $1.00, . . .05 



214 .. Cserulea Grandiflora. Blue. Per 



oz., Sl.OO, 05 



215 Roezli. Large flowers, some white, 



some pale blue; most desirable and 

 beautiful for pot culture, 10 



216 Zerwiakowski. Deep blue, very fine, . .05 



217 BRYONOPSIS Laciniosa Erithro- 



carpa. Beautiful climber, bearing in- 

 numerable small, green fruits, chang- 

 ing in color, as they ripen, to bright 

 scarlet striped; annual. 10 ft., 05 



218 CACAIjIA Coocinia. Tassel Flower. 



Very pretty, free-flowering, hardy an- 

 nual; ui)right, tassel-shaped, scarlet 

 flowers. 1 ft. Per oz., 40c., 05 



219 Lutea Yellow. 1ft. Per oz., 40c.,. . .05 



220 CALAMPEIilS Scabra. Eccremo- 



carpufy. Sjjlendid climber with orange 

 flowers. Seed sown early in heat, and 

 transplanted, will blossom in tlie 

 garden the same season. Half-hardy 

 perennial. 10 ft., 10 



221 CALANDRINIA Umbellata. Lovely, 



hardy animal, of creei)ing habit; 

 flowers crimson-violet, very numerous, 

 i ft. Per oz., §1.00. 05 



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CALCEOLARIA. 



Our seeds of this noble flower are the 

 finest in cultivation. The strains from which 

 the seed is saved are unexcelled, and have 

 gained numerous first prizes. 



Seed should be sown twice,— in early spring, 

 and in August or September, for succession. Use 

 a light sandy loam, and cover the seed veiy light 

 Give water in a fine spray so as not to wash out 

 the seed. Transplant singly when large enough, 

 into 2^ inch pots. Tender perennials. Ih to 3 ft. 



222 McCullough's Prize, Large Flower- 



ing. The size and profusion of the 

 flowers are remarkable, while the rich- 

 ness and variety of the markings are 

 indescribably beautilul. Mixed, in 

 great varietv, 50 



223 Hybrida Grandiflora Tlgrina. Spot- 



ted flowers; brilliant, 50 



224 William's Prize, Mixed. Fine English 



strain, 50 



225 Dwarf, Large-Flowering. Habit com- 



pact, with superb flowers of finest 

 shades; selfs and spotted. Extra fine 

 Tnixed. 1\ ft., 50 



226 Rugosa, or Shrubby. For bedding 



only; adapted for moist, partially 

 shady situations; innumerable small 

 flowers, vellow, brown, etc. 1ft.,. . . .50 



CALENDULA. {Marigold.) Splendid 

 hardy annuals, the large, stai'-shaped 

 flowers being produced continuously. 

 Yaluable alike for the flower-garden 

 or winter-blooming in-doors. Unsur. 

 passed for cut flowers. 1 ft. 



227 Officinalis, fl. pi., Le Proust. Xan- 



keen colored. A'erj- fine and constant. 

 Per oz., 25c., . . . ' 05 



228 .. Meteor. Striped flowers of light 



orange, double; petals striped; very 

 beautiful and an universal favorite. 

 Per oz., 30c 05 



229 .. Orange King. The best type of the 



large, deep orange class; most beauti- 

 ful double flowers, 10 



230 .. Prince of Orange. Double. Beautiful 



deep orange; a gem. Per oz., 40c., . . .05 



231 .. Ranunculoides. Garden Marigold. 



Double orange, 06 



232 .. Superba. Deep yellow; dark eye; 



double; fine. Per oz., 30c .' . .05 



233 Pluvialls. Cape Marigold. White, . . .05 



234 Mixed. Yery fine varieties and colors. 



Per oz , 20c. 05 



CALLIOPSIS, or Coreopsis. Excel- 

 lent, showy, hardy plants, of rich and 

 charming "colors, and long duration in 

 bloom. 



235 Atkinsoni. Yellow and brown; tine, .05 



236 Atrosanguinea. Dark crimson, ... .05 



237 Bicolor. Golden yellow, with brown 



centre. Per oz., 50c., 05 



238 .. Speciosa. Dark; splendid 05 



239 Cardaminifolla. Fine, rich crimson. 



1 ft. Per oz., 40c 05 



240 Coronata. Yellow, large, fine; 2 ft. 



Per oz., 40c., 05 



241 Drummondi. Yellow and red. 2 ft. 



Per oz. .40C., 05 



242 Marmorata. Marbled 05 



243 Nigra. Dark red. Per oz., 40c 05 



244 Finest Mixed, Tall. Per oz., 40c, . . .06 



245 Finest Mixed, Dwarf. Per oz., 40c., . .05 



240 CALLIRHOE Involucrata. Yery 



showy, large, scarlet, Linum-li^Q flow- 

 ers; begins to bloom early, and bears 

 profusely till frost; hardy annual, l.^ft., .05 



247 Linearilo'ba. Dark lilac — c a r m i"n e; 



dwarf; spreading. A gem for rocker- 

 ies, borders, etc. • 10 



248 Pedata Nana Compacta. Rose. I ft., . .05 



