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e e J Winter Cherry. 
Physalis Franchethi Gig sine nevssascae 
PHYSALIS, OR JAPANESE 
WINTER CHERRY. 
NG sturdy, erect branching habit, 
growing about 18 inches high. The branches are well covered with luxur- 
iant, green foliage and studded with large bright red cherry-like fruits, 
each enclosed in an enormous balloon-like semi-transparent calyx, about three 
inches long by 7 to 8 inches in circumference, at first of light green color, gradu- 
ally changing, as they mature, to yellow, then orange, and finally to:crimson. 
Itis a bold, handsome plant and gorgeously effeetivein the autumn ‘garden, and 
equally, as valuable when grown in pots for winter décoration in the house, or 
the colored balloon-like vessels can be used to great advantage, with winter bou- 
quets of dried grasses, The fruit is edible for those who ike it. (See cut?),.Pkt. 10 
The large-flowered Chinese Bell ‘Flower ; hardy peren- 
Platycodon nial, bearing large, broad, bell-shaped white;or blue flowers; 
° very handsome for garden decoration, 14% feet. The Nana 
Grandiflora. Compacta or‘ Mariesii’type form sturdy little bushes only 
about 12 inches high and are profuse bloomers. (Sée cut.) 
Grandiflora, White.......... Pkt. 10 Nana Compacta, Blue (Mariesii) 10 
se Blue... 10 Nana Compacta, White..i...:....... 10 
ie 10 Brilliant dwarf an- 
Portulaca. _nuals, only 6 ihches 
high, Juxuriating in 
warm situations, and blooming 
profusely from.early' summer. to 
autumn. Forlow beds and masses of 
color, from spring until frost, they are 
indispensable; colors range through 
innumerable shades of red, yellow 
pink, striped, white, etc. i 
Single Mixed........ Per 0z. 40; Pkt. 5 
These make perfectly 
Double ° e® gorgeous masses of 
e color; the flowers of 
as Portulaca. . the double sorts re- 
} main open all day. Seeds from double 
Portulacas will not all produce double- 
flowering plants. Yo have a fine bed 
ofall doubles,rogue out all singles and 
stick in cuttings ofthe doubles in vacan- 
cies. They quickly take root and 
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“Evening Prim- 
Oenothera. roses.’ Fine 
Mixed. Large showy flowers 
of various colors; hardy 
apnual. 1 to 2 feet....... Pkt. 5 
Gnothera Drummondi 
Nana. A fine dwarf com- 
pact-growing annual “Cye- 
ning Primrose,’ only 1 
foot high, with immense 
bright yellow flowers in 
profusion. ... Eat are flourish. (See cut.) 
e retty little Double White................0.000: Pkt. 10 
Oxalis. eee —Rose Striped Carmine.......... 10 
hanging baskets, vases, — Yellow Striped Crimsonu....... 10 
rock work andyedeines, =———Scarlet) cc oeae msc oees 10 
flowering in profusion. 
£01 9 inches!) sMiixedst An- —Sulphur............ csstensecnvteressentzecte 10 
nual sorts.............. Pkt.10 —Salmon. Beautiful rosy salmon 10 
Grand hardy, Double Rose Colov........... 10 
Pzony. herbaceous 
plants, well known 
ornaments of our gardens, with 
large double flowers of various 
colors. 2 feet high. Double 
Double Mixed...Per 1,000 
Seeds, 25 CtB.......cceseresees . 10 
Customer’s selection of any 3 
packets of the above for 25 
cts.; any 6 for 45 cts. 
Imported collection of 12 
separate double sorts, Tse. 
Beautiful an- 
Palava Flexuosa. nuais tor beas 
or pots; 
large pink flowers with 
black throats; plants 
bushy. About 11% feet 
i sleeeeeveesereeaccs= Pkt. 5 
Passion Flower. 
Handsome, rapid-grow- 
ing perennial climber, 
for greenhouse decora- 
tion or sunny positions 
in the oper ground in 
summer. (See cut.) 
Incarnata (‘‘May Pops’’). 
Blooms the first season 
from seed. Flowers 2 or 3 
fnches across. Flesh color 
with purple rays, followed 
by yellow edible fruits. Pkt.5 
Gorulea. Large flowers of 
violet and blue.......... Pkt. 10 
Von Volexmi (Tacsonia). 
Large scarlet flowers... Pkt.15 
e or Lady Washington Geraniumsavse grand plants for pot 
Pelargoniums, culture ; the flowers, an inch or more across, are borne in 
immense clusters through spring and summer; colors are rich in the extreme, and 
beautifully marked. Height, 1 to 2 feet. Finest Mixed. (See cut.)............... Pkt. 15 
Beautiful garden perennials; growing from 2 to 8 feet high, with 
Pentstemon. white, pink, scarlet or blue flowers, beautifully spotted Pt EMA 
MIT KOA COLO TS ets ssceso hoe he ES Pee Pkt. 10 
**Sensation.’’ A new Gloxinia-flowered annual Pentstemon, blooms the first season from spring- 
sown seed; the flowers measure 2 inches across, in shape similar to Gloxinia flowers and 
brilliantly colored, and are crowded on tall graceful spikes about 2 feet high; grows well in 
AlMOstetiyes ALdentsOlleme (SCCICIUS) prencnesauvencenntessscceeceseerseevscesereecec or ites eae eee Pkt. 10 
e e e Ornamental foliage plants of compact habit; leaves dark mul- 
Perilla Nankinensis. berry color; useful for ribbon effects. 11 feet.............c..c0c.00 Pkt. 5 
(Pennisetum Ruppelianum.) The leaves are narrow, 
Purple Fountain Grass. long, and arch gracefully from the centre of plant to cir- 
cumference, forming a perfect fountain. From July until frost 
its attractiveness is enhanced by feathery purple heads which bend over on their long slender stalks. 
Eyentually they expand until the whole plant is veiled with nodding clouds of purple ................e00000-+- Pkt. 10 
(Rhodochiton Volubile.) A charming climber. The heart-shaped leaves are very pretty, the 
Purple Bells. upper surface bright green, with large, dark veins, and the under side as well as the stems purplish s 
red. The flowers are about 2 inches long, curiously formed and of a rich claret red, and hang on PARES 2 N 
long graceful stems. It flowers freely from seed the first season. 10 feet. (See CUE.) seccccsccssecssscsscscsesescsessesesensseveeee Pkt. 10 UES) 
