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PHYSALIS, OR JAPANESE 
WINTER CHERRY. 
(Coes 
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 effective in the autumn garden, and 
equally as valuable when grown in pots for winter decoration 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 like 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. 11% feet. The Nana 
Grandiflora. Compacta or ‘ Mariesii’? type form sturdy little bushes only 
, about 12 inches high and are profuse bloomers. (See cut.) 
Nana Compacta, Blue ( Mariesii) 10 
Nana Compacta, White.............. 10 
Brilliant dwarf an- 
Portulaca. nuals, only 6 inches 
high, Juxuriating in 
warm situations, and blooming 
profusely from early summer to 
autumn. For low beds and masses of 
color, from spring until frost, they are 
indispensable; colors range through 
innumerable shades of red, yellow, 
pink, striped, white, etc. 
Single Mixed........ Per oz. 40; Pkt. 5 
These make perfectly 
Double °® © gorgeous masses of 
color; the flowers of 
Portulaca. the double sorts re- 
main open all day. Seeds from double 
Portulacas will not all produce double- 
flowering plants. To have a tine bed 
ofall doubles,rogue out all singles and 
stick in cuttings ofthe doubles in vacan- 
cies. They quickly take root and 
( “Evening Prim- 
Oenothera. roses.’’ ine 
Mixed. Large showy flowers ~ 
of various colors; hardy 
annual. 1 to 2 feet....... Pkt. 5 
C@nothera Drummondi 
Nana. A fine dwarf com- 
pact-growing annual “ Cve- 
ning Primrose,’ only 1 
foot high, with immense 
bright yellow flowers in 
egeesee tate flourish. (See cut.) 
H LSA NA leaps Double White...............0000 Pkt. 10 
Oxalis. Ce —Rose Striped Carmine.......... 10 
hanging baskets, vases, —Yellow Striped Crimson....... 10 
rock work and fedsings, : — Scarlet .......eccccccccecesseeeeeeneeeeee 10 
owerlng 10 profusion, 2 i . 
to 9inches. Mixed. An- AN q AN ; z : VN) 7 Sulphur............ cageeteetensecnssecresens 10 
nual sorts.............- Pkt.10 j : ING YW Zz <> ——Salmon. Beautiful rosy salmon 10 
Grand hardy, oa Double Rose Color........... 10 
Pzony. herbaceous 
plants, well known 
ornaments of our gardens, with 
large double flowers of various 
eolors. 2 feet high. Double 
TTT OC oiece races es cerccchesecasectos Pkt. 10 
Beautiful an- 
Palava Flexuosa. nuais tor veas 
or pots; 
Double Mixed...Per 1,000 
seeds, 25 Cts.........cc.cesee- . 10 
Customer’s selection of any 3 
packets of the above for 25 
ets.; any 6 for 45 cts. 
Imported collection of 12 
LOD (BMS Sones Aan separate double sorts, 75c. 
black throats; plants 
Passion Flower. 
Handsome, rapid-grow- 
ing perennial climber, 
for greenhouse decora- 
tion or sunny positions 
in the open ground in 
summer. (See cut.) 
Incarnata (“May Pops’). 
Blooms the first season 
from seed. Flowers 2 or 3 
inches across. Flesh color 
with purple rays, followed 
by yellow edible fruits. Pkt.5 
Cerulea. Large flowers of 
violet and blue.......... Pkt. 10 
Von Volexmi (Tacsonia). 
Large scarlet flowers... Pkt.15 
p or Lady Washington Geraniumsare 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 ane marked. 
MIUXCONCOLOTS Hoel Gece ceeees eee Pa eae ae RNs BY EERE 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 
ALIMOS UA VAS ALU SNES Olle (IS COLCU Ge) ececcenscocestaccccerecector cee tetra trate ee eee nna oe Pkt. 10 
f ° ° ° Ornamental foliage plants of compact habit; leaves dark mul- 
Perilla Nankinensis. berry color; useful for ribbon effects. 11% feet......... Pkt. 5 
. 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. 
Eventually they expand until the whole plant is veiled with nodding clouds of purple ..............00000000- Pkt. 10 
(Rhodochiton Volubile.) A charming climber. The heart-shaped leaves are very pretty, the 
Pu rple Bells. upper surface bright green, with large, dark veins, and the under side as well as the stems purplish 
red. The flowers are about 2 inches long, curiously formed and of a rich claret red, and hang on LAMA SUS 
long graceful stems. It flowers freely from seed the first season. 10 feet. (.S€C CUE.) .ccccccccsscssscsscesscescessesscesscesseseees Pkt. 10 ana) 
