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FLOWER SEED NOVELTIE S:- 
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BEGONIA CRISTATA. 
ADONIS GRANDIFLORA. 
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Adonis estivalis grandiflora, large-flowering scarlet. A 
greatimprovement. Large, brilliant scarlet blossoms ; beau- 
tiful, feathery, green foliage. A beautiful garden annual, 
nit igh (See cuts) see nee en cee eee een aee eee Pkt., 15 
Angelonia grandiflora alba, A beautiful annual plant, L¢ 
ft. high, for pot culture, flowering during the winter in the 
window or conservatory. Very aromatic foliage and numer- 
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Ageratum, Blue Perfection. The darkest blue among large- 
flowering Ageratums; habit dwarf and compact ; an annual 
about 8 inches high, most useful for garden beds and borders. 
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Aster, White Triumph. A pure white variety of this beauti- 
ful type of Asters ; flowers 214 to 3 inches across, and 30 to 40 
borne on dwarf plants 8inches high. (See cut.) ...........-.--- 20 
Aster, Rose and White Triumph. Differing from above 
only in color. It is a charming blending of rosy pink and 
white. 20 
Aster, ‘* Ray. about 20 
inches high, bearing large flowers 4 to 6 inches across, of long, 
slender, quilled petals, having the charming effect of the 
straight-rayed Japanese Chrysanthemums. (See cut.) Two 
colors, white and bright rose.............-2-2.2. 2s eee eee each, 25 
Aster, White Ostrich Feather. Immense flowe 
across, resembling the giant Comets, but the peta. 
narrower and more curled ; very graceful.. 
Aster, Lady, White, Passing to Rose. 
of graceful habit, with distinctive, long leaves, bearing a 
great quantity of medium-sized, elegantly-shaped flowers p>) 
Aster, Lady, Rose. Similar to above, excepting color.... oF 
Aster, Mignon Scarlet. Brilliant new color in this popular 
class ; flowers very double and of faultless form 5 
Aster, Ballor Jewel. Bright scarlet with white.. 
Aster, Washington Needle. Carmine Rose............... 
Amaranthus hybridus, Brilliant. A beautiful novelty ; 
grows in columnar form, 4 to 6 feet high, almost covered with 
carmine, rose and yellow variegated leaves without 
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Browallia speciosa major. Individual flowers are fully 1 
inch across, of rich indigo blue; plant1 ft. high; bushy. 
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Balsam, Alba Perfecta. n improved, 
white Camellia-flowered Balsa: 
Begonia hybrida gigantea cristata. A ‘‘ bearded’? Bego- 
nia, a sensational novelty ; large flowers of red, pink, yellow 
and terra cotta shades, with a peculiar fringed crest attached 
tojthe petals. i (See/cut:) eae eensc eee corer eeteree cease nee 25 
Begonia hybrida gigantea, ‘‘ Mammoth.” The flowers, 
leaves and whole plant are of gigantic dimensions; scarlet 
flowers of grand form and substance 
Begonia semperflorens, ** Zulu King.” ‘The Black Bego- 
nia.” A first-class bedding and pot plant in the style of B. 
Vernon. The foliage and flower stems are dark black red ; 
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EUROPEAN FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES ior 1898. 
Introducer’s descriptions, 
Commelina Sellowiana. A compact procumbent annual ; 
very showy for garden beds, and fine for hanging over vases 
and baskets ; bears continually a profusion of rich cobalt blue 
flowers:!! (See "cuts sec cence ation tice nace ence tere eee Pkt, 20 
Cuphea miniata compacta. Bushy, compact, § inches high: 
a profusion of flowers, scarlet, crimson, purple, etc., through- 
out the season ; fine for either bedding or pots (See cut.)......25 | 
Chrysanthemum, Maximum Triumph. A great improve- 
ment on C. latifolium ; stronger and better, with immense, 
pure white flowers, 4 inches across ; hardy herbaceous gar- 
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Chrysanthemum, Maximum filifera. A new form of above, 
with large white flowers, composed of narrow, long petals ; 
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gracefulicut flower. (See cut.) 5.2... cco cccccncce seinciecesl ance psy | 
Campanula pyramidalis compacta alba. A dwarf, sturdy 
form of the favorite old ‘‘ Pyramidal Bell Flower” ; large, 
white flowers ; hardy perennial....................0.----20--0--- 2 
Campanula mirabilis. Flowers of light blue, similar to those 
of Canterbury Bells, but in other respects the plant is unique, 
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Cineraria hybrida, ‘‘ Boule de Neige.*’ A semi-dwarf robust 
plant, large heads of perfect flowers, pure snow-white, with- 
out violet eyes, blotches or anthers............... 75 
Cleome grandis. Larger plant and flowers and more beauti- 
ful than C. pungens ; flowers rose and violet ; a luxuriant gar- 
denfannual (See cut.) 2a lon ne ones ene ne coon eon eee ee 2> 
Delphinium Consolida Imperialis fl. pl. ‘“‘Snow-white.”” 
A beautiful candelabra-formed dwarf Larkspur, with compact, 
well-filled spikes of double pure white flowers.................. ps 
Delphinium speciosum, Var. Glabratum. Handsome new 
hardy perennial Larkspur, 3 ft. high; large clusters of 
spurred, star-like flowers, 144 to 2 inches across, dark azure 
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Dianthus Heddewigii fl. pl.. Souy. de la Malmaison. A 
beautiful, large, double-flowering annual ‘‘ Garden Pink,” 
rosy apricot blended with white. (See cut.)........-...-...---- 15 
Gloxinia, Goliath. Immense flowers, 4 to 5 inches across; 
velvety violet purple, passing into blue toward the pure white 
edge ; spotted throat > 
Gloxinia, Cyclops. Velvety carmine, pure white edge ; throat 
dotted dark red ; flowers 4 to 5 inches across...................- 35 
Gloxinia, Queen Victoria. Purestsatiny white, no markings ; 
flowers 4 to oinches acrosses ses oe ciae oe eee ee eee eee 3 
Godetia, Grandiflora rosea fl. pl. A double-flowering variety 
of delicate pink and rose color ; a fine bedding annual about 
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Gazania hybrida. Remarkably showy perennial plants of 
spreading nature, growing about 10 inches high ; adapted for 
garden beds in summer or for vases, baskets, or grown as pot 
plants in winter ; large single flowers, 2 to 314 inches across, 
ranging from milk-white to chamois, yellow or orange, zoned 
and spotted with violet, black or white, some with rose tips. 
(See eut:) (Mixed! colors: sacs es ene ee eee eee eee eee 5 
Lt ser 4 Co Usey: 
DIANTHUS, LA MALMAISON. 
