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Introducer’s descriptions. 
Melenium Biglowi. A hardy garden perennial plant, about 244 
ft. high, with long-stemmed golden-yellow Coreopsis-like 
flowers with black centres ; grand for cutting............ Pkt., 25 
Inula glandulosa grandiflora. Hardy perennial garden 
plant, 2 ft. high, with large single golden-yellow flowers, 4 to 5 
riches across, composed of long, narrow, wavy petals. (See 5 
(iH Naonge 700 d0.do46 GoeueNoudr dcr an OAL BBneab bad abcde bpen bs db aneaesoeSs 2: 
Lathyrus latitolius, ‘*Pink Beauty.” A charming variety 
of the popular hardy everlasting Pea, with large flowers of 
delicate pink, laced and shaded with deeper pink. (See cut.).25 
Leptosyne Stillmani. A beautiful annual of rapid growth, 
flowering within five weeks from sowing ; bushy plant about 
one foot high, feathery green foliage crowded with golden- 
yellow single flowers, 14g inches across, and very durable; 
showy for the garden and fine for cutting......... .........0-- 
Lobelia erinus compacta, ‘‘Prima Donna.” Very bushy 
and dwarf variety with rich maroon red, with large white eye; 
fine edging plant or for pots. (See cut.)..........0. 2 cece cece eee 20 
Myosotis alpestris stricta ceelestina. A charming sky-blue 
flowering variety of the ‘‘ Obelisk”? Forget-me-not, introduced 
last season ; the plant grows upright in columnar form and 
ISUWELYiflOriferous.1) (SEGICULS) Peat ee LeeLee ee eee eee 25 
Myosotis robusta grandiflora, ‘*Triumph.” A new ever- 
blooming Forget-me-not of large robust growth with large 
blue flowers. It commences to bloom in from six to eight 
weeks’ time ; sown in the autumn it makes a beautiful winter 
flower 
Marigold, Single Tom Thumb, ‘*Gold Ring.” A bushy 
compact free-blooming garden annual, only 8 inches high ; 
flowers velvety maroon, margined with a goldenring......... 15 
Marigold, Single Tom Thumb, ‘‘Canary Yellow.” Dif- 
fers from above only in color of flowers, which are of light 
bright yellow with maroon spots around the centre........... 15 
Morenia odorata. Luxuriant climbing tender perennial vine 
with light green ivy-like evergreen foliage ; flowers star- 
shaped, yellowish white, borne in dense clusters, emitting a 
delicious perfume. It can be grown in pots in the house in 
winter and planted out in Summer................022e eee eee eee 25 
nothera Drummondi Nana. A fine dwarf compact-grow- 
ing annual ‘‘Evening Primrose,” only 1 foot high, with im- 
mense bright yellow flowers in profusion... .................-+. 25 
Pansy, Madame Perret. Extra large flowers, edged, marbled 
and shaded blue, dark red and violet.................cceee eee 25 
Pansy, ‘‘ Fairy Queen.” A fine bedding Pansy, pure Sky¥e 
blue, distinctly and broadly edged with white; strikingly 
GilZG MO. canon scooeCUacenyodecuTSbocdedu cao uNeE obo sa0EHNdOsaeaGese 25 
Pansy, ‘‘Freda.” A large dark violet with wide, clear white 
MOMENT, 2 Gaagoocanodano dessa ado aden du sous cesesdoeseaOnoea bose 25 
Phiox Drummondi “*Star-Shaped,” Improved Large- 
flowering. Bushy plant, about 1 foot high, covered with star- 
like flowers of many beautiful and showy colors............. 20 
GIANT TORENIA, ‘‘ THE BRIDE.”’ 
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Petunia, Double Liliput, ‘ Brilliant Rose.” Dwarf com- 
pact-growing plants, 8 to 10 inches high, bearing a multitude 
of small, very double, brilliant rose-colored flowers,.... Pkt., 25 
Petunia hybrida grandiflora superbissima, ‘‘ Favorite.” 
Extraordinarily large single flowers of creamy white, intri- 
cately netted with pink and lilac.............. 2c cece eee eee 25 
Petunia hybrida grandiflora superbissima, ‘‘ Venus.” 
Similag to above excepting in coloring, which is carmine and 
Vidtoh ie 5 dooRosandbaconbeasb se0dcdsde- dodeoone sdeoboacuanoAdagades bale 
Polyanthus, Blue-flowered. Large umbels of flowers, vary- 
ing from lavender to deepest blue and violet. The seeds we 
offer are of Mr. Max Leichtlin’s carefully selected strain. (seer 
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Primula sinensis fimbriata, Robust Giant-flowering. A 
strain producing immense flowers, and of vigorous luxuriant 
growth; five colors in mixture, viz.:—white, bright scarlet, 
blood-red blushvandspinks pes lsbiaderd-cidoseeeiccincieee cries DU. 
Primula obconica grandiflora hybrids. Large beautiful 
fringed flowers of shades of rose, blue, white, etc.; valuable 
pot plants, flowering in 3 to 4 months from seed ..............- 25 
Poppy, cardinale hybrids. New Colors. Splendid dwarf 
large- flowering Carnation-flowered Poppies, bright rose, 
copper rose, chamois and brick-red in mixture. (See cut.).20 
Rudbeckia bicolor superba. A new annual, about 2 feet 
high, long-stemmed golden-yellow flowers with maroon spot 
effective garden plant and fine for cutting. (See cut.)... 
Sunflower, variegated foliage. A single yellow-flowering 
Salpiglossis, New Emperor. Showy new variety producing 
but one strong main stem, thickly covered with large gorge- 
ously variegated flowers. (See cut.)...... 0.00000 cece cece eee e ot 
Sunflower, Golden Bouquet. Thisis a perennial, but what 
is remarkable it commences to flowerin July from seed sown 
in May, producing in greatest abundance rich yellow flowers 
2 to 244 inches across; the plant forms a p midal bush, 
about;s feetihighen crs nectecceee rein eee eee ene emee eens 25 
Torenias, New Giant-flowering. Plants bushy, about 8 
inches high ; profuse bloomers, fine for pots or summer beds ; 
flowers immense for Torenias, 144 inches across or 3 times the 
size of the older types. 
“Princess of Montenegro,” lavender and velvety purple 
withtyellow, throatmeenmere rete cen nce eer Leen 25 
“The Bride,” giant white, grand. (See cut.). 5 
Zinnia, Giant Double Queen Victoria. A grand pure white 
variety of the giant Zinnia, elegans robusta plenissima ; 
flowers 4 to 5 inches across and very double 29 
Zea Japonica gigantea quadricolor. A strikingly hand- 
some Corn with large green leaves striped and blotched with 
Wiitesose/andhy cllow-eeee-aareeneeeeaee ne een eee 25 
BLUE POLYANTHUS. 
LOBELIA COMPACTA, PRIMA DONNA, 
EUROPEAN FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES for 1898. 
POPPY, CARDINALE HYBRID8. 
