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HIXTURES OF FLOWER SEEDS. 



We are frequently asked for mixtares of various sorts, and to meet this demand we have prepared the following list of varieties, all of which will be found 

 very satisfactory when an assortment is desired: 



Mixture of Fragrant Annuals. 



Composed of seed of Fragrant Flowers only, many of which are also suit- 

 able for cutting 10 cts. 



Mixture of Tall-Growing Aunuals. 



Consisting of Annual Flowering Plants, growing a foot high and upwards.10 cts. 



Mixture of Dwarf Growing Annuals. 



This will be found an elegant mixture, embracing, as it does, a variety of 



choice Annual plants growing six inches high and under 10 cts. 



Mixture of Annuals for Bouquets. 



A very desirable mixture, composed of varieties with long-stemmed flow- 

 ers suitable for bouquets and vases, and may be depended upon for a 

 constant supply of bloom 10 cts. 



Mixture of Foliage Plants. 



Embracing Annuals grown almost exclusively for their foliage, many of 



which are very handsome 10 cts. 



Mixture of Evening Blooming Annuals. 



This mixture is composed of low growing plants, which bloom in the aft- 

 ernoon and evening ; many of them are very handsome 10 cts. 



Mixture of Climbing Annuals. 



This mixture will be found very desirable, being composed of many beau- 

 tiful climbers, all of' which will prove useful for growing upon trel- 

 lises, arbors, etc . ..10 cts. 



Mixture of Everlasting Flowers. 



All the varieties will prove very desirable for winter bouquets 10 cts. 



Mixture of Biennials and Perennials. 



Some of the varieties contained in this mixture will bloom the first year if 

 planted early, while others will bloom the second year, and many of 

 them continue to come up and bloom for many years 10 cts. 



Mixture for Wild Flower Garden. 



A grand mixture, embracing numerous varieties of pretty Flowering An- 

 nuals that will give a continuous display of bloom throughout the sea- 

 son. Per oz., 25 cts. Per pkt lO.cts. 



WATER HYACINTH. 



WATER LILIES. 



The culture of Water Lilies and Aquatics has, in recent years, 

 made great strides, and without doubt no class of plants so well re- 

 pay the cultivator, who usually becomes a great enthusiast, and so 

 ambitious that after the first season or so he constructs an artificial 

 pond, and goes in for aquatic gardening on a large scale. Below 

 we give a list of the varieties that can be successfully cultivated in 

 tubs, half barrels or tanks, in any sunny position on the lawns or 

 gardens, and never fail to give good results. Plant in the early part 

 of June, using a soil composed of equal parts of goed turfy loam and 

 well-rotted cow, Bheep or horse manure. This mixture should be 

 allowed to stand some time before using, as it is liable to ferment. 

 Lilies should be allowed not less than a toot in depth of soil, and the 

 Lotus varieties l l A feet, covering the soil to a depth of 2 or 3 inches 

 with clean sand to prevent the light pieces of manure from comino- to 

 the surface— add fresh water at intervals to make up for that losfby 

 evaporation. Where the planting is done in natural lakes no prep- 

 aration of the soil will be required, as it already contains a large 

 amount of decayed vegetable matter, such as Water Lilies delight in. 

 The tender varieties should be lilted as soon as the cold weather sets 

 in, dried off and placed in a warm cellar or under a greenhouse 

 bench, and kept moist, until spring A few Ornamental Grasses, 

 such as Stipa Pennata, Erianthus Ravenna;, Eulalia Zebrina and 

 Cyperus planted along the borders of the ponds or streams, lend ad- 

 ditional charm to the Bcene. 



nymphaea zanzibarensis. 



HARDY DAY-BLOOMING NTMPH^AS. 



Nymphaea Odorata (American White Fragrant Water Lily)— Easily grown 

 in tubs, producing pure white fragrant flowers. Should have a place in 

 all collections each .25 



Nymphaea riarliacea Rosea— A perfectly hardy variety, with beautiful 

 cup-shaped flowers of a delicate rose pink each 2.00 



Nymphaea riarliacea Chrotnatella— Flowers waxy, lemon yellow, with 

 bright orange stamens ; very fragrant and free-flowering each 1 .00 



Nymphaea riarliacea Carnea— A charming flesh-colored variety, robust and 

 free-flowering each 2.00 



Nymphaea'Alba Candidissima— A charming variety, flowers pure white, 6 

 inches across. One of the best in cultivation each 1 .00 



Nymphaea Alba— Beautiful deep green foliage, flowers cup-shaped, pure 



white. A continuous bloomer each 1.00 



Nymphaea Tuberosa — A native species common to our Northern lakes. A 

 strong growing and interesting variety, with white fragrant flow- 

 ers each .25 



NELUMBIUM, OK LOTUS. 



Nelumbium Speciosum — Egyptian or Sacred Lotus. A magnificent aquat- 

 ic, the leaves attaining a height of 4 to 6 feet, producing a splen- 

 did sub-tropical effect. The flowers are about a foot across when fully 

 open, white shading to a deep rose at the edges of the petals ; easily 

 cultivated each 1.50 



TENDER NIGHT-BLOOMING SORTS. 



Nymphaea Devoniensis— One of the best all- red varieties, flowers of a brill- 

 iant rosy red often measuring 8 inches across, with large leaves of a 

 deep coppery green each 1 .00 



Nymphaea Dentata— A magnificent variety, flowers of chalky whiteness 

 and of immense size ; the yellow stamens stand upright, giving a charm- 

 ing effect each 1.00 



TENDER DAY-BLOOMING SORTS. 



(Zanzibarensis Varieties.) 



These are the most beautiful and free-flowering of all the Water Lilies 

 The flowers, 4 to 6 inches across, are produced in great abundance throughou 

 the season, and are deliriously perfumed. Eeasily grown in tubs or half 

 barrels. 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Royal purple Zanzibar Water Lily each 2.50 



" Azurea— Blue Zanzibar Water Lily each 1.25 



" Rose — Rose Zanzibar Water Lily each 1.25 



FLOATING SORTS. 



Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes major) — An interesting and beauti- 

 ful aquatic, floats on the water by means of curious, inflated bulbous 

 formations at the base of the leaves. The flowers are borne on spikes 

 6 to 8 inches long, like a Hyacinth, hut much larger, the individual 

 flowers being 2 inches across, very chaste and delicate, color a beauti- 

 ful rosy lilac. Easily grown in the lily pond or in tubs. It makes a 

 charming house plant grown in a shallow glass dish or aquarium, and 

 simply allowed to float on the surface. Replenish the water as re- 

 quired each 25 cents ; per dozen 2.50 



Water Poppy (LimnocharisHumboldtii) — A beautiful aquatic, of easy cul- 

 ture in tubs, tanks or ponds, with charming bright lemon yellow 

 Poppy-shaped flowers, produced freely throughout the entire sum- 

 mer each 25 cents; per dozen 2.50 



WATER LILY SEEDS. 



Most of the varieties can be grown easily from seed sown in pots or pans, and immersed in water, which should be at a temperature of 70 deg. Fahr. ; but are not 



likely to flower the first season — the Zanzibarensis varieties, however, excepted. 



Nymphaea Dentata pkt.. .25 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Purple , pkt.. .25 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Azure pkt.. .25 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Rose pkt.. .25 



These can be brought to flower within a month or two from the time of sowing. 



Nymphaea Zanzibarensis— Mixed pkt.. .25 



Odorata— White pkt. .15 



Nelumbium Speciosum pkt.. .25 



