GENERAL COLLECTION. 



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IVY GERANIUM, " L'ELEGAXTE." 



GERANIUMS, IVY-LEAVED. 



Although the foliage of this class is of sufficient interest 

 • to warrant its cultivation, yet the value is greatly enhanced 

 by the beauty and profusion of its flowers during the spring 

 and summer months, running through the various shades of 

 white, pink and crimson. The list below is selected as giving 

 the widest range of color. They are well adapted for rock- 

 work or vases, and for drooping over baskets, or trained on 

 trellises, are unsurpassed; few plants give more satisfaction 

 for house culture, as they may be trained on trellises in any 

 shaoe desired. 



Bridal Wreath. Flowers pure white. 

 Butterfly. White, spotted rose. 

 Diadem. Deep carmine. 

 Elegans. Rose and white. 



Elegans Varieeatum. Variegated foliage; 40 cts. 

 Fairy Bells. Violet and white. 

 Holly Wreatli. Leaves blotched white; 40 cts. 

 Innocence. Pure white, in large trusses. 

 L'Elegante. Variegated; 30 cts. (See Cut.) 

 National. Rich carmine, veined white. 

 Princess Alexandra. Pink. 

 Princess Tliyra. White and pink. 

 Remarkable. Rose and white ; upright habit. 

 Speciosus. White ground, violet spotted. 

 Wilsii. Neat, erect habit, magenta. 



30 cts. each, except where noted ; $2.00 per doz. 

 Full set of 15 sorts 82.50. 

 (For new sorts see Page 89.) . 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



The following list contains those not named elsewhere 

 in this Catalogue. They comprise some old, well-known 

 plants, but of considerable merit. They are grown in pots, 

 and can be transplanted at any time. 

 Achillea Millefolium Rubra. Flowers bright red ; 2 



feet. 

 " Ptarmica, II. pi. Pure white, double, con- 



tinuing in bloom most of the season. 

 Asperula Odovata. Very small, white flowers, in 



loose sprays, useful for bouquets ; fragrant. 

 Armeria Elegans. Narrow, green leaves, bright red 



flowers, valuable for edgings ; 9 inches. 

 Balms. Gold and silver, leaves emitting an agreeable 



fragrance ; are good for city gardens. 

 Hemerocallis Humboldtii. (Day Lily.) Leaves 



handsomely marked with pure white ; does best 



in shade. 

 " Sieboldiana. (Day Lily.) Leaves 



margined white, flowers purple ; shady places. 

 " Fulva. Common orange-flowered Dav 



Lily. 

 Iberis Sempervirens. (Perennial Candytuft.) 



Dark green, narrow leaves, with white flowers. 

 Lychnis Chalcedonlea. Scarlet ; l A foot. 



Lobelia Cardinalis. Purple. 



Orobus Vernus. Pea-shaped flowers, purple, neat 

 habit ; 1 foot. 



Pulmonaria Caerulea Var. Long, broad leaves, 

 spotted with silvery white; flowers showy blue. 



Polemonium Reptans. Clusters of bright blue flow- 

 ers; ]4 foot. 



Potentilla, (Cinquefoil.) Twosorts. Leaves resem- 

 ble the strawberry. 



Spirea Fillipendula. White, feathery spikes ; lj^feet 

 in height. 

 " ITlmaria. Flowers white ; 2 feet. 



Salvia Ordinalis, Alba and Coerulea. Flowers 

 white and blue; rather coarse-growing plants. 



Stachys Lanata. Leaves downy white ; 1 foot. 



Tricyrtis Orandiflora. A beautiful, herbaceous plant 

 blooming during October and November. 



Veronica Incana. Growing six inches in height, 

 leaves grayish white; used for edgings. 



Repens. White flowers, creeping, partly 

 . evergreen ; J^ foot. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. Set of 22 sorts of hardy herba- 

 ceous plants, $4.50. 



HARDY SHRUBS. 



Of the following-named varieties ; large plants ; 

 Calycanthus Floridus. Spirea Prunifolia. 

 Forsythia Veridissima. Spirea Salicifolia. 

 Spirea Reevsei. Spirea Thunbergia. 



Styrax Japonica. 



60 cts. each. Set of 7 for $3.00. 



HABROTHAMNUS. 



Coccineus. A bright scarlet variety of this winter- 

 flowering plant, bearing a profusion of bright, 

 scarlet, tassel-like flower. 



Elegans. Flowers, bright carmine, borne profusely in 

 drooping panicles ; a first ■ rate winter-blooming 

 plant. 



25 cts. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



HELIOTROPES. 

 Caroline des Antoines. Lilac blue. 

 Cardinal Richelieu. Lavender blue. 

 Due du Lavendury. Rich blue, dark eye. 

 Garibaldi. Almost white. 

 Le Geant. Very light; large. 

 Reptans Major. Lavender and white. 

 Mignioine. Lilac. 

 Beauty of Bordeaux. Lavender. 

 B. Pfltzer. Lavender-rose, shaded. 

 Incomparable. Light; very fragrant. 

 Florence Nightingale. Light lavender. 

 Beauty of Oulton. Lilac-blue. 

 General Vanhambert. Light lavender. 

 Madam Facilon. Bluish- violet. 

 Le Negre. Very dark. 

 Md. Michel. Bluish-violet, light centre. 

 Mrs. Burgess. Dark violet. 

 Maculata. Purple, white spot. 

 Snow "Wreath. (Sec Page 91J 25 cts. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Set of 19 sorts, for $2.25. 



HETEROCENTRON ALBUM. 



A pretty, free-flowering, shrubby plant, covered along 

 the stems with small, white flowers ; the reverse of the 

 petals tmged pink during summer and fall; is an excel- 

 lent winter-blooming plant. 



30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



HIBISCUS, (Chinese.) 



These plants are becoming very popular as bedding 

 plants. They are largely used in the Botanic Garden at 

 Washington for this purpose, and of late years have at- 

 tracted a great deal of attention ; they are almost contin- 

 ually in bloom. 

 Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis. Single red. 



" " Aurantiaca'fl. pi. Dou- 



ble orange. 

 " Rosa Sinensis Cooperii. Foliage varie- 

 gated, white, green and pink. 

 " Rosa Sinensis Rubra fl. pi. Double 



red. 

 '• Rosa Sinensis Versicolor. Striped crim- 

 son, rose and white. 

 " Rosa Sinensis Grandiflorus. Rosy 

 crimson, darker towards the centre. Very large. 

 30 cts. each. Set of G for $1.50. For newer sorts, seepage 91. 



DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. 



We offer a fine and varied assortment of this showy 

 plant, ranging through all the shades of yellow, crimson, 

 rose, violet, lilac, etc. Of the Double While variety we 

 have a very fine strain, which is largely used in summer 

 for cut flower work. 



25 cts. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



