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CYPKKSS VINE 



DELPHINIUM CASHMEEIANUM. 



PerpM. 



(A § Cypress Vine, Ivy Leaved. Scarlet flowers; heart-shaped leaves.. 5c. 



Tgf Dahlia. (See page 76.) 



lA Datura. (Seepage 77.) 



hP Delphinium ("Hrmly Larkspurs"). Handsome and well-known 

 perennials, with splendid flowers and curiously cut leaves ; for 

 permanent beds and borders they are indispensable. 



>P Delphinium Brunonianum ("New Musk-scented Larkspur"). 

 Flowers 1 to 2 inches across ; light blue and purple, with a black 

 centre emittinga powerful musky odor. Plant bushy, 6 to 12 in. high 25c. 



jp grandifiorum flore pleno. Flowers in long spikes, very 

 double, and of rare beauty for cutting. Charming colors, ranging 

 through shades of blue from porcelain and white to violet 15c. 



iP Zalil ("Hardy Yellow Larkspur"). Sulphur yellow, plant of 

 branching habit, bearing Bpikes of 40 to 50 blossoms, each 1 inch 

 in diameter, flowering from June until August, 3 to 4 ft 15c. 



fP Cashmeriaimm, Large, pale blue flowers, 2 ft. (See cut.) luc. 



fp lie Mastodonte ("Giant Bee Larkspur"). Large blue flowers, 



3 to 6 ft 15c. 



\P formosum. Blue, white centre, 2 to 3 ft 5c. 



fp Pillar of Beauty (D. formosum coelestinum). An unusually 

 pretty color— a delicate azure or sky blue, so bright and pretty a 

 shade that it has to be seen to be appreciated 10c. 



(P nudicaule. Large Bcarlet flowers, li-i ft inc. 



lP Finest mixed single hybrids 5c. 



For annual varieties, see Larkspurs, page 79. 



lA&rPDianthus. (Seepages 76 and IT.) 



p Dictamnus Fraxinella ("Burning Bush" or "Gas Plant"). Dense 

 bushes with lemon-scented foliage. The flowers are borne in long 

 spikes during June and July, and are also fragrant. An interest- 

 ing feature of the plant is that the vapor given off on a warm even- 

 ing, if ipnited. produces a bright flash, 2 'j ft. 

 Red flowering- 10c. White "flowering' 10c. 



lA Didiscus cceruleus. A handsome annual for either garden decora- 

 tion or pot culture ; pale blue flowers, 1>^ ft 10c. 



iP Digitalis ("Foxglove"). Hardy plants of the easiest culture ; long 

 spikes of large showy flowers ranging through shades of purple, 

 white, rose, yellow ; some beautifully spotted, 3 to 6 ft. high. 



Mixed colors. 5c. Spotted varieties, mixed 10c. 



Monstrosa, mixed. Long spike of many flowers surmounted 



with one enormous flower ; novel and beautiful 10c. 



lP Dodecatheon, Clevelandi ("Giant American Cowslip"). Stems 

 1 foot high, surmounted with from 6 to 10 large, beautiful, Cycla- 

 men-like flowers of violet blue, with yellow and black centre ; 



hardy, and desirable for partially shaded situations 25c. 



lA § Dolichos. The Egyptian or Hyacinth Bean ; annual climbing plants 

 of rapid growth, bearing large clusters of showy flowers, 10 ft. 

 Purple 5c. White 5c. Mixed colors 5c. 



153 Dracaena indivisa. A foliage plant, extensively used for the centres 



of vases and for pot culture ; thin arching leaves, 2 to 3 ft 10c. 



IgJ Echeveria metallica , Large pinky fleshy leaves, useful for ribboning 



or pots, flowers yellow and red, 1 ft 25c. 



secunda glauca. Small bluish white fleshy leaved plant for rib- 

 boning and pots, flowers yellow and red, ii ft 25c. 



tA § Echinocystis lobata ("Climbing Wild Cucumber"). A rapid, luxu- 

 riant-growing climber, very useful for quick effects, 30 to 50 f t. . . . 10c. 



(A Erysimum peroffskianum. Exceedingly showy yellow flowering 



garden annual, 1» 2 ft Ec. 



lA Eschscholtzia. (See page 78.) 



fgj Eucalyptus globulus (" Fever and Ague Tree "). A rapid-growing 



foliage plant, of interest in sub-tropical gardening, 3 to 6 ft 10c. 



{g[ citriodora. DeliciouBly lemon-scented foliage; fine for cutting... 25c. 



A Euphorbia heterophylla (" Annual Poinsettia," "Mexican Fire 

 Plant" or "Fire on the Mountain"). An annual bushy plant, 

 with highly ornamental leaves, which in summer and autumn 

 become blazed with a darker fiery scarlet, so that only a tip of green 

 is left. Also valuable as a pot plant, 3 to 4ft 10c. 



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Per plit. 

 Euphorbia variegata ("Snow on the Mountain"). A large, robust 

 growing annual with very ornamental green foliage, striped with 

 white. A splendid subject for borders and large masses, 2 to 4 ft. . 5c. 

 Fenzlia dianthiflora. A charming dwarf annual, forming dense 

 tufts, covered with purple and yellow flowers ; suitable for edg- 

 ings, >4 ft 10c. 



Ferns, greenhouse varieties, mixed. Graceful conservatory or 



window plants, 6 in. to 2 ft 15c. 



Fuchsia, mixed colors. Choice double and single sorts of this ele- 

 gant pot plant ; tender perennial, 1 to 2 ft 15c. 



Gaillardia. (See page 78.) 

 Geranium. (See page 78.) 



Geum atrosanguineum fl. pi. Showy hardy perennial with bril- 

 liant scarlet double flowers borne in clusters on long stems ; fine 



for cutting, iy z ft 10c. 



Gilia, mixed colors. Profuse blooming and handsome dwarf annu- 

 als for massing in flower beds ; flowers borne in clusters, 6 to 12 in. 5c. 

 Gladiolus. Summer flowering bulbs of gorgeous beauty ; gTOwn from 

 seeds they produce blooming bulbs the second summer, 3 ft. 



Gandavensis hybrids, mixed. Many beautiful varieties 10c. 



Lemoinei hybrids, mixed loc. 



Glaucium luteum ("Horned Poppy"). Silvery leaved hardy peren- 

 nial plants with remarkably bright yellow flowers produced in 

 great abundance all summer ; very effective border plant, 1 to 2 ft. 5c. 

 Globe Amaranth. (Seepage 78.) 



Gloxinia. Most charming greenhouse plants, of dwarf habit. Their 

 flowers are produced in greatest profusion, and of the most ex- 

 quisite and gorgeous colors, many of which are magnificently 

 spotted, mottled and blended. Under the commonest culture they 

 bloom continuously for months. 1 ft. (See cut.) 



Large flowering, choice mixed 35e. 



Scarlet Defiance. Glowing crimson-scarlet, frilled edges.. .. .. 3fic. 



Emperor Frederick. Vivid scarlet, with clear white band 35c. 



Gnaphalium leontopodium. The famous "Edelweiss" of the 

 Alps. Pure white flowers, 2 inches across, are star-shaped, of 

 downy texture, and retain their natural appearance for years, and 

 are highly desirable for dried bouquets, etc. The plants succeed 



well in any well-drained, sandy soil 15c. 



Godetia. (Seepage 78.) 



Golden Bod. America's National Flower. The favorite yellow wild 



beauty ; hardy perennial, 2 to 3 ft 5c. 



Gourds. (Seepage 78.) 



Grevillea robusta. ("Silk Oak"). Very beautiful and graceful foli- 

 age ; highly valued as a decorative plant for the table, and when 



large for tropical lawn effects ; tender perennial, 3 to 5 ft 10c. 



Grasses, Ornamental. Highly valued for the double purpose of 

 ornamenting the summer flower border, and for the use of the 

 spikes or panicles in a dried state for winter bouquets. 



Agrostis nebulosa ("Cloud Grass"). Feathery -like, 1 Y z ft 5c. 



Avena sterilis ("Animated Oats"). Elegant long drooping pani- 

 cles ; height, 2ft 6c. 



Briza or Quaking Grass. Very pretty seeds suspended to 

 gracefully drooping spikes. 



B. maxima ("Large Quaking Grass") 5c. 



B. gracilis (" Slender Quaking Grass") 6c. 



Bromus brizseformis. An elegant biennial grass about 2 feet 

 high; a beautiful object in the mixed border, bearing graceful 



panicles 5c 



Coix lachrymse ("Job's Tears"). A perennial succeeding as an 



annual 5c. 



Gynerium argenteum (" Pampas Grass "). A beautiful lawn plant, 

 bearing large white woolly plumes in the autumn ; forclumps and 

 sub-tropical effects it is indispensable ; in the north it will require 



protection, or can be kept over in frames, 6 to 10 ft lOo 



Stipa pennata ("Feather Grass"). Hardy perennial, with beau- 

 tiful feathered beards; indispensable in winter bouquets 10c 



Zea Japonica variegata. Japanese striped-leaved corn, 5 ft 5c. 

 Imported. Collection of 12 Ornamental Grasses ■ 60o. 



t8, §, etc, see pat&@ SO. 



