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PETE*} HEKDEP.SOfl 8t CO., ^EW YOP^.— F^OWEP, SEEDS. 



MESEMBKYANTHEMCH 



>EM JPHILA. 



SIGET.T.A, TOM THUMB. 



Per pkt. 

 lA Mesembryanthemum tricolor, mixed. Dwarf spreading annuals, 

 with large showy single flowers of pink or white, succeeding well 

 in dry situations, }i ft. (See cut.) 5c. 



A Mignonette. {Seepage 81.) 



lA Mimosa pudica ("Sensitive Plant.") Curious annual ; the leaves in- 

 stantly close up when touched. A neat plant for either pot culture 

 or garden, 2 ft 5c. 



p Mimulus, hardy varieties, mixed. Among the most ornamental 

 hardy garden flowers, upright growth, showy and profuse bloomers 



for borders, 1 to 3 ft 10c. 



Tender varieties. (Seepage 81.) 



>A 8 Mina lobata. Bapid and luxuriant annual summer climber. Flowers 

 15 to 25 in number, borne on graceful spikes. Color rosy crimson, 

 changing to orange and cream. This should be started in pots early in 

 spring and become pot-bound ; they will then commence to bloom very 

 ■goung, 15 to 20 ft 10c. 



A 8 Momordica(" Balsam Apple"). Luxuriant annual climbers, with large 

 leaves, making dense shade. The flowers are followed by orna- 

 mental, large fruits of orange or copper color, which burst and 

 expose an interior of red, which is highly effective. 15 to 20 ft. 



halsamina ("Balsam Apple"). Orange fruits 5c. 



cb.ararj.tia ("Balsam Pear"). Coppery scarlet colored fruits 5c. 



Morning' Glories. (Seepageli.) 

 Moon Flower. (See Ipomaa, page 80.) 



JB[ Musa Ensete (" Abyssinian Banana Tree"). (See page 81.) 



[gj- Myosotis. (Seepage 82.) 



(A Nasturtiums. (Seepages 82 and 63.) 



(A Nemophila, finest mixed. Splendid annuals for garden decoration ; 

 bright colored flowers, in shades of blue, white and violet, 1 ft. 

 (See cut.) 5c. 



Nelumbium. (See " Water Lilies," page 102.) 



7^ Nicotiana affinis. An annual with sweet-scented, pure white, star- 

 shaped flowers, 3 inches across, blooming continually, 2 to 3 ft. high. 10c. 



^ Giant Red Flowered. Magnificent decorative annual. The 

 foliage is luxuriant and tropical in appearance ; plants surmounted 

 with immense clusters of rich crimson flowers. They grow 

 rapidly, about 5 ft. in height, and commence blooming in July and 

 continue until frost 10c. 



J!\ colossea. Attains a height of 5 to 6 ft. during one summer; im- 

 mense leaves, at first rose and violet, afterward changing to deep 

 green with red nerves. A gigantic and imposing ornamental-f oliaged 

 plant for lawns, giving an elegant tropical effect 25c. 



if Nieremberg'ia frutescens. A hardy perennial, equally as suitable 



for pot culture as planting out, white saucer-shaped flowers, 1 f t. . . 10c. 



A Nigella, Damascena, Double mixed. Pretty annuals, known as 

 "Love in a Mist," "Devil in a Bush," etc: feathery foliage, in 

 which large, double, charming, blue and white flowers are set. 



1 to 2 feet high 5c. 



Tom Thumb Double, White, Blue or mixed. Little gems. 

 Plants grow only six to eight inches high. (See cut.) 5c. 



(A ITolana, mixed. Trailing plants, with Morning-glory -like flowers, very 



effective for vases, rockwork or low beds 5c. 



A Nycterinia, mixed. Dwarf sweet-scented Verbena-like annuals, }i ft. 5c. 

 Nymphsea. (See " Water Lilies," page 102.) 



A (Enothera, fine mixed ("Evening Primroses," or "Sun Drops"). 



Large showy flowers of various colors ; hardy annual. 1 to 2 ft. . . 5c. 



lA Taraxacifolia ("Chilian Evening Primroses"). Saucer-shaped 



flowers measure 6 inches in circumference. 



White. Changing to rose later in the day 10c. 



Golden. Bright golden yellow 10c. 



A Oxalis. Pretty little half-trailing annuals, for hanging baskets, vases, 

 rock-work and edgings, flowering in profusion, 6 to 9 inches. 



Tropseoloides. Yellow, brown foliage 10c. 



valdiviana. Yellow, fragrant, 10c. Mixed. Annual sorts 10c. 



lA Palava flexuosa. Beautiful annuals for beds or pots, large pink flow- 

 ers with black throats ; plants bushy, about l, l 2 ft. high 10c. 



Per pkt. 

 Palm. For decorating the greenhouse, lawn, piazzas, parlor, dinner- 

 tables, etc., nothing can rival their rich and tropical effect. 



TrJ Areca lutescens. One of the loveliest of the Arecas; of clean, 

 quick and graceful growth ; tall, arching, divided leaves ; stems 

 yellow 25c. 



TKf Brahea filamentosa, or Pritchardia. Large fan-shaped leaves, 

 with hanging, thread-like filaments. A handsome decorative palm, 

 a rapid grower, and for bedding out or as a vase palm it is scarcely 

 equaled 15c. 



TgT Chamaerops humilis. Very ornamental and dwarf-growing 

 "Fan Palm," of very easy culture. Large, divided fan shaped 

 leaves ; stems thorny. Handsome for sub-tropical effects, and 

 worthy of extended cultivation, of slow growth but an A 1 thing, 

 standing lots of handling and ill usage 15c. 



151 Cocos Weddeliana. This is probably the most elegant small palm 

 ever introduced. Leaves fern-like and gracefully arched, dark- 

 green above, glaucous below. For table decoration it is exquisitely 

 beautiful. Packet of 5 seeds 25c. 



Ig[ Kentia Forsteriana ("Flat or Thatch Leaf Palm"). This is, 

 without exception, the most hardy of its class. It is very graceful, 

 and for table decoration scarcely has its equal. Excellent for 

 room culture, as neither variations in temperature nor gas affect it. 

 Rapid grower. Packet of 5 seeds 15c. 



1SI Kentia Belmoreana ("Belmore's Curly Palm"). A splendid vari- 

 ety and very largely grown. Similar but dwarfer than Forsteriana, 

 and possessing all of its excellent qualities, differing from that 

 variety only in the tendency of its leaves to curl under, making it 

 particularly beautiful. Bapid grower. Packet of 5 seeds 15c. 



IS Latania Borbonica (" The Bourbon Palm"). A well-known and 

 very handsome species. Large, broad, shining green, fan-shaped 

 leaves. Unequaled for either parlor, hall, piazza, lawn or green- 

 house decoration ; of medium quick growth 15c. 



TKT Or eodoxa reg"ia (" The King or Royal Palm"). A tall elegant and 

 graceful variety, with slender, ringed stems, bearing long terminal 

 leaves; admirably adapted for either sub-tropical gardening or 

 for the decoration of apartments ; of quick growth 15c 



TKj Seaforthia eleg"ans ("Illawarra Palm"). One of the most beauti- 

 ful of the Palm family. It is perfectly smooth and attains a height 

 of twenty feet or more, with gracefully drooping, feather-like 

 leaves. One of the finest subjects for conservatory, greenhouse 

 or sub-tropical gardening. Can be placed in the open air from 

 June 1st to October 1st. It is of rapid growth, attaining a height 

 of three feet from seed the first season. Scarcely anything can 

 equal the effect of large specimens of this noble palm loo. 



[£)- Pansy. (Seepages 83 and 63.) 



[gj Pandanus utilis (" Screw Pine"). Valuable decorative plants ; with- 

 stands gas, dust and ill usage ; they make fine specimens, 2 to i ft. 

 high, with long, arching leaves ; grand fur centres of vases, etc 16c 



\P Par danthus Chinensis ("Blackberry Lily"). Handsome hardy her- 

 baceous plants, orange flowers, spotted purple, blackberry-like seed 

 pods. H to 2 ft 5c. 



hP Paeony, double mixed. Grand hardy, herbaceous plants, well- 

 known ornaments of our gardens, with large double flowers of vari- 

 ous colors. 2 ft. high 10c. 



TgJ Pelargonium ( " Lady Washington Geranium "). Grand plants for pot 

 culture ; colors are rich in the extreme, and beautifully marked; 

 the flowers, an inch or more across, are borne in immense clusters 

 through spring and summer. Height, 1 to 2 ft. Finest mixed 25c. 



hP Pentstemon. Beautiful garden perennials, growing from 2 to 3 ft. 

 high, with white, pink, scarlet or blue flowers, beautifully spotted 

 and marked. (See cut.) 



Mixed colors 10c. Lartfe flowering", mixed 25c 



Passion Flower. Handsome, rapid growing perennial climber, for 

 greenhouse decoration or sunny positions in the open ground in 

 summer. 



IgJ § Incarnata ("May Pops"). Blooms the first season from seed. 

 Flowers, two or three inches across, flesh white with purple rays, 

 followed by yellow edible fruits 10c. 



§§ Coerulea. Large flowers of violet and blue 10c. 

 § Von Volxemi (Tacsonia). Large Bcarlet 20c. 

 § Constance Elliott. Pure ivory white ; flowering profusely ; very 



fragrant 16c 



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