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PETEP, HEriDEP.SOfi 8t CO., flEVtf YOP^.— FliOWEH SEEDS. 



SCHIZANTHTJS. 



STKEPTOCABPUS. 



Perpld. 



TgJ Salvia. (Seepage 86.) 



fA Sanvitalia procumbens fl. pi. Beautiful dwarf and compact 

 trailing annual, for flower garden ; the double flowers are large 

 and of a rich brown and yellow 6c. 



jA Saponaria Calabrica, mixed. Dwarf continuous blooming annuals 



for beds and edgings, pink, white, etc, >i ft 5c. 



(A Scabiosa. (Seepage 86.) 



A Scb.izan.tlms, fine mixed. Beautiful garden annuals, flowers beauti- 

 fully fringed and delicately colored, 1 to 2 feet. (See cut) 5c. 



lA Silene pendula compacta, double mixed. Dwarf bushy plants, 

 bearing flowers of white, pink or red in great profusion through- 

 out the summer, y z f t 5c. 



IP] § Smilax. Charming tenderperennial climber for greenhouse or window 

 gardens. The foliage and stems are of a pleasing light green, very 

 graceful ; excellent for decoration. (See cut.) 10c. 



Jg| Solanum capsicastrum ("Jerusalem Cherry"). A miniature tree- 

 like plant, suitable for either garden decoration or pot culture; 

 round orange scarlet fruits in autumn and winter, 1 to 2 ft 6c. 



lA Spraguea umbellata ("Chenille Flower"). A very curious and 

 pretty plant for garden culture ; large heads of bloom, resembling 

 knotted chenille ; color, white, blush and pink, \ ft 15c. 



Tr^ Stevia serrata. A tender perennial, in great favor for cutting pur- 

 poses ; large heads of small white flowers of very graceful effect ; 

 suitable for pot culture, flowering in winter, or, if sown early, will 

 bloom in the garden the first summer, l}i feet 10c. 



lA Stocks. (Seepage 87.) 



TPT Streptocarpus, mixed ("Cape Primrose"). A dwarf greenhouse 

 perennial. The flowers are borne in remarkable abundance for 

 about four months in summer and autumn. The colors range 

 through white, red, violet, blue, rose, and all are blotched with 

 purple and white, § ft. (See cut.) 35c. 



lA Sunflower. (Seepages!.) 



lA8 Sweet Peas. (Seepages 88 and 58.) 



\P Sweet William. (Seepage 89.) 



(A Sweet Sultan, mixed. Purple, white, etc., \\i ft 6c. 



A Yellow. Showy garden annual, much prized for summer bouquets ; 



large heads of bright yellow flowers, very fragrant, 1 % ft 10c. 



A Tagetes signata pumila. Charming dwarf garden annual, flowering 

 in greatest profusion throughout the summer and autumn ; color 

 bright yellow; very effective for low beds, 1 ft Be. 



lA § Thunbergia alata, mixed colors. Rapid growing annual climbers ; 

 splendid for trailing over trelliseB, fences, etc., beautiful flowers 

 borne in profusion ; buff, white, orange, etc., 4 to 6 ft. high 6c. 



^ Torenia. Beautiful plants for vases, baskets, etc.; they bloom continu- 

 ally during the summer in the open ground and also in the winter 

 in the greenhouse, 6 to 12 inches. 



^ Fournieri. Porcelain blue and rich violet ; throat bright yellow ; 



very free flowering 10c. 



2 Bailloni. Deep yellow and maroon 10c. 



X Wbite Wing's. This variety is unusually attractive, being pure 



white, with flush of rose at the throat 15c. 



lP Tritoma TTvaria ("Red Hot Poker Plant" or "Torch Flower"). 

 Splendid hardy perennial plants, admirably adapted for single 

 clumps on the lawn or among shrubbery, where its tall spikes of 

 orange-red flowers make an effective display from August until 

 December, i to 5 ft 10c. 



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Tritoma. New Remontant, mixed colors. Distinct and beautiful 

 hybrids, very dwarf-growing and flower most freely from July 

 until out down by frost. Their beautiful heads of bloom vary in 

 color from coral red, straw yellow, blood-red, orange and scarlet... 20c 



The roots of Tritomas will need protection in cold climates, or, better 

 yet, winter them, over in frames north of Washington. 



Tropseolum. (See pages 82 and 63.) 



Valerian, mixed colors. Showy hardy perennials, 1 H ft. high, with 



large heads of bright rose, scarlet and white flowers 5c. 



Venidium calendulaceum. A round, compact bush ; leaves large 

 and woolly, covering the ground, and bringing out in strong con- 

 trast the flowers of bright yellow shaded with orange, and borne 

 profusely, nearly covering the ground, making veritable "mounds 

 of gold." >i ft 5c. 



Verbena. (Seepage 89.) 



Veronica, mixed annual varieties. Dwarf garden annuals, car- 

 peting the ground with a profusion of blue and white flowers, }, ft.. 5c 



Vinca. Handsome bushy plants producing freely round single flowers 

 IK inches across, suitable for pot culture and sunny flower beds ; 

 tender perennial, l}i ft. 



Rosea. Bright rose, 10c. Rosea alba. White, with rose eye 10c. 



Alba pura. Pure white, 10c. Mixed, above varieties 5c. 



Violet, single (The " English Sweet Violet"). A favorite hardy little 

 plant, prized for its long-continued bloom and its delicate odor, 

 6 in. (Double Violets do not seed.) 

 Light Blue — 10c. Wbite — 10c. Purple — 10c. Mixed.. 10c. 



Virginian Stock, mixed. Charming dwarf annuals, with bright 



colored flowers, making the garden gay in early summer, y z ft. . 6c. 



Viscaria, finest, mixed colors. Handsome annuals, making a 

 splendid show when massed ; large round single flowers of white, 

 scarlet, blue, flesh, margined and marked with various colors, 1 ft. 6c. 

 new dwarf large flowering, mixed. Splendid 10c. 



Wallflower. Exquisitely fragrant long spikes of single or double 

 flowers. 



Single large flowering, mixed 5c. 



Double large flowering, mixed 10c. 



Imported collection of 6 double sorts, 60 cts. 



Water Lilies. (Seepage 102.) 



Wbitlavia, mixed. Free blooming hardy annuals, large bell-shaped 



flowers of blue, white, violet, etc., 1 ft 5c. 



Wigandia Caracasana. Noble foliage plant for lawn, leaves 3 



feet long by 1 % wide, richly veined, tender annual, 7 ft 10c. 



■Wistaria. Of luxuriant and rapid growth, bearing in the spring im- 

 mense panicles of purple or white flowers produced in great pro- 

 fusion, 50 to 75 ft. 

 Chinese, blue 10c. Chinese, white. Fragrant 10c. 



Xerantbemum, mixed. Showy, hardy annuals, of the easiest culture, 

 and the flowers, of various colors, from their peculiar dry charac- 

 ter, may be preserved for a long time, 2 ft 6c-. 



superbissima, mixed. A new variety of dwarfer habit and very 

 double flowers of various colors 10c. 



Yucca filamentosa ("Adam's Needle" or "Spanish Bayonet"). A 

 very desirable hardy perennial, of picturesque and showy effect 

 when grown as specimens on the lawn or in borders. The flowers 

 are creamy white, very large, bell-shaped, borne sometimes as 

 many as 300 on a single spike; grows freely in any soil, i to 6 ft. . 10c. 



Zinnias. (Seepage 89.) 



fB, lA» etc., see page &0. 



