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NEW HYBRID GLOXINIAS. 



The handsomest of our summer-blooming 

 plants, the rich and varied coloring of the 

 flowers being beautiful in the extreme, 

 many of them beautifully speckled ; flowers 

 three inches long by two inches in diameter ; 

 upright and pendulous; colors crimson, 

 violet, rose, scarlet, white, etc. They attain 

 the greatest perfection if grown in light, 

 rich soil in a shady, well-ventilated frame. 

 After they are done growing, they may be 

 kept in a warm, dry cellar, or under the 

 stage of a greenhouse. (See cut.) Price, 

 mixed colors only, 30 cts. each, S3. 00 per doz. 



GENISTA RACEMOSA. 



This plant, although not new, has become 

 very fashionable in New York. Few plants 

 are more deserving of popular esteem. The 

 flowers are pure golden yellow, and literally 

 cover the plant when full grown. Price, 

 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. Large plants, 

 15 to 20 inches high and branched, 75c. each. 



HELI0TR0PES-IN yariety. 



Indispensable for bouquets and vases of flowers ; their rich tints of 

 lavender, blue and purple, and exquisite vanilla perfume are familiar 

 to all. Price, 10 cts. each, SI. 00 per doz. 



HIBISCUS (CHINESE). 



These are largely used in the public grounds at "Washington and 

 other places for bedding purposes, and of late years have attracted 

 a great deal of attention ; they are almost continually in bloom. 

 Price, 20 cts. each ; set of 12 sorts for $2.00. 



HYDRANGEAS. 



The most useful and ornamental flowering plants perhaps in our 

 list. When grown in large pots or tubs for the lawn the effect of 

 their great heads of flowers is striking. They are hardy with pro- 

 tection of leaves or litter in the open ground, and if grown in pots, 

 they can be kept in a cool cellar until spring. In soils containing 

 iron some of the varieties assume charming shades of blue. 

 Paniculata G-randiflora. The shrub Hydrangea. See page 117. 



Price, 15 cts., 25 cts., 50 cts. or $1.00 each, according to size. 

 Otaksa. Eosy carmine flowers. It has the rare quality of blooming 

 when very small, plants 6 inches high being frequently covered 

 with flowers. Price, 25 cts. and 50 cts., according to size. 

 Hortensia. The old favorite variety ; pink flowers, changing to blue 

 in soils containing iron. Price, 20 cts. and 10 cts. each, according to> 

 size. 

 White Fringed Hydrangea. The flowers are of the purest white, 

 fringed, having a crimson spot in the centre. Plants attain a diam- 

 eter and height of from 3 to 4 feet. Price, 20 cts. and 40 cts. each, 

 according to size. 



CAPE JESSAMINE. 



Gardenia Florida. This grand variety is 

 shown in the adjoining cut, which is far 

 from doiog it justice. It is invaluable on 

 account of its sweetly fragrant flowers. 

 Double white flowers ; the most valuable 

 of all Jessamines; large glossy foliage. 

 Price, 50 cts. each, $4.50 per doz. (large 

 plants) ; 2d size, 30 cts. each, $3.00 per doz. 

 (Se2 cut.) 



J. Grandiflorum (Star Jessamine). Pure 

 white, single flowers. Price, 15 cts. each, 

 SI. 50 per doz. 



J. Revolutum. Bright yellow. Price, 15 cts. 

 each, SI. 50 per doz. 



cape jessamine (Gardenia Florida) 



LOWER EXPRESS RATES. During the 

 past summer we succeeded in obtaining from the 

 express companies alowerratingonplants. Here- 

 tofore they have been carried at the regular mer- 

 chandise rate, but now they will be taken at a spe- 

 cial rate, which is twenty per cent, less than 

 merchandise rate; with this reduction in view we 

 urge express shipments more strongly than ever. 



GLECH0MA HEDERACEA YAR. (HARDY.) 



Prettily marked with pure white on a bright green ground. It is 

 hardy and of vigorous growth ; the leaves have a refreshing fragrance 

 similar to mint. It is one of our most useful plants for drooping 

 from hanging baskets, vases, fancy pots, etc., etc. It is largely 

 used in cemeteries to cover graves, as it is entirely hardy. Price, 

 15 cts. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



NEW HIBISCUS, "CRIMSON EYE." 



This elegant Hibiscus, after many years of careful selection, has 

 become entirely distinct. It is a robust grower, with dark red 

 stems and foliage. The flowers are immense in size, often measur- 

 ing twenty inches in circumference. The color is of the purest white, 

 with a large spot of deep velvety crimson in the centre of each flower. 

 It is a striking combination of color and one that must be seen to 

 be fully appreciated. A well-developed plant will produce several 

 hundred of these flowers in a season. It will succeed anywhere 

 and is perfectly hardy, blooming the first year in the open ground. 

 It is of the easiest culture, thriving in all places and during 

 seasons when most other plants would perish. It makes a 

 compact bush four to six feet high in one year. (See cut.) 



Price, extra strong bushes, 50 cts. each, S4.50 per doz. Young 

 vigorous bushes for this season's blooming, 30 cts. each, $3.00 

 per doz. 



HIBISCUS. 'CRIMSON EYE. 



