68 PETEfr HEflDEfrSOfl & COj> fl EW y ^^ — piiOWE^ SEED ^OVEIiTIES. 



flEW HEItlOTROPE, " QUEEfl J/[flf}GUEl?ITE." 



EXTREMELY PROFUSE BLOOMER 



IMMENSE HEADS OF FLOWERS. 



This valuable novelty, raised from a cross between Heliotropum incanum and H TJeruvia- 

 5b£fe£££?U?A£2r CODSta ^ after » e .veral years' cultivation. The hal^ of our ne* ^ueen 

 Marguerite is a dwarf, compact one, and its willingness in flowering is unequaled by any other sort 



mense clusters of flowers, often 12 to 14 inches in diameter. The delicious perfume of this variety 



of wSJPvXt / r nC , h tfl nd 8P1Cy : the color a °.' the flowers i9 of a dee P- darlJ bl » e - A beautiful novdty 



of high value for cut flower purposes, and for pot culture it is unsurpassed, and for a garden plant 



in summer of scarcely less value. (See cut.) garuen plant 



Price, per packet, 35 cts. 



Item fiiuarf Double Sunflower, " Globe of Gold." 



NEW HELIOTROPE, " QUEEN MAEGUEEITE." 



NE7VTErSIM STRUMOSH SUTTONI, 



A NEW FLOWER FROM AFRICA. 



One of the most charming annuals introduced for many years. The plants are of irregular branching 

 habit and about a foot high. The flowers, of unique and fascinating form, are of almost endless diversity 

 of colors or shades, including white, yellows from cream to ochre, orange, reds from rosy carmine to 

 magenta purple. Some flowers are stippled at the throat, etc. The variation . f colors is one of the most 

 interesting features. Seeds sown in early spring will produce plants that bloom from July to September A 

 later sowing should be made for autumn flowering. This Nemesia also does well in pots for blooming in' the 

 house. Mixed colors, per packet, 25 cts. 



" LITTLE 7vnDCET" ROSES. 



THEY BLOOM FREELY THE FIRST SEASON FROM SPRING-SOWN SEED. 



These little Koses belong to the Polyantha or Japanese many-flowered section. The roses are only about an 

 inch across, usually very double, but occasionally semi-double and seldom single ; they are borne in many 

 flowered clusters and contain all the tints of cultivated roses. What is most remarkable these " Little Midget '" 

 Eoses grow only 10 inches high and commence blooming in a few weeks after the seed is sown. At first the 



flowers are isolated, but they group themselves as the plant 

 advances and continue year after year to bloom in uninterrupted 

 profusion from May until frost. Although the "Little Midget" 

 Eoses bloom the first season from seed, yet it is not until the 

 second year that they present the best effect. We saw a two-year- 

 old bed in the originator's grounds in France that 

 a sight as one will see in a lifetime. (See cut.) 

 Price, per packet, 15 cts. 



This beautiful annual Sunflower grows rapidly from seed, forming a dwarf well 

 not exceeding 10 inches in height. Each of the numerous branches carries on its 

 densely double, globe-shaped flower of deep, rich, golden yellow color. Grown 

 mens, or grouped several plants together, the effect is very fetching. (-See cut.) 

 Price, per packet, 15 cts. 



THE PflflTKlDGE . . 

 . . SENSITIVE PEA. 



(Cassia Cftamcecrista.) 



A very beautiful hardy annual 

 which invariably proves highly 

 satisfactory and elicits the admira- 

 tion of all who see it. It has both 

 beauty and interesting qualities. 

 The plant grows from 12 to 18 inches 

 in height, with compound leaves, 

 each having from 8 to 12 pairs of 

 leaflets, which, like those of Mimosa 

 pudica, are sensitive, drooping and 

 folding together when touched. The 

 flowers are large, an inch and a 

 quarter in diameter, of a canary yel- 

 low, two of the petals being purple 

 spotted at the base. They are borne 

 on Btems from two to five in a clus- 

 ter and are produced freely until 

 destroyed by frost. 



Price, per packet, 15 cts. 



branched plant, 

 summit a large, 

 as single speci- 



1 



was as pretty KEW DWAKF double sunflower, " globe of gold." 



TWO flfiE JlEW ZUlflffiS. 



A LITTLE ONE AND A BIG ONE. 



Representing the Highest Perfection in this Favorite 

 Class of Garden Annuals. 



'LITTLE MIDGET" ROSES. 



Zinnia, JWammoth plomering Seariet, 

 Striped Gold. 



(Z. grandiflora plenissima coccinea aurea striatafl.pl.) 



The plant forms a handsome bush 3 feet in 

 height, and the mammoth, perfectly formed double 

 flowers, measuring 5 to G inches across, of most in- 

 tense and brilliant scarlet, striped with golden yel- 

 low ; new, rich and effective. 



Price, per packet, 15 ots. 



Zinnia, Doable Lilipat, " Scarlet Gem." 



The most charming of recent introductions to 

 our gardens, and will certainly give pleasure to the 

 many lovers of these free-flowering plants. An 

 uncommonly pretty effect is produced by these 

 thickly-branching, coquettish little plants', which 

 are about a foot and a half high and fairly bristle 

 with tiny, short-stemmed, very double scarlet 

 flowers, hardly exceeding a large daisy in size. It 

 can be used with great success in a pot as well as 

 for groups and borders. 



Price, per packet, 25 cts. 



