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Per pkt. 

 Cioasa, mixed. Annual climbers, with curious flowers 

 of orange, scarlet or white, 6 ft 10c. 



[■upinus, mixed annual varieties. Strong growing 

 garden annuals, with innumerable spikes of flowers, 

 1>^ to 3 ft. (See cut.) 6c. 



Offalope grandiflora, mixed colors. Eobust hardy 

 annuals, large saucer-shaped flowers of crimson, rose 

 and white, 1 to 2 ft 5c. 



Malva moschata alba ("White Musk-scented Mallow"). 

 This is an attractive garden plant, blooming the first 

 season from seed, and producing numerous white 

 flowers an inch across, 1 to 2 ft 10c. 



Blartynia fragrans. Fine summer blooming garden 

 plants, with large crimson Gloxinia-like flowers, fol- 

 lowed by curiously horned fruits, 1 H f 1 5c. 



Matricaria alba plenissima ("Double White Fever- 

 few"). Bushy annual garden plant, bearing quantities 

 of double button-like flowers, useful for cutting 10c. 



Mathiola bicornis ("Night Scented Stock"). An annual 

 garden plant grown for its delicious perfume, which is 

 emitted in the evening and morning, also after a 

 shower, 1 ft 5c. 



Maurandia. Graceful annual climbers for window or 

 conservatories, or for open ground in summer ; admira- 

 ble to hang from vases, cover stumps and low trellises, 

 flowering freely, 6 to 10 ft. 



Mixed 10c. Barclayana. Rich violet — 10c. 



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Mesembryanthemum tricolor, mixed. Dwarf 

 spreading annuals, with large showy single flowers of 

 pink or white, succeeding well in dry situations, }£ ft. 5c. 



Mimosa pudica ("Sensitive Plant"). Curious annual; 

 the leaves instantly close up when touched. A neat 

 plant for either pot culture or garden, 2 ft 6c. 



Mimulus, hardy varieties, mixed. Among the most 

 ornamental hardy garden flowers, upright growth, 

 showy and profuse bloomers for borders, 1 to 3 feet. . . 10c. 



Mina lobata. Rapid and luxuriant annual summer 

 climber. Flowers 15 to 25 in number, borne on grace- 

 ful spikes. Color rosy crimson, changing to orange 

 and cream. This should be started in pois early in spring 

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

 very young, 15 to 20 ft. (See cut.) 10c. 



i Nemophila, finest mixed. Splendid annuals for gar- 

 den decoration ; bright colored flowers, in shades of 

 blue, white and violet, 1 ft. (See cut.) 6c. 



Nierembergia frutesceiis. Ahardy perennial, equally 

 as suitable for pot culture as planting out, white saucer- 

 shaped flowers, 1 ft. (.See cut.) 10c. 



Nolana, mixed. Trailing plants, with Morning-glory- 

 like flowers, very effective for vases, rock-work or low 

 beds 5c. 



Nycterinia, mixed. Dwarf sweet-scented Verbena-like 



annuals. % f t 5c. 



(Enotliera, fine mixed ("Evening Primroses." or "Sun 

 Drops"). Large showy flowers of various colors; hardy 

 annual, 1 to 2 ft 5c. 



Taraxacifolia ("Chilian Evening Primroses"). Sau- 

 cer-shaped flowers measure 6 inches in circumference. 



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



Golden. Bright golden yellow 10c. 



Oxalis. Pretty little half-trailing annuals, for hanging 

 baskets, vases, rock-work and edgings, flowering in 

 profusion, 6 to 9 inches. (See cut.) 



Tropseoloides. Yellow, brown foliage 10c. 



valdiviana. Yellow, fragrant 10c. 



Mixed. Annual sorts 10c. 



I Palava flexuosa. Beautiful annuals for beds or pots, 

 large pink flowers with black throats ; plants bushy, 

 about ly z ft. high. (Seecut.) 10c. 



' Pandanus utilis ("Screw Pine"). Valuable decorative 

 plants ; withstand gas, dust and ill usage ; they make 

 fine specimens, 2 to 4 ft. high, with long, arching 

 leaves ; grand for centres of vases, etc 15c. 



Per pkt. 

 Fardanthus Chinensis ("Blackberry Lily"). Hand- 

 some hardy herbaceous plauts, orange flowers, spotted 



purple, blackberry-like seed pods, )i to 2 ft 6c. 



Pseony, Double mixed. Grand hardy, herbaceous 

 plants, well-known ornaments of our gardens, with 



large double flowers of various colors, 2 ft. high 10c. 



Passion Flower. Handsome, rapid growing perennial 

 climber, for greenhouse decoration or sunny posi- 

 tions in the open ground in summer. (See cut.) 



Zncarnata ("May Pops"). Blooms the first season 

 from seed. Flowers, two or three inches across, flesh 

 white with pure rays, followed by yellow edible fruits. 10c. 



Ccerulea. Large flowers of violet and blue 10c. 



Von Volexmi (Tacsonia). Large scarlet 20c. 



Constance Elliott. Pure ivory white ; flowering pro- 

 fusely ; very fragrant 15c. 



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. 



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. Large flowering, mixed.. 25c. 

 Perilla XTankinensis. Ornamental foliage plants of 

 compact habit, leaves dark mulberry, useful for ribbon 



effects, 1 >2 ft. (See cut.) 6c. 



Phlox. Magnificent hardy flowering plants, growing into 

 strong bushes from 2 to 3 ft. high, bearing immense 

 heads of large waxy flowers of lovely shades of color. 



Phlox Decussata. Fine mixed varieties 10c. 



Large Flowering Hardy Hybrids. Mixed 25c. 



Physianthus albens (" Cruel Plant"). A rapid-growing 

 perennial climber (but usually grown as an annual), with 

 quantities of pure white fragrant flowers, much like a 

 single tuberose, which entrap insects. These are fol- 

 lowed by large handsome seed pods ; it is also very 



useful for greenhouse decoration, 20 ft 10c. 



Platycodon, large flowering, mixed colors. The 

 large flowered Chinese Bell Flower; hardy perennial, 

 bearing large, broad, bell-shaped white or blue flowers; 

 very handsome for garden decoration, 1>£ ft 10c. 



Mareisi. Sturdy and compact bush, large, open, bell- 

 shaped flowers of a rich violet blue, }i ft 25c. 



Polygonum orientale foliis variegatis. A beauti- 

 ful annual. The red flowers are borne in spikes 7 to 8 

 inches long, in great numbers ; the luxuriant foliage is 



strikingly variegated with white, 8 to 10 ft 10c. 



Rhodanthe maculata, mixed. Elegant annual, admi- 

 rably adapted for garden decoration in summer or for 

 pot culture in winter, as they come into flower early 

 and continue for a long time. They are largely used 

 as decorative plants for apartments, on account of the 

 durability of the flowers. As an everlasting for dried 

 winter bouquets they are indispensable. Flowers of 

 various colors, white, pink, crimson, etc., 1 ft. (See cut, 



page96.) 10c. 



Rose, hardy, double mixed. Flowers theeecond year ; 



hardy perennial. 3 to 6 ft 10c. 



Monthly Tea, double mixed. Half-hardy perennial, 

 2to4ft 10c. 



Hybrid Poiyantha. These beautiful little roses are 

 borne in large clusters, and will flower throughout the 

 summer until frost, from seed sown early in the 

 spring. Flowers of various colors, most of them 

 double, although a few of them will come semi-double 

 and single. Mixed colors 15c. 



Climbing Poiyantha. Flowers in bouquet-like clus- 

 ters ; like the above, the plants are hardy, of very 

 vigorous and branching habit, flowering profusely 

 throughout the summer. Mixed colors 20c. 



Japanese Rose ("Rosa rugosa"). One of the hand- 

 somest hardy shrubs in cultivation. It forms a sturdy 

 bush i to 5 feet high, covered with dark green glossy 

 foliage, crowned with large single roses 3 inches in 

 diameter, borne in clusters of 10 to 20 flowers. The 

 flowers are of bright rosy crimson, followed by large 

 handsome scarlet fruit during the autumn months 25c. 



White-flowered Japan Rose ("R. rugosa alba").. 25c. 



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