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GHOieE FLOWER 



76. Portulaca. Mexican Rose.— Grandi- 

 flora, New Double Compact, finest Mixed. 

 One of our finest hardy annual plants, of 

 easy culture, thriving best in a rather rich, 

 light loam , or sandy soil, and luxuriating in 

 an exposed sunny situation: the flowers arc 

 of the'richest colors, and produced through- 

 out the Summer in great profusion; fine lor 



massing in 



beds, edging: 



or rock work. 



6 inches. 



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77. Hardy Primroses.— First Quality, Large Flowered. Among the best 

 of the early Spring blooming plants. With slight protection will stand the 

 Winter, but do better if protected by cold frame. 



78. Castor Oil Bean, or Ricinus.— Varieties : Niger, Maculus, Zanzibar. 

 Ornamental plants, stately growth, with brilliant colored fruit. Used as 

 centres for sub-tropical beds. 



79. Scabiosa, or Morning' Bride.— Large Flowering; Dwarf Double, 

 Finest Mixed.— One of our handsome Summer border plants, producing 

 in great profusion very double flowers in variety of shades and colors; a 

 splendid flower for table bouquets. Hardy annual. 



80. Scarlet Sage.— Salvia Splendens. — One of our handsomest Summer 

 and Autumn flowering plants. They become literally ablaze with brilliant 

 flowers. Very effective for massing on lawn, or for ribbon bedding ; easily 

 grown. PKts. *2c, 5c, 10c, and 25c. 



81. Scarlet Runners Vine. — This bean produces a rapid-growing vine 

 and makes clusters of showy scarlet blooms. 



82. Ten-WeeK StocRs. — Large Flowering. Dresden Perpetual. Princess 

 Alice, Large Flowering. Dwarf Pyramidal. Finest Mixed. — Are fine, per- 

 petual blooming stock. If sown early, commences blooming in June and 



continues until frost. It provides flowers during September 

 and October, when other varieties have faded. It throws out 

 numerous side branches bearing clusters of very double 

 pure white fragrant blossoms and is excellent for cutting. 



T2. FINEST MIXED PETUNIA 



88. ZINNIAS. FINEST MIXED. 



. Sweet William.— Fin- 

 est Mixed.— A well-known, 

 attractive, free flowering, 

 hardy perennial, producing 

 a splendid effect in beds and 

 shrubbery with their rich 

 flowers. PKts. 2c, 5c, 10c, 

 and 25 c. 



84. Thumbergia Vine.- 

 Beautiful rapid-growing, an- 

 nual climbers, thriving in 

 light, rich, loamy soil, in 



warm situations in garden; very pretty flower in buff, white, orange, 



etc., with dark eyes ; mixed colors v 4 feet. 



85. New Texas Climber Vine.— A decidedly ornamental vine, 

 perfectly hardy, bearing in large clusters, magnificent purple 

 flowers; most rapid growing vine known, growing 13 inches in j:4 

 hours, reaching a height of 40 to 50 feet. 



86. Verbena Hybrida. First Quality.— Bolgiano's Mammoth. 

 We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of 

 Verbenas for several years, and now offer it in separate color?, also 

 in mixtures, and can recommend it as the best in the uir.rket. The 



flowers are the largest ^ 



size of brilliant colors, A-'-S'^ ^^ 



PKts. 2c, 5c, 10c. and 

 25c. 



87. Wallflower. - 

 Well-known , deliciously 

 fragrant, half hardy per- 

 ennials, blooming early 

 in Spring, with large, 

 conspicuous spikes of ^ 

 beautiful flowers ; they ^ 

 should be protected in 

 a cold frame in the Win- 

 ter, and planted out in 

 May ; are much prized 

 for boquets. 



88. Zinnias.— Double, 

 Tall and Dwarf.— Fin- 

 estMixed. The Double 

 Zinnia is one of the 

 most brilliant and 

 showy of annuals, and 

 has long been a general 

 favorite. The seed can 

 be sown early in the 

 hot-bed and trans- 

 planted, or sown later 

 in the open ground. 



86. VERBENA HVBRIDA. 



