FOR 'JflE SOOTHER N SPATES. 



liii 



green. It has only one seed, and the 

 whole frnit has to be planted. 



Tropaeoltivn majus. Nasturtium. 

 Trailing plants with elegant flowers of 

 different shades, mostly yellow and 

 crimson, which are produced in great 



abundance. Four feet high. February 

 till April. 



TliBiiiberg^fla. Mixed Thunbergia. 

 Very ornamental vines, with yellow 

 bell-shaped flowers, with dark eye. Six 

 feet high. February till May. 



BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Anemones. Double flowering. 

 Planted and treated the same as the 

 Ranunculus. They are of great varie- 

 ties in color. 



Double Dutch, 40 cts. per dozen. 



Datilisis. Fine double-named varie- 

 ties. Plants so well known for their 

 brilliancy, diversity of colors and pro- 

 fuse flowering qualities, that they re- 

 quire no recommendation. They can be 

 planted from February till May; they 

 thrive best in rich loamy soil. They 

 should be tied up to stakes, which ought 

 to be driven into the ground before or 

 when planting them. To have thera 

 flower late in the season they should be 

 planted late in the spring, and the 

 flower buds nipped off when they ap- 

 pear ; treated in this way, they wil 1 pro- 



Undi- 



duce perfect flowers during fall, 

 vided roots, $3.00 per dozen. 



The roots I ofl'er are of the very best 

 type, having taken special pains to dis- 

 card varieties which did not flower well 

 here. 



Oladiolus. Hybrid Gladiolus. One 

 of the best summer flowering bulbs; 

 they have been greatly improved of late 

 years, and almost every color has been 

 produced; is tinged and blotched in all 

 shades from delicate rose to dark Ver- 

 million. When planted at intervals 

 during spring, they vvill flower at differ- 

 ent times, but those that are planted 

 earliest produce the finest flowers. 

 The roots should be taken up in the 

 fall. 



Dahliiis. 



Anemones. 



