GENERAL COLLECTION. 



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Inuovence. Pure white, full ami liue. 



Le Brazier. Deep brown. 



Madame Damage. PiuK. tiae lorai. 



Jtlignonette. Deep purple. 



Auipbilla. Scarlet>cnmsua. 



Anna de Belocca. Canary wliue. 



Mrs. Campbell. Rich criiusou. 



Peri. UarK; yellow, with red poiuts. 



Prince Albert of Prussia. Wliile: fimbriated. 



Rosabella. Carmine and white. 



Zebra. PinS, yellow and white. 



Krckraan Chatrain. Purple, reil tipped. 



Model of Perfection. Lilac and yellow. 



La France. Blush. 



25c. each; $±2o perdoz.; set of 25 for$4.50, or fall •■ prize " 

 collection of To distinct sorts, Large, Japanese and Pompone, 

 for $12.0«. 



tOS " 12 best " see end of catalogue, 



COLEUS. 



Tbis beantifal family of oraamental-foUage plants bas been 

 steadily increasing the beauty and diversity of its varieties 

 ever since its introduction: but: we have never had such a 

 decided "break ■' in them as occurred in 1ST9. The varieties 

 below named are mostly hybrids of Coleus Multicolor and 

 Cbameleon. and, besides showing all the brilliant colors of 

 tbose fine sorts, seem to have monopolized all the shades of 

 color known in the Coleus. 



Burning Basb. Tinted carmine orange and crimson. 



Glory of Antumn. Deep crimson bronze, margined gold. 



Mrs. AVm. Barr. Centre rose color, margined green and 

 brown. 



Spotted Gem. Yellow ground, regularly blotched crim- 

 son, green and orange. 



Beacon. Dark claret color, almost black; a splendid bed- 

 ding sort. 



Asa Gray. Orange crimson, spotted green. 



Idttle Buttercup. Green, yellow centre. Its low growth 

 makes it particularly useful for the front row in rib- 

 bon line planting. 



^uadricolor. Blotched bronzy red, dark chocolate and 

 green. 



Kirkpatrick. Large leaf, blotched in the centre like 

 Geranium Happy Thought. 



Superbissiina. Very dark maroon with a brilliant purple 

 centre. 



Speciosa. Green, with yellowish white centre. 



Tbas. Meehan. Dark carmine, shaded brown, oak-ieaf- 

 sUaped foliage. 



Pharo. Crimson scarlet, mottled yellow and black. 



Firefly. Yellow lilac crimson and" green mottled. 



Starlight. Splashed carmine and crimson on yellow 

 ground. 



Eclipse. Scarlet, shaded brownish yellow, serrated edge. 



Sunbeam. Carmine, orange and yellow. 



Kentisb Fire. Pink, carmine and bronze. 



Beppo. Bright golden yellow, centre red. 



Cbaineleon. Purple, rose and green: noveL 



Golden Gem. Deep rose, margined yellow. 



Multicolor. Maroon and crimsou. 



Uodel. Bronze, golden edge. 



M. J. liinden. Crimson, broadly banded yellow. 



Oriole. Finest yellow. 



Picta. Marbled yellow, maroon and crimson. 



Excellent. Deep maroon, netted with green. 



Hero. Chocolate maroon. 



Verscliafl"eltii. Rich velvet crimson. 



Fascination. Pink and bronze. 



Kentisb Fire. Rich dark rose color. 



Nonesuch. Crimson, tipped yellow. 



Theo. Cuyler. Light crimson, edged golden. 



10c. each; $1.00 per doz. ; set 33 sorts, $3.00. 

 For •new sorts, see page 92. For "12 best," see end of 



catalogue. 



COLEUS, BEDDING. 



We select of those contrasting colors, best suited for rib- 

 bon lines or for massing. 



"Verschaffeltii. The old, well-known brown-crimson sort. 



Konesuch. Crimson-edged gold. 



Golden Gem. Deep rose, margined bright yellow. 



Hero. Deep inaroon, almost black. 



Buttercup. Best dwarf yellow. 



10c. each; $1.00 per doz. : per luo. $6.00. 



CINERiRU HYBRIDA. 



This is the winter or spring-flowering species, hybrids of 

 wluch are among the most' gurgeous of our green-house 

 plants; the colors range tbrough all the shades of blue, 

 violet, crimson, pink, maroon and whi;e. . 



30c. each; $.3.ou per doz. 



COBEA SCAXDENS. 



Handsome, free-flowering climbing plants, growing rapidly, 

 with large, bell-shaped, purple flowers. One of the best sum- 

 mer climbers. 



.30c. each; $3.00 per doz. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



A fine, ornamental green-house plant; its flowers, as a 

 variety in the formation of bouquets and baskets of cut flow- 

 ers, in winter, are valuable; color white, spotted crimson, 

 etc. 



Large plants. 60c. each : $6.oo per doz. 



Smaller " 30c. " 3.00 



CROTONS. 



Plants which, from their beautiful leaf variegations, de- 

 mand a place la every (.oUection of hot-house plants. For 

 new varieties, see page 91. 

 Croton Interruptum. Croton Pictum. 



" Irregulaire. " Variegatnm. 



" Salicifolius. " Acubsefolia. 



" Maxime. " Cornutum. 



" Multicolor. " Bismarck. 



>' Disraeli. " Klegans. 



" Undulatum. " Nobile. 



" V'olutunt. " Veitchi. 



Croton AVeismani. 



1st size, 60c. each; $6.00 per doz.: set of IT sorts for $7.50. 

 2d ■' 30c. " 3.0J •• '■ '• '• " 3.50. 



DAPHNE ODORATA. 



An old green-house plant; always scarce. It is evergreen, 

 growing 3 feet high, bearing clusters of small, pinkish- white 

 flowers, e.xquisitely fragrant. 



60c. each; $6.00 per doz. 



" PRIZE " DAHLUS-Large-Flowering. 



From our extensive collection of large-flowering Dahlias 

 we have selected the finest and most distinct, which we have 

 named as below, fOi* the reason that it was with these varie- 

 ties that we have taken first premium wherever we have ex- 

 hibited. Our collection comprises ev£ry shade of color and 

 marking. Strang plants ready in May; dry roots ready now. 



Acis. Lilac. 



.\cleline. Deep rose. 



Adonis. Yellow, amber tip; fine. 



Adelaide. Blush. 



.\nrora. Bronze. 



Beppo. Amber, carmine tip. 



Boabdil. Blood red. 



Blanche. Pure white. 



Beauty. Blush white; extra fine. 



Bride. While, edged purple. 



Chameleon. Blush white, flaked purple. 



Diana. Shell pink. 



Emily. White, tipped lilac. 



Goethe. Dark amber. 



Golden Fleece. Primrose yellow, shaded. 



Hector. Cherry red. 



Ida, Mauve, veined crimson. 



John Stanilish. Vermilion. 



Lord Hawke. Orange, splashed and striped scarlet. 



Laura. Claret. 



Leader. Dark purple. 



Lady Paxton. Scarlet, striped yellow. 



Mabel. Creamy white; full. 



Mrs. Goodwin. Dark maroon. 



Miss King. Bright orange, crimson edge. 



Nabob. White and crimson. 



Nonpareil. Canary yellow. 



Ovid. Purple. 



Pursuit. Velvet maroon. 



Royal Purple. Purple. 



Susan Ingram. Deep maroon. 



Star of the Morning. Orange scarlet. 



Signet. Lilac, crim.S()n striped. 



Social. Violet, tipped ruby red. 



Striped Lady. Crimson, striped orange. 



Topsy. Buff, tinted lilac. 



William Penn. Blood orange. 



25c. each; $J.25 perdoz.; IiiUsetofST varieties, $T.OO. 



For 12 Best, see end of Catalogue. 



For new varieties, see page 93. 



"PRIZE" DAHLLiS, 



Bouquet or Pompone. 



As in the case of the Inrge-floworing varieties, we have cut 

 down our list of small-flowering D.ihhas to the very best 



