NEW FLORAL GUIDE— SPRING 1898. 



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New Japanese Morning Glories, one-half natural size. 



Grand New Japanese riorning Glories. 



We ask special attention to our grand New Japan- 

 ese Morning Glories ; they are the most remark- 

 able novelty of the year. The flowers are very 

 large, often measuring five or six inches in diam- 

 eter and of most curious and remarkable varie- 

 gated colors— some are elegantly banded and 

 striped, others spotted, marbled and variegated in 

 wonderful combinations, some have finely ruffled 

 and crimpled edges, others elegantly scolloped 

 borders of contrasting colors, with throats of ex- 

 quisite rainbow tints The colors include finest 

 shades of red, bronze, crimson, and maroon, all 

 shades of blue from delicate azure to deepest in- 

 digo and royal purple, also snow-v/hite, cream, and 

 gray. The leaves, too, are of different shapes and 

 colors, some being elegantly mottled and varie- 

 gated, white, yellow, and green. They like rich 

 ground, with plenty of moisture and sunshine, but 

 grow nicely everywhere, and bloom profusely all 

 through the season. They make elegant screens 

 for porches, fences, trellises, etc., and a bed of 

 them will be a constant surprise and delight the 

 whole season, as new colors and markings may be 

 expected nearly every day. See Tweiity-tive 

 Dollar Prize Offers for largest flowers. 

 Pkts. 25 seeds, 6 cts. each. 



Prize Offer : we offer twenty-five DOL- 

 LARS, in five prizes, for the lar- 

 gest flowers of Japanese Morning Glories grown 

 from onr seed this season, viz.; Ten Dollars for the 

 largest flower ; Six Dollars for the second largest 



Four Dollars for the third largest, and Two Dollars and a Half each for the fourth and fifth largest. Compe 



tition open to all our customers. See conditions, page 60. 



The Hew Double Morning- G-lories are very pretty, and bloom as freely as the single kind, but only 

 about three-fourths of the seeds will bear double flowers ; the others will be either semi-double or single. 

 Flowers are white, with small red or blue spots. Pkt,, 15 seeds, 6 cts. 



New Ipomea ^^ortliern Ldg-ht— This is a beautiful new Ipomea, bearing thousands of lovely pink lav- 

 ender colored flowers, over two inches in diameter. It blooms early and abundantly, the foliage is large and 

 handsome ; the seed germinates quickly, and the plants grow vigorously from the start ; makes elegant 

 screens, and will cover more space in less time than any other plant we know of. Pkt., 6 cts. 



Red, White and Blue Water Lilies. 



WILL GROW IN ANY TUB, WATER BOX OR POND. 



Few plants are more beautiful than these grand 

 new water lilies — floating in graceful beauty in the 

 water and filling the air with their delicate perfume. 

 The three elegant varieties described below are quite 

 hardy and grow from seed as easily as other flowers. 

 They commence to bloom in a little over three 

 months from time of planting, after which they will 

 bloom regularly and continuously every season and 

 throw up more and larger flowers every year. 



Blue Zanzibar Water Lily— The flowers of 

 this grand African variety vary in color from clear 

 sky-blue to rich purple ; the stamens are bright 

 golden yellow tipped with blue. The flowers open 

 regularly about nine o'clock in the morning and 

 close at four o'clock in the afternoon. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Red Zanzibar Water Lily— Exactly similar 

 to the above except in color, which varies from 

 rich, rosy pink to deep crimson. Pkt., 10 cts. 



White Nig-ht-Blooniing- Water Lily— 



This splendid variety has the curious habit of open- 

 ing its flowers about eight o'clock at night and 

 closing them about noon the next day. They are 

 pure, pearly white, perfectly flat and of circular 

 form. Pkt., 10 cts. Nymphea Zanzibarensis. 



The three kinds— red, white and blHe. mixed* pkt.. lo cts., or three pkts.. for 25 cts. 



