NEW FLORAL GUIDE-SPRING 1898. 



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New Early Blooming Fancy Cosmos. 



This is the Earliest Flowering and one of the most beautiful strains erer introduced. The 



flowers are very large, frequently measuring 4 to 5 inches across— the colors include Pure White, Pearl, 

 Mauve and many rich shades of Crimson and Rose. It is an early and most profuse bloomer, the tall graceful 

 plants being covered with lovely flowers up to the edge of winter long after other flowers are gone. Pkt. 8 cts. 



NEW MAMMOTH 

 COSMOS — 

 GIANTS OF GAI^ 

 IFORNIA — This 

 magnificent new 

 strain of Mam- 

 moth Cosmos is re- 

 markable for the 

 gigantic size and 

 brilliant colors of 

 its flowers, which 

 frequently meas- 

 ure from four to 

 five inches in di- 

 ameter The plants 

 grow five to six 

 feet high, throw- 

 ing up a great mass 

 of feathery fern- 

 ^like foliage, beau- 

 'tifully studded 

 with large bril- 

 Mantly colored 

 flowers. Very fine 

 for cutting, and the 

 plants continue 

 blooming late on 

 in the Autumn, 

 tong after other 

 flowers have dis- 

 appeared. We of- 

 fer two splendid 

 varieties of CALI- 

 FORNIA GIANT 

 COSMOS. 



GIANT PURE 

 WHITE, (Erlinda) 

 —Pkt. 6 cts: 



New Early Blooming Fancy Cosmos. 



GIANT CRIMSON 

 (Crimson Velvet) 

 - Pkt. 6 cts. Very 

 beautiful, should 

 be in every order. 



The two kinds mixed 

 pkts., 6 cts. 



COSMOS HYBRI- 

 DUS-The Cosmos 

 is very popular 

 wherever known, 

 as it is easily 

 grown, and one of 

 our finest fall- 

 blooming plants, a 

 fit companion for 

 the beautiful Chry- 

 santhemum. Cos- 

 mos has light, 

 feathery foliage; 

 makes nice shape- 

 ly plants from four 

 to five feet high, 

 begins to bloom in 

 August, and con- 

 tinues till winter, 

 covered with hun- 

 dreds of lovely 

 blossoms two in- 

 ches in diameter, 

 resembling single 

 dahlias ; flowers 

 are pure white, 

 pink and rose, 

 with bright yellow 

 centers; they are 

 largely grown for 

 cutting, as both the 

 flowers and foliage 

 are highly valued 

 for bouquets and 

 floral work. Mixed 

 colors, pkt. 4 cts. 



Calendula 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. (Perennial)— Many flower lovers 

 have learned that the finest chrysanthemums are easily 

 raised from seed, and bloom splendidly the first season. 

 Our seed is saved from the finest Hybrid Japanese, Chin- 

 ese and Ostrich plume varieties, and may be expected to 

 produce grand double flowers of exquisite forms and 

 color, and perhaps some valuable New Varieties, as this 

 is the kind of seed that produces New Varieties. It ger- 

 minates easily and will soon commence to bloom. Pkt. 

 12 cts.: 2 pkts. for 20 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, (Inodorum plenissimum)— A peren- 

 nial, but blooms abundantly the first year from seed, each 

 plant bearing hundreds of beautiful, perfectly double, 

 snow-white flowers; flne for cutting; it continues to bloom 

 all through the season. Pkt. 6 cts. 



FRENCH MARGUERITES, or ANNUAL CHRYSAN- 

 THEMUMS— Are entirely different from the Japanese 

 sorts; grow twelve to eighteen inches high; bright showy 

 flowers; many bright colors; very handsome. Pkt. 3 cts. 



CALENDULA. The following improved varieties of the 

 old pot marigold are very brilliant and handsome and 

 highly valued for beds and borders. Seed sown in the 

 open ground comes quickly into bloom and continues 

 covered with bright handsome flowers till killed by frost. 



ORIOLE or Large Flowering Bright Yellow. Extra large 

 very double flowers, bright glowing yellow, very rich 

 and beautiful. Pkt. 6 cts. 



METEOR. Large double flowers, deep canary yellow, 

 elegantly striped with orange. Pkt. 4 cts. 



Mrs. Jennie Valentine, Millington, Canada, writes : I was vrell pleased with what I received of 

 you last year. My Dahlias from seed were beautiful, and Gladiolus very fine, also raised 50 Everlasting 

 flowers from seed. I expect to send you further orders. < 



R. A, Stewart, M. D , Independence, Pa., writes: This is the best I can do with Pansies, Th« 

 weather was too dry, but your Seeds were %11 O, K, 



