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NEW ANEMONE, ST. BRIGID, OR IRISH POPPIES. 
E ASK ATTENTION to these lovely Irish Poppies ; they are new in this country but exquisitely beautiful and have 
come to stay; they are low-growing, almost trailing habit,and soon cover the ground with a rich carpet of pretty 
foliage and lovely blossoms. The flowers are five and six inches across, and most ofthem aredouble. The petalsare 
thin and glistening, like crushed silk, and of the most exquisite colors imaginable; Pink, Rose, Crimson, Scarlet, 
Maroon, Lavender, Blue, Purple,and even Black and Green. 
Many are curiously mottled, striped and 
bordered. They are indescribably beautiful, and are borne in constant profusion for months at atime. The plants die down in 
Winter, but are entirely hardy and will come up again inthe Spring and bloom on from year to year. They are unsurpassed for 
beds and borders, and should be planted early wheretheyare to remain. Should beincludedinevery order, Packet, 6c. 
New Early-Bluoming Fancy Cosmos 
NEW EARLY-BLOOMING FANCY COSMOS—This is the earliest flowering and one of the most beautiful strains ever 
introduced; flowers are very large, frequently measuring from four to five inches across; the colors include Pure White Pearl, 
Mauve and many rich shades of Crimson and Rose. 
It isan early and most profuse bloomer, the tall, graceful plants being 
covered with lovely flowers up to the edge of Wiuter, long after other flowers are gone. Packet, 6 cts.; per oz., 30 cts. 
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NEW GOLDEN YELLOW COSMOS, 
KLONDIKE-—Anexceedingly beautiful 
yariety. Flowers are 2 to 3 inches in 
diameter. Pure,rich golden yellow, and 
borne on long, slender stems, fine for cut- 
ting; for early bloom it is best to grow 
in Pots or Boxes, so that the roots will 
be somewhat confined. Packet, 6 cts. 
COSMOS, NEW MAMMOTH GIANTS 
OF CALIFORNIA—This magnificent 
new strain of Mammoth Cosmos is re- 
markable for the gigantic size and bril- 
liant colors. of its flowers, which fre- 
quently measure from four to five inches 
in diameter. The plants grow five to six 
feet high. throwing upa great mass: of 
feathery, fern-like foliage, beautifully 
studded with large, brilliantly colored 
blossoms, very fine for cutting, and the 
plants continue blooming late on in the 
Autumn, long after other flowers have 
disappeared. We offer two splendid 
varieties of California Giant Cos- 
Mos. 
GIANT PURE WHITE (Erlinda)— 
Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT CRIMSON (Crimson Velvet) 
—Packet, 6 cts. 
The two kinds, mixed, Pkt. 6c. 
COSMOS HYBRIDUS—The Cosmos is 
very popular wherever known, as it is 
easily grown, and one of our finest Fall- 
blooming plants. A fit companion forthe 
beautiful Chrysanthemums. Cosmos has 
light fatherly foliage,makes nice shapely 
plants from four to five feet high, begins 
to bloom in August and continues till 
Winter, covered with hundreds of lovely 
blossoms, twoinches in diameter, resem- 
bling single dahlias. Flowers are Pure 
White, Pink and Rose, with bright yellow 
centres. They are largely grown forcut- 
ting, as both the flowers and foliage are 
highly valued for bouquets and floral 
wotk. Mixed colors, per packet, 
4 cts.; 02., 20 cts. 
