New Floral Guide— Spring, 1002. 



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•NEW- 



fentaurea 



Imperialis 



This New and Im- 

 proved Oeiitaurea makes 

 larj^e bushy plants 3 to 4 

 feet high and hears lar^e 

 round ttuffy flowers as big 

 as tea cups ; they are delight- 

 fully fragrant and of many dif- 

 ferent colors, including white, 

 lilac, rose, pink and pur- 

 ple. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in g^reat profusion 

 and, besides toeing" ele- 

 gantly shaded, the i>etals 

 are finely fringed, giving 

 the flowers an exceedingly beau- 

 tiful feathery effect. Seed should 

 be sown early in Spring where 

 they are to remain. They pre- 



cool moist soil, but will do well everywhere. 



offer fine mixed colors only. Pkt. 8 cts. 



New Single Sunflower, "Stella" 



This is a beautiful^ new variety, makes neat 

 bushy plants 3 to 4 feet high, with small bright green 

 leaves and covered all over with fine, large, single yellow flowers with coal-black centres. Very showy 

 and handsome, and easy to grow. Pkt., 6 cts. ^ oz., 25 cts. 



New Chrysanthemum-Flowered Sunflower, grows 6 to 7 feet high, and blooms profusely 

 the whole season. Flowers six to seven inches across, perfectly double pure bright golden yellow, and 

 so rich and beautiful they resemble immense Chr>^santhemums. Very showy and handsome. Pkt. 8 cts. 



NEW CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS 



New 



galvia.... 

 Splendens 



••DROOPING 5PIKES" 



A splendid new larg-e flowering Salvia 

 (Scarlet Sag-e) ; bears three times as many 

 flowers as the ordinary Salvia Splendens, the 

 flower spikes being so heavily laden they droop 

 gracefully with their own weight. It is exceed- 

 ingly handsome and desirable for lawn or gar- 

 den, whether planted singly or in groups with 

 other flowers. The flowers are intense 

 dazzling- scarlet, and are borne in endless 

 profusion until late in the Fall — one of the most 

 beautiful Autumn-blooming flowers you can 

 have. Pkt. 75 seeds 8 cts. 



Salvia Splendens, the old lar§:e-flowerin§: 

 kind, pkt, 4c. 



NEW SALVIA SPLENDENS-" Drooping Spikes. 



OiAMONs no^m. 



DIAMOND FliOWEK.— A lovely little annual from Portugal, quickly 

 covering the ground with beautiful moss-like foliage from which the 

 flowers will glisten like diamonds within a month from the time seed is 

 sown. Elegant for pots and window gardens, and when bedded will 

 bloom all Winter, regardless of ice and snow. Pkt. 6 cts. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS Finest sorts mixed. These everlasting 



flowers are of many brilliant colors and forms. Very handsome while 

 growing and highly valued for making lasting and durable bouquets lor 

 parlor and sitting-room decorations in Winter. The seed we offer con- 

 tains all the most desirable varieties and colors in finest mixture. 

 Pkt. 4 cts. 



ICE PLANT (Mesembryantheinum).— A handsome plant for hanging 

 baskets, vases, rock-work, etc. ; leaves and stems appear as thougn 

 -sovgred ^ith is? crystals, '■^''liicb f listen m the sunlight. Pkt. 3 cts. 



