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COBEA SCANDENS 



COBEA SCANDENS 



A choice, slender-growing Climbing Vine, very desirable 

 for porch or veranda, and also for window culture ; has 

 handsome foliage, begins to bloom quickly and continues 

 loaded with beautiful bell-shaped flowers the whole season. 

 The fiowers are green at first, but quickly change to a 

 beautiful deep violet blue. A well-established plant will run 

 30 to 40 feet in a season. In planting place the seed edge- 

 wise, cover lightly, and water sparingly until the plants are 

 out of the seed leaf. Pkt. 12 seeds, 4 cts. 



CENTKOCEMA GKANDIFL,OKA : BUTTERFLY PEA— An en- 

 tirely new climbing vine of j5:reat beauty ; begins to bloom quickly and 

 bears large clusters of pea-shaped flowers from early June till cut down 

 by frost. The Ifowers are quite large, very fragrant, and borne in pro- 

 fusion from June until October; the color is rosy purple and creamy 

 white, very handsome and attractive, six to eight feet high. Seed 

 should be soaked in water over night and planted early in Spring 

 where it is to remain. Pkt. 4 cts. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER— A very pretty climbing vine belonging 

 to the Nasturtium family. It is a quick, handsome grower of grace- 

 ful habit, has finely-cut leaves, and bears a profusion of lovely golden 

 yellow, fragrant flowers, bearing a fancied resemblance to little ca- 

 nary birds. Will grow ten or twelve feet high and blooms all the 

 time. Very nice for window, garden, porch or trellis. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 35 cts. 



CYPRESS VINE — A well known and very beautiful vine, with delicate 

 fern-like foliage, and lovely star-shaped flowers, rose, scarlet and white ; 

 plant when weather is warm. Pkt. 3 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. 



GYPSOPHLLA, or ANGEL'S BREATH— This is a very pretty an- 

 nual that should be in almost every garden, for it thrives everywhere 

 and makes lovely sprays to go with all kinds of flowers, whether Roses, 

 Carnations, Dahlias or anything else. Its tiny, little flowers are borne 

 in great profusion on long, graceful branching stems, very beautiful 

 for cutting, and a great favorite wherever seen. Pkt. 5 cts. ; % oz. 

 10 cts. 



GYPSOPHLLA PANICULATA, or BABY'S BREATH— Entirely 

 different from the above, and very pretty ; a hardy perennial ; may be left 

 in ground over Winter and will come up again in the Spring. Pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW GELOSIA, Ostrich Plume. 



Makes nicely branched plants two feet high, each stem 

 crowned with a large, fiery-red feathery plume, very showy 

 and handsome. Pkt. 4 cts. 



COCKSCOMB, QUEEN OF DWARFS — This is the finest dwarf 

 Cockscomb in cultivation ; grows only eight or ten inches high and 

 bears immense heads of bloom ten to twelve inches across ; deep, rich, 

 velvety crimson, exceedingly brilliant and handsome. Pkt. 4 cts. 

 COCKSCOMB -Finest varieties mixed. Pkt. 3 cts. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON, Double— Nearly all the flowers from the 

 seeds we offer are double or semi-double, much larger and finer than 

 the old kinds, and of many new and bright colors. Finest mixed. 

 Pkt. 4 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. 

 CALENDULA— The following improved varieties of the old pot marigold 

 are very brilliant and handsome and highly valued for beds and bor- 

 ders. Seeds sown in the open ground come quickly into bloom, and 

 continue, covered with bright handsome flowers, till killed by frost. 

 ORIOLE, or Large-Flowering Bright YelloAv- 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. 

 CALENDULA— Fine double mixed. Pkt. 4 cts. ; >^ oz. 8 cts. 

 NE\Y SWEET WILLIAM (Diantlius Barbatus)— These are exceed- 

 ingly beautiful, twice as large as they used to be, and of many rich and 

 brilliant colors; they deserve a place in every garden, but do not always 

 bloom the first season ; immense clusters of flowers, very sweet. Single -j^ 

 and double, finest mixed. Pkt. 4 cts. .. - 



EUCHARIDIUM BREWERI-A very pretty and showy dwarf sum- 

 mer flowering an- 

 nual ; flowers pur- _ _^^ 

 plish rose shading -^-.;i^€ 

 to white; grows 

 easily, begins to 

 flower quickly and 

 continues to bloom 

 profusely all through the season 

 Pkt. 6 cts. 



NEW CELOSIA, OSTRICH PLUME 



A very elegant and distinct plant. 



AGERATUM 



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The Ageratums are very effective plants for beds and 

 borders. Their pretty fiowers and leaves completely hide 

 the ground all Summer and Fall. 



IMPERIAL DWARF BLUE— grows six inches high ; excellent for 



ribbon borders. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 IMPERIAL DWARF WHITE— Like the above except in color. 



Pkt. 5 cts. 

 ^GIIBATITIE— Fine mixed, Pkt. 3 cts. ; K oz. 15 ctt. 



