New Floral Guide— Spring, 1901. 



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<^-^^NzY/ Japanese Imperial Momin^ 



^.^^tt^^^H^ Glories — 



Our Splendid Japanese Morn- 

 ing Glories are among the 

 quickest growing and most 

 satisfactory climbing vines you 

 can possibly have for Porches, 

 Fences, Trellises etc. They 

 are entirely different from 

 the common Morning Glories, 

 and much handsomer. The 

 flowers are very large, 4 to 5 

 inches across, and of many bril- 

 liant colors, including the finest 

 shades of Red, Crimson, Maroon, 

 and Indigo Blue, also l^oyal Purple, 

 White, Cream, Drab and Gray. Some 

 flowers are In rich solid colors, others 

 arc wonderfully variegated, spotted, 

 striped and mottled, with wide bor- 

 ders of different colors. 



The leaves are of different 

 shapes, and some are finely 



variegated white and yellow. 

 We import our seed from Japan ; 

 it is gathered from the most 



beautiful flowers including the 

 Elegant Fringed Varieties. Hardy 

 and easily grown and bloom pro- 

 fusely all season. Splendid for 

 screens, trellises, fences, etc, 

 Pkt. 30 seeds 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Xlb. 40cts.; lb. $1.50. 



NEW JAPAN FRINGED 

 MORNING GLORIES- 



These are a specially hand- 

 some strain having large ele- 

 gantly fringed flowers, scal- 

 loped and bordered in the most 

 curious and fantastic way. The colors are exceedingly bright and include all the rare and beautiful shades 

 so much admired in the Japan Imperial Morning- Glories. They are esteemed the most beauti- 

 ful of all, and being rare and expensive have not been usually offered, but as we have secured a fine 

 stock this year, we have decided to offer it at popular 

 prices, Pkt. Sets.; 2 Pkts. for 15 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 



NEW YELLOW JAPAN MORNING GLORY.— This is a beauti- 

 ful new variety bearing an abundance of large golden 



yellow blossoms, which are very showy and handsome and 



contrast finely with other sorts ; a rare and beautiful novelty. 



Pkt. 10 cts. ; 3 Pkts. for 25 cts. 

 NEW DOUBLE FLOWERING JAPAH MORNING GLORIES.— 



Japanese Double Morning Glories, are a great novelty just 



recently imported. The vine is a strong grower and blooms 



abundantly, fine double flowers in a great variety of colors, 



shapes and markings, very rare and handsome but not much 



known as yet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 THE NEW NICOTLANA SYLVESTRIS.— This is a large, hand- 

 some plant, offered last year as a first-class novelty. It 



grows very quickly, four to six feet high, has immense 



deep green leaves, and bears large pendant clusters of pure 



white trumpet-shaped flowers four or five inches long, 



which are very fragrant and last a long time. Makes a 



large, showy, handsome plant and is very easily grown. 



Pkt. 6 cts. See illustration. 

 NICOTIANA AFFINIS.— A large, handsome branching plant, 



two to three feet high, producing a profusion of beautiful 



pure white, star-shaped flowers on long terminal tubes; 



very handsome and attractive, and so exceedingly fragrant 



they perfume the whole neighborhood. Packet 4 cts. 2^icotiana Syivestris, 



