New Floral Guide— Spring, 1901 



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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 hand- 

 some foliage, begins to bloom quickly, and continues loaded 

 with beautiful bell-shaped flowers the whole season. The 

 flowers 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 edgewise, cover 

 lightly, and water sparingly until the plants are out of the 

 seed leaf. Pkt. 12 seeds, 4 cts. 



CENTROCEMA GRANDIFLORA : BUTTERFLY PEA— An entirely 

 new climbing vine of great beauty ; begins to bloom quickly and 

 bears large cluster? of pea-shaped flowers from early June till cut 

 down by frost. The flowers are quite large, very fragrant, and borne 

 in profusion from June until October ; the color is rosy purple and 

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

 Seed shovild 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. 



GYPSOPHILA, or ANGEL'S BREATH— This is a very pretty annual 

 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. ; J^ oz. 

 10 cts. 



GYSOPHILA PANICULATA, or BABY'S BREATH— Entirely dif- 

 ferent from the above, and very pretty, a hardy perennial, maybe left 

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



NEW CELOSiA, Ostrich Plumed. 



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 mari- 

 gold are very brilliant and handsome and highly valuabled for beds 

 and borders. Seeds 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. 



CALENDULA— Fine double mixed, pkt. 4 cts., "%, oz. 8 cts. 



New Fragrant Candytaft, Empreia. 



Neiv Celosia, Ostiicli Plumed. 



NEW FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS— The Candy- 

 tuft is well known as one of the prettiest and most useful an- 

 nuals. The Empress is the newest and best variety ; bears 

 large heads of pure white, fragrant flowers all through the 

 season. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CANDYTUFT, White— Pkt. 4 cts.; oz. 20 cts. 



CANDYTUFT, HARDY— A handsome, compact-growing, 

 hardy perennial. Blooms quickly, and is excellent for beds 

 and borders. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CANDYTUFT, White, Purple and Crimson Mixed— Pkt. 4 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts. 



