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The Conard <& Jones Company, West Grove, Pa. 



THE NEW ST. BRIOID, or IRISH POPPIES 



New St. Brigid or Irisli Poppies. 



WE ASK ATTENTION to these lovely Irish Poppies ; they are new in this countn.' but exquisitely beautiful and have come 

 to stay ; thev are low-growing, almost trailing habit,' and soon cover the ground with a rich carpet of pretty foliage 

 and lovelv blossoms. The flowers are five and six^inches across, and most of them are double. The petals are 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 a time. The plants die down in Winter, but are 

 entirely hardy and will come up again in the Spring and bloom on from ^-ear to 5'ear. They are unsurpassed for beds and 

 borders, and should be planted early where they are to remain. Should be included in every order. Pkt. 6 cts. 



t.tNew Early-Blooming 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 four to five inches across ; the colors include Pure White 

 Pearl, Maiive, and many rich shades of Crimson and Rose. It is an early and most profuse bloomer, the tall, graceful 

 plants being covered with lovely flowers up to the edge of Winter, long after other flowers are gone. Pkt. 8 cts. 



NEW GOLDEN YELLOW COSMOS, 



(KLONDIKE ) .—An exceedingly beauti- 

 ful varietv. Flowers are 2 to o inches in di- 

 ameter. "Pure, rich, golden j-ellow, and 

 borne on long, slender stems, fine for 

 cutting for early bloom it is best to 

 grow in Pots or Boxes, so that the roots 

 will be somewhat confined. Pkt. 8 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 frequent- 

 Iv measure from four to five inches in 

 d'iameter. The plants grow five to six 

 feet high, throwing up a great mass of 

 feather^-, 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 Cosmos. 



GIANT PURE WHITE (Erlinda).— 

 Packet. 6 cts. 



GIANT CRIMSON (Crimson Velvet).— 

 Packet 6 cts. 



The two kinds, mixed, Pkt. 6 cts. 



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 for 

 the beautiful Chrysanthemums. Cosmos 

 has light, feathery 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, two inches in diameter, 

 resembling single dahlias. Flowers are 

 Pure White, Pink and Rose, with bright 

 3'ellow centres. They are largely grown 

 for cutting, as both the flowers and 

 foliage are highly valued for Bouquets 

 and Floral Work, fliixed Colors, per 

 New JBarly- Blooming Fancy Cosmos. Packet, 4 cts. 



