NEW FLORAL GUIDE—SPRING 1899. 117 
‘Chinese and Japanese Pinks. (Dianthus). 
CONARD’S FINEST SORTS MIXED. 
A ena beautiful Chinese and Japanese Pinks are among 
our prettiest flowers for bedding; they grow easily and 
bloom profusely the whole season. Some are double and 
others single, with beautiful fringed petals. The colors arv 
very bright and handsome, ranging from pure white to 
deepest crimson, in endless combinations and markings; 
many have the delightful clove fragrance so much prized, 
and all are greatly admired for cutting and bouquets. The 
seed we offer is a special selection of the most beautifuc 
varieties, and a great improvement on any heretofore of- 
fered, and we are sure will give the greatest satisfaccion. 
Pkt. 6 cts.; 4% oz. 25 cts.; 1% oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts, 
New Dwarf German Double Hybrid Pinks. 
A splendid new strain of superb Dwarf Hybrid Pinks, growing 
only nine or ten inches high, and bearing extra large double flow- 
ers of perfect form and rich and beautiful colors. The flowers fre- 
quently measure three inches across, and are of all shades of pink, 
crimson, white and variegated. Elegantly fringed and very beaue 
tiful. Pkt. 6 cts. 
SCHIZANTHUS, BUTTERFLY FLOWER. An slegant freee 
blooming annual, ee coneuely shaped flowers, beautifully 
i i spotted with crimson, lilac, purple and orange; maires pretty 
ner Chine giant house plants, also fine for beds and cutting. Pkt. 4 cw. 
FUCHSIA. The Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, and in this 
way many new and beautiful varieties are obtained; they flower 
freely the first year in open ground, and when taken in the house 
will bloom all Winter. Fine double and single mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
FUCHSIA, PROCUMBENS. The trailing Fuchsia. A most graceful 
and beautiful vine, with pretty leaves and bright red fruits about the 
size of robins’ eggs; which are very ornamental, and remain perfect 
a long time; fine for baskets, vases and pots. Pkt. 6 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, C.& J. FINEST LARGE-FLOWERING MIXED. 
A Special Mixture of all the choicest colors and sweetest sorts, 
for beds and cutting. Pkt. 6 cts.; 44 oz. 35 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, NEW QUAKER CITY. A new and exira fine 
variety, large, full flower spikes, rounded at the top, handsome, gold 
red color, deliciously sweet. Pkt. 4 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, COMMON SWEET, (Reseda Odorata), Wery fra- 
grant, largely used. Pkt. 3cts.; oz. 10 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, NEW GIANT WHITE. Large full spikes, pure 
white flowers; very sweet. Pkt. 4 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, IMPROVED GOLDEN QUEEN, Very handsome 
and attractive, and exceedingly sweet; light, golden yellow, excel- 
lent free-blooming sort. Pkt. 4 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, THE MACHET (Pure). Well known as one of the 
finest sorts; vigorous, pyramidical plants, with thick, dark green 
leaves; blooms constantly and bears large spikes of deliciously 
sweet towers. Pkt. 4 cts.; 14 oz. 20 cts. 
THUNBERGIA, BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Handsome, slender grow- 
ing climbers, suitable for low trellises, vases, hanging baskets, etc., 
pure white, yellow and deep orange, some with black eyes andsome 
with white. 
They bloom all 
summer and are 
among the pret- 
tiest of old-fash- 
ioned fiowers. 
PEt 4 cts. 
LARGE-FLOW- a cae 
Ma ERING SCARLET SAGE, (Salvia splendens ), Highly valuea as 
9$te one of the very finest and most beautiful flowers of late sum-zmer 
ee fall, when it surpasses everything else in brilliant <vior and 
ontinuous bloom, grows easily, and makes graua, stately plants, 
two to three feet high, completely covered with intense bright-scar- 
let flowers—a dazzling mass of color when other flowers are gone. 
Pkt. 4 cts.; extra large pkts., 6 cts, 
eg SALVIA FARINACEA. This is the loyely blue Salvia, forming 
dense, bushy plants with long spikes of beautiful blue flowers, mak- 
ing acharming contrast when grown with the scarlet variety de- 
scribed above. Pkt. 6 cts. 
SWEET SULTAN (Centaurea Suaveolens.) The Yellow Sweet 
Sultan produces its handsome, brush-like yellow flowers in great 
profusion. The flowers have long stems; they keep well and are 
much used as cut flowers, finding a ready sale. Pkt. 3 cts. 
NEW LARGE FLOWERING TORENIA. A most charming plant, 
equally valuable for beds, baskets and pots, a profuse bloomer; coy- 
ered with deep blue flowers most allthe time. Pkt. 6 cts. 
NEW TORENIA “WHITE WINGS.” Fully equal in beauty to 
the Blue Torenia, which it closely resembles; flowers are pearly- 
white; extra fine both for bedding and house culture, blooms all the 
Large Flowering Scarlet Sage. time. Pkt. 6 cts, 
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