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Hardy SK Sweet Violets 



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MOTF # We ask special attention to the following Hardy Perpetual Blooming Sweet Violets, which 

 ■• *^ ■ L • though fully described on the preceding page, we believe are not as well known as they 

 ought to be. These varieties are entirely hardy in the open ground here, and if planted in any good or- 

 dinary soil, will bear great quantities of lovely Violets for at least six months of the year. They begin 

 to bloom nearly as soon as the snow is gone, and excepting only the hottest days of summer, you can 

 pick flowers every day the whole season till winter comes again. No flowers are more highly valued 

 or easier to grow than these Ever-blooming Hardy Large Flowering Violets which are the sweetest 

 and most productive of all. Just give them a chance to grow and they will do the rest. 

 La France— 15 cts. each ; 3 for 40 cts. ; $1.50 Princess of Wales— 10 cts. ; 6 for 50 cts. ; 



$1.00 per doz., postpaid ; $6.00 per 100, by express. 

 Double Russian— 15 cts. each ; 3 for 40 cts. ; 



$1.50 per doz., postpaid; $6.50 per 100, by express. 

 Single Russian— 10 cts. each ; 6 for 50 cts. ; 



$1. 00 per doz. , postpaid ; $6. 00 per 100, by express. 



per doz., postpaid. 

 California— 10 cts. each ; 6 for 50 cts. ; $1.00 



per doz., postpaid ; $6.00 per 100, by express. 

 Luxonne- 10 cts. each ; 6 for 50 cts. ; $1.00 per 



doz., postpaid ; $6.50 per 100, by express. 



THE SIX VARIETIES — i each, 5oc, 2 each the 12, $1.00, postpaid. 



New Tuberous=Rooted 



CLEMATIS 



(Platycoyden Leichtlinii) 



This is a grand thing, not a 



climber but a low-growing, bushy 

 herbaceous plant with handsome 

 deep green foliage and bearing * 

 grand clusters of beautiful large 

 bell-shaped flowers, lovely violet- 

 blue, and resembling the Jack- 

 manii Clematis in graceful 

 beauty. It makes a hand- 

 some, vigorous plant, blooms 

 the first year and the whole 

 season. It is entirely hardy and 

 becomes finer as it grows older. 

 A beautiful plant for the flower bed 

 and sure to give satisfaction. 15 cts 

 each, 2 for 25 cts., $1.25 per^_ 

 doz.. postpaid. 



NOTE. — We send either 

 small Tubers or potted ^ 

 plants, according to season, ^8 

 both are the same price and will 

 give equally good results. 



NEW LANTANAS- Thr | e varieties, all first- 

 class flowers; pure white, 

 orange and crimson. Price each, color, 10 

 cts. The three for 25 cts. 



NEW TUBEROUS-ROOTED CLEMATIS. 



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AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS, The Blue African Lily. 



We offer fine Roots of this splendid Blue African Lily, which is an exceedingly beautiful, orna- 

 mental plant for the Green House or Conservatory in Winter, and for pots or tubs on the lawn or piazza 

 in the Summer. The foliage is luxuriant and handsome, the flowers are borne in large clusters of 20 to 

 30, frequently measuring 10 to 12 inches across. The flower stalks grow 15 to 18 inches high, and the 

 flowers open in succession for several weeks ; the color is bright rich blue, very showy and attractive. 

 Price, 25 cts. each : $2.50 per doz., postpaid. 



C. & J. VELVET GREEN LAWN GRASS SEED. 



THE BEST BRAND FOR SEEDING DOWN NEW LAWNS AND RENOVATING OLD ONES. 



OUR VELVET GREEN LAWN GRASS SEED is not excelled by any for producing a smooth, even, velvety-green 

 sward that will withstand drought and hard usage, and always makes a handsome appearance. In seeding down a lawn or 

 grass plot, three things are necessary to insure success : First, to prepare the ground so as to have a fine, smooth seedbed ; 

 second, to put on plenty of seed ; never less, but rather more than the directions call for; third, to start the lawn-mower as 

 soon as the weeds (which are always in the ground and sure to start first) are tall enough to catch, and keep them mowed off' 

 close till the grass has time to start and become well established. The seed should be lightly raked in and finished with a 

 roller. Apply any good commercial fertilizer as a top-dressing when needed. One quart of seed is enough for three hundred 

 square feet (fifteen by twenty feet), or at the rate of five bushels to the acre. Lawns should be kept neatly mowed, which 

 induces a clean, even growth of fresh lively green. 



Price by mail, postpaid 25 cts. per quart; two quarts for 45 cts.; in bulk, purcbaser paying express charges 

 $1.25 per peck : S4.0O per bushel of 20 lbs. 



