New Floral Guide — Spring, 1903. 



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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 

 handsome 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 edge- 

 wise, cover lightly, and water sparingly until the plants are 

 out of the seed leaf. Pkt. 12 seeds, 4 cts. 



CENTROCEMA GKANDIFLORA: BUTTERFLY PEA— An en- 

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

 bears large clusters of pea-shaped flowers from early June till cut down 

 by frost. The flowers are quite large, very fragrant, and borne in pro- 

 lusion from June until October ; the color is rosy purple and creamy 

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

 should 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 canary 

 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. 85 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. 



ABUTILON— Chinese Bell Flower or Flowering Maple, as it is 



sometimes called, is a beautiful plant for house or window; may be 

 bedded out in summer and taken up in Winter ; .grows easily from seed , 

 and blooms very quickly. Lovely bell-shaped flowers, borne all the year. 

 Colors: pink, yellow, orange, red. white, etc. The leaves are also 

 beautifully mottled and variegated with green, white and yellow, and 

 are almost as pretty as the flowers. It bears hard usage welfand always 

 looks bright and handsome. Fine mixed, pkt. 6 cts. ; 3 pkts. for 15 cts. 



ACACIA FARNESIANA— A very beautiful easily 

 grown plant that should be better known, delicate, fern- 

 like foliage and charming tassel-like golden yellow 

 flowers, deliciously fragrant ; should be started early 

 in-doors. Pkt. 6 cts. 



ALYSSUM, LITTLE GEM— Much larger and finer than 

 the old kind ; blooms constantly all Summer and Fall; 

 a sheet of pure white flowers, deliciously sweet. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; % oz. 20 cts. 



ALYSSUM, GOLDEN SAXATILE— Brilliant yellow 

 flowers, completely hiding the foliage ; grows about one 

 foot high ; fine for rock work and quite showy in 

 masses. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ALYSSUM SWEET— A great favorite, very popular; 

 grows easily everywhere ; covered with pure white fra- 

 grant flowers the whole season. Pkt 3 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



ALYSSUM, LITTLE GEM 



NEW GIANT HYACINTH FLOWERED CANDYTUFT 



NEW CANDYTUFTS 



The Candytufts are well-known half hardy annuals, very 

 free flowering and highly valued for beds and borders. 

 They flower most abundantly during the cool, moist months 

 of Spring and Autumn. Seed should be sown thinly in 

 drills as early in Spring as soil is in proper condition, and 

 plants thinned out to stand 5 to 8 inches apart ; a second 

 sowing may be made in August for a Fall bloom. 



NEW GIANT HYACINTH FLOWERED CANDYTUFT— This is 



an improved new strain of giant size ; grows 10 to 12 inches high and 



bears enormous heads of pure white flowers. Almost like a hyacinth ; 



blooms quickly and is very desirable for the flower bed and for cutting. 



Pkt. 6 cts.; % oz. 25 cts. 

 NEW FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS— Considered one of 



the newest and best Candytufts ; begins to bloom very quickly and 



bears large heads of pure white fragrant flowers all through the season. 



Pkt. 6 cts.; oz 30 cts. 

 NEW CANDYTUFT, LITTLE PRINCE— This is a charming dwarf 



variety, growing only six to seven inches high and throwing up fine 



branching heads completely covering the plants with pure white fragrant 



blossoms for weeks and months. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CANDYTUFT, White-Pkt. 4 cts. ; oz. 15 cts. 



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

 oz. 15 cts. 



CANDYTUFT, HARDY"— A handsome, hardy perennial. Blooms 

 quickly., and is excellent for beds and borders. Pkt. 6 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. 



