New Floral Guide— Spring, 1903. 



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BEAUTIFUL FRINGED COLEUS 



NEW FAYAL POPPY— We feel safe in recom- 

 mending this superb new variety as one of the 

 most distinct and beautiful of all Foppies. They 

 come in mixed colors only, almost every shade 

 of red, pink, maroon and white, also very ele- 

 gantly variegated, striped and shaded; also 

 double and single, large and small. They are 

 different from anything else and exquisitely 

 beautiful. Packet, 6 cts. 



NEW SHIRLEY POPPY-Are very beautiful, 

 and of all shades of rose pink, crimson and pure 

 white ; the flowers have a beautiful silky appear- 

 ance. Packet, 4 cts. 



NEW POPPY, WHITE SWAN— One of the 

 prettiest and most desirable Poppies introduced 

 for years. '1 he plants grow in elegant bush 

 form, crowned with splendid flowers of lar- 

 gest size and perfect form, very double and 

 as white as the driven snow. Packet, 4 cts. 



WALLFLOWER, DOLBLE-Long, hand- 

 some spikes of beautiful double flowers, deli- 

 cately fragrant. It will live over Winter with 

 slight protection, and bloom early in Spring; 

 fine for cutting. All colors, mixed. Pkt.,6c. 



FEVERFEW, DOUBLE- Handsome, large, 

 double white flowers, excellent for bedding 

 and also for house culture; blooms abund- 

 antly all season. 12 in. high. Packet, 4 cts. 



FERNS— These are greatly admired for window and house decoration, and, when established 

 are very easily managed, and more hardv than most other house plants. The seeds are very 



New Coleus 



BEAUTIFUL LARGE=LEAVED 

 .-.AND FRINQED STRAINS.-. 



OUR Coleus seed is a special saving from the 

 Large-Leaved Fringed and other splendid 

 new strains, and will produce many beautiful 

 varieties having elegantly fringed and ruffled leaves, 

 and showing all the brilliant shades and combinations 

 of colors, seen in the finest-named varieties. They 

 grow quickly and easily and are greatly admired for 

 bedding, borders, and house culture. Splendid 

 Mixed, Packet, 10c.; 3 Packets for 25c. 



COLEUS— Choice Mixed. Packet, 6 cts. 

 CUPHEA, CIGAR OR FIRE-CRACKER PLANT-A very neat and 

 pretty plant for bedding and house culture ; bears great numbers of curious, 

 tubular-shaped flowers — bright red tipped with white; grows easily and 

 blooms constantly. Packet, 4 cts. 



NEW EMPEROR— SALPIGLOSSIS— This is one of the most beautiful 

 novelties offered this season. It is entirely different from the old Salpiglos- 

 sis, and throws up one leading stem, crowned with large clusters of splendid 

 richly colored flowers, each one exquisitely veined and tinted with gold. 

 It is a hardy, vigorous plant, very easily grown and surprisingly beautiful. 

 Certain to be in great demand as soon as known. Everyone who can should 

 give it a trial. Packet, 6 cts. 



SALPIGLOSSIS GRANDIFLORA — Very 

 pretty, graceful flowers, borne on long stems 

 in great profusion ; the colors range from 

 light blue and straw color to deepest purple 

 and maroon. A beautiful bedding plant ; no 

 trouble to grow; large flowering. Mixed. 

 Packet, 4 cts. 

 BEGONIA REX- Finest ornamental foliage 

 plant known; large brilliantly colored leaves, 

 elegantly banded and tinted with rich metal- 

 lic shades of indescribable beauty. Highly 

 valued for house culture, conservatories, 

 etc. Our seed is saved from the finest- 

 named sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 

 BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, Sin- 

 gle -The large-flowering kind ; flowers three 

 to four inches in diameter ; many brilliant 

 colors— crimson, orange, rose, pink, yellow, 

 etc. Seed saved from large flowering 

 plants of the finest-named varieties. Finest 

 mixed. Packet, 10 cts. 

 BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, Dou- 

 ble -Same as above, but Giant Double Flow- 

 ers of gorgeous and brilliant colors. Finest 

 mixed. Packet, 

 12 cts. 



FEVERFEW 



small and fine ; sow in shallow boxes of light, 

 moss. A temperature of 60 degrees is about 



peaty soil, and keep moist by covering with fine 

 ht. Packet, 6 cts. 



New Moss Verbena 



BEGONIA REX 



NEW MOSS VERBENA 



The new Moss 

 Verbena grows 

 very quickly from 

 seed and soon cov- 

 ers the ground with 

 a thick mat of fine 

 moss -like foliage 

 and a grand profus- 

 ion of lovely rosy purple verbena-like flowers. 

 Begins to bloom very quickly and continues 

 covered with flowers all Summer and Fall 

 until frozen up or covered with siiow._ It is 

 pretty and graceful, and beats everything for 

 quick and abundant bloom. Pkt., 8 cts. 



BARTONIA AUREA, GOLDEN BELLS -Grows 

 about one foot high, but is one of the showiest and 

 brightest of garden flowers ; large golden blossoms, 

 borne in great profusion all summer. Fine for beds 

 and borders. Packet, 5 cts.; 3 packets for 12 cts. 



