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BALSA^VS 



WE WANT ALL OUR FRIENDS TO TRY OUR SUPERB DOUBLE ROSE BALSAMS 



We recommend our superb Double Rose Balsams as the grandest and most beautiful Balsams ever 

 seen. The plants grow about eighteen inches high, nicely branched, compact and regular ; the flowers 



are extra large, frequently more than two inches in 

 diameter, perfectly double, like the finest roses, and 

 borne so thickly on the branches that the whole plant 

 seems a mass of bloom. Our seed is the very best 

 and contains the following lovely colors in splendid 

 mixture : snow-white, rose-pink, rich maroon, white- 

 tinted flesh, scarlet, spotted, crimson, lilac, canary- 

 yellow, violet, solferino, etc. For best effects, start in 

 seed-bed and transplant \\\ rich ground at least two 

 feet apart. Splendid mixed pkt, 6 cts.. Also follow- 

 ing colors separate : Double White, Pink and 

 Scarlet, each 8 cts. per pkt, 



DOUBLE BALSAM— Choice mixed colors. An excellent strain, 

 very different from the common usually sold ; large, double 

 flowers, clear, bright colors— not equal to the double rose, but 

 very handsome and good. Pkt. 4 cts. 



BROWALLIA— A beautiful plant with shining green foliage 

 and bearing an endless profusion of charming sky-blue and 

 white flowers all Summer; an excellent Winter bloomer for 

 pots and window-boxes ; grows anywhere and sure to bloom. 

 Pkt. 3 cts. 



BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy)— A very pretty and desir- 

 able annual ; grows about eight inches high, and bears an end- 

 less profusion of single Daisy-like flowers, white and blue ; ex- 

 cellent for beds, edging and borders. Pkt. 3 cts. 



CACTUS— Choice mixed seeds saved from the best cultivated 

 varieties. It is an interesting experience watching these 

 curious and weird plants develop from the tiny seed. Sow in 

 shallow saucers of clear, coarse sand, keep moist but not too 

 wet, cover with glass and pot the young plants in very small 

 pots. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller)— I^eaves silver white; valuable 

 for beds and edgings. Pkt. 4 cts. 



CALIFORNIA POPPY— The old favorite kind, fine for beds and 

 borders. One foot high, brilliant orange, yellow and white 

 flowers all the season. Very grand and showy. Pkt. 3 cts.j 

 oz. 30 cts. 



COCKSCOMB, QUEEN OF DWARFS— This is the finest dwarf 

 Cockscomb in cultivation ; grows only eight or ten inches 

 high, and bears immense heads of bloom ten to twelve inches 

 across ; deep, rich, velvety crimson, exceedingly brilliant and 

 handsome. Pkt. 4 cts. 



COCKSCOMB— Finest varieties, mixed. Pkt. 3 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. 



Double Rose Balsam. 



BEGONIA VERNON— A most beautiful and highly satis- 

 factory plant for the house and also for bedding; blooms 

 profusely, and is literally covered with blossoms during 

 the whole season. The flowers are rich, coral red, with 

 bright yellow centers. The stems are copper red, and the 

 leaves so glossy they look as if varnished. Grows easily 

 from seed. Pkt. 6 cts. 



BEGONIA, REX— The finest ornamental foliage plant known; 

 large brilliantly colored leaves, elegantly banded and tinted with 

 rich metallic shades of indescribable beauty. Highly valued for 

 house culture, conser\'atories, etc. Our seed is saved from the 

 finest named sorts. Pkt. 10 cts. 



BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, Single— The large-flowering 

 kind, flowers three to four inches in diameter, many brillianf 

 colors, crimson, orange, rose, pink, yellow, etc. Seed saved fron 

 thoroughly acclimated plants of the finest named varieties. 

 Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, Double— Same as above, but 

 Giant Double Flowers of gorgeous and brilliant colors. Finest 

 mixed. Pkt. 12 cts. 



FERNS— These are greatly ad- 

 mired for window and house deco- 

 rations, and, when established, 

 are very easily managed, and 

 more hardy than most other house 

 plants. The seeds are very small 

 and fine; sow in shallow boxes of 

 light, peaty soil, and keep moist 

 by covering with fine moss. A 

 temperature of 60 degrees is about 

 right. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CAMPANULA, CANTERBURY 



BELLS— Beautiful plants for beds 

 and borders, large bell-shaped 

 flowers, very bright and attrac- 

 tive. Sow the seeds early in the 

 open ground, cover lightly and 

 then transplant to stand twelve 

 inches apart. Fine mixed colors, 

 Begonia Kex. double and *^na]<.. pkt. 4 cts. 



Campanula. 



