46 ALFRED F. CONARD, WEST GROVE, PA. 
Conard’s New 
Prize Verbena. 
We cordially recommend our 
New Prize WVerbenas as the 
finest and most beautiful strain 
now known; the plants are re- 
markably strong and vigorous 
and enormous bloomers, produc- 
ing great sheets of bloom during 
the whole season; the fowersare 
of the largest size, most perfect 
form and brightest and richest 
colors, including the finest shades 
of blush, lavender, pink, indigo, 
searlet, white, mottled, striped 
and variegated in exquisite com- 
binations; they are also delight- 
fully sweet scented; we believe 
this splendid strain absolutely 
unequaled in uniform large size 
of flowers, beauty and delicacy of 
coloring and wonderful profusion 
of bloom, and in order to en- 
courage our friends to give them 
2 liberal trial this season, 
WE WILL PAY Ten Dollars 
for the largest single flower 
of Conard’s Prize Verbenas, 
grown from our seed this sea- 
son; Six Dollars for the sec- 
ond largest flower; Four Dol- 
lars for the third largest, and 
Two Dollars and a Half each 
for the fourth and fifth largest; 
competition open to ali. See 
liti 30. Pkts. 60 
Conard’s New Prize Verbena. aE Sate ener os 
SCARLET DEFIANCE, Very fine. Pkt. 10 cts. VERBENA ODORATA. This lovely variety is 
PURE WH ie see perfectly hardy and different from all others; seeds 
ITE (Sea Foam'or Candidissima.) A fine sown in the open ground commence to bloom very 
sks eo ee Bure webiste diy ibrid)/Vicr- quickly, and give an abundance of beautiful 
E 5 flowers all summer; pure white, and bloom in 
VERBENA HYBRIDA. Good quality, mixed.| spikes instead of flat clusters; very fragrant and 
Pkt. 3 cts. sweet. Pkt. 4 cts. 
Four Handsome Flower Seed Novelties. 
NEW HARDY HIBISCUS—“Sunset.” 4 splendid plant, grows three to four feet high, branching 
Pe SE ET ie Le AS Se AER freely, and bearing immense cup-shaped flowers, each one 
six to eight inches across, beautiful rich sulphur yellow, with velvety maroon centre, bloomsin July and 
August and is one of the most showy and handsome flowers ofitsseason. It growseasily from seed, and 
if started early will bloom the same Summer. Itis entirely hardy ; the tops die down in the Winter and 
come up fresh in the Spring; will thrive in all usual places, and produce hundreds of gorgeous flowers 
every day for weeks atatime. Pkt. § cts. each. 
ibi a j 92» Exactly similar to the SUNSET, except in eclor, which is 
New Hibiscus Crimson Eye pure satiny white, with deep rose centre. The two varieties 
make a fine contrast with each other, and a grand display of splendid fowers. Pkts. 8 cts. each. 
j i , An elegant climbing vine sent out this year for the first time; grows 
New Mina Sanguinea. fifteen to twenty feet high, neat handsome foliage, and covered from top 
to bottom with pretty, deep crimson flowers; blooms all Summer; fine for screens, porches and 
trellises. Pkt. 8 cts. 
, A charming novelty for beds and borders; grows only ten to twelve 
New Yellow Cosmos inches high and covers the ground with its handsome, lively green leaves; 
begins blooming very quickly and continues covered with pretty golden-yellow Cosmos-like flowers 
the whole season, until killed down by severe frost; nice for beds and borders, and the flowers are 
fine for cutting all through the season. Pkt.8cts. These four novelties for thirty cents. 
A NICE PRESENT FREE. If you kindly speak to your friends about cur nice flowers, low 
eres prices and handsome presents, and send us with your order the 
names and addresses of some who you think would like,to have our catalogue, we will send you FREE 
either one of the above FOUR FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES you prefer, or two, three, or all of 
them, if your list will justify doing so, but it is very important to send only the names of persons who buy 
flowers, and tospeak about it to as many of those whose names you send as you can, for we do not wish 
to send the book to those who do not care for it. 
SIX NICE ROSES FOR HOUSE CULTURE. 
SPECIAL OFFER.—Six of the nicest and best roses for house culture and winter bloom are Perle 
des Jardins, pure golden yellow; } a France, peach blossom; Mad. (usin, clear pink; The Bride, pure 
white; Safrano, apricot yellow, and Meteor, richerimson. Set of six sirong plants, postpaid, for only 
60 cts. Can be sentsafely at any time desired. 
