ROSES, SEEDS AND BULBS FOR 1897. 39 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, (Inodorum plenissi- 
mum). A perennial, but blooms abundantly 
the first year from seed, each plant bearing 
hundreds of beautiful, perfectly double,snow- 
white flowers; fine for cutting; it continues 
to bloom all through the season. PEt. 6 cts. 
FRENCH MARGUERITES, or ANNUAL 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Areentirely differ- 
ent from the Japanese sorts; grow twelve 
to eighteen inches high; bright, showy flow- 
ers; many bright colors; very handsome. 
Pkt. 3 cts. 
NEW DWARF HYBRID EVERBLOOMING 
CANNAS. These New Dwarf Everblooming 
Naam 4 Cannas bloom freely the first season from 
abs BE VP ee Baa B seed sown in open ground, and many of them 
Y ENG, Case? are as handsome as the finest name kinds. 
The plants grow two to three feet high and 
are remarkable for their handsome foliage 
and gorgeous and brilliant colored flowers, 
= orange, eon ane oe many pont 
aie Z combinations. ey bloom all through the Sum- 
New Fragrant Candytuft, Empress. mer and Fall, and makea grand display. Roots 
NEW FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS. can be kept in cellar over Winter. The seed we 
The Candytuft is well known as one of the pret- offer is saved from a splendid collection of the 
tiest and most useful annuals, The Empress is finest Hybrid varieties of all colors. Soak in hot 
the newest and best variety; bears large heads of | water over night and plantassoon as danger of frost 
pure white, fragrant flowers all through the sea-| is past. Pkt. 6 cts.; extra choice selected, pkt. 12 cts. 
son. Pkt. 6 cts. CANNA, Good mixed, pkt. 8 cts. 
CANDYTUFT. White, purple and crim- 
son mixed, 4 cts.; common white, 3 cts. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM, (Perennial). Many AN Ve | 
flower lovers have learned that the finest - \ KR 4. y yy 
chrysanthemums are easily raised from 
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seed, and bloom splendidly the first sea- 
son. My seed is saved from the finest 
Hybrid Japanese, Chinese and Ostrich 
plume varieties, and may be expected to 
produce grand double flowers of exquis- 
ite forms and color, and perhaps some 
valuable New Varieties, as this is the 
kind ofseed that produces New Varieties. 
It germinates easily and will soon com- 
mence to bloom. PEt. 12 cts.; 2 pkts. for 
20 ets. 
CALENDULA. The following improved 
varieties of the old pot marigold are very 
brilliant and handsome and highly val-, 
ued for beds and borders. Seed sown in 
the open ground comes quickly into * 
bloom and ccntinues covered with bright’ 
handsome flowers till killed by frost. 
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Cosmos Hybridus. 
COSMOS HYBRIDUS. The Cosmosis very 
popular wherever known, as it is easily 
grown, and one of our finest fall-blooming 
plants, a fit companion for the beautiful 
Scarlet Sage. Cosmos has light, feathery 
foilage; makes nice, shapely plants from 
four to five feet high, begins to bioom in 
August, and continues till winter, cov- 
ered with hundreds of lovely blossoms two 
inches in diameter, resembling single dah- 
lias; flowers are pure white, pinkandrose, 
with bright yellow centers; they are lurge- 
ly grown for eutting, as both the flowers 
and foliage are highly valued for bouquets. 
and floral work. Mixed colors, pkt. 6 ects. 
NEW MAMMOTHCOSMOS. GIANTS OF 
CALIFORNIA. This magnificent new 
strain of Mammoth Cosmos is remarkable 
for the gigantic size and brilliant colors of 
its flowers, which frequently measure from 
four to five inchesin diameter. The plants. 
grow five to six feet high, throwing up a great 
mass of feathery fern-like foliage, beautifully 
studded with large brilliantly colored flowers. 
i \ Very fine for cutting, and the plants continue 
Calendula. ANN blooming late on in the Autumn, long after other 
uy r e flowers have disappeared. We offer two splendid 
Ben a sor ewenns brent Yellow, Exe | \wariction of CALIFORNIA GIANT COSMOS, 
arge very double flowers, bright glowing yellow, : 
very rich and beautiful. Pkt. 6 cts. GIANT PURE WHITE, Erlinda). Pkt. 8 cts. 
METEOR. Large double flowers, deep canary yel- | GIANT CRIMSON, (Crimson Velvet). Pkt. 8 cts. 
low, elegantly striped with orange. Pkt. 4 cts. The two kinds mixed, pkt. 8 cts. 
