ROSES, SEEDS, AND BULBS FOR 1895. 



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NEW PHLOX, STARRED AND FRINGED. The 



finest novelty in Phlox ever introduced ; plants cover 

 the ground all over and produce a great profusion of 

 bright, glowing flowers the whole season ; .star-shajwd 

 and curiously fringed, with distinct bright eyes, rich 

 and velvety. More than twenty distinct shades, mixed ; 

 largely used for beds and borders; grows very easily. 

 Pkt. 4 cts.; extra large pkt. 6 cts. 



NEW YELLOW PHLOX. A grand novelty, greatly 

 admired ; extra large flowers ; pure chrome-yellow ; 

 very fine. Per pkt. 8 cts. 



PHLOX, PERENNIAL VARIETIES. Entirely 

 hardv : finest mixed colors. Pkt. G cts. 



DOUBLE POPPIES. 



DOUBLE POPPIES, MIXED. For dazzling brilliancy 

 and gorgeous variety of colors, these grand double 

 Poppies are almost unequaled; they are sure to grow, 

 and make a blaze of rich and brilliant color that always 

 attracts attention. Pkt. 3 cts. 



NEW CARDINAL POPPY. A truly magnificent 

 variety ; grows about sixteen inches high ; has deeply 

 cut, deep-green foliage, and produces immense heads of 

 gorgeous bloom ; color intense, glowing cardinal-red ; 

 , one of the grandest and most dazzling flowers ever 

 seen. Pkt. 8 cts. 



NEW FAIRY BLUSH POPPIES. Immense globu- 

 lar flowers, perfectly double and elegantly fringed ; 

 color pure snow-white, petals delicately tipped with 

 rosy-blush ; exceedingly beautiful. Pkt. 8 cts. 



NEW GOLDEN GATE POPPIES. Oneofthemost 

 brilliant and handsome of all Poppies. Large, elegant, 

 cup-shaped flowers, double, semi-double, and single; 

 all in agreeable, bright, and showy colors; striped, 

 blotched, edged, and bordered in most dazzling and 

 wonderful combination. Pkt. 4 cts. 



NEW SHIRLEY POPPIES. Equally beautiful, but 

 entirely different from the al)ove; all shades of rose, 

 pink, crimson, and pure white; flowers have a beauti 

 ful, silky appearance. Pkt. 4 cts. 



PORTULACA, DOUBLE FLOWERED. One of 

 the most beautiful and showy annuals ; produces vast 

 numbers of the brightest-colored double flowers like 

 mi nature roses, pure white, crimson, and golden- 

 yellow ; valuable for beds, baskets, and borders ; grows 

 low and spreading ; does best in hot, dry weather, and 

 in warm, sandy soil. Fine mixed colors, pkt. 4 cts. 



NEW RICINUS (Cambogensis), Castor Oil Beav. 

 A very grand and stately plant for lawn and flower 

 beds ; grows very rapidly six to eight feet high ; large, 

 palm-like leaves of brilliant bronze-red color ; stalk and 

 stems nearly black. Pkt. 6 cts. 



RICINUS. Choice mixed kinds, pkt. 3 cts. 



SWEET SULTAN (Centaurea suaveolens). The 

 yellow Sweet Sultan produces its handsome, brush-like, 

 bright yellow flowers in great profusion. The flowers 

 have long stems, keep well, and are much use4 as out 

 flowers, finding a ready sale. Pkt. 3 cts. 



FEVERFEW, 

 DOUBLE. Hand- 

 .some, large, double 

 white flowers, ex- 

 cellent for bedding 

 and also for house 

 culture; blooms 

 abundantly during 

 tiie whole season ; 

 twelve inches high. 

 Pkt. 4 cts. 



FO R G ET-M E- 

 NOT,— MYOSO- 

 T I S ,— TR U E 

 BLUE. A lovely 

 old favorite, fine for 

 garden and pots ; 

 niakes dense, round 

 plants, six to eight 

 inches high and 

 same in width ; cov- 

 ered with delicate, 

 blue flowers, fine for 

 hair and button- 

 hole ; one of the old- 

 time favorites that 

 never go out of 

 style. Pkt. 4 cts. 



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FEVERFEW, DOUBLE. 



FUCHSIA. The Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, 

 and in this way many new and beautiful varieties are 

 obtained ; they flower freely the first year in open 

 ground, and when taken in the house will bloom all 

 winter. Fine Double and Single, mixed, pkt. 12 cts. 



FUCHSIA, PROCUMBENS. The trailing Fuchsia. 

 A most graceful and beautiful vine, with pretty leaves 

 and bright red fruits about the size of robins' eggs, 

 which are very ornamental, and remain perfect a long 

 time ; fine for baskets, vases, and pots. Pkt. 8 cts. 



GERANIUMS. Our seed is extra choice, saved from 

 a large collection of finest named sorts, and may be 

 expected to produce some grand new varieties. Pkt. 

 12 cts. 



HUMULUS JAPONICA (Japanese Hop). Grows 

 easily in open ground, and is one of the most vigorous 

 and Vapid climliers we have ; excellent for covering 

 porches, back buildings, arbors, etc. Pkt. 6 cts. 



LARGE-FLO\VERING SCARLET SAGE (Salvia 

 splendens). Highly valued as one of the very finest 

 and most beautiful flowers of late summer and fall, 

 when it surpasses everything else in brilliant color and 

 continuous bloom, grows easily, and makes grand, 

 stately plants, two to three feet high, completely cov- 

 ered with intense bright-scarlet flowers,— a dazzling 

 mass of color when other flowers are gone. Pkts. 4cts.; 

 extra large pkts. 6 cts. 



SALVIA FARINACEA. This is a lovely blue Salvia, 

 forming dense, bushy plants with long spikes of beauti- 

 ful blue flowers, making a charming contrast when 

 grown with the scarlet, described above. Pkt. 6 cts. 



