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ALFRED F. CONARD, WEST GROVE, PA. 



DWARF, OR TOM THUMB NASTURTIUM. 



MIMULUS MOSCHATUS (The Musk Plant). 



An old favorite, grown for its strong, musky odor; 

 does well outside, and also in pots. Pkt. 3 cts.' 



NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist). A curious and pretty 

 hardy annual, known as Lady in Green, Devil in Bush, 

 etc.; the flowers and foliage are both handsome, and 

 require but little care. Pkt. 3 cts. 



EVENING PRIMROSE (CEnothera). Yery large, 

 saucer-shaped, silvery-white flowers, opening in even- 

 ing, and exceedingly fragrant ; plant almost stemless, 

 leaves and flowers "lying close to the ground. Pkt. 3 cts. 



NICOTIANA AF- 

 FINIS.- A large, 

 handsome, branch- 

 ing plant, two to 

 three feet high, pro- 

 ducing a profusion 

 of beautiful, pure- 

 white, star-shape( 

 flowers on long ter- 

 minal tubes; ver} 

 handsome and at- 

 tractive, and so ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant 

 that they perfume 

 the whole neighbor- 

 hood. Pkt. 6 cts. 

 NEW SNOWBALL 

 DAISY. A beautiful 

 variety, fine for cut- 

 ting; al)out 80 per 

 cent, perfectly dou- 

 ble, like small roses. 

 Pkt. 6 cts. 



LOBELIA, BLUE GEM. Yery pretty low-growing 

 plants, valued for both garden and house culture; blue 

 aud white. Finest varieties mixed, pkt. 3 cts. 



GLOXINIA HYBRI- 

 DA. The Gloxinias 

 are splendid, bulbous- 

 rooted plants, highly 

 valued for house and 

 conservatory culture, 

 and blooming in great 

 profusion during the 

 summer months. The 

 handsome, bell-shaped 

 flowers show a great 

 variety of the richest 

 and most beautiful col- 

 ors, and many superb 

 spotted and blotched 

 strains. Keep bulbs 

 warm and dry during 

 winter. Pkt." 12 cts. 

 -- EVERLASTING 

 FLOWERS. These 

 Everlastingflowers are 

 of many brilliant 

 GLOXINIA HYBRiDA. shadcs and forms, very 



handsome while grow- 

 ing, and highly valued for making lasting and durable 

 bouquets for "parlor and sitting-room decoration. 

 The seed we offer contains all the most desirable varie- 

 ties and colors. Finest mixed, pkt. 4 cts. 



DWARF, OR TOM THUMB NASTUR- 

 TIU M S. These splendid new dwarf ^ asturtiums 

 are among our most beautiful and satistactory 

 bedding plants ; they grow easiiy, thrive in all 

 usual places, make pretty, round'-headed plants, 

 ten to twelve inches in diameter, and produce 

 an abundance of their richly-colojed, deliciously 

 fragrant flowers from early summer till killed 

 down by frost. My seed is"a s])ecial mixture of 



. the most beautiful colors and finest named va- 

 rieties, including Aurora, Empress of India, King 

 Theodore, Pearl White, Lady Bird, Rnhy King, 

 Crystal Palace, Golden Gem, etc., and is abso- 

 lutely unsurpassed in brilliant beauty. The best, 

 pkt. S cts.; oz. 20 cts.; good mixed', pkt. 3 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts. 



SWEET-SCENTED TALL NASTUR- 

 TIUMS. These are pretty climbers, valuable 

 for training over porches and low trellises; they 

 bear hot and dry weather, and thrive in poor 

 soil, bloom constantly, and the green seed-pods 

 make excellent pickles; colors range from dark 

 cardinal-red, scarlet, sulphur spotted with crim- 

 son, golden-yellow, striped and spotted, dark- 

 brown, and black. The best, pkt. 8 cts.; oz. 20 

 cts. 

 OX ALIS. Remarkable free-flowering little plants, with 

 lively green foliage, entirely covered with pink and 

 yellow flowers from June till September ; excellent 

 for edging and borders. Pkt. 3 cts. 



NICOTIANA AFFINIS. 



PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA. 



PETUNIA HYBRIDA. A splendid strain, saved from 

 the finest flowers, of most brilliant and distinct colors, 

 including the beautiful striped and variegated kinds ; 

 excellent for beds and borders ; unsurpassed in beauty, 

 i in est mixed colors, pkt. 8 cts.; 34 o^- ^'^ cts.; good 

 mixed, pkt. 4 cts.; ^^ oz. 20 cts. 



PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA. This is one of the 

 largest-flowering aud richest-colored varieties in culti- 

 vation ; flowers frequently measure over four inches in 

 diameter, and are of many beautiful colors, including 

 various shades of rose, violet, purple, lavender, crim- 

 son, and vellow; extremely rich and handsome. Pkt. 

 12 cts. 



PETUNIA, BEST DOUBLE. This is the finest strain 

 of best double Petunias and will produce a large pro- 

 portion of grand double flowers of the most magnifi- 

 cent colors and shades, but is very scarce and expensive 

 and requires care to grow. Per pkt. 15 cts. 



LINARIA (Kenilworth Ivy). A well-known, hardy, 

 perennial trailing plant ; very useful for vases and 

 baskets, also for rockeries, etc. Pkt. 3 cts. 



LINUM (Crimson Flax). One of the best and most 

 showy hardy annuals for bedding; sow in March or 

 April" where'plants are intended to remain, and they 

 will soon make a grand show. Pkt. 3 cts. 



CALENDULA, DOUBLE YELLOW. Extra large, 

 very double flowers; intense, bright, glowing yellow, 

 indescribably rich and beautiful ; sown in open ground 

 it soon begins to flower, and blooms profuselv till late 

 fall. Pkt. 6 cts. 



CALENDULA, DOUBLE WHITE. Similar to the 

 yellow in all respects except color, which is rich 

 creamy-white, edged with orange ; very fine. Pkt. 4 cts. 



