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ECKFORD'S LARGE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS.— Surpassing New Hybrids. 



These deliriously perfumed new Hybrid Sweet Peas have become so well known during the past two or three years, that it is unnecessary 

 to give a detailed description of them, their popularity being already so well established. The flowers, (which with proper culture are 

 double the size of ordinary varieties) are produced in the greatest profusion, some beautifully marked in the most gorgeous manner, ( 

 others of rich solid colors, soft and charming shades, suffused with entirely different tints, etc., of unsurpassed beauty and attractiveness. 

 To get the best results, seed should be planted three or four inches deep, and as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, 

 enabling the vines to get a good strong growth before the warm weather comes. 



Below I give the beS't of Mr. Eckford's introductions, eight of which are accurately illustrated on colored plate opposite. 



QUEEN OF ENGLAND; (1.)— Immense pure white flowers of great 

 substance. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



CARDINAL.- Splendid robust growing variety, producing a great pro- 

 fusion of bright, shining crimson scarlet flowers, distinct and handsome. 

 Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents. 



ORANGE PRINCE. (2.)— Standard bright orange pink, flushed with 

 scarlet ; wings bright rose, veined pink ; the entire flower suffused with orange 

 scarlet, a shade impossible to reproduce in illustration. Packet, 10 cents ; 

 ounce, 25 cents. 



SPLENDOUR. (3.)— Very rich pinkish rose, shaded with crimson, 

 flowers of most perfect form. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



BOREATTON. (4 )— Very deep maroon, having a rich velvety appear- 

 ance, color quite novel and pleasing. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



PRIMROSE.— The nearest approach to a yellow sweet pea, and quite 

 ■unique in color, the standard and wings pale primrose yellow ; fine large flower. 

 Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 60 cents. 



PRINCESS OF WALES. (5.)— A lovely variety, shaded and striped 

 mauve on a white ground, flowers of great substance and perfect shape. 

 Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



EMPRESS OP INDIA.— Clear rosy pink standard, and pinkish white 

 wings the handsomest of light colored varieties. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 

 30 cents. 



PURPLE PRINCE. (6.)— Standards maroon, shaded with bronze, 

 purplish blue wings, very fine. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



ISA ECKPORD. (7.)— Flowers creamy white, suffused with rosy pink, 

 handsome variety for bouquet work. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



COUNTESS OP RADNOR. (8.)— Pale mauve standard, with a deeper 

 shading of mauve, wings pale lilac or delicate mauve, quite distinct. Packet, 

 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. 



APPLE BLOSSOM.- Standard bright pinkish rose, with blush wings, a 

 beautiful imitation of apple blossom coloring. Pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 30 cents. 



All the above New Sweet Peas 10 cents per packet, any 3 for 35 

 cents, 7 lor 50 cents, purchasers choice of -varieties, or I wlU send 

 | the whole collection of 12 varieties for 75 cents. 



ECKFORD'S NEW LARGE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS, Finest Mixed. AH the above, and many others, in a grand 

 mixture. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents ; quarter pound, 40 cents ; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



MARGUERITE CARNATION. 



Many new, exceedingly valuable and beautiful novelties in Flower Seeds have lately been introduced, but I feel confident that none 

 •of them will excite such widespread admiration as have the Beautiful Marguerite Carnations. In the first place, any one growing these 

 beautiful Carnations can secure the greatest possible perfection with the most ordinary care. In the second place, it is hardly possible 

 that they will ever be excelled as to size of flowers, which equal, if indeed they do not surpass, the Malmaison Carnations, which were 

 before considered perfection. But above all they will bloom within 4 months after sowing the seed. The vigorous stalks grow usually 

 ■6 to 8 inches high, the buds and flowers, much crowded together, forming many large tufts. The flowers are of brilliant colors, ranging 

 through all shades of red, pink, yellow, and white, many handsomely variegated, and are always, as stated above, of enormous size. 

 They are most valuable for pot culture, beddin ;, groups and borders ; and any one in want of fine flowering plants is offered in the 

 beautiful Marguerite Carnations a new race that cannot be excelled, all the more remarkable in the fact that they can be planted at any 

 season of the year and will bloom in four months after sowing the seed. Sown in March they require but little different cultivation 

 other than that given to the ordinary Annual. See Colored Plate. Packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



October 15, 1893, will be paid to the customer sending me the six best and largest blooms of Marguerite 

 Carnation (by mail or express, prepaid), raised from seed purchased from me this season. 



$50.00 



COMET ASTERS. 



This beautiful early new class of the ever popular Aster, is quite distinct from all other sorts in shape of flowers. Grows from 

 twelve to fifteen inches high, and covered with large double flowers three to four inches across, their long wavy and twisted petals 

 forming a loose yet dense half globe, resembling a large flowered Japanese Chrysanthemum. Only a few years ago, the Rose and White 

 (see Colored Plate) was the only known variety of Comet Aster, but with the utmost skill and attention, many new colors and markings 

 have been introduced, which for profusion of bloom, and thrifty upright growth, stand to-day without an equal among Asters. 



ROSE AND WHITE 



WJHITK AND LILAC 

 REDDISH LILAC . . 



Packet, 10 cents LIGHT BLUE Packet, 15 cents 



Packet, 10 cents LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE . Packet, 15 cents 



Packet, 15 cents PURE WHITE . . Packet, 20 cents 



Packet, 10 cents FINEST MIXED, all colors Packet, 15 cents 



ONE PACKET OP EACH OP THE ABOVE SEVEN NAMED COMET ASTERS, 60 CENTS, POSTPAID. 



d» p,^ f\f\ Goober 15, 1893, will be paid to the customer sending me the six best and largest blooms of Comet Asters 

 •P3 U.OO (by mail or express, prepaid), raised from seed purchased from me this season. 



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NEW MAMMOTH WHITE CANDYTUFT. 



This grand New Candytuft, is a most wonderful improvement on the well-known White Rocket, bearing large trusses of pure white 

 flowers, double the size of the old variety. It is of dwarf growth, very free flowering, and desirable alike for pot culture or the open 

 ground. On my trial grounds at Briar Crest the past summer, I had a row of this magnificent Candytuft, which was greatly admired, 

 its great profusion of bloom, and large trusses, completely forming a sheet of pure white, which could not help but be attractive. (See 

 Colored Plate.) Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets for 25 cents. 



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THE TULIP POPPY. 



This unique poppy grows 12 to 14 inches high, and produces, well above the 

 foliage, 50 to 60 large flowers of the most vivid scarlet. The two outer petals of 

 the flower bear a similarity to a saucer in which are set two erect petals, of the 

 same color, forming a pouch-like receptacle enclosing and seemingly protecting 

 the anthers. 



From a mere description, no adequate idea can be gained of the strikingly 

 beautiful effect presented when the plants are in full bloom, the color being, 

 even from afar, of such glowing richness us to perfectly dazzel the eye ; the 

 beholder is at once reminded of the well-known Scarlet Due Van Tholl or 



Vermillion Brilliant Tulips and for this reason I think the fitness of the name 

 " Tulip Poppy " will hardly be questioned. It commences blooming early in 

 June and flowers abundantly and constantly for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. 



To sum up, The Tulip Poppy constitutes a most valuable addition to our 

 decorative annuals and will henceforth rank as one of the finest of them, while 

 in its adaptability for the production of a brilliant mass of coloring has few equals. 



Sown where the plants are to bloom, the minute Feed lies several weeks 

 before germinating, in a hot-bed it comes up in about 8 days. Packet, 15 cents ; 

 2 packets, 25 cents. 



SPECIAL OPf ER 



One packet each of Eckford's Large Flowering Sweet Peas, 

 Finest Mixed, Marguerite Carnation, Comet Aster, Rose and 

 White, New flammoth White Candytuft, and the Tulip Poppy, 



Only 35 cents, postpaid. 



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