SALVIA.— An elegant bedding plant, with abundant 



spikes of flowers ; blooms till frost, Succeeds in a light, 



rich soil. 



— Coccinea Splendens Scarlet.— Scarlet Sage. Bright 

 scarlet flowers. Pkt , loc. 



SCABIOSA.— Morning Bride. One of the most desir- 

 able border plants: fragrant flowers. 



—Dwarf Double Mixed.— 1 foot. 5c. 



STOCKS. — Nothing can excel these large double flow- 

 ers, of great beauty and fragrance. They flower 10 to 12 

 weeks after sowing. 



—German Ten Weeks. Finest double mixed. 10c. 



—Finest Varieties Mixed. 10c. 



SUNFLOWER.-New Silver Leaved. Its peculiar 

 character consists of its beautiful silvery foliage. It 

 forms a perfect pyramid 6 to 8 feet high, and as com- 

 pletely covered with bloom as a Zinnia. Flowers 

 small, of a beautiful golden yellow color, desirable for 

 table decorations. On our trial grounds last summer 

 were greatly admired by all who saw them. 10c. 



VERBENA."— An indispensable bedding plant. Sown 

 in the Spring flowers quite early in the season. 



— Hvbrida Scarlet. Various shades. 10c. 



—Hybrida White. Fine white bouquet flower. 10c. 



— Hvbrida Mixed. All colors and shades. 10c. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS.- TouW and Old Age. Produces 

 handsome hemispherical flowers in great profusion. 

 Suitable for beds and groups. 



— New Pom pone. Flowers are remarkably fine, perfect 

 in form ana varied in color, embracing all the shades 

 of crimson, vellow, purple, white, rose and orange found 

 in the Zinnia. Some are curiously two-colored, owing 

 to the florets being pale when first expanded, and after- 

 wards changing to a deeper hue. 5c. 



—Double Mixed. Embracing all the variously colored, 

 tall and dwarf double varieties. 5c. 



A packet of the great Boral 

 CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA, 

 sent FREE to every customer 

 Flower Seeds to the value of 50 ets 



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STOCKS— GEBMAN-IKS WEEKS. 



PERENNIALS, 



In the following will be found Biennials and Peren- 

 nials, which live over Winter and flower in the following 

 Spring and Summer. Seed can be sown in Spring or 

 early Autumn ; in the latter case the beds should be 

 shaded and watered until the plants appear. 

 AOONITUM. Monk's Hood. A hardy perennial, pro- 

 ducing in abundance its curiously-shaped flowers, succeed 

 in any good garden soil. 

 — Napellus. White and blue flowers 3 feet. 5c. 



ALYSSUBI.-eoWZiiisf. AlyssumCompactum, popularly 

 rat via mrnvFA splfviiuvs <;c aht*t known as Gold Dust, is well adapted for rockwork; it is 



sal\ ia coccxnea splendens scablet. compact habit, with golden yellow flowers in masses. 



— Saxatile Compactum. 5c. 



AQUILEGIA.—DouWe Columbine. This plant produces beautiful, curiously 



formed and variously colored flowers, blooms freely early in the Spring. 

 —Finest Double Mixed. All sorts and shades. 5c. 



CAMPANULA.— Canterbury Bells. Beautiful, large bell-shaped flowers; 



effective plants for the border or pot culture. 



—Medium. Splendid mixed. Single and double varieties. 5c. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES.-Well known to all. The seed I offer 



has been imported from the best European growers, and will produce 



many splendid varieties in double and semi-double flowers. All sorts and 



colors mixed, including manv new sorts and handsome colors. 10c. 



CHAMiEPEUCE.— Ivory Thistle. A beautiful perennial thistle, and quite 



an ornament for garden decoration, the midrib and spines are ivory white, 



the leaves glossy green, shaded by a snowy down. 2 feet. 



— Diacantha. True Ivory Thistle. 5c. 



DIGITALIS.— Foxglove. Especially useful among shrubbery and half shady 



places. Long racemes of beautiful flowers. 3 feet. 

 -Gloxinoides. Mixed. All shades and markings. 

 GLADIOLUS.— Beautiful summer and autumn flowering plants, 

 producing long spikes of pretty flowers, marked, striped, blotched 

 and shaded in various colors, half hardy perennial bulbs. 

 — Lemoini Hybrids, Mixed. New types with large round, open 

 bell-shaped flowers, colors new and strikingly beautiful. 15c. 



—Finest Mixed Hybrids. All shades and colors. 10c. 



HOLLYHOCK.— This splendid plant now ranks with the Dahlia 

 for Summer decoration and, from its stately growth and the 

 varied colors of its magnificent large spikes of flowers, may justly 

 claim a place in every garden or pleasure ground. Seed sown in 

 July will flower the following Spring. Hardy. 

 —Double Fine Mixed. All colors. 10c. 



PHLOX PERENNIAL. The varieties of Perennial Phlox are 

 among the choicest of our flowers for bedding and boraer plants. 

 They are perfectly hardy, and need no protection ; will flourish in 

 any soil, succeeding better, however, in deep, rich, moist ground. 

 —Finest Mixed. 5c. 



PRIMULA.— Favorite early free flowering plants, should be 

 extensively grown for filling the 

 beds and borders of the Spring- 

 flower-garden ; succeed best in rich 

 soil. Elatior. Cowslip. Fine 

 mixed. 5c. 



PRIMULA-Auricula. The Auricula is a 

 beautiful hardv Primrose blooming early in 

 Spring, and often in Summer. The colors are 

 exceedingly odd and beautiful. 15c. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Dtanthus Barbatus. A 

 well-known free-flowering plant, which has 

 been greatly improved of late years, producing 

 a splendid effect in beds and shrubbery with 

 their rich and varied flowers. 



—Auricula Flowered Perfection. A hand- 

 some class of single varieties in many striking 

 shades each flower having a clearly defined ej-e, 

 mixed. 5C. 



—Fine Double Mixed. All colors, splendid 

 strain. 10c. 



—Single Finest Mixed. 5c. 



TRITOMA.— Bed Hot Poker. Flowers grow 

 upon spikes 3 feet long, used in beds or masses. 



— Uvaria. Varies from vellow to scarlet. 5c. 



VALERIAN A.— Hardy Heliotrope. Showy 

 border plants, or for mixing in shrubbery, pro- 

 ducing large corymbs of beautiful flowers, 

 which are very desirable for bouquets, or floral 

 decoration. 2 feet. 



-Mixed. Rose, red and white. 5e. 



VIOLA.— Violet. The popular sweet Violet, 

 flowers very early in the Spring and can be 

 grown easily from seed. 



-Fine Mixed. 10c. 



WALL-FLOWER. -Massive spikes of frag- 

 rant flowers. Ornamental in forming groups, etc. 



—Double Mixed. 12 colors. 10c. 



SWEET WILLIAM. 



DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS. 



DOl'BLE WALLKLOWEB. 



AQUILBQIA. 



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