TJztfO FINB HELIOTROPES, 



ROI DES NOIRS. 



A beautiful new Heliotrope.that when better known is sure to become a favorite. The flowers are 

 of a dark violet purple, with clear white eye. The foliage is unlike any other variety, being pointed 

 aud dark green in color. It is an abundant bloomer, of rich fragrance, and is desirable either for 

 summer decorations or winter, flowering. 20 cents each ; 3 for 50 cents ; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



LADY flOLESWORTH. 

 Rich dark purple, with a clear blending of rose, large truss, fine form, and deliciously perfumed. I 



know of no Heliotrope that can surpass this 

 beautiful variety. 20 cents each; 3 for 50 

 tfbi&Bi sitjta* cents ; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



ONE plant each of Rol ilea Noirs aud 

 Lady Molesworth. Heliotropes, 

 30 cents, postpaid. 



THE MANETTIA VINE. 



The Manettia Vine has proved to be one of 

 our best plants for hummer blooming. When 

 only 2 or 3 inches high its bright coral red 

 flowers tipped with deep canary yellow 

 begin to appear. They are of a peculiar waxy 

 texture, appearing almost artificial, and there- 

 fore remain fresh fora long time. When in full 

 bloom the plants are a gorgeous sight, the 

 bright green foliage enhancing the brilliancy of 

 the flowers. As a pot plant in the house or for 

 planting out, it will prove a great acquisition. 

 The Manettia Vine has become one of the most 

 famous plants ever introduced. 20 cents each ; 

 3 for 50 cents ; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



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EYERBLOOMIMG OXALIS, GOLDEN 2 



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I gave prominence to this rare Oxalis on one of my col- C) ' ZE 

 ored plates last year, and it has fulfilled all expectations. 

 There is not another Oxalis in cultivation that can compare with 

 this new variety for quantity of bloom and beauty of foliage. Its 



bright, golden star like flowers cover the plant in profusion winter UT , T iri ~,t\r\t\r « i 

 or summer, indoors or out. Its very peculiar foliage, fish-tail flEMOTROPE. 1(01 (leS JlOlFS. 

 like, dark olive-green above, purple below, affords the most 



pleasing contrast. Even the leaf stalks, which are bright red. add beauty to the whole. Being such an easy 

 plant to grow, I can recommend it highly. It would also be a profitable plant for florists, as it can be propa- 

 gated from the smallest branches, and a fine stock can therefore be obtained almost at once for filling window 

 boxes or for large beds in the garden. Price, 20 cents each ; 3 for 50 cents ; 7 for $1.00, post-paid. 



NEW SCARLET SAGE.— Ingenieur Clavenad. 



A marked improvement over the old Salvia Splendens, flowering earlier and continuing to bloom pro- 

 fusely until cut down by frost. The flowers are of a most brilliant scarlet, the spikes being longer and more 

 perfectly filled than the old Scarlet Sage, many measuring from 8 to 10 inches in length. Seed, packet, 15 

 cents ; 2 packets, 25 cents. (See page 84.) Plants, 25 cents each ; 3 for 60 cents ; 6 for $1.00, postpaid. 



Catalpa, Japanese Hybrid. 



As an ornamental or useful tree it is of f^reat value, 

 being one of the most rapid growers ol all hardy 

 trees, and one of the most beautiful. From the 

 smallest sprouts it will grow in four or five years to a 

 large size. The foliage is dense, large and luxuriant, 

 deep, glowing green. It is a most profuse bloomer, 

 being literally loaded with flowers, and remaining in 

 bloom several weeks. The flowers are white, with 

 small purple dots, and a touch of yellow around the 

 throat. They have a very pleasant and delicate fra- 

 grance, and a tree in bloom not only presents a 

 magnificent spectacle to the eye, but also fills the air 

 for quite a distance with its agreeable odor. Small 

 trees planted in village lots grow, without cultivation, 

 in five years, to be twenty-five feet high and twenty-four 

 inches in circumference at one foot from the ground. 

 I believe the Japanese Hybrid is destined, when 

 "known, to take a prominent place in the very front 

 iank of trees for timber as well as ornamental planta- 

 tions. In rapidity of growth it rivals the most luxuri- 

 ant trees of temperate climates, while its hardiness 

 has been demonstrated by its standing uninjured 

 twenty-five degrees or more below zero. Professor 

 Hussmann, of the Missouri State Agricultural College, 

 says: "Massive in all its proportions, straight and 

 rigid, it looks like a production of the tropical zone ; 

 yet it seems to be entirely hardy, with its immense 

 leaves, sometimes lobed, velvety-brown, when they 

 first appear, and changing into dark green, followed 

 by immense panicles of flowers containing sometimes 

 from three to four hundred buds and bloom, contrast- 

 ing finely with its dark massive foliage. It may be 

 truly called a regal tree. Plants the size of small 

 straws, sent me through the mail last May, which I 

 planted late in that month, have grown this summer 

 seven feet high and from four to five inches in circum- 

 ference at the base. I think it is the fastest growing tree 

 I know. It makes a beautiful object on a lawn and 

 should be in every one's door-yard." Price of vigor- 

 ous, well-rooted trees, by mail, post-paid, 15 cents 

 each; 4 for 50 cents; 10 for $1 ; 25 for $2 ; 100 for $6. 



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