Nasturtium. 



Tom • Thumb • Liliput. 



Tin Entirely New Class of ' • 



« ' Dwarf Nasturtiums. 



I consider this one of the great floral novel- 

 ties of the year, and deserves the attention of 

 all lovers of flowers. The plant is in every re- 

 spect smaller than the ordinary Tom Thumb 

 section, and the dainty little flowers produced 

 in the greatest profusion and Jauntily peering 

 up well above the small cut and bushy foliage, 

 malse it one of the prettiest annuals imagin- 

 able. The blossoms appear in the most various 

 and showy colors, and it is especially note- 

 worthy that some quite new shades appear 

 among them, such as are not represented in the 

 old class. This feature, together with the fact 

 that the seed is much smaller than in the 

 Tom Thumb Nasturtiums, and similar to 

 ithat of the Lobbianum section, are the 

 'best evidences that we have here to do 

 with an entirely new break in the Nastur- 

 tium family. 1 have not yet been able to 

 fix separate colors of it, but the mixture 

 will be found highly efl'ective and renders 

 this new Nasturtium excellent for groups 

 and borders. It is also equally desirable 

 for window boxes in the house in winter. 

 Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 

 NTISTURTIUM. Tom Thumb, Empress of India. 

 The plant is of dwarf, bushy habit, with dark tinted foliage, while the flowers are 

 of the most brilliant crimson color, so freely produced that no other annual in culti- 

 vation can approach it in effectiveness. Its dazzling colors are remarkable. Packet, 5 cents. 

 N21STURTIUM. Tom Thumb. Prince Henry. 

 A most beautiful new variety, producing large flowers two Inches across, color cream, 

 marbled and spotted with bright crimson scar- 

 let, and frequently tipped with wine red. The 

 oval bushy plants, about one foot high, are liter- 

 ally covered with flowers, forming gorgeous 

 mounds of color from early summer un ' 

 killed by frost. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 

 CLEOMB PUNGENS. 



Giant Spider Plant. 

 The flowers are a deep purplish 

 [link. The stamens are several 

 inches long, from which it derives 

 ilie name— spider flower. It is a 

 ^liong, robust gi'ower, 4 to 5 feet 

 lii^h, with great panacles of bloom 

 :i^ large as a Hydrangea and un- 

 .■ul'ected by wind or weather. Pack- 

 ^ 1. 1 , 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



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NASTURTIUn. Tom Thumb Liliput. 



PHI«©X DRUMMONDIl. 

 Grandiflora, Monarch. 



This handsome and distinct Phlox produces 

 enormous trusses of large, pure white flowers, 

 with a deep outer margin of rich, rosy carmine, 

 of strong, compact growth; its wealth of bloom 

 produces a pleasing effect. Undoubtedly the 

 most abundant bloomer to be found in the 

 Grandiflora section, and deserves to be largely 

 planted. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



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PHLOX. Double Yellow. 



PHLOX. Fimbriata 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII. Star of 

 Quedlin burgh. 



This floral novelty is of an extraordinary charac- 

 ter. The growth of plants is similar in every respect 

 to the Fimbriata, diff'ering, however, in the distinct 

 shape of its flowers. The pointed centre teeth of the 

 petals — flve in number — are three or four times as 

 large as the lateral ones, and project beyond them 

 like little spines, making them appear to have a star 

 like form, the effect of which is remarkable. The 

 flowers are of various shades, embracing all the 

 colors to be found in the old varieties of Phlox, and 

 are excellent either for garden or pot culture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



PHL0X DRDMMONDII. Fimbriata. 



The flower petals are partly fimbriate; partly 

 three-toothed; the centre teeth are almost twice as long as the lateral ones; all distinctly 

 bordered with pearly white, which, together with the bright eye of the centre, pictur- 

 esquely contrast with the magnificent velvety colors, violet-blue, all shades of purple, 

 bright red, etc. comprising many splendid and distinct colors. They bloom profusely, 

 and for cutting for bouquets are unequaled. The plants grow in compact, bushy form, 

 about 12 to 10 inches high, and are one mass of bloom the whole summer. Abed of 

 Fimbriata and Star Phlox is most striking. Packet, 10 cents; 8 packets, 25 cents. 



PHL0X DRUMM0NOII. Double Yellow. 



Of late years several semi-double flowering Phlox Drummondii have been intro- 

 duced, the value of which as cut flowers will have been recognized by those who have 

 tried them. The very pretty yellow flowering variety now ofl'ered comes true from seed, 

 and possesses a slight perfume. In our trial grounds at Briar Crest the past summer, this 

 distinct new Phlox produced about 65 per cent, of double flowers. Pkt., 15c.; 2 pkts., 26c. 



PHL0X DRUMMONDII. Double White. 



A profuse bloomer, and of great value for bouquets, as it blooms at a season when white 

 flowers are especially desirable. About 65 per cent, of the seed sown will produce double 

 flowers. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII. Double Red. 



More compact than the single flowered, while the trusses and the individual flowers are 

 equal in size to those of the dwarf varieties. About 50 per cent of seed sown produce double 

 flowers. The three Double Phlox are efl'ective sown together. Packet, 15 cts.; 2 packets, 25 cts. 



d»%o/*io1 i^ffe^t* One packet of each of the above three Double Phlox, 

 optfirldl V.^Iier. sent postpaid for only 25 cents. 



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