NEW IMPERIAL 
Japanese Morning Glories. 
SINGLE AND DOUBLE. 
These magnificent Japanese Morning Glories, beggar description 
in their striking and brilliant color effects. The eye is dazzled by 
tints of rose, shell pink, lilac and azure, and by the gorgeous purples 
and vivid reds in endless combination and variety. Each flaked, 
clouded, starred or striated flower seems more unique and beauti- 
ful than the last, and one wonders how such marvels can be sold at 
any. price. They are entirely distinct from the common Morning 
7 Glories, embracing a far greater range of delicate tints and rich colors. 
Indeed, the remarkable variety of tinisand colorsisalmost endless. There are many extraordinary shades that 
can scarcely be named, and many peculiar combinations and variegations difficult to describe, there often be- 
ing three or four colors in one fiower, while all have white, pink, crimson or lilac throats. The vines of the dif- 
ferent varieties vary considerably in height, but most of them climb from twenty to thirty feet, branching in 
all directions. The foliage also is very variable; some varieties have plain green leaves, others of rich 
golden bronze, many are blotched and variegated with creamy white and silver gray. They flower three 
wm weeks after planting, and the seed can be sownin the open ground in May, or started earlier under glass, 
3 or in the house. But above all, the surpassing feature of these New Imperial Japanese Morning Glories lies 
@ in the entrancing beauty and gigantic size of the flowers; they measure from 4 to 6inches across, and their 
greater substance causes them to remain open much longer than ordinary Morning Glories. The 
@ colors of the flowers, shadings and markings are limitless. Some flowers are of deep, rich velvety 
@ tones, others more daintily tinted and shaded than an artist’s brush could portray. The solid 
colors range through reds, from soft rose to crimson, bronze and garnet, from light blue to ultrama- 
fg Tine, indigo and purple; from snow white to cream and silver gray. Some are striped, starred and 
f Spotted; others have magnificent edges and throats. We especially noted a royal purple with 
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HENRY MAULE, No. 1711 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. Ac 
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broad white edge and a red throat,a blue with pink throat, a white flushed pink and a wine- 
red throat, a crimson with white throat, a carmine with white edge and red shaded throat, a 
f claret-purple with snow white throat, copper color with white throat, etc., ete. I can truly say 
that the New Imperial Japanese Morning Glories are by all odds the grandest climbers ever 
offered and you should include them in your order. The single flowers are larger than the 
@ double, although the double ones embrace most of the charming colors found in the single. 
Single Mixed. About twenty distinct varieties. Packet, 15 cents, 2 packets, 25 cents. 
Double Mixed. About fourteen distinct varieties. Packet, 20 cents, 3 packets, 50 cents. 
Special New Imperial Japanese Morning Glory Offer. 
One packet of single mixed and one of double mixed only 25 cts. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. Cyperus Alternifolia. 
For indoor decoration, few plants are more ornamental, growing rapidly in 
moist soil, and will remain green the whole year round. The easiest and most use- 
ful plan for growing it is in a bow], dish or vase, half filled with rich soil, and then 
filled with water. In this way it will grow luxuriantly, making a hundred or 
more flowering shoots in a season, and requiring no other attention than the fill- 
ing of the vase with water when nearly dry. When the stem has reached a height 
of about 20 inches, it will produce a dense tuft of small white flowers, followed by 
a miniature plant on the top of each stem, which can be cut off and easily rooted 
by being laid in a bowl of water. The plant grows elegantly in rooms, the water 
in the bowl counteracting the effect of the dry heat from furnace or stove. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
DOUBLE ORANGE DAISY. Erigeron Auranticas. 
_ The Double Orange Daisy is quite a novelty in this country, although highly 
prized in Europe. Its growth is somewhat similar to the old fashioned Daisy, 
yet it is more robust, easier to bloom and perfectly hardy. The flowers, are fully 
two inches across, of the most dazzling orange, a color which has never before 
been found among Daisies. The flowers are produced in the greatest profusion 
during the entire summer and until late in the autumn, brightening the garden 
more than any flower known, as the plants increase in size and number from 
year to year, blooming early and continuously, they become a lasting ornament. 
Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 
THE BLUE DAISY. Agathza Ceelestis. 
The Blue Daisy is one of those handsome herbaceous perennials that should 
be found in every flower garden. The plants grow about 1% feet high, of branching 
habit, producing an abundance of clear Sky blue flowers, the shape of which is ac- 
curately shown in the illustration herewith. It makes a very pretty object for 
summer decoration in the garden, and is equally desirable for the house in winter, 
r Srown in pots or window boxes. The seed should be started in the house in , = : 
» Shallow boxes containing rich garden soil, covered with a sprinkling of sand f+. —— S = - SSR, 
wor leaf mould, kept moist and in a warm situation. —E a 
s Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. The Blue Daisy. 
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Umbrella Plant. 
of Maule’s Four-Leaf Clover 
5.—Annual Catalogue for 1896 
