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CLEOME PUNGENS—The Giant Spider Plant.—Although this is one of 
our Native Annuals, it is but little known. The flowers area deep purplish pink MIGNONETT E—Grandiflora Red Giant.—This grand novelty now intro- 
when they first open, but fade to light pink so that the lower part of the panicle | duced for the first time, is of perfect form, growing vigorously, and forming a com- 
is a different color from the upper. The stamens are several inches long, from | pact pyramid of elegant appearance. The flower spikes are of enormous unequaled 
which it derives the name—spider flower. It is a strong robust grower, 4 to 5| size the single blossoms of an intense red color. The plant attains a height of from 
feet high with great panicles of bloom as large as a Hydrangea and unaffected by | 12 to 16 inches, producing its large spikes of rich red flowers most profusely. This 
wind or weather. Seed sown in the open ground in May will flower in July and | handsome Mignonette is the result of many years’ careful selection, and is without 
continue in flower uninterruptedly until frost. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. | a doubt the most distinct variety ever offered. Packet 25 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 
VERBENA. New Mammoth. 
—My strain of this beautiful Verbena 
is unequaled, flowers being of gigantic 
proportions, as large as a silver twen- FR 
ty-live cent piece, while clusters of ] 
bloom are enormous. In coloring 
they excel the old varieties of Ver- 
bena, embracing many distinct shades §§ 
and markings, are also of vigorous F 
habit and free bloomers. For bed- 
ding they are far superior to the or- 
dinary Verbena, and also desirable 
for pot culture. 
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THE PEACOCK POPPY.—A new and ex- | POPPY SNOWDRIFT.—In the last 3 or 4 years THE MIKADO.—One of the most charming 
ceedingly pretty Poppy, growing about 2 feet high | many new varieties of Poppy have been introdued, but with | sorts of the Poppy family has been sent to this 
and blooming freel 1e most striking feature | the exception of Fireball, none of them can approxch the | ¢ y Japan, and is in form and char- 
of the flower is the conspicuous glo _biack zone | Snowdrifl for neat and compact habit of growth or immense ster essentially Japanese flower in its qnaint 
near the centre, which brings out tbe vivid scarlet | size of flowers, frequently measuring 244 to3 inchesin diam- | —yet artistic—beauty. Flowers pure white at 
and cherry crimson of the rest of the flower. The | eter. Itisa profuse bloomor, covering its foliage with pure | the back, its fringed edges crimson scarlet. It 
buds are of a drooping habit, which adds greatly to | white flowers, round, double, with finely imbricated petals. | is one of the most effective Annuals in existence, 
their beauty. Packet, 10 cents. Produces an abundance of bloom all Summer, Pkt., 10 cts. and can be highly recommended. Packet, 10 cts. 
