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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



BED SlNGLh i'uKrLLAi.A. 



PORTULACA 



Brilliant dwarf annuals, blooming profusely from early 

 summer to autumn. For low beds and masses of color they 

 are verj' desirable. 



2-tOO. Finest Single, Mixed. A large variety, of the 

 most brilliant colors. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 40c. 



2401. Double Rose -Flowered, Itlixed. The most 

 brilliant shades and choice flowers. Pkt., 10c. 



PRIMULA 



This beautiful flowering plant is indispensable for winter 

 decoration in the home or conservatory. Our seed is very 

 choice, being saved from the best English strains. Sow in 

 March or April. 



Single Varieties 



2428. Alba Magnifica. Flowers large ; snow-white ; 

 exquisite form. Pkt., 25c. 



2429. Coerulea. Blue. Pkt., 20c. 



2430. Chlswick Bed. Flowers of a brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet Pkt 25c 



2431. Hol'born Blue. Very fine. Pkt., 20c. 



2420. Sinensis Fimbriata. Fringed varieties. Very 

 choice, mixed. Pkt., 20c. 



2433. KermesinaSplendens. Avervrichred. Pkt., 20c. 

 2434'. Fern-Leaved. 

 Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 



2132. J.&S. Choicest 

 Prize Mixed. 



This mixture con- 

 tains, besides all the 

 above-named varieties, a 

 number of other colors, 

 selected from the best 

 strains of American, 

 French, English and 

 German growers, and we 

 know it will give entire 

 satisfaction. Pkt., 30c. 



DOUBLE PRIMULA 



24:te. Double. Pure 

 white. Pkt., 35c. 



2421. Double. Mixed. 

 Pkt., 35c. 



Our Double Primulas 

 bring a large percentage 

 of double flowers. 



2424. Obconica. 

 A profuse blooming 

 primrose, bearing o n 

 long stems heads con- 

 taining ten to fifteen 

 flowers. The flowers 

 are pure white, shading 

 occasionally to lilac, and have the true primrose fragrance. 

 Pkt., 10c.;3pkts., 25c. 



2436. Floribunda. Similar to "Obconica," but the 

 flowers are a beautiful primrose vellow. Pkt., 20c. 

 2423. \eris {English Cowslip). Pkt., 5c. 

 \ 2425. Japo-aic-a. {Japavcse Primrose). Pkt., 10c. 



\ 2426. Vulgaris. Yellow English Primrose. Pkt., 5c. 



PKIJirXA, PKIZE MIXED. 



PYRETHRUM [Feverfew) 



2440. P. Parthenifolium Aureum {Golden Feather). 

 A highly ornamental golden yellow foliage plant, unexcelled 

 for bedding. Hardv perennial ; 1';; ft. Pkt.. 5c.; 07.., 50c. 



2441. v. 'Roseiim (Persian Insect Powder Plant). Hand- 

 some aster-like flowers, with pink rays and deep yellow 

 centres ; foliage fern-like ; most beautifully cut. Pkt., 10c. 



RICINUS {Castor Oil Plant) 



Large, luxuriant, rapid-growing foliage annu?ls, with 

 large, handsome metallic leaves. Used for sub-tropical 

 effects on the lawn, or for the taller centres of foliage beds ; 

 6 to 10 feet. 



2460. Gibsoni. Handsome deep red foliage. Pkt., 5c. 



2461. Sanguineus. 

 Leaves green, stalks 

 blood -red, showy red 

 fruit ; 8 ft. Pkt., 5c. 



2462. Phillippini- 

 ensis. A majestic va- 

 riety, with beautiful 

 eigantic foliage ; 10 ft. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



2463. Mixed. Many 

 choice sorts. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., 20c. 



2464. RICINUS, 

 DUCHESS OF EDIN- 

 BURGH. The stem and 

 leaves are of a bright 

 metallic bronze; the 

 large branches of the 

 fruit are of a vivid red. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



2465. Rlcinus Zan- 

 zibariensis. The leaves 

 of this new variety at- 

 tain a gigantic size, 

 measuring 2 to 2% ft. 

 across, and include light 

 and dark green and cop- 

 pery bronze colors. Pkt., 

 10c.;3pkts., 25c. 



RICINUS, CASTOR OIL PLANT. 



SALVIA, OR SCARLET SAGE 



Gorgeous effects can be produced by massing on the 

 lawn or in the garden, or planted in rows along a sunny 

 drive. A perennial, but blooms the first season from seed. 



2520. Splendens. Scarlet sage. Pkt., 10c. 



2521. Patens. Blue sage. Pkt., 10c. 



New Salvia Splendens, " Silver Spot." 



2522. The leaves are rich, soft, dark green, with 

 light sulphur or cream-colored spots of various sizes 

 liberally sprinkled over them. The Intense bright scarlet 

 flowers are very large, and the plants of neat, compact 

 habit. Seed, per pkt., 20c. 



2523. Clara Bedman, or Bonfire. Very compact, 

 with long, erect spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. The 

 finest Salvia ever introduced, and by far the best for bed- 

 ding and massing on the lawn. Pkt.", 10c. 



SALPI GLOSS IS 



( ^'elvel Flower) 



2500. S. Fine, 

 Mixed. Sky-blue and 

 scarlet flowers, very 

 beautifully penciled. 

 Pkt., 6c. 



2501. SAXPIGLOS- 

 SIS GRANDIFI.ORA. 

 The large-flowering Sal- 

 piglossis is one of the 

 most beautiful of flower- 

 ing annuals. In rich 

 coloring they vie with 

 orchids. Pkt., 5c. 



TROP/EOLUM 

 CANARIENSE 



490. CANARY 

 BIRD VINE. A rapid- 

 growing, summer-climb- 

 ing annual, growing 10 

 to 15 feet high. It will 

 cover trellis work in the 

 most graceful manner, 

 producing hundreds of 

 its pretty fringed bright 

 yellow flowers, which 

 resemble a canary bird 

 with expanded wings. canary bird vine, 



Pkt, 5c. TKOP.SOLUM CANARIENSE. 



