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THE nOST DESIRABLE BEDDINQ PLANT FOR THE GARDEN 



NEWEST ITALIAN OKCHID-FLOWEKING SORTS. 



CANNAS, General List 



Atl. STANDARD, WELL-TRIED VARIETIES 



NEW SEEDLING C ANNA, "BETHY STOKES." The 



finest clear spotless yellow yet introduced. Petals broad and 

 firm. A continual and niai;niKcent bloomer. Height, SJ/o feet. 



QUEEN CHARLOTTE. The queen of the gilt-edge va- 

 rieties. J 11 color it is an intense velvety crimson, melting into 

 rich, broad, yolden-yellow bands on the edges of the petals. 



FLORENCE VAUGHAN. A bright, rich golden yel- 

 low, spoiled with bright red. 



PAUL BRUANT. An intense shade of orange scarlet, 

 with a peculiar satiiiv surface. 



MADAME CBOZY. A dazzling crimson scarlet, bor- 

 dered with golden yellow. 



CHARLES HENDERSON. Large fiery crimson. 



EGENDALE. Large, bright, cherry-red flowers. 



PAUL MARQUANT. A blight sahnon scarlet. 



CAPTAINE P.DE SUZZONI. A rich canary yellow, 

 spotted with cinnamon red. 



FRANCOIS CROZY. Bright orange, bordered with a 

 narrow edge of gold. 



PRICE of any of above, except where price is given, 

 15c. each, or Sl.fiO per dozen. 



CANNA ROBUSTA. The large-leaved variety for 

 tropical eflfect. 10c. each ; 81.00 per dozen. 



GLADIOLUS 



This magnificent family contains hundreds of varieties, 

 comprising all imaginable colors, shades and variegations, 

 from the most gorgeous and dazzling to the softest and most 

 delicate shades. They deserve to be grown in every garden, 

 no matter how large or small. 



(In Separate Colors.) By 



Postpaid. Exp. 



Eiich. Doz. 100 



Shades of Red mixed SO 01 $l) 30 81 75 



" " White mixed, 4 40 2 75 



" " Pink mixed, 4 SO 2 00 



" " Yellow mixed, 5 50 3 00 



" " Striped mixed, 4 40 2 50 



SPECIAL CHEAP OFFER OF CHOICE GLAD- 

 IOLUS. A mixture particularly rich in Lemoine's 

 varieties. By mail. By express. 



Each. Doz. Per 100. Per 1,000. 

 Ist size— Very large bulbs, . 80 05 8u 35 $1 75 811 00 

 2d " Good size " . 3 25 1 50 9 50 



3d " Blooming " . 2 15 75 6 00 



4th " Small (many will bloom), 50 4 00 



IRIS (Flower-de-Luce) 



JAPANESE. Perfectly hardy, beautiful flowers, all 

 colors, exquisitely moltledand veined. Bloom in July, and 

 need a moist, sunny situation. Each, lOc; 81.00 per dozen. 

 GERMAN. These rival the orchid in 

 variety of coloring, shape and shading. Per- 

 fectly hardy and adapted to all situations. 

 Bloom in June. Each, lOc; 81.00 per dozen. 



CINNAMON VINE 



A beiiutiful rapid-growing summer 

 elimlier, with clean, glossy foliage and spikes 

 of delicious cinnamon-scented flowers; per- 

 fectly hardy, the stem dying down in winter, 

 butgrowingwitligreat rapidity in the spring. 

 Insects do not trouble it. Roots, 10c. each ; 

 00 per dozen, all postpaid. 



TUBEROSES 



One of the most de- 

 lightfully fragrant and 

 beautiful of the summer- 

 fiowering bulbs. 



Excelsior Pearl. Ex- 

 tra large bulbs, 4c. each ; 

 25c. per dozen ; $1 .00 per 

 100: $8 00 per 1,000. 



TALL ITALIAN. 

 Extralarge bulbs, 4c. eacli; 

 25c. per <ioz.; 81.25 per KO ; 

 810.00 per I ,n00. Tuberoses 

 by mail, 10c. per doz. and 

 50c. per 100, additional. 



CINNAMON VINE. Each, 10c. 



America. Of handsome, majestic growth, attaining a 

 height of 6 leet; the magniHcenl bronzy foliage marked! 

 with green, having a peculiar lustre, appearing as if var- 

 nished; flowers rich orange salmon, feathered and veined 

 with scarlet. 3oc each. 



Alleniania. This is perhaps the best of the Italian-type 

 flowers, being exceptionally large, frequently measuring: 

 over 634 inches across; the upper petals salmon, willi broad 

 border iind markings of golden-yellow, while the lower pelul 

 is darker salmon, marked with yellow in the centre; a fine 

 flower and possesses more substance than others of this 

 type; dark green foliage; grows () feet high. l-5c. each. ■ 



Africa. Similar in foliage and habit to America; flow- 

 ers large, of rich orange-salmon, deepening to scarlet in 

 the throat; height, 6 feet. 50c. each. 



Italia is of a bright orange scarlet, with a very broad] 

 golden yellow border; the flowers, which are six inches 

 across, are produced on massive stems about sixteen inches 

 long, set well above the foliage. 25c. each. 



Austria is a counterpart of Italia in every way, except ini 

 the color of its flowerg, which are of a pure canary yellow, 

 with but a few traces of small reddish brown spots in the cen- 

 tre of the two inside petals. 20c. each. 



Mile. Berat. A decided acquisition on account of its^ 

 color, which is the nearest approach to a pink in a first-class 

 bedder. Many of the sorts liPietofoie offered as pink, while 

 very prettv in the individual flower, have a "washed out" 

 appearance both on the single plant or when planted in, 

 masses. In this variety, however, the larger the mass the 

 finer the effect, and when planted in conjunction with yellows 

 and high-colored reds it is simply superb; height, 4 feet. 

 25c. each. 



Secretaire Cliabanne. A most pleasing variety, with 

 large flowers of very rich salmon, a shade entirely distinct 

 from any other sort ; plant of uniform growth ; about 4 feet 

 high, and one of the freest-flowering varieties in the collec- 

 tion. 2.5c. each. 



Baronne de Poilly. A most prolific flowerer, with 

 large rounded petals which open out very full, making a per- 

 fectly round flower of excellent form ; of a rich orange salmon 

 color; foliage light green; habit compact ; lieight, 3)^ feet.. 

 25c. each. 



NOVELTY CANNA COLLECTION 



One each of the above glorious \ arieties, compris- 

 ing the very cream of all varieties, for only 81.75. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PiEONIES 



Magnificent and perfectly hardy plants, almost rivaling 

 the rose in brilliancy of color and perfection of bloom. The 

 fragrance of the large flowers resembles that of a highly- 

 scented rose. They require little or no care, and if planted 

 in ordinary garden soil, well enriched with good manure, 

 will thrive splendidly and produce larger and finer blooms 

 when fully established. 



Separate Colors. Pink, White or Red, 25c. each ■ 5 

 for 81 on. 



Mixed Colors, embracing many beautiful and various 

 sorts, 20c. each ; 82.00 per dozen. 



T I G R I D I AS (Shell Flowers) 



These are very easil.v cultivated, and always sure to- 

 bloom in any situation ; their lajge and handsome flowers, 

 resembling some of the peculiarly marked tropical shells,, 

 being greatly admired. 



Pavonia Grandillora. Large glowing crimson, centre 

 variegated with yellow. A handsome sort, and deserves to 

 be largely cultivated. 



Conchiflora YellovF. Yellow, spotted crimson. 



Alba W^hite. Flowers large, pure white, spotted 

 crimson. 



All of the above, 5c. each ; 6 for 2i5c,; 40c. per dozen. 



Two bulbs each of the three Tigridias, 35 cents ; 4 

 of each, 45 cents. 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS {The Giant Summer 

 Flowering Cape Hyacinth) 

 Planted in the spring, they bloom in August and Septem- 

 ber. Foliage is extremely effective, resembling the Yucca. 

 Very showy for the centre of a bed ; also eflective if grown 

 in groups. The flower spikes are from 4 to 5 feet high, bear- 

 ing from JO to 30 large, bell-shaped, pure white, fragrant blo.s- 

 soms. .Strong bulbs produce two or three and even foiur 

 flower stems during the season. 5c. each ; 50c. per doz. 



