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BALLOON VINE 



840. A rapid-growing handsome summer climber, small 

 white flowers, followed by inflated seed vessels shaped like 

 email balloons, 10 to 15 feet ; annual. Pkt., 5c. 



BALSAM 



{Lady Slipper) 



The old garden fa- 

 vorite, marvelously im- 

 proved. 



380. White Per- 

 fection. The finest; 

 pure white. Pkt., 10c. 



384. Double Mixed 

 Sorts. Pkt., 5c. 



386. KoyalCamellia 

 Flowered, Prize 

 Mixed. A fine strain of 

 very double flowers of 

 exquisite shades. Pkt., 

 10c. 



388. Improved Cam- 

 ellia Pure White (Al- 

 ba Perfecta). A really 

 pure white, very 

 double Balsam hag long 

 been a desideratum both 

 for the private planter 

 and the practical florist. 

 Our stock of this grand 

 acquisition i s absolute 

 perfection in snow-white 

 color, size of bloom, 



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BALSAM. 



doublenes9 and symmetry of plant. Price, per pkt., 10c 

 Balsam Apple. See Momordica, page 79. 

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BEGONIA {Tuberous-Sooted) 



Magnificent flowering plants. The single varieties are 

 a revelation in color and size, measuring 6 to 9 inches in cir- 

 cumference, and the double are as fine as the choicest roses 

 in coloring and form. 



Pkt., 16c. 

 " 25c. 



420. Single Large Flowering, Mixed. 



421. Double " " " 



BEGONIA {Fibrous-Rooted) 

 ill. Rex Hybrids. Large, ornamental-leaved plants, 



very rich and decorative. Pkt., 25c. 



423. Vernon. Flowers waxy, blood-scarlet, borne in 



immense quantities ; fine foliage, green at first, turning red. 



Pkt., lOe. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER 



490. (Tropmolum Canariense.) Of the Nasturtium family, 

 the flowers resembling a canary bird with expanded wings. 

 A beautiful climber. Pkt., 5c. 



CALCEOLARIA 



Gorgeous plants for greenhouse and window decoration ; 

 the large pocket-shaped flowers are borne in the greatest 

 profusion through spring and summer; colors: yellow, 



maroon, crimson, etc.; 

 spotted and blotched 

 in the most unique 

 fashion ; 1% feet. 



520. C. Hybrida 

 Grandiflora, Tall 

 Mixed. 20 in. Pkt., 

 25c 



521. C. Hybrida 

 Grandiflora Pumila 

 Compacta, Mixed. A 

 new strain, dwarf and 

 compact, producing 

 large and brilliant self- 

 colored and spotted 

 flowers; 1 foot. Pkt., 

 25c. 



522. C. Kugosa. 

 Small flowering varie- 

 ties for bedding, of the 

 finest colors ; 2 feet. 

 Pkt., 25c. 



523. James's 

 Giant. This strain of 

 Calceolaria will be 

 found without a peer. 

 It contains the most 

 brilliant colorings o f 

 the tigered, mottled, 

 spotted and variegated 

 varieties that we know 



of. Compact in growth and vigorous in constitution. Pkt 

 35c 





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calendula. {See next column.') 



CALENDULA 



Profuse blooming, dwarf, bushy annuals; of easy culture 

 and flowering till frost. 



544. "Orapge King." The grandest of all the double 

 Pot Marigolds. The color is a rich, dark orange, decidedly 

 more striking than that of Prince of Orange. Pkt., 5c; oz., 

 20c 



545. " Lemon Queen." Just as fine as the Orange King, 

 but a clear lemon-yellow. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 



540. Meteor. Double yellow, striped orange. Pkt., 5c 



541. Prince of Orange. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c 



542. Ranunculoides, Fl. PI. (Cape, or Garden Mart- 

 's.) Deep orange color ; 1 foot. Pkt., 5c 



543. Calendula. 

 Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 15c 



CAMPANULA 



(Canterbury Bells) 



601. Single Mixed. 



Pkt. 5c 



602. Double Mixed. 



Pkt., 5c 



604. CUP and SAU- 

 CER Varieties. Are a 



very striking and beauti- 

 ful variety of Canter- 

 bury Bells. The flowers 

 are large and resemble a 

 cup and saucer. Colors 

 are mixed blue, blue, 

 rose, lilac and white. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



606. Pyramidalis, 

 Mixed. A grand sort, 

 known as the "Pyram- 

 idal Bell Flower." Col- 

 or, blue or white ; plants 

 grow about 4 feet high, 

 of elegant pyramidal 

 form, bearing thousands 

 of exquisite bell-shaped 

 flowers. Pkt., 5c campanula. 



CANDYTUFT (lberis) 



Half-hardy annual of low growth and very free flower- 

 ing. The plants bloom early from seed and continue a long 

 time in bloom. Useful for bedding and for cutting. 



620. White Fragrant. Pure white, pinnated foliage; 

 lft. Pkt, 5c; oz., 20c 



621. Crimson. Very beautiful; 1 ft. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 



622. WHITE ROCKET. Large trusses of pure white 

 flowers; 1 ft. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 20c. 



623. White Tom Thumb. A new dwarf variety, grow- 

 ing about 6 inches high, branching into a handsome bush, 

 about 16 inches in diameter. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c 



624. Fine Mixed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. 



625. NEW EM- 

 PRESS. One of the fin- 

 est varieties of recent in- 

 troduction. The plant 

 is of a very branching 

 habit, and assumes.when 

 fully grown and covered 

 with its large trusses of 

 pure white flowers, a 

 very handsome candela- 

 brum-like aspect. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 30c. 



CANNAS 



645. Crozy's Dwarf 

 Large Flowering 

 French. In this new 

 class of Cannas the foli- 

 age is luxuriant and the 

 plants dwarf in habit. 

 Their great merit, how- 

 ever, lies in the large size 

 and brilliant hues of the 

 flowers, ranging through 

 all shades of yellow and 

 orange to the richest 

 crimson, scarlet and ver- 

 milion; some are also 

 beautifully spotted. 

 Mixed. Pkt.,5c;oz.,15c 



640. C. Marechal Vaillant. Foliage rich maroon; 

 large, bright orange flowers ; 5 ft. Pkt., 5c 



641. Tricolor. Foliage green, red and creamy yellow; 

 bright scarlet flowers ; 3 ft. Pkt., 5c 



642. Finest Mixed. Embracing twenty of the best 

 sorts. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c 



643. C. Gigantea. 8 ft. Pkt., 5c 



EMPRESS CANDYTUFT. 



