NEW GmNT e©MET HSTERS. J 



plas^^n/f'ifAlt'ir'S^'^*"/'^'"-7P'' ''°'°''^ «'■ elegance of form. This beautiful early new ? 

 G?ows from twPl^p'^A m>o ^''''" '"h'^'",'? distinct from all other sorts in shape of flowers. 9 

 fiveYnchefa™ thPH. I^S^ ""'^^'' ^'§H' '"'''^ 9°vered with large double flowers four to » 

 Slobe ?esPrX?nt'«^^.„i°fl*^'"^YT''°'^*-"''^*'''^P'^t*il'^ ^ loose yet dense half 



?!,H ?!,j:f*v!.™?^i"S_'^.'¥.S'^ flowered Japanese Chrysanthemum. For prof-usion of bloom i 



r*ure White. 



White Changiiig to Kose. 



Dark "Violet. 



Azure Blue Bordei-ed TFith White. 



t^ulphur Xelloiv. 



ISeddish Lilsic. 



Clear Carmiue Bordered W^ith "White, 



any of the above named New Giant Comet Hsters : 



Bright Crimson. 



"White Changint!; to l,i«Ebt Blue. 



Clear JSose Bordered "With White. 



Azure Blue. 



Peach Blossom, 



Ivllac Bordered "With "White. 



Ture Bosc. 



Packet. 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 centsj or I will send one packet of « 

 each of the 14 varieties, for only $1.00. postpaid. « 



NEW GIHNT eOMET aSTERS. 

 an colors, finest mixed, ail the above in one grand mixture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets. 25 cents. 



PaiVSY, NEW MHMM0TH PHRISmN. 



''Stained and Striped." 



Ites foJgeL''°auinsf''^-^-- *'?''?-~''--'-^^^^^ °^ ''"'' foremost garden favor- 



does the Pansy ( 



but the ease • 



ways succe 



tion. '■'^1^^^' "sa;u^^';'_;'^^_^^ it-"" ^'^sses 01 plants do we meet with so many pleasant 



oeing pres 



A o-ppDO -New Mam ^_ ^ „„.j„,^ ^^ „ ^i^u x u 



Jt'^f I'lf "i^,!!!** "-'^''y lobust'fn'habitrprSduchTg theTr"largVaud'Yandsome s"talned"and J 



striped flo^^ers on long and graceful stems, standing well above the foliage. The im- ( 



^rTed^°eInPH^f ^tff^^''^^ the colors usually found iS the Pansy, but the#are vWidTy ; 



hie'^f^fn f?f «' "'ottled and stamed m combinations that would be thought impossi- 



^ P«AiiP« w^n\^°r?'\?''5 actualyseen. All my customers who plant this strain of,, 



:rrr, Pansies, will be delighted with the wonderful combination of colors. 



Packet, ao cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 



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THE FIVE BEST 



Floral Novelties of the Yean 



Aster. New Giant Comet, Bright Crimson. 



Pansy. New Mammoth Parisian, Stained and Striped. 



Annual Chrysanthemums. New Double Fringed Hybrids. 



Petunia. Selected Ruffled Giants. 



Phlox Drummondii, Grandiflora, Crimson "Wreath. 



0ne packet of each of these 3 Floral Novelties, 

 only 33 cents, postpaid. 



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YERBENa. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy. 



I take pleasure in ofTering an improved strain of Mammoth Verbe- 

 nas, embracing a large percentage of striped and mottled flowers, to- 

 gether with the very l^est and largest of the solid colors, which for size 

 of flowers and diversity of shades are unequaled; many single florets 

 are as large as a silver twenty-five cent piece; clusters of blooms are 

 enormous. In coloring they excel the old varieties of Verbena, embrac- 

 ing many distinct shades and markings, of vigorous habit and free 

 bloomers. For bedding they are far superior to the ordinary Verbena, 

 and also desirable for pot culture. My field of this grand mixture of 

 Mammoth Verbenas at Briar Crest the past Summer was an object of 

 beauty, and admired by all who saw them. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 jiackets, 25 cents. 



VERBENA, 



Briar Crest, 



riammoth Fancy. 



aNNUaL SHRYSHNTHEMUMS. New Double Fringed Hybrids, i 



r.f\tf^l'^'^th°V^^^^ Of rare merit, embracing a wide range of colors and combinations ! 

 otcolois^j\hich cannot be found in any other strain of Annual Chrj-santhemums. ' 

 r * * * -■- "SO ihe large, regularly formed, double fringed like flowers appear I 

 in all colors and shades, from white, yellow and rose, to blood red 

 and purple, many of them with dark centres bordered with pure I 

 white fringed like petals, in a way that must be seen to be appreciated. ' 

 The plant is graceful, with dense fern-like foliage, on which its beautl- I 

 ful flowers stand out in bold relief. Another grand feature of this nov- I 

 elty IS its tendency to produce a small percentage of rich, golden leaved 

 plants, which are extremely handsome and showy. The seeds are eas- I 

 I ily started in the open ground in May, or earlier indoors; begin to bloom I 

 early and continue to produce an abundance of flowers all Summer. ' 



Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



PETUNia. Selected Ruffled Giants. 



An entirely new strain of single fringed, large flowered Petunias, 

 which are simply the acme of perfection. The flowers are exquisitely 

 ruined or fringed on the edges, and are of enormous dimensions, many 

 measuring five inches across, while the colors are indescribably rich 

 and varied, marked, veined and blotched in the most grotesque and 

 beautiful manner, giving the throat the appearance of great depth. The 

 colors range through all shades of yellow, rose, velvety crimson, green, 

 black and white, running ott' into intricate veins, or exquisitely pen- 

 ciled combinations, heretofore unknown in Petunias. 



Packet, no cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 



PHLOX DRUMM0NDII. Grandiflora. 

 "Crimson Wreath." 



This grand novelty is a sport from the popular Phlox Drummondii, 

 "Monarch," which I introduced some years ago. It differs from the 

 Monarch, however, from the fact that its handsome heads of pure white 

 flowers are bordered with a wreath of bright crimson, while the Mon- 

 arch is Pink and not so attractive. It is a wonderfully profuse bloomer, 

 its immense heads of large handsomely wreathed flowers producing an 

 effect unequaled. For bedding or eflTective displays in the garden this 

 distinct and showy Phlox cannot be excelled. 



Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



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