NEW IMPERIAL 



Japanese Morning Glories. 



SINGLE AND DOUBLE. 



The«e magnificent Japanese Morning Glories^ beggar description 



clouded stalled or striated flower seems more unique and beauti- 

 fn?^hln the last and one wonders how such marvels can be sold at 

 fulthant^e lasi.duu u^^^.^^ distinct from the common Morning 



can scarcely be named, and many Pec'^li'?'^,S.°."A^i^t„°°hite pink, ^^^^ or lilac throats. The vines of the d t- 



iDg three or four colors in o°e flower, while 1 have white pmK en ^^ ^ ^^^^^ branching m 



ferent varieties vary considerably i°j^."»J^t;.^"fp™«^o °^ !faAet^es^^ Plain green leaves, others of rich 

 all directions. The foliage also is ^ ep' ^ ariable , some vaneiit^ p |^ ^^^^ ^ t^j.ge 



golden bronze, many are blotched and variegated with cream^^^ or started earlier under glass, 



weeks after planting, and the seed c^^ i^^ ^°",^, ^'ij'Jff °P,!se vew In^ Morning Glories lies 



or in the house. But above all, the surpassing f^eature of these .^^^^^ 4 to 6 inches across, and their 



in the entrancing beauty a^nd gigantic size of the flowers^ Glories. The 



greater substance causes them to remain open much longtr than ^^^ ^^| ^^^ velvety 



colors of the flowers, shadings and markings are jmitless. borne no portray. The solid 



tones, others more daintily tinted and .^liad;'^ ^ban an anisi b u^^ ^ ^^^^ toultrama- 



colors range through reds, from soft r^^seto crimson bronze an^^^ are striped, starred and 



rine, indigo and purple; from snow white to cream and smergr^^ ^ purple with 



spotted; others have magnifleent edg*;». f^"'l„'.'; °''\n]j tbrol^^^^^ Pink and a wine- 



broad white edge and a red throat, a W^'ejI'tli P'°^.^'^^°^Ytg edge and red shaded throat, a 

 red throat, a crimson with white tnroat, a <'armine wim %n nue cu^e a ^ 



claret-purple with sn9W white throat, copper coor ^uh white t^iroat, etc. exc^^^^ climbers' ever 

 that the New Imperial Japanese Morning Glories are V!>. ^'', "^"*fl„„e°g are larger than the 



^?owMn jlpan'andlncludel only the very best^of varieties in choice mixture. 

 „rowuiujai' . Packet, 10 cents; 3 pacfcetB, 25 cents. 



UMBRELLA PLANT. Cyperus Alternifolla. 



p^^ir-Hnnr decoration few plants are more ornamental, growing rapidly in moist soil, and 

 will remafnTreen^he while year round. The easiest and most useful plan for growing it is in a^ 

 hnwld^shoi^fasVhalf filled with rich soil, and then filled with water. In this » j^s 



wTv it will erow fuxuriantlv, making a hundred or more flowering shoots in a Ta Ci-; 



way It will grow uxuriauuy^^^^^ ^^^. ^^ ^j^g vase with water 



whenearfv'^rv When the ^temh^^ reached a height of about 20 inches it will 

 whennearo (.rj. Nvueii J ^ , niiniature plant on the 



?ODofel?h^stem whTchTan bl cut ^ rooted by being laid In a bowl of 



w^ter The plant grows H?gantly in rooms^ water in the bowl counteracting 

 the efl"ect of the dry heat from furnace or stove. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 pnckets, 25 cents. 



CANNAS. New Large Flowering French and American. 



In this new class of Cannas we have something of pronounced merit for bed- 

 dins-eilher ^ rows or large clumps-and for winter flowering in pots they are 

 ^f ^rarcelv less value. The foliage is luxuriant and the plants dwarf In habit. 

 Their gS merit however, lies in the large size and brilliant hues ol the flowers, 

 Lnging tbrmigh all shades of yellow and orange to he richest crimsx.n, scarlet 

 1 «t.d vei-milionV some are also beautifully spotted. Seed sown in hot-bed, green- 

 house o" shallow boxes in the house, from January to Apr., will produce flower- 

 Tn^nlknts in July. My mixture contains the best of varieties of recent introduo- 

 UoVboth a°home and abroad, and is sure to aflord the grower much pleasure, 

 tion ooiu ^>- Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



THE BLUE DAISY. Agathiea Ccelestis. 



ThP Rliip naisv is one of those handsome herbaceous perennials that should 

 be found in eve?y flower ga?den. The plants grow about I'i feet high, of branching 

 h'abU^froducYn^anTbun^dance of clea^ sky blue flowers, t^^^.^^^uipe of wWch Is ac- 

 curately shown in the illustration herfw-ith. It makes a ^er^ pretty oDje^^^^ 

 ^ summer decoration in the garden, and is equally desirable for the ."O"^^ 'g Y«e In 

 g grown m pots or window boxes. The seed should be started in the nonsem 

 t shallow boxes containing rich garden soil, covered with a sprinkling or sana 

 Si or leaf mould, kept moist and in a warm situation. 

 8 Packet, lO cents} 3 packets, 25 eent*. 



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