ASPERCtiA.-A hardy 

 aunuul with clusters of 

 small sweet-scented 

 tiov.ers. bloom profusely 

 aiid continuously ; a beau- 

 litul bouquet flower. 

 —Oi\ora.ta.. -Sweet Wood- 

 ruff. Flowers have a 

 delicious odor when dried 

 that iiupartsan agreeable 

 perfume to clothes when 

 ^ept among them. Color 

 of riower white. 8 to 12 

 inches. Packet, oc. 



B A l.SA:}l.—Laiiy Slippers. 

 A.n old and favorite garden 

 flower, producing its gor- 

 geous masses of oeautilul. 

 brilliant colored double 

 Cowers in the greatest pro- 

 fusion ; of easy culture ; 

 succeeds in a good, rich 

 soil; also fine for pert 

 culture and conservatory 

 decorations. My strain 

 cannot be equaled. 

 Double Dwarf .Mixed. 

 Very dwarf. IS feet. he. 

 — <Jeriiiau Double Mixed 

 All colors. Very Hue. 5c. 

 — M«wle'» Superb Ca- 

 mellia Flowered. The 

 finest attain of perfectly 

 double Balsam, produc- 

 ing masses of beautiful, 

 brilliant colored double 

 flowers. All colors, 10 eta. 



CAVDVTUFT— WHITE BOCKET. C A Li E N D U L. A.—Cape 



Marigold. Profuse flowering plants, making a fine show in beds or borders. 

 5 —Meteor. Light golden yellow. 1 foot 

 ,„ CAl-LIOPSIS.-Fe- *<• °"^- = 



■ rich and striking^! - 



g r 4N D YTrFT;"^'"lami'fuf and useful plant of the earliest culture for growing in 

 ^ bed"* masses: the white varieties are extensively grown by florists tor hcnique. ^. 



—White Rocket. I>arge trusses. 1 foot. 



—Hybrid Dwarf, Mixed. '4 foot. ,. ','','^- 



V KyS K.— Indian Shi.t Plant. Stately and highly 

 E ornamental foliage plants, growing from 5 to 10 feet 

 » high, and forming a most beautiftil object for the lawn 

 5 or for large circular beds. Some have light green 

 leavesand others of a brownish red color. The flowers 

 S are of scarlet and yellow colors and very showy, ^oak 

 s the seed well in warm water before sowing. Take up 

 g the roots before frost and preserve in a warm 

 m cellar or room. 



u —Mixed, all colors. ,0 



S CATCHIfLY.— Sa«7i«. An easy growmg, free-flower- 

 ing plant, producing dense umbels of white, red and 

 a rose pink-like blossoms. The plant is covered with a 

 » glutinous moisture, from which flies cannot disengage 



■ themselves, hence the name Catchfly. After having 

 2 been once grown, the seed will sow itself in the ground. 

 j- -Choice Mixed. ,. . „ ,. S'^- 

 * CELOSIA.— Cbe*j'-om*. Most peculiar, and attractive ; 



PsVl.-#ew,Tf-a,irannual?are more useful than this; the colors are 

 striking, flowers Numerous and beautifu), and produce a fine eflect in 



Pkt., 



'producing spikes of beautiful feathery flowers 

 ^ ^ — Cristata. 



E.xtra 



fine, mixed. 5c. 



CHRYSANTHK. 



MU.M.-Showy 

 and etTective gar- 

 den favorites, ex- 

 tensively g r o wu 

 for cut flowers. 



— f ' oronarium. 

 Finest double 

 mixed. 5c. 



CONV OIiVUl.T'S. 

 — M i nor. Duar/ 

 Morning Olory. 

 Remarkably 

 showy plants, with 

 exceedingly hand- 

 some, rich-colored 

 flowers, producing 



in beds and mixed borders and unusually bril- 

 liant effect. 1 foot. 



—Tricolor. All colors, mixed. 5c. 



CYANUi*. —Centaurea, Com Flower or Ragged 

 Bailor. Ornamental plants for shriibberiesand 

 mixed borders, and exceedingly useful where 

 cut flowers are in demand ; growing in any 

 common garden soil. 



— Cvanus Elinor. Mixed. 5c. 



DAliljIA.— Few are aware that Dahlia plants 

 from seed sown in the spring, will bloom 

 beautifully the first summer, and give quite as 

 good, if not better satisfaction than bulbs. I 

 ofl'er seed that, if started 

 under glass and trans- 

 planted to the garden in 



bloom continuously until cut 

 by frost. 

 —Extra Choice I..arBe 

 Flowering. Double 

 Mixed. .Seed saved from 

 largest flowered and most 

 double sorts, embracing all 

 the new varieties. . Pkt., 1.5c. 

 —Double Extra Fine 

 Mixed. Very fine ; about 

 twenty varieties. loc. 



—Superb New Single. Fine, 

 mixed. Probably no new 

 flower of modern times is 

 more beautiful or brilliant 

 than the new Single Dahlia. 

 They begin to flower in July, 

 and continue until October, 

 and in sheltered places as 

 late as November. The seed 

 I ofter is saved from large, I 

 fine flowers, all the choic- 

 est varieties. Pkt , lOc. 

 DAI."<Y.— iJ'UiJ. A favorite 

 plant for beds or pot culture, 

 or for edging in shady situa- 

 tions. In bloom tirom April 

 to June. >i foot. 

 —Double 3Iixed. 10c. 

 DATURA.— ?Viimpe<, or Ohosl 

 Floiutr. Grows several feet „.„ 

 high and branches freely, diaxthus HEDDEwacii flobe pleso. 

 producing large trumpet-shaped flowers, a foot or more in length. 

 — Meteloides \Vrightii. White, bordered with lilac ; very fragrant. 5c. 

 DlANTHU."'.--PinA*. A magniflceiit genus, embracing some of the most popular 

 flowers in cultivation, pioducing a great variety of brilliant colors and profusion 

 of bloom. ^ _ 

 — Chiuensis. China, or Indian Pink. Finest double mixed. sc. 

 — Heddewigii. Flore Pleno. Double Jaj.rin Pink. Seed saved from the best 

 double flowers only. Fine collection of colors. I*'. 

 — Iinperialis. fl. pi. Double Imperidl Pink. Fine mixture of all colors. i>c. 

 — Diadematus. tf pi. Diadem Pink. True, fine extra double mixed. My strain 

 of this ijeautiful pink is unrivaled in size of flowers and variety of colors. , 10c. 

 ESCHSCHOI>TZIA.— fti(i/omia Poppy. Very attractive plants for beds, edgings, 

 or musses ; profuse flowering and Unecut foliage, in bloom from June till frost, in. 

 -.Mi.xeii. nl! Colors. ^ , , . ... , ,.^*p- 

 i;i PIIOIIHI V.-.'-'notc on the Mountain. A showy border plant, with foliage 

 veined and margined with white : very attractive. 

 — Variegata. „ ,„ . ^ j ^' 

 EVENING PRIMROSE.— CBiof/wra. Sundropt. 

 These splendid plants are of the easiest culture and 

 de.'-erve a place m every collection. The flowers open 

 in the latter part of the day. making a most brilliant 

 display during the evening and early morning. 

 -Fine i*Iixed. '*^- 

 FEVERFEW.— JMoiricana Eximia. Free flowering 

 plants, succeeding in any garden soil. A fine bedding 

 (ilant or for pot culture ; blooms until frost. 

 -Double White. , . ,.. ^• 

 <;\1LEARDI4.— Showy and admirable perennials, 

 flowering the first year, and among the gayest orna- 

 n.ents of summer flowering beds. Fine mixed. 5c. 

 (iODETIV. Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultiva- 

 uon in any good garden soil, and remarkable for the 

 delicacy o-f their very fine, large blossoms. 

 -I,ady ."iatin Rose. Deep rose pink, the surface shin- 

 ing like satin. 1 foot. 5c. 

 -Extra Fine .Mixed._ . , „ ,.»<■• 

 - (^01<DEN FE\THER.— Pi/rrt/irum Jureum. Golden 



tvellow foliage, very ornamental for ribbon gardening 

 or borders. 6 in. 10c." 

 ICEPI.ANT.-J/f?- 

 emb ry a n Ihrmum 

 r r y sta llinum. A 

 pretty little trailer 

 for baskets or mas- 

 sing. }i foot. 

 -White. Very 

 eflfective. 5c. 



LARKSPTR.- 

 Pret ty blooming 

 plants, flowers 

 fieine noted for pro- 

 fusion andduration 

 Thrives in a deep 

 LOBELIA. rich soil. Hi feet. 



—Finest Mixed Varieties. -^c. 



JjlSVM.—SrarlH flnx. One of the most efTec- 

 tive and showv bedding plants, of long dura- 

 tion having fiiie foliaire and delicate stems. 

 — (JrandiJIoruin Coccineuin. Scarlet. 5c. 

 I.,OBF.IjI.\.— Charming little plants, of great 

 value anil importance to the flower garden 

 and hancing basket. 

 -Fancy Varieties Mixed. Packet. 5c. 



MAirVET> OF PERU.— The well-known 

 Four O'clock. Beautiful summer-blooming 

 plants; producing large azalea-like flowers, 

 white, vellow, crimson, 

 striped. " etc. The roots 

 may be preserved through 

 tlie'winter. 2 feet. 



LABKSPUB. 



good rich soil the last of j -Hybrid Fine :>Iixed. 

 May, will give a magnifi- | Mixtureof manysorls. .All 

 cent display of the bright- 



est colors in August, and ' 



the most desirable varie- 

 ties in a single packet. 5c. 



HAVE YOU NOTICED 

 THE GRAND 



New sweet PEAS 



ON PAGE 877 



CXLOSIA CBISTATA. 



CTANrs MJNOB. 



73 



A list of popular 

 flower Seeds by 

 the ounce will be 

 foundonpage 71. 



MABVrL or PSRU, 



