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CHOICE FLORAL NOVELTIES 



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A GRAND FLORAL NOVELTY ^^ 



DWARF 

 AUGUST 



FLOWERING 



Cosmos *'Dawn" 



Commences Bloomingf in July and Continues till Frost 



No. 934. The Cosmos is now one of our most popular flowers, but frequently, 

 on account of its coming into bloom so late, the plants are destroyed by frost 

 without having perfected a solitary flower. This new variety comes into full 

 flower in July, and continues a mass of bloom until cut down by severe frost. 

 This feature alone is sufficient to stamp it as a novelty of the first class, and will 

 make their successful cultivation possible in the most Northerly States and Canada ; but added to this, it is of dwarf, compact 

 growth, growing only 4J^ feet high, while the old variety growing alongside towers up nearly 7 feet, a victim to the first 

 strong wind. The flowers are fully as large as in the best selections of the old type, the color is a beautiful white, relieved 

 by a delicate tint of rose at the base of the petals, altogether tlie finest novelty introduced in many years. Price, 15c. per 

 pkt., 2 pkts., 25e. 



Grand New Strain 



of Annual Pinks 



Dianthus Laciniatus Nanus (New Hybrids) 



No. 1092, This grand new strain of the annual 

 Pinks, with laeiniated or fringed petals, gained and 

 fixed out of the D. Laciniatus "'Salmon Queen," 

 introduced in 1895. This novelty differs from the 

 well-known D. Laciniatus by its lower growth and 

 much finer-colored flowers. The latter, varying in 

 all shades from white to deep rose and even to pur- 

 plish red, are all tinged more or less with bright 

 salmon red or salmony scarlet, and are distin- 

 guished by a dark ring around the centre. A group 

 of this new tribe in full bloom presents a beaU" 

 tiful and distinct aspect on account of these charm- 

 ing salmon colorings and of the great diversity of 

 designs. The plants grow only about 10 inches high 

 and are remarkable for their free flowering char- 

 acter. At our " Floracroft Gardens," where this 

 seed was grown, there were no two plants alike, 

 and they were a mass of bloom all summer, and are 

 at this writing (October 14th) still throwing up 

 their charming flowers. Price, 10c. per pkt. 



New Dwarf Sweet Pea, ^^ Pink Cupid ^^ 



No. 2745. This little wonder, like the original Cupid, hails from California. It is not a sport from the original White 

 Cupid, but an actual departure from its parent, the tall Blanche Ferry. In habit and manner of growth it is strictly a Cupid, 

 spreading from the root, from a foot to eighteen inches around, growing from 6 to 8 inches high, and shooting up stems about 

 six inches long, which bear, in full bloom at once, from three to four handsome blossoms, all borne close to the end of the 

 stem. The standard is a bright rose-pink, while the wings are pure white or light pink. The wings are very large and 

 finely formed. I'rice of originator's packets, 15c. each ; 2 packets for 25c. 



