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CHOICE PLANTS. 



FOK BEDDIXG -\>rD HOUSE CUI-TUKE. 



ABUTBLOX. Fine free blooming plants for house cul- 

 ture or bedding purposes. We offer an assortment of choice 

 kinds. 15c. each ; 4 I'oi- 50c. 



ACARAXTHIS. A fine bedding plant used in connec- 

 tion Avith coleus. Red and variegated sorts. 15c. each; 4 

 foroOc; lOforSl.OO. Special prices on large lots. 



AGERATUM. 'Wliite and purple feathery flowers. 

 Good for bedding. 15c. each; 4for50e.; lOforSl.OO. 



BEGONIAS. 



We offer an assortment of the' choicest sorts of this 

 popular plant, including tlie choice new bedder, 



Begonia VemoD. 20c. each ; 6 forSl.OO. 



CARNATIONS. 



Fred Creighton. Very large flowers, all on long stems 

 and of the loveUest pink shade imaginable. 



Grace "Wilder. This has been the favorite pink sort 

 for years, l)ut it is not as strong in growth or .is hardy as 

 some of the newer varieties. 



Lizzie McGowan. A grand new variety of strong, 

 vigorous growth, bearing ver.v large flowers of pure, snow.v 

 wliite; this is the grandest white sort yet introduced, small 

 plants producing flowers over two inches across, beautifully 

 fringed, and very fragrant. 



Portia. Intensely bright scarlet flowers, borne on long 

 stems. Very free flowering; excellent for winter blooming. 



Edna Craig. Xew. One of the finest pink carnations 

 ever offered. Flowers of wonderful substance and large 

 size antl an excellent bloomer. 



Hinze's TVhite. 



varietv. 



A very good, well-known white 



3Irs. Carnegla. A very fine flower, striped scarlet and 

 white ; a fine grower and a valuable addition to our list. 



Price of Carnatiou Plants: 16c. each, or the entire 

 set for 80c. 



COL.EUS PLANTS. 



Brilliant foliage plants for summer bedding; also very 

 fine for baskets and vases in sunny locations. Our collection 

 embraces only new, distinct and brilliant colored varieties. 

 15c. each ; 5 for 50c., or 10 distinct sorts for 51.06. 



Write for special quotations on large quantities. 



GERANIU.-MS. 



Are simply indispensable forbotli indoor or outside uses. 

 We have a magnificent assortment of all the best kinds. 

 Single and double, while, crimson and pink. 15c. each; 4 

 for 50c.; lOforSl.OO; 88. CO per 100. 



PETUNIAS. 



We have a magnificent collection of the Double Fringed 

 sorts, running through all shades of crimson, purple, rose, 

 white and mottled and splashed and edged in endless variety. 

 15c. each; 4for50c.; SI. 50 per doz. 



CLIMBING VINES. 



Akebia Quinata. A pretty and rapid climber that 

 twines very tightly around an.v available support ; leaves 

 small, five parted and nearly evergreen; flowers purple. 

 This vine— an introduction from Japan — is not so well-known 

 as it deserves. 20c. each. 



Ampelopsis Veitohli. The best and most popular vine 

 for covering a wall or building quickly. It requires rich 

 ground and a little time and patience to get the plants started, 

 but after they are well established, they grow rapidly, and 

 will cling firmly to almost any surface. 20e. each. 



HONEYSUCKLE, 



Golden Japan. Leaves beautifully veined and varie- 

 gated with yellow, with a tinge of red towards autumn; an 

 elegant plant. 20c. each. 



H. Halleana (Hall's Japan Honeysuckle). A strong 

 grower and a constant bloomer; flowers open wliite and 

 change to buff the next day; very fragrant ; one of the best. 

 20c. each 



MANETTIA VINE. 



(>Ianettia Bicolor.j 



A charming and profuse flowering climber, producing 

 tubular flowei-3 from 1 to 2 inches in length, tlie plant being 

 literally covered with them the entire season. The coloring 

 of these flowers is gorgeous in the e.xtreme, being a flame 

 color tipped with bright yellow; tlie contrast with the vivid 

 green, glossy foliage is startling, making the plant an object 

 of rare beauty. It will grow and bloom in any ordinarv soil, 

 and given strings or wire to cling to it will attain a height of 

 from five to ten feet in one season. As a pot plant it is un- 

 rivalled, when trained to a wooden stake or pot trellis. 15c. 

 each ; 4 for 50c. 



T HE MOONFLOAVER VINE. 

 (Ipoinsea Noctiflora.) 



If planted out in rich ground about May 15th, in a situa- 

 tion where it has full exposure to the sun, this plant wiil 

 attain a height of forty feet by October 15th, blooming aliun- 

 dantly the entire season. It is called "Mooiiflower" from 

 its rare peculiarity of blooming best at night, although it al>o 

 expands its flowers on dull days: the flowers are of pure 

 white, from five to six inches in diameter, emitting a rich 

 Jessamine-like odor at night. 15c. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



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i COLLECTION OF CLI3IBING VINES. 



i We will send one plant each of the above six 



j vines for 75c., post-paid. 



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