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pot culture or for a place in the low border. 
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MULTIFLORA BOUQUET ASTER. | 
NEW AND EXQUISITE. 
One of the most exquisite of all the asters, and especially suited for 
Extremely dwarf, being 
only 8 or 9 inches high, but almost smothered with blossoms. 
flower colors are white and pink, the shades blending in a most pleas- 
This interesting aster represents a type of great merit 
and utility, and is in high favor among gardeners. 
without reservation. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
_ WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
OF RARE 
The | and its coloring. 
I can endorse it 
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THE SHAST, JN 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. 
A charming new daisy-like annual from Af- 
Tica; 244 to 2 feet high and same breadth. Fol- 
jiage soft and downy, and of a whitish color. 
Flowers 2 to 3 inches across, on long stems, 
freely produced in summer and autumn. Ray 
flowers or petals pure white on upper surface, 
with a narrow zone of yellow atthe base. Lower 
side of petal a pale lilac blue. Disc or centre of 
flower light blue, with slightly projecting white 
Stamens, producing a charming effect. A good 
cut flower, lasting several days in water. Plant 
of easy culture and yery handsome. PKEt., 10 cts. 
ArcToTis GRANDIS. 
3 flowers for bouquets. 
THE SHASTA DAISY. 
This is the finest of all the so-called moon- 
penny daisies. 
mon field daisy and a European sort. It is a 
2 perfectly hardy perennial, bearing flowers aver- 
aging 4 inches in diameter, on long, stiff stems. 
It blooms freely for several months, and the 
remain fresh for two weeks or more 
after cutting. The petals or rays are pure white. 
The Shasta Daisy is one of the most useful 
Packet, 10 cents. 
ROCHESTER MO 
It is one of Luther Burbank’s | 
hybrids, the result of a cross between the com- | 
4 | sometimes 100 flowers on a Single bush. 
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In”. ROCHESTER 
ye. MORNING GLORY 
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RNING GLORY. 
SIZE, COLOR AND MARKINGS. 
A new and magnificent morning glory remarkable alike for its size 
The strong vines make a growth of 12 to 20 feet, 
| with leaves 8 to 10 inches in size. 1 
| inches across, of @ deep violet blue, shading to azure and edged with 
| white. The flowers are bornein clusters of 
are very showy. Packet. 10 cents. 
The splendid flowers are 4 to 5 
from three to five, and 
CHINESE AND JAPANESE 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
ALL COLORS. FINEST MIXED. 
New chrysanthemums are originated from 
seed, and people who enjoy original work in 
this line will find great pleasure in planting my 
mixture and and watching the blooms unfold 
inthe autumn. There are no blanks in a lot- 
tery of this kind, but there are sure to be some 
rich prizes; plants which the cultivator will 
care to transfer to the permanent bed or border. 
There is no more interesting work in the garden 
| than this, and I. have only to say that this 
chrysanthemum seed is of the choicest strain, 
with endless possibilities of high merit. 
| Packet, 20 cents. 
| 
RICH PETUNIAS. 
TWO FINE STRAINS. 
HOWARD'S STAR PETUNIAS. A beau- 
| tiful new class, developed by selection from an 
| old type. Altogether novel andsuperior. Flow- 
| ers 2 to 24 inches in diameter, of fine texture, 
| with more or less veining. Ground color a 
| crimson maroon. In the centre of each flower 
is a five-rayed Star of Jight blush pink or white, 
Height of plant, 144 to 2 feet. Free bicomey 
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trials of this petunia at Briar Crest were entirely 
satisfactory. I commend it. 
| Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
NEW HYBRIDS. Mixed. A splendid mix- 
ture of all the handsomest and best single pe- 
tunias, including sorts that are striped, blotched 
and mottled. These hybrids are unexcelled for 
beds and borders, and on this account I list 
them among the choice things offered on the 
novelty pages of my annual seed book 
Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
