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BEGONIA VERNON. 
MARGUERITE CARNATION. 
Many new, exceedingly valuable and beautiful 
movelties in flower seeds have lately been intro- 
duced, but I feel confident that none of them can 
excel the beautiful Marguerite Carnation. In the 
first place, any one growing these beautiful carna- 
tions can secure the greatest possible perfection 
with the most ordinary care. In the second place, 
it is hardly possible that they will ever be excelled 
as to size of flowers. But above all, they will 
bloom within 4 months after sowing the seed. The 
vigorous stalks grow usually 6 to 8 inches high, the 
buds and flowers, much crowded together, forming 
many large tufts. The flowers are of brilliant col- 
ors, ranging through all shades of red, pink, yellow 
and white, many handsomely variegated, and 
are always, as stated above, of enormous size. 
They are most valuable for pot culture, bedding, 
groups and borders; and any one in want of fine 
flowering plants is offered in the beautiful Mar- 
wguerite Carnations a new race that cannot be ex- 
celled, all the more remarkable in the fact that 
they can be planted at any season of the year and 
will bloom in four months after sowing the 
weed. Sown about May the first in the open ground 
they require but little different cultivation other 

than that given to the ordinary annual. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
GOLDEN ROD. 
In the many voting contests that have taken place as to which should be 
‘the national flower, the Golden Rod has come out ahead more frequently 
than any other flower. Although it has so many admirers, few are aware 
that it may be cultivated and raised from seed. The seed I offer is selected 
from the very finest varieties, and if sown in the spring will bloom abund- 
antly during the entire fall. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
The Flower Seed Prizes offered last year were awarded to the following customers : 
$50.00 to W. J. CAIN, Newtonville, Massachusetts., for the Best and Largest Six Blooms ¢ 
of Comet Asters. eo 
$50.00 to ISAAC R. ROGERS, Long Branch, N. J., for the Best and Largest Six Blooms 2 
of Marguerite Carnations. 
$50.00 to GEORGE SMITH, 3332 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa.. for the Bestand Largest 
Plant of Begonia Vernon. 
ALYSSUI. Little Gem. 
The plants are very dwarf; they only grow three to four inches high, and 
each plant spreads so as to completely cover a circular space twelve to twen- 
ty inches in diameter. The plants soon become one mass of white, remain- 
ing in full bloom from spring to fall—being densely studded with the beauti- 
More than four hundred 
-clusters of flowers in full bloom have been counted on a single plant. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
ful miniature spikes of deliciously fragrant flowers. 



ig ALYSSUI1. Little Gem. 
’ fying to me to note that my trade in Flower seeds has increased very rapidly the last | 
y free tocustomers during the winter and spring of ’93, 56,428 packets of flower seeds 


ss NH come one of the grandest and most popular flowers for bedding as well as pot culture. 
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ready noticed, has been thoroughly revised this season; but in no one Depart- 
ment has the pruning and revision been so carefully executed as in the next 
10 pages. J can truly say that they contain the cream of Floral Specialties of re- 
cent introduction. Everything listed has been proven by careful test at Briar Crest, 
E Department of this Catalogue, as my old friends have undoubtedly w| 
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distinct additions to the flowers that can be grown successfully from seed in this coun- : 
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id try. From page 84 to 89 will be found as fine a general list of flower seed, embracing 
everything really good, as can be found in any American catalogue. It is very grati- 


few years, and I give all the credit to the superior quality of seeds that I make it an in- | 
variable rule to furnish my customers. As with Vegetable seeds, in growing and lay- | 
ing in my supplies, price is never a consideration. In fact, many times I haye paid | 
$50 to $100 per pound for growing a superior strain of seed when I could get something } 
almost as good for quarter the money. Justat this time I think it would be well to re- « 
mind my friends that the Special Discount on Seeds in Packets (see page 17) also | 
applies to Flower seeds. In addition to this liberal discount it has always been my | 
custom to add a few packets of choice seeds to every order; in this way I distributed 
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alone. Many firms do not sellas many. This year I propose to do as well, if not better. 
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BEGONIA VERNON. q 
This beautiful New Begonia, coming absolutely true from seed, has been univer- ' 
sally accepted as one of the most useful and really meritorious introductions for years, § 
being of unusual value for bedding and will stand our hot summer sun admirably. In 
habit and freedom. of bloom, it quite resembles the well known Begonia Semperflor- | 
ens; its numerous flowers are of a brilliant orange carmine, with bright yellow centre, t 
gorgeously set off with its handsome foliage, which is stiff and glossy, and in color a 
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rich metallic green, spotted and margined with bronzy purple, changing to a rich dark 
red as the age of the foliage advances. But above all, they bloom with the greatest 
profusion the entire summer, from seed sown in the early spring, and is destined to be- 
Packet, 10 cents: 3 packets, 25 cents. 
COMET ASTERS. 
This beautiful early new class of the ever 
popular Aster is quite distinct from all other 
sorts in shape of flowers. Grows from > 
twelve to fifteen inches high, and covered 
with large double flowers three to four * 
inches across, their long wavy and twisted 
petals forming a loose yet dense half globe, 
\) resembling a large flowered Japanese Chrys- t 
anthemum. Only a few years ago, the , 
» Rose and White was the only known variety } 
Wof Comet Aster, but with the utmost skill | 
and attention many new colors and mark- ¢ 
\\ ings have been introduced, which for profu- 7 
W sion of bloom and thrifty upright growth, “ 
stand to-day without an equalamong Asters. 
Roseand White ... . Packet 10 cts. 
Rose) on) ait pldiepacnteresigs . Packet 10 cts. 
Whiteand Lilac... Packet 10 ets. 
Reddish Lilac . . F Packet 10 ets. 
Light Blue. ..... . Packet 10 cts. 
Light Blue and White . . Packet 10 cts. 
Pure White ead eh aC Keb lolGuse 
Carmine) 3. 0. aos) | | 6~Racketabyets: 
Fimest Mixed, all colors . Packet 10 cts. 
SPECIAL OFFER.—ONE PACKET OF 
VY eS oz EACH OF THE ABOVE EIGHT NAMED COMET 
=a ASTERS, ONLY 30 cents, POSTPAID. 
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COMET ASTER. ¥% Natural Size. 
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