A^U AUS K 



and others that 

 iloom the first 

 season from seed. 



Under this head I class the true Annuals, that is, 



flowers that bloom the first year then die. Also Bi- 

 ennials and Perennials that, flower freely from seed 



the first year. In this list will be found many new 



varieties together with the old and well-tried favorites, 



having been selected with great care, with a view 



of offering only the most desirable kinds. 



ABRONIA.— A charming trailer, with beautiful Ver- 

 bena-like clusters of sweet-scented flowers ; continues 

 in bloom a long time ; very effective for rock-work, or 

 hanging-baskets. 



— Umbellata. Rosy lilac, white eye. Packet, 5c. 



ADONIS.— Also known as Pheasant's Eye. A showy, 

 hardy annual of easy culture, with pretty fine-cut 

 foliage, and lasting a long time in bloom. 



— iEstivalis. Bright scarlet. 1 foot. 5c. 



AGERATUM.- Valuable plants for large beds or 

 borders, and very useful where cut>flowers are in 

 demand : in bloom the whole summer. 



—Cope's Pet. Deep rich porcelain blue. 8 to 10 in. 10c. 



—Finest Varieties Mixed. 5c. 



AGROSTEMMA. - Handsome, free-floworing, at- 

 tractive border plants, at home in any garden. 



—Finest Mixed. 5c. 



ALYSSUM.— Free-flowering, pretty little plants for 

 beds, edgings, or rock-work. 



-Sweet white fragrant. 5c. 



AMARANTHUS- Ornamental foliaged plants, ex- 

 tremely graceful and interesting, producing a striking 

 effect, whether grown for conservatory or out-door 

 flower garden. 



— (Jaudatus. Love Lies Bleeding. Blood red. 5c. 



—Tricolor. Joseph' s Coat. Leaves red, yellow, green. 5c. 



—Princess of Wales. Foliage carmine, orange green, 

 and bright yellow. 10c. 



—Mixed. 5c. 



ANTIRRHINUM.— Snap Dragon. Beautiful spikes 

 of gay colored flowers produced the first summer until 

 after frost, also flowering well the second season. 



—Firefly. Orange and scarlet, white throat. 5c. 



—Tom Thumb. Finest dwarf. Mixed. 1 foot. 5c. 



— Majus. Tall. Mixed. 2 feet. 5c. 



ASTERS.— Queen Margaret. One of the most popular 

 and effective of our garden favorites, producing in 

 profusion flowers in which richness and variety of 

 colors are combined, with the most perfect and beau- 

 tiful form. It is indispensable in every garden or 

 pleasure ground where an autumnal display is de- 

 sired. My seed has been grown by the leading German 

 flower seed grower, and has no superior. 



— Zirngiebel's Double White. Finest White Aster in 

 cultivation. The plant is about 18 inches high, of good 

 habit, and covered with large flowers which are of 

 globular form, full and double to the centre, with 

 finely imbricated petals. 15c. 



—Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flowered. Fine large 

 double flowers, resembling chrysanthemums, and 

 valuable on account of its profuse flowering when 

 othersare done. All colors, mixed. 12 inches. 10c. 



— Cocar deau or Crown. A very showy variety, centre 

 petals being pure white, and outside petals bright 

 colors. All colors, mixed. 1% feet. 10c. 



—Shakespeare or Dwarf Pompon. Exquisitely 

 formed small flowers ; very dwarf, and continues in 

 bloom a long time. Mixed, all colors. 10c. 



—Goliath. This superb, large-flowering variety is much 

 admired ; blooms profusely, of robust habit, and per- 

 fect form. Mixed colors. 2 feet. 15c. 



— New Victoria. Flowers large, and distinguished by 

 an elegant and regular overlapping of the petals. The 

 plants bear from 10 to 20 flowers, with the appearance 

 of an elegant pyramid. Quite distinct. All colors, 

 mixed, lis feet. 15c. 



—New Washington. Without exception the largest 

 Aster in cultivation ; flowers frequently measuring 4 

 to 5 inches in diameter, and of perfect form. All 

 colors, mixed. 2 feet. 10c. 



—Large Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, 

 regularly imbricated; variously-colored, large, very 

 double, brilliant flowers. All colors, mixed. 2 feet. 10c. 



—Improved Quilled German. Finest mixed. 10c. 



—Choice Varieties Mixed. About 20 sorts. - 10c. 



BALSA M.— Lady Slippers. An old and favorite 



farden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of 

 eautiful, brilliant colored double flowers In the 

 greatest profusion ; of easy culture ; succeeds In a 

 good, rich soil ; also fine for pot culture and conser- 

 vatory decorations. My strain cannot be equaled. 



—Perfection Double White. This beauti- 

 ful snow-white variety has thoroughly double 

 and immense solid round flowers. A favorite 

 among florists for cut flowers. Pitt., 15c. 



—Double Solferino. White, spotted and 

 striped with lilac and scarlet; very fine. 2 

 feet. 15c. 



—Double Dwarf Mixed. Very dwarf. 1% 

 feet. 10c. 



—German Double Mixed. All colors, very 

 fine. 10c. 



BARTONIA. — Producing showy flowers, 

 above its gray and downy thistle-like foliage, 

 which are exceedingly brilliant in sunshine. 



— Aurea. Large golden yellow. 5c. 



CACALIA.— Tassel Flower. Very handsome, profuse 

 blooming plants, covered with beautiful tassel-shaped 

 flowers, and of remarkably easy culture. l\i feet. 



—Fine Mixed. 5c. 



CALiENDULiA.— Cape Marigold. Profuse flowering 

 plants, making a fine show in beds or borders. 



—Meteor.— Light golden yellow. 1 foot. 5c. 



—Prince of Orange. Bright yellow, striped around 

 each petal with an intense shade of orange ; excellent 

 for bedding. 1 foot. 10c. 



CALLIOPSIS.— Few, if any, annuals are more useful 

 than this; the colors are rich and striking, flowers 

 numerous and beautiful, and produce a fine effect in 

 mixed borders. 



—Fine Mixed. 5c. 



CANDYTUFT.— A beautiful and useful plant of the 

 easiest culture, for growing in beds or masses ; the 

 white varieties are extensively grown by floTists for 

 bouquets. 



—White Rocket. Large trusses. 1 foot. , 5c. 



Hybrid Dwarf, Mixed. X foot. 10c. 



C A N N A.— Indian Shot Plant. Stately r.na aighly 

 ornamental foliage plants, growing from i." to 10 feet 

 high, and forming a most beautiful object for the 

 lawn or for large circular beds. Some have light 

 green leaves and others of a brownish red color. 

 The flowers are of scarlet and yellow colors and 

 very showy. Soak the seed weU in warm water 

 before sowing. Take up the roots before frost and 

 preserve in a warm cellar or room. 



— Marechal Vaillant. Foliage rich maroon, with large 

 orange-colored flowers. 6 feet. 10c. 



—Tricolor. Foliage green, red, and creamy yellow; 

 flowers red. 3 feet. 10c. 



—Mixed, all Colors. 5c. 



CATCHFIiY.— Silene. An easv growing, free flower- 

 ing plant, producing dense urnbeis of white, red, and 

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

 glutinous moisture, from which flies cannot disengage 

 themselves, hence the name Catchfly. After having 

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



—Choice Mixed. 5c. 



CELOSlA.— Cockseomb. Most peculiar, striking, and 

 attractive; producing spikes of beautiful feathery 

 flowers. 



— Cristata.— Extra fine, mixed. 5c. 



CYANUS.— Centaurea. Better known as Bachelors' 

 Buttons. Ornamental plants for shrubberies and 

 mixed borders, and exceedingly useful where cut 

 flowers are in demand ; growing in any common soil. 



— Cyanus Minor. Mixed. 5c. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM.-Showy and effective garden 

 favorites, extensively grown for cut flowers. 



— Coronarium. Finest double mixed. 5c. 



CONVOLVULUS .—Minor. Remarkably showy 

 plants, with exceedingly handsome, rich-colored 

 flowers, producing in beds and mixed borders an 

 unusually brilliant effect. 1 foot. 



—Tricolor. All colors, mixed. 5c. 



DAHLIA.— 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 buibs. I offer seed that, if started 

 under glass and transplanted to the garden in good 

 rich soil the last of May, will give a magnificent dis- 

 play of the brightest colors in August. 



—Double Mixed. Extra choice large flowering. 

 Seed saved from largest flowered and most double 

 sorts, embracing all the new varieties. 20c. 



—Double Extra Fine Mixed. Very fine ; about twenty 

 varieties. 10c. 



—Superb New Single. Fine, mixed. Probably no 

 new flower of modern times is more beautiful or 

 brilliant than the New Single Dahlias. They begin 

 to flower in July, and continue until October, and in 

 sheltered places as late as November. The seed I 

 offer is saved from large, fine flowers, embracing all 

 the choicest named varieties. 15c. 



DAISY.— Bellis. A favorite plant for beds or pot cul- 

 ture, or for edging in shady situations. In bloom from 

 April to June. % foot. 



—Double Mixed. 10c. 



DATURA.— Trumpet, or Ghost Flower. Grows several 

 feet high and branches freely, producing large trum- 

 pet-shaped flowers, a foot or more in length. 



— Meteloides Wrightii. White, bordered with lilac; 

 very fragrant. 10c. 



— Huberiana fl. pi. Double mixed. 10c. 



DIANTHUS.— Pinks. A magnificent genus, embrac- 

 ing some of the most popular flowers in cultivation, 

 producing a great variety of brilliant colors and pro- 

 fusion of bloom. 



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— Chinensis. China, or Indian Pink. Finest double >\ 



mixed. Price, per packet, 5c. a 



— Heddewigii. Single flowered, mixed. Fine collec- £? 



tion of colors. 5c. - 



—Imperial is fl. pi. Double Imperial Pink. Fine, & 



mixed. 5c. \ 



— Diadematus fl. pi. Diadem Pink. True, fine extra » 



double mixed. My strain of this beautiful pink is h 



nnrnfollorl in ■, \ o > . r\£ fl rwijaya a riH ira rial w nf nrtl/M-o 1 fin _■* 



unrivalled in size of flowers and variety of colors. 10c. 

 ESCHWCHOLTZIA.— California Poppy. Very at- 

 tractive plants for beds, edgings, or masses ; profuse 

 flowering and fine cut foliage, in bloom from June 

 till frost. £ 



— CroceaAIba. Creamy white. 5c. p 



— Californica. Bright yellow, rich orange centre. 5c. >s 

 —Mixed all Colors. 5c. r, 



EUPHORBIA.— A showy border plant, with foliage ii 

 veined and margined with white ; very attractive. * 



Vfll'ipo'g l"<i 5c * 



EVENING PRIMROSE.-CEnoffiera. These splen- 3 



did plants are of the easiest culture, and deserve a _ 



place in every collection. The flowers open in the 2 



latter part of the day, making a most brilliant display d 



during the evening and early morning. I* 



—Fine Mixed. 5c. jjj 



FEVERFEW.— Matricaria Eximia. Free flowering, ^» 



herbaceous plants, succeeding in any garden soil. A g 



fine bedding plant or for pot culture; blooms until 3 



frost 



-Double White. 10c. H 



GAILLARDIA.— Showy and universally admired H 



perennials, flowering the first year, and among the 



fayest ornaments of summer flowering beds. 

 'icta Lorenziana. Beautiful double flowers, fine X 



for bouquets; colors, orange, claret, golden yellow, B 



and amaranth. 10c. H 



—Fine Mixed. 5c. Q 



GODETIA.— Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultiva- m 



tion in any good garden soil, and remarkable for the * 



delicacy or their very fine, large blossoms. . 



—Spotted Carpet or Bijou. Snowy white, with a g 



bright carmine spot at the base of each petal ; very £ 



dwarf. 6 inches. 10c. ;f 



—Lady Satin Rose. Deep rose pink, the surface shin- a 



ing like satin. 1 foot. 10c. £ 



—Duchess of Albany. Satiny white; very large, meas- p 



uring about 4 inches across, lfoot. 10c. m 



—Lady Albemarle. Flowers large, intense carmine, M 



very striking. 10c. 



—Extra Fine Mixed. Containing all the above vari- "1 



eties. 10c. §• 



ICE PLANT.— Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. A ., 



pretty little trailer for baskets or massing. y z foot. » 

 —White. Very effective. 5c. jj 



IMPATIENS SULTANL— One of the most distinct * 



and beautiful of all decorative plants for the green- 

 house or bedding. The flowers are of a brilliant 

 rosy-scarlet color; about \% inches in diameter. 

 Should be started under glass and planted out the 

 end of June. 25c. 



LARKSPUR.— Exceedingly pretty, profuse bloom- 

 ing plants, the flowers being noted for profusion and 

 duration. Thrives in a deep, rich soil. V/ x feet. 



—Finest Mixed Varieties. 5c. 



LI NUM.— Scarlet Flax. Oneof the most effective and 

 showy bedding plants, of long duration, having fine 

 foliage and delicate stems. 



— Grandiflorum Coccineum. Brilliant scarlet. 5c. 



LOBELIA.— Charming, beautiful little plants, of great H 

 value and importance to the flower garden. F 



—Fancy Varieties Mixed. 5c. M 



MARIGOLD.— Tagetes. Well-known, free-flowering - 

 plants, with handsome double flowers of rich and g 

 beautiful colors. The African, the tallest, is also the e 

 most striking in large beds, mixed flower, and shrub- • 

 bery borders. The dwarf French is used as foreground S 

 to taller plants, and makes splendid compact edgings h 

 to beds or borders. H 



—Eldorado. Large, bushy plants of brilliant colors, W 

 many single plants having from 75 to 100 flowers in — 

 full bloom at one time. The colors run through all £ 

 shades of yellow, from very light primrose to the S 

 deepest orange. 10c. Ji 



—New French Compact Gold Striped. Very com- "■ 

 pact, and dwarf in growth, attaining a height of only 5J 

 6 to 8 inches. It forms a veritable bouquet, as >? 

 each plant is thickly studded with large, handsome » 

 flowers, generally striped regularly with chestnut 5. 

 brown on a bright yellow ground. 5c. - 



MARVEL OF PERU. — The well-known Four fl 

 o'clock. The roots may be preserved through the g 

 winter. 2 feet. p 



-Hybrid Fine Mixed. 5c. a 



MIGNONETTE.— Reseda Odorata. A well-known, g 1 

 fragrant favorite ; fine for pot or garden culture, and & 

 can be had during the whole year by sowing at in- *) 

 tervals. K, 



— GoldenQueen. A very attractive and quite distinct p 

 variety, spikes bright golden yellow, very fragrant - 

 blossoms. 10c. fl 



—Sweet Scented. Small spikes. 5c. s» 



— Machet. A variety of very dwarf, vigorous growth, i 

 with massive spikes of deliciously scented red flowers j 3 

 the best of all sorts for pots. 10c. • 



MIMOSA.— Sensitive plant. A curious plant, so called 5fi 

 because the leaves close and droop when touched. ^ 



— Sensetiva. Pinked white flowers. 6c. r 



