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MIMULUS.— Monkey Flower. Showy, profuse-flower- 

 ing plants, comprising numerous varieties, with white, 

 sulphur, and yellow grounds, spotted with crimson, 

 scarlet, and pink ; fine for the greenhouse, or moist, 

 shadv situations. 



—Mixed Varieties. All colors. Price, per packet, 10a 



-\i YOSOTIS- ForgetrMe-Xot. Neat and beautiful 

 little plants with star-like flowers, succeeding best in 

 shady, moist situation. 



— Paliisfris. True blue, white and yellow eyes. 5c. 



NASTURTIUM.— Tom Thumb Varieties. The dwarf 

 varieties are all desirable, and are among our most 



Sopular plants, standing any amount ot heat and 

 rought, growing vigorously and flowering freely 

 all summer and fall. Excellent for massing and rib- 

 boning, doing well even in poor soil. 1 foot. 



—Tom Thumb— Caerulea Rosea. Kose-tinted pur- 

 plish maroon. 10c 



—Tom Thumb— Ruby King. Pink, shaded with car- 

 mine. 5c. 



—Tom Thumb— Spotted. Bright spotted flowers. 5c. 



—Tom Thumb— Kins Theodore. Dark green foliage, 

 flowers almost black. 10c 



—Tom Thumb— Beauty. Yellow, flushed with ver- 

 milion. 5c 



—Tom Thumb— Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur 

 colored flowers, with dark red spot near the base of 

 each petal. 5c 



—Tom Thumb— Golden Kins. Deep yellow. 5c 



—Tom Thumb— Finest Mixed. 5c 



NEMOPHILA.-iow Grove. Of neat, compact 

 habit; blooming freely all Summer if planted in 

 a rather cool, shaded place, and in not too rich a soil. 

 1 foot. 



—Fine Mixed. All colors. 5c 



N1GELLA.— Love in a Mist, or Devil in the Bush. A 

 compact, free-flowering plant, with finely cut foli 

 age, curious-looking flowers and seed-pods ; of easy 

 culture, gro wi ng in any garden soil. 



— Damascena Mixed. Blue and white flowers. 5c. 



PA NS Y.— Viola Tricolor Maxima. This attrac- 

 tive plant is too well known to require any 

 description, as it is a favorite with alL My 

 strain of this popular flower is unrivaled. 



— Maule's Prize Mixed. Producing flowers 

 2 2 to 3 inches in diameter, in all the most 

 brilliant colors and varied markings. 25c. 



— Suowflake. Satiny white, quite distinct. 20c. 



— Atropurpurea Albo-Marginata (new). 

 Dark shades ; silver edge ; very beautiful 15c. 



— Lord Beaconsfield. Large flowers, of deep 

 purple-violet, shading off in the top petals 

 only, to a white hue. 15c. 



—Emperor William. Brilliant ultramarine 

 color, with a purple-%"iolet eye. 15c. 



Belgian .Striped or Variegated. 10c. 



—Faust or King of the Blacks. Black. 10c 



—Pure White. Very striking. 10c. 



—Violet. Margined with white; choice. 10c. 



—Cliveden. ?» early sky-blue ; beautiful. 10c. 



—Mahogany Colored. Desirable variety. 10c 



—Golden Yellow. Very remarkable. 10c. 



—Gold Margined. Dark shade, yellow edge. 10c 



—Black Blue. Another beautiful blue. 



—Brown Red. Handsome, desirable. 10c. 



—Azure Blue. Beautiful. 10c. 



—Bronze Colored. Popular. 10c — ,<® 



—Extra Fine Mixed. All the _£ 

 popular costly European A 

 varieties. 15c 



—Choice Mixed. A very 

 superior mixture. 10c 



Purchasers may se- 

 lect any 3 packets 

 at 10 cts. for 25 

 cts.; 7 packets for 

 50 cts. or 1 packet 

 of each of all my 

 different varieties 

 of Pansies, inclu- 

 ding novelties, 82. 



PET UNI A. -For out- 

 door decoration or house 

 culture few plants are 

 equal to this class. They 

 commence flowering 

 early, and continue a 

 mass of bloom through- 

 out the whole season, 

 until killed by frost. 

 Easily cultivated, requir- 

 ing rich soil and a sunny 

 situation, and are of a trail 

 ing habit. 



—Inimitable Nana Com- 

 pacta. Beautifully blotched 

 and striped ; dwarf 14 ft 1.5c. 



—Countess of Ellesmere 

 Pink, white throat. 10c. 



-New Hybrids Mixed. Fine. 5c. 



PHACELIA.— A curious and interesting 

 hardy annual plant, of easy culture ; good 

 for bee food. The flowers are produced on 

 racemes. 2 feet. 



— Campanularia. Large, deep blue, fun- 

 nel-shaped flowers. 10c 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII.-Remarkable 

 for the brilliancy and abundance of their 

 large, terminal flowers, completely hiding 

 the foliage. The blossoms are of many 

 colors, from pure white to deepest purple, 

 eyed and striped. For masses of separate 

 colors and for cutting for bouquets they 

 are unsurpassed. 



—Black Warrior. Deep blood purple. 10c. 



- B.ailowitsky. Deep rose, white stripe. 10c. 



-William 1st. Crimson, striped white. 10c. 



— Leopold!!. Purple, with white eye. 10c 



— jplendid Mixed. Very fine mixture. 10c. 



™£ a . n . d,nora i Mixed, best varieties. 10c. 



POPPY.— A showy and easily cultivated 

 hardy annual : with large brilliant colored 

 flowers, growing freely in anv garden soil, 

 and producing a fine effect In large clumps 

 or mixed beds. 2 feet. 



-Poppy Crimson King. Large double flowers, in- 

 tense crimson. 10^ 



—Carnation. Double mixed, very fine. 5c 



— Danebrog. A very desirable rioveltv, producing an 

 abundance of large single flowers of a brilliant scarlet 

 with a large silvery-white spot on each petal thus 

 forming a white cross on a scarlet ground. 10c 



PORTCLACA.-A favorite for beds, edgings, rock- 

 work, etc. Thrives best In a rather rich, light loam 

 or sandy soil. ', foot. 



—Mixed. All colors. Price, per packet, 5c 



— Grandiflora fl. pL Double Flowering Portulaca. 

 Colors of most brilliant shades. Seed saved from 

 perfect double flowers. 10c 



RICTNUS.— Castor Oil Bean. Atree-like plant, effect- 

 ive at points where plants of stately growth are 

 desirable. 6 to 10 feet. 



—Fine Mixed. 5c 



SALPIGLOSSIS.— An Autumn bloomer, effective in 

 beds and borders. Succeeds best in a light, rich 

 soil. 1J-2 feet. 



—Hybrid Mixed. Very fine. 5c 



SALVIA.— An elegant bedding plant, with abundant 

 spikes of flowers; blooms till frost. Succeeds in a 

 light, rich soil. 



— Splendens. Scarlet Sage. Bright scarlet flowers. 15c. 



SCAfilOSA.— Mourning Bride. One of the most de- 

 sirable border plants; fragrant flowers. 



—Dwarf Double Mixed. 1 foot. 5c. 



STOCKS.— Nothing can excel these large double 



— Hybrida White. Pure. Price, per packet, 10c. 



— Hybrida Mixed. All colors and shades. 10c 



ZINNIA ELEGANS.— Produces handsome hemis- 

 pherical flowers in great profusion. Suitable- for beds 

 and groups. 

 —New Ponpone. Flowers are remarkably fine, perfect 

 in form and varied in color, embracing all the shades 

 of crimson, yellow, purple, white, rose and orange 

 usually found in the Zmnia. Some are curiously 

 two-colored, owing to the florets being pale when 

 first expanded, and afterward changing to a deeper 

 hue. 10c 



—Dwarf Double White. Extra fine. 15c 



—Double Mixed. All shades. 5c 



T n the following will be found Biennials and 

 Ferenniak which Owe over Winter and fljwer n 



flowers, of great beauty and fragrance. ' They flower j the following Spring and Summer. Seed can be Bown 



10 trt 12 WPPL-S titter sowinc 1 i.. r._ -_ ^ *, .° ... .... 



10 to 12 weeks after sowing. 

 -Globe Pyramidal Mixed. New, large flowering ; 

 spikes and flowers very large, individual blooms fre- 

 quently measuring 2 inches in diameter. 1 offer' a 

 very fine mixture of 20 distinct colors. 15c. 



-German Ten Weeks. Finest double mixed. 10c 

 -Finest Varieties Mixed. 10c. 



TH2 



EE BEST PANS| 



in Spring or early Autumn ; in the latter case the beds 

 should be shaded and watered until the plant* appear. 



AL¥SSOI.-6'oWDtts Alvssum C'ompactum. popu- 

 larly known as Uold Dust, is well adapted for rock- 

 work ; it is of compact habit, with golden yellow flow- 

 ers in masses. 

 — Saxatile C'ompactum. 5c. 



ANEMONE.— These rank among the earliest and 

 brightest of our Spring flowers, and succeed well in 

 any sunny situation, with rich light loam. 

 — Coronaria Mixed, ii foot. 10c. 



AQUILEGIA.— Double Columbine. This plant pro- 

 duces beautiful, curiously formed and variously col- 

 ored flowers ; blooms freely early in the Spring. 

 -Finest Double .Mixed. 5c. 



CAMPANULA. —Canterbury Bf Us. Beautiful, large, 

 bell-shaped flow ers ; effective plants for the borders 

 or pot culture. 



.Medium. Splendid blue flowers. 5c. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES.-Well- 

 known to all. The seed I offer has been imported 

 from the best European growers, and will pro- 

 duce many splendid varieties in doifble and 

 semi-double flowers. 

 -Carnation. Fine Double Mixed. A good se- 

 lection of fine double varieties. 10c 

 — Picotee. Finest Double Mixed. A superb mix- 

 ture, all the elegant variegated sorts. 10c. 

 | DIGITALIS.— Foxglove. Especially useful 

 among shrubbery and half shady places. 3 ft. 

 — Gloxinoides. Mixed. 5c. 

 HOLLYHOCK. -This splendid plant now 

 ranks with the Dahlia for Summer decoration 

 and, from its stately growth and the varied 

 colors of its magnificent large spikes of flowers, 

 may justly claim a place in every garden or 

 pleasure ground. Seed sown in July will flower 

 the following Spring. Hardy. 

 — Double White. Fmestrain; perfectly double, 

 pure w hite. 20c. 

 —Double Fine Mixed. 10c. 

 ~"[LOX PERENNIAL.— The varieties of Peren- 

 nial Phlox are among the choicest of our flowers 

 for bedding and border plants. They are 

 perfectly hardy, and need no protec- 

 tion ; will flourish in any soil, suc- 

 ceeding be-tter, however, in 

 deep, rich, moist ground. 

 Finest Mixed. 5c. 

 PR IMULA.-Favorite early 

 f r e e-tl owering plants, 

 should be extensively 

 grown for filling the beds 

 and borders of the Spring 

 flower-garden ; succeed 

 best in rich soil. 

 — Elatior. Cowslip. Fine 

 mixed. 5c. 

 —Auricula. The Auricula 

 isabeautiful hardy Prim- 

 rose which blooms early 

 in Spring, and often iii 

 the Summer. The colors 

 are exceedingly odd and 

 beautiful. 15c. 

 _ T R I T O 31 A . - Bed Hot 

 jj Poker. Flowers grow upon 

 spikes fully 3 feet long, 

 used in beds or mas-, s. 

 Uvaria. Varies from yel- 

 low to scarlet. 5c. 

 VIOLA.- Violet. The popular 

 Sweet Violet flowers very 

 early in the Spring and can 

 be grown easilv from seed. 

 —Fine Mixed. 10c. 

 WALL-FLOWER .-Bears nias- 

 ive spikes of very fragrant flowers, 

 lamental in forming groups, etc. 

 Double Mixed. 12 colors. 10c 



\ f i\'~ N ? w Imperial German. In fheNew Imperial German Pansies 

 the labor of years of careful cultivation and constant selection has resulted 

 m an almost endless variety of charming shades of colors united 

 W, J extra large size. Thev bloom throughout the entire Summer 

 J™, embrace all the solid or self-colors ; large spotted : dark and light mar- 

 bled varieties ; with clear, distinct eyes : striped flowers of striking beauty, 

 and vividly colored fancy varieties, blotched veined, mottled and margined 

 ln combinations that would be thought impossible until the flowers are 

 actually seen. I know that in these New Imperial German Pansies I have 

 the choicest and most complete collection of Pansies ever offered 

 •or sale in America. All mv customers who plant this strain of Pansy 

 will be delighted with them. (See Cut No. 2). Pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts., 26 cts. 



Odier or Five Blotched.— A beautiful strain of various colored, large, 

 fine, perfect formed flowers, each petal distinctly spotted with darker 

 shades (See Cut No. 1). Packet, 25 cents. 



Giant Trimardeau.— An altogether distinct and beautiful new class of 

 Pansy, the flowers of wt h are of a very large size, in fact larger thnn 

 anything hitherto attumed. The plants are of strong, compact habit, 

 and are marked with three large blotches. The seed has been carefully 

 saved from the finest flowers of enormous size. (See Cut Fo. 80 Pkt., 25 cts. 



SWEET WILLIAM.— 7>ianfAu.» Barbatus. A well- 

 known free-flowering plant, which lias been crreatly 

 Improved of late years, producing a splendid effect in 

 beds and shrubbery with their rich and varied flowers. 

 9 feet 



—Fine Mixed. All colors. 5c. 



VER BEN A. -An Indispensable bedding plant. Sown 

 In the Spring, flowers quite earlv in the season. 



—Hybrida Italian Striped. Very beautiful. 10c 



—Hybrida Scurlct. Various shades. Kta. 



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EVEl^IiRSTI^GS. 



The Everlasting Flowers are justly very 

 popular, not only for their Summer 

 in the garden, but will retain their l eauty 

 for years If cut n> soon as (hey come into full 

 bloom, tied in small bunches, an i 

 slowly in the shade, with the heads dOM n- 

 ward'to keep the stems straight 

 ACROCLINII'M.-A beautiful el 

 everlasting flowers; graceful border 

 and valuable for Winter bouquets 

 decorations. 

 — Finest Mixed. Rose an d white. 5c 



GLOBE AMAH ANTI1US. 

 A species of Cockscomb, wltl 

 blossoms, perfectly round. Start Id 

 or pol if possible, and transplant to open 

 ground. 

 -AH Colors Mixed. to 



HELTCHR YSUM.- Lane, full, double flowers of 

 various colors, from bright yellow to scarlet shaded 

 and tipped. Peculiarly desirable as dried specimens: 

 exceedingly handsome bouquets may be formed of 

 them for Winter. 



—Dwarf Double Mixed. All colors. to 



Tall Doable Mixed. Various shades. 5c 



X BR A NTH EM I'M. -These are verv beautiful, ever- 

 lasting flowers, highlv prised for Winter bouquets. 

 —Fine Mixed. All colors. to. 



