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Ornamental •••• Qkasses. 



A VENA STERILIS. -Animated Oat. 3 feet. 5c. 



BEIZA M A X I M A .- Quaking Grass. Large 



raceme i of beautiful rattles. " 5c. 



COIX LACHKYMA.-/*'.t Kan. 5c. 



ERIANTHUS RAVEKN JE.-Exquisite white 



plumes, similar to pampas grass. 10c. 



EILALIA JAPONIC A.-Strlped leaves, very 



beautiful. 10c. 



GYNER1U 1 *! ARGENTEUM-Paapos Grass. 



Magnificent silvery plumes. ]0c. 



HORDEUM JVBATVM.-Squirrel Tail Grass. 5c. 

 LAGURUS OVATUS.— Hares Tail Grass. 5c. 



STIPA PENNATA. —Feather Grass. 10c. 



—Finest Mixed. All the above varieties. 10c. 



Ornamental * Clippers. 



One of the most interesting and useful class of gar- 

 den plants, and this list I believe embraces the most* 

 popular and satisfactory varieties. Many a trellis, 

 fence, tree-stump, or veranda, otherwise unattractive, 

 can be made beautiful by planting them. 

 ARISTOLOCHI A.— Dutchman' s Pipe. A rapid 

 growing climber, with large heart-shaped foliage, 

 and very curious flowers resembling a pipe. 20 feet. 

 — Sipho. Brownish purple. 10c. 



BALLOON VINE.— Cardiospermum. A rapid grow- 

 ing, handsome climber, with inflated membranous 

 capsules, from which it derives its name. 

 — \Vhite. 6 feet 5c 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER.-A very attractive 

 creeper, bearing a neat yellow flower, beautifully 

 fringed. 10 feet. 10c. 



CLEMATIS.— Kapid growing climbers, fine forarbors 

 and verandas. Soak the seed in water for 24 hours 

 before sowing. ' 

 — Plainmula. Virgin's Bower. Pure white fragrant 

 flowers. 15 feet. 10c. 



—Fine Mixed. 10c. 



COBJEA.— A rapid growing climber, bearing an abun- 

 dance of large bell-shaped flowers. 

 — Seandens. Rich purple. 15 feet. 10c. 



CONVOLVULUS.— Morning Glory. A well-known 

 and beautiful free flowering class of climbers, with 

 brilliant and varied colored flowers, growing in 

 almost any situation.— Major. Very fine mixed. 5c. 

 CYCLANTHERA.— A free growing climber, with 

 handsome foliage, and pretty oval-shaped fruit, ex- 

 ploding when ripe.— Explodens. 10 feet. 10c. 

 DOLICHOS.— Hyacinth Bean. A French Hyacinth 

 Bean, with beautiful clusters of purple and white 

 flowers. 15 feet,— Fine Mixed. 5c. 

 GOURD O R N A M E N T A L.-A very useful and 

 ornamental class of rapid-growing climbers. The 

 fruit is of various shapes and colors, some very large 

 and others very small. All are hard-shelled and will 

 keep for years, never decaying, 

 -Powder Horn. Resembling a powder-horn. ^ 5c. 

 —Hercules Club. Longest of them all. 4 feet. " 5c. 



—Gooseberry. Very small and pretty. 5c. 



—Finest Mixed. Large and small varieties. 5c. 



IPOMG2A.— Cypress Vine. Fern-like foliage and scar- 

 let flowers.— Ouamoclit. Bright scarlet. 5c. 



MAURANDIA.— A beautiful climbing- plant for con- 

 servatory or trellis-work. 



— Barclayana. Rich violet. 10c. 



—Finest Mixed Varieties. 10c. 



M O M O R D I C A . —Commonly known as Balsam 

 Apple. No trailing plant can surpass this in striking 

 beauty of fruit and foliage. 12 feet. 



— Balsamina. Balsam Apple. Apple-shaped fruit. 5c. 



— Charantia. Balsam Pear. Pear-shaped fruit. 5c. 



NASTURTIUM MAJU&.-ltUl Tropwolum. Ad- 

 mirably adapted for rock-work, banks, covering 

 trellises, or rustic-work. 10 feet. 



—Spitfire. Brilliant scarlet, very showy. 10c. 



— Roi des Noirs. Almost black, very "distinct. 10c. 



—Napoleon III. Yellow, striped with rosy scarlet. 10c. 



— Geant des Batailles. Brilliant carmine, fine. 10c. 



—Choice Tall mixed. 5c. 



PEAS SWEET. —Lathyrus Odoralus. Beautiful 

 fragrant free flowering plants, thriving in any open 

 situation ; blooming all Summer and Autumn if the 

 flowers are cut freely, and the pods picked off as they 

 appear. 6 feet. 



—Invincible Scarlet. Price, per packet, 5c. 



—Blue. 5c. 



—White. 5c. 



—All colors. Fine Mixed. 5c. 



THUNBERGIA. -Black Eyed Susan. An orna- 

 mental climber arrd a constant bloomer ; delights in a 

 light, rich soil. 6 feet— Fine Mixed. 5c. 



CHOICE JELECT JEEDJ 



FOR GREEN-HOUSE AND WINDOW CULTURE. 



In the following list will be found seeds of plants 

 that are adapted to house-culture, and while it requires 

 careful treatment to grow them successfully, it is an 

 interesting study to watch, day-by-day, the develop- 

 ment of these rare and beautiful plants. 

 BEGONIA.— Plant of great value for Summer deco- 

 ration or window gardening. To secure the best 

 results they should be planted as soon as the ground 

 becomes warm. They are covered the whole Sum- 

 mer with bright and elegant drooping flowers; 

 blooming the first season from seed, if sown in Feb- 

 ruary or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for 

 Winter or Spring blooming, sow from August to Octo- 

 ber. Tubers must be kept from frost in dry sand. 

 —Tuberous-Rooted. Hybrid Fine Mixed. Hand- 

 some single and double varieties. 30c. 

 — Schmidti. White, slightly tinged with pink. 20c. 

 —Rubra. Rosv scarlet ; a constant bloomer. 20c. 

 CALCEOLARIA.— Highly ornamental, both for con- 

 servatory and garden ; producing a mass of beautiful 

 5x>cke'-like flowers early in the Spring. 

 tlvbrila. Fine Mixed. Superb strain. 25c. 

 CENT A UREA .-Dusty Miller. Fine for bedding, 

 vases, hanging-baskets and pots; also extensively 

 used for margins. 



— Gymnocarpa. Graceful silver foliage. 10c. 



— Candidissima. Splendid silvery, broad leaves. 10c. 

 — Clementei. Beautiful foliage. 10c. 



CHR VSANTHEMUM.-I n d i c u m Japonicum. 



New Japanese variety, flowers of a peculiar form, 

 and great variety of colors. 10c. 



CINERARIA.— Cape Asters. A favorite, attractive, 

 free-flowering plant, blooming during the Winter and 

 Spring months. 



—Finest Mixed. Large flowering varieties. . 25c. 



COLEUS.— A very universal favorite in foliage de- 

 corations. 



—New Large Leaved. Finest collection of Coleus 

 ever offered. 50c. 



—Fine Mixed. Excellent strain. 25c. 



CYCLAMEN.— Charming bulbous-rooted plants, with 

 beautiful foliage, and rich colored orchid-like fragrant 

 flowers ; universal favorites for Winter and Spring 

 blooming. 



— Persicum. Choice Mixed. Splendid strain. 25c. 



FUCHSIA.— Lady's Ear Drop. A well-known popu- 

 lar greenhouse plant of easy culture, for the house or 

 shady situations in the garden. 



—Choice Mixed Hybrids. 25c. 



GERANIUM .—Pelargonium. These well-known 

 garden favorites are as indispensable for in-door as for 

 out-of-door decoration, and should be extensively cul- 

 tivated. —Finest Varieties Mixed. 25c. 



GLOXINIA.— A bulbous-rooted plant, producing in 

 great profusion, during the Summer months ; its large 

 bell-shaped flowers, of the richest and most beautiful 

 ■ variety of brilliant colors. 



—Choicest Mixed. From finest erect and drooping 

 varieties. 25c. 



HELIOTROPE.-A half-hardy perennial, flowering 

 during the whole season; its delightful perfume 

 makes it a most desirable bouquet flower. 



—Choice Mixed. 10c. 



LANTANA.— Strikingly handsome, producing heads 

 of various colors and changing hues; for pot culture 

 or bedding. 2 to 5 feet. 



—Finest Hybrids Mixed. 10c. 



L1NARIA.— Kenilworth Ivy. A charming small, neat, 

 hardy perennial trailing plant, suitable for baskets, 

 vases, pots and rock-work. 



— Cymbalaria. Lavender and purple. Packet. 15c. 



OXALIS, —Popular and attractive ; good effect in 

 baskets or rock-work. % foot. 



—Rosea & Valdiviana Mixed. Pink and yellow. 10c. 



PAS SIFLORA. —Passion Flower. A highly inter- 

 esting climber, bearing beautiful flowers. 



— Ccerulea. Flowers deep blue ; very hardy. 10c. 



PRIMULA. Chinese Primrose. Most splendid Win- 

 ter blooming plants; specially adapted to house 

 culture. 



— Fimbriata Mixed. Splendid fringed varieties. 50c. 



SMILAX.— A popular greenhouse climber, leaves a 

 deep glossy green; flowers white and very fragrant. 10c. 



TORENIA.— Avery fine, new, distinct, tender annual. 

 A splendid pot plant for vases, hanging-baskets, or 

 for growing out-of-doors. 



— Fonrnieri. Sky-blue flowers, yellow centre. 10c. 



— Bailloni. Bright yellow, brownish-red throat. 10c. 



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A coun-ry place, now-a-days, without its lawn of 

 from 1 to 5 or 10 acres, is seldom seen, and it is no 

 wonder, for what more beautiful sight is there than a . 

 well-kept, carefully mown lawn ? But although a good I pearance. With the ground carefully prepared, graded 



lawn may be beautiful, a poor one is about as ugly a sight 

 as one cares to see. Appreciating this point, I have 

 taken unusual pains with my Lawn Grass Mixture, 

 selecting nothing but the most desirable grasses, that 

 will give a luxuriant growth, Spring, Summer and 

 Autumn, always presenting the same green, velvety, ap- 



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and rolled, seed sown at the rate of 4 bus. per acre, and s 

 the lawn then frequently mown and rolled, it is within » 

 tv n . nnn i> n fmTarunno q i +rifl ii ,0- trnnhl p find exrcense. by M 



the lawn then frequently mown ana ronea, u is wn.mii - 

 the reach of every one, at trifling trouble and expense, by ^ 

 sowing Maule's Lawn Grass, to have as fine and as per- . 

 manent a lawn as anyone could desire. Qt., (enough to tl> 

 sow 200 sq. ft.), 25c; 2 qts., 40c.. postpaid By express, 

 purchaser paying charges, pk. $1.50; bus. $4.50; 4 bus. ?ib. f 



