LYCHNIS. 



Handsome hardy perennial plants of easy culture for massing 

 in beds and borders; blooming the first year if sown early. 



PER PKT. 



3961 Clialcedonica (Rose Campion, Jerusalem Cross). 



Fine scarlet flowers; 2 feet. ]- oz., 25 cts 5 



3062 Haageana. Brilliant orange, scarlet, crimson, etc., in 



mixture; 1 foot. \ oz., 40 cts 10 



LYTHRUM. 



3071 Roseum Superbum (Rose loose-strife). A very 

 pretty hardy perennial; grows about 3 feet high, and 

 produces spikes of rosy flowers from July to September. 

 i oz., 40 cts 10 



Marvel of Peru, or Four O'clock's. 



(Mirabilis Jalapa ) 



3110 A well-known, handsome, free-flowering garden favorite; 

 does well everywhere; give each plant 12 to 18 inches of 

 room. See what Prof. Bailey says about this fine old- 

 fashioned flower on page 56 Fine mixed colors; 2 feet, 

 (See cut). Oz,, 15 cts 5 



MATTHIOLA. 



3125 Bicornis (Evening-scented 

 Stock). This old-fashioned 

 annual has no beauty to recom- 

 mend it, the flowers being a 

 dull purplish lilac, but it is 

 well worth growing for the 

 entrancing fragrance which it 

 emits during the evening. 

 \ oz., 15 cts 5 



MAURANDIA. 



Beautiful, rapid, slender growing 

 climbers, blooming profusely until late 

 in the autumn; also fine for the con- 

 servatory or greenhouse; if desired for 

 the house, take up before the approach 

 of frost. A half-hardy perennial, flower- 

 ing the first season if sown early; 10 

 feet. 



3127 Barclayana. Purple . . . 10 



3128 Giant Blue. A large-flower- 

 ing form, of a beautiful deep 

 blue 25 



3130 Mixed. Ail colors 10 



Marvel of 

 Peru. 



African Marigold, Orange Prince. 



MARIGOLD. 



The African and French Marigolds are old favorite free- 

 flowering annuals of easy culture; both are extremely 

 effective. The former have uniformly large 

 »\ yellow or orange-colored flowers, and are well 



lffM\ \^ adapted for large beds or mixed borders; the 

 'V, ] \ <_ latter are dwarfer in growth, with beautifully 



:, tjj \ ^, striped flowers, and better suited for bedding 

 \$ ^— S purposes, or for pot culture; they succeed best 



jSpF"' in a light soil, with full exposure to the sun. 



A vase or bowl of any of the rich yellow sorts 

 jSt&b £l ffilJS? §^£ '" com ' ) ' nat ' on with a few blue Larkspurs or 

 t^S^SteT^ S&?^ Pi/)V^"£-s Cornflowers is very striking. 

 'i^^j.sliSsfe^feSJsS^f/fi^iJr ,s-\ (See also Calendula and 



Tagetes.) 



FRENCH 



VARIETIES. 



^V^rv- iK^-JJl ,: PER PKT. 



3091 Gold=Striped. Very 

 double, deep brownish-red, 

 striped golden-yellow; 1 



'f^/^^^^^^^^^^ sl5?r ' foot, i oz., 25 cts ' 10 



aJfiSh 3100 Dwarf French. Fine 



t-jzJv^J^Kt.jjigpS^. ~^-~^T colors, mixed, very double; 



-r^'-^s^&'-^Jfe 1 foot. Per J oz., 20 cts. 5 



'"' ' """ 3092 Legion d ' Honneur 



French Marigold Legion d'Honneur. {Little Brownie "). A 



single-flowering Marigold, forming compact bushes 9 inches high Begins 



flowering early, commencing in June. The flowers are golden-yellow, 



marked with a large spot of crimson- velvet. \ oz,, 20 cts 5 



Imported Collection of Double French Marigolds, 6 varieties 25 



AFRICAN VARIETIES. 



Orange Prince. A high bred type bearing densely double flowers of 



a rich deep golden-orange color; very showy. \ oz., 60 cts 15 



Lemon Queen. Another fine variety, with soft lemon-yellow flowers, 



and forming a fine contrast to the preceding. \ oz., 50 cts.. 15 



Pride Of the Garden. Immense flowers, densely double. Color golden- 

 yellow. A feature of this variety is the compact, dwarf habit of the plawt, 



which forms dense bushes 15 to 18 inches high. \ oz., 40 cts 10 



El Dorado. Flowers very large, imbricated and extremely double. Colors 



in all shades of yellow. Per \ oz., 25 cts 5 



Large African. Double, orange and lemon, mixed; 2 to 3 feet. Per 



\ oz., 20 cts 5 



Imported Collection of double African, 6 varieties 25 



Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds are offered on pages 58 to 68. 



