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HENRTADREER -PHILADELPHIA W- 



Ageratum 'Floss Flower). 



ALYSSU^H (Mad-Wort). 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, 

 baskets, edjjings or rock-work, bloom- 

 iiiij profusely all summer ; useful also 

 for wiiiter-flo'vering. Very sweetly 

 seemed. per pkt. 



1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of 



Snow. of ilwarl. compact 

 haliit, 4 to 6 inches in lieight. 

 It begins to bloom when 

 quiie small, and the plants 

 are a solid mass of white 

 from spring to late in au- 

 tumn. (.See cut.) 50c. per oz. 5 



1102 Sweet Alyssum (.^. M<i- 

 ritinum). Of trailing habit ; 

 flowers white. 25 cts. per oz. 5 



1103 Tom Thumb {Benthami 

 Compactuni). Of d w a r f , 

 compact, erect growth ; ex- 

 cellent for edging ; while. 



30 cts. per oz 5 



1104 Saxatile Compactum. 

 "B.isksl of Go/a." Showy 

 golden-yellow flowers; hardy 

 perennial, blooms the first 

 se.TSon; excellent for rock- 

 work ; 1 foot. 1 o; 



1105 Saxatile luteum 



2 pkts , '20 CIS 



JJk.UI.j^^^HA. ' ^lountain Fringe, Alleg.ieiiy Vine, of Climbing r.iiinitoi-y). 



PKR PKT* 



1051 Cirrhosa. A graceful hardy biennial climber, but, as it resows i:self 

 vear after year, it might be considered perennial. Tlie feathery foliage 

 closely resembles that of the Maiden-hair Fern ; the flowers are tube- 

 shaped, flesh-colored, and comjiletely cover the jilant. Fol- covering 

 trellises, stumps of trees, etc., it is very desirable. (See cut on page 79.) 10 



ADO]SIS. 



1061 Flos Adonis {Phasant's Eye). Showy annuals of easy culture, 

 with pretty, tine-cut folinge, dark crimson flowers, lasting a long lime 

 in bloom ; 1 foot. Per oz. , 25 els ,5- 



1064 VernaliS {Ox Eve). A hardy perennial sort, bearing large, bright- 

 yellow flowers in early spring; 1 foot. \ oz., 20 cis 10 



AGR.OSXE3I3IA (Rose of Heaven, Mnllein Pink . 

 1090 Coronarla. An attractive free flowering hardy i>erennial of easy cul- 

 'ure, producing bright-colored flowers like a single pink; blooms the 

 first season; fine for cutting ; 2 feet. .Mixed Colors. \ ojl., 15 cts ... . 5 



AGERATU:*! ;fi..ss newer,. 



One of the very best bedding plants, lieing literally a sheet of bloom from early 

 summer till frost. Unlike many bedding plants, their flowers are not lia- 

 ble to be spoiled by rain, nor do tlie colors fade out. The various blue 

 varieties are without doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants of this 

 vcolor for our trying climate. Easily raised from seed, which should be 

 (started in a hotbed or window and transferred to the open ground in May. 



1071 Blue Perfection. This is 

 the darkest-colored of all 

 i.Tige flowering .-Ngera'ums. 

 Color deep amethyst - blue ; 

 compact growth ; fine bedder. 

 (See cut.) 25 cts. per J oz. 10 

 ^ 107:: Little Blue Star. A vari 

 ety of exceedingly dwarf and 

 even growth ; the tiny bushes, 

 not over 4 to 5 inches high, 

 are densely covered w'th 

 clusters of flossy 1 right blue 

 flowers ; a fine variety for 



ig. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15- 



Cope's Pet. The best light- 

 blue variety for edging. 25 



cts. per J^ oz 



Princess Pauline. A 



eauiiful variety, of compnct, 

 even growth, rarely exceed- 

 ing 8 inches in height; the 

 flowers are sky-blue, with a 

 white. centre, the contrast be- 

 ing really exquisite 



Imperial Dwarf Blue. 

 Clear blue; 8 n. ', o,- . 20c. 

 imperial Dwarf White. 

 8 inches. 



10 



10 



Agrostemma C<. 

 25 cts 5 



A beautiful new pale-j'ellow variety. 



15 



A3IARANTHUS. 



Brilliant-foiiaged annuds, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of the 

 varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. All are useful in borders 

 of tall plants or for the centres of large beds. They should not be grown 

 too closely together, but should be given sufficient room to develop their 

 full be.iutv. 



nil Caudatus {Love Lies Bleeding). 

 feet 



Blood-red ; drooping ; 3 





1116 CruentUS {Prince's feather). 

 1112 SalicifoliuS {Fouutdin Plant). 



Dark red feathery flowers... . 

 Graceful red and yellow foli- 

 age, of drooping habit ; 3 feet 5 



1113 Sunrise. The most brilliant of this brilliant family. The fo- 

 liage is bronzy crimson, each branch terminating with a tuft of 

 bright scarlet-carmine leaves. It has been used with fine effect 



in many of the public parks. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



1114 Tricolor {Jos-ph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green ; 3 

 feet 



1115 Tricolor Splendeos. An improvement on the old sort, of 

 more brilliant coloring 5 



Alvssum Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. 



A complete INDEX OF COM.vlO.>l NAMES is given on page 3. 



