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IMPAXIE^S iSultau sor Zanzibar Balsam). 



Charniinir plants ior tlie decoraticn of the greenhouse or din- 

 ner table, producing bright, waxy-looking flowers prcifusely and 

 almost continuously. The young seedlings should be care- 

 fully handled, as they are exceedingly brittle at the outset. 



■2842 Sultani. Flowers of brilliant rosy-scarlet color .... 



2845 Holstii Hybrids. These are hybrids of /. Hohtii, 

 which were introduced in 1905, and, like their parent, 

 form strong bushy plants about 2 feet high, covered 

 with attractive flowers throughout the entire summer 

 and fall. In fact, when grown as pot plants they 

 bloom the year round. Choicest mixed, containing 

 some ench of the 6 colors offered below. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 15 



2844 Collection of Holstii Hybrids. Contains a 



packet each of the following colors ; Blood-red, 

 light-red, crimson-carmine, lilac, changing to white, 



fieiv-rerl and mauve-rose 50 



iO:NOPSIDHJlI (Diamond Flower). 



2848 Acaule, A little gem, forming tufts l)ut a few inches 

 high and covered with violet flowers in June, and fre- 

 quently blooming again in the autumn ; excellent for 

 sowing on the rockery, also on the top of pots con- 

 taining large plants, where it soon forms a moss-like 



covering; sow out of doors in Mg.y ; annual 10 



IRIS (Flowering Flag). 



2890 Ksempferi [Japanese Iris). This is one of the 

 showiest of the "Flags," and now extensively used 

 in the hardy garden. The seeds we offer have been 

 saved from our own unrivaled collection, and should 

 produce only varieties of the highest merit. Blooms 



the second year from seed. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



{^For immediate results it is necessary to get roots of 



Japanese Iris. We have the finest collection in the country. 



See list under the head of Hardy Perennial Plants.) 

 JACOB^A (Senecio). - 



2900 Elegans FI, PI. A showy, free-flowering hardy 

 annual. It produces in great profusion branching 

 spikes of bright Cineraria-like double flowers, 1^ inches 

 in diameter, from spring until fall, and will bloom all 

 winter in a cool greenhouse. Excellent for bouquets. 

 Mixed colors 5 



Imperial Japanese Tpomceas 



Impatiens New Hyurids. 



IPOM4EA. 



Climbers of rapid growth, with beautiful and varied flowers; 

 for covering walls, trellises, arbors or stumps of trees they are 

 invaluable. 



Imperial Japanese. These are beyond question the 

 handsomest of all Morning Glories. Of the easiest culture; can 

 be sown in the open ground in a sunny situation when the 

 weather has become warm and settled; they soon cover a large 

 area, and even before flowering are decidedly interesting on 

 account of the varied forms of the foliage and their markings. 

 The flowers are of gigantic size, and the colorings beyond de- 

 scription; the self or solid colors range from snow-white to 

 black-purple, with all the possible intermediate shades; there is 

 also an endless number having flowers spotted, marbled, 

 striped, flaked, splashed, etc. (See cut.) Per Pkt. 



2880 Mixed Imperial Japanese. Saved from a grand 

 collection, which we led sure will produce results 

 more than equalling our description of this wonderful 



plant. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



2879 Collection i>f 9 distinct Imperial Japanese sorts 50 



2852 Coccinea [Star Ipomcea). Small scarlet flowers in 

 profuiiiin 5 



2851 Bona Nox [Evening Glory). Rosy lilac flowers, 

 expanding in the evening ; of very rapid growth. 

 Oz., 25 cts 6 



2854 Rubra Coerulea [Heavenly Blue). Immense flow- 

 ers of bright sky-blue ; very beautiful 10 



2853 Grandiflora (Moon Flower). At night and during 

 dull days the plants are covered with an abundance 

 of large, pure-white, fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 inches 

 in diameter. It grows very rapidly and will cover a 

 large surface. Per | oz., 25 cts Iff 



2855 Setosa [Brazilian Morning Glory). Flowers of a 

 pleasing rose color, borne very freely in large clusters 

 from August to frost. As a quick-growing vine it 

 has no equal. Covering an enormous space in a short 

 time 5 



{For other varieties of Iponiceas see Cypress Vine, Mina 

 and Convolvulus.) 



ItOCHI-A (Standing Cypress, or Belvedere). 



2911 Tricophylla. An easily-grown annual, which, sown 

 thinly in spring, soon forms a cypress-like hedge of 

 the most lively green and of perfect symmetry; by 

 midsummer it attains a height of about 3 feet, and on 

 the approach of autumn the whole plant becomes a 

 deep red; a splendid plant to divide the vegetable 

 from the flower garden, or for forming a hedge for 

 the summer for any purpose. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



For Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds see pages 70 to 78. 



