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NiKKEMBRRC;! A RiVUI.ARIS. 



NIEREMBERGIA (Cup-Aower). 



RIvularis. A charming dwarf creeping Alpine plant, bearing 

 large, creamy-white, cup-shaped flowers from June till Sep- 

 tember ; most desirable plants for the rockery, and succeeds 

 equally well in the border. 15 cts. each ; §1..")0 per doz. 



CEBfOXHERA (Evening Primrose). 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of this showy genus; 

 .fine border plants, blooming the entire summer. 

 Cxspitosa. Large, pure \vhite, changing to rose ; 1 foot. 

 Fraseri. Beautiful rich yellew ; li feet. 

 Fruticosa. Large golden-yelfew ; 2 feet. 

 Missouriensis. Large goWerf-yellow, 1 foot. 

 Pilgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers. 

 Speciosa. A rare, pure white variety, with flowers 3 inches 



across ; 18 inches. 

 Youngi. Bright yellow ; IJ feet. 



15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz.;"$10.00 per 100. ■ Set of 7 vane- 

 ties for 85 cts. 



OMPHAI^ODES 



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(Navel-Wort). 



Verna alba. Dwarf-growing plants for shady positions in the border or rock- 

 ery, producing during June and July white flowers similar to the Forget-Me- 

 Not. 20 cts. each ; §2.00 per doz. 



OXONIS (Kest Harrow). 

 Hircina. An interesting border or rock plant, producing from May to July rose 



and white pea-shaped blossoms ; 1^ ft. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Spinosa. A neat, shrubby sort with rose-colored flowers in June and July; IJ 



feet. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 



ONOPORDON (Cotton Thistle). 

 Tauricum. A majestic plant with silvery leaves ; these as well as the stems 

 being covered with white down ; large purple thistles in June and July; 4 feet. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



OROBXJS (Bitter Vetch). 



rnus. A handsome border plant with bright purple pea-shaped flowers 

 veined with red; June and July; 1 foot. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



HARDY ORCHIDS. 



There is a wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of plants. The soits 

 offered below are quite hardy. 

 Cypripedium acaule [Ladfs Slipper). Broad, oval foliage, and showy, 



bright pink, lighter veined, curiously-formed flowers. 25 cts. each. 

 — - pubescens ( Yellow Lady's Slipped'). Large, showy, bright yellow. 2oc. each. 



— spectabile [Moccasin-Flower, or Showy Lady's Slipper). Clusters of beau- 

 tiful white and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



PACHYSANDRA. 



Terminalis. A trailing plant, 6 to S inches high, forming broad mats of bright, 

 glossy green foliage and small spikes of flowers during May and June ; mainly 

 valuable on account of its foliage. 



— Variegata. A variegated -leaved form of the above. 



15 cts. each ; §1..50 per doz.; §10,00 per 100. 

 PARD ANTHUS (Blackberry Lily). 

 Sinensis. Lily-like flowers of bright orange during July and August, on 25- 

 feet high stems, followed in September with seeds which resemble blackberries. 

 10 cts. each; §1.00 per doz.; §7.00 per 100. 



PENTSTEHIOIS (Beard T«„g«e). 



Most useful perennials, either for the border or roCiiery, 

 xWiih the exception of Sensation, they are perfectly hardy. 

 -Sensation. A beautiful strain bearing spikes of large Glox- 

 inia-like flowers in a gieat variety of bright colors, includ- 

 ing rose, cherry, crimson, purple, lilac, etc. ^ The plants 

 grow 2^ feet high, and bloom from early summer till frost. 

 For bedding they rival Phloxes, Petunias, etc. Should be 

 given some protection in winter. (See cut.) 



..Bifirbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; 

 height, 3 to 4 feet ; June to August. 



Cobsea. Large white and purple flowers all summer; 18 in. 

 -^Jiffusus. Violet-blue flowers ; June and July ; 2 feet. 



i)igitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers, with 

 purple throats, during June and July ; 2 to 3 feet. 



QIaber. A trailing species, about a foot high, -bearing in early 

 summer showy flowers, varying from light to dark blue. 



Qrandiflorum. Large, bright purplish-blue flowers produced 

 very freely during the spring months; 2 to 1\ feet high. 

 eterophyllus. Lovely azure-blue flowers in summer; 2 ft. 

 vatus. Bright blue shaded bronzy-purple ; July to Sept. ; 2 ft. 

 bescens. Bright rosy-purple ; July and August ; \\ feet. 

 alii. Rosy-carmine flowers in early summer; 1 foot. 



Spectabilis. Of a pretty and pleasing rosy-purple ; very at- 

 tractive ; June and July ; 2 to 3 feet. 



15c. each; $1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. Set of 12 sorts, §I.cO. 



PETASITES. 



Japonica giganteus {Japanese Coltsfoot). An interesting 

 plant, which in Japan attains a height of 4 to 5 feet, with 

 gigantic leaves, which are cut and used by the natives as 

 temporary umbrellas ; should be planted in low, moist ground. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Fragrans ( Winter Heliotrope). Grows about 1 foot high, and 

 produces, frequently as early as the middle of March, numer- 

 ous spikes of strongly heliotrope-scented flowers. An excel- 

 lent plant for low, moist ground. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



PELTARIA. 



Alliacea. A pretty plant, throwing 1 foot high, with small 

 white flowers in June. 15'Cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



PeNTSTfiMON Sensation. 



If unable to find what vou want, refer to the Index on pages 2 and 3. 



