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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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' ASPARAGUS 



PER PKi . 



1231 Plumosus Nanus. This graceful Asparagus is an excellent house 

 plant. $1.00 per 100 seeds $0 25 



1232 Sprengeri {Emerald Feather). One of the best plants to grow in sus- 

 pended baskets, window boxes, vases etc.; for the greenhouse in winter 



and outside in the summer. 50 cts. per 100 seed.5 10 



AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress) 



1490 Large-flowering Hybrids. A beautiful dwarf rock plant, covered 



with sheets of bright flowers in spring and early summer 15 



AURICULA (Primula Auricula) 



1500 A well-known favorite of great beauty; seed saved from splendid choice 



mixed varieties; half-hardy perennial; 6 inches 25 



BALLOON VINE (Love-in-a-PufD 



1525 A rapid-growing annual climber; succeeds best in light soil and warm 

 situation; flowers white; seed vessels look like miniature balloons and 

 of great interest to children. (See cut.) Per oz., 25 cts 5 



Double Camellia-Flowered Balsams 



(Lady Slipper) 



An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beauti- 

 ful brilliant colored double flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy culture, 

 succeeds in a good rich soil; tender annuals; 2 feet. Start the seed indoors in 

 April, or sow out of doors in May. To grow fine specimens they should not be 

 closer than 18 inches apart. (See cut.) 



1532 Salmon Prince. Exquisite salmon-pink; very double 10 



1533 Light Yellow 10 



1534 Scarlet. Brilliant fiery scarlet 10 



1535 Solferino. Striped and spotted white, lilac and scarlet 10 



1536 Violet. Very rich 10 



1537 White Perfection {Alha Perfecla). Very double, pure white 10 



1538 Collection of the 6 colors offered above 40 



1540 Double Camellia-flowered. Finest mixed, containing a wide range 



of beautiful colors. } oz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 5 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



1611 Cordata. Effective, hardy perenni<i.l, for single specimens or groups 

 on lawns. Foliage glaucous green; bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long 

 of cream-colored flowers; 5 feet; easily raised from seed. joz.,2Scts. . 10 



B.\LS.\M Salmon Prince 



Balloon Vine 



BEGONIAS 



Everblooming Bedding Varieties 



The following are varieties of Begonia Semperflorens, and take rank as bedding 

 plants with Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and sur- 

 passing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, 

 growing about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes, which, from May until frost, 

 are completely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter flowering they are 

 superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. Easily raised from 

 seed, which should be started either indoors or in a hotbed. 



PER PKT. 



1562 Erfordia. Bright rosy-carmine $0 25 



1564 Prima Donna. Limped-rose, shading to carmine at the centre; ever- 

 blooming 25 



1566 Gloire de Chatelaine. A beautiful large flowering everblooming 



variety of a lovely soft rose-pink 25 



1565 White Queen. A splendid free-flowering pure white; foliage deep 

 green 



1563 Luminosa. Brflliant fiery dark scarlet; very bright 



1577 Salmon Queen. The highest colored of all, being a brilliant salmon- 

 rose, beautiful either as a pot plant or for bedding 



1571 Vernon. Bright orange-carmine flowers; deep red foliage 



1580 Semperflorens, Single Mixed. This mixture contains all the colors 



from pure white to deepest crimson; splendid 15 



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An Index of the Botanical and the Coninnon or Popular Names of Flowers is given on page 2 



