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RELIABLE.f LOWER SifpTntll 



Double Cainellia-fiowered Balsams. 



i^Lady Slipper.) 



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

 tiful brilliant-colored double flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy cul- 

 ture; succeeds iu a good rich soil ; tender annuals ; 2 feet. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



1532 Prince Bismarck. Rich salmon-pink flowers ; very double; of 

 finest camellia-flowered type 10 



1534 Scarlet (X'ing) 5 



1533 Light Yellow 5 



1535 Solferino. Striped and spotted white, lilac and scarlet 5 



1536 Violet. Very rich 5 



1537 White Perfection {Alba Perfectd). Very double, immense, 

 solid, round flowers 10 



1540 Double Caniellia=f lowered. Finest mixed. Per oz., 60 cts. . 5 



1538 Imported Collection in 6 colors 25 



BAI.LOON TI]\E (Love-in-a-puff,. 



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

 warm situation ; flowers white ; seed vessels look like miniature 

 balloons. (See cut.) Per oz.. 20 els 5 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo). 



1541 Australis. A beautilul hardy perennial herbaceous plant, pro- 

 ducing pea-shaped Powers on spikes 6 inches long. Bright blue ; 

 2i feet 5 



BARTOXIA. 



(Golden Bartonia.) 

 1551 Aurea. Producing showy golden- 

 yellow flowers above its gray and 

 downy thistle-like foliage, which 

 is exceedingly brilliant in the sun- 

 shine. Sow it where it is to re- 

 main, as it does not bear trans- 

 planting ; annual ; 2 feet 5 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN 

 FLOWER SEEDS. 



On pages 13 to 20 will be found a 

 very large list of the very latest in- 

 troductions, some of exceptional 

 merit. 



Balloon Vine. 



Begonia Se.mperflokkns- 



DouBLE Camellia-flowehkd Balsam. 



BEGONIAS. 



Everblooming Bedding Varieties. 



The following are varieties of Begonia Semper- 

 Jlorens, and take rank as bedding plants with geraniums and coleus, doing 

 equally well in full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly 

 in shade. They are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot hi'gh and forming 

 dense bushes, which, from May until fiost, 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.* (See cut.) phr pkt. 



1565 Gracilis. A very pretty half-dwarf variety, 8 to 10 inches high, densely covered 



with handsome flowers of a delicate rose color '. 15 



1571 Vernon. Bright orange- carmine flowers, deep red foliage 10 



1573 Vernon Qrandif lora. A large-flowering form of the above, with which it is iden- 

 tical in growth, fioriferousness and color. The flower is nearly twice the size of 

 the type 15 



1574 Semperflorens, Double Mixed. Many double-flowering varieties have been 

 introduced in the last few years. The seed here cfiered has been saved from one 

 of the best collections in Europe 25 



1560 Semperflorens, Single ilixed. This mixture contains all the best varieties, 



ranging in color from pure white to the deepest crimson ; splendid 10 



TXJBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or window gardening, blooming 

 the first season from seed, if sown in February or March, in a temperature of 60 

 degrees. To secure the best of results they should be planted out as soon as the 

 ground becomes warm. They are covered the whole summer with bright and 

 elegant flowers. 



1567 Frilled. This strain is unquestionably the finest of the tuberous- 

 rooted section. The flowers are of large size, from 4 to 6 inches in 

 diameter, with beautifully frilled and wavy petals, not unlike the finest 

 single Petunias 25 



1-t70 Single. Extra choice mixed 25 



1568 Double. Extra choice mixed 25 



ORXAMENTAI.-I.EATED BEGONIA. 



1566 Rex Hybrids. Beautifulvarieties.wiihhandsome variegated foliage. 



Choice mixed 25 



Tubers and Plants of the various Begonias are offered under Garden and Greenhouse Plants. 



