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Bkowallia Speciosa Major. 



BRYONOPSIS. PER PKT. 



1641 I^ciniosa. A beautiful annual climber 

 of the gourd species, with ivy-like pale 

 green foliage and showy fruit, first green 

 striped white, turning when ripe to 

 bright scarlet striped white ; 10 feet. 

 (See cut) 5 



BUUDI^EYA. 



1621 Variabilis. A beautiful new hardy- 

 flowering shrub-like plant from China. 

 It grows from 4 to 5 feet high, with 

 gracefully arching branches; the foliage 

 is bright green above, velvety-white be- 

 neath, making a pretty plant when not 

 in bloom ; the numerous branches are 

 terminated by long racemes of rosy-lilac 

 blossoms with an orange spot in the 

 centre; grows readily from seed, pro- 

 ducmg flowering plants the first season. 10 



BR01^AL.L,IA (Amethyst). 



One of our favorite profuse-blooming bedding plants, covered 

 with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the summer and au- 

 tumn months, supplying a shade of intense blue very uncommon ; 

 grows freely in any rich soil ; blooms finely in the winter if sown 

 in August. PER PKT. 



1637 Speciosa Major. A beautiful large-flowering 

 variety of the most brilliant ultramarine blue, 

 a rare color ; does finely outside in the border, or 

 in hanging-baskets or vases, but is especially val- 

 uable as a pot plant for winter and 

 early spring flowering. (See cut.') . . 15 

 1635 Elata Coerulea. Large sky-blue 

 flowers with a white centre; 18 



inches 5 



1640 nixed. All the Elata varieties. . . 5 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy, or Tree-Celaiuline). per pkt. 

 1611 Japonica. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or 

 groups on lawns. Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 to 

 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers ; 5 feet 5 



BOt,TONIA (False Chamomile). 

 One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet 

 high, with daisy-like flowers in countless thousands from July to September ; 

 very efi^ective. 



1615 Asteroides. White 10 



1616 Latisquaraa. Pink tinged with lilac 10 



BRACHYCOME. 



(Swan Kiver Daisy.) 



1620 Free-flowering, dwarf- 

 growing annuals, cov- 

 ered during the greater 

 part of the summer 

 with a profusion of 

 pretty blue or while 

 flowers ; suitable for 

 edgings, small beds or 

 pot culture 5 



COLLECTIONS OF 

 Summer=flowering an= 

 nuals, etc., etc., are 

 offered on page 6o. 



Brachvcomb. 



CACA1.IA (Tassel riower, or Flora's Paint Brush). 



1650 A neat annual, of easy culture, with tassel-shaped flowers; blooms 

 from June to September; fine for borders. Golden-yellow and scarlet 

 mixed ; IJ feet. (See cut.) Per oz., 30 cts 5 



CAI^CEOI,ARIA. 



An ornamental plant, producing a mass of beautiful pocket-like flowers early 

 in the spring, and a universal favorite for decorating the greenhouse or conserva- 

 tory. Our strains have been grown especially for us, and can be relied upon to 

 produce nothing but flowers of the largest size and most brilliant coloring. 

 1671 Hybrida Qrandif lora. Mixed. Large-flowering, beautiful, rich, self- 

 colored flowers; saved from a choice collection ; 20 inches 25 



■ Tigrina, Large-flowering, tigered and 



spotted flowers ; the very finest mixture of the 

 most brilliant colors. (See cut.) 20 inches. . 25 

 Pumila Compacta. Of dwarf, com- 

 pact, robust growth, producing immense trusses 

 of large and varied brilliant self-colored and 



spotted flowers ; 1 foot 25 



1674 Rugosa, flixed [Shrubby). Small flower- 

 ing varieties for bedding; of the finest colors; 

 1 foot 50 



1672 



1673 



Cacalia. 



SEEDS OF HARDY PERENNIALS. 



We have largely increased our line of these 

 this season. They will be found in their alpha- 

 be ical order throughout the catalogue. 



Calcholaria Hybrida Tigrina. 



For cutting grow Snapdragons and Sweet Scabious. See descriptions and colored illustrations, page 13. 



