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LoNCi-SPUKKEU DOUBLK HyBKID CoLUMBINE, 



AlttARANTHUS SUISRISE:. 



This beautiful variety is not new, but is rare, and, as it is a shy seeder, 

 has several times been nearly extinct. It must be classed as the nic st bril- 

 liant of this brilliant family. The foliage is bronzy-crimson, each branch 

 terminating with a tuft of bright scarlet-carmine leaves. It has been used 

 with fine effect in the public parks of Washington, and greatly admired 

 by the many visitors to the national Capitol. 10 cts. per pkt. 



GIANT PINK ANTIRRHINIJM. 



This beautiful variety is similar in all respects to the other Giant Snap- 

 dragons which we oft'er on page 58, except in color, which is a lovely 

 shade of soft rosy-pink. In our trial grounds Inst summer seed of this 

 was not sown, on account of dry weather, until June lOih, yet the plants 

 yielded a bountiful crop of flowers (rt m September until the middle of 

 November. 15 tts. per pkt.; 2 pkts. for 25 cis. 



CAI.LIOPSIS HYBRIDA SUPERBA. 



Showy new h)brids of this favorite free flowering annual, forming 

 globular bushes about a foot high, and covered the enure season with a 

 multitude of flov\ers, each j to f inches across, of varied colors, many of 

 them hitherto unknown in this class. 1 hey vary from the palest yellow 

 to the darkest velvety -brown, including canary, orange, salmon, scarlet, 

 carmine, blood-red, etc. A peculiar feature of this novelty is ihat two 

 distinct colorings are frequently seen on the same plant. We were much 

 pleased with this on our trial grounds the past summer. 15 els. per pkt.; 

 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



CELOSIA THOMPSONI MAGNIFICA. 



L,ONG-SPURREO 

 DOUBLrE-FtrOWERING 

 HVBRID COLUMBINE. 



(Aquilegia coerulea liybridafl.pl.) 



New double-dowering hybrids of the beauti- 

 ful Rocky Mountain Columbine. The graceful 

 blossoms are formed of several rows of cornu- 

 copia-like petals, and present various shades of 

 yellow, light aud dark blue, all being of the 

 long-spurred type; a valuable and interesting 

 addition to this fine family of hardy garden 

 plants. 25 cts. per pkt. 



CENTAUREA 

 RUTIF01.IA PURPUREA. 



Like Ceutaurea Gymnocarpa and Ciner.iria 

 Maritima, this silver-leaved plant is peculiarly 

 adapted for beds, groups, filling vases, etc. It 

 is of more compact growth than either of the 

 aforenamed and more readily kept in shape, 

 and, in addition, bears freely very pretty pur- 

 ple flowers, which contrast beautifully with the 

 silvery folia:;:?. 15 cts. per pkt. 



CHR VS AN THE MUM 



SEGETUM HELIOS. 



(Annual Golden Marfjuerite.) 



This is a splendid annual for cutting. The flowers, which 

 are 3 to 4 inches across, are a pure golden-yellow of much 

 substance, and last for several days when cut. In general ap- 

 pearance it resembles the Yellow Paris Daisy, but requiring only 

 the culture of an ordinary annual. 20c. per pkt ; 3 pkts , 50c 



THE SHASTA DAISY. 



(ChrysaatUemuin Leucanthemuiu Hybridum.) 



This we consider the finest of all the Moonpenny Daisies. 

 The flowers are of the snowiest white, with yellow centres; 

 large and graceful and produced in countless numbers on long, 

 strong stems, making it a valuable cut flower. It is a peren- 

 nial, absolutely hardy, and blooms the first season from seed. 

 Being a hybrid, the seedlings are likely to vary. This is a 

 production of Luther Burbank, the famous California hybrid- 

 izer, and from whom our supply of seed was obtained, and who, 

 when sending the seed last autumn, stated that it had been 

 much improved, and might be expected to produce finer re- 

 sults than any previous crop. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1. 00. 



GIANT PERSIAN CYCLAMEN, 

 SALMON COLOR. 



An entirely new color in this favorite plant. The intro 

 ducer, one of the foremost hybridizers of Europe, claims that 

 it comes quite true from seed, and even if it only reproduced 

 itself 50 per cent, true, it would still be well worth growing. 

 50 cts. per pkt. of 20 seeds. 



Celcia Thompsom Magmfica 



A magnificent selection of Feathered Cocks- 

 crn b, of true pyiamidal branching habit ; the 

 flower spikes vary in the most magnificent 

 shades of color from the clearest yellow lo the 

 dTikest blood-red. (See cut.) 15 cts. per pkt.; 

 2 pkts , 25 CIS. 



CELOSIA SPICATA. 



A hnndsonie annual, forming upright, well- 

 branched pyramids about 2j feet in height, 

 and producing at the summit of each branch 

 spikes of flowers of a bright rose-color when 

 opening, changing to silvery-white; fine for the 

 giidenoi crowing in pots. 15 cts. per pkt.; 

 2 pkts for 25 cts. 



COLEUS HYBRIDUS 

 ORNATUS. 



"^1 lendid larpe-leaved variety of the Flame 

 Ntttle, with strikingly handsome foliage, which 

 IS iriegulailv spotted and marbled with black- 

 ish-puiple. blood-red, carmine and rose, and 

 ^} nnkled with white, yellow, green and brown. 

 Ensily laised from seed, and will prove of 

 gieat value for all decorative purposes. 25 cts. 

 per pkt 



Shasta Daisy, showing Mr. Burbank in the rear. 



