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CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN SxOCK. 



STOKESIA. 



(Cornflower Aster.) 



PER PKT 



4051 Cyanea, This is not new, 

 but is a rare and beautiful 

 ha.rdy perennial, and was 

 shown in colors on the cover 

 of last year's catalogue. 

 The plant grows about 24 

 inches high, each bearing 

 from 20 to 30 handsome 

 lavender-blue cornflower- 

 like blossoms ; in bloom 

 from July till frost. One of 

 the choicest subjects for the 

 hardy border and indispen- 

 sable for cutting. (See 

 cut.) (2 pkts., 25 cts.) 15 



STEVIA. 



4001 Serrata. Free-blooming 

 planis, bearing a multitude 

 of fragrant pure white 

 flowers ; suitable for sum- 

 mer or winter blooming ; 

 largely used for cutting. 

 (See cut.) 10 



STOCKS iGilUnovver). 



The Stock is one of ihc most popular annuals, either for bed- 

 ding or pot culture ; for brilliancy and diversity of color, fra- 

 grance, profusion, and duration of bloom it is unsurpassed. 



LARGE-FLOl^ERING lo-WEEK 

 STOCK. 



This is the leading class for bedding out or summer-blooming. 



PER PKT. ^ PER PKT. 



4011 Blood=red 10 4015 Purple 10 



4013 Light Blue 10 4016 Pure White 10 



4014 Bright Pink ". . 10 4017 Canary Yellow 10 



4020 Mixed, Double large-flowering 5 



4019 Imported Collection. Large-flowering. 12 vari- 

 eties - 75 



4018 Imported Collection. Large-flowering. 6 varieties. 40 



CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN lO-TVEEK 

 STOCK. 



Splendid perpetual blooming class; sov-n in March or April 

 ihev begin flowering in June, continuing until frost, and are espe- 

 cially valuable during September and October Avhen other flowers- 

 are scarce ; thev throw out numerous side branches, all bearing 

 very doulde fragrant flowers; excellent for cutting. (See cut.) 

 40.31 Princess Alice. Snow white 10 



4032 La France. Silvery rose 15 



4033 Brilliant, fiery blood-red 15 



4034 Sapphire. Dark blue 15 



4040 Finest Hixed. All colors 10 



A packet each of the 4 colors, 40 cts. 



VARIOUS STOCKS. 



4030 Wallflower=leaved Ten- 

 weeks. Finest mi.Ked. . . 10 



4027 Snowflake. A dwarf 

 variety wiih large double 

 snow-white flowers; fine 

 for pot culture 10 



4044 Empress Elizabeth. 

 This splendid winter Stock 

 grows about IS inches high, 

 and throws up a very strong 

 main stem, branching out 

 in candelabra form. Both 

 main and side stems are 

 covered with large double 

 rose-shaped flowers of the 

 brightest imaginable tint of 

 carmine-rose. A grand va- 

 riety either for pots, borders 

 or cutting 20 



4042 Brompton. Half-hardy 

 biennial, bushy plants, pro- 

 ducing a beautiful display 

 of double flowers ; mixed 

 colors ; 2 feet 10 



4049 Imported Collection, 



Perpetual, 6 varieties 50 



Sweet Rocket. 



SWEET ROCKET. 



(Hesi>eris.> 



4278 Old-fashioned garden plant, and 



among the most desirable of hardy 



flowers; also known as Dame's 



Rocket and Dame's Violet; grows 



from 2 to 3 feet high, and bears 



spikes of showy white, lilac and 



purple fi-agrant flowers. Excel- 



ent for naturalizing among shrubbery or 



for planting in a permanent border; mixed 



colors. (See cut ) 



SWEET SUETANS. 



These may be described as gigantic Cornflowers, 



and are of the same easy culture, succeeding every- 



Splendid for cutting. For list see page 66. 



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Stevia 

 Serrata 



Special attention is directed to the color plate and special offer of Asters on page ii. 



