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REIIABIE.FLOWER SEEDS 



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Double Camellia-flowered Balsams. 



(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 in a good rich soil; tender annuals ; 2 feet. (See cut.) 



PEK PKT. 



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



finest camellia-flowered type 10 



1584 Scarlet (JiTuig) 5 



153.S Light Yellow 5 



153"i Solferino. Striped and spotted white, lilac and scarlet 5 



Very double, immense, 



1538 Violet. Very rich 



1537 White Perfection (A/6a Perfecta) 

 solid, round flowers 10 



1540 Double Caniellia=flowered. Finest mixed. GO cts. per oz. . . 5 



1538 Imported Collection in 6 colors 25 



BALLOON VINE (I.ove-m-a-pu«f). 



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 cts 5 



BAPXISIA (False Indigo). 



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

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

 2J feet. 30 cts. per oz 5 



BARTONIA. 



(Golden Bartonia.) 

 1551 Aurea. Producing showy golden- 

 yellow flowers above its gray and 

 downy Ihistle-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 ft. 25c. per oz. 5 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN 

 FLOWER SEEDS. 



On pages g to i6 will be found a 

 list of the very latest introduc- 

 tions, some of exceptional merit. 



Balloon Vinb. 



/ Double Camellia-flowerkd Balsam. 



X BEGONIAS. 



y Everblooming Bedding Varieties. 



The following are varieties of Begonia Semper 

 florens, and lake 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 high 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.) per pkt. 



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



with handsome flowers of a delicate rose color 15 



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



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

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



the type 15 



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

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



of the best collections in Europe 25 



Semperflorens, Single flixed. This mixture contains all the best varieties, 

 r.inging in color from pure white to the deepest crimson ; splendid 10 



TUBEROUS-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 26 



1-t70 Single. Extra choice mixed 25 



1568 Double. Extra choice mixed 25 



ORNAMENTAL-EEATED BEGONIA. 



1566 Rex Hybrids. Beautiful varieties, with handsome variegated foliage. 



Begonia 



Choice niixe( 



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



