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HuMULUs Japonicus Variegatus 

 HUMUL,XJS (Japanese Hop). 



PER PKT. 



2811 Japonicus. A very orna- 

 mental and fast-growing 

 climbing plant. The foli- 

 age resembles in shape that 

 of the common Hop, is very 

 dense, and in color a lively 

 green ; annual. Oz., 50c. 5 



2812 — Variegatus. A varie- 

 gated variety of the above. 

 The leaves are beautifully 

 marbled and splashed with 

 silvery-while, light and dark 

 green ; very effective for 

 screens, arbors, trellises, etc. 

 As with the green-leaved 

 variety, it is never injured 

 by insects nor affected by 

 the heat, but retains its fresh 

 and bright variegated foli- 

 age until frost. Oz., 60 cts. 

 (See cut.) 10 



IBCRIS (Hardy Candytuft)' 



1771 Gibraltarica Hybrida. 



Very fine species, white 

 flowers, shading to lilac .... 10 



1772 Sempervirens. A pro- 

 fuse white blooming hardy 

 perennial, coming in flower 

 early in the spring ; much 

 used for cemeteries, rocker- 

 ies, etc.; 1 foot. Oz., 75 cts. 10 



ITHPA-TIENS (Sultan's or Zanzibar Balsam). 



Charming plants for the decoration of the greenhouse or dinner table, producing 

 their bright waxy-looking flowers profusely and almost continuously. The young 

 seedlings should be very carefully handled, as they are exceedingly brittle at the 

 outset. 



2842 Sultani. Flowers of a brilliant rosy-scarlet color 15 



2g4[ — Hybrida. Remarkably beautiful hybrids, in varying shades of color, 



from delicate pink to the deepest red 25 



2843 Holstii. (See Novelties, pages 9 to 16) 25 



lONOPSIDHJM (Diamond Flower). 



2848 Acaule. A little gem, forming tufts but a few inches high and covered 

 with violet flowers in June, and frequently blooming again in the autumn ; 

 excellent for sowing on the rockery, also on the top of pots containing 

 large plants, where it soon forms a moss-like covering ; sow out of doors 



in May ; annual 



IRIS (Flowering Flag). 



2890 Kaempferi (^Japanese Iris). This is one of the showiest of the " Flags," 

 and now extensively used in the hardy garden. The seeds we offer have 

 been saved from our own unrivaled collection, and should produce only 



varieties of the highest merit. Blooms the second yenr from seed 10 



[lor immeiHate results it is necessary to get roots of Japanese Iris. IVe have the 



finest collection in the country. See list under the head of Hardy Perennial Plants.) 



IPOMfHA. 



Climbers of rapid growth, with beautiful and varied flowers; for covering 

 walls, trellises, arbors or stumps of trees they are invaluable. 



Imperial Japanese. These are beyond question the handsomest of all 

 Mornmg Glories. Of the easiest culture; can be sown in the open ground in a 

 sunny situation when the weather has become warm and settled; they soon cover 

 a large area, and even before flowering are decidedly interesting on account 

 of the varied forms of the foliage and their markings. The flowers are of 

 gigantic size, and the colorings beyond description; the self or solid colors range 

 from snow-white to black-purple, with the possible intermediate shades; there 

 is also an endless number having flowers spotted, marbled, striped, flaked, 

 splashed, etc. per pkt. 



288u Mixed Imperial Japanese, saved from a grand collection, which we 

 feel sure will produce results more than equaling our description of this 



wonderful plant. Per oz., 25 cts.. 5 



2879 Collection of 9 distinct Imperial Japanese sorts ,. 50 



2852 Coccinea [Star Ipojiicea). Small scarlet flowers in profusion 5 



2851 Bona Nox [Evening Glory'). Violet, large fragrant flowers, expand- 

 ing in the evening. Oz., 25 cts 5 



2854 Rubra Ccerulea [Heavenly Blue). Immense flowers of bright sky- 

 blue ; very beautiful 10 



2853 Qrandiflora [Moon Flower). At night and durijg dull days the plants 

 are covered with an abundance of large, pure-white, fragrant flowers, 



5 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 It grows very rapidly, and 

 will cover a large surface. 

 (See cut.) Per oz., 75 cts. 10 



2855 Setosa [Brazilian Morn- 

 ing Glory). Flowers 3 

 inches or more across, of a 

 beautiful rose color, borne 

 very freely in large clusters 

 from July to frost. As a 

 quick-growing vine it has no 

 equal, covering an enormous 

 space in a short time. Oz., 



40 cts 5 



{For other varieties of Ijiomccas 



see Cypress Vine, Mina and Convol- 



vtilus. ) 



! JACOB^A tSenecio). 



'2900 Elegans Fl, PI. A showy, 

 free-fiowering hardy annual. 

 It produces in great profu- 

 sion branching spikes of 

 bright Cineraria-like double 

 flowers, 1-J inches in diam- 

 eter, from spring until fail, 

 and will bloom all winter 

 in a cool greenhouse. Ex- 

 cellent for bouquets. (See 

 cut.) Mixed colors 5 



Moon Flower. 



10 



For cutting grow a good quantity of Snapdragons, Scabiosas and Stocks. See Specialties, pages g to i6. 



