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CENOXHERA (Evening Primrose). 



The varieties listed are the handsomest of this showy i;enus; fine bor- 

 / der plants. (See cut.) 



V Csspitosa. Large, pure white flowers, changing to rose; May to July; 



1 foot. 

 '^ Fraseri. Beautiful ricli. yeliou- flowers from June to September ; 1-Jfeet. 



Fruticosa. Large golden-yellow l)lossonis; June to August; 2 feet. 

 ynissouriensis. Lnrge golden-yellow tlowers; all summer; 1 foot. 

 "•^ Pilgriml. Large clu.sters of bright yellow flowers from June to Sept. 

 Speciosa. A rare, pure white variety, wllh flowers 3 inches across, 



blooming the entire summer ; 18 inches high. 

 Youngi. Bright yellow flowers, from June to .'>e]Meml)er : height, IJ feet. 

 l.T cts. each ; |1 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set of 7 variUie.-, for 85 cts. 



HAROY ORCHIDS. 



There is a wealih of beauty in this liltle cultivated class of plants. All 

 the sorts that we quote lielow are quite hardy. 



CalopOgOn pulchelluS (Grass Pink']. Bright pink, fr.ngrant flowers. 

 Cypripedium acaule ( l.adi s Siippn). Broad, oval foliage, and showy, 

 r- bright pink, lighter-veined, curi(iu..lv-f 'rmed flowers. 

 Nj — Montanum. White, veined with purple. 



— pubescens ( Yellow Lady'' s sapper). Large, showy, bright yellow. 



— Spectabile (Moccasin-Flo^uer, or Showv Lady's Slipper). Clusters 

 of beautifully-formed v.'hite and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



nabenaria ciliaris ( Yellow- fringed Orchis). Brightest orange-yellow. 

 N — psycodes. I'rettily fringed pale lilac flowers. 

 \1 Orchis spectabile. -A very showy species with large light pink flowers. 

 Price: 25 cts. each, except where noted. 



, PAPAYER (Poppy). 



V Alpinum {.4lpine Poppy). In general style and habit similar to the 



Iceland Poppy, but smaller in all its parts ; foli- 

 age more deeply cut an 1 divided; dain 



cate flowers in various colors. 15 



$1.50 per doz. 

 Bludicaule {Lcel.md Poppv). These 



range in color from the purest white 



and yellow to the deepest orange- 

 scarlet. The plants form lufts of 



fern-like foliage, from amongst 



which the slender flower-stalks rise 



to about a foot in height, and bear 



elegant cup-shaped flowers. file 



profusion of blooms which they 



produce is really astonishing, often 



a hundred flower stems on a single 



plant, and they are produced from 



the beginning of June to October. 



(See cut.) Mixed colors. 15c. each ; 



$1.50 per doz ; $8.00 per 100. 

 'Orientate [Oriental Poppy). Nothin 



equal these in gorgeous effect, and, m 



planted singly or in masses, their larg( 



ers, rich, brilliant colors and freedom of 



render them conspicu(5US in any positic 



(See cut.) We off'er them in mixed 



15 cts. each • $1.50 per doz ; $10.00 per 100. Ok.ektai. Poppies. 



Papavrr NiiDicAiiLE (Iceland Poppy). 



PACHYSAIVDRA. 



TerminaliS. A trailing plant, 6 to 

 8 inches high, forming broad mals 

 of bright, glossy green foliage and 

 small spikes of flowers during May 

 and June, mainly valuable on ac- 

 count of its foliage, 



— Variegata. A variegated -leaved 

 form of the above. 



15 cts. each; $150 per doz.; $10 00 

 per 100. 



PARDAISTHUS. 



(Blackberry Lily.) 

 Sinensis. Lily- like flowers of 

 bright orange during July and 

 August, on 22" feet high stems, fol- 

 lowed in September with seeds 

 which resemble blackberries. 10 

 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $700 

 per 100. 



Japanese Tree 

 Paeonies. 



The Tree l^aeonies (/". A/oulan) 

 differ from the herbaceous varieties 

 in iheir growt'ii, which is in ihe form of a dwarf shrub ; 

 they are equally fiee-flowering, and commence bloom- 

 ing about three weeks earlier than the double herba- 

 ceous sorts, and while also perfectly hardy they are 

 benefited by slight protection through the winter. The 

 varieties enumerated below have been selected fioni a 

 large collection, and will be found very interesting. 

 Order either by jjaine or number. 



1. Abokin. l^iight scarlet. 



2. Altashi-jishi. iSlush-white.shadingdeepercentre. 

 .3. Dailcagura. Carmine, shading to rose at edges. 

 1. Fuji-no-mone. Pure white. 



5 Kakubanryn. Creamy white, 

 f). Iwato-kagami. Fine, pink. 



7. Kamadafuji. Soft pink. 



8. Nishikisllima. Bright, soft pink, blush margin. 

 0. Ruriban. Dark purple. 



10. Shokikagura. Satiny rose, shading to white 



on edges. 



11. Shiro=kagura. White, "^ufirused with pink. 



I'-I. YoyO=no-nomare. Soft rose, the base of petals 

 mottled. 

 $1.00 each. The set of 12 varieties, $1000. 

 For other Pceonies see next pftge. 



We offer a very complete list of Seeds of Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seed Department, beginning page 55. 



