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New Sweet Pea, " Okchid." 



SUPERB NEW ORCHID-FLOWERED 



SWEET PEAS 



The Collection of eight new sorts offered below kave 

 been thoroughly tested both in this country and in 

 Europe, and Sweet Pea Experts are a unit in declaring 

 them great advances in their respective colors, and de- 

 stined to become fixtures in all up-to-date collections. 

 4154 King White. This has been hailed throughout 

 the Sweet Pea world as the greatest white ever in- 

 troduced. Immense blooms of purest white fault- 

 lessly frilled, of wonderful substance. A strong, 

 vigorous grower, very free-flowering and producing 

 an unusually large proportion of four flowers to 

 tlie spray. (See illustration on opposite page.) 

 15 cts. per pkt. of 15 seeds. 

 4241 Wedgwood, Appropriately named, being a 

 most beautiful-Wedgwood-blue throughout, a 

 color long wanted in the Orchid-flowered type. 

 ~ » 15 cts. per pkt. of 12 seeds. 



4136 Illuminator. A rich and charming new shade 

 produced by a ground color of salmony-orange 

 overlaid with bright cerise- pink, the eflect being 

 a glowing orange-scarlet which is especially brill- 

 iant under artificial light. 15 cts. per pkt. of 12 

 seeds. 



Empress Eugene. This attractive novelty is a delicate shade 

 of light grey, prettily flaked with pale lavender, the flowers of lar- 

 gest size, beautifully waved, a very free bloomer. 15 cts. per 

 pkt. of 15 seeds. 

 4083 Charm. Of delicate and exquisite coloring, the ground color being pure white 

 sufl'ust-d throughout with pale flesh or blush-pink, a really charming variety, 15 

 cts. per pkt. 



Decorator. A striking and distinct novelty, with large, finely waved flowers 

 of a rich rose color overlaid with terra-cotta, intensifying to deep orange at the 

 base of the wings. 15 cts. per pkt. 



Orchid. This grand novelty is one of the freest blooming of the new Sweet 

 Peas. In color a rich deep lavender, slightly suffused with pink, similar in shade 

 to the color tones found in the Cattleya Orchids. A beauty in every way. (See 

 cut. ) 15 cts. per pkt. 

 4172 Margaret Atlee. One of the most beautiful varieties yet produced, flowers 

 very large, exquisitely waved, of a glowing shade of pink on a cream ground 

 suffused with salmon. The color is slightly deeper towards the margin of the 

 standards, while the wings are rosy salmon. 15 cts. per pkt. 



4268 Collection of a packet each of the above 8 superb new Sweet Peas, $1.00. 



TRITOMA HYBRIDA MIRABII.IS. 



(The Marvellous Red-hot Pqker, Flame Flower or Torch Lily.) 

 4331 The great merit of this novelty consists in its dwarf and quick-flowering quali- 

 ties. Seed sown indoors or in a hotbed before the end of March and planted 

 out in May will bloom freely and constantly from July till late Autumn. 

 Flower stems rise to a height of about three feet; the spikes 4^ to 6 inches long, 

 thickly set with tubular flowers, ranging in color from light citron-yellow to 

 rich orange-scarlet. While hardy in many sections with slight protection it is 

 best to lift the roots and store in sand in a cool place over winter. '2b cts. 

 per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



STI'EET SCENTED TERBENAS. 



(Verbena Hybrida Odoratissima.) 



4363 This novelty comes to us from Germany, and is described by 

 the introducers as follows: 

 " These new Sweet Scented Veroenas equal in growth, freedom of 

 flowering, variety of coloring and other good qualities the ordinary 

 Hybrid Verbenas, with the added attraction of a delicate yet decided 

 fragrance, which is strongest in warm weather, and which is most 

 decided in the light colored sorts.'' 20 cts. per pkt. ; 3 pkts. for 

 50 cts. 



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Sweet Scented Verbena. 



TIOLA CORNUTA THURINGIA. 



4404 A new and one of the prettiest Tufted Pansies yet introduced. The flowers, 

 while small, are produced in lavish profusion from early spring till late sum- 

 mer. The upper petals of the flowers are a rich violet-purple, the lower ones 

 pale blue relieved by a white eye, forrning a lovely rich blue and while color 

 combination. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



