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Mvosotis (Forget-Me-Not). 



MYOSOTIS. 



1 Forget-Me-Not.) 



Palustris Semperflorens. 



A variety that is hardly ever 

 out of flower; useful in a shady 

 spot in the border and for 

 forcing for cut flowers in the 

 winter. 



Alpestris robusta grandi- 

 flora. The large spring- 

 flowering Forget- Me-Xot, with 

 intense sky-blue flowers, bright 

 and attractive. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; 

 $6.00 per 100. 



Nierembergia. 



( Cup-flo wer. ) 

 Rivularis. A charming dwarf 

 creeping Alpine plant, bearing 

 large creamy-white, cup-shaped flowers from June till September; 

 most desirable plants for the rockery, and succeed equally well in 

 the border. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



(ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose*. 



The Evening Primroses are elegant subjects for growing in an ex- 

 posed, sunny position, either in the border or on the rockery, blooming 

 the entire summer. 



Caespitosa. Large, pure white, changing to rose; 1 foot. 



Fraseri. Beautiful rich yellow; lh feet. 



Missouriensis. Large golden yellow; 1 foot. 



Pilgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers. 



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



18 inches. (See cut.) 

 — Hybrida. Similar to the above, but with showy rose-colored 



flowers. 

 Youngi. Bright yellow; 1£ feet. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set 7 varieties for 

 80 cts. 



OROBUS Bitter Vetch). 



Little known spring- flowering plants, well worthy of extended cul- 

 tivation and succeeding in any soil or position. They are excellent 

 subjects either for the border or rockery, forming erect, shapely plants 

 a foot high, covered during May and June with pea-shaped flowers. 

 Albus Roseus. A new variety, of dainty coloring, being pure 



white delicately mottled with rose; entirely distinct. 50 cts. each. 

 Lathy roides. Spikes of bright blue flowers. 25 cts. each; 



$2. 50 per doz. 

 Superbus. Bright mauve color. 25 cts. each ; $2. 50 per doz. 

 Vernus. Purple; veined with red. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per d z. 



ONONIS (Rest Harrow\ 



Hircina. An interesting border or rock plant, producing from 

 May to July rose and white pea-shaped blossoms; li feet. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



ONOPORDON Cotton Thistle). 



Tauricum. A majestic plant with silver; loaves; these as well 

 as the stems being covered with white down; large purple 

 thistles in June and July; 4 feet. 25 cts. each; $2 50 per doz. 



HARDY ORCHIDS. 



There is a wealth of beauty in this little cultivated class of 

 plants. The sorts offered below are quite hardy, and succeed best 

 in a partially shaded position in a deep, moist soil composed of 

 equal parts of loam, leaf-mould and sand. 

 Cypripedium acaule j Lady's Slipper). Broad, oval foliage, 



and showy, bright pink, lighier-veined, curiously formed flowers. 



25 cts. each. 



— pubescens | Yellow Lady's Slipper). Large, showy, 

 bright yellow. 25 cts. each. 



— spectabile. {Moccasin- Flovu r, or Showy Lady Slipper). 



Clusters of beautiful white and pink flowers. 50 cts. each. 



PACHYSANDRA. 



Terminalis. A trailing plant, G to 8 

 inches high, forming broad mats of bright, 

 glossy green foliage and small spikes of 

 flowers during May and June, invaluable 

 as a cover plant either in sun or shade. 

 — Variegata. A variegated-leaved form 

 of the above. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



PARDANTHUS. 



(Blackberry Lily.) 

 Sinensis. Lily-like flowers of bright 

 orange during July and August on 2J 

 feet high stems, followed in September 

 with seeds which resemble blackberries; 

 will grow and do well in any soil in a 

 sunny location. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



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PAEON1ES, the "Queen of Spring Flowers," is one of our specialties. See offeron pages 229 and 230. 



