18 n n 1 "HEHRTADREER -PHIIADEIiPhlAM mllOWER SEED ifOVEliTI ES 



RUDBECKIA BICOLOR SUPERBA 

 SEMIPEENA. 



3904 This novelty represents semi-double or nearly double-flowering va- 

 rieties of the Rudbeckia Bicolor Superba introduced in 1898, and 

 which we offer on page 98. The plants form elegant bushes of 2 to 

 2j feet in height, covered with large, semi-double, golden-yellow to 

 brownish-yellow flowers, which have a central dark-brown ring and 

 disk. They closely resemble in size and form the double-flowering 

 Zinnias, and make a gorgeous effect in beds or borders, Itnd are, on 

 account of their long stems, very useful for cutting purposes. (Se^- 

 cut.) 15 cts. per pkt-, 2 pkts. for '2.5 cts. 



MAMMOTH VERBENA 



"AURORA BOREAEIS." 



4356 We have for several years endeavored to secure stock of this. most 

 valuable variety, but have not succeeded until this year. It is without 

 doubt the finest of all Verbenas. The growth of the plant is stocky and 

 vigorous, with deep green, rough foliage. The flowers are of enormous 

 size, many being over an inch in diameter, and are borne in fine 

 trusses. The color is an intense carmine-scarlet, quite distinct, and can 

 be seen at a considerable distance; a really valuable novelty. 25 cts. 

 per pkt.; 5 pkts. for §1.00. 



ZIISNIA GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. 



4442 While not new, this 



Rudbeckia Bicolor Suprrba 

 Semiplena. 



ROYAE SWEET 

 SUETANS. 



(Centaurea Imperialis.) 



This beautiful class has been 

 admired by all who have grown 

 tliem. They are undoubtedly 

 the finest of all Sweet Sultans 

 for cut flower purposes,, and 

 should soon supersede all other 

 varieties. They are the result 

 of a cross between C. Moschata 

 and C. Margarila, and inherit 

 from the latter the beautiful 

 sweet-scented, artistic - shaped 

 flowers, but much improved in 

 size and borne on long, strong 

 stems, and when cut will stand 

 for several days in good con- 

 dition. The plant itself is 



much stronger than any other Sweet Sultan, of the easiest possible cul- 

 ture, flowering continuously from early summer till autumn. A leading 

 horticultural paper says of them: "The piemiei place must be assigned to 

 Centaurea Imperialis, which is one of the most important intioductions of 

 the present decade. The plant is vigorous, growing nearly 4 feet high, 

 easy to grow, and literally covered with enormous flowers nearly double the 

 size of C. Margariti^, with the same odor and the same form ; the sterns 

 are long enough to satisfy the most exacting." (See cut.) We offer the 

 following distinct colors : 



^ PER PKT 



1875 Pure White 10 



1876 Delicate Lilac 10 



1877 Brilliant Rose , 10 



1878 Deep Lavender 10 



1879 Dark Rose 10 



1880 Deep Purple 10 



1899 Collection containing a packet each of the 6 colors 50 



1893 Finest flixed Colors. 10 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



is a variety of much merit, and deserves the 

 widest cultivation. It belongs 

 to the dwarf double-flowering 

 section, and forms sturdy bushy 

 plants 18 to 24 inches high 

 producing from midsummer 

 until frost its handsome, rich, 

 velvety-crimson floweis; by far 

 the richest of all Zinnias. (See 

 cut.) 10 cts. per pkt. 



Our Incomparable CoUectioti 

 of Sweet Peas contains thr 

 very finest sorts only. See 

 colored plate and description 



m page 13 



Royal Suti i 



Zinnia General Jacqueminot. 



