iHENRTADREER -PHIIADEIiPHIA-]^-^ NEW-°RARE PLANTS • 



GERBBRA JAMESONI. 



The Transvaal, or Barberton Daisy. (Sen colvred illustration 

 on back cover of this Catalogue.) Our colored illustraUon gives a fair 

 idea of the beauty and grace of this charming flower which is now of- 

 fered for the first time. The plant is of South African origin, and al- 

 though introduced into Europe about fifteen years ago, its method of 

 propagation was so little understood that until quite recently i^ was dif- 

 ficult to obtain a single plant even at a high price. We have been suc- 

 cessful in securing a large stock, and believing it to be the most impor- 

 tant and valuable novelty of the year, we have given it a place on our 

 catalogue cover. It is of the easiest possible culture, succeeding ad- 

 mirably and flowering continuously throughout the . summer when 

 planted in the garden in an open, sunny border. In fact, it is raiely ever 

 out of bloom, and if placed in a sunny position m the gieenhouse oi con- 

 servatory during the winter, where Carnations oi Geiamums flower 

 freely, it will continue to bloom the year round. The plant is of stiong, 

 vigorous growth, forms a dense tuft of leaves, fiom 10 to 12 inches long, 

 from the crown of which it sends up in constant succession stout stems 

 12 to 18 inches long, which are terminated with single, dnisy-like flovifeis 

 fully 4 inches across and varying in color in diffeient plants, as well as 

 at different seasons of the year, from 

 bright orange-red and scarlet to deep 

 vermilion; a rich, glowing and also 

 entirely new color in this shipe of 

 flower, it really being a scarlet Mar- 

 guerite. 



At the exhibition of the New York 

 Horticultural Society held during 

 May, 1901, it was awarded the First 

 Prize as the most important new 

 plant shown, and we take much 

 pleasure in offering and recommend- 

 ing it. The plant has been under 

 cultivation in our trial grounds for 

 the past five years ; many have seen 

 it and been charmed by its novel and 

 striking beauty and grace. 



50 cts. each ; $6.00 per doz. 



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INCARVILI^EA 



DELAVAYI. 



A new hardy tuberous-rooted plant, 

 very aptly called " The Hardy Glox- 

 inia," and one of the choicest peren- 

 nial plants introduced in recent years. 

 It produces large rose-colored trum- 

 pet-shaped flowers, which last in per- 

 fection a long time ; these are pro- 

 duced in clusters on stems 18 inches 

 high. 50 cts. each; $5 00 per doz. 



MONTURETIA GliKSlANIA 



P/EONY Festiva Maxima. 



GcKBtKA jAMtS< NI 



Neiiv Giant 



Montbretia 

 Crocosniiaeflora 

 Germaiiia. 



This new Montbretia has been 

 under our observation for the past 

 five years, when it first originated, 

 and we can fully endorse the origin- 

 ator's description, which follows : 

 " This splendid acquisition is the re- 

 sult of a cross between Crocosmia 

 aurea imperialis and various Mont- 

 bretias. It has inherited the vigorous 

 growth of the Crocosmia, but, unlike it, it produces no off- sets, but pos- 

 sesses the dwarf, bushy growth of Montbretia Etoile de Feu; it grows 

 about 3^ feet high, is of sturdy habit, much branched, and produces 

 most graceful spikes in the greatest profusion, which are furnished 

 v.'ith six-petalled, widely-expanded flowers, measuring over 3 inches 

 across — probably the largest of the genus ; the color is a rich, glow- 

 ing scarlet, shading to brilliant orange, with a blood-red throat ; the 

 buds and also the reverse of the petals are blood-red, a most strik- 

 ing combination of color, making a grand effect." Nothing can ex- 

 cel the great display this novelty produces when planted in masses, 

 while, as a late summer cut flower, it is invaluable. (See cut.) 25 

 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



P^^ONIA FESTIVA MAXIMA. 



This is by no means a"new variety, but an exceptionally rare one, 

 and without doubt the finest white variety in cultivation. The 

 flowers, which are of largest size and most perfect in form, are pure 

 white in color, with occasionally a few scarlet flakes in the centre. 

 (See cut.) 75 cts. each ; $7.50 per doz. 



