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ENRTADRER -PNIlADELPHIAWli/ RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS 



Lathvkus. 



LOBEIvIA. 



The following dwarf and trailing varieties of this popular and 

 beautiful flowering plant will be found most desirable for pot 

 culture, edgings, hanging-baskets, etc., blooming profusely from 

 June to November. The hardy perennial 

 varieties are among the most attractive of 

 our garden favorites, producing beautiful 

 spikes of handsome flowers. 



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CO>IPACT OR 

 BEDDING 

 I.OBEI.IAS. 



PER PKT. 



3012 Crystal Palace 

 Compacta. Rich 

 deep blue ; dark foli- 

 age; the finest for 

 bedding 10 



3014 Heterbphylla Major. 

 We are convinced tliat 

 this is one of the best 

 for this climate, coming 

 into flower early, stand- 

 ing the heat well and 

 continuing to bloom 

 without interruption 

 until frost. The plant 

 forms dense globular 

 bushes about 6 inches 

 high, completely 

 smothered with flow- 

 ers, which are of very 

 large size, over an inch 

 across, and of a most brilliant sky-blue with 



white eye. (See cut.) 



Barnard's Perpetual. Brilliant ultramarine blue, 

 striUingly marked with a pure white blotch at the 

 base of each of the two lower petals; one of the best. . 



3015 Prima Donna. Dwarf and 



crimson maroon -flowers 



3016 

 3013 



LATH YKXJS (Everlasting, or Hardy Sweet Pea). 



Showy, free-flowering hardy perennial climbers for covering old stumps, fences, 

 etc., continually in bloom ; fine for cutting. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



2956 Latifolius. Purplish-red 5 



2957 — Albus. Pure white, very desirable 10 



2955 — Pink Beauty. A new color in this fine old-fashioned plant, the 



flowers being a bright rosy pink 10 



2960 —Mixed. Purple and white. Per oz., 40 cts .^ 5 



295S Splendens. "The Pride of California." This gorgeous climber is 

 one of the h.mdsomest that can be imagined, produces throughout the 

 season large bunches of brilliant rosy-red blossoms ; not entirely hardy, 

 and should, north of Virginia, be protected through the winter with a 

 liberal covering of straw or litter; or, better still, wintered over in a 

 cold frame or cellar _ 10 



IvATENDER. (Lavandula Spica). 



2971 Well known, sweet-scented, hardy perennial ; should be extensively 



grown in the mixed border; 3 feet. Per oz., 20 cts 5 



EAYIA. 



Elegans. A pretty and attractive littlef hardy annual 

 that ought to be more generally grown, if only for 

 cut-flower purposes The rays of the flower-heads 

 are bright yellow, with white tips. The head is as 

 broad as that of a ^Marguerite, but is 



2981 



more bulky, while the rays are wider, 

 and touch one another closely all 

 around. A bed or mass of this an- 

 nual produces a fine eft'ect, owing to 

 the quantity of bloom. . . . 



I.INARIA. 



(Kenil^^■o^th Ivy, or Blother 

 of Thousands.) 



A charming small, neat, hardy 

 perennial trailing plant, suitable 

 for baskets, vases, pots and 

 rock-work. (See cut.) 



2991 Cymbalaria. Lav- 

 ender and purple . . 10 



2992 — A Iba. Very pretty 

 new variety of "Ken- 

 ilworth Ivy," differ- 

 ing from the original 

 species by its light- 

 green, glossy foliage 

 and its pure white 

 flowers 15 



Lobelia Heterophvlla M.4jor. 

 a clear 



I.INIJM. 



3011 



10 



10 



3002 Coccineum. {Scarlet Flax). One of the most effec- 

 tive and showy bedding plants of long duration, 

 having fine foliage and delicate stems, with brilliant 

 scarlet-crimson flowers ; hardy annual ; 1 foot 



compact, with rich velvety 



PER PKT 



10 

 10 



Kenilworth Ivy (Linaria). 



White Gem. Forms a perfect ball of snow-white flowers . 

 Emperor William. A very compact variety, with fine sky- 

 blue flowers - 10 



3020 Mixed Compacta Varieties 5 



TRAILING I.OBEI.IAS. 



Trailing varieties suitable for hanging-baskets, vases, etc.; 6 to 10 inches. 



o023 Speciosa. Ultramarine blue ^ 5 



3022 Gracilis. Light blue 5 



3021 Duplex. Double blue - 10 



PERENNIAI. EOBELIAS. 



j 3031 Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). A hardy perennial native 

 variety, \\ ith spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, blooming the 



first season if sown early; a fine border plant ; 3 feet 10 



3032 Cardinalis Hybrids. Flowers large and resemble Cardinalis, 

 but are of splendid shades of rose, red, lilac, purple, etc.; in 

 bloom from July to October; hardy perennials ; 2 feet 25 



LiNUM Coccineum. 



Old-fashioned Hardy Flowers. See offer of seed on page 63 and colored plate, and offer of plants on page 160. 



