1 1 * *-* liV r f 





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Balsam Pear. 



Royal Blue Forght-Me-Not. 



NEMOPHILA. 



(liOve-grove.) 



PER PKT. 



3400 Of neat, compact habit ; bloom- 

 ing freely all summer, if planted 

 in a rather cool, shady place, 

 and in not too rich a soil ; hardy 

 annuals. Beautiful mixed varie- 

 ties. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



XIEREMBERGIA. 



(Cup Flower.) 



A half-hardy perennial, slender-grow- 

 ing plant, perpetually in bloom, flower- 

 ing the first year if sown early ; desirable 

 for the greenhouse, baskets, vases, or bed- 

 ding out ; 1 foot. 



MOMORDICA. 



Very curious climbing vines, with ornamental foliage, 

 fruit golden-yellow, warted, and when ripe opens, show- 

 ing the seed and its brilliant carmine interior; fine for 

 trellises, rock-work, stumps, etc.; annual ; 10 feet. 



PER PKT. 



3211 Balsamina {Balsam Apple). Apple-shaped 

 fruit 5 



3212 CharSLXltia. [Balsam Pear). Pear-shaped fruit 5 



MUSA ENSETE (Abyssinian Banana}. 



3221 A splendid plant for the open air in summer, 

 producing a most striking effect when planted 

 singly or in groups. In our hot summer it 

 luxuriates and attains gigantic i)roportions 



when freely supplied with manure and water. The seeds germinate easily if started 

 in hotbed or bottom heat in greenhouse. Tender perennial ; 10 to 20 feet. (See cut.) 25- 

 MYOSOTIS (Forset-Me-Not). 



Neat and beautiful little plants with stnr-like flowers; succeeding best in a shady, 

 moist situation ; half-hardy perennials; blooming the first year from seed if sown 

 early. 



3231 Alpestris Coerulea. Bright blue ; 6 inches. Per oz., (30 cts 5- 



3233 — Eliza Fonrobert. Large-flowering; bright blue; remarkably fine and 



distinct 5- 



3235 — Victoria. Of bushy habit, bearing large bright azure-blue flowers ; 



verv fine 10 



3236 Dissitiflora. Compact habit, pro- 

 fuse bloomer ; exquisite blue ; an 

 attractive spring bedding plant ; 6 

 inches 10 



3237 Palustris. The true Forget-Me- 

 Not ; beautiful blue flowers ; 6 

 inches 10 



3238 — Semperflorens. A charm- 

 ing dwarf F'urget-Me-Not, continu- 

 ing in bloom from early spring until 

 autumn ; blue ; 8 inches 10 



3239 Royal Blue. This beautiful va- 

 riety belongs to the pillar-shaped 

 section, of which a number of va- 

 rieties have been sent out in the last 

 few years. This is a grand addi- 

 tion, the flowers being of larger 

 size and a deeper blue than any 

 other, and as a variety for pot cul- 

 ture is unexcelled. (See cut.) . . . . 15 



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MusA Ensete. 



3421 Frutescens. White, tinted with lilac 10 



NICOTIANA. 



3411 Affinis ( Tuberose-Cowered Tobacco). Delightfully sweet-scented, 

 pure white tubular flowers, blooming continually ; annuals ; 2 to 3 

 feet. (See cut.) 5 



3412 Colossea. New gigantic foliage plant 15 



3413 Sylvestris. A variety of recent introduction and perhaps the most 

 ornamental of all Tobaccos ; plants of pyramidal growth, 4 feet 

 high, vi^ith fine deep green foliage; pure white, fragrant, drooping 

 flowers, borne in loose heads ; tube-shaped, 5 inches long by an inch 

 across. A most effective plant either used in conjunction with other 

 tall-growing sorts or when grown in beds or as single specimens. . . 10 



OIvD-FASHIONE^D HARDY FI^OWl^RS. 



These were never more poplilai- than now, and appreciating the 

 growing demand vre have prepared large stocks of all the best sorts 

 (see colored plate and offer on page 1«0, also offer ot seed on page 

 63). 



NlCOTIANA AfFINIS- 



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