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C^vyl>.^ml<.^ (Cups and Saucers Vine). 

 A climber of rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the season, 

 valualjle for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will cling to any rough sur- 

 face. In sowing, place seeds edgticise and merely cover with light soil; to get early 

 results start the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out-of-doors in 

 May. (See cut. ) per pkt. 



2021 Scandens. Large, bell-shaped purple flowers. Per } oz., 25 cts 10 



2022 Scandens Alba. Pure white 10 



COCCINE A INDIC A (Scarlet-fruIted Ivy-leaved Climber). 



2031 A handsome annual climber of the gourd species, with beautiful, smooth, 

 glossy, ivy-like leaves, contrasting with the fine, snow-white, bell-shaped 

 flowers and brilliant carmine fruit; 10 feet 10 



COL,EUS (Flame Nettle). 



2040 Dreer'S Hybrids. Our strain of hybrid varieties produces the finest 

 colored, most attractive and novel foliage plants for house or garden cul- 

 ture. A most interesting subject to grow from seed; Easily raised. Sow 



in March or April 25 



2041 Ornatus. Splendid large-leaved variety, with strikingly handsome foliage, 

 which is irregularly spotted ik a r\ 



and marbled with blackish ^-^ X"~~^~~~^\ ./ j^ 



purple, blood-red, carmine ^?~J=rf'''l'v4t - ' X!r 



and rose, and sprinkled with .^IK^^^ ' ^^ — ' r' — T* 



white, yellow, green and ifflsR^ *^^^ft^~^^ / ' ^?Nr 



brown; of great value for or^ • t^LJ^j^v ' -V \ ' "iV 



all decorative purposes 25 '/^ '—'•—£ ^* y^' ^ \. "SX 



CUPHEA. "V^ T^^i.5'' <5 ^,', 



2115 Platycentra {Cigar /-C^/ ■ '"'^ ^Vl"' M*''^^^^^'^-^ 



Plant). An old and favor- (^ / ■'^*' ^^7*1^^^^ 



ite plant for the summer V * /t 0' i^^tm^i0^^^y\ f >^J[0 



flower garden; useful also for 'J i^^^^ T J?\ ^^-i— J^^'^t^ 



baskets, vases, etc.; bearing X>^^^^0^^^--'>v^^» '»y^^5r^ / 



innumerable vermilion tube- C^'^/'^P^f, ^^^'^Jav^S^^i^ ^^Bl ' 



shaped flowers. Easily raised ^=>i^'i / STV iv JHTV ^^|^^>/ 



from seed, which should be >^*^*5i^^^ 'nuk}^ ^-^ -^ ''"'^^ 



sown in early spring in green- "^ ^-^^i^pii \a'V^ ^^^^^.^J^^^S^^ 

 house, hotbed or window . . 15 Convolvulus Minor (Dwarf Morning Glory) 



C0B«A SCANDKNS. 



Convolvulus Major (Morning Glory). 



CONVOLrVULlTS (MominB Glory). 



riajor, or Climbing Varieties. 



Deservedly very popular, as they are one of the most free- 

 flowering and rapid-growing plants in cultivation, thriving in 

 almost any situation; the beauty and delicacy of their brilliant 

 flowers are unsurpassed. Soaking the seeds in warm water for 

 an hour or two hastens germination; annuals; 15 feet. (See 



cut) PER PKT. 



20()0 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 15 cts 5 



20()1 Double Flowering. About 80 per cent, of the 

 seedlings will produce double flowers, the remainder 

 semi-double or single. Per oz., 40 cts 10 



2059 Imported Collection of 1 varieties 30 



Imperial Japanese or Emperor Morning Glories are 

 offered on page 100. 



Minor, or Dwarf Morning Glories. 



While these are called dwarf Morning Glories, they really 

 remain open all day in fine weather, and are rich colored, hand- 

 some dwarf plants, and not as well known as they should be; 

 they make a fine border, or can be grown in masses in beds, 

 producing an unusually brilliant effect. (See cut.) 



2053 Minor Rosens Superbus. A very attractive sort, 

 with glistening satiny rose-pink flowers. Per oz., 

 25 cts 5 



2052 Minor Tricolor, Mixed. A very large range of 

 color, from pure white to deep purple; annual; 1 foot. 

 Per oz., 15 cts 5 



Hints on the making <uid care of Cold-Frames and Hotbeds are given on page 4- 



