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RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS 



102 



LYCHNIS. 



Handsome hardy perennial plants of easy culture for massing 

 in beds and borders; blooming the first year if sown early. 



PER PKT 



3061 Chalcedonica {Rose Campion, Jerusalem Cross). 

 Fine scarlet flowers; 2 feet. J^ oz., 20 cts 5 



3062 liaageana. Brilliant.orange, scarlet, crimson, etc., in 

 mixture; 1 foot. ^ oz., 40 cts 10 



I^YTHRUM. 



3071 Roseutn Superbum {Rose loosestrife). A very 

 pretty hardy perennial; grows about 3 feet high, and 

 produces spikes of rosy flowers from July to September. 

 Joz.,40cts 10 



Marvel of Peru, or Four O'Clocks. 



(Mirabilis Jalapa.) 

 3110 A well-known, handsome, free-flowering garden favorite; 

 does well everywhere; give each plant 12 to 18 inches of 

 room. See what Prof. Bailey says about this fine old- 

 fashioned flower on page 56. Fine mixed colors; 2 feet. 

 (See cut. ) Oz., 15 cts , 5 



MATTHIOI^A. 



3125 Bicornis {Evening-scenled 

 Stock). This old-fashioned 

 annual has no beauty to recom- 

 mend it, the flowers being a 

 dull purplish lilac, but it is 

 well worth growing for the 

 entrancing fragrance which it 

 emits during the evening. 

 } oz.. 15 cts 5 



MAURANDIA. 



3130 Barclayana. Beautiful, 

 rapid, slender-growing climb- 

 ers, blooming profusely until 

 late in the autumn; also fine 

 for the conservatory or green- 

 house; if desired for the house, 

 take up before the approach of 

 frost. A half-hardy perennial, 

 flowering the first season if 

 sown early; 10 feet; mixed 

 colors, including purple, blue, 

 white and rose 10 



African Marigold Orange Prince. 



MARIGOLD. 



and French Marij^olds are old favorite fret 



annuals of easy culture; both are extreme!' 



"ective. The former have uniformly largi 



How or orange-colored flowers, and are wel 



apted for large beds or mixed borders; th< 



ter are dwarfer in growth, with beautiful!' 



iped flowers, and better suited for beddinj 



rposes, or for pot culture; they succeed besi 



a light soil, with full exposure to the sun 



A vase or bowl of any of the rich yellow sort; 



in combination with a few blue Larkspurs o» 



Cornflowers is very striking. 



French Marigold Legion d'Honneur. 



[See also Calendula and 

 Tutjetes. ) 



FRENCH 

 VARIETIES. 



PER m 

 "M: 3091 Gold=Striped. Very 



double,dee]i brownish-red, 

 striped golden-yellow; 1 



foot. I oz. , 25 cts H 



3100 Dwarf French. Fine 



colors, mixed, very double; 

 1 foot. Per \ oz. , 20 cts. t 



3092 Legion d'Honneur 



{"Little Brownie"). A 

 single-flowering Marigold, forming compact bnshes 9 inches high. Begins 

 flowering early, commencing in June The flowers are golden-yellow, 

 marked with a large spot of crimson- velvet. \ oz., 20 cts ^ 



3098 Imported Collection of Double French Marigolds, 6 varieties 2.'^ 



AFRICAN VARIETIES. 



3084 Orange Prince. A high bred type, bearing densely double flowers of 



a rich deep goldtn-orange color; very showy. \ oz., 50 cts ... It 



3085 Lemon Queen. Another fine variety, with soft lemon-yellow flowers, 

 and forming a fine contrast to the preceding. J oz., 50 cts II 



3083 Pride of the Garden. Immense flowers, densely double. Color golden- 

 yellow. A feature of this variety is the compact, dwarf hal)it of the plant, 

 which lornis dense l>ushes 15 to 18 inches high. ^ oz. , 40 cts IC 



3081 El Dorado. Flowers very large, imbricated and extremely double. Colors 



in all shades of yellow. Per J oz., 25 cts S 



3090 Large African. Double, orange and lemon", mixed; 2 to 3 feet. Per 



Joz., 20cts 5 



3088 Imported Collection of double .\iVi( :in, 6 varieties 25 



Noveltie* mnd Specialties in Flower Seeds are offered on pages 58 to 68. 



