GENERAL COLLECTION OF BEDDING PLANTS. 



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SALVIA (SAGE). 



These rich and abundant flowering plants are indispen- 

 sable in the autumnal garden ; either in masses or scattered 

 among shrubbery they display their beauty to advantage. 

 Souciieti H. alba. Pure white. 

 Splendens. Scarlet Sage. 



Marmorata. Flowers and calyx pure white, beautifully 

 mottled and spotted with scarlet; dwarf habit, free 

 blooming. 



10 cts. 3ach ; $1.00 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 



VINCAS. 



This old and popular |)lant should be in every garden. 

 Of compact, bushy growth, blooming from June till frost. 

 A desirable plant for massing or pot culture. 

 Alba. Pure white. 

 Alba Oculata. White, crim.son eye. 

 Rosea. Rose, dark eye. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 



VINCA MAJOR VARIEGATA. 



One of the very best vase plants. Leaves glossy green, 

 broadly margined creamy white. Blue flowers. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



VIOLETS. 



One of the leading florists' flowers for bouquets. All the 

 varieties should have a slight protection of leaves during 

 the winter. A better plan to insure early spring flowering 

 is to plant in cold frames in the fall. They thrive best 

 during the summer in a shady situation, in a rich, deep soil. 



Marie Louise. Deep violet blue ; very fragrant and 

 free-flowering. It should be grown by all, on account 

 of its easy forcing qualities. 



Mens. Millet. Of a beautiful violet rose color, of large 

 size; very fragrant and a free bloomer. So far tliis 

 new sort has been free from the disease which has 

 ruined so many violets. 25 cts. each. 



Queen Victoria. A large single-flowering sort, deep 

 blue, very fragrant and free ; a good forcing variety. 



Swanley White. A sport from the popular and well- 

 known Marie Louise, similar in habit and freedom of 

 flowering, but of a pure white color. 



Schosnbrun. Single, deep blue ; very fragrant. 



15 cts. each, except whei'e noted; $1.50 per doz. 



MISCELLANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS. 



The limited space of this Catalogue prevents us from giving a full description of many of the following popular and 

 well-known plants. The list embraces some of the oldest and best known varieties, which should not be overlooked. 



Asclepias linaefolia alba. 15 cts. each. 



Cestriini Parqui. Niyht-bloomiiig Jasmine. 20ots. each. 



Cheonostemnia hispida. A dwarf free-flowering plant 



bearing small pure white flowers. Pretty for baskets. 



15 cts. each. 



Echeveria secunda glauca. One of the most desirable 



plants for carpet bedding. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Gazania splendens. Bright orange flowers. 15 cts. 



each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Genista Iragrans. Spikes of bright yellow flowers, 



produced in March and April ; very fragrant. 25 cts. 

 Lemon Verbena (Aloi/sia citriodora). Fragrant foliage. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 

 Lobelia speciosa conipacta. Fine deep blue. 



15 cts. each ; $1..50 per dozen. 



Lobelia alba maxima. Pure snowy-white flowers. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Othonna Crassifolia. A desirable basket plant, bear- 

 ing bright yellow flowers, which are produced in great 

 profusion. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Oxalis floribunda alba. An ever-blooming variety, 

 used for pots and baskets, white-flowering. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen. 



Oxalis floribunda rosea. Similar to the preceding 

 one, with rose-colored flowers. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen. 



Plumbago capensis. Light blue. 25 cts. each. 

 " larpentae. Dark blue. 20 cts. each. 



Stevia serrata variegata. Leaves edged with white; 

 an efi'ective plant for inside row of ribbon-beds. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANT! 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 



The stems of this extremely elegant plant are tufted, 

 slender and gracefully arching. From the upper portions 

 the branches, which are finer than the fronds of tne most 

 4lelicate Fern, spread in all directions. The whole plant 



I is of a bright cheerful green. It is one of the most dis- 

 tinct and effective decorative plants for the stove or warm 

 conservatory. $2.00 each. 



ASPARAGUS TENUISSIMUS. 



A beautiful species of climbing habit. Remarkable for 

 the extreme delicacy of its foliage ; the leaves are longer 

 and of a lighter tint than those of A. Plumosus Nanus. 

 ."^s a decorative plant for the stove or warm conserva- 

 tory it is very striking, and for contrast with the foliage 

 of other plants it is one of the most effective. Like A. 

 Plumosiis Nanus, the sprays retain their beauty a lotig 

 time when cut. 



25 to 50 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 



ANTHERICUM. 



Picturatum. A most distinct and handsome variety, 

 differing from the well-known Anthericum Vittatum 

 Variegatum in having a bright yellow band running 

 through the centre of the leaf, edged with bright 

 pea-green ; as a plant for the embellishing of win- 

 dow-boxes, baskets or vases, it is invaluable. 

 50 cts. each. 



Anthericum Vittatum Variegatum. Desirable for 

 centres of baskets, vases, etc. Long, narrow foliage, 

 striped white. 25 cts. each. 



