NOVELTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS. 



DAHLIA, SINGLE CACTUS. 



No. 5701. The most important characteristic of this new type 

 is the twisted or fluted petals, similar to those of the double Cactus 

 varieties, and wherever exhibited they have attracted particular 

 attention by their remarkably graceful appearance. The colors are 

 beautiful, and for decorative purposes they will be much in de- 

 mand. Per pkt.. 25 cts. 



GERARDIA TENUIFOEIA. 



No. 5855. A beautiful half-hardy perennial from Mexico allied 

 to the Penstemon. It forms regularly branching erect bushes 15 

 inches high, with narrow linear foliage. The flowers are tubular, 

 bell-shaped, of a light violet color, with a pale lilac throat. If sown 

 early in spring the plants will bloom in July-August,' or if sown 

 in the summer with other perennials and kept over winter will 

 flower continually through the following summer. Fine for pots as 

 well as for out-door culture. Per pkt., 15 cts. 



NEW HIBISCUS, CRIMSON EYE. 



No. 5947. This elegant Hibiscus is entirely distinct, and comes 

 true from seed. The flowers are of immense size, often measuring 

 twenty inches in circumference. Color pure white with a large spot 

 -of deep velvety crimson in the centre of each flower. A well devel- 

 oped plant will produce several hundred of these flowers in a sea- 

 son. It will succeed anywhere, and is perfectly hardy, blooming the 

 first year from seed. Sow in the open ground. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



MUMUEUS 

 JAPONICUS 



VARIEGATUS. 



{ Variegated-Leaved 



Japanese Hop 



No. 5960. The leaves of 

 this excellent climbing plant are 

 beautifully and distinctly mar- 

 bled and blotched with silvery- 

 white, yellowish-white, yellow- 

 ish-green and dark green. 

 Sometimes they are almost 

 ■white.-' It has the same desira- 

 ble quality as the green-leaved 

 Japanese Hop, in being free 

 from the attacks of insects. It 

 is of rapid and dense growth, as 

 hardy as the common Hop, and 

 an admirable decorative plant 

 for covering fences, rustic 

 arches and the like. Per pkt., 

 15 cts. 



Hibiscus, Crimson Eye. 



Lobelia, Barnard's Perpetual. 



IPOMEA 



RURRO- 



C^ERUEEA. 



(Heavenly Blue.) 



No. 5964. This beautiful 

 old-fashioned Ipomea, popularly 

 known as " Heavenly Blue," 

 has long been a favorite in Eng- 

 lish gardens, where it is grown 

 under glass. It can be suc- 

 cessfully grown in this climate 

 by treating as a half-hardy an- 

 nual, sowing the seed in the 

 greenhouse or frame in March 

 or April, potted singly, and 

 plant out in May. It may also 

 be sown in the open ground in 

 May. 



A correspondent writing from 

 Bordentown, N. J., says: "I 

 consider it the most lovely an- 

 nual climber ever introduced. 

 Its beauty is past description. I 

 have this season had a fence 

 sixty feet long covered on both 

 sides with masses of its flowers, 

 which are of the shade of blue 

 of Salvia Patens, but a little 

 lighter." The flowers are very 

 large, some measuring 4£ inches 

 in diameter. Per pkt., 15 cts. 



Humulus Jafonicus Varie 



UNARIA, HENDERSONI ERICOIDES. 



No. 6014. A very pretty and distinct perennial of dwarf and compact habit and 

 wonderfully free-flowering. It may be treated as an annual, as the seedlings bloom 

 very early the first year, producing an uninterrupted succession of bloom until late 

 in the autumn. The small snapdragon-like flowers are of purplish violet color, 

 striped and veined with darker lines. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



EOBEEIA BARNARD'S PERPETUAL. 



No. 6020. This splendid novelty is without doubt the finest Lobelia yet introduced. 

 The flowers are of the most brilliant ultra-marine blue, strikingly marked with a 

 pure white blotch at the base of each of the two lower petals. It is of compact 

 habit, and useful alike for bedding or growing in pots. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



DATURA CORNUCOPIA. 



(Horn of Plenty.) 



No. 5702. Plants of this novelty were first introduced last year, and we are now 

 enabled to offer the seed. The plant is of robust habit, and, while it is not hardy, 

 grows to a good-sized shrub in a single season. The leaves are large, dark green, 

 and the stem is brownish purple with a shining surface. The flower is trumpet- 

 shaped, of immense size, often ten inches long and five inches wide at the mouth, 

 with three cones or funnels one within the other, the inside of the tube of a delicate 

 French white, marbled with royal purple on the outside. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



