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NOVELTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS. 



Dwarf French Marigold, Pu 



DWARF FRENCH 



PURPLE AND 



No. 6063. This charming new 

 compact bush about 12 inches high 

 ruptedly during the summer months a 

 flowers about li inches across, of a lo 

 a velvety purple spot on each petal 

 purposes, for bouquets, etc. Per pkt., 



rple and Gold. 



MARIGOLD, 

 GOLD. 



Marigold forms a neat, 

 , and produces uninter- 

 great profusion of single 

 vely golden yellow, with 

 Excellent for cutting 

 15 cts. ; 2 plus., 25 cts. 



Nemesia Strumosa Svttoni. 



NEMESIA STRUMOSA SUTTONI. 



No. 6182. This charming plant is undoubtedly one of the 

 most beautiful annuals that has been introduced into cultiva- 

 tion for some years past. It is a native of Africa, and was first 

 introduced last year by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, of England. 

 This Nemesia is remarkable for its free-flowering character, 

 long duration in bloom and astonishing diversity in the color 



of its flowers. If raised under glass in March and transferred 

 to the open ground in May, the plants begin to show their 

 beauty in June and continue in flower till the end of Septem- 

 ber. Several stems are thrown up by each plant to the height 

 of 12 or 15 inches, and the range of colors includes white, 

 pale yellow, rich deep orange, and all shades between pink 

 and deep crimson. Per pkt., 35 cts. 



NEW PRI2JE PANSY, CARDINAL. 



No. 6259. In this variety we have the nearest approach to 

 a scarlet Pansy, which has been obtained after years of careful 

 selection. The color of the flower is a brownish scarlet, the 

 three lower petals being marked with a large dark blotch, very 

 bright, of good size and substance and perfect form. Per pkt 

 25 cts. "' 



PYRETHRtM AUREIIM 

 CRISTATUM. 



No. 6455. A beautifully curled-leaved variety of the popu- 

 lar Golden Feather, the leaves having the crisped appearance 

 of the most exquisitely curled Parsley. The plant is very 

 dwarf and compact, and will prove valuable for carpet bed- 

 ding, edgings, etc. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



New Pyramidal Sunflower. 



NEW PYRAMIDAL SUNFLOWER. 



No. 5918. If planted singly in good ground this new Sun- 

 flower will grow to a height of from 12 to 15 feet, and is 

 thickly branched from the base to the top of the plant, each 

 branch bearing a multitude of medium-sized golden yellow 

 flowers with a small black centre, affording valuable material 

 for cutting for bouquets and decorative purposes. Per pkt., 15 

 cts.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA. 



No. 6488. One of the most charming stove plants intro- 

 duced of late years. It belongs to the family of the Gesne- 

 riaceas, and was recently discovered in East Africa. The tiny 

 plants form a flat rosette of deep green, hairy leaves, which are 

 similar in form to those of the Gloxinias, but smaller in all 

 parts and mostly reddish brown underneath. The flower 

 slems, 2 to 4 inches in length, are crowned by beautiful deep 

 blue flowers bearing a close resemblance, in form as well as in 

 color, to those of our sweet-scented Violet. Stamens deep 

 golden-yellow. A well-established plant will bloom continu- 

 ally throughout the year. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



