FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



75 



MuSA Ensetb. 



MUSA. 



(Abyssinian Banana 



The leaves are magnificent, long, broad and massive, 

 of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson midrib. It is 

 used successfully for bedding out, and stands the rain and 

 storms without much laceration. In our hot summers it 

 luxuriates and attains gigantic proportions when freely 

 supplied with manure and water. The seeds germinate 

 easily if started in hot-bed or bottom heat in greenhouse. 



PER PKT. 



6131 Ensete. Packet containing 4 seeds ....25 



Dwarf Nasturtium. 



DWARF NASTURTIUM. 



(Tropaeolum Minor.) 

 The dwarf varieties are all desirable, and are among 

 our most popular plants, standing any amount of heat and 

 drought, growing vigorously and flowering freely all sum- 

 mer and fall ; excellent for massing and ribboning, doing 

 well even in poor soil ; hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 



6145 Tom Thumb CoBrulea Rosea. Rose-tinted 

 purplish maroon .- 10 



6146 Tom Thumb Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur- 

 colored flowers, with dark red spots near the base 

 of each petal 5 



6154 Tom Thumb (Cloth of Gold). Foliage bright 

 golden yellow ; flowers scarlet 10 



6155 Tom 'rhumb Lady Bird. Golden j'ellow, with 

 rubv crimson 10 



6141 Tom Thumb Scarlet 5 



6142 " " Yellow 5 



6143 " " Pearl. Creamy white 5 



6144 " " Spotted. Beautiful spotted flowers 5 



6147 King of Tom Thumbs. Intense scarlet 5 



6151 Ruby King;. Pink, shaded carmine 10 



6152 Tom Thumb King Theodore. Flowers almost 

 black 5 



Tall Nasturtium. 



DWARF NASTURTIUM-C''"/"^'^"^ 



PER PKT. 



6148 Golden King of Tom Thumbs. Deep golden 

 yellow flowers 5 



6153 Empress of India. Flowers rich brilliant 

 crimson, one of the very best in color and form, 

 and an abundant bloomer 10 



6160 Tom Thumb. Mixed, all colors. Per oz., 30 cts. 5 



6149 Collection of Dwarf Nasturtiums, 12 varieties, 

 each color separate 50 



TALL NASTURTIUM. 



(Tropaeolum Major.) 



Elegant profuse flowering plants for verandas, trel- 

 lises, etc. The seed pods can be gathered while green and 

 tender, for pickling; hardy annuals; 10 feet. 

 6157 King Theodore. Bluish-green foliage and 



almost black flowers 5 



6156 Large Dark Crimson. Showy flowers 5 



6161 Purple Violet 5 



6162 Orange 5 



6163 Straw Colored and Striped 5 



6160 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



6165 Lobbianum. Spitfire. Brilliant carmine crim- 

 son 10 



6170 Lobbianum. Finest Mixed. All colors 10 



5375 Canary Bird Flower {Peregrinum). With 

 yellow canary-like flowers ; very ornamental and 



beautiful foliage; half-hardy annual 10 



6159 Collection of Climbing Nasturtiums, 12 varieties. 50 



NEMOPHILA. 



(Love Grove.) 



Of neat, compact habit ; blooming freely all summer 

 if planted in a rather cool, shady place, and in not too 

 rich a soil ; hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 



6176 Insignis. Bright blue flowers, white centre 5 



6180 Mixed. All varieties and colors. Per oz., 50 cts.. 5 



NIEREMBERGIA. 



A half-hardy perennial, slender growing plant, per- 

 petually in bloom, flowering the first year if sown early; 

 desirable for the greenhouse, baskets, vases or bedding 

 out ; 1 foot. 

 6195 Frutescens. White, tinted with lilac 10 



NIGELLA. 



(Love in a Mist, or Devil in the Bush.) 



A compact, free-flowering plant, with finely-cut foli- 

 age, curious-looking flowers and seed pods ; of easy cul- 

 ture, growing in any garden soil ; hardy annuals; 1 foot. 

 6200 Damascena. Blue and white mixed 6 



