Our list has been carefully revised and all inferior varieties discarded. For the convenience of our customers arid to facilitate 

 the filling of orders, we use a system of numbering. In ordering it is only necessary to give the number of packets wanted and 

 the corresponding number in the catalogue, viz.: 1 pkt. 1010, 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 1061, 15 cts., means one packet Abutilon, mixed, 

 10 cts.; 3 packets Adonis Flos, 15 cts. 



ABRONIA (Saud Verbena). 



Pretty trailing annuals, producing clusters of sweet-scented, Verbena-like flowers, es- 

 pecially fragrant towards evening, lasting in bloom a long time ; effective in beds, rock- 

 work, or hanging-baskets ; doing best in rather poor light soil. Peel off the husk before 

 sowing the seed. Height 12 inches. 



PER PKT. 



1001 Areiiavia. A beautiful yellow variety 5 



] 002 Ulllbellata. Rosy lilac, with a white eye 5 



ABUTIL,ON (Cliinese Bell-Flower, or Flowering Maple). 



Elegant flowering perennial shrubs of strong growth and easy cultivation, free-flower- 

 ing, with various colored, beautiful drooping bell-shaped flowers. Considered indispen- 

 sable for flowering indoors during the winter and spring months, and useful for bedding 

 out in the summer. Sown any time before April, in a temperature of 60 degrees, they 

 will produce fine flowering plants the first season. (See cut.) 

 1010 Fiue Mixed. Of choice varieties and colors 10 



ACACIA. 



Elegant half-hardy shrubs, having fine ornamental foliage, and beautiful racemes of 

 various shades of yellow globular flowers. Soak the seed in warm water before sowing. 



1020 Mixed. Fine varieties ; 6 to 10 feet 10 



ACmi^LEA PTARMICA PI.ENA. 



1021 One of the best hardy white 

 perennials in the list. Grows 

 about 2 feet high, and from 

 spring till frost is covered with 

 heads of purest white double 

 flowers. A grand plant for 



cemetery decoration. Easily / "r^^^iW^^li ,^11 nWjafl 



grown from seed, flowering the 

 first season if sown early 10 



ACONITUM. 



(Monk's Hood, or Wolfsbane.) 



A hardy perennial, growing in any 

 good garden soil, producing long spikes 

 of curiously shaped flowers. Well 

 adapted for planting among shrubbery or 

 in shady corners of the garden. 

 1031 Napellns. Blue and white ; 



3 to 5 feet 5 



Double Acroclinium. 



ACROCI.INIUM. 



A pretty annual " Everlasting," grow, 

 ing about 15 inches high, bearing lovely 

 white or rosy-pink flowers, which, when 

 cut in the bud state, can be dried and 

 used in winter bouquets. A nice thing 

 to grow in a mixed border aside from its 

 use as an everlasting. We offer both the 

 single and double flowering types. (See 

 cut.) 



PER PKT. 



1050 Single Mixed 5 



1040 Dovible Mixed 5 



Adlumia. 



Abutilon. 



ADI.UMIA CIRRHOSA. 



(Mountain Fringe, Allegheny Vine, or Climbing Fumitory.) 



1051 A graceful hardy biennial climber, but, as it resows itself year 



after year, might be considered perennial ; the feathery foliage 



closely resembles that of the Maiden-hair Fern, the flowers are 



tube-shaped, flesh colored, and completely cover the plant. For 



xJ.^ covering trellises, stumps of trees etc., it is very desirable. (See 



^' cut.) 



ADONIS (Pheasant'sIEye). 



1061 Flos Adonis. Showy, hardy annuals of easy culture, with 

 pretty fine-cut foliage, and lasting a long time in bloom ; dark 

 crimson flowers, with a light centre; 1 font. (See cut.) 5 



For the convenience of those ^vhoare not familiar ^vitli botanical names, we give a list of the Common or Fnglish names of 



flowers on page 100, 



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