NOVELTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS. 



Double Floweking AIorning Glory. 



Coboea Macrostemma. 



5589. This new and remarkable variety 

 is a native of the mountains of San Salvador 

 and is quite distinct from the well-known 

 Coboea Scandens. Its flowers are not as large 

 as the latter, but produce a more striking effect 

 on account of the length of their stamens. The 

 plant is a climber and grows very rapidly. 

 Per pkt., 15 cts. ; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Lobelia, 

 Barnard's Perpetual. 



6020. This splendid novelty is with 

 out doubt the finest Lobelia yet intro- 

 duced. The flowers are of the most 

 brilliant ultramarine 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. 



Linaria 

 Cymbalaria Alba. 



601(3. Very pretty new variety of 

 the trailing " Keuilwortli I^T>" 



differing from the original species 

 with light violet flowers by its light 

 green, glossy foliage and its pure 

 white flowers. It is of vigorous 

 growth and may either be cultivated 

 as an annual or as a perennial. Suita- 

 ble for covering rock work or walls or 

 for hanging baskets, thriving equally as 

 well in the shade as in the full sun. 



Double Flowering Morning Glory. 



{^lpo))icca J'lirpurea Flore Plena.) 

 5631. This, the first double flowering Convolvulus Major or Morning Glory 

 jet introduced, has been produced by hybridation and will be greeted as a wel- 

 come addition to this class of plants. It is of rapid growth and very free flow- 

 ering ; flowers are white with a slight spot of red or of blue at the base of the 

 hrger petals. About eighty per cent, of the seedlings will produce double flow- 

 ers, the remainder, semi-double or single. Per pkt. 15 cts. ; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Carnation, Chabaud's Double Perpetual. 



5427. New Carnation, raised by a famous French specialist, who claims this 

 to be the best of his introductions. The plant grows about twenty inches in height, 

 IS closely branched and carries its blooms well ; stalks stiff, flowers large and very 

 double. It blooms in about seven months after being sown and continues to- 

 flower in the greatest profusion indefinitely. It possesses all the good qualities, 

 of the best Tree Carnation, and produces from eighty to ninety per cent, of 

 double flowers. In view of its earliness,. hardiness, robust growth, variety ir^^ 

 colors of the flowers and abundance of bearing, it is likely to supersede all 

 other varieties. It \\'\\\ be found invaluable for florists and amateurs. Pec 



pkt., .50 cts. 



C.\RN'ArioN, Chabaud's Perpetual. 



Per pkt., 15 cts. 



New Salvia, *' Burning Bush." 



[Salvia Splendens Graiidiflora Prostra/a.) 



6503. This new Salvia makes a compact bush about two and 



a half feet high and produces long drooping .spikes of brilliant 



scarlet flowers thrown well above the foliage, that make a dazzling 



effect when grown in groups in a bed or border. Per pkt., 20 cts 



New Dwarf Salvia, Clara Bedman. 



[Salvia Splendens Conipacta Erecta.) 

 \ 6495. This fine variety, which we first introduced two yeais 

 ago, is one of the finest yet produced. It grows in a compact 

 bush about 2 feet high by 2 feet in diameter. Its erect spikes of 

 minature flowers of a brilliant scarlet color stand clear above the 

 dark-green foliage and completely cover the plant. Per pkt., 10 cts 



Saintpaulia lonantha. 



6488. One of the most charming stove plants introduced of 

 late years. It belongs to the family of the Gesneriaceas, and 

 was recently discovered in East Africa. The tiny plants form a 

 fl.at rosette of deep green, hairy leaves, which are sim.ilar in form 

 to those of the Gloxinias, but smaller m all parts and mostly reddish 

 brown underneath. The flower stems, 2 to 4 inches in length, 

 are crowned by beautiful deep blue flowers, bearing a close re- 

 semblance, in form as well as in color, to those of our sweet- 

 scented Violet. Stamens deep golden-yellow. A well-established 

 plant will bloom continually throughout the year. Per pkt., 

 25 cts. 



Qerardia Tenuifolia. 



5855. A beautiful half-hardy peren- 

 nial from Mexico allied to the Penste- 

 mon. It forms regular branching erecli 

 bushes 15 inches high, with narrow 



inear foliage. The flowers are tubular,. 



)ell-shaped, of a light violet coloy, 

 with a pale lilac throat. If sown early 

 HI 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 fol- 

 lowing summer. Fine for pots as well 

 as for out-door culture. Per pkt.^ 15 cts. 



Hibiscus, 

 Giant Yellow. 



5943. This is a shrubby perennial 

 plant which can be grown from seed. 

 The plant is an easy and continuous 

 bloomer and its bell-shaped flowers are 

 of remarkably large size, being from six 

 to nine inches in diameter. The color 

 is a rich, deep cream with a velvety maroon centre. 

 The plants commence to bloom early and con- 

 tinuously until cut down by frost. The seeds should 

 be started early in the greenhouse or frame or 

 window, so that the plants may be well developed in 

 time to set out in the border as soon as the weather is 

 settled warm. The plant will survive through the 

 winter in mild climates with slight protection ; in 

 cold climates it should be taken up late in the fall 

 and cut back and wintered over in the greenhouse 

 or cellar. Pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts., for 25 cts. 



Hibiscus, Giant Yellow. 



