NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



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M. KOSTER. 



A bright rosy carmine, not as rich 

 in color as Mad. Edouard Andre but 

 possessing the advantage over that 

 beautiful variety of being a much 

 stronger freer grower, and also of be- 

 ing remarkably free in flowering, while 

 Mad Edouard Andre though richer 

 and brighter in color, lacks in consti- 

 tution and makes but a light growth. 



We have seen M. Koster 

 under ordinary nur- 

 sery cultivation a 

 height of 

 6 to 8 feet 

 i n two 

 yea r-old 

 plants 

 with hun- 

 dreds of 

 flowers 

 open at 

 one time. 



Strong 



, r 5 Delphinium, 



plants, 50 



cts. each. 



TWO FINE NEW CARNATIONS. 



America. The ideal scarlet carnation has long been sought after, 

 and many varieties claiming this distinction have been introduced, 

 but after trial all have been found to lack some one of the many 

 important points. In " America " we believe we have a variety 

 destined to fill this place. It is a strong, vigorous grower, of 

 medium height, of compact, healthy growth, and an early, free 

 and continuous bloomer of easy culture. In color it is a soft even 

 shadeof pure scarlet and of fine size. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. ( Ready March 1st. ) 



General Maceo. In this we have the finest crimson yet intro- 

 duced. The flowers are from 2\ to 3 inches in diameter, deeply 

 fringed and produced on stems 12 to 18 inches long. The ground- 

 color is a brilliant scarlet, overlaid with deep maroon, making one 

 of the richest and darkest shades yet seen in a Carnation, fully as 

 rich and striking as the Meteor Rose. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. ; 

 $15.00 per 100. (Ready March 1st. ) 



TWO NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 MAXIMUMS. 



These Summer flowering Chrysanthemums, or as they are com- 

 monly known, Moonpenny Daisy or Marguerites, are now pretty 

 well known and are becoming general favorites, and deservedly so. 

 They are free-growing perennials, not exceeding 2j feet in height, 

 forming large bushes which are covered with bloom the entire Sum- 

 mer; the flowers are large, pure white and of great substance, lasting 

 a week or more when cut ; they continue in bloom all Summer and 

 are perfectly hardy, and must be classed among the most useful of 

 our perennials. 

 Maximum Triumph. Flowers 4 inches in diameter with broad 



heavy overlapping petals. 

 — Filiformis. With long narrow thread like petals, a most effec- 

 tive large white flower. 

 25 cts. each ; the two for 40 cts. 



DEUTZIA EEMOINEI. 



Without doubt one of the most important new hardy plants offered 

 in many years. It is a hybrid between D. gracilis and 1). parvijlora, 

 and has the advantage over the former of having flowers nearly three 

 times as large, which are produced in broad based cone-shape heads 

 of from 20 to 30 flowers each, and are of purest white, which open 

 out very full. It is perfectly hardy, and will not only prove a valu- 

 able plant for the garden, but is certain to become one of the stand- 

 ard plants for forcing into flower in Winter, more especially at 

 Easter, and it is quite sure to take the place of the popular 

 D. gracilis. This plant has received the highest awards from the 

 National Horticultural Society of France, and has created quite a 

 sensation wherever shown. Strong plants, 30 cts. each ; $3-00 per 

 dozen. 



W 



Frao Emma Metzqer. 



NEW HYBRID DELPHINIUMS. 



The two varieties here offered are the handsomest of this class of 

 plants that have yet come to our notice, and deserve a position in every 

 garden ; they are perfectly hardy and flower continuously during the 

 Summer and Fall months, producing spikes 15 to 18 inches long. 

 Frau Emma Metzger. A most beautiful variety, the peculiar 

 coloring of which it is almost impossible to describe ; the flowers 

 which are of large size and double are of a glossy silvery rose in 

 the centre which gradually passes to a light sky-blue as it 

 approaches the edges, and white eye ; a combination of shadings 

 which must be seen to be fully appreciated. 

 Wilkie Collins. Rich royal purple shading to blue, double 

 flower, nearly two inches in diameter. 

 35 cts. each ; the two for 60 cts. 



Deutzia Lemoinei. 



