FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 



Primula Forbesi. 



Primula Obcon- 

 ica Grandiflora 

 Fimbriata. 



6436 A fringed variety of 

 the well-known large 

 flowering Primula 

 Obconica and like 

 that sort, is a most 

 profuse flowering and 

 easily grown variety. 

 The flowers are as 

 finely fringed as the 

 Chinese fringed 

 Primrose, and are 

 delightfully fragrant. 

 Most useful for cut- 

 ting, lasting well. 

 25 cts per pkt. 



GODETIA, GLORIOSA. 



5S92 A very showy new variety of dwarf 

 compact growth, with large satiny 

 brilliant blood-red flowers. This is 

 without doubt the richest colored of 

 all Godetias, and produces a gorgeous 

 effect in beds or borders. One of the 

 easiest annuals to grow, succeeding 

 in any sunny position. 25 cts. per 

 packet ; 3 packets for 60 cts. 



GLOXINIA, Pri.ncess Haud. 



5862 A grand addition to this beautiful 

 greenhouse plant. The throat of the 

 faultless flowers shows a bright car- 

 mine darkening into a velvety pur- 

 plish violet towards the margin, tlje 

 edge being pure w r hite, minutely 

 spotted with light blue. The effect is 

 particularly rich. 35 cts. per packet. 



Godetia Gloriosa. 



Primula Forbesi. 



6437 This is the freest flower- 

 ing Primula we know of. 

 The seed comes up very 

 readily, and the little 

 plants throw up tiny 

 flower stalks when only 

 a few weeks old. These, 

 however, should be 

 pinched off, and the 

 plants kept growing un- 

 til October, when the 

 flowers may be allowed 

 to develop, and from 

 then on until late in 

 spring they produce their 

 sprays of beautiful rosy- 

 lilac flowers in seemingly 

 never ending profusion, 

 and we predict it will 

 soon be as much of a 

 favorite here as it now 

 is in Europe. 25 cts. 

 per pkt. 



Primula Obconica Fimbrinta. 



NEW SWEET PEAS FOR 1897. 



The following six varieties are Mi'. Eckford's latest improvements in Sweet 

 Peas, and are all decided advances over existing sorts. 



6807 Countess of Shrewsbury. A 



clear deep pink, suffused with 

 light purple, the wings pale pink, 

 nearly -white. One of the grandest 

 Sweet Peas. 



6806 Coquette. Rich primrose, 

 tinted with apricot. A fascinat- 

 ing flower. 



6822 Lovely. Soft shell pink, wings 

 delicate rose. A charming color ; 

 grand form. 



6830 Mars. Bright fiery crimson deep- 

 ening with age. A large expand- 

 ed flower of the most beautiful 

 form. 



6843 Prima Doriiia. A most lovely 

 shade of soft pink, of large size 

 and fine form. A gem. 



6845 Royal Rose. Standards deep 

 rosy pink, the wings a charming 

 shade of light pink. Almost a 

 self-colored flower of handsome 

 shape and immense size. 



Bed Kidrag-Hood 

 Sweet Peas. 



Price of any of the above 25 cts. per pkt. 1 pkt. each of the 6 sorts, $1.00. 



6848 New Sweet Pea, "Red Riding=Hood." In this variety we have a fixed type 



and an absolutely new departure in form. When fully developed the standard 



and wings area pleasing rosy pink, shading to blush-white at the calyx ; the keel, 



which is almost completely enveloped, being nearly pure wmite. The standard 



is diminutive and peculiarly convoluted, forming a hood around the wings, which protrude 



in wavy form, lending a novel and pleasing character to the flower. The fragrance 



surpasses in a marked degree that of other varieties of Sweet Peas. The length and rigidity 



of the stems are remarkable ; they run eighteen inches long and over, and when cut, 



the stem and bloom retain then stability for a much longer period than other sorts. 



Although unusually robust in habit, it is early flowering, and in plentitude and continuity 



of bloom it excels all other existing sorts. 15 cts. per packet, 2 packets for 25 cts. 



We call special attention to our "Incomparable" collection of Sweet Peas offered on next page. 



