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NOVELTIES IN FEOWER SEEDS. 



Two Fine riignonettes. 



flignonette, "Defiance." 



6104. This Mignonette is, beyond question, the acme of 

 perfection. When grown under favorable conditions and with 

 proper care, its spikes will not only be of remarkable size — 

 from 12 to 15 inches long — but deliciously fragrant, much 

 more so than any other variety. The individual florets are of 

 immense size and stand out boldly, forming a graceful as well 

 as compact spike. Its great strength is accompanied by 

 extraordinary keeping qualities ; the spikes have been kept 

 in a vase three weeks after cutting, retaining their grace and 

 fragrance until everv bud opens. (See cut ) 



Per p'kt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



Hignonette, Golden flachet. 



6107. Distinct new variety of the well known Machet 

 Mignonette, being of the same compact and robust habit, but 

 differing from the type by its massive spikes of golden yellow 

 blossoms. This novelty is as valuable as it is distinct, and 

 will prove especially useful for indoor culture. 

 Per pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



Pentstemon Gloxinioides. 



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Mignonette, " Defiance." 



New Double 

 Japanese Bell Flower. 



(Platycodon Japonicus. i 

 6357. This new variety is a valuable ad- 

 dition to the list of hardy plants, of stronger 

 and bushier growth than the well-known 

 Platycodon Grandiflorum, wonderfully 

 free-flowering, every branch being covered 

 with large glossy deep blue flowers, which 

 average 2} inches across. The inner petals 

 alternate with the outer ones, giving the 

 flower the appearance of a twelve-pointed 

 blue star. This should rind a place in every collection of hardy 

 herbaceous plants. Per pkt«25 cts. 



Petunia, "Ruffled Giants." 



6276. This new race is the result of years of careful hybridizing 

 and selection by one of the foremost Petunia specialists. 



The flowers are of extraordinary size and substance, with very 

 deep throat, and distinguished from the large flowering fringed 

 section by the deeper fringing and fluting, giving the appearance as 

 if artificially ruffled. The colors are not surpassed by any other 

 strain, ranging from the deepest plum purple to the purest white, 

 with all the intermediate shades, which combined with the ruffling 

 make the flowers truly superb. Per pkt. 35 cts. 



Pansy, *' Fiery Faces." 



6234. A particularly bright and showy Pansy, the color of the 

 large flowers being a rich crimson scarlet with golden margin, the 

 three lower petals regularly marked with large velvety black purple 

 spots, the effect being as surprising as it is agreeable. A bed of 

 these is sure to elicit wonder and admiration, bestowing on this in- 

 teresting and charming novelty peculiar merit as a bedding plant. 

 Per pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



Pansy, Dreer's Royal Exhibition. 



6238. This strain comprises a beautiful collection of colon n 

 markings, and we are confident it will prove satisfactory for perfec- 

 tion of form, firmness of texture, freedom of bloom ami elegance of 

 coloring. It is the result of many years' careful selection and hybridi- 

 zation, and embraces all the attractive fe tend to make the 

 Pansy the people's flower. Per fo o/. $1.00, per pkt. 50 cts. 



New Double Japanese Bell 1' lower. 



(The Annual Pentstemon.) 



6261. This new introduction 

 is of unusual merit. Heretofore 

 Pentstemons have filled a more 

 or less obscure position in -our 

 gardens, accounted for by the 

 length of time necessary to raise 

 them from seed, but now that we 

 are able to offer this annual form 

 we predict it will come to the front 

 rapidly. Not only are they distinct 

 as an annual, but, in^point of size 

 of flowers, individual flowers 

 measuring 2 inches across, variety 

 and. brilliancy of color and pro- 

 fusion of bloom, it altogether 

 eclipses the perennial form. It has 

 been named because of the re- 

 semblance of the individual 

 flowers to Gloxinias in their sub- 

 stance, form and variety of color- 

 ing. Sown early they come into 

 flower in July and continue a blaze 

 until frost. 



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



Fu iv Faces.' 



