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Balloon Vine (Uve-in-a-Puff) 



PER PKT. 



1525 A rapid-growing annual climber; succeeds best in light soil and warm 

 situation; flowers white; seed vessels look like miniature balloons and 

 of great interest to children. (See cut). Per oz., 25 cts $0 10 



Double Camellia-flowered Balsams 



(Lady-Slipper) 



An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful 

 brilliant colored double flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy culture, succeeds 

 in a good rich soil; tender annuals; 2 to 3 feet. Start the seed indoors in April, or 

 sow out of doors in May. To grow fine specimens they should not be closer 

 than 18 inches apart. (See cut.) 



1532 Salmon Prince. Exquisite salmon-pink; very double $0 10 



1533 Light Yellow 10 



1534 Scarlet. Brilliant fiery scarlet 10 



1535 Solferino. Striped and spotted white, lilac and scarlet 10 



1536 Violet. Very rich 10 



1537 White Perfection (Alba Pcrfccto.) Very double, pure white 10 



1538 Collection of the 6 colors offered above 40 



1540 Double Camellia-flowered. Finest mixed, containing a wide 

 range of beautiful colors. J oz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 10 



BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



1611 Cordata. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups 

 on lawns. Foliage glaucous green; bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long 

 of cream-colored flowers; 6 feet; easily raised from seed. J oz., 

 25 cts 



Baptisia (False Indigo) 



1541 Australis. A beautiful 

 hardy perennial herbaceous 

 plant, producing bright blue 

 pea-shaped flowers on spikes, 

 6 inches long. 3 feet $0 15 





Balloon Vine 



Balsam Salmon Prince 

 'Begonia Semperflorens 



Begonias 



Everblooming Bedding Varieties 



The following are varieties of Begonia Semperflorens, and take rank as bedding 

 plants with Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in full sunlight, and sur- 

 passing both in positions partially or wholly in shade. They are of sturdy growth, 

 growing about 1 foot high, and forming dense bushes, which, from May until 

 frost, are completely hidden with flowers. As pot plants for winter flowering 

 they arc superb, remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. Easily 

 raised from seed, which should be started either indoors or in a hotbed, per pkt. 



1562 Erfordia. Bright rosy-carmine $0 25 



1563 Luminosa. Brilliant fiery dark scarlet; very bright 25 



1564 Prima Donna. Limped rose, shading to carmine at the centre; 

 everblooming 25 



1565 White Queen. A splendid free-flowering pure white; foliage deep 

 green 25 



1566 Gloire de Chatelaine. A beautiful large flowering everblooming 

 variety of a lovely soft rose-pink '25 



1571 Vernon. Bright orange-carmine flowers; deep red foliage 15 



1577 Salmon Queen. The highest colored of all, being a brilliant 



salmon- rose, beautiful either as a pot plant or for bedding 25 



1580 Semperflorens, Single Mixed. This mixture contains all the 



colors from pure white to deepest crimson; splendid 15 



An Index of the Botanical and the Common or Popular Names of Flowers is given on page 2 



