/. T. LO]T-TT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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ASTERS. Continued. 



VICTOEIA. A magnificent type: one or the best for size, 

 i tVcC fxi ui. color, and profusion of bloom. They ore also the 

 ■ -t for i>'Jt culture. From 15 to 18 inches hijrh, and forming a 

 vramid of ma-^sive color. Flowers very larne and very doable; 

 - {perfect globular form, broad, reflexed petals of the most 

 -;iutifnl shades of color, both .Itlicatc and showy, produced in 

 _: .-at numbers and lasting a loivs lime. 



Dark Scarlet or Crimson. Rose. 

 Light Violet. White. Purple. 



1 11.- ai»ove separate colors, each, per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts. for 

 All colors mixed, pkt.. 5c; oz. $1.50. 



CHINA or GEEMAN QUILLED. An improved strain of 

 rhewe^l-knownol-i-fasiiioued class, bearing perfectly double 

 aimo«t ''lobular flowers, with tube-shaped or quilled petals; of 

 many colors. All colors mixed, pkt., 5c; 3 pkts. for 10c; oz., 

 .tOc. 



LOVETT'S PKIZE BEDDING. A splendid mixture 

 speciaiiv prepared for bedain-. composed of a general and va- 

 Tved assortment of Asters, containing some of all the different 

 clas<e« including Japanese Tassel and Sempie s Branching. A 

 bed"^of'the.«e will prove exceedingly interesting, arid be a de- 

 I'o-htful stndv throughout the entire season, furnishing abun- 



Tiit bloom from midsummer until late m autumn. Pkt.. oc, 3 



1 10c; ^2 ^z-, "5c- 



*CANDYTUFT-IBERIS. 



Oid fa%or!te border annuals: biooin ear y and profusely, 

 and continue a long lime. Useful also for edgines 



GIANT EM- 

 PEESS. A superb 

 varietv of branching 

 habit," covered with 

 immense pyramidal 

 spikes of solid white 

 bloom, which resem- 

 ble large Hyacinths. 

 Grows to about a foot 

 hish. and when in full 

 bioom appears like a 

 floral candelabra. See 

 illustration. Pkt., 5c. 



LITTLE PEINCE. 



Af iiarraing newuwarf 

 varietv, growing only 

 fonr "to six inches 

 hiirh. but bearing just 

 as" massive spikes of 

 large pure white 

 bloom as its parent, 

 the well-known Em- 

 press Candttupt, 

 and the flower spikes 

 are borne weli above 

 Branch of Giant Empress. the foliage, as shown 

 in the illustration. 



Very profuse. Pkt., KX-; 3 pkts. for 25c. 



*BEGOMA 



VERNON. 



DAEK CEIMSON 



deep criin-oii. Pkt.. .5c. 

 All Colors Mixed. Pkt 



Little Prince. 



Largo show}- heads of beautiful, 

 \ pkt.*. for 10c; oz., tMc. 



Of untold value by reason of their free-flowering habit and 

 bright colors. As bedding plants they bid fair to eclipse the 

 popular Zonale Geranium, by reason of their profuse and con- 

 stant bloom and great endurance, succeeding as they do in 

 heat and cold, in drought and in seasons of excessive rain. 

 The massive foliage is especially beautiful, and is ' always 

 clean and cheerful, assuming, when fully exposed to the sun 

 and wind, a bronze-red color, forming a charming and ef- 

 fi ctive background for the mass of brilliant, coral-like flowers. 

 In partial .shade the beautiful glossy foliage is a rich, dark 

 green. They grow readily from seed, and the plants, if 

 taken up in autumn, potted, and brought indoors, will continue 

 to flower freely all winter. 



SEMPEEFLOEENS VAEIETIES. These are covered 



witii biooin the entire suiuuK-r, and come true to color. 

 Crimson Gem. Rich, glowing crimson. 

 Coral Gem. Vivid coral-red. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. White, margined with carmine. 

 Bijou. Scarlet shading to rosy-pink as the flowers attain 

 inatMritv. Verv dwarf. 

 Pkt.. 2<3c. A "packet of each for 60c. 



Vernon. The type of which the above are improved varie- 

 ties. All colors mixed, from white to deep red, pkt., 10c; .3 

 pkts. for 25c. 



.HOLLYHOCKS. 



/iLLEGTiENY 



Hollyhock 



rich 



NEW FEINGED MAMMOTH or ALLEGHENY. A 



grand innovation and a irreat iniprovemeiit upon ttie old style 

 of Double Hollyhocks. Fine transparent, fringed Chrysanthe- 

 mum-shaped flowers of rich and brilliant colors, looking as if 

 made of crushed silk, so fine are they in texture. In size 

 they are seldom less than five inches rmost of them are larger, 

 some being as large as seven inches across i. It flowers con- 

 tinually through the hottest weather, from July until frost at 

 the North, and all the year round at the South. The colors are 

 clear and transparent, shining with rainbow effect. The great 

 height of the tall pyramidal spikes, studded with immense, 

 exquisite flowers, renders them of majestic appearance. 

 Perfectly hardy. All colors mixed, pkt., 10c; 3 pkts. for 25c. 



DOUBLE. Chaters Strain-. Ma/von, Wftite. Lilac, 

 Pink, Yellow, Salmon. The finest strain of its class in culti- 

 vation ; with large, very double flowers of the greatest purity 

 of color. Colors separate, pkt., 10c. All colors mixed, pkt.", 

 lOc; 3 pkts., for 25c. 



