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/. r. LOJ'ETT. LITTLE SILVER. N. J. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



ALLEGHENY 

 HOLLYHOCKS. 



The splendid new 

 type of this popu- 

 lar flower, w^iich 

 will be found 

 more fully de- 

 scribed on page 

 45. The individ- 

 ual flowers are 

 truly magnificent 

 in tlieir size and 

 effective beauty, 

 and the tall, py- 

 ramidal spikes are 

 thickly clothed 

 with them 

 throughout the 

 entire season. 

 Separate colors : 

 Red. Rose, Shell 

 PiXK, Maroon. 

 Strong field-groxm 

 plants, ea., 20c.; 

 doz., ^2.00.' Mixed 

 colors, ea., 15c.; 

 doz., $1.50. Seed, pkt., 10c. 



DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS. Lovetfs Superb Strain. 

 The great improvements that have been made in this old 

 favorite cauSe it to be now one of the finest of all hardy 

 garden plants. Their tall spikes of intensely doubl'e 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rich and pure colors, are 

 very ett'ective and beautiful. I can confidently recom- 

 mend this as the best strain m the country, and espe- 

 cially noted for the brilhancy and- purity of "its color and 

 perfection of form. Separate colors : 'Ceimsox. Pink, 

 Red, Pure White, Yellow. Strong Jield-grovu plants. 

 ea., 15c; doz., $1.50. Mixed colors, ea., 12c.; doz. $1.25^ 

 Seed, pkt., 10c. 



BEE LARKSPUH. 



Delphinium Elatum. 



A fine species of this popu- 

 lar flower, from Europe, 

 bearing very numerous long 

 spikes of handsome flowers, 

 purplish-blue with yellowish 

 lower petals. A charming 

 plant and very free-flowering. 

 Seed, pkt., 5c. 



LILY OF THE 

 VALLEY. 



Convallaria Majalis. 



Popular and well- 

 ui'Wn. Delicate, bell- 

 s li ;i ]) e d , pure white. 

 (1< iiglitfnlly fragrant 

 flowers borne in droo])- 

 i n g sprays early in 

 spring. It prefers a 

 deep soil and partial 

 shade, can be readily 

 f o r c e d , and is well 

 adapted to pot culture. 

 Every garden sliould 

 contain a patch of this old favorite; it is so easily groAvn 

 and spreads i-apidly. 



LYCHNIS FLOS CUCULI PLSNISSIMA. 



A splendid plant and very valuable, being an ever- 

 blooming, double f(^rin of "the hardy Lychnis or true 

 Ragged Robin. The flowers, which" are produced in 

 bewildering profusion, are very double, borne upon long 

 bushy spikes, and are of an exijnisite bright teiidei- rose 

 in color. Blooms constantly throughout the season. 

 Ea., 15c. ; doz., $1.50. 



GARDEN PHLOX. 



There are very few plants in which such wonderful 

 improvement has been made of recent years as in Hardy 

 Phlox. Instead of tall, naked stems with small tufts of 

 meager flowers at their heads, for a little time in mid- 

 summer, we now have varieties with dwarf, stocky, well- 

 furnishe 1 stems, crowned with immense panicles of bloom 

 of the greatest brilliancy and purity of color, of all shades 

 from white to crimson and purple, produced in profusion 

 from June until frost. 



AMABILIS. White marked with rosy-lilac; compact. 



ENDALE. Rosy-lilac; very large and fine. 



GLOIRE DES MASSEIFS. White with pink eye; large. 



INDEPENDENCE. Pure sirowy-white; profuse. 



JOAN OF ARC. Large panicles of pure white. 



MME. LOUISE. Rosy crimson; vei'y profuse, showy. 



MISS LINGARD. White suffused with lavender. 



REVE D'OR. Peach-color with carmine eye. 



ROBIN HOOD. White clouded purple, carmine eye. 



ROSY GEM. Violet-rose changing to clear pink. 



SNOW QUEEN. Snowy-white; beautiful and profuse. 



STAR OF LYONS. White with rosy-lilac eye; dwarf. 



TOM THUMB. New. The dwarfest of all, only 10 to 

 15 inches high; immense heads of fine white flowers in 

 great profusion all summer and autumn. Extra fine. 



VULCAN. Crimson -lilac; extra large and very showy. 



WM. ROBINSON. Lively plum-crimson; very bril- 

 liant. 



GOLDEN MARGUERITE. 



Forms a fine, bushy plant, two to three feet high, with 

 dark, bluish-green, finely cut foliage. The flowers are 

 clear golden-yellow and are produced in great profusion 

 from June to" frost. A fine plant and flower, always con- 

 spicuous and attractive. 



OENOTHERA YOUNGII. 



A handsome, hardy border plant of mostpersi3tent and 

 free-flowering hal)it, l)earing showy, bright yellow flow- 

 ers fiom June to September. Of the easiest culture, 

 thriving everywhere. Very desirable t'.v ri>ekw<u-k or 

 Other similar situations. 



