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ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy). 



Very attractive plants for beds, edgings, or 

 masses; profuse flowering and fine cut foliage, 

 in bloom from June till frost; 1 loot. Hardy 



<xnnuaU. 



Tine Mixed. Flowers yellow, orange and 

 white; blossoms 2 inches in diameter 5 



IJew Double. A variety, producing a large 

 proportioH of double flowers, and produced 

 in the greatest profusion; mixed 5 



FUCHSIA (Lady's Ear Drop). 



This is one of the best Icnown, beautif u>l flowers 

 that we possess, and cannot be equaled for its 

 graceful and elegant appearance, and artistic 

 beauty of its flowers. Easily grown from seed, 

 and requires a shady situation in the garden; 

 the best soil is a rich, sandy loam, and must not 

 t)ecome pot-bound before flowering. Greenhouse 

 Shrub. 



Hybrida. Finest single and double mixed ... 20 

 GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). 



One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our 

 garden flowers. Most suitable for bedding, pro- 

 ducin'i large flowers in great abundance through- 



out the entire summer. Hardy annual. 



Picta. Fine mixed; 18 in 4 



Xorenzianna. (Double Gaillardia). This is a 

 charming, double variety ; and is a splendid 

 bouquet flower; 18 in — 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



Magnificent plants with sword-like leaves and 

 long spikes of flowers of every color and shade; 

 propagated by seed Is the only way to obtain 

 mew varieties. When the leaves turn yellow in 

 autumn take up the bulbs and keep in a dry 

 ^place from the frost. Half-hardy bulbs. 

 '^Jandavensis. Finest mixed 10 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium). 



Well-known favorites, used extensively for 

 'bedding in masses, ribbons, etc When sown 

 early Geraniums will bloom the first year from 

 «eed ; 1 to 2 feet. Half -hardy perennials 



Zonale. Fine varieties mixed 10 



Pelargonium, (Lady Washington Geranium.) 

 Grand plants for pot culture; colors are 

 rich and brilliant. Finest varieties mixed. 20 



GLOXINIA. 



A bulbous-rooted plant, producing in great 

 profusion during the summer months, its large, 

 bell-shaped flowers, of the richest and most 

 brilliant colors: the bulbs must be kept warm 

 and dry during the winter; 1 ft. 



Hybrida. Large flowering mixed.. 20 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful, hardy annuals, of easy cultivation 

 'in any good garaen soil. Their prof useness of 

 bloom and delicate tints of color have long ren- 

 dered them universal favorites. Fine for beds, 

 mixed herders and ribbons. 



Fine Mixed, choice mixed ; 1 ft 4 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). 



A well-known showy plant, remarkable for 

 their stately growth and the size of their flowers ; 

 they are eminently adapted for dispersing in 

 iarge shrubbery borders. Hardy annuals. 



Variegated-Leaved. Dwarf Double. The 



greater part of the leaves are striped with 

 yellow and white. The flowers are golden- 

 yellow and very brilliant 5 



Miniature. The 'plants are dwarf and very 

 free-blooming, with small, fine foliage. 

 Flowers are single, bright yellow, with a 

 dark center*, they last for days when cut, 

 and bloom f -om July until frost 5 



Mammoth Russian. See Farm Seeds. 



HELIOTROPE. 



A well-known genius of profuse flowering and 

 deliciously fragrant plants; splendid bedding 

 or ribboning, and for basket or pot culture. 

 Half-hardy perennial. 



Fine Mixed. Choicest varieties mixed; 18 in. 10 



HIBISCUS. 



This elegant shrub is perfectly hardy in any 

 place and is one of the most beautiful hardy 

 flowering plants we have Each spring the 

 plants send up numerous branches, which from 

 well established roots grow to a height of five to 

 six feet. The flowers are as large as a saucer, 

 very attractive and produced in great profusion 

 from July to September. The colors range from 

 pure white to blush and deep pink. This is one 

 of the most beautiful and showy lawn plants of 

 recent introduction. 



New Hybrids. Best mixed including seed of 

 the New Crimson Eye 5 



LANTANA. 



Very free-flowering plants with brilliant col- 

 ored flowers constantly changing in hue ; fine for 

 either bedding or pot culture. If retained in 

 their pots and plunged where intended to flower 

 they will bloom more profusely. 

 Hybrida. Fine varieties mixed; 2 ft 10 



LARKSPUR (Delphinum). 



Plants of great beauty, richness and endless 

 variety of colors, with great duration and pro- 

 fusion of bloom, and when planted in beds, 

 masses of ribbons are strikingly effective; few 

 plants are so useful for their decorative quali- 

 ties, either in the garden or when cut for bou- 

 quets, etc. Hardy annuals. 

 American Banner. A lovely variety, grow- 

 ing l^^ to 2 feet high, branching out like a 

 candelabra and bearing long spikes of large 

 double flowers an inch or more across, of a 

 charming blendine of color— rosy crimsoH 

 with stripes of indigo blue and white, some 

 petals being dotted with blue— a veritable 



floral American flag 5 



Dwarf Rocket. (Double Hyaeinth-flowered.) 



Mixed colors; 1 ft 4 



Imperial. (Emveror Larkspur.) A profuse 



bloomer, a single plant often producing 100 



close, erect spikes of flowers; mixed colors. 4 

 Fine Mixed.; many varieties and colors 5 



LINUM (Flowering Flax). 



The abunda nee and beauty of its flowers, their 

 rich color, and blooming all through the sum- 

 mer renders this a tine plant for the gard~^n. As 

 bedding plants they are extremely beautiful. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Grandiflorum Coccineum. Beautiful saucer- 

 shaped flowers of a rich, brilliant scarlet, 

 with dark black center; 1 ft 4 



LOBELIA. 



A very beautiful class of mostly dwarf-grow- 

 ing plants. Their delicate, drooping habit, and 

 the profusion of their charming little flowers 

 render them exceedinsly fine for vases, baskets, 

 bedding or edgings. Hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all varieties mixed; 6 in 5 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue, the best 



bedding variety ; Gin 5 



LUPINUS. 



A class of beautiful and free-flowering plants, 

 with long, graceful spikes of bloom; colors rich 

 and varied. Many of the varieties are of stately, 

 robust growth, which makes them exceedingly 

 valuable for mixed flowers and shrubbery bor- 

 ders. Hardy annuals. 



Finest Mixed, all colors; 2 ft * 



