Carnations. 



[Dlanthus Caryophyllm.) 



An indispensable feature in every collection of house or con- 

 servatory plants, as their wide range of colors, perfectly shaped 

 and highly perfumed flowers on long stems makes it the very best 

 for cut flowers, etc. Ihe plants may be set in the open ground 

 during the summer, where they will flower as profusely as when 

 grown in pots in the house during the winter. Half hardy per- 

 ennial; one to one and one-half feet high. 



MARGUERITE — In the flowers of recent introduction there has 

 not been one that is more of an advance in certain features over 

 existing forms of its species than this. The gain in time is simply 

 marvelous, producing flowering plants in four to five months; the 

 old kind require at least a year. The flowers are large, double, very 

 fragrant, and borne in great abundance. Height about fifteen 

 inches. Pkt. 50 seeds 5c. 



EXTRA CHOICEST DOUBLE MIXED -Saved from the finest 

 greenhouse varieties. Pkt. 50 seeds 5c. 



Chrysanthemums. , 



Chrysanthemum seed sown iu the spring will produce large and 

 vigorous plants iu the fall, which will give a profusion of fine 

 flowers, even more than old plants. The seed we here offer is 

 from a prize collection of over two hundred varieties, including 

 all the latest novelties in all the classes — Japanese, Chinese, 

 Incurved, Anemone-flowered. Pompons, etc., and will produce a 

 magnificent ari-ay of varieties. It matters not how many plants 

 you raise, no two will be alike, and some ai-e likely to be very 

 valuable. All colors, shapes, sizes and varieties will be produced. 

 The great beauty of a collection of seedling Chrysanthemums can- 

 not be appreciated until it is seen. They are grand and are easily 

 raised. Seeds germinate freely and quickly, and the plants being 

 of a hardy and robust nature' make a rapid growth. Buckbee's 

 Prize Mixed. Pkt. 50 seeds 10c. 



Probably there is no ^ > , r -r other kind of orna- 



mental foliage plant i 1 1 |~" I ^ so well known and 

 universally admired V7 H-r ^ . as the Coleus. The 

 leaves are of many shapes, shades and colors, and nearly all have 

 a rich, velvety appearance of extraordinary beauty. Indispensa- 

 ble for ribbon and carpet bedding or as single specimens. Choicest 

 mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 8c. 



Pine genus of plants , 

 tal a;\d free blooming 

 collection and in the 

 is literally covered 



of small, fascinating tubular-like -flowers 



CUPHEA. 



or Cigar Plant. 



beautiful, ornamen- 

 both in the window 

 garden The plant 

 with large numbers 

 of a verv bright red 



color, Cupheas are very easily grown, and admirably adapted for 

 bouse culture during the winter Be sure to include this hand- 

 some plant in your collection. It will certainly delight you. Ten- 

 der perennial. Extra Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



Cyclamen. 



-One of the very best window plants in cultivation. Very easily 

 grown from seedi and everyone who grows house plants should try 

 a packet. Every seed will grow, but will take from three to six 

 -weeks to germinate. Seed should, therefore be started early in 

 liot-beds or house, to give plants a long period of growth that they 

 may be ready for winter blooming There are few handsomer 

 plants than Cvclamen. The heart-shaped foliage is very beau- 

 tifully marked'and the charming flowers borne on long footstalks 

 above the crown of foliage show exquisite shades of white, crim- 

 son, blush and pink, most flowers showing two colors A good 

 specimen will have from twenty to fifty flowers in fall bloom at one 

 time, and the plants remain in bloom for months together. Tender 

 perennial; one foot-high. 



PERSl CUM — Persian. Splendid mixed. Pkt. 20 seeds S cents. 

 CIGANTEUM— Beautifully mottled leaves and very large flowers 

 of all colors. Pkt. 15 seeds 13 cents. » 



A wondrously beau- , , tiful green-house 



plant, and not at all Ivj riP|*^l ff^l hardtogrow. Seeds 

 germinate iiuickly **» it^. gj,^ easily, and the 



young plants grow off without any trouble. Keep in a shady place 

 over summer, and remove to house in fall. Use insecticides to 

 keep free from aphis, and as flower buds show give good light. A 

 beautiful plant, the large luxuriant leaTes surmounted in late 

 winter and spring by large quaniitics of large aster-like flowei-s 

 of the most brilliant colors. Nothing could be more effective 

 in the window Tender i)erennial ; grows one foot high. Double 

 Extra Choice Mixed. Pkt. .50 seeds Kjc. 



Ferns are exquisite m-^ ■-w iv t for table or drawing 



room decoration, war- I— < I—' IJ [\ ^ dian cases, haneing 

 baskets or rockeries. * *-*mVi S|,oi.es are very itine, 



and should be surface sown on sifted soU and covered with glass. 

 If sown in ordinary pot saucers, necessary moisture can be suiiplied 

 by placing a saucer of soil inside of a larger saucer that has been 

 fllled with tepid water The water will filler through and will not 

 wash the soil over the spores as surface watering is apt to do. 

 Finest species mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



The Fuchsia is as 

 seed as cuttings, 

 new varieties are 

 freely the flrst year in the oi)en 



FUCHSIA. 



easily grown from 

 From seed many 

 obtained. Flowei-s 

 round, while the plants can be 



taken in the house in the winter where they will flower still more 

 freely. The seed I offer has been saved from the vei\v finest single 

 and double varieties. Half hardy perennial. Pkt. 15 seeds 10c. 



The Gloxinia is a ^ - /^v/" I 1^ T I A grand flower and 

 makes a lovely f|l llXl^lA ^ol plant as easy 

 to grow and care *-< »■ ■ i ^ li^. -f^j, many of 

 the common flowers. The handsome, bell-shaped flowers embrace 

 a great variety of the richest and most beautiful colors, ranging 

 from pure white to dark, blood red, pink, blush, lavender, indigo- 

 blue, marbled and spotted. They will bloom in four or five months 

 from time seed is sown. Tender perennial. Mixed pkt. 50 seeds 10c. 



The most popular ^ « r~v a Tk.TIl f nit Pl'iit grown for 

 pot culture in the I I B-< 1^ A f\ I I I /Yl "'inter or bed- 

 ding out in sum- *-* * ».l"^av^x»*.. mpj, xhere are 

 no flowering plants more grown, and certainly none are more suit- 

 able for large beds where a mass of bloom is desired, or for single 

 specimens in pots for the house. But few arc a ware that they can 

 be grown easily from seed and flower the flrst season, if sown early, 

 and will frequently reward the cultivator with charming new var- 

 ieties; in fact, propogation by seed is the only sure way to obtain 

 new varieties. The seed I offer this season has been saved from 25 

 of the finest varieties grown, including Mad. Thebault, Mrs. Gar- 

 field, Gen. Grant. Capi. Ainsworth. Little Gem, Cloth of Gold, 

 Happy Thought, Snow on Mountain, Adonis and Beaconsfield ; also 

 included in this mixture are seven varieties of Pelargoniums, or 

 Lady Washington ; and two Ivy leaved varieties. There can be 

 no finer mixed Geranium and it cannot fail to bring forth some 

 splendid new varieties. Half hardy perennial. Single and double 

 mixed. Pkt. 50 seeds 10c. 



GERANIUM. APPLE SCENTED - A beautiful basket plant of luxur- 

 ious trailing growth and handsome round leaves, that exhale a 

 perfume like rich, luscious apples. A favorite with all who grow 

 it, and a grand foliage plant. Pkt 10c. \, 



Every bo d y 

 Lemon Ver- 

 should have 

 mens of it. for its 

 ther floral work. 



knows the 

 bena and all 

 a few speci- 



f ragrant foliage is so fine to use in bouquet.'^ and 

 kt. 50 seads 4c 



Lemon Verbena. 



90, 



