Greenhouse Plants and Summer-Flowering Bulbs. 



PRIMULA, OR CHINESE PRIM- 

 ROSE. 



Choicest Fringed. 



Chinese Primroses are noted for their rich and profuse display of 

 flowers in ^vinter, and the length of time to which they prolong it. 



Growing the plants 

 from seed is not diffi- 

 cult, and full directions 

 for culture are friven 

 on our seed packets. 

 Alba MagniFica. 

 Pure white, yellow 

 eye. 25and5Ucts. 

 per pkt. 

 Cocci nea. Bright 

 red. 25 and 50 cts. 

 per pkt. 

 Kermesina splen- 

 dens. Cri)nson. 

 yellow eye. 2.3 and 

 50 cts. per pkt. 

 Coerulea. Beautiful 

 blue. 25 cts. and 

 $1 per pkt. 

 Punctata. Spotted. 



25 and 50c. per pkt. 

 Striata. Striped. 

 25 and 50c. per pkt. 



Primula sinensis fimbriata. 



Rosea. Rose. 25 and 50 cts. per pkt. 

 Fern-leaved. Mixed. 25 and 50 cts. per pkt. 

 Mixture of Above. 25 and 50 cts. per pkt. 

 Double White. 50 cts. per pkt. 

 Double Mixed. 50 cts. per pkt. 



— Obconica grandiflora. Constantly in bloom. Flowers white, 

 tinjred lilac. A grreat Improvement on P. obconica. 50c. per pkt. 



— Japonica. Beautiful. In shades of crimson, maroon, lilac, 

 pink and white. 10 cts. per pkt. 



EUCALYPTUS giobulosus. Tall-growini; and handsome, 

 with silvery linear leaves and curious flowers. 15 cts. per pkt. 



KER.X SEEDS. Finest mixed ; saved from the best varieties. 

 25 cts. per pkt. 



GER.ANIUM, Zonale. A superb strain of the largest and 

 finest varieties. Finest mixed. 10 cts. per pkt. 



GI<OXIXIA hybrlda. The waxen flowers of the Gloxinias are 

 large, bell-shaped, and richly colored, producing grand effects 

 when different sorts are grouped together. Choice mixed. 25 cts. 

 per pkt. 



GREVII^lrEA robusta (Silk Oak). A beautiful little tree, 

 grown for its gi-aceful. fern-like foliage. When small, it is used 

 for table decoration; as it grows larger, for tropical garden 

 effects. 10 cts. per pkt. 



HEL^IOTROPE. Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. F'owe-s 

 range from pure white through all shades of violet, blue and 

 indigo. Very fragrant heads of mammoth size: very floriferous. 

 15 cts. per pkt. 



IlffiPAXIENS sultani. A bright little plant, with clusters of 

 rosy scarlet flowers and glossy leaves of plain dark green. It is 

 neat and bushy in growth, and very cheery for winter windows 

 or beds. 15 cts. per pkt. 



lyABfXANA hybrlda. The Lantana is a shrubby plant, with a 

 multitude of flower clusters something like the verbena. Mixed, 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



MIMOSA pudica (Sensitive Plant). So called from the habit 

 which its fern-like leaves have of closing when touched. Flow- 

 ers are bright pink and fragrant. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 OXAIUIS. A low-growing plant, with pretty three-parted foli- 

 age, and clusters of rose, violet, yellow, or white flowers. For 

 baskets and pot-culture. 

 Delicata. Salmon rose: very pretty. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Tropseoloides. Dark yellowish brown foliage. 10 cts. per pkt. 



SMIliAX (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides). Glossy green foliage; 

 a superb climbing vine. 10 cts. per pkt. 



TOR.EXIA. Rich, bright colors are strangely mingled and 

 contrasted in the flowers of the Torenias, giving them bizarre 

 rainbow effects. 



Fournieri. Light blue flowers, marked with velvety violet, and 



centers of bright yellow. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Bailloni. Golden yellow, with rich brown-red throat. 10c. per pkt. 



VINCA (Periwinkle). Rose-colored, White, with Crimson Eye, 

 Pure White. Each or mixed. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Summer-Flowering Bulbs and Tubers. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 



A magnificent ornamental foil 



pl.mt. 



presenting a grand and imposing appearance when well developed. 

 In order to have them make a strong growth, very rich soil and plent\ 

 of moisture must be given. Bulbs planted in the spring under 

 proper conditions will make a fine display by midsummer, and full\ 

 compensate for any care or expense bestowed upan them. 



Extra Size BulbSj 12 inches and overin circumference. 30cts.each. 



$3 per doz. : by mail, 15 cts. each extra. 

 First Size, 9 inches and over in circumference. 20 cts. each, 



$2 per doz.; by mail. 10 cts. each extra. 

 Second Size, C" inches and over in circumference. 10 cts. each, 

 fl per doz.; by mail, 5 cts. each extra. 



AMARYLLIS. 



Remarkably handsome flowers, which last for a long time. Thev 

 grow best in pots of well drained, rich, sandy loam, and need but 

 little water until they show flower buds. 15 cts. each, .$1.50 per doz. 

 Add 4 cts. per bulb for postage, when to be sent by mail. 



Formosissima (Jacobaean Lily). Scarlet; distinct in shape. 



15 cts. each, $1.50 ner doz. 

 Belladona major. Rosy violet and white, fragrant. 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Uongiflora alba. White and fragrant. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Longiflora rosea. Rosy white. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 jri»IOS XUBER.OSA. A hardy tuberous -rooted climber, 

 resembling the wistaria in vine and foliage. It has clusters of 

 purple flowers with a delicious violet fragrance. The vines grow 

 to great height, and bloom profusely. Bulbs hardy. 10 cts. each. 



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(Elephant's Ear.) 



The leaves often exceed 3 feet in length and breadth; thev are shield-shaped and bright green, 



Calaoinm escalentum. 



