LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 



15 



RHODANTHE. 



This exceedingly beautiful plant deserves the greatest 

 attention, and is of grand effect if cultivated in pots; also 

 very desirable for flower beds. Mixed colors. 10. 



XERANTHEMUM. 



Bear in profusion large crimson, purple or white flowers, 

 which malce one of our finest " Everlastings " for winter 

 bouquets. 5. • 



GRASSES. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. 

 foot. 5. 



Light, feathery and graceful. One 



Avena Sterilis. (Animated Oal^ ; Large droopinu- heads. 

 2 feet. 5. 



Briza Maxima. (Quaking Grass.) Large pcjidulous 

 seeds. 1 foot. 5. 



Bromus Brizasformis. Large drooping heads. 1 foot. 5 . 



Coix Lachrymae. (Job's Tears.) Numerous round droop- 

 ing seeds. 5. 



Lagurus Ovatus. ( Hare's Tail. ) Wooly, cone-shaped 

 heads. 1 foot. 5. 



Stipa Pihnata. (Feather Grass.) Long, silvry white 

 feathers. 2 feet. 10. 



Gnyerium Argentum ( Pampas Plume. ) See hardy 

 perennial flowers. 10. 



Seeds for Greenhouse and Window Plants 



ACHiriENES. 



Produces numerous flowers in the finest shades of color; 

 it must be cultivated in sandy peat, and kept warm and 

 shaded. The plant withers away in autumn, and the little 

 catterpillar-like tubes are stored in dry sand or soil in a warm 

 place. Mixed colors. 50. 



ABUTILON. (Chinese Bell-Flower.) 



Free blooming, with various colored beautiful bell-shaped 

 flowers; fine mixture of choice varieties and colors. Fine 

 mixed. 10. 



AZALEA INDICA. 



The Indian Azaleas are a beautiful shrubby plant, produc- 

 ing a profusion of blooms. Grows best in a mixture of fibrous 

 peat and sand. The seed should be sown in pans, in soil 

 composed of peat and silver sand, placed in a gentle heat 

 and kept regularly moised and shaded. 25. 



ARALIA SEIBOLDI. 



A popular ornamental foliage plant for table decorations, 

 greenhouses, balconies, etc. Thrives well in sandy loam 

 with some peat or leaf mould. 



ACACIA. 



Desirable plants for greenhouse or conservatory culture. 

 The flowers, small and globular, are formed in thick clusters, 

 on long spikes. Fine mixed. 15. 



BEGONIA, TUBEROUS=ROOTED. 



Of a branching habit, producing a profusion of bright and 

 «legant drooping flowers. 



Single varieties in splendid mixture, 25. 

 Double varieties in splendid mixture, 25. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Unsurpassed for pot culture in the greenhouse or con- 

 servatory ; producing their brilliant flowers in great profusion 

 and variety. The blooms are remarkable for their oddness of 

 shape, and for their richness, diversity and variety of color. 



Grandiflora. Large flowering varieties. Mixed. 50. 



CARNATION. 



Charming and brilliant colors, with delicious perfume ; for 

 pot culture in the winter, or for bedding out in the summer. 



Choicest Mixed Mizarres. Flakes fancy, and self, includ- 

 ing crimson rose, white, yellow, purple, striped and flaked 

 with various colors ; very double. Mixed. 50. 



Grenadine. Blooms profusely and three weeks earlier than 

 any other. Habit dwarf and compact; useful for edging and 

 masses. 25. 



New Marguerite. See seeds of flowers that bloom first 

 season ; also fig. 5 front cover. 



CINERARIA HYBRIDA. (Flowering Varieties.) 



Hybrida Grandiflora. The large flowering strains are 

 unsurpassed for diversity and richness of color as well as 

 for size and perfection of form. Pkt. 50c. 



CinerariaNana Alba. Semi-dwarf, single pure white, of 

 compact gro^^i;h. Pkt. 50c. 



CYCLAflEN PER5ICUM. 



Bulbous rooted plants, with beautiful foliage and richly 

 colored and fragrant flowers. 



Qiganteum. Flowers of enormous size for a cyclamen. 

 Slixed 50. 



DRAC^NA INDIVISA. 



One of the most elegant decorative plants for table or green- 

 house. The young seedlings in pots are cultivated warm 

 under glass, in rich moist soil. 25. 



FERN SPORES. 



Adiantum varieties mixed. 25. 



QLOXIANA. 



Bulbous rooted hot-house plants, producing in profusion 

 its large bell shaped flowers of the richest and most beautiful 

 variety of brilliant colors, in early spring. 



Crassiflora Grandiflora. Superb strain. Mixed. 50. 



Emperor Frederick. Of a fiery scarlet color to nearly the 

 base of the throat, and encircled at the circumference by a 

 clearly defined broad and pure white band; they measure on 

 an average 3yi inches diameter. 50. 



