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edged. The flowers are of the most per- 

 fect form and beautiful coloring. This 

 variety is one of the best and forms a fine 

 acquisition to our already large collection. 

 Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



Pansy. Odier, or Blotched. Superb, 

 large-eyed flowers. Of very good shape 

 and beautifully blotched with rich and 

 varied colors. Packet, 25c. 



Pansy. Lord Beaconsfield. Large flow- 

 ers, of deep purple violet, shading off in 

 the top petals to a white hue. Packet, 

 10c. 



Zinnia elegans, fl. pi. Double Zinnia. 

 Plants of very easy culture, flowering 

 very profusely through the whole summer 

 and fall; producing double flowers of all 

 colors, almost as large as the flowers of a 



Tagetes Patula. 



Dahlia. Three feet high. February till August. 



Zinnia elegans pumila, fl. pi. Dwarf 

 Double mixed. A new dwarf selection es- 

 pecially desirable. The compact, bushy 

 plants rarely grow over two feet high, and 

 are covered with large flowers of great 

 beauty. 



Zinnia elegans grandiflora robusta ple- 

 tiissima. A variety introduced here from 

 Germany. The plants of this class of showy 

 and attractive annuals are of very robust 

 growth and produce very large and extreme- 

 ly double flowers, measuring from 4- to 5 



Choicest Large English Pansy. 



inches in diameter. The seeds we offer for 

 sale come direct from the originator, and 

 contain about eight beautiful different colors, 

 mostly very bright. 



Steclcler's Giant Zinnia. This Zinnia is 

 without doubt the largest and finest thus far 

 introduced. It is a cross between the Elegans 

 Pumila, fl. pi., and the Elegans grandiflora 

 robusta varieties. The flower measures from, 

 tip to tip fully 6^ inches; half early, semi- 

 high and perfectly double. Each package 

 contains a fine selection of beautiful colors, 

 15c. per package. 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Antigonum Leptopus. Rosa Montana. 

 Mountain Vine. One of the finest perennial 

 climbers of rapid growth with long racemes 

 of beautiful deep pink flowers. Being a 

 native of Mexico, it is well adapted to our 

 climate and will stand our most severe win- 

 ters without any further protection thaa per- 

 haps a slight cover of moss or straw. Sow in 

 February or March in flower pots, and trans- 

 plant into the open ground in ^^laj. Will 

 flower freely the first year. Without any 

 doubt the finest climber for this section. 



Aristolochia elegans. A variety of the 

 well known "Dutchman's pipe," of vigorous 

 growth and quite hardy in our climate. It 



is a profuse bloomer, bearing large flowers of 

 a rich purple color with irregular branched 

 markings of creamy white and golden yellow 

 center with rich velvety purple. This plant 

 is one of the most thankful of all climbers, 

 blooming when quite young and continuing 

 to do so the v/hole. summer. Will stand our 

 winter without protection. Sow in January 

 and February in flower pots and transplant 

 in open ground when large enough. 



Benincasa cerifera. Wax Gourd. A 

 strong growing vine with long shaped, dark 

 crimson fruit, which looks very ornamental. 

 It is used for preserves. 



Cardiospermum. Balloon vine. A quick 



Spraying Pumps, largest assortment carried by any seedsman. 



