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JX 1 ^ Y ^^ iJ ^^ T^is ^^^y ^^^'^y a°- '^^A^*^^*^^^^^ * "'^^isint contrasts of color, 



• ^ ^^ ^ "^ "^ -^ • ^ jj^al comes into bloom being useful for tall borders and groups; also, where foliage 



very early in the spring, covering itself with innumerable effects are desired. The leaves and stems are of different 



; clusters of small, pure white flowers; they have a pecu- shades of red blended with green. 



Uar,dencate fragrance, and are u.seful in all kinds of Melancholicus ruber, blood red foliage. Hardy annual- two 



smaU bouquets. Grows one foot high Pkt. 5cts and a half feet high Pkt Srt « 



Alyssum, Little Gem. A beautiful white variety of Sweet x^^^i^^ o v,o^,i„ r„r.„oi -^u i c ••••••»'"•'•"*'" 



Alyssum, especially adapted to edgings, borderland rock ^"^^i^*^' ,t.n l^^J-JP^Ji l T i^^^^r-^ ^Sj^'h. y^"''-'^' .^"^^ 



work. The plants grow about sil inches high and pro- fi^!f?,Vh Joseph's Coat.- Two to three 



duce hundreds of flowers, which form a compact mass „ ,. ., ,r ," ' T ".V ,' *^*'^* ^*^* 



of bloom about fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter. Salicifolius two and a half to three feet high. Leaves beau- 

 Hardy annual Pkt. lOcts tifully undulated, varymg from green to bronze, and later 



Alyssum, Golden {Saxatile). Flowers golden yellow ; desira- ^"^ ^ bright orange red. Tender annual Pkt. lOcts 



ble for rock work; showy in masses. Hardy perennial; Henderl, drooping foliage, richly colored in shades of red 



height one foot Pkt. Sets and green. Tender annual.....'. Pkt. lOcts 



A T^^fOflf f T1^ Alatum grandiflora, {Everlasting). Valua- 

 ,j^(5p;«B*->,„ ^^ i<-rAJAV/l M. ble for winter bouquets in connection with 



^^''^^^!^r\Ar^ ■ grasses and other everlastings. The flowers are pure white. Hardy an- 



<^!h^^Z^Xpy\: ^^^^ ' ^"'° ^^^^ '^^^^ '**'** **^ 



/jJ///r'- rf-^X-^I^^Hr ^'^^^ A "IV^ 13 IT f C^ D Q f Q These hardy, perennial climbers are de- 



^ ''/M^'"^lUvI3'^^ i^l^l£^lL#l-*V-fJ^OI.»J servedly among the most popular vines 

 j/^ / '^^^?r^ ^r^T^^^^r «\ ^'^^ covering walls, arbors, etc. They are easily grown from seed which 



^/ iMr ^^^"-^^"V^-^^ V^ should be soaked in warm water before planting. 



v^ iwt^^^'^'^3}?~k^^t'^'\\ QiiinqueioUa (Virginia Creeper, or American Woodbine). Though a com- 



■^7/// l«^^;/^'pV^Aj7^r Vl^ mon native climber, this is one of the very best plants for covering un- 



y^. p^^'^^SiO<v."/ ^"^ sightly objects, or it may be easily trained into festoons of exceeding 



€^J I \^'V*^^PS:^-K^ "^ grace and beauty Pkt. octa 



'/ /^^AvLz^au^r^^UrT Veitchii [Japan, or Boston Ivy). This plant will cling and creep along the 



^ l/^Cria^^^M^^^^^^'^^r^ smoothest wall, covering it with a mantle of ivy-like green leaves whose 



JIiJL §r^^^&Mi^*y>Ly^'''^ colors Change to brilliant hues in the fall. It makes but feeble growth 



III V W^im^u^^^'^ '^< ^^® ^^^^ year from seed, but when once established grows very vigor- 



J'rfflaL M^SSi^ ^^^'''S 'i ' /I ously and rapidly. Hardy perennial Pkt. Sets 



n'/ll^^^^^^/Al^'.V'J^'' '•' A^ITT^OIVIT Coronarla (Tr/jid FZouer). Among the earliest 



' l\\*'^i^^7^^1/^J^^^l\lW ■ ' ' *^ ^^ *-^*' * ^^ ^-^ *-' and brightest of spring flowers. The colors run 



' /^'■'^^/yL^t'^^^^^^ J'. ■' through several shades. Hardy perennial; about six inches high. Pkt. 5ct8 



/^?S?=v^3k!5^^^^C ' ' '■('0'' ANTiRRHlUVM— (See Snapdragon:) 



0^(\fT^^^%^''''^'-' Si'''. A AQUILEQ\A— (See ColvMbine). 



^'C^^iX^K*!^^*-'-^!-^'-^'^ ,/<»v'X ('w^T^vn a R a Rf ^ Among the earliest blooming plants, and 



S\^*^~*f*lkt-ir*"*i~'r^A-i^' ' '■^^mv^'^:- ''^^rS<2)c •'^ *^ '^ ■■-» * vj very useful for rock work, edgings, etc. 

 \\^^K(v<Srr^'^n»- '^^ '^ ' rlM'^' )9^^u^'"-^ Hardy perennial; nine inches high. 



VvVivliKs^Wv^' •' '''-'' ' ¥#?5v3'?!r^^''li Alpina, pure white Pkt. Sets 



fm\^\ llr^S^ >^ ^' '' ' ;-#^%S^^^^^L)rr} A fflcfrfclrkr^Viis* Sinl-trfc Hhdchvian's Pipe). 



l\w Kk^'CIX- ■■ ^^-^^^'^r^K ^^risioiocnia oipno a vigorous growing 



Wy ^W A W^^T'>^^^'^^v -^H S'-'^v^ ■ -'^O'^/J climber with curiously shaped purple-brown flowers and very 



a\ Af *^m"'SWr~^jfcv^ '""'V"*^ ^^i%if^r^^^^^ large, heart-shaped leaves which have a tropical appear- 



l\'''/ w>r^^'"'^«'.^A ' ' -tC)/ '^ ^ T^i '^ ance; very effective for verandas. Hardy perennial; grows 



f\ '/' \ \.'^M^^^'^%m^ C^ <'~4>:'\/n^ from fifteen to thirty feet high Pkt. 1 Octs 



m'-'^ ^^^^'^^^^^'^^^^'^/^'^r^ ^r\ A T? IVf ITRT A Marltlma {Thrift, orSeaPink). These 



,, *\- U i^iT'-^C^ ''^ S i'V^L V f ' V^^^^>-^'^ " '^ ^^ A\ 1 * SLt K\ K ^-a handsome plants are well adapted for 



A^ ^ f^ "0 ' S!4^^*??#^'V'' Ml \ X'XJ.'ri nJV-, ornamenting rock work and edging walks. Hardy peren- 



''''-^>H \W ' '^-r~ ^ ~'Ti»&\ ^^^=-^1^^ ^^^^'' ^^^ inches high Pkt. Sets 



^■M&%^^li^^ ASPARAGUS iSJ^^id^JStf^fSf^K 



a'!y'^v-''^r''^^,''^'^ V^'^ w plants; particularly valuable for hanging baskets. The 



^i,f .-•J.xu'^t^ y^ J'' ^ '^\uU/\^^^^^^^^=:r=^^ spraj's are from three to four feet long and are of a light 



^^L ^'^^eI'^ "-llif ^'ifr '^ ^^^' green color. Soak the seed in warm water before planting. 



/7\ j^'*^^r2v^^\^'^^ Mf A greenhouse perennial Pkt. 1 Sets 



//^jL\ ClA^r^r )r^iri^^^^^^ ^-^^^"^^X Verticillatus. A beautiful climber having feathery foliage and scar- 



/^^Wr^^'^XT\JM "^^Jh^ T/a^^^^^ i^t berries which are quite ornamental. Hardy perennial; about 



/^W \k \ V\J^<^Jv^^^/<^^^^^^^'^^ ^^^ ^^ fifteen feet high Pkt. 1 Octs 



fm^ \^^^^C^x^r(C^^^I^W\Y,^ K A^¥3ir*R17¥ A Azurea setosa. A profuse blooming, 



W IM l^r-> ^^^^i5^V\ \f ^tf^'^^v % r\ V 1^ t^ dwarf, hardy annual with sweet-scented, 



-BL iv/<^ ^lr»^V\T ^^^S Av lavender-blue flowers. Height less than one foot Pkt. Sets 



n^\ \vVU MV \i ^ 'T'R'E CHINA ASTER, in its many varieties, is not only one of the 



IttMiX Bkv!wMJr/ ^ 1 iTiost profitable annuals for the professional florist, but one of 



^SA\ vV\ !i\W'7 the best for the home garden. The plants are of vigorous growth 



^mtLl \%\\ f if/ ^^^ quite hardy, even enduring a slight frost without serious injury. By planting the 



wrl^X ^i^x \ different strains and at different times, one may have in the latitude of Detroit a con- 



n\ ^V\ stant succession of bloom from the last of July till the middle of October without the 



^^ ^Si aid of a greenhouse, or even hot-bed. They do best in moderately light soil, but will 



y '\ thrive in almost any used for a garden, provided it is well enriched and made friable. 



ALY88UM, Sweet. \j \ The seed may be planted out of doors as soon as the ground is warm and dry, and 



at intervals till the first of July. The more costly seed may be sown in boxes kept in 



the house or a hot-bed, but given plenty of air and light, and the young plants set 



in the open ground as soon as the weather is favorable. 



Insects may be kept at bay by syringing with clear water for the red spider, or with that containing about one-fourth 



teaspoonful of Paris green to ten gallons of water, for those that eat the foliage, or sprinkling with tobacco water or dust 



to keep off the plant louse. We offer choice seed of the best types that have been grown for us by the most skillful 



cultivators in America and Europe, and which is more certain to give good results than most of that on the market. 



BA'RLIB'R AJ^iy SOMB T>WA'Rr S'O'RTST 



PyfPA Farlv Hnhpnynllorn ^^^ hi^h opinion of last season concerning the desirability of this new class of 

 ^y\Li a L^ui ijr I ivrii^ii^uiici ll asters has been confirmed. Plants of medium size, as early as the earliest, but pro- 

 •ducing abundantly blooms of the largest size, measuring fully four inches in diameter. The petals are of open Comet 

 type, are unusually graceful in their seemingly careless arrangement. Heretofore we have been able to offer no 

 aster having the desirable combination of extreme earliness, large size and splendid cutting qualities. 



Rose. The earUest of all asters Pkt. 25cts White. Pure white ; a few days later than Rose.Pkt.25cts 



Silver Lilac. A charming, delicate shade; a little later than White '• 25cts 



Queen of the Earliest. A compact growing plant, but of branching habit and medium height; one of the 

 earliest to produce flowers, which are white and borne on long stems " lOctS 



Queen of the Market. Plants about one foot high, bearing from ten to fifteen finely formed flowers on long 

 and graceful stems, and coming into bloom very e^rly. Many colors mixed '* lOcts 



