GENERAL COLLECTION OF BEDDING PLANTS. 



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DAHLIAS 

 GENERAL COLLECTION OF SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



Beacon. Rich fiery crimson ; neat habit. 

 Bridal Wreath. Creamy white ; changing to pure white. 

 Canary. Canary yellow, good shape and free. 

 Cetcwayo. Rich blackish maroon, medium size, regular 



form. 

 Christine. Lovely silvery pink, well-rounded petals. 

 Juno. Rosy lake ; bordered silvery rose. 

 Le Baron. Rich mulberry ; shaded crimson. 

 Miss liinaker. Bright elierry red ; good form. 

 Mrs. Gilbert. Pale yellow, tipped white; a delicate 



shade. 

 Paragon. Rich maroon ; yellow centre. 



— Continued. 



Silver King. Orange, flushed silvery white, edged yellow. 

 Zephyr. Crimson and bronze with yellow stripe at edge 

 of petals. 



20 cts. each ; §2.00 per dozen. 



ERYTHRINA CRISTA-GALLI. 



(Coral Plant.) 



A magnificent plant, producing its scarlet and crimson, 

 pea-shaped flowers on spikes 18 inches long. Planted in 

 May they will flower profusely through the summer. 

 They may be taken up in the fall, and kept in perfect 

 preservation during the winter in a dry cellar, the roots 

 covered with half-dry earth. 



25 to 50 cts. each, according to size. 



FRAU EMMA TOPFER (STORM KING). 



FUCHSIHS. 



This graceful plant delights in a cool, shady position, and requires a rich sandy loam, or equal parts of loam, sand 

 and manure, thoroughly decomposed. It is not adapted to sunny or exposed situations, as its resting season is during 

 late summer. 



TEN BEST SINGLE. 

 Arabella. White tube and sepals, rose corolla; early. 

 Black Prince. Tube and sepals bright waxy carmine, 



sepals tipped green, large open pale pink corolla: 

 Covent Garden. White tube and sepals, crimson corolla. 

 Duke of Albany. Light purple corolla, tube and sepals 



bright scarlet ; reflexed. 

 Elegans. Dark corolla, crimson tube and sepals. 

 Emily iNey. White tube and sepals, shaded purple corolla. 

 Flocon de Niege. Pure white corolla, crimson tube 



and sepals. 

 Lord Byron. Tube and sepals crimson, almost black, 



bell-shaped corolla. 

 Tulipe. Corolla rich deep plum color, occasionally 



striped scarlet. 

 Wave of Life. Beautiful yellow foliage, rich scarlet 



tube and sepals, and rich dark corolla. 

 20 cts. each ; set of 10 $1.50. 



TEN BEST DOUBLE. 

 Avalanche. Violet corolla, carmine tube and sepals. 



Berliner Kind. Tube and sepals rosy carmine, very 



double pure white corolla. 

 Elm City. Crimson sepals, fine dark corolla. 

 Elizabeth Marshall. Carmine tube, large pure white 



corolla. 

 Frau Emma Topfer {Storm King). Undoubtedly the 



best double white Fuchsia ever sent out. It is of 



strong, graceful habit, and bears its pure white double 



flowers in the greatest profusion. 

 Joseph Rosaine. Very large scarlet tube and sepals; 



corolla violet blue, striped deep scarlet. 

 Phenomenal.. Larger than Champion of the World ; 



short tube and sepals of a rich crimson red ; corolla 



very full and double, of a beautiful azure violet flaked 



with red. 

 President Gunther. Light scarlet tube; corolla violet 



shaded rose. 

 Prince Leopold. Crimson sepals, double purple corolla. 

 Tower of London. Scarlet sepals, double purple 



corolla. 



20 cts. each ; set of 10 $1.50. 



