GENERAL COLLECTION OF BEDDING PLANTS. 



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SALVIA (SAGE). 



These rich and abundant flowering plants are indispen- 

 sable in the autumnal garden ; either in masses or scattered 

 among shrubbery they display their beauty to advantage. 

 Soucheti 11. alba. Pure white. 

 Splendens. Scarlet Sage. 



Marmorata. Flowers and calyx pure white, beautifully 

 mottled and spotted with scarlet; dwarf habit, free 

 blooming. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $S.OO per 100. 



VINCAS. 



This old and popular plant should be in every garden. 

 Of compact, bushy growth, blooming from June till frost. 

 A desirable plant for massing or pot culture. 

 Alba. Pure white. 

 Alba oculata. White, crimson eye. 

 Rosea. Rose, dark eye. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 



VINCA MAJOR VARIEGATA. 



One of the very best vase plants. Leaves glossy green, 

 broadly margined creamy white. Blue flowers. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



VIOLETS. 



One of the leading florists' flowers for bouquets. All 

 the varieties should have a slight protection of leaves dur- 

 ing the winter. A better plan to insure early spring flow- 

 ering is* to plant in cold frames in the fall. They thrive 

 best during the summer in a shady situation, in a rich, 

 deep soil. 

 Marie Louise. Deep violet blue; very fragrant and 



free flowering. It should be grown by all, on account 



of its easy forcing qualities. 

 Mons. Millet. Of a beautiful violet rose color, of large 



size ; very fragrant and a free bloomer. So far this 



new sort has been free from the disease which has 



ruined so many violets. 25 cts. each. 



Swanley White Violet. 



Queen Victoria. A large single flowering sort, deep 

 blue, very fragrant and free ; a good forcing variety. 



Schccnbrun. Single, deep blue; very fragrant. 



Swanley White. A sport from the popular and well- 

 known Marie Louise, similar in habit and freedom of 

 flowering, but of a pure white color. 



White Czar. Single white flowers, sweetly scented, 

 strong and free. 

 15 cts. each, except where noted ; $1.50 per doz. 



MISCELLANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS. 



The limited space of this Catalogue prevents us from giving a full description of many of the following popular and 

 well-known plants. The list embraces some of the oldest and best known varieties, which should not be overlooked. 



.Asclepias linsefolia alba. 15 cts. each. 



(Jentaurea candidissima. A valuable plant for rib- 

 bon bedding in contrast with Coleus. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Centaurea gymnocarpa. Of the same general appear- 

 ance of the above, but with more graceful and divided 

 leaves. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Century Plant. Agave Americana. Dark green 

 leaves. 25 cts. to $2.00 each. 



Century Plant. Agave Americana Variegata. 

 25 cts. to $2.00 each. 



Cestrum aurantiacum. Orange color, blooms in au- 

 tumn. 20 cts. each. 



Cestrum Parqui. Night-blooming Jasmine. 20cts.each. 



Cheonostemma hispid a. A dwarf free flowering plant 

 bearing small pure white flowers. Pretty for baskets. 

 15 cts. each. 



Echeveria secunda glauca. One of the most desira- 

 ble plants for carpet bedding. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



Eupatoriiim riparium. Pure white, winter flowering. 

 25 cts. each. 



Gazauia splendens. Bright orange flowers. 15 cts. 

 each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Genista fragrans. Spikes of bright yellow flowers, 

 produced in March and April ; very fragrant. 25 cts. 



Hydroctotile lurida. Curiously curled foliage. 15 cts. 



Lagerstrcemia indica {Crape Myrtle). Pink flowers. 

 25 to 50 cts. each. 



Lagerstrcemia indica alba (Crape Myrtle). A pure 

 white variety. 50 cts. each. 



Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora). Fragrant 

 foliage. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Lobelia speciosa compacta. Fine deep blue. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Lobelia alba maxima. Pure snowy white flowers. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Lophospermum scandens. Foxglove-like rosy pur- 

 ple flowers. Of climbing habit. 15 cts. each. 



Mabernia odorata (Honeyhell). A winter bloomer, 

 producing small yellow bell flowers; fragrant; free. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Manettia cordifolia. A climbing plant, with scarlet 

 tubular flowers, 2 inches long ; complete mass of bloom 

 from July to October. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Maurandia Barclayana, Rosea and Alba. Well- 

 known climbers. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Mikania violacea. Deeply cut foliage, veined violet. 

 A useful trailing plant for baskets and vases. 

 15 cts. each. 



Myrtus communis. The favorite sweet-scented Myr- 

 tle ; blooms in early spring. 30 cts. each. 



Oxalis floribunda alba. An ever-blooming variety, 

 used for pots and baskets; white flowering. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 



Oxalis floribunda rosea. Similar to the preceding 

 one, with rose-colored flowers. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 



Peristrophe angustifolia var. Prettily marked 

 green and yellow foliage ; a desirable plant for edging 

 or baskets. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Plumbago alba. Pure white. 25 cts. each. 

 " capensis. Light blue. 25 cts. each. 



" larpentse. Dark blue. 20 cts. each. 



Punica alba plena (Pomegranate). Creamy white, 

 very double. 25 cts. each. 



Senecio scandens (German, or Parlor Ivy). Light 

 green foliage ; a rapid growing vine. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Stevia nana compacta. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 " serrata variegata. Leaves edged with white ; 

 an effective plant for inside row of ribbon beds. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



Sweet Alyssum, double white. 

 " " variegated. 



" " Benthami compacta. Dwarf habit. 



Pure white and free flowering. 



10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 



Thunbergias. Very desirable for vase plants, bloom- 

 ing incessantly ; white, buff and orange flow T ers, with 

 black eyes. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Tradescantia multicolor. 15 cts. each. 

 " vittata. 15 cts. each. 



" zebrina. 15 cts. each. 



