5©eos©<^3©e^3ec©e©c©3cx!)©^^ 



New Dwarf Double Carnation, 

 Marguerite. 



Tlee most brilliant Floral Xovelty of 

 recent times. 



GARNATION MARGUERITE, or, as some 

 call it, Carnation Margaret, came prominently 

 before the flower public last season for the first 

 time, and made a marked impression both in this 

 country and Europe. This truly royal Novelty origi- 

 nated in sunny Italy, and was so remarkably attractive 

 that it was named after the lovely Queen Marguerite 

 of Italy, who is greatly beloved by the people. The 

 principal points of value combined in this new Floral 

 Wonder may be summed up as follows : First. Itgrows 

 as readily from seed as a China Pink, and is m full 

 bloom twelve to sixteen weeks after sowing the seed. 

 Second. The plants grow subject to the most ordinary 

 conditions and cultivation, and succeed alike in flower 

 beds or pots. Third. The habit of the plant is so vig- 

 orous that no supports are required. Fourth. The flowers are produced continuously and in great profusion throughout a 

 long season ; the range of colors is marvelous and includes yellow ; full 90 per cent, of the flowers are double, of splendid 

 substance, and the calyx does not burst, as is often the case with the best varieties of Carnations, grown from cuttings. 

 Fifth. From the packet of seed we send out can be raised a fine collection of the choicest varieties, fine strong plants. The 

 surpassing mixture of seed of Marguerite Carnation we offer is fresh, and was received by us direct from original sources ; 

 we make the price very low, and hope every one who receives Our New Guide will send for at least one packet. Per 

 pkt., 10 cts.-, 3 pkts. for 25 cts.; 6 pkts. for 50 cts.; 14 pkts. for $1. 



The Manettia Vine. 



It is now the third year since this remarkable Vine was 

 first prominently introduced and created great interest, being 

 everywhere appreciated as a valuable Novelty, perhaps the 

 most striking of recent introduction. This lovely Vine com- 

 mences to bloom when quite small, and it may be said of 

 it with more truth than any other flower, that with decent 

 care there is not a day of the plant's life it is without flowers. 

 The Vine thrives for all with small care; grown in the 

 open ground during Summer, it will attain a good height, 

 upwards of ten feet, brandling freely, while in the house or 

 conservatory it will train beautifully, presenting lovely 

 wreaths and garlands of brilliant scarlet and orange-colored 

 flowers, interspersed with clean, bright, oblong foliage. The 

 flowers are really very curious, borne in great num- 

 bers at all angles at the ends of stiff stems, four crisply 

 curled leaves at the base of each flower. The substance 

 is thick and lasting, and of shining orange color, which is 

 seen clear at the tip and in the throat; the rest of the flower 

 is covered with a profuse silky growth, shining crimson in 

 color, which, with the orange, makes an intense scarlet effect. 

 The flowers keep firm and bright for weeks before falling, 

 and we do not know of anything now offered so likely to 

 please every one as this valuable noveliy. 25 cts. each ; 

 3 for 60 cts. 



The True flagnolia-scented Moon 

 Flower, Ipomoea Noctiflora. 



The plant is a remarkably strong and rapid grower ; a single 

 vine has been known to cover twenty-five square feet in a very 

 shorttime. It is a wonderfully profuse bloomer. Itwillgrow 

 in any ordinary situation. The flowers are quite large, being 

 four to six inches in diameter, and of a beautiful silvery or 

 moon-like whiteness. They are delightfully perfumed with a 

 rich Magnolia odor, and are borne in greatest profusion in 

 the evening and on cloudy days. A Moon Flower vine in full 

 bloom on a moonlight evening in Summer is indeed an object 

 of lovely beauty. At the low price offered, we expect this 

 superb novelty will be included in almost every order. Price, 

 strong plants, 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts.; 8 for $1 ; 16 for $2. 



Blue floo n Flower, Ipomoea Leari. 



This distinct and charming novelty is valuable on account 

 of being in beautiful and striking contrast with the true 

 White Moon Flower (described above) ; habit of growth and 

 flowering the same. The color is exquisite clear satinv blue, 

 with well-defined crimson bars ; very distinct. We recom- 

 mend planting the Blue Moon Flower with the White one 

 (Ipomoea Noctiflora), as the effect will be novel and attrac- 

 tive. Price, strong plants, 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 6 for 

 $1. The Blue Moon Flower and the White Moon Flower, 

 one plant of each, 30 cts. 



Clerodendron Balfouri. 



A Lovely Semi=climbing Plant, Now First Popularly Introduced. 



It is difficult to imagine a more lovely floral object than Clerodendron Balfouri. Plants in almost any stage of growth, 

 almost invariably attract the instant attention of visitors to your establishment. Rare and distinctly beautiful plants are now 

 so much sought after, that we predict an enormous popularity for this superb variety, which is unquestionably the best and 

 most showy of all the Clerodendron family. The specimen shown in our illustration was grown in a 6-inch pot, trained on 

 a trellis, about 20 inches high. It can, however, be grown in three different ways, as shown in our illustration; also by 

 pinching in, it can be grown, shrub-like, without support, 1 to 2 feet high, and proportionately broad; also trained about 

 windows, it will run 5 to 8 feet. The flowers are borne inelegant profusion, and are rarely beautiful and distinct. For a de- 

 scription of the form and habit of flowers, we cannot do better than refer to our illustration; the outside petals are pearly 

 white, and in high contrast; the exserted stamens are reddish purple, with curious chocolate-colored stamens. This grand 

 Clerodendron is-a verv vigorous, healthy and rapid grower, and is as easily managed as any Fuchsia; it is practically a Sum- 

 mer flowering and Winter flowering plant, requiring only a short rest between seasons, and can be used as a fine specimen 

 pot plant for the veranda or some conspicuous place during Summer, and after a short season of rest in the cellar can ?5 

 be placed in window garden, where it will be Queen of the Winter flowers. Requires about the same treatment and tern- (5 

 perature as a Fuchsia, but is much more vigorous and easier grown. We offer a superb stock of well-grown clean plants, 9 

 which we are positive cannot be equaled anywhere. 30 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts ; 4 for Si • j*j 



(35) 3 



QQQOQQQQ<2Q&9Q©CCQQ99Q@9@QQQQQQQGQQQQQ^ 



