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Mamordica Balsamina. Balsam Apple. A 

 climbing plant of very rapid growth, producing 

 Cucumber-like fruits, with warts on them. They 

 are believed to contain some medicinal virtues. 

 They are put in jars with alcohol and are used as 

 a dressing for cuts, bruises, etc. 



Tropseolum majus. Nasturtium. Trailing 

 plants with elegant flowers of different shades, 

 mostly yellow and crimson, which are produced 

 in great abundance. Four feet high. February 

 till April. 



Thunbergia. Mixed Thunbergia. Very orna- 

 mental vines, with yellow, bell-shaped flowers 

 with dark eyes. Six feet high. February till 

 May. 



Manrandia Barclayana. 



BULBOUS ROOTS 



THESE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE POSTAGE OR EXPRESSAGE. 



Anemones. Double flowering. Planted 

 and treated the same as the Ranunculus. 

 They are of great varieties in color. Double 

 Dutch 30 cents per dozen, $1.50 per 100. 



Dahlias. Fine double-named varieties. 

 Plants so well known for their brilliancy, 

 diversity of colors and profuse flowering 

 qualities, that they require no recommend- 

 ation. They can be planted from February 



Anemones. 



till May, and thrive best in rich loamy soil. 

 They should be tied up to stakes, which 

 ought to be driven into the grouud before 

 or when planting the bulbs. To have them 

 flower late in the season they should be 

 planted late in the spring, and the flower 

 bulbs nipped off when they appear, treated 

 in this way they will produce perfect flow- 

 ers during fall. Undivided roots. $3 per 

 dozen ; 25c. each. 



The roots we offer are of the very best 

 type, havingr takeu special pains to discard 

 varieties which did not flower well here. 



Gladiolus. Hybrid Gladiolus. One of 

 the best summer flowering bulbs: they have 

 been greatly improved of late years, and 

 almost every color has been produced, 

 tinged and blotched in all shades from deli- 

 cate rose to dark vermilion. When planted 



Gloxinias. 



LAWN SPRINKLERS, A COMPLETE LINE, 



