Mrs. Anna Richards, 

 225 S. High St., Steuben- 

 ville, 0., March, 1897, 

 writes :-Your seeds have 

 always given me great 

 satisfaction. 



Miss J. C. Bedford, 

 Madison, N. J., writes:— 

 I tried your seeds this 

 year and have been very 

 much pleased with the 

 result. I ^ever had such 

 beautiful Sweet Peas. 

 My 'Nicotinas' are the 

 admiration of all be- 

 holders. 



Mrs. M. B. Townsend, 

 Freeport, Me, writes : — I 

 tried your seeds last year 

 for the first time, and 

 was very much pleased, 

 so shall order again of 

 you. I raise my flowers 

 for the State Fair and I 

 want the best I can get. 

 I send you the list of my 

 exhibit at State Fair for 

 which I received premi- 

 ums to the amount of 

 $23.25. The ones marked 

 with * 1st premium and 

 the others 2d premium. 

 *Dahlias, *Asters, *Zin- 

 nas, *Phlox, *Petunias, 

 Tuberous Begonias, Fol- 

 iage Begonias, *Coleus, 

 *Gloxinias, Cut Flowers. 



CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 



(PHYSALIS FRANCHETTI.) 



The plant produces numerous, large, inflated husks, much the 

 shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a beautiful green color, changing 

 to a j'ellowish hue and then to brightest scarlet, and as they hang 

 suspended among the green foliage they present a most novel and 

 strikingly beautiful appearance. Branches cut and dried retain 

 their rich and brilliant color, and make most beautiful winter bou- 

 quets when used with dried grasses or leaves. The plant grows 

 from one and one-half to two feet in height. Treated like a To- 

 mato it grows and fruits freely from seed the first season, yet the 

 plants are perennial and may be wintered in the cellar or grown in 

 pots as a window plant. Pkt., 30 seeds, 6 cts. 



Wm. Bennet, Manager J. C. Wilson & Co., Montreal, Canada, writes :-I received your 

 catalogue and seeds in due course and was very much pleased with both, and congrat- 

 ulate you especially on the catalogue. I think "it well and artistically got up, compar- 

 ing it with your competitors of which I have an array— some 26 before me, yours cer- 

 tainly is the most interesting, although got by far the largest. 



Ricinus Zanzibariensis. 



RICINUS ZANZIBARIENSIS. 



An entirely new class from Africa, with leaves often measuring 

 two feet across; the seeds are marbled, speckled and spotted. Pkt., 

 6 seeds, 4 cts. 



RICINUS, Cambogiensis. 



Iyarge palm-like leaves of a brilliant, bronzy-red maroon color, 

 with large red veins. Pkt., 6 seeds, 4 cts. 



RICINUS. Castor-oil Bean. 



Many choice varieties mixed. Pkt., 6 seeds, 3 cts. 



