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PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM. 



A beantiful, early -flo^vering, hardy perennial. The 

 foliage is finely cut and quite ornamental; the flowers 

 are in vivid shades of rose and pink, as large as an As- 

 ter, and remarkable for the length of time they remain 

 perfect. Perfectly hardy and easily raised from seed. 

 JDevote some odd comer of the garden to them and 

 grow a mass of them. They generally come in time 

 for Decoration Day; are splendid for all cut flower 

 puri)oses, very showy and pretty, and entirely hardy 

 anywhere, even in the Xorth. Pkt., 100 seeds, 3 cts. 



PORTULACA. 



Double Portulaca. Low trailing annuals, often 

 called "Moss Roses," with many brilliant colorings 

 and variegations. Very hardy, succeeding almost any- 

 where, is'ot all come "double. Pkt., 300 seeds, 4 cts. 



Single Portulaca. Many shades mixed, Pkt., 300 

 seeds, 2 cts.; ^^ oz., 13 cts. 



Silver ClifF, Col., 

 February, 1893. — 

 "Theseedreceived 

 from jou last year 

 was very satis- 

 factory, and I take 

 pleasure ia men- 

 tioning you to my 

 friends." 

 Mes.A.M.Bissell 



Geneseo, Illinois, 

 October, 1898.— "I 

 ■was very thank- 

 ful to get your 

 'Culture of Flow- 

 ers.' I have learn- 

 ed much about the 

 care of flowers since 

 receiving it." — Mrs, 

 De. Wm.He>-shaw. 



PRIMULA SINENSIS (Chinese Primrose). 



Primulas are easily raised from seed. My "Culture of Flowers," which 

 each customer receives, gives careful directions, by which an amateui may 

 succeed with them. They bloom year after year, but new plants always blos- 

 som more freely, and it is well to soav seed" each year. This is a mixture of 

 choice named varieties, including both plain and'fringed petals. Perennial. 

 Mixed. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts. 



Fringed White, Pink and Red (Kermesina Splendens"), separate, each per 

 pkt.,30seeds, 6 cts. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. 



A distinct species, almost ever-blooming, being in flower from ten to twelve 

 months at a time. The blossoms are pure whit«, sometimes shading to lilac, 

 and are produced on long stems in large, sho%vy clusters of from ten to fifteen 

 flowers in a bunch. Pkt., 50 seeds, 4 cts. 



NOT CHEAP SEEDS, BUT LOW PRICES. 



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