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PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM, or Carnation 
Poppy.—Double flowering poppy. Different 
colors; very showy. October till March. 
SHIRLEY POPPIES.—Single.—A very 
beautiful selection of Ranunculus-flowered 
Poppy. The range of colors extending 
from pure white through the most delicate 
shades of pale pink, rose and carmine to 
crimson, while edged, shaded and striped. 
Semi-double. October till March. 
SINGLE POPPIES.—Colors run through 
all shades of delicate rose, pink, carmine 
and brilliant crimson. October till March. 
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Petunia Hybrida. 
PETUNIA HYBRIDA.—Petunia.—Splen- 
did mixed hybrid varieties. Plants are of 
spreading habit; about one foot high. Oc- 
tober till May. 
DOUBLE LARGE FLOWERING 
PETUNIA.—F lowering large, fragrant, ele- 
gantly formed and beautiful, either for 
house, garden or conservatory. Packet 25 
cents. October till May. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII GRANDIFLORA 
ALBA.—Pure white, some with purple or 
violet eyes. December till April. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX—Mixed—tThe flow- 
ers range from pure white to crimson or 
rose, while others are striped and mottled 
er blotched. They blossom late in the sea- 
son and bear immense trusses, often five 
or six inches in diameter. December till 
April. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII.—Mixed Drum- 
mond Phlox.—Their various colors and 
length of flowering, with easy culture, 
make them favorite with every one. One 
foot high. December till April. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII GRANDIFLORA 
STELLATA SPLENDENS.—Combines all 
the good qualities of the Splendens, with 
the addition of a clearly defined, pure 
white star, which contrasts strikingly with 
the vivid crimson of the flowers. December 
till April. 
PORTULACA.—Single.—The flowers are 
of various colors, from white to bright 
scarlet and crimson. The plant is good 
for edging vases or pots. Half foot high. 
February till August. 
PORTULACA GRANDIFLORA, fil. pl._— 
Double Portulaca.—The same variety of 
eolors with semi-double and double flowers 
half foot high. February till August. 
PRIMULA VERIS.—Cowslip.—An herba- 
ceous plant of various colors. Half foot 
high. December till February. 
PYRETHRUM AUREA.—Golden Feather. 
—The flowers resemble Asters. Bright yel- 
low leaves which makes it showy as a 
border massed with plants such as Coleus, 
etc. March and April. 
RESEDA ODORATA GRANDIFLORA.— 
Sweet Mignonette.—A fragrant plant with 
large spikes of yellowish red flowers. Fif- 
teen inches high. December till April. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS.—Scarlet Salvia 
or Red Flowering Sage.—A pot or. green- 
house plant can be grown as an annual as 
it flowers freely from seed the first year. 
Two to three feet high. February till April. 
TAGETES ERECTA.—African or tall 
Growing Marigold.—Very showy annuals 
for borders with bright yellow flowers. 
Two and a half feet high. February to 
March; October to December. 
TAGETES PATULA.—French or Dwarf 
Marigold.—Covered with yellow and brown 
flowers. One and a half feet high. Janu- 
ary till April. 
TORENIA FOURNIERII.—It stands the 
heat well and makes one of the most val- 
uable bedding plants we have. The flow- 
ers are of a sky blue color, with three 
spots of dark blue. February-to April. 
VERBENA CANDIDISSIMA.— White 
Verbena.—Pure white Verbena of more or 
less fragrance. One and a half feet high. 
January till April. 
VERBENA STRIPED ITALIAN.—These 
are beautiful striped kinds of colors with 
large eyes. February to April. 
VERBENA HYBRIDA.—Hybridized Ver- 
bena.—Their long flowering and great 
diversity of color makes them valuable for 
every garden, however small. All colors 
mixed. 1% feet high. January till April. 
VIOLA ODORATA.—Sweet Violet.—Well 
known edging plant. Half foot high. Sow 
from January till March. 
VINCA ROCSEA AND ALBA.—Red and 
White Periwinkle.—Plants of shining foli- 
age, with white and dark rose colored flow- 
ers. Two feet high. February till April. 
VIOLA TRICOLOR MAXIMA,.—Large 
Flowering English Pansy.—This is one of 
the finest little plants in cultivation for 
pots or the open ground. They are of end- 
less colors and markings. Half foot high. 
October till March. 
BUGNOT’S IMPROVED BLOTCHED 
PANSY.—This variety is certainly the 
handsomest of all the pansies, and, like the 
Odier’s are five blotched and generally 
yellow or white edged. The flowers are of 
the most perfect form and beattiful color- 
ing. October to March. Price, per packet, 
25 cents. 
CASSIER’S IMPROVED PANSY.—A 
beautiful variety with large flowers of 
most compact growth. The flowers are 
generally five-spotted, but more distinctly 
marked than the Trimardeau. October to 
March. Price 25 cents per packet. 
LARGE TRIMABRDEAU PANSY.—This is 
the largest variety in cultivation, the 
flowers are well formed, generally three- 
spotted, quite distinct; the plants grow 
compact. October to March. 
PANS Y.—Lord Beaconsfield. — Large 
flowers of deep purple violet, shading off 
in the top petals to a white hue. Octo- 
ber to March. Packet, 25 cents. 
ZINNIA ELEGANS, fl. pl.—Double Zin- 
nia.—Plants of very easy culture, flowering 
very profusely through the whole Summer 
and Fall; producing double flowers of all 
colors, almost as large as the flowers of @ 
Dahlia. Three feet high. February to Au- 
gust. 
STECKLER’S GIANT ZINNIA.—This 
Zinnia is without doubt the largest and’ 
finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 
between the Elegans Pumila, fl. pl., and 
the Elegans Grandiflora Robusta varieties. 
The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 
6% inches; half early; semi-high and 
