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f _^_«x»___ Q<fli1-fnr-i« Compact growing plants producing a con- 



Ulipcklldlo OLlllCMll stant succession of brilliant rose-scarlet 



flowers. Very desirable for pot culture or the open ground Pkt. 35cts 



INDIAN SHOT— (See Canna). 



A beautiful climber for the greenhouse or 

 the open air. Blooms earlier and more pro- 

 fusely in rather poor soil but gives more 

 vigorous plants and attractive foliage if soil 

 beTather rich. Tender annual; five to ten feet high. 

 Setosa. A vigorous, rapid growing vine with large, handsome, three-lobed leaves 

 and stems covered with brown hair. The flowers are delicate blue and are pro- 

 duced in clusters. One of the most distinct and beautiful Ipomoeas. .Pkt. lOcts 

 Coccinea {Star Ipovioea). The plant is like that of the Morning Glory but is cov- 

 ered with a profusion of small, brilliant red, star-shaped flowers Pkt. 5cts 



Bona Nox, violet-blue 



Limbata, mixed, very large and beautiful violet or blue flowers with white 



gins and throats. Pkt. 



Fine mixed 



IPOMCEA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE— (-See Morning Glory). 



IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cijpress Vine). ^ , ^ 



IPOMOPSIS— (See Tree Cypress). JAPAN HOP— (See Humulus Japomcus). 



(Coix LacTiryma). Curious ornamental grass with broad, 

 corn-like leaves and seeds of a light slate color. Valuable 

 for the formation of winter bouquets, in connection with everlasting flowers. 

 Strings of handsome beads are made from the seeds. Hardy annual; three feet 

 high Pkt. acts 



JOSEPH'S COAT — (See Amaranthus Tricolor). ^, ., .• . 



These plants form small, hardy shrubs and 

 produce pink, yellow, orange and white flow- 

 ers in great abundance the first season from 

 seed. Finest Fren ch Hybrids mi.xed . Pkt. 5c 



Sets 



mar- 



octs 



Sets 



Job's Tears 



Larkspur, Double Dwarf Rocket. 



Linaria Cymbalaria 



(Kenilworth Ivy). A pretty trailing 



plant for coveriifg rock work, and 



very useful for hanging baskets. Hardy perennial Pkt. lOcts 



(Scarlet Flox). Grandiflorum Ruhr urn. A beauti- 

 ful and effective plant, of slender and delicate 

 growth, having a profusion of bright flowers. If the 

 seed be sown in hotbed and the plants transplanted 

 into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much ad- 

 vanced but the seed can be sown in open ground after the weather is warm. 

 Hardy annual; about one and one-half feet high Pkt. Sets 



A most elegant and useful 



genus of plants of easy culture 



and well adapted for bedding, 



edgings, pots or rockeries. 



They make a neat edging for beds of white floAvers, and are very 



effective inmasses,being always completely covered withfloAvers. 



Emperor William. A very fine, compact variety with intense blue 



flowers. One of the best. Half hardy annual Pkt. Sets 



Queen of Whites. Pure white flowers. Half hardy annual. " lOcts 

 Crystal Palace. A most desirable variety having bright blue 



flowers. Half hardy annual Pkt. 5cts 



Gracilis. The flow-ers are dark blue with white centers; fine for 

 baskets, vases, etc., trailing gracefully and blooming profusely. 



Half hardy annual; six inches high Pkt. 5cts 



Cardinalis (Cardinal Flou-er). A native species of very distinctive 

 habit from above: growing about two feet high, with spikes of 

 intensely brilliant scarlet flowers. Hardy perennial . . Pkt. 1 Octs 



LONDON 

 PRIDE— 

 (See Lychnis 

 Chalcedonica). 



Lobelia Emperor William. 



for large gardens is invaluable. 

 Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed. 



double flowers in many shades. 



(Delphiniiim ). The 

 Larkspur is one of the 

 handsomest and most 

 useful of plants, and 



Produces beautiful spikes of 

 Hardy annual; one foot high. 



Pkt. Sets 



Cardiopetalum. An ornamental, free blooming plant; flowers 

 deep blue, heart-shaped. Hardy annual; one and one-half feet 

 high Pkt. Sets 



Tails Stock Flowered, mixed (Consolida fl.pl.) Flowers double, 

 borne on spikes about flfteen inches long. Hardy annual; two 

 feet high Pkt. Sets 



Double Emperor (Imperialefl.pl.) Compact and profuse bloom- 

 er, having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy annual; 

 one and one-half feet high. Mixed colors Pkt. Sets 



Consolida Candelabrum fl. pi. Grows in the form of a branched 

 candlestick; flowers double and of various colors. Hardy 

 annual; two feet high Pkt. Sets 



Nudicaule. Scarlet flowers; fine for rockeries, flower borders or 

 pot culture. Hardy perennial; eighteen inches high. Pkt. lOcts 



Elatum (-Bee Larkspur). Flowers are an intense blue color and 

 have hairy petals in the center which give them a fancied resem- 

 blance to a bee. Hardy perennial; five feet high Pkt. Sets 



Formosum. Flower lai'ge, rich blue, with a small, white center. 

 Hardy perennial; three feet high; blooms from July to Novem- 

 ber Pkt . Sets 



Cashmerianum. A most floriferous and valuable perennial, flower- 

 ing the first year from seed sown early in spring. The flowers 

 are dark blue and one to two inches across, and resemble a 

 monk's hood. Height about one and one-half feet.. .Pkt. lOcts 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS— (See Perennial Peas). 

 LATHYRUS ODORATUS— (See Szweei Peas). 



LANTANA. 



