FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 



THREE BEAUTIFUL BEDDING 



BEGONIAS. 



Ageratum Blue Perfection. 



These are varieties of Begonia semperflorens and take rank as 

 bedding plants with Geraniums and Coleus, doing equally well in 

 full sunlight, and surpassing both in positions partially or wholly in 

 shade. Fuilhermore, they are as easily raised from seed as the ordi- 

 nary annuals, and can be started in early spring in a hot-bed or 

 window, and have nice plants ready to set out in May, thus saving 

 all the room usually given to the cariying over of bedding plants. 

 They are of sturdy growth, growing about 1 foot high and forming 

 dense bushes, which from May until frost are completely hidden 

 with flowers. As pot-plants for winter flowering they are superb, 

 remaining a sheet of bloom throughout the entire year. 



5276 Coral Gem. A most distinct and attractive variety of pale 

 rose or peach color. Per pkt. 20 cts. 



5277 CrilllSOll Gem. The most brilliant of all; flowers deep 

 rich red, foliage bronz}--crimson ; very effective in beds. Per 

 pkt. 20 cts. 



5278 Ducliess of Edinburg:!!. White, suffused with blush- 

 pink ; veiy large flowers. Per pkt. 20 cts. 



One pkt. each of the 3 Bedding Begonias for 50 cts. 



Begonia, Crimson Gem. 



AGERATUM BI.UE PERFECTION. 



5047 This novelty is the darkest colored of all large flowering Ageratums. 

 Color deep amethyst-blue ; compact growth ; a most valuable plant 

 for beds or borders. Per pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1.00. 



NEl^ 

 CRESTED 

 BEGOXIA 



5279 A most novel 

 and interesting 

 variety, each 

 flower having a 

 raised crest in 

 the centre of each 

 petal, which is 

 correctly shown 

 in the illustra- 

 tion. It belongs 

 to the tuberous- 

 rooted section, 

 and in habit of 

 growth, size and 

 coloring of flow- 

 ers it is identical 

 with those well- 

 known and pop- 

 ular favorites. 

 Per pkt. 50 cts. 



BROIVAEEIA SPECIOSA 3IAJOR. 



5325 A beautiful new large-flowering variety of the most brilliant 

 ultramarine blue, a rare color ; especially valuable as a pot- 

 plant for winter and early spring flowering. Per pkt. 15 cts. 



DWARF EAREY-FEO^WERING 

 COSMOS "DAIVN." 



5648 We introduced this variety last ye.ir and have received flatter- 

 ing reports from many points as to its early flowering qualities. 

 It is seldom that a novelty can be offered having so many new 

 and desirable features as has this glorious new Cosmos. The 

 Cosmos is now one of the most popular flowers, but frequently, 

 on account of its coming into bloom so late, the plants are de- 

 stroyed by frost without having perfected a solitary flower. 

 This new variety comes into full flower in July, and continues - 

 a mass of bloom until cut down by severe frost. This feature i..\ 

 alone is sufficient to stamp it as a novelty of the first-class, 

 and will make their successful cullivation possible in the most 

 northerly Stales and Canada; but, added to this, it is of dwarf, 

 compact growth, growing only 4J feet high, while the old va- 

 riety growing alongside towers up nearly 7 feet, a victim to 

 the first strong wind. The flowers are fully as large as in the 

 best selections of the old type ; the color is a beautiful white, 

 relieved by a delicate tint of rose at the base of the petals, 

 altogether the finest novelty introduced in many years. It 

 originated in the garden of one of our customers in northern 

 New York. Per pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Crested Begonia. 



Cosmos " Dawn.' 



