BEST PIvANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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VERBENAS. (Ready March 1st.) 

 We offer twelve of the most distinct varieties of these useful bedding 

 plains. All are of the mammoth or large flowered type, 

 which we have been selecting and improving 

 for several years past ; the colors range through 

 all the different shades of scarlet, purple, crim- 

 son, pink, blue, white, etc. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 

 per doz.; $6 00 per 100. 



VINCA MAJOR 



YARIEGAXA. 



One of the very best vase plants. 

 Leaves glossy-green, bioadly margined 

 creamy white ; blue flowers. 15 cts. 

 each, $1.50 per doz. 



DOUBEE VIOEETS. 



Latly Hume Caiui>bell. A fine 

 double blue. 



Marie Louise. Deep blue, double ; 



flagrant. 



Swanley White. 



pure white. 



Double Russian. Perfectly har- ^^^^ 

 dy, double blue, deliciously fragrant, 

 deep in color, and very free flower- 

 ing. 



Large double, 4#y 



LUXONNK ViOLBT. 



SIISGEE VIOEETS. 



The varieties offered below are fully as 

 desirable as the finest doubles, and for free- 

 dom of bloom they excel anything 

 heretofore offered. 

 Admiral Avellan. A French 

 variety with distinct bright red- 

 dish flowers, produced very free- 

 ly ; of large size and fragrance. 

 California. Flowers are very large, 

 borne on long stout stems, which makes 

 it especially valuable as a cut.flower ; 

 intensely fragrant and of a clear violet- 

 purple color that does not fade out. 

 LiUXoniie. Of the same size as the 

 California, but appears nearly 

 double its size, as the petals all 

 open out flat, and has the advan- 

 tage of flowering continuously from 

 ^ A^ early in September until April. It 



(^^ is of a beautiful rich but soft violet- 



" purple color, with strong stout stems 



and very fragrant. (See cut.) 



Princess of Wales. Another 



grand variety, not quite as large as 

 Lztxonne and a shade lighter in 

 color ; intensely fragrant. 



Price, any of the above, 10 cts. each; §100 per doz.; 

 S8.00 per 100. 



Price, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; §8.00 per 100. 



General Collection of Popular Plants. 



The limited space of this catalogue prevents us from giving full descriptions of the following popular and well-known plants. 

 The list embraces some of the oldest and best varieties which should not be overlooked : 



Acalyplia Macafeana. A useful bedding each. 



plant with richly colored foliage. $6.00 per 100 10 

 Acliyrantlius Acuminata. Large purple 



foliage. $6.00 pel 100 10 



Acliyranthus Emersoni. Deep red, nar- 

 row foliage. §6. 00 per 100 10 



Ageratum Blanche. Pure white, very 



dwarf. §6.00 per 100 10 



Ageratum John Douglas. Azure blue, 



very dwarf. §6.00 per 100 10 



Alternanthera Aurea Nana. Dwarf 



yellow. §6.00 per 100 10 



Alternanthera Amoena Spectabilis. 



Best crimson. §6.00 per 100 10 



Alternanthera Rosea Xana. Dwarf pink. 

 §6 GO per 100 10 



Alternanthera Versicoloi*. Olive, crim- 

 son and chocolate. §6.00 per 100 10 



Calla ^:thiopica. White Calla Lily 20 



" Little Gem. New dwarf Calla Lily 15 

 " Spotted Leaf. {Richardia Alba Mac- 

 ula ta ) 15 



CeStrum Parqui. Sweet-scented Night- 

 blooming Jasmine 15 



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Cobsea Scandens. A fine climber ; purple 

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Daisy " Snow Crest." Giant white Eng- 

 lish Daisy. §6.00 per 100 



Daisy Giant California Marguerite. 

 White with yellow eye 



Daisy Yellow Paris Marguerite. Large 

 yellow flowers 



Erythrina Crista Galli. Coral plant. .. . 



Eucharis Amazonica. Amazon Lily, pure 

 vv'hite, sweet scented 



Lemon Verbena. Alloysia citriodora 



Manettia Bicolor. The popular Manettia 

 Vine ; bright scarlet tipped yellow 



Manettia Cordifolia. Crimson -flowered 

 Manettia Vine 



Nepeta Glechoma Variegata. Varie- 

 gated Ground Ivy 



Paulinia Thalictrifolia. Pretty climber 

 with delicate Fern-like foliage 



Russelia Juncea. An interesting basket 

 plant witli scarlet tubular flowers 



Pepperomia Maculosa. Bright green foli- 

 age, veined silvery-white 



Pepperomia Metallica. Small variegated 



leaves, metallic lustre 



Smilax. The well-known popular vine 



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Special Attention is directed to the Beautiful Netv Rose Souv ilu Pres Carnot, shown in colors on 

 the front cover of this catalogue, and offered on page 135 ; also to our Superb Fringed Double Petunias, shown 

 in colors on back cover of this catalogue. Plants of same are offered on page 129, and seeds on page 83. 



