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THE DINGEE & OONARD COMPANY'S 



SWEET PEAS. 



Charming climbers, growing 4 to 6 feet; valuable for 

 trellis-work, fences and hedges; cart also be made into 

 screens, using proper support. The flowers are fine for cut- 

 ting, keeping fresh a long time ; they have a most delicious 

 perfume — vanilla and cherry-blossom in combination. Plants 

 will bloom freely all Summer if flowers are not allowed to go 

 to seed. 



All varieties j cts. per pkt. ; prices per oz. as noted. 



Scarlet Invincible. — Bright scarlet flowers, very fra- 

 grant. Oz. 25 cts. 



Purple Striped.— Beautiful. Oz. 20 cts. 



Blue Edge. — White and pink, edged with blue. Oz. 20 

 cts. 



Painted Lady. — Rose and white. Oz. 15 cts. 



Pure White — Oz. 15 cts. 



Black. — Very dark brownish-purple. Oz. 25 cts. 



Crown Princess of Prussia. — Blush shading to 

 rose; beautiful. Oz. 25 cts. 



Butterfly. — White laced with lavender blue, a beautitul 

 variety. Oz. 20 cts. 



All Colors Mixed. — Per lb. $1 ; oz. 10 cts. 



One pkt. each o/g varieties above, 35 cts. See page 75 

 for New Sweet Peas. 



THUNBERGIA. 



Seed should be started in boxes or hot-beds; useful for 

 hanging baskets and in house. 

 Finest Varieties Mixed. — 10 cts. 



TROPiEOLUM. 



Tropseolum or climbing 

 Nasturtium are among our 

 very best and cleanest 

 climbers; they require little 

 care and flourish in almost 

 any soiL The Lobbianum 

 varieties are desirable for 

 house culture, hanging bask- 

 ets, vases, etc. 



Tropaeolum Majus— 

 Edw.Otto.— Bronze, silky 

 and glittering. 



Coccineum. — Bright 

 scarlet. 



BestVarietiesMixed. 

 — Oz. 15 cts. 



Liobbianum Queen 

 Victoria. — Ve r m i 1 i o n , 

 scarlet striped, beautiful. 

 15 cts. 

 ^ Lobbianum, Best Va- 



tropjeolum majus. r i e ties Mixed, 10 cts. 

 Canary Bird Flower (T. Peregrinum).— A most beau- 

 tiful climbing vine, rich yellow flowers, handsomely fringed. 





Everlastings. 



Everlasting flowers are very valuable for Winter decora- 

 tion. They should be cut as soon as they come into bloom, 

 and hung up in small bunches to dry. All are of easy culti- 

 vation. Price 5 cts. per pkt , except where noted 



Acrolinium. — A very handsome everlasting; the flowers 

 are like Daisies, with bright yellow centres. They should 

 be cut the day they open to preserve the centre; fine mixed 

 varieties. 



Ammobium. — Very pretty little white flowers. 



HELICHRYSUM. 



One of the best of the 

 everlastings; the flowtrs 

 are large, full, and of 

 good varieties of colors ; 

 set plants about one foot 

 apart. 



Helichrysum,Fire- 

 ball.— Very bright. 10 

 cts. 



Best Dwarf, 



Mixed, all colors. 



, Monstrosum, 



bright colors, mixed. 



Helipterum San- 

 fordi.— A beautiful ever- 

 lasting ; grows about one 

 foot ; flowers rich golden 

 yellow. 



Xeranthemum. — Free blooming and of a very neat, 

 compact habit; silvery leaves, and flowers abundant on long 

 stems; mixed purple, rose and white. 10 cts. 



The entire collection 0/ Everlastings, 7 pkts. in all, 35 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Ornamental Grasses are very handsome for clumps on the 

 lawn, or flower-bed. They are also very beautiful when 

 dried and used for decorating the house. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. — A. most elegant grass; fine, deli- 

 cate and feathery. 10 cts. 



Arundo Monax — Golden yellow, striped leaves; 6 ft. 

 10 cts. 



Avena Sterilis (Animated Oat).— Very curious; 2^ ft. 

 10 cts. 



Briza Maxima (Quaking Grass). — A splendid variety; 

 entirely hardy; 1 ft. 5 cts. 



Coix Lachryma (Job's Tears). — Broad, corn-like 

 leaves; 2 ft. 5 cts. 



Erianthus Ravennae. — Almost as fine as Pampas 

 Grass, quite hardy, splendid for clumps. 10 cts. 



Hordem Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass). 5 cts. 



Stripa Penata (Feather Grass).— A magnificent grass; 

 flowers the second season. 10 cts. 



One pkt. each of 8 Grasses named above , jo cts. 



Perennials. 



In the following list will be found Biennials and Peren- 

 nials, that do not bloom until the second season. As will be 

 seen, they include many of our oldest and most popular flow- 

 ers. The seed can be sown in the Spring with the annuals, 

 or in early Autumn; in the latter case the beds should be 

 shaded and watered until the plants appear. 



Price 5 cts. per. pkt., except -where noted. Seepage 71, 

 for discount allowed on orders of $1 and upwards. 



ALYSSUM (Gold Dust). 



Alyssum Compactum, popularly known as Gold Dust, is 

 well adapted for rock-work ; it is of compact habit, with 

 golden yellow flowers in masses. 



Alyssum Saxtile Compactum (Gold Dust). 



AQUILEGIA (Double Columbine). 



The Columbine is well known and much prized. The 

 flowers are of almost every conceivable color and of singular 

 variations of form. The seed can be sown in open ground. 



Double Columbine, Finest Mixed. 



CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells). 



Well-known, popular, large bell-shaped flowers, known 

 everywhere as Canterbury Bells. 



Campanula Calycanthema, Mixed. — A beautiful 

 new class. 10 cts. 



Meda Canterbury Bells.— Splendid blue flowers. 



Canterbury Bells, Finest Single Mixed. 



Canterbury Bells, Finest Double Mixed. 



