NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



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CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



Magnificent flowers, large 

 perfect in form and delightfully 

 fragrant. Seed sown in May 

 or June will bloom splendidly 

 the following season. A suc- 

 cession of young plants should 

 be had every year, as old 

 plants are injured by the Win- 

 ter, while young ones are per- 

 fectly hardy. 



Carnation, German 

 Extra, Double, Mixed.— 

 Seed from named flowers ; very 

 choice. 25 cts. 



Choice Double, Mixed. 

 — A good selection of fine 

 double varieties. 10 cts. 



Picotee, Finest Double, 

 Mixed. — A splendid strain of 

 double varieties ; flowers mar- 

 gined with various colors. 20 

 cts. 

 Picotee, Finest Fancy, Mixed. — This is the best 

 Italian seed, saved from named varieties ; it cannot be sur- 

 passed. 35 cts. 



The set 0/ Carnations arid Picotees, 4 varieties in all, 

 75 cts. 



FOXGLOVE (Digitalis). 



Stately plants, growing 

 three feet. The racemes 

 of flowers, as shown in 

 the engraving, are often 

 two feet in length. Plants 

 are perfectly hardy. 



Foxglove Digitalis 

 Alba. — Pure white. 



Purpurea. — Fine 

 purple. 



Finest Varieties, 

 Mixed. 



HOLLYHOCK. 



This old garden favorite 

 is easily grown from seed. 

 The plants should have 

 some protection during 

 the Winter. 



Hollyhock, Pure 

 White. — A splendid va- 

 riety ; flowers pure white and perfectly double. 20 cts. 

 Finest Double Varieties, mixed. 10 cts. 



HONESTY (Lunaria). 



Bears racemes of pretty purple flowers ; the silvery seed- 

 pouches are quite curious, and desirable for house orna- 

 ments. 



LARKSPUR (Delphinium). 



Valuable plants; the foli- 

 age is clean and pretty, and 

 habit good. The spikes of 

 flowers are six inches or 

 more in length. Sow seed in 

 spring. 



Delphinium Nudi- 

 caule. — A beautiful new va- 

 riety ; flowers bright scarlet. 

 10 cts. 



Cashmerianum.- Light 

 purple flowers, an inch in di- 

 ameter, borne in spikes of 

 unusual length. 10 cts. 



Formosum. — Rich blue 

 and white flowers. 



Mixed Hybrids. — All 

 colors. 



LINUM (Flowering Flax). 



Popular and well worthy of cultivation. The delicate 

 stems give the flowers a floating effect. 

 linum Lutem. — Fine yellow. 10 cts. 

 Finest Varieties, Mixed. 



PYRETHRUM (Golden Feather). 



This variety of Feverfew is much prized for its handsome 

 yellow foliage. 10 cts. 



ALL VARIETIES ARE 5 CENTS PER 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus). 



The Sweet William is a very old and popular flower, un- 

 surpassed for border or bedding plants. The seed we offer 

 is of the best double varieties. 



Sweet William Perfection. — Finest double mixed, 

 large flowers. 



Auricula Flowered. — Flowers in trusses ; colors beau- 

 tiful. 10 cts. 



VIOLA (Violet). 



Sweet Violets can be easily grown from seed. They 

 flower early in the Spring, and their pretty, modest flowers 

 are much appreciated. 



Odorata (Sweet Violet).— Blue. 10 cts. 



Greenhouse Seeds. 



Under this head will be found plants that are specially 

 adapted to house culture, and while it requires careful treat- 

 ment to grow them successfully, it is an interesting study to 

 watch the development of these rare and beautiful varieties. 

 We have selected the strains of seed offered with greatest 

 care. Full cultural directions on each packet. 



Abutilon. — Finest varieties, mixed. 20 cts. 



Agapanthus Unibellata (Lily of the Palace) —Blue 

 flowers; beautiful; easily grown. 15 cts. 



Climbing Asparagus. — Beautiful, very handsome 

 feathery foliage, with bright scarlet berries; 10 ft. 15 cts. 



Begonia, Tuberous-Rooted.— Fine mixed hybrids. 

 25 cts. 



CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA SUPERBA. 



This seed is saved from the 

 finest varieties; beautifully spot- 

 ted and striped. 40 cts. 



Calceolaria. — Shrubby 

 (Rugosa). — Splendid for bed- 

 ding; all colors mixed. 25 cts. 



Calceolaria Hybrid a.— 

 Tigrina Pumila. — A selec- 

 tion of best dwarf varieties; can 

 be grown without stakes. 50 cts. 



Carnation Remontant 

 (Tree Carnation ) . — Fine mixed. 

 25 cts. 



Chrysanthemum Indi- 

 cum. — Fine mixed. 15 cts. 



See page 76 for New Chrysanthemums. 



Cineraria Hybrida. — Finest mixed, large flowering 

 varieties. 25 cts. 



Coleus. — Choice sorts, mixed. 25 cts. 



Cuphea Platy centra.— Cigar or fire-cracker plant. 

 20 cts. 



Cyclamen Persicum.— Orchid-like flowers; very fra- 

 grant. 25 cts. 



Fuschia. — Choice varieties, mixed. 25 cts. 



Geranium, Apple-Scented. 25 cts. 



Fine Mixed Pelargoniums. — Rare varieties. 50 cts. 



Gloxinia Hybrida.— Best quality, mixed. 35 cts. 



Heliotrope Fine Mixed. — Makes fine plants for bed- 

 ding. 10 cts. 



Lantana. — Finest mixed. 10 cts. 



Linaria Cymbalaria (K enilworth Ivy).— 20 cts. 



Oxalis Floribunda. — A free flowering Oxalis; one of 

 the best for basket or pot plants. 10 cts. 



Passiflora Coerulea.— The most hardy of the Passion 

 Flowers ; deep blue. 15 cts. 



PRIMULA 



(Chinese Primrose). 



Most splendid Winter 

 blooming plants; specially 

 adapted to house culture. 



Primula Sinensis, 

 Fimbriata Rubra. — 

 Fine red. 25 cts. 



Globosa.— Finest 

 mixed. 25 cts. 



Fimbriata Mixed.— 

 A splendid mixture of 

 fringed varieties. 50 cts. 



Fimbriata Filici- 

 folia (Fern-Leaved).— 

 Very pretty. 35 cts. 



S mi lax. —The well- 

 known Boston Smilax; 

 beautiful, graceful foliage, 

 10 cts. 

 PACKET, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. 





CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA. 



PRIMULA FIMBRIATA. 



