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CASSIEB'S IMPROVED PANSY. — A 



beautiful variety with large flowers of 

 most compact growth. The flowers are 

 generally five-spotted, but more distinctly 

 marked than the Trimardeau. Price, 25 

 cents per packet. 



LARGE TRIMARDEAU PANSY. — This 



is the largest variety in cultivation, the 

 flowers are well formed, generally three- 

 spotted, quite distinct; the plants grow 

 compact. 



PANSY. — Lord Beaconsfield. — Large 

 flowers, of deep purple violet, shading off 

 in the top petals to a white hue. Packet, 

 25 cents. 



ZINNIA EI.EGANS, fl. pi.— Double Zin- 

 nia. — Plants of very easy culture, flowering 

 very profusely through the whole Summer 

 and Fall; producing double flowers of all 

 colors, almost as large as the flowers of a 

 Dahlia. Three feet high. 



finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 

 bet'^'een the Elegans Pumila, fl. pi., and 

 the Elegans Grandiflora Robusta varieties. 

 The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 

 6% inches; half early; semi-high and 

 perfectly double. Each package contains a 

 fine selection of beautiful colors. 15 cents 

 per packet. 



ZINNIA EI.EGANS GRANDIPI.ORA 

 ROBUSTA PLENISSIMA.— The plants of 

 this class of showy and attarctive annuals 

 are of very robust growth and produce 

 very large and extremely double flowers, 

 measuring from four to five inches in 

 diameter. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS PUMILA, fl. pL — 



Dwarf double mixed. A new dwarf selec- 

 tion especially desirable. The compact, 

 bushy plants rarely grow over two feet 

 high, and are covered with large flowers 

 of great beauty. 



STECKLER'S GIANT ZINNIA.— This 

 Zinnia is without doubt the largest and 



Plant all Zinnias from February till 

 August. 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



These Seeds are all put up in 5c. and 10c. Packag-es. 



Discorea or Air Potato. 



AIR POTATO — Discorea. — A plant of 

 easy culture and exceedingly rapid growth; 

 one of the quickest growing vines that we 

 know of, producing small tubers of conicle 

 and round shape potatoes. The leaves are 

 glossy and have a white texture. The po- 

 tatoes are not edible, but the vine is used 

 to cover arbors, fences, sheds, etc., and is 

 ideal for that purpose. It is one of the 

 leading vines for our Southern States for 

 shade purposes. Bulbs, 15c. each, post- 

 paid. 



ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS — Rosa Mon- 

 tana, Mountain Vine. — One of the finest 

 perennial clinrfbers of rapid growth with 

 long racemes of beautiful deep pink flow- 

 ers. Sow in February or March in flower 

 pots, and transplant into the open ground 

 in May. Will flower freely the first year. 



ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS.— A variety 



of the well known "Dutchman's Pipe," of 

 vigorous growth and quite hardy in our 

 climate. It is a profuse bloomer, bearing 

 large flowers of a rich purple color with 

 irregular branched markings of creamy 

 white and golden yellow center with rich 

 velvety purple. This plant is one of the 

 most thankful of all climbers, blooming 

 when quite young and continuing to do so 

 the whole summer. Sow in Jaunary and 

 February in flower pots and transplant in 

 open ground when large enough. 



BENTNCASA CERIFERA — Wax Gourd.^ 



A strong growing vine with long shaped, 

 dark crimson fruit, which looks very orna- 

 mental. It is used for preserves. 



CARDIOSPERMUM — Balloon Vine. — A 



quick growing climber, the seeds of which 

 are in a pod. shaped like a miniature 

 balloon, therefore the name. 



COBAEA SCANDENS — Climbing' Cobaea. 



Large purple bell-shaped flowers. Should 

 be sown in a hot-bed and not kept too 

 moist. Place the seed edgewise in the 

 ground. Twenty feet high, January till 

 April. 



CONVOLVULUS M A J O R— M o r n 1 n ff 



Glory. — A well known vine with various 

 handsomely colored flowers of easy culture. 

 Grows almost anywhere. Ten feet high. 

 February till July. 



DOLICHOS LABLAB — Hyacinth Beans. 

 Free growing plant, with purple and white 

 flowers. March till April. 



Time is the Best Test — Fifty Years of Reliability. 



