Whitfcl 



Choice and Rare 



Flowers. 



AGERATUM 



(imperial Dwarf Blue). 

 This always popTilar edging plant grows read- 

 ily aud quickly from seed, and will thrive in 

 almost any soil or location, 8ow in the open 

 ground in May, or inAngust if w.inted for winter 

 blooming. A few cents will fnrnieh enough 



Slants for a border for a large bed, which willbe 

 ottod throughout the season with pretty blue, 

 brush-like flowors. Tender perennial. Pkti, 

 3 cts. ; J4 oz., 15 cts. 



ACHILLEA ^ 

 PTARMICA 

 A beautiful plant, 

 bearing in great pro- 

 fusion large clusters 

 of double flowers, pure 

 white, giving the plant 

 appropriately the 

 name of " The Pearl." 

 Invaluable for floral 

 pieces, bouquets, and 

 fine for cemetery 

 rlanting, as it is per- 

 fectly hardy and read- 

 ily takes care of itself. 

 Perennial. Pkt.,6cts. 



ABRUS PRECATORIUS 



(Crab's Eye Vine). 

 The Prayer Bean, a handsome 

 climber for pot culture. It bears 

 clusters of purple butterfly- 

 shaped flowers, but is chiefly re- 

 markable for its bright scarlet 

 seeds with black eyes, which are 

 used for ornamental purposes 

 and for rosaries. Greenhouse 

 perennial, Pkt., 4 cts. 



ABUTILON 



(Flowering Maple). 



The florists adver- 

 tise each year new and 

 desirable varieties of 

 these always popular 

 plants, but the seed 

 here oEFered will give 

 you as choice a selec- 

 tion, being grown from 

 many of the newer and 

 charming kinds. The 

 colors range from pure 

 white, straw and yel- 

 low, to rose, crimson 

 and scarlet, with the 

 beautiful veins and 

 markings peculiar to 

 these delicate swing- 

 ing bells. They bloom 

 from seed when ten or 

 twelve inches high. 

 Mixed. Pkt , 5 cts. 



ABUTILON. 



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