Bachelor's Button 



(Centaurea Cyanus). 



The national flower of 

 Germany, where they 

 call it the "Com Flow- 

 er" or "'Kaiser Blumen," 

 also known as "Blue 

 Bottle," and "Ragged 

 Sailor." This old-fash- 

 ioned flower has come 

 again into great popular 

 favor; artists paint it, 

 ladies use it for the cor- 

 sage and it is prized for 

 cutting. 



Emperor William. .^^ 

 A rich deep blue color. \^ 

 Pkt.. 4 cts. ^'-^ 



New Double. Mixed 

 Flowers of many beau ^ . . 

 tiful colors, generally v^ 

 coming double, Pkt. 3c. J^. 



Three Rivers, Mich., 1899. 

 "The Asters from your seed 

 last year were the finest 

 grown in ourvicinity." 

 Mks. J. Brigham. 



1 MinneapdH 



LITTLE QEW ALYSSUM. 



Splendid for cemetery planting or for edgings. 

 The plants are dwarf and compact, a single plant 

 covering a space from 15 to 20 inches in diameter. 

 The single florets are larger and more closely crowd- 

 ed on the flower spike than in the common Alyssum, 

 making a showier blossom and converting the plant 

 into a ma.?s of white, which remains in full bloom 

 throughout the season. Pkt., 4 cts. ; i^ oz.. 15 cts. 



SWEET ALYSSUM 



(Benthami). 



If desired for cutting this, the common Sweet 

 Alyssum, is the variety to sow. The long spikes of 

 delicate white touch off a bouquet of Nasturtiums, 

 Pansies or other coarser flowers, giving a finish 

 and delicateness they do not have when massed 

 alone. Pkt., 3 tts. ; H oz., 10 cts. 



BACHELOR'S BUTTON. 



flsparagas Sppengeri. 



There is nothing handsomer for a 

 hanging basket, with its drooping 

 feathery sprays of emerald green, 

 growing to a length of from two to 

 eight feet, and for bouquets, wreaths 

 or other decorating it far surpasses 

 any other Asparagus. It keeps for 

 weeks after cutting. In a single year, 

 its growth is so raoid, the long beauti- 

 ful sprays will number close upon a hun- 

 dred. Greenhouse perennial. Pkt., 10 

 seeds, 9 cts. 



