1000 B STRHHT, X. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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Mignonette 





Na^tLiriium 

 DAHLIA ROOTS.— This is one of the old 



PORTLLACA. — A popular hardy annual creeper that delights in warm sun and 

 s;indy soil. Sow early and it will bloom from June to frost, literally covering the ground 

 with blooms of gayest colors. Packet. 3 cents. 



PRI.ML L.A or PRIA\ROSE. — They are among the most important winter-blooming 

 pot plants. Charming and beautiful, producing a magnificently beautiful large head 

 of flowers of different shades. The heads are sometimes as much as 10 inches in diam- 

 eter. Packet. ^ cents. 



P^ RETHRUM or GOLDEN FEATHER.— Is fine for edging and makes a 

 moss-like tuft. Packet, ji cents. 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Beans). — Ornamental plants of stately growth and pictu- 

 resque foHage, with brilliant colored fruit, producing a sub-tropical efTect; fine for 

 lawns, massing or center plants for beds. Packet, 3 cents. 



SALVIA or SCARLET SAGE.— For brilliant effect there is nothing better than 

 a bed of this bright-red flower, bearing long spikes of flowers in great profusion from 

 July till frost. Seed should be sown early and transplanted to permanent beds as 

 soon as danger of frost is past. Packet, 3 cents. 



SENSITIVE PLANT. — A pretty plant whose leaves fold up if touched by a human 

 being. Packet, 3 cents. 



STOCKS or GILLIFLOWER.— The stock is one of the most popular annuals, 

 either for bedding or pot culture. For brilliancy and diversity of color, fragrance, 

 profusion and duration of bloom it is unsurpa.s.scd. Packet, 3 cents. 



SLNFLOWER (Large Russian). Remarkable for the stately growth andsize 

 of its flower, making a good ctTect as back.i;roiuicl. Packet, 3 cents. 



SW EET ROCKET (Hesperis).— Old-fashioned garden plant and one of the most 

 desirable of hardy plants. Bears spikes of showy white, lilac and purple fragrant 

 flowers. Packet, 3 cents. 



SWEET WILLIAM. — Our mixture contains both double and single flowers, free 

 blooming, hardy perennial, fine for bedding and bouquets. The splendid variety of 

 colors that are in our seeds is unsurpassed. Packet, 3 cents. 



SW EET PEAS.— See page 30. 



VERBENA. — This lovely flower produces a mass of flowers from spring until late 

 fall Our strain is as fine as the world produces. Packet, 3 cents. 



WALL FLOWERS. — A half hardy annual. Deliciously fragrant; blooming early 

 in the spring with spikes of beautiful flowers, they should be protected in the winter 

 and planted in April. Packet, 3 cents. 



ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age). — One of the most beautiful and brilliant annuals, 

 it has long been a favorite. A bed planted with this fine plant as a center cannot 

 fail to give pleasure and satisfaction. Seed should be sown early and young plants 

 planted out as soon as the season will permit; they bloom early and continu- 

 ously. Packet, 3 cents. 



B.ALSAM APPLE. — An annual of merit, bearing a long yellow fruit, which is both 

 attractive and odd. Price, 3 cents. 



CLE.MATIS. — A beautiful tender perennial shrub, bearing clusters of drooping 

 brilliant rich scarlet pea-shaped flowers, 3 inches in length. Each flower picturesquely 

 marked with a large black blotch in center. Packet, 3 cents. 



CANARY BIRD VINE (Tropaelum).— A beautiful rapid annual climber, the 

 charming little canary-colored blossoms, bearing a fancied resemblance to a bird with 

 wing half expanded. Packet, 3 cents. 



COBEA (Cup and Saucer Vine). — A climber of rapid growth, valuable for 

 covering trellises, arbors and trunks of trees. Seed should be planted edgewise and 

 merely covered with light soil. Packet, 3 cents. 



CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea Quamoclit). — One of the most popular vines, with 

 delicate fern-like foliage, and masses of beautiful, small star-shaped flowers. 

 Packet. 3 cents. 



MOON FLOWER (Ipomea Qrandiflora).— At night and dark days the plants 

 are covered with an abundance of large, pure white fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 

 inches in diameter. It grows very rapidly, and will cover a very large surface 

 Packet, 3 cents. 



MORNING GLORY.— Climbers of rapid growth, bearing flowers of all the 

 possible shades. So well known it needs no description. Packet, 3 cents. 



MORNING GLORY imperial Japanese). — They are unquestionably the 

 handsomest climber vine in existence. Easily cultivated, can be sown in open 

 ground in a sunny situation as soon as the weather is warm. The flowers are 

 very large and most beautiful. Packet, 3 cents. 



SCARLET RUNNER BEANS.— A great favorite because of its merit. Not 

 only ornamental, but it produces a delicious edible bean; succeeds in warm sunny 

 places best. It bears its flowers in clusters of bright colors. Packet, 3 cents. 



THL.MBERGIA (Mixed) BLACK=EYED SUSAN.— Beautiful rapid growing, 

 annual climber, preferring a warm, sunny situation, used for hanging baskets 

 vases, and to climb over low fences. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, 

 etc., with dark eyes. Packet, 3 cents. 



WISTERIA. — Seed should be planted in boxes, plants transplanted into pots and 

 then when the season is well advanced, plant in a warm, sunny place where the plant 

 has plenty of room. The flowers are borne in great bunches, in shape of a bunch of 

 grapes, the flowers are of a light blue, and remain in flower for weeks. One can hardly 

 give a description of its beauty. Packet, 3 cents. 



Add 8c. per doz. if Bulbs are to go by Mail. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS. — One of the most beautiful summer blooming bulbs in 

 cultivation. 15c. per dozen. 



TUBEROSE ROOTS.— One of the most fragrant and popular of the summer 

 flowers. Start early in boxes in the house or plant early in May in open ground. 

 15c. per dozen, 

 time favorites; plant in May in open ground. loc each; 3 for 25c. 



