MINNEAPOLIS MINN. 



Perley, Minn., Feb. 15, 1896.— "The 

 seeds I ordered of you last sprmg were 

 a grand success. I am a great lover of 

 flowers." Mollie Schow. 



MARGUERITE CARNATION. 



Many beautiful varieties of Carnations may be obtained 

 from seed, equalling the greenhouse grown blooms in full- 

 ness and fragrance. These new favorites are a great advance 

 over the old varieties, which took a year before blooming, as 

 plants will be in blossom in about two months from seed 

 sown in the open ground. The flowers appear in many shades 

 of red, pink, white and variegated, and are exceedingly 

 fragrant. If taken up and cut back they make fine plants for 

 for the window in winter, or seed mav be sown at any time 

 in pots for indoor blooming. Some will come single, but even 

 the^e are pretty. Fully 80 per cent will come double. I re- 

 ceived many expressions of satisfaction regarding my Car- 

 nation seed of last year. 



Finest Double Carnations. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 

 Tom Thumb Carnations. A choice variety in all the beau- 

 tiful shades, but plants are not quite so tall as in the above. 

 Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 



MARGUERITE CENTAUREA. 



Although of recent introduction this is now one o' 

 the "must haves." It is a first cousin of the Bachelor's 

 Button, but really looks very little like it, the petals 

 that edge the flower being much larger, more fluted 

 and finely fringed and of a fine, satiny appearance, 

 while the center is very fluffy and full. The flowers are 

 about the size of a large Carnation, grow on long, 

 slender stems and are splendid for cutting. Easy of 

 cultivation, blooming in July from seed sown in the 

 open ground. Colors: pure white, pale yellow or lav- 

 ender. 12 to 18 inches. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 



