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BROWALLIA— Continued. Per packet. 



Elata Grandiflora Ccerulea. Large sky-blue flowers with a white centre $o 5 



Elata Alba. Pure white flowers 5 



Mixed. All the Elata varieties 5 



Abbreviata \Pidchella). Flowers of a deep ro.-e color, very fine and attractive 20 



CACALIA, MIXED | Tassel Fl'zver or Flora's Paint Brush). A neat, half-hardy annual of easy culture, 

 with tas-el-shaped flowers ; blooms from July to September in clusters ; fine for borders. Mixed 



golden yellow and scarlet flowers ; height, i^ feet. Per oz., $1.00 5 



CALANDRINIA, MIXED. Beautiful creeping, free-flowering plants, with succulent stems and fleshy 



leaves, adapted for rock work or hot situations, requiring light, rich soil; mixed colors ; hardy annuals ; 1 ft. s 

 CAL.EN DUL, A (.1 far igo/d >. Showy, free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good garden soil, pro- 

 ducing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders, and continuing in bloom until killed by frost ; 1 foot. 



Pongei F'cre Pleno I Hy. rid Marigold ). Showy, very double white flowers 5 



Ranunculoides Flore Pleno Pot Marigold). Beautiful double orange-colored flowers 3 



Offizinalis Meteor. A new splendid variety of Pot Marigold, very large, beautiful extra double striped 



imbricated ftV.vers, of a deep orange on a pale yellow ground. (See illustration) 10 



CALLIRHOE PZDATA Nuttalia). Free-flowering mallow-like plants, blooming until late in the fall; 



fine fjr bedding or massing; flowers crimson, with white eye; hardy annual. 2 fee: S 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. Showy an 1 useful free-flowering plants ; the tall varieties are very effec- 

 tive in m xcd bo:ders, while the dwarf, from their close, compact habit of growth, make fine bedding 

 plants ; of easy cultivation ; hardy annuals. 



Drummondi. Large yellow, with crimson centre; 1 foot 5 



Nigra Speciosa. Beautiful, rich, velvety, crimson flowers ; 2 feet 5 



Mixed Varieties. All the choice kinds; 2 to 3 feet. Per oz., 60 cts 5, 



CAMPANULA {Bell Flower). Well-known beautiful hardy herbaceous perennials, with a pre: t profusion 



of attractive bloom, thriving best in light rich soil ; some of the varieties flowering the first season if 



planted early. The Speculum varieties are hardy annuals, producing an abundance of flowers, fine 



for beds, edgings and ribbon gardening. 



Pyramidalis. A beautiful and stately plant, either for garden or pot culture; mixed blue and white 



flowers ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet 55 



Carpatica, Mixed (Platycodon Grandiflora). Free-flowering blue and white mixed, continuing in bloom 



the whole season ; fine for cut flowers or bouquets ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet c, 



Macrostyla Rosseflora. A new beautiful rose-flowering variety of this favorite type; hardy perennial, 



flowering the first season, if sown early ; 2 feet 15- 



Media, Single Mixed {Canterbury Bells). Beautiful large bell-shaped flowers ; transplant in the borders 2 

 feet apart; also effective when grown in large pots. Single Media varieties. All the Media varieties are 



hardy biennials ; 2 l / 2 feet 5- 



Media, Double Mixed. All the Double Media varieties; 2^ feet 5- 



Speculum (Venus' Looking glass). With rich blue flowers ; 6 inches 5, 



Speculum Flore Pleno. A new double blue variety of Venus' Looking-glass, fine for cutting and bou- 

 quets ; 6 inches sgg 



Speculum Procumbens, Mixed. A new species has been obtained, which comprises all the colors, blue, 

 white, and lilac, of the parent family. The plants are 4 inches high, and 20 inches in diameter, forming^ 

 charming compact bushes, completely studded with flowers, and continuing in bloom a long time ; fine for' 



massing or edgings ; mixed colors. The above Speculum varieties are all hardy annuals _» io- 



CANDYTUFT {Iberis). A beautiful and most useful favorite plant of the easiest culture, for growing ia 

 beds or masses ; the white varieties are extensively grown by florists for bouquets ; by frequent sowings 

 they can be had during the winter and summer. 



Fragrant {Pectinata). A sweet-scented pure white variety, with pinnated foliage ; 1 foot 5 



Rocket (Amara). Large trusses of pure white flowers ; much prized by florists ; 1 toot 5 



Tom Thumb White {Coronaria Nana). This new dwarf variety grows 6 inches high and branching, 

 forming a complete round bush about 16 inches in diameter, covered with large white flower heads of 



great substance, standing both heat and wet jo 



Purple {Umbellata Lilacina). Of a purplish or deep lilac color ; 1 foot 5 



Crimson {Umbellata Purpurea). Dunnett's darkest crimson flowers, very beautiful ; 1 foot 5 



New Carmine {Umbellata Carminea). This new splendid variety is of a dwarf compact habit, and pre- 

 sents a mass of extra fine carmine bloom ; 6 inches ; 10 



Fine Mixed. All the above tall-growing varieties ; 1 foot. Per oz., 50 cents 5 



Mixed Dwarf Hybrid Varieties (Umbellata Nana Hybrida). These elegant new dwarf hybrids are 

 very floriferous, and remarkable for their numerous and brilliant colored flowers, shading from pure 



white into dark purple ; 6 inches 10 



White Perennial (Sevipervirens Albens). A profuse white-blooming hardy perennial variety ; a small 

 plant, adapted for rockeries, baskets, etc., coming in flower early hn the spring, and continuing a mass 



of beauty for a long time; 1 foot 10 



CARNATION, or PICOTEE (Dianthus Caryophyllus Flore Pleno). Carnation and Picotee Pinks are 

 general favorites for their delicious fragrance and richness of colors. The seed we offer has been im- 

 ported from the best sources in Europe, and will produce many splendid novelties in double and semi- 

 double flowers ; succeeds best in a light, r.ch soil ; protect during the winter ; half-hardy perennials ; 

 1 y 2 feet. For assortments, see page 44. 



Finest German. Mixed colors; saved from extra fine double named flowers 50 



Remontant, or Tree 'Double Perpetual). Mixed colors; saved only from the finest and choicest double 



named flowers 50 



Grenadin Flore Pleno. A new dwarf compact variety of great value to florists ana market gardeners ; 

 producing a profusion of large double brilliant scarlet-colored flowers, three weeks earlier than any 



other variety ; fin~ for borders or massing ; 1 foot 25 



Fine Double, Mixed. The hardiest and best varieties for garden culture 25 



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