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Per packet. 

 IPOMOPSIS (Standing Cypress One of our most attractive free-flowering plants, with fine foliage; 

 beautiful in conservatory or garden decorations ; succeeds in a dry, light, rich soil, producing long 

 spikes of dazzling colored flowers ; half-hardy biennials, blooming the first season if the seed is sown 

 early in the house or hot-bed ; height, 3 feet. 



Elegans. I g spikes of scarlet flowers resembling the Cypress Vine .$0 5 



Fine Mixed Varieties. Of various orange and scarlet-colored flowers 5 



IRIS. MIXED VARIETIES F.eur-de-Lis . Neat, robust, perennial, tuberous-rooted, hardy evergreen, 

 early spring blooming g_rden plants, grow.ng about two feet high, with iargc ornamental flowers of the 



rich veined, and variegated, upon a lighter ground ic 



KAULFUSS1A AMELLOIDES, MIXED. Desirable compact dwarf free-flowering plants, resembling 



Single Asters, 'y »e, violet and white flowers ; hardy annual ; 6 inehe- j 



LILIUM. These are of oar most beautiful plants, of the well-known hariy lily bulbs, for the conservatory 

 or flower _:ar en. The seeds are of slon germinal - f several m.nths before vegetating, and 



are best sown in pots or boxes where they will no: be disturbed ; they should be planted in a rather dry 

 soil of th following mixture : loam, peat and sand ; 3 feet. For bulls, see our list in Dreers Complete 

 Garden Calendar. 

 Auratum {Golden- Banded Lily of "Japan). The finest and most fragrar.t of the Lilies; white, speckled 



with reddi-h brown and ! through the jj 



Lancifolium, Mixed 'Japan Lily-. Choice varieties of this beautiful Lily 20- 



LINARIA CYMBALLARIA [Kenilmortk lay). A charming small, neat, hardy perennial trailing variety, 



suitable for baskets, vases, p .u ar.d rock-work ; 3 inches 10 



LINUM GRANDIFLORUM COCCINEUM Scarlet Flax). One of the most effective and showy bed- 

 ding plants ; flowers brilliant scarlet, with crimson centre, of long duration, having fine foliage and deli- 

 cate stems : hardy annual ; 1 foot. Per oz., 60 cents 5 



LOASA ERECTA. A new hardy annual cla^s of plants, w.th causilc foliage of erect growth, which must 

 not be handled without gloves, as the hairs sting ; pr .--stalks 2 feet long, covered with 



peculiar shaped flowers ; f^r pot or outdoor culture ; 4 feet. 



Hispida. With long dark-gre n pinnated leaves, and numerous - 'bite flowers 10 



Vulcanica. Covered with beautiful white star-like flowers of a pe see illustration; 10 



LOBELIAS. The following dwarf and traO ng v_»-ieties of this popular ar.d beautiful flowering plant will be 

 found most desirable for edgings, borders, vases, hanging-baskets, blooming profusely from June to 

 November, and for pot culture they cannot be surpassed; half-hardy annuals ; 6 ir.ches high, unless 

 otherwise mentioned The hardy perennial varieties are of the most attractive of our garden favorites, 

 producing beautiful spikes of handsome flowers in the autumn ; delighting in a moi.-t, rich loam. 

 Erinus Speciosa, Crystal Palace Variety. Of trailing growth ; flowers of a superb ultra-marine blue. 

 This variety bLoms during the entire summer in the open borders, and is one of the best for vases, 



hanging-baskets or pots la 



Erinus Speciosa, Alba Maxima. This is the largest flowered of all ihe Erinus Speciosa Varieties, with 



showy white fl >wers, of drooping an 1 spreading hab.t ia 



Erinus, Emperor William. A very fine compact variety, with fine sky-blue flowers 10 



Pumila Grandiflora. A d.nsely compact miniature plant, which, during the summer months, is studded 



wi:h rich deep blue flower- 10 



Picta. A beau 1 and netted foliage, and light rose-colored flowers 20 



Mixed Varieties. Of all the dwarf and trading hinds 10 



Erinus Grandiflora Flore Duplici This love \- new double blue f. » -in-hoselike form is of 



a trailing habit, remaining much longer in bloom than the single varieties ; fine f >r massing, vases, etc... 2c 

 Heterophylla, Mixed | Ramosa Varieties^. A new strain; of upright growth, abundant bloomer;. ; 



mixed colors ; half-har ly perer.ni.d, blooming the first season ; 1^2 feet 10 



Cardinalis 1' Cardinal flower). A hardy perennial native variety, with spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, 



blooming the fir^t ^a-an if sown early ; a fine bor Her plant; 3 feet io 



Cardinalis and Fulgens Hybrids. The most interesting varieties, foliage vaiying fr.m bright green to 

 brown or reddish green. Flowers are large and resemble Cardinalis, but are of in jst splendid shades of 

 colors, varying from light rose to red, lilac, purple, and bluish violet ; in bloom from July to October; 



hardy perennials ; 2 feet 20 



LUPINUS Sun Dials). Ornamental frce-fl . . plants, with 1 <ng, graceful spikes of 



rich and varied colored pea-shaped flowers ; valuable for mixed flower borders and beds. The seed 

 should be sown where they are to bloom, as they do not transplant well. 



Choice Mixed. All colors of annual varieties ; 2 feet. Per oz., 40 cats 5 



Choice Mixed. All colors of hardy perennial varieties ; ? feet 5 



LYCHNIS. Handsc me plants of easy culture, growing in any ric.i gar '.en sod ; fori... - ^s and bor- 



ders, bloom!:, g the fir<t year if sown early ; hardy perennials. 



Chalcedonica Coccinea. Fine scarlet flowers : 2 feet 5 



Chalcedonica Alba Si owy white flowers; 2 feet 5 



Hybrida Haageana, Mixed. Beautiful brilliant orange-scarlet, light and dark crimson, and white-flaked 



flowers; free- flowering ; 1 foot 10 



Choice Mixed. Of all coljrs and varieties. Per oz.. $1.00 5 



MARIGOLD I Tageti-s). A well-known free-flowerir.g plant, of easy culture, with rich and beautiful varied 

 double-colored flowers. The African are best for large beds ; while the French are adapted for small 

 beds or as a foreground for taller plants; half-hardy annuals. 



Large African. Tall double, orange, brown and yellow, mixed ; 2 feet. Per oz., 60 cents 5 



Dwarf French. Fine rich colors, mixed ; very double ; 1 foot. Per oz., 80 cents 5 



MARTYNIA, MIXED. Th:y delight in a light, rich soil and warm situation, producing large fragrant yel- 

 low, white and purple flowers: the young horned seed-pods are used for pickling ; half-hardy annuals ; 

 height, 2 feet 3 



