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HARDY CLEMATIS. 



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The improvement in this family within a few years sur- 

 passes everything of recent introduction in the hardy 

 suits. The effect produced by a well-grown 

 plant s = ran_, being large in flower, rich in coloring, and 

 produced in large quantities. For verandahs, fences, trel- 

 lises, etc.. of mo.lera:e height, they are most appropriate. 

 They endure our severe winters exceedingly well, and in 

 summer are covered with a continual mass of bloom. 



Alba Magna. This is the finest of the early white flow- 

 ering var.c.les, remarkably broad sepaled flowers of pure 

 wh.te c lor. £1.59. 



Albert Victor. Deep lavender. 50 cents. - 



Azurea Grandiflora. Lar^e azure blue flowers, 50 cts. 



Blue Gem. I he best caerulean blue ; choice. $1. 



Comtebs Lovelace. Bluish lilac, rosette-shaped, form- 

 ing a double Bower, gi.50. 



Coccinea. Brill. ant coral-scarlet bell-shaped flowers, 

 blooming in the greatest profusion. 50 cents : 3 for |i. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. Very fine pure double white, 



Flamula Virgin'* Bower). Fine foliage, with small 

 rlowers, in clusters; fragrant. 25 to 50 cents. 



Gem. Deep lavender blue. <i. 



Gipsey Queen. Bright deep velvety purple. 51.30. 



Jackmani. Large, rich violet purple ; very fine. 75 cts. 



Jeanne D'Arc. White, s:r:p=d blue, larg;. 50 cents. 



John Gould Veitch. Fine double ro<ette-formed lav- 

 ender blue. \ 1 



Lady Boviilc 



Lanuginosa. Very large, pale blue flowers. 50 cents. Mr. James Bateman. Pale lavender. $1. 



Lanuginosa Candida. Tinted, grayish-white. 50 cts. Princess of Wales. Deep bluish mauve, satiny sur- 



Lord Londesborough. Rich mauve, coppery red bar.. face. 75 cents. 

 <i. * Purpurea Elegans. Deep purple violet ; fine. $1. 



Lucie Lemoine. Double white rosette-formed, pale Rubro-Violacea. Large, rich purplish violet. 

 yellow anthers Standishi. Deep blue, profuse flowering. 50 cents. 



Magnifica. Reddish purple, with red bars. 75 cents. Stella. Light violet, distinct plum-colored bar. $1. 



Miss Bateman. White, with chocolate anthers. <i. Velutina Purpurea. Blackish mulberry. $1.50. 



Mrs. Geo. Jackman. Satiny white, creamy bar. $1. Vesta. White, creamy tinge over centre bar. $1. 



VARIETIES OF CLEMATI 



COLEUS. 



This plant is too well known to require much description, being deservedly popular plants. Whether grown as 

 individual plants or for massing in ribbon-gardening, hardly anything is so desirable. The following list embraces 

 the be t old sorts and novelties of ill:. 15 cents ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Acme. Broad foliage, golden centre, crimson veins. 

 Albion. Bright green, spotted wlth^purplLsh black. 

 Asa Gray. Orange crimson, vioht veins 

 Beacon. Black, brown and bright crimson veins, 



broad foliage. 

 Beauty of Widmore. Light green, chocolate centre 



and pink zone ; dwarf. 

 Bizarre. Purplish crimson centre, edged golden 



Brilliant. Bronzy crimson, dark veins and shadings, 



golden edge. 

 Buttercup. Marbled with bright green, pure yellow 



Charm. Yellow, tinged with bronzy scarlet. 



Climax. CriTi~on centre, marbled "maroon. 



Crown Jewels. Claret-crimson, golden yellow mar- 



g : n. 

 Excellent. Green and nearly blnck leaves. 

 Exquisite. V!'I t carmine, broad lob;d green margin. 

 Golden beauty. Crimson, wavy, with golden edge. 

 Golden Border. Bright golden yellow, green spot. 

 Idyl V . green and yellow, stained red. 



Kentish Fire. Vermilion and crimson; deeply serrated. 



Kirkpatrick. Large white centre, broad green margin. 

 Lady Burrell ; or, The Shah. The lower half or 



base of leaf is rich violet crimson, the upper half 



golden yellow. 

 Maroon Velvet. Rich velvety maroon. 

 Marvellous. Brilliant crimson, marbled with yellow. 

 Multicolor. Rich shades of crimson, r.d and rose. 

 Parroquet. Yellow, maculated with crimson and 



green. 

 Pictus. Color rich brown, on a green or yellow ground. 

 Queen Victoria. Crimson, the brightest gol 'en edge. 

 Rainbow. Bright blood-red crimson, yellow margin. 

 Red Cloud. Crimson and blackish brown. 

 Seraph. Fiery crimson, spotted with chocolate. 

 Speciosa. Green, with yellowish white central bar. 

 Splendor. Green, veined with light yellow. 

 Superbissima. Blackish maroon, purple band. 

 Unique. Yellow centre, marbled maroon. 

 Venosa. Yellow, marbled with dark crimson. 

 Victor Lemoine. Yellow, with broad crimson mar- 



gin. 

 Verschaffelti. 

 bedder. 



Rich velvet crimson ; the well-known 



CONVALLARIA— Lily of the Valley. 



One of the most charming of our spring-flowering plants, whose slender stems set with their tiny bells, diffusing 

 a delicious odor, have rendered it a universal favorite. They are entirely hardy, and delight in a shady, well-en- 

 riched border. Roots deliverable until April, and after September 1st. 



Majalis. Single, white. 10 cts. ; $1 per dozen. | M. Flore-Pleno. Double, white. 15 cts. ; $1.50 per doz 



Variegated. Golden striped. 25 cts. ; £2. 50 per dozen. 



