THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



Our New Fancy 

 Flowering Petunias. 



This is the most costly and scarce seed we have, and, until used, the stoc!'. is 

 kept in our fireproof safe ; as, in case of accident, it could not be replaced at any 

 price. Every year the crop is graded to a certain high type, which is few seeded, 

 and the minute seeds carefully gathered by hand. The cost of production is so 

 great that the crop is actually worth more than the same weight of gold. It is 

 unquestionably the finest and most thorough selection of Petunias in existence. In 

 nature the flowers are fully twice as large as they appear in our illustration above, 

 which shows four of the most distinct types. The colors range from pure white, 

 through delicate shades of rose P to deep pink; some flowers being marked and 

 stained in the most beautiful manner, while the purple and dark colors are particu- 

 larly rich and striking. Our mixture of seeds is made with care, so that a fine col- 

 lection of distinct varieties can be raised from a single packet; also a good percentage 

 of the most perfect double and fringed varieties is included, making altogether a 

 selection that cannot fail to satisfy and delight all lovers of flowers. In order to fully 

 introduce this magnificent class of Petunias, we make the price very low. 

 Per pkt., 25 cts.; 3 pkts. for 60 cts.; 6 plus, for $1. 



ZINNIA TOM THUMB. 



Zinnia Tom Thumb. 



The best Zinnias in the world are raised in this country. Therefore, 

 the Tom Thumb Zinnia we now offer is the result of this careful grow- 

 ing and selection, and cannot fail to give Flower People the most com- 

 plete satisfaction. Forseveral Summers past, two rows of it, one on each 

 side of a walk 200 feet long, made a most novel and handsome show ; 

 four-fifths of the perfect dwarf plants were from 4 to 6 inches high — 

 circular mat like, twice as broad. Our picture was drawn from an 

 average plant, bearing brilliant, dark red flowers. The habit of 

 growth of this new type is very vigorous, robust and free-flowering. 

 The flowers are about as large as those of tall Zinnias, symmetrically 

 shaped and of good substance; id short, a perfect Divirf Zinnia. 

 Our mixture includes all the best colors known in Zinnias. Per pkt., 

 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts.; 5 pkts. for 50 cts. 



Poppy the Bride. 



" Of late years the various types of Poppy have become very popu- 

 lar, leading to the introduction of new varieties of exceptional beauty. 

 The present novelty is a pure white, single selection from Papaver 

 Somniferum ; the flowers are of extra-large size and the petals nearly 

 entire at the margin. The spotless white, single flowers waving in 

 the breeze present a magnificent appearance in beds or groups." 

 The introducers also say ; " It will be a great acquisition for cutting 

 purposes, the flowers requiring to be cut as soon as barely expanded 

 and put in water for a few hours before being taken to market ; they 

 will then stand a considerable time," which fact alone makes this 

 new Poppy very valuable. Per pkt., 10 cts.; ^ pkts., 25 cts.; 7 pkts., 

 50 cts. 



Shirley Poppies. 



Shirley Poppies are of good substance, double and single. The indi- 

 vidual flowers are of the largest size, frequently measuring over 4 

 inches in diameter. The colors range from pure white, through the 

 most delicate shades of rosy pink and carmine, to deepest crimson ; 

 some r f the most intensely colored flowers being margined with white 

 or beautifully flaked and marbled. The plants are of vigorous, 

 healthy habit of growth, and bloom with profusion from July to Octo- 

 ber. They can be readily raised from seed sown in the open ground. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Mexican Fire Plant. 



{Euphorbia heierophylla or Annual Poinsett ia.) 

 Also known as "Fire on the Mountain.** This remarkable novelty 

 is one of the most distinct and striking annuals sent out for a long 

 time. It was hard to believe that plants with such intense and richly 

 colored foliage could be grown in the open ground as easily as Bal- 

 sams. The plants grow about 3 feet high, well balanced and bush- 

 like ; the smooth glossy fiddle-shaped leaves form in whorls or bracts 

 at the end of each branch; at first light green, about Midsummer the 

 color begins to show, and soon the entire plant is a blaze of orange, 

 scarlet and vivid carmine and green. Water in very dry weather. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



