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EVERLASTINGS— <^'oH(i)U(cd 



AlUMOBIUM. A inotty, useful border plant, 

 much used as iiu eveilasting flower for winter bouquets; 

 liardy annual ; 2 feet. 



5112 A. AlatHin. Showy small white flowers 5 



5114 — Alatuin Graiidiflorum. Flowers pure white 



and double the size of above 10 



GOMPHRENA {Globe Amarunlh, Bachelor's liul- 

 tnn\. Handsome flowers of various colors. It does best 

 if sown in a hot bed : half-hardy annuals; 2 feet. 



5892 G. Alba. Pure white 6 



5895 — Purpurea. Ilich crimson 5 



5893 — Aurea. Oran>,'e-colored 5 



5900— Mixed. All colors. Per oz., .50 cts 5 



HELIC'IIRY.SUM. Exceedingly effective dou- 

 ble flowers, makini,' a fine di^^play in beds or borders; 

 they succeed in auy rich garden soil ; hardy annuals; lA ft. 



5925 H. .\Ibuin. Pure white...., 5 



5928 — Atro-Sanguineutn Nanuni. A new dwarf 



variety, with deep crimson flowers; 1 foot 5 



5930 — Finest Mixed. All varieties and colors. 



Per oz., $1.00 5 



HELIPTERUM. A very pretty border plant of 

 dwarf habit, bearing large globular clusters of bright 

 golden-vellow flowers; 1 foot. 

 5942 H". Sanfordi 10 



RHODAXTHE. A charming plant; succeeds in 

 a light, rich soil, and a warm, sheltered situation ; valuable 

 for pot or border culture : half-hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 

 6402 R. Atro-Sanguiuca. Disk of the flowers of a 



dark crimson shade, with ray scales of bright purple. 10 

 6460 — Fine Mixed 10 



Helichrvsum. 



Statics. 



STATICE. An interesting plant with showy blos- 

 soms, which remain a long time in bloom ; free flowering 

 and of easy culture; half-hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 

 6580 S. Iiicana Hybrida, Mixed. Small flowering 

 varieties; fine for grass bouquets; half-hardy 



perennial 5 



XERAXTHEMUiM. Showy double free flowering 

 border plants. 



6660 X. Superbissimum Flore Pleno,3Iixed. This 

 new strain has double globe-shaped flowers, entirely 



free from projecting marginal ray florets 15 



6670 — Mixed ,5 



C659 Collection of Immortelles and Everlasting 

 Flowers, 12 varieties, each separate ..75 



EXACUM. 



Formipg small, dense bushes about 6 inches high, and 

 having dark green leaves and terminal clusters of violet 

 purple, beautifully scented flowers with yellow anthers. 

 AVhen sown in the fall, it will produce flowers freely fi-oni' 

 February until November, and when sown in the spring, 

 will flower during the summer and continue in full bloom 

 throughout the winter. 

 5811 E. Affine 25 



FUCHSIA. 



(Lady's Ear-Drop.) 



A well-known pojnilar greenhouse plant of easy cul- 

 ture, for the bouse or shady situations in the garden ; the 

 seed we offer is saved from the finest single and double 

 named varieties. 

 6835 F. Mixed 25 



PER PKT. 



FENZLIA. 



A small dwarf profuse flowering plant, ada))ted for 

 small beds, rustic work, vases, or pot culture, blooming 

 all summer, and requires to be well supplied with moist- 

 ure; hardy annual ; rosy lilac, with crimson centre ; 3 in. 



5815 F. Dianthiflora 15 



FERNS. 



These ornamental i)lauts are very desirable for 

 AVardiiin cases or ferneries ; thriving in a |)eaty, sandy soil, 

 and moist, shady positions in the garden during the sum- 

 mer. The seed is however slow of germination, and re- 

 quires care and considerable patience before it makes its 

 appearance. Sow in the spring in shallow boxes, barely 

 covering the seed with soil ; keep moist with a covering of 

 fine moss, and in a temperature of 60 degrees. 



5816 F. Adiantuni, Mixed. Of all the handsome 

 Maiden-hair varieties 25 



5820 — Pteris, Mixed 25 



5830 — Choice Mixed. From a fine collection. 20 



5822 — Lygodium Scandens (Japanese Cliiiibing 

 Fern). A graceful and beautiful climber, growing 

 as easily as the vSmilax. It forms charming festoons 



when grown as a window plant 25 



5824 — Tree Ferns. Choice varieties, mixed 25 



5817 — Gyninogramma Sulphurea and Argyro- 

 phila, Mixed {Gold and iSilver Fern) 25 



5819 Collection of Ferns, 12 varieties *1.50 



FEVERFEW. ^ 



(Matricaria Eximia.) 



Free flowering herbaceous i)lants, succeeding in any 

 garden soil; a fine bedding plant or for pot-culture; 

 blooms until frost; hardy jierennial, blooming the first 

 season if sown early ; 18 inches. 



5832 F. Double VVhite {Eximia Alba Plena). Seed 

 saved from fine double flowers 10 



5833 — New Curled Double White {Eximia Flore 

 Plena Crispa). This charming new variety sur- 

 passes the old in beauty, for its handsome double 

 white flowers and densely curled foliage, fine for 

 ribbon beds 15 



GAURA. 



An elegantly branching free flowering plant, in bloom 

 the whole summer, succeeds in a sandy loam ; with S])ike3 

 of white blossoms tinted with red ; half-hardy annual ; 3 ft. 



5842 G. Lindheimeri 5 



GERANIUM. 



A popular bedding plant for the house or garden, ex- 

 tensively used for massing; half-hardy perennial; flower- 

 ing the first season ; from 1 to 3 feet. 

 5850 G. Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest 



and finest varieties ; mixed colors 10 



5845 — Variegated, IMixed. Bronze, gold, and sil- 

 ver tri-colored foliage varieties 25 



5846 — Double, Mixed. This seed will produce a 

 large percentage of handsome double flowers of ex- 

 tra fine colors 50 



5847 Pelargonium, Mixed {Lady Washington). 

 From the finest fancy and spotted large flowering 



varieties 50 



5844 — Apple - Scented {Pelargonium, odaratissi- 

 mum). This fragrant favorite variety can only be 

 grown from seed to form fine plants. Sow in light 

 soil, and keep moist until they germinate 25 



Gaillardia. Geranium. 



GILIA. 



Very pretty dwarf plants, early, free blooming, fine 

 for massing and rock work ; hardy annuals; 1 foot. 

 5880 G. Mixed. All varieties and colors 5 



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