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Mrs. E- G. Hill— A most distinct and 

 pleasing shade of salmon with trusses of ex- 

 traordinary size, florets measuring \% to 2 

 inches diameter. 



Firebrand — Color a dazzling flame 

 scarlet, fine prominent truss, large and of 

 great substance, an excellent bedder or 

 single specimen. 



Madame Thieaut — A neat compact 

 grower, color dark pink, one of the best. 



Ai.ph.onse Ricard— Of good habit and 

 large trusses of orange red, very free large 

 petals. 



Heteranthe— A semi double scarlet of 

 grand build, large trusses and of free flower- 

 ing qualities. 



M. Canovas— Velvety maroon, the best 

 of its color, upright habit, fine as a pot 

 plant or for the garden. 



Agnes Helwag- Pink. 



C/ESAR— Red. 



Double General Grant— Red. 



Boule de Neige— White. 



General Sheridan — Red. 



Lohengrin — Violet crimson. 



ViLLE de Portia— Red. 



James Vick— Salmon. 



Mme. Debouche— Pink. 



President Victor Dubois — Magenta 

 rose. 



Mr. George Bruant - White carmine. 



Granville— Pink. 



Queen of the West — Scared. 



Souvenir de Mirande — White and 

 salmon. 



Prices, ioc. each; $r.oo per dozen; extra, 

 20c each; $2.00 per dozen. 



GLOXINIA. 



This class of gorgeous summer-blooming 

 bulbous-rooted plants can be grown suc- 

 cessfully with ordinary care, flowering in 

 six to eight weeks after the bulbs are placed 

 in the soil. They should be started in a 

 green-house, hotbed or sunny window. They 

 will bloom until, late summer, when they 

 should be dried off, letting the leaves die. 

 The pots containing the bulbs, or the bulbs 

 themselves must be kept out of the reach of 

 frost or severe freezing. They are natives 



of tropical America, and are among the 

 most ornamental of our tender-flowering 

 plants, having been wonderfully improved 

 by culture. See illustration. Mixed colors, 

 including many handsome shades' of pink, 

 blue and white, fine plants. 25c each. 



HELIOTROPE. 



Of these popular fragrant blossoms, we 

 have selected those which are most adapt- 

 able to our southern climate, size of flower 

 color and fragrance, our standpoint in selec- 

 tion. 



Reine DES Violets — Color dark blue, 

 very free and of great substance, fragrance 

 exceptionally sweet and rare. 



Jean PoiTEVINE— A most pleasing shade 

 of light blue with small white eye, very 

 fragrant and flowers in great abundance. 



Snow Oueen — A charming variety habit 

 strong and vigorous and also very fragrant, 

 color clear white. 



Sapphire — Violet blue, one of the best. 



TWO NEW HELIOTROPES. 



La DuSE— Plant about 12 inches tall. with 

 the prettiest foliage of any heliotrope ex- 

 tant, small, stiff and glossy; the habit, also, 

 isunique, as the stiff stems are quite uni- 

 form in height and support enormous trus- 

 ses of bloom that are semi globular in form, 

 making a great spread of color, which is 

 blue shading to lavender; the odor is ex- 

 quisite. In the recent very dry summer this 

 grand variety was the one noticeable sort in 

 the field, growing and blooming persistent- 

 ly. What it will be like in a season of 

 normal moisture, we can hardl} 7 predict. 25 

 cents each. 



Prince Charmant — Another variety 

 with handsome foliage, extremely free in 

 bloom, color a lovely tint of bluish mauve. 

 Like all of the Bruant type, this variety has 

 panicles of bloom of enormous size. Is 

 dwarf and compact in growth, and a great 

 advance on older sorts. 25c. each. 



HYDRANGEAS. 



Beautiful blooming plant, adapted to 

 rather shady location. The large clusters 

 of flowers resemble the snowball, only being 

 much larger. 



Otaksa — A ven ? beautiful variety from 

 Japan, giving large clusters of bluish pink 

 flowers in great abundance through the sea- 

 son; the flowers are very persistent, lasting 

 two or three mouths. 



Thomas Hogg — This is the finest of 

 all hydrangeas. It is a more free and 

 abundant bloomer than any other; for the 

 florists and all decorative purposes it will be 

 invaluable. The flowers are all the purest 

 white, of very fine texture, and continue in 

 flower for a great length of time; quite 

 hardy in open ground. 



NEW White- Fringed — The flowers are 

 formed in immense trusses, sometimes nine 

 inches in diameter; the bracts are of the 

 purest white, fringed having a crimson spot 



