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THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



Balsams. 



OUR PERFECTION B AESAJUS ARE UNSURPASSED. 



— 1 he plants are large and well balanced, with magnificent spikes of 

 bloom. Many individual flowers measure 2}^ inches in diameter, 

 equaling Camellias in size, doubleness and perfection. When Extra 

 Fine Show Flowers are Wanted, Balsams should be started in 

 boxes or hotbed, and transplanted when 3 or 4 inches high, but they 

 are generally sown in open ground, where they are to remain, and 

 this way give excellent satisfaction. 



IMPROVED BALSAMS. 



Per Pkt. 

 Perfection Double White. — The most perfectly double, pure 

 snowy-white flowers imaginable; one of the best for florist 



work. y 2 oz., 55 cts.; oz., £1 $0 10 



Perfection Apple Blossom. — This dainty Balsam well deserves 



its name ; exquisitely colored 10 



Perfection Flashing Red.— A brilliait variety 10 



Perfection Bright Yellow. — Novel and valuable 15 



Perfection Splendens. — Intensely brilliant fiery scarlet flowers 



on bright red stalks - . 15 



Perfection Lavender-. — Exquisite double flowers 10 



Solferino — The Best. — White spotted and striped with red . . . 10 



Set of "7 Perfection Balsamsjbr bo cts. 

 Perfection Camellia-Flowered Balsams, Finest Mixed.— We 

 have taken great pains with this mixture, and we do not feel 

 the slightest doubt but that it is the finest selection of mixed 

 Balsams ever offered. 3 pkts.for 25 els.; l /> oz.,60 cts.; oz.,gi 10 

 Choice Mixed Balsams. — Ihe best mixture ever offered at the 

 price. y 2 oz., 25 cts 5 



Burpee's Defiance Balsams. 



Defiance Pure Pink. — Pure clear pink color 15 



Defiance Rose White Spotted.— Exquisitely pretty and gay 



flowers 15 



Defiance Shining Scarlet. — A dazzling, perfect color 15 



Defiance Violet Spotted White. — Sharp and effective contrast . 15 



SPECIAL OFFER. — The set of 4 Defiance Balsams, named above, 

 for 50 cts. 



Defiance Balsams Splendid Mixed.— Embracing the above su- 

 perb colors in nearly equal proportion. Per pkt., 15 cts.; 4 pkts. for 

 50 cts. 



Calliopsis, or Coreopsis. 



Coreopsis Golden Wave, or Drummondi. — The bushy and com- 

 pact plants grow about 2 feet high, and from June to October 

 are densely covered with beautiful yellow blossoms, each with 

 small dark centre 10 



Calliopsis New Double, Finest Mixed.— A special saving of 

 seed from double flowers 5 



Beautiful New French Carinas. 



Originated by a skillful and celebrated French grower, Mons. 

 Crozy. They are entirely distinct. The foliage is luxuriant 

 and varied in color ; the plants grow 3 to 4 feet high. The pro- 

 fusion of bloom is something remarkable, shoot after shoot com- 

 ing up covered w-ith richly colored orchid-like flowers. The 

 colors range through crimson, rose, scarlet, yellow, salmon, 

 etc., many flowers being beautifully striped and spotted. 2 

 pkis., 25 cts 15 



Candytuft. 



Perfectly hardy and equally as popular as Sweet Alyssum, like it 

 being of the easiest culture. Seed should be sown in early Spring 

 where they are to bloom. p er p^ t 



Candytuft, New Empress. — This magnificent variety grows in 

 dense, bushy pyramids, covered with enormous heads of pure 



white flowers; one of the very best varieties $o 10 



Snow Queen. — The handsome pure white flowers are so numer- 

 ous that the plants appear a mass of bloom. To get the best 

 results, start the seed early in pots or boxes, transplanting at 

 the proper season. The plant will be in full bloom in a short 

 time, remaining so until late in Autumn ; also seed can be sown 



where plants are to grow. . . . 10 



Pure White. — Very delicate. P^r cz., 20 cts 5 



Rocket. — Large trusses of pure white flowers. Per oz., 20 cts. . 5 

 Extra Dark Crimson. — A splendid strain. Peroz., 20 cts. . . . 5 

 New Carmine. — Produces a dense head of brilliant scarlet bloom. 



Per oz. 30 cts , 5 



Tom Thumb. — White, very dwarf, 4 to 6 inches io 



Candytuft— Fine Varieties Mixed. — Oz., 20 cts 5 



New Dwarf Hybrids. — Plants of dwarf habit and perfect shape, 

 remarkable for abundance of flowers from white to dark purple. 

 8 in- Per x / 2 oz., 35 cts 5 



Cosmos Hybridus. 



This magnificent race of plants is of rapid growth, quickly attain- 

 ing a height of 5 to 7 feet. The bushes are a mass of elegant 

 foliage until ihey bloom in September. From then until No- 

 vember the plants are literally covered with showy flowers re- 

 sembling Dahlias. They range in color through all shades of 

 rose, purple, flesh and pure white. They are easilyraised from 

 seed, and increase in popularity year by year. A writer in Suc- 

 cess with Flowers says the plants will continue blooming into 

 the Winter if taken up and potted and brought indoors .... 10 



Castor=Oil Bean (Ricinus). 



Picturesque and handsome foliage plants,- that speedily attain 



gigantic proportions, equally fine for ornamental clumps or single 



specimens in the lawn or garden. 



Ricinus Gibsonia Mirabilis. — A variety of singular and striking 

 beauty, either singly or in groups ; the large and graceful leaves 

 are of clear bronze color, wiih carmine veins ; intense crimson 

 fruit produced in large clusters. 5ft 10 



Borboniensis Gigantea. — A truly noble and magnificent variety, 

 growing 35 feet high, dark-green leaves. Should be planted 

 deep, so that roots will have a firm hold of earth 5 



Calendula (Pot Marigold). 



New Calendula, Brown Marble. See page 82. 



New Orange Marble. SeepageSz. 



New Oriole (see cut). — This magnificent New Calendula is ap- 

 propriately named, as the extra-large imbricated flowers remind 

 one at once of the superb golden color seen in that gem of birds 

 —the Oriole. The flowers are produced in great abundance, and 

 are of lasting substance, making them very desirable for cutting. 

 Every order should include this unsurpassed variety 10 



NEW CALENDULA, OKIOLB. 



New Trianon.— This splendid New Mangold is a fitting com- 

 panion for the "Oriole" described above, and in rich and striking 

 contrast to it. The fine double flowers are very handsome. The 

 color is bright sulphur yellow, with centre of brownish black. . 



Meteor. — Creamy centre, edged with glowing orange. Per oz., 



Pot Marigold-— Finest double mixed. Per 02., 40 cts 

 The Set of b Calendulas for jj cts. 



