Northfield. Minn. ---"The Clematis I ?ot from you were -53- 



tall ^-ines and a mass of bloom in three months from 

 planting. ■■-•-Mrs. Albert Hughes. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



BEDDING AND PLANTS 



ABUTILONS 



Price, 12c each: 3 for 30c. 



AETHrR BELSHAM. Large red flowers 

 with veins of darker coloring. Tall, erect 

 grower and profuse bloomer. 



GOLDEN BELLS. The best yellow ever in- 

 tr< duced. 



INTANTA ETTLALIE. Low and compact, 

 with large cup-shaped, satiny-pink flowers. 

 Very satisfactorv. 



SNOWSTORM." Continuous bloomer; best 

 white en the market. 



SOTJVENIR DE BONN. Deep green leaves, 

 with creamy white border. Bright orange 

 flowers, veined crimson. Most attractive of all. 



ASPARAGUS 



PLFMOSTIS. The Asparagus Fern, 12c. 

 SPRENGERI. 12c; cue or each. 20c. 



BEGONBAS 



Price for the first five, 12c each, or any 3 

 of the first five for 30c. ,. ^ 



ARGENTEA GTTTTATA. Oblong, purplish 

 green foliage, dashed with gray. Flowers pure 

 white, borne in large clusters. 



PRESIDENT CARNOT. Leaves large, up- 

 per side deep bronzy green with delicate sil- 

 very spots, under side purplish red. Coral-red 

 flowers in large pendant panicles. 



PURITY. Large pure white flowers, always 

 in bloom: foliage lanceolate: sharply pointed. 



SANDERSONI (CORAL BEGONIA). Bright 

 scarlet flowers, in bloom summer aud winter. 



THITRSTONII. The leaves underneath are 

 a rich purpl'ish red. with prominent veinings. 

 the upper side is bronzy green, shaded crimson 

 and olive, with a peculiar metallic luster. 

 Flowers shell pink. ,_.„ 



REX, OR PAINTED LEAF. Large-leaved. 

 grown for the rich and varied markings and 

 remarkable beauty of foliage. There are many 

 distinct sorts, and if an order calls for two 

 or more, distinct varieties will be sent. Price, 

 15c each; 3 for 40c. 



CARNATIONS 



Price. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 



ENCHANTRESS. An exquisite shell-pink. 



HARLOWARDEN. Largest and best crim- 

 son. 



JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. The only 

 pure yellow that is grown. 



VICTORY. Said to be the finest scarlet. 



WHITE ENCHANTRESS. The purest white. 



WTNSOR. Silvery-pink, a shade between 

 Ihichantress and Mrs. Thos. Lawson, — perhaps 

 more beautiful than either. 



THE PREMIER aUARTET OF CARNA- 

 TIONS. One of each of Beacon, best red: En- 

 chantress, best pink; Jas. Whitcomb Riley, 

 best yellow; White Enchantress, best white. 

 The four for 50c. 



I^O FAMOUS FERNS 



BOSTON SWORD FERN (NEPHROLOPSIS 

 BOSIONIENSIS). A popular decorative plant: 

 a rapid grower, soon forming a large graceful 

 plant. Price, 15c each. 



OSTRICH PLITME FERN (NEPHROLOPSIS 

 WHITMANII). The fronds are finely cut. giv- 

 ing a most graceful, plumy effect. Thrives in 

 the warm atmosphere of the living-room when 

 nothing else will. Price, 16c each. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Price, 12c each; any 3 for 30c. 



BLACK HAWK. Largest and most beauti- 

 ful dark crimson. Looks like crimson velvet. 



DR. ENGITEHARD. A true pink. Has been 

 awarded highest honors wherever exhibited. 



GOLDEN GLOW. The best early yellow. 

 Flowers five to six inches across. 



INTENSITY. Massive flowers of deep 

 velvety crimson. 



MAJOR BONNAFFON. Soft, clear yellow, 

 very full and globular shaped. An ideal 

 flower. 



MRS. HENRY ROBINSON. No grander 

 white variety. Winner of twentv-six first 

 prizes. 



THE BIG FOUR CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

 One of each of Glory of the Pacific, best pink; 

 Black Hawk, best red; Major Bonnaffon. best 

 yt'llow; White Bonnaffon. best white. 40c. 



COLEUS 



Frice, 12c each; the 4 fur 40c. 



FIRE BRAND. Maroon, flamed with fiery red. 



GOLDEN BEDDER. Golden yellow, with 

 cen ter rib of pea green. 



QUEEN OF THE WEST. Variegated leaf, 

 yellow, creamy white, carmine and maroon 



VERSCHAFELTII. Rich velvety crimson. 



FUCHSIAS 



Price. 12c each; 3 for 30c. 



BLACK PRINCE. Flowers waxy carmine. 

 The iin-st single Fuchsia. 



GLORIE DES MARCHES. The finest double 

 white t'ver offered. 



GIGANIEA (single). Tube and sepals car- 

 mine; corolla a beautiful magenta. 



LITTLE BEAUTY (single). Bright red 

 sepals: corolla rich purple. 



MRS. E. G. HILL (double). Sepals reddish 

 crimson; corolla white. 



PHENOMENAL (double). Sepals bright car- 

 mine; corolla violet. 



SPECIOSA. Orange scarlet corolla, white 

 sepals and rose-carmine calyx; an ever-bloom- 

 er and one of the best in cultivation. 



DOUBLE GERANIUMS 



Price. 12c each: 3 for 30c. 



ALPHONSE RICARD. Very large, semi- 

 double vermilion scarlet flowers, often meas- 

 uring 2 inches in diameter. Blooms freely all 

 the season. 



BEAUTE POITEVINE. Beautiful salmon 

 pink: flower clusters large; the greatest 

 bloomer. 



COUNTESS OF HARCOURT. Pure snow 

 white. A grand bedder. 



JEAN VIAUD. Immense flowers of clear 

 rosy pink; white eye. 



RICHMOND BEAUTY. Brilliant scarlet 

 crimson, shading to a white center; magnifi- 

 cent bedder. 



S. A. NUTT. The most popular dark red, 

 used more in parks and public grounds than 

 any other, and unexcelled as a pot plant. 



IVY-LEAVED, GALILEE. Used for vases, etc. 



ROSE-SCENTED GERANIUM. An old fav- 

 orite, ivy-leaved Geranium, splendid for bas- 

 kets, vases, etc. 



Astoria, III., Mar., '11— "I have ordered flower seeds from 

 you for several years and have had many beautiful flowers. 

 My white Clematis is a wonder, large, dazzling floweis. 

 larger than a saucer."— Mrs, Will A. Gain. 



