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HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH VIOLET. 



This violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple color and mos' 

 deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known " Marie Louise " Violet in richnes s 

 of color, being many shades darker, and far excels it in its delightful odor; this is one 

 of its greatest merits. It is entirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and bloom 

 in any garden and in any situation. Nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots 

 than the Hardy, Double English Violet. (See cut.) Price, 1st size, large-flowering 

 clumps, 40c. each, S4.00 per doz. Young plants, 20c. each. $2.00 per doz. 



WINTER-FLOWERING VIOLET. 



.Marie Louise. This is the variety which is grown by the hundreds of thousands to 

 supply the cut-flower markets of the country. It is not hardy in the North. Color, 

 a rich purple, flowers fragrant, large and double, stems long. Price, plants specially 

 prepared for winter blooming. 15c. each, SI .50 per doz., S10.00 per 100. 



LARGE-FLOWERING SINGLE VIOLETS. 



These are magnificent; flowers as large as a fifty-cent piece, when well grown; stems 

 nearly a foot long. Plants very healthy and easy to grow. All deliciously fragrant 

 They are very largely grown for cut flowers. 

 Luxonne. Rich but soft violet-purple, with stout stems; 9 to 12 inches long and 



very sweet. This is a very valuable sort for cut flow-ers. 

 Princess of Wales. Another grand variety not quite as large as Luxonne and a shade 



lighter in color; intensely fragrant. This is a grand variety for cut flowers. Price, 



flowering clumps, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz., S14.00 per 100. 



RUDBECKIA, "GOLDEN GLOW." 



A glorious, hardy, herbaceous plant, and one that should find a place in every gar- 

 den.' It is of fine habit, vigorous growth, with early, continuous and immense-bloom- 

 ing qualities; it will be found excellent also for cut-flower purposes. The stems are 

 long and gracefully poised; the foliage is abundant and ornamental. It attains a 

 height of from 6 to 8 feet, and a small plant set out in the spring will produce hun- 

 dreds of blossoms during August and September, each one as large as a fair-sized 

 Chrysanthemum. Price, 15c. each, SI .50 per doz. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERB PANSIES. 



We have sold these for a number of years and have received 

 hundreds of letters praising their superb beauty. When our 

 pansies are in bloom, we go over them daily and every plant 

 showing superior merit is removed to our seed plot, where 

 nothing but the largest, handsomest and most perfect are al- 

 lowed to remain. Consequently the seed is saved from the 

 greatest variety of types, including only the best. Price, voung 

 plants, 30c. per doz., S2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000. 



SMILAX. 



The -well-known vine used so largely in festooning. Bright 

 green, glossy leaves, keeps a long time when cut. Very effective 

 grown in a sunny window. Price, 10c. each, S1.00 per doz. .$6.00 

 per 100. 



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PRIMULA OBCONICA. 

 LARGE FR1NQED HYBRIDS. 



These new, large-flowering hybrid 

 ever-flowering Primroses are great 

 improvements, producing trusses of 

 large fringed-edge flowers nearly- 

 double the size of the older type and 

 containing several colors, including 

 lavender, blush-pink, white, etc.; fa- 

 vorite pot plants for house and con- 

 servatory on account of their wonder- 

 ful blooming qualities, flowering nearly 

 the year through. Price, blooming 

 plants, 15c. each, SI .50 per doz. 



THE BABY PRIMROSE. 



{Primula Forbesii.) A very attractive 

 variety, blooming almost continuously 

 from September to June in the green- 

 house, conservatory or window garden. 

 It bears a profusion of sprays of rosy- 

 lilac flowers, very useful for bouquets. 

 Price, 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



CHINESE PRIMROSES. 



For winter flowers there is no 

 more desirable plant than the Chi- 

 nese Primrose. They are easily 

 grown and flower incessantly through- 

 out the winter. Our plants com- 

 prise all the shades of crimson, pink, 

 white and variegated . Price, 15c. each, 

 SI. 50 per doz. (See cut.) 





HARDY PHLOX 

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OTAHEITE ORANGE. 



A dwarf Orange, which bears a profusion of fragrant flowers and edible fruit. One 

 of the most effective plants for the house. We offer plants which have been grown 

 for a season in the open ground, then potted. Price, large plants, 50c. each, S4.50 

 per doz. Young plants, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



HARDY PHLOXES. FALL BLOOMING. 



These grand, hardy, flowering plants are becoming very popular and deservedly^ so. 

 They are of the easiest culture, and during the late summer and fall months make the 

 garden bright with their wealth of bloom. (See cut.) 



B. Comte. Intensely- rich purplish crimson. 



Claude Gelee. White, carmine eye. Very distinct and pretty. 



Coquellicot. A fine, pure, intense orange scarlet, deep carmine eye-; the 

 brightest of all hardy Phloxes. 20c. each, S2.00 per doz. 



Cross of Honor. Lilac, margined white. A unique variety. 



Eclaireur. Reddish carmine, dark eye. Very striking and handsome. 



Erckman Chatrain. Blush-white, rich carmine eye. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Dwarf, clear white. A splendid variety. 



La Nuit. Purplish maroon-; the best very dark variety. 



La Soleil. Deep carmine, soft and rich, large flower. 



La Vogue. Beautiful, soft, light pink. A very- valuable variety. 



Lothair. Soft, carmine-pink, rosy eye. A fine contrasting sort. 



Marie Belanger. Carmine, dark eye. A very beautiful variety. 



time. C. Nillson. White, pink eye. A very- pretH' sort. {See cut.) 



Mrs. Laing. Light purple, carmine eye. Fine for contrast. 



Richard Wallace. Clear white, brilliant carmine eye, large fiow-ers and 

 trusses. 



Robt. Werner. Rosy carmine, darker eye fine flowers and trusses. 



Roxelane. Royal purple, large flowers and trusses, very distinct. 



Sir Edwin Landseer. Brilliant carmins red. A showy variety. 



White Lady. Pure w-hite, large trusses. A grand old favorite. 



Wm. Robinson. Salmon-pink, rosy eye. Very pretty and attractive. 

 Price (except Coquellicot). pot-grown plants, 15c. each, SI. 50 per 



doz., $10.00 per 100; set of 20 for S2.50. 



