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riATriJPA —Large, branching plants, producing hand- 



■-'^*^*^'^» some double and single, trumpet shaped 

 blossoms, yellow, white, and lilac, of exquisite Iragrauce. 

 Some of the flowers are equal in beauty to our choicest 

 lilies. Tender annuals; three feet high. 



Wrighti, pure white at the center, passing into lilac and 

 blue at the border; a magnificent plant 5 



Chlorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double yellow blos- 

 soms, richly scented 5 



Fastuosa alba, fl. pi., flowers double pure white 5 



nixed 5 



DELPHlNlUn-(See Larkspur). 



DEW PLANT— (See Mesembryanthemum). 



DIANTHUS-(See Pink). 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (See Sweet William;. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnation). 



DIGITALIS— (See Foxglove). 



DOLICHOS— (See Hyacinth Bean). 



EDELWEISS— (See Gnaphalium). 



ELICHRYSUM-(See Helichrysum). 



ERAGROSTIS— (See Love Grass). 



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ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



P^fH^f HOI T7\ \ -(Calif ornia Poppy-).~k genus of 

 L(0V110VllUL,l^I/\ the poppy family, and fully as 

 valuable as the common poppy for garden ornamentation, 

 and as easily grown. Nothing is handsomer or richer in 

 color than a bed of these in full bloom. Hardy annuals; 

 height one foot. 

 Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is brilliant scarlet, 



the inner side ricJi orange 10 



Californica, bright yellow 5 



Crocea alba, fl. pi., creamy white, double , 5 



' ' striata, striped 5 



nixed 5 



Fill A I I A lAPONirA —A most magnificent orna- 

 LUU/\UI/\ «l/vr\Ji"11V/\. mental grass from Japan, 

 growing five to six feet high, and exceedingly graceful. A 

 single plant often malces thirty to forty elegant, recurved 

 flower spikes of light violet color, resembling ostrich 

 plumes. Beautiful for vases in the winter 10 



EUPHORBIA VARIEQATA. io^»gVaSS'y 



veined and margined with white; very showy. Sometimes 

 known as "Snow on the Mountain '" 5 



PFATHPP HRA^'S-CS^'P" Z^f nua^a). -Hardy per- 



1L,/\1HL/IV VJl\/\00 ennial, ornamental grass of 



much beauty, used in the formation of winter bouquets. 10 



PPpjVC — Flowerless plants, too well known to need 



1 IwlMiO. description Many of the most beautiful sorts 



are propagated from seed only. Their exceeding grace 



and beauty will well repay all care bestowed upon them. 



Fine Mixed 20 



Finest species mixed 35 



FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Pyrethrum). 

 PODH FT- M P -NOT- C ''>^I/«''*o^/.s).-The Forget-Me-Not 

 riJIV.Ulw 1 -iTlU-1'^U 1 js an old favorite, bearing clus- 

 ters of star-shaped flowers. It thrives well in shade or open 

 border. Hardy jierennial. 

 Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, growing six to 



eight mches high; flowers large, blue 10 



Dissitifiora, very deep blue; early blooming 15 



Pni IP OTI nCV—(^^'^^'^'cl (^f Perii\—The plants are 

 1 V/UIV \J VLwUV/IV ]avge and require four feet of 

 space; make a prettj' hedge. The flowers are funnel 

 shaped, white, red and striped, very fragrant, and open 

 about four o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all night, 

 and generally perish before noon the next day. The 



French call it Belle de Xuit, " P.eauty of Night. " Will grow- 

 in any common garden soil, from seed sown in open ground. 

 Hardy annual; two feet high. 



Gold striped 5 Yellow 5 



Red 5 Yellow, red striped 5 



White 5 Mixed 5 



White, red striped .5 



POYfil C\\/V— (Digitalis}.— Plants produce dense spikes 



1 lJiA.VJL,\/ T Iv of flowers on stems three to five feet high. 



The blossoms are thimble shaped. A valuable flower in 



every ])erennial garden. Hardy biennials or perennials. 



Ivery's Spotted, an endless variety of colors; robust, strong 



and hardy 5 



Splendid Mixed 5 



FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE-LSSeTeTJ^?: 



ering plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea like 

 flowers; particularly adapted for borders or rock work 

 Hardy perennial; four feet high. 



Coronarium , scarlet 5 



'* album, white 5 



FlICHm A ~The varieties of Fuchsias are numbered by 



* *-^^***^*^* hundreds, and some are exceedingly beau- 

 tiful. They are as easily grown from seed as cuttings, and 

 from seed many improved varieties are obtained. Tender 

 perennial. 



Double, finest mixed 525 



flAII I ARniA "Showy plants, flowering the first year, 

 '-*^'^*-'''*^'*-*^'^» and among the gayest ornaments of 



summer flowering beds. 

 Picta, one foot high; flowers crimson and yellow. Hardy 

 annual, with root protection in winter becomes a per- 

 ennial 5 



GAILLARDIA, PICTA LORENZIANA. 



Picta Lorenziana.— For general decorative purposes, as well 

 as for bouquets, this is invaluable, its gay colored flowers 

 being abundantly produced from July until frost- Hardv 

 annual, with root protection in winter' becomes a perennial. 

 One foot high; sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth, 

 mixed 10 



Grandiflora, the largest flowers of the species; blossoms 

 scarlet and orange; excellent for cutting. Hardy per- 

 ennial 10 



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