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ASTER. — Semple's Branching. — Beautiful 

 for cut flowers. These flowers are large 

 double, with graceful wavy petals borne on 

 long stiff stems, and the colors are clear 

 and handsome. Excellent for cutting; two 

 feet. December till March. 



ASTER. — Trufants Paeony Flowered 

 Perfection. — Large double paeony-shaped 

 flowers of fine mixed colors, one of the 

 best varieties. Two feet high; sow from 

 December till March. 



A S T E R. — Queen Margaret, Quilled. — 

 Perfect double quilled flower, of all shades. 

 One and a half feet high. December till 

 March. 



BAIiSAMINA. — Mixed, Improved Came- 

 lia-flowered, very double and beautiful 

 colors. February to August. 5c. and 10c. 

 packets. 



BAIiSAMINA CAMEIiIA FIiORA AIiBA. 

 — Pure white flowers, about two feet high, 

 used for bouquets. Sow all Balsaminas 

 from February till August. 5c. and 10c. 

 packets. 



B B 1. 1. 1 S PERENNIS.— Daisy.— Finest 

 double mixed variety; four inches high. 

 October till January. 



SHASTA DAISY. — Burbank's Double 

 Fringed. — An absolute perpetual bloomer 

 throughout the whole year wherever it 

 has a chance. October till April. 



PARIS DAISIES. — French Marguerites. — 

 A beautiful plant of easy culture, flower 

 white and yellow; 1% to 2 inches in 

 diameter. October till ISIarch. 



BEGOITIA TUBEROSA. — A very thank- 

 ful green-house plant with tuberous roots 

 and large showy pink, white or red flowers. 

 October till March, in flower pots. Price, 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



BEGONIA REX. — A beautiful and showy 

 green-house foliage plant of easy culture. 

 Will do well out of doors during Summer 

 months, but requires a shady place. Sow 

 like above duiing March and April. Price, 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



CAI.ENDUI.A OFFICINAIiIS. — Pot Mari- 

 gold. — Flowers vary in different shades of 

 yellow; ll^ feet high. January till April. 

 5c. and 10c. packets. 



CANNA INDIC A.— Indian Shot.— Hand- 

 some foliage plants with large spikes of 

 bright crimson, scarlet, bright yellow, 

 orange and spotted flowers. Sow in boxes 

 or flower pots from November to March. 



CEi;OSIA CRISTATA. — Dwarf Cock's 

 Comb. — Very ornamental, producing large 

 head of crimson and yellow flowers one to 

 two feel high. February till August. 5c. 

 and 10c. packets. 



CENTAUREA SUAVOLENS.— T e 1 1 o w 

 Sweet Sultan. — December till April. 



CENTAUREA CYANUS.— Bottle Pink.— 

 A hardy annual of easy culture; of various 

 colors; two feet high. March and April. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM TRICOLOR.— Cari- 

 natum"). — Summer Chrysanthemum. — Sum- 

 mer bloomers of different colors, 12 to 15 

 inches high. March to April. 



COIiEUS. — A beautiful bedding plant 

 which can be easily propagated by seeds 

 which produce different shades of colored 

 plants. March and April. 



COSMOS BIFINNATA HYBRIDA.— 



"White, yellow and mixed. — A very showy 

 annual similar in shape to the Bright-Eye 

 Daisy or Correopsis, but taller and more 

 brilliant in color. December till April. 



CORREOPSIS. — (Calleopsis) — Bright Eye 

 Daisy. — Handsome free blooming plants of 

 the easiest culture, two or three feet high, 

 with yellow and brown daisy-like flowers. 

 December to March. 



CINERARIA HYBRIDA — A beautiful 

 green-house plant. Seed should be sown in 

 October or November, in flower pots and 

 they will flower in the Spring. Must be 

 kept in a green-house. Per packet, 25c. 



CINERARIA MARITIMA. — Dusty Miller. 

 A handsome border plant, cultivated on 

 account of its silvery white leaves. Stands 

 our Summer w^ell. March till August. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM.— Alpine Violet. 

 A green-house plant with tuberous or 

 rather bulbuous roots, blooming abundantly 

 being possessed of very ornamental foliage 

 and of easy culture. Sow in August and 

 September in pots, transplant in small pots 

 when large enough, and keep either in 

 green-house or a room near the window, 

 and give plenty of light and air. Price, 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLI.US.— Carna- 

 tion Pink. — They are double, of different 

 colors, very fragrant; can be sown either 

 in Fall or Spring; should be shaded during 

 midsummer and protected from hard rains; 

 3 to 4 feet high. November till April. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS MARGA- 



RITAE ROBUSTUS, fl. pi Semi-High 



Double Margaret Carnation. — Dwarfish 

 habit, grows from 12 to 15 inches high; 

 the stalks are exceedingly strong, and 

 therefore need no support. The fiowers are 

 much variegated, occasionally producing 

 yellow ones. Flowers four months after 

 sowing the seed, and produces about 80 

 per cent, double fiowers. October to April. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS.— Sweet William. 

 Their beautiful colors make them very 

 showy. Should be sown early, otherwise 

 they will not flower the first Spring; one 

 and a half feet high. October till April. 



DIANTHUS CHINENSIS.— Chinese Pink. 

 A beautiful class of annuals of various 

 colors, flowering in early Spring and Sum- 

 mer; 1 foot high. October till April. 



DIANTHUS PICOTEE. — Finest hybrids. 

 Stage fiowers saved from a collection of 

 over 500 named varieties. Per packet, 25 

 cents. jNIarch and April. 



DIANTHUS FLUMARIS.— Border Pink.— 

 Used for edging. The fiowers are tinged, 

 generally pink and white with a dark eye. 

 Does not fiower the .first year; two feet 

 high. January till April. 



DIANTHUS HEDDE WIGGII.— J a p a n 

 Pink. — This is the most showy of any of 

 the annual pinks. The flowers are very 

 large and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 

 October till April. 



DIANTHUS PUMILA.— Early Dwarf 

 Flowering Carnation. If sown early, this 

 variety will flower the first season. Novem- 

 ber till April. 



Delphinium Chinensis. 



DELPHINIUM CHINENSIS.— D w a r f 



China Larkspur. — Mixed colors very 

 pretty, one foot high. All Larkspurs 

 should be sown from November till April. 

 Note. — None of the Delphiniums or Lark- 

 spurs transplant well, and are better sown 

 at once where they are intended to remain. 



