SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING-. 



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Under this head will be found seeds of plants that are especially 

 adapted to house culture, and while it requires careful treatment to 

 grow them successfully, it is an interesting study to watch the devel- 

 opment of these rare and beautiful varieties. We have selected the 

 strains of seeds offered with greatest care. Full cultural directions on 

 each packet. p er p^, 



Agapanthus Umbellata (Lily of the Palace).— Blue flowers; 

 beautifully and easily grown $o 10 



Begonia, Tuberous-rooted. — Extra fine mixed seed of single 

 varieties 25 



Begonia, Finest double-flowering 25 



Calceolaria Hybrida — Tigrina Pumila. — Beautiful house plants. 

 "We offer a selection of best dwarf varieties; can be grown with- 

 out stakes 40 



Carnation Remontant (Tree Carnation). — Fine mixed .... 25 

 Cineraria Hybrida. — Finest mixed, large flowering varieties. 



Easily grown from seed 20 



Coleus — Good mixed seed. For the Fittest Coleus seed ever 



offered see our Success strain, page &o 10 



Cyclamen Persicum. — Orchid-like flowers ; very fragrant . . . 20 



Ferns Mixed. — Spores of many varieties 25 



Fuchsia. — Choice varieties, single, mixed 20 



Fuchsia. — Choice varieties, double, mixed 20 



The Trailing Fuchsia (Procumbens). — Exceedingly pretty 

 trailing plants, for pots or hanging baskets; crimson red ber- 

 ries, size and shape of robins' eggs 35 



Geranium, Apple-Scented 25 



Fine Mixed Pelargoniums. — Rare varieties 40 



Gloxinia Hybrida. — Best quality, mixed 30 



Heliotrope Fine Mixed. — Much appreciated 10 



Lemon Verbena. — Easily grown from seed 10 



Lantana.— Finest Mixed 10 



Linaria Cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy) 35 



Oxalis Floribunda — A free-flowering Oxalis ; one of the best for 



basket or pot plants 10 



Passiflora Ccerulea. — The most hardy of the Passion Flowers ; 

 deep blue lo 



Boston Smilax. 



The well-known Boston Smilax, beautiful, graceful foliage and 

 pretty white flowers. We offer a fine strain of American-grown 

 seeds. Per 02., $1 .■ 10 



Primula (Chinese Primrose). 



The best Primulas can now be grown from seed, requiring little 

 extra care. The great perfection to which this well-known and beau- 

 tiful class has been brought has made them unequal in popularity. 

 Our seed gives the best satisfaction, as we have been careful to secure 

 the finest strains of Primulas in existence. 



Full cultural directions printed on each packet. 



Azure Blue. — The color is a 

 beautiful rich blue, and the 

 flowers of elegant form and 



substance . 35 



'^VuA? Alba Magnifica. — Flowers pure 

 *JbJr33 white, distinct yellow eye; 



very beautiful 35 



The Best Red.— A bright and 

 much admired variety; the 

 color is very rich, brilliant 



and striking 25 



g Primula (Snowflake). — Rare 

 it .' ^"^iJKsrviil Alii? and difficult to obtain ; a vcr)' 



am// . «b\Z^f£v^wiSJ free- flowering strain 30 



Crimson Velvet. — This is the 

 deepest, darkest, finest, col- 

 ^* ored double Primrose in ex- 

 istence 25 



$\^ V, «3^^^^ Scarlet Gem. — The flowers are 



^ ^W^Mi \\ J °*" a most brilliant and intense 



' V % r ' cn scar ' et crimson 25 



„..-..„ Superb Fringed varieties. 



PRIMULA, DOUBLE. ^^j g^ ,,. 



Fern Leaved Mixed. — Much admired, large flowers 25 



Splendid Mixed Large Flowering.— A superb mixture, includ- 

 ing the above and many others 25 



The Best Double Mixed.— Of all colors ; a valuable strain. . . 45 

 Obconica. — This is an unusual Primula and unquestionably the 

 most desirable of all Primulas for outdoor planting; a very 

 prolific bloomer, flowering continuously throughout the year, 

 producing a profusion of lovely while flowers — delicately tinted 

 with lilac. Can be grown to good advantage as a pot plant 

 during Winter months 15 



Special Offer.— The entirecollection of greenhouse seeds, including 

 OUT complete collection of n Primulas, 33 varieties in all, for £5.00. 



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In the following list will be found Biennials and Perennials that do 

 not bloom until the second season. As will be seen, they include 

 many of our oldest and most popular flowers. The seed can be sown 

 in the Spring with the Annuals, or in the early Autumn ; in the latter 

 case the beds should be shaded and watered until the plants appear. 



Carnations and Picotees. 



Magnificent flowers, large, perfect in form, and delightfully fragrant. 



Seed sown in May or June will bloom splendidly the following season. 



A succession of young plants should be had every year, as old plants 



are injured by the Winter, while young ones are perfectly hardy. 



Per Pkt. 



Carnation German Extra, Double Mixed. — Seeds from named 

 flowers; very choice $o 25 



Choice Double Mixed. — A good selection of fine double varie- 

 ties 10 



Picotee, Finest Double Mixed. — A splendid strain of double 

 varieties ; flowers margined with various colors 20 



Picotee, Finest Fancy Mixed. — This is the best Italian seed, 

 saved from named varieties ; it cannot be surpassed 35 



The Set of Carnations and Picotees t 4 varieties t ?f cts 



Phlox Perennial. 



Can be readily grown from seed; best sown in Fall. Plants grow 

 in splendid clumps, which are gorgeous with brilliant heads of bloom. 

 Entirely hardy. 



Finest Varieties Mixed. — Saved from our own collection, em- 

 bracing the newest and best kinds 15 



Pea Perennial. 



Perennial Peas being perfectly hardy give much satisfaction ; they 

 die down to the ground every Winter and start again in the Spring, 

 growing 10 feet or more in a season. 

 Perennial Pea Splendens. — A beautiful species from California; 



handsome dark red flowers . . 10 



Perennial Peas. — All varieties mixed 10 



Sweet William (Dianthus). 



The Sweet William is a very old and popular flower, unsurpassed 

 for border or bedding plants. The seed we offer is of the best double 

 varieties. 



Sweet William Perfection. — Finestdouble; mixed, large flowers 5 

 Auricula Flowered. — Flowers in trusses ; colors beautiful ... 10 

 Paeony. — A well-known, hardy, herbaceous plant; with large, 



double flowers of various shades of rose, crimson and white. . 15 

 Viola Ado rata (Blue). — The popular Sweet Violet ; flowers very 



early in the Spring, but the seed requires months to germinate. 10 

 Wallflower. — Fine German Double Mixed 10 



Winter=bIooming x^^MT^^li 



Morning Glories. 



If you want brilliant flowers and 

 plenty of them in your windows the 

 coming Winter, plant our Winter- T^ ~?3B 

 blooming Strain of Convolvulus ; ^$'--^^,n\M 

 we cannot think of any flower that k 

 will grow as easily and give the 

 same satisfaction. A packet of seed 

 sown in a 6-inch pot, box or pan, 

 will be a flower show in forty to 

 forty-five days. Flowers very large, 

 very brilliant and open all day, con- 

 tinuing for a long period. We do 

 not know of anything that will give 

 as much enjoyment for the money 

 as a packet of these IVinter-dloom- 

 ing Morning Glories. We offer 

 this fine strain, all colors mixed. 

 10 cts. per pkt., 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 



The Dingee & Conard Co.'s Lawn Grass. 



This standard mixture cannot be surpassed for quickly making a 

 handsome turfy sward that will stand our hot and dry Summers, pre- 

 senting at all times a healthy appearance. Lawn Grass can be sown 

 in Autumn with excellent results, and indeed many prefer sowing it at 

 this time. 



For laying down new lawns or plots, sow the seed at the rate of one 

 quart to 300 square feet ( 15 x 20 feet), or five bushels to the acre ; for 

 renovating lawns half this quantity is sufficient. Full directions for 

 the laying down and care of lawns is sent with each order. 



Price by Mail, postpaid. — One quart, 30 cts. ; 4 quarts, $1.00. 



We offer this seed in bulk by Express at $1.25 per peck; one-half 

 bushel, £2.50; $5.00 per bushel ; 5 bushels for £22. 50. 



The Prices given include the Postage, 

 wliich we pay. 



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