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THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



Stock. 



German Ten Weeks. 



Siocts are very satisfactory and beautiful for outdoor planting, and 

 equally desirable for pot culture. The flowers are noted fur their 

 fragrance and splendid range of color. To have a continuous suc- 

 cession of bloom, sow seed from Maich to ^May. Per pkt 

 New Perpeiual Large Flowering Stock. — The most valu- 

 able variety of Large Flowering Ten-Weeks white stocks 

 ever iatroduced. The plants are of strong growth and fine 

 habitp certainly a novelty of ihe first rank. It grows in the 

 open ground to the height of i^^ feet, and if sown early will 

 produce uninterruptedly a great abundance of bloom from May 

 or June until November, 'ihe individual flowers are uncom- 

 monly large, of a fine rosette like shape and the pure>t possible 

 white. The flowers appe^tr on each liitle sho t. and the oftener 

 they are cut the better they seem to like it; indeed, it is a veri- 

 table " Cut and Come Ag.iin." ... $o 15 



Red Victoria. — It is perfectly beautiful in appearance; the 

 lateral branches are regularly arranged around the main stem, 

 becoming shorteras they near the top, making the whole plant 

 a natural-grown bouquet of pyramidal shjpe. The exquisite 



double flowers are a deep blood red 15 



New Ten-Weeks Stock, GL be Pyramidal. — A magnificent 

 strain of Ten- Weeks stock. It is hard to convey a fair idea of 

 the immense pyramids of perfectly double flowers, the individ- 

 ual blooms otten measuring over 2 inches in diameter. The 

 plants are of neat, compact habit. Altogether, we consider this 

 New Stock one of the finest recently introduced. Finest 



Mixed Colors , . , . 15 



Stocks, Large Flowering Dwarf, Blood Red. —The richest, 



deepest-colored stock grown, 10 in 10 



Lsrge Flowering Dwarf, Pure White. — A lovely variety . . . 10 

 Large Flowering Dwarf, Finest Mixed. — All colors, i ft . . . 10 

 Wall Flowered, Finest Mixed. — A handsome collection of wall- 



fiowered varieties .... 10 



Intermediate Stocks. — Valuable on account of flowering late in 

 Fall, also as pot plants for early Spring; finest mixed varie- 

 ties 10 



New Giant Perfection. — Plants attain aheight of 2^^ feet, pro- 

 ducing large spikes of perfectly double flowers ; mixed colors . 10 

 German Ten-Weeks Mixed. — A mixture of fine varieties, ij^ 



feet 10 



The set 0/ 10 Ger77ian Ten-Weeks Stocks na7Hed above for S^cts. 



VEKDEXA SEA FO AM — C ANDIDISSIMA. 



Verbenas. 



If there is anything that can be called the flower for the million, it 

 is the Verbena. Good, healthy plants can now be produced from seed 

 with such little expense as to make it entirely unnecessary to buy 

 plants OP cuttings. Another fact, not generally known, is that all 

 Verbenas, raised from seed, are fragrant, especially the light-colored 

 varieties. We take great pride in our stock of Verbenas, and recom- 

 mend it as the finest in this countrj'. Sow the seed early in boxes or 

 hotbeds, and plant out when 3 or 4 inches high. They bloom from 

 July until frost, and are very beautiful. Pi:rJ>kt. 



Verbena Hybrida Superfine Mixed. — This unrivaled strain of 

 seed is fully described on page So. Great care was taken to 

 select seed from the largest flowers and to have the proper pro- 

 portion of all colors in the mixture. We consider this strain 

 of Verbenas unrivaled. 3 pkts. for 5octs.; per J^ oz.,gi.25; ^ 



oz.,S2; oz., $4 5020 



Scarlet Defiance. — Brilliant scarlet. This is the best deep-col- 

 ored variety grown 20 



Sea Foam — Candidissima (see cut1. — Beautiful, pure white. 



The fine trusses of flowers are, very sweet . 20 



Auricula Flowered Varieties Mixed. — -'illcolors. A distinct 



class 20 



Italian Striped. — Very showy, striped of many bright colors ; 



fine for edging. Per 5^ oz., 75 cts 20 



Golden Leaved . — Clear yellow-colored leaves, flowers 



bright scarlet 25 



Primrose (Luiea). — The nearest yellow of any. . . . 10 



Erecta Compacta (Tom Thumb Verbenas). — The 



plants form remarkably compact circular mats of 



growth, 13-2 to 2 ft. in diameter; numerous flowers, 



elegantly carried above the dark green foliage . . . 



Odorata (Tencroides). — A distinct species , bearing 



spikes of fragrant white flowers; quite hardy, allowing 



seed to be sown in open ground as early as Sweet Peas 10 



I Venosa.— Also a 5/(?(r?>,r and in fine contrast to Odorata. 



Trusses of purple-violet flowers 5 



Hybrida Mixed. — Good imported seed, mixed colors. 

 Per 5^ oz., 40 cts.; Ji oz., 75 cts.; oz., §1.25 . ... 10 



15 



Zinnias. 



A PLANT OF THE NEW GIANf ZINNIA. 



Dwarf Firebai!. — Exactly like Snowball in habit, but flowers in 



direct contrast; dazzling fiery scarlet lo 



Dwarf Mixed. — The two varieties described, mixed lo 



Extra Yellow. — Handsome yellow flowers, fine form lo 



Hageana, fl. pi. — Flowers of deep orange color ; good for drying, lo 

 New Pompone Varieties, Mixed. — The flowers are about half 

 the usual size, very double, and of the most beautiful form and 



vivid colors. 3 pkts. for 25 cts, 10 



Double Lilliput. — See Novelties, page 79. . 10 



Fine Double Mixed.— A good selection of varieties for general 

 planting, all colors. Per oz., 30 cts . ■ . 5 



The Zinniahas been so much improved, it would hardly 



be recognized as the Zinnia of ten years ago. The flowers 



are large, finely formed, and as double as Dahlias; the 



col*^rs are bright, showy and attractive. "We offer the best selected 



home-grown American seed, which is far superior to the imported 



seed usually sold. 



New Giant Zinnia. — Thisisbyfaf the largest Zinnia in cultiva- 

 tion, making splendid well-balanced bushes, with luxuriant 

 foliage, 3 to 4 feet in height, 2 to 3 feetin diameter ; the flowers 

 are borne in great profusion and are of immense size, frequent- 

 ly 5 to 7 inches across, and perfectly double; the 

 petals beirg of great consistency , t hey are not afTected 

 by heat, remaining in good condition for weeks; the 

 colors are clear and vivid and of many striking 

 shades. The magnificent, robust habit and quick 

 growth of this grand new Zinnia make it particularlj"- 

 adapted for planting singly or in groups. We have an extra- 

 fine stock of seed and make the price as low as possible; it 

 grows easily from seed sown in the open ground where plants 

 are to grow, and at least one packet should be included in every 



order 10 



Best Double Mixed. — A special collection of splendid colors; the 

 flowers are perfectly double and beautifully formed. 3 pkts. for 



25 cts.; per oz., 50 cts 10 



Dwarf Snowball. — Compact bushy plants, covered with snowy 



white flowers to 



The set 0/ 10 Zinnias najncd ahovefor 80 cfs. 



]M P \A/ C\ \ A N T V F R R F N A ^ where a small number of the very finest and newest colors are desired, nothing 

 i ^ L* '* V_i 1 /i i 1 1 V 1— - l\ LJ L. I 1 i\ O . can equ.d our New Giant Type, the seed of which is saved each season from the 



largest flowers. One can thus have the very finest new varieties and colors at a trifling cost compared with purchasing plants. The seed of 



our Giant Verbena is put-up, a careful mixture of all colors, 100 seeds to the packet. Per packet, 40 cts. 



