MISS EMMA V. WHITE. 



Umbrella Plant. 



Farming-ton, Minn., Oct. 

 the Dakota Co. Fair." 



Araboy. Minn., Mar. 17, 

 first time and found them 

 I ever had." 



1897.— "My pansies took the premium at 

 Gertrcde Michel. 



1897. — "I planted your seed last year for the 

 to be the best and furnishing the best flowers 

 Mrb. W. F. Stephens. 



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UMBRELLA PLANT 



(Cyperus Alternifolius). 



A delicate decorative foliage 

 plant, throwing up stems two 

 to three feet high, surmount- 

 ed with a whorl of graceful, 

 frass-like leaves. It grows 

 nely in water with rich soil 

 or mudj or does well in any 

 good soil if it is watered free- I 

 ly. Unsurpassed as a single 

 ornamental plant for the win- 

 dow, and especially adapted 

 for the fernery or aquarium. 

 If you can have but one plant 

 in the house, no better selec- 

 tion could be made than that 

 of the Umbrella Plant. Ten- 

 der perennial, easily raised 

 from seed. Pkt., 6 cts. 



TO THE VIOLET. 



"Welcome, maids of honor I 

 You do bring 

 In the spring 

 And wait upon her. 

 "She has virgins many, 

 Fresh and fair; 

 Yet you are 

 More sweet than any." 



— J?obert Herrick. 



<^%<^> VIOLET. 



The dainty, fragrant flower so universally prized. No other flower 



has had its praises more often sung by the poet or lover of nature. "Knowest 



thou what thoughts from Heaven the violet instils" said one, and thus it has 



ever stood as an emblem of innocence. It is easily raised from seed, though 



rather slow to germinate, but when once established it will be the first flower 



to greet you in the spring. It succeeds best in partially shaded situations. 



Perennial. 



The Czar. A lovely, large-flowered blue. Pretty for pots. Pkt., 5 cts. 



White Queen. Very fragrant. Pkt., 3 cts. 



Violets, mixed. White and blue, mixed. Pkt., 4 cts. 



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