MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



COLUMBINE (Aquilegia). 



Coming very earl}', before many other 



flowers are blooming, the Columbine is an 



essential feature of the perennial bed. The 



flowers are of curious formation, in some the 



spurs being developed to a great length. 



Don't be alarmed if the plants do not appear 



soon after planting. Like most perennials, 



the seed is very slow to germinate, but if 



started in a box and kept moist the plants 



will appear in a month or six weeks. Out of 



doors they do not come so soon. 



Double'White. Pretty for pots. Pkt., 5c. 



Double and Single, mixed. Containing 



the Chrysantha, beautiful golden vellow, 



long-spurred flowers, and Cerulea", outer 



sepals deep lilac or blue, with petals white. 



Very desirable. Pkt., 4 cts. 



i^J3§^\A , Rowlesburg.W.Va. 



/^fiM^T('7 jy/r~^7^V^lh see women come to 



Miss G. Rightmyer. 



Beardsley, Minn.> 

 Apr. 17, 1897.— "I 

 had grand success 

 with Petunia, Sweet 

 Peas and Nasturti- 

 um from your seeds 

 last year. 



Mas. J. R. Cook. 



Ariel, Pa., Mar. 11, 

 1897.— "I am glad 

 to see one woman 

 make a venture in 

 floriculture." 



Mas. S. A. Bbowh. 



DUSTY MILLER 



(Cineraria Maritima). 

 A valuable foliage plant, making a fine 

 contrast when massed with darker foliage 

 plants, or pretty for edging beds. I offer a 

 fine mixture of "the Centaurea Gymnocarpa 

 and Cineraria Maritima seed. The foliage is 

 silver}' gray and deeply cut, especially in the 

 latter variety, and in each the white,' downy 

 covering is present, which gives the name, 

 "Dusty Miller." Half hardy perennial. 

 Pkt. 3 CtS. 



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COREOPSIS (Calliopsis). 



Golden Wave. A new variety with gold- 

 en flowers, much larger than the ordinary 

 blossoms, growing on long, slender stems. 

 Fine for cutting. Perennial. Pkt., 3 cts. 



Ijaneeolata. A lovely improved variety 

 with flowers much larger than any hereto- 

 fore offered, fancifully and appropriately 

 called "California Sunbeams." Some of 

 the blossoms are saucer-shaped, others flat, 

 and some are like great buttercups, while 

 the petals have pinked or irregularly 

 fringed edges. Some are light yellow, 

 others a deeper shade and still darker 

 around the eye. Hardy perennial, often 

 blossoming the first year. Pkt., 5 Cts. 



Finest Mixed. A universal favorite, 

 rightly named "Bright Eyes." A bed of 

 Coreopsis alone makes a brilliant sight 

 with its various shades of yellow, orange 

 and reddish brown. If not allowed to seed 

 very much, there will be one mass of bloom 

 throughout the summer. Annual. Pkt., 

 dots. 



CYCLAMEN. 



Cyclamen Persicnm. Beautiful for its 

 orchid-like blossoms, in pink, white or crim- 

 son shades, and ornamental foliage. Seed 

 may be sown at any time, but for winter 

 blooming should be started early in the 

 house or hotbed, as it takes from three to 

 six weeks to germinate. By autumn a bulb 

 will be formed, which will bloom the fol- 

 lowing winter or spring. Pkt., 5 cts. 



Cyclamen Giganteum. Very large flow- 

 ers and highly ornamental foliage. Pkt. He. 



Coreopsis Lanceolata. 



