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it flowers freely from seed the first year. 

 Two to three feet high. February till 

 April, 



TAG-ETES ERECTA. — African or Tall 

 Growing Marigold. — Very showy annual 

 for borders with bright yellow flowers. 

 Two and a half feet high. February to 

 March; October to December. 



TAGETES FATUZiA. — French or Dwarf 

 Marigold. — Covered with yellow and brown 

 Howers. One and a half feet high. Janu- 

 ary till April. 



VERBENA CANDIDISSIMA. — White 

 Verbena. — Pure white Verbena of more or 

 less frangrance. One and a half feet high. 

 January till April. 



VERBENA HYBBIDA.— Hybridized Ver- 

 bena. — Their long flowering and great 

 diversity of color makes them valuable for 

 every garden, however small. All colors 

 mixed, ll^ feet high. January till April. 



VIOI.A ODOR AT A.— Sweet Violet.— Well 

 known edging plant. Half foot high. Sow 

 from January till March. 



VINCA ROSEA AND AI.BA.— Red and 

 White Periwinkle. — Plants of shining foli- 

 age, with white and dark rose colored 

 flowers. Two feet high, February till 

 April. 



VIOLA TRICOI.OR MAXIMA.— Large 

 Flowering English Pansy. — This is one of 

 the finest little plants in cultivation for 

 pots or the open ground. They are of end- 

 less colors and markings. Half foot high. 

 October till March. 



BUGNOT'S IMPROVED BI.OTCHED 

 PANSY. — This variety is certainly the 

 handsomest of all the pansies, and, like the 

 Odlers, are five blotched and generally yel- 



low or white edged. The flowers are •f 

 the most perfect form and beautiful color- 

 ing. October to March. Price, per packet, 

 25 cents. 



CASSIER'S IMPROVED PANSY.— A 

 beautiful variety with large flowers of 

 most compact growth. The flowers are 

 generally five-spotted, but more distinctly 

 mariced than the Trimardeau. October to 

 March. Price, 25 cents per packet. 



I.ARGE TRIMARDEAU PANSY.— This is 

 the largest variety in cultivation. the 

 flowers are well formed, generally three- 

 spotted, quite distinct; the plants grow 

 compact. October to March. 



ZINNIA EIlEGANS, fl. pi.— Tall Double 

 Zinnia. — Plants of very easy culture, flow- 

 ering very profusely through the whole 

 Summer and P^all; producing double flow- 

 ers of all colors, almost as large as the 

 flowers of a Dahlia. Thee feet high. Feb- 

 ruary to August. 



STECKIiER'S G-IANT ZINNIA. — T h i s 

 Zinnia is without doubt the largest and 

 finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 

 between the Elegans Pumila, fl. pi., and 

 the Elegans Grandiflora Robusta varieties. 

 The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 

 61/^ inches; half early; semi-high and 

 perfectly double. Each package contains a 

 fine selection of beautiful colors. Febru- 

 ary to August. 15 cents per packet. 



ZINNIA EI.EGANS PUMII^A, fl. pi.— 

 Dwarf double mixed. A dwarf selection 

 especially desirable. The compact, bushy 

 plants rarely grow over two feet high, and 

 are covered with large flowers of great 

 beauty. February to August. 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



These Seeds are all pat up in 10c. Packages. 



Discorea or Air Potato. 



AIR POTATO. — Discorea. — A plant of 

 easy culture and exceedingly rapid growth; 

 one of the quickest growing vines that we 

 know of, producing small tubers of conicle 

 and round shape potatoes. The leaves are 

 glossy and have a white texture. The po- 

 tatoes are not edible, but tlie Aine is used 



to cover arbors, fences, sheds, etc., and is 

 ideal for that purpose. Bullis, 25c. each, 

 postpaid. March to June. 



ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS.— Rosa Mon- 

 tana, Mountain Vine. — One of the finest 

 perennial climbers of rapid growth with 

 long racemes of beautiful deep pink flow- 

 ers. Sow in February or March in flower 

 pots, and transplant into the open ground 

 in May. Will flower freely the first year, 



CASA BANANA.— Wax Gourd,— A strong 

 growing vine with long shaped, dark crim- 

 son fruit, which looks very ornamental. 

 It is used for preserves. March to May. 



CONVOZ>VUi;US major.— Morning 

 Glory. — A well known vine with various 

 handsomely colored flowers of easy culture. 

 Grows almost anywhere. Ten feet high. 

 February till July, 



DOI.ICHOS LABLAB.— Hyacinth Beans, 

 Free growing plant, with purple and white 

 flowers, March till April. 



IPOMAEA BONA NOX.— Large Flower- 

 ing Evening Glory. — The White Moon- 

 flower.) — A vine of rapid growth with beau- 

 tiful white flowers which open in the even- 

 ing. Twenty feet high. February till 

 June. 



IPOMAEA QUAMOCliIT ROSEA.— R e d 

 Cypress Vine. — Very beautiful, delicate 

 foliage of rapid growth with scarlet star- 

 .shaped flowers. February to June. 



IPOMAEA QUAMOCliIT AI.BA.— White 

 Cypress Vine. — The same as the Red 

 variety. February to June. 



MAMORDICA BAZiSAMINA.— B a 1 s a m 

 Apple. — A climbing plant of very rapid 

 growth, producing Cucumber-like fruits, 

 with warts on them. They are believed 

 to contain medicinal virtues. They are put 

 in jars with alcohol and are used as a 

 dressing for cuts, bruises, etc. February 

 till July. 



