.-. TESTED .-. FLORAL .-. NOVELTIES 



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ANNUAL POINSETTIA. 



" Mexican Fire Plant," or " Fire on the Mountain." 



(Euphorbia helerophylla.) 



1221. This glorious novelty is an annual of the easiest 

 culture, forniing bushy plants three to four feet high, with 

 glossy green fldille-shaped leaves, which form at the ends of 

 the branches into large whorls and bracts, among \yhich 

 small green flowers appear in summer, and immediately 

 after the leaves commence to color up. The smaller bracts 

 among the flowers are of a brilliant orange-scarlet, and the 

 large surrounding leaves soon become blazed with a darker 

 tiei-y scarlet so that only a tip of green is left. As these col- 

 ored bracts almo.^t cover the plant, the effect is indescribably 

 grand. The seeds grow easily if .sown in the open ground as 

 soon as it is warm enough, but if they can be started early in 

 the house or hot-bed the brilliant scarlet color will appear 

 much earlier in the season, and is always retained until 

 frost. Pkt.,20c. 



ITOPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA. Pkt., 20O. 



PIGMY ZINNIA . 



2944. The jilants of this excellent little novelty are 

 of candelabra form, close and vigorous in habit, and when 

 fully developed are only five to seven inches high and 

 are nearly covered with pretty flowers extraordinarily 

 double and of ati intense orange-yellow. As each plant 

 bears from, ninety to one hundred and twenty-five 

 flowers, it is consequently nearly covered. Itcontin 

 ues in bloom throughout the season, and is very suitable 

 for edging or bedding as well as of much value for pot 

 culture. Pkt., 20c. 



SULPHUR GEM SUNFLOWER. 



1513. A novel and beautiful .sunflower, growing 

 about ilve feet high, of very branched, tree-like form 

 each branch bearing flowers of a delicate primrose or 

 sulphur yellow with a black centre. The flowers aie 

 borne from within two feet of the gromid to the summit, 

 and come out in succession until killed by fiost. Its 

 rare color in a sunflower, added to its effectiveness lor 

 garden decoration, make it very desirable. Pkt., 10c. 



POPPY "-WHITE SWAN." Pkt.,20c. 



WHITE SWAN POPPY. 



2387. The introducer describes this poppy as probably- 

 one of the finest novelties of this year's introduction. The 

 plant forms a dense, freely branchingbush two feet in height; 

 above this are elevated on strong, slender stems, the very- 

 large flowers. These are of immense size, very double, witli 

 beautifully laciniated petals, and of the purest possible white. 

 It lasts much longer in bloom than any other poppy. It? 

 luxuriant green foliage and pure white flowers will make it 

 a conspicuous object when planted in groups or as single 

 specimens in the garden. Pkt., 20o. 



2388. Papaver GXaucum, Tuljp Poppy. A glossy 

 new^ annual poppy from twenty to twenty-four inches high, 

 with beautifully shaped large flowers, four inches across, 

 of a most brilliant dark scarlet. The two outside petals are 

 double the size of the inner ones, and each pair forms by- 

 itself around cup of flower which nearly resembles a single 

 tulip. The flower will stand well for several days, and the 

 plant is therefore always in full bloom. Pkt., 20c. 



PIGMY ZINNIA. Pkt., 20c. 



" Hurry and Worry were two busy men, 

 They worked and worked till the clock struck ten ; 

 They gained high station, power and wealHi, 

 But lost their happiness, youth and heallli."' 



