MISS EMMA V. WHITE, 



African Horned Cucumber. 



The name indicates something for the vegetable 

 rather than the ornamental garden, but this real- 

 ly combines the two, for the vtne is handsome 

 and luxuriant, and the fruit may be used for pick- 

 les or eaten green. It is especially useful for a 

 trellis where a dense shade is desired, as it 

 grows faster and makes more vine than almost 

 any other climber, but it is equally good as a 

 trailer. Whether dotted with its pretty yellow 

 blossoms or bearing its curious fruit it is always 

 ornamental. When mature the fruit is about 

 four inches long by two and one-half in diameter, 

 and is covered at intervals with strong points or 

 horns. As it ripens it turns to a brilliant orange 

 and yellow, with speckled and clouded effects. 

 The Vine may be grown as a curiosity, an orna- 

 ment, a shade", or a useful vegetable. Pkt.. 4 cts. 



Wild Cucumber. 



Though common, this well-known 



climber has so many favorable quali- 



&JWi& ties— easy of cultivation, rapid grow- 



mheTIl ln V' dense foliage, graceful blossoms, 



•^akj^pT self sowing- that we cannot do with- 



S~^^\;f^ o»t it. For the porch and for cover- 



V^TJsMf ln S unsightly heaps of rubbish, old 



-JHK Mr stumps or fences, nothing is prettier, 



cheaper or more satisfactory. Pkt., 



3 cts ; 02., 25 cts. 



©ypress Vine. 



x~ -A A beautiful climber, with delicate 



WT feathery foliage, bearing bright, vel- 



-J vety, star-shaped scarlet or white 



flowers. It is prettv to train over old 



stumps or rock work. Pkt., 3 cts.; 2 



pkts., 5 cts. 



Digitalis Monstrosus. 



TSX The old-fashioned Foxglove, a pop- 

 gsEi ular, hardy perennial. The long flow- 

 er stalks are covered with hood-like 

 flowers, in shades of purple, white, 

 rose and yellow. Mixed. Pkt., 3 cts. 



Dusty Miller. 



A valuable foliage plant, making a 

 fine contrast when massed with darker 

 leaved plants, or pretty for edging 

 == beds. This is a tine mixture of C'en- 

 taurea Gymnocarpa and Cineraria 

 Maritima seed. The foliage is silvery 

 gray and deeply cut, and has a white 

 downy covering. Hardv perennial. 

 Pkt., 3 cts.. 2 pkts., 5 cts. 



Mv "Culture 

 of riowers".... 



Revised and Enlarged 

 for 1901. 



FREE WITH EVERY ORDER 



Mapleton. Minn.. Mar., 1900.— "We were much 

 pleased with the flowers from your se«d. The 

 Dahlias were perfectly grand, and the people 

 would not believe that they came from seed." 

 Gertrude Greeley. 



Cyclamen. 



Cyclamen Persicum. Beautiful for 

 its orchid-like blossoms, in pintr, white or 

 crimson 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 following win- 

 ter or spring. Pkt., 5 cts., 2 pkts., 8 cts. 



Cyclamen Gigante^m. Very large 

 flowers and highly ornamental foliage. 

 Pkt., 8 cts., 2 pkts., 14 cts. 



