MINNEAPOLIS, MINN 



Swainsonia Alba. 



A pretty greenhouse plant, generally sold only 

 by ine florist, but it conies also from seed. It may 

 be trained as a vine, or kept in bush form by 



{dnching back. The foliage is slender and fern- 

 ike, and the blossoms, "pure milk-white, like 

 miniature sweet peas, are borne in long clusters 

 of fifteen to twenty-five in a bunch. It is almost 

 never without flowers. Perennial. Pkt.. 10 seeds. 

 Sets. 



Solatium Seaforthianum. 



A beautiful new climber, new in the 

 sense that it is not yet generally 

 known what a wonderfully pretty and 

 desirable plant it is. The foliage is a 

 dark green, the ends of the branches 

 arching gracefully out and carrying a 

 large cluster of lovely light blue, wis- 

 teria-like flowers. They continue to 

 bloom until frost, the early maturing 

 blossoms being followed by showy 

 scarlet seed berries. It is" equally 

 valuable for out door trellises, or 

 growing in pots for the window or 

 conservatory: or it may be used with- 

 out a support, as the branches are 

 woody and grow to a height of but five 

 or six feet. Pkt., 7 Cts. 



Smilax. 



Spider Plant 



iCleome Pungens). 



A hardy, vigorous plant whose 

 foliage has a pungent odor. It 

 grows four or five feet high and 

 flowers profusely until frost. The 

 blossoms are a whitish rose and 

 grow in large clusters, each one 

 throwing out long slender stamens 

 like a spider's legs, with peculiar 

 and striking effect. Annual. 



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



Salt River, Ky.. March, 1900.— "The vege- 

 table seeds I purchased of you were splen- 

 did, they came up better than any I have 

 bought elsewhere in many years." 



J. R. Buckman. 



Shorey. April. 1900.— "The seed that my 

 daughter sent for are up and doing finely." 

 (Hi v.. Bradford. 



No climbing plant surpasses the Smilax, not only for the graceful beauty of the vine, but for its 

 value in decoration. The seed should be sown in pots or boxes, as it requires a month or more to 

 germinate, but it is easy to cultivate. Although a perennial, it is better to start new plants each 

 year, and not try to keep them after the leaves turn yellow. Pkt . 4 cts 



SWAINSONIA ALBA 



