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Per pkt 

 CONVOLVULUS MAJOR (Morning Glory). One of the handsomest flowering and 

 most rapid growing plants in cultivation, thriving in almost any situation ; the beauty 

 and delicacy of their colors are unsurpassed ; hardy annuals ; height 15 feet. 



Large Blue. Large White Each 5 



Bl'RRiDGl. Flowers rosy crimson, with a white centre ••'5 



Aureus Superbus. Beautiful golden-yellow flowers ; 6 feet 10 



Mixed Varieties. Of all colors. Per ox., 30 eta 5 



CYCLAXTHERA EXFLODEXS. A half-hardy annual of the gourd species, free- 



growine handsome foliaere plant, oval-shaped fruit", exploding when ripe; 10 feet 10 



CYPRESS VIXE • Ipomota quamoelit). A half-hardy annual, with very delicate, fern- 

 like foliage, and masses of beautiful small, star-shaped flowers. Sow the seed about 

 the 10th of May, as they are apt to rot in the ground if sown too early ; 15 feet. 



Crimson. White. Mixed. White and crimson. Each, per oz., 60 cts Each 5 



Scaelet, Ivy-Leaved Cypress Vine. Leaves deeplv lobated, like the Ivy 10 



ECCREMOCARPUS SCABER [Oalampelis). A tender rapid-growing annual, with 

 pretty foliage ; producin? in profusion clusters of orange tube-shaped flowers. Handle 



with gloves" as it stints like the nettle; 10 feet 10 



GOURD, ORNAMENTAL Oucurbita . A tender annual, rapid-growing, interesting 

 plant, with ornamental foliage and varieties of singular-shaped fruit; 15 to 20 feet. 

 Calabash. The Dipper variety. Hercules' Club. Club-shaped; 4 feet long... Each 5 



-haped. Pear-Shaped." Orange Shaped, or Mock Orange Each 5 



Argyeosperma. Erom Texas; also known as the Bonnet Gourd .10 



Teicosanthes Colubrina True Serpent Gourd). Striped like a serpent, changing to 



brilliant carmine, 5 feet in length 10 



Mixed. Of the above varieties. Per r>z., 50 cts 5 



HYACINTH BEAN* [ Dolichos Labiab). A tender annual, rapid-growing, free-flowering 

 plant, for covering arbors, trellises, etc. ; 10 feet. 



Purpurea. Purple flowers, and purple seed-pods. Alba. Pure white Each 5 



Mixed. Of the above two colors. Per oz.. 30 cts 5 



IPOMCEA | Morning Glory Variety:. Tender annuals of rapid growth, with beautiful and 

 most varied-colored flowers, foliage cut and very ornamental; for covering old walls, 

 trellises, arbors, or stumps of trees, they are invaluable; 15 feet. 



Coccinea. Small scarlet flowers in profusion ; also known as the Star "Ipomcea" 5 



Limbata. Violet, margined with white, large and handsome 5 



Striata Xova. A beautiful three-colored striped variety 5 



Grandiflora Superba. Larire blue flowers, with a broad white border 5 



Choice Mixed Varieties. Of all colors. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



Hubert. The new Japanese hybrids, between Grandiflora and Hederacea. Some with 

 silver,-- white, marbled foliage, and large trumpet-shaped flowers beautifully margined, 



of various colors ; mixed of all the varieties and colors 10 



Bona Xox Evening Glory. Violet, lar^e fragrant flowers, expanding in the evening.. 10 

 LATHYRUS LATIFOLIIS Everlasting Pea). Showy, free-flowering, hardy peren- 

 nial plants, growing in any common soil ; for covering old stumps, fences, or walls ; 5 ft. 



Purple. White. Mixed. Of the two colors Each 5 



LOASA LATERITIA. Half-hardy perennial, flowering the first season; a rapid- 

 growing, free-flowering plant, with curious and beautiful orange-red flowers. Handle 



with gloves, as it stings like the nettle; 6 feet 10 



LOPHOSPER.UDI SCAXDEXS. Half-hardy annual, ornamental plant, very effec- 

 tive for garden or conservatory decorations, with showy, fox-glove-like, rosy purple 



flowers ; requires a light, rich soil ; 10 feet 10 



MAURAXDIA. Half-hardy perennials, flowering the first season if sown early ; beauti- 

 ful, rapid slender-growing plants, blooming profusely until late in the autumn; fine 

 for the conservatory or green-house ; if desired for the house take up before the approach 

 of frost. Plants should be started in the hot-bed or green-house; 10 to 15 feet. 



Albiflora. Pure white. Barclayana. Purple. ROSEA. Dark rose Each 10 



Mixed. Of the above colors 10 



SWEET PEAS ' Lothyru.9 odoratut). Hardy annuals, fragrant, free-flowering plants, fine 

 for screening unsightly objects; supported on pea-sticks or brush ; blooming all summer 

 and autumn if the flowers are cut freely, and the pods picked off as they appear; 6 feet 

 Brown's Invincible Scarlet. With beautiful bright scarlet flowers in great profusion. 5 

 Light Blue. Purple. Striped. Tricolor, op. Three-colored. "White.. Each 5 



Mixed. Of all the colors. Per lb., $1 ; oz.,15 cts Separate colors. Per oz., 20 cts 5 



THl'XBERGIA. Half-hardy annuals, thriving in a lisrht, rich, loamy soil, in warm- 

 exposed situations in the garden ; beautiful, slender, rapid-growing plants, with pretty 

 flowers, and constant bloomers; fine for va5es, rustic work, or srreen-nouse culture; 4 ft. 



Alba. White, with a dark eye. Alata. Buff, with a dark eye Each 10 



Aurantiaca. Oransre, with"a dark eve. Bakeri. Pure white Each 10 



Mixed. Of all the colors. Per oz., 80 eta 5 



TROP.EOL13I {Nasturtium Majtu Varieties). Half-hardy annuals: elegant, profuse 

 flowering plants, for verandas, trellises, etc., for either in or out-door culture: 10 feet. 

 Canary Bird Flower [Peregrinum). With yellow canary-like flowers ; very ornamen- 

 tal and beautiful foliage ." .' ." 10 



Kino Theodore. A new variety, having bluish-green foliage and almost black flowers. 10 



Large Dark Cbucson. Showy flowers.' ., g 



Mixed Varieties. Of all the colors mixed. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



For Green-house Climbers, see List of Seeds under the head of Green-house Plants. 

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