66 



MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 



Perilla Nankinensis. 



The foliage of this 

 plant is exceedingly 

 elegant, of a very dark purple color, and produces a 

 charming contrast, growing freely in any soil. 

 Packet, 100 seeds, 4c. 



Passion Flower, "Southern Beauty/' 



One of the prettiest of all flowers and climbing plants. 

 Will grow perfectly all over the United States. For the 

 window it is splendid, and out-of-doors it will run up a 

 trellis 2o feet, covered with beautiful blooms, 4 to 5 inches 

 across, which are delightfully sweet. The color is pe- 

 culiar, of blue, white, pink and red. The plant will 

 remain in the ground if protected in the 

 winter, and bloom every season for 

 years. Every gardener in the 

 country should ha-ve one. 

 If sown early the plants 

 will bloom all summer: 

 Packet, 40 seeds, 

 8c. Plants, 15Co 

 each. 



Purple Feather Grass. Z%^^idSi^^j 



An ammal which produce^ plumes by 7nidsu7timer . 



This is undoubtedly one of the most ornamental 

 decorative grasses ever introduced. Its graceful, 

 narrow curving leaves, produced by the hundreds in 

 succession, are overtopped by most elegant purple 

 feather plumes a foot long. Ornamental as vase deco- 

 rations and can also be used for dry grass bouquets. 



Packet, 5c. 



New Crimson Fountain^ Grass, 



(Pennisetum Macrophyllum Atrosanguineum.) 



This beautiful ornamental grass grows about 4 feet 

 high, forming graceful symmetrical plants, with £0- 

 ■"age of a rich, deep, coppery-bronze, 

 and bearing tawny-crimson plumes. 

 For interspersing among other orna- 

 mental grasses,for bordering 

 a bed of Cannas or 

 Caladiums, or as a 

 specimen on the 

 lawn or in the mixed 

 hardy border, this 

 is sure to 

 become a 

 favorite at 

 once. 

 Pkt. seed 

 10c, Plants, 

 15c. 

 each 



'Double Portulaca. 



The flowers are so double and perfect as to resemble highly colored roses, fully as 

 large as the Crimson Rambler. The following rich and dazzling colors are all 

 found in this mixture : Bright red rose. Yellow-striped scarlet, Golden white, French white, etc. A bed of these 

 thicklv studded with their rose-like flowers all summer long; is a magnificent sight. Sow seed when warm ; easily 

 transplanted when in full flower ; will thrive best in light soil ; sunny location. 



Packet, 400 seeds of this superb mixture, 5c.; 3 for 12c. , ^ ^ 



r;,,«./x. -D^^^.W^^^ These shower the plants completely over with large, bright, beautiful flowers of 

 Jingle yortUlaCa, the most lovely shades. Packet, 400 seeds, 3c, 



