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NEW HAKDY PHLOX. 



Gefion. A new color in Phloxes a tender peach-blossom pink with 

 bright rose eye, flower and truss very large, on erect, sturdy 

 but compact stems. 



Ingeborg. The most brilliant Phlox yet introduced. Color a rich 



Vermillion red with a lively suffusion of orange salmon, intensified 



by a small purplish crimson eye. The flowers, borne in well filled 



trusses, are large and of superior substance. The plant is a strong 



healthy grower of medium height. 

 Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon pink with flowers and trusses 



of immense size. The color of the flower is intensified by a very 



decided deep claret red eye. 

 Thor. A lively shade of deep salmon pink, suffused and overlaid 



with a scarlet glow. A light, almost white halo surrounds the 



aniline red eye. 

 Wanadis. Entirely distinct, a mottling of white and light violet. 



The color is intensified by a bright reddish purple eye. A strong 



grower producing trusses of immense size 

 W. C. EGAN. Delicate lilac, illuminated by a large bright solferino 



eye. In habit of growth it is strong and vigorous producing 



immense panicles of flowers. (See engraving.) 



Price, plants from open ground, ready Oct. 20th, 30c. each, 

 $3.00 per doz.; set of 6 for $1.50. 



SELECT HAKDY PHLOXES. 



Antonin Mercie. (Medium.) Light ground color, upper half of 

 petal deeply suffused bluish lilac, large white halo in center. 



B. Comte. (Medium.) Intensely rich purplish-crimson. 



Champs Elysee. (Dwarf.) A very bright rosy-magenta. 



Canton. (Medium.) Large panicles; bright scarlet with purple 

 red eye. 



Eclaireur. (Tall.) Brilliant rosy-magenta with large lighter halo. 



Elizabeth Campbell. (Medium.) Very bright salmon-pink, with lighter shad- 

 ings, dark crimson eye, a new shade. 



Europa. (Medium.) White, with a crimson-carmine eye. Very large trusses. 



Geieral von Heutz. (Medium.) Scarlet, rose shadings, crimson-red eye. 

 A very beautiful and attractive sort. 



Henry Murger. (Tall.) White, crimson-carmine centre. 



Jeanne d'Arc. (Tall.) Clear white. A splendid variety. 



La Vogue. (Medium.) Beautiful soft, light pink. Large flowers. 



Louise Abbema. (Dwarf.) A dwarf variety. Very large flower. Pure white. 



Mme. Paul Dutrie. (Tall.) A delicate lilac-rose. The flowers are very large 

 and borne in panicles of immense size. 



Mrs. Jenkins. (Tall.) A grand early variety; pure white. 



Obergartner Wittig. (Medium.) Bright magenta, with crimson-carmine eye; 

 large flower and truss. 



Pantheon. (Tall.) Bright carmine-rose, fine for massing. 



Prof Virchow. (Medium.) Bright carmine, overlaid with orange-scarlet. 



R. P. Struthers. (Tall.) Rosy carmine with claret-red eys. 



Rosenberg. (Medium.) Bright reddish-violet, with blood-red eye, large truss. 



Rynstrom. (Tall.) A fine variety for massing. Flowers large and very effec- 

 tive. Bright rose shaded carmine. 



Siebold. (Tall.) Bright vermilion-red, overlaid with orange scarlet, crimson- 

 red eye. A very showy variety. 



Sunshine. (Dwarf.) Aniline-red, crimson-red eye, light halo. 



Von Lassburg. (Medium.) A grand white variety, color very pure and flowers 

 exceptionally large. 



Widar. Light, reddish violet, with large white center. 



Price, plants from open ground, ready Oct. 20th, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100; set of 24 for $3.00. 



SMILAX. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERB PANSIES. 



We have devoted particular care and attention to these for a number of 

 years and have received hundreds of letters praising their superb beauty. 

 This season our mixture is made up from the very best selection of our own 

 saving, also our far-famed " Mammoth Butterfly " strain, so we are con- 

 vinced our customers will be really delighted with them. Price, plants from 

 seed beds, 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 100. (Cannot be supplied after Nov. 1st.) 



PRIMULAS. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. A new species from China. It is fairly loaded 

 down with flowers of a very pretty shade of light lilac. They are borne in 

 clusters on long, slender but wiry stems, the individual flowers are one-half 

 to three-fourths inch across. The foliage is very attractive, making a hand- 

 some setting for the flowers. As a pot plant or for cut flowers it is of the great- 

 est value. Price, strong plants 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES ALBA. Similar in habit of growth to the above. 

 The flowers are pure white. It possesses the same free blooming qualities 

 and makes a fine pot plant. Price, strong plants 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. (Large fringed hybrids.) These are great im- 

 provements; large f ringed-edge flowers nearly double the size of the older 

 type and containing several colors, including lavender, blush-pink, white, 

 etc. Price, strong plants, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



CHINESE PRIMKOSES. 



For winter flowers there is 

 no more desirable plant than 

 the Chinese Primrose. They 

 are easily grown and flower 

 incessantly throughout the 

 winter. We offer crimson, 

 pink, white and rose. Price, 



15c each. 



1.50 per doz 



The well-known vine used so largely in festooning. 

 Bright green, glossy leaves, keeps a long time when cut. 

 Very effective grown in a sunny window. 



Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



Poinsettia Pulcherima. 



The popular Christmas 



plant. It bears terminal bracts 



of fiery scarlet leaves giving 



the plant a most splendid ap- 

 i pearance and peculiarly fitting 

 \ it for decoration at the 

 £ft Christmas holidays. (See 

 ■B engraving.) Price, 1st size, 

 "«k 50c. e;ich,$4.50perdoz.;2d 

 size 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



VIOLETS. 



HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH. This violet is en- 

 tirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple 

 color and most deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the 

 well-known "Marie Louise" Violet in richness of color, 

 being many shades darker, and far excels it in its ( 

 lightful odor; thisis one of its greatest merits. Itis en- 

 tirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and 



bloom in any garden and in any situation nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than the Hardy, 

 Double, Enshsh Violet. (See engraving.) Price, young plants, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



MARIE LOUISE. This is the variety which is grown by the hundreds of thousands to supply the cut-flower 

 markets of the country. It is not hardy in the North. Color, a rich purple, flowers fragrant, large and double 

 stems long. Price, plants especially prepared for winter blooming, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 



PRINCESS OF WALES. A grand variety; very large single flowers and long stems. Color a deep pur- 

 er' d^z^lO TO^erToO " a varlet y for cut nowers. Price, plants from cold frames, 15c. each, $1.50 



