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



Qjlimbing Lily of the Valley, 



(Whitania Oreganifolia.) 



The Pampas Lily of the Valley, Swallows' 

 Eggs, Jewel Plums, Climbing Gooseberries, 

 and many other names have been suggested 

 and used in describing this plant, which, al- 

 though known to botanists for years, was only 

 recently introduced. 



Being perfectly hardy anywhere, and of close 

 rambling habit, it is suitable for covering old 

 stumps, fences, rockeries, trellises, etc. Its 

 Lily-of-the- Valley-like flowers, produced at 

 every leaf-point, are succeeded by pretty, 

 ivory-white fruits, the size of Gooseberries, 

 and shown off to great advantage. The fruit 

 has the flavor of Pineapples and Nectarines, 

 with a dash of Melon thrown in. With proper 

 care it makes fine pot or basket plants, which, 

 when covered with flowers and fruit, would 

 certainly be pretty and new. 



Mr. Paillieux, in his valuable work on useful 

 plants, says: "The fruit is very good. In 

 Buenos Avres the children regale themselves 

 with it, while, with the addition of sugar, fine 

 confections are made of it, which I ate with 

 ^] enjoyment. It is e.x:ceedingly hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Planted in a southern exposure, it will 

 be covered with thousands of flowers, followed 

 by ivory-white fruit the size of swallows' eggs. 

 Once planted, it will increase in vigor every 

 year. Plants covered with innumerable pretty 

 white fruit, and confections made of the fruit 

 were shown by me at the Horticultural Society 

 in Paris.'' 



Plants, 15c. each ; 3 for 35c. 



fJe^ Double Golden 



Rudbeckia, ^ J> 



Golden Glow. 



This- is one of the grandest hardy 

 yellow flowering plants ever intro- 

 duced, particularly valuable for 

 garden, lawn and park planting; 

 grows 6 to 8 feet high ; graceful 

 branching habit, and pretty foli- 

 age. Blooms during July and 

 August the first season, and bears 

 immense masses of large, round, 

 golden yellow flowers, perfectlv 

 double, like roses, and 2 or 3 inches 

 across, covering the whole plant 

 with a sheet of splendid golden 

 yellow flowers for weeks. It is 

 easy to grow and sure to bloom, 

 and cannot be too highly recom- 

 mended as one of the most showy 

 and handsome ornamental plants 

 ever introduced. The flowers are 

 borne by hundreds, on long, grace- 

 ful, nodding stems, just right for 

 cutting. Do not forget to include 

 it in your order. It is a plant that 

 will please you. 



15c. eacli: 3 for 35c.; 4 for 

 50c. ; $1.35 doz., postpaid. 



Climbing Lily of the Valley. 



