MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 

 NEW MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 



A new mammoth flowered strain of Cosmos, which can truly be called 

 "The Glory of the Autumn Garden,'' blooming long after tender flowers have 

 succumbed to frost. The flowers are double the size of the old large flower- 

 ing Cosmos, measuring 12 to 15 inches in circumference; the petals are broad- 

 er and overlapping, forming a perfectly round flower deeply ribbed and of 

 6plendid substance. P'or cutting for* bouquets and vases this is one of 

 the finest flowers grown, lasting in water for two weeks; the long stems and 

 feathery foliage lend themselves to graceful arrangements. The plants grow 

 about six feet high, of pyramidal form, producing one mass of feathery, dark 

 green foliage, completely covered in season with its mammoth flowers of 

 pearly white and pink, a display unequaled by any of our garden favorites. 

 If grown in pots and taken indoors the latter part of September, will make 

 good house plants and flower all winter. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



MIGNONETTE. Giant White Spiral. 



Grows two or three feet high, perfectly erect 

 and spikes of bloom have been seen measuring ten 

 inches. Its color is pure snow white. The grand 

 spikes of bloom can be seen for a long distance, 

 and being so beautiful in form and color, much un- 

 like anything else in cultivation, it attracts the at- 

 tention of everyone. Will produce twice as much 

 bloom as any other variety. Seed can be sown in 

 open ground in April or May, where it will grow 

 rapidly and bloom profusely early in June. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



NEW DOUBLE PINK. Fireball. 



An exceedingly dwarf and compact growing 

 Pink, only growing ten to fifteen Inches high, 

 the flowers perfectly double, and color a rich 

 velvety blood red, accurately shown in illustration 

 on colored plate in my 1892 Catalogue. The plants 

 are symmetrical in form, and begin to flower short- 

 ly after seeds are up, and continue to bloom pro- 

 fusely all summer and fall, only ceasing when 

 overtaken by severe frost. Effective for garden 

 bedding or pot culture, and as a cut flower stands 

 unrivaled. No flower garden is complete without 

 the China or Indian Pinks, and for the handsomest 

 of all the different varieties you must plant the 

 Fireball, without doubt the showiest of all. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



MIGNONETTE. 

 Improved Golden 

 Queen. 



NEW BRANCHING WHITE 



ASTER. 



A variety of Aster having pe- 

 liar and very valuable character- 

 istics. The plant is a strong grow- 

 er and its tendency to form nu- 

 merous branches is very marked. 

 The plant continues to grow later 

 In the season than any other vari- 

 ety with which we are acquainted, 

 and blooms correspondingly late, 

 thus giving its crop of flowers in 

 late autumn, a season when there 

 is always a scarcity of bloom. The 

 flowers" are borne on very long 

 stems and are pure white, being 

 four inches and more in diameter. 

 The petals are broad, long, and 

 many of them are more or less 

 tu isted and curled in such a man- 

 ner as to give the blooms the ap- 

 pearance of large, loose and grace- 

 ful chrysanthemums. At a distance 

 the resemblance is so great that 

 nearly everyone would so consider 

 them when-seen as cut flowers. All 

 florists who have seen them the 

 past season, greatly admire them, 

 and there is no question that they 

 will quickly and permanently And 

 a place for tin nisel\ i s in tin- flow- 

 er trade, hading, as they do, the 

 Chrysanthemum season by a 

 month or six weeks. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 35 cts. 



MIGNONETTE. Improved Golden Queen. 



A decided improvement over the old variety, and one of the most 

 perfect of Mignonettes, considering all Its good qualities. The habit of 

 the plant is superb, foliage a beautiful dark green, while the handsome 

 flower spikes are denselv covered with florets of a pleasing, light, gold- 

 en vellow color. The fragrance is delicious, and for cutting Is unsur- 

 passed. Every lover of Mignonette should plant this luxuriant variety. 

 " Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



THE ALGERIAN STRANGER, or African Mullen. 



This beautiful annual has fine, large, wrinkled foliage and long 

 spikes of most beautiful golden yellow flowers, centered with rich, vel- 

 vety brown spots, adding beauty to the flower. Tin buds are a rich, or- 

 ange yellow, shining like satin and folded in squares. 



Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA MARATIMA, Cross of Malta. 



\ unique new Eschscholt/.ia, or California Poppy, has beautiful 

 gravish green foliage, and gorgeous canary yellow flowers, with a mal- 

 tese cross of deep orange in the centre of the flower. 



Packet. 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



HELIOTROPE. Lemoine's Giant Hybrid. 



Undoubtedlv the grandest of Heliotropes, producing from seed 

 sown In April, 'luxuriant, healthv, bushy plants to '2 feet high by 

 July, and bloom abundantlv until cut dow n by frost. The clusters of 

 bloom are immense, many measuring fi inches across, and deliciously 

 fragrant; colors, lavender, white, purple, etc. 



Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 



