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TUBEROUS=ROOTED BEGONIAS. 



Until a few years ago the wonderful effects the tuberous Begonias produced as 

 a bedding plant were little known. The dry tubers can be planted at any time 

 when the'ground is warm, and will produce a wealth of beauty and profusion of 

 bloom all the summer and fall. The flowers embrace many shades and hues, 

 such as crimson, pink, white, yellow, orange and scarlet, of enormous size, 

 having measured as high as 4 inches in diameter. The bulbs should be taken up 

 after frost, and kept In a dry, warm place over winter. 



Double Varieties Mixed.— 30 cents each; 4 for SI. 00; $2.50 per dozen, postpaid. 



Single Varieties Mixed.— 15 cents each; 4 for 50 cents; $1.25 per dozen, postpaid, 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 



The Giant Summer FIow= 



ering Cape Hyacinth. 



A new species of Hyacinth. Plants 

 ed in the spring, they bloom in August 

 and September. Foliage is extremely 

 effective, resembling the Yucca. Very 

 snowy for the centre of a bed; also ef- 

 fective if grown in groups. The flower 

 spikes are from 4 to 5 feet high, bear- 

 ing from 20 to 30 large bell-shaped, 

 pure white fragrant blossoms. Strong 

 bulbs produce 2 or 3 and even 4 flower 

 stems during the season. 10 cents 

 each; 3 for 25 cents; 7 for 50 cents; 75 

 cents per dozen, postpaid. 



Hni,o 'Vrm noticed the Spe- 

 dVe IUU cial Offer on the 

 back of Order Sheet? 



VARIEGATED GLADWIN. 



An ornamental plant of the very 

 greatest value, and highly appreciated 

 in England, where it is used for choic- 

 est decorations. Its leaves, as will be 

 seen in cut, resemble those of thePan- 

 dauus, being variegated with white 

 and green stripes. The flowers are of 

 a pleasing blue, and freely produced. 

 And that is not all, for they are suc- 

 ceeded by large capsules which burst 

 open when ripe and expose a number 

 of bright red seeds as large as peas, 

 which can be used for many purposes. 

 The plant is perfectly hardy and eas- 

 ily grown by any one. 20 cents each; 

 8 for 50 cents; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



GAY QUEEN. 



Named Gay Queen, alluding to the 

 beauty of the flower. A bulbous plant al- 

 most new here, bearing immense clusters 

 of showy flowers, 3 to 4incbes long, of va- 

 rious colors, quite distinct from any other 

 bulb. Beautiful foliage; elegant as a pot 

 plant, or for the open ground; it is very 

 much admired by all wherever grown. 



Chloracea. — Flowers purplish rose, 

 tipped with green, fine. 20 cents each; 

 3 for 50 cents; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



Vlrldlflora.— Green and yellow flow- 

 ers. Exquisite. 20 cents each; 3 for 

 50 cents; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



SEA DAFFODIL. 

 (Pancratium Maritimum.) 



Bears large panicles of pure white 

 fragrant Amaryllis-like flowers, with a 

 yellowish cast inside, and of a most de- 

 lightful odor. A valuable feature of this 

 new Pancratium is its long and stout 

 flower stems; when cut and placed in 

 water, the llowers will continue opening 

 for at least two weeks. 20 cents each; 

 3 for 50 cents; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 



HERBACEOUS P/EONIES. 



The Herbaceous Paonies are exceed- 

 ingly hardy, and will succeed in any or- 

 dinary garden soil, well enriched with 

 good manure. During the summer 

 months mulching will be beneficial to the roots, especially on dry soils. I offer a 

 splendid assortment, embracing all the leading shades, white, pink, crimson, 

 rose, purple, etc. Mention when ordering if you desire any special color. 

 30 cents each; 4 for $1.00; $2.75 per dozen, postpaid. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING OXALIS. 



For bordering or margining nothing can surpass the summer-flowering Ox- 

 alis. The bulbs when planted about 3 inches apart produce an unbroken row of 

 elegant foliage and pretty flowers, and as they bloom in a very short time after 

 planting, furnish a neat and attractive border the whole season. No flower is 

 easier grown than the Oxalis, and are sure to succeed in all soils and situations. 

 Bulbs planted first of May will flower by the first of June, and produce their beauti- 

 ful flowers uninterruptedly the whole summer. In the autumn the bulbs, which 

 multiply wonderfully, can 'be lifted and stored in a cellar like Gladioli. 



Dleppl, Pore White 10c. per doz.; 25 for 15c; 50 for 2.5c; 100 for 40c, postpaid. 



Lasandrla, Rose Pink. — 10c, per doz.; 25 for 15c; 50 for 25c; 100 for 40c, postpaid. 



ODDITY 



OFFER! 



1 llyaelnthiiH 

 1 Gay Queen 

 1 Piieony 

 1 Gladwin 

 1 Sea Daffodil 

 1 Bulb of each 

 —only— 



65 CENTS, 

 §§|j postpaid. 



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