Pfti mula Auricula. 



PRPIl'LA. Primrose. Cowslip. Favorite early 



LrjuL.-r- . est merit. Forme Chinese primroses 



see greenhouse plants on anotner page. The primula 

 group also includes 

 Auricula and Polyan- 

 thus. Culture not dif- 

 ficult. Sow seeds in- 

 doors or under glass, 

 and transplant to 

 shaded situations, in 

 rich soil. 



Primula Veris. 

 Cowslip. Fine mixed. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



Primula Vul- 

 garis. True English. 

 Primrose. Yellow. 

 Popular. Also called 

 Polyanthus. Pkt,, Ac. 



Primula Auric- 

 ula. Fragrant. 

 Many rich colors. A 

 hardy primrose, 

 blooming early and 

 often in summer. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



PYBETHErJI . 

 Golden Feather. 

 Hardy with daisv-like or aster-like flowers, of several 

 colors. Seeds m'av be started under glass or in the 

 open ground. In either case the flowers will probably 

 be finer the second season than the first. About two 

 feet high. Flowers 

 ! three or four inches 

 k across, of bright col- 

 | ore, including red, 

 j pink, white, etc They 

 bloom during a long 

 period. 



Single Hybrid. 

 Mixed colors. Packet, 

 10 cents. 



Golden Feather. 

 Grown for its yellow 

 foliage : 6 to 9 inches 

 high. Packet, 10 cts. 



Kose u in. Persian 

 insect powder plant. 

 i^Tbe insect powder is 

 ;Tnade from the flowers, 

 which are dried after 

 the pollen has formed. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



ROSE SEED. See 

 Little Midget or Baby 

 Roses in novelties. 



Sweet Rocket. 



SWEET BOCK 



ET. Hardy peren 

 nials bearing purpl> 

 or white flowers 

 Plants two or thre 

 feet high. Flowers fra 

 grant. A rich, Ugh 

 soil is required, am 

 the plants should b> 

 moved after blooming 

 Double fine mixed 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



S T E V I A . See 

 greenuouse plants. 



SWEET WIL- 

 LIAM. Dianlhus 

 barbatus. A well- 

 know^, free-flowering 

 plant which has been 

 greatly Improved of 

 fate years. It produces 

 masses of lovely, bril- 

 liant blossoms through 

 a long period. It makes 

 a splendid effect in 

 beds. The colors are rich and varied. The plant is 

 perfectly hardy, and comes up with increased vigor 

 year by year. , . 



Fine Double Mixed. A splendid strain of 

 sweet william ; all colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



Fine Single Mixed. 

 Various beautiful shades 

 and markings. Pkt,, 5 cts. 



Auricula Flowered 

 Perfection. 

 A handsome 

 class, each flow- 

 er having a 

 clearly denned 

 eye. Mixed col- 

 ors. Pkt., 5 cts. 



Mam moth 

 H o 1 b o r n 

 Glor y. A beau- 

 tiful new strain 

 with large flow- 

 ers and bushy 

 compact habit of 

 growth. Single 

 florets have 

 measured over 

 one inch across. 

 Embraces many 

 shades and 

 markings. 2}£ ft. 

 high. Pkt., 10c. 



blooms 



but repays winter pi„.. 

 let can easily be grown from 



The Czar. Rich 

 blue. Very large flow- 

 ering. Packet, 10 cents. 



Fine Mixed. AU 

 the new and old varie- 

 ties. Packet, 10 cents. 



WALLFLOWER. 

 A hardy or half-hardy 

 perennial bearing long 

 spikes of exquisitely 

 fragrant flowers. It is 

 very ornamental in the 

 border or in forming 

 groups. Blooms in 

 spring. Sow thinly in 

 shallow drills in early 

 spring. When well 

 started transplant to 

 i twelve inches apart. 

 Double Mixed. 

 About twelve colors. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Single Mixed. 

 Fine mixture. Very de- 

 sirable. Packet, 5 cts. 



1TOMA. Bed 



Poker. Torch 

 ;r. Hardy peren- 

 plant, producing 

 pikes of orange 

 lowers ; three to 

 eet. Blooms from 

 ust until late 

 nn. Very showy 

 triking in beds or 

 es. 



aria. Varies 

 yellow to scarlet. 



et, 6 cents. 



LLERIAXA, 



y heliotrope. A 

 ly border plant 

 ducing large 

 nibs of beautiful 

 ;rs suitable for bcu- 

 decorations. 

 fragrant, reseni- 

 heliotrope. Two 

 iree feet. Should 

 gely grown, as it 

 tirable perennial. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



sweet violet. It 

 ; is perfectly hardy, 

 earlier. The vio- 



le Wallflower. 



EVERLASTINGS, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND AQUATICS. 



EVERLASTINGS. 



Globe Amaranth. 



The so-called everlasting 

 flowers get their name from 

 the peculiar character of 

 their rays or petals. They are 

 justly popular, not only for 

 their summer display in the 

 garden, but because they will 

 retain their beauty for years, 

 if cut as soon asthey come 

 into full bloom, tied in small 

 bunches and allowed to do* 

 slowly in the shade, with the 

 beads downward to keep the 

 stems straight. I offer the 

 best everlastings that are 

 known. 



ACROCLINIEM. 

 Graceful annual border 

 plants, one foot high. Valu- 

 able for winter bouquets and 

 decorations. Finest mixed 

 rose and white. Pkt., 5 cts. 



AMMORIEM. A pretty 

 and useful little white flowir 

 for bouquets. Stiff and an- 

 gular in appearance ; hardy 

 annual ; eighteen inches. 

 Alatum Grandi- 

 florum. The largest flowering sort, produces an 

 enormous crop of pure white flowers. Packet, 5 cents. 



BACHELOR'S RFTTON. See Globe Ama- 

 ranth. Also known as Gomphrena. 



GLOBE AMARANTH. Bachelor's Button. A 

 tender annuaL Seeds rather slow to germinate, and 

 should be started early, in window box or hot bed and 

 transplanted. Colors white, purple, striped, etc. Un- 

 der good treatment a single plant will produce several 

 hundred flowers. The flowers should be cut just before 

 they are fully ripe, for the best permanent bouquets. 

 Very pretty. About two feet high. 



NanaConipacta. ' 

 Mixed. Only a few inches 

 high. A mas3 of bloom. 

 Packet. 5 cents. 



Mixed Colors. All the 

 best colors. Packet, 5 cts. 



HELICHRYSVM. 

 Straw Flower. Large, full 

 double flowers, of various 

 colors, from white and 

 bright yellow to srarlet, 

 shaded arid tipped. Exceed- 

 ingly handsome bouquets 

 for winter. Annual. Easy 

 culture. Two feet or less. 



Dwarf Double 

 Mixed. All colors. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



Tall Double Mixed. 

 All colors. Packet, 5 cts. 



HELIPTEREM. A 

 half -dwarf annual, bearing 

 yellow everlasting flowers. 

 Fine. Packet, 5 cents. Helichrysum 



Rhodanth 



RHODAJiTHE. 



A very pretty annual, 

 about one fbot high, 

 belonging to the ever- 

 lasting group. Flowers 

 white, pink, crimson, 

 etc. Select light, rich 

 soil, in a sheltered 

 situation. Seeds re- 

 quire careful starting, 

 but the bloom well re- 

 pays all trouble. Flow- 

 ers bell-shaped; beau- 

 tiful when dried. Suit- 

 able for pot culture. 

 Finest mixed, embrac- 

 ing all the best and 

 most prolific varieties. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



STRAW FLOW- 

 ER.See Helichrysum. 



XERASTHE- 

 MUM. Beautiful, 

 free-blooming annual, 

 one foot high, highly 

 prized as an everlasting. Large, double, globe-shaped 

 flowers. Seeds germinate easily in open ground. Set 

 ten inches apart. Fine mixed ; all colors. Pkt., 5 cts. 



FINEST MIXED EVERLASTINGS. All the 

 leading varieties in a single packet. Packet, 10 cents. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



The ornamental grasses are indispensable for garden 

 or lawn, being beautiful and graceful in summer, in the 

 green state, and equally desirable when dried for inter- 

 ior decoration during the winter season. I offer a few 

 of the best. 



EELALIA, Japonica Zebrina. Zebra 

 Grass. A robust perennial grass from Japan, forming 

 handsome clumps. Six feet. Hardy. Beautiful 

 plumes. Leaves variegated ; crosswise bars. Pkt., 10c 



ctjierhii. 



Argenteum, Pam- 

 pas Grass. Half 

 hardy perennial, a 

 native of South 

 America. Very beau- 

 tiful. Boots require 

 winter protection, or 

 to be lifted and kept 

 in greenhouse or cel- 

 lar. Taller than Eu- 

 lalia. Gynerium 

 blooms the second 

 season from seed, 

 and its white, silvery 

 plumes well repay 

 the trouble taken in 

 its proper culture. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



II O It I) EVJI. 

 .In bat um. Squirrel- 

 tail grass. A fine or- 

 namental variety. 2 

 feet. Packet. 5 cts. 



QYhERI 



1 OB'S TEARS. 



Coix Lachrymce . 

 Broad leaves and bard, 

 shining seeds of pecu- 

 liar appearance, giving 

 the plant its name. 

 Annual. Two feet. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 

 PAMPAS GRASS. 

 See Gynerium Argen- 

 teum. 



PIRPLE FEA- 

 THER GRASS. 

 Beautiful and already 

 popular. See novelties. 



ZERRA GRASS. 

 See Eulalia Japonica. 



ORNAMENTAL 

 GRASSES. Mixed. 

 Embracing many va- 

 rieties of ornamental 

 grasses additional to 

 those listed. Packet, 

 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts. 



AQUATICS. 



Xerantmemum. 



1(H) 



It is quite possible to raise water lilies from seeds; 

 and the greater the care the greater the reward. Peo- 

 ple having control of shallow ponds, access to streams 

 or rivers, may well experiment in this direction. Small 

 artificial ponds or pools can be constructed for the pur- 

 pose, or tanks can be made of w ood. Half barrels filled 

 with water will answer very well for summer, but per- 

 manent operations are most successful where the frost 

 cannot exercise a hostile effect. Many of the wattr 

 lilies are perfectly hardy, and are not hurt by the win- 

 ter, and it is only necessary to establish them in order 

 to enjoy a wealth of beautiful and fragrant blossoms 

 year after year. Some of the water lilies produce float- 

 ing flowers ; others raise the Moom quite into the air. 

 The flower colors run through a wide range, including 

 white, pink, blue, yellow, etc., with rich fragrance. In 

 general terms it is only needful to plant the seeds in 

 rich soil, in pans or 

 boxes, and to cover this 

 rich soil with sand (to 

 hold the soil in place), 

 and then to sink the pan 

 or box in shallow water. 

 Cow manure and earth 

 (the former well rotted) 

 make a good medium 

 for the growth of the 

 lily roots. 



N E L I" M B I r M. 

 Luteuiu. American 

 Lotos. Hardy. Pkt., 15c. 



N E Ll T M B 1 1* M . 

 Speciosuni. Egyp- 

 tian Lotos. Deep rose. 

 Hardv. Packet, 15 cts. 



N Y M P M ,E A . 

 Odorata. Common 

 fragrant pond lily. 



Hardy. Packet, 15 eta. Nympm^a Odorata. 



