For Greenhouse and 

 Window Culture. 



The best soil for potting puposes is made of rotted 

 sod, rotted cow manure, loam and sand, with perhaps 

 a little ground bone. Rotted sod is the basis of all good 

 ; potting earth ; and fresh soil should be used every year. 



ABrmos. 



Chinese Bell Flow- 

 er. Tender peren- 

 nial, 1 to 3 feet, eas- 

 ily grown, and al- 

 ways in bloom. 

 Pretty, drooping, 

 bell-shaped flow- 

 ers of various col- 

 ors, including yel- 

 low, white, pink, 

 carmine, striped. 



Choice Hy- 

 brids, [ : . . 

 Packet, 20 cents. 



BTew Fancy 

 California. 

 Mixed. Pkt, 20c, 

 ACACIA. 

 Beautiful ehruts, 

 three to six feet 

 high. Yellow-, 

 white, red, etc. 

 Soak the seed. 

 Mixed. Pkt, 10c. 

 ASPARACIS. 

 AsparaguJt spren- 

 i grrii. Emerald Feather. Remarkably pretty as a pot 

 S plant. The delicate branches attain a length of four 

 feet. Flowers white. Berries red. It is a good house 

 plant, and grows easily from seed. Packet, 15 cents, 

 AZALEA. Charming, free - flowering shrubby 

 5 plants, bearing a mass of exquisite bloom, of various 

 i shades of red, pink, white, etc. Use a mixture of rich 

 - loam and sand. 



" Indira. Chinese Azalea. Popular. Packet, 25 cts. 

 B REGONIA. See novelties. The fibrous-rooted 

 J begonias are cultivated for the richness and variety of 

 5 their foliage. The tuberous-rooted begonias are more 

 e noteworthy f r their brilliant blossoms. 

 » Fibrous- footed. Foliage and flower. Mixed 



■ varieties. Picket, 20 cents. 



e Tnberons-Eooled. Hybrid fine mixed. Hand- 

 S some single and double varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 

 Jj Rex. Fi- 

 " brous - rooted. 

 3 Ornamental 

 S leaves, dark 



■ green, bronze, 

 J red. Mixed, 

 k Packet, 25 cts. 

 = CAI.CEO • 

 jliABIl. 

 ' Highly orna- 

 i mental; 12 to 

 C 18 inches high, 



Calceolaria. 



producing 



pocket-shaped 

 g flowers. The 

 J colors include 

 . yellow, brown, 

 « maroon and 

 a even crimson. 

 3 Seeds very 

 a small, and 

 > should be 



• sowed on the 

 t surface of 

 J light soil or 

 ; leaf mould. 



Hybrida Cineraria. 

 ' Fine Mixed. Superb strain. Packet, 20 cents. 



• CENTAUREA. Dusty Miller. The white leaved 

 , centaurea, or dusty miller, is valued for its foliage; is 

 ; often used in landscape work for making ribbon beds. 



? Gymnocarpa. Graceful silver foliage ; 18 inches. 

 ' Packet, 10 cents. 



j Candidissima. Broad, white leaves; one foot, 

 j Packet. 10 cents. 



I CAPE ASTER. See Cineraria. 



■ CHINESE BELL FLOWER. See Abutilon. 

 I CHIXESE PRIMROSE. See Primula. 



CHRTSAXTHESrJI. Easily grown from seed. 



• See novelties for double and single varieties. 

 Chinese and Jap- 

 anese Large Flow- 

 ering. Grand mixture. 

 Seed saved from new 

 perennial varieties only, 

 containing many possible 

 prizes as a reward for cul- 

 tural skill. Pkt., 20 cts. 



CINERARIA, Cape 

 Aster. A favorite, free- 

 flowering plant, the 

 shades including blue, 

 purple, crimson, maroon, 

 etc. Many varieties pro- 

 duce flowers with a clear 

 white eye. Height one 

 foot ; flowers often two 

 or three inches across. 



Finest Mixed. 

 Large flowering varie- 

 ties. Packet, 20 cents. 



COLEFS. See novel- 

 ties. The leaf colors in- 

 clude red, yellow, green, 

 maroon, crimson, etc. 

 ' The leaf shapes vary endlessly. The height of the plant 

 , is usually two feet or less. There are both tall and 

 j dwarf varieties. Easily grown. 



i Fine Mixed. An excellent strain. Packet, 20 cts. 

 i CYCLAMEN. A charming bulbous-rooted plant. 



■ with beautiful foliage and bird-like, fragrant flowers. 

 1 Colors white, pink, crimson, etc. Sow the seed in a 



Cyclamen. 



rich, light sc. 

 containing leaf 

 mould and trans- 

 plant. 



Pers i en m. 

 Choice mixed. 

 Packet, 10 cts. 



O i ganteum 

 Mixed. Beau- 

 tiful mottled 

 leaves and mam- 

 moth flowers. 

 Packet, 20 cents. 



CTP ERFS. 

 Umbrella Plant. 

 It is as graceful 

 as a palm, yet of 

 easiest culture. It 

 will grow and 

 flourish in rooms 

 that have only 

 partial light, ft 

 needs rich soil, 

 with the pot al- 

 ways in a saucer 

 or pan of water. 

 Each leaf is um- 

 brella shaped. 

 Is a perennial. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Cyperus. (Umbrella Plant.) 



Ferns. 



DI STT MILLER. See Centaurea, 

 FERNS. Seed is slow to germinate and requires 

 patient attention. Sow in spring in shallow boxes, with 

 an extremely light covering of crushed and sifted moss. 

 Keep moist and shaded. Use glass over the box, or 

 partially so, to preserve the moisture. Ferns love a 

 light, sandy soil well enriched. 



Choicest Mixed. 



From a fine collection. 

 Packet, 15 cents. 



FLOWERING 

 MAPLE. See Abutlilon. 



FUCHSIA. Lady's 

 Ear Drop. A well known 

 popular greenhouse plant, 

 of easy culture, adapted 

 to house or garden. A 

 tender perennial ; half 

 shrubby; one to three 

 feet. Colors red, white, 

 purple, etc., in various 

 combinations. Excellent 

 window plants. In the 

 summer garden they re- 

 quire a shaded situation. 



Choice Mixed Hy- 

 brids. The best varieties. 

 Packet, 25 cents. 



GERANIUM. Pelar- 

 gonium. The pelargonium 

 came originally from the 

 Cape of Good'Hope, and 

 the geranium is one of the varieties developed by cul- 

 tural skill. The geranium is a tender perennial, easi- 

 ly grown. Easily raised from seed. 

 Zonale. Single, choice mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 

 Apple Scented. Leaves fragrant. True. Pkt,, 20c. 

 Lady Washington. Also called Pelargonium or 

 Pansy Geranium. Packet, 25 cents. 



Finest Varieties 

 Mixed. From a very 

 fine collection. Packet, 

 20 cents. 



GLOXINIA. A 

 bulbous-rooted plant one 

 foot high, producing large, 

 bell-shaped flowers of bril- 

 liant colors during the 

 summer months in great 

 profusion. Heat and par- 

 tial shade are required. 

 The flowers are variously 

 spotted or mottled. The 

 seeds are small, and must 

 be kept near the surface 

 of the seed bed. The new 

 gloxinias produce flowers 

 from 4 to 5 inches across. 

 Do not wet the leaves 

 when watering. 



Choicest Mixed. 

 From tine erect and 

 drooping varieties. Packet, 25 cents. 



GREYILLEA. GreviUea robusta. Silk Oak. A 

 tender perennial, three to five feet high. Useful for 

 decorative purposes. Leaves a light bronze color, with 

 tips covered with a soft down. Suitable for house cul- 

 ture. Packet, 10 cents. 



HELIOTROPE. See novelties. A half-hardy 

 perennial, blooming during the whole season. It 

 grows quickly and easily from seed, doing best in a rich 

 soil. The flowers 

 vary in color from 

 white to blue. 



Lady in White. 

 Very choice and fra- 

 grant Spotless white. 

 Pucket, 10 cents. 



Black King. 

 Dark purple, almost 

 black. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Choice I.xed. 

 Many shades and va- 

 rieties. Packet, 10 cts. 



Lemoine's 

 Giant. Clusters 

 of bloom measure 10 

 to 12 inches across. 

 Packet 10 cents. 



IMPATIENS. 

 Sultan's Balsam. Zan- 

 zibar Balsam. Ten- 

 der perennials one 

 foot high. Culture 

 easy. A pretty plant 

 Snltana. Rose- 

 colored. Pkt, 15 cts. 



Ill 



Geraniums 



KENIL WORTH 



I X V . See Linaria. 



LANTANA. Ten- 

 der Bhrubs, one to 

 four feet high, bear- 

 ing orange, white or 

 pink flowers. Start in- 

 doors and transplant 

 to the open ground 

 when warm settled 

 weather arrives. 



Finest Hybrids 

 Mixed. All the 

 choice hybrid sorts. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



LEMON VER- 

 BENA. A tender 

 shrub grown for the 

 exquisite fragrance 

 of its leaves. Two 

 feet high ; branching. 

 It bears small, white 

 flowers. Grown from 

 seed without difficul- 

 ty. Packet 10 cents. 



LINARIA. Kenilworth Ivy. Coliseum Ivy, A 

 charming, hardy perennial trailer, usually able to main- 

 tain itself during the winter out of doors. 

 Cymbalaria. Lavender and purple. Pkt, 10 cts. 

 MFSA. Jfuta ensete. Abyssinian Banana. A 

 ncble foliage plant growing ten to fifteen feet high the 

 first season from seed. Demands manure and water 

 for best results. Packet, 25 cents. 



MAFRANDIA. A tender, climbing perennial, 

 growing five or ten feet high. Beautiful, slender and 

 graceful. Colors blue, white, purple, etc. For out- 

 door culture treat as an annual. Finest mixed. Pkt, 10c. 



NIERF.MBERCilA. A half-hardy perennial, 

 suitable for the greenhouse or for bedding out ; of slen- 

 der, delicate growth : one foot high. A free bloomer. 

 Frutescens. White, with lilac. Packet. 10 cents. 

 OXALIS. Beautiful, bright little plants, with at- 

 tractive leaves and flowers. Annuals. Half-trailing in 

 habit Suitable for hanging baskets, vases and edgings. 

 Rosea and Vaidiviana. Mixtd. Pkt. 10 cts. 



P A SSI FLORA. 

 Passion Flower. A 

 beautiful and interest- 

 ing perennial climber, 

 for greenhouse or win- 

 dow culture. Flowers 

 large and of complex 

 structure; of different 

 colors. 



Ccernlea. Flowers 

 deep blue. Very hardy. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Incarnata. Rain- 

 bow or May Apple 

 Passion Flower. Flow- 

 ers a combination of 

 pink, blue and white ; 

 2 or 3 inches across. 

 Blooms first season 

 from seed. Fruit said 

 to be edible. Pkt, 10c 

 PERIWINKLE. 

 See Vinca. 



PRIMULA. Chin- 

 ese Primrose. Splen- 

 did winter blooming plants, doing well in cool rooms. 

 The seed should be sowed in spring, and the young" 

 plants kept in cool, shaded quarters during summer. 

 They will bloom profusely the succeeding winter. Col- 

 ors include white, rose, blue, crimson and other shades i 

 flowers variously cut and fringed. 

 Rlne. A beautiful shade. Packet. 20 cents. 

 Crimson. Rich and velvety. Packet. 20 cents. 

 Rose. Carmine tinted. Packet, 20 cents. 

 White. Pure and beautiful. Packet, 20 cents. 

 Extra Finest Mixed. Very best Pkt,20cts. 

 SAINTPAFLIA. Saintpaulia ionanthe. Leaves 

 shaped like gloxinia, growing in a flat rosette. Flow- 

 ers deep blue. A good house plant. Packet, 25 cents. 



SMILAX. A popular greenhouse climber. Leaves 

 a deep, glossy green. Flowers white and fragrant 

 Habit of growth extremely graceful. Soak the seed in 

 water for a day, and keep the plant rather moist Per- 

 ennial. Packet, 10 cents. 



STETIA. Steiia scrrata. A tender perennial 

 growing eighteen inches high. Will bloom in the gar- 

 den the first season from seed. Bears large heads of 

 small white flowers. Packet, 10 cents. 



STREPTOCARPFS. Hybrid Cape Primrose. 

 A dwarf greenhouse 

 perennial, blooming 

 the first season, but 

 yielding more bloom 

 as the plant becomes 

 older. Packet, 25 cts. 



SWAIN SON I A. 

 A tender perennial, 

 one to four feet high, 

 with graceful foliage : 

 a favorite for house 

 culture. Flowers re- 

 semble sweet peas, and 

 are borne in sprays or 

 racemes. Of easy cul- 

 ture. Fine for cutting. 

 Grandiflora Alba. 

 White. Pkt, 20 cts. 



Carminea. Car 

 mine red. Pkt, 35 cts. 



TORENIA. A ten- 

 der annual available 

 for vases, hanging bas- 

 kets, or out-of-door pur- 

 poses. Free flowering. Start In window orgreenhouse- 

 Fournieri. Blue, with yellow centre. Pkt, 5 cts. 

 White Wings. White, with rose centre. Pkt, 5c. 

 UMBRELLA PLANT. See Cyperus. 

 VINCA. Periwinkle. A tender perennial flower- 

 ing the first season. Eighteen inches high. Flowers an 

 inch and a half across. Adapted to window or garden. 

 Colors, white and rose. Mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



Nierembergia. 



Primula. 



