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COMPLETE GENERAL LIST 



ANNUALS attain full growth from seed, flower and die in one year. 

 BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next, though some 

 varieties bloom the first season when sown early. 



PEI^ENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually after the first 

 season, though some varieties will bloom the first season if sown 

 early. 



ABBONIA umbellata,, trailing annual, thriving 

 in dry situations; pink flowers in Verbena- 

 like trusses; height, J ft O.t 



ABUTILON, new hybrids, mixed, of compact, 

 bushy growth; large bell-shaped flowers of 

 various colors; flowering in the house in 

 winter or the garden in summer; tender 

 perennial ; 2 ft 



ACACIA, finest mixed, greenhouse shrubs with 

 elegant foliage; flowers yellow, white, red, 

 etc.; tender perennial; 3 to 6 ft 10 



ACHILLEA ptarmica fl. pi., double white 

 flowers, profusely borne summer and au- 

 tumn; hardy perennial; 1 to 2 ft 10 



ACROCLrNTUM, double mixed, fine "ever- 

 lasting" for winter bouquets, also a showy 

 garden annual; 1 ft 



ADLXnVHA cirrhosa, hardy biennial climber, 

 known as "Mountain Fringe;" feathery 

 foliage, rose-colored flowers; 15 ft 



ADONIS aestivalis, garden annual, crimson 



flowers and feathery foliage ; 1 ft 05 



AGERATTJM Mexicanum, feathery flowers in 

 clusters, borne continuously; suitable for pot 

 in winter or bedding out in summer; annual,-;. 



Tom Thumb white; f ft 



blue; J ft 



Etoile Blue. (See pageS5) 



Perfection, deeoblue; Sins, high 



Princess Pauline. (See page 85) 



Snowball. (,See page 85) 



Blue Star. (See page 85) 



ALYSSXTM maritimum (Sweet Alyssum), a 

 favorite annual for garden beds, edgings, 

 etc.; clusters of whiteflowersborneprofusely 

 throughout the season; J ft oz, 25c. 



Tom Thumb, or Little Gem. (See page 85) 



Carpet of Snow (See page 85) 



Little Dorrit, new. (See page 78) 



Saxatile compacta, hardy, spring-blooming 

 Alyssum with yeUow flowers; f f t 



■Wiefzbeckl, hardy, summer-blooming; yellow 

 flowers; j ft 



AMARANTHTTS caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleed- 

 ing). rapid-growing garden annual with long, 

 drooping crimson flower spilies; height, 3 ft. 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat), showy annual foliage 

 plant for gardens; leaves red, yellow, green, 

 etc.; 3 ft 



Tricolor Aurora, new. (See page 78) 



Tricolor Marmoratus. (See page 85) 



trnicolor Sangwneus. (See page 85) 



AMPELOPSIS VeitchJi (Boston or Japanese 

 Ivy), valuable hardy climber, clinging to 

 stone, brick or wood walls; dense ivy-green 

 foliage, changing to red in autumn; 30 ft. . . . 



ANCHTJSA "DROPMORE," new.(Seepff. 78) 



ANEMONE St., Brigid. (See page 85) 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragons), showy gar- 

 den plants, flowering freely the first year 

 from seed; height, 2 to 3 ft. 



Majus, tall, mixed colors 



Giant-ftowerlng (See page 85 > 



ANTIRRHriroM, 



DWARF 



LARGE-FLOWERING . 



AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA 



Antirrhinum — Continued. pkt. 



Dwarf, large-flowering stocky plants, 6 ins. 

 high; enveloped with flowers during the sum- 

 mer; especially fine for garden bedding. 



Dwarf, large-flowering, mixed colors 10 



" white, PW.,l0c. [scarlet .. . .10 

 " " yeUow lOc. I coral-rose . 10 



AQXTILEGIA, or COLUMBINE, popular hardy 

 perennials for garden, forming large per- 

 manent clumps; height, 1 to 3 ft. 



Double white ujlha pi.) 05 



Grigor's glandulosa, blue and white; large. , . 15 

 Coerulea hybrida (Rocky Mountain Colum- 

 bine) long-spurred white flowers, shaded blue .10 



Chrysantha, long-spurred, yellow flowers 10 



Chrysantha, fl. pi., double yellow .15 



Single, mixed colors 05 



Single, large-flowering hybrids (Seep.86.) .15 



Double-flowering, mixed colors 05 



Double, long-spurred hybrids (See page 86) . 25 



ABCTOTIS grandis. (See page 85) 10 



ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe 

 Vine) , luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, 

 making dense shade; flowers yellow and 

 brown, mottled and curiously shaped; 30 ft.. . 10 



ARNEBIA cornuta, bushy garden annual; yel- 

 low flowers spotted black, borne freely all 

 summer; 2 ft 10 



ASPARAGUS verticillatus, hardy climber, 10 



ft. high, with feathery foliage and scarlet 



berries 10 



Plumosus nanus, greenhouse climber with 



fern-like foliage 25 



Sprengeri, decorative perennial for pots, vases, 



etc. ; drooping cheniUe-like fronds 4 ft. long. . .10 



ASPERULA Odorata (Sweet Woodruff), dwarf 



hardy plant, esteemed for its fragrance 05 



ASTERS. The most popular garden annuals. 



BALL, or JEWEL, mixed colors, stnrdy, 

 compact plants, 2 ft. high, with round ball- 

 shaped, densely double flowers 3 ins. across. . . 10 



BETTERIDGE'S QUILLED, mixed, large 

 double flowers with quill-like iietals, sur- 

 rounded by broad guard petals; plants 2 f t . . .05 



CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED DWARF, 



Bushy plants, 9 ins. high, bearing 20 to 30 

 large perfectly double flowers. 



Finest mixed colors 10 



Collection of 6 colors, 40c.; 12color.s 75 



COMET QUILLED, rose -pink flowers with 



quilled center of white petals 15 



GIANT COMET, or OSTRICH PLUME,(See 



pages 78 a)id S3) 10 



EXPRESS COMET. {See page S3) 10 



CROWN COMET (See page 83) 10 



CROWN POMPON,compact,lft.high,crowded 

 with densely double flowers 2V ins. across, 

 having a white centre surrounded by some 



other color; mixed colors 10 



DAYBREAK, (See page 84) 10 



GLORIE. (Seepage 83) 15 



HERCULES. (See page 83) 25 



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