111 our Flower Seed Department will be found a complete list of all the newer as well as 

 old favorite varieties to whicti we have given increased space in our trial grounds, and in the 

 following pages will be found descriptions aud information written from personal knowledge 

 and observations. Those varieties not grown by ourselves we import from the most reliable 

 growers in England, France and Germany, with whom we are personally acquainted, and we 

 are thus enabled from our extensive travels, both abroad and at home, to present to our 

 customers all the new and most valuable varieties of both the new and old worlds. We class, 

 the Flower Seeds as follows: Annuals. Peren-njals, Climbers, Everlastings, Green- ho use and 

 Conservatory, and append a list of Ornamental Grasses 



Full directions for culture, together witli illustration, printed on packets, wliicli are 

 sent, postpaid, on receipt of Catalogue price. 



YOU MAY SEEtCT SEEDS TO THE VAIiUE OF $1.50 FOR EACH ONE DOLLAR 

 SENT US, aud may further select seeds free of charge, to cover the cost of remitting 

 money to us, by any of the methods enumerated on first page of cover. 



The following abbreviations are used in the Flower Seed list : 



A. for Annuals. 



B. for Riennials, that bloom the second year from seed and then die ; if sown early in the spring, 

 many will flower the fii-st year. 



P. for Perennials, that usually bloom the second year from seed and continue to grow and bloom 

 for many years. If sown early, some will bloom the first year. 



H. indicates that they are Hardy, and H. H, Half-Hardy; T, indicates that they are Tender. 



ABKONIA. 



Trailing plants ; flowers, bright, sweet-scented and much 

 resembling the Verbena. Very effective. H. H. P. 



Umbellata, rosy lilac, white eye Pkt., 5 cts 



AGEKATUM. 



The Ageratums are useful fur house plants and in the open 

 ground, being highly ornamental, and are very free flowering. 

 H. A. 



Tom Thumb, white ; 6 inches high ; mixed . . . Pkt., 5 Cts. 

 Mexicanum, lavender blue ; height, feet . . . Pkt., 5 cts. 

 AGKOSTEMMA. 

 Verj' desirable for beds and borders, bearing showy flowers. 

 Coeli Rosa (Rose of Heaven), deep rose color. H.P., Pkt., 5 cts. 



Little Oem Sweet Alysi'xm. 

 ALYSSUM. 



One of the most iiagrant of all annuals, thriving in flower 

 garden,window boxes, vases, etc. Flowers freely all summer 

 and is of tne easiest culture. H, A. 



Little Gem, very dwarf; plants remain in bloom from spring 

 to ffiP, and are a mass of fragrant white flowers. A single 

 plant has borne over 400 flowers . Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 35 cts. 



Sveeet Alyssum, white in clusters. . . Pkt., 5 cts.: oz., 25 cts. 

 ADONIS. 



Very ornamental for flower garden borders, free blooming 

 and of easy cultivation. 



.^stivalis. (Flos Adonis), scarlet ; very showy. Pkt., 5 cts. 



And other flowers blooming the first year 

 from seed. 



Annuals grow, bloom and die the first 

 year from seed. 



AMARANTHUS. 



These plants are peculiarly 

 valuable for the great beauty 

 of their foliage, having hand- 

 somely formed and highly col- 

 ored leaves, which are all the 

 colors of the rainbow, and very 

 graceful. H. H. A. 



Caudatus (Love Lies 

 Bleeding), dark drooping 

 spikes. ' Pkt., 6 cts. 



Salicifolius (Fountain 

 Plant), willow-like foliage, 

 brilliantly banded and tipped 

 Avith orange, crimson and 



bronze Pkt., 5 cts. 



Tri-Color (Joseph's Coat), 

 leaves yellow, red and green, 

 very showy Pkt., 5 cts. 



Henderi, new and desira- 

 ble. A beautiful drooping va- 

 rietv, with foliage of carmine, 

 green and yellow. Height. 2 AmarantJnis Tri-Color. _ 

 feet Pkt , 5 cts. 



Gibosus, a handsome new varievy. with long drooping pan- 

 icles of purplish red flowers, ov^r 2 feet in length. Fine 

 for decorative purposes Pkt., 5 cts. 



4®='You may select seeds in packets to the value of $1.50 

 for each |1.00 sent us. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragon). 



A perennial, blooming abundantly the first season until 

 frost. The beautiful spikes are filled with gay colored flow- 

 er^. H. P. 



Picturatum, mixed, blotched and spotted. . . . Pkt., 5 cts. 

 Dwarf Varieties, finest mixed, 1 foot high. . . Pkt., 5 cts. 

 ASPERULA. 



Bears clusters of small, sweet-scented flowers, and succeeds 

 well in any situation. H. A. 



Aziirea Setoza, sweet-scented, light blue. 1 foot high. 

 Pkt.. 5 cts. 



