1P0MIA HEAVENLY BLUE. 



This wonderful new annual 

 climber originated from seeds 

 of Mina Lobata which grew 

 near Ipomoea I-eari. All sum- 

 mer hummingbirds flitted back 

 and forth between the two. 

 That season, the fall of 1888, 

 the latter gave no seeds, the 

 former but few whjch were 

 planted in the Spring. Among 

 the seedings appeared these, 

 with large cordage, light green 

 leaves, smooth and fiim in tex- 

 ture, with reddish-brown vine, 

 and stems like Mina Lobata, 

 but with flowers shaped like I. 

 Leari. Color, an out-and-out 

 sky blue, the lovely blue so 

 rarely seen in flowers, resem- 

 bling Salvia Patens but lighter; 

 centre of flower shaded lighter, 

 •delicately rayed with a glow of 

 yellow deep in the throat. In 

 the morning about nine o'clock 

 no lovelier sight can be imag- 

 ined than this climber, which is 

 completelycovered with bloom 

 so much so as to almost cover 

 the foilage Undoubtedly, the 

 humming birds were match- 

 makers and this beautiful hy- 

 brid the result. It is a rampant 

 grower, and blooms till very 

 late fall Will do well in the 

 conservatory as well as out- 

 side. Every one who sees it, 

 with its cloud of airy blossoms, 

 measuring 4 to 4% inches across 

 exclaims: 44 That is the loveliest 

 thing I ever saw: I must have it." 



Electros free with order for 

 three ounces or more. 

 Trade price, oz., #1.00. 



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The plant is of a 

 very robust habit. 

 The stem is thick, 

 dark brown-pur- 

 ple, shining as if 

 varnished. The 

 branches are very 

 numerous, spread- 

 ing sym metrically 

 3 or 4 feet in every 

 direction. The 

 leaves are large, of 

 a dark green color. 



The flowers are 

 trumpet-s h a p e d, 

 measuring S to 10 

 inches in length and 

 5 to 7 inches across 

 the mouth, and form 

 three distinct flow- 

 ers, growing each 

 within the other, 

 the throat and 

 mouth of corolla a 

 most delicate Fren- 

 ch white, beautiful- 

 ly contrasted and 

 marbled with royal 

 purple on the out- 

 side They are pro- 

 duced in great 

 abundance, a single 

 p'ant given easily 

 from 200 to .-00 fra- 

 grant blooms dur- 

 ing the season, fol- 

 lowed by a large 

 thorny seed-vessel, 

 which adds to the 

 beauty of the plant. 



Electros, $4 00. 



Trade pr i ee per 



lb., §13.00. 



