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VAUTIER'S MAMMOTH PAWSSES. 
This strain of enormous Pansies has been raised and perfected 
for over 20 years by Chas. H. Vautier, one of our most expe- 
rienced market gardeners. It would be almost impossible to 
express in words vv iiat ousht to be said m favor of this strain. 
In size and perfect form they rival anything heretofore intro- 
duced. The flowers measure 23^ to 4 inches across, of most 
perfect form, circular shape ; the plants being bushy and com- 
pact, and flowering profusely. The colors are rich and varied, 
embracing all the fancy spotted and striped, and self colors. 
Our leading Philadelphia florists obtain their plants from this 
strain, paying the highest price. Our seed is all saved from 
the choicest plants, and we recommend the strain to all lovers 
of magnificent large Pansies. Per pkt., 25 cts.; 5 pkts., fl.OO; 
Moz., $1.50; oz., $6.00. 
New edition "FAUST ON PANSY CULTURE," sent free 
with all orders. 
jef§="When you have Vautier's Pansies you have Pansies 
that are Pansies. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIPOLIA (Umbrella Plant). 
The seed may be sown at any time of the vear, and will ger- 
minate rapidly in moist soil. It may be sown rather thickly, 
and allowed to remain in the pots or pans where it is growing • 
•but the most useful plan is to transplant the seedlings when 
About 8 or 10 inches high, placing them in a bowl, dish or vase 
half filled with rich soil and then filled up with water. In 
this way they will grow luxuriantly, making a hundred or 
more Howering shoots in a season, and requiring no attention 
other than the filling of the vase with water when nearly dry. 
When the stems have reached a height of about 20 inches, 
each will produce a dense tuft of small white fiowers. When 
these have faded, a miniature plant appears on the top of each 
flowering stem, and this can be cut off and rooted by laying 
it in a bowl of water. Per pkt. , 10 cts. 
CLEOME PUNQENS. 
The Giant Spider Plant. 
This is one of our native annuals, but little known, and yet 
well worthy of general cultivation. It is a robust plant, grow- 
i I ig vigorously 4 to 5 feet high, unaffected by wind or weather, 
and flowering profusely and continuously for months. In 
fact, it is a perpetual bloomer; it begins to flower when only a 
small plant, the spikes continuing to increase in size as ihe 
plant grows, until they reach upward of 2 feet in length. The 
flowers are very showy, with long, slender stamens, single 
petals measuring an inch across and of a bright rose color. 
As the spikes grow and the lower flowers drop off, the curious 
seed pods are formed— the plant maturing ripe seed while still 
in full bloom. These long, slender seed pods, reaching out in 
every direction, are carried upon still longer stipules, giving 
the effect of a many-legged spider, with the bright bunch of 
fiowers as the head. As a background, or in a group or scat- 
tered among the shrubbery, Cleome Fungens is very effective. 
It grows freely from seed sown in the open ground, thrives 
luxuriantly, and blooms all summer, no matter how unfav- 
orable the season maybe. His also one of the very best honey 
producing plants. The bees delight in it and cluster about it 
constantly while the flowers are open, which is after 5 o'clock 
in the afternoon and before 10 o'clock in the morning. Per 
pkt., 10 cts.; oz,, 25 cts. 
Faust's Imperial Hibiscus. 
This beautiful plant is a hybrid between the Hibiscus and 
Abutilon. It combines some of the characteristics of both, 
having leaves like the Abutilon and flowers resembling in 
form those of some varieties of Hibiscus, though very much 
finer, while in its manner of growth it is more spreading than 
either. The flowers are 5 or 6 inches across, opening flat or 
saucer-shape, and in color, a clear, bright canary-yellow, with 
a black centre, which greatly heightens the eff'ect. The plants 
begin blooming while quite small, and flower constantly, 
whether in pots in the window in winter or bedded out in 
summer. The flower has such a peculiar beauty combined 
with its great size, and forms sucJi a striking contrast with its 
deep green leaves, that it catches every eye. From the interest 
which it has already created, it is safe to predict that it will 
become a very popular plant. Per pkt., 10 cts. 
ZINNIA HAAGEANA, 
FL. PL. 
This charming Zinnia 
makes a circular bush 
about 2>^ feet in diam- 
eter, and only 18 inches 
high, which are almost 
completely covered with 
small, perfectly double 
flowers of an intensely 
rich orange-yellow color. 
It is a grand variety, and 
most desirable for cut- 
ting. The flowers, when 
dried for winter, retain 
their beautiful color. Per 
pkt., 10 cts. 
