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SlNGLH 



Wallflowe 



WALLFLOWER. 



Well-known deliriously fragrant half-hardy per- 

 ennials, blooming early in the spring, with spikes 

 of beautiful flowers. They should be protected 

 in a cold frame in the winter, and planted out in 



A P ril - 



4415 Paris Extra Early. A beau- 

 tiful single variety, which may be 

 treated as an annual, flowering 

 through the summer from seed 

 J oz., 20 cts . 

 splendid single 

 variety for forcing; flowers of a 

 rich shining red, with a black 



velvety sheen 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors. } oz., 15 cts 

 4430 Double Finest Mixed 



sown in spring. 

 4414 Goliath. A 



10 = 



Water Lilies. 



4429 Imported Collection of Double Wallflower, 6 varieties 



XERANTHEMUM. 



(Everlasting or Immortelle.) 



4433 Annum. One of the 



prettiest of the Everlast- 

 ings, bearing an abund- 

 ance of bright rose, purple 

 and white flowers, which 

 are not only showy in the 

 garden, but very useful as 

 dried flowers in winter 

 bouquets. Grows 2 to 3 

 feet high, and can be sown 

 in the open ground early 

 in May, growing readily 

 in any open, sunny posi- 

 tion. Mixed colors. (See 

 cut.) 10 



5 



5 



10 



50 



4419 Imported Collection of Single Wallflower, 6 varieties 40 



Seeds of Water Lilies. 



We annually save a quantity of seed of 

 the leading Water Lilies at our Aquatic 

 Gardens, Riverton, N. J., which we offer 

 below. 



All of the varieties offered are de- 

 scribed on pages 235 to 241. 



Growing Water Lilies from Seed, 

 Hardy Nymphaea are best sown in fall in 

 half-barrels or tubs filled to within four 

 inches of the top with aquatic soil. Sow 

 the seeds thinly and cover with about one- 

 half inch of sand; fill the tubs with water 

 and place in a cool cellar or greenhouse 

 where they will not freeze. In spring 

 remove to a warm, sheltered place in the 

 open air, where the seeds should soon 

 germinate. Do not transplant the seed- 

 lings until the following spring, when, 

 after they have made one or two leaves, 

 they can be planted in the pond the same 

 as recommended for rhizomes, or they may 

 be sown either in fall or spring in the shal- 

 low places on the margin of natural ponds, 

 where, if conditions are favorable, they will germinate and soon become 

 established. 



Nelumbiums should have a small hole cut through the shell of each seed 

 with a sharp knife, and sow three or more seeds in tubs during April or 

 May; place in a warm, sheltered place, and give the same treatment as 

 recommended for hardy Nymphaeas. 



Tender Nymphaeas may be sown from January to April in pots or 

 pans, using any good potting soil, and covrr the seeds with one-fourth 

 inch of sand, give a thorough watering, and allow to drain for one hour or 

 more, then submerge in water fully exposed to the sun and at a tempera- 

 ture as near 70° as possible. Two inches of water over the soil is suffi- 

 cient depth. As soon as the seedlings have made two leaves, put them 

 singly into small pots, and when well rooted repot into four or five-inch 

 pots, from which size they may be planted into their flowering quarters 

 during May and June. 



Double. 



Wallflower. 



per PKT. 



PEH PKT. 



Xeranthemum. 



Nymphaea Bissetti 15 



— Coerulea 15 



— Deaneana 25 



— Dentata 15 



Superba (new) 25 



Magnifica (new) 25 



— George fluster 15 



— Gracilis 15 



— Hybrida. Mixed sorts ... . 15 



— Jubilee 15 



— Kewensis 25 



— Lotus 15 



— Odorata Luciana 15 



rosea 15 



Caroliniana 15 



— O'Marana 15 



Nymphaea Tuberosa rosea 15 



— W. B. Shaw 25 



— Zanzibariensis. Purple 25 



Azurea. Blue 15 



Rosea. Rose 15 



Nelumbium Kermesinum. 15 



— Roseum plenum 25 



— Shiroman 15 



— Pekinensis rubrum .... 15 

 plenum 15 



— Roseum 15 



— Speciosum 15 



— Luteum 10 



— Kinshiren 15 



— flixed. Many varieties. ... 10 



For Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds see pages 54 to 62. 



