FAUST'S NOVELTIES FROM CHINA AND JAPAN. 



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Seeds from tue Flowery Kingflom 



Everyone knows that the choicest flowers in existence 

 come from the confines of China and Japan, both countries 

 being jewelled with them. Knowing this, we have instructed 

 a native collector and seedsman to send us seed of some new 

 and rare plants that we are positive will be welcomed and 

 prove highly attractive to all our customers. They are all 

 flowers of the easiest management, that will bloom with the 

 greatest freedom, and many of them being perennial will 

 grow and increase in beauty from year to year. Among the 

 beautiful varieties we offer you will find some plants that 

 are absolutely new to this country. Leucanthemum Nipponi- 

 curo, for instance, is selling in Europe this year at 50 cts. per 

 packet, and the Chinese Pseonies being 50 cts. per plant. The 

 collection is composed of nine choice varieties of flower seeds, 

 which we have placed at the low figure of 10 cts. per packet, 

 or the collection of nine for 75 cts. The seeds are all put up 

 in the original seed bags as received from Japan and China. 

 These bags are gems of curious workmanship, being hand- 

 painted by Japanese and Chinese artists in the natural colors 

 of the flowers. 



JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. These seeds were 

 saved from flowers which actually came from the Imperial 

 Gardens. Everyone knows the Chrysanthemum ; the diver- 

 sity of color is remarkable, white, pink, crimson, yellow, 

 maroon, with all the intermediate shades and beautiful forms 

 that are astonishing ; some of the flowers are of enormous 

 size. They will all bloom the first year from seed. Original 

 painted Japanese packets. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



IRIS K2EMPPERI. The pride of Japan. Were you to 

 see the full size colored plates of these, showing a bewilder- 

 ing variety of shapes and colors in endless profusion, you 

 would scarcely believe them true to nature ; yet it is so. 

 They last for years. Plant them where they will have 

 plenty of water. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



CHINESE PINKS. China is the home of the pinks ; 

 there they flower in all their glory. Our packets contain 

 seeds of alL the handsomest varieties, embracing: all colors. 

 In fra«ran« e they are unequalled. We offer the original 

 strain in all its purity, in original Chinese packets. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



VINCA ROSEA. A lovely garden or pot plant, well known 

 to many. This is a beautiful st rain of the clearest pink, with 

 pure white eyes ; a very dwarf grower, having daric green 

 foliage. You sh< uld have it in your garden. Original im- 

 ported packets oniy 



Packet, 10 cts. 



PLATYCODOX GRANDIFLORA. Another grand 

 novelty. As a border plant it is unrivalled, and is very 

 pretty for balcony boxes, pots, vases, etc. The star-like flow- 

 ers are three inches across and of the clearest royal purple. 

 Thev bloom freely all season Original imported "bags only. 

 Packet, 10 cts. 



CHINESE PSEONIES. Nothing could be more gorgeous 

 as seen in their native country. They bear flowers of 

 immense size, of all colors imaginable. The Tree Pseonies 

 are the grandest of all plants, and never sell for less than 

 50 cts. each. We have both the dark red and pink varieiies 

 in separate Chinese packets. In ordering please state which 

 you prefer. The seed is slow to germinate, so give it plenty 

 of time. 



Packet, 10 cts; 



JAPANESE MORNING GLORY. The Japs' delight 

 Unlike us, the Japanese sell morning glory plants grown in 

 pots trained on bamboo in curious devices", and the flowers 

 from the genuine seed, such as we offer, are marvels for beauty 

 and size. Their most common varieties equal our very best 

 and measure five to six inches across. Our packets contain a 

 liberal supply of choice mixed colors. Sent out only in 

 original packets. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMCROIDES. This is a 

 rapid growing Chinese vine with eleeant foliage, bearing 

 white fringed flowers and bright red cucumber-like fruit ; a 

 charming combination. It is the first time the seed has been 

 offered in America. We furnish it in original Chinese bags, 

 illustrated. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



LEUCANTHEMUM NIPPONICUM. This is certainly 

 a grand novelty, somewhat resembling an Anemone Chrys- 

 anthemum in color, with pure white fimbriated petals and a 

 clear yellow eye ; a very free bloomer. As with all the other 

 Chinese and Japanese seeds offered by us they are sold only 

 in the original imported packets, which bear illustrations of 

 both flowers and plants. 



Packet, 10 cts. 



fi@~THE ENTIRE SET, 9 PACKETS, FOR 75 CTS., OR 5 COLLECTIONS FOR $3.00, POSTPAID. 



(A. P i.) 



This charming Zinnia 

 makes a circular bush 

 about 2% feet in diam- 

 eter, and only 18 inches 

 high, which is 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. 



(Elephant's Ear.) 



There are few plants 

 that make such a grand 

 tropical appearance as 

 the Caladium, growing 4 

 to 5 feet high, producing 

 abundantly apron -like 

 leaves 3 feet long by 12 

 inches wide. They are de- 

 sirable as a single plant 

 on the lawn or for mas- 

 sive beds. The best re- 

 sults are obtained by 

 planting bulbs in rich 

 soil and giving an abun- 

 dance of water. In the 

 fall the bulbs should be 

 taken up and laid away 

 in the cellar until the 

 next season ; they are 

 good for years. Fine 

 bulbs, 20 cts. each; 3 for 

 50 cts.; per doz., $1.75. 



