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H. G. FAUST & CO., PHILADELPHIA. 



CEL.OSIA (Cockscomb ) 



One of the 

 most showy 

 and brilliant 

 of annuals, 

 and quite easy 

 to grow. The 

 combs of the 

 varieties often 

 grow a foot or 

 more across 

 and attract 

 great attention 

 by their pecu- 

 liar beauty. 

 H. H. A. 



New Giant 

 Empress. A 



handsome 

 new variety. 

 Bright purple 

 combs and 

 dark bronze 

 ■ foliage. Mam- 



moth size. 

 Very showy. 

 New Giant Empress. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Choice Mixed. Finest varieties Pkt., 5 cts 



Glasgow Prize, or Tom Thumb. Fine dwarf variety, dark 

 foliage, immense, showy, dark crimson combs . Pkt., 10 cts. 



Mrs. L. Brown, Conkling, Tenn., September 23, 1895, 

 writes: "I never had a better garden than I had this 

 summer, all raised from your seeds. The flower seeds 

 sent were just lovely. Never had a better crop of cab- 

 bage and the beets were extra." 



John Rader, Celia, Pa., Nov. 9, 1895, writes: "The 

 seeds received last spring gave perfect satisfaction."' 



Mrs. S. T. Marshall, Ebenezer, Pa., June 28, 1895, 

 writes: "I have been getting your seeds for years, am 

 delighted with them. What time of the year should 

 Clematis seed be sowed." 



CENTAUREA (Corn Flower, Ragged Sailor, Blue 

 Bottle). 



A hardy annual of the easiest growth, flowers freely and 

 continuously. Very fine for cut flowers. 



Cyanus. Mixed, all colors Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM (Painted Daisies). 

 The annual varieties have become one of the most popular 

 of our annuals, and stand without a rival for gorgeous display 

 in the flower garden, or for pot culture. 

 Mixed. Double ; producing a most brilliant dis- 

 play Pkt., 5 cts. 



Segetum Grandiflorum. Pure golden yellow, one of the 



most brilliant sorts Pkt., 5 cts. 



Album. Pure white Pkt., 5 cts. 



The Sultan. Crimson maroon, yellow centre . . Pkt., 10 cts. 



CLARKIA. 



Delights in cool, shady places. They are charming for 

 beds, producing large flowers of rose, purple, white, red, etc., 

 and borne in great profusion. H. A. One to 2 feet. 

 Mixed. All colors ; double and single. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,25cts. 

 Mrs. Langtry. Purest white, centre brilliant carmine. 

 Very free flowering Pkt., 10 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS (Minor). 



This is a dwarf variety of the old Morning Glory ; and a 

 bed of them forms a beautiful mass. Like the parent variety, 

 the flowers close in the afternoon. They do not climb, but 

 form large, bushy plants, about 1 foot high. 



Mixed. Many bright colors Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



Tricolor Roseus. Beautiful rose-colored flowers with pure 

 white centre, fringed with purplish-violet, shaded towards 

 the throat to golden yellow; 1 foot . . Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz. , 20 cts. 



COSMOS HYBRIDUS. 

 A most popular flower. 

 Forms large bushes, 5 feet 

 UjV high, which grow very rap- 

 \ wpjr idly and are a mass of elegant 

 ' ' ?T / foliage until they bloom in 

 A// August. Flowers resemble 

 Dahlias, and are pure white, 

 flesh color, charming light 

 pink and deep rose in color, 

 with a bright yellow centre, 

 2 inches in diameter. Easily 

 raised and make a grand dis- 

 plav. Sow seed early. Pkt., 

 10 cts. 



DATURA. 



A large, strong growing 

 plant, with large, showy, 

 trumpet shaped flowers; 3 

 I >^ feet. 



Wrightii. Is the best vari- 

 Cosmos Hybridus. ety ; flowers white, faintly 

 tinted with lilac, and sweet-scented Pkt., 5 cts. 



Single Dahlias. 

 DAHLIA. 



But few are aware that the double as well as single 

 varieties may be grown from the seed, and flower the first 

 season, so that the buying of bulbs is a needless expense. 

 The seed which we offer is of the finest strains and choicest 

 varieties , and if sown in the spring will give a magnificent 

 display of the brightest colors by August. These flowers are 

 greatly admired and should be extensively cultivated in 

 every garden. 



New Single. Mixed ; from a choice collection. . . Pkt., 15 cts. 

 Finest Double. Large flowering; mixed . . " 10 " 

 Gracilis. Very large, single flowers, beauti- 

 fully striped and mottled " 10 " 



If you desire FREE a packet of over 200 kinds of Flower 

 Seeds, please mention it when ordering. 

 FINEST POMPON. Choicest varieties .... " 10 " 

 ESCHSCHOI/TZIA (California Poppy). 

 Produces beautiful flowers and finely cut leaves. Should 

 be sown early in open ground. H. A. One foot. 

 Fine Mixed. Flowers yellow, orange and 



white Pkt., 5 cts. 



Mandarin. Orange, shaded with crimson .... " 5 " 

 Rose Cardinal. Rose colored, very showy . ... " 5 " 

 EUPHORBIA. 

 Useful and beautiful for border and pot culture. H. A. 

 Marginata. (Snow on the Mountain.) % foot, Pkt.; 5 

 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 



DI ANT EJUS (Pinks). 



They are among the most 

 brilliant of our garden flowers 

 and are most useful plants, 

 furnishing abundance of gay 

 and beautiful flowers until 

 covered bydrifting snow; they 

 live over winter and bloom 

 the second season as the first, 

 and for pot plants are most 

 desirable. H. A. 

 Chinensis (Double Chi- 

 nese Pinks). Finest 

 mixed, clusters of double 



flowers Pkt., 5 cts. 



Eastern Queen. Magnifi- 

 cent single flowers, two to- 

 four inches across, beauti- 

 fullv stained and striped. 

 Pkt., 5 cts. 



Heddewegi, fi. pleno. 



Finest double ; choice mixed, . . . Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 

 Heddewegi. Finest single ; 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 



magnificent flowers, Pkt , ^ cts. 



Imperialis. Fl. PI. (Double Imperial Pink.) Finest mixed, 



very handsome, bright colors Pkt., 5 cts. 



Crimson Belle. Flowers of large size, finely fringed, of a 



rich crimson color Pkt., 5 cts. 



Mixed. Including all the above choice varieties, 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



UST* Soak Canna Seed in warm water until it start* 

 to sprout ; start seed early in the house. 



