H. G. FAUST & CO 



'., PHILADELPHIA. 



SEDUM (Stone Crop). 



Valuable for rock work and 



Cceruleum. Blue,. .Pkt., 5 cts. 

 STOCK, TEN WEEKS. 



The stocks, with their great 

 variety of fine colors and large 

 spikes of beautiful double flowers, 

 are very popular among the Ger- 

 mans, and greatly prized for cut 

 flowers on account of their fra- 

 grance and diversity of color. 

 Some of the varieties are desira- 

 ble for winter flowers, and are 

 used for this purpose by florists. 

 Any of them will do well in the 

 house where the atmosphere is 

 tool and moist. Indeed, their 

 growth and flowering seem 

 almost perpetual where the requi- Sedum. 

 site amount of moisture can be 



had. Sow from the beginning of March to the end of May. 

 Dwarf German. Ten weeks. Fine mixed, . . Pkt., 5cts. 

 Large Flowering Dwarf. Fine mixed; most brilliant 



colors, Pkt.,10cts. 



Large Flowering Dwarf. Blood-red. Very brilliant and 



rich, Pkt., 10 cts. 



Dwarf White. Perfectly double, " 10 " 



VERBENA. 



The Verbena is one of the 

 most effective bedding plants, 

 rmj/mt m -Tg BLft-gki, and unrivalled in the splendor 

 " * * m of its dazzling brilliancy of 



flowers. They flower con- 

 tinually from spring to late in 

 the autumn and are always 

 thrifty and free-blooming. 

 Hybrida. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; 



%oz., 60 cts.; oz., $1.10. 

 Extra Fine Mixed. The 

 finest named varieties. Pkt., 

 15 cts.; 34 oz., 75 cts.; % oz., 

 31.40. 



Scarlet Defiance. Very bright 

 scarlet. Pkt., 15 cts.; % oz .; 

 75 cts. 



White. A fine, pure strain. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 70 cts. 

 Blue. Extra fine. Pkt., 15 cts. 

 Verbena. Italian. Striped ; very showy 



striped flowers, bright colors Pkt., 10 cts.; 34 oz., 60 cts. 



New Mammoth. Very large and fine, embracing a wide 

 range of color, Pkt., 15 cts.; 34 oz., 75 cts. 



VIRGINIAN STOCK. 



Very profuse flowering, hardy annuals of easiest culture. 

 Flowers red, white and rose. H. A. Mixed, . Pkt., 5 cts. 

 Fairy Queen. Carmine crimson, very attractive. Pkt, 5 



cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



Mrs. A. C. Krotjt, Big Horn, Wyoming, June 27, 1895, 

 writes: "I bought seed of you eight years and have 

 always liked them well. Send me your new catalogue." 



ZINNIA. 



a They are of 



i^J%\ J easy cultivation 



J anci one of tne 



:->:i^%/ most popular 



t?ftjlKW^ and showy 

 plants. The 

 double sorts are 

 nearly as double 



. V&mfflrJ fJk \i L^rSSfc Wife as the Dahlia, 



and produce 

 flowers of many 

 beautiful colors. 

 They bloom pro- 

 fusely and con- 

 stantly from the 



\ \\^f^ BS =^^Sr*iSSBftfew^ last of June 



until killed by 

 autumn frosts. 

 Seed can be 

 sown early in 

 the o p"e n 

 ground where 

 plants are to 

 New Tom Thumb Zinnia. flower. 



Tom Thumb. In height this new and grand strain of 

 Zinnias varies from 4 to 12 inches, and their diameter 

 from 6 to 14 inches. They form charming, compact, free- 

 flowering, pigmy bushes, "the blooms somewhat resem- 

 bling the Pompone Zinnias. For edgings, small beds, and 

 groups they are especially suited, and they also make 

 exceedingly pretty plants grown in pots. The flowers are 

 perfectly formed, Very dotible and of numerous beautiful 

 colors. We are sure that all purchasers will be delighted 

 with it Pkt., 10 cts. 



New Mammoth. A grand new class of Zinnias, of robust 

 habit and immense size, measuring 4 to 5 inches across, per- 

 fectly formed double flowers of striking colors. The plants 

 attain a height of 3 feet and bloom freely. All colors 

 mixed, Pkt., 10 cts. 



Elegans. Mixed; very good " 5 " 



Finest Double Mixed. Embracing the most vivid and 

 beautiful colors, perfectly double, of large size. Pkt., 10 cts. 



New Double "White. Pure white, finest quality. Pkt., 10 cts. 



New Pompone. The flowers are most perfect in form and 

 varied in color; the florets are piled in asymmetrical smooth 

 cone Pkt., 10 cts. 



Striped Zebra. A fine strain of striped flowers ; the colors 

 vary on each plant Pkt., 10 cts. 



These beautiful plants far surpass all the decorator's skill 

 for making beautiful screens to cover unsightly objects, 

 fences, old trees, arbors, porches, etc., and their graceful 

 beauty is a great adornment to the surroundings of every 

 home. They may be made entirely subject to the control of 

 the grower, and their beautiful drapery conveyed anywhere 

 desired. 



All Flower Seeds are postpaid, by Mail. 



J^-On all seeds in packets you may select seeds in packets 

 to the value of $1.35 for each dollar sent us. 



ABOBRA. 



A rapid growing climber of the gourd species. Very orna- 

 mental. Beautiful glossy, dark green foliage, and bright 



scarlet fruit, Pkt., 5 cts. 



AMPEEOPSIS (Japanese Ivy). 

 Ampelopsis Veitchii, sometimes called Japanese or Bos- 

 ton Ivy. A slender growing variety of the Virginia Creeper, 

 of which the young growth during the summer is a dark 

 purplish-green, changing in fall to the brightest tints of scar- 

 let crimson and orange. This plant, with proper cultivation, 

 will attain a height of 50 feet, and being perfectly hardy, 

 makes it invaluable; it is unrivalled in beauty for covering 

 either trellis, rock work, verandas, etc. Largely used for 

 covering the fronts of houses. H. P., Pkt., 10 cts. 



ARISTOEOCHIA 

 (Dutchman's Pipe). 

 Sipho. A very rapid growing 

 climber; large heart-shaped foli- 

 age, a very curious flower re- 

 sembling a pipe. Attains a height 

 of 30 feet. Hardy perennial. Pkt., 

 10 cts. 



BRYONOPSIS. 



A climbing annual of great 

 beauty, bearing green fruits, which 

 change in color, as the season ad- 

 vances, to bright scarlet striped 

 with white. H. H. A. 

 Eaciniosa Erythrocarpa. 



Height, 10 feet, . . .Pkt., 10 cts. 



CANARY-BIRD FEOWER. 



This is a handsome climber, with 

 little canary-colored blossoms, 

 which somewhat resemble a Aristotocnia. 

 canary-bird with expanded wings. It has a fine luxurious 

 growth, and climbs very readily. H. H. A., . . . Pkt., 5 cts. 

 CONVOLVULUS (Morning Glory). 



Has brilliant and varied col- 

 ored flowers ; grows freely and 

 is a splendid climbing or bed- 

 ding plant. 



Major. Mixed ; best colors. 



Oz., 10 cts.; pkt., 5 cts. 

 Striped. Handsome flowers of 

 great beauty. Variously 

 striped with rose, blue and 

 red. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



CEEMATIS. 



This beautiful climber is fast 

 coming into popular favor. In 

 fact, it is now only second to the 

 rose in the demand which it 

 occasions. It has so much to 

 commend it that the popularity 

 will probably continue much 

 longer than if it were a mere 

 fashion. We can also supply 

 the plants : 



(Hybrida). The flowers em- 

 brace the finest, richest colors and most beautiful tints of 

 blue, purple, lavender, scarlet and white, . . . Pkt., 20 cts. 

 FLAMMULA 'Virgin Bower). White and fragrant, 

 feathery flowers in clusters. Pkt, in 



Convolvulus Major. 

 Earge Flowering, Mixed 



