Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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New Celosia, "Ostrich Feather." 



This new Feathered Celosia produces very large* plumes, which are exquisitely curved and curled in exact 

 resemblance of an ostrich feather. 

 The plant grows about 3 feet high, is 

 of handsome pyramidal form, and the 

 numerous massive plumes waving 

 gracefully above the foliage make it 

 one of the most effective ornamental 

 plants for either pot or out-door cul- 

 ture. It is of easy cultivation, re- 

 quiring the same treatment as the 

 ordinary Cockscomb. 



Per pkt. 



Crimson $0 10 



Orange 10 



Dahlia, "Jules Chretien." 



A new very dwarf single strain, 

 growing only from 10 to 15 inches 

 nigh, and flowering the first season 

 from seed. It is a valuable bedding 

 sort, flowering profusely through the 

 summer from June to October. It is 

 also fine for pots. The flowers are 

 produced in great variety of color, 

 and stand well above the foliage. 



Per pkt. 



Intense Scarlet $0 10 



Mixed, Alt Colors 10 



Datura Cornucopia. 



(The 44 Horn of Plenty.") 



The plant is of robust habit, and, 

 while it is not hardy, assumes the 

 proportions of a good-sized shrub in a 

 single season. It does splendidly in 

 the open ground. The leaves are 

 large, dark green, and the stem is 

 brownish purple, with a shining sur- 

 face. The flower is immense, often 

 10 inches long and 5 inches wide at 

 the mouth, and conical, having three 



cones, one within the other, each with spreading, wavy margin. The color is fine purple and French white, the 

 former predominating outside, and the latter within the throat and the tube of the flower. Our cut is a fair rep- 

 resentation of a good plant. Per packet, 10 cents ; per oz., $1. 



Dianthus laciniatus, "Salmon Queen." 



A new annual Pink of the popular Heddewigii class. The flowers are of a very distinct and perfectly new 

 tint in this class, being of the most brilliant salmon color, changing into a salmony rose when fading. The 

 flowers are well formed and beautifully fringed. Seventy-five per cent, of the plants will come true from seed. 

 Per packet, 25 cts. 



DATURA CORNUCOPIA. 



Ipomoea purpurea fl. pi. Double-flowered Morning Glory. 



This is the first double Morning Glory ever introduced. The flowers are white, with a slight spot of red or 

 blue at the base of the larger petals, and are produced very freely. About 80 per cent, will come true double 

 from seed ; the remainder will be semi-double or single. It grows very rapidly, and will prove a valuable 



addition to our hardy annual climbers. Per packet, 25 cts. 



Isotoma hirsuta multiflora. 



These new hybrid Isotomas are distinguished for their beautiful 

 foliage and for their extraordinary profusion of bloom. The leaves 

 are velvety and of an emerald-green color, with evenly scalloped, 

 bright scarlet border. The«flowers are of various shades from 

 orange-red to dark scarlet. The calyx is blood-red, scarlet.violet, 

 white and yellow tigered. Sown in January or February, they will 

 bloom from June till late in the fall. Excellent for pot culture. 

 Per packet, 25 cents. 



Lobelia erinus compacta "Golden Queen." 



The chief merit of this new Lobelia will be found in the effective 

 and agreeable contrast between its foliage and its flowers ; the 

 leaves are a rich, golden yellow, similar to those of the popular 

 " Golden Feather," while the flowers are of a beautiful brilliant 

 blue. A plant that of itself supplies two such striking colors must 

 prove especially valuable for carpet-bedding. It will also be 

 dianthus laciniatus " salmon queen. " found desirable for border and pot-culture. Per packet, 25 cts. 



