Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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New, Rare and Valuable Flower Seeds. 



Ray Aster. 



A new and quite distinct class of Aster, having long, slender, quilled florets, resembling some of the 

 straight-rayed Japanese Chrysanthemums. The plants grow about 20 inches high, and are of branching, can- 

 delabrum habit. The flowers are very large, measuring 4 to 6 inches in diameter, and are borne on long, strong 

 stems. They present a charming and striking appearance, and are excellent for floral designs. We offer them 

 in two colors, White and Bright Rose. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Single-Flowering Aster. {Aster sinensis.) 



For many years the popular taste was all for double flowers ; but recently a reaction, in favor of single flow- 

 ers has set in, and in consequence, the attention of cultivators has been turned in that direction. To this new 

 taste we owe the rich and brilliant assortments of single-flowering Dahlias which are now so popular, and also 

 the single-flowering Asters which we now offer. The plants are of neat habit, and the single, star-shaped flow- 

 ers are borne in great numbers, on strong, long stalks. They appear early and last long, and are excellent 

 for cut-flowers, keeping fresh in water for eight or ten days after being cut. Planted out in beds or borders, 

 they have a brilliant effect, the colors including white, pink, rose, dark red, light and dark blue. Per pkt., 15c. 



Aster, Japanese Tassel. 



The flowers of this new class of Aster are of enormous size, often 5 to 6 inches across, and with long, 

 curled petals, which give them the appearance of Japanese Chrysanthemums. The plants grow about 15 inches 

 high, are of neat habit, and produce several of these immense flowers. The colors so far obtained, and which- 

 we now offer, are charming shades of flesh and rose. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Calliopsis lanceolata, New Fancy Mixed. 



The flowers of these improved new varieties are larger than any offered heretofore, and they are remark- 

 able for the variety of forms and shades of color which they exhibit. Some are saucer-shaped, others flat, while 

 others are prettily incurved. The petals are broad, with pinked, toothed, or irregularly fringed edges. Some 

 are very light yellow, and others a deeper shade, still darker around the eye. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Campanula persicifolia grandiflora, Blue. 



The plants grow about 3 feet high, and produce six to eight strong flower-stalks, each of which bears 15 or 

 20 magnificent blossoms of a beautiful blue color, and almost twice the size of the ordinary C. persicifolia. 

 The plant is perfectly hardy, free-flowering and long-lasting in bloom, and is one of the best perennials for 

 groups and borders, and equally valuable for cut-flowers. Per pkt. , 25 cts. 



Carnation, New Giant Margaret. 



A new, large-flowering strain of the popular Double Margaret Carnation, which begin blooming in five 

 months from sowing, and produce their very sweet-scented flowers when other Carnations have ceased to 

 bloom. They are perfectly hardy, in rich variety of colors, and as high as 80 per cent come double from seed. 

 Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Carnation, New Yellow Perpetual. 



After years of persevering effort, Mr. Chabaud, the originator of the splendid Perpetual Carnation, which 

 bears his name, has at last succeeded in raising a strain.of the Perpetual class which produces over 60 per 

 cent of yellow and yellow ground flowers. They are large and very fragrant, and excellent for cutting, and 

 are produced in seven months after sowing the seed. Per*pkt., 50 cts. 



Godetia gloriosa. 



A very showy new variety of dwarf and compact habit, and with very large, satiny, brilliant, deep blood- 

 red flowers. It is the darkest-colored of all Godetias, the richness and brilliancy of its flowers being simply 

 gorgeous. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Heuchera alba. 



A pure white-flowering variety of the charming H. sanguined, which is one of the finest hardy perennials| 

 of recent introduction, and recommended as an excellent plant for furnishing cut-flowers. It is allied to the 

 Saxifragas and is of a neat, bushy habit, with light green and slightly hairy leaves. The Igraceful flower- 

 spikes, 15 to 20 inches in height, are excellent for bouquets. Per pkt.. 25 cts. 



Cosmos, Single Dahlia-Flowered Crimson. 



Splendid flowers of the deepest, richest shades of crimson, very large, resembling single Dahlias in shape ; 

 with age they take on a lighter shade, which adds greatly to the effect, giving several different shades on one 

 plant; the contrast between the brilliant red flowers and the rich green of the foliage is very striking. 

 Per pkt., 15 cts. 



Erigeron hybridus roseus. 



A cross between E. aurantiacus and E. Villarsi, retaining most of the habit of the latter, but the flowers 

 of the former. It is a hardy perennial, but if sown earlv, it flowers the first season from seed. The flowers are 

 of a beautiful purplish rose, with clear golden yellow disk, and measure about 1 inch across. They are pro- 

 duced in great numbers without interruption, from May until late in the autumn. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



