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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



Imperial Japanese Morning-Glory. 



' A new class of Morning-Glory from Japan. The flowers are of exquisite beauty in form and coloring, and 



of enormous size, often 5 to 6 inches in diameter. They are 

 ^. " • easily cultivated and grow rapidly to a height of 30 or 40 feet. 



V ||||||W The colors vary from pure white to rose, crimson and carmine, 



■ ^wW I^^^^^^^T^^^ - through blues and purples to almost black, some being mottled, 



' .!§M ^B^m^l^/fi '' ^^^Sr^ -^k' striped, penciled and bordered in infinite variety and diversity. 



? // ~\\ The foliage also is often prettily variegated. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



Hj^^;^ \\ v \. /' - 1 New Double Morni ng-Glory. 



IB^^^L 3 yYyV'A fJj^' x ^oJ^<lBk " /] Tms is tlie first L>OUDle Morning-Glory ever introduced. 



.^K/LrS^-^Vmar \ Wmm£'~ J * a ^^~ i ^m '' w A 1 ne flowers are white, with delicate purple marks in the center, 



liwiir^ -^^C-^^^w^*^^^; : 1 Sometimes there are several rows of fringed petals. It grows 



'iWfLfk ""?^fS?' •* V !' T /jl V rapidly and bears its large, handsome flowers abundantly, a 



If W^^^ /\ • {;' 1&> -^iJw^l large proportion coming double from seed. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



S^^^^^^S^^^^lLvJ^W^' ' Physalis Francheti. 



^.-4 ^^^^^k ?S^mr9^%P^A \i y \ \ Y^r A new giant Winter Cherry from Japan, producing lruits 



' ^^^^Smfj^^^^f^^^^S^' VI I twice as large as those of the old Winter Cherry, P. Alkekengi. 

 \^^?^W&T jEfw f^^m^-'-mljyj^^ 11 is a hardy herbaceous perennial, growing about 2 feet high, 

 ^fe^Sg^Ml. T^mM^pm^fky^-^ of erect habit, with handsome foliage. The most striking fea- 

 £ ^A^^^^^^^ 1 ^^ ' ^/ ture is the brilliant seed-pods, which are over 2 inches in diam- 



J^^^^^^^^^^^^^tZ^ eter, and of a charming brilliant orange-vermilion tint, and en- 



close a cherry-like fruit of the same color. The fruit is edible, 

 v and specially recommended as a preserve. The intense color 



new double morning-glory . of the seed-pods makes the plant very valuable for all sorts of 



autumn and winter decorations. Per. pkt., 15 cts. 



» Statice superba alba. 



This new hardy annual is a white-flowering 

 variety of the rose-flowered Slatice superba 



introduced some years ago. The foliage forms r f^J^Tcz.V 



an elegant rosette on the ground, from which ^fca 

 rise up many slender-branched flower-stalks, 



the center one about a foot high. These are N/> '^'''^fr^f ^^'^ 



covered with innumerable little flowers, which, <^^^^l>^^ / ^ 



in opening, are suffused with delicate rose, but -^^^C/?^ J*^^jL~ 



afterwards become pure white. It is an exceed- & —^^^A^ffQ'^'/^^S . ^^^ IHl 



inglv ornamental plant, and remains a long ^El ^^fe^^^p^^^^/P^ffiL ^m^mlW^^^hl^^ 



time in bloom. Per pkt., 25 cts. ^^^^^^^L/*^/ 3 "^ ^W^^k^S'^^^l^^n^^ 



Ten-Weeks Stock, "White Pearl." ^^^^m^W^^ 



A very distinct new variety, growing only v^J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-- V1^^4 :| 



about 6 inches high, prettily formed, with t^J^^^^^K^ i > ^n'Fv>~~^ 



very small foliage densely clustered round the ^^^^P^Sj^XT'I Vr* ^ * / > ' ^C.djrT? 



stem. The bloom-spikes are closely set with iS^^ ' (. ; > r'^ / '-i^^' \i^^^1^y^ ^ T~fu ~U 



small flowers nearly globular in shape, with W^^^B/^^^^n I h/^ ^fs* W^Y^i^- 



numerous petals pressed closely together. *w/ ^Wl^^^^'^"-^ / J^ / _ '^fFK^^^MT ' 



When opening, the flower shows a yellowish ^^^^ -^^^^^^^S/ ^ 7^ 



green heart, but it soon changes to pure white. ^P7xM^ 'V^WfCf> v\ [ 'J ' 



Unlike other Ten-Weeks Stocks, this variety JPfv^ &W$f£p J^kL ' QrM fWJ 



continues blooming until late in the autumn. fc^Sara P i ' / . rJml*£- IaT-^. ^ \&-$-'y&mihk 



The regular, dwarf, ^^^Y^r~^T^ 'YJ p"^ 



^ijf compact habit, and ^ J\\ fCJ/^^V 1 \ 



the exquisite ele- A \ f)X}-^n ■' '^'"F^V I 



gance of the flower Z^g£m#jM(nfi 



render this one of ^^-§§mJ^S& jfjj 

 the best novelties of 

 the season. Per 

 pkt, 30 cts. 



PHYSALIS FRANCHETI. 



New Sweet Pea, "Red Riding-hood." 



In this variety we have a fixed type, and an absolutely new departure in form. 

 When fullv developed the standard and wings are a pleasing rosy pink, shading 

 to blush white at the calyx ; the keel, which is almost completely enveloped, being 

 nearlv pure white. The standard is diminutive, and peculiarly convoluted, forming 

 a hood around the wings, which protrude in wavy form, lending a novel and pleas- 

 ing character to the flower. The fragrance surpasses in a marked degree that of 

 other varieties of Sweet Peas. Although unusually robust in habit, it ic early flower- 

 ing, and in plenitude and continuity of bloom it excels all other existing sorts. The 

 length and rigidity of the stems are remarkable ; they run 18 inches long and over, 

 and when cut the stem and bloom retain their stability for a much longer period 

 than other sorts. Per pkt., 25 cts. 



Other New Sweet Peas. 



(For descriptions, see pages 108 and 109.) 



Pkt. Oz. I Pkt. Oz. 



Alice Eckford .$0 10 $0 50 Crown Jewel $0 10 $0 50 



new sweet pea, Captivatiou 10 50 Little Dorrit 10 60 



red riding-hood." Countess of Aberdeen .10 50 Mikado 10 50 



