Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



77 



NUMBER and NAME. 



JS&~l£oz. at oz. 



$1 per oz, 



rate onlu on articles quoted at 

 and over. 



General Observations. 



,40c. 

 50c. 



2159 Alyssum maritinium . peroz 



2160 — compactum, Dwarf " 



2162 — Thorburn's Bouquet 



2162a —"Little Gem" 



2163 saxatile compactum, peroz., 60c. 

 2166 argentea " 60c. 



2167 *Amarantus Abyssinicus . . . . 



2168 *bicolor ruber 



*cruentus (Prince's Feather) . . 



*Henderi 



*melancholicus ruber 



"*salicifolius . . . 



*speciosus 



^sanguineus nanus 



^tricolor (Joseph's Coat) . . . . 



* — giganteus 



* — splendens .......... 



*atropurpureus 



*Fine Mixed . . . .peroz., 20c, 



Collection of Amarantus, including 

 12 varieties, choicest sorts . . 



2168a 



2182 



2190 



2192 



2193 



2196 



2197 



2197a 



21976 



2198 



2199 



Amethyst 



2220 Anagallis, in varieties 



2223 Anchusa capensis 



2224 Barrelieri . . . . 



2230 Anemone coronaria 



2230a — "St. Brigid " Poppy-flowered 



2231 Japonica rosea 



2232 — alba " Honorine Jobert " . . . 

 2237 sylvestris 



2240 



2245 

 2249 

 2253 



22.S7 

 2258 

 2259 



Angelonia grandiflora 

 Antirrhinum .... 



Aquilegia (Columbine) — 



caryophylloides 



chrysantha 



coerulea 



vulgaris Double White 



— Double Mixed 



— Single Mixed 



Collection of Aquilegia, including 

 12 choice varieties 



2 



1 3 



2 3 



1 3 

 2 



hA 



white 



2260 Aralia Sieboldii 



226r 

 2262 



cordata 

 spinosa 



2265 Argemone grandifl'a, peroz., 40c. 



2266 — lutea " 40c. 



2268 Arnehia cornuta 



2273 Asclepias Cornuti 

 2276 Curassavica . . . 

 2278 incarnata . . . . 



2283 Asperula setosa azurea 

 2285 odorata (Woodruff) . 



2286 



2286a 



2287 



2288 



2288a 



2290 



Asters, Chrysanthemum-flow'd- 



— Half Dwarf White 



Scarlet 



Rose I 



Carmine 



Mixed . . . .peroz. , $2 i 



Truffaut's Paeony Perfection- 

 Snow White . per oz., $1.50 



hP 



tA 



hhA 

 hP* 



hP 



hhP 



3 ! hA 



' ■ V 

 3 hhA 



hP 

 *P 

 hP 



hhA 

 hP 



hhA 



yel. 



d. red 



red 



d. red 



cr.& y. 



red 



pur. 



yel. 



scar. 



mixed 



dk&p'r 

 mixed 



pur. 

 d.blue 



mixed 



rose 

 white 



pur. 



strip. 



yel. 



blue 



white 



mixed 



white 



yel. 



pur. 

 orange 

 rose p. 



I. blue 

 white 



scar, 

 rose 

 car. 

 mixed 



wh 



trai. 



X 

 M 

 trai. 

 1 



3 

 2 



3 

 4 

 7% 



diff. 

 6 



3 

 2 



1 5* 

 2 



1 



3 



1 



He 



cts. 

 5 

 5 



10 

 5 



5 

 5 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



50 



25 



! 2159 is the well-known Sweet 

 Alyssum, so much used for edg- 

 ing. T/iordum's Bouquet is a 

 very dwarf and compact new 

 sort, of the neatest habit ; most 

 suitable for borders or pots. 



Strong-growing, highly orna- 

 mental plants. The tricolor 

 varieties are very valuable for 

 bedding, having elegant orna- 

 mental foliage, variegated crim- 

 son, yellow and green ; they are 

 also well adapted for growing in 

 pots. For decorations, of course, 

 the finest marked plants should 

 be selected, as seed saved from 

 the finest sorts produces some 

 very inferior plants. 



See Browallia. 



Plant in sunny situation. 



I Very attractive. Fine for cut- 

 j flowers and bouquets. 



Very beautiful spring flowers, re- 



quiring rich, deep soil. 2232 has 

 large pure white flowers, inval- 

 j uable for cutting. 



Beautiful, sweet-scented; forpots. 

 See Snapdragon. 



(Columbine.) Very elegant and 

 free-blooming hardy perennials, 

 suitable for beds, borders or 

 shrubberies ; they prefer a 

 moist, sunny situation. 2253. 

 is the Rocky Mountain blue 

 Columbine, a most beautiful 

 species. 



I Handsome palm-like shrub. No. 

 j 2262 is the "Angelica Tree." 



In a large garden their glaucous 

 foliage and large, poppy-like 

 flowers are very effective. 



Rich yellow maroon. 



Silkweed ; sweet-scented. 

 Swallow-Wort ; free-bioomer. 

 Swamp Milkweed. 



5 f Sweet-scented, long bloomers 

 5 J for borders or rock-work. 



I (Callistephus.) The common 

 name is from Aster, a. star, in 

 allusion to the shape of the 



> flower-heads. The genus is very 

 large, containing over 200 spe- 

 cies, but we offer here only the 



