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Fred'k W. Kelsey, 150 Broadway, New York. 



Choice Herbaceous Plants and Bulbs— Con'd. 



CANN A Star of '91 . Intense orange-scarlet flow- 

 ers, bordered with deep yellow; laj-ge panicles. 

 Blooms all summer. §3 and $4 per doz. ; $10 and 

 $15 per 100. 



CANNA Mixed. Extra fine assortment, most 

 showy kinds, including the best French and taU- 

 growing Cannas. $2 and §3 per doz. ; $10 to $20 

 per 100. 



Dwarf-growing Collections, $2 and $3 per doz. ; 



$10 to $20 per 100. 

 CAMPANUL,.4.. Hare-Bell. Blue, White, 



Lilac-Purple. Itell- shaped flowers from June to 



September. 



*CARYOPTERIS Mastacanthus. Blue 

 Spir^a. One of the finest novelties from China. 

 Potted and brought into the bouse, it blooms pro- 

 fusely during the winter. Blooms outside until 

 November. Flowers a lavender-blue, slightly 

 fragrant. Very choice. S1..)0 and .•?2 per dozen, 

 $10 per hundred. Extra Large Plants, $20 per 

 hundred. 



t.tt. tttm auratum. 

 Golden Banded Lily. 

 CONVAIiLARIA. Lilt of the Vallet. 



Well known, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers on 

 pendent spikes. Extra large clumps, $3 and $4 

 per dozen. 



COREOPSIS (Tick-Seed) lanceolata. Free 

 blooming; clear golden-yellow flowers. 



CASSIA. Wild Senna. Of easy cultivation, 

 producing yellow flowers in July and August. 



CENTAUREA. Knapweed. Very showy bor- 

 der plants, bearing various colored flowers. 



CENTRANTHUS. Valerian. Showy, free 

 flowering perennials, desu'able for border plants: 

 spikes of red or white flowers. 



CERASTIUJtf. Mouse Ear; Chickweed. Low 

 growing plants, covered in early summer with 

 white flowers; glossy white foliage. 



CLEMATIS. Herbaceous varieties. Clusters of 



fragrant flowers, blue, white, purple and blue 



AND white. * 

 CORONILLA. Wild Pea. A showy perennial 



of trailing habit; flowers blush and whit»;. 

 DAHLIAS. Large collection of the finest single 



and double varieties. $3 and $4 per doz. Low 



rates per 100. 

 DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. Remarkably 



showy plants. Long spikes, 2 to 5 feet, of 



showy blue and light purple flowers in midsummer. 



Leading varieties: Azureum, Bicolor, t'acles- 



tinum. Flora, Formosum, Ivanhoe, Louis. 



Agassiz, Pyramidalis, Wheclerii, and others. 

 DIAJVTHUS. Pink. Very sweet and fragrant. 



Delicate petal-fringed flowers. 

 DIC'ENTRA spectabilLs. Common Bleedin(j 



PIeart. Fine. $2 per doz., $10 to $15 per 100. 

 DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Beautiful flowers in 



long spikes. 



DICTAMNUS. Fraxinella or Gas Plant. A 

 showy perennial, forming a bush about 2 feet ui 

 height, spikes of fragant red and white flowers. 



ECHINACEA. Hedgehog Cone-Flower. A 

 showy, strong plant, remaining long in bloom. 



ELYMUS. Lysie Grass. An ornamental, long, 

 narrow grass, of a grayish hue. 



ERIANTHUS. Ravenna Grass. Perfectly 

 hardy and fine. Attains a height of fi-om 9 to 12 

 feet. Resembles Pampas Grass. 



EULALIA Japonica. Japan Bush. Fine or- 

 namental foliage grass. 



EULALIA variegata. One of the best grasses. 

 Long, distinctly variegated leaves. 



EUPATORIUM. Snake Root. A variety 

 easily grown, and bearing handsome flowers. 



FUNKIA. Plantain - Lily. Valuable orna- 

 mental foliage for use in clumps. 



GAILLARDIA. Blanket Flower. Beautiful 

 large yellow and crimson flowers aU summer. 



GENISTA. Wood waxen. Pretty plants for 

 rockwork. 25 to 50 cts. 



GLADIOLUS. Extra choice collections. .Se- 

 lected bulbs, $3 to $5 per 100. 



GYNERIUM argcnteum. Pampas Grass. The 

 finest of the ornamental grasses, growing 6 to 10 

 feet high; large white plumes in autumn. A 

 superb lawn plant; requires protection in thii; 

 latitude. 



HELI.4.NTIIUS. Sunflower. Multiflorxis 

 flofe jileno, and others. Hardy and free blooming. 



HELLEBORUS. Christmas Rose. Very val- 

 uable for cutting purposes. Requires a shady 

 position and moist soil, and when covered with a 

 frame in winter its beautiful flowers may be had 

 at Christmas. 



HEMEROCALLIS. Day Lily. Lily-shaped 

 flowers of coppery red and yellow. 



HEMEROCALLIS Fulva. Lemon Lily. 

 Lemon-colored flowers, fine for planting among 

 Shrubbery. 



HESPERUS. Rocket. One of the finest hardy 

 herbaceous plants. Double white and purple 

 flowers. 



