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BEDDING PLANTS— Continued 



GOMPHRENA 

 Globe Amaranth, or Bachelor's Button 



G. rubra. An old-fashioned favorite and an excellent plant 

 for bedding, window-boxes, etc. The flowers are ever- 

 lasting in character and may be cut and kept through the 

 Winter. Flowers are deep red and resemble clover heads. 

 3-inch: 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., .|8.00 per 100. 



HELIOTROPE 



The fragrant Heliotrope is a universal favorite for bedding 

 purposes or for growing in pots. It delights in a rich soil 

 and rather moist conditions. The following varieties are of 

 the heavy trussed type and will not develop the weedy growth 

 peculiar to the old-fashioned kinds during the latter part 

 of the season. We suggest Santolina incana as a harmoniou.s 

 border for the Heliotrope bed. 



Centefleur. Rich, deep violet blue, with white eye; flowers 

 large; free and very vigorous. A very desirable variety. 

 La Duse. A mammoth-flowering kind, bearing enormous, 

 deep blue trusses; very free flowering. An unusually fine 

 bedding variety. 

 Madam Lederle. A compact, dwarf -growing variety; very 

 free flowering. The deepest blue in color; very effective. 

 Plants from 234-inch pots: 10c. each, 7oc. per doz. of 



one variety, $5.00 per 100. 

 Plants from 3-inch pots: 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. of 

 one variety, $8.00 per 100. 

 " Tree " or " Standard " Heliotrope. Large plants grown 

 on stems two and one-half or three feet in height, forming 

 miniature trees. Very desirable for conservatory decora- 

 tion or forming center pieces in flower beds. 

 50c., 75c. and $1.00 each. 



GERMAN IVY 



Valuable for vase work and 

 .3-inch pots: 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 



A trailing vine, not hardy 

 window boxes. 



IPOMOEA. Moon Vine 



1. noctiflora. A rapid-growing vine that bears j fragrant, 

 pure white, silky flowers abundantly, opening at night and 

 dm-ing dull weather. Our stock is the large-flowering type 

 and is grown from cuttings, not seeds, and therefore true. 



3- inch pots: 15c. each, $1.25 per doz. 



4- inch pots: 25c. each, .$2.00 per doz. 



LANTANAS 



Excellent bedding subjects, doing best when fully exposed 

 to the sun. The orange and yellow shades so effective in 

 bedding are found in the Lantanas only. 

 Crusalis. .\ beautiful, free-flowering, semi-dwarf variety; 



pure golden yellow. The be^t in its color, 

 Eole. Yellow, shading to hnnU rose. 



Radiation. Plant senu-dwarf: brilliant red, with orange- 

 yellow center. 



Reve Poitevine. .\ semi-dwarf variety; rose-colored flowers, 



with white center. 

 Snow Queen. Dwarf variety: snow-white bloom. 

 Ultima. Pure golden yellow. 



Plants from 3-inch pots: lOe. each, $1.00 per doz. of 

 one variety, .$8.03 per 100. 



