Bedding Plants 



CROMWELL GARDENS. CROMWELL. CONN. 



HELIOTROPE, continued I 

 Centefleur. Rich, deep violet-blue, with white eye; | 

 flowers large; free and very vigorous. A very desir- i 

 able variety. 



La Duse. A' mammoth-flowering kind, bearing enor- 

 mous, deep blue trusses; very free-flowering. An 

 unusually fine bedding variety. 



Lorne. Light blue, sweet-scented variety. \'ery widely 

 used for bedding. 



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

 grown on stems 2'i or 3 feet in height, forming 

 miniature trees. Very desirable for conservatory 

 decoration or forming centerpieces in flower-beds. 

 $1, Si. 50 and $2 each. 



IPOMOEA • Moonvine 

 Noctiflora. .A. selected strain of pure white Moonvine. 

 propagated from cuttings. Doz. 100 



2'4-in So 75 S6 00 



3-in I 00 8 00 



LANTANA | 



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. 



From 2V4-inch pots, 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $6 j 

 per 100. From 3-inch pots, 15 cts. each, $1 per doz., 

 $8 per 100. 



Radiation. Plant semi-dwarf; brilliant red, with 



orange-yellow center. 

 Ultima. Pure golden yellow. 



LEMON VERBENA 



See Aloysia, page qi. 



MARGUERITE, or PARIS DAISY 



For outdoor bedding, growing as pot-plants, or for 



cutting, the Marguerite is one of the most useful 

 flowering plants. 



From 2l^-inch pots, 75c. per doz., $6 per 100. From 



3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $10 per 100. From 4-inch 

 pots, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 

 Mrs. F. Sander. Pure white and very double. 

 Single White. Similar in growth, but with a single 



row of petals. 



YELLOW MARGUERITE 



Boston Daisy 



The Yellow Daisy is a great favorite in Boston, where 



it is used extensively for cut-flowers. Doz. 100 



2'4-in $1 so $10 00 



3- in 2 00 IS 00 



4- in 3 00 20 00 



MOONVINE 



See Ipomcea, above. 



MYOSOTIS • Forget-me-not 

 Transplanted, frame-grown, 50 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 

 Alpestris, Victoria. The best variety for spring 

 bedding. 



Palustris semperflorens. The true everblooming 

 variety. 



PANSY 



Transplanted, frame-grown, in bud and bloom, 35 cts. j 

 per doz., $2.50 per 100. 1 

 Park Perfection. (Exhibition Strain.) A large- ' 



flowering strain, containing a blend of choicest 



mixed colors; the best obtainable. 

 Emperor William. Bright blue. 

 Lord Beaconsfield. Lavender, shaded white. 

 Pure White, Yellow, Black, Mixed Colors, in 



selected strains. 



PENNISETUM 



These graceful, ornamental t;ra<sfs an- .U-iidedly 

 essential when bedding is cairicil luit in <in\ i-xtent. 

 They are particularly cltfi tuf. wlu n usi cl ii.r In n dcring 

 Canna groups in mixed borders, or fnr tunning -lately 

 groups in themsch-es. 



Longistylum. Handsome, gieenish white iilunies. 

 drooping gracefully; an attractive liorder for C'annas. 

 10 cts. each. Si per doz.. S6 per 100. 



PETUNIAS 



The most satisfactory of all the annuals for bedding, 

 window-bo.xes and vases. They commence flowering 

 earlv, and continue until killed b\- frost; not at all 

 particular as to soil. 



Rooted cuttings, $1.25 per 100. From 2V4-inch pots, 

 75 cts. per doz., 35 per 100- From 3-inch pots, $1 per 

 doz., $7.50 per 100. 



Double White. .A free-flowering, sweetly fragrant 

 variety; erect growth. The best double for bedding. 



Assorted Double. A selection of the best colors in the 

 fringed type. 



Assorted Single. Selected for color from the best 

 single varieties. 



SALVIA . Scarlet Sage 



This most gorgeous and effective bedding subject is 

 by all means the most conspicuous and useful of the 

 late summer-flowering annuals. It produces its showy, 

 scarlet spikes in the greatest profusion from July until 

 frost and seems to be equally at home whether massed 

 on the lawn, planted in borders, or mixed indiscrimin- 

 ately among shrub groupings. 



Rooted cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1,000. From 

 2l^-inch pots, 10 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. of one 

 variety, $4 per 100. From 3-inch pots, 10 cts. each, $1 

 per doz. of one variety, $7.50 per 100. 

 Bonfire. .A compact variety, growing to a height of 



about 2 feet. Heavy flower-spikes of brightest 



scarlet. 



King of the Carpet. Medium dwarf ; bright, large 

 trusses; very fine. 



Splendens. A tall-growing variety; immense flower- 

 spikes of dazzling scarlet. 



Zurich. An extremely free-flowering, dwarf variety. 

 The plants commence to bloom early and continue 

 until checked by frost. Very bright scarlet. 



STEVIA 



Variegata. A strong-growing, clean, variegated green- 

 and-white variety that is invaluable for edging and 

 bordering. Makes a strong, showy border for such 

 bedding plants as geraniums. Each Doz. 100 



From 2'<-in. pots So 10 So 75 S4 00 



From 3-in. pots 10 i 00 7 50 



VINCA 



Flowering Madagascar Periwinkle 

 BEDDING VARIETIES 



A free-flowering bedding annual that will prove 

 effective under diflicult conditions, growing well in 

 situations too exposed for the majority of bedding 

 plants. Always showy and attractive. 

 From 2>4-inch pots, 60 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. From 



3-inch pots, $1 per doz., $6 per 100. 

 Alba. White, crimson eye. 

 Alba pura. Pure white. 

 Rosea. .Attractive rose-pink, dark eye. 



TRAILING VARIETIES 

 Rooted cuttings, $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1,000. From 

 2 V4-inch pots, 60 cts. per doz., $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000. 

 From 3-inch pots, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $12 per 

 100. From 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 

 $18 per 100. 



Major. Green trailing vine. 



Major variegata. \'ariegated green and white; largely 

 used for vases and window-boxes. 



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