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Helianthds Multjflorus Ma.ximcs. 



New Perennial Phlox. i 



Wonderful strides have been made in recent years in the 

 perfecting of the perennial Phloxes. The varieties listed 

 below are the " cream " of recent introductions, and are a 

 superb collection. 



O. Commerell. A beautiful variety of a soft shell pink 

 marked with rays of white and deep pink, very compact 

 and free, flowers very large. 30 cents. j 



Oonsel H. Trost. A good, soft-colored rich crimson, of 

 good size and of free, vigorous habit. 15 cents. 



Fantome. Entirely distinct, rosy lilac shading to white 

 at edges, a fine large individual flower and truss ; very 

 compact and remarkably free flowering. 15 cents. I 



F. G. Von Lassburg. This is the ideal white variety ; ! 

 color pure snowy white, flowers of immense size, measur- 

 ing I'g inches in diameter, which are produced on large, 

 strong-branched panicles. This is simply perfection 

 among the white Phlox, and will undoubtedly supersede 

 all others of this color. 30 cents. I 



H. Hassack. Intense orange scarlet, deep maroon edge ; i 

 one of the brightest and richest in cultivation. 30 cents. { 



Inspector Peicker. Pure lilac suff"used with white ; a ' 

 strong, robust grower with large branching panicles. 15 1 

 cents. 



La Mabdi. A fine light purple, rich and glowing ; habit 



very dwarf and very free. 15 cents. 

 Papillon. A fine flower with large, overlapping petals, 



one-half of same being of a bright lilac suffused with 

 ■ white, the other half being white suffused lilac ; an en- I 



tirely distinct and novel variety. 15 cents each. 

 Roxolane. Crimson purple, very free and decided. 15 



cents. 



W. Olibran. A most distinct and liand.some variety ; 

 very free ; white suffused with rosy pink with distinct 

 bright red centre. 15 cents. 



All the above varieties will he ready for distribution about 

 March 1st. We will furnish 1 each of the set of 10 varieties 

 for $1.50. 



Spirsea (Astilbe) Chinensis. 



Of recent introduction from ("liina, entirely di.otinct and 

 a grand addition to our list of hardy border plants. It is a 

 strong robust grower, forming a bold clump of large hand- 

 some foliage. The flower stems are ere(!t, about three feet 

 high, leafy and much branched, and support large triangu- 

 lar plumes of feathery white flowers slightly tinted with 

 pink. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



til'IKJJA CHINENSIS. 



Spiraea Arnncns Kneiffi. 



A new variety that is entirely distinct from and superior 

 to all existing kinds ; it is of bold yet graceful habit, at- 

 taining a height of 3 to 4 feet, with finely divided fern-like 

 dark green graceful foliage, and a mass of pure white 

 feathery flowers, which are borne in delicately, graceful, 

 feathery sprays. A valuable addition to our list of hardy 

 border plants, and will prove most desirable as an early 

 summer cut-flower. 35 cts. each ; |!3.50 per dozen. 



Tritoma Pfitzeri (Flame Flower.) 



A grand improvement on the old Tritoma Uvaria Grau- 

 diflora, the flower spikes which are produced with consid- 

 erable more freedom than in the old variety, are of gigantic 

 size, frequently 4J feet high, with heads of bloom over 

 twelve inches long. They are of a rich crimson scarlet, 

 shading to salmon-rose on the edge ; a really first- 

 class acquisition. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. }ilO.O(i; 

 per 100. 



TroUins Caucasicus Orange Globe. 



A handsome new variety of the Globe Flower attaining 

 a height of 3 feet and producing very large globular flowers 

 of a deep orange color, during the entire summer. A valua- 

 ble addition to our list of hardy border plants. 35 cents 

 each ; $3.50 per dozen. 



Yucca Filamentosa Bicolor. 



Everyone is familiar with the common Yucca on .Vdams 

 Needle, a plant with evergreen foliage and tall spikes of 

 creamy white drooping, bell-shaped flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in the greatest profusion during mid-summer. In the 

 variety here offered is added the additional charm of beau- 

 tiful variegated foliage, the leaves being longitudinally 

 striped with yellow. A pretty and interesting hardy plant 

 th at will succeed in any position. 75 cents each. 



