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CHOICE SELECTIONS IN SEEDS. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUPSON, N. Y. 
PRIMULA SINENSIS. 
" Chinese Primrose."— Indispensable for winter and spring deco- 
ration in the conservatory or sitting-room. There are no more satis- 
factory window plants than these, as they bloom constantly the 
whole winter long. The seed we offer has been saved from flowers 
remarkable for their size, color, and perfect form, and is of unsur- 
passed quality; greenhouse perennials. Sow in March and April. 
Fimbriata Rubra, deep red, very fine. Per pkt., 25c. 
Fimbriata Alba, pure white. Per pkt., 25c. 
Extra Choice, Mixed.— Per pkt., 25c. 
PORTULACA. 
Fringed Primulas. 
Portulaca, Single.— For 
brilliancy, delicacy, diver- 
sity, and beauty of color 
the Portulaca surpasses 
all other outdoor plants. 
It luxuriates in light soils 
and sunny situations, rap- 
idly carpeting the ground 
with its flowers and foli- 
age. For small beds, edg- 
ings, or rockwork it is incomparably the finest an- 
nual grown. 
Alba.— Pure white. Splendens.— Crimson. 
Aiirea.— Deep golden-yellow. TlielluLssoni.— Scarlet. 
Rosea. — Bright pink. Thorbonii.— Straw-color. 
Price for each sort, per pkt., 5c. ; 1 of each of 6 colors, 25c. 
.Finest Mixed.— All colors. 5c. each; per oz., 40c. 
Double. — Finest mixed; cannot be relied upon to pro- 
duce entirely double flowers, but a proportion only. 
Per pkt., 10c. 
RHODANTHE. 
A well-known and splendid ever- 
lasting; also valuable for the deco- 
ration of the conservatory and 
flower-garden; fine for bedding. 
Maculata. — Rosy purple, crim- 
son centre. Per pkt., 10c. « 
Maculata Alba. — Pure white, * 
yellow disc. Per pkt., 10c. 
Prince Bismarlc. — Double bright 
rose. Per pkt., 10c. 
Atrosan guinea. —Dark purplish- 
crimson, very brilliant. Per pkt., 
10c. One pkt. each, 4 sorts for 30c. 
SALVIA. 
Salvia, called Flowering Sage, 
grows freely in any light, rich soil; 
from 18 inches to "2 feet in height. 
Plants should get a good start in the 
hot-bed, and not be planted out before the weather is warm. 
Salvia Splendens.— Brilliant scarlet. Per pkt., 10c. 
SCABIOSA. 
" Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious." A beautiful border plant, 
producing in profusion flowers in great variety of colors. .The flow- 
ers are quite double and globular, varying in all the shades of 
white, carmine, maroon, lilac, etc.; a most valuable flower to use 
in bouquets or vases of cut flowers. 
Scabiosa Nana, Fl. PI.— 1 foot. Per pkt., 5c. 
STOCKS. 
The stock has for many years been a general favorite, but of late 
years the Germans have gi-own them in such perfection that they 
are considered almost indispensable. The seed is grown with such 
great care that a very large proportion of double flowers are pro- 
duced from the seed, and of great fragrance and beauty. Hardy 
annual; 1 foot high. 
Ten Weeks.— Very fragrant; large spikes, of brilliant colors. Per 
. pkt., 5c. 
Large-Flowered Dwarf . Pyramidal.- The most popular 
stock in cultivation. Per pkt., 10c. 
Snowflake.— Uncommonly large and very double, snow-white 
floAvers; the glossy, dark green foliage renders the dazzling white- 
ness of the flowers more conspicuous. Per pkt., 15c. 
SWEET WIL.L.1AM. 
A well-known, free-flowering, popular favorite, 
the great improvements upon the old varieties 
made within the last few years have rendered it 
still more desirable; hardy perennials. 
Sweet William Auricula Flowered. — A 
very handsome variety, producing immense 
trusses of bloom; 1)4 feet. Per pkt., 10c. 
Double Flowering. —Mixed, 1% feet. Per 
pkt., 10c. 
TORENIA. 
Torenia Fournieiii. — The Torenias are 
among the prettiest summer plants for vases 
or hanging baskets. The flower is sky-blue, 
dotted with three dark blue spots, has a bright 
yellow throat, and is an exceedingly free 
bloomer. Per pkt., 15c. 
THUNBERGrlA . 
A beautiful climber, growing 4 to 6 feet high, 
and flowering profusely throughout the summer 
months ; flowers pale buff, white and orange, 
with nearly black throat, leaves shaped some- 
what like a spade. 
Finest Mixed.— Per pkt., 5c. 
SOLANUM. 
Capicastrum, or 
" Jerusalem Cherry. 11 
Miniature orange-tree, 
covered all winter with 
a profusion of scarlet 
fruit. A very interest- 
ing plant for the deco- 
ration of the green- 
house or sitting-room. 
Per pkt., 5c. 
SUNFLOWER. 
Heliantbus Californicus. — Extra large and 
double; 5 feet. Per pkt., 5c. 
Mammoth Russian. — Single, very large, 
sometimes growing 10 to 12 feet high. Per pkt.,. 
• 5 cents. 
Grlobosus Fistulosus.— The best of the sun- 
flowers ; very large and double ; 6 feet. Per 
pkt., 5c. 
SMIL.AX. 
Myrsipliyllum Aspsiragoides — -One of the 
most delicate and beautiful of all vines; most 
extensively used in all bouquet work; for green- 
house culture. Per pkt., 10c; per oz., $1.25. 
Vinca. 
VINCA. 
This old and pop- 
ular plant should 
be in every garden ; 
of compact, bushy 
growth, producing 
its masses of bloom 
from June to frost. 
Its continued 
bloom makes it 
very desirable for 
massing. 
Alba.— Pure white 
Rosea. — Rose ; 
dark eye. 
Oculata.— White, 
crimson eye. 
Per pkt., 10c. each; 
the 3 sorts for 
25c. 
VERBENAS. 
Mammoth-flowered ; greatly improved varieties 
of the Verbena. They are magnificent, and far 
surpass any varieties hitherto in cultivation, pro- 
ducing very large, richly-colored flowers as large 
as a 25-cent piece, embracing every color known. 
Mixed.— Per pkt., 10c. 
Hybrida, Finest. Mixed.— All colors; from 
the finest named sorts. Per pkt., 10c. 
Hybrida, Scarlet. — Very brilliant scarlet. 
Hybrida, Dark Blue. — The best of this 
color. 
Hybrida, White.- Beautiful pure white. 
Price for each sort, per pkt., 10c. 
WALL FLOWER. 
The flowers of the Wall Flower are deliciously 
fragrant, and greatly prized. Finest mixed, all 
sorts. Per pkt., 10c. 
XE RAN THE MUM. 
A showy class of Everlastings ; the flowers, 
when gathered young, are useful for winter bou- 
quets; they are among the most easily cultivated 
of annuals, requiring only to be sown, about May, 
in the open ground. 
Finest Mixed.— All colors. Per pkt., 5c. 
ZINNIAS. 
The flowers of Zinnias are remarkably fine, 
perfect in form and varied in color. The colors 
are indescribable. They l-ange from pure white, 
through creams and buff's, to a clear chrome 
yellow. Then, again, there is a series of tints 
ranging from the softest pinks to the deepest 
crimsons and fiery coppers and reds; and some 
are two-colored, owing to the florets being pale 
when first expanded, and afterward changing to 
a deeper hue. Zinnias of all kinds are impor- 
tant in the garden, particularly in late summer 
and early autumn. 
Double Tom Thumb Zinnias. — A compact 
Lilliputian-growing variety, not over 12 inches 
high, especially suited for edgings and small 
beds, with flowers resembling in size and color 
the Pompone Zinnias. Per pkt., 10c. 
Pompone Zinnias. — The flowers of this beau- 
tiful class are but about half the size of the 
ordinary Zinnia, very double, and of the most 
perfect form and vivid colors. Per pkt., 10c. 
Zebra Double-Striped Zinnias. — Very in- 
teresting and beautiful class. The seed we 
offer was saved from the most characteristic 
blooms, and will prodtice about 50%of very fine 
striped flowers. Per pkt., 10c. 
Mammoth-Flowered Zinnias. — Very large 
flowering; growing 3 feet in height, with large, 
perfectly-formed flowers, often 5 to 6 inches 
across, which are borne in uninterrupted suc- 
cession the whole summer. Per pkt., 10c. 
Zinnia Elegans. — The flowers are large, 
beautifully formed and exceedingly handsome. 
Few plants in the flower border are more ef- 
fective. Finest Mixed, all colors. Per 
pkt., 5c. One pkt. of each 5 sorts for 30c. 
EXCElvSIOR ODORLESS FLOWER FOOD FOR HOUSE PLANTS. 
Prepared expressly to supply the wants of Flowers when grown in the house or conservatory. If you wish your plants to grow and blossom^in the h^ouse^ou must ^feed them. 
for use accompany "each package. Each box contains enough fertilizer for 20 plants for three months. Price, lb. packages, 15 cents each; 8 for $1.00. 
Full directions 
By mail add 8 cents each for postage. 
