New, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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For the Flower Garden, Conservatory, Lawn and Vegetable Garden we offer the choicer sorts of standard seeds — 
good, pure stock — at fair prices. Seeds of any other class, not catalogued here, will be procured and forwarded at 
market prices to customers who wish them. 
;\STEKS. Favorite plants in every garden ; all branches 
of the whole big family are handsome. Half-hardy an" 
muds 
Dwarl'Ohrysanlheinuin-tlowered. All the best 
Colors, in separate packets or mi.xed $o 
Comet. Beautifully curled and twisted petals ; 
plant 1 foot high. Mixed colors or separate col- 
ors of Rose, White or Blue 
Triumph. One foot high. Dark Scarlet, or mi.\ed 
White and Scarlet 
Dwarl' Bomiuot. Small, daiiUy plants, from 6 to 
."^ inches high, forming round masses of bloom. 
Mi.\ed colors 
Tru(tiiul'.s Pii-ouy-flowered Perfection. Pre- 
eminently the linest race of Asters ever grown, 
i!'! feet. All the best colors, separate or mi.\ed . 
Cocowleaii or New frown. Flowers in nuuiy rich 
colors, but all shade delicately up to a pure 
white center. I'A (eet. Mi.xed colors 
Quilled Globe. (Betteridge's.) This strain has 
quilled or tubular petals. i!4 feet. Mi.\cd colors 
lml)ri<-ate<l Pompon. One of the best sorts for 
bouquets. White, Rose and Blue ; separate or 
mi.ved 
Misnon. One of the best Asters for cutting, i 
feet. White, Rose and Bright Blue, separate or 
mi.xed 
Queen of the Mai;ket. Very early flowering, i !»j 
feet. Mixed colors 
Harleijuin. Curiously striped petals. I'A feet. 
Mixed colors 
China. The good old-fashioned strain. 2 feet. 
Mixed colors 
Snowball. A superb white .^sler ; very popular for 
cutting. I 'A feet 
Victoria. Large, glolnilar flowers. All the best 
Cfjlors, mixed or separate 
Perennial .Vst.ers. Michaelmas Daisies. In some 
line old English gardens these have long been 
cultivated, but are just now becoming popular. 
Their single flowers are of fine form and size, 
and of many bright and tender shades. Some 
varieties are quite tall, others but a few inches 
in height ; all are free-flowering and graceful. 
Mixed varieties, including many colors 
BAIjSAMS. Lady's Slipper. Half-hardy annuals, 
iicitr<l for their ease of culture, wide range of color, 
and freedom of bloom, i '< feel. 
Pkt. 
15 
2.5 
05 
05 
25 
Pkt. 
BALSAM, Camellia-flowered. White, different 
shades of Red, .Spotted, Lavender, Purple and 
Pink ; in separate colors or mixed $0 10 
Double Rose-flowered. Same colors as the above, 
separate or mixed 10 
BEGONIAS, Tuberous. These plants, with a 
little care, may be readily grown from seed. Our 
seed is fresh and pure, saved from our own best 
strains, then which none are better. 
Single. Scarlet, Bronze, Yellow, White, Pink anil 
Rose, separate or mixed 50 
Double. Same colors as the above, separate or 
mixed . 50 
C-VLCEOL.AKIAS. Large-flowering hybrids, with 
flowers of bright colors. Choice mixed seed of 
superior strains ,so 
CANDYTUFT. Hardy annuals, about one foot in _ 
height ; very free-flowering and easy to grow. 
Empress. The best large-flowering white varie(^- 
for cutting 10 
Tom Thumb. Dwarf white ; for edgings . . 10 
Mixed Colors. Including pink, purple, lilac, white 
and crimson 05 
Perennial {si iiipei Z'iri ns). White and Pink, sepa- 
rate and mixed 10 
C.ANN.AS. Half-hardy perennials, unsurpassed for 
outdoor bedding and grouping. Crozy's Dwarf 
French strain is also fine for growing in pots in the 
house. 
Tall Varieties, Blixed. Flowers of many difier- 
eut colors and markings, and handsome leaves 
of dark red, bronze, or plain green 05 
Crozy's Dwarf French. Mixed seed of all the 
best varieties 10 
CENTAURE.'V. On account of their beautiful 
leaves or bright flowers these are great favorites 
for bedding. 
Silver-leaved. I lalf-hardy perennials for ribbon- 
borders, etc 10 
Flowering. The Cornflower. Hardy annuals, with 
bright blue or purple flowers. Single and Dou- 
ble, mixed or sejiarate 10 
CINEHAKl A hybrida. Superb greenhouse plants 
for winter or early spring flowering. 
Grandiflora. k large-flowering prize strain, ob- 
tained by hybridizing. White, Blue and Crim- 
son, in separate packets or mixed 05 
