W. C. STRONG S CATALOGUE. 
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PYRETHRUMS (Double). 
25 cents. S!2.50 per dozen. 
This group consists of liardy, improved varieties of tlie old Pyrethrum roseum, 
and is very! useful for general decoration. The flowers are abundant, greatly 
varied in color, and resemble a perfect aster or a large chrysanthemum. They 
are valuable in summer for cutting. 
Aurora.. Sulphur-white, with lemon centre. 
Captain NareS. Bright-crimson. 
Flora. Blush, large flower. 
Mons. Barral. Rosy-red, dwarf and compact. 
Mont Blanc. Pure-white, desirable. 
Nemesis. Rose, tipped with crimson. 
Haag^e et Schmidt. Outer petals liright-carmine, with a centre of deep- 
rose, and white. 
Rubrum Plenum. Outer petals rosy-purple, deep-rose centre. 
Rudbecia Scabra. Produces showy golden-yellow flowers, with jet-black cen- 
tres, in profusion, in autumn. 25 cents. 
ScabiOSa Caucasica. One of the best hardy perennials, very free-blooming, 
uf a charming soft lilac-blue color; excellent for cutting. 25 cents. 
SolidagO Procera Foliis VariegatiS. Bright-golden flowers in autumn. 
25 cents. 
Spiraea Japonica {AsUlhe). Much used for cutting. 25 cents. 
Spiraea Palmata. F'le foliage, crimson flowers. 25 cents. 
Statice Latifolia. The great Sea Lavender. Forms an immense branching 
panicle, 2 feet across, composed of innumerable blue flowers; useful for 
cutting. 25 cents. 
Thalictrum Roseum. a pretty plant for a shady border. 25 cents. 
Tritoma Uvaria ("Red hot poker"). Scarlet spikes in August. The roots 
require to be stored in winter. 25 cents. 
Nobilis. New; spikes of immense size, orange-red. 30 cents. 
Veronica, Maritima Alba, Rosea, an"! Spicata Coerulia give the three 
best colors of white, red, and blue. 15 cents. 
Vinca Minor (Periwinkle or Myrtle). The well-known trailing evergreen. 
10 cents. 
Alba. White-flowering. 15 cents. 
Yucca FilamentOSa. The broad, sword-like, evergreen leaves are very 
effective in winter, and the showy heads of waxy-white flowers in midsummer 
render this a most desirable plant. 25 cents to 50 cents. 
