NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS AND PLANTr.. 
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LOOK AT /V\E1" T 
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The followingf i8 the description giv- 
en by W. S. Bassett, the well known 
horticulturist : 
Many old and neglected plants are 
really valuable, and prove eminently 
satisfactory, but, after all, it cannot 
bedenicd that one which is absolutely 
new to cultivation, and at the same 
time is one of tlie very best in actual 
merit, is decidedly most desirable. 
Just such a plant is Centrosema 
Grandiflora. I have had the pleasure 
of watching the growth and develop- 
ment of it during tlie last few seasons. 
It is a hardy, perennial vine of rare 
and exquisite beauty, which blooms 
early in June from seed sown in April 
and l)cars in the greatest profusion in- 
verted, pea-shaped flowers from 1^4 
to inches in diameter, and ranging 
in color Irom a rosy violet to a red^ 
dish purple, with a broad feathered 
white marliing through the center, 
while the large buds and back of the 
flowers are pure white, making it ap- 
pear as if one plant bore many differ- 
ent colored flowers at one time. Oc- 
casionally plants produce pure white 
flowers, while others are broadly mar- 
gined with a white feathering. The 
flowers are produced in the greatest 
abundance, sometimes six to eight in 
a cluster. 
The stem and foliage arc verj' grace- 
ful, and of a delightful odor. 
It is well adapted for every garden 
It will bloom until 
purpose, and especially as a climber, running from six to eight feet in a season, 
irost, and, if potted, will no doubt flower freely in the house. . j.*. /■ 
One of its most attractive features is the wav in which the flowers look up at you m the face. liVery 
imaginative person sees faces in the pansy, and this is even more suggestive in Centrosema. 
This is the reason it has been given the name, " Look at Me." Fkt. 20c. 3 pkts. 50c. 
Plants.— We can furnish good strong plants of "Look at Me" at the following prices: 26c. eaon, O 
for $1.00. 
CRliH^lOOliR "QUEErl OF Tt^IRflOl^." 
The grandest novelty in the way of Calendulas ever introduced. It 
grows rapidly and the flowers are produced in great profusion all through 
the summer months. It is of dwarf habit, growing only 12 or 15 inches 
high. Flowers large, of a bright yellow with dark maroon center. Asplendid 
plant either for pot or border. Pkt . lOc, 3 for 25c, 
These striking novelties are only about 12 inches high, and they only need 
to be seen to be appreciated for their extreme value as bedder or for edgings 
to bed, borders or shubberies. The plants are of a close compact habit, and 
produce a dense mass of flowers of the most brilliant colors. Pkt. 30c., 2 
pkts. 60c. 
iDflHiilH CHEALtS CflCTUS Vflt^IETIES. 
This section of Dahlias has now become universally popular; they are 
very valuable for window decoration but make conspicuous objects in 
garden decoration also, and the recent improvement in color and form 
renders them peculiarly attractive cither indoors or out. Fkt. 25c., 3 
pkts. 60o. 
(BOYAIi ROTJGE.) 
This is one of the finest novelties yet introduced. The plants are very 
dwarf, growinj? to a height of only nine inches; the flowers are double, rich 
velvety blood red in color; the plant is hardy and of dense and vigorous 
growth, flowering profusely all s-ummcr and fall until overtaken by the 
frost. No garden is complete without the China or Indian Pinks, and this 
variety should appear everywhere. Pkt. lOc- 
