NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS AND PLANTS. 
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SEEDS OF PERENNIALS, BIENNIALS, ETC. 
ADONIS VEENALIS. 
ADONIS 
VERNALIS. 
H. P. 9 in. 
(See cut.) 
A charming variety with large yellow flowers. 
10c. 
ACANTHUS. 
Acanthus Latifolius—Stately foliriRc plants s^mtable for SP«'«=^^ 
on lawns or in borders, presenting a nch tropical <=ff«=t: . T^LV- Titla-ht 
Corinthian columns were copied by the ancients from this plant, height 
3 ft. 5c. 
ACONITUM. 
Aeonitnm NapeUus.-(Monk's Hood.)— Hardy, handsome plants, 
prtdSdngTn abundance of d ark blue flowers onlongspikes. Succeeds.n 
beds or in partial shade ; height, 4 It. 5c. 
AQUILECIA. 
TheAquilegiaisthe old and well-known Columbine, of almost every 
^oScei^oie coior aad s.uguiar variation of lorm. Like a good many pt 
our perennials, this flowers early in the spring. Seeds may be sown in 
the open ground. Plants can be increased by a division of the roots. It 
grows wild in almost every temperate country in the world, and is called 
by children the Wild Honeysuckle. 1 to 3 ft. 
Double Mixed.— Price 5c. 
Bingle Mixed.— Price 5c. 
Chrysantha. —Beautiful long, yellow spurred flowers. Price 10c. 
CANTERBURY BELL. 
Verv ornamental garden plants of the easiest culture : hardy biennial. 
2% f«t°Jigh 5>roducmg large, nodding and charming bell-shaped flowers 
of man v exquisite shades. 
Single Striped — Blue, stnped white. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed.— Rose, blue, white, etc. 5c. 
Double Mixed.— Kose, blue, white, etc. 5c. 
CAMPANULA OR CANTERBURY BELL. 
Well known favorite, bearing large bell or saucer-shaped foY^^S i" 
profusion. Blue and white, commonly known as Bell flower 1 to 3 ft 
Calycanthema.-A comparatively new variety of Campanula, with 
larce semi-double flowers resembling a cup and saucer. 10c. 
Choice Mixed.— 5c. _ ,_ _, 
D0OITALIS-(Fox Clove). 
(Biennial.) 
Ornamental plants of much beauty, produci ng dense spikes of flowers 
of many colors, on stems 3 to 5 feet high. 
Digitalis Lanata.— French white. 5c. 
Lutea.— Yellow. 5c. 
Purpurea Alba.— Pure white. Os. 
Kosea.— Kose, 5c. 
Mixed. — 5c. 
ROSES. 
Dont fail to order the 
Cream Collection of Ever- 
bloomers. 
EUPATORIUM. 
E. Fraserl. — Snow-white flowers, blooming the first season from 
seed ; IV2 ft. Hardy herbaceous pL-rcnnial. Pkt. 10c. 
CYPSOPHILA. 
Free flowering plants for borders and rockeries. Flowers borne in 
great numbers, in loose, graceful bunches ; height, 1 ft. 
Ble^na White.— Splendid forcutting, and is dried for winter bouquets. 
Pure white. 5c. 
Rosea.— Charming dwarf plant, with pink blossoms. 5c. 
HIBISCUS. 
A hardv plant bearing large-.sizcd flowers of various shades. 
Africanus.— Flo wers of a cream color, with a deep brown center. Sc. 
Palustris.— (Perennial.)— Large flowers of a light pink; very pretty. 
5c. 
Coccineus.— This is probably the finest variety of this species of plant 
under cultivation. Flowers are of a brilliant scarlet, large and symmet- 
rical; height, 4 ft. 15c. 
DELPH I NIUM-( Larkspur). 
One of the most showy and useful plants, possessing almost evetr req- 
uisite for the adornment of the garden : the hardy perennials pr.uluciuK 
splendid spikes of flswers in profusion throughout the summer If sown 
earl" the? bloom the first year from seed. The hardy annuals are pro- 
fuse'bloomers, and succeed best if sown in the autumn, or very eariy in 
the spring. 
Delphinium Formosum.- (Perennial.)— Rich blue and white; hardy. 
Flowers the first year. 3 ft. 5c. 
Delphinium Hybridum.— (Annual.)— Improved mixed. Saved from 
a collection of the finest mixed flowers. 5c. 
Emperor.— (Annual.)— Fine; tha flowers are borne in compact spikes. 
Very brilliant colors, mixed. 10c. 
CLAUCIUM LUTEUM. 
Hardy plants with silvery white foliag-, which is very eflecti ve formas- 
sing and ribbon beds. Flowers yellow. Height 1 to ft. 5c. 
HOLLYHOCK. 
Handsome garden plants. Flowers of rainbow colors on large aplkOT. 
One of our grandest summer and autumn flowering plants. Height, 6 to 
8 ft. 
Hollyhocks may now be grown and flowered as annuals with great 
ease. Seedlings are farmore robust than plants grownfrom cuttings, so 
that this stately flower may again adorn our gardens without the 
trouble of wintering plants. 
-10c. 
NOTICE. 
M e Call Particular Atten- 
tion to Our Complete List of 
New Roses, all of which are 
Very Fine. 
Pure Double White.- 
Double Scarlet.- lOc. 
Double Canary Yellow.— 10c. 
Double Flesh Color.— lOc. 
Double Rich Rose.- lOc. 
Double Dark Crimson. — 10c. 
Double Purple.— lOc. 
May's Choice Straw. — ISc. 
Mixed. — All colors. 10c. 
Ohater's Double Mixed.— tSc. 
May's Prize.— (See Specialties.) 
Tokio.— A most beautiful and characteristic Japanese variety of 
healthy and luxuriant growth, attaining a height of about five feet, 
bearing an unusually large number of large double flowers twelve to 
fifteen inches in circumference, and of distinctive and picturesque beauty. 
The petals are beautifully frilled, of a rich wine-maroon at the base, 
shading to cherrv-red, and broadly edged with white. The eflect ia 
strikingly beautiful, attracting attention at once. Pkt. 15c. 
May's New "Prince of Snow."— A magnificent specimen of a mow 
white Hollyhock, very large, double flowers, beautifully lined and 
friUed. When in full bloom, the spikes are one mass of flowers, mak- 
ing an exquisite showing, PUt. 15c, 
HYACiNTHUS. 
Hyaointhus Candioans Cape Hyacinth.— A most beautiful autumn 
blooming plant for flower beds or lawn decoration. The flowers are 
fragrant, 1 to 2 inches across, ar? creamy white, and borne on spikes * 
to 6 feet long, giving it the appearance of a monstrous Hyacinth ; 
kdght, 4 to 6 ft, 10c. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA. 
(Perennial. ) 
Showy herbaceous plant, with dense heads of bright scarlet flowers; 
height, 3 ft. 5c. 
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