boughs or leases. The col- 
ors are nicely assorted, so 
that almost every color from 
white to purple may be ex- 
pected, ^jc. each, $2.50 per 
doz. 
Hibiscus. 
A class of snmmer-blooin - 
ing plants that has attained 
great popularity the past few- 
years. No plant grown to. 
day can compare with them 
either as single specimens in 
tubs or planted out in the 
lawn. They remain in bloom 
until nearly Christmas, and 
arc as easily kept during the 
winter as an Oleander. We 
offer every deserving vari- 
ety of these favorites. 25c- 
each, $2.50 per doa. 
HOLLYHOCKS. 
Hollyboclis. 
There are very few plants in the world so grand, and yet so perfect 
and delicate as the Hollyhock. Its flowers are quite as double and 
almost as pure and perfect as those of the Canielia, and when we 
remember that they mass around a column from 3 to 5 feet in height, 
we get some idea of their beauty. Plants set out in the spring will 
flower about midsummer, and for several years if not allowed to 
bloom too freely the first year. "We have excellent healthy young 
plants grown from seed, that if planted in the spring will flower the 
first summer, and usually for two or three years after. The plants 
may be protected during the winter witli a little straw or evergreen 
Aurantlaca — Large double, orange colored flowers ; an 
early and profuse bloomer. 
Carnlnatus Perfectus— Large single flowers of great sub- 
stance ; scarlet shaded to rose, with crimson marking. 
Cooperll Tricolor— This variety is mostly grown for its 
beautiful foliage, the young shoots having all the shades of 
color from pure white to deep crimson flowers, single 
crimson. 
Cotterll— A new and distinct variety ; flowers buff yellow 
with a crimson scarlet base, and peculiarly handsome. 
Crandlflora — Rich, glossy foliage, blooming profusely 
through the summer, literally covering the plant with scar- 
let crimson single flowers. 
Sub Violaceous— This is the largest flowering of the Hibiscus 
family ; a beautiful bright shade of bright crimson, tinted with 
violet, 
Rosa Sinensis— A strong grower with bright red, very large, single 
flowers ; very profuse. 
Rubra -Very large double flowers of a dark velvety crimson color. 
Fine bloomer, very effective. 
Minneatus- A very handsome variety, with semi-donble flowers of 
a brilliant vermilion scarlet. 
Versicolor— Very large single flowers, beautifully striped crimson. 
rose and white. 
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