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L. L. MAY & CO. ST. PAUL, MINN. 
NEW bSUBLE /INNU/IL CHRTS/INTHEnunS 
annual already existing unt.l a high degree of double«ess has been attained 
wh1^i,''^,f extremely variable, and it is impossible to describe the beautiful firms 
wh eh have l)eea produced, as conveyed by our engraving. Sonic are oure 
«?^d';vithVd''n?r,r."' prevailing jypes arelronz? yello wfthe flo'irti 
tinged \%ith red or hlac rose, the imbricated ray florets beautifullv penciled- 
others have rich crimson centers with clear, yellow guard petals Alth^^^^ 
mostly very double, there will still be an occasional seml<lo«ble or evfn^^e 
J^o ff'"'" '"™°''t<=<l"«"y,<=l'"'-'"iig- The Horticultural Press have given us 
most favorable comments respecting this novelty. Pkt. 30o. 
QLOXINM, "DEFI/INCE." 
(NEW SCARLET.) 
This is quite a new color in Gloxinias, and can best be described 
as an intense glow-ing scariet, a tone which, for richness has not 
^"i'r,'^ The flowers are large and erect 
and the edges of the petals are delicately frilled, which adds consfdl 
erably to their appearance. It is said to come almost all true from 
Pkt' 30c ^ ''a*i'*''a'--tion to those who grow i™ 
NEW QOCKSCOnD, "THE QUEEN." 
fo??^j^r|:^^?s!^!f^;'isi;j^ri:s<f^4^^^^^^ 
excel It. It IS the result of a cross between Glasgow- Prize and Em- 
press, and introduced for the first time by us. it has grown to the 
^TrTT^ ^'^,2.?^ tlJi'tyrseven by eigrhteen mohesfand awarded 
Ikt 30c '-'5'"''= ^"y"' Horticultural Society of England . 
QOLL ECTION OF THE THREE GRAND NOVELTIES, 7 5C. 
YERBEN/15. 
Verbena Hybrida Compacta, (Novelty.) These new compact 
\erbcnas arc an immense improvement on the old varieties their 
distinguishing characteristie being a short, compact habit of growth 
measuring only five inches in height, the branches being only half the 
length of the ordinary Verbena flybrida, thus rendering themeS! 
ncntly suited for edging. We offer the three following varieties as 
Verbena Hybrida Compacta "Defiance, 
.scarlet. Pkt. 35c. 
-Compact brilliant 
veyvlcau?ifS.^^Pkt*35cf^*°** Candidlssima.-Compaet white. 
Verbena Hybrida Comtiacta Coccinea.— Compact red. A very 
attractive Verbena. Pkt. 35o., or the three varieties $i;00. 
