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MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT, 319 AND 323 SIXTH ST. S. t MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
(MARVEL OF PERU, (MIRABILIS.) 
A handsome plant both in foliage and 
flower combined; their colors are vivid 
and of great variety, the flowers open in 
the afternoon and are sometimes called 
the “Four o’Clock.” It is one of the most 
brilliant and showy plants that can be 
grown with little or no trouble. Pkt. 3 cts. 
ALL THAT WAS CLAIMED. 
Miss E. M. Sherwood, 6 Sheridan St., 
Auburn, N. Y., writes.— Your seeds last 
year were all that you claimed for them. 
J raised some beautiful flowers . 
If M I s * ‘I I IT For your money when vou 
VHLiUk can get a dollar’s worth of 
Flower Seeds at halt other catalogue prices 
and the magnificent new Rose, Madame 
Testout,” FREE. (See page 18.) 
MOLUCCA BALM. 
(SHELL FLOWER.) 
It grows from two to three feet 
high, sending up a strong cen- 
tral stem, with numerous 
branches, each of which is so com- 
pletely surrounded by flowers as 
to leave scarcely any room for 
the leaves. The flower is very 
curious, its large, shell-like calyx 
is green and delicately veined. 
When cut or broken it emits a 
strong fragrance of balm. Pkt. 4c. 
MUSA ENSETE. 
(ABYSSINIAN BANANA.) 
This is one of the grandest and most 
picturesque of the Banana family; as a 
solitary plant or in groups on the lawn, it 
has a very majestic tropical effect. The 
leaves are very long and broad, of a beau- 
tiful green with crimson midrib in striking 
contrast. If the seed is sown early in hot- 
beds and repotted several times, the plant 
will attain a height of over ten feet the 
first summer. The rapidity of its growth 
is astonishing. Pkt. of 5 seeds 14 cts. 
MUSA MARTINI. 
It is much hardier than Musa Ensete. 
The seeds germinate quickly and almost 
without fail, which cannot always be said 
of Musa Ensete. This is a most valuable 
addition to our list of foliage plants for 
decorations. Pkt. of 5 seeds 13 cts. 
