Imperial Japanese Morning Glories faction. Their exquisite beauty and enormous 
size (from four to six inches across), with their 
innumerable markings and shadings, command the admiration of all flower lovers. We have given considerable labor and space to 
the cultivation and improvement of these large and very desirable Morning Glories, and as a result are able to offer a very fine mix- 
ture of choice colors, ranging through white with pink throat, white spotted with violet, white spotted with rose, mauve with white 
throat, lavender with central band of crimson, cobalt blue with rose bands, violet with blood red bands, crimson with carmine bands, 
and purple with maroon bands. The vines are strong and robust, attaining a height of thirty to fifty feet. The foliage is large, finely 
cut ; sometimes plain green, and occasionally green beautifully mottled with creamy buff. Sold in mixed colors only. 
NASTURTIUM 
NICOTIANA 
Handsome garden plants of the tobacco family, valuable 
for the long duration and freedom of their bloom. Flowers 
salver-shaped, having long, tubular corollas. Half hardy 
annuals ; about three feet high. 
AFFINIS. Flowers large, white and fully expanded 
only in evenings or cloudy days. Deliciously fragrant. 
PANSIES 
Pansy seed may be sown in the hotbed or 
open ground. If sown in the spring, get it in as 
early as possible, so as to secure flowers during 
early rains. Seeds sown in a cool place in June 
or July, and well watered until up, will produce 
fall flowering plants. To have good flowers, the 
plant must be vigorous, and make a rapid growth. 
Young plants give the largest flowers. Old worn- 
out plants should be replaced. If the plants 
come into bloom in the heat of summer the 
flowers will be small at first, but as the weather 
becomes cooler they will increase in size and 
beauty. 
TRIMARDEAU. Very Large Flowered, 
Mixed. An entirely distinct and beautiful race 
with flowers of the richest and most varied shades 
of color. Plants of vigorous, compact growth, 
with immense three blotched flowers. The 
largest of any pansies in cultivation. 
EXTRA CHOICE MIXED. From best named 
flowers. 
NASTURTIUMS 
Sow after the ground is warm, in drills one inch deep, by the side of a 
fence, trellis work, or some other support to climb upon. They will thrive in 
good ground in almost any situation, but are more productive in a light soil. 
CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS. These are among our very best climbers. 
They require but little care, for seed sown in the spring of the year in any fair 
garden soil, not too rich, will produce plants ten to twelve feet in height before 
autumn. They endure hot and dry weather very well. There are several vari- 
eties ; the leaves of some being very light transparent green, while in others 
they are very dark, almost purplish. The flowers are all shades of yellow, 
scarlet, and spotted. The climbing Tropaeolums are excellent plants for baskets, 
vases, etc. Grown two or three in a large pot, with brush or lattice work 
support, they make a very showy ornament, which can be moved at pleasure. 
TALL MIXED GARDEN, Cultivated both for use and ornament, Its beautiful 
orange colored flowers serve as a garnish for dishes, and the young leaves are excellent for 
salads. The green seed pods preserved in vinegar, make a pickle greatly esteemed by many. 
DWARF MIXED, Choicest Varieties. Dwarl Nasturtiums are much used for making 
dense masses of color, the Tom Thum varieties being especially desirable for this purpose. 
In the hottest weather they thrive and bloom luxuriantly. When planted in poor soil they 
flower profusely; if the soil is too rich they run to leaves. Hardy annuals. 
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