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Blue Bird. Bright blue 5c 
Captain Clarke (Tricolor). White, rose and 
purple 5c 
Crown Princess, of Prussia. Bright blush. 
shading to rose 5c 
In vificible, scarlet. Bright scarlet flowers. . . 5c 
Fairy Queen, white and rose 5c 
Dark Red 5c 
Purple Crown, purple 5c 
Snowflake. Pure white 5c 
Invincible Red-striped 5c 
Light Blue and Purple 5c 
Painted Lady. Bed and white 5o 
Purple-striped 5o 
Botundlfolius, cropper-red, fine lOc 
Giganteus, true, very fine 10c 
Mixed, many colors 5c 
LATHYRDS (Everlasting Pea). 
Showy, free flowering plants, growing in any 
common soil. A good climber for covering fences 
or walls. Hardy perennial, 
Latifolious (Everlasting Pea). Bed lOo 
Albus, white, splendid climber 10c 
Lathyrus. Mixed colors lOo 
TEN WEEKS STOCKS. 
The Ten Weeks Stock, “Stock Gilly” or Gilly- 
flower,” as they are sometimes called, stands pre- 
eminent among annuals for either flower beds, pot 
culture, cut flowers, and delicious spicy perfume; 
they have been greatly improved in the past few 
years, and a large flowering strain has been origi- 
ginated which for size, doubleness and variety of 
exquisite shades of color is remarkable. 
Large Flowering Dwarf Ten Week. The 
following are the best double varieties and 
most desirable colors for cultivation; mixed, 
all choice double large-flowering 10c 
Very Dwarf Snowflake. A beautiful small- 
growing variety, with vigorous main spike 
and numerous side shoots of very large dou- 
ble snow-w'hite flowers; very early 15o 
Dwarf Bouquet Ten-week Stock. Finest 
mixed ... 10c 
Large-flowering Pyramidal. This variety 
has compact flower spikes, and throws out 
many side shoots, excellent for pots 10c 
New Giant Perfection. This sort produces 
plants 2)4 feet high, with long flower spikes 
of extra double handsome flowers, and is 
extremely effective in beds and borders .... 10c 
White (Dresden perpetual), very beautiful, 
large spikes, splendid for cutting ■ 1.5c 
Emperor, or Brompton (Winter or Biennial). 
These make very bushy and branching plants, 
with an abundance of choice double flowers. Sow 
in ,Iuly or August. 5Vill last several years when 
protected. 
Many Colors. In finest mixture 10c 
Wallflower-leaved. Large flowering, choice 
mixed 10c 
The Wallflower. leaved Stocks have quite dis- 
tinct dark glossy foliage. 
Intermediate, or Autumnal. These are 
prized on account of their flowering late in 
Autumn or early in Spring. The seeds 
should be sown in July. Finest mixed IGc 
Perpetual Dwarf Ten-week Stock, mixed, 
(Sem perflorens). A double constant bloom- 
ing sort, with fine double flowers of various 
colors; 15 inches 10c 
SWEET WILLIAM. (Dlanthus Barbatus). H. P. 
A well known attractive free-flowering plant, 
which has been greatly improved of late years, 
producing a splendid effect in beds and shrub- 
bery with their rich and varied flowers; hardy 
perennial; 1^ feet. 
Double. From choice collections 10c 
Single. Choicest mixed 5c 
THDNBERGIA (Climber). 
H. H. A., 4 feet. 
Very ornamental and rapid growth; the 
flowers are very much admired; colors red, 
white, buff and bright orange, with 
variously colored throats; choicest mixed . . 5c 
VERBENA. 
Georgeous for beds or massing, flowers of the 
most brilliant colors; flowering continually from 
Spring until late in the Autumn. Verbenas grown 
from seed are always thrifty and free bloomers, 
but flowering the first year from seed; HHP., 1 ft. 
Hybrida, finest mixed varieties, from beauti- 
ful collection 10c 
Defiance, scarlet, extra for bedding; beautiful. 10c 
Candidissima, with large trusses of flowers 
of the purest white 10c 
Striata. Italian Carnation-like Striped. 
saved from a rich collection 10c 
Lutea, new yellow, distinct, new and pretty.. 15c 
Venosa, blue fine for edging 15o 
Coccinea. fol. auries, golden yellow foliage 
and dazzling scarlet flowers; strikingly 
beautiful, especially at the end of the sum- 
mer 25o 
VIVCA (Madagascar Periwinkle.) T. P. 
Ornamental free-blooming plants; they flower 
from seed, if sown early, the first season, continu- 
ing until frost; or they may be potted and kept in 
bloom through the winter; 2 feet. 
Vinca. Mixed colors lOo 
VIRGINIA STOCK. H. A. 
(CheiranthusMaritimus) . 
Beautiful free- flowering little plants, very ef- 
fective in small beds, edging, or baskets, growing 
in any soil; hardy annual. 
Mixed. All colors; 3 inches 5c 
VIOLET (Viola Odorata) H. P. 
Well known fragrant early spring blooming 
plants for edging, groups, or borders; thriving best 
in the summer in a shady situation, in a rich, deep 
soil; extensively used by florists for forcing for 
out flowers during the fall and winter months; 
hardy perennials; 6 inches. 
Single Blue (Odorata Semperflorens). Very 
sweet-scented blue flowers 10c 
Single White (Odorata semperflorens) Sweet 
Violet, very fragrant and free-flowing lOc 
The Czar, 11. albo, fine double white 20c 
Lutea, Grandiflora, fine yellow lOc 
Viola, very fine mixed 10 
