SEEDS OF SPECIAL MEUIT 
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FLOWER NOVELTIES FOR 1891. 
THEEE NEW ASTERS— HARLEQUIN, TRIUMPH AND COMET. 
Triumph. 
Harlequin. Apecuiirva- 
ri tj u oddly spotted and 
striped flowers of t>triking 
beauty. enUrely dis inct from 
all o iiers. Of upright habit. 
Medium height and profuse 
blossoming. Price pkt. 15cts. 
Triumph. Deep ecarlet 
changing to a lake crimson. 
This is withou douot the most 
beautiful <nd p r ect of all 
dvsarf asters. Each plant forms 
an elegant b uquet of itself. 7 
o8 luc es high. The flowers 
mea ure fro 2% to 3 inches In 
diameter, and are of faultle s 
Paeouy form. Pkt. 26cts. 
Comet. 
Comet. Differing from all 
O' hers in shape of flo e s, its 
long, w yyaud twisted petals 
are fonned into a dense .half 
globe rese > bliiig the Japanese 
t hrysauthemums; each pet 1 a 
delicate pink margined with 
white. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Ostrowskia. Bokhara Bell 
Flower. (Ostrowskia Mag nlf« 
icn.) This new “ Bell F ower*' 
is a hardy perennial herbaceous 
plant (flowering he second sea- 
son from seed) stately and bean, 
f if ul. It forms a tall bush 3 to 
6 feet Igh, surmounted with 
enormous ell-shaped flowers 
of an exquisite lave der shade, 
veined with purple. Ever> lover 
of flowers should have it. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
NEW LARGE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 
Eokfoid’s Hybrid. 
These new varieties produce flowers in prof -sion of more 
erfect form, nearly double the size, of greater substance and 
righter colors than the older sorts. Cut the ‘ lossoms freely 
if you w sh them to bloom AI.L summer. If allowed to go to 
seed they will stop blooming, so cut at! the flowers you can. 
Excellent varieties for keeping in bouque s. Fine mixe •. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
MELILOTI S. Spike Clover. 
A native of Klamath Riser, California, is found 
growing on the bars and its banks up to high wa- 
ter mark. The seed having been deposited by the 
freshets, grows among the cobbles in the gravel, 
slickens and sand; yields an immense amount of 
feed for stock, and attains a height of 10 to 12 feet. 
The first year it keens green, and grows the entire 
season. The second year it produces seed, matur- 
ing in September and October. It has the clover 
leaf, white blossoms borne on a spike, a bushy 
growth, and the characteristic sweet clover fra- 
grance. Per lb. 15c , per 100 lbs. $12.50. 
Japan Clover. (Lespedeza Striata.) This highly 
appreciated species of clover is by no means a new 
discovery, but it is only lately that the seed has been 
gathered in quantities for sale. It ranks far above 
red clover in nutritive value, and is by analysis 72 
per cent. Being of dwarfish habits on most soils, 
yet on rich lands it reaches a height of two feet 
and makes the best kind of hay. Also for the ren- 
ovating of lands it equals the best of clovers. For 
live stock it is almost a complete food. The seed 
is yet scarce, thirty cents per pound in quantity. 
Ten pounds are sufficient for one acre, as it spreads 
very rapidly. 
Texas B'uegrass Seed. (Poa Arachnifera.) A 
new winter grass which is fast being introduced 
into the Southern States. It is much superior to 
the Kentucky Blucgrass because of its long roots, 
which will go four or five times as deep for moist- 
ure. It makes a beautiful lawn for winter, and 
when grown with the Bermuda makes a lawn which 
lasts the whole year. It is hardy and can be plant- 
ed at any time of the year, but midsummer. The 
price is 50cts. per oz., $5 per pound. Postage paid. 
PEAS. Pride of the Market.i 
One of the best sweet peas grown. They are at least one week earlier than the well known Strata- 
gem, but resembling it in habit of growth; the foliage and pods are however, of a deeper green, the pods 
are 5 to 7 inches in length fil ed with large and fine peas. Price per % lb. 10c., per lb. 15o. 
