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W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
DAHLIA. H.H. P., 4to6feet. 
When sown early Dah- 
lias will bloom the first 
year from seed. The sin- 
gle varieties have become 
very popular within the 
last few years, and de- 
servedly so, for in bril- 
liancy of color and dura- 
tion of flower they have 
hardly any equal. They 
are extensively used for 
cutting. 
Best Single Dahlias. 
An extra tine mixture 
from named sorts of sin- 
Dahlia. gle hybrids, 10c. 
Large Flowering Double. A mixture from 
prize flowers 20o 
Bidens Atrosanguinea. 
Dahlia Zimapanl, or Miniature Black 
Dahlia. A very little known variety from 
Mexico, which, owing to its merits, de- 
serves a foremost place in the flower gar- 
den. The plants grow about 2 feet high 
and very bushy, and produce an abund- 
ance of the deepest crimson-maroon flow- 
ers of a velvety texture measuring 3 
inches across. They are easily raised from 
seed 10c 
DATDBA (Trumpet Flower.) 
H. A., 3 feet. 
Strong growing plants known as Angel’s Trum- 
pets, large showy flowers suitable for borders. 
Datura Wrlghtll. Large, white and lilac 
flowers 5c 
Huberlana, fl. pi. Mixed; fine double va- 
rieties 5o 
DIANTHUS (Pinks). 
A magnificent genus, embracing some of the 
most popular flowers in cultivation, producing a 
great variety of brilliant colors and profusion of 
bloom. The [hardy biennials, or Chinese and Jap- 
anese varieties, bloom the first season, the same as 
hardy annuals; height, 1 foot. The hardy peren- 
nial varieties are very fragrant, and of easy culture 
for the garden or green- house. 
Chinensls (China or Indian Pink). Extra 
double, all colors mixed 6o 
Heddewiggl, fl. pi., (Double Japan Pink). 
Flowers very large and double, nearly 
three inches in diameter, of various shades 
of the most brilliant colors 5o 
Heddewiggl Atropupureus, fl. pi. Dark 
blood-red; extra fine 10c 
The Bride. New, white with purple center. . 10c 
Laciniatus, fl. pi. (Double- fringed Japan 
Pink). Large double showy flowers with 
fringed edges, mixed, various colors and 
beautifully striped 5o 
Striata, fl. pi. Large double-fringed flowers 
of crimson, rose, white, etc., all beautifully 
striped lOe 
Laciniatus. Very fine, large-flowered, single 
Japan Pink; mixed 5o 
Imperlalls, fl. pi. (Double Imperial Pink). A 5c 
superb double variety, all colors mixed ... 5c 
Pheasant’s Eye (Plumaris Simplex). A beau- 5c 
tiful single variety, with fringe-edged 
white flowers, and a dark center, hardy 
perennial; I foot 5c 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean.) 
T. A., 10 feet. 
A beautiful climber, flowers in clusters, purple 
and white, 10 feet 5c 
Giganteus. Species from Texas 5o 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 
H. P., 3 to 4 feet. 
Hardy perennials, three feet handsome orna- 
mental plant of stately growth and varied 
colors; mixed or separate colors 5c 
Monstrosa (Mammoth Foxglove). The largest 
and best type; all colors mixed 10c 
ERYSIMUM. H. A., 1 foot. 
Annual, 1J4 feet, free- flowering and showy for 
beds or borders, sulphur yellow and deeper 
orange shades 5c 
ESOHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy.) H.P. 1 ft 
A hardy annual, profuse bloomer, with rich 
beautiful colors; continues in bloom until 
frost; single varieties, choice mixed 5c 
Eschscholtzia Californica. Sulphur yellow 
with orange center 5c 
Rose Cardinal A charming new variety, 
producing freely beautiful large flowers of 
intense carmine lOo 
Crocea, fl pi. Mixed; a double-flowering 
orange, scarlet and white 10c 
EUPHORBIA. (Snow on the Mountain) T. A. 
Attractive foliage, with white and green bracts on 
the tips of each branch veined and margined with 
white, 2 feet. 
Variegata 5o 
EUTOCA. H. A. 
Annual; desirable for cut flowers; blue and 
lilac; 6 inches 5o 
FENZLIA. H. A. 
A charming little plant for carpet bedding or 
borders. Seed sown early in May will germinate 
quickly and begin blooming in a few weeks after 
starting. The plants do not grow over three inches 
high but spread like portulaoa, and all summer 
long are thickly covered with the beautiful blos- 
soms of lovely colors. 
Fenzlla. Finest mixed colors; pkt 10c 
FUCHSIA. T. P., 1 to 3 feet. 
A beautiful plant blooming all the season; 
mixed; single and double 25c 
FORGET-ME-NOT. (Myosotis). 
H. P., 6 to 12 inches. 
Very popular and beautiful; will grow in any 
moist situation. 
Alpestris. Forget-me-not 5c 
