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A. B. DAVIS & SON, PURCELL VILLE, VIRGINIA. 
HELI ANTHUS MULTI- 
FLORUS. 
(Hardy Double Golden Sunflower.) 
A beautiful hardy plant, growing to the 
height of three or four feet ; flowers a rich 
golden-yellow ; very double, and as large 
as a medium-sized dahlia. Much prized as 
a corsage flower, and one of t)je best hardy 
perennials. It begins to bloom in July and 
continues until frost, io cents. 
NEW PERPETUAL PEREN- 
NIAL PHLOXES. 
We desire to call special attention to 
these elegant phloxes. In growth and 
foliage they are unlike other sorts, being 
dwarf and bushy. They commence bloom- 
ing in June and continue until frost, and 
are indeed charming. They produce their 
flowers in large panicles like a hydrangea, 
and the brilliant colors show to great ad- 
vantage. They are perfectly and should be 
left in the ground over winter, where they 
will increase in size and beauty each year, 
io cents each. 
Cross of Honor. Beautiful light rose 
striped pure white; an excellent flower. 
Clouded Gem. Rose and white. 
Dr. Gilkinet. Deep red, with vermilion 
center. 
Forward. White, striped with rose. 
John Forrest. Deep rosy crimson. 
Premier Minister. Rosy white, deep 
rose center. 
Virgo Maria. Pure white. 
White Queen. Fine white. 
IRIS. 
Germanica. This is one of the grandest 
classes of Iris. Plants from dense clumps, 
which send up many flower-stalks, each 
one bearing several large, beautiful 
flowers of various colors.- No garden 
should be without them. They bloom 
early and are very sweet. 15 cts" 
Kaempferi. No description can do this 
grand plant justice; the flowers are 
borne in great profusion, and are of enor- 
mous size, often ten inches across ; 
great variety of magnificent colors. All 
colors, mixed, 15 cents. 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 
A new rapid growing climber of great 
beauty, especially for brick or stone houses 
or walls. Its foliage, which is lively green 
in summer, changes In autumn to brilliant 
crimson, producing a most gorgeous effect. 
It will, in a short time, entirely cover the 
side of a large building, and far surpasses 
the ivy in hardiness, rapidity of growth, 
effectiveness and beauty. It is the finest 
hardy climber of recent introduction. We 
offer it at the low price of 15 cents each, 
three for 35 cents. 
NEW HARDY WHITE MOON- 
FLOWER. 
(Ipomcea pandurata.) 
This is one of the most rapid-growing 
vines in cultivation, having a large tuberous 
root that is perfectly hardy in Minnesota and 
Canada. A root will soon send up quite 
a number of strong shoots, that climb rapid- 
ly to a height of 30 to 40 feet. These shoots 
branch freely from the ground up, form- 
ing a perfect network of strong branches, 
densely covered from early summer to late 
autumn with its large, pretty, deep green, 
heart-shaped leaves, which overlap each 
other, forming a perfect, dense screen. The 
laterals continue to grow from the base to 
the end of the season, so that the surface, 
from the ground upward, continues green 
and complete to the last. 
The flowers, which are very large, are a 
pure satiny white, with a pinkish purple 
throat, shading off deeper in the tube. 
The flowers are usually four inches in di- 
ameter — sometimes attain a diameter of 
five or even six inches. They are produced 
in large clusters, and in the greatest profu- 
sion from June to October. A strong plant 
will give more than 1,000 beautiful flowers 
! daily, for months at a time, being well dis- 
tributed over the plant from near the base 
to the top, forming usually one of the 
grandest floral displays ever seen in any 
country. The root penetrates the earth so 
deep that it is not seriously affected by 
drouth or other unfavorable weather condi- 
tions. It does not sprout and spread to be- 
come troublesome, like some other plants, 
but increases in vigor and beauty from 
year to year. 15 cents. 
