GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 
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WATER HYACINTH. 
(Excellent for Winter Blooming.) 
This is undoubtedly the plant of all water plants for the 
masses, not only on account of its uniqueness and great 
beauty, but the limited amount of space it occupies and 
the perfect ease with which it is grown. It floats on the 
water bv means of its curiously inflated leafstalks, which 
resemble bladders or balloons filled with air. A mass ol 
beautiful feathery blue roots grow downward in the water. 
It forms a lovely rosette of its curious shining green 
leaves, and sends up spikes of the most exquisite flowers 
imaginable, resembling in form a spike of Hyacinth bloom, 
. . 6 .. as many of the 
costly Orchids, 
large or larger 
dollar, in color a 
lilac-rose, spark- 
w i t h diamond- 
petal, which isthe 
tallic blue blotch 
in the center of 
golde n - y e 1 1 o w 
conveys no idea 
the spike of flow- 
six or eight inches 
but “as beautiful 
choicest and most 
Each flower is as 
than a silver 
beautiful, soft 
ling as if covered 
dust. The upper 
largest, has a me- 
in tile center, and 
that a small, deep 
spot. Our cut 
of the beauty of 
ers, which is often 
VIOLETS, continued. 
Marie Louise. Deep violet- 
blue ; very fragrant and free 
flowering. It should be grown 
Cbv all interested in the culture 
t of cut-flowers, on account of its 
T easy forcing qualities, io cents. 
New Double Blue Violet, 
£ New York. A perpetual 
; Ibloomer; its fine blue flow- 
"i ers are produced with great 
freedom ; delicately prefumed; 
1 large and very double. 15 cts. 
Robert Garrett. A sport from 
Swanley White. A perpetual 
C bloomer ; very large flowers 
1 of a light, lovely shade of blue. 
20 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
King of Violets. A fine va- 
riety, bearing immense flowers 
of a true violet blue color. 10c. 
Hardy White Garden Violet, 
C North Carolina. This va- 
riety bears single white very 
fragrant, flowers; a profuse 
bloomer ; perfectly hardy with- 
out protection ; a rampant 
grower, that will take care of 
itself. 10 cents each, 90 cents 
per dozen. 
Double Russian. (See second 
page of cover. ) 
TUBEROSES. 
WATER HYACINTH. 
Sweet Double Violet blossoms, 15 cents per dozen. 
