SPECIAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
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SPECIAL LIST 
OF 
SEEDS 
This list comprises select varieties, some quite new, and 
others older, of which brief descriptions are given. 
A indicates the newest varieties. 
GST* Acroclinium Roseum Flore Pleno. Nothing more beautiful in the way 
of everlasting flowers has yet been introduced than this fine Double Acroclinium, 
whether for the ornamentation of the flower garden, or for the composition of 
bouquets, either fresh or dried. The flowers are of a brilliant rose color, and 
somewhat larger than those of the single variety 15 
Alyssum Benthami compactum. A new dwarf, very compact-growing 
variety of the Annual Sweet Alyssum 15 
Ampelopsis Veitchii. Also known as Japanese Ivy. It is a perfectly hardy 
climber, attaching itself, as it grows, to walls and fences, forming a dense cover- 
ing, very elegant and attractive. The foliage is small, very bright and glossy green 
during the summer months, changing to scarlet on the approach of cold weather . .10 
5SP* Browallia Elata Nana Coerulea. A new and improved variety, of dwarf, 
compact habit. Being perfectly constanbin character, it attains but halt the height 
of the old variety, and presents, when in full bloom, a dense mass of blue flowers. 
Charming for borders, and fine for pot culture 15 
Calendula Officinalis FI. PI. “Prince of Orange.** This new vari- 
ety has been produced from the well-known variety, “ Meteor,” now so justly 
popular with Florists and other cultivators of flowers. It surpasses that variety 
in beauty, the florets being striped with a more intense shade of orange, and this 
glowing tone is imparted to the whole flower. For effective and persistent bloom- 
ing, these sorts of Calendula have no superiors, their beautiful flowers being pro- 
duced from early spring until late in autumn 25 
Candytuft. New Carmine. A very beautiful variety, of dwarf, compact habit 
of growth, and free-blooming. The flowers are bright carmine, and when grown 
in masses present a most brilliant appearance 10 
Candytuft. New Giant-Flowered White. A valuable acquisition. The 
flowers and flower-heads are much larger than those of any of the older white 
varieties. Fine for cutting. Annual 10 
Celosia cristata “ Empress.** A new giant sort of Cockscomb, producing very 
large purple-crimson combs, and dark foliage. A beautiful variety. Annual . . .15 
Clematis Coccinea. A new hardy variety of this beautiful climber, grow- 
ing ten to twelve feet high, with bright scarlet flowers produced from July to 
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Coleus. Splendid new hybrids of this most elegant plant 25 
Clover. Crimson. An old variety, but hardly known at the present time. The 
flowers, unlike all others of the clover family, are bright crimson, very beautiful, 
and much admired where known 10 
