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j! Jerome Smith, Wilmington, Delaware. 
ANNUAL 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
(“Marguerites,” or “Painted Daisies.”) 
These are entirely different from the Japan- 
ese sorts; of dwarf growth; bright, showy 
flowers of brilliant colors. 
Finest Mixed. Embracing all varieties, 
l-’kt. 5 cts. 
CENT AUREA (Corn-bottle). 
The Blue Bottle, or Bachelor’s Button, is 
very attractive, the graceful beauty of its old- 
fashioned flowers being universally admired. 
Cyanus, nixed. Including dark and light 
blue, purple, pink, rose, white, etc. Pkt. 5c. | 
CO BAEA SCANDENS. 
An elegant and well-known climbing vine, 
suitable both for house culture and planting 
outside ; large, bell-shaped flowers, green at 
first, but changing to beautiful, violet blue ; 
very handsome and attractive. Pkt. 5 cts. 
CONVOLVULUS. 
(Morning-Glory.) 
Striped. The flowers are large and of 
great beauty. On a white ground they are 
variously striped and blotched with red, blue 
and rose. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Fine Mixed. Embracing a great variety 
of colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts. 
Minor (Dwarf Morning-Glory). Remark- 
ably showy plants, with exceedingly hand- 
some, rich colored flowers, producing in beds 
an unusually brilliant effect. 1 foot. 
Tricolor. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
CYPRESS VINE. 
Scarlet. Intensely rich scarlet. Pkt. 5c. 
White. Purest paper-white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mixed. Both scarlet and white. Pkt. 5 
cts. , oz. 25 cts. 
Scarlet Ivy-leaved. Distinct from the 
above, in flowers and in foliage. The deeply- 
lobed, ivy-like leaves make a dense screen, 
from which the great, fork-like racemes of 
fiery orange-scarlet flowers stand out in 
countless numbers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
COSMOS. 
New types and shades in bewildering va- 
riety. Result of 7 years' selection. In the 
mixture are monster flowers, 4 to 5 inches 
across. Flowers frilled, plaited, laciniated, 
fringed. Flowers star-like, resembling 
anemones; single dahlias, single camellias, 
daisies, etc. Flowers all shades of pink, 
snowy white, pretty mauve, exquisite shades 
of crimson, clouded like tints of dawn, and 
many other beautiful combinations. Pkt. 10c. 
Pure White. Large, white flowers, very 
beautiful ; valuable for florists. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Pure Pink. Beautiful, large flowers, of a 
clear, delicate pink. Pkt 5 els. 
All Colors, flixed. Very choice. Pkt. 5c. 
DAHLIAS. 
These can be grown from seed, and will 
produce beautiful flowers the first year. 
Double Large-flowered, Mixed. Saved 
only from the choicest flowers in a large col- 
lection. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Choicest nixed Pompon. Beautiful, per- 
fectly bred flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Superb Single, nixed. Many consider 
single Dahlias the most beautiful and graceful 
of all The flowers are extra large, star- 
shaped, and borne in great profusion from 
July to October. We offer finest mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dl ANT HUS {RINK). 
Dwarf Fireball. Of dwarf and compact 
growth ; flowers of fine form and large size. 
Until checked by severe frost, the plants are 
constantly covered with brilliant, blood-red, 
perfectly double, laciniated flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Snowball. A fitting companion 
to the preceding, differing only in the flowers, 
which are double-white. Pkt. 10 cts. 
New Large-flowered Dwarf Double 
Hybrids. The plants grow only 9 to 10 
inches high, and are loaded with large double 
flowers of perfect form and brilliant colors. 
The flowers are of fine substance, and fre- 
quently measure 3 inches across. They em- 
trace all colors, from pure white to deep 
crimson, while most of the flowers are beau- 
tifully variegated and fantastically marked. 
Per pkt. 10 cts. 
Chinensis (Double Chinese Pinks). Clus- 
ters of small double flowers. Finest mixed. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Heddewigii fl. pi. Finest double mixed 
in great variety ; extra choice. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mourning Cloak. Double large flowers ; 
ground color very dark mahogany, almost 
black, each petal edged with a clear-cut mar- 
gin of pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Laciniatus fl. pi. Magnificent large per- 
fectly double and deeply fringed flowers. 
Finest mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mixture of all the above varieties. Pkt. 5c. 
GAILLARDIA. 
Fine Mixed. Including all the choice 
and most desirable varieties ; beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
FORGET-ME-NOTS. 
(Myosotis.) 
Charming little flowers, liked by all. Grow 
best in sandy soil, but do well on almost any. 
Palustris. True marsh Forget-me-not ; 
bears a small blue flower. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Alpestris alba. Grows 6 inches high, 
and produces beautiful white flowers. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
