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e m Green-house perenuials, 
Z r-'w "'hich can be planted out 
■ •—■ ■ ^ ^ B In summer. They thrive 
" ■ ■ best in a mixture of loam 
- — and peat. Cuttings root 
freely under glass. One 
to two feet high. 
Maritima candidissima (Dusty Miller ). Cultivated for its extremely 
handsome, silvery-white foliage; very ornamental as a decorative 
pot plant, or for bedding puposes .Pkt. lOcts 
Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering varieties “ 25cts 
hybrida flore pleno, the flowers are perfectly and evenly double, 
being entirely formed of ligulate florets. The colors run through 
all the shades peculiar to the Cinerarias. Pkt. 2 Sets 
Hybrida, very dwarf, growing only eight inches high. Blooms pro¬ 
fusely; many colors; desirable . Pkt. 25cts 
Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 
Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and cov¬ 
ered with large, beautiful white flowers having purplish centers. An 
abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for Easter decora¬ 
tion. Not only an elegant flowering plant for spring decorations, 
but the flowers are splendid in bouquets.. Pkt. 25cts 
GL.ARKIA 
Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, with rose 
colored, white and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant shades. 
The plants are about eighteen inches high and profuse bloomers. 
fclianthus Dampieri 
COB.CA 
SCANDEN8. 
Curious green-house trailing plant, with beautiful foliage and 
clusters of curiously shaped flowers of most intense scarlet and black 
color. Does not bear transplanting and should be kept rather dry. 
Among the most magnificent blooming plants in cultivation . 
Pkt. 20cts 
Cobsea Scandens ... 
A fine rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage and large, bell 
shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a beautiful deep violet- 
blue. A well established plant will run fifty feet in a season, covering a large 
veranda with handsome foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial .. 
Pkt. 5c 
(Celosia Cristata). Highly orna- 
V 14 II mental plants, producing crested 
heads of flowers, somewhat re¬ 
sembling a cock's comb. There are many shaivs and colors, but of all 
colors the rose and crimson are the most brilliant and rich. Tender 
annual. The dwarf varieties are about one foot high. 
Giant Empress. A very beautiful, dwarf variety having mammoth, 
bright crimson combs and dark foliage.Pkt. 15cts 
Glasgow Prize (President Thiers ), a very fine dwarf variety, has large 
brilliant crimson comb, handsome dark foliage. Pkt. lOcts 
Dw-arf Rose .. Pkt. 1 Oc Dwarf Mixed.Pkt. 10c 
" Yellow.. “ 10c Variegated, about two feet high.. “ 10c 
Japan, about three feet high; the comb is finely cut, delicate as lace, 
and wonderfully brilliant . Pkt. lOcts 
Clianthus Dampieri. 
Cineraria Hybrida. 
Glematis 
Well known and universally admired climb¬ 
ers, some of the varieties being remarkable 
for the size and beauty of their blossoms 
and others for their gracefulness. Fine 
-—- for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as 
they cling readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds are 
hardy, herbaceous perennials but some little protection in north¬ 
ern latitudes, through winter, is advised. 
Virginiana (Virgin's Power), a rapid climber, growing twenty feet in 
a single season. The blossoms are white. Pkt. 1 Octs 
Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clusters of small, white, fragrant 
flowers in August and September. Sometimes called Sweet Vir¬ 
gin's Bower...Pkt. r , cts 
Mixed, mixture of 
seeds saved from 
Jackman’s finest 
hybrids of the 
large flowering 
types. . Pkt 1 Oc 
Cockscomb, Dwarf. 
