SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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are great improvements over the older sorts, with 
rarge, luxuriant leaves that recurve in such a manner as to 
conceal the pot they grow in, and erect, large-throated 
wlae-lobed flowers borne above the foliage like a floral 
crown. These flowers are very large and satin-like and of 
most exouisite coloring, soft, clear or brilliant, some- 
*_K\ es pe * co *? re d but more often tinged, spotted or edged 
with contrasting colors, but always rich and beautiful, 
wwtlance—Pure scarlet. .Very rich, 
a)rand!flora Alba—Pure white. Perfectly exquisite. 
* recta Vloleccala —Grand velvety blue. 
Price , 16c . each; the 8 for Me. 
C ol ° r8 —Our strain of mixed Gloxinias includes 
tne linest and most varied varieties from best European 
collections, including the beautifully spotted and tigered 
strains, Erecta. Grandi flora. Hybrids, Crassifolia, of 
S'®8S, nt and variegated colors. Fine select bulbs, 3 
for 30c.; 6 for 60c.; 16 for $1.00. 
WimSb&'A 
Choicest Gloxiqia S ee( l. 
The most beautiful of all pot bulbs. Large, erect, open- 
throated flowers of thick satiny texture and most profusely 
borne. Seeds are very fine and must be sown with care. 
Seedlings grow well, and if given good care, will bloom in 
five months from the time of sowing seed, giving larger and 
better flowers than can be had from old bulbs. Trv them 
by all means. There is no flower more charming. Per pkt. 
French Hybrids— Splendid mixed; the finest varieties of 
various colors.10 & 20 
Tigered and Spotted —Mixed colors; all beautifully 
spotted.10 & 20 
Crassifolia Erecta — Mixed colors; all erect bloomers.10 & 20 
Pure White— The most heavenly of all flowers for true 
loveliness and purity.10 & 20 
