Early Fruiting puffa. 
Everyone is familiar with the ordinary dish cloth gourd 
of the South, which on account of its lateness in maturing 
Its fruit is not adapted to Northern climates. The Early 
Luff a, which we now introduce, is just what its name im¬ 
plies. Seed sown in the open ground in any Northern State 
or Canada, like Cucumbers, will bear and ripen an abund¬ 
ance of fruit before frost. The lace-like network of fibre 
which forms inside the fruit is-a-xerv useful article, and is 
used for various purposes, such as dish-rags, sponges, and 
even for bonnets and other millinery work. The flowers of 
this variety are also very numerous, large and showy, and 
the plant as a whole is a most charming, useful and inter¬ 
esting vine. Pkt., 30c.: 3 pkts., 50c. 
The M os s Yerbepa. 
This new Verbena produces a mass of fine, moss-like foli¬ 
age, and as the branches spread out over the ground in all 
directions a lovely carnet of mossy green is formed, above 
which are borne the delicate clustexs of purple-blue blos¬ 
soms in the wildest profusion. The effect is most charming. 
It is more hardy and robust, than most Verbenas, and blooms 
in a very short- time from seed. It is so desirable, novel and 
beautiful that it. must lx* classed as one of the great acquisi¬ 
tions of the year. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
I ip proved Shirley 
No better flower seed novelty will be offered this year 
than this new stiain of Shirley Poppy, grown, selected and 
improved by Mr. Wilks, the original int roducer of the Shir¬ 
leys. Habit of plant dwarf and stout; blossoms of enormous 
size, and of the most charming colors' to he found in any 
flower. No display can surpass a bed of these Poppies, no 
matter what it is. It is such a great improvement ov’er ordi¬ 
nary Shirley Poppies that, wo cannot recommend it too 
strongiy. Pkt., 15c. 
Ptiloxjana Coerulea Stedata. 
A new dwarf Phlox, bearing a 
profusion of largo blue white¬ 
eyed blossoms. It is the best 
dwarf Phlox we have ever grown 
and one which will greatly please 
all. Pkt., 15c. 
Papsies. 
President Carnot A European 
novelty of last year and one 
which proves to he very fine. 
The flowers are largo, rich 
violet blue with a distinct 
white edge. One of the most 
“striking varieties yet intro¬ 
duced. Pkt., 15c. 
Freya— Another exceedingly fine 
. European novelty of last year. 
^ A * Flowers large, deep velvety 
purple shaded blue and scarlet, with a beautiful .white 
rim. A characteristic of this bloom is that the back is 
distinctly marked like the front, which gives it a con¬ 
spicuously full flowering appearance. It is certainly a 
very richly colored variety. Pkt., 15c. 
Pari sian— A strain of large-flowering Pansies, mostly <>f 
light colors. The flowers are all uniformly good. It 
is quite a new class, and not to be compared with Trim;; r- 
deau, being of much more compact habit and bearing 
much better shaped blossoms, and comes quite truo 
from seed. Pkt., 15c. The :> sorts for soe. 
Black-peaVed Heliotrope. 
The stems are black as ink, the foliage a beautiful bronzy 
green, so dark as to be almost black; has a fine tree-like 
habit that is very distinct, with lustrous foliage, resembling 
thick crepe; the ilowersare beautiful shades of bluish purple, 
variegated with white and lighter purple; extremely hand¬ 
some, and the seeds can he depended upon to bring fine dark 
leaved varieties. Pkt., 15c. 
Glaqt Seated Shapdragoqs. 
These will be found fully described and illustrated on 
page 32 where plants are offered. 
Giant White Scented -Superb. Pkt., 10c. 
Giant Yellow Scented —Lovely clear color. Pkt., 10c. 
Giant Scented Mixed— All colors, including striped and 
variegated,-and all equal in size and beauty to tne great 
white and yellow varieties. Pkt., 10c. 
One packet each of the 2 for 25c. 
PH 
SPRING CATAOGUE OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
