SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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VIOLET, 6WANLEY WHITE. 
SWeet Violets. 
The flower of sentiment and song, and ever the symbol 
of modest worth. Its delicious fragrance alone makes it 
friends everywhere, but this is only one of many merits. In 
the inclement weather of early spring and late autumn, the 
Violet greets us with its pretty, sturdy, fragrant blooms that 
have no fear of frosts or sleets, but bloom in sweetness to the 
very verge of winter. If given protection in pit or cold frame 
or unheated halls or chambers, these Violets may be had in 
bloom all winter, but they will stand little tire heat. 
8wanley White— In pots it grows luxuriantly and is loaded 
with flowers. In the garden it is hardy with slight pro¬ 
tection, and greets us in early spring with a profusion of 
its large, snowy, sweet-scented blossoms. The growth of 
the plant is vigorous and healthy, bearing in great num¬ 
bers very large, perfectly double flowers of pure snowy 
whiteness and unexcelled fragrance. It is not un¬ 
common for a plant to have as many as fifty large flowers 
open at once, and they present a beautiful sight. 
Lady Hume Campbell The finest blue Violet. Flowers 
extra large and sweet, borne in great profusion on long 
stems. Plant rank and strong grower, producing flowers 
by the hundred. 
Alaska A grand new sort, well adapted to garden culture, 
being hardy and robust and producing in spring great 
masses of enormous double flowers of a deep blue-black 
color and powerful fragrance. A superb thing, especial¬ 
ly lor the garden. Probably the very best of all garden 
sorts, and should be planted by all. 
California- A new single Violet of great size, beauty and 
fragrance, h lower single, borne on long graceful stems 
and unsurpassed for richness of color and fragrance, 
•-edata 1 lus V lolet produces flowers by the hundred in 
early spring, and they are the largest in size of all Vio¬ 
lets. Color clear sky blue, a dainty shade. The leaves 
are beautifully lanceolated. It is perfectly hardy in any 
situation. ' J 
Price, 15c. each; 5 or more at 10c. each. Extra strong plants , bu 
express, double price. 
Gasteria 
Machlata. 
A succulent plant closely 
allied to the Aloe, and one of 
much beauty. The flowers 
are borne in racemes a foot 
long, and are bright scarlet 
in color. But the chief beauty 
of the plant is its fine, thick, 
succulent leaves, which are 
spotted, striped or variegated 
in a beautiful manner. 40c. 
each. 
SapseVeria apica. 
A NEW DECORATIVE PLANT OF CREAT VALUE. 
There is scarcely a decorative plant listed that is more 
striking in foliage and habit than this, and certainly none 
other that will stand as much downright neglect and hard¬ 
ship as will this. Nothing but frost or a continual drench¬ 
ing with water, has terrors for it. It will grow in a dark 
hall, a cool bedroom, or stand on the mantel in a heated 
sitting-room. It will stand gas and dust, and will go for 
months without a drop of water, yet remain as thrifty as 
ever. Singularly beautiful as well as easily grown. Erect, 
rigid, sword-like leaves; in some old specimens reaching a 
length of from four to six feet. The leaves are thick and 
fleshy, a dark green color, with clouded bars of white. In 
May and June it sends up long plumy flower spikes, which 
in their soft, feathery whiteness remind one of an Agave’s 
flower. The splendid outlines of this plant., together with its 1 
distinctive marbling, makes it a superb plant for jardinieres 
centers of vases, etc. It will also grow splendidly out or 
doors in summer. Just the plant for sunless windows or 
halls, where nothing else will grow. It is new and little 
known to cultivation, but a plant which all will delight to 
possess. 20c. each; 3 for 50c. —4 
