SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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LOVELY WINDOW PLANTS AT lOc. EACH. 
Any of the plants on this page ioc. each, postpaid, large specimens, by express, too. each. 
Si^ilax. 
The dainty, yet luxuriant masses of the glassy Smilax 
are as handsome in the window as any other ilower and as 
the plant is easy to grow anyone can possess it. A beauti¬ 
ful climber for the arch of a plant stand, wreathing it in a 
bower of the loveliest green. The finest foliage we have for 
bouquets, cut-flower work, etc., as it is so beautiful and 
spray-like, and lasts for hours without wilting. Flowers 
small, white and fleecy, and exceedingly profuse and fra¬ 
grant. 
Tradescaqtia Mh 1 ticolor. 
This is a remarkable variety of Tradeseantia, in that its 
pretty striped leaves show every tint of silver, bronze- 
green, pinkish crimson, rose and grey in their markings. 
An extra line basket plant, as it stands dust, dryness and 
extremes of temperature. Indeed, the Wandering Jew will 
stand more abuse, and look cheerful under it, than any 
other plant we know of. 
Brilliant SalVias. 
For brilliancy the follow¬ 
ing choice varieties of Salvia 
Splendens vie with Cannas. 
They bloom perpetually, and 
are desirable alike for bed¬ 
ding in the open ground or 
for growing in pots. 
Splendens Compaotl — An 
improvement on the old 
variety, it being of dwarf, 
compact growth with plen¬ 
ty or beautiful foliage and 
long showy spikes of the 
most brilliant scarlet flow- 
ers borne continually. 
Alba —Like the above, except 
in color, which is white. 
Striata— Tiie bloom of this 
variety is freely striped and 
mottled white and scarlet. 
Purpurea —Flowers in large 
spikes and of a rich royal 
—* purple color. Fine. 
Pitcher.—Fine graceful 
s spikes of blue flowers. 
Lotus Pelyorensis. 
Lycbpis Plepissiipa- 
A new perpetual blooming plant., suitable either for tfc* 
garden or for pots. It is particularly line for winter bloona- 
ing. Flowers lovely pink in great profusion. 
L-aptapa, Fire FJ.Y- 1 
A new' Lantana of unusual beauty, being of dw’arf, com¬ 
pact growth, and a profuse and perpetual bloomer. Its flow¬ 
ers, which appear at all times of the year in great numbers, 
when they first open are golden yellow, changing the next 
day to deep, fiery scarlet. This unique habit causes each 
cluster of flowers to show to most beautiful advantage, as 
the center flowers, which recently opened, are yellow, and 
those which surround the center deep scarlet. Valuable 
alike for pots, for blooming at all times of the year, or for 
bedding out in the garden during summer. 
Yellow Firefly A seedling of the above with golden yellow 
blossoms. 
■Alysship, 
Double White. 
Fine for pots [or bedding—al¬ 
ways profusely covered with' 
clusters of double white and very 
fragrant flowers. Is never out of 
flower, and is a most useful and 
eatisfactary bloomer atail times. 
Nothing finer for small bouquet* 
than the dainty, sweet blossom* 
of this lovely plant. 
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ers M h A a, . m v° st bo described as a Silvery Asparagus.” 
lik'irtir 6 bright Cora 1 red flowers, measuring two'inches 
rare a^d\e^ntffni rn bea 'in ifu1 ’ trr ?« ly ^minding one of the 
and beautifni Clianthus, so difficult to grow, while this 
gem is of the easiest possible management. Its drooping 
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Cape Fuchsia. 
Plants barely a few 
inches high bear from 
10 to 20 bold, long spikes 
completely crowded 
with showy scarlet* 
drooping flowers, per¬ 
sistently produced from 
Mayuntiilate autumn, 
when they can be 
brought in for winter 
blooming. It is also a 
good bedding plant, 
grown singly or in 
masses; does well in 
poor soil, moist or dry, 
and will probably prove 
hardy. 
CAPE FUCHSIA. 
