SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR I HU I 
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Euphorbia Heteroptjylla. 
(Painted Leaf or Flre-on-the-Mountaln.) 
Most lovers of flowers have at some time seeu iu green¬ 
houses, or cut flower stores, about Christmas or New Year 
null later, the large flaming scarlet leaves of Euphorbia Poin- 
Hottin, a most rare and beautiful hot-house plant. Those who 
have seen it can appreciate It, and when we say that tills 
lieauttful “Painted Leaf” is an annua! form of the grand 
Poiusottla on a smaller scale, you will rejoice. Yes, the seed 
of •' Paiuted Leaf,” Fire-on-tlie-Mountain, or botanically Eu¬ 
phorbia Heterophylla, can lie sown early under glass and set 
In the open ground in May. By August tho leaves on the 
tops of the branches will begin to turn scarlet and iu a short 
time the whole plaut will present a duzzling ray of scarlet and 
green leaves, the effect of which is very striking. If not the 
most valuable, it is certainly one of the most novel and inter¬ 
esting additions to tho flower garden which has appeared for 
a loug time. Per pkt., 10c. 
Ambrosia. 
This is a hardy annual 
which lias been known a 
loug time though it has 
never been introduced. 
Its merits are long spiral 
stems covered with beau¬ 
tiful green foliage and 
seed buds which are ex¬ 
ceedingly fragrant. It is 
as desirable as the Itose 
Geranium as a plant with 
fragrant foliage, and for 
making up into bouquets 
and other floral work its 
beautiful long spirals of 
lovely green nre unsur¬ 
passed. It is one of the 
easiest plants to grow and 
seed can be sown early in the open ground, it takes its 
popular name. Ambrosia, from the unsurpassed fragrance 
of its foliage. Per pkt., 15c.; 3 pkts for 30c. 
CCHTAURCA CYANUB. OOUBL*. 
Geptaarea Gy ai *bs, Hobble. 
This wasa leading German Novelty last year, and it created 
considerable stir, as a double form of the old popular Corn 
flower was considered to be a great thing. It is indeed very 
S retty, but not more than one-half the plants will produce 
oubie flowers. All colors mixed, 5c. per pkt. 
Aster, Wtlite WaVe. 
I lie most beautiful and perfect Aster grown. Itisof dwarf, 
i.-misu I habit, and produces its flowers in great, number. 
TW blossoms are of great size, perfectly double to the center 
«••>! ..r snowy whiteness. Either for the garden or pots, this 
. ,,i Aster beats all others. The cut is a perfect likc- 
■ of s plant In bloom. Per pkt., 20c. 
SPECIAL OFFER.— These to grand Flower Seed Novelties 
amount to $- 1 . 10 , but tee will fend the whole collection for ft.oo; 
one packet each of the Superfine Panel), Nasturtium, Weather 
Plant, Spraffuaea, Carnation, Diamond Flower, Anchusa, 
Wonder and Rosebud Poppy, Dtanthus, the 3 Scabtosas, Cobaea, 
Cleomt, Phlox Jubilee, Euphorbia, Aster, Ambrosia, aiul 
Double Centaurea. 
