SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1891. 
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Jris. 
Thcso beautiful plants are easily raised from 90cd. 
Kaempferl, fine mixed, all colors, doublo and single_ 5 
Iberis. 
A beautiful hardy Candytuft, which during June is a per. 
feet mass of snow-white flowers. 
8empervlrens, pure white . 10 
Picotee piqks. 
These are the hardy Carnations with an arrav of elegant 
colors, which stand our winters and give us an aoundunco of 
showy blossoms early in the season. 
Double, all Colors, Mixed, a magnificent collection, 
including all tho elegant variegated sorts. 15 
Perei^ial pea. 
A beautiful climber, resembling the Sweet Pea, except it« 
blossoms are borno in large clusters. Blooms very early. 
Mixed Co I ore, rose, white and red. 5 
White, very fine . . .. . 10 
SWZET WILLIAM, CHILDS* IMPROVfO. 
PRIMULA JAPONICA. PRIMULA CORTUSOIOC*. 
Hardy PriipUlas. 
The following lino species nro perennials which live and 
bloom year after year in the o]>en ground. They are hardy 
with slight protection and require tho same treatment as 
Pansies and Daisies. 
Auricula, very beautiful indeed, with rich and striking 
colors. They bloom in clusters, and are always great¬ 
ly admired...." . i0 
Cortusoldes, deep rose in beautiful umbels, very hardy 10 
Ellatolr, (true Oxslip), pale yellow, drooping. 5 
SWeet Willimp. 
This old and popular flower lias lieon greatly Improved the 
last few years. Tlio flowers aro twice as large tui they used 
to be, and t he.colors bright ami varied, in lino colors and 
Eg™ 01 * ‘ Hrra * '"Ihl?’ Improved arc the last of all. Tho Sweat 
\V II Ham 18 It most elegant gurden flower. 
Child.* Improved, Mixed Oolora, ..lin ed after veins 
of ennunl sat lug nod sideetlng; perfeelln form, largo 
In si/e, and brilliant and varied In culms ... is 
Double, Mixed Color., fine double tinners . 10 
Double White, new uiid very line. io 
PERENNIAL PEA. WALLFLOWER. 
Wallflower. 
A fragrant, hardy perennial, closely allied to the Ten Weeks 
Stock. Highly esteemed b»- many. 
Double, Mixed Colors. in 
Doublo. . ]5 
Juponlca, Mixed Colors, flowers In umbel spikes of 
Various colors and very flue. One of the most bcau- 
tiful hardy perennials.. 15 
Farlnosa, (Bird's Eye), light purple with yellow eye_ 10 
Officinalis, (Cowslip), bright yellow in umbels. 5 
One paper cadi of these 7 Hardy rrimnlas, BO cents. 
Strawberry. 
.n T T h H l Lr l, v . rr ®« C0 wc TV? s, ' r l ,ri T at the size, sweetness, 
and delicious flavor of tile strawberries, which are said to 
-urpass any in the world. They arc cortainly a great wav 
T ''f the American varieties. We have secured seeil of 
.finest large-fruited kinds, whicli we have every reason 
i believe will produce varieties far superior to those in cul¬ 
tivation in this country. 
Strawberry, large fruited varieties, mixed. 10 
Violet. 
Some of these arc easily grown from soed, ami no garden 
is complete wit hout a good bed of them. 
Perpetual White, very fine and free blooming. lo 
The Czar, new, bearing the largest llowers, of rich, deep 
blue color, and very sweet. 15 
Ybcca Filanjeijtosa. 
One of tVe most ornamental of all hardy plants, being an 
evergreen forming udeuseclumpof beautiful foliage, which 
is attractive botli summer and winter, but when iuiiloom its 
grandeur can best tie appreciated. In July it throws up a 
[lower-spike often higher t han a man’s head, on which aro 
borne hundreds of large elegant bell-shSpcd white blossoms, 
i- or centers ot small beds, borders of large oues, or positions 
among shrubbery it is unequalled among hardy plants. 
Several fine plants can bo grown from a piqier of seed. 
Fllamentosa . . m 
