SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, 
-Alpine overbearing 
Strawberry. 
These grow freely from seed and fruit the first summer. 
Our experience with them is as follows: In March or April 
we sow seed (under glass). The. young plants appear in a 
short time and grow well, and in May are transplanted to 
the open ground. By the first of July.they Commence bloom¬ 
ing, and the first fruit, ripens about the 14th of that month. 
From that time there is ripe fruit continually until late in 
October. The berries, while not Quite so large as the garden 
varieties, are much higher flavored. In fact, they are in 
quality far superior to all others. A few of them will per¬ 
fume a whole room, so great is their delicious aroma. Who 
could desire a more unique novelty than this? Grow Straw¬ 
berries from seed, like Pansies, and have delicious fruit all 
summer, some white, some red, some black, and some (the 
bush varieties) which produce no runners. Per pkt. 
Runner Varieties, Iftflixeti— White, crimson and black- 
fruited. These, are everbearing, fruiting freely from 
June till October. The plants increase rapidly by 
runners; like ordinary sorts. All perfectly hardy in 
any climate..... ..15 
Bush Varieties— Wonderful berries, having no runners, 
but growing into immense stool plants; fruit similar to 
other Alpine; enormous yielder, single plants in this 
State having yielded one pint of berries at a picking in 
November. Fine for borders, as they throw out no 
runners, andare singularly beautiful when loaded with 
their dense crops of fruit; grow easily from seed, the 
seedlings bearing well the first summer. Perfectly 
hardy and of exquisite flavor. City people,.or others, 
who desire to do so, can grow the bush varieties 
admirably in pots. They are well adapted to pot culture, 
and will even fruit well during winter. 
Everbearing Bush White— Beautiful snow-white fruit of 
exquisite flavor..15 
Everbearing Bush Red— Like the above, but a fine crim¬ 
son color....15 
One packet each of the three sorts for SOc . 
g^jqpelopsis Veicbti. 
The ever-lovely “Boston Ivy” or Japanese Woodbine. 
Finest of all hardy wall vines.-.5 
Ps0Oi)ies. 
Officinalis — Mixed; well-known garden plant...10 
Tree —Seed imported from Japan; the beautiful and 
famous Tree Pceony; all colors, mixed......20 
Wistaria SIr>eqsis. 
Grand hardy climber of remarkable beauty. Mixed 
seed of both the white and blue varieties...10 
BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1901. 79 
These are the most beautiful, unique, and the highest- 
priced Ornamental Shrubs to be had: hence they are seldom 
seen. We have secured from Japan a quantity of seed saved 
from ail . the finest varieties (of which there are hundreds), 
from which our customers can grow a fine lot at little 
expense. When small they make most charming pot plants, 
the varied, colors and patterns of the leaves making them 
liighlv attractive. As they get larger they may be planted 
permanently on the lawn, as thev.are hardy, where they will 
make most beautiful objects. The leaves of the various 
sorts range in color from dark crimson to pink, green, white, 
etc., many being beautifully variegated and mottled. Be¬ 
sides their fine colors they are beautifully cut and divided. s 
Japanese Naples—Mixed seed of many sorts,._..... .10 
pre'esia. 
It is mot generally known that these beautiful, fragrant 
flowering plants may be grown to great perfection in four 
months, from seed. Seed may be sown at any time in pots 
and boxes, or frames, of light, rich soil. They will soon 
germinate, and under favorable circumstances they will 
bloom finely within four months from time of sowing. , 10 
Gleixtatis. 
These two fine varieties are easily raised from seed. 
Paniculaca — A most superb new climber, bearing enor¬ 
mous quantities of snow-white blossoms..:.. .10 
Davidiana— The unique bush Clematis, bearing a great 
profusion of blue blossoms...... —..10 
