SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AMD PLANTS FOR 1899. 
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New Branching, Pure White —A strong grower of 
branching habit, and continues to grow and bloom 
later in the season than any other variety. The 
flowers are very large, often four inches in diameter, 
borne on long stems, adding greatly to their value 
for vases or bunches. The petals .are more or less 
twisted and curled in such a manner as to give the 
blooms the appearance of large graceful Chrysan¬ 
themums. The resemblance is perfect. Extra fine 
for cutting.10 & 20 
New Branch I ig, Mixed Colors—Like the above but of 
several different colors.10 & 20 
Dwarf Victoria. Mixed Colors— Generally called the 
finest Aster grown. Equally good for bedding, pots 
or exhibition. Plants one foot in height, the foliage 
almost hidden by the great plumy flowers, three or 
four inches in diameter, of tnemost beautiful form, 
and the most exquisite colors to be found.10 & 20 
White Wave An extra line white variety. Blossoms of 
fine shape, double to the center and pearly white. A 
profuse bloomer; grand for bedding or for pots_10 & 20 
Crimson Wave Exactly like above, save color, which 
is a rich, clear crimson. 10 & 20 
Lemon Gem -Not really a yellow Aster, but t he nearest 
approach to that color. The flowers have a lovely, 
! soft, lemon shade that is very pleasing.10 & 20 
Multiflora -An Aster of medium height, with pretty 
and abundant flowers. Fine colors. Mixed shades. 10 & 20 
Mignon —Something like the White Victoria, but more 
profuse in bloom. Very double flowers with reflexed 
• petals and of the purest, snowiest white.5 & 10 
Litiput-Flowered Plant, of medium height, almost 
smothered beneath a cloud of tiny button-like flowers 
asdoubieasanything well can be. A charming sort.5 k 10 
Truffaut’s Peony-Flowered -A valuable and standard 
variety. The most perfect peony-type known. Tall 
growing, and bearing an enormous quantity of extra 
large double flowers, beautifully incurved and of 
every shade from pure white to glowing crimson. 
Twenty colors or more, mixed.5& 10 
re eine des Hal les— A French introduction of much merit. 
This Aster is of medium height, robust and free 
flowering; three weeks earlier than any other variety 
known. Mixed colors.. . .5 & 10 
Japanese New Asters of great size and beauty, like 
Japanese Chrysanthemums. They are of immense 
size, measuring from five to six inches across, with 
long petals curiously waved and curled, so as to give 
them a striking resemblance to the Chrysanthemum. 
It is a vigorous growing plant, fourteen or fifteen 
inches high, well branched, and producing quite a 
number of these enormous flowers.. .10 & 20 
Shakespeare Dwarf variety, six inches in height. 
Novel shades rf coloring, large globular flowers, and 
very floriferous. Mixed colors .o & 10 
victoriaNeed lod A favorite with those who are partial 
to quilled flowers. Flowers are formed of needle-like 
quills, large, freely produced, and show the fine color¬ 
ing peculiar to the Victoria strains. Mixed colors.5 & 10 
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A favorite little annual, because of its fragrance and 
abundance of bloom. As easy io grow as any weed, and 
blooms from early summer until severe freezing weather in 
fall. Sow seed very early in open ground. Dainty little 
plants for hanging baskets or small pots. Good for cutting 
and button-hole bouquets. Per pkt. 
Sweet Racemes of small cruciform white flowers, 
honey-scented, and never out of bloom .5 & 10 
Little Cem An improved variety ; much larger flowers 
of a pure white, and. if possible, more floriferous 
than the old sweet. Plant is also more robust and 
spreading, a single plant forming a thick mat of 
flowers and foliage 12 to 15 inches across? Three 
and four hundred spikes of flowers In full bloom 
can be counted on a good plant at one t!me...l0& 20 
Ambrosia. 
An old-fashioned annual, 
with long, round sprays of 
green foliage of very peculiar 
appearance. Its fine spray¬ 
like foliage is very fragrant 
and exceedingly valuable to 
use in bouquets and all cut- 
flower work. One of the easiest 
of plants to grow, and its fra¬ 
grance is most delicious and 
refreshing. This plant was 
well known years ago, but is 
now almost entirely out of 
cultivation, or was until we 
introduced it two years ago. 
Its long spiral sprays of fol¬ 
iage are very feathery and 
plume-like. Per pkt., 5 & 10 
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ARTEMISIA GRACILIS— Beautifully cut, feathery foliage 
of fine fragrance and great beauty. It s habit of growth is 
pyramidal, 4 to 5 feet high, and every branch is covered 
with a thick growth of fine, feathery foliage, which is of 
the brightest emerald-green color. It is particularly 
adapted to cut-flower work, and all will find it useful 
and highly satisfactory.5& 10 
ARCEMONE CRANDIFLORA -Flower of snowy whiteness, 
the center filled with golden stamens. Its shape is like 
that of a saucer, opening nearly flat, its immense size 
making it very conspicuous. Grows 18 inches high, and 
has beautiful foliage. Few garden flowers are so singu¬ 
larly striking as this. It will be a genuine delight.5 & 10 
AMARANTHUS, Mixed Sorts -Are valuable on account 
of their very beautiful and often brilliantlv colored 
foliage, sometimes surpassing the best Coleuses_5 & 10 
ANTIRRHINUM, To m Th umb —Mixed colors; finest, of 
all Snap Dragons.growingonly eight inches high; flowers 
large, colors very brilliant, orange, scarlet, yellow, 
maroon, white, rose, striped, et . 5 .t JO 
