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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
Stocks. 
To our mind we do not catalogue a finer flower than the 
Ten-Weeks Stock. It has every merit of a perfect flower—a 
compact habit, many and long spikes of closely-set, large 
double flowers, each as double as a rose, waxy of texture, 
exceedingly sweet, and varying in color from snow-white to 
dark maroon-brown, and through all intermediate shades of 
red blue and yellow. It is a grand bedder, and a fine pot 
plant, blooming the winter through. It develops in its 
greatest perfection in the cold atmosphere of our Northern 
States. In the South and West a cool situation should be 
chosen, sheltered from the midday sun. This plant requires 
rich, mellow soil, and must never be allowed to suffer for 
water. Poor care will result in poor flowers. It is worse 
than useless to plant inferior seed of this flower, that lias 
been brought, to its present high standard by careful breed¬ 
ing and high cultivation. Our seed is of the very' best, and 
will please all who try' it. Per pkt. 
Early Ten Weeks-12 of the finest colors mixed.10 & 20 
it ii “ — Pure white, very sweet.5 & 10 
ii ii “ —Rich crimson.5 Sc 10 
ii ii “ —Clear blue.5&10 
ti ii ** —Yellow, new and fine.5 & 10 
Dwarf Cerman— Mixed colors. An extra fine strain of 
large flowered Stocks.10&20 
New Large Flowering Clobe Pyramidal -One of the 
finest of all. Immense spikes of grand flowers, in al¬ 
most rainbow colors. We have counted twenty-three 
different shades in a single bed of these flowers, m 
bloom at one time..10 & -0 
Olant Perfection One of tile finest for the open ground, 
growing to the height of 2J.f> feet; flowers also of im- 
mense size. Many beautiful colors mixed.10 & 20 
Snowflake— A superb variety. Flowers as perfect as 
though cut out of wax. Much grown as a pot flower 
for cool rooms.10 & 2U 
Victoria Blood Red A fine companion to the Snow¬ 
flake, and grand for cutting. Deep and rich in color 
and very' fragrant.. .10 & 20 
Celestial Blue— A beautiful color, and contrastsadmir- 
ably with the two sorts above.10 & 20 
Tree— Mixed colors : a gigantic branching sort.10 & 20 
One -packet each of the twelve sorts for 60c. 
Scabiosa. 
This is one of the very best bouquet flowers of our entire 
| list, and is also fine for masses or clumps in the flower gar- 
j den. Each plantbearsaprofusion of beautiful flowers,rich. 
i velvety, glowing and unlike any other flower.whilo the lonK 
I wiry stems fit them for use in bouquets and vases. Sow seed 
early in open ground, and they are almost sure to succeed- 
They are very hardy, and plants frequently endure the win¬ 
ter, and do even better the second season than the first. 
While all colors of Scabiosa are fine, the rich coal black and 
velvety royal purples find the most admirers. Per pkt. 
Mixed Colors-(M oukninu Biudk) .5 & 10 
Double, Mixed Colors —Dwarf habit; fine colors.5& 10 
Snow Ball— The plant is a strong grower, and the flow¬ 
ers are very large, perfectly double, and as white as 
snow. They are produced very freely.5 & 10 
Colden Dwarf A dwarf sort with yellow foliage and 
double coal-black blossoms. A unique plant.5 & 10 
Royal Velvet— Each head of this variety when in full 
bloom may well be named a ready-made nosegay, 
composed as ;.t is of 20 to 30 distinct florets of a vel¬ 
vety purplo color on which the white stamens con¬ 
trast finely.5 & 10 
Double Yellow— A fine novelty.5 & 10 
Scfyizaijtfyds. 
The “Butterfly Flower.” 
An easily grown plant, bear, 
ing quantities of gay, butter- 
fly-like blooms, beautifully 
marked and spotted. The 
plants are such profuse 
bloomers that each branch 
looks like an immense pan¬ 
icle of lovely bloom, and 
closely resembling some spe¬ 
cies of Orchids. For winter 
blooming in pots the Schi- 
zanthusis one of the most 
desirable of all flowers 
Plants from seed sown in 
November will be full of 
bloom from January to May, 
making a display which can¬ 
not be surpassed. 
Mixed Colors Improved 
large flowering. Love¬ 
ly. io 
