SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
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S^Veet Williaiq. 
The favorite flower of our grandimothers. One of the 
best edging plants for the border, bearing in early summer 
large heads of the richest and most varied colors. Very fra¬ 
grant and a favorite with everyone for vases and bouquets. 
Improved Mixed Colors— Perfect in form, large in size, 
brilliant and varied in colors.5& 10 
Double Mixed Colors— Fine double blossoms.10 & 20 
picotee piqks. 
These are really hardy Carnations, with flowers more 
delicate than other pinks and pleasantly fragrant. Though 
hardy they are stronger for a little protection over winter. 
Mixed Colors— Large flowering.5 & 10 
Violet. 
Seeds slow to germinate, but not at all hard to grow. 
Every garden should have a good bed of these fragrant 
favorites. 
Cardeh Sorts Mixed.5 & 10 
Vdcca 
Filarpeptosa. 
The grandest evergreen 
plant we have for the lawn. 
The stately clumps of stiff, 
bayonet-like leaves, bristl¬ 
ing out from the center in 
every direction,are extreme¬ 
ly ornamental, but in mid¬ 
summer they take on an 
added glory. Thick, woody 
flower-stalks are thrown up, 
growing as high as a man's 
head, and bear at their sum¬ 
mit immense compound 
panicles of creamy, hell¬ 
shaped flowers, eacli floret 
two inches across. A single ; 
panicle will contain 300 or ! 
more florets, and will be two I 
feet in length...5&10 j 
Tree, Shrub apd Viflc S cc d* 
The following is a list of very desirable ornamental 
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, all of which grow readily from 
seed. We cannnt. too strongly recommend them. 
Japanese Maple, (Acer Japonica)— These are the most 
beautiful, unique, and the highest priced Ornamental 
Shrubs to he had, hence they are seldom seen. We have 
secured from Japan this year a quantity of seed saved' 
from all the finest varieties, (of which there art* 
hundreds,) from which our customers ran 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 highly attractive. As they get 
larger they may be planted permanently on the lawn as 
they 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. Besides their 
fine colors they are beautifully cut and divided, as shown 
a bove. 10 a Z0 
Ampelopsls Velchti— The ever lovely “Boston Ivy,” or 
Japanese Woodbine. Finest of all hardy wall vines.f> & 10 
Berberis, Mixed Varieties— S p 1 e n d i d ornamental 
shrubs.5 & 10 
Clematis Panlculata— A most superb new climber 
bearing enormous quantit ies of snow white blossoms. 
Grows readily from seed.10 & 20 
Clematis Davidiana The unique bush Clematis, bear¬ 
ing a great profusion of blue blossoms.10 & 20 
Exochordla GrandIflora— A lovely Japanese flowering 
shrub. Grows freely from seed.If) & 20 
Mulberry, Russian A splendid fruit-bearing tree-f> & 10 
Peeony, Officinalis Mixed; well-known garden plant.f> & 10 
“ T ree— Seed imported from Japan : the beautiful 
and famous Tree Paeony; all colors, mixed.10 & 20 
Paulownia Imperials Magnificent ornamental tree 
from Japan, producing great foliage and elegant 
Gloxinia-like blue flowers.10 & 20 
Rhododendron— Mixed. A well known shrub. The 
finest of all hardy flowering ornamentals. 10 & 2# 
Wisteria Sinensis— Lovely and well-known hardy 
flowering vino.5 & 10 
Lilimq TepdifollOrp. 
This beautiful Lily grows freely froih seed and blooms 
abundantly the second summer. A fine lot maybe raised 
in this way.10 & 10 
Iris. 
Too well known to need description. These superb 
flowering plants are easily grown from seed. 
Keempferl Mixed double and single.10 & 20 
Cermanica Fine mixed..10 v 20 
Siberlca— Mixed colors.5 & 10 
