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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
— (Annual^ 
These bright, graceful flowers are yearly growing in 
favor Plants grow from 12 to 18 inches high and bear a 
profusion of bloom, each flower being belted and zoned with 
the most clear and vivid of colors. This intenseness of 
coloriaij has earned them the name of Painted Daises. 
Carlnatum Hybrids— Mixed, elegant colors. 5 & 10 
Carinatum Hybrids— Double, mixed colors.5 & 10 
Storm Petrel— This is a hardy perennial, with finely cut, 
fern -like foliage, and dwarf growth. It blooms at 
all times of the year if kept in pots, and out of doors, 
ui*til after hard frosts have killed almost everything 
else. It is a very profuse bloomer, and the pretty, 
rosette-like flowers are of pure white, very large and 
double It bloomes early the first year from seed, 
and makes a fine plant for both summer and winter .10 & 20 
Gappa. 
For fine flowering 
Gannas, see Canna 
Colored Plate in this 
Catalogue. Special¬ 
ties and Novelties. 
Mixed Sorts — A. 
choice collection 
of all varieties.5& 10 
Dark Foliage — 
Mixed; all dark, 
beautiful foliage 
sorts.5 & 10 
Mad.Crozy—Mag¬ 
nificent sorts.10 & 20 
C,r ozy'sDwarf 
Flowerln g— 
Mixed colors. These can 
be classed among 
the grandest of all flower¬ 
ing plants. They begin 
blooming very early from 
seed ami continuea.il sum¬ 
mer, making a display 
which for brilliancycannot 
be surpassed.10 & 20 
Centau 
/AA^GUERiTE- 
J.L.CH1LDS 
NeW Marguerite Geijtatireas. 
For an early summer garden flower nothing surpasses 
these superb new Centaureas. Each plant produces scores 
of flowers which are borne on long wiry stems, and are ex¬ 
ceedingly graceful, while for cutting, for vases, or corsage 
wearing, no flower can surpass them. Flowers 2 to 3 inches 
across of the most lovely texture and superb fragrance. 
Sow seed in open ground very early; the plants will soon be 
up and blooming and continue for several months. Their 
beauty and value may be judged when we say that they are 
superior in every way to Carnations, not only in beauty and 
usefulness for cutting, but in fragrance as well. They grow 
like a weed in any situation. Per pkt. 
Pure White— Perfectly exquisite.10 & 20 
Odorata Purple— Fine lilac contrasting finely.10 & 20 
Chameleon —Fine yellow.10 & 20 
Mixed 9 Ail Colors .10 & 20 
1897 
GoBQBQcliiQa SelloWiaija. 
A lovely flowering “Wandering Jew” for the garden. 
Like the common “Wandering Jew” it is of trailing habit, 
producing each day large numbers of beautiful large blos¬ 
soms of the most exquisite blue color. The flowers really 
look like blue butterflies. It is one of the finest o'! all blue 
flowering plants. Blooms in a very short time from 
seed.......10&20 
Cherianthus,Fairy Queen, 
This fine little flower is a 
close relative of the Stock 
and Wallflower. One of 
those bright flowers that 
give a quick return for one’s 
care, blooming a month 
after seed is sown, either 
in garden or pots. One who 
has never seen them does 
not realize how bright and 
pretty their little clusters 
of maltese-cross-shaped 
flowers are. They form a 
perfect mass of bloom, and 
for small bouquets, filling 
floral baskets, etc., they are 
lust the. flower one needs in 
quantity. Bright, without 
being big.and cheerful with¬ 
out being gaudy. Very easy 
to grow, and sweet-scent¬ 
ed.5 & 10 
