SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
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blending colors to be seen in any flower. Some will be 
pure white, others crimson, brick-red, light and dark 
blues, pinks, etc..while others show a rich and varied 
combination of colors blended together in a most en¬ 
chantingway. Spotted, blotched, striped, stained, pen¬ 
ciled, bordered, mottled and variegated in every con¬ 
ceivable manner. A few will be double and semi-double. 
To add to their beauty, the leaves of many of the varie¬ 
ties areyrichly marbled and variegated white and green. 
Nothing among flowers can furnish a more beautiful 
sight, tban a screen.hedge or trellis of these Giant. Morn¬ 
ing Glories. To secure the beautiful varieties which we 
here offer.our agent, traveled in Japan from garden to 
garden, collecting a little seed at each ore, as the best 
cannot lie bought in quantity, and is not to be com¬ 
pared with any Japanese Morning Glory seed which 
may be put, upon the market. 
Mixed, All Colors and Varieties More than 100 kinds. 
A grand strain, of endless variety of color and 
magnificent size, some having beauti ful 1 v variegated 
foliage. Per oz. 50c . . 10 & 20 
Ceres Extra fine, of low growth, flowers appearing on 
plants scar rely a foot in height. Bright magenta 
with wide white border. Foliage elegantly marbled 
with white.‘. 10 & 20 
Alt rata— Elegant yellowish folige, often marbled white; 
flowers of various colors. Perfectly exquisite. .. 10 & 20 
Antigone— Beautiful marbled foliage and large skv- 
blue blossoms.10 & 20 
One packet each nf the four for 80c. 
Childs’ Giant Imperial Japan Morning Glorie 
A new strain with gigantic blooms as large as Moo 
flowers, colors, markings and variegations never befo 
seen, and of indescribable beauty. Some double, some wi 
quilled and feathered petals and many with beautiful 
marbled and variegated leaves. Seed germinates quick 
and the vines grow rapidly and are soon in bloom. T 1 
flowers are borne by the hundreds, are of enormous sis 
five or six inches across, and of the most delicate vivid ai 
