SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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V/Ol» ET 
SCENTED 
€ 5 - 
Pans/es 
Violet-Scented Pansies. 
This new type is a cross between the Pansy and the 
Violet, combining the ideal properties of each. The (towers 
arc much larger than the Violet, more like Pansies, but .with 
the delicious fragrance of tlie former. The flowers are also 
V ile free from central rays and markings and the habit of 
e plant is decidedly dwarf and compact, producing its 
flowers on long foot-stalks, and they appear continually 
from early spring until late fall. The plants possess to a 
onsideraole extent the hardy and robust natureof the Vio¬ 
let, and make splendid .pot as well as garden plants. This 
unique strain originated with Dr. Stuart, of Chirnside, Kng- 
liind, and was named by him "Violetta." They arc now 
■ailed "Tufted Pansies,” “Miniature Pansies," and “Vioiet- 
Srented Pansies.” The lat ter name seems to us to be the 
most appropriate. The range of color rims through white, 
buff, canary and azure blue, and the coloring of each is ex¬ 
ceedingly delicate and charming. A most important nov¬ 
elty and one in which all admirers of the Pansvand Violet 
will be especially delighted. Pkt. 28c.; 2 pkts. for 40c. 
Polyanthus Poses. 
Roses in bloom in tSO days from time of sowing seed 
seoins liardly creditable, yet such is a fact, and they may 
he had by anyone who will sow a packet of this seed. It 
germinates quickly and the little plants begin to bloom 
" lien only a few inches in height, and continueall the time. 
After the plant attains a fair growth the blooms appear in 
great clusters, as shown in the cut. hundreds of flowers ap¬ 
pearing at one time. Bloom all summer in pots, or if plont- 
ed in tlte garden they make a great .growth and are always 
loaded with flowers. From a packet of seed one will get 
Roses of various colors, from white to crimson, some double, 
some single, but all very beautiful and fragrant. A most 
charming and unique novelty. Pkt. 25c.: 3 pkts. for 60c. 
Anemones of the most varied i.lidl40klC‘#3 
and vivid colors, white, scarlet. ANfc/Cfi?I 
indigo, purple, blue, pink, var- -f-_,, { 
iegated. Striped, etc. They will LA<pnM'H 
grow and bloom most beauti- 
fully from seed. Seed sown this II ✓ ■ , 
spring uiid kept growing in pots 
E lunged in a cool, shady nlucc over summer, and b 
loom elegantly during the winter or spring month- 
Anemones of the most varied 
and vivid colors, white, scarlet, 
indigo, purple, blue, pink, var¬ 
iegated, striped, etc. They will 
grow and bloom most beauti¬ 
fully from seed. Feed sown this 
spring and kept growing in pots 
Giant Freesias. 
It is not- generally known that 
these beautiful, fragrant flow¬ 
ering plants may he grown to 
great perfection in four months 
from seed Seed may be sown 
at any time in pots, boxes, or 
frames of light, rich soil. They 
will soon germinate, and under 
favorable circumstances they 
will bloom finely within four 
months from the time of sowing 
the seed. This is a new. mam¬ 
moth flowered strain from Cal¬ 
ifornia. Blooms twice the size 
of other Freesias. 10c-. pkt. 
Rosette Anemones. 
A strain of large flowering 
