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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
Geripap Iris. 
Another good old flower, as 
handsome as an Orchid, now to be 
! round in many new colors. A 
striking flower of crepe-like tex¬ 
ture and most exquisite coloring, 
the gauzy velning reminding one 
oi the delicate tracing of the but¬ 
terfly's wing. We grow acres of 
i Iris, and know you can find no 
! finer list of varieties than the one 
j here presented. They bloom in 
May and June, when there is a 
. dearth of really fine flowers, and 
I are out of bloom before Iris 
Kaeinpferi commences. 
andflaA bu£‘ 8lltS ' ® ne ,isht b, " e •' feathered light 
HO '!i° r; ! bl , e- bright deep golden yellow falls 
flower and very early bloomer. - K 
Qu °yP8les. Uprights, smoky lavender-bronze 
F iin i mnSlv fi“ v 5 ly collection of all colors. Will 
all bloom finely the first summer. 8 for 40 c.; 12 for 7flc. 
Double Ifilocs. 
Th e i*r* g reatTb^u t y^iaoreaU rig^! r ^frmi n^ 
E uroi>e We have double 
white, lilac and crimson. 6<V 
each ; 2 for $ 1 . 00 . 
rvopteris Mastucuqtbas. 
ij new plant i» highly spoken of in the foreign horti- 
1 Journals, and has been twice color-plated. It is of 
a,1<l *, 1US l * tel > r been introduced. It is ex- 
>• fioriferous, plants in 2Vg-inch pots blooming profuse- 
■ continuing to do so iintil they have reached a height, 
til of three feet. The dense turner heads are of a 
einter blue, rare among flowers. It lias been termed 
Mpirea. A superb pot plant, especially lor blooming at 
■ ksglt ing, at which time it is most profuse. 20 c. each ■ 
Dapbpe 
Gpeorhm. 
A small, low-growing shrub, 
almost of a creeping habit, 
with spiral branches of dense 
evergreen leaves. The flowers 
are a lovely pink color. In 
dense clusters, and are borne 
profusely in early spring and 
more or less during the entire 
summer and fall. The deli¬ 
cate beauty of the blossoms is 
great, but their fragrance is 
marvelous. A lovely little 
gem of a shrub. 25c. each. 
pottos 
Pelyoreqsis. 
This charming plant Is so 
well thought of abroad that a 
prominent horticultural jour¬ 
nal color-plated it. The Gar¬ 
den says of it; “ Its cylinder 
branching habit is most strik¬ 
ing. and the silvery foliage 
even more so. Without its 
flowers it might almost be de¬ 
scribed as a Silvery Aspar¬ 
agus.” 
But the bright coral red 
flowers, measuring two inches 
in length, are really beautiful 
greatly reminding one of the 
rare and beautiful Cliantbus, 
so difficult to grow, while this 
gem is of the easiest possible 
management. Its drooping 
habit also makes it useful for 
hanging baskets. It is also 
gtfite hardy. 20c. each; 3 for 
