SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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Tei*-W^eks Stocks. 
To our mind we do not catalogue a liner flower than the 
Ten-Weeks Stock. It has every merit of a perfect flower a 
compact habit, many and long spikes of closely-set large 
double flowers, each as double as a rose, waxy of texture, 
exceedingly sweet, and varying in color from snow-white to 
dark maroon-brown, and through all intermediate shades of 
red, blue and yellow. It is a grand bedder, and a line pot 
plant, blooming the winter through. It develops in its 
greatest perfection in the cold atmosphere of our Northern 
States. In the South and West a cool situation should be 
chosen, sheltered from the midday sun. This plant requires 
rich, mellow soil, and must never be allowed to suffer for 
water. Poor care will result in poor flowers. It is worse 
than useless to plant inferior seed of this flower, that lias 
been brought to its present high standard by careful breed¬ 
ing and high cultivation. Our seed is of the very best, and 
will please all who try it. Pci* pkt. 
Early Ten Weeks. 12 of the finest colors mixed. 10 
“ ** “ Pure white, very sweet. 10 
“ " ** Kich crimson. 10 
Clear blue. 10 
** “ ** Yellow, new and line. 10 
Dwarf German. Mixed colors. An extra fine strain of 
large flowered stocks. 10 
New Largest-Flowering Clobe Pyramidal. Oneoftho 
finest of all. Immense spikes of grand flowers, in 
almost rainbow colors. We have counted twenty- 
three different shades in a single bed of these flowers, 
in bloom at one time. 15 
Giant Perfection. One of the finest for the open 
ground, growing to the height of 2K» feet, flowers also 
of immense size. Many beautiful colors mixed. 15 
Snowflake. A. supurb variety. Flowers as perfect as 
though cut out of wax. Much grown as a pot flower 
for cool rooms. 15 
Victoria Blood Red. A fine companion f«> the Snow¬ 
flake, and grand for cutting. Deep and rich in color, 
and very fragrant... 
Celestial Blue. A beautiful color, and contrasts admir¬ 
ably with the two sorts above. 10 
Tree. Mixed colors; a gigantic branching sort. 10 
Scabiosa. 
This is one of the very host, bouquet flowers of ourent.ire 
list, anil is also line for masses or clumps in the tiowergurden. 
Each plant bears a profusion of beautiful (lowers, rich, vel¬ 
vety, glowing, and unlike any other flower, while the long, 
wiry steins fit them for use in bouquets and vases. Bow seed 
early in open ground, and they are almost sure to succeed. 
They are very hardy, and plants frequently endure the 
winter, and do even better the second season thun the first. 
While all colors of Scabiosa are fine, the rich, coal-black and 
velvety royal purples find most admirers. Per pkt. 
Mixed Colors (MOURNING iiltIDR). 5 
Double, Mixed Colors. Dwarf habit; fine colors. 5 
Snow Ball. The plant is a strong grower, and the 
flowers are very large, perfectly double, and as white 
as snow. They are produced very freely. 10 
Colder) Dwarf. A dwarf sort with yellow foliage and 
double coal-black blossoms. A unique plant. 10 
Royal Velvet. Each head of this variety when in full 
bloom may well be named a ready-made nosegay, 
composed as it is of 20 or 30 distinct florets of a velvety 
purple color on which the white stamens contrast 
finely. 10 
Double Yellow. A fine novelty. 10 
50LANUM, 
Solarkiiq. 
Easily grown plants with 
ornamental fruit. Especial¬ 
ly line for pots, and last a 
long time in beauty. The 
fruit takes on different 
shapes and colors, ami are 
also different in growth and 
habit of bearing. 
Mixed Sorts. Various 
sizes, shapes aud col¬ 
ors; all highly orna¬ 
mental . 5 
Racemlgerum. A high¬ 
ly ornamental sort, 
bearing a profusion of 
Currant-like fruit- It 
Schixantlpis. 
The “ Butterfly Flower." 
An easily grown plant, bear¬ 
ing quantities of gay, butter¬ 
fly-like blooms, beautifully 
marked and spotted. The 
plants are such profuse 
bloomers that each branch 
looks like an immense pan¬ 
icle of lovely bloom. 
One packet each of the twelve twin for $t.vo. 
Mixed Colors. Improved large flowering. Lovely. 5 
