SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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During tlie past few years gjeat strides have been made 
towards improving the Carnation, the florist's skill in this 
direction being well shown in the following varieties of 
recent introduction. Their superiority is'shown in many 
points, but more especially in large size of flowers, vigor of 
f rowtli. freedom of bloom, exquisite color and fragrance. 
or pot culture none are so good as the following: 
Lizzie Gilbert. Rich, deep scarlet, of great size, and re¬ 
markably free grower and bloomer. 
Kittle Clover. Fine canary yellow; the finest of all yellow 
varieties, and very fragrant. 
Helen Keller. One of the very largest and most beautifully 
formed Carnations ever introduced; exceedingly free 
flowering. A strong, vigorous and healthy grower. Color 
clear, white ground, delicately and very evenly marked 
with bright scarlet., giving it a very pleasing effect. 
Storm King. Fine, pure snow white, on long stems. Flow¬ 
ers of gigantic size, very double and beautifully formed. 
Meteor. Dee'o brilliant crimson scarlet. i'A to 3 inches, on 
a firm, strong stem 14 to 18 inches long. Plant a free, 
vigorous grower, clean foliage, and good, free bloomer. 
Peach Blow. An exquisite color, being a deep blush pink 
of exceeding loveliness. Large and free bloomer. 
NEW DWARF CARNATIONS. 
These two sorts do not grow over one foot in height, and 
are therefore admirably adapted for pot culture in windows. 
'ISiey branch freely, making thick, compact plants, which 
are continually loaded with most beautiful flowers, and 
bloom perpetually. Just the sorts for windows. 
Winter Cheer. Rich dark crimson; very profuse, often 
showing 20 to 60 flowers at a time. 
Little Cem. A fine and constant, bloomer, each flower 
showing a beautiful blending of pink and white colors. 
Price of all Carnation s, 15c. each; the 8 for $1.00. 
Pass i floras. 
Fine foliage, and graceful climbing habit. Very peculiar 
corona-like flowers, but very beautiful and unlike any other 
flower. Easy to grow either in window or open ground. 
Pfordtl. The best for pot culture as it blooms when but a 
foot high. Large, handsome fringed flowers, exhibiting a 
mingling of white, oink, brown and blue in its coloring, 
making a flower of tne most fascinating beauty. 20c. each. 
Constance Elliott. One of the most graceful of all vines, 
worth a place in every home for its exquisite foliage. 
The shining, leathery, five-fingered leavesairily fringing 
the slender stems, and festoon-supporting pillar or trellis 
until after the snows of winter begin to fall. Flowers 
pure white. 20c. each; 3 for 50c.. 
Qasteria Maciilata. 
A succulent plant closely allied to the Aloe, and one of 
much beauty. The thick dark leaves are variegated with 
white spots. The flowers are borne in racemes a foot long, 
and arc bright scarlet in color. 50 cents each. 
Parrot’s Feather. 
A lovely mossy plant, with long trailing stems covered 
with plumy, feathery foliage, of the freshest, loveliest green 
imaginable. Fine for aquariums, where few plants do well, 
and make the water much more healthful for the fish. 
Grows nicely also in water tubs or ornamental pools, and is 
much admired when grown in hanging pots or baskets of 
soil. It grows as well in soil as in water if it is kept well 
watered. It is one of the most charming trailing and droop¬ 
ing plants, and furnishes an abundance of the most lovely 
foliage, for bouquets. It grows so rapidly that it can be cut 
with the greatest freedom. 16c. each; 4 for 50c. 
