Mrs. Anna Richards, 
225 S. High St., Steuben¬ 
ville, 0., March, 1897, 
writes :-Your seeds have 
always given me great 
satisfaction. 
Miss J. C. Bedford, 
Madison, N. J., writes:-- 
I tried your seeds this 
year and have been very 
much pleased with the 
result. I •tever had such 
beautiful Sweet Peas. 
My ‘Nicotinas’ are the 
admiration of all be¬ 
holders. 
Mrs. M. B. Townsend, 
Freeport, Me, writesI 
tried your seeds last year 
for the first time, and 
was very much pleased, 
so shall order again of 
you. I raise my flowers 
for the State Fair and I 
want the best I can get. 
1 send you the list of my 
exhibit at State Fair for 
which I received premi¬ 
ums to the amount of 
$23.25. The ones marked 
with * 1st premium and 
the others 2d premium. 
‘Dahlias, ‘Asters, *Zin- 
nas, ‘Phlox, ‘Petunias, 
Tuberous Begonias, Fol¬ 
iage Begonias, ‘Coleus, 
‘Gloxinias, Cut Flowers. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 
(PHYSSLIS FRANCHETTl.) 
The plant produces numerous, large, inflated husks, much the 
shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a beautiful green color, changing 
to a yellowish hue and then to brightest scarlet, and as they hang 
suspended among the green foliage they present a most novel and 
strikingly beautiful appearance. Branches cut and dried retain 
their rich and brilliant color, and make most beautiful winter bou¬ 
quets when used with dried grasses or leaves. The plant grows 
from one and one-half to two feet in height. Treated like a To¬ 
mato it grows and fruits freely from seed the first season, yet the 
plants are perennial and may be wintered in the cellar or grown in 
pots as a window plant. Pkt., 30 seeds, 6 cts. 
Wm. Bennet, Manager J. C. Wilson & Co., Montreal, Canada, writes:-I received your 
catalogue and seeds in due course and was very much pleased with both, and congrat¬ 
ulate you especially on the catalogue. I think it well and artistically got up, compar¬ 
ing it with your competitors of which I have an array-some 26 before me, yours cer¬ 
tainly is the most interesting, although out by far the largest. 
Ricinus Zanzibariensis. 
RICINUS ZANZIBARIENSIS. 
An entirely new class from Africa, with leaves often measuring 
two feet across; the seeds are marbled, speckled and spotted. Pkt., 
6 seeds, 4 cts. 
RICINUS, Cambogiensis. 
Targe palm-like leaves of a brilliant, bronzy-red maroon color, 
with large red veins. Pkt., 6 seeds, 4 cts. 
RICINUS. Castor-oil Bean. 
Many choice varieties mixed. Pkt., 6 seeds, 3 cts. 
