MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK 
1 n (Armnal Mallow.) Grandi- 
LsUVUieril. flora Rosea, A very beauti¬ 
ful and showy annual, growing- 2 feet high 
and covered during the entire summer with 
large, cup-shaped "shrimp-pink flowers; in 
a border or bed the effect is very bright. Sow 
in May where they are to bloom, and thin out 
to 12 inches apart. Packet, 5c. 
Hardy perennial, herba¬ 
ceous creeper, from India, 
with yellow blossoms, and 
bright red fruit, like small 
strawberries. Elegant 
for rock work or hanging 
baskets. 
Packet, 100 seeds, 5c. 
Tecoma Velutina. 
inence to this beautiful shrub because 
its desirable qualities are compara¬ 
tively unknown. It bears large spikes 
of large, golden yellow, allamanda- 
like flowers. It blossoms from seed 
when only 12 inches high, and is a 
continuous and perpetual bloomer. It 
grows to be 10 or 15 feet 
high in California and is 
always full of flowers. It 
should be tested in the 
greenhouse, for it far sur¬ 
passes T. Smithii in every 
way. The seeds are very 
light, germinate quickly, 
and plants grow rapidly. 
Packet, BO seeds,10c. 
Melothria Scabra. ? ec ? nt ] y A f introd ^? ed £ f rom 
Austral Africa. The foliage 
is elegantly cut, of a shiny dark green color ; the flowers 
are white and sweet scented, followed by small green 
fruits or the_ shape and size of gooseberries. Easy of 
cumvation, vigorous and rapid in growth, it is specially 
adapted for covering trellises, walls, etc. Packet, 5c. 
Linum is called a common plant, 
Linum Grandiflorum. 
Scarlet Flax, 
This is a strenuous plant of the first order. It will 
grow in any place and with any treatment. No gar¬ 
den, however humble or however grand, should omit 
planting this. Flowers buttercup in shape, 1 inch or 
more across, of deep rich scarlet, full of flowers every 
day. Brightens up the garden beautifully. 
Packet, 200 seeds, 4c. 
but it is a very good one. Try it. 
