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MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK, 
J\[ew Dwarf Golden Yellow 
Flowering Pea. 
Crotolaria Retusa. 
The flowers of this exquisitely beautiful annual are of 
rich golden yellow color, of the true Sweet Pea form. The 
flowers are of firm substance and grow in racemes, fox¬ 
glove style, and often produce over 40 blossoms on one 
spike. It blooms profusely throughout the summer, and 
until killed by frost. The flowers are followed by clusters 
of short, smooth pods, in which, when shaken, the seeds 
sound like a child’s rattle. It is best to start the seeds in 
the window or hotbed, first soaking them in lukewarm 
water for about twelve hours. Pkt., 6c.; 4 pkts., 20c.; 
ounce, 50c. 
New Ornamental Cotton. 
Mosaic Leaved. Green, Yellow, White and Red Foliage. 
This cotton makes a very beautiful decorative plant, 
when growing, and for cutting in the fall for house use as 
an everlasting. Some leaves are green, white, yellow 
and red. Snow white cotton. Grows readily from seed 
Pkt., 5c. 
Chinese 
Lantern 
Plant. 
Physalis 
Francheti. 
This singularly handsome Nev 
Chinese Lantern Plant is as easily 
grown from seed as a tomato bui 
is perfectly hardy outside over’win- 
ter. It produces a large number o 
balloon-like husks 3 to 334 inche< 
across. At first these are a brighl 
green, then light to bright yellow 
then orange and scarlet. They 
greatly resemble, in this last stage 
tehtei Packet, .00 " h “ 
Plants started in pots, 10c. each. ’ 
Rainbow Coleus American 
Hybrids. 
One of the best known and most universally ad¬ 
mired ornamental foliage plants, in an endless variety 
of colors and shadings. Indispensable for ribbon and 
carpet bedding, or as single specimens. Coleus seed 
germinates easily, and success is as sure as with an 
ordinary annual. Pkt., 150 seeds, 6c. 
Ornamental Cotton. 
