DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 
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Ma.da.me diaries Wood. Vivid crimson, 
flushed with scarlet, large, very double, and a con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. 
Magna Charta. Bright pink, very large, full 
and of good form; habit erect, with magnificent 
foliage. 
Mrs. John Laing. Clear bright pink, exquis¬ 
itely shaded, buds long and pointed. 
Paul Neyron. Dark rose, immense flower, fine 
form and habit. One of the best. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Crimson maroon, 
shaded with blood red, very rich and velvety; dis¬ 
tinct. 
Iflrich Brunner. Rich glowing scarlet crimson, 
of exquisite shape, a strong vigorous grower. 
CLIMBING ROSES. 
Banksian. White. Very sweet, blooming in 
clusters, violet scented; a good pillar rose. 
Banksian. Yellow. Small, but very beautiful, 
well adapted for training up on verandas. 
Celine Forestier. Pale yellow, a free bloomer, 
large and double. 
Climbing La France. Silvery rose, changing 
to pink. 
Climbing Niphetos. Pure white, large and 
globular. 
Climbing Perle des Jardins. Very deep yel¬ 
low, buds large and highly fragrant. 
Cloth of Gold. Yellow, large and very double, 
of very robust and vigorous growth, succeeds well 
in this climate. 
Gloire de Dijon. Fawn tinted with salmon and 
rose. 
Gloire de Margottin. Dazzling red, large, 
very full and deliciously fragrant. 
Gold of Ophir. Salmon and fawn, shaded with 
copper, of vigorous growth. 
Lamarque. White, well known, constant flow¬ 
ering. The best white climbing rose. 
Marechal Niel. Beautiful, deep yellow, full 
and globular; magnificent. 
Reine Marie Henriette. Cherry-red, large full 
flowers, a great acquisition as a climbing or pillar 
rose. 
Reve d’Or. Deep yellow, large and full. 
Solfaterre. Sulphur yellow, large and fine; 
vigorous. 
W. A. Richardson. Growth very vigorous, 
flowers full, color splendid orange-yellow, beau¬ 
tiful in bud. 
POLYANTHA ROSES. 
Clothilde Sonpert. Medium size, very double 
and beautifully imbricated, produced in clusters, 
liable to vary, producing often red and white 
flowers on same plant. 
Mademoiselle Cecile Brunner. A very beautiful 
and valuable rose; the flowers are very full and 
regular, perfectly double and fragrant; color clear 
rosy-pink, passing to white. 
Mignonette. One of the most lovely miniature 
roses; the flowers are full and regular, perfectly 
double, borne in clusters, and deliciously perfumed; 
color clear pink, changing to white, tinged with 
pale rose. A vigorous grower, and constant and 
profuse bloomer. 
Perle d’Or. Charming and very distinct; color 
coppery gold, changing to fawn and salmon; flat, 
rayed form; very double, and finely perfumed. 
VIOLETS. 
Strong pot-grown plants, 50c per dozen. 
California. A grand single violet now grown 
in great quantities all over the country for cut 
flower purposes, flowers very large and fragrant, 
stems often a foot long. 
Czar. The old dark purple single Russian vio¬ 
let, very fragrant and a free bloomer. 
Farquahar. A very dark double violet, at least 
2 or 3 shades darker than Marie Louise, very fra¬ 
grant and, for a double violet, produced on very 
long stems. It is considered one of the best com¬ 
mercial sorts. 
Marie Louise. Large double blue, flowers very 
large, intensely fragrant, and very free, later in 
bloom than single sorts. 
Princess of Wales. A magnificent new single, 
the largest violet in cultivation. The flowers open 
out flat similar to a pansy and are deliciously fra¬ 
grant and extra long stemmed. This sterling 
novelty originated with Millet, the celebrated 
French violet specialist about 4 years ago; it is 
regarded as one of the finest of his productions. 
Swanley White. This variety is the counter¬ 
part of Marie Louise in every respect save color, 
it being pure white, very fragrant. 
CAMPANULA ELEGANS. A handsome new Campanula, native of Siberia and 
regarded as one of the finest in existance; it forms tufts 24 to 30 inches high and pro¬ 
duces many long spikes of large bell shaped drooping flowers of a beautiful purplish- 
blue. It belongs to the same family as the Canterbury Bells but greatly exceeds them in 
point of beauty, it is useful for cut flowers or for bedding purposes. Each 20d; per 
dozen, $2.00. 
