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FAIR VIEW SEED FARMS, Inc., SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Fhlox 
LEMOINf 
American Wonder or Ponderosa 
Quite a novelty of the citrus fa¬ 
mily, originated at Hagerstown, Md., 
from the seed of an ordinary lemon. 
The original plant when quite small 
bore fruit of extremely large size, 
much to the amazement of its origi¬ 
nator. Cuttings from this plant 
producea large stock. Horticultural 
experts pronounce it across between 
the ordinary lemon and the grape¬ 
fruit or Pomelo, the hybridization 
being formed by a bee. This, in brief, 
is the history of the lemon. It in¬ 
herited the large size of the Pomelo, 
and the acidity of the lemon. The 
plant is of rapid growth, with large 
dark green foliage, and often bears 
fruit weighing 3 to 5 pounds. Flow¬ 
ers are pure waxy-white and resem¬ 
ble orange blossoms, only larger and 
more compact and exceedingly sweet 
scented. An elegant plant for porch 
or lawn decoration. Very ornament¬ 
al on account of its large, shiny, foli¬ 
age and its wonderful immense fruit, 
which is produced very freely. It is 
of easy culture, flowering and fruit¬ 
ing in any good ordinary soil. The 
fruit is edible and may be used for all 
culinary purposes: nograftingor bud¬ 
ding is necssary. 1 5c, each: 2 for 25c 
PALM, Kentia Belmoreana 
B- The Kentia Palm, besides being one of the most grace¬ 
ful and ornamental of all palms for the house or con¬ 
servatory, is also one of the hardiest and easiest to grow and will continue to increase in 
si*e and beauty for years. Price. 18c, each; 2 for 3<>c,, postpaid. 
VIOLETS— ®^ LIFORXIA ”This Hie largest and most productive Violet in cul 
tivation. For richness, purity of color and fragrance of flower it is un 
equaled. It is a single flower, 
and it has that sweet simplici 
ty peculiar to the Violet. The 
color is pure, rich violet-blue, 
that does not fade. Extreme¬ 
ly free flowering, a single plant 
producing hundreds of flowers 
throughout the season. 
DOUBLE BLUE VIO¬ 
LET—Lady Hume Camp¬ 
bell—Certainly the most valua¬ 
ble double Violet in cultivation. 
Of strong, healthy growth and 
a remarkably free bloomer. 
Color, dark purple. So persis¬ 
tent is its blooming that young 
plants in 2 inch pots last spring 
were literally covered with 
flowers. 
SWANLEY WHIT E — 
This valuable variety is a sport 
from Maria Louise. It blooms 
as freely and is in every way 
equal to its parent. The flow¬ 
ers are large, double and pure 
white. 
Any variety, 10c. each. 3 
for 25c. 
PEACH - BLOW 
— An improvement 
over other Hibiscus 
in size of flower, 
freedom of bloom 
and strong growing 
qualities. Flowers 
double, of a rich 
shade of clear pink, 
with small, deep 
crimson center; an 
entirely new and 
most beautiful 
shading: 4 to5ins. in 
diameter. Blooms 
freely even on small 
plants. Good as 
house plant or 
planted out in gar¬ 
den. See illustration 
I> O U B L E 
CRIMSON — This 
new grand variety 
has immense 
flowers of the 
richest crimson. 
Combined with 
glossy foliage rend¬ 
er it the best of all 
VERSICOLOR 
—A variety combin¬ 
ing in its flowers all 
colors of the whole 
family, being hand¬ 
somely striped 
crimson, buff, rose 
and white. 
Price of each kind, 
12c.each; 3for30c. 
CHINESE HIBISCUS 
Hibiscus Peach Blow. 
Double Blue Violets 
Hydrangeas for 
House Culture 
O T AS K A— 
They are exceed¬ 
ingly ornamental, 
producing splen¬ 
did effects, the 
plants being cov¬ 
ered with a solid 
mass of their 
large showyheads 
of bright pink 
bloom which re¬ 
main beautiful 
for months: They 
can be wintered 
in any cool cellar 
with no trouble, 
and plants in" 
crease in beauty 
each year. 
TH OS. HOGG. 
Similar to Otaska 
except in color, 
which is pure 
white. Trusses 
measure 15 inch¬ 
es in diameter. A 
plant full grown 
attains a height 
and width of 6 feet- • 
HARDY 
EVERBLOOMING SNOWBALL HYDRANGEA 
They are perfectly hardy, succeeding in any garden 
soik and producing magnificent spikes of showy and 
lasting flowers year after year with comparatively little 
care. Height, 1 to 2 feet. We offer a good selection of colors 
in a mixture such as Bright Red, White with Crimson 
Eye, Deep Crimson,Orange Salmon with Purplish Crim¬ 
son Center, etc. Price dormant roots. 1 5c each. 6 for HOo. 
12 for $ 1 .50 postp’d. Orders cannot be filled after May 1st. 
Everblooming Snowball Hydrangea 
This new hardy shrub is something out of the ordinary and 
a welcome addition to our list of really valuable plants. Few 
of our native garden shrubs are so attractive in habit and 
elegance of foliage. It is perfectly hardy, haying stood a 
temperature of 20 degrees below zero without injury. The 
flower is very like the greenhouse Hydrangeas and pure 
white. The panicles are immense in size, but the everbloom- 
ing habit of this variety is its most remarkable and valua¬ 
ble characteristic, blooming profusely from June until Sep¬ 
tember. No hardy shrub introduced in years has had such 
unqualified endorsement as the New Everblooming Hy¬ 
drangea. Price, 30c. each, 4 for $1.00. postpaid. 
A grand Pot Plant of great beauty 
and a splendid novelty. It is a dwarf 
orange that grows, blooms and fruits 
freely in pots, even when only a foot 
or two high. The fruit is about one- 
half the size of an ordinary orange, and 
is very sweet and luscious. The blooms 
are produced in the greatest abund¬ 
ance, are delicate and beautiful in col¬ 
or, and rich in delicious perfume. It 
blooms most freely during the winter, 
although it is very likely to bloom at 
all times of the year. With one or two 
plants you can raise an abundance of 
fragrant blossoms and we know you 
will be more than pleased with it. Try 
one or two of these plants this year. 
15c, each, 2 for 25c., postpaid. 
