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BABY BLUE. 
Owing to its dwarf compact growth it is one of the 
most satisfactory plants to grow in solid masses, or to 
plant as a border around the beds of other plants. It 
begins to bloom when only a few inches in height 
and flowers profusely until the plants are killed by 
frost late in tne fall. 
The flowers measure from one to one and a half 
inches across, and are a soft reddish purple in color 
when examined closely, but when seen en masse, 
in the strong sunlight, from a little distance appear 
a lovely blue. The small pure white throat shows as 
a small white circle in the center of the flower, but 
this is so small that it does not affect the solidly blue 
coloring 7,—except on close examination. The small 
very aark green leaves form an admirable back¬ 
ground for the flowers. Per pkt. 10 cts., or three 
pkts. for 25 cts. 
Beautiful Japanese 
Kudzu Uine. 
An Ornamental and Rapid Growing Climber. 
Has been Known to Grow 13 Inches 
in a Single Day. 
I am quite sure this will be found a highly interest¬ 
ing novelty. It comes from Japan, the land so pro¬ 
ductive of curious and ornamental flowers. It is 
a beautiful climber, remarkable for its great 
vigor of growth and its handsome flowers. The 
blossoms are large and in panicles somewhat like 
wistaria, but much larger in size and better 
clusters. The color is of a pleasing shade 
of purple. The foliage is large, shaped 
somewhat like the leaf of a bean ; the vine 
is extremely rapid and dense in growth, 
making the Japanese Kudzu Vine of great 
value where a quickly produced shade is 
wanted. An eminent horticulturist and 
prominent landscape designer has it grow¬ 
ing over the front of his house, and pro¬ 
nounces it a veritable “ Jack and the Bean 
Stalk” vine, having reference to its quick 
growth. It has been grown and com¬ 
mended by other reliable persons, and I 
would like my iriends who have a 
place for an ornamental shade 
vine to give it a trial. It is per¬ 
fectly hardy, increasing in size 
and beauty year after year. 
When great authorities like 
Messrs. A. H. Olmstead, Thomas 
Meehan, and Mr. Watson of the 
Royal Kew Gardens, speak so 
highly in its favor in the Garden 
and Forest, and recommend it as 
the most rapid-growing vine 
known (sdmetiines 13 inches in a 
single day), we can well follow in 
their foot-steps, and offer the seed 
to our American friends. Its rapid 
growth should make it of the 
greatest value for covering porch¬ 
es, arbors, fences and stumps of 
trees, and its beautiful appearance 
should recommend it to all. 
Packet, 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts. 
Address all orders plainly, 
FRANK FINCH, 
Lox Box 2, Clyde, N. Y. 
