SEQUOIA Sempervirens, California Red Wood, 
evergreen; largest tree in America. 
SKIMMIA Japonica, hhp, 4ft. Beautiful •'ot plant with 
sweet white firs and scarlet berries. 
SOLANUM Capsicastrum, hhp, 1ft. Small white firs 
and pretty red cherry-like fruits. 
Darmstadtia, hhp, 1ft. Large scarlet berries in Winter 
Fra Diavolo, hhp, 2 ft. A mass of rich red berries. 
Marginatum, hhp, 4ft. Firs white with purple center 
pretty yellow fruits an inch in diameter. 
Pseudo-capsicum, Jerusalem Cherry, hhp, 3ft. 
Splendid pot plant with scarlet fruits. 
Seaforthianum, hhp, vine, pretty blue flowers. 
STEPHANOPHYSUM Longifolium, hhp, 2ft. An ele¬ 
gant Winter-blooming pot plant; showy scarlet firs. 
STEPHANOTIS Floribunda, Clustered Wax Flower, 
hhp, lCft. Pure white firs, deliciously fragrant and 
produced freely in large bunches; fine for cutting. 
STREPTOCARPUS Hybrids, hhp, 1ft. Easily grown 
from seeds, the firs are 2in. or more long and show 
all the leading colors from whito to blue, crimson. 
STREPTOSOLEN Jamesoni, hhp, 4ft. Orange clusters 
SUTHERLANDIA Frutescens, hhsh, 3ft. Scarlet firs, 
in showy racemes, beautiful silvery foliage. 
SWAINSONIA Grandiflora, hhp, showy Winter¬ 
blooming vine, firs in racemes, mixed colors. 25 s. 
TACSOKIA Van Volxemi, hhp. A beautiful vine 
with large scarlet firs and edible fruits. 
TECOMA Smithii, Trumpet Flower, hhp, 3ft. Winter- 
bloomir.g; firs yellow with a spotted threat. 
TEMPLETONIA Retusa, Coral Bush, hhp, 3ft. A fine 
pot plant with red pea-shaped flowers. 
TEPHROSIA Grandiflora, hhp, 2ft. Everblooming 
pot plant with red pea-like flowers. 
TETRAKEMA Mexicana, Mexican Foxglove, hhp, 
lft. Elegant tufts of graceful foliage with clusters 
of purplish violet flowers. 100 seeds. 
THEA Sinensis, hhsh, 6ft. Large showy flowers; the 
leaves when treated become the tea of commerce. ! 
TROPAEOLUM Coccineus, hhp. Showy pot plant. 
Minus, hhp, lft. Small orange firs tinged red. 
Speciosum, hp, vine with bright scarlet flowers. 
Known as Flame-flowered Nasturtium. 5 seeds. 
TYDAEA Grandiflora, hhp, lft. A beautiful Gesner- 
aceous plant with large rich-colored firs, mixed. 
VERBENA Citricdora, Lemon Verbena, hhp, 2ft. 
Sweet-scented foliage; showy white flowers. 
VERONICA Hybrida, hhp, 3ft. Greenhouse varieties 
in splendid mixture. 250 seeds. 
WIGANDIA Macrcphylla, hhp, 5ft. An elegant pot 
plant with large showy loaves and beautiful lilac 
cup-shaped flowers in attractiro spikes. 
Culinary and Medicinal Garden Herbs 
Every kitchen garden should contain a bed of the herbs I effer to be used in flavoring 
and making more palatable the food prepared for the table; also to be used for teas as remedies for the 
various ills to which the family is subject. Do not fail to add a few of these herbs to your order. Some of 
the plants are well worth growing as flowering or ornamentals, and will last for years once established. 
ANGELICA Archangelica, 5ft, large-leaved, umbels 
of small white flowers; roots used as a tonic. 
ANISE, lft., annual, umbels of white bloom, seeds 
used for flavoring, also for tea to relieve colic. 
ARTEMISIA Vulgaris, 4ft., recommended for poul¬ 
try yards to promote the health of fowls. 
BASIL, Sweet Purple Bush, lft., handsome as a pot 
plant, fragrant. Used as a flavoring in soups. 
BALM Melissa, 2ft., perennial, whitish bloom, lemon 
flavor; used for tea in sickness. A bee plant. 
BORAGE, 2ft., perennial, flowers blue, panicled, 
drooping, leaves used for flavoring, bee plant. 
CARAWAY, lft., biennial, white umbels, fragrant 
seeds, used for flavoring bread, meats, liquors. 
CATNIP, hp, 3ft., lea from leaves aids digestion. 
CORIANDER, 2ft., annual, white, seeds to flavor. 
CUMIN, 6in., annual, rosy-white, seeds to flavor. 
DANDELION, Thick-leaved, prolific, very desirable. 
Improved Broad-leaved, larger leaves and larger 
flowers, early, fine Winter salad when forced. 
DILL, Anethum, 2ft., biennial, yellowish umbels; 
leaves used for pickles and flavoring sauces. 
ELECAMPANE, 3ft., perennial, golden bloom, tea 
made from the roots used in bronchial troubles. 
FENNEL, 4ft., biennial, fragrant, fine for salads. 
HCREHOUND, tea cf leaves good cough remedy. 
HYSSOP, 2ft., per., a pretty flowering plant, bloom¬ 
ing throughout Summer, leaves used for a tea. 
LAVENDER, 2ft., per., firs fine blue, in spiked 
whorls, used to dry for perfume, which is excellent. 
LOVAGE, lft., per., pot herb, yellow umbels. 
LIQUORICE, 4ft., firs pale blue in spikes, roots long. 
MAJORAM, Sweet, 2ft., annual, firs purple, in spikes. 
Pot, 2ft., perennial, firs purple in panicles, branch¬ 
es used for culinary purposes. 
PENNYROYAL European, lft., firs purple in whorls. 
ROSEMARY, 3ft, hardy evergreen shrub. Firs pale 
blue in axillary spikes; used to relieve headaches. 
SAGE Broad-leaf, lft., sub-shrub. Firs blue in whorls, 
profuse. Leaves and stems used for seasoning. 
SAVORY, Summer, 18in., firs lilac in whorls. 
Winter, lft., dwarf hardy evergreen, lilac flowers. 
TANSY, Macrophyllum, 4 ft., dense yellow firs. 
THYME French, 6 in., handsome perennial often 
used as an edging. Firs lilac in dense clusters. 
Winter, Broad-leaf, English or German, for cocking. 
WORMV/OOD, Absinthum, lft., very bitter, tea of 
the leaves used as a. vermifuge in children. 
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