( A Fine Garden Pink 
r The sweetest, and by some 
fi persons thought to be the loveli- 
f est, of all garden flowers is the 
1 ° old-fashioned English Garden 
Pink, and no flower gardener 
should fail to have a big bed of 
the plants. The new varieties 
show many colors and variega¬ 
tions, and are double, semi-dble, 
2 and single, but all are beautiful, 
I fragrant and free-blooming and 
I make the garden air redolent 
I 5 with sweet perfume. Some are 
ever-blooming and keep up the 
display more or less throughout 
2 the season. I am pleased to offer 
1 a mixture of a first class strain of 
f these glorious Pinks. I cannot 
1 ° speak too highly of their fra¬ 
grance, exquisite beauty and rich 
^ profusion. They are easily grown, 
2 perfectly hardy, and once estab- 
1 lished, a bed will last for years 
f without special care. The en- 
I '" graving shows the form of the 
new double flowers. This is an 
indispensable perennial. 50 s. 5c. 
TEN WEEKS STOCK 
MacDonald's Improved Bismarck * 
The Bismarck Ten Weeks Stock has for years I 
been considered one of the most beautiful and de- J 
sirable of all Stocks but recently Mr. MacDonald, I 
the Scotch Horticulturist, by skilled and careful I 
culture has developed and improved the race of § 
Bismarck that surpasses the old and is to be much £ 
preferred. The plants of this improved race are 
vigorous, reaching 2 \ feet in height and branching 
near the base, each branch developing into a huge 
spike of rich bloom, the flowers very large, thickly 
set on the spike, and of the most attractive colors, 
thus adapting them especially for showy beds out- a 
doors or for pots of show flowers in the conserva- I 
tory or greenhouse. They are also very desirable | 
for cutting. The plants begin to bloom early and 2 
continue until Autumn, making a beautiful display B 
wherever they are grown. Mr. McaDonald received f 
awards of merit and high commendations from the a 
R oyal Horticulture Society of England at the late I 
Ten Weeks Stock show at Wisley. Being in com- ▼ 
petition with those of the most famous world grow- 2 
ers, indicates the high quality of this fine improved I 
strain. My seeds of these Stocks are direct from Mr. ▼ 
MacDonald, and are of his best strains. My mixture 
was prepared by him and contains the colors in care¬ 
ful proportion. They will make a glorious bed, and 
will be a source of enthusiastic pleasure to all who A 
get them. The following were specially awarded: I 
White, Chamois, Dark Blue, Blood Red, Lilac, Ca- f 
nary Yellow, Brilliant Rose, Separate or Mixed 60 ~ 
seeds. See page 47. 
