Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds.-==(Continued.) 
annual: 
We have succeeded in raising from this favored Helianthus 
a multitude of splendid varieties, that deviate materially from 
the species. The flowers are mostly larger, or with twisted 
petals, similar to last year’s novelty Orion, or with ]>etals large 
on the base and pointed towards the end. Prevailing colors are 
perfect cream-white, creamy with black centre, white-yellow, 
brilliant golden-yellow’, light yellow, or single colored, or with 
bright black centre, mostly w ith petals like the Cactus Dahlia or 
starlike. Nearly every plant diverges from the other, and with a 
group of this gorgeous Sunflower may be attained an effect 
hardly to be surpassed by a group of Dahlias. It’s a matter of 
course that all these new varieties yield also a very good material 
for cut-flower purposes, so much more so, as they are more 
indefatigable in flowering than their species. 
(Giant Curled Pansy.) 
A valuable addition to the Pansy family and one which we have no 
doubt will be highly welcomed by all lovers of this class cf plants. 
In form of bloom this variety is certainly a great acquisition, each petal 
j being beautifully undulated and curled, forming a more globular 
appearance than the well-known varieties which are set and disc-like in 
form. The plants are bushy and compact, withstanding the summer 
heat better than other varieties. The blooms are enormously large, 
borne well above the foliage ou strong stems and possess great substance 
and their colorings are simply superb—combining the richest combina¬ 
tions of colors known in the Pansy family; each petal is distinctly 
marked with a large blotch, and most of the flowers are margined with 
; light, w’hite or yellow edge. 
Per Package.2 5c. 
MIGNONETTE. 
New Varieties, Mixed, per Package, 20c. 
New York Market. 
NEW CARNATIONS. 
Chabaud's Giant Fancy Perpetual Flowering. 
Heretofore this grand type of Carnation only flowered once a 
year, 15 to 18 months after sowing, but thanks to this new introduc¬ 
tion, we now have Fancy Pinks with all the qualities of the old so- 
called Perpetual Carnation, flowering continuously after 6 months 
from sowing. The plants are robust and bushy, of regular height, 
stalks stiff and upright, bearing immense double blossoms, some 
fringed, others smooth and covering a wide range of coloring and 
markings; also remarkably fragrant. Recoin mendable for 
winter flower ing and hardy enough for garden culture. 
Superb Mixture, per Package.50 cent*.' 
This strain is without doubt the finest Giant Mignonette for 
exhibition purposes on the market to day. The heads are 
extremely long and densely filled, not showing the ragged 
appearance of many of the exhibition sorts. Its superb fra¬ 
grance, size and excellence in form has been noted with the 
highest approval wherever exhibited. 
Per Package.$1.00. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA. 
Fimbriata Grandiflora. 
A fringed variety of the well-known large-flowering Primula 
Obconica, and like that sort is a profuse blooming and ^ easily 
grown sort. The flowers are as finely fringed as the Chinese 
fringed Primrose and are delightfully fragrant, borne on long 
stems which render them valuable for cutting and of excellent 
keeping qualities: also much valued for a pot plant. 
Per Package.20c. 
