FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES.. 
VI! 
HUMULUS JAPONICUS VARIEGATUS. Variegated Hop. In this variety the leaves are beautifully and 
distinctly marked with silvery white, yellowish green, and dark green, irregularly striped as well as 
blotched and marbled. Pkt., to cents. 
HUMULUS. Japonicus. (Japan Hop.) A rapid growing, 
climbing hop, useful for covering up stone walls, fences, 
or trellises. Pkt., io cents. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. One of the handsomest hardy 
perennials of recent introduction. The flowers are of a 
rich crimson color, the leaves light green and slightly hairy. 
The graceful flower-spikes furnish a splendid material for 
bouquets. Pkt., io cts. 
IPO MCE A PURPUREA fl. pi. ( Double Convolvulus Major ) 
This is a new form of the very popular climber. It is of 
rapid growth, and produces its double flowers very freely. 
The color is white, with a spot of red or blue at the base 
of the larger petals. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Ipomoea Purpurea fl. pi. 
LINARIA CYMBAL ARIA fl. alba. A very 
pretty new variety of the trailing Kenilworth 
Ivy. It differs from the original species in that 
the foliage is larger, more glossy green in color 
and the flowers are pure white. It is of vigor¬ 
ous growth and valuable for covering rock work, 
walls or for hanging baskets ; it thrives equally 
well in the sh: de as in the full sun. Pkt . 15c. 
LOBELIA DORTMANNI. A new and valuable 
variety from Italy. The originator says “ It is 
the best novelty of the year. From April to 
Autumn, it produces a great number of blue 
and white flowers with a yellow eye. It is 
really lovely.” Pkt., 15 cents. 
Leucanthemura Nipponicum. 
The Sweet Peas, Asters, Pansies, Phlox and 
Nasturtiums were beyond my expectations , and 
were greatly a dm ired, E. W., 
Batavia, N. Y. 
Lobelia Dortmanni. 
Marigold. Purple and Gold. 
MARIGOLD, Dwarf French “ Purple and Gold.” This charm¬ 
ing new Marigold grows quite regularly and only about twelve 
inches high and produces uninterruptedly from July until 
frost sets in a great profusion of single flowers about 1^ 
inches across, of a lovely golden yellow, with a purple, vel¬ 
vety spot on each of the six or eight petals. Pkt., 10 cts. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
LOBELIA, BARNARD’S PERPETUAL. This 
splendid novelty is, without doubt, the finest 
Lobelia yet raised. The flowers are of the 
most brilliant ultramarine blue, strikingly or¬ 
namented with a pure-white marking at the 
base of each of the two lower petals. It is of 
compact habit, and alike useful for bedding or 
growing in pots. Pkt., cts. 
LEUCANTHEMUM NIPPONICUM. Our 
cut gives a good idea of the general appear¬ 
ance of this plant. It is lovely all the year 
round, being a dwarf evergreen shrub, but it 
is especially attractive in August, when cov¬ 
ered with large, dazzling white flowers. It 
is very suitable for pot culture. Pkt., 25 cts. 
