FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES. 
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AlIG^DNETTE. “Bismarck.” This is a splendid strain selected from the desirable “ Machet ” type. 
It produces extraordinary large flower spikes of a reddish color. Pkt., locts. 
Compacta Argentea. Recommended as being much superior to anything hitherto offered as a White 
Mignonette. It is of bushy, compact growth and produces about sixty or seventy per cent of fine, 
large, silvery white flower spikes. Pkt., 10 cts. 
MYOSOTIS. Alpestris Stricta Alba. This will be prized as a companion to the two colors — rose and 
blue —of the same habit that have preceded it. The plant is of pillar-like form, the flower stems 
erect and covered with pure white flowers, making it suitable alike for bedding or pot culture. 
Pkt., 15 cts. 
NASTURTIUMS. We call especial attention 
to our strains of Tall and Dwarf. They 
are really beautiful, scarce named varieties. 
We have them grown for us by the most 
successful cultivator of this popular 
flower in the world. We assort the var¬ 
ieties ourselves, and can thus assure cus¬ 
tomers of their obtaining, not only the 
most vigorous strain in existence, but the 
greatest number of shades and delicate 
colors. The mixture includes white, pink, 
rose, scarlet, crimson, brick, claret, gar¬ 
net, orange, primrose, yellow, etc. Tall 
Mixed, pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. Dwarf 
Mixed, pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. Trop- 
aeolum Lobbianum Mixed, pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 40 cts. P'or complete list of varieties, 
see pages 111, 116. 
Lobbs. Yellow. A new variety of Trop- 
ieolum Lobbianum with pure golden 
yellow flowers without any spots. Pkt., 
10 cts. 
“ Sunlight.” Beautiful light green foliage 
lit up by myriads of rich golden yellow 
flowers that measure nearly three inches 
across. The large rounded petals are 
daintily crinkled, which gives a very 
pretty effect. The two upper petals have 
a few delicate brown lines at their base, and the three lower ones are more distinctly bearded or 
fringed at the throat than is usual. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 
“Moonlight.” This new nasturtium is the counterpart of Sunlight, except in color, which is an 
exquisite pale straw color. It is as beautifully shaped as its brilliant companion and has the same 
lovely crinkled effect in the petals. Pkt., 10 cts.; o/.., 25 cts. 
POPPY. Nudicaule Striped. Perhaps not more than half of the plants raised from seed offered under 
this name will prove true to color, but the variety is so very attractive when obtained that we feel 
warranted in listing it. It is a new striped variety of the favorite Iceland Poppy. It is of free flower¬ 
ing, dwarf habit. About 50 per cent of the flowers produced have broad golden yellow stripes on a 
distinctly bright orange-red ground. Pkt., 20 cts. 
Sunlight Nasturtium. 
Maid of the Hist. A magnificent, white, single peony-flow¬ 
ered poppy. The flowers frequently measure from 7 to 10 
inches across; the petals a*e very large, overlapping, 
daintily incurved, deeply and regularly fringed. The blos¬ 
soms are borne on long stems, and instead of looking up, 
as do most of the poppies, turn their faces outward. Pkt., 
15 cts. 
PETUNIA. Double Giants. The originator of this acquisition, 
Mr. Benary, 6avs ; “ Experiments made by me of late years 
in the inter-crossing of the very largest selected flowers 
only of single and double petunias have given such surpris¬ 
ing results that I can now with the greatest confidence offer 
this splendid new class of Double Giants. About 30 per 
cent of the seedlings yield enormous, very double flowers of 
almost globular shape, the diameter varying between 5^ 
and 6 J 4 inches. When well grown these gigantic flowers, 
in spite of their size, are produced in great number on one 
plant and they display all the beautiful variety of color 
hitherto known among double petunias. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Primula Sinensis, “Countess.” A splendid new sort with 
very large, beautifully fringed flowers of a delicate blusli- 
pink color; the blossoms are of great substance and borne 
in magnificent trusses. The fact that this variety was 
originated and offered by William Bull, F. L. S., London, is a guarantee of its value. Pkt., 50 cts. 
Poppy, Nudicaule. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
