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Maiden’s Blush —A very charming and deli¬ 
cate shade of light rosy-pink. Per pkt. 10 cts, 
Pomegranate —A bright scarlet, similar to 
The King, but stems and leaves quite dark. Per 
pkt. 10 cts. 
Lavender —Of a beautiful suffused Lavender 
■color; a lovely shade. Per pkt. 10 cts. 
Scarlet, “The Best” —Several shades lighter 
than our garnet-red, a clear, bright shade of scarlet; 
the flowers are perfectly Camellia-shaped and of 
great substance. Per pkt. 10 cts. 
®jfT offer purchaser’s choice of any five packets 
for 50 cents. I will send my selection of six choice 
varieties for 50 cents, or twelve for if 1.00. 
CANDYTUFT. 
Among the most useful of hardy annuals. Per¬ 
fectly hardy, and produces its neat clusters of 
flowers very freely. 
New Dwarf —Extremely handsome. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Rocket —Long spikes of pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
New Carmine —Very choice. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Dark Crimson —Fine. Pkt. 5 cts. 
White—Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mixed —All sorts. Pkt. 5 cts. 
CARNATION. 
For delicious fragrance combined with rare 
beauty, the carnation has no equal. The delicate 
markings of many sorts are exquisite. 
Double Mixed —Pkt. 5 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
Annual Varieties Mixed — Free blooming- 
hardy annuals, making a good show in summer or 
autumn. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Perennial Varieties Mixed — One of the 
finest plants for winter flowering. Plants taken 
up before hard frosts will present a succession of 
beautiful blossoms for months. Pkt. 10 cts. 
DAHLIAS. 
DAHLIAS. 
Every one knows 
and admires the 
Double Dahlia, but 
comparative few are 
aware that it can be 
grown so easily from 
seed and flowers so 
beautifully the first 
season, that the pur¬ 
chase of bulbs is a 
needless expense. I 
offer the choicest seed, 
that, if sown in the 
spring, will give a 
magnificent display of 
the brightest colors 
by August. 
Large Flowering 
Double Mixed or 
Show —Pkt. 10 cts. 
LARKSPUR. 
Well-known annuals of 
great beauty, and noted 
for richness of their 
colors. 
Double Dwarf 
Rocket —Finest mixed. 
Pkt., 5 cts. 
Tall Rocket— Double 
mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 
MARIGOLD. 
The African varieties 
are stronger in habit, 
and produce larger flow- 
= ers than the French. The 
: striped varieties vary con- 
larkspur. siderahly in their mark¬ 
ings, being sometimes blotched or striped, and 
sometimes beautifully gold laced. 
Dahlia-Flowered (see Novelties). 
Pygmae (see Novelties). 
New French Marigold, Dwarf Double 
Pulchra —A charming variety, bearing a great 
profusion of small double flowers, ground color of 
a rich golden yellow, but each petal has a distinct 
blotch of reddish-brown, giving a most pleasant 
effect to the flower. The plants are of circular 
form, and only twelve inches in height, while the 
foliage is unusually dark green in color, from which 
the bright flowers stand out in bold relief. A row 
or bed of this variety is a most beautiful sight. Per 
pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. 
African —Double mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 
DI AN THUS (PINKS) OR SWEET 
WILLIAM. 
All kinds mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 
MIGNONETTE' 
The Mignonette (a 
French name for My 
Little Darling) is a 
universal favorite on 
account of its sweet 
and delicate ^ fra¬ 
grance. The seed 
should bo scattered 
liberally in sunny 
situations. The flow¬ 
ers of some of the 
newer varieties are 
of wonderful perfec¬ 
tion. 
Sweet Mignon¬ 
ette —Pkt., 5 cts. 
Pure Machet 
M igno n e tte — T1 1 o 
machet mignonette. plants are compara¬ 
tively dwarf, of vigorous pyramidal growth, with 
very thick, dark green leaves ; they throw up nu¬ 
merous stout flower stalks, bearing massive spikes 
of deliciously scented red flowers. It is well adapt¬ 
ed for pot culture, and equally as fine for the open 
garden. The flower-heads are of great substance, 
and very valuable for cutting. Per pkt., 10 cts. 
NASTURTIUM. 
Both the climbing and dwarf Nasturtiums are 
well known and admired. The effect produced by 
them is brilliant and lasting. 
NASTURTIUM—EMPRESS OF INDIA. 
Tall or Climbing Varieties —Best mixed. 
Pkt., 5 cts. 
’Pom Thumb Varieties —Best mixed. Pkt., 
5 cts. 
Empress of India —The plant is of dwarf, 
bushy habit, the leaves are of a very dark purplish 
