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Rudbeckia. 
The Bicolor Superba, a 
new annual variety of 
Rudbeckia, well known in 
its wild form as “Black- 
Eyed-Susan.” The plant 
grows about two feet in 
height, is much branched, and bears 
an abundance of long-stemmed, 
brilliant yellow flowers. The disc 
is brown, the ray florets are yellow, 
with large velvety-brown spots at 
the base, much like the Coreopsis 
in coloring. A very effective an¬ 
nual and very useful for cutting. 
New. Pkt., 5 cts. 
Summittville, la., 1899. “I think your 
catalog the nicest arranged of any I ever 
saw.” Mks. James Mackie. 
PYRETflRUlfl flYBPUjW. 
' A beautiful, early-flowering, hardy perennial. 
The foliage is finely cut and quite ornamental; 
the flowers are in vivid shades of rose and pink,as 
large as an Aster, and remarkable for the length 
of time they remain perfect. Perfectly hardy 
and easily raised from seed. Devote some odd cor¬ 
ner of the garden to them and grow amass of them. 
They come in time for Decoration and Children’s ^ 
Days and are splendid for all cut flower purposes, 
?ery showy and pretty, and entirely hardy anywhere, 
even in the North. Pkt., 3 cts. 
SALPIGLOSSIS, “The Emperor.” 
. Emperor’ ’ is a new strain of this beautiful, orchid- 
i e a ° w - er ‘ ^abitit is more vigorous, its main stocky 
stem being crowned with a bouquet of most beautiful flowers, 
much larger than those of the old type. The colors are innumer¬ 
able, ranging through yellow, orange, crimson, lilac, blue, purple 
and almost black, all richly veined with gold. Annual, of easy 
cultivation. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 
[ Minneapo 
Chatsworth, Ill., 1899 
—“I planted some of 
your seeds last year, 
with good results. I 
like your v ay of adver¬ 
tising. I have several 
catalogs much larger 
and showier than 
yours, but you have re¬ 
ceived m y first ord er.” 
Mits. J. E. Bhown. 
FREE.— Every 
customer receives a 
copy of my “Culture 
of Flowers,” giving 
practical directions. 
“BABY” ROSE. 
Rosa Polyantha Multiflora Nana, or 
“Little Midget” Rose, is a charming 
little plant about ten inches high, bear¬ 
ing clusters of minute roses only an inch 
across, double, semi-double or some¬ 
times single. The many-flowered clus¬ 
ters look like a mass of double crab-apple 
blossoms. I can assure my customers 
who wish to try this recent novelty 
that I have taken pains to secure 
the best seed and true to name. Not 
all the Rosa Polyantha seed offered is of this 
dwarf, early-flowering variety. It blooms in a 
few weeks from planting, though not attaining 
perfection until the second year. Pkt., 6 cts. 
Woodbine, la., April, 1899.—‘‘Most of the seeds I sent 
for before are up splendidly. The Heliotrope began to 
come up on the eighth day.” M AGGIE MENDENHALL. 
