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JAMES J. II. GREGORY & SOWS RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
Rainbow Cactus. 
CACTI. 
These plants require absolutely no care. 
- They grow for months in the house or garden 
without watering, and increase in value yearly. 
Their flowers are of exquisite beauty and fra¬ 
grance, and their curious forms render them ex¬ 
ceedingly interesting. 
Ten curious sorts, our choice, all distinct, for 
$1.00; five for 50 cents. 
RAINBOW CACTUS. ( See cut.) 
For beauty of spines, which are bright pink, 
red, and white, in alternate rings, and for brill-, 
iancy of flowers, this has no equal. Flowers 
from three to five inches in diameter, crimson- 
violet, shading to white. Each, 30 cents. 
THE QUEEN CACTUS. 
Of rapid growth, sure to bloom, and easy to 
manage; bears flowers often ten inches across, 
pure white, and delightfully fragrant. Each, 25 
cents. 
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. ( See cut.) 
One of the finest of our hardy flowering T?nnnnrnmTVR<™ Maximum 
shrubs, tall and broad-leaved, with large Rhododendron maximum. 
bunches of magnificent pink and white blossoms, flowering in May. This variety is an extra hardy sort, 
with more beautiful foliage than any other, being twice as large and very thick and smooth. Extremely 
ornamental and unsurpassed for lawn decoration. Price, 35 cts. each, postpaid. 
ANEMONES (The Beautiful Wind-flowers). 
Beautiful fall blooming plants of vigorous growth with handsome 
foliage. Their lovely large cup-shaped flowers are produced on long 
stems and are of great value for cutting. 
Japonica Alba. (Honorine Jobert.) Earge, pure white with yellow 
: centre. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00, postpaid. 
Rosea. Flowers pink, very fine. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00, postpaid. 
FIR 
-Spiren Japonica. A beautiful sort, with glossy foliage, and spikes of 
pure white flowers. Price, 25 cts. each, postpaid. 
Spirea Van Houtei. A round, graceful bush with rich, glossy leaves, 
and far surpassing all other members of this great family in the superb 
beauty and gracefulness of its pure white blossoms. Price, 30 cts. 
each, postpaid. 
HARDY PHLOX. 
IRIS ( Fleur-de-lis ). 
Iris Germanica. These include the broad-leaved varieties, all resem¬ 
bling one another in foliage and habit, but totally distinct in flower. 
When taken as a whole they form a group unparalleled in beauty. 
Nothing can vie with them unless it is the Orchids from the tropics. 
Every shade of color may be found among them, and they will thrive 
in almost any soil or situation. Fine mixed varieties, 20 cts. each, 
postpaid; $1.50 per doz. 
Iris Ksempferi. A hardy Japanese variety producing the most gorgeous 
flowers, both single and double, many of them ten inches across, with 
an aggregation of colors quite impossible to imagine : red, white, blue, 
rose^ crimson, and purple, striped, splashed, and veined in the most 
exquisite manner. Plant in a moist, sunny place, and keep very wet 
during the summer. Price, double and single mixed, unnamed but 
showy varieties, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz., postpaid. 
ROSE PAEONY. 
Deep rose color. Most fragrant of all the paeonies, having a stronger and 
richer rose fragrance than any rose. Perfectly hardy. Each, 25c., postpaid. 
These hardy perennials are perhaps the most widely known of all the 
.plants in our gardens, and certainly no perennial is more worthy of 
culture or more effective as individual plants or grouped in masses. 
Price, 25 cts. each, postpaid; the collection of five for $1.00. 
Eugene Verdier. Deep lilac, shaded rosy purple with dark eye. 
Independence. Earge and pure white. Extra good. 
EeSoleil. Brilliant china-rose, centre bright rose surrounded with pale 
rose tint. 
Claude de Jouflfroy. Reddish violet, centre purple, large. 
Moonlight. Beautiful silvery rose. 
HIBISCUS “CRIMSON EYE.” 
For description and cut See page 7. Strong 2-year plants $1.50 per 
dozen; 15 cents each, postpaid. 1-year plants $1.00 per dozen; 10 cents 
each, postpaid. 
HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFEORA. 
One of the most valuable hardy shrubs in cultivation. The flowers are 
formed in large white trusses, nine inches in length, which change to a 
deep pink as the season advances. The bush grows about five feet high, 
and the branches, drooping with the weight of the flowers, give it an ex¬ 
tremely graceful appearance. Earge plants, each, 30 cts. postpaid. 
AZAEIA MOEETS. 
The best Japanese variety, and is now largely planted. Of low growth, with very large 
show 3 r blossoms of all shades of red, white, orange, and yellow. Price, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 
CAEADIUM ESCUEENTUM (Elephant's Ear). 
Fine tropical-looking plants, with enormous leaves. Very effective as single specimens 
for law r n decoration. Price, large bulbs, 30 cts. each. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED. It is quite impossible to overestimate the worth of this interesting 
family of plants; every one should grow them. Planted where they can have plenty of 
moisture and a little shade from the noonday sun, they make a glorious display, excelling 
the most vivid geraniums. We offer tubers from the finest strain of erect, large-flowered 
varieties, of dwarf habit, comprising all colors,— scarlet, white, yellow, pink, etc. 
Single, in Separate Colors. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Single, Mixed. 15 cts. each; $1.60 per doz. (See cut.) 
Double, Mixed. 30 cts. each. 
CHRNHTIONS. 
We consider the following varieties of carnations as among the best of recent introduc¬ 
tions; combining good form and beautiful colors with vigorous growth and free-blooming 
qualities. . ® 
Silver Spray. One of the best whites. Flowers large, and very fragrant. 
Tidal Wave. Bright rosy-pink. Flowers large, of fine form, remarkably free bloomer. 
Anna YVebb. Deep maroon; plants strong and robust. Fine. 
Golden Gate. Rich golden-yellow; flowers of the largest size and freely produced. 
Emily Pierson. Beautiful glowing scarlet, flowers very large and full, profuse blo.omer- 
J. J. Harrison. _White, beautifully edged and striped with pink. Very desirable. 
Errace Wilder. Delicate pink; unsurpassed in color;, a fine variety in every respect. 
Price, 15 cts., each, postpaid. The collection of seven for 75 cents. 
Daybreak. Color exquisite, a charming shade of flesh pink; plants vigorous and healthy. 
Price, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 
