JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SON'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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These new improved Cannas are among the finest novelties that have been offered for years. 
Dwarf in habit, with very large, gorgeous fiowers, making fine bedding plants, and if grown in pots are 
equally fine for the greenhouse or conservatory. Every shoot blooms, and as often as a truss of bloom 
is past its prime another shoot pushes out beyond it; each stem blooms several times in succession, and, 
as the plants throw up numbers of shoots, they are a mass of most gorgeous bloom constantly. 
Captain P. Suzzoni. Considered the finest yellow Canna yet introduced. Flowers large, with about 
as broad a petal as Madame Crozy, with a very large spike of bloom. Yellow, slightly mottled with 
scarlet; foliage light green. Price, 70 cts., each, postpaid. 
Madame Crozy. Flower flaming-scarlet, bordered with gold; a marvellous combination of colors, 
having all the delicacy and beauty of the rarest Orchid. The plants produce all the wealth, rich¬ 
ness, and tropical luxuriance of foliage of the common kinds, added to which is the gorgeousness of 
their flaming panicles of bloom, which are borne in immense heads at the terminus of every shoot. 
Price, 45 cts. each, postpaid. 
Star of ’91. Very dwarf, and a mass of scarlet when in bloom. It makes a fine pot plant, blooming 
splendidly in the house in the winter, the intense color of the blossoms making such plants objects of 
the most effective beauty. Price, 40 cts. each, postpaid. 
Childsi. (The Tiger Canna.) Dwarf, with light green foliage. Flowers of large size, perfect shape, 
with broad petals and of a bright, glossy yellow, thickly spotted with crimson. Price, 35 cts. each, 
postpaid. 
STANDARD , WELL-KNOWN SORTS. 
Ehehami. Massive, deep green, banana-like leaves, with magnificent magenta flowers over three 
inches long and two inches wide. Price, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 
Robusta. Beautiful, dark bronzy foliage, striped and shaded chocolate-maroon. Price, 20 cts. each, 
postpaid. 
Adolph Wieck. Bright scarlet. The flowers are so exceedingly brilliant and so numerous that for 
bedding it is indispensable; foliage light green, habit dwarf. Price, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 
Noutonii. Large cardinal colored, velvety scarlet flowers, tall, erect grower. Price, 20 cts. each, 
postpaid. 
Unnamed mixed sorts. Either dwarf or tall. Price, 12 cts. each, postpaid; $1.20 per doz. 
French Cannas. 
HONE YS TICKLE- 
Hall’s Japan. A new variety from Japan, and considered a great ac¬ 
quisition. It is ever green and a constant bloomer; flowers pure white, 
changing to yellow; very fragrant. Each, 30 cts., postpaid. 
Belgian. (Monthly Fragrant or Dutch Honeysuckle.) Blooms all sum¬ 
mer. Red and yellow, very fragrant flowers. Each, 30 cts., postpaid. 
Lily of tli© Valley. 
A great favorite because of its delicious fragrance and low growth. 
Learing graceful bows of fairy-like lily bells. Each 5 cts.; per doz., 50 cts. 
Ampelopsis Veitchii. 
This is the famous creeper that clings to any building by means 
of its tendrils, no artificial support being needed. It is sometimes known 
as Boston Ivy. It is of an exceedingly rapid growth and perfectly hardy. 
Foliage pretty, dense, and attractive, and when in the fall it gradually 
changes to nearly all the colors of the rainbow, presents a mass of 
brilliancy unequalled in its magnificence. Strong plants, eighteen 
inches high. Each, 25 cts., postpaid^ 
Cinnamon, Vine. 
A beautiful, rapid-growing, summer climber, with glossy foliage and 
spikes of delicious cinnamon-scented flowers. Good-sized roots, each 
10 cts.; 3 for 25 cts. 
Smilax. 
There is no climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this in beauty 
and grace of habit and foliage. Easily grown in pots in the house and 
fine for floral decorations. Bulbs each, 20 cts. 
Madeira or Mignonette Vine. 
A beautiful climber, of rapid growth, adapted to outdoor growth in 
the summer or the house in winter. It completely covers itself with 
long racemes of deliciously fragrant white flowers. Tubers should be 
kept in cellar overwinter. Each 5 cts.; per doz., 50 cts. 
Wistaria. 
Chinese Purple. A hardy, strong-growing twining vine, with handsome, 
luxuriant foliage, producing in midsummer long, drooping clusters 
of beautiful lilac, fragrant flowers. Price, 30 cts. each, postpaid. 
DOUBLE TUBEROSE. 
The Pearl. Beautiful, white, wax-like, very sweet-scented, double 
flowers, growing on tall stems, each stem bearing a dozen or more 
flowers. Remove all offshoots from the sides of the bulbs, start in 
the house in April, and transplant to open ground for summer bloom¬ 
ing. Planted in pots in April, and taken into the hou'-e when frost 
comes, they will freely bloom in December. First-quality bulbs, each, 
7 cts.; per doz., postpaid, 60 cts.; per doz., per express, 45 cts. 
Tigridia. 
(Mexican Shell Flower). 
Beautiful summer-flowering bulbs, producing in great profusion large, gorgeousflowers, 
exquisitely spotted. Plant six inches apart, in a warm, sunny location. 
Tigridia Conchifiora. Rich dark yellow, spotted with crimson; 8 cts. each, 3 for 20 cts. 
Tigridia Grandiliora. Enormous flowers, rich, dark scarlet, the inner part yellow, heavily 
marked with deep-crimson, 8 cts. each, 3 for 20 cts. 
Tigridia Grandiflora Alba. The white Tigridia. Another gorgeous flower; petals large 
and wide; centre of flower largely blotched with red and violet; 10 cts. each, 3 for 25 cts. 
BOLTONIA LATISQTJAMAE. 
A magnificent sight in our garden last September was one of these plants in bloom. The 
stalks and flowers were so numerous we had them counted; there were 88 stalks and 1,137 
flowers all open at one time! This was on a plant three years old, for they are perfectly hardy. 
The flowers, similar in shape to the oxeyed daisy, are of a delicate rose color and deeper at the 
centre. It makes a dense bush with light green foliage, growing to the height of three to four 
feet. The blossoming is at its height in August and September, when flowers are scarce. Each 
flower has its separate stem, making it suitable for bouquet work. Price, 20c. each, postpaid. 
HELIANTHUS MULTIFLORA PLENUS. A perfect gem that should be in every garden. The 
plants attain a height erf about four feet, and in their blooming season, in August and 
September, they are nearly covered with bright golden-yellow double flowers, about the 
size of a dahlia. Desirable for cutting, flowers remaining bright and fresh for days. 
Bulbs, each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50, postpaid. 
POT-GROWN DAHLIAS. As hardy as those grown in open ground. Twenty-five varieties of 
various colors, each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00, postpaid. 
OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN PINK ROOTS. The delicious, sweet-smelling pinks of our 
grandmothers. Very hardy and easily grown. Each, 10 cts.; per doz., 75 cts., postpaid. 
WATER LILIES. {Hardy.) 
NYMPHiEA ODORATA. The well-known fragrant pond lily. Its lovely pure white flowers are 
worthy of a place among the choicest varieties. Each, 25 cts., postpaid; $2.00 per doz. 
NYMPHtEA ODORATA ROSEA. The famous pink water lily. Flowers large, cup-shaped, a 
lovely deep pink in color, deliciously fragrant and a free bloomer. Strong flowering 
roots, $1.00 each, postpaid. 
