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THE E.G.HILL COMPANY 
H. Menier —Medium height; floret as large as a 
silver dollar. The grandest Phlox in the family. 
Pure white, with rosy crimson eye. $8 per 100. 
Montagnard —Grand ox-blood red, color of 
Gettysburg geranium; flowers very large. Dwarf. 
$6 per 100. 
Snowflake —Pure white; extra good; one of the 
taller sorts. A fine companion for Robinson. 
Wm. Robinson —Three feet. If we could have 
but one Phlox, it should be this variety. It is 
showy in the extreme, crimson, shading to salmon- 
scarlet; produces a mass of color; a very hardy, 
healthy variety; the finest color mass that can be 
produced in a shrubbery or hardy garden. $3 per 
100 . _ 
PARIS DAISIES. 
Nicholson’s White. Nicholson’s Yellow. 
The very finest strain of Paris Daisy that we have 
yrt found in the two colors; selected by Mr. Nichol¬ 
son, of Framingham. $3 per 100. 
Queen Alexandra— A wonderful improvement on 
the type; a fine large flower, double anemone cen¬ 
ter of short, white, overlapping petals, enclosed by 
long ray petals. $3 per 100. 
Coronation —-A splendid white variety from 
England; has extra large flowers which completely 
cover the plant. $3 per 100. 
RUSSELIAS. 
Lemoineii Grandis —This is the strongest grow¬ 
ing of the family, making sprays 5 to 6 feet long, 
embellished with coral red flowers. A cross be¬ 
tween Juncea and Sarmentosa. Grand for vases and 
baskets. $3 per 100. 
Lemoineii Multiflora —The primary stems are 
strong and grassy. The flower panicles are ex¬ 
tremely long, and are covered with tassels of 
flowers one over the other. Color, coral red. $4 
per 100. 
Lemoineii Elegantissima —The primary stems 
are wiry and nicely covered with foliage, very grace¬ 
ful and arching in their form. The bloom is so 
freely produced as to cover the plant. Flowers a 
bright, soft red. $4 per 100. 
Juncea— The fine standard variety. Grand for 
baskets and vases and specimens in pots. $3 per 
100 . _ 
SWAINSONIA. 
Alba —Beautiful white flower, in sprays. Indis¬ 
pensable for cutting. $4 per 100. 
SALVIAS. (Scarlet Sage.) 
$3 per 100. 
The salvia now ranks with the geranium in im¬ 
portance as a bedding plant; these French varieties 
are especially valuable because they are dwarf and 
compact, and come into bloom in mid-July, while 
old Splendens was a September flowering variety. 
Fireball— The dwarfest and most compact grow¬ 
ing of the scarlet Salvias, with dark foliage com¬ 
pletely covered with erect spikes of dazzling scar¬ 
let. It is early in bloom, and continues in bright, 
clean condition throughout the season. 
C. Lecontaux — This variety is noted for the 
broadness and shortness of its flowers. Very bright 
scarlet, coming into bloom about July 18. One of 
the most compact, showy and durable of the Salvias. 
Chretien — Has a grand panicle of bloom 16 
inches long, beginning to bloom early in July. 
Alfred Ragueneau — A variety remarkable for its 
very dwarf and compact growth and for the abun¬ 
dance of its flowers; a vigorous grower. 
Le President — Very dwarf; color, velvety scar¬ 
let, very bright; growth, compact; a mass of color. 
Boule de Feu — Another grand dwarf, early va¬ 
riety; a perfect sheet of scarlet, from early summer 
time till frost. Very similar to Fireball. 
STEVIA. 
A dainty, old-fashioned favorite, still highly 
prized by cut-flower growers. $3 per 100. 
VINCA. (Trailing.) 
Elegantissima — Variegated silver green. $3 per 
100 . 
