NEW FLORAL GUIDE—SPRING, 1900. 
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C. & J. Gold Medal Perfection Pansies 
T HESE are the finest and most expensive Pansies we of¬ 
fer; our other strains are fine, the best of their kind, just 
as represented, but our GOLD MEDAL PER¬ 
FECTION PANSIES are a special selection of the 
largest flowering, and most beautiful varieties 
yet produced, and are certainly not excelled in 
size and beauty of coloring by any offered in this 
country. We ask for them a liberal trial. Pkt. 
100 seeds, lO cts.; 500 seeds, 35 cts. 
THREE SPECIAL PANSIES 
PRESIDENT CARNOT —An Elegant New Pansy of 
the True Giant-flowered class. Makes fine bushy 
plants and splendid flowers of exquisite beauty. ,The 
S revailing color is a deep violet purple, with a wide 
Drder of rich creamy white, very showy and beauti¬ 
ful. Packet, 100 seeds, 8 cts. 
COQUETTE DE POISSY—A very elegafit New Variety, 
fine large flowers^ well borne up on stout stems; color, 
a rich and peculiar shade of rosy mauve, deepest at 
centre, shading to white at the outer edge. Very rare 
and beautiful. Packet, 100 seeds, 8 cts. 
QIANT BUGNOT PANSY—Undoubtedly one of the very finest 
Pansies ever introduced; It is a grand sort. The plants are strong 
and very free-blooming, the flowers are of enormous size and fine 
rounded form, very rich and velvety and marked with a dark 
central blotch, elegantly veined with contrasting colors, including 
many rare shades of red and bronze. Packet, 100 seeds, 8 cts. 
SPECIAL OFFER—The 3 kinds, l pkt each for 20c.; Including Gold Medal, the 4 for 25c. 
EIGHT GIANT PANSIES. 
These are noted for their immense size of flowers and their rich and brilliant colors, 
contains 100 seeds or more. 
GIANT KING OF THE BLACKS—Immense flowers, pure 
deep velvety black. Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT GOLDEN YELLOW—Flowers of very largest size, 
bright, rich, golden yellow. Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT BBACONSFIELD—A great favorite, splendid large 
flowers, rich purple and violet, shading to white. Pkt. 6c. 
GIANT AURICULA-FLOWERED —Superb flowers, 
beautifully shaded, copper and mahogany colors. Pkt. 6c. 
Every packet 
GIANT PURE WHITE, OR SNOW KING—Extra large 
flowers, with violet markings. Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT ROYAL PURPLE—Rich, dark, royal purple, ex¬ 
ceedingly beautiful. Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT EMPEROR WILLIAM-Color, splendid ultra- 
marine blue, with purple violet eye. Packet, 6 cts. 
GIANT FANCY STRIPED AND VARIEGATED—A splen¬ 
did mixture of many Giant mottled and variegated sorts. 
Packet. 6 ots. 
SPECIAL OFFER—Any 3 packets for 15 cts. Set of 8 packets for 35 cts, 
FOUR GRAND PANSIES—IN SEPARATE MIXTURES 
THE IMPERIAL GERMAN PANSIES are noted for their 
strong vigorous growth, and the great variety and intense 
brightness of their colors, combined with large size and 
perfect form of flowers. The mixture we offer is the very 
best quality, made from seeds of the largest and brightest 
flowers, and includes more than fifty different shades and 
colorings, representing all the finest and best types of 
German Pansies. Imperial German, splendid mixed. 
Pkt. 100 seeds, 6 cts., 3 Pkts. for 15 cts., % oz. 65 cts. 
ROYAL PRIZE PANSIES—This is a famous mixture of all 
the best varieties of English, French and German show 
Pansies, including the F'ancy, Striped and Spotted Pansies, 
and also the large Giant-flowered pansies of the Improved 
Trimardeau and Cassier’s Giant Odier types. It is made 
up of the finest named kinds, and contains a greater 
number of the best and most striking varieties of Giant- 
flowered Pansies than any. other mixture we know of. 
Flowers are of immense size—most grand and striking 
colors imaginable. 100 seeds, 6 cts.; three packets, 
for 15 ots.; % oz., 50 cts. 
IMPROVED GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES—If you 
want the very largest pansies plant Giant Trimardeau. 
The flowers are immense, real Giants; very rich and 
velvety and borne on tall stalks ; many brilliant and hand¬ 
some colors, elegantly marked. We recommend our mix¬ 
ture of Giant Trimardeau Pansies as the very best quality, 
not surpassed by any. Pkt. 100 seeds, 6 cts.; oz.,50 
cts.; oz. $3. 50. 
CASSIER’S GIANT ODIER PANSIES-These are a very dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful strain, always much admired and very 
popular. The flowers are 
immense size, with three 
or five large spots 
on dark back¬ 
grounds; hand¬ 
some and showy. 
Finest Colors, 
Mixed. Pkt. 
100 seeds 6c.; 
% oz. 75c. 
THE BEAUTIFUL SPANISH IRIS. 
This is one of the easiest grown and most beautiful of hardy summer¬ 
flowering bulbs. It is absolutely sure to bloom, grows twelve to fifteen 
inches high, and bears lovely, large, orchid-like flowers of many brilliant 
and striking colors, including elegant combinations of fine porcelain blue, 
deep violet, royal purple, golden yellow, rich orange, pearly white, and 
coal black—beautifully variegated, striped, spotted, and ruffled in a man¬ 
ner impossible to describe. A bed of them is sure to make an indiscriba- 
bly gay and beautiful display of striking and unusual colors, very hand¬ 
some and certain to attract notice. They are perfectly hardy, need no 
protection, and will bloom every Spring without attention. They require 
very little room, will do well among shrubbery or other flowers, and also 
in pots; very pretty and useful for beds, borders, end edging, in door- 
yards, lawns, and cemeteries. We put the price very low, and hope all 
that can will give them a liberal trial. Price, good blooming bulbs, threo 
for 5 cts.; 15 cts. pei* dozen, $1.00 per hundred. 
Spanish Iris. 
