James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Tender Plants and Bulbs 85 
GERANIUMS 
PALMS 
T HE improvement in the Geranium, both in the size of the 
individual flower and the truss, is wonderful when compared 
with the flower of a dozen years ago. Many of the single flowers 
are larger than a silver dollar, and the trusses are immense balls of 
living color; while in color we find from the purest white to deli¬ 
cate rose, brilliant scarlet, richest crimson, and many other shades. 
The foliage varieties are also much improved. The bronze-leaf, 
with its margin of gold, zoned with chocolate and crimson, is very 
fine. The ivy-leaved section also shows great improvement, the 
flowers being equal in size and color to the best double and sin¬ 
gle Geraniums of the ordinary type. 
Plants, each, 15 cents ; three for 40 cents ; six for 80 cents ; 
twelve for $1.50. 
SINGLE. 
Gen. Galliene. Intense crimson. 
General Grant. Scarlet. This old sort still retains popularity as a bedder. 
Jules Lematrie. Light pink. 
Jumbo. Very fine scarlet. 
Marguerite de Layre. A fine, strong, free grower; pure white flowers. 
Mrs. E. G. Hill. Bright salmon with light shading at center. 
Queen of the Whites Improved. Pure white. 
Telegraph. A pleasing shade of deep orange cerise ; robust and free- 
flowering. 
DOUBLE. 
Alphonse Ricard. Bright orange-red. Trusses very large. 
Beaute Poitevine. The color is a bright salmon-pink. 
Centaure. Bright pink, dwarf. 
Countess de Harcourt. Pure snow-white. 
Double General Grant. Scarlet; fine bedder. 
Heteranthe. Bright scarlet. 
Jean Viaud. Flowers semi-double, brilliant rose, beautiful white spots. 
John Doyle. Vermilion scarlet; Grand bedder. 
La Pilot. Very dark scarlet. 
La Favorite. The best pure white. 
Madame Jaulin. Center of flower delicate pink, bordered with pure white. 
Madame la Comtesse de Baume. A charming bright pink; fine large bloom. 
Madame Landrey. Clear salmon, center shading to copper, with white eye. 
Madame Buchner. Double; snow-white. A strong grower. 
S. A. Nutt. Double. Brilliant deep blood-red, with maroon shadings. 
Rather tall ; vigorous grower. Truss large. One of the finest bloomers. 
Toronto. Bright salmon. Flowers and truss of large size. A grand bedder. 
TRICOLOR. 
Leaves Variegated. Prized for the beauty of the foliage. 
Mrs. Pollock. Flowers scarlet. 
Happy Thought. A tricolor geranium, with very dark green foliage, having 
a light, creamy, almost white center, with a dark band about the light zone. 
DOUBLE IVY-LEAF. 
This class has thick, glossy. Ivy-shaped leaves. The plants are drooping 
in habit, and excellent for baskets, vases, and house plants. 
Jeanne d’Arc. White, suffused with lavender. Double. 
Leopard. The color is clear lilac-pink, the upper petals being heavily blotched 
with deep crimson, and marked with maroon dots. 
Souvenir de Chas. Turner. Double ; deep pink, maroon in upper petals. 
SWEET-SCENTED. 
Dr. Livingstone. Leaves finely divided, very fragrant. 
Mrs. Taylor. Scarlet flowered, rose-scented. 
Rose. This is the most desirable of the scented varieties. 
BRONZE. 
The leaves of the Bronze Geraniums show the most beautiful shades of yellow 
or brownish red, the foliage being as handsome as the flowers. 
Black Douglas. Flowers salmon. Foliage golden yellow ; red zone. 
Exquisite. Leaf light yellow ground, chocolate zone. Flowers salmon. 
OTAHEITE ORANGE 
The great beauty, novelty, and popularity of this plant are indeed wonderful. 
It blooms most freely during winter, though it is likely to bloom at any and all 
times of year. With one or two pots of it anyone can raise an abundance of 
delicate and fragrant orange blossoms. It Is a dwarf orange, which grows, 
blooms, and fruits freely in pots. Fruit about one-half the size of ordinary 
oranges. Strong plants, each, 20 cents ; extra strong plants, each, 35 cents. 
First size, eighteen to twenty inches high ; second size, eight to twelve 
inches high; third size , strong young plants from three-inch pots. 
Sent by Mail or Express, charges prepaid, at prices quoted. 
Kentia Belmoreana. Graceful arching leaves, with long, terete, shining, 
yellowish-brown petioles ; divisions of the leaves, twenty to thirty in num¬ 
ber, strap-shaped, deep green in color. This palm will stand a great deal ot 
ill-usage and maintain a good appearance. First size, $1.25; second size, 
85 cents ; third size, 35 cents. 
Kentia Forsteriana. The beautiful “ Thatch Palm,” similar to the last,but 
the petioles are a brighter green and the leaf divisions narrower, more deli¬ 
cate and graceful. A handsome Palm for table decoration. First size, $1.25 ; 
second size, 85 cents ; third size, 35 cents. 
Latania Borbonica. Has fan-shaped leaves, split into divisions at the apex, 
and frequently there are threads hanging between the divisions. A strong, 
vigororous plant, and makes a fine appearance in the window, or in contrast 
with other plants. First size, $1.15 ; second size, socts.; third size, 25 cts. 
PRIMROSE 
Mexican Primrose. A charming plant, which in freedom ofbloom excels all 
others. Flowers almost three inches in diameter, cup-shaped ; color bright 
pink, with scarlet veins and large, showy white center. A plant of easy cul¬ 
ture. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
Primula obconica grandiflora. Perpetual blooming, bearing large trusses 
of flowers on long stems well above the foliage. Color pale lilac, shading to 
white. Requires cool temperature. Of easy culture. Each, 15 cents. 
RUBBER PLANT 
Ficus elastica. This is certainly one of the best plants grown for table of 
house decoration. It succeeds well with ordinary treatment. The glossy green 
leaves resist the dirt and gas to which plants in dwelling houses are exposed. 
Strong plants, each, 50 cents ; larger plants, 75 cents, and £1.00 each. 
SALVIA 
Each, 15 cents ; per dozen, $1.50. 
Clara Bedman or Bonfire. A dwarf early blooming variety. The plants 
are almost hidden by the mass of brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Splendens. The well-known Scarlet Sage. A splendid flowering plant with 
plumes of dazzling scarlet flowers. 
UMBRELLA PALM 
Cyperus alternifolius. A beautiful, easily-grown plant, that is admirably 
adapted to many different modes of culture. It makes a very showy plant for 
pot culture, is one of the best for ferneries, while for the aquarium it is without 
an equal. Each, 15 cents ; three for 30 cents. 
TWO USEFUL HERBS 
English Lavender. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. 
Mammoth Broad-Leaved Sage. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. 
Tender Climbing Plants 
IPOMOEA—Moonf lower 
Ipomcea Bona Nox. Offered under various names, such as Good Night, 
Evening Glory, and the like. It is a beautiful, vigorous climber, producing 
large, pure white, sweet-scented flowers at night and on dull, cloudy days. 
To keep overwinter, the plant must be cut back, the roots potted, and kept in 
a growing condition. Tender climber. Each, 20 cents; dozen, $2.00. 
Ipomcea Leari (Blue Moonflower). A splendid companion to plant with 
Ipomoca Bona Nox. Flowers six inches across, of intense violet-blue, with 
reddish purple rays. Tender climber. Each, 20 cents ; per dozen, $2.00. 
One plant each of Ipomcea Bona Nox and Leari for 30 cents. 
NASTURTIUM-Double 
Golden Wonder. One of the finest plants grown for covering rockeries or 
trellises. The color is a bright golden yellow, with a dash of scarlet in the 
center of each petal. Flowers perfectly double, and borne in great numbers 
throughout the whole year. Tender. Each, 20 cents. 
Sunbeam. A strong, vigorous, climbing vine, resembling the common Nas¬ 
turtium in habit and foliage. The flowers are one or two inches in diameter, 
perfectly double like Roses, and borne in great profusion all through the season. 
The color is a beautiful shade of bright orauge-red. Tender. Each, 20 cents. 
One plant of each of the two varieties for 30 cents. 
JASMINE. Jasminum grandiflorum. A favorite greenhouse climber 
or house-plant everywhere; one of the sweetest of flowers. Foliage fine; 
flowers white, star-shaped and very fragrant, blooming from November 
till May. Easy of culture. Tender climber. Each, 20 cents. 
manettia vine. Manettia bicolor. A beautiful twining plant, 
flowers from one to two inches in length, of the most intense fiery scarlet, with 
bright yellow tip. As a pot plant to train on a trellis it is unrivaled. In the 
open ground it succeeds admirably. Tender. Each, 20 cents; two for 30 cts. 
SMI LAX. A popular and well-known climber. Foliage of a dark glossy 
green, used largely with cut flowers, wreaths, etc. Excellent for parlor or 
window culture. Tender. Each, 15 cents ; dozen $1.50. 
