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9 PETER HEMPERSOM & CO., NEW YORK $ 
The New Giant MOON FLOWER 
(Ipomoea Maxima.) 
A greatly improved variety of the popular Moon Flower Vine, 
producing much larger flowers and in greater profusion. If 
grown in well enriched soil in a warm sunny location and 
given sufficient water while making growth, the vine will 
attain a height of from 60 to 75 feet during the summer 
season, and be covered with large lush green heart-shaped 
leaves and will be studded from July until frost 
with immense saucer-shaped flowers 7 to 8 inches across 
and as glistening white as disks of white satin. They 
are also softly fragrant. The flowers open about 
sunset and close the next morning. The effect partic¬ 
ularly on moon-lit nights is entrancinglv beauti¬ 
ful. (See cut.) . Pkt. 10c 
The BRAZILIAN 
This entrancingly beautiful 
climber came to us three years 
ago—only a few seeds— from 
a customer in the middle 
west who wanted us to grow 
it and identify the variety. 
The accompanying enthu¬ 
siastic description we 
proved to be fully justi¬ 
fied. We do not know 
the variety name but 
we do know that it is 
the most lovely light 
blue Ipomoea 
and different from 
any other we have ever 
seen. The vines grow 
luxuriantly about 15 
feet high, well clothed 
with large durable leaves 
and commencing in July 
—from March sown seeds 
— the plants are sheeted 
until frost with white- 
throated light ccerulean- 
blue flowers—about 2% 
inches across and of |such 
substance that they often 
remain open all day..P&*. 15c. 
"BABY BLUE" 
IPOMOEA 
JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES 
The robust vines attain a height of from 30 to 50 feet. The foliage is luxuriant, 
distinct and varied, green, silvery and yellow leaves; many are mottled light and dark 
green, white and gray. 
But the surpassing charm of these "Giant Japanese Morning Glories ” lies in the 
entrancing beauty and large size of the flowers; they measure from 3 to 4 inches 
across. The colors of the flowers, shadings and markings are limitless. .Some 
flowers are of deep, rich, velvety colors, others daintily tinted and shaded. There 
are reds from soft rose to crimson and garnet; daintiest blue to purple; snow- 
white to silver-gray. Some are striped, blotched and spotted; others have mag¬ 
nificent edges ana throats. (See cut.) Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Emperor of Japan. Crimson, with white margin and blush throat.. 10c. 
Empress of Japan. Soft blue, with white margin and rose throat. 10c. 
Count Ito. Cream dotted with pink, maroon and carmine; yellow throat. 10c. 
Marquis Yamagata. Blush-pink, rose shadings; white margin. 10c. 
“RUFFLED AND FRILLED" 
JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES 
The perfection of Morning Glories. Immense flowers, often as big as saucers, all 
wavy, ruffled and fluted from throat to margin, like crumpled velvet. They are 
simply magnificent. Mixed Colors. pkt. 15c. 
Double-Flowering MORNING GLORIES 
These beautiful climbing annuals are of very rapid and luxuriant growth; the flow¬ 
ers will come double, semi-double and a few, perhaps, single. The colors vary; there 
are various shades of blue, white spotted with red, white marbled with purple and 
lavender, crimson, pure white, etc. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant-Flowering MAUKANDIAS 
These are grand improvements over the older well-known sorts. The flowers are 
fully double the size, and the plants and foliage are correspondingly larger and 
more robust, attaining a height of 6 to 10 feet; the vines quickly hide trellis from 
view and are thickly studded with flowers nearly as large as Gloxinias. The plants 
from seed sown in spring will begin flowering by July and continue until frost. 
Mixed Colors, White, rose and purple. Pkt. 10c. 
MINA SANGUINEA 
Splendid annual garden climber of luxuriant growth. 20 to 30 feet. Adapted for 
trellis, verandas, arbors, etc. The flowers, about an inch across, are borne in large 
clusters; color, blood-red, with yellowish throat. They flower profusely until killed by 
frost, and make a fine show. Pkt. 10c. 
MORNING GLORY 
(Ipomoea Setosa.) 
Magnificent summer climbing annual. It grows with the greatest vigor 
and luxuriance. The leaves are 8 to 12 inches across overlapping each other 
and making a dense shade. The vine is covered with short reddish hairs 
which, with its immense leaves and large clusters of curious seed capsules, 
render it highly ornamental. We know of nothing better for quickly cover¬ 
ing a piazza, arbor or tree. The flowers are of beautiful rose color, and 
are borne in large clusters. pkt. 15c. 
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