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Compaeta Varieties. 
Little, round, compact plants, 4 to G inches high, 
forming little mounds of bloom; splendid tor edging, 
beds and ribbon-gardening. 
White Gem. Pure white. (See cut.) . Pkt. 10 
Blue King'. Dark blue, white centre.10 
Prima Donna. Dark wine color. 10 
Crystal Palace Compaeta. Dark blue; the 
finest for bedding. 10 
Gold Leaf, Blue. Golden yellow foliage and bril¬ 
liant blue flowers, a contrast of striking beauty.... 10 
Gold Leaf, Rose. New, golden foliage, rose- 
colored flowers.25 
Mixed Compaeta Varieties. 10 
Compaeta Duplex. New, dark foliage, double 
blue flowers.25 
Erinus Varieties. 
These are indispensable plants for hanging over vases 
and baskets or garden beds; they produce trailing 
branches 6 to 9 inches long, bearing continuously 
flowers of charming blue, white or rose shades. 
Although perennials they are usually treated as annuals. 
Alba. Pure white. Pkt. 5 
Speciosa. Bright blue. 5 
Gracilis. Light blue ; slender, trailing stems- 5 
Double Blue (Duplex). 10 
Mixed Erinus Varieties. 5 
pardy Varieties. 
Tall-growing, hardy perennials with showy spikes of 
richly colored flowers ; for permanent beds and bor¬ 
ders, they are indispensable. 2 to 4 feet. 
Cardinalis. (“ Cardinal Flower.”) Long spikes 
of intense scarlet flowers ; one of the most brilliant 
plants in cultivation ; suitable for all situa¬ 
tions, even succeeding on the shady side of a 
house. Pkt. 10 
Gerardi Hybrids, Mixed. Grand new sorts, 
large flowers in a variety of colors and shades. 25 
Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Contain many beauti¬ 
ful varieties. 10 
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Rapid-growing, constant blooming, tender perennial 
plants for pot culture in the winter or garden decora¬ 
tion in the summer; clusters of orange, white, pink, etc. 
Mixed Colors. 1 to 3 feet. Pkt. 10 
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Tall, robust-growing, bushy annuals, producing freely 
large showy single flowers of rose, white, etc. 
Mixed Colors. 3 feet. Pkt. 5 
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An ornamental hardy perennial, bearing long spikes 
of fragrant blue flowers. 1 to 2 ft. Pkt. 5 
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Latifolius. (Hardy or Everlasting Pea.) Hardy 
climbers, growing G to 8 feet high when trained on a 
trellis: the flowers are borne in large clusters. One 
of the hardiest and most easily cultivated of plants. 
The long, leathery roots penetrate to a great depth, 
rendering these plants peculiarly adapted to rough 
places, to scramble over rocks and bushes. (See cut.) 
White. Pkt. 10 Red. Pkt. 5 
Delicata. Now, rosy flesh color. 25 
Splendens. “The Pride of California.” Brilliant 
rosy red.10 
Mixed. 5 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS. 
Imported Collections of Larkspurs. 
Dwarf Rocket Larkspur, 12 separate sorts .45 
G separate sorts ... 25 
Emperor Larkspur, 6 separate sorts .25 
Branching Larkspur, G varieties . 25 
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Coccineum (“Scarlet Flax ”). One of the most 
showy annuals in cultivation for flower beds 
and masses; brilliant crimson scarlet flowers, 
1 inch across, borne in wonderful profusion. 
Ifoot. Pkt. 5 
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Animal Varieties. Strong growing garden 
annuals, with innumerable spikes of flowers. 
1/2 to 3 feet. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 
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Clialcedonica. The scarlet Lychnis, an old 
garden favorite, deserving a place in every 
garden ; very hardy, bearing heads of bright 
scarlet flowers. 3 to 4 feet. J*kt. 5 
Haageana Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Usually 
grown as annuals ; of dwarf bushy habit, bear¬ 
ing flowers an inch or more across in continu¬ 
ous succession until frost; the colors are par¬ 
ticularly pleasing and effective — from white to 
rich scarlet and many shades of pink. 1 foot. .10 
Popular annuals for summer garden decoration; the 
splendid flowers are of varied colors and are borne on 
long spikes. Blooming within a few weeks’ time. 
Branching Larkspur, Mixed Colors. (Con- 
solida Candelabra Jt. pi.) This splendid class 
grows 2 to 3 feet high and bears long spikes of 
flowers on long stems, rendering them of excep¬ 
tional value for cutting purposes. They are of 
long-continued bloom, keeping up a bright dis¬ 
play until cut down by frost (See cut.) — Pkt. 10 
Dwarf Rocket, Double. Mixed Colors, 1 ft.. 5 
Tall Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors, 2 f, ft.. 5 
Henderson's Giant Rocket. A much im¬ 
proved type, the flowers being larger than the 
old varieties, very double, and the colors very 
beautiful. Mixed Colors.10 
American Banner. A lovely new branching 
Larkspur ; rosy crimson with stripes of indigo 
blue and white, some petals being dotted with 
blue.10 
Emperor, Double, Mixed Colors. Bears 
about 100 close spikes of flowers. 5 
Rosy Scarlet. Bright rosy scarlet; very double 
flowers on long spikes: beautiful and distinct.. 10 
Scarlet California Larkspur. ( Delphinium 
Cardinale.) The flowers are borne on long spikes 
and are a brilliant scarlet, the petal limbs dis¬ 
tinctly yellow. Height, 3 to 4 feet.15 
(For '* Perennial Larkspurs,” see Delphinium, page 88.) 
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