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ABUTILON 
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Large bell-like flowers, red, white, rose, 
orange,etc., richly veined ; strong growers, 
flowering continually ; suitable for house in 
■winter and garden in summer. 2 to 4 feet. 
Tender perennial. Mixed Colors ... Pkt. 10 
Magnificent New Hybrids, Mixed. The 
plants are of compact growth, producing 
much larger flowers than the old types—the 
range of colors is also greater, including white, 
straw, yellow, rose, carmine, crimson, orange, 
and many beautifully striped varieties. (Set) 
cut.) . Pkt. 25 
ABRONIA UMBELLATA. Charming annual 
trailers for vases, rock-work, etc., succeeding well 
in the garden border; bearing large trusses of 
fragrant rosy pink flowers. % foot. Pkt. 5 
ACACIA. Decorative greenhouse shrubs with elegant foli¬ 
age; flowers,yellow, white,red. 8 to G feet. Perennial. Mixed 
Varieties. Pkt. 10 
ACHILLEA. PTARMICA PL. PL. Double white flow¬ 
ers. borne profusely summer and autumn; fine for cutting; 
useful border plant. 1 to 2 feet. Hardy perennial.. ..Pkt. 10 
ACROCLINIUM. Double-flowering-, Mixed. Free smu- 
mer-llowering annual plants for garden decoration ; the flow¬ 
ers dry as “everlastings” for winter bouquets. 1 foot ..Pkt. 5 
ADLUMIA. CIRRHOSA (“Mountain Fringe ” or “Alle¬ 
gheny Vine”). Charming hardy biennial climber; feathery 
foliage, rose-colored flowers. 15 feet... Pkt. 10 
ADONIS. 2ESTIVALIS (“Flos Adonis”). Ornamental gar¬ 
den annual, of easy culture, flowering freely; graceful feathery 
foliage. Crimson. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 
- Large-flowering Scarlet. A great improvement. Large, 
brilliant scarlet blossoms. (See cut.) .. Pkt. 
- -AUYSSUlVI. 
These flower profusely throughout the Reason, thriving in flower garden, window boxes, 
vases,etc.; also well adupted for ribbon lines and edgings; very fragrant, annual. (See cut.) 
Sweet Alyssuni. White. % foot. Per ounce, 25c. Pkt. 5 
Tom Thumb Sweet Alyssum. (“Cornpactum erectuin” or “Little Gem.”) This is 
one of the finest plants for edgings and low beds, flowering in unparalleled profusion for 
months. Vs foot. Per ounce, 85c. 5 
“Carpet of Snow.” (Compnetum procumbens.) Pure white, grows only 2 to 8 inches 
high, and flowers profusely; in fact, it is a perfect carpet of snow throughout the season. 
We have counted as many as 800 heads of snow-white flowers open on one plant at one 
time. (Seecnt.) Per ounce, 50c..10 
HARDY ALYSSUM. Dwarf spreading hardy perennial plants about a foot high, very 
showy for permanent borders and beds. 
Wiersbecki. Summer blooming; yellow...5 
Saxatile Compacta. Spring blooming; dwarf, golden yellow. % foot.5 
flJVIARANTHUS. 
Ornamental foliage and flowering annuals of 
striking effect; they are of rapid growth, easy cul¬ 
ture and very showy, with flower spikes or richly 
colored foliage. For semi-tropical gardening they 
are unique and effective. 
Caudatus. (Love-lies-bleeding.) Long, dark 
red drooping flower spikes. Pkt. 5 
Firebrand. (A. Superbus.) Attains n height 
of six feet, and a breadth of four to five feet; 
well furnished with large, gorgeously colored 
leaves of a blood-red color, bordered with 
bright yellow.10 
Henderi. Beautiful drooping foliage of rosy 
carmine, orange, buff, golden yellow and 
olive green. 2 feet. G 
Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Grace¬ 
fully drooping, willow-shaped leaves, bril¬ 
liantly banded and tipped with orange, 
carmine and bronze.5 
Tricolor. (Joseph's Coat.) Leaves 
red, yellow and green. 8 feet.5 
Brilliant. A beautiful hybrid, grows 
in columnar form, 4 to 6 feet high, 
almost covered with carmine, rose and 
yellow variegated leaves without branches.. 15 
AIYIPELOPSIS VEITCHH. 
(‘‘Boston or Japan Ivy.”) Valuablehardy 
perennial climber; clinging to walls Of 
wood, brick or stone; foliage dense, of 
glossy green, changing to red and yel¬ 
low in autumn. 80 feet. Pkt. 10 
10 
— Annuals, bearing in profusion clusters of feathery 
1 2r\r\ 1 VJ 4 VI . flowers; suitable for pot culture in winter or bedding 
out in summer; flowering continually and profusely. 2 feet high. 
Blue . Pkt. 5 White . Pkt. 5 
TOM THUMB VARIETIES. Splendid very dwarf varieties for edgings and ribbon lines; covered with 
large trusses of flowers until frost. Height, % foot. 
Tom Thumb. Blue. 5 Tom Thumb. White . 5 
- Rose. A beautiful variety.10- Yellow. Delicate chamois yellow.10 
Little Dorrit. Compact oval bushes, 6 inches high and a foot through ; a mass of blue flowers. 1 0 
Blue Perfection. The darkest blue among large-flowering Ageratums; habit dwarf and compact; about 
8 inches high. (See cut.) .10 
ALYSSTTM, 
“CABPKT OK SNOW.” 
