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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
Moon Flower Vine. 
(Ipomosa Grandiflora Nodi flora.) 
N O one who has a trellis or arbor, 
veranda, pergola or old tree 
to cover should neglect to plant 
The Moon Flower the most 
rapid-growing of all climbing 
vines. Although a perennial 
species in the tropics, with 
us it is readily grown from 
seed as any annual, at¬ 
taining full perfection 
during the summer. The 
vines are literally cov¬ 
ered with thousands of 
immense, pure white 
fragrant flowers, open¬ 
ing in the evening and 
remaining open until 
noon the following day, 
and if cloudy all day, 
many of them measur¬ 
ing over seven indies 
across. Planted in rich 
ground, in a sunny situa¬ 
tion, and given plenty of 
water, the vines attain a 
height of seventy-five feet. 
The leaves are large and 
heart-shaped, of glossy dark 
green, and are never troubled 
withinsects. (See cut.) Pkt. 10c. 
Germination may be hastened 
by ruitching the hard shell with file 
or knife , or soaking two hours in 
warm water. 
“/ must tell you of my success with the 
Moon Flowers. By actual count 6 vines had 
5,247 blossoms, and were admired by every one 
who saw them .” 
Mrs. R. M. COLVIN , Harrisburg, Va. 
THE BRAZILIAN MORNING GLORY. 
(Ipomcea 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 covering a piazza, 
arbor or tree. The flowers are of a beautiful rose color, and are borne in large 
clusters. Pkt. 10c. 
G flowering MAURANDIAS. 
These are grand improvements over the older well-known sorts 
The flowers are fully double the size, and the plants^j.jij 
foliage are correspondingly larger and more robust. \Vf8r ^ 
a row of each of the rose, purple and white growing on £ 
pea trellis in our grounds the past summer, and they elr^ \ 
praise from all visitors; the vines quickly hid the trellis 
from view and hung oyer three or four feet, searching 
for something else to cling to, and were 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. Pkt. io c . 
Grandiflora Alba. Large pure white flowers. 10c. 
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MORNING GLORIES. 
The robust vines attain a height- of from 30 to 50 feet. The foli¬ 
age 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; shpw-white to silver-gray. 
Some are striped, blotched and spotted; others have magnifi¬ 
cent edges and 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 mar¬ 
gin. 10c. 
NEW GIANT 
:: Mikado Morning Glories. :: 
A greatly improved race, producing truly gigantic flowers, 4 
to 5 inches across, and in a large variety of exquisite colors 
and markings. Mixed Colors . Pkt. 15c. 
“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 luxu¬ 
riant growth; the flowers 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. 
