Sweet William, Double 
SWEET WILLIAM, Dianthus Barbatus, hb, 18 in. 
These are favorite garden firs, being showy, 
fragrant, and long blooming. The plants stool 
out and become large clumps, each throwing 
up a number of strong stems that are surmount¬ 
ed with large exquisite clusters. They grow 
readily from seeds, and thrive in any soil or 
sunny situation. We offer the finest known vari¬ 
eties, both single and double, and they show 
all the beautiful new colors. 
Double-flowered. Black-red, Crimson, Margined, 
Rose, White; separate or mixed. 
Single-flow'd. Bright Rose, Darkest Red, Pink 
Beauty, Pure White, Scarlet Beauty. Separate 
or mixed. 
Dwarf Compact, 9 in. Large showy heads, finest 
mixed. 
Newport Pink, 18 in. A very bright and beautiful 
yariety, excellent for summer beds and cutting, 
splendid shades, salmon or watermellon-pink. 
Purple Beauty, 2 ft. Large heads of very sweet 
firs; richest purple. 
SYMPHYTUM Asperimum, hp, 4 ft. Prickly Com- 
frey; rosy-lilac bells in curved racemes. 
Officinale, hp, 3 ft. Alum root. 
TELEEIA Speciosa, hp, 4 ft. Golden Aster-like 
firs, showy and very ornamental. 
TEUCRIUM Chamaedrys, hp, 6 in. Spreading 
bright, gray foliage, firs rose, in leafy spikes. 
THALICTRUM Aquilegiafolium, hp, 3 ft. Elegant 
plants with Columbine-like foliage and masses 
of pretty pink firs during June and July. 
Adiantifolium. A fine species. Fern-like foliage 
and tiny white ilrs. June bloom. 
Dipterocarpum, hp, 4 ft. A real gem among hardy 
e lants, graceful sprays of violet-mauve firs 
rightened by a bunch of lemon-yellow stam-ens, 
showy In the garden and invaluable for cutting. 
THERMOPSIS Caroliniana, hp, 4 ft. Plants showy; 
firs yellow in long spikes, during June and July. 
Lanceolata, hp, 2 ft. Novelty. Extra early flower¬ 
ing. Ornamental plants with tall yellow spikes. 
THYMUS Serpyllum, 2 in. For stepping stones, 
creeping plants sweet-scented foliage, purple 
firs. 
TRADESCANTIA Virginica, hp, 18 in. Useful 
showy plant; a succession of bright blue firs all 
Summer. 
TRIFOLIUM Repens, Dutch Clover or Shamrock, 
hp, 6 in. A handsome hardy plant with dark 
red foliage and white heads of bloom. 
TROLLIUS Europaeus, Globe Flower, hp, 18 in. 
Free-flowering plants producing large Butter¬ 
cup-like yellow firs from May to August; germi¬ 
nates tardily. 
Hybridus Mixed. A choice novelty mixture, colors 
ranging from light cream to deepest orange. 
Ledebouri, hp, 2 ft. Large orange firs. May to 
June. 
Ledebouri Golden Queen, hp, 31/2 ft- New, an 
excellent late bloomer of vivid deep orange. 
UROSPERMUM Delechampi, hp, 18 in. A magnifi¬ 
cent, easily grown rock plant with golden firs. 
VERBASCUM Harkness Hybrids, hb, 6 ft. Tall 
vigorous habit; immense spikes of pure yellow 
firs; splendid variety. _ 
Miss Wilmott, hb, 6 ft. Beautiful white firs; fine. 
Phoeniceum Hybrids, hb, 3 ft. Very attractive 
border plant of various shades, including white, 
pink, salmon, and violet; in graceful spikes. 
Wiedmannianum, hb, 3 ft. Rich deep violet, 
dompTete Special Mixture of Verbascum. 
VERNONIA Novaboracensis, hp, 6 ft. Brush-like 
purple firs in big corymbose heads; showy. 
VERONICA Amethystina, hp, 1 ft. Firs deep blue. 
Incana, hp, 9 in. Pretty silvery foliage and Age- 
ratum-blue firs; a good edging plant. 
Longifolia, hp, 18 in. Compact clusters of blue 
firs. 
Longifolia Subsessile, hp, 2 ft. One of the finest 
blue firs, showy border plant and excellent for 
cutting. 
Prostrata, hp, 3 in. Dwarf, close-growing species; 
sheets of brilliant blue firs; excellent rock plant. 
Repens, hp, 2 in. Plants compact mats of green 
studded in spring with pretty azure firs. 
Spicata, hp, 18 in. Firs violet blue, in long spikes. 
Spicata Rosea, 15 in. Lovely pure pink. 
Teucrium Royal Blue, hp, 9 in. Dwarf bushy 
habit, bright dark blue firs; excellent rock plant. 
Complete Mixture of Perennial species of Veronica. 
VIOLA Odorata, hp, 3 in. The well-known hardy 
sweet-scented single-flowering English Violet, 
thriving best in a semi-shade; germinates 
tardily. 
Queen Charlotte, large dark blue, showy in 
beds. 
Rose Pearl, new, compact, firs large, bright rose; 
fragrant; very beautiful. 
The Czar, an old favorite; white. 
Complete Special Mixture of Viola Odorata. 
WalHlow'er Large-flowered 
WALLFLOWER, hp. These deserve more attention. 
They are easily grown from seeds, and in a 
mild climate bloom freely during Winter. The 
firs are large, of fine colors, and perfumed. 
Benary's Double Dwarf Branching, 1 ft. ^^ed. 
Eastern Queen, 18 in. Pretty shade of salmon- 
cSlden Monarch, 18 in. Fine large golden yel- 
Kelway's Langport Strain, 2 ft. Huge single firs. 
2 in. across, borne on immense trusses, deep 
r©d 
Primrose, Monarch, 1 ft. Beautiful primrose-yel- 
R^o^ Gem, 18 in. Bright rose heads. 
Surprise, 18 in. Purple garnet changing to 
saunon pink. , , , 1 , 
Vulcan Improved, 1 ft. Large velvety crimson- 
brown. , , r. 
White Dame, 18 in. Large trusses of creamy firs. 
Complete Special Mixture of all varieties. 
YUCCA Aloifolia, hp, 3 ft. Fine old species, broad 
dark leaves, hardy and effective. 
Quadricolor, hp, 4 ft. Leaves reddish-tinged. 
Variegated foliage, leaves whitish-striped. 
Filimentosa, hp, 4 ft. White firs; long narrow 
foliage. , , . j. 
Whipplei, hp, 4 ft. Fine California species dis¬ 
tinct. 
ZAUSCHNERIA Californica Macrophylla, Califor- 
nia Fuchsia# hp, 1 ft, A fine border plant, firs 
funnel-shaped, large, erect, bright red in ter- 
minal spikes. 
65 
