POINSETTIA Pulcherrima, hhp, 6ft. The beautiful 
Christmas flower; started in Spring seedlings 
bloom for Christmas. 2 seeds. 
PRIMULA or PRIMROSE, hhp. These half hardy 
Primroses are among the most easily grown, 
showy and beautiful of window plants and 
deserve a place in every home. The plants are 
readily grown from seeds, thrive under ordi¬ 
nary care and come into bloom in a few 
months after they are started. We offer the 
finest quality of seeds and send cultural direc¬ 
tions with them. 
Chinese Giant Fringed. Anyone can grow these 
successfully from seeds, and a windowful of 
the blooming plants is an object that attracts 
the attention and admiration of all who see it. 
Our seeds are of the finest strains and come in 
the following splendid named varieties : 
Coccinea, glittering red; one gf the showiest. 
Coerulea, exquisite light blue; extra choice. 
Emperor, splendid copper-red; excellent. 
Empress, new, reddish-magenta; showy. 
Exquisite, beautiful pale pink;^ choice variety. 
Eermesina, brilliant crimson; wonderfully showy. 
Lady Randolph'Churchill, beautiful pure white. 
Marquis of Lome, charming bright rose; fine. 
Soleil de' Empel, white with a lovely gold eye. 
Separate 20 s; Complete Mixture 25 s. 
Chinese Choice Fringed. These are also splendid 
and we take pleasure in offering a fine mixture 
of all the choicest colors. 30 s. 
CHINESE PRIMROSE. Star Sorts 
Chinese Star Sorts. These are more free-bloom¬ 
ing than the Giant Fringed, embrace as many 
colors, and are more easily cared for. They will 
succeed under adverse conditions and are as 
attractive as the Giant Primroses, and more 
satisfactory. 
Celestial, lovely porcelain blue firs; distinct. 
Coral, beautiful creamy-pink; one of the best. 
Harlequin, light rose with pink flakes. 
King of the Blues, rich dark blue; pleasing. 
Ruby Star, darkest blood-red; large clusters. 
The Bride, giant pure white firs; handsome. 
Vesuvius, brilliant red; one of the brightest. 
Separate 25 s; Complete Mixture 30 s. 
Chinese Double. These are showy plants when 
in bloom, but are not as admirable as the 
Fringed Single Primroses as they lack the 
graceful form of those varieties. Mixed colors. 
20 seeds. 
Floribunda Grandiflora, 1 ft. An improved vari¬ 
ety bearing beautiful golden yellow firs; an ex¬ 
cellent Winter-bloomer, blooming for a long 
time. 
Forbesi, Baby Primrose, 1 ft. A lovely little Prim¬ 
rose blooming in 3 months after sowing; free- 
blooming, graceful, beautiful, lilac flowers in 
abundant clusters. 
Eewensis, 1 ft. A new hybrid; splendid foliage 
and large golden firs; a choice Winter-bloomer. 
Malacoides. Here is a lovely Primrose that starts 
readily from seeds, and seedlings bloom in 
about 4 months. The flowers are not large, but 
are produced in compound whorls; showy and 
beautiful. 
Fraicheur, large-flow'd, light lilac, very pretty. 
Gaiety, firs double, dark-red, beautiful. 
Snowflake, firs double, pure white. 
Superba Rosea, lovely rose firs; improved sort. 
Complete Special Mixture of Primula Malacoides. 
Obconica, New Giant- 
flow'd. These are 
readily started from 
seeds, and are in 
bloom for weeks, 
eliciting the admira¬ 
tion and praise of 
all beholders. Our 
seeds are from reli- 
a b 1 e growers and 
can be depended 
upon to produce the 
largest, richest - col¬ 
ored and most beau¬ 
tiful firs. Colors: Ap¬ 
ple Blossom, Blood 
Red, Blue, Deep 
Rose, Fringed mixed. 
Lilac, Pure White, 
Salmon Queen. 50 s. 
Mixed 75 s. PRIMULA, Obconica 
REHMANIA Angulata, hhp, 2 ft. Firs large rose 
with golden yellow throat and purple spots. 
RHYNCHOSPERMUM lasminoides, hhp. A fine pot 
plant with variegated foliage, white, sweet. 
RIVINA Humilis, hhp, 2 ft. A pretty pot plant of 
easy culture; firs white followed by scarlet ber¬ 
ries in handsome racemes. 15 seeds. 
Humilis Aurantiaca, white firs, golden berries. 
ROCHEA Falcata, hhsh, 18 in. A pretty succulent 
pot plant v/ith showy scarlet flowers. 
SAINTPAULIA lonantha, African Violet, hhp. 3 in. 
Charming rich blue firs an inch across; pro¬ 
duced in clusters. The seeds are small and re¬ 
quire care in starting, treat plants some as 
Gloxinias. 25 s. 
SAXIFRAGA Sarmentosa, Aron's Beard or Creep¬ 
ing Sailor, hhp, 9 in. Showers of uneven-petaled 
white firs with pink spots; very useful for sus¬ 
pended baskets; beautiful. 
SEIMMIA Japonica, hhp, 4ft. Beautiful pot plant 
with sweet, white firs and scarlet berries. 
SOLANUM Capsicastrum, hhp, 1 ft. Small white 
firs and pretty red cherry-like fruits. 
Marginatum, hhp, 4 ft. Firs white with purple 
centers; pretty yellow fruits an inch across. 
Pseudo-capsicum, Jerusalem Cherry, hhp, 3 ft. 
Splendid pot plant with scarlet fruits. • 
STEPHANOPHYSUM Longifolium, hhp, 2 ft. An 
elegant Winter-blooming pot plant; showy scar¬ 
let flowers. 
STEPHANOTIS Floribunda, Clustered Wax Flower, 
hhp, 10 ft. Pure whitd^flrs, deliciously fragrant 
and produced freely in large bunches. 
STRELITZIA Augusta. Majestic plant with large 
leaves and pure white fks surrounded by a 
purple spathe. 
STREPTOCARPUS Hybrids, hhp, 1ft. Easily grrown 
from seeds; the firs are 2 in. or more long and 
show all the leading colors from white to blue 
and crimson. 
STREPTOSOLEN Jamesoni, hhp, 4 ft. Orange firs. 
SUTHERLANDIA Frutescens, hhsh, 3 ft. Scarlet 
firs, in showy racemes, beautiful silvery foliage. 
SWAINSONIA Grandiflora, hhp. Showy winter 
blooming vine, firs in racemes, mixed colors. 
TACSONIA Van Volxemi, hhp. A beautiful vine 
with large scarlet firs and edible fruits. 
TECOMA Smithi, Trumpet Flower, hhp, 3 ft. Win¬ 
ter-blooming; firs yellow with a spotted throat. 
TEPHROSIA Grandiflora, hhp, 2 ft. Everblooming 
pot plant with red pea-like firs. 
TETRANEMA Mexicana, Mexican Foxglove, hhp. 
1 ft. Elegant tufts of graceful foliage with clus¬ 
ters of_ purplish flowers. 
THEA Sinensis, hhsh, 6 ft. Large showy firs; 
the leaves when treated become the tea of 
commerce. 
TROPAEOLUM Minus, hhp, 1 ft. Small orange firs 
tinged red. 
Speciosum, hp. Vine with bright, scarlet firs, 
known as flame-flowered Nasturtium. 5 s. 
TYDAEA Grandiflora, hhp, 1 ft. A beautiful Ges- 
neraceous plant, large rich-colored firs; mixed. 
VERBENA Citriodora, Lemon Verbena, hhp, 2 ft. 
Sweet-scented foliage; showy white firs. 
VERONICA Hybrida, hhp, 3 ft. Greenhouse vari¬ 
eties, in splendid mixture. 150 seeds. 
WIGANDIA Caracasana, hhp, 5 ft. An elegant 
pot plant with large showy leaves and beauti¬ 
ful lilac cup-shaped firs in attractive spikes. 
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