ROSES, SEEDS, AND BULBS FOR 1896. 
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New Fragrant Candytu t, Empress. 
NEW FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS. 
The Candytuft is well known as one of the pret- 
tiest and most useful annuals. The Empress is 
the newest and best variety ; bears large heads of 
pure white, fragrant Howers all through the sea- 
son Plct. Gets. 
CANDYTUFT, White, purple, and crim- 
son mixed 4 cts.; common white 3 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, (Perennial). Many 
flower lovers have learned that the finest 
chrysanthemums are easily raised from 
seed, and bloom splendidly the first sea- 
son. My seed is saved from the finest 
Hybrid Japanese, Chinese and Ostrich 
plume varieties, and may be expected to 
produce grand double flowers of exquis- \J 
ite forms and color, and perhaps some 
valuable New Varieties, as this is the 
kind of seed that produces New Varieties. 
It germinates easily and will soon com- 
mence to bloom. Pkt. 12 cts.; 2 pkts. for 
20 cts. 
CALENDULA. The following improved 
■■•arieties of the old pot marigold are very 
brilliant and handsome and highly val- 
ued for beds and borders. Seed sown in 
the open ground comes quickly into 
bloom and continues covered with bright 
handsome flowers till killed by frost. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, | Inodorum plenissi- 
mum). A perennial, but blooms abundantly 
the riret year from seed, each plant bearing 
hundreds of beautiful, perfectly double, snow- 
white (towers; line for cutting; it continues 
to bloom ail through the season. Pkt 6 cts. 
FRENCH MARGUERITES, or ANNUAL 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Are entirely differ- 
ent from the Japanese sorts; grow twelve 
to eighteen inches high ; bright, showy Hew- 
ers; many bright colors; very handsome. 
Pkt 3 cts. 
NEW DWARF HYBRID EVERBLOOMING 
CANNAS. These New Dw/irf Everblociimng 
Can n as, bloom freely the first season from 
seed sown in open ground, a d many of them 
are as handsome as the finest named kinds. 
Thd plants grow two to ill ee feet high and 
are remarkable for their handsome foliuge 
and gorgeous and brilliant colored flowers, 
orange, crimson and gold in many beautiful 
combinations. They bloom all though the 
Summer and Full, and make make a grand display. 
Roots can be kept in cellar over Winter. The seed 
we offer is saved from a splendid collection of the 
finest Hybrid varieties of all colors. Soak in hot 
water over night and plant as soon as danger of 
frost is past, in seed bed, or where they are to re- 
main. Pkt. 6 cts.; Extra choice selected, Pkt. 12 cts. 
CANNA. Old Varieties. Good mixed, pkt. 3 cts. 
Calendula. 
ORIOLE or Large Flowering Bright Yellow. Extra 
large very double flowers, bright glowing yellow, 
very rich and beautiful. Pkt. 6 cts. 
METEOR. Large double flowers, deep canary yel- 
low, elegantly striped with orange. Pkt 4 cts. 
Cosmos Hybridus. 
COSMOS HYBRIDUS, The Cosmos is very 
popular wherever known, as it is easily 
grown, and one of our finest fall-blooming 
plants, a fit companion for the beautiful 
Scarlet Sage. Cosmos has light, feathery 
foliage, makes nice, shapely plants from 
four to five feet high, begins to bloom in 
August, and continues till winter, cov- 
ered with hundreds of lovely blossoms two 
inches in diameter, resembling single dah- 
lias; flowers are pure white, pink, and rose, 
with bright- yellow centers; they are large- 
ly grown for cutting, as both the flowers 
and foliage are highly valued for bouquets 
and floral work. Mixed colors, pkt. 6 cts ; 
pure white 6 cts.; deep rose 6 cts. 
NEW MAMMOTH COSMOS. Giants of Cal- 
ifornia. This magnificent new strain of 
Mammoth Cosmos is remarkable for the 
gigantic size and brilliantcolors of its flow- 
ers, which frequently measure from four to 
five inches in diameter. The plants grow 
5 to 6 feet high, throwing up a great mass 
of feathery fern-like foliage, beautifully 
studded with large brilliantly colored flow- 
ers. Very fine for cutting, and the plants 
continue blooming late on in the Autumn, 
long after other flowers have disappeared. 
We offer two splendid varieties of CALFORNIA 
GIANT COSMOS. 
GIANT PURE WHITE. (Erlinda). Pkt. 10 cts. 
GIANT CRIMSON, (Crimson Velvet). Pkt. 10 cts. 
The two kinds Mixed, Pkt. 8 cts. 
