ROSES, SEEDS AND BULBS FOR 1896. 
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Cineraria Hybrida, Large Flowerinj 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA, (Large Flowering). The 
Cineraria is one of the brightest and best plants 
for house and conservatory culture. Seeds sown 
from May to August will bloom abundantly the 
following' winter and spring. Keep the plants in 
a cool, shady place during summer. They do not 
like too much heat, and must not be allowed to 
get dry at the roots. "Well-grown plants show a 
perfect sheet of bloom— the colors range through 
crimson, magenta, violet, purple, and variegated — 
and are marvelously beautiful. Large-flowering, 
mixed, pkt. 12 cts. 
ENGLISH DOUBLE DAISY (Bellis perennis) 
Daisies are sure to grow, and begin blooming 
very quickly; the flowers are white, pink, red 
and variegated ; the most of them come double- 
the single ones are nearly as pretty as the double, 
Finest mixed, 6 cts. 
LATHYRUS (Perennial Peas). Theao 
are perfectly hardy, and live year 
after year, bearing a magnificent pro- 
fusion of sweet-pea-like flowers; 
very beautiful, and ought to be bet- 
ter known. Mixed colors, pkt. 4 cts. 
LATHYRUS SPLENDENS (Califor- 
nia Perennial Pea). A magnificent 
climber, having finely-cut dark-green 
foliage and splendid, dark-crimson 
flowers, much larger and more showy 
than the other varieties. Highly 
\ alued in California and well worthy 
of trial here. Pkt. 8 cts. 
LANTANA. Very-pretty, shru b b y 
plants, bearing clusters of verbena- 
like flowers— pink, yellow, and or- 
ange — in great abundance. Pkt. 
4 cts. 
MOLUCCA BALM or Shell Flower. 
This grand flower is easily grown, 
but is scarce and not much known, 
and always attracts great attention ; 
grows two to three feet high, throw- 
ing up strong, slender stems, so com- 
pletely surrounded by flowers as to 
leave scarcely any room for leaves; 
the flowers are very curious and tin- 
like anything else — creamy-white 
delicately-veined with purple; rich, 
aromatic fragrance. Pkt. 6 cts. 
flow- 
Pkt 
Love 
Cyperus Alternifolia, Umbrella Plant. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIA, (Umbrella Plant). 
This new and very pretty house plant resembles a 
palm in habit and form, but is easily grown and 
keeps green all the year, grows nicely in a bowl, 
dish, or vase, half-filled with rich soil, and then 
filled with water, in this way it will grow luxu- 
riantly, throwing up a great number of flowering 
shoots and requiring no other attention than occa- 
sionally filling the vessel with water. Pkt. 8 cts. 
NEW SNOW-BALL DAISY. Extra large 
era, perfectly double, pure snow white. 
6 cts. 
BALLOON VINE. The Balloon Vine, or 
in a Puff is of rapid growth with pretty foliage 
and curious balloon-like seed ve c sels ; nice for 
windows, rockeries, etc. Pkt. 4 cts. 
NEW COMPACT 
BLUE DELPHIN- 
IUM, (Larkspur). A- 
new variety of rare 
beauty and certain, 
to become very pop- 
ular as soon as 
known. Grows eas- 
ily and blooms fine- 
ly in sixty or eighty 
days after sowing 
the seed in open 
ground. The plants 
grow low and com- 
pactandare literally 
covered with large 
spikes of the richest 
sky-blue flowers, 
showing a mass of 
deep rich blue color 
that no other flower 
can equal. One of 
the most charmingly beautiful new 
everyone can have. Pkt. 8 cts. 
DELPHINIUM or Larkspur. Fine handsome an- 
nuals of great beauty, noted for their light graceful 
foliage and rich handsome colors. Fine mixed, 
Pkt. 3 cts. 
DELPHINIUM, FORMOSUM. A very pretty and 
desirable hardy Perennial Larkspur. Flowers 
clear blue with white center, very fine. Pkt. 3 cts. 
DIGITALIS, (Fox Glove). An old time favorite for 
the hardy border. Bears long graceful racemes 
of richly spotted flowers. Pkt. 3 cts. 
LINARIA, (Kenilworth Ivy). A well-known, hardy, 
perennial trailing plant; very useful for vases and 
baskets, also for rockeries, etc. Pkt. 3 cts. 
LINUM (Crimson Flax). One of the best and most 
showy hardy annuals for bedding; sow in March 
or April where plants are intended to remain, and 
they will soon make a grand show. Pkt. 3 cts. 
LYCHNIUSor Burning Star. One of the most 
brilliant and satisfactory garden flowers. Makes 
dwarf bushy plants, completely covered with a 
blaze of beautiful star like blossoms, scarlet, crim- 
som, white, rose, etc. Blooms the first season, is 
entirely hardy and will continue to bloom fox 
months if kept from seeding. Pkt, 6 cts, 
Blue Delphinium. 
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