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15 IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA.

MARY WASHINGTON ROSE.
It is a historic fact that our revered first president, George Washington, raised in his garden at Mt. Vernon a seedling rose which proved to be a hardy, perpetual blooming climber, producing double snow-white blossoms in great profusion from June until frost. In this lovely rose our first president took special delight, and named it after his mother, Mary Washington. The original bush can yet be seen growing in the grounds where the world-famous master planted it in his garden at Mt. Vernon. No home is complete without one of these roses. Each 15c. Large, strong plants, each 25c.

BEAUTIFUL FAIRY ROSES.
These Polyantha roses are of marvelous grace and beauty. Something everyone can succeed with; sure to give satisfaction. They bloom in immense clusters, 25 to 50 together on a single stem. They are wonderfully beautiful, bloom constantly and as freely as ageranium, and require as little care. They are quite hardy, requiring but slight protection even in the north. Excellent for cemetary planting. We sell thousands of these, and purchasers are delighted.

[image] MARY WASHINGTON ROSE.

WATER HYACINTH
One of the most remarkable, curious and beautiful plants we have ever grown. Instead of growing in soil it floats in the water, which it is enabled to do by means of its curiously inflated leaf stalks, which resemble bladders or balloons, filled with air. A large mass of feathery blue roots grow downward, their ends entering into the soil. It forms a lovely rosette of its curious, shining green leaves, and throws up spikes of the most exquisite flowers imaginable, resembling in form a spike of hyacinth bloom, but as beautiful as many of the choicest and most costly orchids. Each flower is as large or larger than a silver dollar; color, a beautiful, soft lilac rose, sparkling as if covered with diamond dust. The upper petal, which is the largest, has a large metallic blue blotch, and in the center of that a small, deep. golden yellow spot. Each 15c.

[image] MIGNONETTE ROSE

MIGNONETTE.- As the name would denote, this is deliciously scented: the flowers are blush or soft rose, borne in dense heads-we have had trusses with over 200 flowers and buds on at the same time. Each 10c.
MINATURE.- The smallest rose in cultivation; the flowers, which are only about the size of a silver dime, are produced in great profusion and are very double. It is a delicate rose color an opening, changing to pure white as the flowers expand. Each 10c.
LITTLE WHITE PET.- Very handsome; pure white, perfect shaped flower. A strong grower and profuse bloomer. Very hardy. Each 10c.
PERLE D'OR.- Color of the buds beautiful nankeen yellow, which vivid orange center, each petal tipped white, changing to buff tinged rose in the open flower. Each 10c.
CLOTHILDE SOUPERT.- A decided novelty, and one which should be in the collection of every lover of roses. Very profuse bloomer; flowers large, very double; pure white, with rosy pink center; frangrant. Each 10c.
PINK SOUPERT.- A charming novelty, which we offer this year for the first time. Like Clothilde Soupert, only the flowers are a handsome rosy pink color all over, a peculiar shade, different from any other. A great bloomer and every one should try it. Each 20c.

[image. WATER HYACINTH]

ROYAL PURPLE STROBILANTHE.
A new house and bedding plant; was awarded the Gold medal offered by the King of Belgium at the Ghent exhibition. It forms a compact bush 18 inches high, with leaves 6 to 9 inches long, 3 to 4 inches wide, and of the most intense metallic purple color, shading into light rose with a light green margin, a combination unapproached by any other plant. The flowers are a lovely violet-blue, very beautiful. It has created a veritable sensation wherever exhibited, and will be grown by the thousand as a bedding plant, while at the same time one of the most brilliant decorative plants in existence; for table oranament, parlor to greenhouse, nothing can equal it. Each 15c.

PANSY GERANIUM.
This variety, though not new, is one of great merit. The flowers are of medium size, and have a white throat. Each petal is shaded toward the center with a rich lavender pink and dark maroon blotch in the center. Each 25c.

[image] REMARKABLE GERANIUM

NEW DOUBLE GERANIUM.
REMARKABLE.- As will be seen by our illustation, the habit of growth is dwarf and compact, making this variety one of the most desirable for pot culture. The novelty and merit, however, is principally in the perfect trusses of miniature rosebud florets, which are wonderfully attractive and pleasing. The color is the brightest possible scarlet crimson; the substance most lasting. A buttonhole bouquet of this variety will keep fresh longer than any other we know of, and then it is entirely unique, afterwards opening to a very handsome bright flower. This should not be confounded with the old Rosebud geranium. Imagine, if you can, a handsomely formed, bushy little plant, constantly covered with perfectly proportioned trusses of exquisitely brilliant rosebud flowers so intense in color that they appear to vibrate. Of hardy, vigorous, healthy habit of growth. Each 15c.

[image]PANSY GERANIUM