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4. SEED AND PLANT CATALOGUE.
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-Camelia Flowered, White - Much used by florists... 10.
-Camelia Flowered-Mixed colors... 10.
- Rose Flowered -Mixed colors... 10.
- Solferino, striped and spotted... 10.
- Double Mixed... 5.
Beet, Chillian Scarlet -Foliage plant... 5.
Belvidere-Fine for Cemeteries... 5.
Brachycome (Swan River Daisy)... 10.
Browallia-This is one of the prettiest and most attractive flowers on our list; would be grown more generally if it was better known. Flowers blue and white. Try it... 10.
Cacalia (Tassel Flower)-Mixed colors... 5.
Calandrina-Mixed colors... 5.
Calendula (Pot Marigold)-Nankeen color... 5.
Calliopsis (Coreopsis)-Showy border plant
-Mixed Colors-Many shades... 5.
Campanula, Speculum (Venus' Looking Glass)... 5.
Candytuft-A very pretty useful border plant producing an abundance of bloom. Fine for
bouquets; very fragrant:
- White... 5.
-Sweet Scented... 5.
-Mixed Colors... 5.
- Hybrid Dwarf-Mixed colors... 10.
Canna (Shot Plant)-Ornamental Foliage Plant. 5.
Catchfly-Showy plant for borders... 5.
Celosia, New Japan Cockscomb-The best of all the Cockscombs; produces bright scarlet heads of bloom delicately laced or fringed... 10.
-Mixed Varieties and Colors... 5.
Centaurea, Cyanus (Batchelor's Button). 5.
-Moschata (Sweet Sultan)... 5.
-Candidissima - Beautiful silvery-leaved plants, specially adapted to borders or cemetery use... 25.
Chrysanthemum-For late autumn blooming in the house, there is no flower to take the
place of this. It blooms just at a time when there are but few other flowers, and furnishes
several hundred flowers on each plant:
-Double Fine Mixed... 5.
-Double White... 10.
Cineraria, Maritima - Silvery-leaved plants... 10.
Clarkia, Double-Mixed colors... 5.
-Single-Mixed colors... 5.
Collinsia-Mixed colors... 5.
Convolvulus Minor (Dwarf Morning Glory)-We call the special attention of our customers to this valuable bedding plant. One bed which we saw of these, this last year was truly magnificent, some specimens rivaling the Pansy in richness of color and shadings. You
will not be disappointed if you try it:
- Mixed Colors... 5.
Crepis (Hawkweed)-Mixed colors... 5.
Daisy-Best double, mixed colors. Charming little plants for edgings and borders, as well as
for pot plants in winter; blooms very profusely the year around; a great favorite wherever
grown... 10.
Datura-Double mixed... 5.
Dianthus-Very popular hardy annuals; extremely brilliant and beautiful in beds:
-Chinensis-Double mixed... 5.
-Laciniatus... 5.
-Heddewigii... 5.
-Mixed Varieties... 5.
Didiscus-Delicate sky-blue blossoms produced in numerous umbels. Flowers are singularly formed and very striking... 10.
Edelweiss-This is the famous and true "Edelweiss" of the Alps, found growing there in the most inaccessible spots among the rocks, and gathered by tourists, and others, at great
risk of life. The flower is considered the proper present for a bride from her fiance on her wedding morn. The flowers are of downy texture, pure white and star-shaped, and easily
cultivated... 25.
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Eschscholtzia, Californica (California Poppy)-An exceedingly showy, profuse blooming
plant, attractive in foliage, bud and blossom; one of the most brilliant yellow flowers grown. Makes a beautiful bed when grown with the dwarf convolvulus. They are becoming quite popular for use in summer bouquets and baskets... 5.
Euphorbia, Marginata... 5.
Eutoca-Showy, free-flowering plants; brilliant colors; fine for bouquets... 5.
Gaillardia-A showy annual which blooms throughout the season:
-Mixed Colors... 5.
Gilia, Mixed Colors-Pretty for bouquets. 5.
Godetia-Mixed varieties... 5.
Gypsophila-Small fragrant flowers, borne on long feathery stems. Pretty for bouquets; can also be treated as an everlasting:
-Mixed Colors... 5.
Ice Plant-A curious and attractive plant, the foliage of which is covered with particles resembling crystals of ice, glistening in the sun. 5.
Kaulfussia-Mixed colors... 5.
Larkspur-Very ornamental and beautiful hardy annuals; a great variety of colors:
-Dwarf Rocket... 5.
-Tall Rocket... 5.
-Mixed Varieties... 5.
Leptosiphon-A charming little plant with delicate foliage, and cheerful star shaped flowers. 10.
Linum (Crimson Flax)... 5.
Lobelia-One of the prettiest and most useful little trailing plants for the hanging basket. The low growing sorts are very valuable for edgings; very free, pretty bloomers. Half-hardy annuals. (See list of Flower Plants.)
-Gracilis-Blue... 10.
-Erinus-Mixed colors... 10.
Lupinus (Sun Dials)-Mixed varieties... 5.
Lychnis-Quite pretty flowers which are produced in clusters; blooms all summer:
-Mixed Colors and Varieties... 5.
Malope-Mixed colors... 5.
Marigold African-Double mixed colors. 5.
-French-Double mixed colors... 5.
-Mixed Varieties... 5.
Marvel or Peru (Four O'Clock)-Beautiful both in foliage and flowers... 5.
Mignonette-One of the best known and most popular flowers, indispensable in every garden; very fragrant:
-Golden Queen-Very attractive... 10.
-Miles' Hybrid Spiral-Profuse bloomer. 10.
-Parson's White... 5.
-Sweet Scented -An old favorite... 5.
Matricaria (Feverfew)-Double white... 10.
Mimulus, Hybridus (Monkey Flower)- Very beautifully spotted... 25.
-Moschatus (Musk Plant)... 10.
Myosotis (Forget-me-not)-This beautiful little flower is too well known to require any discription [description] or recommendation, from us. The delicate blue flowers appear all summer... 10.
Nasturtium Dwarf-Mixed colors... 5.
Nemophila-Best varieties mixed... 5.
Nigella (Love in a Mist)-Curious foliage and flowers; quite desirable for bouquets:
-Mixed colors... 5.
Nolana-Beautiful free-flowering plants excellent for rock-work... 5.
Oenothera (Evening Primrose)-Very interesting, free-flowering annuals, opening their flowers the latter part of the day.
-Mixed Colors... 5.
Pansy, or Heartsease-We are making this our specialty and have searched Europe and America over, and spared neither pains nor money in making our stock as complete as it is, until now we are proud to say that our Pansy seed cannot be excelled on this side of the water. The Pansy flowers better during the summer if planted in a partly shaded location, and should be kept well watered.

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