1895 2nd Edition

44. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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ASTERS. The numerous forms of the aster, and the now great variety of rich colors of its perfectly double flowers make it a leading favorite. For a late summer and fall display it has no equal. Give the aster a deep, rich soil, with plenty of mulching, and it will surprise even its friends with its profusion of richly-colored perfect flowers. Plant early as possible. NEW DIAMOND.--(See cut, No. 1.) The flowers are extremely beautiful, 2 to 2 1/2 inches across, and the plants grow 18 to 20 inches high. All the stems and branches are terminated by perfect flowers, the entire plant appearing a mass of bloom. The colors range from pure white to blackish purple, and dark, rich crimson. Pkt. 15c. NEW TRIUMPH.--(No. 2.) The most beautiful and most perfect of all dwarf asters. Each plant forms an elegant bouquet of itself. The individual flowers measure from 2 1/2 to 3 inches across. All petals beautifully in-curved; color is peculiarly rich and brilliant. When beginning to bloom it is a pure scarlet, but when in full bloom it changes to a magnificent satiny deep scarlet. Pkt. 10c. SNOWBALL.--(No. 3.) A beautiful and distinct variety, originating from the "Mignon," introduced some years ago. The flowers are semispherical, as shown in our engraving; of refined and faultless form; pure white, beautifully imbricated and very freely produced, as many as 30 flowers being frequently borne on a single plant. The cut blooms will remain longer in good condition than most other varieties. Well adapted for pot culture. This is a valuable acquisition to the aster family, being a novelty of decided merit. Pkt. 15c. PERFECTION.--(No. 4.) Truffant's Improved Paeony Flowered. A favorite class; thrifty, upright growers; flowers large (4 inches across) and almost perfectly round, with incurved petals; height 18 inches to 2 feet. Our mixture contains many exquisite colors. Pkt. 5c. CROWN.--(No 5.) The center of each flower is white, surrounded by a broad margin of color, such as crimson, rose, violet, etc.; flowers large and freely produced. Height 18 inches to 2 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.

COMET.--(No. 6.)--The shape of this new variety differs from all others, resembling closely the large-flowered Japanese chrysanthemums. The flowers are from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches in diameter, perfectly double, many handsome colors mixed. Per pkt. 10c. HARLEQUIN.--A new dwarf pyramidal strain of great beauty, with oddly spotted and striped very double flowers of red and blue, the same plant often having a great variety of flowers on it. Every one will be pleased with it, and it will always attract great attention. Per pkt. 10c. VICTORIA.--This is a magnificent sort, 20 inches high, vigorous in growth, pyramidal in habit, very free blooming; flowers double to center; very large. Adapted for either garden or window culture. Very brilliant colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. DWARF GERMAN.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. PYRAMIDAL BOUQUET.--Very fine, mixed colors; each plant forms a bouquet. Pkt. 10c. HEDGE HOG, OR NEEDLE.--Very peculiar, long quilled petals, handsome and sure to attract attention. Pkt. 10c. NEW WASHINGTON.--The largest aster in cultivation, flowers often measuring four or five inches across, perfectly double, fine form, and of many exquisite colors. Plant is pyramidal and very free blooming; mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.

ONE PACKET EACH OF THE 7 GRAND SORTS NAMED ABOVE FOR 50 Cts.

COLLECTION OF ASTERS.--One pkt. each of the 12 varieties named above. 85c. ALL KINDS MlXED.--Seeds of most of the varieties in above list. Pkt. 5c.

[image] LITTLE GEM SWEET ALYSSUM.

ROYAL MIXED.--A very choice selection of all the best sorts; none 2d grade. Pkt. 10c.

[image] HARLEQUIN ASTER.

ALYSSUM. SWEET.--Has pretty little white flowers, useful for making up in all kinds of small bouquets. Its fragrance while sufficiently pronounced, is very delicate. Makes a pretty border and is one of the best plants for a basket or pot. Pkt. 3c. LITTLE GEM.--The plants are very dwarf and remarkably uniform in growth; grows only 3 or 4 inches high, and each plant spreads so as to completely cover a circular space 12 to 20 inches in diameter. The plants begin to flower while quite young and soon become one mass of white, remaining in full bloom from spring to fall. Deliciously fragrant. More than four hundred clusters of flowers in full bloom have been counted on a single plant. Pkt. 5c.

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AMARANTHUS. Prized for variety of handsome foliage, whether grown in conservatory or garden. The colors will be more brilliant if planted in moderately rich soil. Should not be planted in the north before May. TRICOLOR.--Leaves yellow, red and green; well known as "Joseph's Coat." Very showy in beds alone. Hardy annual; two feet high. Pkt. 3c. STANLEY.--One of the finest of this showy class of annuals, which produces numerous stalks covered with long, thick panicles of crimson flowers. It commences to bloom shortly after sowing and continues until late in the fall. Height 15 inches. Pkt. 5c. CAUDATUS.--(Love Lies Bleeding.) Produces long, drooping chains of brilliant colored flowers. Pkt. 3c. CRUENTUS.--(Prince's Feather.) Pkt. 3c.

[image] AMARANTHUS.

SALICIFOLIUS.--(Fountain Plant.) Handsome form, beautiful foliage; very desirable for centers of beds, borders or pot culture. Pkt. 7c. MIXED VARIETIES.--Pkt. 5c.

AMPELOPSIS. VEITCHII.--(Boston Ivy.) A good wall plant, clinging to the smoothest surface. Perennial and perfectly hardy. Pkt. 10c.

[image] ANTIRRHINUM.

AMOBIUM. ALATUM GRANDIFLORUM.--Very hardy, everlasting, with pretty, double, white flowers. Useful for bouquets. Pkt. 4c.

ANAGALLIS. Low growing plants with remarkably bright, handsome flowers; mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

ANTIRRHINUM. (Snapdragon.) One of the most beautiful and useful border plants, blooming profusely the first season from seed, until after frost. The roots may be carried through the winter with protection, and well repay for the trouble by the abundance of bloom through the entire summer. Our mixtures contain all the new and choice colors, including the beautifully striped, variegated and margined. TALL VARIETIES MIXED.--Pkt. 5c. TOM THUMB.--A collection of the most beautiful, very dwarf varieties; mixed colors. Pkt. 7c.

AQUILEGIA. (Columbine.) Too much praise cannot be given to these elegant, free-flowering, and deservedly popular hardy plants, blooming profusely through the spring into early summer. Hardy perennial. MIXED VARIETIES.--Pkt. 5c. WHITE.--Blooms on Decoration Day. Very desirable for cemetery. Per pkt. 10c.

ARABIS. ALPINA.--Among the earliest blooming plants, and very useful for rock work edgings, carpet bedding, etc. Flower pure white. Plant 9 inches high and a hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c.

ARGEMONE. (Prickly Poppy.) Free blooming; flowers somewhat resemble the poppy. The foliage is large, pretty in form, and of a pleasant light green color. Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c.

[image] ARABIS

[image] CAMELIA-FLOWERED BALSAM.

ASPERULA. AZUREA SETOSA.--A hardy, dwarf growing, little annual producing an abundance of small, light blue, sweet-scented flowers. Fine for bouquets. Pkt. 5c.

BALSAM. Of the most beautiful of our annuals, and under the old names, Lady Slipper and Touch - Me - Not, has always been popular, but by the care and attention given it in the last few years, it has been greatly improved. The flowers are most brilliantly colored, very large and double as the rose; very striking in their rich coloring, ranging from pure white to rich dark crimson. CAMELIA-FLOWERED, MIXED.--Very double, resembling the camelia in form, of unusual size, perfect shape, and our mixture contains all the best colors. You will be greatly pleased with it. Pkt. 10c. MAIDEN'S BLUSH.--A new variety of double balsam, which is of a very delicate and handsome blush color. Pkt. 8c. DOUBLE WHITE.--Very desirable, and largely used by florists. Pkt. 8c. PEERLESS MIXED.--This acme of perfection is made up from the best foreign and American strains, and their beauty is truly marvelous; flowers double as a camelia and of all known colors, and plants are loaded with hundreds of flowers. Pkt. 10c. ALL VARIETIES MIXED.--Pkt. 5c.

[image] REX BEGONIA.

[image] BRACHYCOME.

BEGONIA. SINGLE TUBEROUS-ROOTED.--Finest new single varieties mixed; flowers very large. Pkt. 15c. DOUBLE MIXED TUBEROUS-ROOTED.--Pkt. 25c. VERNON.--Comes absolutely true from seed. The plants grow rapidly and thrive amazingly under our hot summer sun. Per pkt. 15c. REX.--Ornamental leaved varieties. Extra fine mixed. Pkt. 15c. MIXED VARIETIES.--Many excellent flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c.

FOLIAGE BEETS. One of the most effective foliage plants in existence, its leaves producing a wealth of tropical beauty. Its metalic [metallic], lustrous and glistening leaves equal any of the most expensive exotics and conservatory plants. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

BRACHYCOME. Also called "Swan River Daisy." Very pretty low growing plants, fine for borders, rustic work or pot culture, covered during summer with a profusion of cineraria-like flowers. Half-hardy annual. Mixed blue and white. Pkt. 5c.

BROWALLIA. ELATA.--Produces very delicate and handsome flowers in great abundance. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.

BALOON VINE. A very pretty and rapid growing climber, succeeding best in a warm situation. It produces a very curious inflated capsule from which it derives its name. Pkt. 5c.

BRYONOPSIS. A pretty climber, with ivy-like foliage and beautifully marked green fruit, which changes to bright scarlet marbled white. Half hardy annual. 15 feet. Pkt. 5c.

CALLIOPSIS. Many of our most showy flowers are slighted because they are common and grow anywhere without trouble or care, almost like weeds. One of these is the calliopsis. Were it a new thing just introduced, it would be considered a novelty of rare excellence. MIXED COLORS.--Produces flowers in nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown. Pkt. 5c.

[image] BRYONOPSIS.

GOLDEN WAVE.--Plant very bushy and compact, reaching 2 feet in height, and covered from July to October with hundreds of beautiful golden blossoms, two inches in diameter, with small dark centers. It is indeed a wave of gold. Pkt. 8c.

CALENDULA. Belongs to the well known marigold family. OFFICINALIS LE PROUST.--Very double, nankeen colored. Fine. Pkt. 5c. METEOR.--A new variety; very fine for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped with bright orange. Pkt. 5c. PRINCE OF ORANGE.--Similar to Meteor, but much darker. Pkt. 5c.

[image] GOLDEN WAVE CALLIOPSIS.

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[image] ORIOLE CALENDULA.

ORIOLE.--The extra large double flowers are indescribably rich and glowing in tone, of an intensely bright golden yellow, wonderfully free flowering. Pkt. 10c. FINE MIXED.--Pkt. 3c.

CAMPANULA. SPECULUM.--(Venus' Looking Glass.) Handsome for masses; hardy, free bloomers. Double mixed. Pkt. 5c. CUP AND SAUCER.--A beautiful variety. The bell is nearly four inches in diameter, presenting the form of a saucer, hence its name. The plant is of strong growth, quite as hardy and floriferous as the old blue variety, and is very elegant and handsome when in flower, the blossoms literally hiding the plant. Perennial. Pkt. 10c. MACROSTYLA.--A very curious shaped, handsome large violet flower; remarkably fine. Pkt. 10c.

CANDYTUFT. Universally known and cultivated and considered indispensible for cutting. All the varieties look best in beds or masses; hardy, easy to cultivate, and bloom profusely. Hardy annuals, 1 foot high.

[image] SPECULUM CAMPANULA.

SNOW QUEEN.--A new variety from southern Europe, grows rapidly, blooms early and remaining in full flower for about three months. The Snow Queen grows very regularly--each plant being almost an exact counterpart of every other. Valuable for ribbon beds or borders. Pkt. 8c.

[image] CUP AND SAUCER CAMPANULA.

CORONARIA. (Tom Thumb). Dwarf. Pkt. 5c. DUNNET'S CRIMSON.--A Splendid bright crimson. Pkt. 5c. BEST MIXED.--A mixture of all varieties. Pkt. 3c, oz. 40c.

CALEMPELIS. SCABRA.--A handsome vine producing bright orange flowers in great abundance. Pkt. 5c.

CACTUS. FINE MIXED VARIETIES.--Pkt. 15c.

CANARY BIRD FLOWER. One of the most beautiful of climbers, with delicate, finely cut foliage and curious bright yellow flowers resembling the canary bird in shape and color. Pkt. 10c.

CANNA. Fine foliage plants of a highly decorative character; their handsome leaves combined with their varied and richly colored flowers have an extremely fine effect. They are easily raised from seeds which should be soaked in hot water for several hours.

[image] CANARY BIRD FLOWER.

MIXED VARIETIES.--Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. CROZY'S MIXED.--Very large flowering sorts. Choice mixed. Pkt. 10c.

[image] SNOW QUEEN CANDYTUFT.

CANTERBURY BELLS. One of the best known and most popular biennials. Produces an abundance of richly colored bloom. SINGLE MIXED COLORS.--Pkt. 5c. DOUBLE MIXED COLORS.--Pkt. 5c.

CELOSIA. (Cockscomb.) One of the most beautiful flowers that can be grown in the open ground. Produce large, ornamental comb-like heads. For summer beds we know of nothing that will produce as showy and brilliant effects. Can be preserved for winter bouquets by cutting off the heads before they are ripe, and drying in the house.

[image] CANTERBURY BELLS.

GIANT EMPRESS.--Very handsome either for pot plants or specimen plants in beds, where they excite the curiosity of visitors more than almost any plant that can be grown. The Empress is the finest and most gorgeous variety yet introduced. It is not uncommon for the heads of this variety to measure over twelve inches in breadth; very bright purple combs and dark bronze foliage. Pkt. 10c. GOLDEN JAPANESE.--One of the most attractive novelties of the season. Plants large and produce many handsome flowers six to ten inches in diameter and of a most attractive bright, rich golden yellow color, different and more velvety than the yellow in any other flower that we know of. Try it. Pkt. 10c.

GLASGOW PRIZE.--A very fine semi-dwarf variety, with large, brilliant crimson comb and very handsome dark foliage. Specimens grow on our place for seed measured 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Start seeds early. Pkt. 10c. JAPONICA.--A very bright crimson variety, large and finely cut. Pkt. 5c. PYRAMIDALIS PLUMOSA.--A very handsome feathered sort. The entire plant is of perfect pyramidal form if given room for development. Flowers are of all shades of scarlet, crimson, yellow and pink. The stalks and leaves are also beautifully veined. Pkt. 7c. ALL VARIETIES MIXED.--Pkt. 5c.

[image] GIANT EMPRESS CELOSIA.

[image] PYRAMIDALIS PLUMOSA.

CENTROSEMA. GRANDIFLORA.--Absolutely new to cultivation but one of the very best in actual merit. It is a hardy perennial vine of rare and exquisite beauty, which blooms early in June from seed sown in April, and bears in the greatest profusion inverted pea-shaped flowers from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter, and ranging in color from a rosy violet to a reddish purple, with a broad feathered white marking through the center. It will bloom until frost, and if potted will flower freely in the house. One of the most attractive features is the way in which the flowers look up at you in the face. Every imaginative person sees faces in the Pansy, and this is even more suggestive in Centrosema. Therefore "Look at Me," is not a bad name for it. Pkt. 15c.

CACALIA. COCCINEA.--A handsome free flowering little plant owing to the peculiar form of the flower, it is sometimes called Tassel Flower or Flora's Paint Brush. Scarlet. Pkt. 5c.

CINERARIA. HYBRIDA.--Very handsome greenhouse plants; fine mixed. Pkt. 20c. MARITIMA.--Silver-leaved. Pkt. 5c.

CATCHFLY. A very pretty and showy little plant. Mixed colors. Pkt. 2c.

CLEOME. PUNGENS.--(The Giant Spider Plant.) Growing vigorously four or five feet high, flowering profusely and a perpetual bloomer and of a bright rose color. It is also one of the very best honey producing plants. Pkt. 5c.

CLIANTHUS. DAMPEIRI.--A beautiful shrubbery climber, grown mostly under glass, but does well out of doors in summer time. Flowers brilliant scarlet, growing in clusters. Pkt. 25c.

[image] GRANDIFLORA CENTROSEMA.

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[image] DOUBLE CENTAUREA.

CENTAUREA. CYANUS.--Called Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, Blue Bottle, Bachelor's Buttons and Bluet. A very old favorite garden annual, flowering freely in almost any situation; height, 2 to 3 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 3c. CYANUS DOUBLE.--A most charming sport from the above, well shown in our illustration. Flowers very large and globular. A continuous bloomer, and becoming quite popular. Our mixture contains a great variety of colors. Pkt. 10c. MOSCHATA.--(Sweet Sultan.) Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. MARGUERITE.--All who saw this grand new variety on our trial grounds the past season united in pronouncing it one of the handsomest novelties ever brought out. It is named after the lovely Queen Marguerite of Italy. Plants grow about eighteen inches high and are of the easiest culture. The large flowers are of the purest white, deliciously scented, exquisitely lacinated, and freely produced on long stems which render them invaluable for cutting. The illustration does not do the flower justice, and gives but a faint idea of its exquisite unique beauty. Entirely different from all other flowering plants and sure to attract attention. Pkt. 10c.

[image] MARGUERITE CENTAUREA. COPYRIGHTED 1892 BY W.A.B.&C.

CARNATION. The finest of the dianthus or pink family; very fragrant. Our seed is unsurpassed. MARGUERITE.--A decided novelty. The plants are of healthy and vigorous growth, and the flowers are produced in the greatest profusion. They run through quite a variety of colors, white, scarlet, carmine, rose, striped, purple, violet, salmon, etc. Seed sown under glass in March and transplanted to the open ground in May will commence flowering in August and will give an endless supply of their beautiful blossoms for a long time. The flowers are exceedingly brilliant in color, and the calyx does not burst. About 80 per cent of the plants will come full double. Pkt. 10c. DOUBLE EXTRA MIXED.--Pkt. 15c. SELFS MIXED.--The one color sorts. Pkt. 10c. PERPETUAL, OR TREE.--Pkt. 25c.

COLEUS. One of the most popular foliage plants. It is very decorative in the flower border, and easily grown from seed, which frequently produces new and distinct varieties. Half hardy perennial. Pkt. 15c.

COCKSCOMB. (See Celosia.)

[image] COLEUS.

COBOEA SCANDENS. One of the most magnificent climbers, prized for its rapid growth (often twenty to thirty feet) and an abundance of beautiful blue flowers. The seed should be planted edgewise in moist earth--a pot or box is best--and water sparingly till plants are two or three inches high. Pkt. 10c. WHITE.--New and elegant. Pkt. 10c.

CHRYSANTHEMUM. One of the prettiest annuals grown. The colors have the appearance of being laid on with a brush, and for this reason they are frequently called "painted daisies," and are indeed charming. Sow seed early in open ground and and they will bloom profusely all summer. NEW DOUBLE ANNUAL.--A valuable and most unique novelty. They are extremely variable and it is impossible to describe the beautiful forms which have been produced, as conveyed by our engraving. A great variety of colors, markings and pencilings. Although mostly very double, there will be an occasional semi-double, or even single, but these are almost equally charming. Pkt. 10c.

[image] CLARKIA.

INDICUM POMPON.--Double mixed. This is the most popular greenhouse variety. Very showy and desirable for fall and early winter blooming. Plants potted in the fall make a continuous bouquet for many weeks. Pkt. 10c. MIXED VARIETIES.--Includes all the best. Pkt. 5c.

CLARKIA. A very desirable hardy annual for bedding purposes; growing freely and blooming profusely in any common garden soil. Fine mixed. Double and single. Pkt. 3c.

COSMOS. A magnificent race of plants growing about 4 feet high, and in fall literally covered with graceful flowers resembling single dahlias, but better for cutting. About 2 inches in diameter; rose, purple, flesh color, and pure white. As a cut flower for vases or personal wear, its grace and beauty is unequaled. Easily raised from seed; if sown early, blooms the first season. All colors mixed. Pkt. 10c.

[image] MARGUERITE CARNATIONS.

CUPHEA. PLATYCENTRA.--(Cigar Plant.) Greenhouse plant, also makes a handsome border. Flowers of bright scarlet, tipped with black and white. Pkt. 15c. PURPUREA.--Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c.

DOLICHOS. LABLAB.--(Hyacinth Bean)--An excellent climber for fences and exposed places; mixed. Pkt. 5c.

DELPHINUM. CHINENSIS.--(Perennial Larkspur). Well known and very desirable border plants, producing their flowers on long spikes. It is one of the best perennials grown. Will bloom first year if sown early out of doors. Eight beautiful colors mixed. Pkt. 5c.

DIGITALIS. Fox Glove. Showy for back grounds and borders, and are beautiful when planted among shrubs. They thrive in any ordinary garden soil. Fine mixed colors. Pkt. 3c.

The Ladies Say. I was much pleased with all seeds bought of you last year. MRS. ELIZA McKERRAL, Green Mt., Ia. Everyone who sees my garden is pleased with the appearance. I can assure you that I heartily recommend the Iowa Seed Co.'s seed to all. MRS. A. C. WATSON, Horton, Mich.

[image] NEW DOUBLE ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM.

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[image] STRIPED CONVOLVULUS.

CONVOLVULUS. Popularly known as Morning Glories. IMPROVED CLIMBING.--(Major)--Everybody knows the common morning glory, but many of the choice new varieties contained in this mixture are indeed rare. It will be found to include the marbled and striped sorts, varieties with marbled and laciniated foliage, the ivy-leaved kinds--in short--the largest variety of morning glories ever offered in one package. Flowers of large size, and plants climb to a height of twenty to forty feet in one season from seed, producing thousands of flowers. Pkt. 7c, oz. 30c. MAJOR STRIPED.--Large, handsome flowers of great beauty. On a white ground they are variously striped and blotched with red, blue and rose. Pkt. 5c. BLACK.--A new color, and surely none could be so odd and unique as black, the rarest color among flowers. It does not differ from the ordinary morning glory in any other respect. The flowers are of large size and freely produced. Pkt. 10c. MAJOR MIXED.--Ordinary mixture. Pkt. 2c, oz. 10c. MINOR.--(Dwarf Morning Glory)--These beautiful bush morning glories grow only about one foot high; the flowers are freely borne, and, if pleasant, remain open all day. The plant spreads with much regularity in all directions, and a bed of them is a beautiful object throughout the summer. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

CYPRESS VINE. A beautiful rapid climber, with delicate, dark green feathery foliage, and an abundance of bright, star-shaped scarlet and white blossoms, which in the bright sunshine present a mass of beauty. NEW IVY-LEAVED.--Entirely distinct from all other varieties, both in flowers and foliage. The ivy-like leaves make a dense screen from which the pretty fiery orange-scarlet flowers stand out in countless numbers. It is quick growing and sure to please all who try it. Pkt. 10c.

[image] CYPRESS VINE.

[image] CYCLAMEN.

SCARLET.--Very bright. Pkt. 5c. WHITE.--Pretty in contrast with scarlet. Pkt. 5c. MIXED COLORS.--Pkt. 5c.

CYCLAMEN. PERSICUM.--One of the handsomest of greenhouse plants. Foliage is handsomely marked and the flowers beautiful. Seed should be sown under glass in well rotted compost and sand. Tuberous rooted, blooming second year. Best strain. Mixed colors. Pkt. 25c.

DAISY. Popular perennials, blooming the first year from seed; very handsome for borders or pots; best double mixed. Pkt. 8c. NEW GIANT SNOWBALL.--A most charming variety of this handsome little flower. It has unusually large, double flowers on very long stems, making it very valuable for cutting. Color, a pure snow white. Don't fail to give this little beauty a fair trial, and it will be sure to please you. Pkt. 15c.

DIAMOND FLOWER. A very pretty little plant covered with numerous small shining flowers. Pkt. 10c.

[image] GIANT SNOWBALL DAISY.

[image] DATURA CORNUCOPIA

DATURA. A large, strong growing plant, with trumpet-shaped flowers, and bearing blooms of large size. CORNUCOPIA.--A magnificent novelty of striking beauty. The plant is of robust habit, about three feet high. The stems, of dark purplish maroon, shine as if varnished. The flowers average eight inches long by five inches across the mouth, are formed of two to three flowers growing one within the other, the interiors being glistening French white, contrasting beautifully with the mottled royal purple exteriors. The flowers are delightfully fragrant. Seeds started early in the house will produce plants that will flower from summer until frost. Often from 200 to 300 flowers are borne in a season. For specimens in the garden, this novelty is extremely beautiful. Pkt. 15c.

[image] MOURNING PINK.

NIGHTINGALE.--A very profuse large flowering sort of pure satiny white, very handsome flowers four or five inches in diameter and 8 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 10c. DOUBLE VARIETIES MIXED.--Pkt. 5c.

DIANTHUS. The dianthus, or Chinese pink, has long been a great garden favorite. It is, in fact, one of our most useful plants, furnishing abundance of gay aud pretty flowers until frozen in with the earth and covered by drifting snows. They live over winter and bloom as well the second year as the first. They are quite as pretty for pot plants in the house as carnations. Indeed, their variety of color is more varied and pretty, while they are freer bloomers. Plants from seed grow and bloom very quickly. We know we are doing our customers a kindness by urging them to plant the dianthus for both garden and pots. MOURNING PINK.--A magnificent new variety, with very double large flowers of a very dark mahogany, almost black, each petal edged with a clear cut margin of pure white. Pkt. 10c. HEDDEWIGI.--Finest selected single mixed. One of the most showy of the pink family. Pkt. 5c.

[image] HEDDEWIGI.