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OUR
ANNUAL INTRODUCTION OFFER.
SEASON OF 1894.

Feeling confident that a trial of our seeds will make a
regular customer of the most critical buyer, and also to show
our appreciation of the many orders our friends have sent us

in the past, we again make the following special offer :

Oe with every order (accompanied by the cash) for One
Dollar’s worth or more of seeds in packets or ounces, selected
from this ‘‘Catalogue,” we will send without charge, one

packet of

MRS. HARRISON’S
WHITE HOUSE PANSIES,

price of which alone is 50 cents (full description of these

beautiful Pansies will be found on pages 8 and 9).

In order to obtain this packet of Pansy Seed without
charge, the following conditions must be strictly followed.

1st. The order sent must be for one dollar’s worth or
more of seeds in packets or ounces.

2d. ‘The cash must accompany every order.

The enclosed Coupon must accompany every order.

COUPON.

This Coupon is good for one packet of

MRS. HARRISON'S WHITE HOUSE PANSIES

when accompanied with an order for One Dollar’s
worth or more of Seeds in packets or ounces, as
explained on preceding page.

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COPYRIGHT 1294.87

FEBRUARY 1, 1894.

To OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS:

With the incoming of the NewYear, we again send “ Faxon’s Catalogue of Seeds”
to our frieids and customers; and we cannot but feel that this season we are
- better prepared than ever before to meet the demands of our increasing trade.
The above illustration (made from a photograph) will give you a good idea of our
new building ; we occupy the whole of it, and, with our Trial Gardens and Seed
Testing Grounds near by, have every facility for conducting a successful ‘‘ Seed
Business.’”” We have this year newly illustrated and described our lists of both
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, and, “to meet the demand of the times,” much
reduced our prices. © We sincerely thank you all for your generous orders in the
past, and assure you that we fully appreciate your kind patronage.

STANDARD SEEDS. —We have freed our lists of Vegetables and Flowers
from the incumbrance of undesirable sorts; consequently they are much easier to
make selections from than longer lists, where poor and worthless varieties are
intermingled with the good and valuable. These lists we call Standard Seeds.

FAXON’ TIES. — Under this head are catalogued those Flowers
and Vegetables the cultivation of which we have made a study, and we believe our
strains of seed of these varieties will compare favorably with any to be obtained.
The flowers referred to are: -ASTERS, PANSIES, SWEET PEAS, AND
NASTURTIUMS;; the vegetables: - TRUE YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS
ONION, SAVOY CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, AND TOMATO.
These sorts you will find catalogued on the succeeding pages, and distinctly marked

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FAXON S oP ECIALTIES, moment that we wish you to consider these
varieties as novelties; on the contrary, they are all old favorites, that with care have
been CROWN TO PERFECTION.

You will also find listed many very desirable pances of Seeds, Bulbs, and |
Plants, some of which are brought to your notice this season for the first time,
others that have been introduced within a few years, and still others that are old
sorts; but all will be needed to make your garden_complete. In every case of a
novelty, we have satisfied ourselves that the variety offered is considered in good
faith by the introducer to be distinct and worthy of general cultivation, and in
every instance have given the description of the originator.

FRUITS AND FLOWERS.— We would call particular attention to the
fact that, having made special arrangements with several of the best nurseries in
this country, we can supply our customers with whatever they may need in Fruit
and Ornamental Trees and Plants. Send four cents in stamps for large illustrated
catalogue of Nursery Stock. Send two cents in stamps for special catalogue of
Hardy Herbaceous Plants, which are now attracting so much attention. We shall ©
take pleasure in corresponding with you, .

On all orders for flower or vegetable seeds in packets,
the purchaser may select seeds to the value of $1.25 —
for each one dollar sent us. This discount applies only —

to seeds in packets, and does not apply to any oH our
special offers.

REMIT TANCES , — Remittances should be made by post-office money order,
bank draft, registered letter, or express order. For fractional parts of a dollar,
postage stamps will be received, two-cent denominations preferred.

POSTACE ON SEEDS. — Seeds by the packet or ounce, either Flower or
Vegetable Seeds, will be sent by mail at catalogue prices without extra charge.
Seeds at pound and quart prices we do not send free; kindly add eight cents per
pound, or ten cents per quart on Corn, and sixteen cents per quart on Beans and
Peas to catalogue prices. s

BACS USED IN PACKIN RDERS, — When ordering seeds in bulk, —
kindly include in your remittance an amount for cloth bags, as follows: — One ~
quarter bushel, ten cents; one-half bushel, fifteen cents; one bushel, twenty cous z
two bushels, twenty-five cents. No charge for boxes or barrels. :

ORDER SHEET AND RN ENVEL .— Kindly use the enclosed _ =
order sheet for writing out your orders; fill in your full name and address, amount 2
sent, etc., as per blanks, and mail to us in the printed return envelope enclosed; ~
by so doing there is very little danger of orders being lost in the mails. :

SEASON OF 1894. TB. Sent Co

Copyright 1894 by M. B. Faxon Co. SAUCGUS, MASS: |

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— BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA.—

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_‘BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA BEAN comes ABSOLUTELY TRUE FROM SEED.
The bushes grow eighteen to twenty inches high, of stout growth and always erect,
yet branching so vigorously that each plant develops into a magnificent circular’
bush from two feet to three feetin diameter. The leaves are of very large size and
great substance. ‘The bush character is thoroughly established, not one plant in
a thousand showing any disposition to “run.” ‘Ihe thickness of the main stalk
and branches of the plant, as also the unusual size, healthy green color, and thick,
_ leathery substance of the leaves, indicate the strong constitution of this variety, by
- which it is enabled to bear large crops, and is also asure cropper. It is an zwmezse
yielder, each bush bearing from fifty to two hundred of the handsome large pods,
well filled with very large beans, which are dentical in size and luscious flavor to
the well-known large pole Limas. By the introduction of this most valuable novelty
the largest and best Lima Beans can now be raised in quantity at small cost,
without the expense and labor attached to the use of poles.

PRICES FOR 48394. We have now warehoused sufficient seed to

supply at moderate prices in bulk, —so that

all our customers can enjoy a full supply of these delicious beans throughout the

season. Prices of the GENUINE SEED oF BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA BEAN,

_ crop of 1893 and warranted true: PER LIBERAL PKT. 15 CTS.; 2 PKTS. FOR 25

__ CTS. OR 10 PKTS. FOR $1.00; % PINT 25 CTS.; PER PINT 40 CTS.; PER QUART

_ 75 CTS., POSTPAID, by mail. By express or freight, PER PINT 30 CTS.; PER

QUART GO CTS.; 2 QUARTS $1.00; 4 QUARTS FOR $2.00, Any larger quantity at
_ same rate of FIFTY CENTS PER QUART.

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DANVERS ONION

‘“TRUE YELLOW CLOBE.”’

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setts and espe-

cially in Essex
County, the Danvers Onion has always been the
standard sort grown, and the care and attention
that has been given this vegetable has resulted in
making our State famous the country over for its
yellow onions. Probably no gardeners in the world
are more exacting and critical in regard to seed
stocks than the growers of the Danvers Onion in
Danvers and Peabody, Mass., the home of this vegetable; no’ one who has not
been in these towns and carefully examined this crop, can have any adequate idea
of what long and constant selection of the most perfect types for seed purposes
has accomplished. Our strain is of good size, an early and abundant cropper, very —
thick bulb, flat or slightly convex bottom, full oval top, with small neck, and rich
brownish-yellow skin. Seed from this type is more sure to bottom well than when
grown from onions having too much depth of bulb or globe-shaped. These tend
to stray into thick necks or scullions. We have taken the greatest care in select-
ing our seed stock for many years, and can fully recommend our strain to market
gardeners and private growers as the finest in cultivation.

Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; pound, $2.00.

““FAXON’S EARLY BOSTON” CAULIFLOWER.

We have given a great deal of. attention to
FAXON’S SPECIALTIES. securing an extra early, sure heading cauliflow-
er, and after many exhaustive trials can confi-
dently say that this sort, whether intended for private use, or to be grown for
market, is equal if not
superior to any variety
ever offered. For forc-
ing under glass during
winter and early spring,
or for planting later in
the open ground, no
variety can surpass it.
In fact its earliness,
dwarf, compact habit,
and producing, as it
does, large snow-white
heads, has made this
cauliflower a great fav-
orite with all who have
given it a trial. Our
seed this season is the
product of the very
finest specimens, and SS <R : Winns a
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SAVOY CABBAGE

“QUINCY MARKET.’

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This selected strain of the true
Boston type of this favorite cabbage
will, we are sure, be found the equal,
if not superior of any offered. Its
dwarf habit, good size, and solid
heading qualities will be appreciated
by market gardeners who have ex-
———— perienced trouble in getting first-
QUINCY MARKET SAVOY CABBAGE. class stocks of Globe Curled Savoy

Cabbage. This sort is unquestion-
ably the finest flavored cabbage that has ever been brought to this market. So
great has been the demand for this-seed that we have until last season sold
all we could obtain a year in advance. Those who have never grown Savoy
Cabbages in the home garden have a rich treat in store for them if they will
plant this sort. :

The seed was grown in Essex County, Mass., by a leading cabbage expert, who

has made the Savoy a specialty for years. We control the entire stock.

Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; pound, $3.50.

| _ Boston Market has always been famous
FAXON’S SPECIALTIES.
produce a tomato that should combine

for its Tomatoes, and our market garden-
extreme earliness with superior quality. But no sort has ever been produced that

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“TRUE” EARLY EMERY TOMATO.
ers have for years vied with each other to
combined these traits to such a marked degree as the old favorite sort, the “ Early

Emery.” This tomato has always been in great demand, but, strange to say, it has

in past years been almost impossible to obtain seed of the true type. Through
the kindness of one of our most noted market gardeners, we have come into pos-
session of the original strain that represents all the desired qualities of unsurpassed
earliness, smoothness, fine color and solidity. The Early Emery is certainly the
perfection in tomatoes, either for early mar-

ket or the kitchen garden. We can recom- aN fi
mend this sort very highly, and trust you —

Per packet, 10 cents; 3 packets for 25
cents; ounce, 30 cents;
“pound, &3.50.

~ Special Testing Offer.
BY MAIL, POSTPAID, 25 cts. (Regular Price, 50 cts.)

1 pkt. True Yellow Globe Danvers Onion.
1 pkt. Faxon’s Early Boston Cauliflower.
1 pkt. Quincy Market Savoy Cabbage.

1 pkt. Early Emery Tomato.

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{_ “TRUE” EARLY EMERY TOMATO,

ASTERS.
[FAXON's SPECIALTIES

For the past dozen years we have _
given special attention to the culti-
vation of asters, and the prizes and ~
gratuities which have been awarded
us by the Massachusetts Horticultural
and other societies, fully prove to
what perfection we have been able to
grow this superb annual.

We commence making plantings of

- the seed the last of February, and con-
tinue every ten days or two weeks
until into June, in order that we may
have flowers throughout the season.
For the best results the seed should be ©
sown in shallow boxes, in the green-
house or sunny window; cover lightly

with fine soil, and keep moderately
moist until the plants are well up, then transplant into small pots or set the plants
three inches apart in shallow boxes, This will give you good stocky plants that
will immediately start a strong growth when planted in the garden.

As soon as the weather is warm and settled, about May 20, in the vicinity of
Boston, the plants should be set in the open ground, in rows or in beds, as the
cultivator may prefer, but in either case the plants should be set at least two fest
apart each way. If the weather is dry when the plants are set out, they-must be
watered until they become thoroughly established in their new position. Keep the
soil loose and free from weeds, and when the plants are about two thirds grown,
they should be tied up to stakes. :

Out of forty or fifty varieties, three classes practically include, to our mind, the
cream of the list; these three are Truffaut’s Pzeony-Flowered Perfection, the Vic-
toria, and the Imbricated Pompon. Truffaut’s. Peony-Flowered Perfection and
Victoria are both large asters; the petals of the former incurving to the centre,
the petals of the latter recurving to the edge. Imbricated Pompon Asters have
small flowers about the size of a half dollar. No garden is considered complete
without its bed of asters, and if some of each variety above noted is planted, we
feel sure your asters cannot be anything but a grand success. Our mixtures in
each case include from twenty to twenty-five distinct shades of color, and are
unsurpassed, ‘They are as follows:

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TRUFFAUT’S PAEONY-FLOWERED PERFECTION
ASTER. SPLENDID MIXTURE. LARGE PACKET 25c.

VICTORIA ASTER. :
SPLENDID MIXTURE. LARGE PACKET 25c.

IMBRICATED POMPON ASTER.

SPLENDID MIXTURE. LARCE PACKET 25c.
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This strain is the ne
plus ultra of all varieties
and is composed of the
three magnificent classes
of Asters described on
the preceding page. No Aster seed that has ever been sent
out will give better results than this superb mixture of Truf-
faut’s Peony-Flowered Perfection, Victoria, and Imbricated.

_Pompon varieties. Every packet contains over twenty-five
distinct shades of color. This seed represents the highest
perfection in Asters and for private gardens is unsurpassed,
giving a great variety for a little money.

ROYAL MIXED ASTER SEED.

: PRICE, PER LARGE PACKET 25 CENTS;
5 PACKETS FOR $1.00.

WHAT OTHERS SAY:

UniTep STATES NURSERIES. JAMES R. PITCHER.
ORCHIDS, WwW. A. MANDA.
Exotic AND Harpy Prants. SHorT Hitts, N. J.;Jan. 23, 1889.

Mr. M. B. Faxon.
My Dear Sir:— Having had the pleasure for the few past years while serving on the Flower
Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to know the excellent strain of your Asters
which always carried first prizes on exhibitions, I . :
think it would be well fur us to keep your strain of
Asters as we could recommend them very highly to
--._ ourcustomers, Please send us one hundred pack-
* ages to begin with and we hope to write soon for
~ . more. Truly yours,
W. A. MANDA of Pitcher & Manda.

1302 Langdon St., Alton, Ill., March 8, 1890.
M. B. Faxon, Esa.
Dear Sir:—I had more enjoyment from the
Asters which I procured from you in ’88 than from
any seed I ever bought. JOHN W.: ASH.

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cea - Philadelphia, Penn., March 13, 1891.
M. B. Faxon, Esq.
- Dear Sir:— Will you kindly send me your cata-
logue. H.L. Neale, Esq., of this city commends
_ your Asters as the finest in the country.

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Yours very truly, <ee
JOHN SHALLCROSS. ‘ :
i. Col. Robinson Farm, Long Plain, Mass. 3

Mr. M. B. Faxon.
Dear Sir:—I-sent to you early in the season for
_ seeds. I have now in bloom as fine an Aster bed as
I have ever seen, of some 400 plants — they are very

Aug. 26, 1892. MRS, DANIEL T. DEVOLL.

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PANSIES.
[ FAXON’S SPECIALTIES. |

Everybody likes pansies, and everybody
who has a flower garden, if it be only in a
window box, plants pansy seeds; now or-
dinary pansy seed is always easy to obtain,
while pansy seed that will produce blooms
that will be the delight of all who see them
is‘always very scarce and difficult to get at
any price. After many trials and repeated
disappointments, we have been able to pro-
duce a strain of seed that we can conf-
dently offer, feeling sure it will give the
greatest satisfaction, We have named these pansies by special permission —

“MRS. HARRISON’S WHITE
HOUSE PANSIES.,”

(COPY OF LETTER FROM THE LATE MRS. HARRISON ON NEXT PACE.)

By careful selection we have improved, if that were possible,
the already admirable type of these beautiful pansies. Every
conceivable shade of color is represented comprising some
charming shades of nut-brown, yellow, maroon and blue, as
well as all the magnificent colors contained in this strain in
past years. In size the blooms are very large, measuring up
to four inches in diameter ; and the petals of the flowers are
thick and velvety.

THIS IS THE FINEST MIXTURE WE HAVE

EVER BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE.
PRICE, PER PACKET 50 CENTS; 5 PACKETS FOR $2.00.

In regard to the cultivation of the pansy, we usually begin making plantings of seed early in
February, and continue at intervals through the season. ‘The young plants are treated the same as
described for asters, and are transplanted into beds as soon as the ground becomes dry and warm-
Set the plants. two feet apart each way, and water thoroughly in dry weather. Pick off the buds as
soon as they appear, during the summer months, which will cause the plants to grow bushy and com-
pact, and bloom profusely during the late autumn and early spring months. For late or early spring
flowering, sow in August and plant out in October. Cover the plants during the winter w ith ever-
green boughs. The pansy delights in a deep,-moist cool soil, enriched with well-decayed cow

OUR SPECIAL INTRODUCTION OFFER FOR 1894.

With every order for One Dollar’s worth or more of Seeds in packets
or ounces, we Will send FREE a packet of

A “WHITE HOUSE” PANSY.

MRS. HARRISON’S WHITE HOUSE PANSIES,

Price alone of which is 50 cents.

IS7 READ (CAREFULLY SECOND PACE OF Cover. —£0 |

Copy. _ EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINCTON.

Mr.. Faxon. March 31, 1890.
Dear Sir :— .

The beautiful Pansies which you sent arrived yesterday in
good condition. J am exceedingly fond of Pansies, and never
tire of looking at them and admiring the beautiful colors and
different shades. . Those you sent gave me much pleasure in
admiring the size and color as I helped to place them in water.

I will be very much complimented to have them named after
myself. Again thanking you for those you sent,

I am truly,

EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINCTON.

April to, 1893.

'M. B. Faxon, Esq.
Saugus, Mass.
My Dear Sir:—

I was very glad to receive the Pansies which you were good
enough to send me. They came in good condition, and were
much enjoyed. As a tuken of your thoughtfulness and regard,
they were especially prized.

Very truly yours,

: eae VA Cersteuneh

FAXON'S SPECIALTIES,

It is universally conceded that the Sweet Pea is one
.of the most desirable annuals in cultivation. Its deli-
cate fragrance, beautiful form, and variety of coloring,
make it a favorite with the florist; while its easy culture
and long continuance of blooming secure its cultivation
in every flower garden. The seed should be sown in drills,
and covered at least six inches deep. This may be done
in two ways. Having prepared the ground and.made the
drills of the desired depth, we may drop the seed and
draw into the drill earth enough to cover the seed two
> inches deep; as soon as the plants appear through this
Caco Te: covering, draw into the drill two inches more earth; and
FAXON’S SWEET PEAS. so on until the drill has been filled up even with the sur-

face of the ground. Or, secondly, the seed may be

dropped and covered in the usual manner, at a single operation.

Phe surface of the ground sometimes becomes dry and hard just as the young
plants are about to appear; especially so after a shower followed by a hot sun.
Unless some means is taken to prevent this, a great many of the young plants will
fail to break through the soil; and those annoying “gaps” will appear in the rows.
A slight raking just as the plants are breaking ground will prevent this, and also
kill any small weeds that may have started.

Sweet Peas should be bushed almost as soon as they are well up. Birch
brush, the same as we use for tall growing garden peas, is good for this purpose. ~
Wire hen netting makes a very desirable trellis for them to run upon, and is very
neat. Whatever they are trained upon must be very firmly secured in position, so -
that the vines, when fully grown, will not be blown down.

Another very desirable mode of cultivation is to begin by placing the row of
birch brush, or whatever the vines are to climb upon, in position before the peas
are planted; then plant the rows of seed, one row on each side, about four inches

MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S

First-Class Certificate of Merit |
wt. @. Jaxon, », SWEET PEAS.

Awarded Aug. 14, 1886.

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Nincpo, Cutna, December 30, 1891.
Mr. M. B. Faxony
Dear Sir: —I was very much pleased with the kind way in which you treated my small order

for.fiower seeds and would thank you for it. Yours sincerely,
ELIZABETH STEWART.

from the brush stems or trellis wires. As the vines attain their growth, their sup-
ports will be entirely hidden from view, anda beautiful wall of flowers will be the
result. Sweet Peas are very easily grown and, if the above directions for their
culture are followed, we think no one will fail to have success with this favorite
flower. But before leaving this subject, let us state what we believe to be the
“‘key-note” of successful Sweet Pea culture, which, in nine seasons out of ten, will
give success ; it is short and easily remembered :—PLANT DEEP.

Within a comparatively few years there have been a great many varieties of
Sweet Peas introduced; some have proven to be superior to old sorts, while others
have not. Asarule we have found that a choice mixture of colors gives the best
Satisfaction, and have always taken the greatest pains to have our mixture contain
all the desirable sorts in cultivation, both new and old. This year our mixture is
no exception to the rule, and we feel confident that you will be amply repaid by
planting our strain, °

Gt -
FAXON’S BOSTON MIXTURE” SWEET PEAS,

Containing all the best sorts, both New and Old, in finest Mixture.

- PACKET, 5 CENTS; OUNCE, 15 CENTS; 1-4 POUND, 50 CENTS; POUND, $1.50.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 9, 1891.

Mr. M. B. Faxon.
Dear Sir: —The Sweet Peas received from you were the finest strain we ever planted, and were
pronounced by friends and visitors to our grounds the best they had ever seen.
Yours very truly, BENJAMIN G. SMITH.

_ Mr, Smith j is one of our most noted horticul-
turists, and well known as Vice-President of the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and Treas-
urer of the American Pomological Society.

é WESTHAMPTON, Mass., Dec. 30, 1892.
_M. B. Faxon.

Dear Sir: —Your Sweet Peas were praised by all
who saw them, such beauties and so continuous in
flowering; please send me catalogue for ’93 as
soon as issued, .
: Yours truly,

ORVILLE FLINT.

SANDWICH, Mass. ” Oct. 17, 1892.
Mr. M. B. Faxon.
My Dear Sir:-The neighbors tell me my Sweet
Peas were | especially fine; seed purchased from
you.

Very cordially yours, “SWEET PEAS.
Mrs. Cc. M. THOMPSON. Faxon’s Boston Mixture.

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NASTURTIUMS.

| FAXONS SPECIALTIES, |

‘The ease with which Nasturtiums
can be grown has always made them
a great favorite everywhere, and it has
always impressed us that, as a rule, this flower attains
greater perfection in the average garden than almost any
other. It is of the easiest culture, and any good garden
soil is suitable. Simply take pains as you would with any
other flower or vegetable to thoroughly loosen the soil be-
fore the seeds are planted. Scatter the seeds thinly, in
rows or beds, and cover about one and one-half inches deep
with fine soil, pressing the soil down firmly. When well up, thin to one foot apart,
so that the plants may have plenty. of room in which to grow. From now until the
flowers begin to form, cultivate often; but as soon as the buds begin to show color,
stop all further stirring of the soil, and disturb as little as possible. To have
Nasturtiums in full bloom until the frost comes, it is necessary to keep the blos-
soms well picked off, and on no account ever allowing flowers to wither on the vines,
as that will put a stop to their blooming. If every morning you pick off every
flower that is fully expanded, or seems in the least withered, you will be surprised
at the beautiful bed of flowers that will be the result. Of course judgment must
be exercised in this matter. We have only tried to explain results in a general
way, and we will here say that this same method of keeping flowers in bloom
applies to all annuals, and especially to Sweet Peas. For many years both Euro-
pean and American
growers have made a
specialty of this flower,
and as a result, many
new and rare colors have
been produced.

We have kept our col-
lection up to the highest
standard, and we are con-
vinced that no better seed
can be obtained. Our mix- -
tures include all the most
rare and beautiful colors,
from the very lightest
shades of yellow and
white to the rich, dark,
velvety colors so much
prized. On thenext page
you will find the different
kinds fully described. By
planting some of each
sort your garden will bea
gorgeous sight all sum-
mer. Everyone should
grow some of our Nas-
turtiums.

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WELLEsLEY, Mass., August 3, 1892.
Mr. M. B. Faxon. ‘
Dear Sir:—The Nasturtiums

roved very satisfactory.
? : S. F. BROWN.

CHAMPION TALL

NASTURTIUM.

This is our own strain of the
well-known tall or climbing vari-
ety, the most beautiful and luxuri-
ant annual that can be used for
covering trellises, arbors, or rustic
work ; of the easiest culture, bear-
ing its gorgeous flowers in profu-
sion until killed by the frost.

Finest Mixed Coiors. —

5 cents per packet; 15 cents per
ounce; $1.50 per pound.

CHAMPION DWARF

NASTURTIUM.

Our special mixture of this most
showy and popular annual is noted BUNCH OF CHAMPION TALL NASTURTIUMS.
for its rich colored flowers. The
plants grow about one foot in height, and being of very compact habit, are much
used for bedding. Dwarf Nasturtiums thrive under all weathers and conditions,
-and making gorgeous masses of color through the entire summer are unsurpassed
for garden decoration.

Finest Mixed Colors.—5 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce; $2.50
per pound.

TROPAEOLUM LOBBIANUM.— ™** is 2 run-

: ning species, with
leaves and flowers somewhat smaller than the above varieties, but their greater
profusion renders them superb for hanging vases, arbors, and rockwork. The
- flowers are of the most rich and brilliant colors. This variety is also much

cultivated for winter decoration in the window garden and conservatory.

Finest Mixed Colors.—10 cents per packet; 40 cents per ounce. ~

- On all orders for flower or vegetable seeds in packets,

the purchaser may select seeds to the value of $1.25

-for each one dollar sent us. This discount applies only

| #6 seeds in packets, and does not apply to any of our
_ Special offers.

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CROZY’S NEW DWARF CANNAS.

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CROZY’S NEW DWARF CANNAS.

These new Dwarf Ever-blooming,
Large-flowering French Cannas flower
Sreely the first year from Seed. Besides
a large area growing for seed and

roots, we have also had for ornament —

on the lawn four beds of different
named varieties, which have made a
grand display for months, and now,
at this writing (the middle of Octo-
ber), are still brilliant in bloom and
bright in foliage. They are much less
expensive (considering that they mul-
tiply rapidly both from roots and
seed) and incomparably more beauti-
ful for bedding than the best gerani-

ums. In fact, we cannot recall any —

other plants that have ever given us
such satisfaction in masses or beds,
while even single specimens are most
attractive in the garden: The roots
can be kept in the cellar over winter,
and each clump will give six to eight
good roots for planting out the follow-
ing spring, when they will come quickly
into flower. The MIXED SEED
we offer has been saved from the
finest varieties of all colors. :

Per packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets for 25 cents; Ounce, 75 cents.

FAXON’S BRILLIANT CINERARIAS.

The seed we offer was grown for us by a famous-spe- yy ji
cialist, who after many years of the most careful selection \J vs WG oan)
can truly claim to possess the most brilliant coloredand \ 7 —— Pe
profuse blooming strain of these popular flowers. The |
Cineraria is one of our most prized house plants, bloom-
ing as they do so profusely and continuously during the
late winter and spring months. A plant in full bloom is
certainly a gorgeous sight, being one complete mass of
flowers. Our mixture includes the most splendid colors
and shades of crimson, white, blue, violet, magenta, and
variegated. Cinerarias thrive best in a mixture of good
loam and peat, as they delight in a light, rich soil. The
seed should be sown from May to August, the plants
grow very quickly, are easily managed, and bloom the
first winter. During the summer the plants can be set
out in the garden, but should be put in a cool, shady

place. -

.FAXON’S

BRILLIANT CINERARIAS. _

WE KNOW THIS STRAIN WILL PLEASE OUR CUSTOMERS.
Per packet, 25 cents; 5 packets for $1.00.

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SUPERB NEW DWARF
MARCUERITE CARNATIONS.
“With the simplest ieee
culture these lovely,
fragrant MARGUERITE
CARNATIONS will be zz
Jull bloomin about four
months after sowing the
seed. The plants suc-
ceed alike in the open
garden or in pots, and
are of such vigorous,
dwarf, erect growth
that no supports are
required. The beauti-
ful flowers are of high
type, exquisitely sweet,
fully eighty per cent.
perfectly double, the
calyx of which does
not split, as is often
the case with even
the best .
carnations | |i
grown from
cuttings. %
The range
of color,

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-yariegations SEEN YEN. BY WABCO.
and shading is simply wonderful. __

~ Seed sown early in the year will give an abundance of the sweet-scented double

_flowers in July. Sown in May and kept pinched back, you will have fine flowers
late in the fall, until checked by hard frosts. Sown in the autumn, the flowers will
be in full bloom early in the spring. Thus, by planting at different seasons the
beautiful flowers of these grand Carnations can be had all the year round.

SSIS Per large packet, 10 cents; 3 packets for 25 cents;
WW ounce, $2.50.

SEE MASSACHUSETTS
— PRIZE HOLLYHOCKS.

(EXHIBITION STRAIN.)

It is not surprising that this grand old flower should
have again come into popular favor. The ease with
§ which it can be grown, together with the varied beauty
of its flowers, commends it to everyone. The above
‘* strain ” is a mixture of almost every conceivable shade
Yand color, and the seed which has been raised by a
grower of many years’ experience is from the very.
choicest double blooms. We can heartily recommend
this mixture as equal to any ever offered.

Per packet, 15 cents; 2 packets for 25 cents;
: 10 packets fur $1.00.
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PRIZE HOLLYHOCKS.

CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA.

CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA.

AN ENTIRELY NEW CLIMBER.

We quote from the description of the
introducer: “I have carefully watched its
growth and development, and consider it a
perfectly hardy vine of rare and exquisite
beauty, which from seed sown in April, even
in the poorest soil, will thrive from early
June until cut down by-frost, and produce in
the greatest profusion large clusters of in-
verted pea-shaped flowers, delightfully fra-
grant, one and a half to two and a half inches
in diameter, and ranging in color from rosy-
violet to reddish-purple, with bright feathered
markings through the center. The large buds
and back of flower are pure white, making it
appear as if one plant bore many different-
colored blossoms. It is well adapted for
every purpose desired,for a climber, running
six to eight feet in one season.”’

As the seed germinates slowly, we advise
soaking it in warm water over night before
planting. s

Per packet, 15 cents; 2 packets for 25 cents.

COLDEN CATE POPPIES.

Recall to mind every color
you have ever seen in Poppies,
then imagine every conceivable
combination of colors — striped,

blotched, edged, and bordered— ~

on both single, semi-double, and
double flowers, and you -will
have but a faint idea of the
wondrously varied beauty of the
new Golden Gate Poppies. No
sight the past summer excited
more attention nor called forth
more expressions of wonder and
amazement than our large block
of these Poppies,— with thou-
sands of open flowers of which
seemingly there were no two
alike.

To be quite sure that this
strain was entirely distinct, we
made a careful test of Ranun-
culus-flowered Poppies . from
both French and German seeds-
men, and were delighted to find
that the Golden Gate Poppies

were, as we had believed, incomparably superior to any others and altogether
unique in the wondrous variety and richness of bloom. They are also remarkable
for their early and free-flowering habit —they are gorgeously brilliant throughout

June and July.

Per packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 5

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: A STERLING
NEW VEGETABLE.

DESCRIPTION OF THIS DELICIOUS VECETABLE.

In years past we have not been, we are free to admit, very partial to nov-
elties, and we would call your attention to the fact that, although we have
given special attention to those standard varieties of flowers and vegetables
that we have called ‘‘ Faxon’s Specialties,’’ we have never introduced-a nov-

- elty of our own, for the simple reason that, out of hundreds of new things
we have tried, we have never before found one that appeared to us to have
any particular merit over old sorts. We have carefully tested this new
squash for five years, and have had two of the very best squash experts
in this country thoroughly try this new vegetable for the same period.
Had their verdict not been satisfactory, we should not now have offered you
“The Faxon Squash,” as we would have felt that perhaps our own opinion
might have been a prejudiced one. Our engravings have been most care-
fully reproduced from photographs and will give you a good idea of the
shape and general appearance of this new variety.

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THE FAXON SQUASH.

A distinctive feature of this squash is that the ripe squashes vary in color,
some of them being pale yellow with still paler yellow stripes in hollows,
while others are green, mottled, and faintly striped with a lighter green.
In this respect itis different from all other varieties, and after years of
careful trial we have found that this squash follows its typeabsolutely true,
and we can offer this squash to you as a distinct new vegetable.

The flesh is a deep orange yellow, cavity very small, and seeds few; the
special peculiarity, however, is that, while uncooked it appears to have a
shell like any squash, when cooked there is practically none, the shell or
inedible part being only about as thick as a sheet of writing paper. J¢is
the best squash we ever tasted—sweet and very dry—and for squash pies
it must be tried to be appreciated. We know a trial will convince all of its
great value.

It matures early and can be used asasummer squash. It is the best
winter variety we know of, being a very late keeper, we having repeatedly
had squashes in our cellar in perfect condition in April and May. Itis the
only squash we ever saw that every specimen is of superior quality without
regard to size or whether itis ripe orgreen. This is a very desirable feature,
as many squashes (the Hubbard especially) must be thoroughly ripe before
frost, or the crop is lost. It is not so with ‘‘ The Faxon Squash’’; every
specimen can be gathered and used.

Very early, enormously productive, of medium size and the best possible
quality, we fully believe that this new variety is destined to become a
standard amongst squashes, both for home use and market purposes.

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COPYRIGHT, 1893, B BY M.B.FAXON CO.

PRICES FOR 1894, Last season we sold the seed

in packets only, but this year

we have a sufficient crop to offer the seed at moderate prices.

in bulk. We feel sure this will be appreciated by our cus-
tomers, as many who have heretofore wanted ounces and
pounds we can now supply.

Per Liberal Packet 15 cents; 2 Packets for 25

cents; 10 Packets for $1.00; Ounce 40 aes 1-4

Pound $1.25; Pound $4. 50.
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
ABOUT ‘THE FAXON SQUASH.”

The Finest Variety I Ever Saw.

DENVER, COL., Sept. 21, 1893.

It is with the greatest pleasure that I
write these few lines in praise of the Faxon
Squash. [ think it the finest variety I ever
saw. Have raised all kinds before, but
never Saw a squash that could begin to
compare with it for prolific bearing, early
ripening, and splendid culinary purposes.
It is, without exception, the nicest tasting

squash I ever ate.
EMMET J. FOBES.

Best in Thirty-five Years.

CHESHIRE, MASS., Sept. 29, 1893.
The Faxon Squash is the best I have
ever used in my thirty-five years of house-
Keeping. It isso dry we have to use milk
or cream in it, and the peel is as thin as tis-
sue paper, so there is no waste. I shall
send to you for fresh seed every year.
: MRS. D. F. BUCKLIN-
A Long-Keeping Variety.
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASs.,
Sept. 20, 1892.
Another trial again proves your squash
to be a most vigorous grower, and even
more prolific than the first year. As along-
keeping variety, itis far superior to any I
have ever grown. A further trial the past
season fully confirms all that has been pre-
viously stated inits favor. Its great pro-
ductiveness and long-keeping qualities
make it valuable either for private gardens
or as a market variety.

NOTE.— The above letter from Mr. B. K;
Bliss, senior partner of the late firm of B. K.
Bliss & Sons, the famous New York Seeds-
men, speaks for itself.

For My Kitchen Garden.
PERRY, GA., Dec. 8, 1893.
I like it very much, and will plant it next

year in my kitchen garden.
J. M. SIMMONS.

Equal —If not Superior.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 9, 1893.
The Faxon is undoubtedly equal, if not
superior, to any squash that has ever been
offered to the public.
S. N. COX & CO.

Every Specimen of Superior Quality.

Mr. E. L. Coy, of West Hebron, N. Y., who
is one of the most expert squash growers in
this country, writes us under date of Sept.
18, 1893:

“Tam satisfied that itis a very valuable
variety, aS well as a late keeper........ we
are still using them on our table, and never
had a squash that we liked as well. It is
the only squash I ever saw that every speci-
men is of superior quality without regard
to size, or whether it is ripe or ¢
....L consider it the most valuable novelty
that has been introduced in a long time
epee you have a very fine thing.” _

EDWARD L. COY.

All You Say and More.

CORFU, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1893.

Planted a sample of the squash seed you
sent me, and have now a dozen or more
squashes. to show forit. They are all you
say,and more. I never sawanything equal
them in flavor and richness or thinness of
skin, There is nothing in this part of the
country in the line of squashes that can
compare with them. Refer anyone to me
for recommendation.
é JAMES FARNHAM.

Pleased with the Squash.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1893.
We were pleased with the squash as

to quality, and it seems to be a good

keeper.
CHRISTIAN WECKESSER.
Good Reports from All Quarters.

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., Dec, 12, 1893.
We have good reports of this squash from
all quarters, and no doubt it will come into

general use.
JEROME B. RICE & CO.

FECTING THE

VECETABLE A TRIAL.

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WE HAVE SPENT YEARS IN PER-
FAXON SQUASH, AND
WE NOW ASK YOU TO CIVE OUR NEW

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We have this season most carefully revised our list of Flower Seeds, discarded all
undesirable varieties, and added many recent introductions that we have found by

thorough trials to be valuable acquisitions.

The various Sorts have been illustrated and

described, and we feel sure our customers will find this list very convenient to make up

their orders from for the coming year.

On all orders for flower or vegetable seeds in packets,
the purchaser may select seeds to the value of $1.25

for each one dollar sent us.

Thus, anyone sending $1.00

can select seeds in packets amounting to $1.25; for $2.00,

seeds in packets to the value of $2.50, and so on.

discount applies only to seeds

This
in packets.

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ABRONIA. Anelegant trailing plant, pro- |
ducing showy blossoms in dense verbena- |

like clusters. They succeed best in light,
sandy soil; flowers delicately perfumed ;
very desirable for beds, hanging baskets,
orthe rockery. Half-hardy Annuals.
Umbellata. Rosy-lilac, % ft., pkt. 5 cts.
Arenaria. Yellow, fine, % ft., pkt. 10 cts.

ABUTILON (floweringMaple).Very showy,
decorative, and free-grow-
ing shrubs, both for the
greenhouse and _= garden;
easily grown from seed and
produce an abundance of
lovely bell-shaped flowers
of many colors. Half-hardy
Shrubs.

Extra Choice Mixed. Very
choice sorts, 2 to 4 ft.,
pkt, 15 cts.

ACACIA. Very free-flowering
shrubs, with handsome foli-
age and long spikes of glob-
ular flowers which are
mostly yellow. Excellent
window plants. Halj-hardy
Perennials.
Mixed Varieties. Many

sorts mixed, 3 to 10 ft.,
pkt. 10 ets.

ACHILLEA. A good border
plant, producing abundant
charming small double white flowers.
Hardy Perennials.

Ptarmica. Double white, 1 ft., pkt. 15 cts.

ACROCLINIUM. Elegant half-hardy an-
nuals with ‘‘everlasting’’ flower heads,
much used in bouquets of dried flowers.
Half-hardy Annuals. :
Single Varieties Mixed. Rose and white,

1ft., pkt. 5 cts.

Double Varieties Mixed. Rose and white,
1ft., pkt. 10 cts.

ADLUMIA (Mountain Fringe). A very

desirable climbing plant with delicate

foliage; flowers profusely all summer.

Hardy Biennials.

Cirrhosa. Beautiful pink, 10 to 15 ft.,
pkt. 10 cts.
Handsome border plants of the

ADONIS.
easiest cultivation ; the per-
ennial species are very orna-
mental.
fEstivalis (Hardy Annual).
Flowers red, 1 ft., pkt.
5 cts.
Vernalis (Hardy Perennial).
Bright yellow, 1 ft., pkt.
5 cts.

AGERATUM. Very useful
plants for garden decora-
tion or winter blooming in
the house. Easily grown
from seed and remain a
long time in bloom. 4Half-
hardy Annual.

Mexicanum. Lavender
blue, 1% ft., pkt. 5 cts.
Mexicanum Album, White,.

1% ft., pkt. 5 cts.
Tom Thumb. Dwarf, mixed
colors, 13% ft., pkt. 10 ets.

AGROSTEMMA. Very hand-
some border plants, free-flowering and
easily grown in any garden; excellent for
cut flowers as well. Hardy Annuals.
Mixed Varieties. Various colors, 1 to 2

ft., pkt. 5 cts.

ALONSOA, Grandiflora (Mask Flower).
Free-flowering bedding plants, with hand-
some scarlet flowers, blooming profusely
until frost. Annual. 2 ft., pkt.5 cts.

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ALYSSUM. Too well known to need any
description, excellent for beds, borders
or the rockery; the perennial sorts are:
much admired. All varieties are very
easily grown and bloom abundantly.
Hardy Annuals except as noted.

Sweet Alyssum.

White, very fragrant,
% ft., pkt. 5
cts ; oz. 40 Cts.

Saxatile Com-
pactum (Gold-
en Alyssum).
Yellow, fine
for edgings
and borders.
Hardy Peren-

nial. % ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

BenthamiCom-
pactum. Very
dwarf and
compact,
white, % ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Little | Gen,
Very compact
and. spread-
ing, white, 4
ft., pkt. 10
cts.

AMARANTHUS. Ornamental foliage
plants with pretty flowers, of the easiest
culture; are fine anywhere, either for bed-
ding, vases, conservatory or pots. Ha/f-
hardy Annuals. :
Abyssinicus. Splendid as solitary speci-

men onlawns. 3ft., pkt. 5 cts.
Caudatus , Love-Lies-Bleeding). Long red
panicles, 3 ft., pkt. 5 cts.
Cruentus (Prince’s Feather). Scarlet, very
ornamental, 3% ft., pKt. 5 cts.
Highly

Salicifolius (Fountain Plant),
decorative, 3 ft., pkt. 5 cts.

Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). Yellow,
red and green foliage. 2 ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Choice Mixed Sorts. The above
and many others mixed, 2 to 4
ft., pkt. 5 cts.

AMPELOPSIS, Veitchii (Japanese
or Boston Ivy). The fast grow-
ing and very ornamental climb-
ing ivy, so much seen around
Boston; clings firmly to stone or
brick without fastening. Hardy

Perennial. Grows quickly. Pkt.
10 cts., oz. 50 cts.
ANAGALLIS (Pimpernelle). A

very pretty and _ free-flowering
trailing plant, useful for edgings,
rustic baskets and rockwork. We
offer a very fine mixture of
colors. Half-hardy Annual. Pkt.
5 cts.

ANCHUSA, Capensis. Dwarf pretty
plant, azure-blue, splendid for bouquets;
Forget-me-not like flowers. Hardy An-
nual. 1ft., pkt. 5 cts.

ANEMONE, Coronaria (Wind-F lower).
Garden anemones are favorites with all,

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

blooming early in the spring and being
easily cultivated; they delight in sandy
soil but will succeed well anywhere, Our
mixture includes the choicest colors.
Hardy Perennial. ¥% ft., pkt. 10 ets,

ANTIRRHINUM (Snap-Dragon). A beauti-
ful border plant, flowering abundantly
the first summer from seed until after
frost; also with a little protection blooms
well the nextseason. Very showy, should
be af every garden. Half-hardy Peren-
nial. ;
iat Mixed. All the best colors, 2 ft., pkt.

cts.

Dwarf Mixed (Tom Thumb Varieties).
Charming for dwarf beds and edgings;
these deserve a place in your garden.
¥%, ft., pkt. 10 cts.

AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Toomuch praise
can scarcely be lavished upon these ele-
gant hardy plants, so easily grown from
seed. They remain in bloom along time
and are very ornamental. Hardy Peren
nials. 1% ft.

Finest Single Mixed. Very choice-sorts,
pkt. 10 cts. 3

Finest Double Mixed. Best, double yarre-
ties, pkt. 10 cts.

ASTERS. Asters are such universal fayor-
ites and so extensively grown for late
summer and autumn flowering that it is
unnecessary to say a Single word in their
praise. AS you know we have for years
made a specialty of asters and we are
convinced that our seed is the finest ob-
tainable. A rich, loamy soil is best and
as the roots are produced near the surface,
a mulching of rotten manure is very bene-
ficial, We earnestly advise all to plant

generously of these magnificent annuals.
Hardy Annuals.

Tom Thumb Ageratum.

N. B. The various classes of Asters are
arranged according to height, commenc-
ing with the dwarfest,

Boltz’s Dwarf Bouquet. Charming class,
in compact bouquets of six or eight
flowers ; all colors mixed, 8 in. ,pkt. 10 cts,

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 19

Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. <A _ pretty
little class and very free-flowering,
mixed colors, % ft., pkt. 10 cts.

Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flowered. Large
double flowers produced in clusters,
very delicate and beautiful; mixed
colors, % ft., pkt. 10 cts.

Dwarf Victoria. The finest class of dwarf
asters and also the best for pots; finest
mixed colors, 1 ft., pkt. 15 cts.

Dwarf Pzony-Flowered Perfection. A
large-flowering dwarf class of great
beauty; brightest mixed colors, 1 ft.,
pkt. 15 cts.

Comet. Flowers with curled petals like
Japanese chrysanthemums, large and
double; all shades mixed, 1% ft., pkt. 15
cts.

Mignon. Excellent new class resembling
the Victoria race, but still more florifer-
ous, they keep a long time fresh; mixed
colors, 1% ft., pkt. 15 ets.

Princess Snowball. Undoubtedly one of
the best white asters, resembling a white

pompon dah-
lia ;splendid
for cutting.
1% ft., pkt.
15 ets.

Large Rose-
Flowered. A
handsome
large-tlower-

ing class of
great bril-
liancy; all
colors mix-
ed, 2 ft., pkt.
10 cts., Oz.
$3.50.

Victoria. Con-
sidered by
many the
most popu-

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Amaranthus Caudatus.. cultivation,

# adapted for
any purpose, elegant large double flow-
ers; our splendid mixture is unrivalled,
2 ft., Large pkt 25 cts., oz. $5.00.

Victoria Needle. Large double flowers,
pointed petals; mixed colors, 2 ft., pkt.
10 cts.

Washington. The largest flowered aster
grown, especially prized for exhibition
purposes; elezant mixture, 2 ft., pkt.
15 cts.

Imbricated Pompon. Very free-flowering
class with small flowers which are ex-
cellent for bouquets; our splendid mix-
ture embraces every color. 2 ft., Large
pkt. 25 cts., oz. $5.00. _

Ball or Jewel. Newclass with short petals
and perfectly round flowers; deep rose
color, 2 ft., pkt. 15 cts.

Truffaut’s Pzeony-Flowered Perfection.
To our mind the best all-round aster in
cultivation, flowers large and very bril-
liant ; our splendid mixture includes all
desirable shades. 2ft., Large pkt.25cts.,
oz. $5.00,

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Betteridge’s Quilled.. The best quilled
aster, large flowers of all colors. 2ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Cocardeau or
Crown. Large
showy variety,
flowers have
white centers;
many fine col-
ors mixed. 2
ft., pkt.10 cts.

Royal Mixed.
Our splendid
mixture of
Perfection,
Victoria, and
Pompon yarie-
ties ; this seed
represents the
highest per-
fection in as-
ters. 2 ft.,

I~ Large pkt. 25
" J C0is Cts., 0Z, $5.00.

Dwarf Snap-Dragon St Sor.
ists’ Double White. Best pure white
for cut flowers. 2 ft., pkt. 15 cts., oz.
$4.00.

China Asters. A choice mixture of many
varieties. 2 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz.-$2.00.
(See ** Faxon’s Specialties’’ also.)

BALSAMS (Lady’s Slipper). A well-known
and very ornamental annual, one of the
showiest of our summer and autumn
flowers, and well deserves a place in every

arden; of easy cultivation but requires
or best results very rich soil. Yender
Annual, 2 ft.

Double Camellia-Flowered. Extra double
and very large flowers of every con-
ceivable color. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $1.50.

Double Rose-Flowered. Very double, the
best balsam for florists; our strain in-
cludes all the best colors. Pkt. 10 cts.,
oz. $1.00. eyile EN

Boston Flor- YT ENS
ists’. The ZZ
best pure
white for &
florists. ¢
Pkt. 10cts.,
oz. $1.50.

Double Spot-
ted. In-
cludes all
the best
spotted
varieties.
PEt. 15 cts.

Fine Mixed.
Many good
sorts mix-
ed, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 60
cts.

BO ae ee China Asters.
in-a-Puf7). A rapid-growing climber
with pretty foliage and white flowers.
Hardy Annual. 10 ft., pkKt. 5 cts.

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STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

BARTONIA, Aurea. Any ordinary garden
soil suits this flower, splendid for beds or
borders, very showy and well worth grow-
ing; a beautiful golden yellow. Hardy
Annual, 1ft., pkt. 5 ets.

BEAN. The climbing flowering beans so
much grown. Tender Annual, 15 ft.
White Runner. The white variety. Pkt.

10 cts.
Scarlet Runner.
Pkt. 10 Cts.

BEET. The ornamental leaved varieties,
very pretty and effective for the center of

The popular scarlet sort.

Double Camellia-Flowered Balsams.

beds. Hardy Biennial, 2 ft., pkt. 10 cts.,
oz. 20 cts.

BEGONIA. One of our most beautiful
summer and autumn flowering plants, of
easy culture and of most gorgeous colors;
half shade is the best situation for the
plants. Greenhouse Perennial. 3 ft.
Double Mixed (tulerous-rooted). An un-

rivalled strain; choice mixed colors,
pkt. 50 cts.
Single Mixed (tberous-rooted). All the
best single colors mixed, pkt. 35 cts.
Rex Varieties. The beautiful ornamental
leaved sorts ; mixed, pkt. 25 cts.
BELLIS PERENNIS (Double Daisy). The
handsome double daisy, a fine flower for
spring blooming; seed sown early flowers
firstseason. Hardy Perennial. ¥ ft.
Double White. Purest white, pkt. 15
cts., 0Z. $5.00.

Longfellow. Dark rose, large and double,
pkt. 15 cts., oz. $6.00.

Extra Choice Mixed. Finest mixed
double sorts, pkt. 15 cts., oz. $5.00.

BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy).
Pretty little plants with single daisy-like
flowers. Hardy Annual. % ft.

Mixed Varieties. Many sorts, pkt. 5 cts.

BROWALLIA, Extra Fine Mixed. Hand-
some garden plants with blue and white
flowers, also excellent for pot culture in
winter. Half-hardy Annual. 1% ft., pkt.
5 cts.

CACALIA (Tassel Flower). Free-flowering
plants of the easiest culture, with tassel-
like blooms. Hardy Annual. 1% ft.
Aurea. Golden yellow, pkt. 5 Cts., oz.

50 cts.

Coccinea.
50 Cts.

CALCEOLARIA, Finest Mixed Varieties.
Finest varieties in cultivation of this
most beautiful house plant, very large
blooms of every conceivable color. Tender
Perennial, 1to1¥% ft., pkt. 35 cts.

CALENDULA(Pot Marigold). Very showy
and profuse flowering, good in any situa-
tion indoors or out; the newer sorts are
truly grand, and bloom throughout the
season. Hardy Annual. 1% ft.
LeProust. Nankeen-colored, very double,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

Meteor. Striped double flowers of light
orange, pkt, § cts., oz. 20 cts.

Prince of Orange. Deep double, orange,
very fine, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

(See Marigolds also.)

CALLIOPSIS or COREOPSIS. Largely
grown for beds and borders, also splendid
cut flowers; colors very rich and beauti-
ful, in fact one of our best garden plants.
ardy Annual. 2 ft.

Bicolor. Yellow and brown, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 25 cts,

Coronata. Yellow, with crimson spots,
pKt. 5 ets., oz. 30 ets. _

Drummondii (Golden Wave). Golden yel-
low, dark center, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 ets.-
Finest Mixed. All the best sorts, pkt.
5 ets., oz. 25 cts. — ce

CAMPANULA MEDIUM (Canterbury
Belis). Few indeed of our hardy plants
are more desirable than these, easily
grown and :
very showy;
with brilliant
bell-shaped
blooms of
many colors.
Hardy Bien-

Orange scarlet, pkt. 5 cts., oz.

ie
ae

nial. 2% ft. Ze.
Double Mix- ¢ 5 :
en. veer
choicest
shades, pkt.

10 ects., OZ.
$1.00.
Single Mix-
ed. All the
best sorts,
pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 75 cts.

CANARY-
BIRD FLOW-
ER (Tropco-
lum Canari-
ense). A beau-
tiful climber with bright yellow flowers.
Hardy Annual. 10 ft., pkKt. 10 cts., oz. 60
cts.

CANDYTUFT. One of our best garden
plants doing well in ordinary soil, flowers
freely and blooms until frost. Hardy
Annual except as noted. 1 ft.

New Empress. A fine large white, pkt.
10 cts., oz. 80 cts.

Flesh Color. Yery delicate shade, pkt.
5 cts., oz, 40 cts,

Pease
Calendula Meteor.

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. re

Dark Crimson. The darkest variety, pkt.
5 ets., oz. 25 cts.

White Rocket. Large white heads, pkt. 5

ets,oz.20 cts.

Fragrant
White.
White and
sweet scent-

ed,pkt.5 cts,
oz. 25 cts.

Purple. Fine
for bed-
ding. Pkt.5
cts., OZ. 25
cts.

Finest Mixed.
All sorts in
splendid
mixture,
pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 20 cts.

Sempervirens
(Perennial).
Best hardy
variety ;
white, pkt.

Campanula Medium.
(Canterbury Bells.) laxcia.

CANNA (Indian Shot). The well-known
ornamental foliage plant, easily grown
from seed
which
should be
soaked be-
fore sow-
ing; do
nicely in
pots in
winter also.
Half-hardy
Perennial,
Crozy’s
N e w
Dwarf
Cannas.
A choice
mixture
of these
now most.
popular
dwarf
flowering
‘varieties,

Candytuft.
3 to 4 ft., pkt. 10 ets., oz. 60 cts.

Finest Mixed. Light and dark leaved
sorts, 6 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

CARNATIONS. Ourstrains of these popu-
lar greenhouse and window plants are
unsurpassed; also very desirable plants
for garden culture in summer; deliciously
fragrant and of most brilliant colors.
Half-hardy Perennials. 1to1% ft.

Choicest Double Mixed. Our best as-
sorcment, pkt. 50 cts.

Very Fine Mixed. Very choice sorts,
pkt. 25 ects.

Perpetual or Tree. Best double varieties
of this fine winter flowering carnation;
an elezant mixture, pkt. 50 cts.

New ‘“‘ Marguerite’’ Carnations. This new
class has justified the highest expecta-

CHRYSANTHEMUM.

tions. With the simplest culture they
will bloom in four months after suwing
the seed; do equally well in the open
garden or in pots, our strain represents
the very best colors and is very dwarf;
of erect growth requiring no supports.
A superb mixture. Pkt. 10cts.,3 pkts.
for 25 cts., oz. $2.50.
(See also Dianthus and Sweet William.)

CELOSIA (Cockscomb). Strikingly brilliant

for the summer garden or as winter pot
plants, require good sandy loam for best
results; the flower heads often measure
ten inches across. Hardy Annuals.
Dwarf Mixed. Includes many fine shades
of red, 1 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. $2.00.
Glasgow Prize. Very fine dwarf sort,
crimson combs, % it., pkt. 10 cts., oz.
$4.00.
Tall Mixed. The very best of the tall
varieties, 2 ft., pkt. 5 ets., oz. $2.00.

CENTAUREA. Easily cultivated, showy

plants; the silvery leaved sorts are much

used for borders; the beautiful bachelor’s

button needs no description.

Cyanus (Bachelor's Button or Corn
Flower). Mixed colors, Annual. 2 ft.,
pkt. 5 ets., oz. 25 ets.

Double Cyanus. New double sorts, mixed
colors. Annual. 2ft., pKt. 10 cts.

Moschata (Sweet Sultan). Mixed colors
of this free-flowering favorite. Annual.
1% ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

Candidissima (Dusty Miller).
very foliage. Perennial.
15 cts., 1,000 seeds 75 cts.

Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller).

Thick sil-
¥% {t., pkt.

Very grace-

ful silvery foliage. Perennial. 1 ft.,
pkt. 10 ets., oz. $1.00.
CENTRANTHUS, Finest Mixed. Pretty,

compact growing. Hardy Annual. 1%
ft., pkt. 5 cts.

This family of
plants embraces many varieties, all of
which are much prized; the annual sorts
are easily
grown and
very pretty in
any garden;
the * Paris
Daisies”? and
“Chinese”
varieties all
are familiar
with, as pot-
plants and
cut flowers.

Double Mix-
ed. Annual
yarieties of
all colors,
1 Y%ft., pkt.
5 cts., 0Z. 75
cts.

Single Mix-
ed. dnnual
sorts, a
splendid assortment, 1% ft.. pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 30 cts.

Glasgow Prize Celosta.

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Frutescens Etoile d’Or (Golden Mar-
guerite). This beautiful greenhouse
variety makes a most elegant pot-plant,
as well as flowering all Summer in the
open ground; this is the popular Golden
Paris Daisy. 1% f{t., pkKt. 10 cts.

Frutescens (White Marguerite). Same as
the above except in color; this is the
White Paris Daisy. 1% {t., pkt, 10 cts,

The following
c hrysanthe-
mums are
the popular
Half-hardy
Perennial
varieties so
much grown
for fall and
winter
blooming in
pots, also for
cut flowers.
2 to 3 ft.

Chinese. Large

\ i Z double flow-
ers of many

beautiful

colors,
25 cts.

Japanese.
Large double
blooms with
long, loose
petals; we offer a splendid assortment
of colors. Pkt. 25 cts.

Pompon. The small flowered variety, a
fine mixture, pkt. 25 cts.

CINERARIA. The cineraria is one of our
most prized house plants, blooming as
they do so profusely and continuously
during the late winter and spring months.
Tender Perennial. 1% ft.

Extra Choice Mixed. Best sorts in culti-
vation, extra fine, pkt. 50 cts.

Faxon’s Brilliant. A very choice mix-
ture, pKt. 25 cts., 5 pKts. for $1.00,

Double Flowering. Best mixed coiors,
pkt. 50 cts.

CLARKIA, Elegant slender branching
plants, largely grown on account of their
extreme showiness and easy culture.
Hardy Annual. 1 ft.

Finest Mixed. Best double and single
sorts, mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts.

CLEMATIS (Virgin’s Bower). One of our
best climbing shrubs, admirably adapted
for covering stumps, arbors or rock work ;
we offer a very choice mixture of the best
varieties. Hardy Perennial. 10 to 25 ft.,
pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.

CLIANTHUS (Glory Pea). A splendid
free-blooming climbing shrub with bril-
liant searlet flowers. Tender Perennial.

pkt.

Annual Chrysanthemum.

4 ft.
Dampieri. The best variety, pkt. 25 cts.
COBZEA, Scandens. <A popular, rapid

growing climber with purple flowers and
beautiful foliage. Half-hardy Perennial.
25 ft., pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00.

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

COLEUS. This ornamental leaved bed-
ding plant is found in every garden, also
very desirable for pot-culture in winter;
very easily grown from seed. Half-hardy
Perennial. 1% ft.

Extra Choice Mixed. Saved from best
varieties, pkt. 25 ets.

CONVOLVULUS (Morning Glory). The
tall varieties are splendid climbers with
beautiful bright flowers; the dwarf sorts
have equally handsome blooms and are
excellent for beds or borders. Hardy
Annuals.

Tall Mixed. Containing all the best
colors, 15 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.

Dwarf Mixed. Splendid mixture for beds
and borders. 1ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
(See Cypress Vine and Ipomecea also.)

COSMOS. Very valuable plant for late
summer flowering, grows five feet high,
resembling a single dahlia; very profuse
bloomer and easily grown. AHardy
Annual. 5 ft.

Pure White. Excellent for cut flowers.
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00. ;

Choice Mixed. All colors mixed, pkt. 10
cts., oz. $1.00.

CUPHEA, Platycentra (Cigar or Fire-
Cracker Plant). Scarlet, very pretty
plant, excellent Perennial for pot-culture.
1ft., pkt. 10 cts.

CYCLAMEN. Most charming bulbous-
rooted plants with beautiful foliage,
flowers of very brilliant colors; one of
our very best pot-plants for winter bloom-
ing. Green-
house Bulbs.
¥% ft.
Persicum, -

Rox tar 2
Choice
Mixed.
Very best
varieties,
pkt. 25 cts.
CYPRESS
VINE. One
of the most
elegant
climbing
vines; deli- |:
cate, fern- Bp
like foliage,
and beauti-
ful, star-
shaped
flowers,
Half-hardy
Annual, 15ft.
Scarlet. Very brilliant scarlet, pkt. 5cts.,
oz. 40 Cts.

Rose. A very delicate color, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 60 cts.

White. Purest white, a great favorite,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

Finest Mixed. All colors in mixture, pkt.

5 ets., oz. 30 cts.
(See Convolvulus and Ipomeea also.)

Wy)

WZ

Finest Mixed Clarkia,

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

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DAHLIAS. If sown early these stately fall
flowers can be raised very easily from
seed. Our mixtures are unsurpassed, con-
taining the very choicest colors. Halj-
hardy Perennial. 3to5d ft.

Choicest Double Mixed. A superb mix-
ture of the best double varieties, pkt.
15 cts.

Extra Fine Single Mixed. Saved from the
best named varieties ; a splendid assort-
ment, pkt. 10 cts.

New Striped Single Dahlias (Dahlia Gra-
cilis), A beautiful new class with very
large flowers, which are striped and
mottled in a charming manner; this
mixture contains many rare colors.
Pkt. 15 cts.

DATURA (Trumpet Flower), Mixed. A
pretty and easily grown bushy plant bear-
ing large, fragrant trumpet-shaped flow-
ers. Hardy Annual. 3 ft., pkt. 5 cts.

DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur). The
following are perfectly hardy varieties of
these showy plants, and should be in every

“ garden. Har-
dy Peren-
nial.

F ormosum.
Dark blue,
white cen-
ter, 2% ft.,
pkt. 5 ets.,
oz. 75 cts.

N udicaule.
Very bril-
liant scar-
feu, 1. TL.,
pkt. 10 cts.

Choice Mix-
ed.- Best
mixture of
Boa tad ¥
sorts, 2 ft.,
pkt. 10 ects.

(For Annual

- Cobea Scandens. HES

DIANTHUS (Pinks). The China and Japan
Pinks have always been favorites, and
deservedly so, as their brilliant blooms
and dwarf bushy habit render them un-
surpassed for beds and borders; also one
of the best plants for cut fidwers. No gar-
den is complete without a generous supply.
Hardy Annuals except as noted. 1 ft.

Double China Pink (Chinensis gd aed Also
known as Indian Pink; a splendid mix-
ture of the very choicest colors, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

Double Diadem Pink (Diadematus fl. pl.).
Very large double flowers, all colors
mixed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.50.

Heddewigi (Japan Pink). Finest selected
single-flowered, mixed. Unquestionably
one of our finest annuals. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. $1.00.

Heddewigi. A splendid mixture of the
double sorts of the Japan Pink, pkt.
5 cts., 0z. $1.00.

Laciniatus. A beautiful double fringed
variety, mixed colors, pkt. 10 cts., oz.
$1.25.

Imperialis (Double Imperial Pink). Ex-

. tra fine mix-
¢ ture of these
charming
varieties,
pkt..5 cts.,
oz. $1.00.

Plumarius
(Hardy Gar-
den Pink).
Also known
as the Pheas-
ant Hye
Pink; thisis
the original
clove pink,
many ele-
gant colors,
splendid
double mix-
ed. Hardy
Perennial,
Pkt. 15 cts.,
oz. $5.00.

. (See also Car-

nations and Sweet William.)

DIGITALIS (Foxglove), Fine Mixed. Long
racemes of beautiful spotted flowers, very
ornamental. Hardy Perennial. 3ft.,pkt.
5 cts., oz. 50 cts.

DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean), Lablab. A
beautiful quick-growing climber with
purple and white fiowers in clusters.
plardy Annual. 15 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30
cts.

DRACAENA. Ornamental foliage plants,
extensively used for the centers of vases
ane for pot-culture. ender Perennial.

t.

Indivisa. The popular variety, with thin
narrow
lé av &si.
Pkt.10 cts,

Finest Mix-
ed. All
the best
sorts, pkt.
25 cts.

ECHEVERIA,
Fine Mixed.
Succulent,
free-grow-
ing plants,
suitable for
rockeries

Tak Mixed Morning Glory.
(Convolvulus.)

and edg-

ings. _ Ten-

ee Peren-

nial. Y to Ss y

% ft, pkt AS? Sk

25 cts
ELICHRY- ea

SUM (£ver- Chowe Mixed Cosmos.

lasting Flowers). Pretty garden plants,
blooms extensively, used for winter bou-
quets; flowers that are intended for

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STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

drying should be gathered when partially
unfolded. Hardy Annual. 1% to 2 ft.
Double and Single. All colors and varie-
ties mixed, pkt, 10 cts.
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy).
These showy plants are largely employed
in decorating beds and boruers; in bloom
all summer and fall; easily grown, flow-
ers very handsome, Hardy Annual. 1 ft.
Alba. Creamy white, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.
: Californica.
Bright yellow
with orange
center, pkt. 5
cts. ,0z. 40 ets.
Carminea
Rose _ Car-
inal). Beau-
tiful carmine,
pkt.5 cts., oz.
60 cts.
Crocea. Or-
ange, pkt. 5
\ €ts., oz. 40.cts.
Mandarin.
_ Deep orange,
splendid,
pkt. 5 cts., oz.
75 cts.
Extra Fine
| pe as Slee: F
very choice
mixture, pkt.

“ig ING
Szugle Dahlias.

EUPHORBIA, Variegata (Snow on the
Mountain). Ornamental foliage plant,
leaves veined and margined with white.
Hardy Annual. 2 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

FERNS, Mixed. A very nice mixture of
all the best varieties. Tender Perennial.
¥% to 2 ft., pkt. 25 cts.

FORGET-ME-NOT (JJyosotis). These
charming little plants succeed well almost
anywhere; one of our prettiest spring
flowers. Aalf-hardy Perennial, blooming
the first year from seed. % ft.

Palustris. The true marsh Forget-me-not,
a beautiful blue. Pkt. 10 cts.

Victoria. New, of dwarf globular habit,
sky Llue flowers, the center ones double.
the finest Forget-me-not for pot-culture.
Pkt. 15 cts., 4% oz. $1.25.

Fine Mixed. A fine mixture of many
sors:, pkt. 10 cts.

FUCHSIAS, Mixed. We offeravery choice
assortment of double and single sorts in
splendid mixture. Fuchsias are easily
raised from seed flowering the first year.
Tender Perennial. 1 to 2 ft., pKt. 25 cts.

GAILLARDIAS. Showy bedding plants,
givliug a profusion of large and brilliant
flowers all through the summer and fall;
the plants thrive in any situation. Hardy
Annuals, 1% ft.

Picta, Single Mixed. Very rich colors; a
-plendid mixture, pkt.5 cts., oz. 30 Cts.
Picta, Lorenziana (Vew Double Gaillar-
dia). Excellent for bedding and cut
flowers, a very rich mixture; always in

5 cts,oz.30 cts.

bloom, an elegant annual.
oz. 60 Cts,

GERANIUM (Pelargonium). These favor-
ites are easily raised from seed, in fact
new varieties are produced in this man-
ner; our mixtures are very chuvice.
Greenhouse Perennial. 1to1% ft.

Finest Show Varieties. Saved from prize
flowers, pkt. 50 cts.
Apple-Scented. Very fragrant leaves,
pkt. 25 cts. ,
GILIA, Mixed. Very attractive dwarf
plants for beds or edgings ; showy flowers
borne in clusters. Hardy Annual. 1 ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena)
Mixed. Showy, everlasting flowers ; small
double blooms of perfect form and bril-
liant colors. Half-hardy Annuals. 1%
ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

GLOXINIA. Easily grow:. from seed and
one of our most beautiful house plants,
flowers of varied and very brilliant colors;
thrive best in sandy loam. Tender Per-
ennial. 1 ft.
Extra Choice Mixed. Best sorts in culti-

vation, pkt. 50 cts.

GODETIA. Very beautiful garden plants,
splendid for borders or in masses, also
~‘ make nice house plants; succeeding well
in any situation, Hardy Annual. 1 ft.
Finest Mixed. Very best mixture, pkt.
5 ets., oz. 30 cts.

GOURDS (Ornamental).
climbing vines with ornamenta
and produc-
ing a great
variety of
eurious
fruits of va-
rious colors,
Tender An-
nual, 15 to
20 ft.

Fine Mixed
Varieties.
Including
all desir-
able sorts,
pkt. 10
cts., oz. 50
cts.

GYPSOP-
HILA (Ba-
by’s Breath).
A | sagrot hated ——————
little plant :
for borders So
or rockeries; thrives well anywhere eyen
in a dryish soil.

Elegans (Hardy Annual). White, 1% ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Paniculata (Hardy Perennial), A very
elegant, light and graceful pliant; beauti-
ful foliage and most tiny white flowers.
Splendid for bouquets especially for
mixing with sweet peas. 1% ft., pkt.
5 cts.

Pkt. 5 ets.,

Rapid-growing
foliage

(Pink.)

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). Well-known
showy plants of easy culture in almost
any moderately good garden soil. Hardy
Annuals.

Russian Mammoth. The very large sort,
grown everywhere. 6 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts.

Globosus. Solid double yellow, very fine,
6 ft., pKt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

Oscar Wilde. Single, small flowers, 6 ft.,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

Cucumerifolius. This is the Miniature
Sunflower; makes a bushy plant cov-
ered with hundreds of brightest orange-
yellow flowers. 3 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz.
40 cts.

HELIOTROPE. Everybody likes helio-
trope but all may not know that it can be
raised very easily from seed flowering in
August. AHalf-hardy Perennial. 1 to
1% ft.

Finest Mixed. Very fragrant and profuse-
tlowering strain of all shades of color,
pkt. 10 cts.

HIBISCUS, Africanus. Very showy and

ornamental; large creamy-yellow flowers
with brown
center. Hardy
Annual, 2 ft.,

HOCKS. For
majestic
growth and
massive beau-
ty this oldest
garden favor-
ite stands un-
rivalled. Our
strain is of
unsurpassed
quality. Har-
dy Biennial.
6 ft.
Massachusetts
Prize Holly-
hocks (£2-
hibition

Eschscholtzia. Strain). Our
(California Poppy.) best mix-

ture; this
seed has been saved from the very
choicest double blooms of every con-
ceivable shade and color. Pkt. 15 cts.,
2 pkts. for 25 cts., 10 pkts. for $1.00.

Chater’s Prize. Finest mixed double Eng-
lish varieties, pkt. 25 cts.,5 pkts. for
$1.00.

Choice Mixed. A fine mixture of double
sorts, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.25.

Single Mixed. Choice mixed single varie-

ties that many so much admire, pkt.
15 cts.

HONESTY (ZLunaria). Purple, very showy.
Hardy Biennial. 2 ft., pkt. 5 cts.

HUMULUS, Japonicus (Japanese Hop). A
rapid growing climber, beautiful for trel-
lises or rustic work. Hardy Annual. 20
ft., pkt. 10 cts.

25

ICE PLANT. Fine trailing plant for bas-

kets and vases; singular icy foliage. Ten-

der Annual.

¥ ft., pkt. 5
cts.

IPOM@A
(Convolvu-
lus). Rapid
growing
climbers
very useful
and beauti-
ful either
in the house
or garden.

Tender An-
nuals. 10to
25 ft.

Bonna Nox
(Evening
Glory).
Large, blue
flowers,

——— pkt. 5 cts.
Gloxinia. Coccinea
(Star Ipo-
be Searlet, very free bloomer, pkt.
cts.

Noctiflora (Moon-Flower). The large
white variety so much grown of late,
pkt. 10 cts.

(See Convolvulus and Cypress Vine also.)

LANTANA. Very desirable plants for pot-
culture or the garden; of easy culture and
remain in bloom a large part of the year,
very easily raised from seed. Greenhouse
Shrub. 1% ft.

Finest Mixed Hybrids.
best colors, pkt. 10 cts.

LARKSPUR (Delphinium). Well-known
‘arden plants of great beauty and noted
or brilliant colors and profusion of
bloom. Hardy Annuals.

Double Dwarf Rocket. Best double sorts
in mixture, 1 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

Double Tall
Rocket. A
very choice
mix ture,
1% ft.,pkt.
5 ects., OZ.
30 cts.

(See Del-
phinium
also.)

LATHYRUS,
Latifolius
(Perennial
Peas). We
offer a very
choice mix-
ture of these
beautiful
hardy clim-
bers. Hardy
Perennial.

A mixture of the

Finest Mixed Godettas.
LAVENDULA (Lavender), Fragrant blue

26

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

flowers.
pkt. 5 cts.

LINARIA, Mixed. An attractive and free-
flowering annual. Hardy Annual. 1%
ft., pkt. 5 cts.

LINUM (flowering Flax). Brilliant, dark
crimson.
Hardy An-
nual. 1% ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

LOBELIA.
Splendid for
hanging bas-
kets and
vases; the
dwarf sorts
are indispen-
sable for
bedding ar-
rangements,
as no other
plants can
take their
place for
pretty blue
edgings. An-
nuals except
as noted.

Erinus Crys-
tal Palace

Hardy Perennial, 1 to 2 ft.,

Feliotrope.

Dark blue, the best sort
for edgings, % ft., pkt. 10 cts,

Compacta.

Gracilis. Light blue; slender trailing
stems, the best variety for hanging bas-
kets, pkt. 10 cts.

Fine Mixed. A choice mixture for bed-
ding and borders, ¥% ft., pkt. 10 ets.

Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Brilliant
scarlet. Hardy Perennial. 2 ft., pkt.
10 cts.

LUPINS, Mixed. Annual Varieties.
pkt. 5 cts.

LYCHNIS, Mixed.
ft., pkt. 10 cts.

MARIGOLDS (Tagetes). Universally
planted by everyone; the African varie-
ties are stronger in habit and produce
larger flowers than the French. The
French sorts are beautifully mottled and
velvety-flowered. Hardy Annual.
African, Lemon. Double, lemon color, 2

ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

African, Orange. Double, orange color,
2 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

African, Finest Mixed. All colors in mix-
ture, 2 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

African, El Dorado. The finest of all,
large showy flowers, orange to lemon in
color; splendid. 2% ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz.
50 cts.

French Dwarf. Very double, all the vel-
vety shades mixed, 1 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz.
50 cts.

French Tall. Best mixed double varie-
ties, 2% ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.

(See Calendula also.)

MARVEL-OF-PERU (Mirabilis). We have
a very choice collection of these brilliant
and showy fiowers ; the Marvel-Of-Peru or
Four-o’ clock will grow anywhere and is

3 ft.,

Hardy Perennial, 2

fine for beds or masses. Hardy Annual.
Choicest Mixed. A splendid assortment,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.

MATRICARIA (Feverfew). Pretty free-
flowering dwarf plants with pure double
white flowers; fine for bedding or pot-
culture. Hardy Annual. % ft.

Double Pure White. Purest white, pkt.
10 cts.

MAURANDYA, Finest Mixed. Beautiful
climbers with elegant flowers and foliage,
excellent for vases, window-boxes and
light trellises. Halj-hardy Perennial but
flowers the first season. 10 ft., pkt. 10 ets.

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM, Fine Mixed.
Annual. ¥% ft., pkt. 10 cts.

MIGNONETTE (feseda). Sweet mignon-
ette needs no introduction, it is a univer-
sal favorite; of the easiest culture, doing
equally well in the garden or window box.
Hardy Annual. 1 to 2 ft.

Sweet Mignonette. The old favorite, pkt.
5 Cts., oz. 15 cts.

Miles’ Spiral. Long spikes, very fragrant,
pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.

Machet. Best for pot-culture, reddish,
fragrant flowers, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00.
Parson’s White. Large white spikes,

sweet scented, pkt. 5 ets., oz. 50 ets.
Victoria. Large dark red flowers, very
fragrant, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 ets.

MIMULUS, Mixed (Monkey Flower).
Hardy Perennial varieties. 1 ft., pkt. 15
cts.

NASTURTIUMS. We have for years made
a specialty of these flowers and our strains
of seed of the various types cannot be sur-
passed; for
full descrip-
tions and
eultural di-
rections see
our ‘‘spe-
@.i.a Lty
pages” in
the first
part of this
catalogue.
Hardy An-
nuals.
Champion
Tall Mix
ed. Finest
tall or
climbing
varieties,
6 to 10 ft.,
pkt. 5 cts,
oz. 15 cts.,
yy Ib. 50
etsh ih.
$1.50.

Champion Dwarf Mixed. Best Tom
Thumb or dwarf sorts in cultivation,
1 to 1Y ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., & Ib.
75 cts., lb. $2.50,

Lobbianum Varieties. Splendid running
sort, fine for arbors and rock-work;

Massachusetts Prize
Hollyhocks.

4

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 27

flowers strikingly brilliant. Runs 4 to variety of very handsome colors. Pkt.
10 ft., pkt. 40 cts., 3 pkts. for $1.00.

10 cts., oz. Giant Trimardeau. Beautiful class, the

40 cts. plants are of vigorous, compact growth;

(See “Fax- the flowers of good form and enormous

Size, a desirable mixture. Pkt. 15 cts.,
¥ oz. 85 cts., 0z. $6.00.

Superb Prize. A very rich mixture of all
the show, fancy and blotched varieties;
an extra fine strain, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts.
for $1.00, % oz. $1.25, oz. $9.00.

Striped and Mottled. A fine mixture of
the very best striped and mottled varie-
ties, pkt. 15 ets.

Extra Choice Mixed. A very nice mix-
ture, pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts., {%
Oz. 85 cts., oz. $3.00.

Good Mixed. A good variety of colors,
will make a nice bed in any garden, pkt.
5 Ccts., 4% oz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50.

SEPARATE COLORS.

on’s Special-
ties’’ also.)

NEMOPHI-
LA. Pretty
dwarf plants
ofthe easiest
culture, and
admirably
adapted for

Se; rockeries,

we borders and

beds. Hardy

Annual. 1ft.

Fine Mixed.
Including
many choice

=
SSE

" \ colors, pkt.
; Black. Pkt. 10 cts.
Marigolds. See 301) Buck Bide. Pe 10cie. °
NICOTIANA, Affinis. A favorite for pot-| Red. Pkt. 15cts.
culture for the garden, Bronze. Pkt. 15 ets.

White. Pkt. 10 cts.
Fawn Color. Pkt. 10 cts.
Pure Yellow. Pkt. 15 cts.
Brown-Red. Pkt. 15 cts.
(See ‘* Faxon’s Specialties”
also.)

PENTSTEMON, Fine Mixed.

Hardy Perennial. 2{t., pkt.

flowers freely; white and
fragrant. Hardy Annual.
2 {t., pkt. 10 cts.

NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist
or Devil-in-the-Bush), : WS
Finest Mixed. Hardy -Z SIN?
Annual. 1ft., pkt. 5 ets. ES

NOLANA, Mixed. Pretty 10 ct
trailing plant. Hardy eae
Annual, 1ft., pkt.5 cts. in cn aoe A
: s i k-leaved foliage
CENOTHERA (Evening SMG eeualiiets 8
: : ; plant. Hardy Annual. 2
Primrose), Finest Mixed. ft, pkt. 10 cts.

A showy Hardy Annual.
1 to 2. ft,., pkt. 5 cts.

OXALIS, Choice Mixed.
Pretty for hanging baskets.
Half-hardy Perennial. %

NW PETUNIA. Petunias fill a
place all their own in the
garden border and are de-
servedly a favorite with us
all. We have added many

be the best obtainable. Hardy Annuals. Very beau-

¥% to ¥% ft. tiful vari-

White House Pansies. Our best mixture, eties, a
for full description see specialty pages choice
in the first part of this catalogue. Pkt. mixture,
50 cts., 5 pkts. for $2.00. Urania

Giant Odier. Splendid mixture of three a ea pee
and five blotched show pansies, unsur- $1.50,

passed for shape, markings and rich-
ness of colors, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for
$1.00.

Cassier’s Blotched. Very large and beau-
tifully blotched flowers; a very showy
and especially rich strain, pkt. 40 cts.,
3 pkts. for $1.00.

Superb Sin-

gle Mixed.
An un-
equalled
mixture of
ath the
best sin-

gle sorts ‘

Bugnot’s Superb Varieties. Very beau- including
tiful large blooms .with very broad the fringed
blotches, the two upper petals finely varieties,
lined; this mixture contains a great pkt. 25 cts,

ft., pkt, 10 cts. 3 SSS hew varieties to our collec-
PANSIES. Pansies haveal- ¢4,,,470n Dwarf Nasturtiums. tion that we know will

ways been a specialty of “ please our. customers,

ours, and it gives us much satisfaction Hardy Annual, 1to il ft.

to know from the reports of our custo- Striped and

mers that our seed is acknowledged to B1 otched.

.

28 STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

Superb Double Mixed. Our best mixture
of all the large-fiowering double varie-
ties; including show, striped, blotched
and fringed sorts; a most elegant as-
sortment, pkt. 50 cts.

Finest Mixed. Very rich and brilliant
colors, a good mixture for any garden,
pkt. 10 cts.,
y% oz. 40
CLs.,; OZ.
$1.50.

Mixed. A
mixture of
good sorts,
pkt. 5cts.,
y% oz. 20

MONDII

One of our

most useful

and beauti-
ful garden
plants, free-
bloomers of
very brilliant
colors; Splen-

did for beds,

borders or edgings. Hardy Annual. 1to

1% ft.

Grandiflora, Mixed. A magnificent mix-
ture, flowers yery large and of very
handsome colors, pkt. 10 cts., 3 pKts.
25 cts., Y% oz. 30 cts., oz. $1.00.

Choice Mixed. Finest mixture of all
sorts, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts.

Cuspidata, Finest Mixed (New Star
Phloxes). Charming class with showy
flowers, especially good for bouquets,
pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., 4% oz. 40 cts.,
oz. $1.50.

Fimbriata, Finest Mixed. A choice mix-
ture of the very best fringed varieties,
pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., 4% oz. 40 cts.,
oz, $1.50.

Nana Compacta, Finest Mixed. A very
dwarf-growing and really handsome
class, % ft., pkt. 10 cts.

Perennial Phlox, Mixed (Decussata). Per-
fectly hardy tall-growing plants, bearing
immense trusses of beautiful flowers
of rich and varied colors, 3 ft., pkt. 10
cts.

POPPIES. For brilliancy and grand effect
the poppy stands unrivalled; the im-
proved varieties are certainly splendid
and we cannot say too much in their
favor. Annuals except as noted 1 to 2 ft.

Golden Gate. This splendid mixture con-
tains every conceivable color known in
poppies and is certainly very desirable.
Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts.

Danebrog. Brilliant single scarlet poppy,
blotched with silvery white, a fine sort,
pkt. 5 ets.

The Shirley Poppy. Large and elegant
flowers; a very rich and effective mix-
ture; noted for their beautiful light

Finest Mixed Petunia.

shades of white and pink; very desir-
able, pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts.

Umbrosum. Glowing vermilion, with a
deep black spot on each petal; very
showy, pkt. 5 ets.

Mikado. New, fringed white flowers with
purple margin; a choice sort, pkt. 10
cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts.

Snowdrift. Asplendid pure white variety,
with perfectly round, double flowers;
very fine, pkt. 5 cts.

Mixed Annual Varieties. A very rich
mixture of the best varieties; scatter
the seed liberally in the garden and a
mass of beauty will result. Pkt.5 cts.,
OZ. 25 Cts.

Iceland or Perennial Poppies. Perfectly
hardy and in bloom from June until
frost; beautiful crushed-satin-like flow-
ers of every color. Pkt. 10 cts.,3 pKts.
for 25 cts.

Orientale. The darkest red perennial
poppy; perfectly hardy, magnificent
sort, 3 ft., pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts.

PORTULACA. Nothing need be said about
the cultivation of the portulaca as they
do well anywhere; our assortments in-
clude the very newest and best colors.
Hardy Annual. % ft.

Extra Double Mixed. Unsurpassed for
rich, brilliant colors; contains all the
best double varieties, pkt. 10 cts.

Extra Single Mixed. A great variety;
flowers large and of every shade of
color, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts.

PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose). One of our
most beautiful and indispensable plants
for winter blooming in the house or con-
servatory. The ease with which Prim-
roses can be grown from seed makes them
a very pop-
ular win-
dow plant.
Greenhouse
Perennial,
1 ft.

Extra Choice

Mixed.
An ele-
gant mix-
ture, em-
bracing-
all the
best large-
flowered
varieties,
pkt. 35
cts.

PYRETH-
RUM. A
pretty
dwarf bor- N
der plant, Choice Mixed Phiox
very largely Drummondiz.
used for
edgings. Perennial. 3% ft.
Parthenifolium Aureum (Golden Feather).

Golden foliage, a splendid bedding
plant, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00.

RHODANTHE, Mixed. Handsome ever-

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STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 29

lasting fiowers. 1 ft.,

pkt. 5 ets.

RICINUS (Castor-Oil Bean). One of our
best ornamental-leaved plants, largely
used for the center of beds; large palm-
like leaves. Very easily grown from seed
Half-hardy Annual.

Borboniensis. Dark green foliage, a noble
plant. 15 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Sanguineus. Blood-red foliage and fruit.
7 ft., pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

SALPIGLOSSIS (Velvet Flower). A very
ornamental and useful border plant with
large mottled and veined petunia-like
flowers. Half-hardy Annual. 1% ft.
Large Flowering Mixed. Beautiful richly

colored flowers, pkt. 10 cts.

SALVIA. One of our most showy summer
flowering plants, forming compact bushes,
which are literally ablaze with brilliant
flowers; very easily raised from seed,
blooming the first season. Perennials
except as noted.
Coccinea Hybrida.

Hardy Annual.

Fiery scarlet, very

fine. An-
nual. 2 ft.,
pkt. 10 cts.

Patens. Sky-

Splendens
(Scarlet
Sage). Bril-
liant scar-
fet) 3S" 4t.,
pkt. 10cts.,
Yyoz. 60
cts.

SCABIOSA

( Mourning

Bride). An

old flower

but desery-
ing a place
in every gar-
den; as its rich and beautiful colors, as
_ well as its profuse blooming, make it very
useful. Also excellent for cut flowers.

Hardy Annual, :

Finest Double Mixed. Large, double flow-

ers of splendid colors, 2 ft., pkt. 5 cts.,

_ oz. 50 cts. :

Dwarf Double Mixed. A very choice mix-
ture of the dwarf sorts, 1 ft., pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 40 cts.

SCHIZANTHUS, Mixed. Annual sorts, 1
ft., pkt. 5 cts.

SENSITIVE PLANT.
Annual. 1% ft., pkt. 5 cts.

SILENE(Catch-fly), Finest Mixed. Annual.

1 ft., pkt. 5 cts.

SMILAX. The popular climber. Tender
Perennial. 10 ft., pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00.
SOLANUM, Finest Mixed. Tender Per-

ennial. 1% ft., pkt. 10 cts.

STOCKS (Gilliflowers). These well-known
favorites require no description; equally

Large-Flowering Salpiglossis.

Pinkish-white.

good as garden or house plants; our col-
lection is composed of the very choicest
dwarf sorts. Half-hardy Annual.

Largest-Flowering German Ten-Weeks

Stocks. Our
special strain
of this splen-
did _ double-
flowering va-
riety is unsur-
passed and
will give the
best of satis-
faction wher-
ever grown,
height about
15 inches and
plants very
compact; we
offer the fol-
lowing col-
ors : —
White —Crim-
son — Canary
Yellow — Rose
—Violet—
Carmine —
Dark Red.

Each color separate, per pkt. 15 cts.

Finest Mixed. A grand mixture of over
twenty-five elegant shades and colors,
pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. for 25 cts., or 10 pkts.
for $1.00, 1% oz. $1.25, oz. $4.00.

SWEET PEAS. The leading flower seed
specialty of our establishment is the Sweet
Pea and when we tell you that our sales
in asingle year have exceeded 1,000 pounds
you will readily see the place this favorite
holds amongst flower lovers. We offer
you this season the following splendid
sorts; please see specialty pages in the
first part of this catalogue for full deserip-
tion of our now famous assortment —
‘““Faxon’s

Boston
Mixture.”’
Hardy
Annual.
6 ft.
Adonis.
Bright
carinine,
pkt 5cts.,
oz. 15 cts.
Apple Blos-
som. Rose,
shaded
blush,
pkt.10cts.,
oz. 25 cts.
Black Pur-
ple. Very
dark, pkt.
5rets., 072.
15 cts., lb.
$1.50.
Black Purple Striped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15
cts., lb. $1.50.

Boreatton. Rich deep maroon, pkt. 10 cts.,
Oz. 25 cts.

be

f

Sweet Peas.

Single Mixed Sweet William.

30

Butterfly. White, tinted lilac, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 15 cts.

Captain Clark. White, pink and blue,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 1b. $1.50.

Cardinal. Brilliant crimson scarlet, pkt.
10 cts., 0z. 25 cts.

Countess of Radnor. Shaded mauve,
magnificent, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts.
Crown Princess of Prussia. Delicate pale

flesh color, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Dark Red. Pkt. 5 cts.,0z. 15 cts. , 1b. $1.50.
Duchess of
Edinburgh.
Scarlet,
merging in-
to rose, pkt.
10 cts., oz. 25
cts.

light. Pure
white, crest-
ed with shin-
ing crimson,
pkt. 15 cts.,
oz. 50 cts.
Empress of
India. Clear,
softrose-col-
ored, pkt. 10
cts.,0z.25 cts.
Fairy Queen.
White and
rose, pkt. 5
cts.; OZ. 15
cts.
Very fine, pkt. 10 cts., oz.

Mammoth Verbena.

Grand Blue.
20 cts.

Indigo King. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Invincible Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50.
Invincible Scarlet Striped. . Pkt.5 cts., oz.
15 cts., lb. $1.50.
Invincible Carmine.
10 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Isa Eckford. Rosy pink, shading to car-
mine, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Light Blue and Purple. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
15 ets.

Lottie Eckford. Rose and white, edged
blue, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts.
Miss Blanche Ferry. Large, pink and
white, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Mrs. Sankey. Large pure white, pkt. 15
ets., 0z. 50 cts.

Orange Prince. A beautiful orange, pkt.
10 cts., oz. 40 cts.

Painted Lady. Pink and white, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 15 cts., 1b. $1.50.

Princess Beatrice. Bright rose, pkt. 10
cts., oz. 20 cts.

Princess of Wales. White, blue striped,
pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts.

Queen of the Isles. Scarlet, mottled with
white and purple, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Queen Victoria. Large pure white, pkt.
15 cts., oz. 50 cts.

Red Striped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Ib.
$1.50.

Splendour. Bright rose, flushed with
crimson, pkt. 10 cts., 0z. 35 cts.

Splendid sort, pkt.

TORENIA,

TRIFOLIUM, Suaveolens

VERBENA.

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS.

The Queen. Pink and mauve, pkt. 10 cts.,
oz. 30 cts.
Vesuvius. Rose, spotted crimson and

violet, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts.

Violet Queen. Deep mauve and violet,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

White. Purest white, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20
cts., lb. $2.00.

Eckford’s New Hybrids. A splendid as-
sortment of all Mr. Eckford’s best varie-
ties, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 30 cts., 2 oz. 50 cts.,
¥Y% 1b. 85 cts., ib. $3.00.

Faxon’s Boston Mixture. Our best mix-
ture, includes all varieties both new and
old; see specialty pages in first part of
this catalogue forfull description. Pkt.
5 ets., oz. 15 cts., Y% 1b. 50 ets., lb. $1.50.

(See ** Faxon’s Specialties’’ also.)

SWEET SULTAN eee ee Moschata).

A sweet-scented,
1% ft.
Finest Mixed. Pkt.5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

ree-flowering Annual.

SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus).

The favorite hardy border plants, with
beautiful large heads of bloom of many
colors; fine as cut flowers. Hardy JSi-
ennial, 1% ft.

Double Mixed. A very choice mixture,
pkt, 10 cts., oz. $1.50.

Single Mixed. An assortment of all the
most brilliant colors, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40
cts. :

(See also Carnations and Dianthus.)

THUNBERGIA (Biack-Eyed Susan).

BY Cy bsiecy¥e5
slender-
growing
climber,
rapidly cov-
ering wire
trellises,
and also
useful for
vases in the
garden or
house. Half-
hardy An-
nual. 65 ft.
Finest Mix-
ed. Many
pretty col-
ors, pkt.5
cts., oz. 75
cts.

== ||
F ournieri. gob
Charming Superb Double Zinnias.
plant for pot-culture, velvety blue flowers.
Tender Annual, 1ft., pkt. 15 cts,
(Sweet-scented
Clover). A general favorite as it is very
sweet-scented. Hardy Annual. % ft.,
pkt. 5 cts., 02. 30 Cts.

If it were possible it seems
to us that verbenas are becoming more
popular every year; the plants thrive in
any good garden soil, and if grown from
seed are more vigorous than if started
from cuttings. Our mixtures are very

STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 31

carefully selected and include all the best

varieties. Half-hardy Perennial. 1 ft.

Superb Mixed Mammoth. From a superb
collection of named varieties, very
large flowers of the richest and most
brilliant colors; this our best mixture
we consider one of the finest strains of
verbena in cultivation. We advise our
customers to plant liberally of these
elegant verbenas. Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts.
25 cts., % oz. 85 cts., oz. $3.00.

Extra Choice Mixed. A very elegant as-
sortment, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $2.50.

Fine Mixed. A good mixture, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. $1.50.

VIOLET (Viola). These fragrant flowers
are easily grown from seed and will bloom
most abundantly in a cool, moist situa-
tion. Hardy Perennial. %ft. +
The Czar. Light violet, splendid for forc-

ing, pkt. 10 cts.
Semperfiorens. Fine blue, very fragrant,
pkt. 10 cts.
asp Mixed. Best fragrant sorts, pkt.
0 cts.

VISCARIA, Finest Mixed. Good border
plant. Hardy Annual. 1 ft., pkt.5 cts.

WALLFLOWER. Well-known plants,
with large spikes of deliciously fragrant
flowers and beautiful, deep colors, Hal/-
hardy Perennial. 2 ft.

Finest Mixed Branching. Best double
varieties, pkt. 15 cts.

WHITLAVIA, Finest Mixed. Another
good border plant. Hardy Annual. 1 ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

ZINNIAS. One of our most stately and

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES.

—

showy border plants, a strong grower and
therefore succeeds well even if the ground
is not very rich but ample cultivation will
be well repaid. Excellent for cut flowers
and in the garden they bloom continually.
Hardy Annual,

Superb Double Mixed. Our very best
mixture, unsurpassed for size and rich-
ness of colors, 2 ft., pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00.

We also offer the following separate colors
of our best Double Zinnias, White—
Sulphur Yellow —Golden Yellow— Flesh
Color— Rose —Lilac— Scarlet— Crimson
— Purple — Dark Purple. Each color
separate, per pkt. 10 cts., any 3 pkts. for
25 cts., or the entire collection of 10
pkts. for 75 cts.

Dwarf Double Mixed. A superb mixture
of the dwarfer growing varieties, fine
for borders or pot-culture, 1 ft., pkt. 10
cts., oz. $1.00.

Much used

for ornamental gardening and borders,

also nice when dried for winter bouquets.

Hardy Annuals except as noted,

Animated Oats (Avena Sterilis). 2% ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Feather Grass (Stipa Pennata). Hardy
Perennial, 1% ft., pkt. 5 cts,

Job’s Tears (Coix Lachryma), 2 ft., pkt.
5 cts.

Love Grass (Eragrostis Elegans). 1% ft.,
pkt. 5 cts.

Quaking Grass (Briza Maxima).
pkt. 5 cts.

Mixture of Ornamental Grasses. lto3ft.,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

ae

MIXED FLOWER
SEEDS FOR
WILD GARDENS.

The introduction of
these has proved amost
marked success. Any-
one who has plant-

ed and cultivated
Za flowers in neatly

J? laid-out beds is a-
ware of the amount
, of-labor and con-
stant attention

necessary to pro-
duce the desired effect.
To those who cannot give

this care, the ‘‘ Wild Garden” presents a
substitute which, for its unusual and varied
effects, for cheapness and the small] amount
of labor necessary for its construction, has
ay no rival. ‘‘ Wild Garden Seeds’? are @
ZY. mixture of over one hundred varieties of
hardy flower seeds. No one who has not
seen such a bed can form an_ idea of
its possibilities, the different seasons of
bloom insuring something new almost
every day. % oz. pkts, 20 cts., 6 pkts, for
$1.00,

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TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS.

THE SENSATIONAL FLOWERS OF 1894,

It is a long time since any plant has created the ‘‘ sensation ’”’ that the Tuber-
ous-Rooted Begonia has. In describing this most vigorous and brilliant bulbous
plant, it is a little difficult to class it; it is certainly not a novelty, as it has been
in cultivation a great many years; neither can it be called anybody’s exclusive
specialty, as there are hundreds of growers who have most beautiful collections ;
but as this flower during the last five years has created such a stir amongst
horticulturists, we feel it is not out of place to call them the ‘‘ Sensational
Flowers of 1894.” The following from the American Garden is the best de-
scription of this magnificent flower we have yet seen:

‘The season of flowering is fully six months long. The first blossoms appear
in early spring, and until late in the fall flowers are continuously produced.
They are of the richest colors, embracing every shade of white, rose, pink, red,
scarlet, crimson, maroon, lake, yellow, and orange, and combine the richest
shades and the intermediate colors — certainly a point greatly in their favor.

‘‘ Tuberous Begonias are well adapted to almost every kind of culture. They
may be grown in pots, boxes, or baskets, out of doors, or under glass, or in the
open ground. The thick structure of the plants enables them to withstand wet
and stormy weather as well as tropical heat and drought. Even at this late date
(October 2) we have thousands of plants as plentifully covered with flowers of
every shade as during the summer, notwithstanding the rain storms and cold
nights to which the geraniums, coleus, and many varieties of summer flowering
plants have succumbed.

‘* Another valuable feature of these begonias is that they possess the beauti-
ful and abundant foliage which is characteristic of the family. With the excep-
tion of the geranium, there is no plant that can produce so gorgeous a display of
rich and varied colors as the begonia when grown in masses, and all who grow
them will come to this conclusion.

“Only afew people as yet recognize the value of begonias as bedding-out
plants, but their general adoption for
this purpose is only a matter of time. . In
some places they are already quite exten-

THE RURAL LIBRARY. sively used, and still their availability in
3 this direction is far from being fully un-
derstood. They contrast so beautifully
with other plants that they will not be
discarded after a fair trial is given them.

Tu be ro u S When grown in masses, the different kinds

can also be arranged with good effect.”

Begonias.

FREE TO YOU.

With every order for one-half dozen
or more Begonias, we will send you
without charge a copy of this valuable
new publication,

‘“ TUBEROUS BECONIAS.’’

CULTURE and MANAGEMENT

Of a Most Promising Race of Plan’s
New to American Gardens,

Culture and management of a most
promising race of plants new to
American gardeners, by numerous
practical growers.

PUBLISHED BY
THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY,
TIMES BUILDING, NEW YORK,

TUBEROUS-ROOTED BECONIAS.

‘‘Begonias should be
grown in a loose, rich soil.
There is no danger of their
running to leat, even in
wet and sunless weather.
During weather that would
ruin the looks of gerani-
ums they grow steadily
and produce flowers at
every joint, and instead of
appearing battered and
bruised after a storm, the
plants appear actually re-
freshed. No insects prey
upon them, so their leaves
and flowers are mostly per-
fect, which can be said of
very few plants. This fact
alone greatly reduces the
labor and expense of grow-
ing them.

Their free-flowering
qualities and easy culture
make them favorites wher-
ever known, and it is
impossible to describe the
intense brilliancy of the
blooms. Many of the
blooms measure six inches
across, and whole beds
range from three and one
half to five inches in diam-
eter. There is no trouble
at all in growing them; BUNCH OF SINGLE-FLOWERED BEGONIAS.,
simply set out the bulbs
like you do geraniums, or any other bedding plants, and they will take care of
themselves. After the plants cease flowering, take up the roots and keep dry
over winter as one would a potato, and plant out the next spring for another
summer’s glory, and they are bigger and stronger the second year than the first.
Our Tubers have been grown fur us by a famous specialist, and we feel conti-
dent will be one of the features of your garden the coming season.

SINGLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES.

SPLENDID MIXTURE OF COLORS.

10 cents each; 3 for 30 cents; 6 for 50 cents; 1.00 per dozen; $8.00 per hun-
dred. By mail, postage paid.

WE CONSIDER THE SINGLE-FLOWERED TUBEROUS BEGONIAS FAR SUPE-.
RIOR TO THE DOUBLE VARIETIES FOR GARDEN OR HOUSE CULTURE. OUR
ASSORTMENT IS SPLENDID, AND AT THE LOW PRICE OF $1.00 PER DOZEN
EVERYONE SHOULD PLANT SOME. ORDERS WILL BE FILLED IN STRICT ROTA-
‘TION AS SOON AS DANGER FROM FROST IS PAST. OUR PRICE FOR THE VERY-
-CHOICEST MIXED DOUBLE VARIETIES IS 40 CENTS EACH; $4.00 PER DOZEN; §
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID.

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SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.
GLADIOLUS.

The uses of the Gladiolus are well
known. All may be grownas single
specimens, or in masses through
clumps of dwarf shrubbery on the
lawn, or along carriage drives, and
nothing can be more effective or at-
tractive. Asacut flower, the Gladi-
olus has no equal for large vases
epergnes, etc., as they will keep wel
in water for several days, gradually
expanding untilevery bud has opened,
The low cost and certainty of success

with Gladiolus commend them to
everyone.

OUR SUPERB MIXTURE

in brilliancy and variety of color

- is unrivalled, embracing all shades

of pink, crimson, blush, yellow,

Hades amaranth, rosy pink, white,
ete.

5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen;
&3.00 per hundred.
(if desired by mail, add for post-

age 10cents per dozen. Hundred lot
should be sent by express.) -

LILY BULBS.

AURATUM. (The Golden-Rayed
Lily of Japan.) This beautiful flower is
too well known to need any lengthy descrip-
tion. The flowers are pure white, thickly
studded with crimson spots, while through
the center of each petal runs a clear golden

band. Very fragrant and abundant
4 bh bloomer; perfectly hardy,
A BUNCH OF GLADIOLI. 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.

LANCIFOLIUM, OR SPECIOSUM. These varieties, like the Auratum, are
perfectly hardy and are, perhaps, the most popular lilies grown, being easy of cultivation
and producing large flowers of delicate beauty, on strong stems; they grow from two to
four feet high, and bloom in August. The varieties are:

—ALBUM. Pure white. 35 cents each; $3.50 per dozen.
—ROSEUM. White, shaded and spotted with rose. 20 centseach; $2.00 per dozen.
—RUBRUM. White, shaded with deep rose and spotted red. 20 cents each; $2.00
per dozen.

(If desired by mail, add 5 cents per bulb for postage.)

3

CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. {HEH Ant Scare
et producing enormous leaves three to four feet long. A favorite for center o
eds and single specimens on lawns; grows about five feet high.

' 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen.
(If delivered by mail, add 3 cents each for postage.)
M A D EI - A Vi N = The old favorite ‘‘Climbing Mignonette.” Thick,
» glossy leaves, and long hanging stems of feathery,
fragrant, white flowers.

5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen.
(If desired by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage. )

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NEW DWARF EXCELSIOR PEARL
TUBEROSES.

One of the most beautiful and delightfully fragrant summer and fall flowering bulbs
is the Tuberose, and it is safe to say that no one flower is more widely known or culti-
vated to a greater extent, both in the window and garden. Tuberoses may be had in
flower throughout the greater part of the year, by potting successional batches of the
bulbs. Loam, with a little manure or leaf mould intermixed, makes a good soil to grow
them in; and, if pots are used, a five-inch flower pot is the proper size. The New Dwarf
Excelsior Pearl variety is unquestionably the finest strain in cultivation. The flowers
are very double and pure white; highly perfumed, and, when detached singly, are most
useful for bouquets, and not equalled for the buttonhole. The Tuberose will succeed
well anywhere, whether it be in a sunny window in the house, or in the garden border. A
little point comes to mind here, and that is—that if the bulbs do not blossom outdoors
during the summer, the plants should be potted before frost, taken into the house, that
the flowers from them may delight you all the fall and early winter.

5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen; $2.50 per hundred.

(If desired by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage. Hundred lots should be sent
by express.)

: DAHLIAS.

Our sales of this magnificent autumn flower have increased so largely that an entire
house is devoted to their cultivation, and we are pleased to tell you that our plants are
in the finest possible condition. Each and every plant is started into growth and care-
fully wrapped in moss, labelled with the name on one side of the label, and the color of
the flower on the other. Besides the large flowering sorts, we have a choice selection of
the Pompon class; these are very desirable, producing as they do all through the later
months of summer and early autumn a large quantity of small double flowers, suitable
for bouquets.

LARGE OR SHOW, OR ee
POMPON DAHLIAS. =a G, Ss:

20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. - Z Ys ' atk
These plants should be sent by Ya &

express, as they are easily injured,

but can be mailed, andif so wanted,

kindly add 5 cents each, or 50 cents

per dozen, for postage.

‘HARDY ROSES.

HYBRID PERPETUAL
ROSES are perfectly hardy, and
very free bloomers, and are un-
questionably the most desirable
variety for the garden. We have
added many new sorts, and our
collection now includes the choic-
est kinds. A rich soil is essential *
in growing roses, and it is well to
apply a heavy dressing of manure
to-the beds im the fall. In the
spring the bushes should be well
cut back. The plants offered are
the very largest and best, and will
immediately make fine blooming
bushes. We can supply smaller
plants when desired.

Dormant plants, 50 cents each;
$4.00 per dozen.

In regard to sorts, we can, as a
rule, give a better selection when
the choice of kinds is left tous;
kindly specify what colors you pre-
fer. Should you want special
named varieties, we can supply
them. (These plants are too large
for mailing, and should be sent by
express.) A HARDY ROSE.

35

FLOUR oF TOBACCO AND SULPHUR

WILL MAKE

YOUR HOUSE PLANTS BLOOM.

There is a certain charm to young and old
alike in the cultivation of house plants,
"ie. ‘ which is not always felt in outdoor garden-

; = jng, or on a more extensive scale in the
greenhouse or conservatory. Weall fully ap-
preciate that to attain success in window-
gardening our plants must be kept free
from vermin and growing vigorously. The
Flour of Tobacco and Sulphur will not only
keep your plants perfectly free from all in-
sects, but will produce as well an abundance
of the most brilliant flowers. When potting
plants, mix one part of this fertilizer to five
parts of soil. It will not burn or injure the
plants in the least, as strong chemicals often
do; and wherever you use this fertilizer,
you will find the foliage of a dark green
color, and of a most healthy growth. One
or two tablespoonfuls dug thoroughly into
the soil around growing plants will greatly
assist their growth and produce abundant
bloom. When a plant shows the least sign
of disease or vermin, it should be bathed in
a solution made by dissolving a tablespoon-
ful in one quart of water, or the plant may be.

as a dry powder, the foliage should be wet;
if as a liquid; the foliage should be dry.

A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THE GREAT VALUE
OF THIS PREPARATION AS A PLANT FOOD |
AND INSECTICIDE.

Small package, 25 cts.; by mail, 35 cts. Large package, 50 cts.; by mail, 85 cts.

ES 7,
bh a= BOWKERS Z
4 i AMMONIATED
7 4 Foop » FLowers-
a] THIS PACKAGE CON —
i] TAINS SUFFICIENT
PLANT FooD FOR 20
=4 PLANTS FOA ONE YER

Bowker’s Ammoniated Food for Flowers,

A Dressing made expressly for. plants grown in the
house, garden, or conservatory. Clean, odorless, and
producing early and abundant blossoms of rich and
brilliant color, and healthy, luxuriant plants, free from
vermin.

Small package, 15 cents; by mail, 25 cents.
Large package, 25 cents; by mail, 50 cents.

36

9) aowkEn FERTIZER oy

OSTON & NEW YORK * |

sprinkled with the dry powder. If put on |

twettenscts De

—— a ~

ee rl rl CU errm.,lLh Oe

We have also this year most carefully revised our list of Vegetable Seeds, retained
none but reliable varieties, which we have illustrated and described. We feel sure our
customers will find this list very convenient to make up their orders from for the coming
year.

~ On all orders for flower or vegetable seeds in packets,

the purchaser may select seeds to the value of $1.25

for each one dollar sent us. Thus, any one sending $1.00
can select seeds in packets amounting to $1.25; for $2.00,
seeds in packets. to the value of $2.50, and so on. This

discount applies only to seeds in packets. “3ag7

ARTICHOKE.
GREEN GLOBE. The best for general use,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3.00.

ASPARAGUS.
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. A standard

= sort; very
: prolific and
good quality,
pkt.5 cts., oz.
10 cts., lb. 50
cts.

MOORE’S
GIANT. Prob-
ably the best
variety ; very
large, tender
stalks, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 15
cts., lb, $1.25.

ASPARA-
cus

ROOTS.

CONOVER’S
COLOSSAL
(two years
old). Per
hundred,
$1.00. _

MOORE’S GIANT (two years old),
hundred, $1.50.

BEANS.— DWARF OR BUSH.
EARLY CHINA. Early, green-podded;
good as a snap or shell bean, pkt. 10 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

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Conover’s Colossal Asparagus.

Per

podded, green string bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt.
25 cts., peck $1.25.

EARLY MOHAWK. Green, flat pods; a
good market string bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt.
25 cts., peck $1.25.

WHITE WAX. Goodsnap, orstring bean;
pods yellow and tender, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30
cts., peck $1.75.

BLACK WAX. Early, round yellow pods,
tender snap bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt, 30 cts.,
peck $1.75.

GOLDEN WAX. The favorite, wax-podded,

= :
Dwarf Golden Wax Beans.

snap bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck

$1.75.

YELLOW CRANBERRY. Pale green,
round pods, very productive, string bean,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 ets., peck $1.75.

EARLY LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. | pnwarF HORTICULTURAL. The favor-

A favorite green-podded string bean, pkt.
10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

EARLY VALENTINE. Very early, round-

ite either for snap or shell beans; asplen-
a pkt, 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck

37

88 STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

GODDARD, or BOSTON FAVORITE.
Similar to the above but bears much larger
pods and beans, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
peck $1.25.

REFUGEE. A late sort, used for pickling ;
green pods, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck
$1.25.

WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX. One of
our best wax-podded, string beans, pkt. 10
cts., qt. 30 cts., peck $1.75.

IMPROVED YELLOW EYE. A baking
bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., peck $1.00.

LONG WHITE KIDNEY. A nice shell
bean, and when ripe, good for baking,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

LARGE WHITE MARROW. A large
white baking bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
peck $1.25.

WHITE PEA. The favorite baking bean,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cents., peck $1.25.

TURTLE SOUP. Used for making soups,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

BEANS.—POLE OR RUNNINC.

POLEHORTICULTURAL. The best bean
for both string and shell, pkt. 10 cts., qt.
30 cts., peck $1.75.

INDIAN CHIEF.
snap bean, pkt. 10 cts.,
qt. 30 cts., peck $1.75.

LARGE WHITE LIMA.
The largest of the
Limas; splendid quality,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts.,
peck $2.00.

SIEVA, OR SMALL
LIMA. Splendid qual-
ity and productive, pkt.
10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck
$2.00.

DREER’S IMPROVED
LIMA. Ripens early,
and of good quality, pkt.
10 ets., qt. 40 cts., peck
$2.00.

RED CRAN BERRY.
‘Splendid string bean,
very tender, pkt. 10 cts.,

- qt. 40 cts., peck $2.00.

WHITE CASEKNIFE.
Good as a string or shell
bean, pkt. 1° cts., qt. 30
cts., peck $1.75. -

CONCORD. Early, prolific; avery nice shell
bean, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $2.25,

SCARLET RUNNER. Ornamental climber,
scarlet flowers, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck
$1.75. :

WHITE RUNNER. Large white flowers,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck $1.75.

BEETS.

EARLY ECLIPSE. Very early, dark red
variety; good quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., 1b. 60 cts.

BEET FOR GREENS.

The best wax-pod ded

Dreer’s Improved Lima Pole Beans.

| EGYPTIAN TURNIP BLOOD. Oneof the

earliest, best when small; a fine sort, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts.

EARLY BASTIAN. A quick growing,
large red beet; flesh very tender, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts.

EDMAND’S TURNIP BLOOD. A round,
smooth, blood-red sort, splendid for main
crop, pKt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 60 ets.

DEWING’S TURNIP BLOOD. The old
favorite variety for ;
market or family use,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb.
50 cts.

LONG SMOOTH
BLOOD. Long, large,
dark red sort, very pro-
lific, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., lb. 50 cts.

SWISS CHARD, OR
SILVER. The leaves
make delicious greens,
should be grown by all,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 ets., 1b.
50 cts.

Beet-top greens are
easily grown, and very

Dewing’s Beet.
nice, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts.

CATTLE BEETS.

MANGEL-WURZEL,
LONGRED. Along red
sort, very prolific, oz. 10
cts., lb. 40 cts. ;

MANGEL-WURZEL,
NORBITON GIANT.
Probably the best long
red variety, oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 40 cts.

MANGEL-WURZEL,
YELLOW GLOBE, A
standard round yellow
sort, oz. 10 cts., lb. 40
cts.

MANGEL-WURZEL,
GOLDEN TANKARD.
Flesh deep yellow; a
very heavy cropper, 0z.
10 ets., lb. 40 cts.

MANGEL-WURZEL,
KINVER YELLOW
GLOBE. An improved
yellow sort, productive,
and of fine quality, oz. 10 cts., lb. 40 cts.

WHITE SILESIAN SUGAR BEET. Much
used for feeding cattle, very nutritious,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 40 cts.

BORECOLE, OR KALE.

DWARF CURLED, OR GERMAN
GREENS. Makes nice greens; easily
grown, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Ib. $1.00.

GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A hardy
variety, improved by frost, pkt. 5 cts,, oz.
10 cts., 1b. $1.00,

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STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS. 39

BROCCOLI.

WHITE CAPE. Sure heading sort of good
quality, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 1b. $4.0.

PURPLE CAPE.
Greenish-pur-
ple, cauliflower-
like heads, pkt.
10 cts., oz. 40
cts., lb. $4.00.

BRUSSELS
SPROUTS.

IMPROVED
DWARF. Pro-
duces from the |
stem miniature
heads resem-
bling little
cabbages; very
delicious when |
cooked like)
cauliflower, pkt.
10. ets., oz. 20 |

cts. , Ib. $2.00.

SS CABBACES. |
SEW EARLY JERSEY |
Golden Tankard, Mangel- WAKEFIELD.

Wurzel. (Cattle Beet.) a Sie 7 ee

medium size, pyramidal-shaped heads,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 1b. $3.00.

HENDERSON’S EARLY SUMMER. The
large, early summer Sort, fine quality, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3.00.

FOTTLER’S BRUNSWICK. A sure-head-

aS
Gul
ABEL

hi i

Fottler’s Brunswick Cabbage.

ing main crop cabbage of large size, pkt.
5 Cts., Oz. 25 cts., Ib. $2.50.

LOW’S EARLY PEERLESS. An early,
large sort; sure to head, and much liked,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 1b. $2.50.

EARLY WINNINGSTADT. A medium

early variety, does well on light soils, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

STONE MASON DRUMHEAD. The fa-
vorite winter cabbage; sure to head and
keeps well, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 1b. $3.00.

MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH. Thelargest

cabbage grown, pkt, 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb.
$2.50.

PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH. A standard
sort much grown in the South, pKt. dcts.,
oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

LARGE RED DRUMHEAD. The best red
cabbage in cultivation; solid red heads,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts., 1b. $6.00.

GLOBE CURLED SAVOY. The ever
popular Savoy; of the most delicious
flavor, a splendid cabbage, pkt.5 cts., oz.
30 cts., lb. $3.00.

DRUMHEAD SAVOY. A large variety of
the preceding, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 1b.

$2.25.
ENGLISH CURLED SAVOY FOR
GREENS. This is the best known kind

for cabbage greens, pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts.,
lb. 75 cts.
CARROTS.

| EARLIEST FRENCHFORCING. Asmall,

round carrot; for early use, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., 1b. $1.00.

EARLY SCARLET HORN.
variety, early, and very
family use, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b.
$1.00.

DANVERS HALF
LONG. The
standard sort for #
main crop, a
splendid keeper,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
ets., 1b. $1.00.

HALF LONG
SCARLET NAN-
TES. An im-
proved stump-
rooted sort, much
liked, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb.
$1.00.

LONG ORANGE,
Long, large roots;
very productive,
good for table
use or stock, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 80 cts.

CAULIFLOWER.

HENDERSON’S EARLY SNOWBALL...
A deservedly popular variety ; early, dwarf
and a sure cropper, pKt. 25 cts., oz. $3.00.

EARLIEST DWARF ERFURT. Another
splendid sort, heads large and compact,
pkt. 25 ets., oz. $5.00.

A half-long
desirable for

Danvers Carrots.

EARLY PARIS. A good variety, early and

well liked, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts.

LENORMAND’S SHORT STEMMED.
Large white heads, plant early as it is a
late sort, pkt. 10 cts,, oz. 75 cts.

40 STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

CELERY.
NEW DWARF ROSE. This celery is very
solid and of pee flavor; a fine sort,
pkt. 10 cts., OZ. 30
Cts., lb. $3. 00.

EARLY ARLING-
TON. Tall grow-
ing variety, good
for early use; fine
flavor, pkt. 10
cts., oz. 40 cts.,
lb. $4.00.

BOSTON MAR-
KET. The favor-
ite celery for win-

ter use; solid,
Henderson's Early Snow- crisp and of best

ball Caulifiower. quality, pkt. 5
cts:, oz. 25 cts., lb. $2.50.

HENDERSON’S WHITE PLUME. This
sort needs very little earthing-up as it is
oe. white, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.,

3.00

CELERY SEED FOR FLAVORING. Used
for flavoring soups and pickles, voz. 10 cts.,
50 Cts.

CORN.—SWEET OR SUCAR.

EARLY CORY. The earliest variety; ker-
nels large, quality good, pkt. 10 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

PERRY’S HYBRID. An early sort
with large ears which are well filled
to the end, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts.,
peck $1.00.

EARLY MINNESOTA. Ripens be-
tween Cory and Crosby; very sweet,
a nice kind, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts. ai
peck $1.00.

EARLY CROSBY. The standard “early
Sweet corn; splendid quality, pkt. 10 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

EXTRA EARLY MARBLEHEAD. Comes
between Cory and
Minnesota, good
quality, pkt. 10
cts., qt. 25 cts.,
peck $1.25.

POTTER’S EX-
CELSIOR. A
main crop corn;
this is the sweet-
est sort in culti-
vation, pkt. 10
cts., qt. 20 cts.,
peck $1.00.

MOORE’S CON-
CORD. A little
later than Crosby
with larger ears
of fine quality,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20
cts., peck $1.00.

BLACK MEXI-
CAN. Much
prized as it is a

Boston Market Celery.

deliciously sweet sort, medium early,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts. , peck $1.00.

BURR’S MAMMOTH. Very large ears,
one of the best late varieties, pkt. 10 cts.,
qt. 20 cts., peck $1.00.

STOWELL’ S EVERGREEN. The stand-
ard main crop and late sweet corn, splen-
did quality, pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 ects., peck
$1.00.

SWEET CORN FOR FODDER. Makes
the very best green feed for cattle, qt. 15
cts., peck 75 cts., bush. $2.50.

FIELD CORN.

EARLY YELLOW CANADA. An early
variety, does well everywhere; very pro-
ductive, qt. 15 cts., bush. $2.00.

LONGFELLOW. The standard yellow
sort for main crop; long ears, large Ker-
nels and small cob, ‘qt. 15 cts., bush. $2.00.

MAMMOTH ENSILAGE. Very tall grow-
ing variety; produces an immense yield,
bush. $2.00.

CRESS OR PEPPERCRASS.

CURLED CRESS. Makes a nice salad

especially when mixed with lettuce, has a
warm, pungent taste, pkt. 5 cts., oz. i0 ets. ee
Ib. 60 cts.

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Early Crosby es weet Pasa

WATER CRESS. ;
WATER CRESS. Makes a good salad in
a spring, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Ib.

$4.00
CUCUMBERS.
EARLY RUSSIAN. The earliest variety
in cucumbers, grows about four inches
long, pkt. 5 cts., cz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

EARLY CLUSTER. A eda sized early
sort, grows in clusters, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., lb. 80 cts.

IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. The best
variety, crisp, and of splendid flavor;
largely grown for market, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

PEERLESS WHITE SPINE. A fine strain
of the preceding, fruit of good size and
quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts,

EARLY FRAME. Danke. of medium size,
and very productive; equally good for
table or pickling, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 80 cts.

NICHOL’S MEDIUM GREEN. Its name
describes it; of good quality, and produc-
tive, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

LONG GREEN PRICKLY. One of the
very best table sorts; very crisp, and a
—- yielder, pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., lb.
$1.0

:

STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

Al

BOSTON PICKLING. The favorite variety
for pickles; asplendid sort, pkt. 5 cts., oz.

10 cts., lb. $1.00.

; DANDELION.
IMPROVED BROAD-LEAVED. Dande-

'

lion greens are
liked by every-
one; this is the
best variety for
home use or the
market, pkt. 10
cts., oz. 50 cts.,
Ib. $6.00.

EGG PLANT.
NEW YORK IM-

3 PROVED PUR-
PLE. The best
sort in cultiva-
tion, fruit large,
and of delicious
quality, pkt. 10
cts., oz. 40 cts.,
Ib. $5.00.

BLACK PEKIN.
A good variety
with black fruit;
much liked, pkt.

Long Green Prickly 10 cts., oz. 40 ets.,
Cucumbers. Ib. $5.00.
ENDIVE.

GREEN CURLED. A splendid salad for
fall and winter; this is the best variety,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

MOSS CURLED. Leaves very finely
curled; a popular sort, pkt. 5 ets., oz. 20

cts., lb. $2.00.
LEEK:
BROAD
LONDON
OR FLAG.
A large
variety,
splendid
for salads ;
the best
for gen-
eral use,
pkt. 10
cts., oz. 20
cts:5 ib.
$2.00.
GIANT CA-

RENTAN.
Another

= ———
New York Improved Purple
Egg Plant.

LETTUCE.
DEFIANCE. One ofour best head lettuces,
solid and crisp; stands the summer heat
well, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 1b. $2.00.

quality,
pkt. 10 cts.,
oz. 20 cts.,
Ib. $2.00.

BOSTON FINE CURLED. One of the
best curled varieties; early, and of de-
licious quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb.
$2.00.

EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Another
splendid curly lettuce, leaves yellowish
green, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Ib. $2.00.

HANSON. This sort is very popular as
the large heads are solid and crisp, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 1b. $2.00.

WHITE-SEEDED TENNIS-BALL. Grown
exclusively under glass; a very fine firm
Pye sort, pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 30 cts.,; lb.

3.00.

Black-Seeded Tennis-Bali L ettuce.

BLACK-SEEDED TENNIS-BALL. ‘The
best head lettuce in cultivation; crisp,
tender, and of most delicious flavor, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

MART YNIA,
MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA. The best
variety for pickles, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.,
lb. $4.00.

MELON.—MUSK OR CANTA-

LOUPE.
BAY VIEW. Flesh light green; a large,
fine flavored and productive melon, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts.

CASSABA. A large variety of delicious
flavor; green-fleshed, pkt. 5cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 80 cts.

CHRISTIANA. Averyearlysort of medium
size; flesha bright salmon yellow, pkt.5
cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

HACKENSACK. Large, round, green-
fleshed variety; very sweet and delicious,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. $1.00.

MONTREAL GREEN NUTMEG. A very
large, netted melon; fine quality, a popu-
lar sort, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. $1.00. ©

NEW SURPRISE. An early, orange-
fleshed, oblong melon of fine quality, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts.

ARLINGTON GREEN NUTMEG. The
favorite cantaloupe melon of the Boston
market, splendid quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., lb. $1.00.

LONG YELLOW. One of the oldest va-
rieties; fruit long with deep ribs, flesh
yellow, pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

42 STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

MELON.—WATER. |
MOUNTAIN SWEET. A favorite, early, |
oblong variety; very solid, crisp and |
Sweet, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

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Montreal Green Nutmeg Musk-Melon.

PHINNEY’S EARLY OVAL. An early, |
red-fleshed, oval sort; a splendid melon,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts.

VICK’S EARLY. Very early, medium size,
oblong variety; flesh bright-pink, fine
quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts.

COLORADO PRESERVING. A splendid
preserving melon; very productive, fiesh
firm and solid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb.
80 cts.

CUBAN QUEEN. Solid and heavy, skin
beautifully striped; fine quality, pkt. 5|
cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b.-80 ets.

CITRON. A round and handsome melon
for preserving, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb.

$1.00,
MUSTARD.

WHITE or YELLOW. The young leaves
make a nice salad, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 30 cts.

BLACK or BROWN. For culinary use,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 30 cts.

MUSHROOMS.
ENGLISH SPAWN. We offer the very
best and freshest spawn, sure to give
satisfaction, lb. 15 cts., 8 lbs. $1.00.

ONIONS.

EXTRA EARLY RED. Very early, flat,
red onion, good quality and productive,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

EARLY RED GLOBE. A fine-grained,
early, red onion; of good size and mild
flavor, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED. The
standard red sort, best for general crop,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $1.75.

TRUE YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS.
The best yellow variety; early, fine qual-
ity and a splendid keeper, pkt. 5 Cts., oz.
20 cts., lb. $2.00.

WHITE PORTUGAL. The favorite white
onion; mild-flavored and productive, pkt.
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., lb. $3.50. :

ONION SETS.

WHITE SETS. The best for general use;

very mild-flavyored, qt. 30 cts., peck $2.00.

OKRA.

DWARF GREEN. Most productive, and
very dwarf; a fine variety, pkt. 5 ets., oz.
10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

LONG GREEN. Long ribbed pods; pro-
duced in great abundance, pkt. 5 ets,, oz.
10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

PARSLEY.

DOUBLE CURLED. A very generally
cultivated sort; leaves well curled, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. $1.00.

CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. The fa-
vorite variety; elegantly curled and of a
rich green color, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 ets., Ib.
$1.00.

FERN LEAVED. Exquisite in form, and
admirably suited for table decoration, pkt,
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. $1.00.

~PARSNIPS.

LONG SMOOTH WHITE. The standard
variety; long, smooth, and productive.
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 60 cts,

STUDENT. A good half-long sort; smooth,
sweet, and of delicate flavor, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 ets.

MALTESE. Not quite as long as Long
White, but a fine parsnip, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., 1b. 60 cts.

PEAS.
(As a help in ordering, we have stated the
height of each variety.)
EARLIEST OF ALL. The earliest variety,
productive, and of good quality; 2% ft.,
pkt. 10 cts., qt, 25 cts., peck $1.25.

?

Mountain Sweet Water-Melon.

FIRST AND BEST. One of the best early
sorts, well-filled pods; 2% ft., pkt. 10 ets.,
qt. 25 cts., peck $1.15,

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STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

EARLY DANIEL O’ROURKE. The fa-
vorite early pea, productive, and of good
quality ; 2% ft., pkt, 10 cts., qt. 25 Cts.,
peck $1.15.

EARLY KENTISH INVICTA. Another

good early variety, rich in flavor and

ae hardy; 2% fit.,

ff IKN\\\ pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25
HA cts., peck $1.25.

MAUD S. Much
liked, as itis very
early and hardy,
quality the best;
2% ft., pkt. 10
cts., -qt. 25 cts.,
peck $1.20.

BLISS’ AMERI-

=e a AN W 9. a -

ER. e

a Sweetest, wrin-
kled, dwarf pea grown, perfectly deli-
pa 1ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck

31.75,

McLEAN’S LITTLE GEM. Very early,
dwarf wrinkled sort, one of the best; 1{ft.,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.50.

EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM GEM. An-
other good, dwarf marrow pea of the best
eat 1ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck

McLEAN’S ADVANCER. The standard
pea for market or garden, splendid
quality ; 2% ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
peck $1 20.

BLISS’ ABUNDANCE. Long, round, well-
filled pods, sow thinly; 1% ft., pkt.10 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25,

BLISS’ EVERBEARING. Avery nicesort,
_ large, full pods; very sweet; sow thinly;
2% ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.
YORKSHIRE HERO. Anelegant pea, sow
thinly as itis a spreading variety ; 2% ft.,

pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25.

HORSFORD’S MARKET GARDEN. A
very prolific wrinkled pea of the best

caeey ; 2% ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck

51.25,

$

Wethersfield Large Red Onions.

CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. The popular
tall growing wrinkled sort, delicious
ar 5 ft., pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., peck

1.00,

43

STRATAGEM. Very large pods and peas,
splendid quality, a great favorite; 2 ft.,
pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck $1.75.

BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT.. The old,
large marrow pea, much liked; 3 ft., pkt,
10 cts., qt. 20 cts., peck 75 cts.

PEPPERS.

LONG RED CAYENNE. Very pungent,
bright red pepper; a productive sort, pkt.
5 cts., 0z. 25 cts., lb. $2.50.

RED CHERRY. Asmall, round pepper, of
strong flavor; largely used for pickles,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3.00.

LARGE BELL, or BULL NOSE. An
early, large pepper of milder flavor, much
liked, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.,
1b. $2.50,

SQUASH, or PICKLING.
The standard sort, large,
and very productive, pkt. &
5cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. $2.50. &

SWEET MOUNTAIN. An- ¥
other large variety; very
Sweet and mild flavor, afine
sort, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.,
Ib. $2.50.

SWEET SPANISH. A very
early sweet pepper; makes
a nice salad, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
25 cis., lb. $2.50.

POTATOES.

(Prices subject to variations
of the market.)

BEAUTY OF HEBRON.
One of the most popular
early sorts in cultivation,
bush. $2.00, bbl. $4.50.

PEARL OF SAVOY. A
good potato for early or
general crop, bush. $2.00,
bbl. $4.50.

EARLY ROSE. The relia-
ble standard variety, bush.
$2.00, bbl. $4.50.

SNOWFLAKE. Noted for
its splendid quality, a fine
variety, bush. $2.00, bbl,
$4.50.

CLARK’S NO. I. Very pro-
ductive sort for general

Long Smooth
White Parsnip.

crop; much liked, bush. $2.00, bbl. $4.50.

PUMPKINS.

CONNECTICUT FIELD. The standard
variety to grow for stock ; very productive,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 40 cts,

SUGAR. Asmall fine-grained, sweet pump-
kin; best sort for pies, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., lb. 60 cts.

RADISH,

EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. Avery early,
quick growing, round radish; fine flavor,
pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., 1b. 70 ets,

44

STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS,

FRENCH BREAKFAST. The best short
radish, scarlet with a white tip; delicious
quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10

cts., lb. 90 cts.

SCARLET TURNIP,
WHITE TIPPED.
Similar to first except
the tipis white; a hand-
some sort, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 90 cts.

EARLY LONG SCAR-
LET. The bestlong va-
riety either for forcing
or the kitchen garden,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb.
70 cts.

WOOD’S EARLY
FRAME. A long, red,
crisp sort much used
for forcing, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 70 cts.

EARLY SCARLET,
OLIVE-SHAPED. One
of the early sorts, a very
handsome radish, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Ib. 70
cts.

LONG BLACK WIN-
TER. The popular win-
ter variety, keeps splen-
didly ; good quality, pkt.
5cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 70
cts.

RHUBARB.

VICTORIA. The variety
in general use, very pro-
ductive, pkt. 5 cts., oz.

Bliss? American 20 cts., 1b. $2.00.

Wonder Pea. LINNZZUS: The earliest
=e sort, fine grained and
fine quality, pkt. 5cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2.00.

SALSIFY.

LONG WHITE. Ourstrain is the mammoth
variety and very choice, pkt.5 cts., oz. 20
cts., lb. $1.50.

SPINACH.

LONGSTAND-
ING. Leaves
dark green,
is slow in
running to
seed; a fine
sort, pkt. 5
cts., oz. 10
cts., lb. 30
cts.

& et Vi On ¥
LEAVED.
Leaves very
much wrink-

UNIS Y,

led, a hand- '
somevariety, ; =)
pkt. 5 cts., Sweet Mountain Peppers.

oz. 10 cts., 1b. 30 cts.

ROUND THICK
LEAF. The
standard spin-
ach for early
or late; of the
best quality,
pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., lb. 30
cts.

PRICEL¥

- - SEEDED.

French Breakfast Radishes. Considered

more hardy than the above kinds, a good
sort, pkt: 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts.

SQUASHES.

We are more than pleased with the

good reports of The Faxon Squash our
customers are sending us. Last season
we sold the seed in packets only, but
this year we have a sufficient crop to
offer the seed at moderate pricesin bulk.
We feel sure this will be appreciated by
our customers, as many who have here-
\ tofore wanted ounces and pounds we can
—j now supply. Full description of The
Faxon Squash will be found on our
specialty pages in the first part of this
catalogue,

PRICES FOR 1894.

Per liberal packet, 15 cents, 2 packets
for 25 cents, 10 packets for %1.00,
ounce, 40 cents, 1-4 pound, $1.25,
pound, $4.50. By mail, postage paid.

STANDARD VEGETABLE

SEEDS. 45

EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK. The
best summer squash, very large cropper ;
splendid quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b.
80 cts.

WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. Theround,
flat summer sort, much liked by many,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 60 cts.

PERFECT GEM. A little round, white
squash; very productive, good in the fall
or winter, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 80 cts.

BOSTON MARROW. The favorite fall
squash, of good size and fine quality, pkt.
5 cts.,.0z. 10 cts., 1b. 60 cts.

DUNLAP’S PROLIFIC MARROW. An
early strain of the above; avery prolific
and fine squash, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb.
80 cts.

LOW’S BAY STATE. A large winter
variety with hard blue shell; anice Squash,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 70 cts.

HUBBARD. The favorite sort for winter,
of superior quality, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 Cts.,
lb. 80 cts.

ESSEX HYBRID. Shape like the follow-
ing, but has a very hard shell; a good
winter sort, pkt. 5 ets., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 70
cts.

AMERICAN TURBAN. Orange-yellow

flesh, large; and very largely grown, pkt.

5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 60 cts.

MARBLEHEAD. Similar in shape to Hub-
bard, but has a gray skin; very solid and
fine flavored, pkt. 5 ets., 0Z. 10 cts., lb. 70
cts.

CANADA CROOKNECK. Thesmallest and
best of the winter Crooknecks; very large
cropper, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 70 cts.

LARGE WINTER CROOKNECK. An old
and well-known squash; keeps all winter,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 70 cts.

BUTMAN. A good squash for winter use;
dry, sweet and thick-meated, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 70 cts.

MAMMOTH YELLOW. Very large,
sometimes weighing two hundred pounds,
pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Ib. $2.00.

TOMATOES.

ACME. Fruit a dark red, slightly tinged
= with purple; a
very nice tomato,
pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25
cts., lb. $2.50.

ESSEX HYBRID.
We consider this
sort the best to-
mato in cultiva-
tion for general
use, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 25 cts., Ib.
$2.50.

CARDINAL. A

solid tomato of
: good size; color
bright, glossy red, a splendid sort, pkt. 5
cts., 0Z. 25 Cts., lb. $2.50,

Livingston’s Perfection
| Tomato.

LIVINGSTON’S PERFECTION. A deep
red, early variety; perfectly smooth and
very productive, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb.
$2.50.

LIVINGSTON’S BEAUTY. Large, smooth
tomato; glossy-crimson with purplish
tinge, flesh very solid and firm, pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 25 cts., 1b. $2.50.

LIVINGSTON’S FAVORITE. Another
large, smooth sort; productive and of
fine flavor, pkt.5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 1b, $2.50.

TROPHY. Astandard late sort, solid and
good in every way, pkt.5 cts., oz. 25 cts.,
lb. $2.50.

EMERY. The earliest variety of merit;
very largely grown, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
Ib. $3.50. ;

PARAGON. A bright-red, round tomato;
very productive, a fine sort, pkt. 5 cts., oz.
25 cts., lb. $2.50.

TURNIPS.

EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MUNICH.
One of the very earliest flat turnips, pkt. 5
cts., 0Z. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Purple Top Strap-Leaved Turnips.

PURPLE TOP STRAP-LEAVED. The
standard early, flat variety; equally good
for winter use, pkt.5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b.
50 cts.

WHITE TOP STRAP-LEAVED. Another
very early white flat sort, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., lb. 50 cts.

EXTRA EARLY MILAN. The earliest of
all; white with purple top, pkt. 5 cts., oz.

‘ 10 cts., 1b. 80 cts.

WHITE EGG. An oval turnip of medium
size; a handsome sort of fine quality, pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts.

CARTER’S IMPERIAL HARDY SWEDE.
The standard yellow Swede or Ruta-Baga
turnip, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1b. 50 cts.

WHITE FRENCH. A large white Swede;
very productive and much liked, pkt. 5cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 ets.

SWEET GERMAN. The standard white
Swede; this is the famous Cape Cod turnip,
pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts.

46 STANDARD VEGETABLE SEEDS.

SHAMROCK YELLOW SWEDE. Avery|SAGE. An herb which is indispensable for
popular, globe-shaped Swede; fiesh yellow, | seasoning; easily grown, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20
quality the best, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. cts., lb. $2.00.

50 cts. SUMMER SAVORY. Another well-known
POT, SWEET, AND MEDICINAL | Sort. rnuch used fot seasoning; pits ets:,
HERBS. THYME. Used as a seasoning, and for

CARAWAY. The seeds are much used for| making a tea which cures headache, pkt.
flavoring, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 ets. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 1b. $3.00.

SWEET MARJORAM. The leaves and| WORMWOOD. A medicinal herb; is also
shoots both green and dry are much used good for poultry, keeping them healthy,
for flavoring, pkt. 5cts., oz. 20 cts., 1b. $2.00. pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 ets., lb. $3.00.

DANVERS ONION.

“‘TRUE YELLOW CLOBE.”’

; : Our Stock of Onion Seed is raised with particu-

FAXON i) SPECIALTIES lar care, none but the very best and earliest

Eiht onions being selected for seed stock. Exercising

= such care, we Claim forit a quality superior to

most of that in the market. We have again harvested very large crops. THE SEED IS

PLUMP and HEAVY and of STRONG VITALITY, and we do not hesitate to recom-

mend every ounce of our seed as thoroughly reliable in every respect. Our old customers

need no assurance as to the quality of our Onion Seed. To new customers we say ‘‘ Give
Our Seed a Trial.”

PRICES FOR 1894. Per packet 5 cents; ounce 20 cents; pound $2.00.
TRUE In Massachusetts

and especially in

OW Essex County, the

he BE Danvers Onion has
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always been the
standard sort
| « grown, and the care
and attention that
has been given this
vegetable has re-
sulted in making
our State famous
the country over for
its yellow onions.
Probably no gard-
eners in the world
are more exacting
and critical in re-
gard to seed stocks
than the growers of
the Danvers Onion
in Danvers and Pea-
body, Mass., the
home of this vege-
table; no one who
has not been in
these towns and
carefully examined
this crop can have
any adequate idea
of what long and
constant selection
of the most perfect
types for seed pur-
poses has accom-
plished. Our strain
is of good Size, an early and abundant cropper, very thick bulb, flat_or slightly convex
bottom, full oval top, with small neck, and rich brownish-yellow skin. Seed from this
type is more sure to bottom well than when grown from onions having too much depth of
bulb or globe-shaped. These tend to stray into thick necks or scullions. We have taken
the greatest care in selecting our seed stock for many years, and can fully recommend
our strain to market gardeners and private growers as the finest in cultivation,

NS

VECETABLES OF SPECIAL MERIT,

BURPEE’S SUREHEAD

ABBACE. This cabbage pro-
eee large, round, flattened heads,

of the Flat Dutch type, andis remark-
able for its certainty tohead. Itis
ALL HEAD, and ALWAYS SURE TO
HEAD, even where other varieties fail.
The heads are remarkably uniform,
very hard, firm, and fine in texture,
and ordinarily weigh from ten to fifteen
pounds each. It is very sweet flavored,
has scarcely any loose leaves, keeps
well, is good for shipping, and is just
the variety and quality to suit market
gardeners, farmers, and all lovers of
good cabbage.

Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30
cents; 2 ounces, 50 cents; 4 pound,
85 cents; % pound, $1.50; per
pound, $3.00.

DREER’S BUSH LIMA BEAN.

This valuable bush bean possesses all
the good qualities of Dreer’s In-
proved Lima, which haslong been a
standard for quality among lima
beans. It is of vigorous bushy habit,
growing two feet high and producing
pods in great abundance. It ripens
requires no poles or stakes whatever.
Per packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents.

YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX BUSH BEAN, This novelty has at once
become a favorite. The pods are of enormous size, of rich golden color, stringless, and
cook yery tender and delicious.

Per packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 50 cents.

NEW LETTUCE, “BIG BOSTON.” A most desirable variety either for cold
frames or open groundplanting. The “ Big Boston” is sure to be wanted by market
gardeners and truckers, because it always produces large, solid, salable heads, and it
will commend itself to amateurs because it heads up well at allseasons of the year and
is of crisp, tender quality.

Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; pound, $2.00.

BURPEE’S WHITE WONDER CUCUMBER.
BURPEE’S WHITE WONDER CUCUMBER. _ The illustration shows an

average specimen accurately engraved from a photograph. The cucumbers are thickly
set throughout the length of the vine, and are remarkably uniform in color, shape, and
size; they average about eight inches long by two to two and a half inches through; the
skin is extremely thin, but very tough, and the pearly white flesh is exquisitely fine in
ity, very brittle, and remains solid for along time. The color is always ivory white.
wing toits unusual hardness of constitution, the WHITE WONDER can be planted
earlier than most other Cucumbers, and is also @ sure cropper.
Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 4% pound, 75 cents; per pound, $2.50.

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A PERFECT LAWN.

Nothing adds more to the beauty
of our homes than a beautiful lawn,
and the desired result can easily be
obtained if you will pay careful
attention to a few essential require-
ments and use good seed. In the
first place, the ground should be
smooth and as mellow as possible,
with all sticks and stones removed
from the surface. It is not advis-
able to use stable manure unless
thoroughly decomposed. Some good
commercial fertilizer, like Sturte-
vant’s Tobacco and Sulphur, is much
better, or a light dressing of wood
ashes, if thoroughly worked in, will
give good results. Greatcare should
be taken in sowing to scatter the
seed evenly. Work into the surface
= lightly with a garden rake. This

SOWN WITH FAXON’S LAWN GRASs. Should be done as early in the spring

as the ground can be easily worked,
though on moist soil, or where watering is practicable, ‘the seed may be sown
atany time. The quantity required for making new lawns is five bushels
per acre, or for renovating old lawns, one to two bushels. For a plot 15 x 20
(or 300 square feet), one quart is required for new, or one pint for renovation.

‘FAXON’S HARVARD LAWN GRASS”
IS PURE, CLEAN, AND HEAVY.

Our Lawn Grass Seed is the result of many years’ careful experimenting ;
that the mixture is unequalled, the large quantity we annually sell is the
best proof we can offer. The various grasses of which our mixture is com-
posed grow and flourish during different months of the year, so that a
splendid dark green velvety lawn is constantly maintained. Besides these
special grasses, we add to every bushel a good proportion of the finest white
clover.

As you will see below, this seed is put up in various size packages, from
one pint to two bushels. Special quotations for large acreages. Everyone
wishes a beautiful lawn, and it can only be had by sowing the best seed.

PRICES FOR 1894. Per pint, 10 cents; quart, 20 cents; half-peck, 75

cents; peck, #1.00; bushel, $4.00; two bushels, 88.00. (Half-bushel at bushel
rate.) If by mail, add 5 cents per quart for postage.

CLOVER SEEDS. — (Prices subject to the variations of the market.)

MEDIUM RED. Lb. 18 cts. WHITE DUTCH. Lb. 40 cts.
NORTHERN RED. Lb. 19 cts. ALSIKE. Lb. 30 cts.
LUCERNE, OR ALFALFA. Lb. 30 cts.

CRASS SEEDS, —(frices subject to the variations of the market.)
TIMOTHY. Bush. $3.50, qt. 20 cents. KENTUCKY BLUE. Bush. $2.25, qt. 15 ets.
RED TOP. Bush. $1.00, qt. 10 cts. ORCHARD. Bush. $2.25, qt. 20 cts.
epee ISLAND BENT. Bush. $3.00, | LAWN GRASS. Bush. $4.00, qt. 20 cts.

qt. 20 cts.
MILLETS., — (7rices subject to the variations of the market.)

HUNGARIAN GRASS. Bush. $1.50. GOLDEN, OR GERMAN MILLET. Bush.
gigas y OR ITALIAN MILLET. Bush. $2.00.
1,50.

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Slun.
TOBACCU .ND SULPHuUn,

FOR FERTI-IZING PURPOSES.

Manufactured expressly for Lats, Flowering Plants, Gardens, and the Field;
also for Trees, Shrubs, and Vines,.nd the destruction of insects and vermin. It
is a perfect insecticide and fertilize combined.

Tobacco as a fertilizer has een known for years, and its virtues are familiar
to most people. Never before,vowever, has the crude stem been manufactured
so it could be placed where mst needed, and where it would do the most good.

This fertilizer being a vegtable product, and undecayed, decomposition must
take place after application. . “hus you have a gradual food for the grass or plant,
tree, vine, or shrub, and this vill continue until all is consumed.

Being odorless and clea, and without foreign seeds, it has

NO EQUAL AS A LAWN DRESSING.

It is convenient in fom, easy of applica-
tion, and wl1lrot burn or njure the lawn. For
all garden or field purpose it stands at the head ,
of all fertilizers in the maxet. It is less in cost, IS ————
is double in bulk, and wil do all work better. il i — T
There is no vegetable which cannot be success- i ih
fully grown by this product. For flowering |
plants of all descriptions there is nothing in the
world that will produce such a fine growth and
juxuriant flower. In flower beds or in potting
plants the granulated tobacco stems, mixed
with the soil in a proportion of about one part to
five of soil, will produce lasting effects for the
entire season. j

Wherever you, may use this fertilizer you
will find the foliag of a dark green color anda
healthy, vigorous growth.

PRICES FOR 1694.

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