Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. More Than Half a Million Of flower-loving people are made happier every year by using Park's See^, Bulbs and Plants. This enormous and growing patronage has been secured 1st. By Supplying Only the Best — A seed is worthless unless it grows. Bnt it is worse than woithless if it grows, and by its inferior product is a source of annoyance and disappoint- S'eVt''T^?£n^!s^Z'of Bulbs afd Plants, lo get only th^e best --tracts are made ^^h ^^-^f ^'rl^^'e ialists in their line, who understand their business, and who are located m those parte /Jt*r^ vSs flowers grow to perfection. You thus get fresh, pure and reliable seeds, and not the surplus, deterio- rating stock of some wholesale house. and. By Ouotins l^oTy I»rices.— Prices are not lowered at the expense of the nnnliw ofthe stock Bui to su^plv the hest at the lotcest prices has been a study. The enormons trade done InablS the proprietorfo get spe'Sal prices on stock, not only o^n seeds, bulbs and Plants wbxch may be Pur^ha^^^^^^ K^it nn nf'arlv evervthine nertaining to the trade. Seed-bags are contracted for by the million, freight by tne Sr-load and systS^fntroduced L every department to facUitate the business and conduct economically^ The bensfite sicuredare turned over to the patron in lower prices. In some choice seeds the margin of profit is hardirin^sight^ but the^g^ number of sal^thus secured makes it a matter of consequence in the end. 3rd. By Sellinff Special ]»Iixtiu-es.-When the amateur buvs a packet of seeds of miled colors, he wan* all the colors represented; he does not want the whate or scarlet or bine or any S U) SSiinate, but a fair proportion of all the known colors or varieties. This Proportion cannot be se- cured in the SIry foreign mixtures. It can only be had by mixing the different colors or varieties obtemed ® c^Jn^.i ^f^tnrps oflFered in this GIJIDEhave become very popular from practical use, as they Srp?eSkundri£:'p^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ '^^^ carefXtt^ntTon to,lmd^ efforts are repaid in the very great satisfaction his mixtures have given. ^ _ Ath. By Brinffimg tlie EstaljUslimeiit to Your Boor.— The pnces in f^mv rover allexnenses Sunplv make out and mail your order with the required amount, a,nd the goods , thus brought to your door. , . , ■. * All Xhese Points Secure Entire Satisfaction.— Reader, the above are not A f^^Z^.!^^^^^ ^ef^ Your patronage is solicited, and a trial will convmce you that thiB loose, -^ordy statements. They are fa«ts. ^ Pa^^o industry, strict integrity, liberal treatment and is the place to buy your Seeds, Bul^^^^ hii patrons Mr. Park his gained the confidence big floral family? ^ — — — The machine does the rest, measuring ^^e f It also counts the packets. Thoagh the lappel and sealing it; and deposi mg i^^^ thou^gh possessed of life. Jt is desto^d ^ reliable it is very complicated, and its parts seedsmen to do an immense business with 11™*"^°" Sror ex^nset^p"^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ han^ome monthly, freely illustrated, and ^uli of practical hmtf lor tne amai^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ Snd kUidred subjects are intelligently ^T^^ed and qu^tions Subscription frice only 26 cents a y^ar iri^nSSL%%^u'I^vTe^e%^Ue%r^^^^ of25cen^ts. Subscribe now. and as. your pllinly, giving name, post-office, county, and State, and f^ori^ea^^ S libonia, Feankiin Co., Pa. cover the purchase. Address i...,— . - r- ' j.r.^=^lIZ^^ i "[""I TO MY PATRONS, ^Vrt^lr^nr^^I ^^^^""^ through my illustrated annual fnr^ T""^. It i« almost like calling at the «S5^^ii?if *5® hundreds of thousands of my flower-loving friends ^ . 1. ^Ll ^""^ extending the hand of friendship, to thus gFeet you. ^UmMi'lF^ "^^"^^ of you have come to me for years, a score of . ?n,^;^'i,5ioir''\?''PP^y, ?J ^"Ibs and plantJ, and often with troubles, and the social and friendly intercourse thus pro- S«^f^«^^^ awakened feelings of regard and sympathy and sincere irienasnip. How well I have served you in these years I leave for di^i/f^^MWMMSt L . ^ been satisfied, it was not for want of V^raiMR&' ^ personal interest, and earnest efforts. I am never satisfied until v,^%l?:J^i^Mi^^^-i you are, tor my pleased patrons are my best advertisements, and it 13 largely due to their kind words and friendly interest that mv business has grown to such immense proportions as I find it to-day. My Friends, for more than a quarter of a century I have diligent- ly pursued my vocation of supplying first-class seeds, bulbs, plants and floral information to the flower-loving public, and I have to- day names upon my books that have become like household words to me by reason of our long and pleasant association. I aim to al- ways merit the friendship of my patrons, and few, perhaps, are aware of how nwich I appreciate their annual letters, with the kind expressions of good-will and encouragement they contain. I am never too busy to hear a friendly word or a happy report, nor am I too busy to listen to a complaint or floral grievance. I rejoice y7ith. you m your successes, and sympathize with you in your fail- ures. I crave your confidence, therefore, and assure you always of my best attention and interest. • j'^? Friends, the seeds I offer are low in price, but this does not indicate inferior quality. It simply indicates light expenses, superior facilities and short profits. The seeds are the best that can be ob- tained, regardless of cost, and I challenge comparison. I aim to fill ail orders carefully and promptly. I cheerfully correct any mistakes tha.t may occur; I bear the risk of remitting; I guarantee the safe arrival of the thmgs ordered; I fully pre-pay postage. My establish- ment IS thus brought directly to your door. Besides supplying seeds, bulbs and plants to those who love and cultivate flowers I publish Park's Floral Magazine devoted to floriculture, which is a treasury of information on just such topics as are of interest to am ate ur florists. It is the pioneer floral journal of America, and the most popular, having a circulation each month of over 350,000 copies. Only 25 cents a year, and each sub- scriber may select 25 cents worth from this Guide as a premium. J 1-^1 ' 1. ^. , -^^t ^^"^ your orders in early. Some of you doubtless nave friends whose orders you wish to secure. See them at once, and make up your club promptly— the sooner the better. T hope to greatly enlarge my list of patrons this season, and assure you that any kindness shown me in the way of assistance will be appreciated and rewarded. Send for more copies of the Guide and Magazine, with booklets, blank lists, etc., all of which will be gladly sent you, with full terms. Anticipating the pleasure of your annual orders and friendly letters I remain. Season op 1900. Florally yours, qeo. W. PARK. a FEW WORDS FROM MY PaTRONS. Mr. Park:— I think I have had more success from seeds purchased of you, than of any person that I have ever bought seeds of. I believe that every seed last year, got of you, grew, and was true to name.— E. L., Comiskey, Ind. Mr. Park:— I find your seeds all that you claim for them.— W. F., Grafton Co., N. H. Mr. Park:— I have always found your seeds and bulbs perfectly reliable, since the first little package I sent for, about fourteen years ago, and every one who has patronized you in this neighborhood has always been pleased. I like the Magazine the best of any of its kind that I receive. I get so many pood points from it. I always want to be a subscriber while I try to cultivate flowers.— Mrs. L. R. McC, Greenup, Ky. Mr. Park:— I have dealt with you almost from the beginning of your career as seedsman and florist— more than twenty years, and always found you true and reliable; a generous friend and christian gentleman. I am not talking to our Editor here, but to our floral friends; and— but I will say no more this time. — M. S. M., Blair Co., Pa. PHRK'S eHoieE Machine-packed Flower Seeds. aLWHYS FIRST QUHLITY. New Crop Offering for i900. Warranted. SOME NEW THINGS. New Excel^r Ever^blooming Stock. Choice Machine-packed Seeds, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents* The Ten Weeks* Stock is an an- nual of great beauty, and deserves a prominent place in every flow- er garden. The only objection to it has been its late-blooming charac- ter, some of the plants failing to show flowers the first season, unless started early. In the New Excelsior Stock, however, this trouble is en- tirely overcome, for it begins to bloom early, while the plants are small, and continues throughout the season, until after frosts, the rich-colored, highly perfumed flow- ers being produced in long, upright spikes. Thus far no variety of Ten Weeks' Stcck surpasses or equals the New Excelsior. It is one of the loveliest ar_d sweetest of garden flowers, showy, and easily grown from seeds. It is one of the finest annuals grown and should stand near the head of your list when you write out your order. 4 packets 10 cents, one packet 3 cents. Sow seeds of Ten Week's Stock in a window-box or hot-bed early, or in the open ground when danger from frost is past. Thin the plants if they begin to crowd each other, as they should not become drawn or slender before transplanting. Select a cloudy day for transplanting, press the soil firmly around each plant and water well, then shade. New (Bhameleon Nasturtium. 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents.. Here is a new French Nasturtium, of vigorous, climbii:g habit,which is exceedingly free-blooming, and the flowers are of many colors, some light yellow, some orange, some bright crimson, and some spotted and blotched, all upon the same vine. Anyone can grow this superb climbing annual, and the flowers are produced constantly from early till late in the season. It is one of the first-class new things, and will be sure to please those who try it.. It is not troubled by insects, and the bright, clean foliage and lovely display of many-colored flowers always elicit great admiration. Mulch the soil with stable litter as warm weather approaches. Per packet 3 cents, 4 packets 10 cents. New Gloxinia^flowered Pentstemons, 4 packets zo cents The hybridist has by skillful manipulation with the lar^e-flowered Pentstemons secured a race of varieties with immense flowers, rich and varied in color, attractive in form, and freely borne on long, erect stems. They are known as Gloxinia-flowered Pentstemons, because of the form and great size of the flowers. The plants start readily from seeds, grow thriftily and begin to bloom in summer and early au- tumn, continuing till late in the season. They are hardy and will bloom well for several years, under ordinary conditions, if not exhausted blooming. In a severe climate, however, a slight protection, as a board frame with lath placed about the bed in December will prove beneficial. I can supply the seeds in Dark Red and Scarlet shades, mixed, per packet 5 White and light colored mixed, per packet 6 Blue and Violet shades, mixed, per packet * Complete mixture, all colors and shades, machine-packed, Vpackets 10 cents, per packet 8 I packet s cents. New Hybrids of Primula Obconica. Itarge-fLowered, Splendid Mixture, all shades, 4 packets 10 cts., one packet 3 cts. When Primula Obconica was introduced from China some years ago the flowers were small, plain, borne in small clusters, and of only one color — a sort ■ of lavender-white. To-day the improvement noticed is wonderful. The plants are more robust, the flowers more than twice as large, with both plain and fringed petals, of many handsome shades, and produced m fine clusters. As winter-bloomers they almost surpass even the Chinese Primrose, Seeds sown in the spring will make fine blooming plants by autumn, and then will bloom in great profusion throughout the entire winter and spring. No plant will thrive with less care, and propagation is easy from seeds. It is one of the half dozen plants that are indispensable in the amateur's window. Large-flowered, plain, lavender 6 " " fringed, lavender, 6 " " lilac- 6 " rose 6 " " Hybrids in splendid mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cents, one packet s Mr. Park:— One of the most satisfactory plants I have is Primula obconica. The plant itself is of neat and com- Sact growth, and the blossoms are beautiful, profusely orne and enduring.— A. W., Washington Co., Vt. The Baby Primrose. Price, 4 packets lo cts., i packet 3 cts. Primula Forbesi, commonly called The Baby Primrose, is one of the most delicate, chaste ana lovely of the new flowers of merit suited for the window garden. It blooms freely and continuously, throwing up numerous clusters of its charming lilac flowers, as shown in the illustration. Seeds germinate readily, and the plants develop rapidly and soon begin to bloom. Started in May the plants make charming pots of bloom by autumn or winter. As the plants stool out they are readily increased by division, gs well as by seeds. The demand for* this exquisite Primula the past two years has been such that the plants have command- ed a high price. This will hardly continue now, as it is known that any amateur can successfully raise them from seeds, and under favorable conditions the seedling plants will begin to bloom in four months from the time the seeds are sown. Price, four packets 10 cts., one packet 3 cents. New Globular Giant Fringed Primroses. Complete special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. I take pleasure in oflfering my patrons this season a new strain of the Chinese Primrose, compact and globular in habit, and yielding huge clusters of large, fringed flowers of the most charming colors. I feel that the beauty of this magnificent new strain will prove a rev- elation to those who have grown only the old- faahioned sorts. I can supply seeds in all the leading colors, as red, white, crimson, striped, scarlet and flesh color, copper, etc., the se-par '{^ rate colors at 5 cents per packet, and the com- plete mixture, carefully proportioned, at 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. I need hardly state here that the Chinese Primrose is really the most desirable of all plants for winter-blooming. Almost every amateur florist knows this. The plants thrive and bloom where most window plants will die. Spring seedlings begin to bloom in early winter, and continue blooming till the next summer. The seeds require three weeks for germina- tion. Keep the soil moist, but not wet, other- wise the seeds will rot or the plants damp off. Primula Elation 4 pkts. 10 cts., I pkt. 3 eta. The new, rich-colored sorts of the hardy Primula Elatior are of surpassing beauty, the flowers being of large size, produced in big clusters at the summit of strong stems, and - exhibiting shades of white, yellow, red, brown, . blue, scarlet and gold-laced, some duplex in H form, but mostly angle. The plants are per- ' feetly hardy in the garden, and bloom in the spring, but may be satisfactorily grown in pots, m which case they bloom during winter. The mixture I offer is specially prepared, and contains all the new and lovely shades, as well as double and single in fine proportion. New Large*flowered Primula Sieboldii. 4 packets 10 cts., i packet 3 cts. A very beautiful, early and free-blooming Primrose, the flowers being of a brilliant car- mine with white eye. It starts readily from seeds, and is easily grown. A place sheltered from cutting winds and slightly shaded from the hot sun suits it, the soil being rich, moist and well drained. This is a Primrose not well known, but deserving of general cultivation. I hope everyone of my patrons will try it. It is a greatly improved form of the old. Primula cortusoides, a species much admired. 4 pkts. 10 cts. 1 pkt. 3 cts, New Primula Flbribunda. Price, 4 pkts. 10 cts., i pkt. 3 cts. "Very easily grown from seeds, and recom- mended as a fine winter-bloomer, it is strange that this floriferous and lovely j^ellow-flowered Primrose is not better known. The little en- graving shows the habit of the plant, and indi- cates how well It deserves its name— floribunda, or many-flowered. Those who love Primroses should not fail to get this rare and lovely sort. The flowers are small, in clusters, delicate and pleasing in texture and exquisite yellow in color. Can you imagine anything more chaste and beautiful than a potful of this Primrose in the window, or a border of its sweet flowers along the garden walk in early spring? New Everblooming ©love Pink. Price, mixed colors, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. The Old-fashioned Clove Pink found in old gardens, has but one fault, and that is that it only blooms for a few weeks —during summer. That fault is overcome in the new ever- blooming sort here offered, which is almost a perfect gar- den flower, easily grown, tena- cious, has no enemies, is hardy and will live for years with but little attention, begins to bloom early in the season and bears its lovely flowers until late au- tumn, no seeds being allowed to form. The flowers are borne in great abundance, are large, graceful in form, single, semi- double and double, of many rich shades, and as deliciously scented as the finest Carnation. Readily grown from seeds. This is a superb perennial flow- er, and a novelty of very supe- rior merit. Don't fail to put it on your list. It will prove one of the most beautiful and fragrant of your hardy garden flowers, affording a pch annual display of bloom. New Hybrid Oriental Poppies. Price, 4 packets 10 cts. . i packet 3 cts. The most gorgeous of all garden flow- ers are the Oriental Poppies, and a bed or border of them once established will take care of itself and bloom every summer for many years. The plants grow two feet high, with masses of beautiful radi- cal leaves and enormous blooms borne on long, strong stems, the new hybrids here offered, showing all the lovely shades from pure white to deep scarlet and crimson. A blooming clump of these magnificent flowers on the lawn is a source of wonder as well as enthusiastic admiration, and the ease with which the plants may be raised from seeds makes it possible for everyone to possess such a clump. The seedlings will not bloom the first season, but the grandeur of the flowers and the lasting qualities of the plants will more than compensate for the delay in blooming. If you haye but half d dozen perennial plants in your garden, these Hybrid Oriental Poppies should have a place there. New Golden Matricaria. Price, 4 pkts. 10 cts., i pkt. 3cts. A glowing novelty is the new Golden Dwarf Matricaria, which becomes a mass of rich golden- yellow flowers, extremely gorgeous and beautiful. Seeds start quickly, and the plants may be set six inches apart as an edging to a bed of taller plants, or may be grown in pots. The habit of the plant is indicated in the engraving, but its beauty can hardly be imagined. The flowers are double, glob- ular, borne well above the foliage, and appear al- most as balls of gold. From this fact the name Golden Ball Feverfew is sometimes applied to the plant. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. New Giant Fragrant Snapdragons. Choice Machine-packed Seeds, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. Still greater improvements have been made in the size and beauty oi' the old-fashioned Snapdragon, and 1 have the pleasure this year sof offering a new strain of laige-llowered fr£g- rant varieties of undoubted merit. The flowers are not only large and eet, but produced in immense spikes and exhibit a wonderfnl range of rich colors and tints, and some distinctly and exquisitely striped and spotted. 1 can supply the following fine colors separately: White.. Scarlet, golden and white. 5 Deep scarlet 6 Carmine, white throat 5 Bright scarlet 6 Dtep crimson.. 6 Yellow 6 Yellow and orange^ 6 Yellow striped red 6 White and red 6 All varieties, special mixture, three colors well proportioned, 4 packets lOcts. one packets cts. These Snapdragons are of great beauty in the summer garden, and if strong young plants are potted in August they will bloom well during winter, in the room window. If not allowed to exhaust themselves dunng the first season they will endure the winter and bloom freely the second season. Plants are easily raised from seeds, and will grow and bloom in almost any rich, sunny bed. Spring seedlings begin to bloom by mid-summer, and if the fiowers are cut freely the flowering will be continuous till after severe frosts. If you wish the plants to endure the winter cut them well back in Sep- tember, to induce strong, hardy growth. New Giant Emperor Salpiglossis. 4 pkts. lo cts., I pkt. 3 cts. Here is one of the most beautiful of annuals, as large and showy as a Petun- ia, but much more delicate, graceful and beautiful. It is an improved S?lpi- glossis, bearing very large trumpet-like fiowers, the rich purple, bronze and violet colors distinctly and artistically penciled with gold in the most striking manner, as indicated in the engra\ing. The plants grow two to three feet high, and bear their lovely flowers throughout the summer and autumn. Sow the seeds in a box or seed-bed and set the plants eight or ten inches apart, in a deep, rich soil and partially shaded place, or mulch the soil with fine stable litter if fully exposed. Do not omit this superb annual from 5-our list. It is one of the most pleasing we have. Price, 4 pkts. 10 cts., one pkt. 3 cts. ^ The New Giant Browallia. Price, 4 pkts. lo cts., i pkt. 3 cts. During my European trip one of the most attractive new flowers I saw was the new Giant Browallia at the gardens of Vilmorin in France. Here an entire green- house was filled with the plants, all in full bloom, showy and beautiful. The plant is rather trailing in habit, grows and blooms freely, and is considered a first-class winter blooming pot plant for the window garden, blooming almost uninterruptedly under very ordinary treatment. The flowers are twice as large as those of Browallia elata grandiflora, and are of a very pleasing blue color A plant in full bloom m a window cannot fail to elicit the admiration and praise of all who see it. The seeds require about the same cire as those of the Chinese Primrose. Avoid watering too freely, and keep the soil loose, as the young plants are tender and liable to damp off. Price, 4 pkts. 10 cents, 1 pkt. 3 cents. BLOOMING FIRST SEASON. Under this head I describe and price the best of the flowers, annual, biennial and peren- nial, which bloom well the first season from seeds. Only the finest strains are offered, and those who buy of me can depend upon getting not only the newer and better kinds, but fresh seeds of superior quality. tVhen you make out your order kindly get your flower-loving neighbors^ to club with you. The seeds will be sent separatly or together, as you may desire. SPECIAL.— Persons sending 25 cents will get Park's Floral Magazine, a beautiful floral monthly one year, and may select seeds to the amount of 25 cents from this Guide. The Mag- azine is alone worth the 25 cents, and the seeds are thus absolutely free. Hcacia Lophantha. Price, 4 pkt!$i 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts* This is one of the most graceful and beautiful of ornamental plants, and makes a grand specimen in a few months. 1% 13 easily grown from seeds, which, to germinate readily, should be filed or scalded and soaked before sowing. It is fine for a slightly shaded corner Vtbout the yard, where a fern-like bed is wanted, and also makes a lovely window pot plant. To grow well in a pot shift it as fast as the roots fill the pot, and never let it suffer for water. Nip out the central shoot to induce a bushy growth. Mr. Park.— I wish to tell you of my Acacia Tree. It is 2% years old, 3 feet high, and is just the loveliest thing I ever saw. It is admired by all, and the first one in the neighborhood.— Mrs. C. D. Allen, Bradford Co., Pa. March 13, 1899. New Basket Sweet aiyssum Alyssum compactum procumbeus, 4 pkts, 10 cts. 1 pkt. SctSt A very beautiful free-blooming little trailing plant is this New Sweet Alyssum, and for an edging in the garden or basket in the window it is excellent. It blooms from early summer till late in autumn, and the exquisite clusters of white bloom are fine for bou- quets as well as showy in the garden Sweet Alyssum plants begin to bloom in a few weeks afcer the seeds are sown, and as they revel in the cool autumn weather the plants are among the earliest as well as the latest of our garden annuals. Per pkt. 3 cts., 4 pkts. 10 cts. I can also supply the Little Gem Sweet Alyssum and the com- mon sort at same price. Per oz. 30 cts. Choice Antirrhinum Majus. Price, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Beautiful plants for garden, mostly biennials, but blooming the first season. They are useful for beds and edgings, and also desirable for pots in the window. I have all the leading varieties, and my mixtures are specially prepared, and will give good satisfaction. Tall varieties, separate, per pkt. SjDwarf varieties, mixed, 4 pkts. 10 c, pkt. 3 Tall varieties, mixed, 4 pkts. 10 cts. pkt... 3 Calceolaria-flowered, very flue, separate 5 Dwarf varieties, separate, per pkt 51 Calceolaria-flowered, mxd., 4 pkts. 10 cts 5 [Note.— The new Calceolaria flowered Snapdragons are of superior beauty, and iiighly recommended.] Agemtiinr. An ever-blooming or edging pl'ant of great beauty. The dwarf varieties are oflow- growing, compact habit, and fine for- margins of beds, as they bloom profusely thr o u g h- out the season, ap- pearing as masses of blue or white. The taller sorts look well among shrubbery,or in the background. The plants like a sunny situation. Conspicuum,white long-bloo m i n g, fine for cutting... 3 Lasseauxii, rose. . 3 Little Dorrit, blue 3 Little Dorrit, white 3 SwanleyBlue 3 Imperial Blue, dwarf, blue Imperial White, dwarf, white Special mixture all varieties, 4 pkts. 10 cts., pkt. Abronin umbellata, sand Verbena, succulent, with verbena-like, fragrant clusters; mixed colors 3 Arenaria and Villosa, each 5 A-tlonis, aestivalis and autumnalis annuals with scarlet flowers in summer and autumn 3 AgrostBwimn coeli-rosa. dwarf annuals for mass- es; flowers plain and fringed, mixed colors 3 Alonstta. brilliant-flowered plants for pots or beds mixed varieties .. 3 Aniuranthtis, showy garden plants of easy cul- ture. A. monstrosus is the Prince's Feather; A. caudatus is Love-Lies-Bleeding; A. salicifolius is the Fountain Plant; A. tricolor, Joseph's Coat. I can supply these and many other sorts separately or ill special mixture at 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Anagallis grandiilora, the large-flowered Pimper- nel, very p etty annual, mixed colors 3 Anelmsa, capensis, dwarf; azure blue flowers; showy and good for bee pasture 3 Anemone coronaria; the brilliant Poppy Anemone, mixed colors 5 Argemone. white and yellow Poppy-like flowers on spiny plants; useful for a hedge, mixed colors 3 AfneJnn cornuta, yellow-flowered anrual... 6 Arfentiftia, annua, fc-n-like. fragrant foliage, pretty in beds and useful for bouquets 3 Aftjterifln azurea setosa, blue flowers in clusters.... 3 Aster tenellus, a blue daisy-like annual 3 Grasshoffs Perfection Hster. Machine packed, special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 'Cts. The French Paeony-flowered Perfection Asters have been among the most beautiful of all the varieties, but the race as improved by a German florist is still more attractive, the plants being of compact, florif- erous habit, and the floveers al- most faultless in shape, brilliant in color, and large and very double, as shown in the engrav- ing. A bed of this Aster-makes a gorgeous display. The plants are also desirable for pots. The seeds I oflfer are direct from the florist who improved the Aster, and can be depended upon for the finest plants and flowers. White 5 White carmine.... 6 Flesh color. 5 Cinnabar 5 Rose 5 Light blue 5 Ro^e and white... 5 Light blue and Reddish lilac 5 white 5 Light carmine 5 Crimson. 5 Azure blue... 5 Crimson and Black blue 5, white 5 Shining dark i Black blue and scarlet 5 white 6 All the above in splendid mixture, 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. New Giant ©strich* Feather Aster. A race of large, double As- GR.\SSHOFF S PERFECTION ASTER. ters, the petals of which are curled and twisted like those of a Japanese Chrysanthemum. Pure white, rose, violet, blue, lilac, azure, rosy white, etc., 5c. each; mixed, 4 pkt«. !♦«,. pkt. 3 Superb Varieties ©f Victoria Prize Hster. The first and best of the German Asters is the race known as Victoria Prize. The plants grow 18 inches tall, are neat in habit, very floriferous, and in bloom are gorgeous. The flowers are of great size, regular in form, the petals finely imbricated, and showing a range of col- ors and tints really wonder- ful. Fine for either pots or beds. Sow in a box or seed- bed and set plant ten inches part. The seeds I ofter of this variety cannot be sur- passed, having been saved I from selected plants grown I from the finest improved j stock. I can supply the fol- lowing varieties separately, j Special mixture of all these sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. White. 5 Light lilac 5 Dark scarlet.... 5 Carmine rose.. . 6 Light blue 5 Violet 6 Dark blue 5 Crimson 5 Light yellow... 5 Brown violet.... 5 Peach blossom 5 Reddish lilac... 6 Dark crimson... 51 Rose tinged white 6 White turning to ross 6 White turning to blue 5 Crimson and white 6 Bright rose, tinged white 6 Dark blue and white 6 Light blue and white 5 Indigo and white 6 Splendid mixture of above sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., Ipkt. 3 cts. Superb New Japanese Hster. Splendid mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. When in Prance I was shown a field of Asters made up of large k.M^v('l/)^l^^^^k1A beds of the leading varieties. The plants were m full bloom, and y>t^m^'km^A the scene was gorgeous. One of the most attractive of the oeds, a' however, was that containing the new Japanese variety The^ l; plants were about 15 inches tall, branching, and bearing immense flowers in the finest colors, the petals long, curved and twisted m ^ the most curious manner. I can supply choice seeds this year ot this sort, grown in France and imported. Dwarf ehrysanthemum^flowered Aster. Price, mixed colors, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. This, is the latest of Asters, and a variety of merit. The plants grow ten inches high, bloom abundantly, and should stand eight inches apart. The flowers are large, very double, well formed and show a marvellous variety of colors, shades and variegations. Few Asters give better satisfaction than this superb variety. new japankse aster. Choice Double Hsters in Variety, I can also supply first-class mixtures of the following splendid Asters : Washitifftoii ^sfey, height eighteen inches; flowers or great size and all the finest colors. Eight leading colors, each 5 cents; special mixture,4 packets 10 cents, per packet Queen of the Market JLstei-, the earliest of Asters, one and a half feet high; used for both pots or beds; eight colors, each 5 cents per packet, special mixture of the colors, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet Cocardeau or Crotv It A.ster, two feet high, bearing large, full-double flowers of various rich colors, all with pure white center; eight colors, 5 cents each, special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet. .. Boltz's Dwarf Bouquet, mixed 5 Comet, Japanese-flowered, mixed. 5 Dwarf German, finest mixed , . , 3 Dwarf Queen, very fine for pots and edgings, mixed 3 German Emperor, finest mixed 5 Giant Emperor, finest mixed 5 Globe-flowered German, mixed 3 Globe-flowered Pyramidal, mixed 3 Goliath,very large flowers, mixed. 5 Harlequin,variegated, mixed 5 Hedgehog, quilled, dwarf mixed. 5 Lady, the most floriferous of all Asters, and very graceful; mixed 3 Lilliput, small flowers, mixed. ... 6 Mignon, white, lovely for cuttting 3 Mignon, beautiful, finest mixture 3 [Note.— The Mignon Asters are similar to the Victoria race, but more floriferous. j New Dwarf Victoria, finest mixed 6 New Pseony-flow'd Globe, mixed... 6 New Rose, Large-flowered, very double, splendid for beds; special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., per pkt.. 3 Newest Jewell or Ball, fine mixed 5 Princess, similar to Mignon but short petals; mixed colors 3 Quilled German, finest^ixed 3 Schiller, late bouquet Astei-, mixed 5 Shakespeare, mixed colors .-. 5 Vick's Branching Aster, white 5 Victoria Needle, quilled, fine 5 Complete mixture of all varieties, put up by our steam-power packers, 4 packets for 10 cents, 1 packet 3 Prize (EamelHa* Flowered Balsams. Finest mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Decidedly the finest of the garden Balsams is the Improved Prize Camellia-flowered. The plants grow eighteen inches tall, branching in tree-form, and every branch appears as a wreath of very large, full-double flowers, waxy in texture, and displaying the most exquisite colors and tints imaginable. The engraving does not exaggerate the beauty of a plant of this improved Balsam. Easily grown from seeds. Set plants a foot apart. The seeds I offer were saved by a German florist who has given this flower special care, and 1 offer them with entire confidence as to their vitality and quality. My mixture Is carefully prepared from the follow- ing fine varieties, which lean supply separately it desired: Pure white SiCrimson , 5 Brilliant salmon rose 5 Rose, spotted 5 Pure scarlet 5 Violet 6 Scarlet, spotted 5, Violet, spotted. 5 Light yellow 5 White reflecting lilac 5 Lilac .. 5 White reflecting rose 5 Complete special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet.,. 3 Improved IX ose- flowered., large, double flowers; 13 splendid colors separate or mixed, per packet. .... 6 Carnation Striped, beautiful double flowers, finely striped, six colors, separate or mixed, per packet.. . . 5 Solferino, double striped and spotted flowers; six fine sorts, separate or mixed 5 Atro.sanguineum, rich blood red, very double 5 Dwarf, spotted, finest mixture 6 Itotthle Spotted, flowers distinctly spotted with white, very double; 12 colors, separate or mixed, per packet 5 The King, scarlet and The Queen, fine satiny ro.=e, each. 5 Dwarf Camellia-flowered, very handsome, fine mixed , 6 JBalsam, all varieties in splendid mixture, containing all the above sorts carefully proportioned, packed by our steam-power packing machines, four packets for 10 cents, per packet.. 3 Bartonia aurea, a lovely yellow-flowered annual... 3 Sidens atrosanguinea, so-called Black Dahlia 3 Bro?r«lHa elata, blue, white, etc., mixed 3 [Note.— Browallias are easily grown from seeds, and are superb winter-blooming plants for house culture.] Boreeole, Ornamental, foliage showy in winter .. 5 R»vfr/#t/eo»Me iberidifolia, Swan River Daisy, mi'd 3 Caealia, Flora's Paint Brush, yellow and red, m'x'd 3 €}al€tndrinin, a succulent annnal, with showy rose and white flowers, separate or mixed 3 10 New Gladiolus^fiowered Mannas. 3 packets 25 cents, 1 packet 10 cests. The most gorgeous of all bedding plants are the new Gladi- olus-flowered Cannas. The foliage is massive and of tropical appearance, and above it on branching stems are the great clusters of brilliant bloom, gaudy throughout the season. The plants are easily grown from seeds, and if started early will begin to bloom in mid-summer. The roots may be kept over and bedded out from year to year. File the seeds or scald and soak them before sowing, to hasten germination. The seeds I offer were saved by Mr. Crozy, the originator of this new race of Cannas, and includes all the new and choice varieties. The plants like a deep, rich, moist soil and a sunny situation. Set them a foot apart in the bed. Keep over winter as you would Dahlias. Price, 3 packets 25 cents, 1 packet 10 cents. Dear Mr. Park:— I have the finest borders of Geraniums and Cannas and seve**! other house plants ! The Cannas I raised from seeds of the Madame Crozy sorts. Most of them are 4 feet tall and commencing to bloom now Underwood, Iowa, July 25, 1899. Mrs. H. P. Hansen. Showy and Beautiful Varieties of ^elosia. Complete mixture, all kinds, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. The Coxcomb-flowered Celosias are ex- ceedingly attractive plants, when grown from first-class seeds, and are fine for either pots or beds. I offer seeds saved only form selected plants, and such as will produce the finest and largest combs. They like a sunny place, and rich, loose, moist soil. The Plume-flowered kinds need similar care, but the flowers are like pyramidal plumes. Celosias, cristata, crimson 5 Celosias. Plume-flowered Purple, sulphur, each. . 5, rich crimson . .5 Orange, rose, scarlet. . 5 Chamois, copper, red. 5 Glasgow Prize, crimson 5 Giant Empress scarlet 5 Variegata, Japan scarlet 5 Special mixture, 4 pfets 10 cts., 1 pkt. Above all Dwarfs. Purple, rose, white, each 5 Violet, yellow, scarlet. 6 Triumph de I'Exposi- tion, new French sort with splendid scarlet plumes 6 3 i Special mixture, 4 pkts. 1 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Complete mixture, both kinds, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 New Giant (Calendula. Mixed colors, 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cts. A splendid annual with large, double flowers is the New Giant Calendula, Plants start quickly and bloom from early summer till the snows of winter, forming strong, compact, bnshy plants, never troubled by in- sects, and always showv. Primrose yellow 5 1 Yellow with gold stripes 6 Golden yellow.. 5 1 Sulphur and yellow. . .. 5 All varieties, special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 1 can also supply C. pluvialis, the lovely single sort, and all of the older double-flowered varieties, same price. CalUopsis, the well-known Black-eyed Susan, red, brown, yellow, etc., double and single, mixed 3 New Fragrant (B!entaureas. Price. 4 packets 10 cts.. 1 packet 3 cts. One of the popular flowers recently Introduced is Cen- taurea odorata. Plants start readily, soon come into bloom, and the flowers are large and Fhowy.rich and varied in color, and always much admired. Odorata ccelestina. light blue, exquisite 6 Chameleon, yellow and rose, lovely 6 Margaritae, pure white, very chaste 6 Above varieties in mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., pkt 3 Cyanus, Single or Double,, separate color or mixed, 3 Americana, violet, and Sweet Sultan, yellow, each.. .. 3 New Dwarf, mixed, and Moschata, mixed, each 3 Compl^ mixture, all sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt.. 3 Lovely New Hybrid tarnations. 11 Diantbuscaryophyllus, early-blooming, 4 packets 10 cts., i packet sets. The lovely Pinks we have grouped under the head of New Hybrid Carnations are hardy perennials bearing exquisite, double, fragrant flowers the first season, when plants are started early. They appear in all the colors, from white to deep crimson, in- cluding yellow and striped and spotted. All are easily grown from seeds. The mix- ture I offer was specially prepared, and con- tains the sorts in fine proportion. If you select but half a dozen seed-packets from this Guide let one be Hybrid Carnations. Improved Margaret, a new, finely scented, ever- blooming double Carnation, blooming the first season from seeds; splendid mixture, all colors 5 Margaret White, an early-blooming Pink with pure white double flowers, very sweet 5 Margaret yellow, a variety with yellow flowers 5 Margaret, Giant-flowered, an improved sort of the early-blooming Margaret Carnation; fine 10 Earliest French Chabaud, a new clstss almost rivaling the Margaret Carnations in earliness and quite as robust, while the flowers have the fine form and friigrance of the tree Carnations; splendid; mix'd 10 Guillaud Carnation, very early-blooming from seeds, producing mostly double flowers, many of which are of yellow shades, very fragrant, mixed 15 Early-flowering Vienna, exquisite fragrant flowers, 5 Qrenadin, scarlet flowers, very double and fragrant... 5 New Cyclops Pink, a hybrid resembling the Japanese Pink in form and color, but having the fragrance of the Carnation; mixed 5 New Large-flowered Hybrid Border Carnation, very double, rich and varied in color, fragrant, mixed 5 All the above kinds in splendid mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet.. 3 Showy Annual Chrysanthemums. Fine mixed, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. The Annual Chrysanthemums are very desirable showy flowers for the amatuer, as the plants start easily from seeds, begin to bloom early and keep blooming till after frosts. Set 10 inches apart in a sunny bed. The new fringed variety is very handsome, and all are showy. The Dwarf Yellow is a novelty of merit. Coronarium white and Crimson, each.. 5 Fringed, new, very fine 5 Dwarf yellow 5 Double white and yellow, each 5 Imbricatum fl. pi 5 Sulphureum fl. pi 6 The above sorts, mixed 6 Carinatum, rose and white, each 5 Dark scarlet 3 Burridgeanum 3 Eclipse, variegated 3 Yellow and Purple each 5 Double white and double orange,each 5 The above sorts mixed 5 Complete mixture, of all sorts, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet. New Early^Flowering Cosmos. Mixed, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. The Cosmos is one of the most beauti- ful and floriferous of the daisy-like flow- ers, very attractive, and useful for cuttings The plants have finely-cut foliage, and are exceedingly graceful. Sow in a sun- ny bed where the plants are to remain, about the time the apple is in bloom, thin and cultivate. Transplanting retards blooming sometimes till after frosts. Those I offer are early and large-flowered and will bloom in the most satisfactory manner. Giant Early-flowering California Cosmos, pink 6 Crimson, rich shade 6 White, verv fine.. 5 Special mixture, machine packed, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet 3 Mp. Park:— My wife invested in some seeds of your Early-flowering Cosmos last spring, and the plants are now in bloom. They are superb— the finest in the coxmtry.— T. A., Chs'n Co., S. C. Cdllivhoe, trailing hardy perennials sometimes called Trailing Hollyhock; showy; finest mixed.... 3 Campanula, annual, white, rose and blue, mixed 3 Cannabis gigantea, giant ornamental Hemp, use- ful for foliaje background 5 Carduiis marianus, green foliage veined white 3 Candytuft, hardy annuals, fine for beds or cutting. Sow early, where plants are to bloom, and thin. New Hyacinth-flowered, white, sweet-scented car- mine, flesh color, lilac, purple, etc., each, 6 cts. per pkt., or in special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt.... Carthentis tinctorias (Safifron), annual, yellow 12 New Single and Double Dahlias. Choice mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. Dahlias are as easily raised- from seeds as Zinnias, and bloom almost as soon if well cared for. The large, rich- velvety flowers, both single and double, are showy in the garden, and excellent for table vases. The more desirable may be lifted in autumn and kept in the cellar for spring bedding. Sow early and transplant to a rich, moist, partially shaded bed, as you would Zinnias. The seeds I oflfer were saved, both single and double, by the best European growers, and can be depended upon for a fine display of flowers. 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Improved Large-flowered Double, finest mixture, saved only from the best dou- ble, tall growing varieties lo Improved Double Dwarf, finest mixture of the best dwarf varieties lo Improved Double Lilliput, beautiful small- flowered sorts, showy in beds, fine for bouquets, mixed. ^, Improved Single-Qowered, variegated, mar- gined, striped and spotted, fine mixture 5 Improved Single-flowered, extra fine mixed 5 Complete mixture of all varieties, double and single, French and German, ma- chine packed, 4 packets 10 cts., per pkt.. . 3 New Large-flowered Double Daisies. Special mixture, 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cts. The Double Daisy is a modest little plant, but is hardy, blooms continuously and bears very pretty flowers. Fine for edgings and. beds. Likes moist shade. Fine for winter- blooming in pots. The seeds I offer are first-class, and of the large-flowered varieties. Large-flowered Crimson, showy, dark rose flowers, produced on strong, vigorous stems 5 Large-flowered White, superb large flowers, pure white, fine for cemetery planting 5 Special mixture of both varietieS; finest quality, machine-packed, 4 packets 10 cents. 1 packet 3 Dwarf Convolvulus. The Dwarf Morn- ing Glory (Convol- vulus,) is a charm- ing flower, brilliant and very attractive Colors range from white to rcyal pur- ple. One of our best annuals. Plants a foot high. Set ten inches apart, have ten varieties I supply separately or in special mix- ture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Capsieutn, Ornamental Pepper, 25 fine sorts, fruits of various forms and rich colors; very fine, mixed Catclifly London Pride, red and white, mixed Centatit-iditttti. annual, yellow daisy-like bloom... Centranthua. lovely annuals, white, red and rose clusters, blooms well late in the season, mixed 3 Cfhaniapeuce diacantha. the Fish-bone Thistle Cleonta, annuals with spider-like flowers, mixed Clarkin very pretty annuals, a foot high, bearing showy flowers, single and double, of various rich colors. 18 colors and sorts, mixed. Clintonin. lobelia-like plants, fine for vases, mixed Colloniin coeeinea, fine scarlet-flowered annual Conimefyna, very beautiful but flaccid bloom throughout the season; somewhat resembles Tra- descantia. seeds start readily, mixed Coamidifim purple, coreopsis-iike bloom Crepis. annuals with aster-like flowers, mixed 3 Citphea, Segar Flower; pretty, six colors, mixed 3 Cynoglossmn, blue and white, mixed Ifattiva Wrightii, an annual, easily grown from seeds; bears through the season immense trumpet- like flowers five or six inches in length of a charm- ing lavender, shading to white. The flowers open in the evening and remain open until closed by the Bun next day They emit a delightful odor. The roots are tuberous and may be kept like Dahlias for future use. 4 packets for 10 cents; per packet Other Daturas. — Double- yellow, white, violet, lilac, separate or mixed, 4 packets 10 cents, one packet. Choice Delphiniums. Complete mixture. 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packets c«nti. The Annual aud Perennial Delpiniums ( known as Larkspurs ), are among the finest of our garden flowers. The flowers are produced laterally upon long stems, and are showy, rich in color, and beautiful. Seeds of the annuals may be sown in early autumn where the plants are to bloom, which will be in the spring: or. sow early in spring for summer and au- tumn blooming. The per- ennials are hardy, and will bloom for many years. My mixture of these fine plants is carefully prepar- ed, and will be sure to please. ANNUAL SORTS. New Giant Hyacinth- flowered, dwarf, with huge hyacinth- like spikes. See en- graving. I have 13 colors, and can sup- ply them separately or in mixture. Price ■ 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt S Tall Rocket, mixed. 3 Pure white...c 3 Stock-flowered, mixed... 3 Emperor, mixed 3 Candelabrum,tall,mixed 3 Annual sorts in mixture 3 PERENNIAL SORTS. Chinensis, mixed 3 Nudicaule, scarlet 3 Cashmerian um, rich bine, large 3 Formosum, tall, rich blue, very showy 3 Elatum, Bee Larkspur, very large, fine. 3 DoubleHybrids, mixed.. 3 Zalil, new giant yellow... 3 Perennial sorts mixed... 3 Complete mixture, an- nual and perennial, 4 pkts 10 cts., pkt 3 Large-flowered Japanese Dianthus. Splendid mixture, 4 packets jo centSs i packet 3 cents. No garden is complete without a good col- lection of the finer Chinese and Japanese Dianthus or Indian Pinks. Seedling plants begin to bloom in a few weeks, and bloom till after frost. The flowers are both single and double, of fine form, rich in color, and very eSective in the garden, as well as in bouquets. Many are strikingly variegated and striped. If not allowed to bear seeds the bloom is not only continuous, but the plants will live for years and bloom every season. The seeds I offer are unsurpassed, embracing all the bright new colors and varieties. 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cts. SINGLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. Queen of Holland, new, white ^ Crimson Belle, large, velvety dark red, beautiful o Salmon Queen, new; salmon-pink, fine 6 Eastern Queen, very large, single, rose 5 The Bride, very pretty, white with purple center 6 Snowflake, lovely fringed single white flowers, fine. . , 6 Sanguineus, single, fringed, crimson 5 Special mixture of single sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. .. 3 DOUBLE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. Snowball, immense double flowers of exquisite form; pure white, tinted rose toward base of petals 5 Atropurpureus, rich blood red, large 5 Mourning Cloak, rich blood red, pure white margin, 5 Diadematus, the Diadem Pink, very double, highly colored and richly marked 6 Purpureus fl. pi., purple fringed 5 Striatus fl. pi., new striped fringed flowers, rose, red and white 6 Special mixture of double sorts, 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt 3 13 DWARF DOUBLE JAPAN PINKS. Cupreus-coccinneus, fine coppery scarlet 6 Rosens, rosy pink, very fine 5 Dwarf Diadem Pink 5 Albus, white, large and handsome....; 5 Improved Double Imperial Pinks, dwarf, mixed colors 5 Dwarf, special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts. 1 pkt 3 Complete mixture of all sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt.....' 3 Galifornia Eschscholtzias. Special mixtuye, 4:jthts. lO cts., 1 pkt, 3 eta. The Eschscholtzia is a showy annual found native in the Golden 'State, California, where the flowers appear as fields of shining gold. There are few annuals brighter or more gaudy. The cultivated sorts show single and double flowers, and include many colors. Sow early, where the plants are to bloom. I offer a fine collection", and my special mixture em- braces all of them. Crocea, orange. 3 Aurea fl. pi., orange 3 Alba fl. pi., white 3 Striata, striped. ., 3 Mandarin, deep orange 3 Den tata alba 3 Aurea 3 Sulphurea 3 Californica, yellow.., 3 Alba, white.. 3 Alba rosea, rosy 3 Aurantiaca, orange 3 Rose Cai:dinal, pink 3 Rosea fl. pi., double rose 3 Maritima, Golden West. . 3 Tenuifolia, cut-leaved 3 Complete mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet The Lovely Eutocas. Those who admire only large, showy flow- ers should not get the Eutocas, but for humble and dear little flowers Eutocas can be recom- mended. E. viscida in blue and white is the best species, and makes handsome blooming borders; six to eight in- ches high. E. Wrangel- iana, lilac, is very florif- erous, but small. Per packet 5 cts., or in complete spe- cial mixture, 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cts. Erysitmim. hardy annuals growing a foot high; Yellow and orange, each 3 Nanum compactum, new dwarf, very floriferous 3 Complete special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt . ... 3 Muclim'itlitim, Californian annuals, with white, rose and red flowers; neat, free-blooming; mixed. . 3 Eupatoritim Fraseri, two feet high; small white flowers, showy, good for cutting 3 EwpHorhin variegata. Snow on the Mountain, Heterophylla, brilliant scarlet bracts, fine 3 Eenslia dianthiflora, a pretty little hardy annual 3 from California,^ exquisite pink bloom in masses. 3 Splendid Godetias. The Godetias are annuals with at- tractive flowers, blooming very sat-, isfactorily in a cool place. They ar«! popular in England, and would be favor- ites in many places^ if better known. Flowers range from ' white to carmine. I offer the best sorts. Brilliant carmine 6 Bijou, pretty, rosy white 6IRubIcunda bright red 5 Duchess of Albany, white SlMaculata, crimson spots 5 Complete mixture of all sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Cfaillarclia picta, fine everblooming bedding plants. All sorts, special mixture, 4 pkts. 10c. , pkt. 3 Cfani'U Lindheimeri, two feet; rosy white bloom 3 CHUa, annuals, 1 foot high, with little cup-shaped flowers in profusion; many varieties, special mix- ture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 Glaticittm, silver-leaved plant; flowers yellow 3 Gratnmantfies gentianoides, a charming little succulent annual; orange-red flowers in profusion 3 Marigolds in Great Variety. Splendid mixture, 4 packets 10 centSf r packet 3 cents. Old-fashioned, ever-blooming garden flowers of easy culture. "Very showy in beds. The African sorts are erect, with large, zinnia-like flowers. The French varieties are more spreading, and have honey-comb flowers. The miniature are very dwarf, and have small flowers. The seeds I offer were saved from the finest flowers, and the mixtures are first-class. CHOICE FRENCH MARIGOLDS. Tall, orange, spotted, yellow, striped, sulphur and large- floweted, separate or mixed 8 Dwarf, orange, orange quilled, striped, sulphur, bicolor, 5 French varieties, Tall and Dwarf, special mixture 8 NEW MINIATURE FRENCH MARIGOLDS. Brown, gold-margined 6 Golden yellow and sulphur, each 5 The varieties in splendid mixture 3 CHOICE AFRICAN MARIGOLDS. Tall, orange, orange quilled, sulphur quilled, Pallida, El- dorado, separate or mixed 3 Dwarf, orange, orange quilled, sulphur, sulphur quilled, 3 separate or mixed... 3 African varieties, Tall and Dwarf, special mixture 6- Legion of Honor, single, bright red and effective 5 Slgnata maculata, fine for edging or low, dense border, fern-like foliage, dense, delicate, deliciously scented 6 Complete mixture of all varieties, French, African and other sorts, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet.. 3 Sweet Mignonette in Variety. Complete mixture, 4pkts. lo cts., i pkt. 3 cts. No garden is complete without a bed or a few clumps of Sweet Mignonette. , The flowers appear well, yield a wealth of delicate perfume, and are fine for bouquets. Cut freely to promote free- blooming. The newer sorts are all contained in my mixture. Pumila erecta, elegant dwarf sort, compact, very floriferous, exceedmgly fragrant; fine for pots, or for a low edging or border; 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet Golden Queen, very large, vellow sprays, vigorous, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet Victoria, red; showy and beautiful. 3 1 Giant Pyramidal, robust. Miles Spiral, compact, large, sweet 3 Crimson Queen, fine dark red.. Matchet, fine vaiiety for pots 3 | Grandiflora, large-flowered.....^ Common Sweet, per ounce 10 cts..lpkt. 3 I Paris Market, new,robust: red-flowered Ruby, new copperv-scarlet flowers.. .... 5 New Golden, large yellow spikes 5 Dwarf Victoriarnew dwarf, red 5 ! Grandiflora, ameliorata, large red.. 5 Complete mixture, machine-packed, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet. ..■ 3 MeliantHus globosus multiflorus, a superb large, double Sunflower; 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet. . Complete special mixture, many sorts, 4 pkts 10c, pkt Mlibisciia Africanus, sulphur, with black eye Mttiinemmtnin fumariaefolia, a Mexican Poppy, two feet high yellow, handsome.. Impatiena glandulifera. Balsam, annual, six feet high, with great clusters of handsome rosy bloom; popular in France as a border and summer hedge Js«Xo»m, fine annual for pots or edgings; blue and white, mixed ■ ■ • •■ JonojJsicfit'wi.Diamond Flower, a mmiature plant, fine for carpeting beds and pots. Ijarhsptti' (see Delphinium, p 12), special mixture JLavatet'fi. annual of easy culture, flowers like a small Hollyhock, beautiful; 4 pkts. lOc, pkt L,aya elegans, a dwarf, compact annual; flowers vellow shading to white, pretty, . .. Xjehtosiithon, beautiful and profuse-blooming annuals from California, rose, white, yellow, blue, etc., separate or mixed • Jjeptosyne maritima, handsome yellow-flowered annual Stillmanii, a new sort, golden yellow Beautiful Lobelias. Complete mixture. 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 Ctl. Lobelias are lovely plants for vases, pots, bas- kets or edgings, being of compact habit, very free- blooming, and remaining in bloom for months. Fine for winter blooming in a sunny window, when plants are started in mid- summer. 1 offer all the choice kinds separate or in mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, I packet 3 cents. Blue, crimson, white, azure, etc., mixed 3 Cardinalis, large scarlet 3 Ramosa, tall,mixed. 3 Complete mixture 3 Zjeucantheniunt maximum, the Ox-eye-Daisy 3 Litnnanthes Douglasii, a prostrate, hardy an- nual; flowers yellow, shading to white 3 Linunt grandiflorum. Scarlet Flax, showy and pretty garden plants, perennial South; mixed 3 lAnaria, annuals and perennials; flowers pretty and in great profusion; mixed . 3 Cymhallaria, Kenilworth Ivy, for baskets and for carpeting beds of bulbs and Roses. 3 liifpinus, beautiful; 12 varieties, separate or mixed 3 L,ychuis, hardy perennials of great beauty; flowers of delicate texture and rich color; Haageana, Chal- cedonica, Alpina, etc., each mixture, 4 pks. lOc, pkt. 3 Complet* mixture of ail varieties; 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt. 3 ]Ualva,, annuals and perennials, some tall, others dwarf, very pretty; six sorts, separate or mixed. . 3 JUalope, showy, white,rose and purple flowers, mxd, 3 JUartynia. delicate, graceful, gloxinia-like flowers, yellow, rose and red, spotted; separate or mixed... 3 Matricttria, double, white; beautiful; mixed 3 MatMola bicornis, sweet-scented Evening Stock.... 3 Lovely Mimulus. Complete mixture, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 eta. These are fine for vases or pots, in a moist, partial shade, blooming freely, and always exciting admiration. Some have duplex flowers, as shown in the engraving. The tigered varieties are the most showy. My complete mix- ture contains seeds of all the kinds; 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Tigrinus, Fire King.. . . ... 5 Albus, white-grounded 5 Albus, duplex 5 Albus red-spotted . 5 Moschatus, Musk 5 Compactus, yellow 5 Maximus duplex „ .. 6 Cupreus, brick cclor ft Brilliant red 5 Cardinalis pictus 6 Complete mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt -3 Dwarf Nasturtiums^'Tropeeolums. Complete mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. Splendid bedding plants: flowers large, brilliant, of fine texture and very fragrant. Any person can raise the plants from seeds, and they quickly become masses of rich foliage and bloom, remaining so through- out the season, if seeds are not allowed to form. They should stand eight inches apart in the bed. Fine for pots or window beds in summer. My collection embraces all the finest varieties, and my complete mixture contains them all. ♦Pearl, creamy white 5 "Crystal Palace Gem, white with maroon eye 5 *Luteum, pure yellow 5 ♦Spotted, yellow, maroon spots 6 *Cceriileum roseum, rosy 5 *Beauty, pale orange scarlet 5 *Coccineum, flrery scarlet 5 King of Tom Thumbs, fine crimson 5 Empress of India, dark crimson 5 •Catell's CrimsQn, dark rich color 5 King Theodore, brilliant scarlet 5 Ruby King, beautiful ruby color 5 Golden King, rich color 5 Coccmeum aureum, yellow foliage 5 ♦Roseum, rosy red flowers 5 Chameleon, various colors upon same plant 5 Complete mixture, all colors, 15 cents per ounce, 4 packets 10 cents, one packet. ... 3 16 Medicago, annuals; snails, spirals, etc., mixed 3 Jtlesemhryanthetttunt, &ne for rock-work; foli- 3 age and flowers both pretty; separate or mixed.... 3 WEimosa pudica,Sensitive Plant; acacia-like foliage, 3 JUirahilis, Four-o'clock, beautiful, showy, fragrant flowers; tall sorts, separate or mixed 3 The same with variegated foliage 3 Dwarf sorts mixed ^ 3 Longiflora, long, sweet flowers 3 Multiflora, perennial, free-flowering. 3 Complete mixture of all varieties. 3 JUolncella., Shell-Flower, two varieties mixed 3 Styosotis (Porget-me not), charming plants; bloom well in moist shade. The Victorias are very fine. 3 Azorica, blue, white and azure, each 3 Palustris, white and blue, each 3 New Victoria, white, rose and blue, each 3 Special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, one packet 3 eharming New Nemesias. Superh mixture, 4 pMs. lOeta., 1 pkt. 3 eta, Nemesias are beautiful little annuals, very profuse- blooming, and useful for bedo and edgings. The new compact sorts (see engraving) are especially fine, and N. strumosa is a novelty highly praised by European flor- ists. The sorts separate or mixed, 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt. 3c. Lovely Nemophiias« Complete Mixture, 4 pitta. lOc, t pkt. 3«. Everybody a d- mires the flowers of Nemophila, and when seeds are sown on the north side of a picket fence or buildmg, either in fall or spring, the display Is charming. The flowers are large, delicate and at- tractive in color, often handsomely spotted. Hardy annuals of easy culture. I have sixteen fine sorts, embracing all colors, which I offer at 5 cents per packet, or in complete mix- ture at 4 packets 10 cents. 1 packet 3 cents. IVieremhtn'ffia, very profuse-blooming, showy plants, useful for pots and beds; mixed sorts 3 New Nicotiana Sylvestris. 4 pkts. lO eta., 1 pkt, 3 ct8m This Is a splendid novelty, : The seedlings begin to bloom when small, and pro- duce great clusters of star- 1 shaped tubular white flow ers throughout the season, t The flowers are as sweetly p scented as an Auratum Lily. Every person should have a clump of Nicotiana Svlves-t tris. Price 4 pkts 10c. Ipkb 3f OTHER VARIETIES. Acuminata, white, sweet.. 3t Atropurpurea grandiflora 3[ Colossea, giant 3| Affinis, sweet-scented 3.] Macrophylla gigantea.... . 3 Tabaccum, fol. var. 3 Complete special mixture, all sorts, 4pktS. 10 cts., pkt... 3 Ntgella, hardy annuals, sown fall or spring; pretty blue and white flowers; mixed varieties 3 Nolana, prostrate, hardy annuals, suitable for rock-work, vases or baskets, mixed. . ... 3 Nycterinia, pretty half-hardy annuals, useful grown inmassas; large clusters; very fragrant... . 3 Oheliscnria, hardy perennials; flowers yellow with dark, cone-like centre; mixed 3 CEiiothera, the Evening Primrose, mostly hardy biennials, with showy^ charming yellow flowers, opening in the evening. Some are tall, others dwarf. Seven best species, separate or mixed.. .. 3 Oxalia, valuable plants for pots and baskets; colors •white, red and yellow; seven best sorts, or mixed 3 Oaci/Mi-«, hardy annual, flowers aster-like, yellow. . 5 1« Roemer's Giant Prize Pansies. Complete Mixture, per packet 3 cents, 4 packets 10 cents. As yet nothing better lias been developed in Pansies than the magnificent strain known as Roemer's Giant Prize Pansies, the result of the long-continued eft'orts of Mr. Frederick Eoemer of Germany. In size the flowers of this splendid strain surpass anything yet known among Pansies, while the form, rich and odd colors and markings and sturdy and floriferous habit are all that can be desired. I offer this splendid strain as the ne plus ul- tra of Pansies, and that every person may be able to avail themselves of a few seeds 1 offer them at a popular price, and in mixed shades instead of mixed colors and varieties. These superb mixtures are prepared under my personal supervision from the seeds of the various shades, and represent in fine proportion all the best creations in Pansies known. The seeds are of very high quality and very valuable, and should be sown carefully, with a view to hav- ing every seed grow. My collection of these Pansies embraces a won- derful variety,and I can supply any- color or shade separately if desired, the price for such special packets being 10 cents each. All of the seeds I here offer come direct from the fa- mous German specialist, Mr. Fred- erick Roemer, and are of his pro- duction. Certainly nothing better as Pansy seeds can be obtained in the world. Those who fail to get and sow a collection of these Pan- sies will miss an opportunity to pro- duce and enjoy the grandest display of marvellous flowers to be found in any garden— something that will elicit unb#unded praise and admira- tion from everyone. Pansy plants are easily grown from seeds, which may be sown in spring, summer or autumn. They soon come into^ bloom, and make a showy and beautiful bed. Plants started in mid-summer begin to bloom in autumn,endure the winter, and rival the Tulips and Hyacinths in gorgeous display in early spring. Seeds require from ten days to two weeks to germinate, and should be sown in boxes or in a sheltered bed, and transplanted about eight or ten inches apart each way in a partially shaded bed of deep^ rich, moist soil. Their culture is simple,and every per- son who has a garden can succeed with them. Only 25 cents for 10 packets of Roemer's Giant Prize Pansies— one packet of each of the following s Wliite- in variety, embracing pure white, white with eye, white slightly shaded and tinted, white with spots, etc., 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. Med. in variety, embracing bright red. rosy red, rich scarlet, and red with tints and shadings,- etc., 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. Blue in rar/efy. embracing dark blue, dark violet, rich purple, and blue margined and shaded and blotched, 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. JSlack ill variety, embracing coal black, black blue, dark violet blue, jet black, purplish black, 3 cents per j packet, 4 packets 10 cents. 'S'ellotv in variety, embracing rich pure yellow, golden yellow, yellow with eye, yellow with spots, yellow shaded, etc., 3 cts. per packet, 4 packets 10 cts. Striped and Flaked, embracing a great variety of colors, all distinctly striped, flaked and splashed, 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. Complete mixture of Roemer's Giant Blotched and Spotted, embracing pure ground colors, with blotches and spots showing in peculiar and striking contrast; marvelous in size, form and odd markings. 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. Shaded and Margined, embracing all of the lead- ing colors margined and shaded and rayed in superb and charming contrast; many light and beautiful tints as well as deeper and richer shades; 3 cts. per packet, 4 packets 10 cts. — A.Sitire in variety, embracing lovely new shades of light blue, azure, ultramarine, and lavender blue, some strikingly marked and tinted, 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents Mixed colors, embracing a variety of superb shades and markings not included in above offerings, as plain and fancy faces of orange, bronze, peacock, lilac, vio- let, etc., many rare and exquisite varieties are repre- sented in this mixture. 3 cts. per pkt., 4 pkts. 10 cts. Prize Pansies, embracing all of the shades and colors and markings. 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. All these Pansies are packed by our steam-power packing machines, otherwis*^ could not be offered at the low prices named. The 10 choice mixtures for 25 cents is a greaf-bar- gain, and should be secured by all who love and cultivate this popular flower. Mr. Park:— I raised a double Pansy from some of your seed last year. All of my Pansies were very beautiful, but I could not understand why there should be any double ones among them.— Vena Mead, Franklin Co., Vt Mr. Park:— The Pansies came splendidly, If they bloom as good ae they germinated we will have a lovely garden.— Mrs. Laura A. Best, Shelly Co., Iowa. Mr. Park:— I have sent to all the leading florists for flower seeds, and find none so satisfactory as yours. Your seeds are always tru« to name, and germinate almost to a seed.— Mrs. Ethel Wilson, A. A. Co., Md. 17 Choice Single and Double Petunias. Superb special mixture, machine-packed 4 pkts. 10 cents, i pkt scents One of the most desirable of cultivated flowers is the Petunia, and plants are easily grown from seeds. ■ Started in spring they begin to bloom in June, and continue blooming freely till winter. As bedding plants, set 18 inches apart, they are very desirable, as the numerous, large, rich-colored, fragrant flowers are well displayed against the mass of foliage, and the plants endure the dry weather, and bloom where many other bedding plants would die. They also bloom beau- tifully in a sunny window in winter, the medium-flowered being more desirable for this purpose. My seeds of both sin- gle and double Mammoth Petunias are the finest that can be obtained, and will delight those who sow them. FRINGED MAMMOTH-FLOWERED SINGLE PETUNIAS. Maculata, immense flowers, striped and blotched 10 Tltania, rich velvety purple, broad white band 10 White, Brilliant RoBe,Rosy-white, each 10 Orlmson, Blotched, Veined, Purple, each 10 Purpurea intus alba, fine purple with white throat 10 Special mixture of Fringed Single Mammoth Petunias, all colors, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 PLAIN MAMMOTH-FLOWERED SINGLE PETUNIAS. Alba, white, very fine Brilliant Rose, showy Clematis-flowered, very open flowers, steel handsomely veined Dark Blood Red Inimitable, variegated 10 Intus aurea, yellow throat, dis- ! Superbassima, tigered throat, fine 10 10 tinct and very beautiful 10 Intus nigra, black throat 10 large Marginata, margined 10 | Venosa, large veined 10 blue. Princess of Wurtemburg, purple, I Venosa, veined 10 10 tinged throat, enormous 10 Violacea, violet 10 10 Purpurea, purple..,. 10 Special mixture of the Plain Sin- 10 10 Rosea, rose-colored 10 | gle Mammoth sorts, 4 pkts. lOc. 3 Contpletm Special Mixture, Plain and Fringed Mammoth-flowered Single, four packets 10 cents, 1 pkt.,. 3 Medium-flowered Petunias* Superb varieties for beds or pots, compact in habit and very floriferous. Sure winter bloomers for a sunny window. Belle Etoile, richly striped flowers... 5 Carminea intus alba, red, white throat.... 5 Inimitable, flne; stelliform blotches 6 Marginata, green bordered... 5 Reticulata, various colors, richly veined 5 General Dodds, darkest red, rich and fine 5 Special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Double Petunias. Complete mixttire, best quality, 4pJit8. lO cts., per pkt. 3 cts. The seeds 1 offer of these are un- surpassed, having been saved only from carefully hybridized flowers of the finest varieties. Double Blotched and Striped, rich colors 10 Fringed, white Veined Brilliant rose.,. Robust-growing. Variegated. Finest mixed,. Plain aurora. Briliant ro Violet., White. 10 10 10 10 Robust-growing. 10 Finest mixed... 10 Lilliput, flne for pots, see engraving 10 Complete mixture of all the above choice Double Petunias, finest quality, four packets 10 cents, per packet, 20 seeds 3 Double Rose^flowered Portulacas. Complete t^peclal mixture, 4 pkts, 10 cts., 1 pkt. Sets. A bed of Portulaca in full bloom on a bright summer morning is gorgeous and beautiful. The plants start easily, and from June till frost are a blaze of beauty every morning, unless allowed to become exhausted seeding. For the finest late flowers seeds shonld be sown in mid-summer Sow where plants are to bloom or transplant, three or four inches apart. ' They like a sandy soil and sunny situation. My complete mixture is carefully prepared, and contains all the colors. Seeds offered ar^ of the flnest quality^ White , striped 5 I Pure white,. 5 Rose, striped 5 Crimson.. o Yellow striped 5 I Scarlet and Rose, each Yellow.. 6 Orange 6 Straw-colored 5 Complete mixture of Double Rose-flowered sorts, 4 pkts. 10 cts., per pkt .... 3 I can also supply single-flowered in separate colors or in mixture, at 4 packets for 10 cents, 1 packet • Large«f lowered Phlox Drummondii. Choice mixture, 4 packets 10 cents., lyacket 3 cents. The old fashioned Phlox Drummondii was a very handsome annual, but the improved large-flowered varieties far surpass it. The improvement has been continuous, and to-day, by careful cul- ture and selection, the size and form of the flowers and the development of the clusters can hardly be excelled. The en- graving shows a blooming cluster, but does not do it justice. In colors and markings and compact, floriferous habit the improvement is quite as great. For a garden bed, when well-grown these va- rieties are grand, and form a blaze of lovely color. The plants begin to bloom when young, and increase in beauty till checked by frost. Fine also for pots. The seeds I offer are very superior Pare white 5 Yellow, pleasing shade 5 White with eye 5 Crimson, striped 6 Deep purple..' 5 Kermesina splendens, Deep purple with eye... vivid crimson 6 Deep purple, striped... 5;Deep pink, white eye... 5 Brilliant, fiery scarlet.. 5|Quadricolor rosea, fine 5 Carmine with eye 5|Quadricolor violacea... 5 Carmine, striped 5,Stellata; purple 5 Flesh-color, new 5,Stellata, carmine 6 Chamois rose.. 5iStellata, rose 6 Scarlet, splendid 5|Stellata splendens, red 5 Scarlet, striped, pretty 5 iViolaceus. violet 5 Violet, striped, fine 5 Violet, white eye 5 Phlox Drummondii, double-flowered, white, crimson, scarlet, yellow, red, etc, separate or mixed, 4pkts 10c. pkt 3 Hortensiflora, very profuse-blooming, mixed, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt~ 3 Nana com"pacta, dwarf, mixed colors, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkU. • ••■ 3 Cuspidate and Fringed, all the leading colors and markings, 12 sorts, separate or mixed, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt..... . 3 Complete mixture of Large-flowered Cuspidate, Fringed, etc., 4,pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Choice Annual Poppies. Comple mlxtare, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Every flower garden should contain a bed of the finer varieties of Poppies. When in bloom certainly nothing is more showy op beautiful. Sow the seeds in September, or in early spring, where the plants are to bloom, and thin till they stand eight inches or more apart. The seeds I offer are unsurpassed in quality, and my mixtures are all carefully prepared. Sure to please. Rhoeas fl. pi. an elegant dwarf sort Pseony-flowered, very large, double flowers, showy as a Pseony, 12 colors, separate or mixed 3 New Hybrid Cardinal, flowers appear as great feathery balls in gorgeous colors; very floriferous 3 Somniferum, double Opium Poppy; 12 colors, separate or mixed 3 with fine double flowers; very fine for beds, splendid colors, mixed S Shirley, a single-flowered kind of great beauty, selected from the RhcEas Poppy 3 Carnation-flowered, mixed S Ten other leadmg kmds, separate 3 Complete mixture of all varieties, machine-packed, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet- 3 Fine Varieties of Ricinus. Special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Among the finest of semi-tropical foliage plants we have the older varieties of Ricinus, as well as the varieties from Zanzi- bar. The older are, many of them, giant in form, and make a fine center for a foliage bed, while those of dwarfer growth can be grouped around. Plant when the apple is in bloom, placing the seeds where you wish the plants to stand. A sunny place and a rich moist soil will produce enormous specimens. Borboniensis arboreus a splendid variety, growing 15 feet high, thickly clothed with enormous graceful-shaped silvery leaves, and bearing a huge pan- icle of blocm at the top. 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Sanguineus, a beautiful species, 5 feet high; stalk, midrib of leaves and bloom-panicles shining red; very fine in contrast with the preceding sort. 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Gibson! mlrabilis, a dwarf, compact sort; .both stalk and leaves dark red; fine for a foliage border. 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt . 3 Zanzibariensis, a new rather dwarf sort with large leaves, handsome. Cine- rascens, Enormis. Maculatus, Niger, Picturatus, Variabilis, separate or mixed, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt. .... 3 Palafoocia, an annual, clusters of pink flowers. 8 JPalavn flexuosa, mallow-like, rosy-purple flowers . 3 JPavsley, Double-curled Edging, a fine, dwarf foli- age plant for edgings, also for culinary work . ., 3 Pefilla, annuals with crimped reddish foliage 3 P/mcelia, annuals with handsome blue flowers 3 Physalis alkekengi, scarlet inflateu calyxes 3 Francheti (Chinese Lantern), new, large, red . 5 Podolepis, yellow autumn-flowering annuals .... 3 JPolygoniirti orientale, an old annual 10 feet high, with long, drooping racemes of carmine flowers.. 3 New Variegated-leaved and New Dwarf each. ... 5 Superb Double Ten Weeks* Stocks. Complete mixture, all varieties, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. Few persons are aware of the great beauty and usefulness of the superb double varieties of Ten Weeks' Stock. Hardly one desira- ble requsite of a first-class flowering annual can be named that they do not possess. Good habit, handsome foliage, free and continuous blooming, showy spikes of large, double flowers, rich and varied colors, delicious fragrance, easy culture and freedom from insects are all attributes of this grand annual. The plants are beautiful either in garden beds or pots in the house. Do not let the plants crowd in the seed box, and transplant with care, that they may not become stunted. Mulch the bed with stable litter as hot weather approaches. The seeds I offer were saved only from selected pot- plants by German specialists, and will produce a large percentage of perfectly double flowers. The mixture contains the finest colors well proportioned. 19 DWA.RF LARGE-FLOWERED VARIETIES. This is one of the best varieties in cultivation. Plants grow one foot high and produce well-formed, fragrant flowers in great abundance. j OTHER VABIETIES. Cape Giant or Tree 6 Dwarf German, profuse-blooming; manj rich colors, pot seeds. 5 Wallflower-leaved, shining leaves, dwarf; fine mixed. . , 5 Pyramidal Celestial Blue, new shade 5 Early Autumn-flowering, fine for windows 5 Pyramidal Largest-flowering Dwarf, pyramid-growth, immense spikes, mixed..... 5 New Dwarf Queen, dark blood red, very rich. 5 New Snowflake, pure white, for pots; early 5 New Giant Perfection, 2% feet high, pyramidal in form, large spikes; 12 varieties, separate or mixed 5 Bright rose SlScarlet 5 Pure white 8 Aurora color 5 Light blue Spark blood red, deepest Ash grey 8| colored Stock known 5 Carmine 5 Violet 6 Brown 5 Carmine purple, fine 6 Purple 5 1 Brilliant copper color 5 All kinds in splendid mixture 6 Special mixture of all varieties and colors, 4 packets 10 cents, per packets 3 Mr. Park:— My Ten Weeks' Stocks are all in bloom now, and are the delight of everyone who sees them.— Flora Olute, Warren Co., N. Y., July 8, 1899. Mr. Park:— The Ten Weeks' Stocks we raised from your seeds are the most beautiful I have ever seen. — Clara John, Fondr.lac, Wis., August 2, 1899. Mr. Park:— The Ten Weeks' Stocks from you are splendid. They have been in bloom since July 1st, large spikes in seven or eight fine colors. I intend to show them at the Fair with the rest of my annuals. Of Verbenas we have thirteen colors out of fourteen plants. The bed is 8x15 feet, and is one mass of beautifully colored bloom. — C. H., Owen Sound, Ont., Sept. 8, 1899. Salvia splendens. Scarlet Sage, fine for beds Patens, blue, large, rich flowers Sclarea, mixed Special mixture, all varieties Salpiglossis, Large-flowered, ten splendid named sorts, separate or mixed, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt naria Calabrica compacta, a handsome edg- ing; sow in fall; blooms profusely; red, white and rose, separate or mixed Scarlet Queen, a lovely dwarf edging plant Ocymoides, a lovely perennial for edging; becomes a mass of pink Special mixture of all sorts, 4 pkts. 10 3., 1 pkt SchiisantJi^is, beautiful annuals with fairy-like, very pretty flowers in profusion; 14 varieties, separate or mixed Schi.tiopetaloit Walkerii, an annual, 1 foot high; fringed, fragrant flowers; do not transplant Sediim cceruleum. Stone Crop, a neat little annual for rockeries; pale blue flowers in clusters Shortia Californica, hardy annual with daisy-like yellow flowers; useful for drying Sphetiogyne speciosa, a Mexican Daisy;, yellow with brown disc 3 Silene pendula, fl. pi., charming annuals for edg- ings; double flowers: rose, white or red; sow in early autumn or early spring; separate or mixed 3 Solantim capsicastrum, Jerusalem Cherry. 3 Ciliatum, large, vermilliou fruit 3 Robustum and Laciniatum, each 3 Special mixture, all colors 3 J3®=Solanum capsicastrum is a fine ornamental win- dow plant when well set with fruit. S. laciniatum and S. robustum are useful foliage plants for the lawn. S. ciliatum may be used for either window or garden. Veniditint. fugas, showy perennial, yellow flowers 5 Viiica rosea, fine plants for beds South, and for the 5 window-garden North; separate or mixed .. 5 Viscaria oculata, annuals, a foot high with rich pink-like flowers, fine for beds; separate or mixed 3 Virginia Stock, charming annuals; white, crim- son, red, yellow, etc., separate or mixed . . 3 Wliitlavia grandiflora, a p^retty annual, flowers bellj-shaped, white or blue, separate or mixed, 3 ©ompact Beddina Verbenas, Special mixture, 4 pks. 10 < Special mixture, 4 pks. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts The New Hybrid Compact Bedding Verbenas are flrst-ckss ever-blooming plants, dwarf and compact in habit and very floriferous. The flowers are exquisite, deliciously scented, and borne in large, showy clusters throughout the S3ason. They are the most desirable and beau- tiful of the improved Verbenas, and are unsur- passed either as bedding plants for summer, or pot plants in a sunny window in winter. All are easily grown from seeds. Cupreata, coppery red. . 5 iCarminea, fine carmine 5 | Rosea, fine, rosy pink.. 6 ' Cocciriea, rich scarlet... 5 Defiance, rich scarlet . .. 5 Vlolacea, violet blue 5 Violacea oculata, blue . j Stellata, red, with eye 5 Atrosanguinea, crimson 5 I Stellata, starry center.. 5| with white eye 5 | Candidissima, white 5 All varieties in special mixture, packed by our steam-power packers, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet. 3 Verbena Lybrida, Mammoth-flowered, all colors mixed, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet 3 11 my Verbena seeds were carefully saved from the finest selected plants. There are none better to be had. New Hybrid Sweet-scented Yiolas-r-Tufted Pansies. Finest Strain— Special mixed, 4 packet h lO ceiitt, 1 packet 3 ecnta. For bedding these new, sweet-scented Violets are popular in Europe, and they are worth trying in this country. They are much like Pansies in appearance and need the same culture; free and continuous bloomers. Set plants six inches apart in a bed sloprng north, or on the north side of a building or picket fence. I offer the choicest seeds In splendid mixture, 4 packets 10 ceu*^ 1 packet 3 cents. 20 New Extra Early Wallflower. 4 packets lo cents f i packet 3 cents. The Wallflower is a general favorite where- ever known, the spikes of bloom being graceful and showy, and the flowers deli- ciously scented. The plants thrive in any rich soil, in a sunny bed^ and also do well in pots. The only objection to Wallflowers heretofore was that they required two years to become blooming plants. That objection is overcome in the New Parisian extra early ever-blooming golden-flowered sort here offiered, which blooms almost as soon from seeds as the Early-flowering Ten Weeks' Stock, and is fine for autumn and winter flowers. I recommend this new Wallflower with confidence, and hope everyone who cultivates flowers either in house or in gar- den will give it a trial. 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Mr. Park;— No flower-lover should neglect to give the New Extra Early Wallflower a trial. My plants have proved hardier than Daisies, and bloomed freely. The odor of the flowers is sweetness itself. — J. G. A., Van- couver, B. C. Mr. Park:— The single Wallflowers are the prettiest, and as sweet as Jasmine. The colors are rich, and the texture fine and velvety.— E. F. W.j Iredel Co., N. C. New Semi^Owarf Double Zinnias. Special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. The Double Zinnia is one of the easiest grown and most desirable of all annual flowers. The plants start easily, begin to bloom early, and continue to bloom freely tiU frost. The new semi-dwarf sort I offer here is the best to use for a showy bed, as the plants form dwarf, compact bushes covered with large, rich-colored double bloom. Set plants a foot apart. All my Zinnia seeds were saved from selected plants, and will be found first-class in every respect. White.. 10 : Salmon 10 I Purple 10 Sulphur Yellow ^. 10 ; Scarlet 10 Violet 10 Golden Yellow 10 \ Crimson... 10 | Striped 10 Special mixture of above, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet , 3 Zinnia elegans fl. pi., finest double flowers, eleven colors, separate or mixed 3 New Pompon, or Darwin Zinnias, choicest colors in mixture 5 _ Striped or Zebra Zinnias, extra mixed, and Giant Dahlia-flowered Zinnias, 10_colors,_separate or inixed. New Lilliput Zinnias, miniature double flowers, mixed, and crested-flowered double Zinnias, mixed, each. Complete mixture of all races and colors, carefully prepared, machine-packed, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet.. Everiasiings and Grasses, These are mostly annuals with straw-like flowers that keep their form and color for years. With few exceptions they should be cut just as the huds begin to expand. Hang tn the shade^ stems upward, till dry. The grasses are fine for bouquets either green or dry. A.crocliniiim, graceful and pretty half-hardy an- nuals; flowers nodding, an inch across, mostly rose and white, and for drying should be cut be- fore expanding. Plants slender, with linum- like foliage; 1 ft. .high; pretty either in beds or pots. Single rose 5 i Double rose 6 Single white 5 | Double white« 5 All varieties, single and double, mixed. 5 A.mniohitini alatum, new large-flowered; two feet high, robust, with handsome double white flowers; useful either in the garden or for winter bouqets; cut before the buds open 3 Oonijihveiin globosa, a very fine annual, very de- sirable as a bedding plant, making a gorgeous and continuous display. Colors white, carmine, flesh color and variegated. The new dwarf vari- eties are fine for pots. Cut when fully developed. Gomphrena aurea bears orange flowers. The colors, separate or mixed 5 Gypsophila, plants bearing beautiful panicles of mmiature bloom, which are flne for bouquets. G. muralis is a floriferous edging plant, useful also for baskets or pots. G. paniculata is a hardy perennial with panicles of fairy-like white bloom, indispensable for cutting. Separate or mixed 5 Meliptet'tim Sanfordii, grows a foot high, bear- ing clusters of golden bloom; flne for drying 5 Sfiodanthe Manglesii, bell-shaped, drooping and graceful flowers; colors white and rose 3 JB[eZ/e/»»-j/si«wi, New Double, showy, easily grown annuals for the border; fine for winter bouquets; cut before the buds expand; white, rose, crimson, and seven other colors, separate or mixed _ 5 Dwarf varieties mixed 5 Atrosanguineum, crimson, Minimum, mixed, each.. 5 Complete mixture, 4 packets 10 cts.. per packet....... 3 Waitsiia. grandifiora, a foot high, with branches terminating in numerous small yellow flowers 5 Xeranlheniutn annuum, a hardy annual, one foot high, bearing handsome, double flowers on long stems; colors mostly white, blue and purple; cut when fully developed. One of our best ever- lastings, and easily grown; separate or mixed. 3 ORNAMENTAL QEASSES. Agrostis nebulosa 5 Pulchella.. 5 Arundo donax variegats 5 Conspicua, elegant.-... 20 A vena Sterilis 5 Brachypodium platy* stachum 6 Briza maxima 6 Minima 5 Geniculata 5 Brizopyrum siculnm 5 Bromus macrostachus.. 5 Coix lachryma, Job's Tear 6 Chloris cucullata 6 Chloropsis Blanchardi- ana 6 Erianthus Kavennse 5 Eulalia Jap. variegata... 10 Gynerium Argenteum. 6 Hordeum jubatum 6 Lagurus ovatus.. 6 Melica ciliata. 6 Panicum capillare 6 Pennisetum longistylum 3 Stipa pennata^ 6 Zea Japonica variegata 6 Mixture of Om. Grasses 10 Mr. Park:— I have received plants, bnlbs and seeds from you for the past eighteen years, and have never been dis- appointed—all good and reliable. I have had a great many beautiful flowers.— Mrs. A. G., Lickmg Co., O. 21 ORNAMENTAL CUMBERS, These constitute a very iiseful class of plants, as they may be trained to shade a window or porch, screen an unsightly building, or cover a trellis or summer-house, A collection of them should be found in every garden. Give support as soon as the plants begin to run. 6oboea Scandens. 4 pkts. lo cts., I pkt. 3 cts. There are few vines more desirabje than Coboea scandens. Seeds planted edgewise soon germi- nate, and the plants grow rapidly, climbing from 20 to 30 feet high before the season is past, and showing a grand array of large, long-stemmed, graceful, nodding purple bells against a mass of lovely foliage. It climbs well at the south side of a building, and may also be used for covering a trellis or summer-house. ' Water sparingly till plants are well started. 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 cts. Coboea Macrostemma. Coboea Macrostemma is a new sort from the Canary Islands. Price, 3 pkts 25 cts., 1 pkt 10 cts. (Cypress Vine. Price, 4 pkts, lo cts., i pkt. jets. This has the most graceful and beautiful dark green, feathery foliage of all the gar- den vines. For a neat trellis or ornamenting the trunks of young trees it is hardly ex COBOEA SCANDENS. celled. The flowers are star-like, very rich in color, and stand out distinctly against the lovely foliage. The plants start read- ily from seeds, and grow from 10 to 12 feet high. Rose, white and scarlet, separate or mixed, 4 pkts 10 eta., 1 pkt 3 cts. CYPRESS VINE. The Hyacinth Bean. 4 packets lo cts., one packet 3 cts. The Dolichos lablab is a rapid-growing climber, known as Hy- acinth Bean. It grows 15 feet, and produces bean-like flowers, white and purple in color, in fine clusters. These are succeeded by broad, deep purple beans, which are in themselves showy. Easily grown, and if seeds are not allowed to ripen will bloom all the season. Price, mixed colors, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 cts. Gourds and Cucumbers. 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. The Gourd family embraces a good variety of vines, free in growth, some delicate, some robust, and all useful. Many of them bear showy flowers, but as a rule the curiously shaped and colored fruits which succeed the flowers are more conspicuous than the bloom. The large-leaved, large-flowered and large- fruited sorts are especially valuable for cov- ering old buildings or unsightly fences or walls, while the more delicate are fine for pillars, trellises and summer-houses. The small, fancy gourds are excellent toys for children, while the larger gourds may be used as dippers, sugar troughs, or bowls. The mixture I offer is specially prepared, and contains all the leading choice sorts. Do not omit it from your order. Price, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 cts. Giant Gourds, Yellow, Scarlet, Green, Grey and Orange, sep- arate or special mixed 10 Abobra viridiflora, perennial 5 Angora, vigorous: spotted fruit.., 5 Bryonopsis laciniosa, pretty 5 Cyclanthera explodens, curious. .. 5 Cucumus, Snake Cucumber 5 Six sorts Cucumbers, mixed 5 Echinocystis, Wild Cucumber 5 Lagenaria sipho. Dipper Gourd... 5 Longissima, Hercules Club 5 Luffa, mixed, Dish Cloth Gourds 5 Momordica, Balsam Apple 5 Melon, edible, climbing 5 Turk's Turban, mixed 5 Tricosanthes, Snake Gourd 5 Ovata, Nest-Egg Gourd 5 1 Special mixture, many sorts, 4 Lagenaria, many sorts, . mixed 5| pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Cardiospermum halicacabum, the balloon Tine; very pretty foliage, and balloon-like seed vessels; a lovely vine for a low trellis • Calampelis scabra, a half-hardy evergreen vine with racemes of scarlet flowers. Six to eight feet high. Start early. Very pretty trellis plant. 3 22 New Japanese Hop Vine. Price, 4 packets lo cents, z packet 3 cents, A beautiful foliage vine, vigorous in frowth, dense and attractive, is the New apanese Variegated Hop Vine, which starts quickly from seeds, and soon covers its support, growing to the height of 25 or 30 feet. The flowers are not conspicuous, but every leaf has an uneven surface, and is strikingly spotted and blotched with white and cream. You can hardly imagine how beautil'ul this vine is when well-grown. It is a variegated climber of high merit, /and one that it is a pier sure to recommend. Sow the seeds where the plants are to stand, early in the spring. Does well on the south i^*side of a wall or building, fully exposed to sun and air. It will climb a string or pole, and a few plants will make a dense and beautiful screen, admired by all who see it. Once grown it will proDagate itself from vol- unteer seeds, and need not be sown every season. Price, first-class seeds, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Japanese Morning Glories. , IflLxed, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Among the plants lately introduced these Morning Glories have proved worthy of high E raise. They are species of Ipomoea, and ave flowers as large as those of I. limbata, but representing a wonderful variety of colors and variegations, as carmine, rose, royal pur- ple, azure, white, chocolate, velvetj'-red, some richly striped, blotched and spotted, some with colored throats, some distinctly margined and rayed. The plants are not as hardy as those of the common Morning Glory. Sow in a box early, and transplant to a warm, sunny place. My seeds are direct from Japan, and of very superior quality, containing all the col- ors and variegations, as well as double. ^ New K.arge-f lowered Morning Glory.— This is thB old-fashioned Morning Glory improved. It is yet the best, easiest grown, and most satisfactory annual vine f^r all puiposes, and should not be ciiscarded. I have white, rose, azure, carmine, red, striped, lilac, dark red, light blue, dark blue, black blue, Michaux's red, three colored, etc., separate or in splendid mixture. 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cts. Scarlet Hybrid Passion Vine. Price, 4 pkts 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. One of the most beautiful of the many vines I saw in the park at San Francisco, California, was a Passion Vine which covered the i-rees along a broad w^alk, forming a lovely green arch-wry from which hung long,^ slender branches thickly set with the rosy-scarlet bloom, natural wreaths of lovely foliage and flow- ers. There the plant is a hardy, shrubby vine, and thrives and blooms every year without care. In a colder climate, however, it would require attention and protection. The seeds start read- ilv, and the plants are of easy culture. This splendid Passion Vine, it is said, was introduced upon the Pacific coast by Spanish missionaries, who fancied the flowers tjTDified the cross and crown. It is a first-class vine for the South, and may do well at the North, protected. This Passiflora is much handsomer than the native Southern ST)ecies, the flowers being larger and more at- tractive. It willdoubtlessbecome very popular where the climate is not too severe. Price, 4 pkts 10 cts. , 1 pkt S cts. Centrosema grandiflora (Virginiana). A peren- nial vine, common in the South. Bears large, pea-shaped flowers, delicate in texture, and of a most exquisite lavender color 3 IponitBn, Very free-blooming and vigorous ■vines. I. coccinea grows rapidly to a height of thirty feet, and bears a profusion of cypress-like flowers. I. limbata elegantissima has very large, exquisite light blue flowers with distinct white margin. ^11 are easily grown from seeds. My mixture is complete. Coccinea, mixed colors.. 3 Hederacea, mixed colors 5 l.eari, blue 5 Limbata elegantissima.. 6 Nil grandiflora 6 Viol acea vera. 5 Alba, white 5 Special mixture 5 Clitotna, a pea-like vine; rich and handsome flow- ers. Six feet high. Soak seeds before sowing. Six colors, separate or mixed. ... 3 Zjonsn lateritia, a handsome vine with stinging hairs, and attractive orange-red flowers; fine for a hedge; sow early and transplant to the garden 3 JLopltospet-iu^ini soapd^n';, a beautiful climber, with hoary, g^raceful foliage, and large, mauran- dia-like pink flowers. Easily raised from seeds, which should be sown early "to bloom in autumn. In winter the large, fleshy foots may be preserved in the cellar, or grown as a window trellis plant... 10 P'-.noinea, scarlet, fine.. 10 Special mixture. 10 Park's Large«flowered Sweet Peas. " Complete mixture, per lb, 50 cts., one-fourth lb. 15 cts., one oz. 5 cts., per pkU 3 cts.f 4 pkts, 10 cts. Separate, mostly 10 cts. per ounce. I make a specialty of Sweet Peas, and have about eighty of the choicest new and old varieties which are embraced in fine proportion in the complete mixture I offer. I can supply the vari- eties separately at 10 cents per oz., or 5 cents per packet. I also put up the improved large flower- ed sorts in mixed numbered packets, which I offer, 4 packets for 10 cents, or 3 cents per packet, or the entire lot, 10 packets, 25 cents. Here is the list: IVo. 1, Shades of White. This packet includes all the new, chaste shades of white, as pearl white, pure white, cream white, flesli white. No. 2, Shades of Red, includes bright red, carmine, scar- let and crimson, represented in many tints. Xo. 3, Shades of DarU nine, includes black blue, dark blue, violet and purple in many tints. No. 4, Shades of YeUoiv, pure yellow, orange yellow, salmon yellow, cream- yellow, sulphur yellow. The colors are not well-deflned, but the packet includes all the best yel- low shades known. No. 5, Shades of Ljight Blue, includes azure blue, lav- ender blue and sky blue in many tints. No. G, Shades of Br iffht fiitk, includes brilliant rose, deep pink, carmine pink, and peach pink, with variations. No. 'S, Shaded and iWarflrinerf, includes light colors of different shades, some flaked and margined with soft tints. No. S, Red Striped, blotched and variegated,a, great variety of tints, the red colors predominating. No. 9, Blue Striped, blotched and variegated, a. great variety of tints, the blue color predominating. No. 10, Boable in Variety, The double character is not as yet well fixed, but this mixture mcludes all the vari- eties sold as double, and is of the best quality to be had. I know of nothing that surpasses the Sweet Pea as an all around garden flower. It is as eas- ily grown as a Vegetable Pea, makes a flne treliis orscreen,bloomsearly and continuously throughout the season when cut freely, and the flowers are in clusters on long stems, of almost innumerable shades and markings, deli- ciously perfumed, andunequaled for bouquets, or for personal adornment. An ounce will «ow fifty feet of row. My complete mixture of all varieties is unsurpassed by any mixture offered by others, being specially prepared under my own supervision from named varie- ties. I wish every patron could sow at least a quarter pound of these seeds, certainly no flower mixture could give them more pleasure. Elegant 61imbing Tropa^olums. Ounce cts 4 pkts 10 cts. I pkt. 3 cts. The climbing I^asturtiums are old-fashioned, but they are everybody's flower, for everybody succeeds with them, either in house or garden, and the plants are always bright, clean and cheerful, ?ind bloom freely and continu- ously, while the flowers are large, brilliant, varied in color, and delightfully fragrant. Indeed, they are "good fenough to eat," and some persons do use them as a table decora- tion and as a salad, and find they exquisitely serve this double purpose I have alJ of the known varieties, as white, yellow, crimson, scarlet, brown, rose, spotted, blotched, flaked and mottled, and my special mixture contains them all. Here are the varieties Atropurpureum. crimson 5 Coccineum. dazzling scarlet. 5 Dunett's Orange, bright orange... 5 Edward Otto, rich bronze 5 Hemisphericum. orange 5 Hunnemanni. brown, odd 5 Special mixture, machine packed Pearl, whitish, very pretty. 5 Regellianum, purple, crimson .... 5 Scheuerianum,straw color spotted 5 Coccineum, scarlet, spotted 5 Von Moltke, blush rose 5 Schiliingi. light yellow. 5 oz. . 12 cts., 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Tropseolum Peregrinum.— This is a lovely rapid-growing vine, useful for covering walls, windows or trelUses; dense, elegant foliage and charming bird-like yellow flowers in wonderful profu- sioui easily grown. Price 3 cents per packet, 4 packets 10 cents. Mina lobata. One of the finest for out-door culture. Growth vigorous, foliage beautiful and dense, flowers borne in great profusion. Start the seeds in a window box or hot-bed early in March Maarandya. large-flowered, very beautiful climb- ing annuals for trellises or screens, the foliage dense and exceedingly graceful, and the tubular flowers abundantly produced,and very handsome. I have all the choice varieties and my mixture is specially preirared, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet..... Scarlet Banner, A species of Bean growing as vigorously as a Morning Glory, and bearing large clusters of showy scarlet flowers. Easily grown. Bloom ali summer if the seed pods are not allow- ed to form. 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet Thnnhergia alata, a climber attaining the height of six feet, producing lovely white, yellow and buft flowers throughout the season An ad- mirable vine. Six varieties separate, each packet 5 cts. Special mixture all sorts. 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt. 24 BiENNIALS AND PERENNIALS, These mostly bloom the second season. The biennials die after blooming, but the peren- nials thrive and bloom for years. They are truly the ^'poor man's flowers," for most of them will take care of themselves and get filter as they grow older. The biennials often replenish the supply by self-seeding, A dollar exjyended in these seeds will generally yield more lasting pleasure and satisfaction than that amount expended for any other class of flowers. Be sure to start a bed of Biennials and Perennials this season. You will never regret it. (tarnations, Picotees and Pinks. Complete Special mixture, machine packed, 4 pkts zo cts. , x pkt 3 cts, I offer the finest collection of Carnations, Picotees and Pinks in cultivation, and hope every patron will get and sow at least a packet of the mixture. The seeds all start freely, and the plants are of easy culture. Sow in May or June and set plants eight inches apart. The plants thus treated will endure the winter and produce a grand display of sweet-scented bloona the next season. The flowers are mostly large and double, of all the rich shades from white to deep crimson, and many beautifull^^variegated. Fine for edgings or for beds or pots. Potted in autumn the Carnations will bloom freely in the house. No garden should lack a bed of these superb, fragrant flowers. Carnation, finest double, for beds and borders, mixed 5 Grenadin fl. pL, compact, beaiitiful, mixed colors 5 Dwarf, early-flowering, fine double, mixed colors 5 Perpetual-flowering, mixed 5 Extra Italian, double, from show flowers, mixed. .... 5 Margaret Carnation, mixed.. 5 Ne Plus Ultra, finest double, mixed colors 10 Pink, old-fashioned fringed, finest double, mixed 5 Old-fashioned plain, finest double, mixed colors 5 Picotee Pink, from double show flowers, finest mixed 5 French Picotee, mixed 5 Semperflorens ruber, ever-blooming hardy Pink, new, a fine bedding and border plant 10 Tree Carnations with yellow ground, double, fine 10 Splenaid mixture, Carnations, Pinks and Picotees packed by steam-power, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 Canterbury Bells. Special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 c, 1 plct. 3c« The Canterbury Bells are old hardy gar- den flowers, species of Campanula, that are exceedingly showy and beautiful. The seeds which I offer are of a greatly improved strain, and embrace single-flowered, double- flowered and the cup and saucer varieties, in all the known colors of the genus— pure white, dark blue, light blue, fine rose, and striped. These new kinds bloom for a long time, as the flowers develop successively, small buds, half-developed buds and full- blown flowers appearing upon the plants at the same time. Few flowers equal or sur- pass these magnificent varieties of Bellflow- er. The plants branch in tree-form, and every branch is thickly set with the large, graceful beautiful bells. A group or bed or hedge of improved Campanulas in full bloom is a glorious revelation to those who are un- acquainted with these grand flowers. Easily grown from seeds; grow two feet high; set 15 inches apart. My seeds are from a Ger- man who makes a specialty of this flower, and my mixture contains all the varieties in fine proportion. The single-flowered are considered more graceful than the double. Special mixture of all the varieties, 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet Sets., Canterbury Bell, sinL'le, white, rose, lilac, blue, strip- ed, separate or mixed 6 Canterbury Bell, double, white, rose, lilac, blue, strip, ed. separate or mixed 5 Canterbury Bell, cup and saucer, (Calycanthema) white, rose, blue, striped, separate or mixed 6 Complete special mixture, all varieties, single, double, and cup and saucer, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet... 3 Campanula Calycanthema Abobra ^iridiflora, vine Acanthus lusitanicus Achillea ptarmica, 2 feet Filipendula. yellow.. . Aconitum (Monkshood) Lycoctonum yeUow. Both kinds mixed Adenophora ( Bellflower) Adonis vernalis, yellow 5 I Adlumia cirrhosa, vine 5 5 vEthionema grandiflora 5 5 I Agrostemma coronaria 5 5 Flos Jovis, rose 5 5 1 Alyssum sax. compacta 5 5 I Anchusa azurea 5 5 ' Anthericum liliago 5 5 Jjiliastrum,.. 5 5 Both kinds mixed 5 Androsace coronopifolia 5 Anemone sylvestris 5 Japonica elegans, red 5 Japonica, pure white 5 Fulgens, scarlet 5 The varieties mixed.. 5 Anthemis (camomile) 5 Arabis alpina, white...... 5 Asclepias tuberosa 5 Asperula odorata 5 Aster alpinus, blue 5 Cassubicus, lilac 5 Novae Anglia 5 These species mixed... 5 Aubrietia Eyrii, blue 5 Deltoides, fine blue 6 Purpurea, Rock Cress 5 Mixed sorts 5 New Giant Perennial Gaillardias. 29 Choice mixture, 4 packets 10 cents., i packet 3 cents. The Giant Gaillardias are first-class perennials, easily started, perfectly hardy, very free- bloom- ing and exceedingly showy. The flowers are large, graceful, bright, gold and crimson color, often richly marked, and are fine for corsage or vases. For a hedge-row or for a group or bed on the lawn these Gaillar- dias are very desirable, as they bloom abundantly throughout the season, two feet high; set ten inches apart. Mixed varieties, 4 packets 10c. , 1 packet 3c. Gypsophila Paniculata. Frlc*. 4 pktB. 10c ,1 pkt. 3c. This is the most deli- cate and beautiful har- monizing flower im- aginable. The fairy-like white bloom is borne in panicles upon almost in- visible wiry stems, and when used with other flowers imparts a charm that can be had by no other combination. The plant grows two feet high, is hardy, blooms freely every year, and is almost indispensable where the best effect in cut flowers is desired. The engraving shows a vase of Gaillardias and Gypsophila in combination. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. '■'ft Allegheny Hollyhocks. Finest mixture, 4 pktss. lOcts * i pkt. 3 cts. The Allegheny Hollyhocks are highly praised by those who have grown them, and l offer a splendid mixture, hoping my patrons will try them. They are said to surpass Chater's Strain, the flowers be- ing finely colored, very beautifully fringed, and perfectly double, as shown in the engraving If the tops are cut off as soon as the flowers lade the plants will last for several years. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. 10 Isabel color 10 Salmon Rose 10 Golden yellow 10 Crimson... 10 Light Apricot 10 Dark crimson. 10 Nigra, very dark.. 10 All the above in splendid mixture, packed by our steam-power packers, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 1 Pure white.. Cream white, dark ground .. Sulphur yellow .... Scarlet Rosy carmine. ... 10 White on purple ground 10 Peach... 10 Purplish lilac 10 Aquilegia coerulea, blue Chrysantha, yellow . . Ohrysantha al ba, white Durandi fl. pi., striped Flabellata Formosa fl. pi., mixed Glandulosa vera Olympica, blue Skinneri, scarlet Stellata fl. pi., mixed... Vulgaris, mixed All varieties mixed.. .. Armeria cephalotes. ... Maritima, carmine Both kinds mixed Astragalus monspiel Qalegiformis Mixed yarieties Baptisia Australis, blue Barbarea fol. variegatis Bellis (Double Daisy) Betonica grandiflora Oamassia esculenta Cardamine pratensis. .. Cedronella cana, purple Campanula carpatica.. Pyramidalis, fine mx'd Persicifolia fl. pi Macrantha, blue Grandis, large, blue.. . Turbinata, dwarf, fine Fine mixture, all sorts Catananchefl. pi., mixed Clematis erecta Centaurea candidissima Babylonica, yellow Africana,glossy foliage Montana, rare The varieties mixed. Cerastium grandiflorum Beibersteinii, silvery... Tomentosum, pretty All sorts mixed. . Chelone barbata, scarlet Torreyi, dark scarlet... Hybrida, fine mixed Cineraria candidissima. 5 Colchicum autumnalis. 5 Convolvulus althoeoides 5 Coreopsis grandiflora.... 5 Crucianella stylosa 5 Delphinium chinense... 6 Chinese Dwarf, mixed 5 Elatum, mixed 6 Formosum, dark blue 6 Double, mixed colors.- JO Nudicaule, scarlet ... 5 All kinds mixed. 5 The Perennial Delphini- ums here offered are among the finest of hardy perenni- als; colors range from white to rich blue. Dianthus gardnerianus 5 Superbus, fringed. 5 Deltoides, small pink. 6 Atrococcineus, scarlet 5 These sorts mixed ... 6 Dodecatheon meadia 10 Digitalis grandiflora 5 Ferruginea gigantea. 6 Gloxiniseflora, mixed.. 6 Iveryana, spotted 5 Monstrosus, mixed 6 Purpurea, mixed 5 All varieties mixed, ,. 6 Dictamnus fraxinella,red 5 Fraxinella alba 6 Both colors mixed. ... 5 Dracocephalum grandifl 6 Ruyschianum Japo'n.. 6 Both sorts mixed 5 Erigeron aurantiacus ... 5 Glabellas, biue 5 Both kinds mixed. ... 6 Erysimum pulchellum... 6 Ga'lega officinalis, mixed 6 Gentiana acaulis, blue ... 3 Geranium sauguineum... 10 Geum atrosanguineum. 8 Glaucium corniculatum 3 Gnaphalium (Edelweis) 15 36 Perennial eosiros^-Pyrethrum. Finest mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Here is a perennial of great beauty which is as yet so rare as to be almost a novelty. It is Pyrethrum roseum hybrid- um, but can be appropriately caiied "Per- ennial Cosmos," lor the foliage is feathery and of a rich green, while the flowers are shaped like those of Cosmos, and are as brilliantly colored, white, rose, scarlet, crimson, etc., borne on long, handsome stems. Anyone can grow these plants from seeds, and when once established they will care for themselves and bloom year after year, the flowers appearing in mid-summer, before annual Cosmos plants are in bud. For a group or border this grand perennial is very desirable. It grows two feet high, is erect and strong in appearance, and its gaudy flowers are held well above the foliage in great abundance. Likes a sunny bed and a deep, rich, moist soil. Set the plants about eight inches apart. Started early the plants will bloom the first season. Beautiful as vase or corsage flowers. Splendid Giant Sweet Williams. Complete mLxture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkl. 3 cts. Sweet Williams are old-fashioned flowers that recall the happy associations of childhood, and are therefore favorites, aside from their beauty as perennial garden plants. The im- proved large-flowered varieties are much finer than the older ones, and cover a much greater range of rich colors and shades. My collection of these flowers is fine, and my special mixture contains all of both double and single kinds. CHOICE VARIETIES. | CHOICE DOUBLE VARIETIES. Nigrescens, very dark , 5 Albus fl. pi., pure white, fine 5 Albus, white 5 Oculatus marginatus fl. pi., attraet- Hunt's Perfection, finely margined... 5 ively variegated 5 Dunnett s Crimson, very richl. 5 Auriculiflora fl. pi., finely variegated Oculatus, distinct eye 5 flowers of immense sjize.. 5 Aurioula-llowered, large white eye... 5 Mutabilis, parti-colored clusters. 5 Special mixture o f choice single sorts 5 Special mixture of double sorts 6 All varieties, single and double machine packed, 4 packets 10 cts., per packet 3 Gunnera scabra, foliage Hedysarum. mixed. Helianthemum mutabi'B Hemerocallis Horfesty, mixed. Hyacinthus candicans... Inula helenium, yellow Iris Robinsoniana Ksempferi, mixed, .... Gerraanica, mixed Special mixture, fine . Ipomopsis, fine, mixed . Jasione perennis, blue.. Kochia scoparia Linum perenne, mixed. . Narbonense. sky blue Leucanthemum uligino- sum.. . . Libertia azurea, blue Lupinus polyphyllus Lillm auratum. Candidum... Dalmaticum, dark Tenuifolium Lilies in mixture Lychnis, mixed... Viscaria. scarlet Ly thrum .superbum.. ... Meconopsis "cassubrica. Michauxia campanulata 15 Meum athamaticum 5 Monarda hybrida... 6 Morina longifolia 6 Myosotis alpestris, mx'd 6 Dissitiflora, blue 6 I Mirabilis multiflora.. ... 6 j CEnothera Missouriensis Papaver alpina, mixed Bracteatum. scarlet. . Involuciatum maxi'm Nudicaule, white Nudicaule, yellow .... Nudicaule, scarlet Orientale. scarlet Ail varieties mixed.. .. Peas Perennial, red ... Rose and white, each- All colors mixed Pentstemon Coboea, true Barbatus, scarlet. Campanulatus, rose... Heterophyllus. lilac... Ovatus. fine blue Hartwigii, fine mixed All species mixed. .... Phlox, Perennial, ...ixed Polemonium reptans Coeruleum Cceruleum album.. The sorts mixed Phygelius capensis, red Prunella grandifiora 5 Pyrethrum Gold.Feathsr 5 Roseum fl. pi., mixed 10 Tchihatchewi.. 5 Go' den Gem 5 All kinds mixed 5 Primula auricula, from show flowers, mixed 10 Suavelens COx-lip).. 5 Gold-lace 1. mixed.. 10 Vul^aiis, yellow, true 10 Japonica, mixed 5 All kinds mixed 10 Ramondia Pyrenaica.. . 15 Ranuiicuius Asiaticus.... 10 Rheum, i-ixed sorts 5 Romneya Coulteri 5 Rudbeckia amplexica's 5 Gpeciosa, showy 5 Superba. new 10 Rocket, sweet white 3 Purple fragrant 3 Tristis, very sweet 3 Dwarf white, fine 3 All kinds mixed. . . ... 3 ^axifraea, finest mixed 5 Saponaria ocymoides 5 Scabiosa Caucasica 5 lO 5. ^Scilla Peruviana. Scutellaria, mixed 5 Sedum, all sorts mixed. . 5 Maximowiczii, yellow 6 Silene orientalis, red 10 Spirea aruncus . 6 Slock, Brompton, mixed 5 Stenactis speciosa, blue 6 Solidago canadensis 6 Thalictrum. mixed 5 Thermopsis fabacea. 6 Trachelium, mixed 6 TradeFcantia Virginlca 5 Trifolicm rubens. 6 Tiitoma nobilis 6 Tiollius, mixed_ 10 Tunica saxifraga.. 5 Tulip, mixed 10 Venidium fugas 5 Verbascum Olympicnm 6 Valeriana, mixed.. 5 Veratrum nigium 5 Veronica spicata, mixed 6 Verbena venosa 5 Viola odorata, mixed 6 Munbyana 10 Vittadenia triloba b W^ahlenbergia. single..... 5 Double : C Wallflower, single.mix'd 5 Double, mixed 6 eHOieB POT RND MEOieiNai, HERBS. Sweet Basil, purple, I Caraway, Carum cavi 5 i Lavander. sweet 5 i Tarragon....... 6 bushv and compact, I Coriander C sativa ... 5 1 Marjoram, sweet 5 I Summer savory. 6 a beautiful orna- I Dili, Anthemis 6 | Rosemary 5 I Summer Thyme 6 mental pot plant. ... 6 Fennel, sweet- 6 , Sage 5 ' Wormwood ............ 6 Mr Park:— For twelve years your Floral Magazine seeds and bulbs have made an invalid's home pleasant. None are more reliable. Though T receive manv floral catalogues and Magazines, Park s are my chosen favorites for practical information and cultural advice.— E. F Eggleston. Alleghany Co., N Y. FOR THE WINDOW. Many of our best flowering window plants are easily and quickly raised from seeds. I here offer a large assortment of the most desirable, and recommend the seeds as fresh and re' liable. Gloxinias, Cinerarias, Cyclamen, Geraniums, Heliotropes, Kenilworth Ivy, Lantanas, Primroses, Smilax, Tropaeolum, and others are of the easiest culture from seeds, and the method is much cheaper and more pleasureable than securing the plants by any other method. Look over the list, select what you wish and raise your window plants from seeds. You will be surprised at the vigor with which they wilt grow, and how soon many of them will bloom. Giant Tuberous Begonias. Complete Special Mixture, per packet 3 cents, 4 packets 10 cents* The most showy and beautiful of all Begonias belong to the tub- erous-rooted section. The flowers are often three or four inches in diameter, in fine clusters, ard of all the finer colors and shades. The seeds are very small, but start readily sown uncovered in press- ed furrows in sifted, packed soil, and kept moist, not wet. Be- ginners should not start with Begonias; but by those who have skill and some experience they are as easily grown as a Phlox or Pansy, I offer a fine assortment of seeds of the best European Strains, and my special mixture contains them all in fine proportion. Each packet contains 200 or more seeds. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Bl ight red 15 I Bright yellow... 15 I Bright scarlet... 15 I Bright orange 15 Bright Pink 15 | Pure white 15 | Bright carmine. 15 | Bright rose 15 Complete Special mixture, all the above varieties, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 (B^hoice Hybrid Calceolarias. JFinest mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., x pkt. 3 cts. Ma Among the most popular and beautiful of the greenhouse flowers grown from seeds are the choice Hybrid Calceolarias. The plants mostly grow a foot high, are bushy in form, and bear masses of superbly spotted flowers in clusters, the ground color white or flesh or gold, and the spots rich crim- son and other dark colors, well defined. The seeds are fine, jj^^w and require some skill to start successfully, and the plants ^ must have due attention. When well grown, however, there are few plants more beautiful or more satisfactory. The seeds I offer are of the best known strain, and are first- class in every respect. My mixture contains seeds of all the finer and more beautiful varieties. Large-flowered, tigered and blotched 10 Painted and margined 10 Fancy striped 10 Dwarf varieties mixed 10 Self-colored, solid colo s inixed 10 Special mixture of all kinds, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet » 3 Double Winter^blooming (tarnations. Finest mixed, 4 pkts, 10 cts., 1 pkt. 'A cts. For winter-blooming the splendid strain of Carnations I here of- fer is excellent. The plants are vigorous and very free-blooming, while the flowers are large and double, of all the fine shades of white, rose, scarlet and crimson, often finely striped and shaded. Sow in May and transplant to a sunny bed, setting eight inches apart. Early in September pot firmly in five-inch pots, water and shade till well established, then keep in a cool place, watered spar- ingly till in January, when a warm sunny window, and a copious , supply of water will develop the masses of delicious bloom. Left in the open ground they will live and bloom the next season. Price^ ^N^'^T^»^^v|^:^r/•>-»'' - 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. " ^^v^^^^fe^V.^ Abittilon, fine mixed 5 .Acftcta Farnesiana. ... 5 Lophantha, Fern-tree 5 Special, all sorts 5 Elegant table plants; fo- liage fern-like and graceful. Easily grown from seeds. Achnuin arborea, red 8 A.chiinen€S, mixed... 10 Very handsome summer- blooming, tuberous-rooted plants. Seeds require the same treatment as those of Begonia. A.gnpanfht€S umbel- latus, blue, fine 10 Umbellatus, white 10 Alocasin odora, fine.. 10 Amaryllis vittata 20 A-gathcea coelestis 10 The blue Paris Daisy. Fine for bouquets. Agave Americana 10 Green and yellow 10 A. Americana is the Cen- tury Plant with silvery and green foliage. Both sorts are fine vase plants. AlstrcRnioriii auran- tiaca, very pretty 10 Chilensis, mixed 10 Perea;rine alba, fine.... 10 Pulchella, pretty 10 Special, all sorts 10 Aloysin citriodora,the Lemon Verbena 10 Antigonnn leptopus 10 Angeloiiia grandifl'a 10 Anlisia crenulata 15 Asparagtis verticil- latus, ornamental.. . 10 Asclepins curassavica 5 A,t:ftlen Indica, mixed 10 Bimicen scandens 10 Begonia Vernon 10 Bedding Queen 10 Schmidtii 10 Semperflorens, red 10 Semperflorens, white... 10 Mixed 10 All the above are good for bedding. Begonia Rex, mixed 25 These are mostly raised from leaf-cuttings, but are as easily raised from seeds as the others. Begonia, double. Tu- berous, fine mixed... 25 Bilbei'gi a zebrina 10 Brtcconia Japonica... 8 The Plume Poppy; hardy South. Bmgmansia, sweet 10 Arborea, double 10 Sometimes called Horn of Plenty. Flowers large, lilac, very fragrant. Cactus, Cereus, mixed 10 Echinocactus, mixed... 10 Epiphyllum, mixed 10 Mammillaria, mixed... 10 Piloce- eus, mixed 10 Special mixture 10 Caladiam, Fancy, mixed 25 28 Gorgeous Cineraria Grandiflora. Prize strain, £nest mixture f machine packed, 4 pkts 10 cts. I pkt 3 cts. There is no flower in cultivation that makes a more gorgeous display- in the window garden than the mag- nificent large-flowered strain of Hy- brid Cinerarias I offer. The plants are of bushy, compact habit, and each one becomes a semi-globular mass of large, delicate, highly colored, richly variegated flowers. A window full of these glorious plants in full bloom elic- its the enthusiastic admiration and praise of everyone who passes. The plants are easily raised from seeds, which should be sown in the hot-bed or window seed-box in April. Pot in three-inch pots when large enough, and shift as the plants advance, till they are in five-inch pots. Use good drainage and rich, light, porous soil. Syringe freely to keep off insects. If lice attack them sprinkle the foliage with insect powder or tobacco dnst, and place tobacco dust or stems upon the pot under the foliage. Keep in a cool, airy place in summer. The seeds I offer were raised by a specialist of this splendid flower, and will produce the finest plants, and largest flowers in all the rich tints and variegations. Large-flowered Dwarf, finest mixture 10 Double-flowered, finest mixture 10 Large-flowered Cinerarias, complete mix- ture, prize strain, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 New Fancy ©oleus. Complete mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 ctB. Coleus plants are as easily grown from seeds as an Amaranthus, and if the seeds are of a fine strain the foliage will be as brilliant and as finely marked as that of the fine named varieties. Often exceedingly handsome new varieties will reward the cultivator. Sow in a box in April or May, water sparingly, and avoid letting the seedlings chill. Set out after the soil becomes warm, on the north side of a picket fence, where the plants will be partially protected from the hot suu. The large-leaved plants are elegant for pots. The seeds I offer will produce plants of marvellous beauty. Named sorts, finest mixture 10 Large-leaved, finest mixture 10 Special mixture, all varieties, saved from choice selected plants of the brighest and best variegations. 3 packets 10c. 1 pecket 3 Mr. Park:— I have some beautiful Coleus raised from seeds which I purchased of you last spring.— Mrs. E. R. B., Texas. Centaurea candidis- sima, silver-leaved. 10 Clianthiis Dampieri 10 Puniceus, red 10 Calla ^thiopica 10 Spotted-leaved 10 Nana, dwarf. 15 Ch. rysa tithetnunt frutescens, white 5 Indicum, double 10 Indicum,dwarf.double 10 Japonica, double 10 All kinds mixed 10 Chrysanthemum frutes- cens is the well-known Paris Marguerite. Coil vol vtiltts Mauri- tanicus, blue 10 Cftp/ieff, fine mixed.... 5 liractena draco 15 X>a I sj/ Double 5 Z>«f»»r« (Brugmansia) 10 JEeheveria secunda.. 15 Kdivardsia chilensis 10 JEupatori tttn . F:jcartiin atfine Fern spores. Fieiis elastica Fragarift Indica Freesin alba, white.... Leichtlini, yellow. Gesneria, fine mixed 15 Ftiehsia, choice m'xd 10 New Hybrids, mixed... 10 Double, mixed 15 Procumbens 15 Note.— Fuchsia seeds do not germinate promptly. I have known them to lie dormant for a year, then germinate freely. CrreviUvn robusta 10 Jlnhlifsin tamnoides 10 MabrotJiaititms 10 Meduchimn Gard. nerianum 10 Helichrystnn lana- tum 10 .RTifMiea elegans 10 Hibisctts moscheutus 10 Flore alba, white 10 Californicus 10 Coccineus, scarlet 10 Immutabilis 10 MutabUisfl. pi..... 10 Special mixture of the above varieties 10 Inipatieiia sultana, Zanzibar Balsam 10 Everblooming window plant, does well bedded out. Flowers bright rose, pro- fusely borne. Liupageria rosea 10 New Giant^lowered Cyclameii. Splendid mixture, 4 pkts, 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. Any person can raise these fine Cyclamen from seeds. Almost every seed will germinate, and the young plants appear in about four weeks after sowing. Keep the plants constantly growing, and they will bloom in about 15 months after the seeds are sown. They are very free-blo63caing and beautiful pot plants for window decoration, and are easily cared for. Colors vary from white to dark carmine, and some are exquisitely tinted and shaded. The seeds I offer are the best to be obtained, and the plants will throw up masses of enormous flowers in all the bright and lovely colors. They are from an exhibition strain that has taken many first prizes. They are freely and confidently recom- mended. Special mixture, 4 pkts 10 cts., 1 pkt 3 cts. Mr. Park:— In April, 1897, 1 sowed a packet of mixed Cyclamen seeds. In September, 1898, one began to blossom, and this January it had eight white blossoms at one time. A number of the plants have blossomed since. I find that the plants do best to remain in the first soil, without transnlant- ing.— A. J. Hicok, Steuben Co., N.Y. 29 Magnificent Zonale Geraniums. Finest mixture, 4 pks. 10 cts., 1 pkt. 3 cts. You can readily raise Geranium plants from seeds. They ger- minate in from one to four weeks after sovdng, and the plants are robust in growth and come into bloom variously from eight to twelve months after they are started. There is much inter- est in watching the development of Zonale Geraniums from seeds. Some have beautiful zoned leaves, and the variously formed trusses of bloom, size of flowers, and diversity of shades all tend to afford pleasure in their culture. The seeds I offer are of the finest quality, saved only from the newer and finer varie- ties. They cannot fail to please those who try them. Finest mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. OTHER PINE GERANIUMS OR PELARGONIUMS. Choicest Fancy or Mary Washington Geraniums, mixed 15 Apple Scented ' jg Rose Scented 25 Ivy-leaved, mixed Golden Tricolor. . i.!.".'.!'.!.!'.'.!'!".!".!'!! "." 15 t>,v»«.^«Vc^T''w,l^7^^7^" "^-^^l^ Geraniums that I raised from one paper "ofseed that I got of you for '^zn^i^M^r^. '1 iSs^^rL^^ptJte'^o'S^^^^^^ ^'^^'^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^-^^^ '-^^ ° Superb Hybrid Gloxinias. special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, i packet 3 cents. Gloxinias are mostly raised from seeds, and begin to bloom in from six to eight months after the seeds are sown. The young plants are very small, and require some care, but aside from this they are as easily and successfully treated as a Begonia. Use sifted porous soil, firm well and sow in pressed rows, uncovered. Keep the soil constantly moist, but not wet. My seeds were saved only from the beautiful, large-flowered, exquisitely colored and varie- gated sorts, and can be depended upon to yield magnificent flowers. Robusta, mixed 10 | Horizontalis, mixed 10 I Tigrina, spotted.. . 10 Robusta pendula 10 Striatiflora, striped 10 Defiance, scarlet "" 10 Mont Blanc 10 | Punctata, spotted 10 | Emperor Frederick 10 Special mixture, finest quality, four packets 10 cents, one packet New Bruant Heliotropes. Special mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. I wish everyone would try raising Helio- tropes from seeds. The plants start quickly, begin to bloom in summer, and bear masses of lovely, fragrant flowers. Seedlings are more healthy and vigorous than those prop- agated from cutti[ngs, and the plants may be bedded out in a sunny place, where they will thrive and bloom finely. The new ? large-flowered kinds I offer were developed .33 in Europe, and my seeds come direct from those who have given this superb flower >.v. special care. My mixture is carefully pre- ^^'U^" pared, and contains all the fine new shades 'j^ t^i.^. ■^■^'^^ and colors. Complete mixture of all vari- " ' ■ eties, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Large-flowered, white in splendid variety 5 I Large-flowered, light blue in splendid variety 6 n^^^^ilo^^? ^T^®^ m splendid variety..... 5 | Large-flowered, dark blue in splendid variety. 5 Complete mixture of ail the large-flowered sorts, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet . 3 30 The Beautiful Kenilworth Ivy. Superb special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cents, i pkt. scents. One of the most beautiful of basket op vafse plants is Kenilworth Ivy (Linaria Cymballaria ) , and it can be grown from seeds by anyone as readily as a Morning Glory. Seedling plants are of rapid growth, come into bloom in a few weeks, and make long, drooping sprays of exquisite foliage thickly set with lovely little flowers. The plant thrives in a cool, dense shade, and likes plenty of moisture about the roots. The plants are hardy perennials with pro- tection at the north, and are excellent for carpeting a bed or Roses or Gladiolus. For a north window, or a window which the sun does not reach this lovely basket plant is just suited. It also does well in plant vases kept in a shaded place. The common sort has lilac-colored flowers, but I can supply the new white-flowered and the rose-flowered separately at 5 cents per packet. These rare ax d beautiful new vari- eties, however, are included in my special mixture, which is prepared with care, and ofiered at 4 packets 10 cts., 1 packet 3 cte. Lantana, New Dwarf. Finest mixedf 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Latanas grow well from seeds, but do not start as readily as some seeds— mostly requiring from four to six weeks to ger- minate. Seedlings are very thrifty, begin to bloom in autumn and produce the finest flowers. The plants are easily trans- planted, and flourish in any rich soil in a sunny exposure. They like heat, and when plants are bedded out in the spring they bloom abundantly throughout the hottest months. The only objection to Lantanas for either house or garden has been their tail, loose growth. This can be overcome somewhat by severe pruning — cutting back the more vigorous branches to encour- age a dense and bushy growth. The New Dwarf Lantanas I offer, are, however, naturall;^ of dwarf and compact growth. They will be found a great improvement upon the older sorts, and a splendid acquisition to our list of window and garden flowers. Give them a trial. 4 packets 10 cents, I packet 3 cents. Superb Fringed Chinese Primroses. Finest mixture, 4 packets 10 cts., i packet 3 cts. The Chinese Primrose in its numerous varieties, is gener- ally acknowledged to be the best winter-blooming plant for the amateur's window. It grows from six to eight inches high, showing an abundance of graceful, beautiful foliage, surmounted by clusters of large, fringed flowers, delicate in texture, exquisite in form, rich and varied in color, and ex- ceedingly showy. Easily started from seeds, which should be sown during the spring, to have blooming plants by winter. Sow in sifted, well-packed woods earth, with good drainage, and water rather sparingly. The little plants will appear in from two to four weeks, and should be potted off before they crowd each other. An even moderate moisture should be maintained. Plants often do better in tin cans than in earthen pots. They bloom in a rather cool room, and in either sun or shade. My seeds are unexcelled. striata, finely striped 10 1 Mont Blanc, pure -white 10 Bright Red, attractive... 10 *Alba, pure white, fine... 10 Marmorata, marbled ... 10 Pulcherrima, pretty 10 Golden Feather 10 I Umbellata alba, white. 10 Mutabilis, violet-red . 10 Purpurea oculata.purple 10 Snow Queen, nure white 10 Lilacina alba marginata 10 Atrosanguinea, crimson 10 Erecta superba rubra.. 10 Purpurea, purplish-red.. 10 "Blue, fine lavender-blue 10 ♦Kermesina splendens 10 Alba lutea oculata 10 Special mixture of Mallow-leaved sorts . 10 Complete special tnixtitre of all the above sorts, Mallow-leaved, Fern-leaved and Semi-double, choice, fresh seeds, put up by our steam-power packers, 4 packets for 10 cents, per packet 3 Double Fringed Chinese Primroses, white and red, separate or mixed 25 ♦Those marked with a star can be supplied with either Fern-leaves or Mallow-leaves. All are beautifully fringed. •Atropurpurea, purplish 10 Globosa carnea, flesh..... 10 •Punctata elegantissi'a 10 Rubra, pink 10 Rubra violacea, reddish 10 i Alba, white 10 Velvety-red, very fine . 10 \ Striata, striped... 10 ♦Bright Rose, rich color 10 , Kermesina splendens.. 10 Atropurpurea punctata 10 Globosa sorts mixed.... 10 •Rubra, pinkish red 10 | S'^mi-double white 10 Alba magnifica, white. 10 Semi-double red 10 •Coccinea, scarlet, fine. 10 Semi-double mixed 10 Special mixture of Fern-leaved sorts.. 10 R Lovely Yine«»Boston Smilax. 31 Price, 4 pkts lo cts.. i pkt. 3 cts. For a window trellis, or for growing up- on strings, there is nothing that surpasses the Boston Smilax. Even the unskilled cultivator can start the plants from seeds, and they are not liable to damp off, as many seedlings are, but grow on, sending up new shoots, each one more vigorous than its predecessors, until wreaths of vine from six to eight feet in length are dis- played. The foliage is shining green, of firm texture, and when cut for decorative work will last in good condition for some days. Everybody who cultivates window plants should have a few pots of Boston Smilax. The plants are beautiful not only in foliage, but the clusters of white flowers are deliciously fragrant, and are succeeded by bright scarlet berries which appear well against the foliage. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Mr. Park.— My Boston Smilax seeds began to come up inside of a week, and now I have eleven fine little vines, three to five inches high, which didn't mind transplanting in the least.— Mrs, J. A., Cook Co. 111. Large*flowered Torenias. Superb mixture, 4 pkts. lOc, 1 pkt. 3c. These Torenias are easily started and soon come into bloom, becoming bushy, globular plants eight or ten inches high, literally covered, with the lovely, richly-colored, snapdragon-like flowers. If you want some- thing that will draw forth the highest ex- pressions of praise from your friends get a packet of mixed seeds of the large-flowered Torenias. A few blooming pot plants of the different varieties well-grown are glorious, and the profusion of lavender, purple, white and rose flowers are a revelation to those who have never seen these superb plants in bloom. The varieties, separate, each 10 cents. All in splendid mixture, 4 packets 10 cents, per packet 3 cents. Elegant Tropaeolum Lobbianum. special mixture, 4 pkts. 10 cts., i pkt. 3 cts. One of the most beautiful and desirable of vines for either the house or garden is Tropaeolum Lobbianum. It is much like the common Nasturtium, but the flowers are of finer texture and produced in greater abundance. The foliage of this vine is clean and handsome, and the colors of the flowers range from sulphur to richest crimson as well as variegated. The plants do well in beds, making a flne display of foliage and bloom. They also grow very satisfactorily m pots or boxes in the window, and are very attractive in the window in win- ter. I can supply all the choice varieties, separate or in mix- ture. Price, 4 packets 10 cents, 1 packet 3 cents. Asa Gray, sulphur white 15 I Crown Prince, red 6 i Madam Gunter, hybrids, Brilliant, dark scarlet, | Flammulam,scarletand | mixed. showy 6] yellow , 6 I Napoleon III, yellow Chaixianum, spotted. 5 | Maculata, spotted. , 5 I Mens. Colmet, brown Special mixture, all sorts, per oz. 25e., 4 pkts lOc, per pkt. .„,....., , • -.. 8 TfopiBoltim Ijillijatit, new miniature, small plants and flowers; a very pretty novelty, mixed colors. ........ 16 I Roi des Noirs. brown 6 5 I .Spitfire, bright scarlet. 6 5 I Triomph de Grand, light 6 scarlet.... 6 Idnaria, mixed 6 Halan ctioe camea. . . 15 RBnnedya, mixed. . 15 Zjavntemar\)ore.a.v3iT. 10 Silky, blotched foliaee; a beavitlfui ornamental plant. Jffttiiflevillen, sweet. Mouthretia, .sweet. JUitsa ensete, 1 seed,. ■ fiuro atraMj 1 seed SSkegelia hybrid a..... , ■MTey^Mm (01eande»j, Xertera depressa Passiflofo. coerulea,. Alba, white. , .. .... Incarnata, scarlet Gracilis, red fruit. .. . Snecial. all sorts. . . : . J*«7iii«, finest sorts .. . I*oftei'ont in maculosa J*tiortttiiftn, mixed fhifsiatithits albens JPfarmica, double. Poinsettia pulcher.. . Potentilla, French.. 15 | Nana semi-plena 10 Rlvinia humilis. ... .. . 10 Roflorhitnn volubile 10 I Salvia very pretty . 10 Schilling molle, Cali- I fornia Pepper tree 10 I Pine shade tree South. Snlendid pot olant North. I Si^ranttrn Seaforth'ra. 10 I SpartotsytisiiStyfhite 5 mixed. 6 ' Sentpervivunt 10 Solly a heterophylla.. -. 10 Stevia serrata, white,, 6 Purpurea, purple 6 Snecial, all colors 6 Tnrsonifi VolxemL.. . 10 Tritoma, nobilis . .... 10 T/i »t»ir»ei'flf»nfragrans 10 Titdfea hybrlda. 10 T'ej'ouf e«(greenhouse) 10 JVigamdia ... . .- 10 ZaiiachnBt^a grand. 10 " Grevinea"Hustraliaii Silk ©ak. Price, 3 packets 25 cents, i packef 10 cents. Grevillea robusta, known as Australian Silk Oak, is a beautiful foliage pot plant, easily grown from seeds. Its leaves are compound, serrated and of graceful, fern-like form, and the plant ranks with the Palm for room decoration. Price 3 pkts. 25 cts., 1 pkt. 10 cts. a Superb Hardy Plant-^Persicaria cuspidata, Price, 3 packets 25 cents, 1 packet 10 cents. This is an elegant hardy herbaceous perennial. It grows eight feet high, forming gracefully curved branches of handsome foliage, and in autumn is white with the lovely racemes of bloom. When you get it started it will take care of itself and become an at- tractive and beautiful clump, eliciting the admiration of all who see it. v . • *v fNoTE —For many years I have tried to get seeds of Persicaria cuspidata to offer my patrons, but this is the first season I have been able to secure even a small supply. I have a few ounces now, and will supply my friends, as long as the stock holds out, at three packets for 25 cents, one packet 10 cents.] SEEDS ©F HHRDY SHRUBS RND VINES. Many of our handsome shrubs are easily grown from seeds, but germination is not prompt-some lying dor- mant in the ground for a month or several months, or a year or two years before starting. Always reckon to give ample time for germination when sowing. Acer negundo folis var. 7 Ampelopsis Veitchii 7 Aristolochia sipho 7 Berberis vulgaris 7 Cercis canadensis 7 Clematis campaniflora... 7 Jackmanii, mixed 25 Flammula 7 Vitalba "7 Viticella 7 Verticillata 7 All varities mixed 7 Calycanthus floridus 7 Celastrus scandens 7 Chionanthus Virginica 7 Cydonia Japonica 15 Cytisus laburnum 7 Deutzia crenata fl. pi 7 Euonymus Japonicus. ... 7 Exochorda grandiflora... 7 Fremontia Californica... 7 Hibiscus Syriacus fl. pi. 7 Hypericum calycinum... 7 Ipomcea pandurata 7- Lonicera Tartarica 7 Brachypoda aurea- reticulata 7 Caprifolium, mixed 7 Honeysuckle, mixed... 7 Magnolia glauea 7 Paulownia imperialis.... 7 Philadelphus, mixed 7 Rhododendron Ponti'm 7 Rhus cotinus 7 Ribes aurea 7 Robinia Decaisneana 7 Rosa Indica, fine mixed 7 Hyb. Remontant, m'd 7 Spirea opulifolia 10 Syringa vulgaris, mixed 7 Tacoma radicaus 7 Viburnum opulus 7 Weigela rosea 7 Yucca filamentosa 7 Gloriosa 7 Mixed - 7 Various shrubs in fine mixture 7 MISeELLANEOUS FL0WER SEEDS Abrus pr»8atorius. jEthionema Buxbaumii. Persicum, pink, pretty. Anthemis purpurascens. Ajuga chamcepytis. Arctotis breviscapa, Aristolochia elegans. Athanasia annua. Atriplex hortensis, purple, Hortensis cupreata. Beta (ornamental). Biscutella auriculata. Cajophora lateritia. Calceolaria pinnata. Scabiossefolia. Calendula eriocarpa. Calyxhymenia chilensis. Camassia esculenta. Campanula attica. Cannabis gigantea. Pyramidalis gigantea. Capsicum annuum. Prince of Wales. Carduus benedictus. Convolvulus cupanianus. Carex, mixed. Celsa betonicafolia. Centaurea crupina. Cephalaria tartarica. Cerastium perfoliatum. Chsenostoma polyantha. Cheiranthus annuus. Chelidonium majus fl. pi. Chenopodium atriplices. Cirsium pulchellum. Citrullus rimosus. Clematis coccinea. Diversifolia. Integrifolia. Or ien talis. Collomia grandiflora. Corydalis aurea. Cosmanthus fimbriatu*. -Cotula aurea. Crotolaria retusa. Crucianella stylosa. Cryptostemma calendula- ceum. Cyperus papyrus. Cvtisus glabratus.. Didiscus coeruleus. Dracocephalum Ruyschi'm. Delphinium cardiopetalum Elsholtzia cristata. Echium creticum, scarlet. Violaceum grandiflorum. Epilobium rosemarifolium. Erodium gruinum. Eutoca Wrangeliana. Multiflora, blue. Gamolepis tagetes. Gardoquia betonicoides. Gazanopsis stenophylla. Qlobularia tricosantha Grahamia aromatica, Gnaphalium fcetidum. Gomphocarpus fruticosa. Gutierrezia gymnospermo- ides. Hedysarum humile. Heliophila Arabioides. Helenium Douglasii. Herniaria cinera. Hibiscus calisureus. Longiflorus. Iberis semperflorens. Sempervirens. Ismelia Broussoneti. Kochia scoparia. Lallemantia canescens. Peltata. Lasthenia Californica. Lathyrus Gorgoni. Napoleonis, Lavender, sweet herb. Leptosyne gigantea. Loasa tricolor. Loefllingia Hispanica. Lophanthus rugosus. Lotus Jacobseus. Lopezia coronata. Linaria genistsefolia. Liatris spicata.- Lunaria varlegata. Lythrum Grsefferi. Manulea violacea. Mathiola tricuspidata. Medicago DeCandoUei. Melilotus Italica. Microlonchus Delileanus. Molospermum cicutarium.j Mukia scabrella. * Notabasis Syriaca. Ocymum basilicum. Obeliscaria pulcherrima. Oxalis tropaeoloides. Phalacraea ccelestina. Tom Thumb, compact. Polygonum Sieboldii. Phaseolus ensiformis gigas. Romneya Coulteri. Rumex roseus. Sabbatia campestris. Salvia, Glory of Stuttgart. Horminum. Scrophularia chrysantha. Silene Schafta. Integrifolia. Silphium perfoliatum. Spilanthes oleraceus. Stachys coccinnea. Trachelium cceruleum. Trachymene ccerulea. Trollius Europeus. Trifolium rubens. '■ Suaveolens. Vicia Gerardi. Vittadenia triloba. I offer a The above list includes many choice flowers, though some are valuable for botanical study only, mixture which embraces nearly all of them, and those who sow it will get a great variety of flowers new and old. S !s well wortTSfpri^^^^^^^^^ it-10 cents per packet. Do not forget to include "Mixture of Miscellaneous in your order. Any of the above separately, 8 cents per packet^ ^ P0PULHR MIXTURES OF FLOWER SEEDS. - - . Mixture of Fragrant JF/otre*'*.— Contains Mixture of Atinuals.— Contains chiefly seeds of flowers blooming the first season. The mixture em- braces over 100 genera, and the average would perhaps be five species and varieties to each genus, thus repre- senting fully 500 kinds. Price 10 cents per packet. Mixture of Biennials and Perenmals.— Contains seeds of more than 50 genera, and represents perhaps 250 species and varieties. Price 10 cents. Mixture of Seeds for the IVindo^v Garden. —Contains seeds of more than 25 genera, and represents perhaps 125 species and varieties. Price 10 cents. Mixture o/ Cli»»ifter«.— Contains seeds of a dozen different genera, about 50 varieties. Price 10 cents Mixture of Everlastings and Grasses — Contains seeds of the leading fiowers and grasses used seeds of more than a dozen genera, representing about 50 kinds of our most fragrant flowers. Price 10 cents. Mixture of Edging Flants.— Contains seeds of about a dozen genera of low-growing flowers, suitable for edging beds. There are 50 or more species and vari- eties represented in this mixture. Price 10 cents. Mixture of White jFlo^^•er».— These are excel- lent where a moonlight display of flowers is desired. They are also suitable for graves. A good varieity of species and varieties. Price 10 cents. . Mixture of Nearly All Varieties.— This is what we advertise— a mixture of 1000 varieties and colors. Price 10 cents per packet. Those who secure this packet will be surprised at the wonderful variety of flowers to be obtained therefrom. for drying for winter bouquets. Price 10 cents. . ^ ,« tv •NToTE -These mixtures are carefully prepared, and every packet will yield a great variety of flowers, though tjerhaS^not all thTt afe represented in the general mixture. Before sowing separate the coarse seeds from the fine al the latter should be surface-sown and the former covered. I highly recommend these mixtures. eLOSING REMHRKS. I DEAR READER:— In closing my descriptive and priced List of seeds I wish but to say that I have endeavored to give only truthful descriptions and honest illustrations. I have not attempted to induce sales by over praise. I would rather not have your orders than to get them by de- ception. As to prices, you will agree with me that they are low; while 1 assure you that the quality of the seeds is high. I do not handle cheap seeds. I offer only the best at the low prices quoted. My seeds of Asters, Balsams, Cannas, Carnations, Dianthus, Pansies, Petunias, Phloxes, Portulaca, Stocks, Ver- benas, Zinnias, etc., cannot be surpassed in quality The packets mostly contain enough seeds for the amateur's use. If more are wanted, four packets can be ordered. My seeds speak their own praise. All 1 ask is a fair trial. They will bear comparison with those of any seedsman, no matter what the price. Tell your friends of my establishment. Get up a club. Let me hear from you soon. i Florally Yovirs, Season of 1900. GEO. W. PARK. EVinEXCE OF QVAIjITIT. I Mr. Park:— I must say that I am well pleased with the seeds and bulbs I received of you at different times. The Tuberous Begonias were just grand. We have 22 bulbs in all the colors, and a large number of the flowers meas- ured A% inches across. Your Balsams were the largest and most double— just like Roses, and had a wonderful variety of colors. They took first prize at our fall show last year. We also received p;"izes for Zinnias, Snap-I dragons, Begonias and collection of annuals. Your Ten Weeks' Stocks are splendid this year. They have been m bloom ever since July 1st, and bear large spikes of beautiful flowers, in seven or eight colors. I intend to show them with the rest of the Cannas. We have thirteen colors of Verbena out of fourteen plants, and they cover b space of ground 8x16 feet. The bed is one mass of flowers of beautiful color.— C. H., Owen Sound, Canada. TIITTE REQUIRED BY SEEDS TO GERMINATE. The seeds I furnish are all fresh, and will certainly grow if fairly treated. Sow only a portion of each package at the first sowing, and allow ample time for germination. Study the following list to know when to expect the lants. Sow in one bed all the seeds germinating about the same time. Never condemn seeds without three pianui. HOW in one oea au uie eeeas germinaimg aooui. i>ne same x dlfFeront trials, and without allowing sufficient time for germination. THBIK TO VITK Ageratnm Ammobiam Atriplex Celoila pyramldalls Centaurea ChrysaQthemum (an- Oosmea [nual). Oypregf Vine Hollyhook Laratera Laya elegani LeptoByae marltlma Marigold Mloa Lobata Miniuliu Salvia Sedam Seneolo Sphenogyne Sterla Stook (Ten Week'*). Trifollutn suaveoleni Vlsoaria Virginian Stock Zinnlaf mX TO 8ITIM DAYS. Acaola Amaranthni Aster Arabia alpina BrowalUa Beta ' Bromus B romp ton Stock Cannabis Carnations Candytuft Oentaurea Chrysanthemum in- Olitoria [dicum. Chelone Coleus Cineraria Coreopsis lanoeolata Oruolanella Cuphea CynogloMum Daisy Dahlia Escbscholtziik Eupatorlum Gaillardia Oerantum Oypsophila Hablitzia Hedysarum Heleulum Heliohrysum Helianthu* Hibiscus Iberis Gibraltarica Linaria reticulata Lobelia Lupinus Lychnis Matthiola Malva moschata Mesembry anthemu m Mignonette Morning Glory Nicotiana Ononis (Enothera Palava Pinks Picotee Kheum ^ Salpiglossis" Schizanthus Syciospermum Sweet William Sllene Schafta Tradescantia Tunica Verbascum Veronica Vittadenia Wallflower Whitlavia KIOHT TO TBN DAYS. Abutilon Achimenes Agrostemma Armeria Antirrhinum Begonia Balsam Calceolaria Canna Capsicum Catananohe Campanula (annual) Commelina ccelestis Deutzla Digitalis DracocepUalum Eranthus Exacum Gaura Gnaphalinm Hibiscus Syriacus Humulus Japonica Kaulfussia Lychnis MorJna Pansy Papaver Phaoelia Phlox Drummondil Pyrethrum Potentilla Pansy Viola Poinsettia Pentstemon Petunia Rbdbeckia Rocket Thanbergla Tropaeolum Valeriana Verbena Zea TKNTOTWILVK DAYS. Aohillea Alyssum saxatile Alonsoa Argemono Artemisia Anobusa Aqullegia Aspbodelus Aubrletia Bidens Calandrlnla Campanula Calonyctioa Feverfew Galtonla Qeum Gypsophlla muralii Helianthemum Ipomopsis Linaria Michauxla Scutellaria Spirea Silphium TWXLVX TO FirrsBN DAYS. Asters (perennial). Antigonon Anemone sylvestris Campanula Tenorei Callirhoe Chamsepeuo* Datura Didiscus Gourds and Cucum- Gazanopsis [bers. Hnnnemannia Lantana Maurandia Mandevillea Myosotis Merembergla Nicotiana Petunia (doable). Peaa Platyoodon Polemoniom Perilla Ricinus — Ranunculns Schinua Torenia Tbaliotnua Vinca Verbena venosa nVTSm TO TWXMTY DAYS. Agapantbaa Anemone Acanthus Armeria marltima Calla Cuphea Strlgnlosa Roezll Cobcea Dictamnua Geranium sanguine- Gloxinia [urn, HemerocalHs flava Habrotbamnus Heliotrope Impatlens sultana Iris Liatris spicata Primula sinensis. Veris Rlvinia humilis Smilax (Boston). Solan um robustum TWIKTY TO TRXSTT- KV« DAYS. Adlnmia Baptisia australlt Berberis vulgaris ConvolvuluB cupanl* anna Campanula fragills Leutweiana Macrantba Nobilia Clematis Integrifolia Diversifolia Cliantbua Delphinium nudic'le Funkia Gentiana aoaulia Humea elegans Hibiscus apeciosa Musa ensete Phormium Physlanthus Phlox (Perennial). Rhodochlton volubile Trltoma uvarla Yucca OMB YXASOB UORX. Ampelopsla Adlumia Antbericum . Clematis in variety Dictamnus Echiuocystis. Fuchsia Geranium sanguine- Iris [um. Liliea Lupinua polyphyllna Musa Rose. Tradescantia Viola odorata [NoTB.— When sowing label the rows, and write also the month and day of month. Then by referring to the above table you can tell when to expect the plants. Sow the seeds which come up about the same time in con- tiguous rows, water well, then cover and keep covered till the plants appear. After the first watering water cau- tiously. Keep the soil moist, but not wet Wet soil and poor ventilation will cause the seeds to rot or the plants to damp off. Shelter the young plants from hot sun, rain and wind or cold draughts of air, all of which will ruin them. Transplant as soon as large enough. They must not become crowded. PARK'S FLORAL ESTaBLISHMENT. PeUAIOBD m 1869. Supplies the choicest Reeds, Bulbs and Plants direct to the purchaser, by mail, express or freight at lowest prices for first-class stock. Enjoys a patronage of over half a million people, secured during a business course of more than a quarter of a century, by diligence, integrity and constant and faithful effort to have every sale satis- factory, and a bid for further trade. The following publications are issued Park's Floral Guide, offering Seeds and Bulbs; Park's Surprise List, offering Bulbs and Plants; Park's Br'b List, offering hardy and winter-blooming Bulbs; Park's Floral Magazine, illustrated, entirely floral, circulation 350,000 copies monthly. GEO. W PARK, B. Sc., Editor. 25cts. ayeai. Adddress all communications to the proprietor GE©. W. PaRK, Libonia, Franklin Co., Pa. find sent for Park's Floral Magazine for a year will entitle you to a premium of 25 cents worth of seeds which you may select from this Gu/'"»b. If you get four of your friends to accept this offer, and send fl.OO, I will send >^»ur own seeds Send for blank list and special terms and get up a large club. Address 25 CENTS GEO. W. PHRK, Libonia, Franklin eoc. Pa. SUMMER-BLOOMING BULBS. PLANT OF TUBEROUS BEGONIA. A.chimenes, purple, lilac, violet, and other large- dowered sorts in fine mixture, doz. |1.00, each 10 cts. These are the finest and hardiest varieties of this loveiy summer-blooming Gesneraceous plant. The bulbs are scale-like, plants easily grown, and always in bloom, the flowers being tubular, and very handsome; fine for pots and baskets. Pinch the top to promote branching. Aniavyllis atamasco, a small Amaryllis with pink flowers, per dozen 50 cents, each, 5 cents. Johnsonii, a well-known pot plant with large, scarlet flowers, 35 cents. Segonia^, Giant Tuberous, white, scarlet, crimson, yellow and rose, each color, doz. 60 cts., each, 5 cts. My bulbs of these magnificent flowers are of the finest strain, and will produce the finest plants and largest, brightest flowers. The bulbs were imported direct from Belgium, from a celebrated Begonia spe- cialist, and can be depended upon. All are of large size, and will please those who receive them. Caladium esculentum, large bulbs, per dozen $1.50, each 15 cents; small bulbs, doz., 50 cts, each 5 cts. Beautiful foliage plants, often known as Elephant Ear. The leaves are of enormous size, and the plants have an elegant appearance either as single speci- mens, or grouped together in a bed. Give a deep, rich soil and plenty of water while growing. Cftll^. Little Gem, blooming-sized tubers, per dozen $1.00, each 10 cents. I have ordered a lot of these tubers from a Holland florist who has made this Calla a specialty, and expect them in April. Orders received early will be booked and the tubers sent as soon as received. The strain is highly recommended by the florist, and I hope to sup- ply something better than is usually sold as Little Gem Calla. Cof^o, spotted, (Richardiamaculata) a species with spotted foliage and white flowers with purple throat. Per dozen $1,00, each 10 cents. CaiiM/TS. New Gladiolus-flowered, fine mixed sorts, brightest and best colors for bedding, per dozen $1.50, each 15 cents. Set a foot apart these make a glorious continuous- blooming bed of flowers. Give a sunny place snd keep the soil moist. nicentra spectabilis, a hardy plant with long ra- cemes of lovely heart-shaped pink flowers; per dozen $1.50, each 15 cents. Itouhle nnhlias, fine named varieties In all the leading colors, per dozen, $1.50, each, 15 cents. There are few easier grown or more showy flowers than the Double Dahlias. The colors range from white to deep purple, with variegations. They bloom freely all summer. Cfeanet-ia, plain-leaved and fancy-leaved, per dozen $1.50; each 15 cents. Rare and beautiful summer-blooming plants of va- FLOWER AND PLANT OP TUBEROSE. Giadiolus, large bulbs, per hundred $3.00, per dozen 40 cents, each 4 cents. Smaller, but blooming-sized bulbs, per hundred $1.50, dozen 20 cts., each 3 eta. Gladioli show a fine variety of colors, and set five inches deep and six inches apart make a very showy bed. If plants of Kenilworth Ivy are set a foot apart in the Gladiolus bed it will have a satisfactory and I pleasing eflfect. Gloacinifts, Beautiful Byhrida, red, blue, white, and spotted, each color, per dozen $1.00, each tuber 10 cents. These are glorious flowers, elegant in foliage and producing the richest and handsomest flowers imagin- able. I supply large tubers of the finest known strain, such as I can freely recommend. Pot in flve-iach pots of rich, porous, well-drained soil, water regularly, and keep in partial shade. In potting, as with Tuberous Begonias, let the crown protrude above the soil. Liilium auratum, the famous gold-rayed Japan Lily, large selected bulbs, per dozen $2.50, each 25 cents; flne blooming-sized bulbs, per dozen $1.60; each 15 cents. This is a gorgeous Lily, creamy white and shell- pink, with a broad gold ray through the center of each segment, and raised spots of crimson and choco- late. The flower is of enormous size, and emits a de- liciously sweet perfume. The bulb is hardy, and should be set eight inches deep in a well-drained soil. The spring is the best time to get the bulbs. The bulbs I supply are of a fine strain, many showing pink tinta and a tendency to produce double flowers. Jflndeiva Vine, per dozen 50 cents, each 5 cents. This is a magnificent, rapid-growing tuberous vine. The foliage is dense, succulent, and of a beantiftil shining green. The creamy, deliciously scented flow- ers appear in racemes in wonderful profusion in an- tumn. The plant will grow in sun or shade, attaining the height of 20 feet, and completely cover a trellis or summer house. Set a foot apart; train upon cords. JUontbretia crocosmiseflora, a handsome summer bulb. Treat as Gladiolus; per doz. 50 cents, each 6c. Nagieliaa, fine mixed, per dozen $1.50; each 15 cts. Gesneraceous plants, large, spreading and very free blooming. A fine summer pot plant for the window garden. Not well known, and mostly a novelty. JP«eon/#»«, Chinese, hardy white, rose, red, jeHow* shaded, per dozen $1.50, each 15 cents. Tifffiflia conchiflora, yellow; grandiflora alba, white; Pavonia. red. Price, per dozen 50 cents, each 6c Tuberonea, Double, and Excelsior Pearl, large bulbs, per dozen 35 cents, each 4 cents; smaller bulbs, but blooming-size, per dozen 25 cents, each 3 cents. My Tuberose bulbs are southern grown, well pre- served, and sure to bloom. They will'be found reliaole. Tt/flteaa, choice sorts mixed, per dozen $1.50, each Ibc. Very fine, rich-colored Gesneraceous plants of easy culture. Pinch central shoot to promote branching. Wafer L>iliea. white, large-flowered, fragrant, per dozen $2.00. each 20 cents. rious colors. I supply them only in two mixtures. Byarlnthus candicans, blooming-sized bulbs, per dozen 50 certs, each 5 cents. All oftl- above listed bulbs and tubers are flrst-class, although off'ered at low prices. I feel assured that those who fa- or me with their orders will be pleased. Later I shall issue my Surprise List of Choice Plants, shrubs, roots Pud tubers, quoting surprisingly low pVices. Do not fail to send for it. Free. Address, GEO. W. PARK, Seedsman and Florist, Libonia, Franklin Co., Pa.