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Is Justly Called the ‘Pink’? Crimson Rambler, and is a Beautiful Companion to This Well-Known Favorite.
This lovely Rose is the latest addition to our splendid list of Hardy Climbing Roses. We really can say no more inits praise when we state that it is just like the well-known Crimson Rambler, except in color, which is a most beautiful shell pink and holdsa long time without fading. Hven when the flowers commence to fade the color is still pleasing, being then a lovely deep rose.
The Flowers are of large size for this class of Rose, usually about one and one-half inches across; are borne in clusters of from ten to thirty.and are very double; -the-petals are very prettily rolled-back and crinkled; the buds are remarkably pretty, being pointed in shape and of just the right size for the
button-hole. Hardiness.
In this important point nothing more could be desired. Two unusually severe winters failed
to injure the plants in the least although during one of them the temperature went as low as 20° below zero and there was not the usual snowfall to protect them. eur - In Vigor the ‘‘Dorothy Perkins’’ is all that can be desired, making in a single season strong, lusty shoots,
often of ten to twelve feet in height.
In Habit of Growth it is decidedly upright, having exactly the habit of the now well-known Crimson
Rambler. Fragrance. this class.
It is therefore especially adapted for planting as a companion rose to Crimson Rambler. The flowers are very sweetly scented, a characteristic not possessed by most other Roses of
The Foliage is of a deep green, of thick leathery texture, and remains on the plant in perfect condition till well on into the winter,. making it almost an evergreen variety.
Price, for strong, well-rooted plants, one-year-old, 20 cents each, three for 50 cents, two-year-old plants, 50 cents each.
THE STAR BEGONIA (sce cover)
Begonia, Ricinfolia Maculata, or Star Begonia
The leaf is very large, will average a foot or morein diam - eter, and is separated into seven or nine points, carried on thick, long stems, eighteen inches or more in height. Color rich brown, blotched with pale green, surface velvety. In bloom it is magnificent, the panicles composed of great num- bers of individual pink blooms, are lifted high and spray-like quite clear of the foliage. Wonderfully effective. Price, nice strong plants, 25c each.
THE AUREOLE SET’ OF
- FOUR NEW GERANIUMS
(See 2nd page of cover.)
These are the Largest, Newest and Most Brilliant Geraniums Grown in America.
The Illustrations of These New Varieties on the Opposite Page are One-Half Size.
Price, 15 Cents Each, or the Set of Four for 50 Cents.
THE GRAND NEW GERANIUM, ALICE OF VINCENNES ©
This lovely new Geranium has a border of intense scarlet forming a band around the body color of rose. pink, heavily veined with scarlet; center white. A very brilliant combina- tion of colors. Price, 15¢ each.
THE MAGNIFICENT NEW SINGLE GERANIUM, RICHMOND BEAUTY
_ This is a beauty indeed. The color is brilliant scarlet crimson with large white feathering on the two upper petals; florets of very fine, rounded form; color very clear and strik- ing. An extremely showy and beautiful novelty. Price, 15c each.
THE NEW AUREOLE GERANIUM, GEN. LEONARD WOOD
_This is another very beautiful new single Geranium, unique in color and of fine size and form of floret. Itis a bright crimson rose color with large white blotch, very bright and fine. It belongs tothe Aureole type in an entirely new combination of color. Price, 15c each.
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW SINGLE GERANIUM, JULIA MARLOWE
This magnificent new Geranium has broad overlapping petals of a dazzling even shade of scarlet, the form and color is extra good, combined with fine growth. It is a splendid aqieistion to our already fine list of Geraniums. Price, 15c each.
THE SUPERB SET OF
FOUR REX BEGONIAS
(See 3rd page of cover.) These Four Rex Begonias are the Best, Most Bistinct and the Easiest to Grow of all the Rex Varieties. Price, 15 Cents Each, or the Sef of Four for 50 Cents.
THE LOVELY SILVERY-LEAVED BEGONIA, ROBERT GEORGE
A fine upright growing-variety. Very large, beautifully lobed, rich, glossy silver leaves with distinct palmate center of bronze green. The edge of leafis metallic green, distinctly spotted silver. Price, 15 cents each.
MAGNIFICA one of the finest of the Rex. A splendid grower. The
leaves are the darkest of all the Rex, and is the most distinct variety that grows. Price, 15 cents each. BERTHA McGREGOR Leaf long-pointed and with six deep notches. A free, strong grower, producing foliage in abundance; the center of leaf is small,dark and palm-shaped, the body of leaf being solid silver, outlined with bronze. Price, 15 cents each. LORD PALMERSTON
Broad like metallic zone; edge and center*dark red, finely dotted over with silver. Price, 15 cents each.
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA
The wondrous Magnolia of the South, the most magnifi- cent of all Southern broad-leaved evergreens. Leaves very large, much like those of the Rubber Tree. Flowers six to eight inches across, creamy white, waxy and powerfully fra- grant. Forms a majestic tree sixty to eighty feet high. Not
- considered hardy north of Washington. But as it begins
blooming when quite small, it can be treated as a tub plant and wintered in the cellar. Price of fine pot-grown plants, which are sure fo live and grow off finely. 40 cents each.
MAGNOLIA FUSCATA (Banana Shrub)
A most desirable greenhouse shrub, sua admirably as a window plant. It produces its brownish yellow flowers in the greatest profusion during late Winter or early Spring months. These are of the most exquisite fragrance, similar toaripe banana. Strong Plants, 40 cents each.
OLEA FRAGRANS (Sweet Olive)
An oldfavorite greenhouse shrub, succeeding admirably as a house plant, producing small white flowers which are of the most exquisite fragrance, continuing to bloom almost the ouiire Winter. Nice strong plants, 35 cents each; larger plants
cents.
SPRINGFIELD PUBLISHING CO., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
2 SCHMIDT & BOTLEY, FLORISTS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
Please Read Before Ordering
By Observing the Following Rules and Directions, Mistakes and Misunderstandings Will be Avoided.
We will pay postage on every order we send by mail, and all orders sent by mail (Collections and Special Offers not to be included) are entitled to discount as per ‘‘Table A.”’ When ordering Special Offers and Collections in connection with other plants at price per single plant, ask for premiums only on such part of your order for which you pay at price per single plant.
D Under no circumstances can we allow purchaser to select premiums on Special Offers or Collec- VERY IMP ORTANT tions, nor include them in making up your premium list, as Clubbing Rates apply ONLY on plants that are bought at price per single plant. When we offer these ‘‘Special Offers and Collections’’ we already allow a discount on them, hence you will readily understand why we cannot allow a second one. However, every plant in this catalogue is for sale, wherever you find it, whether ina Collection or Special Offer, and whenever you pay for it at price per single plant, you are entitled to premium, and to include it in your premium list.
TA BL, bee Any person sending $1 select plants to the value of 25c. extra | Any person sending $5 select plants to the value of $1.75 extra Any person sending $2 select plants to the value of 60c. extra | Any person sending $6 select plants to the value of $2.50 extra Any person sending $3 select plants to the value of 85c. extra | Any person sending $8 select plants to the value of $3.00 extra Any person sending $4 select plants to the value of $1.25 extra | Any person sending $10 select plants to the value of $5.00 extra
We will pay express on every order within the mainland of the United States. In this event we will allow purchaser to select premiums under ‘‘Table A,’’ thus having plants delivered at your door free of charge, making it equivalent to a greenhouse at your home, except that you buy much cheaper from us and have a much larger stock to select from.
Purchasers paying their own express charges, we will allow to select the premiums under ‘‘TableB.’’ TABLE B
Any person sending $2.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $1.00 extra Any person sending $3.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $1.50 extra Any person sending $4.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $2.00 extra Any person sending $5.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $3.00 extra Any person sending $6.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $4.00 extra Any person sending $8.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $5.00 extra Any person sending $10.00, and pays the express charges themselves, select plants to the value of $8.00 extra
IF PLANTS ARE TO BE SENT BY EXPRESS, ALWAYS MENTION BY WHICH EXPRESS COMPANY YOU WISH THEM SENT.
We believe the above offers to be the best and most liberal ever made by any firm, and we fully realize that it is going to cost us a large sum of money, but it will be to our customers benefit, and we believe our patrons willso far appreciate our efforts to supply them with the best and cheapest plants that they will tell their neighbors and fiower-buying friends about us and our liberal terms, interesting them in our behalf, thus increasing our business in your locality.
WHEN BEST TO ORDER Order early, even thongh you are not ready to receive your plants. We will get up your
order, set it aside, and ship whenever yousay. This will insure you receiving the first pick ofthe stock, before itis broken. Be sure to sign your name, give address, and always sign your name thesame. Many orders reach us, lacking either or both. We have a number of unidentified orders on hand.
REMITT AN Cc E gy Should be made either by money order, express order, bank draft or registered letter. By remitting
as above stated, will be at our risk. United States postage stamps can bé sent, if not convenient to remit by any of the above methods. Denominations of 5 and 10 cents preferred. We guarantee all plants to reach their desti- nation in good growing condition; if they do not arrive in such state, please write us promptly just what is wrong or what is missing, and we will give it prompt attention, and replace such plants that arrive in bad condition. However, when plants die some time after they are received in good condition, it is no fault of ours, and we should not be asked to replace them.
MIST AKES We make them, but when we do we are always ready and willing to correct them. We guarantee absolute
satisfaction to every purchaser. If you think we have made a mistake, tellus so good-naturedly if you can, if not, write us anyway. Donot complain to your neighbors and friends until after you first give us an opportunity to correct mistakes that are usually made by employes, as it is impossible for either member of our firm to attend to all orders, but we will personally give attention to all complaints. -
‘ If you find occasion to write us, please make letters short and right to the point, and always CORRESPONDENCE sign your name the same. Donot write your letter on the order sheet, but ae separate paper.
PROM PTN ESS We fully realize the importance of promptness, and nothing would please us better than to ship all
orders the same day we receive them. Wealways make a special effort to do this so long as we can, but. in April and May, during the extreme rush, itis unporsiple for us todo so. We would suggest that from the 10th of April to the last of May you send in your orders a few days before you want your plants. By doing this you will avoid any possible delay during our busiest months, and remember that it takes orders from two to five days to reach us, and the same length of time for shipment to reach you. Use our order sheet, and help us all you canin this way. We have just added six large Greenhouses + our already extensive plant, with increased packing facilities, and are in better.shape than ever to handle orders promptly.
SPECI AL NOTICE As our Nursery is a separate and distinct department from our Greenhouses, it is necessary that all. Fruit Orders be ghipped direct from the Nursery, and we therefore ask customers to kindly keep. fruit Orders separate from the Plant and Seed Orders. Fruits will not be shipped with other plants.
Prices on Fruits are placed very low and we cannot allow them to be included in Club-Rates
nor can they be taken as premiums. Price per 100 will be given on application.
UCR * TALL CATALOGU!
N THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER we issue a Catalogue of Bulbs and Plants for Fall Planting and Winter blooming, such Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Ixias, Freesias, etc. We mail this Catalogue to all of our customers of this and last year, and we also send it free to others who wish to order.
SCHMIDT & BOTLEY, FLORISTS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 3
THE GRAND NEW PIERSON FERN (“rteson”
The character of the frond is well shown in the photograph on this page, although the picture con- veys bnt a slight idea of the grace and beauty of the feathery, plume-like fronds, which more nearly resemble the graceful ostrich plume than anything else in nature to which we can compare them. One has to see a plant in growth to appreciate its beauty and value. The fronds grow broad _and heavy- measuring at least six inches across when fully developed, increasing in beauty as they develop. On account of the weight of the foliage, the plant assumes an exceedingly graceful appearance, and, owing to the fullness of the fronds. even small plants are well furnished, making much more symmetrical and
beautiful plants than the Boston Fern. The divided pinnz, or the miniature fronds, keep growing constantly, showing two distinct shades of green, the ends being a light green, while: the center and main part of the fronds show a dark, rich shade, the contrast producing a very beautiful effect, greatly enhancing the beauty of the plant. It is wonderfully valuable, not only on account of its beauty, but also on account of its ease of culture, hardiness, and general adaptability. It has all the free-growing, hardy characteristics of the Boston Fern, and, like that plant, is equally suitable for house culture, and a much more beautiful plant for green- house and conservatory decoration. Every one who has seen it is charmed withit. As some one has expressed it, ‘“‘ There is nothing like Nephrolepis Piersonii in cultivation. In decora- tive effect it so far out-distances the original variety (the Boston Fern) that there is positively no comparison to be made.”” Weconsider it the most valuable novelty that has been intorduced in many, many years. It has taken gold medals wherever shown. Price. nice, strong. handsome plants, 40 cents each; very large plants with fronds three feet long (by express only), $1.00 and $1.50 each.
BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE MAPLES
The Most Strikingly Beautiful of All Foliage Plants
The Beantiful Japanese Maples—Make nice bushy little trees, and are highly valued for yard and lawn planting on account of their brilliant col- ored foliage, which is blood red, scarlet, maroon, green and bright golden yel- low. They are exceedingly beautiful both in the Spring and Fall. They are also very beautiful grown in pots and will live out a inter in the North if given some protection ; quite hardy south of the Ohio river. We offer four best and distinct sorts at one half the price they have been sold for heretofore. Height of these beautiful Maples from 18 to 24 inches high. Sent only by ex- press after March Ist.
Polymorphum Dissectum At- ropurpureum-—A striking and hand- some variety; leaves a beautiful rose color when young; change toa deep and constant purple as they become older; deeply and delicately cut, giving them a fern-like appearance. Price, nice plants, 50 cents each.
Versicolor—This is a magnificent variety; leaves deeply cut; color a mingling of crimson, green and pink. Price, very strong plants, 50 cents each.
Roseum Marginatum — This is another exceedingly beautiful Maple. The leaves are quite deeply lobed, the color being an exquisite soft pink- margined crimson. Price, fine large plants, 50 cents each.”
. - Felicifolinm—Leaves with deeply cut lobes; resembling fern fronds. Should be ins every collection. It is very handsome. Price, very strong plants, 50 cents each. ,;
-| JAPANESE MAPLES ARE HIGHLY — oS - WALUED FOR YARD AND
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‘Three Beautiful New Ever-Blooming House and Bedding Plants
ALWAYS IN BLOOM—FLOWERS.-AS LARGE AS SILVER DOLLARS
We Will Send One Each of ‘Gur Impatiens for 25 Gents |
The Lovely Impatiens Sultana—This is one.of. the | distinct crimson eye, making it at once very conspicuous and most beautiful, and certainly the freest blooming, bedding or | exceedingly beautiful. The flowers are fully as large asa sil- house plant in cultivation. The plant is literally covered with | ver dollar, and are borne in endless profusion the whole year brilliant rosy-scarlet flowers, which are three inches around. | round. Price for strong plants, 15¢ each. Bis For Summer bedding or for Winter blooming in the house it A has no equal. Price, 10c each; three for 25c; twenty for $1.00. Impatiens, Queen of Bedders—This is exactly like its
“Our Lovely New White Impatiens, Evening Star | twin sister, Impatiens Sultana, Exccne in the color of the —This new Impatiens is simply magnificent. Every branch is | flower, which is a‘very beautiful salmon-pink. Always in loaded with lovely flowers, which are pure ivory-white witha | bloom. Price, 10c each; three for 25c.
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4 SCHMIDT & BOTLEY, FLORISTS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
Large Two-Year-Old Tea Roses
All are Monthly or Ever-Blooming
The Champion Collection 22 Ten Splendid Big Roses for $1.00
All are extra large, strong, stocky, robust plants that will grow and bloom at once. 23 Br S3 A
OUR SPECIAL OFFER
OR ONLY ONE DOLLAR we will send you Ten of our large Superb Two-year-old Roses, embracing only the very choicest and best ever-blooming varie- ties for bedding out, each one priced at 25c to 40c each at catalogue rates. The selection must be leit to us, and we will send only sirtctly high grade Roses. All will be different, and all correctly labeled. This collection of Ten Big Roses must be sent by express. if ordered by mail add 25 cents extra to help pay the postage. No further discount on this offer.
‘A fair sample of a two-year-old Rose from our Champion Collection.
Just think! Ten of them for $1.00
We make a specialty of growing extra large Two-year-old Roses. This Spring we have fifty thousand of as fine large healthy two- year-old Roses as the most exacting Rose buyer would wish to see. We claim to be right in the front rank with our large Roses, and our immense stock which is in prime condi- tion and canbe seen at our establishment at any time, will surely justify our claim. Try us for large Roses. We are certain we shall please you.
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Another Splendid Offer in Big Roses
Our IRON-CLAD COLLECTION of Six Magnificent $1 00 Two-Year-Old Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses for.. e
* This is a grand offer and should be taken advantage of by our patrons who desire a fine assortment of hardy Roses that remain out all Winter and increase in beauty from year to year. Each one of the six will be perfectly hardy and include all the best colors FROM PURE WHITE TO DARK CRIMSON. This Collection must be sent by Express. li ordered by Mail add 25c exira to help pay the pestage. No further Discount on this Offer.
If you intend sowing Flower or Vegetable Seed send your order to us. We have a Full Line, all New Seed!
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Weare constantly in receipt of inquiries from our customers for Roses that are ever-blooming
yet hardy. On this page we again offer a fine e collection, combining these two qualities. O OMT £ O 8S eC Ss
OUR SPECIAL. OFFER We will send the entire set of Ten very fine plants for only 50c. In splendid two-year-old plants, the set of Ten for $1.75. This is a splendid collection of Bedding Roses. It cannot be excelled. Must be ordered complete to get them at this price. =
The Queen of all White Roses gi 3 BURBANK. |
WHITE MAMAN COCHET A perfectly hardy, free flowering, ever-blooming Rose. A Magnificent, New, Ever-blooming Tea Rose. — The flowers are double, of fine form, nearly three inches ; OE: ae across. Thecolor is a deep rose pink, shading to a beautiful - A grand new Rose of 1898. Identical with its parent, Ma- | soft rose at the center. The petals are well incurved, so that man Cochet, the queat -of all pink garden roses, except in | the center is hidden. In eptember and October the outer color of flower, which is snowy white, sometimes faintly | petals change to a deep, rich carmine. Delightfully fra- tinged with the faintest suggestion of pale blush. It has the | grant. same freedom of bloom, mag- nificent form of buds and flowers, which is marvelous- ly beautiful in its perfection. The flowers are large and very double, with petals of unusually heavy texture, making it of more than ordi- nary value in open ground. It has the vigor of an oak, with large, heavy foliage, which is impervious to dis- ease. Hardy with protection ; of extraordinary merit.
Champion of the World.
Every one wants a hardy _ever-blooming Rose.z From early Summer until frost it can be depended upon to pro- gute Rowers a abundance: color rich glossy. pink, de- Bente fragrant, and such
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=» : ‘ This Rose combines exquis- ite perfume, beautiful color- ing,anda matchless profusion of flowers and foliage. How shall we describe its coloring? Soft, light rose, with heavy shading of amber andsalmon. Quite hardy, and in every respect it is admirable.
HELEN GOULD. (The Balduin.)
Striped La France. (Madame Angeline Veysset.)
Striped La Francecombines- all the good qualities of a La France in growth, fragrance, shape of bud and flowers; in fact, differs not from it ex- cept in color. It is nicely striped, the marking being plain and distinct, the varie- gation a beautifu) bright rose on a satin-pink ground.
%Scarlet Bedder.
This is without doubt the very best of all red Roses for bedding. It can be planted any were, Sone euteely pet eis nee large mre fiery searlet, a color rarely seen in Roses. anted ever ere on account of its color and freedom of bloom. a STAR OF LYON.
grand new variety will un- uestionably become one of the most famous Roses in cultivation. It is one of the largest_.and fullest of red Roses; long, plump buds, forming flowers of grand size and great beauty; sweet- scented as “June Roses.’’ A most valuable cut-flower va- riety, rivaling American. Beauty. A rapid, abundant grower, producing great quantities of large, fine flowers.
CLOTHILDE SOUPERT. ( Etoile de Lyon.) «
The best of all pot Roses, literally loaded with bloom at This magnificent Tea Rose is a rich golden-yellow: a every stage of growth. Color, beautiful pinkish amber, | strong, healthy and vigorous grower: immense bloomer flushed with silvery rose with shades of salmon. A beautiful | bearing fiowers and buds early and late. The flowers are Rose. x very deep, rich and full, excellent substance, very sweet.
MAD. SCHWALLER. Surely one of the very best and most beautiful yellow Tea
A Hybrid Tea having the fragrance of La France and the Roses for general planting ever introduced. Remarkably firmness of the Hybrids, with the freedom of flowers of the | hardy, both as to heat and cold, frequently standing the Win- Tea class. Rosy-carmine, sometimes deep rose. A most | ters here uninjured in open ground without protection and abundant bloomer. ° blooming nicely through all the hottest part of the Summer,
We have the Best Seeds, both Flower and Vegetable, that Money will buy. The Best is none too good for You.
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We have received many flattering reports from our patrons during the past season of the marvelous beauty of these three ‘grand new Roses. One customer in the South writes that she has been buying and cultivating Roses for the past fifteen years and that our new Rose “ Atlas”’ is the freest blooming and best bedding Rose she has yet bought, and that ‘‘ Young America” and ‘* Nestor” are decidedly the finest red and pink Roses she has in her extensive collection of 59 different varieties.
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Rose growers of live yearsago. The progeny of such parents would alone insure extreme hardiness, strong growth and a matchless profusion of bloom. ‘‘ Nestor” inherits the splen- did qualities of both its parents, combining the extreme hardiness and strong, vigorous growth of ‘‘Magna Charta” and the extreme free blooming tendencies of the lovely ** Belle Siebrecht.”” It throws upenormous canes, which are crowned with immense blooms much like ‘La France” in
Our Glorious New Red Rose,
“YOUNG AMERICA.”
The grandest hardy ever- blooming Red Rose in the world, hardy everywhere. Blooms continuously. Bears flowers far superior to the fa- mous Gen. Jacqueminot. In- troduced and for sale only by Schmidt & Botley.
magnificent new Crim- son Rose is, beyond question, the peer of any Rose yet intro- duced. It produces in great abundance exquisitely formed, large pointed buds, which open into beautiful double blooms of delicious fragrance. The color of bud and full blown flower is a pure, deep scarlet- crimson, without a touch of purple inany stage of its develop- ment. Theparentage of ‘‘ America”? would alone indicate its real worth. It is an off- spring of two of the grandest and richest dark Roses heretofore sent out, viz: The well-known hardy, dark red Rose, ‘‘Duke of Edinburgh,” and the equally well- known ever-blooming red Rose; ‘‘ Meteor.” ** America ’? combines the good qualities of both these grand Ro- ses, butis larger and produces more blooms than either of its parents. It is a strong grower, with handsome, dark green, leathery foliage, every shoot being crowned with a large, perfect bud of ex- quisite beauty. We own and control the entire stock of this magnificent new Rose, and would caution our friends that it cannot be bought elsewhere. Price, for strong one-year-old plants, splendidly rooted, 20c; two-year-old plants, 50c.
Our Grand New Hardy Ever-Blooming Pink Rose,
‘‘ NESTOR.”
Grandest Ever-Blooming Pink Rose Yet Intro- duced.
As ** America”’ is the peer of any darkred Rose, so is ‘‘Nes-
tor’’ the peer of any pink Rose yet disSeminated. It isthe offspring of two grand, well-known pink Roses, viz: ‘Magna Charta,” the largest hardy pink Rose in the world, and the lovely new pink Rose, ‘Belle Siebrecht,”” the beautiful Rose which made such a furore among the
form, but approaching “ Belle Siebrecht”’ in color, being a soft, solid pink. Itisvery fragrant and will be grown largely for its inimitable buds and faultless color. We own and con- trol the entire stock of ‘‘ Nestor,’’ and warn our friends that it cannot be procured at any other establishment than ours. Price, for strony one-year-old plants, 20c each; large two-year-old plants, 50c each.
& # Gur New Hardy Ever-Biooming Silvery Pink Rose—ATLAS.
This lovely Rose is a daughter of the acknowledged Queen of Roses, the beautiful and well-known ‘La France.” This fact alone would place it in the very front rank of high-grade Roses. Like its illustrious parent, *‘ Atlas” is quite hardy, but is a much stronger grower and produces five blooms to “‘La France’s’’ one. It throws up long, quick-growing stems which are surmounted by long buds opening into large double flowers of two shades of pink exquisitely bright and fresh. The predominating color is light, silvery-pink and is exceedingly beautiful. We ownand control the entire stock of ‘‘ Atlas,” and advise our friends and patrons that it can be procured only at our establishment. Price, for strong, one-year-old plants, 20c each; large two-year-old plants, 50c each.
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This Rose has become as famous as the Marechal Niel. The flowers of this grand Rose are soeagerly sought that they sell in the fiower stores of the larger cities Gazing: the holiday season at the extravagant price of from one dollar and a hali to two dollars for a single bud or flower. Indeed, the market is never fully supplied with them, even at this high price. Itis because of its large size, rich color and delicious fragrance. Itisahardy Rose, of the largest size, having the ever-blooming qualities of the Tea Rose, with the delicious odor of the Damask or Moss Rose. It is the sweetest of all Roses. Incoloritis a deep, brilliant red, shading to a rich, carmine crimson. American Beauty is like Marechal Niel, difficult to start from small
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For young plants, 20 cents each; two-year-old plants, 50 cents. We advise the planting of the larger size.
AMERICAN BEAUTY.
New, Hardy, Ever-Blooming Rose, CLIMBING CLOTHILDE SOUPERT.
For years Chlotilde Soupert has stood out as one of the
petals, and deliciously sweet. The color effect is magnificent —ivory white shading toward the center to a silvery-rose. Cluster after cluster of flowers are produced throughout the entire season, and the bush at all times is literally loaded
greatest Roses in cultivation. It is our good fortune to in- troduce in this variety a climbing offspring of Clothilde Soupert. Climbing Clothilde Soupert has tle same vigorous constitution of its parent, combined with its truly wonderful freedom of bloom and its extreme hardiness. In a single season small plants will grow 15 to 25 feet, producing cluster after cluster of the finest formed fiowers. They are distinct, large, round, full and double, with beautifully imbricated
down withthem. It needs no protection, having withstood with us a temperature of 20 degrees below zeroin the open ground without protection. This is unquestionably one of the most important. introductions of recent years. This va- riety will take its place among the great Roses, such as Crim- son Rambler, Mrs. Robert Peary, etc. By all means include itin your order. Satisfaction is assured to all who plant it. Price, 15c each; two-year-old plants, 4Oc each. es
« Order Your Americau Beauty early. We are always sold out before the end of the Season.
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A PAGE OF GRAND NEW ROSES
The Best of the Last Two Years’ Introductions
Some of these lovely new Roses come to us from sunny France, some from Ger- many, Holland and England. ally good. mistake in buying them.
Some are native Americans. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are especially fine, and you make no
All are new and exception-
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MME. DEREPAS MATRAT. Called Descriptively, “‘ The Yellow Cochet” .
A pure Tea Rose, very free-growing and hardy in character, withstanding ten degrees below zero. It throws up fine, strong stems, crowned by solitary buds of grand size; the solor is a good sulphur-yellow,
blooms very large, perfectly double, splendid form and_
freely produced. It has every quality necessary to make the ideal yellow bedder, ranking with the White and Pink Cochets in value as a Summer Rose. 20c each; large, two-year-old plants, 40c each.
NEW GOLDEN YELLOW ROSE, “ FRANZ DEEGEN” A Seedling from Kaiserin Aug. Victoria This beautiful yellow Hybrid Tea is a- fine. grower,
having dark leathery foliage and the good hapit2of* throwing up numerous heavy. canes, each one* crowned :
by a glorious flower of large size, composed of large petals; the outer petals are of about the color‘ of Perle des J ardins; the inner petals a‘good..orange shade, very .deep and rich. It is a Constant ‘bloomer, opening ‘its buds well. Price, 20 cents each; Mares ‘two- -year-old plants, 40c each. ie
*SOUV. DE PIERRE NOTTING This variety is a seedling of ° _M.. : Niel: ‘and. Maman
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sturdy ‘habit of growth. The ploom™ is; "very-large, per-. fectly full, of elegant form—has a beautiful = slong; bud; * the colors are very: bright, distinct: ‘and clear,-and™ have
no unpleasant tones—orange-yellow, bordered in’ “car- mine-rose: Promises to-prove very. popular. ~Has re- ceived not less than six gold medals and prizes. Price, 20c each; large, two-year-old plants, 40c each.
* MME. DUPUY
Flower large and full, of. gorgeous coloring; salmon, shaded bright rose, with touches of yellow. Price, 20c each; large, two- year-old plants, 40c each.
* LADY BATTERSEA 4
This variety has long, oval buds, sharply pointed, very striking in form; the color is: pright, cherry crim- son, the stems are stiff and extremely long for a red Rose: a vigorous grower; not very full; but an unusu- ally showy variety; the only red Rose approaching Ni- phetos in form; color, brilliant and unusual. Price, 20c each; large, two- year-old plants, 40c each. |
MAGNIFICENT NEW ROSE, GLADYS HARKNESS
(Hybrid Tea.) Growth very erect and vigorous, re- minding one of American Beauty; profuse in bloom, flowers large, formed like a fine Hybrid Perpetual; color deep salmon-pink; has; a-splendid constitution, and is very fragrant. Price, 20c each; two-year-old plants, 40c each.
FREEST BLOOMING NEW ROSE, RED HERMOSA
A seedling of Hermosa—Reine Marie Henriette; it is possessed of the vigor and other good qualities of Her- mosa, with deeper green, glossy foliage; and beautiful dark carmine-red flowers, much the form of Hermosa; this is a delightful new variety and will certainly be- come very popular. Price, 20c each; two-year-old rlants, 40c each.
* BESSIE BROWN (Hybrid Tea)
We know no better way to impress upon our custom- ers the great value of this variety than to say that it is as strong growing, as free blooming, as attract- ive, and as hardy as President Carnot, a Rose whose beauty has taken the country by storm. We regard it as one of the finest Roses in cultivation. The flowers are very large and highly built and double; color is a creamy-white with a beautiful shade of pale, tender flesh, resembling glass silk. It is highly scented and a most magnificent Rose in the open ground. Price, 20c each; large, two-year-old plants, 40c each.
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has taken first honors. wherever shown. > -form it shows‘the high; . brilliant colors seen only in the
.place among: Roses. on: plants, sae cto — r
many enthuSiasts’as the best yellow Tea Rose
beautiful beyond description. and one of the grandest Roses in this book. Price, 10c
‘full, rounded flower.
. THE BEAUTIFUL NEW PURE WHITE ROSE, IVORY
This is a superb new Rose,. identical with its parent (the lovely. Golden- Gate, from which it is an offspring), except’in color of flower; which is pure glistening ivory white. It has the same freedom of-bloom, magnificent form of buds ‘and-flowers, which are marvelously. beau- Strong and vigorous, scarcely equalled for. its matchless profusion of bloom, ‘it* will be eagerly “sought ’ after by amateur and- professional Rose growers alike. “Price, for nice; ‘strong one- ed
old Mian 20c cach twos wear gin i csbaad 40c each.
* SUNRISE #. A Beautiful New Ever-Blooming Tea Rose
“Sunrise: is the -most gorgeous Rose of. its, class yet in- troduced. *~ This has made‘a sensation’‘in. England ‘and --In close bud
Austrian copper, scarlet and.yellow-* As it opens, the color deepens, the’ scarlet» turning. darker red,:the yel- low to orange and copper, the inside of thé’ petal gold- en-yellow. The open’ Rose: is* large, perfectly. double, and: of* grand form. . The* ‘foliage is. glossy_and_ thick, the new: growths. being. the darkest and-most beautiful
‘found. among’ Roses. } The form ‘and * color of bud, its
freedom of’growth: and bloom, will give Sunrise a high: ‘Price, 15 each; large, two- -year®
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* GRAND NEW YELLOW ROSE, FRANCO- RUSSIA
A new Rose of exquisite kind and color, eggeaoes
e flowers are of‘large size, perfectly double to the center, and perfect in shape, both in bud and blossom. The color: is -magnificent—deep, rich lemon-yellow, with creamy-yellow. center, with tints of sulphur. It is A strong, healthy grower
each; two-year-old plants, 35c each.
MRS. ROBERT GARRETT The Splendid New Tea Rose
A beautiful large Rose of exquisite shape, finish and blending of colors. The flowers are large, on strong stems, clothed with heavy foliage. The buds are long and pointed: in shape, and open up beautifully into a Color, a glowing shell pink, very deep in the center; the fragrance is delicate and pleas- ing. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 35c each.
The Grand New Bedding Rose, GRUSS AN TEPLITZ
As a bedding Rose this is one of the finest and most useful varieties ever sent out. The color is brightest searlet, shading to deep, rich, velvety-crimson. It is very fragrant. The freest grower and the most profuse of any ever-bloomer. The mass of color produced is wonderful, and the foliage is extremely beautiful, all the younger growth being a bronzy plum color. A queen among scarlet bedders. It is a perfect sheet of richest crimson-scarlet all Summer. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 30c each.
SOUV. DE WOOTON ¢
An American variety of great promise, with the fol- lowing good qualities: (1) Color velvety-red, equal to Jacqueminot; (2) perfume which cannot be excelled; (3) continuous flowering qualities; (4) the most prolific bloomer in exi@tence, every shoot containing a flower bud; (5) habit exceedingly vigorous, and in foliage quite equal to the American Beauty; (6) it never makes imperfect buds, and dark weather but deepens the color, giving it a richer shade of crimson; (7) it is a full double Rose, and is good in bud, half open, or fully expanded. Full open flowers frequently are six inches in diameter. Price, 15 cents each; ara plants, 35 cents each.
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THE FAMOUS MARECHAL NIEL ROSES
Red, White, and Yellow Varieties
OUR LARGE SIZE NIELS THIS SPRING ARE THE BEST WE EVER HAD —
LARGE SIZE MARECHAL NIELS—We §Srow the largest; best and strongest=rooted Marechal Niels in this _ or any other Si If you want the very. besf_fry. ours. They are very Jarge and: nicely s Raped, and, above all; they a are exceedingly well- -rooted.
OUR GREA OFFER— We will send one each of the Red, White and Yellow:Marechal Niels, strong, well- T kb rooted plants, for only 25c; the three in large two-year-old plants - for $1.00.
THE WHITE MARECHAL NiIEL
Identical with its famous parent, save in color. The fame of Marechal Niel, with its large, deep, golden- “yellow flowers is so world-wide that nothing further need be said of this new variety to make it “instantly popular than that it is the exact counterpart in every” respect of Marechal Niel, its parent, save the color of © flower, which is a creamy-white- Totally distinct. It is a-rapid climber, and quickly makes a bush of*con- | siderable proportions. For Southern cultivation it will be of great value, and as a companion plant to Marechal Niel we anticipate a splendid demand for it. Price, strong, well-established plants, 10c each; two- year-old plants, 30c: each; extra large size, 50c each.
THE YELLOW MARECHAL NIEL The World-Renowned Rose.
A beautiful deep, ‘sulphur-yellow, very large and exceedingly fragrant. It is the finest. yellow Rose in existence. - It has.a climbing habit and where it is allowed to grow until it attains a large size, as it will in a few years, it yields thousands of beautiful, golden- yellow flowers. Especially desirable for the South. We have a grand stock of this variety in three sizes. Price, strong one-year-old plants, 10c each; large-and nicely shaped two-year- -old bushes at 50c, and an extra strong, robust fellow, that will take care of himself anywhere—the best you ever got—$1.00.
THE RED MARECHAL NIEL
This grand new Rose is a strong, vigorous grower; flowers “large, full, and of fine form; color a pure cherry-red and sweet-scented. A splendid Rose, and destined to become very popular. Offered for the first time last Spring. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 40c each.
NOTE—We would strongly advise ordering the large Niels by express. Success is then certain. :
The Lovely Yellow Niel.
The Deep Orange Yellow Climbing Rose, WM. ALLEN RICHARDSON
This glorious Rose is the deepest colored yellow Rose known. It is a genuine orange yellow, the only Rose of its color, and is without question the most beautiful dark yellow Rose that grows. Our stock is true, and the large
two-year-old size is very fine.
WILLIAM ALLEN RICHARDSON
Large double orange yellow, with outer petals lighter, center a coppery-yellow, very rich, rapidly becoming pop- ular. All Rose growers, where the climbing Teas are hardy, should plant this beautiful Rose, as it is a unique and lovely shade of yellow. Something entirely distinct in Climbing Roses. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants,
40c each. Buds of the Richardson Rose. ao Remember we are headquarters for big “ Niels.” They are one of our specialties.
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“Grand” Collection of Climbing Roses. All who want good, hardy, Climbing Roses should order this set.
The Grand New Velvety-Red Rose, CLIMBING METEOR
ont Same ‘ERAT ay : The Brightest Colored of All Roses.
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- aes \ iS Meteor, and are rich in color. rice c each; large, two- Pron Vx : > Ss’ aM BY; year-old plants, 35¢ each. : 2 ’
Ci ar 3 2; a a THE MARY WASHINGTON ROSE
A hardy perpetual blooming climber, producing large, wera 46 double, snow-white blossoms in great profusion from June
il until frost. -Its flowers are pure white, perfectly double to the center, sweet, and borne in endless numbers all Sum- mer. It is a vigorous grower. It makes a great profusion of fine buds, which are borne on long stems, and will pro- 3 duce more flowers and buds than a dozen ordinary Roses. Wp ae vq Stag Mp eS as Its fragrance is tinged with that old-fashioned musky fla- WIR Wipe oe oS ite So | eT \ Al /Ana vor so much admired in olden times. Price, fine, strong
S mS trait | plants, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 35c each. ALISTER STELLA GRAY
This is a new climbing Rose of decided merit, and is classed by many as belonging to the Rambler section of Roses. We know it to be a grand Rose. Is a much bet- ter rose for the South than the Yellow Rambler. You will make no mistake in buying it, as you will have a grand free-blooming climbing yellow Rose. It is a continuous bloomer, laden with bunches of Polyantha-like buds of orange-yellow. 15c each; large, 2-year-old plants, 35c each.
The Lovely Apple-Blossom Rose, THE EMPRESS OF CHINA A new, hardy, ever-blooming climbing Rose that blooms the first season—early, late and all the time—producing flowers which in form and color resemble apple blossoms. When it first opens the flowers are a beautiful red, but soon turn to a lovely light pink, and it blooms so pro- fusely as to almost hide the plant. It is perfectly hardy and is a vigorous grower. Price, 10c each; large two-year- old plants, 35c each. REINE FAARIE HENRIETTE
An excellent crimson-flowered ever-blooming climber. The flowers are exquisitely formed, very full and double, nicly Tea scented; strong growing and very free flower- ing. Price, 15c each; large 22-year-old plants, 35c each.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Known Also as Climbing Marie Guillot.
It is one of the most rapid-growing and vigorous climb- ing white Roses we have ever seen. It blooms continu- ously throughout the season, the first and every year. The flowers are magnificently made, extra large, deep and double. The buds are particularly beautiful, and the fra- grance is delightful.
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FIVE FAMOUS HARDY RAMBLER ROSES‘:inser.Pin. wii
Yellow and Rose
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER is the grandest Hardy Climbing Rose yet known.
These are the Most Rapid Growing Roses in Existence and are quite Hardy.
OUR SPECIAL OFFER—We will send one very large strong plant of each of these grand hardy climbers for only 40 cents.
~~... The Yellow Rambler, AGLAIA”
This promises to supply that ‘‘long- felt want,’ a double yellow hardy climbing Rose, a thing which has been sought after the world over. Related to- Crimson Rambler, ‘and, like it, blooms in large trusses,.often bearing
. from 120 to.150 flowers in a cluster, lasting. three or four weeks without fading. Very popular. Price, 10c each; very large two-year-old size, 30c each.
The White Rambler, THALIA (
This charming new Rose of the Ram- bler variety is a wonder. It climbs _rapidly, is entirely hardy; produces im- mense clusters of pure white Roses; perfectly double; of delightful fragrance and of an immaculate white. The best white climbing Rose extant. Price, 10c each; very large two-year-old size, 30c each. :
New Climbing Rese, CRIMSON RAMBLER The plant jis of. vigorous growth, making shoots from 8 to 10 feet during the season, rendering it a charming -pillar Rose. It is also magnificent in bush form; and for covering buildings, trellises, etc., it cannot«be excelled. One of the striking’ characteristics of this Rose is its remarkable color, which is of the brightest crimson, which re- mains undimmed to the end. The flow- ers are produced in great pyramidal panicles or trusses, each carrying from 30 to 40 blooms, the individual flowers measuring from 1 to 1% inches in di- ameter, and remaining perfect on the plant for upwards of two weeks It is exceedingly hardy, having successfully withstood the test in exposed situa- tions of two very severe Winters. Har- dy in every latitude yet tried, as far north as the lakes. Price, 10c each; very fine two-year-old size, 35c each.
The Pink Rambler, EUPHROSYNE ‘
This fine, hardy climbing Rose is very vigorous, and easily reaches a height of 25 to 36 feet. The flowers are borne in clusters, as many as 60 being frequently found in a cluster; they are deep pink, quite full and exceedingly fragrant. We consider it one of the very best hardy climbing Roses, and it may be well called “Pink Rambler.’’ Price, 10c each; very large two-year- old size, 30c each.
PSYCHE, The New Rambler Roscs
Received the award of merit of the Royal Horticultural Society of Eng- land. <A cross between Crimson Ram- bler and the Polyantha Rose, Golden Fairy. In growth and habit it much resembles the Crimson Rambler. The flowers are produced in clusters of 8 to 35, and are 2 to 2% inches across when fully expanded. The color is white, suffused with salmon rose and pink, with yellow base to the petals. = : = SN 5, A real companion to Crimson Rambler.
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HARDY EVER-BLOOMING
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These are perfectly hardy ‘Roses blooming constantly, and have the most admirers of any Roses we grow. There are no better Roses than the La France Roses. A dis- tinctive characteristic of the set is the true La France fragrance, by which every one may be known. « « e
PINK LA FRANCE. -
PINK LA FRANCE.
It is of superb form, and double as a Rose can be. No variety can surpass it in delicate coloring—silvery- rose shades with pink. It has a satin sheen over all its petals. It is most universally regarded as the most useful of Roses, for it is hardy beyond question. It blooms continuously. The flower is large, finely built, endures for a great length of time, is exquisite- ly colored and fragrant in the highest degree. Price, 10c; large size, 30c.
STRIPED LA FRANCE.
(Madame Angelique Veysset.) The striped La France combines all the good quali- ties of a La France in growth, fragrance, shape of bud and flower; in fact, differs not from-it except in color, It is nicely striped, the marking being plain and distinct, the variegation a beautiful bright Rose ‘on a Satin-pink ground. Price, 10c each; large two-
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THE RED LA FRANCE.
(Duchess of Albany.)
We have no hesitancy in saying to our customers that this rose stands at the head of all Roses, not ex- cepting La France. What we wish to impress is the fact that as a Rose for all purposes, it has no peer. It is identical with La France, excepting in three points. Those are: A more vigorous growth, a large and more expanded flower, and a deep, even pink in color; not shaded, but what is called a solid color. Price, 15c each; large two-year-old size, 35c.
_ WHITE LA FRANCE.
(Augustin Guinnoiseau.)
Here we have a beauty indeed; one we can recom- mend to all, whether for outdoor culture or for pots in the house in Winter. It -is identical with La France except in color. It is: pearly white, sometimes tinted with fawn. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old size, 35c.
ea you have heretofore been disappointed with your Seed, try ours—it is the Best you can get. ;
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SIX BEST GOLDEN YELLOW ROSES THE BEST OF ALL DEEP YELLOW ROSES
The sef of six splendid sorts in strong one-year old size for 50 cents, any three for 25 2 <¢ cents. The sef of six in large two-year-old plants for $1.25.- |
The Grand New Yellow Rose FRANCO PUSSIA
New Rose of exquisite kind and color ranked by many enthusiasts as the best yellow Tea Rose. The fiowers are of large size, perfectly dovble to the center and perfect in shape both in bud and blossom. Thecolor is magnificent —deep rich lemon yellow with creamy- yellow center with tints of sulphur. It is beautiful beyond description. A strong, healthy grower and one of the grandest Roses in this book. Price,
20 cents each; two-year-old plants, 40 cents each.
The Queen of Yellow Roses PEARL OF THE GARDENS
No yellow Rose in cultivation can equal this in its profusion of deep golden-yellow Roses. The only rival of Marechal Niel. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old size, 30 cents each.
The Coppery Yellow Rose Mile. Franciska Kruger
The striking color of this handsome Rose places it at once in the front as a bud producer in the open air. It is closely allied to Catherine Mermet, and resembles it in everythingsavecolor. In its shading of. deep coppery- yellow it stands unique and distinct from all others. Price, 10 cents each; large two- year-old size, 30 cents each.
Profuse Blooming Yellow Rose SAFRANO
An old favorite. Bright apricot-yellow, changing to orange and fawn, frequently tinted with rose. Desirable for out-door planting and much prized for its fragrance and nicely shaped buds. Price, 10 cents each; large size, © 265 cents.
The Deep Golden Yellow Rose Mile. Cecile Berthod
Most beautiful, both in bud. and flower, which is deep epiden yellow: In fact, the
eepest yellow in color ofany Rose we grow. The foliage is very bright. This isa Rose of magnificent size and color. Altogether a grand Rose, and always in bloom. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old
plants, 30 cents each. ; Star of Lyon. The Grand Bedding Yellow Rose oo aug ge 2! substance, very sweet. Surely one 0 ST j : y ES an mos eautifu ellow ea oses ior gen AR OF LYON, ETOILE DE LYON eral planting ever introduced. Pee eataly. hardy, both as
This magnificent Tea Rose isa rich golden yellow, a strong, ee nest and cold, hee A standing the Wire ere unin- Healthy anid visorousees see : in open ground without protection, and blooming nicel y g grower; immense bloomer, bearing | a}1 through the hottest part of the Summer. Price, 10 canis
flowers and buds early and late. The flowers are very deep, each; large two-year-old plants, 30 cents. (See cut.)
If you desire fine Yellow Roses that you ean easily grow, plant this set. | IT WILL NOT DISAPPOINT YOU.
There are no better Yeilows than those offered on this page:
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Six of the Best |
Pure White Roses :
The Set of Six Pure White Ever-Blooming Roses for 50c. The Set of Six in Large Two-Year-Old Plants for $1.25.
These are the Cream of all the White Roses. None so good. None cheaper.
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SNOWFLAKE
It isa lovely new white Tea— the freest flowering Rose we have ever seen. The rose was. introduced by C. Strauss & Co., of Washington, D. C., and by them grown in large quantities for cut flowers, they claiming it the most profitable white Rose ‘they grow; that they had count- ed 153 buds and flowers on one plant in a single day, and the plant less than a year old. Nice young plants of this novelty for 10c each; large plants 25c each.
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This is undoubtedly the finest white Rose ever offered to the public, and we take great pleas- ure in recommending it to all | ourcustomers. Itis a Rose that supplies a long-felt want. A few ¥ of the white ever-blooming Roses now in commerce have beautiful double flowers, but none of them compare with The Bride in the size and shape of buds and half expanded flowers. Price 10c each; arge two year-old plants, 25c each.
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ote cone “ag variety the equal, if no e peer, of an Rose of its color in cdlituntion: A trial will convince anyone that this endorsement is not éxtray- agant. The flowers are full and extra large, very double and sweetly scented; has many ri- vals, but no equals for open ground cultivation. Price, 10c nahh large two-year-old plants, 25c each.
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New Pure White Royal } Tea Bae The Beautiful New Tea Rose Kaiserin Augusta Victoria § | WHITE-MAMAN COCHET The B eet White Rose in the World. s . ‘The finest Rose of the year. Like its parent, the growth is
vigorous, with rich, healthy foliage, producing large, fine
This beautiful.Rose has not only a royal name, but is a || flowers of the’purest white; in fact, it isan exact counterpart royal Rose as'well:. We have white Roses that have elegant of the beautiful Maman Cochet, and all who have tried _it buds, but when full blown are not all that is desired. Then || pronounce it the finest bedding Tea Rose in existence. We again we have white Roses that are elegant when full blown, || would advise all who love choice Roses to plant at least one but have poor buds. This Rose combines both these good || of this beautiful new Rose. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old par en a is pe ROE ahah eral s peice Lat plants, 25c each. crops of buds, and formed with large petals of best substance; shows no center when fully opens; color, pure creamy-white. é THE QUEEN It far surpasses any other white Rose in all Pareles and , f has a much richer perfume. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old It is a pure snow white, makes good, fine formed buds. plants, 30c each. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 26c each.
Our Large Two-Year-Old Roses are Unexcelled. They are big, bushy, well rooted plants, sure to give satisfaction.
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SIX BEST DARK RED ROSES
The Set of Six Rich Red Roses in Strong Plants For Only 50 Cents. The Set of Six in Large Two-Year-Old Plants For $1.25. ......-
PERNET’S TRIUMPH.
The flowers are extra large, having broad, thick petals and long, taper-
ing buds, with delicious Tea fra-~
grance. Color a fine, clear magenta- red, sometimes passing to a bright erimson. Very striking and beauti- ful,and of such good substance that the flowers retain there beauty for a long time. Price, 15 cents each; twe-ycar-eh plants, 30 cents each.
NEW HARDY, EVER-BLOOMING ROSE HELEN GOULD.
This is probably the most beauti- ful and satisfactory Rose for general planting ever introduced in America. It has proved itself to be the strong- est growing, freest blooming, largest flowering and hardiest Rosein exis- tence. It isa better Rose for gener- al planting than American Beauty— the dream and hope of every Rose grower for years past. The flowers are full and perfectly double, the buds beautifully made, long and pointed. The color is warm, rosy crimson like the color of a ripe red. watermelon. It is as hardy as La - France. Price, 15c each; very fine two-year-old plants, 35c each. See Cut.
NEW CRIMSON ROSE,
PRINCESS SAGAN.
The flowers of this variety are the richest crimson of any Rose in our vast collection. A single bud or blossom will catch the eye at a great distance, so brilliant isthecolor. In- deed, itis unmatched in its velvety richness; could well be termed ‘‘The Velvet Rose.’’ It is as free in bloom- ing as Bon Silene. Price, 10c each; targe two-year-old plants, 25c each.
PAPA GONTIER.
_A grand red Tea Rose of fine crim- son shade and silken texture (as dis- tinct from velvety texture). The bud is fine size and graceful in form. Extremely free, bothin growth and bloom. Very long and beautifully leaved stems can be cut. The foliage being. dark and heavy. One of the
best and a perfect bedder. Price, ‘ ~~ 10c each; large two-year-old -~~-
plants, 2S5c each. , THE METEOR.
A velvety-red ever-bloomer of the ~ deepest glowing crimson, as fine as a-Hybrid. Flowers areof a-medium size, very double and slightly re- curving. A beautiful open Rose, a free bloomer, and a very excellent pot Rose. Has no tinge of violet or purple to mar beauty. A vigorous, bushy grower, with healthy, bright foliage of the deepest green, Un-
questionably the best dark velvety-red Rose yet produced. Grand, both-in‘ bud and flower Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 25c each. an args
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_ This is without doubt, the very best of all red Roses for bedding. It can be planted anywhere, being entirely hardy. Flow-
ers are large size, fiery scarlet, a color rarely
seen in Roses, Planted everywhere on account of its color and freedom of
bloom. . Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 25c each... .
ke" We are often asked why itis we sell our large Two-Year-Old Roses socheap. The reason is,
we make a specialty of growing large size Roses.
The heavy spring trade is not over before we are
planting and preparing thousands upon thousands of Roses to meet the demand that we Know will
come for our big Roses the following Spring.
This is why our two-year-old Roses are so popular
and so cheap. We prepare one year ahead, grow them in vast quantities and sell them cheap.
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OUR SUPERB GENERAL LIST OF THE CHOICEST | MONTHLY OR EVER-BLOOMING ROSES.
This splendid list includes many of the rarest new and choicest old varieties.
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Purchasers may select from this and two following pages any three for 25 cents, any ten for 60 cents, any eighteen for $1.00. Price per, singre plant 10 cents each, except where noted; large two-year-old plants 25 cents each; any seven for $1.00.
A Splendid Opportunity to Get the Choicest Roses of Your Own Selection at One-Half Price. Many of them are New and Rare.
Golden Gate—A magnificent Rose, with large, full, finely formed flowers; buds long and beautiful. Color rich, creamy-white,. tinged with golden-yellow and clear rose. <A ~ free- blooming beautiful va- riety. Price, 10c each; large size, 25c.
Ami. Stecher — The flower is large, full and regular. The color is a bright, glowing, vel- vety crimson. Blooms constantly -from early in the Summer to late Autumn. We recommend this Rose high- ly. It is a rich, highly - colored Rose, and one @F that is double to the center. 10c each, two - year old plants, 30 cents each. Seay
Pierre Migron—Very delicate shade of light pink. This is a very beautiful new Rose, and will become a great favorite. Price, | 10c each; large, two- year-old plants, 25c.
Bon Silene —Siill a prime favorite on ac- count of its delightful } fragrance and strong | growing qualities; col- or, deep rose, shaded & Carmine. Valuable for Summer or Winter flowers. 10c each; large © size, 25c. -
_Muriel Graham—The latest addi- tion to the Mermet family, being a sport from that fine variety, identi- cal with it in everything save color. which is creamy-white, suffused with delicate pink. A color inter- mediate between-Mermet and Bride, and as dainty as possible to imag- ine. Price, 10c each; two-year-old Plants, 25c.
The Bridesmaid—Grand new sort
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from Mermet: Color, rich, deep pink. Best and largest pink Tea Rose. Price, 10c each; large size, 25c each.
Madame Camille — Delicate rosy- flesh, changing to salmon-rose. 8c each; large size, 25c.
New Yellow Soupert, Mosella—It blooms in profuse clusters of three - to five flowers, which are very dou- ble, ball-Shaped, and open like a Camellia flower. petals are tinted white, on beautiful ground, extending to the middle of the petals. 10c each; large size, 25c.
Safrano—Bright apricot-yellow, changing to orange and fawn, sometimes tinted with rose; valued highly for its beautiful buds; fragrant and a rampant grower. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 25c.
Queen Olga of Greece—A very strong grower, with Jarge flowers of magnificent satin-rose color, and is extremely beautiful; when fully open, 4% inches across. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 25c.
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Antoine Rivoire—A handsome new Rose of vigorous
habit of growth, with large, full, Camellia-shaped flow- ers. Color rosy flesh, on'a yellow ground, shaded with
a border of carmine; flowers five inches in diam- eter. A remarkable variety of great worth. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 30c.
Madame Welche—Flovers of great depth; fine globular form, with broad, thick petals;color a beau- tiful shade of amber-yel- low, deepening toward center to orange or cop- pery-yellow, delicately clouded with pale crim- son; fine for open ground. Price, 10c each; large, 2- year-old plants, 25c. .
Souvenir De Catherine Guillot — Coppery - rose; very fine. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
Rainbow — In color a lovely shade of deep coral - pink, striped and mot- tled in the most unique manner with intense crimson, and el- egantly colored with rich golden-amber at eenter and base of
petals; flowers extra. large. Price, 8c each; large, 2-year-old, 25c.
Meteor—We have no red Rose that is better for general purposes or that gives aS many perfect shaped flowers on nice, long stems. The color is rich, vel- vety-crimson, exceedingly bright and attract- ive. The plant is of vigorous growth and very free flowering; a constant bloomer. Fine for Summer bedding or pot culture. Price, 10c each; large size, 25c.
Madame Margottin—A famous Rose of the most distinct and beautiful type. Flowers very large, full and double, borne profusely. Color dark citron-yellow, bright red center. A strong grower and a remarkably fine Rose in every way. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Souvenir De Rose Terrell des Che Nes— Flower yellowish white with aurora and car- mine shadings; large and full; plant strong growing and free blooming. 10c each; two- year-old plants, 30c each.
Marquis De Vivens—The color is a novel shade of rich violet, with center and base of petals creamy-yellow, exquisitely tinted sal- mon and fawn. Large, full flowers; sweet. Constant and profuse bloomer. Price, 8c each; large size, 25 cents.
Agrippina—Rich, beautiful crimson; beautiful in bud. For bedding it is unsurpassed. Few Roses are so rich in color. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
La Princess Vera—Pale flesh, changing to salmon- rose, shaded with carmine; very’ beautiful. Price, 10c each; two-year-old, 25c. ¥é
The Bride—A lovely pure white Rose of the Mermet type. It is very full and double, free flowering, and excellent either for forcing or for Summer planting. Price, 10c each; large size, 25c.
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Your Selection of any 10 for 60 cents, any 18 for $1.00.
Mad. Joseph Schwartz—A lovely Tea Rose; extra large, globular flowers, very full and sweet, color pure white, tinged-and shaded with pale yellow and rosy- blush; very beautiful Rose; constant and profuse bl6omer. Price, 10¢ each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Antoine Weber—Perfect in bud; flower large and very full; color ‘‘hydrangea pink.’’ A very free grower, and recommended as a fine bedder. Price, 10c each; two- year-old plants, 25c.
Lettie Coles—A lovely Rose. | shaped; Chega ee SS pink center.
: two-year-old plants, coc. : CAC ates Hasconaael light-colored Rose with yellow center, like Madame Caroline Kuster, only deeper and richer. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Henry M. Stanley—The color is a rare and remark- ably beautiful shade of clear amber-rose, delicately tinged toward the center with fine apricot - yellow; petals are beautifully edged and bor- dered with rich carmine, and ion the outer reverse side pass to a lovely shade of sal- mon or buff-rose; the flowers are large, fine, full form, ¢x- eellent substance and deli- ciously fragrant, having a rich Tea scent. Price, 10c each: 2-year-old plants, 25c.
Star of Gold—One of the finest yellow Roses, and also one of the best outdoor bed- ders. As large as Marechal Niel and of deep chrome-
Full and double; cup- Price, 10c
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yellow color. Price,10c each; ‘large size, 30c.
The Queen — Pure snow- white, makes good, finely
formed buds, is quite full, showing the center but slightly when fully open; is very sweet, and has proved . valuable for open - ground planting. Price, 10c each; large, 2-year-old plants, 30c. Mme. Abel Chatenay — A great Rose of extraordinary merit. A free bloomer, with flowers of good size; rosy- carmine, with darker shad- ings. Full double and of splendid substance.. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 25c. _. Mme. E. Duranthon—This is one of the most unique colored Roses in existence; large flowers, surmounting a
long. stiff stem; | creamy- white outside, center pink and coppery - yellow. Ex-
tremely free. This is indeed a beauty. Received first- class certificate at Lyons, France. Price, 10c each: large, 2-year-old plants, 30c. : ‘pea MLSs _Sombreuil—Beautiful white, RIMES pe! AGAN tinged with delicate rose: CP buds _are large and_ full, blooming in clusters. Price, 10c each; large, two-year- old plants, -30c each. Duchess De Brabant—This Rose combines exquisite perfume, beautiful coloring and matchless profusion of flowers and foliage. Soft, light rose, with heavy shad- ing of amber and salmon. Quite hardy. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 25c each.
A Splendid Rose, White Bougere—A beautiful, large, pure white flower, with thick shell-shaped petals; fine both in bud and fully open flower. Plant a strong, healthy grower, and equally valuable for pot or garden culture. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Mad. Schwaller—A remarkable Rose, having the strength and style of the Hybrid Perpetual, and free flowering qualities of the Tea. Color, deep, rosy flesh, deepening on edge of petals. 8c each; large size, 25c.
Mad. Lambard—A first-class Rose for bedding; extra large, full flowers, very double and sweet; color a beautiful shade of rosy-bronze passing to salmon and fawn, beautifully shaded with carmine. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
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WE ARE LEADERS IN BIG TWO-YEAR-OLD ROSES.
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- The Beautiful New White Tea Rose, White Maman Cochet—The finest Rose of the year, producing large, fine flowers of the purest white; in fact, it is an exact counterpart of the beautiful Maman Cochet, and all who have tried it pronounce it the finest bedding Tea Rose in existence. Price, 10c each; large, 2-year-old, 25c.
The Pink Soupert—A lovely new ever-blooming Rose, as beautiful as Clothilde Soupert, but deeper color; me- dium size flowers, perfectly full and double, very sweet, blooms all the time; color fine rose pink, but variable, the same bush frequently bearing flowers of different eolors at the same time; grows low and bushy and is quite hardy. 10c each; 2-year size, 25c.
Auguste Compte—Exquisite large flowers, same beau- tiful torm as Maman Cochet; color deep rose, outer pet-
als deep carmine with broad
ae = T dark edge, center coppery- COGCG aw yellow; constant and abund- CO GGC , (| ant bloomer; new and extra WOOL (CEKGE GEG fine. Price, 10c each; two- MCE CGLGE year-old plants, 25c. :
'CGans es aCGE New Crimson Rose, Prin-
cess Sagan—The flowers of this variety are the richest crimson of any Rose in our vast collection. A single bud or blossom will catch the eye at a great distance, so bril- liant is the color. Indeed, it is unmatched in its velvety richness; could well be term- ed “‘The Velvet Rose.’’ It is as free in blooming as Bon Silene. Price, 10c each;large two-year-old plants, 30c.
Pink Hermosa — (The Old Favorite.) Everybody knows this famous variety; as har- dy as an oak, and always covered with its elegant clear pink blooms. There is no shade of color of any kind to mar its purity. We doubt if any Rose ever grown will take its place. Price, 10c each; large 2-year-old, 30c.
F. L. Segers—A long bud on stiff stem; buds freely produced; flowers large and full; color, carmine - Scarlet, with tints of rose and yel- low. Odd mingling of colors; very fragrant. Price, 10c each; 2-year-old plants, 30c.
Coquette De Lyon—Vigor- ous, rapid grower and con- stant bloomer. Pure canary- yellow. Price, 10c each; two- year-old plants, 25c.
Dr. Grill—Coppery-yellow,
with fawny-rose reflex. An entirely new color and one of great brilliance. The outer petals are large, round and shell-shaped, and inclose a mass of shorter petals, which are of a very brilliant color. A grand garden Rose. Price, 10c each; 2-year-old, 25c. ( Emilj Gonin—White, tinted with orange-yellow, on a deeper ground. Each pétal broadly edged with bright carmine; very large and full. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 30c.
Souv. De Victor Hugo—A splendid ever-blooming Rose, introduced from France; large, tulip-shaped flowers, delightfully scented, and a very free bloomer; color lovely citron-red, with beautiful amber and fawn shading. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Sylph—Ivory-white, tinted peach; large, high cen- tered, with deep, stiff petals, erect, free habit; foliage beautiful, very free in bloom. A fine, new Rose. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Christine Denoue—(The Double Papa Gontier.) This beautiful new red Tea is a very charming Rose, and promises to be one of the best of recent introductions. It is particularly valuable because red has been a very scarce color among Tea Roses, and this one seems ex- ceptionally fine. It is a splendid grower, making a large-size, graceful bush, with bright, deep green foli- age. A constant and very free bloomer. Price, 10¢ ‘each; large, two-year-old plants, 25c.
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Your Selection of any 10 for 6O Cents.
Madame Eli Lambert—The flowers are extra large, fine, globular, very full and well built up. The French description says it is the absolute perfection of form. The color is rich, creamy-white, faintly tinted with pale golden-yellow, and exquisitely bordered and shaded with solid rosy-fleash, exceedingly beautiful and very sweet; petals large and of good substance; constant and profuse bloomer, strong, vigorous and healthy grower. 10c¢ each; large, two-year-old plants, 25c.
General De Tartas—A first-class Rose for bedding. Brilliant carmine, deeply shaded with violet-purple; extra large; very double, full and fragrant. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
Catherine Mermet—One of the finest Roses grown. Its name is the synonym for all that is delicate and beautiful. Its buds are inimitable, faultless in form and charming in every shade of color, from the purest silvery-rose to the exquisite combining of yellow and rose, which illumines the base of the petals. It is, be-
yond doubt the Rose of all the Roses, and you should Price, 10c
not fail to have a Mermet in your collection. each; large size, 25c.
Mad. Caroline Custer— Bright lemon-yellow; very large, and handsomely shaped; one of the finest Roses; very free flower- ing. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c each.
Jules Finger — A mag- nificent Rose; elegant and valuable; color is bright rosy - scarlet, peautifully shaded with intense crim- son. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
Mme. Pierre Guillot— (Tea.) One of the most beautiful Mer met-like buds; cream color, shad- ing to a _ yellow base; edges of all petals bright rose color; the form of bud extra fine, and flow- ers are freely produced. Price. 10c each; large size, 25c.
Madame De Watteville —The color is a remark- able shade of creamy- yellow, richly colored with rosy - blush. The petals are large and each one widely bordered with bright crimson, which gives it a very striking and beautiful appearance. The flowers are large, very full and highly per- fumed. For planting in the open ground Madame De Watteville takes front rank, being a hardy, vig- orous grower, a profuse a bloomer and unsurpassed © for cutting. Price, 10c each; large size, 25c.
Marie Van Houtte— Creamy - white, with the outer petals washed and outlined with a bright rose; occasionally the whole flower is suffused with light pink. This beautiful vari- ety succeeds everywhere. It grows vigorously, blooms freely, and is most deliciously scented. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
Burbank—A perfectly hardy, free-flowering, ever- blooming Rose. The flowers are double, of fine form, nearly 3 inches across. The color is a deep rose pink, shading to a beautiful soft rose at the center. The petals are well incurved, so that the center is hidden. In September and October the outer petals change to a deep, rich carmine. Delightfully fragrant. Price, 10c each; two-year-old, 25c.
Triumph de Pernet Pere—(Hybrid Tea.) Of strong constitution and fine habit; flower large, double, and of heavy texture; bud long and nicely pointed; free in bloom; a fine Rose of deep crimson color. Price, 10c each; two-year-old plants, 30c.
OUR SUPERB LIST OF EVER-BLOOMING ROSES—Continued |
White Bouger
Any 18 for $1.00.
Queen’s Scarlet—In this variety we have a hardy, ever-blooming crimson-scarlet Rose, a combination of qualities that make a valuable Rose for garden cul- ture; a bed once established is a mass of bright scar- let bloom the entire blooming season. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c. L
Marie Guillot—White, tinged with delicate shade of lemon; large, full and beautifully imbricated in form; one of the finest white Teas; the perfection of form in Tea Roses; highly fragrant. 10c each; large size, 25c.
The Mary Washington Rose—This famous old Rose was newl yintroduced to the public recently. Its flow- ers are pure white, perfectly double to the center, sweet, and borne in endless numbers all Summer. It is a vigorous and rapid grower. It makes a great pro- fusion of fine buds, which are borne on long stems and usually in large clusters. Its fragrance is tinged with that old-fashioned musky flavor so much admired in olden times. Price, 10c each; large size, 35c.
Princess Venosa—A strong grower, producing a long bud; the flower is moderately large and beautifully formed; color nankeen yellow, with shadings of carmine; a most remarkable combination of colors. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
Mrs. DeGraw—Hybrid Tea. A strong, vigorous grower; a rich, glossy pink color, delightfully fra- grant, and produces flowers in
abundance from early Spring until frost. 10c each;
large size, 25c.
Snowflake-Strong, vigorous grower, with small, pure white flowers; has been called White Hermosa, as it re- sembles Hermosa in form and freedom of bloom. A valua- ble bedding variety. Price, 10 cts. each; large size, 25c.
Wonderful New Climbing Rose, Em- press of China— T Helse 16) ase Climbing Rose of the greatest excellence. It commences to bloom in May, and is loaded with its elegant blooms until December. There is no other Rose like it that will bloom tor so long a time; simply wonderful. When it first opens the flowers are a beautiful red, but soon turn to a lovely light pink, and it blooms so profusely as to almost hide the plant; perfectly hardy; vig- orous grower. Price, 8c each; large size, 35c.
Mad. Franciska Kruger—Probably the best all-round bedding Rose we have. Its shadings of deep, coppery yellow stand distinct and unique. 4 Price, 8c each; large size, 25c.
e. New Tea Rose, Gen. Robt. E. Lee —Orange-yellow, at some times of the season light yellow; quite a unique color; produces its handsome buds quite freely. 10¢ each; 2-year, 25c.
Clothilde Soupert—One of the most prolific bloomers in our entire list, and admirably adapted for outdoor bedding. Beginning to flower when not over four inches high, and continues without intermission the entire season. Price, 10¢c each; two-year-old plants, 25c.
Archduke Charles—Rich, bright red; large, full and double; a splendid bedding Rose. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 25c each.
Devoniensis—Creamy-white, center yellow; large, fine and very fragrant; sometimes called “Magnolia Rose”’ on account of its delightful fragrance. Price, 8c each; large size, 25c. r ; |
Sunset—Full, finely formed flowers; rich, golden-am- | ber, tinged and shaded ruddy copper; plant strong in growth and a prolific bloomer. Fine for both garden and pot culture. 10c each; large, two-year-old size, 30c.
EVERYBODY LOVES ROSES. EVERYBODY CAN HAVE THEM QUICK, SEE PAGE 4.
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Qh eee EVER-BLOOMING CLIMBING ROSES ee
Price of Large Two-year-Old Plants of Climbing Roses on This Page, 30 Cents, Except Where Noted. In the South or on the Pacijic Coast, where they stand the winters, nothing can compare with them for beauty of bud and foliage. Are never to be forgotten when seen in full bloom, foaded with thousands of magnificent flowers. Hardy varieties marked hardy,
NOTE—The Roses on this Page are the most rampant and vigorous in the whole Rose family. li you want Roses to “‘get there quick,”’ these are the ones to plant.
Climbing Bridesmaid—Lovely deep pink. 10c each.
Climbing Kaiserin Augusta Victoria—(Mrs. Robert Peary.) Hardy, pure white; excellent. (See prices and description below.)
Climbing Malmaison—Flesh color; none better. 10c.
Climbing Meteor—(Hardy.) Rich dark velvety ma- roon, very dark and beautiful. 10c each.
Climbing Wootton—Rich, bright red in clusters. 10c.
Climbing Marie Guillot—(President Cleveland.) Pure snow white; very elegant. 10c each.
Climbing Devoniensis—White, flushed pink. 10c.
Climbing Belle Siebrecht—Bright, fresh pink of the largest size. 15c each.
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NOTE.—The above Climbing Roses are sports % from the varieties for which they were named. The disseminators so named them for the reason that no greater praise could have possibly been bestowed on them than to name them in honor of the parent variety. These Climbers make lovely bush Roses by simply cutting off the running branches at any height your fancy may dictate. Many of our customers prefer them to the parent varieties for bush Roses, even if they do not wish Climbers, as they are of a much more vigorous growth than the varieties they. are sports from. Try them.
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THE LOVELY PURE WHITE ROSE
FRANCES E. WILLARD
_A strong, vigorous grower, making handsome bushes.
The bud and flowers are of the very largest size, pure white in color, so full and double and perfect in shape as to resemble a Camellia flower. The fragrance is delicious. There is nothing among white Roses to compare to it. It is by far the grandest of all white Roses. This we say without any hesitancy. It is a true ever-bloomer, belonging to the Tea Rose family. It was eminently fitting that we named this Rose in honor of the hallowed memory of the grandest of all women, FRANCES E. WILLARD, the great apostle of Temperance and Purity, the white Rose being the em- blem of the society (W. C. T. U.) for which she gave her life. Price, 15¢ each; large, two-year-old plants, 35c each.
The Wonderful New Rese, Climbing Kaiseria, er
MRS. ROBERT PEARY
This is by all odds the most remarkable new Rose of recent introduction. It is an offspring of that grand variety, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The flowers are extra large, full, deep and double, and produced. on long stiff stems. The buds are long and pointed, a re- markable feature not found in any other Climbing Rose. The color and shape of the bud and flower are identical with Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Pure ivory- white. The fragrance is delicious. The most remark- able feature of this variety, however, is that it blooms continuously the first year. It grows to perfection outdoors, throwing up numerous shoots 10 to 15 feet high in a single season. Price, 15¢ each; two-year-old plants, 40¢ each.
Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella—A clear golden-yel- low, large, very full and double. Highly fragrant. Much prized in the South for pillars and verandas. 10c each. Y : Empress of China—(Hardy.) Beautiful red, chang- ing to bright pink; rampant climber. 10c each:
Golden Rambler—(Allister Stella Gray.) A lovely yellow Rose. Hardy. 10c each.
Lamarque—Large, full flowers, borne in large clus- ters, pure white and double; a most beautiful Rose; a
rampant climber. 10c each. Marechal Niel—A beautiful deep sulphur-yellow. First size, 10c each: extra strong plants, 50c each;
very large 2-year-old plants, $1.00 each.
Mary Washington—(Hardy.) A lovely white climber. 10c each.
Red Marechal Niel—A cross between General Jacque- minot and Marechal Niel; fiowers very large, well shaped, full, form of buds and flowers like the yellow Niei; color bright red, shading to deep rose, very sweet, growth very strong. Received a gold medal at the Rose exhibition, 1897, at Frankfort-on-the-Main. 10c each; large, two-year-old. plants, 40c each.
Reine Marie Henriette, or Red-Flowering Glorie de Dijon—A strong, vigorous grower, flowers large, full, and of fine form. Color a pure cherry red; sweet scented. This is planted more largely than any climb- ing Rose, because it gives such universal satisfaction.
clear sulphur-yellow;
10c each.
Solfaterre—Fine, full and double. Very sweet. 10c each.
White Marechal Niel—Identical with the yellow Niel except color of flowers, which are pure white. 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 30c each.
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SCHMIDT & BOTLEY, FLORISTS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIOQ.
The Three Nearest Hardy Black Roses
We have frequent inquiries for .very dark Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses. We here offer you the three nearest black Hardy Hybrid Per. petual Roses. They are the darkest of any and \ exceedingly beautiful. Aa il
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darkest of all Roses. Set of three for only /4E “ps M, j 25 cents. The three in large two-year- UY! ) ui Wp WN) Id size, only 75 cents : lA ly Gen My 2 es ree
Prince Camille de Rohan A very dark, rich, velvety crimson, passing
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looking ata little distance as if they were really black. One of the darkest Roses and very hand-
some. Price, 10 cents each; large size, 30 cents each. ae ; : i oo 2 ey pay DWN Madame Ghas. Wood : MK La
Continuous blooming and large-sized flowers; color rich, bright crimson. Without question the very best hardy red Rose. Price, 10 cents each; two-year-old size, 25 cents.
New Rose, Black Prince
A superb Hybrid Perpetual Rose, dark black
red, richly shaded with violet-crimson; extra large.
Price, 10c each, large size, 30c each. The Magnificent Rose, Prince Camille de Rohan.
The wonderful contrast between these beautiful Roses must be seen to be appreciatad. Order a set of each and see how lovely they are.
Three Beautiful Pure White Hardy Roses
These are nice sorts to plant in the cemetery, as they are pertectly hardy. The set for only 25c. Largetwo-year-old size, the set, 75c.
Madame Planter The iron-clad white cemetery Rose. It bears thousands of beauti-
ae is L= - ful snowy-white fragrant Roses. It is as hardy as an oak. Price, 10c¢ each; large two-year-old plants, 30c..
BALL OF SNOW (Boule de Neige)
A finely formed, pure white Rose; occasionally shows light flesh when first opening. Beautiful shell-shaped petals, evenly arranged; flowers of good size. Price, 10 cents each; large, two-year-old size, 30 cents.
Coquette des Blanches ‘One of the finest white Hybrid Perpetuals. Its flowers are large, pure snow
My WA eZee
Poet ae white, very double, full and fragrant. A constant bloomer. One of the best, Pure White Rose, Coquette des Blanches. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old size, 30 cents each.
Plant our American grown seed. It is the best always.
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Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses
OF SPBOGIAL
A SPLENDID LIST COMPLETE IN EVERY PARTICULAR. NONE BETTER.
Hybrid Perpetuals are considered the most valuable of all hardy plants. | 2 right growth and large, bold flowers, frequently measuring five to six inches in diameter. you may be quite certain of having Roses every year without further trouble.
MBRIT
NONE SO CHEAP,
They are distinguished by their vigorous, up- When you plant Hybrid Perpetuals Though called perpetual, it must be under-
stood that they are not such early and constant bloomers as the Ever-Blooming Roses. The Hybrid Perpetual should not be ordered for house culture, as they are not suitable for that purpose. Do not become impatient if your plantings of these do
not bloom the first season.
Give them a chance to become established. These Roses are especially suited to plant in all the
Northern States and Territories; also in the colder parts of the States of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, ete. Captain Christy
The fiowers are of magnificent form, very doubleand stand erect in their martial bearing. Thecolor is a fresh, delicate pink, with deeper shading in the center of the flower, the whole flower possessing a bright, satiny appear- ance. A desirable va- riety. Certainly the most beautiful Rose of this color we grow. It is a free bloomer. Price, 15 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 30c each. (See cut.)
Ulrich Brunner
Splendid upright grower, with bright, healthy foliage. The flowers are good-sized and of fine form, with shell-shaped petals. One of the most abundant bloomers; color, cherry red. Price, 10c each; two- year-old, 30c.
Periection des Blanches
A finely formed, pure white-Rose; oc- ecasionally shows a light flesh when first opening; beautiful shellshaped petals, evenly arranged. Flowers of good size and. finely~ formed. Price, 10c each; large plants, 25c each.
MAGNA CHARTA
A splendid Rose; extra large, full flowers; very double; of fine form and sweet; color clear rosy-red, beautifully flushed with velvet-crimson; a sureand profuse bloomer; one of the hardiest and best for general planting, and also excellent for forcing. Large, light-green foliage; flowers very fragrant. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 30 cents each.
Hardy Rose, General Jacqueminot.
A rich, velvety-crimson, changing to scarlet-crimson. A magnificent Rose, equally beautiful in the bud state or open. This is the best known of all Hybrid Perpetuals, and is with- out arivalin fragrance and richness of color. It is, more- over, as easy of cultivation as many of the more common varieties, and perfectly hardy. Price, 10c each; large two-year- old plants, 26c each.
Ball of Snow
(Boule de Neige.) _A finely formed, pure white Rose; it occasionally shows light flesh when first opening. Beautiful shell-shaped petals, evenly arranged; the flowers are of good size. Priee, 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 25 cents.
Jota,
Flower of Capt. C
hristy. Rosy Morn
A lovely name and a magnificent Rose. Extra large size, very double, full and deliciously sweet. Color an exquisite salmon-rose, shaded with delicate peachy-rose, suffused with soft, rosy-crimson. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 25 cents each.
Mrs. John Laing
An elegant, new, constant-blooming Hybrid Perpetual Rose. One of the very finest in its class. Color a clear bright shell- pink, exquisitely shaded. The buds are long and pointed, the flowers extra large and full, borne on long stems, and exceedingly sweet. Valuable both for open ground and green- house culture. A most exquisite Rose. 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 30 cents each.
Our Entire Stock of Both Vegetable and Flower Seed is Entirely New and Reliable,
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HARDY HYBRID ROSES—Conciuded
GIANT OF BATTLES
In this hardy Rose the color is a most intense, glow- ing red; makes the curling, velvety petals fascinating beyond description. The flowers are very large, per- fectly double, and freely borne on
New Hardy Rose, Gloire de Lyonaise
This grand Rose is the nearest yellow Hybrid Per- petual we have. It cannot be called deep yellow, but rather a pale shade of chamois or sal- mon-yellow, deepest at center, some-
E> Af Gas : : : F long, strong stems, which point gives CED. CERES times passing to a rich, creamy-white, fee pe superb ont either Sere) 1 TBA finely tinted orange and fawn. The growing on the bushes or cut for deco- ae Nites KAVA flowers have all the beauty of Tea rative purposes. The habit of growth et Vy a Roses, are large, full and delightfully is vigorous and upright, with particu- ape Le sweet. This we consider one of the
larly handsome and massive foliage. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year- old plants, 30 cents each.
JOHN HOPPER
One of the most reliable and satis- factory Hybrid Perpetuals ever grown. Flowers are large, very regular and full. Color a brilliant rose, changing to AS a bright, glowing pink, shaded with ee rich scarlet. Very sweet; profuse bloomer. Price, 10 cents each; two- year-old plants, 30 cents each.
DINSMORE
It is a vigorous, healthy Rose of dwarf, branching habit, and is simply loaded with flowers all Summer long, being even more profuse than most of the tender ever-blooming Roses. The flowers are large, perfectly double. and of a dazzling scarlet-crimson color, and have the rich, spicy fragrance ne- culiar to the hest Hybrid Roses. We recommend it as being the finest gar- den Rose ever offered. Price, 10c each; two-year-old, 30 cents.
BEAUTIFUL MOSS ROSES
Henri Martin—A magnificent Moss Rose. fectly double.
very mossy and fragrant, and one of the finest.
fuse bloomer in its season. plants, 40 cents each.
We will send three distinct Moss Roses, plants, all best sorts for 30 cents. in illustration.
The Beautiful Memorial Rose, Rosa Wichuriana
This hardy and lasting Rose creeps over the ground like Ivy. The leaves are glossy, dark green, and handsomely notched.
Dinsmore.
Extra large and per- Color a deep rosy-carmine, shaded a bright crimson; One of the most rampant growing Roses to be found in any class, and a most pro- Price, 15 cents each; large two-year-old
strong one-year-old This will include the one shown
very best Roses we have ever seen. It - will be sure to delight you. Price, 15c each; large 2-year-old plants, 35c each.
MADAM GABRIEL LUIZET
This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of all Roses. It is elegantly . formed, very full and double, and the color is a very distinct and handsome shade of clear coral rose, beautifully suffused with lavender and pearl; de- lightfully fragrant, a good bloomer, and entirely hardy. Price, 10c each; large two-year-old plants, 30c each.
PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN
Very rich, velvety-crimson, passing to intense maroon, shaded black; large, full flowers, looking at a little distance as if really black. One of the darkest Roses; very handsome. Price, 15c each; two-year-old plants, 30c each.
VICK’S CAPRICE
By far the best striped hardy Rose. The flowers are large, and bud and flower are perfect in form; color soft, satiny-pink, distinctly striped carmine. Excellent for cutting. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 30c each.
The
flowers, which are borne very profusely during July, are large, pure white, single, with yellow center and have a strong wild-rose fra- grance. It is one of the very best plants for rock work, embank- ments, slopes, cemeteries as well as for garden cultivation. Its wonderfully free rampant habit frequently shows a growth of ten
to twelve feet in a season, spreading as it goes. plants, 10 cents each.
WHITE HERMOSA—Marie Lambert. Pure white. It has been called the White Hermosa, as it resembles Hermosa in form and freedom of bloom, and is quite as valuable; for, though no claim has been made for it as a fancy Rose, its persistency in bloom will make it a very popular white variety for Ledding or for pots.
It is the freest blooming white Rose we offer. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 30c each. PINK HERMOSA—The Old Favorite. Everybody
knows this famous variety; as hardy as an oak, and al- ways covered with its elegant clear pink blooms. There is no shade of color of any kind to mar its purtiy. We doubt if any Rose ever grown will take its place. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 30c each.
Fine, strong
THE FOUR HARDY EVER-BLOOMING HERMOSA ROSES
We ojfer four of the Hermosa type of Roses. all Summer, this set will give you an abundance.
If you want to have Rosebuds to cut
YELLOW HERMOSA—Coquet de Lyon. This is a most charming yellow Tea Rose, a grand grower, has elegant buds, and is so free in flower as to be ealled the Yellow Hermosa. This is the best blooming pure yellow Rose in our catalogue. It is a Rose that will please all. 10c each; large, 2-year-old plants, 30c each.
CRIMSON HERMOSA—Queen’s Scarlet. This is, without doubt, the very best of all red Roses for bed- ding. It can be planted anywhere, being entirely hardy. The flowers are of large size and of a fiery scarlet, a color seldom seen in Roses. It is planted everywhere on account of its color and freedom of bloom. None better. Try it. Price, 10c each; large, two-year-old plants, 30c each.
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SPECIAL OFFER—The four Hermosa Roses for Thirty Cents, or the four large two-year-old size for $1.00,
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~CHOICEST CHRYSANTHEMUMS
ONLY SIX CENTS EACH. Our Great Challenge Collection of Chrysanthemums.
WE LEAD THE PROCESSION IN CHRYSANTHEMUMS. A glance over our splendid list will convince anyone that this is no idle assertion. We have [by far the largest and most complete collection of this most popular flower in the great Northwest, and there is absolutely NOT ONE POOR GROWER OR INFERIOR SORT AMONG THEM.
(OF Complete cultural directions for growing our Chrysanthemums sent free with every order —————— in which “Mums” are included.
This is the best Early White ‘‘Mum’’ we have in our superb collection.
MRS. HENRY ROBINSON.
In the entire Chrysanthemum family there is no grander { guntodevelop: froma flat incurved form it gradually changes white variety, no matter when it blooms; it is of the most pop- into a perfect ball of snow ; foliage as handsome as that of Mrs. ular style—immense incurving, broad channeled petals of | Jerome Jones; a variety of the easiest arrangement. We do great substance and the purest white—can be used a fewdays | not think it possesses a single fault. Winner of 26 first prizes. earlier, but it is a sin to cut it until the center petals have be- Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents.
We have the finest and most complete assortment of ‘‘Mums”’ in our city—cheapest too,
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‘¢M ums ’’==-=Continued
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President Wm. R. Smith—Color of Daybreak Carna- nation; a pure self-pink; very heavy in substance, on stiff stems; very free in growth. The form of the flower is very beautiful in all its stages; it opens with a center incurving in a circle enclosed in broad outer petals; becomes rounded and deep; perfectly double; a splendid keeper.
Helen Bloodgood—A striking variety. Unquestionably the most meritorious pink introduced to commerce, being the first true, clear pink, without a trace of shading of purple or magenta. In form a globe-shaped Japanese, of largest size, with strong and robust habit. Certificate by the Chrys- anthemum Society of America at New York and Philadelphia.
Cullingfordii—Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet; flowers of a rich velvety texture. One of the brightest and Ss \ most distinct of . goannas all the dark col- ored sorts. Petals finely reflexed.
Adele—A new globular, incurved variety. deli- cate pink and very early flowering making it a good commercial sort. An easy grower with a fine stem and foliage.
G. Moseman— By far the finest of «varieties yet im- ported; nine in- ches in diameter, irregular, incurv- ed petals; buff without and bright red within ; flowers large and of robust habit; always a prize , “winner. The Queen— A grand double white of fine form and great sub- stance; very rounded in form, incurvingandfull. ot Attracted great ° attention at Madi- son Square, where it. was awarded first premium for best white.
Mrs. Marie Sim pson— Color’ soft chrome-yel- low. A fine exam- ple of broad petal, incurving Japan- ese type, showing no center; large, fine grower; stiff stems. Silver medal at Philadel- phia ; certificate at Indianapolis.
udge Hoitt— The greatest ‘break in seedings of recent years; an Anemone fully eight inches across; color pale pearl-pink ; the outer petals are broad and incury- ing. ° Perle Lyon- naise—Bright, clear, golden-yel- low, somewhat plumed, quite full; one of the very finest, of medium size; beautiful, globular form; new.
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free from magenta.
Mrs. G. J. Beer—Immense Japanese bloom, fulland deep, rosy-purple color, lighter center. | of the largest flowered varieties extant.
Flower of Mrs. Perrin.
THE LOVELY CHRYSANTHEMUM, MRS. PERRIN
The flower is of globular form, incurved, full and with a finish as soft as satin. color rose-pink within, glistening pink without. Recognized wherever shown as the ideal variety in this color. Received first prize wherever shown as best pink; at Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago received most flattering notices. who has seen it is loud in praise of the color. Flower incurving, quite loosely built.
For exhibition only. One
Bronze Giant—Exhibition bronze. This is an excellent grower, heavy, stocky stem, clothed throughout in fine foliage. The flower is of immense size, crowded with petals, which are stiff and of erent substance; form incurving, a most imposing bloom of largest size, a beautiful rich bronze, or old gold color. Received premium of fifty dollars for best bronze.
_ Marie Louise—A beautiful recurving white, with slender, interlacing petals, forming a plumy globe. Received Colum- bian medal at the Chicago show. Not of enormous size but of good substance; stems slender and stiff; foliage elegant; a model for cut flowers.
George W. Childs—Deep, rich, velvety crimson, with no
| shade of brown or chestnut; a grand red sort.
Mrs. Jerome
Jones—Large, cream-white, 1n- curved Japanese,
Mpa ps - WAY =), sometimes show-
an. Hh "“Uing at ing a tinge of . 1, eee high, round i NS flower; one of the Xi best Chrysanthe- mum flowers to date. Indispensa- ble for exh.bition ; rand stem and oliage. Violescent— Violet amaranth, reverse silvery white, enormous flowers of great pease: This is one of the bd est early flower- , ing varieties we have, and the | color is distinct from all others.
Mr Se 8) e P e Bassett—A mag- nificent flower; outer petals broad and soft cream color tinted with carmine; attract- ed large attention at Chicago, 1898 shows.
Maude Ad- ams—A grand, incurved, mag- nificent, clear yellow Japanese;
etals cup and in-
erlace, forming a globular ball of great substance and largest size.
Monarch of OstrichPlumes —Bright creamy yellow; a Japan- ese novelty of this
ear. It is quite
arge forthis type; of beautiful form and finely incurved. Those who have been buying Ostrich Plume varieties will be much pleased with it.
Roslynun-—Su- perb, clear rose- pink; petals thick and heavy, cup- shaped, solid to the center; im- mense in size, habit the best; stems stiff and erect, covered
Everyone A wonderfully clear, bright pink,
with luxuriant foliage.
Mrs. Gov. Fifer—Magnificent; large incurved, white, lower petals reflex ; grand in every way.
Mrs. H. McK. Twombly—White, sometimes tinted pink; very large; incurved. Oneof the best new ‘* Mums.” »
Those Big Australians Offered on Page 28 are “ Crack-a-Jacks.’’ Must be Seen to be Appreciated.
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Minnie Wanamaker—Pure snow-white, incurved and perfectly double, with a breadth of petal and grandeur of build that is only found in the best varieties. The flowers are exceptionally large, produced on long, stiff stems, with large and handsome foliage. Secured the silver medal at Philadelphia.
Major Bonnaffon—Soft, clear, in: <:: curving yellow, fullincenterand deep; :
in perfect form and finish ; like Ivory at its best; habit dwarf; keeping qualities .. excellent; foliage well up to flower.
Shilowa—A brilliant crimson Jap- anese, with petals convexing and con- torting at maturity, showing the upper surface only, of a black velvety lustre.
Fisher’s Torch—Bright, fiery-red, the richest shade in Chrysanthemums; large, fine flower.
Niveus—A grand _ snow-white variety. Center irregularly incurv- ing, with outer petals refiexing nearly to the stem. Constitution robust, foliage large and abundant; keeping qualities of the flowers are unsurpassed.
Maude Adams—Grand incurved Japanese ; magnificent yellow ; form- ing @ globular ball of great sub- stance and largest size. One of the best late yellow varieties.
Gretchen Buettner—This vari- ety has broad, waxy petals of the purest white, only center petals show a beautiful pea-green before flower is quite developed. Itis quite distinct from any existing sort in this stage. It turns all white when fully open and is full to center.
EK. G. Hill—Immense flowers; bright yellow, deeply shaded bright carmine; imported Japanese; a prize-winner every where; especially good for pots.
Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson—A pure white, petals narrow; the cen- ter builds up with interlacing, in- curved petals, making a very high flower ; distinct in form.
Bessie Hollis—A magnificent
olden-yellow variety, with straight,
at, spreading petals. An extra large flower, completely double and of great substance.
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Minerva—An exceedingly attractive, bold, massive flower, very large, incurved, the outer petals drooping, forming al- most a perfect flower of the most vivid clear yellow, with ex- tra good stem and fine, handsome foliage within four inches of the flower. Certificates of merit at New York and Phila-
delphia.
-=, Mrs. E. G. Hill—One of the earliest_of all the large flowerin sorts. Flowers very large, 7 to inches across, full to the center. A Cees age when full ay eXpanded. olor delica , pink; extra fine. ekear ss
Wee Mrs. George _Gordon—Light, primrose yellow, incuryved very
). gracefully in appearance; the best ig Of its color ; mid-season.
C. B. Whitnall—Large, regular . Chinese ; onter petals Pema forming a perfect globe. Color soft,
= velvety maroon; reverse a shade > lighter.
Willowbrook—The very best '- early white, pure in color, large in size, showy form, informal and spreading. Hach year finds this grodwing in increasing quantities. Very satisfactory.
Captain Gridley—A_ high built Jap. Inc. of large size. White shaded blush. A beautiful variety.
Radiance--This is a beautiful variety. It has the fine color of Golden Wedding, is full and deep and of fine size, stems strong, foli- age fine and well up to the flower, which is of heavy texture and broad, incurving petals
Glory of the Pacific—It is of magnificent size and depth, with broad petals which finely reflex, showing the clear pink color to excellent advantage. A pink of large size and good form. This variety will delight every grower.
Pitcher and Manda—tThis is the most wonderful Chrysanthe- mum ever iutroduced. The outer five or six rows of petals are pure white, of dahlia-like form; center is a bright, deep yellow, the two colors being sharply defined. Most distinct novelty.
Our Challenge Collection of “Mums” is the Best and Cheapest in America
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THE BEAOTIFOL OSTRICH PLUMED
CHRY SANTHEMUMS
The best of the choice and rare. Price, 10 cents each. The entire collection of six splendid sorts for only SO cents. The term “ Ostrich Plume” is applied to this type on account of the feathery growth with which the petals are thickly covered.
The Pink Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemum,
LOUIS BOEHMER
Has a wonderful hair-like growth or excrescence. Color a most beautiful shade of lavender pink, shaded silvery pink on the ends of petals. Flowers splendidly incurved, inside of polals deep rose.
or evening wear the Louis Boehmer will be sure to be in de- mand. Flowers enor- mous, and it is abso- § lutely free from any § taint or blight. § Awarded silver medal € at Philadelphia. Price, ® 10 cents each.
The New White Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemum,
ENFANT DES DEAUX MONDES
(Child of Two Worlds.) Pure white, strong grower, of good habit, and is con- sidered the best white of the hairy type and well deserves a prom- inent place in any set of this peculiar style of the Chrysanthe- mum. Price, 10 cents each.‘
Our Beautiful New Ostrich Plumed Chrysanthemum,
ANNIE LAURIE
A lovely new plumed Chrysanthe- mum, quite distinct from any other plumed variety. The flowersare very large, color a_ beautiful creamy white-tinted pink, and is complete- ly covered with the soft hair-like growth peculiar to the plumed varieties. It 1s avery strong grower and in ever way a valuable addi- tion to this beautiful class. Price, 10 each.
The Charming New Yellow Ostrich Plume,
PERLE OF LYONAISE
Bright, clear, golden-yellow, some- what plumed, quite full; one of the very finest ;of medium size; beautiful globular form; new. Price, 10 cents cach.
The Enormous New Pink Ostrich Plume Variety
MRS. HIGINBOTHAM
Enormous bright See J = pink, broad-spreading The Latest Novelty in SS SS Japanese variety; Ostrich Plumes, New ——_\ ‘. SSS with extremely wide Rosy-Blush Ostrich cupping and _ incurv- Plume Chrysanthemum, ing dg & fe are covered with granu- WM. FALCONER lar hairs. Was shown The color is an exquisite shade of rosy blush, changing toa | at Chicago exceeding 11 inches in diameter, and reported as delicate flesh pink as the flowers advance in age. The soft, the largest and best aarey variety ever exhibited. Habit, feathery growth peculiar tothe‘ Ostrich Plume” class is | stem and foliage perfect,without any of the weakness usually even more prononuced than in any of its predecessors. A | accompanying hirsute varieties. Awarded certificates at unique and beautiful variety. Price, 10 cents each. Chicago and hiladelphia. Price, 10 cents each.
Two Magnificent Unequalled “Mums”
Golden Wedding, the Grandest Yellow, and Silver Wedding, the Grandest White. Price, 10
cents each, the two for 15 cents.
GOLDEN WEDDING This grand variety has been awarded the highest honors wherever exhibited. The grandest golden-yellow variety, and is the marvel of the period. Nothing can exceed tho vicHaere of its color ; it is : ; ; SILVER WEDDING ; ; a remarkably vigorous grower, and has such strength of stem This variety is of mammoth size, of robust habit, with
that it carries its great globular flowers erect, giving ita bold, | magnificent foliage, purest snow-white in color, very broad, majestic appearance. The form of the Golden Wedding is heavy, deep flower, measuring fourteen inches in diameter. unique; the outer petals droop downward in picturesque When the flower is several days old the outer petals curl and irregularity ; the center of the flower is built high with broad | interlace. Probably the largest of all whites, and no doubt petals irregularly overlaid, so that, although the flowers are the very best. This charming variety has taken prizes large, they are not heavy, solid looking, like many others. wherever shown.
lf you have room for only two good * Mums ” Golden and Silver Wedding will fill the bill.
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OUR EARLY FLOWERING
We get many inquiries for Chrysanthemums that bloom early. For the benefit of those who want early ‘‘Mums’’ we here offera very fine collection, embracing the choicest sorts and a wide range of color.
Mrs. Henry Robinson-—In the entire Chrysanthemum family there is no grander white variety, no matter when it blooms; it is of the most popular style-immense incurying, broad channeled petals of great substance and the purest white; from a flat incurved form it gradually changes into a perfect ball of snow; foliage as handsome as that of Mrs. Jerome Jones. We do not.think it possesses a single fault. Winner of 26 first prizes.
Benj. J. Giroud—Is the rich- est deep crimson variety we have ever seen and excels in its color as Golden Wedding does in yellow. The color is of the richest velvety- crimson, which in the flower itself is soft and velvety-like. It is, with- out doubt, the best Chrysanthe- mum of itscolor. The flowers are enormous in size, while the color is the richest of all. Winner of nine premiums and certificates. Blooms in October.
Miss Kate Brown—Oneof the very finest of all the early whites, coming into bloom the first week in October ; fully six inches across; a fine incurved flower, with broad petals; first-class disbudded, and also beautiful in natural sprays.
Mrs. J . C. Whildin—A hand- some light yellow variety of splen- did form. Took the Whildin prize at the Philadelphia show.
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Mme. F. Bergmann—Still the finest of all the early whites; large in size; coming into bloom October 10th; excellent for pot culture for early flowers.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
We will send the full set of Ten early ‘“‘Mums’’ for only 50c. Any five for 30c.
Miss Dalskov—tThe latest and greatest acquisition to the Chry- santhemum world. We have thor- oughly tested this grand new variety and we cannot say too much in its favor. Wehad single blooms last Fall that measured ten inches across. In color it is a beautiful pink, entirely distinct from any pink Chrysanthemum yet exhibited.
Ivory—Unexcelled for pot cul- ture or cutting; pure white flower of exquisite form and finish. Has been shown in grand shape at all recent exhibitions; it is especially noticeable for its grand globular form, its dahlia-like petals and ab- solute purity of color.
Marion Henderson—We cut the first flowers on October 10th, several days beforeany other large yellow was ready, and had perfect fiowers to cut amonth later. This grand variety will be invaluable for early cut flowers, and, we be- lieve, will occupy the same position among early varieties that Golden Wedding does among the late ones
Triumph D’ex de Mar- seilles—Color, deep amber, shaded with a brown-yellow atthe center. Very peculiar in form, having long, pendant lower petals, which droop down some three inches. Center high and full of nicely arranged petals.
WER OF MME. BERGMANN,
Miss M. E. McCowet—lIn this we have the loveliest of Chrysanthemums. The flowers are very numerous, always perfect in form and full to the center. Color the softest white, with a deep flush of pink through the outer half of the Eoweee curving over the center, sometimes tipping tre inner petals.
The Big 4 Prize Winners
These are superb sorts as the photograph shows; very distinct in color and prize winners everywhere.
Price, 10c each, the four splendid sorts, 25c
x ' TIMOTHY EATON
_Yellow Good Gracious—Largest yellow in existence. This magnificent new Chrysanthemum was exhibited last Fall, measuring over 15 inches in diameter, and is, without exception, the largest yellow Chrysanthemum ever intro- duced. The color is a deep golden-yellow, very bright. Very massive in-build. A grand addition to our already fine class of yellows.
Waban—tThe largest flowered Japanese variety that grows; with broad channeled petals; color especially fine, soft rose; splendid, and one of the most attractive flowers.
YELLOW GOOD GRACIOUS
WABAN MRS: MURDOCK
Mrs. S. T. Murdock—One of the finest varieties in cul | tivation; nice glistening pink, fine globular bloom of rather short, incurving petals; early mid-season, stem and foliage perfect; a fine keeper. '
Timothy Eaton—The sensational novelty of the year. It is an enormous, globular, Japanese incurved variety of perfect form and growth. Color a pure white, even whiter than its parent, Minnie Wanamaker. Timothy E. has cap-
( tured every cup and prize for which it has been entered,
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The Yellow Eaton.
(“Dr. Oronhyatekha.’’) A bright yellow sport from Tim- othy Eaton, only a shade lighter than Appleton, and especially valuable asthe best in its color to follow that fine variety up to the close of the Chrysanthemum season; foliage very beau- tiful, stem first rate, and quite strong enough to hold up the monster blooms, which do not show the coarseness sometimes attributed to Eaton; for everybody’s use, and for commercial purposes as Well as for show, we can cheerfully recommend this grand variety ; it isstrictly A No.1: Price, 20 cents.
Col. Rowell.
A Bonnaffon shade of yellow in a magnificent bloom of largest size, with incurving center and reflexing outer petals, informally built; foliage well up to the flower, with good stiff stem. Fine for exhibition or commercial. One of the most striking: Price, 20 cents.
Hero of Mafeking.
A seedling from Mme. Carnot; the color is pearly white, of extra size and depth and full to the center; it is very double and a grand keeper; extra fine. Price, 20. cents.
Louis Leveque.
(Exhibition.) A fine red flowerof large size, good form, and well filled with petals. A very perfect variety from every standpoint; a nice dwarf grower, with extra fine foliage u to the flower. Received two first-class certificates abroad.
Price, 20 cents. Baden-Powell.
(Exh. only.) Rosy violet, of splendid size; a grand show variety, with good stem and foliage. Price, 20 cents.
Silver Queen. A beautiful shade of pink, forming.a splendid fiower;
eveLy, bloom coming good; fine incurving form. Price, 20 cents,
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pinnacle of perfection has at last been reached in the Chrysanthemum world when the magnificent new varieties oifered on this page were originated and introduced from far away Aus- tralia.
~| compare with them, and to those who want only the rarest and largest ‘*‘Mums ”’ in existence we would say these big Australians will surely fill the bill. :
Certainly nothing so far can
Columbia.
This variety won first at Chicago for best pink seedling lighter than V. Morel; it is a variety of Exeeroust beauty, especially in build, which is perfect ;a rounded, incuryed, the petals of which shine like mother-o pase the base is a most pleasing shade of pure pink; the variety grows 4 to 4% feet, has astiff stem, good foliage, and produces blooms ©o: the largest size. Price, 20 cents.
F, Ss. Vallis.
(Exhibition.) Animmense Japanese flower; yellow, deep- ening toa fine citron shade. Long petals, twisting and reflex- ing into a broad, deep bloom as large as Mme. Carnot, and far SuEerion to that variety and easy to grow. Extrafine. Price,
cents. iy Se
Louis Leroux.
(Exhibition and Commercial.) Color, clear nankin, shading to pale pink; one of the prettiest combinations that we have yet seen, reminding one of a beautiful sort called In- candescent. Petals large, center incurving, outer petals re- flexing; a fine grower, with beautiful foliage. Price, 20 cents.
Cc. J. Salter.
Japanese incurved. Deep canary yellow; a lovely mon- ster, fully 9 inches across; outer petals partly quilled and drooping, while the center builds uo a mammoth incurved; petals narrow, tips incurving; distinct from all others. One of the strongest growers. Price, 20 cents.
Mme. Jean Seince.
(Exhibition.) From thesecond crown this brings blooms of creamy white, tinted rose; long petals cut at the tips and reflexing. A sport from the fine variety, Mme. Ricoud, which scored 93 points last year in France. Price, 20 cents.
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Timothy Eaton—The sensational novelty of the year. It is an enormous, globular, Japanese incurved variety of perfect form and growth. Color a pure white, even whiter than its parent, Minnie Wanamaker. Timothy E. has captured every cup ana prize for which it has been entered.
The New Yellow Col. D. Appleton—After thorough tests this new Chrysanthemum has proved to be one of the finest yel- lows eversent out. It is an ideal exhibition variety, with flowers of immense size, measuring 22 inches in circumfer- ence and of great depth. Flower is a magnificent Japanese incurved with lower petals reflexed, and not showing any center. Besides its immensesize and beautiful shade of clear yellow, another point in its favor is its almost faultless stem
- and foliage, growing fully up to the flower.
Frank Hardy—An ideal white flower of great depth; of the incurved petal Japanese type. A remarkably strong, healthy grower. Very highly praised wherever it has been exhibited.
Mrs. John J. Glessner.—A light yellow. very distinct in form ; broad petals opening in a whorl, which, when matured, assume a convexed form, tips turning backward and twisting in all directions.
Black Beauty—Color, blood red; petais long and cuously, curled. A wonderful variety both in color and form. Bot odd and beautiful.
E CHRYSANTHEMUMS named on this page are the choicest productions from all exhibi- Our patrons can rely on them being each and every one the choicest color, as awards are not given until the judges are satisfied that they are So if you wish to be up to date, and have the very best, order Price, 10c:‘EACH; THE SET OF 10 FOR 75c
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Georgiana Pitcher—One of the finest early yellow Chrysan- themums of late introduction. Flowers are of extraordinary size, perfect form, Japanese incurved, and of a clear yellow calor: Tleavy, short jointed growth, with foliage close to
e flower.
_ Mrs. H. Weeks—An immense flower, with broad claw- like petals, incurving to form a globe of white, a few outer petals reflexing ; has made asensation in England, and in our own country last Fall appeared in fine shape at most of the principal shows.
Mrs. S. T. Murdock—One of the finest varieties in cultiva- tion ; nice glistening pink, fine globular bloom of rather short, incurving petals; early mid-season, stem and foliage perfect; a fine keepcr,
Effie Dean—A beautiful sport from the fine commercial sort, Maud Dean. Thecolor is a charming ivory-white, beau- tifully veined; when fiower is fully developed, shows the carmine center, making it very effective.
Violet Rose—Of very silky texture, petals longand straight, a fine grower; flower of extra large size and fine color; a fine keeper when cut. Thecolor of this fine new variety, as the name indicates, is a beautiful violet rose. A superb flower.
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Queen oi Fairies—-Large, round florets of waxy appear- ance, color a rich flesh, mottled with pearly-white. An ex- cellent pot variety, to which its habit is excellently suited. It is one of the prettiest Geraniums we have.
Ed. Andre—A beautiful flower of dark rose, shaded with violet. A most beautiful Geranium.
Crimson Velvet—This is the darkest and richest Geran- ium grown. It isa very bright, dark, deep, rich, velvety- maroon, very dark and rich, and at thesame time very bright. An excellent bedder and pot plant. Simply superb.
Wilhelm Pfitzer—A beautiful bright apricot color, quite distinct and by far the best ever sent outof this color. We think this is one of the best pot or market Geraniums. Its peculiar and distinct color is wonderfully attractive.
Firebrand—Color, dazzling flame-scarlet; fine, prominent truss, flowers large and of great substance; an excellent bed- der and pot plant. For planting in masses we have none to equal it. Another thing in its favor, it takes fewer plants because of its sturdy, branching habit, to give effect.
Contraste—Among the most beautiful of new Double Geraniums is Contraste. The flowers and trusses are very large. Lower petals orange and carmine, upper petals clear orange, making a striking contrast of colors that is beautiful,
Montesquieu—One of the most exquisitely beautiful in color, which closely resembles that of the Grace Wilder Car- nation. The fioret is quite circular and more than semi- double. Truss of large size, nicely carried on good stems.
Mons. M. Mathews—A bright rosy-crimson. The habit is dwarf, compact, and, with its great freedom of bloom, makes it a most excellent bedder.
Beaute Poitevine—Semi-double. One of the very finest of the Bruant race; thecolor isa brilliant salmon, shading to apricot in the center; trusses colossal, florets 244 inches in diameter. Created a sensation at the Paris Exposition.
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Queen of Fairies.
Miss Frances E. Willard—It is of vigorous growth; the
ower stalks are very long and are carried well above the foliage; the color is a delicate blush, shaded with pearl pink, & most charming piece of shading.
_ B. K. Bliss—A splendid bedder, blooming without inter- mission and standing thesun well. The flowers are beautiful, deep, rich scarlet; fine, large florets of most perfect circular form. The best shaped flower of its class.
A. Dupree—Dark, rich velvety-crimson, shaded still darker. It is needless tosay that this coloring is unusually handsome.
Minister of Constans—F lowers very large and full bright orange, shaded with salmon; trusses stand well up above the foliage; it is also a fine pot variety, its distinct orange-salmon color always attracting attention.
Comtesse de La Baume—One of the most beautiful rose- colored._varieties, either for growing in pots or bedding out.
Dr. Jacoby—A magnificent Geranium, having enormous trusses of large, double flowers of clear nankeen-salmon.
Hetheranthe—A magnificent variety. Flowers bright red, trusses of enormoussizeand borne high above the foliage,
Mrs. Charles Pease--Deep pink, white center. A mag-
nificent sort. The Beautiful Cemetery Geranium, WHITE SWAN--In
the White Swan, we have the finest Double White Geranium .
ever introduced. The perfect double flowers are unsurpassed for cut flowers. They are borne in large trusses, and are spotless, snowy white, retaining pure whiteness even in the heat of Summer. :
California—-Rich, golden-orange shade, of the most bril- liant hue---we need not add another word to its color. The flowers are of oa aed ce pei: most perfectly shaped, in large trusses, opening freely at all seasons. :
Emile Girardin--Rich, rosy pink; very bright and fresh; immense trusses of lovely blossoms. ~
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Of 16 Choicest Single Geraniums. Our Special Offer.
We willsend the entire collection of 16 best single geraniums for $1.00. Any eight for 50 cents, any three for 25 cents.
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MARGUERITE DE LAYRES—A grand single white, plants a-mass of white bloom, trusses of the grandest size, florets extra large and of the purest white. The plant is robust. (Gee Gat) pots or bedding. It is by far the best single white.
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MADONNA—A Magnificent bedding variety; trusses are of extraordinary size of almost pansy form; the color is a soft, light pink a beautiful and distinct shade. This variety has been universally admired by all who have seen it in flower; a variety that will probably never. be equaled.
BRILLIANT—A, grand scarlet variety, with large pips and trusses of the finest shape; the finest single scarlet.
MONARCH—-This is a superb variety and probably the larg- est flowering Geranium extant. It carries its immense trusses of vivid scarlet high above the foliage and is a continual mass _of bloom during the entire Summer. It well merits the proud name of Monarch.
CRIMSON BEAUTY—Dark crimson, shaded to dark scarlet; vey dark and beautiful; the richest colored Geranium in existence.
FRANCOIS ARAGO—Single flowers finely formed; a free bloomer on strong foot-stalks; color, silvery-salmon, shaded peach. Fine, glistening texture.
2 P. A. STEWART—A new Geranium and a new color, very difficult to describe. It is a very light cerise pink-shaded sal- mon. A splendid bedder and exceedingly free bloomer.
FRAU LOUISE VOLTH—Perhaps the grandest single pink Geranium out. Color a beautiful, clear, brilliant, carmine rose, with a very large, pure white eye; trusses large and of a very beautiful shape.
GIANT—A fine sort; bright crimson scarlet shaded vermil- jon; free bloomer; immense trusses, 5% to 6 inches in diame- ter; a monstrous flower and a giant grower.
-The Beautiful Peach-Blossom Geranium, SOUVENIR DE MIRANDE—TIt is entirely distinct. It has round: florets, upper
petals ecream-white with a distinct rosy-pink border, lower petals salmon-rose, streaked with pure white.
COPERNIC—Trusses largest size; florets perfect; rose and dark carmine; center white.
BARBIZET—Individual flowers very large. _ Color fresh, bright pink, maculated with white on upper petals.
GENERAL GRANT—One of the best bedding Geraniums in eultivation. Grows freely; blooms with greatest profusion; eolor a vivid scarlet.
GRANVILLE—A most beautiful, soft, delicate pink color; yery dwarf and free.
THE BRIDE—A beautiful Geranium and a splendid bedder; eolor a soft blending of white and salmon.
GETTYSBURG—Bright crimson-maroon, of beautiful shade}; flowers very large and of fine form.
IFLYOUTADMIRE SINGLE GERANIUMS, YOU CANNOT BEAT THIS SET
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THE GIANT SUN PROOF BRUANT GERANIUMS
THESE ARE THE LARGEST GERANIUMS THAT GROW BOTH IN FLOWER AND FOLIAGE.
Price 10 Cents Each Any Three for 25 Cents, the Full Set of eI A E A Eight for 60 Cents. a eI A EI
The Great Double Geranium, Braunt
The giant among Geraniums. We consider this the best bedding Geranium of all varieties. Color of the flower is a bright vermillion-red of most pleasing shade. The flowers are absolutely perfect in shape, color and make-up; trusses exceptionally large, and borne in immense spherical balls, often measuring 8 inches in diameter.
Mrs. E. G. Hill—Single; florets 214 inches. The center of each petal is soft, light salmon, bordered with rosy salmon and veined deep rose. Frequently throws six petals. Z\
Barbizet—The individual flowers are very large, borne on long foot-stalks; color, fresh, bright rose, maculated with white on the upper petals. A beauti- ful variety. ;
Francois Arago—Single flowers finely formed, a free bloomer; on strong foot-stalks; color silvery salmon, shaded peach; fine glistening texture. x
immense trusses. Color silvery-lilac, white shading, changing to silvery-pink. A splendid sort. ;
Beaute Poitevine—Semi-double. One of the very finest of the Bruant race ; the colorisa brilliantsalmon, shading to epEere in the center; trusses colossal, florets 2144 inches in diameter. Created a sensation at the Paris Exposition.
M. A. Piola—Enormous trusses of semi-double flowers; color red, mixed with carmine and orange. A striking sort. : =
BEAUTIFUL IVY GERANIUMS, |
Price 10 Cents Each; Any Three for 25 Cents; Any Six for 50 Cents,
New Double White Ivy Geraniums, “Joan of Arc”’—This is one of the most beautiful plants that it has been our privilege to offer. The flowers are perfectly double, white as snow, and literally cover the plant when in full bloom The foliage is extremely handsome,’ the dense, glossy green leaves making a most effective background for the great cluster of snow-white flowers. Price, 10 cents each.
Souvenir Charles Turner—One of the handsomest Ivy Geraniums | § ever introduced, Florets 24 inches, in trusses six inches across. The color is a deep bright pink, approaching scarlet in color; the upper | i
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Price, 10 cents each.
Count Horace Du Choiseal—Flowers of grand size, two inches across, petals imbricated, pale blush bordered with salmon; very free fiowering. Price, 10 cents each.
Garden’s Glory—Fine bright scarlet; the best of its color, perhaps; bold, full flower, free grower and bloomer, and one of the best generally useful of Ivies. Price, 10 cents each.
Camille Flammarion—A beautiful variety, and a general fa- vorite with all lovers of the Ivy-leaf varieties. Flowers large, full, cup-shaped, and a deep rose color. Price, 10 cents each.
Flourens—Flowers very large and double; petals large, salmon, heavily shaded Rose. Price, 10 cents each.
New Hybrid Geranium, “Peter Cron ae cross between the Ivy Geranium andthe Zonals. The foliageshows the blending of the two races. haying the form of the Ivy and the substance and size of the Zonals. The flowers are brilliant scarlet, borne in the greatest profu- sion, the trusses measur|ng six inches across and the individual florets two inches. The habit is dwarf and compact; the flowers are semi- double and last along time Price, 10 cents each.
Galilee—Rich, deep pink, large flowers of good substance, and not only flowers in Summer, but will make a beautiful plant for the win- dowintheWinter. Price, 10 cents each. White Ivy, Joan of Arc.
Let Us Fill Your Order for Seeds this Spring. Our Stock is all Fresh and Reliable
M. Louis Fages—A_ beautiful compact grower; nicely zoned flowers of the largest size; trusses fine; — semi-double; clear; bright, orange-scarlet; extra fine.. ~
Protee—Flowers very large and freely produced in >
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SIX VERY BEAUTIFUL NEW DOUBLE GERANIUMS
Here we offer six of the very newest and richest colored Geraniums yet introduced. They are simply magnilicent in their rich coloring and freedom of bloom. They are entirely ; new, this being the first time some of them have been offered to the public.
[ Price, 1S cents each; the set of six for Oniw GO cents. | |
Countess Flarcourt.
New Orchid Flewered Ivy Geranium, Leopard—Absolutely distinct from every other variety ; flower large, semi-double, ground color clear lilac pink, upper petals heavily blotched with deep crim- son and dotted with maroon; has been designated the ‘‘Orchid Flowered Ivy,” which is nicely descriptive of the vari- ety ; a grand novelty for use in baskets or vases; fine for cutting also, as the blooms are very lasting. A nice free grower. Price, 15c each.
., The Lovely New Ivy Geranium, Col. Baden Powell—This is the grandest variety of vy Geraniums yet sent out, and is destined to become exceedingly popu- lar. The flower is of enormous size— the largest among theIvies. It is semi- double, of elegant, showy form. The color varies at times from pearl-white to soft blush; exquisitely beautiful. It is a very free bloomer and a splendid grower. Price, 15c each. ;
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pleasing varieties.
. Mrs. Ta ylor—Dark green foliage of a peculiar fragrance. Flowers are scarlet, shaped like a Pelargonium and borne in great profusion.
-_ Rose—Too well known to need description. They are indispensable in the forma- tion of bouquets. We have two varieties; one is broad leaved and the other with fine
eut leaves. Price, 8c each. .
Dr. Livingston—A very fragrant rose Geranium, with finely cut leaves.
BRANIUMS
Price 10c each, except where noted; any 3 for 25c. Balm- -Large leaves, with very strong fragrance. Lemon-Scented—Small leaves, with delightful lemon scent; one of the most
We handle only seed of the first quality. No old seed goes with us.
Countess de Harcourt—Pure, snow white. A grand bedder. Florets large and beautifully formed. Extremely free in bloom, forming a bank of white. The finest double, 15c.
Jean Viaud—The grandest pink Geranium we have grown. Flowers semi-donble, 2: to 244 inches in diameter, made up into trusses 12 to 15 inches in ‘circumference. Of 2 beautiful, clear, rosy pink color with distinct white blotch at the center. The plant itself is a rapid, vigorous grower, yet compact and shapely. As near perfection as a Geranium can be, both in freedom of bloom and ease of cultivation. 16c each.
Mme. Landry—(Double.) One of the choicest and most beautiful yet added to the Bruants. Very free and constant in bloom throughout the season. Trusses large, and florets of the finest size and circular in form. Color, clear salmon, center shading to copper, with a white eye. Very distinct, and one of the best. Price, 15c each.
M. Canovas—(Double.) Immense trusses of very dark, velvety scarlet, with dark crimson shadings. Flowers large on rigid stems. A fine free grower, and freein bloom. Price, 15c each,
Double Mme. Goyeux—Light rosy pink, with large white blotch in the center of the flower; a delicate and beautiful color. One of the prettiest of the double Aureoles, because the colors are abso- lutely bright and clear. Very free in bloom, and stands the sun finely. Very valuable in fancy bedding, a nice dwarf grower, with compact foliage of light green free and vigorous. Price,
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Marquis de Castelaine—A giant among Geraniums. Produces a wealth of-bloom the whole season. Flowers 2 inches and over in diameter. Trusses of bloom 5 to 7 inches across. Petals broad, arranged to form a round fiower of perfect shape. Color deep rosy scarlet, shading into pure scarlet at the edge of upper petals we consider ab one of the best red Geraniums ever introduced
rice, 15c each. .
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New Ivy Geraniums
Now Ojifered for the First Time.
The Beautiiu! New Ivy Geranium, Mrs. J. G, Day—The color is an intense glowing shade of rosy crimson, of free flowering habit, robust and sturdy, foliage thick and glossy. Thesize of flower and length of stem and free growth all make this variety remarkable, while its color is as high as any red Zonal. Price, 15c each.
The Splendid New Ivy Geranium, Mrs. Haw- ley—This fine Ivy Geranium is a much improved Souv. de Chas. Turner, with more vigorous habit. The flowers are large, in fine trusses on long stems. Has all the good qualities of the Souv. de Chas. Turner in a beautiful new color. Everyone will appreciate this delightful novelty. Price, 15c each. ait
New Ivy Gerantum, Achievemenf—This is a grand new novelty from England, being a true cross between the Ivy and the Zonal class. It has the habit and texture of the Zonal with the form of Ivy foliage and also of theIvy bloom. The color.is
ure self rose with white eye, immense in size, on long stems, freely produced.
Bloom of Baden Powell. Price, 15c each. WE WILL SEND THESE FIVE GRAND NEW GERANIUMS FOR A REMITTANCE OF 50 CENTS 3 |
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Novelties in Geraniums
The Queen Among Geraniums,
“SPRINGFIELD BEAUTY’’
This lovely variety is simply exquisite, being a beautiful orange-salmon, center and outer petals veined deep salmon
and shaded white towards the edge. It is a very strong ewer Bad is an excellent bedder. A sterling novelty. Price, c each.
APPLE-SCENTED GERANIUM
Has the fragrance of ripe apples. Well known favorite. Our plants of these are very fine. Price, 10c each.
Double-Pink Leaf Silver Geranium
MRS. PARKER.
In this beautiful variety we have the only double flowering variety in the silver-leaved section. While the foliage is deep Breen, with a broad border and margin of pure snow white,
e flower is perfectly double, and of a clear, bright pink. In
‘color it is an exact counterpart of that grand variety Cen-
taur. The foliage and flower together make it one of the aa aus and beautiful plants lately introduced. Price, c each.
Three Splendid Silver Geraniums
For Outdoor Planting or Pots.
Mountain of Snow—A vigorous grower, abundant bloomer, and for ribbon lines of massing is one of the best. Center of leaf bright green; outer margin broadly marked silvery-white. One of the whitest leaved sorts, flowers bright scarlet. Largely used for edgings around beds of flower- ing Geraniums, and also beds of Coleus. Price, 10c each.
Madame Salleroi—Fine variety of Silver Geranium; fine for massing or bordering; a thrifty, healthy grower. Leaves wo eure, a peculiar clear green, edged pure white. Price,
c each.
Happy Thought—A tri-color Geranium with very dark- green foliage, having a light, creamy, almost white center, with adark zone. Flowers bright scarlet. Price, 10c.
The Three Silver Geraniums for 25 Cents.
The Lady Washington or
PACN 3 Yo iG EB Rae
We take pleasure in being able to offer plants of this very useful Pelargonium. There is nothing that gives better re- turns for a little care when grown in the window garden than this plant ; it will be literally covered with flowers. The flowers are bright cherry red, with white at the base of each petal; the two upper petals are dark crimson-maroon. The flowers are of immense size and very freely produced. It is this combination of coloring with blotches which obtained for it the title of ‘‘Pansy Geranium.” Price, 15c¢ each. Four aistinct varieties for 50 cents.
New Double Rosebud Geranium
(Florets Like Perfect Rosebuds.)
The habit of growth is dwarf and compact, making this variety one of the most desirable for pot culture. The nov, elty and merit, however, is principally in the flower, the per- fect trusses of miniature rosebud fiorets, which are wonder, fully attractiveand pleasing. The color is bright scarlet- flamed with purple shadings, and the substance most lasting- Certainly-no Geranium in cultivation today is as distinct- and we are certain this remarkable novelty will makea sen-
sation. Price, 10c each. SUNSET
The Lovely Grand New Golden Tri-Color Geranium A magnificent variety, the green leaf disc overlaid by a beautiful bronze-red zone, belted with bright crimson and outwardly margined with golden yellow. Very fine for the pacioe oh conservatory during the Winter and Spring. Price, c each.
Beautiful Golden-Bronze Geraniums
These Geraniums make beautiful pot plants. They are also of great value in planting for ornamental bedding. We have a fine assortment.
Price, Your Selection, 10c Each; 3 for 25c.
Bronze Bedder—Foliage bright, golden-yellow, with a broad zone of adeep chestnut brown, scarlet blossoms. This variety stands the sun exceedingly well.
Bismarck—Foliage, yellowish-green, with narrow zone of deep chocolate, flowers salmon, tipped white.
Crystal Palace Gem—Broad, golden-yellow margin, with a central disc of green; dwarf and free.
Exquisite—Large chocolate zone, large golden-yellow center ; edges variegated, flowers salmon.
BRONZE BEDDER.
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ARGENTEA GUTTATA. (New Begonia.)
It has purple-bronze leaves, oblong in shape, with silvery markings, and is in every way a most beau- tiful Begonia. It produces white flowers in bunch- es on.ends of growth stems. It willbe splendid for house culture. Price, 10c each. (See cut.)
NITADA ALBA.
One of the strongest growing varieties we have with large oval shaped leaves and immense panicles of pure white flowers. A very free bloomer. Price, 10c each.
BERTHA de CHATEAUROCHER.
Next to Dewdrop, this is the finest flowering Begonia we have. It blooms the year round, makes a handsome window plant with its beautiful foliage and bright currant-red flowers. Price, 10c each.
PRESIDENT CARNOT. (New Begonia.)
A remarkably strong growing variety ; foliage very large ; flowers beautifnl coral red, in large pendant panicles, similar to Rubra, but very much larger. A great acquisition ; one that is sure to succeed un- der all circumstances. Price, 10c each.
SANDERSONITI. (Coral Begonia.)
One of the best flowering Begonias. The flowers are a scarlet shade of crimson, borne in profusion for months ata time. Price, 10c each.
NI The Handsome Bronze Begonia. METALLICA.
_ Agrand variety. good grower and free bloomer ; leaves triangular ; under side of leaf and stem hairy; the surface of a lustrous metallic or bronze color, veined darker, flowers
white. Prioe, 10 cents each. ; NEW BEGONIA, GLORIE de LORRAINE.
This is a grand new variety, exceeding in showiness any other flowering Begonia. A novelty of the most sterling merit, and wecan recommend it in the Bary. highest terms. It makes a graceful plant of about one foot high, loaded with rose-colored flowers of great beauty, borne on large drooping
anicles. This new Begonia is the most popular of all varie-
ies and specimen plants now are selling for $2.00 in the large flower markets. As to its blooming quality it has no equal. A good plant. Price, 40c each.
It is beautifully spotted with silver. variety that will succeed with any ordinary care, growing rapidly and sending out quantities of lovely pink and white flowers. A magnificent
Begonia. Price, 10c each.
For a remittance of $1.00 we will send 18 choice and distinct Begonias in- cluding some handsome Rex varieties, but strictly our own selection of varieties. This is a splendid opportunity to get a fine collection of Begonias very cheap.
You will not find it in other Catalogues.
DEWDROPS.
Is always in bloom; will stand the strong sun during summer, and is one of the finest plants ever introduced. Flowering Begonias are the most satisfactory plants for house decoration. drop we have the best flowering Begonia ever obtained. Price, 10c each.
In the new Begonia Dew-
M. E. LESSEPS. (New Begonia.) A very strong, free-growing
THE BEAUTIFUL VELVET BEGONIA, Velutina.
The name implies “‘ velvet,’’ which is all that can be said of its appearance. A stately grower, and in fiowera hand- some specimen of the family of Metallicas. A truly grand sort. Price, 10c each.
The Giant Begonia, SEMPERFLORENS GIGANTEA ROSEA.
A superb variety, strong, upright, grows large flowers of clear cardinal red, the bud only exceeded in beauty by the open flower, which is borne on a strong, thickstem. The leaves are smooth and glossy and attached closely to the main stem; both leaf and stem are quite upright growing, and forming a shrubby, round plant. Price, 15c each.
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NEW BEGONIA THURSTONI.
This Begonia is a cross between B. Metallica and B. San guinea, having the bright-red foliage and veinings underneath the leaves, and bright metallic green, shading to red in the younger growth on top, with the deep veinings of the Metal- lica and smooth glossy leaves and red stems of the Sanguinea; the flowers are a beautiful deep pink in bud, but when cx- panded become a beautifulshell pink. Price, 10c each.
NEW BEGONIA VERNON.
This elegant new variety is of unusual merit as a bedding sort, flowering fully as freely when planted out as when grown as a pot plane It begins flowering when first planted and continues throughout the whole season until stopped by frost. Foliage rich glossy-green, often shaded deep bronze. Flowers at first opening are a deep red, changing to a beau- tiful clear rose in the goad opened flower. It thrives every- where and is destined to become one of the most popular of bedding plants. Price, 10c each.
WELTONIENSIS.
After you have begun your collection of Begonias with Rubra, Thurstoni, Dewdropand Vernon, then let Weltoniensis come next. Thisisthe most widely known of the species. If it were harder to grow, or more expensive, it would prob- ably be more sought after. The leafis delicate green in poor soil, but enrich it with a little old rotted manure and heavy velvety shadings of black appear on the maple-like leaves, every branch bearing its delicate bunch of rosy-pink bloom. May be bedded in Summer like McBethii. Price, 10c each.
BERTHA de CHATEAUROCHER.
A flowering species, having flowers of a bright currant red. A very free flowering Begonia. A splendid variety for cut flowers, the cut sprays bringing the highest price of any of the flowering kind. Price, 10c each.
HYBRIDA MULTIFLORA.
Very free blooming with beautiful pink flowers.
10c each. McBETHII.
Foliage fern-like, panicles of pure white flowers, produced in the greatest profusion. Itis the most popular bloomer of the Begonias. ‘Price, 10c each.
DIADEMA.
This is adistinct and comparatively new variety. The leaf is large and medio lobed, giving it a very tropical ap- pearance. Colcr of leaf a rich olive green, handsomely spot- ted with silver. It grows welland is indeed very attractive. Price, 15c each.
Price,
BEGONIA RUBRA (Red.)
If you can have only one Begonia, let it be a Rubra, for it
will prove a constant delight. It is so fast growing that it
-will in a year or two, reach the top of your window, sending
up heavy stiff canes an inch in diameter, and rising beside them will grow, strong, slender branches, gracefully droop ing under heavy, waxen leaves and pendant panicles of coral- colored flowers as largeasa hand. Medium-sized. plants are frequently seen with more than twenty such panicles at a time. Among the individual panicles you will find three dis- tinct forms growing side by side. Price, 10c each. “
WHITE RUBRA.
Alba Perfecta Grandiflora. _. We doubt if there is a white flowered variety that equals it. The foliage resembles Rubra in shape, but isa lighter green, while the flower panicles are much handsomer. It is a pure white flowering Begonia of much merit. Try it. Price.
10c each. MARGUERITE.
Leaves bronzy-green, somewhat resembling Metallica, but growing in more bushy form, and easier to handle when grown for market. Large trusses of light rose-colored flow- ers freely produced. Price, 10c each.
USTA.
The flower is composed of two wide and two narrow
petals, the wide ones are bright rose, the petals are almost ure white, a distinct pink stripe in the center of each en- ivened with goldenanthers. Borne in clusters, and with the coral red buds form a most elegant and chaste appearance. Price, 10c each.
FOLIOSA. Foliage small; contrasts well with its white bloom; ele-
gant. Price, 8c each. ANGEL’S WING. A handsome, compact-growing variety. Leaves a silvery- green, dotted white, smooth and glossy. Flowers a lemon- white. producedin corymbs. Magnificent pot plant. Price,
10c each. _ ALBA PICTA. : h
A perfectly distinct variety; shrubby in habit and of very compact growth, having slender, pointed leaves and short stems. e leaves are glossy green, thickly spotted with silver-white; foliage small and elegant. Branches up- right and gracefully curving. Price. 10c each.
FUCHSOIDES COCCINEA. . ;
Elegant free blooming ree resembles Hybrida Multi-
flora in growth; flowers are bright scarlet. Price, 8c each. BEGONIA FEASTII. : i
A low, spreading Begonia, with perfectly circular leaves, © red beneath, and dark, glossy green above, and of hearty tex- — ture. The finest pot Begonia we have for house culture. Dont — fail to try it. Price, 15c¢ each. :
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BEAUTIFUL REX BEGONIAS THE KiNG oF THE BEGONIAS
These beautiful Rex Begonias are the best and easiest tc grow of any of the Rex family. They delight in a moist’ shady situation and make excellent house plants and for baskets and vases ii not exposed to the full rays of the sun They do best in light, open soil, composed of rich loam, loose wood earth and rich sand.
The New Grand Begonia KING OF REX
Finest and largest leaved of any of the Rex family. Impos- sible to describe in words the beautiful markings of this magnificent Begonia. Cross between Begonia Diadem and a Rex variety, but retains in a marked degree the Rex charac- ter. Price, 15 cents.
LOUISE CLOSSON
= One of the richest and most beautiful of the Rex family.
: The coloring is Simply magnificent, center of leaf deep bronze ee with broad band of silvery rose, edged bronze, giving the whole leaf a purplish tint. The oddest color of all the Rex.
Price, 20 cents. ; MAD. RIVAL
C Center shining silver with band of bronze green, dotted : with silver, margined reddish bronze. Very beautiful. Price, fe 20 cents eech.
Countess Louise Erdody.
COUNTESS LOUISE ERDODY
The leaf has a metallic luster, dark-silvery in the center; shading to coppery-rose toward the margin. The striking | peculiarity which distinguishes it from all other Begonias consists in the fact that the two lobes at the base of the leaf do not grow side by side, but one of them winds in a spiral- like way until in a full grown leaf there are four of these twists lying on top of the leaf nearly two inches high. Price, 20 cents each. Sha
New Rex Begonia |
New Begonia SPECULATA
Quite a novelty in the Rex type. Leaves are in the form of a grape leaf. Color is a bright green, with a back ground of chocolate; veins of a light pea-green, the whole leaf spotted
with silver. In bloom it is magnificent, the panicles, com- . osed of great numbers of individual pink blooms, are lifted Zz | ~ igh and spray-like quite clear of the foliage. Price, 15 cents AN “ SS
each.
For cther choice Rex Begonias see illustrations made from Nature on inside Cuver page of this catalogue, and description and prices on page I.
GORGEOUS BEDDING TUBEROUS-ROOTED BECONIAS |
Have you tried our Superb Bedding Begonias? If you have not you should certainly plant at least a few this spring. THEY ARE GRAND. We have an immense stock and are selling them ckeaper than youcan buy them anywhere else.
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The Tuberous Rooted Begonia is the fashionable plant of the day, and richly does it deserve its honors. The very handsomest of our summer blooming plants, flowering throughout the season, and as fineand varied in their color as the Geranium family. They are splendid bedders, delighting in a light soil of wood earth, very old cow manure and sharp sand. See that the bed is in partial shade, and you will be delighted with the results. In the South, or where they cannot be planted in the shade of a house, a covering of burlap or canvas, some six or eight feet above them, merely to throw off the sun’s rays, will allow them to come to absolute perfection, but they must have plenty of light andair. Do not allow them to become dry, ~ TR | el RS S\ Z and during hot weather they will take two waterings ff RSS a ART Se Si. N.Y : 3 # = =aday. When through flowering they can be dried off,
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Single, Separate Colors, white, scarlet, pink and yellow 10 cents each; six for 50 cents.
i Set NPE a, han e pele a Double, Separate Colors, white, scarlet, pink and yellow, Tuberous-Rooted Begonias. 16 cents; five for 50 cents.
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America’s Most Popular Bedding Piant.
THIS SUPERB COLLECTION INCLUDES ONLY THE VERY CHOICEST SORTS AND WIDEST RANGE OF COLOR, |
OUR SPECIAL OFFER: We will send any six distinct, new, large, flowering Cannas from this set for only 50 cents, or the entire set of ten choicest sorts for only 80 cents. No discount on this offer.
THE NEW PINK SHENANDOAH
The first of the bronze leaved varieties with a pure pink flower. The plant grows toa medium height, having broad chocolate colored foliage with a bronze-metaliic lustre. The flower islarge and of a very pretty shade of pink, making a pretty contrast with the bronze foliage. A fine bedding va- riety. Price, 15 cents each; $1.60 per doz.
THE LOVELY ORCHID FLOWERING CANNA, PLALAA
One of the wonders of recent introduction, with large: musa-like foliage. The flower spikes produce a number of extraordinarily large flowers of a beautiful scarlet color, edged with yellow; a plant that should be in every collection. Price, 10 cents each.
THE HANDSOME LILY FLOWERED CANNA, A Us) tak LA
A companion to Canna, Italia; the saine wonderful qual- ities of growth and flowers, with the exception that its won- derful large blooms areof a beautiful canary-yellow. Price, 10 cents each. }
THE ROYAL NEW CANNA,
QUEEN CHARLOTTE
Bright orange-scarlet, deeply edged bright canary-yellow. The flowers are very large, with broad, well-rounded petals, borne in immense heads, well above the foliage. The leaves are large, musa-like, deep green. Plant is of dwarf, sturdy habit. Price, 15 cents each.
THE BRILLIANT RED CANNA, ALPHONSE BOUVIER
As fine a variety in its color of soft, bright, cardinal-red as Mme. Crozy among the orange-scarlets; the truss is enor- mous, composed of quantities of flowers; spikes freely pro- duced; a masnificent grower; produces:a mass of brilliant red. Price, 10 cents each. '
Our Cannas this Spring are all grown in pots and started,
THE GILT-EDGED CANNA, NA DAM EE, € R O.Zoy
Undoubtedly the grandest of all varieties. The color is a brilliant vermilion-scarlet, bordered with deep golden yel- low ; flowers are borne in great clusters, and in such profu- sion thet they crown the plant with a blaze of glowing color. Price, 10 cents each. .
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW SPOTTED CANNA,
FLORENCE VAVUGHAD
Conceded by all who have seen it to be the finest yellow- spotted Canna. Flowers very large, of the most perfect form, with broad, over agains petals, nicely rounded
ends. Color brilliant yellow, spotted with bright red. A StLove: robyet grower, and flowers very freely. Price 10 cents each. ;
RICH CRIMSON-FLOWERED CANNA, CHARLES HENDERSON
A splendid dwarf, compact grower, throwing up erect conpact heads of blooms of immense size. The individual flowers are among the very largest. Color, dark crimson; center of the flowers marked with gold pencilings. One of the very finest varieties. Price, 10 cents each.
THE NEW SALMON-COLORED CANNA, PAUL MARQUANT
The individual flowers are large, and the flowers spike very large, each flower standing out separately by itself. Thecolor is very hard to describe. It might be de- scribed as a bright salmon with acarmine tint. Price, 10
cents each. THE GRAND BEDDING CANNA,
BEAUTY POITEVINE Bright, rich crmmson, growing 3 to 3% feet high, stands drouth and heat better than any other variety. A fine bed- ding Canna having bright green foliage and_ good-sized trusses of flowers on erect flower spikes. Price, 10 cents each ,
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Six Elegant New and Rare Cannas
The Cream of the New Varieties
The Brilliant Scarlet New Canna PRES. CLEVELAND
Brilliant orange scarlet, a perfect mass of bloom from early in the Summer until cut down by frost. In- dividual flower broad and nicely form- ed, made up into immense heads of bloom, held well above the foliage. Price, 15c each.
The New White Canna
“ALSACE”
A vigorous grower, green foliage, four feet high; produces from 12 to 18 trusses of flowers in a season; an early and continuous bloomer. The trusses upon opening, are of a deli- cate sulphur-yellow, changing very soon, however, to a creamy white, without spots. Price, 15 cents each.
The Gelden Bordered New Canna Souv. de Antoine Crozy
One of the brightest colored Cannas grown; brilliant, scarlet-crimson, bor- dered with a broad band of rich
golden yellow. Trusses laage and erect, made up of a large number of ood-sized, well-rounded owers. A very free blooming variety and splendid dwarf, though vigorous grower. Price,
The Mammoth Flowering New Canna
Mrs. KATE GRAY = One of the largest flowered Cannas ae tate : oom o e Oe eee oo ound Souv. De The Golden Yellow Canna and full, of a clear wine color, beauti Antoine Crozy: fully suffused with gold. Notwith- BURBANK
standing their size, the flowers have
a great deal of substance and are very showy and effective. Besides its fine flowering quality, its broad |i green foliage gives Mrs. Kate Gray
another point of merit which makes Mi > it one of the best all-round Cannas (a to date. Price, 20c eaeh.
eee SSS ooo : _ nearly destroyed by autumn storms. Its great masses of B A snowy white blossoms;contrast finely with the splendid crim- son, pi and yellow varieties, making the most gorgeous oO
and showy flower beds for gardens, lawns and parks it is The Grand New Ever-Blooming White Canna Lily possible to have. Price, 20 cents eaeh; 3 tor 50 cents.
Now Offered for the First Time.
: : : THE GIANT BRONZE CANNA ee magnificent new Canna is the result of over eight years
careful hybridizing and selection, and is undoubtedly the finest and most beautiful white Canna yet produced. It \ throws up 15 to 20 stalks in a season, each one 3 to 4 feet igh.
The large white flowers are borne in splendid spikes, 15 to 1
inches long. It blooms continuonsly all Summer and Fall HIS is the largest of all the dark or bronze leaved Cannas, until stopped by freezing weather. The leaves are bright grows six feet high, with tremendous leegth and _ breadth glossy green, very large and handsome, and so thick and || of leaf. It seldom blooms, but for hiding unsightly walls, strong they are not easily injured by rain or wind. Thisisa fences, etc., or for a massive background it is “just the great recommendation, as many weaker kinds are often thing.’’ Price, 15 cents each; 5 for 50 cents.
The new American Orchid-Flowering
Canna. The flowers are truly gigantic in
size, the upper petals spreading fully 7 inches and the form
is really semi-double. Toward the inner part the petals show
fine crimson spots, all the rest of the flower is of a most beau-
tiful, rich canary yellow. It resembles the Italian variety, Austria, but produces more flowers. Price, 15c each.
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The White Giant Collection of Ten | There are no better Fuchsias than these; includes only the very | Splendid Fuchsias
best double and single varieties. They are beautiful and cheap.
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White Giant—The largest and best white Fuchsia grown; | chsia, Avalanche—An early flowering variety with golden fine form and very double. Color a pure white. We find it foliage; large double purple flowers.
to be an excellent Winter bloomer. Price, 15c each. Mrs. G. Rundel=* much iniproved Mawes teicmnes
Emperor, or Single Phenomenal—This new Fu’ | geld; tube and sepals blush-white; corolla rich orange; a
chsia is by far the largest of all the single flowering varieties: | yery ’g00d variety ; single. It is an exceptionally strong grower, bearing immense blooms
of a very rich, dark purple. It ranks among the singles the Gloire Des Marches—Tube and sepals bright reddish- | same as Phenomenal does among the doubles. Nice strong | crimson, corolla pure white. <A fine double flowering sort; plants. splendid habit of growth. | Black Prince—Makes a shapely bush and is probably Oriflamme—Tube and sepals clear crimson; large,single | the freest in blooming. We have seen specimen plants six | req corolla: beautiful amaranth. feet in height and four feet across loaded with thousands of ; i } : : its bright buds and blossoms of a beautiful waxy carmine or Lovely--The tube and sepais white; corolla single; bril- pink color. liant crimson; tinted magenta. Speciosa—Cor olla searlet; sepals blush, One of the best Wave of Life—Foliage bright yellow, corolla bright
oo varieties for Summer or Winter. violet ; sepals scarlet.
Our Seed is all Fresh and Pure. None Better; none Cheaper.
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Fe ee ee LIE cn cn THE LARGEST FLOWERING FUCHSIAS IN EXISTENCE. The Four Fuchsias we offer on this page have the Largest Flowers of any that grow. They are simply grand, exactly like the illustrations.
Bland’s New Striped.
The tube and sepals are a glowing crimson, corolla a rich plum- colored purple, regu- larly and distinctly striped red rose. Price, 15¢ each.
New Double White Fuchsia,
BALLET GIRL. One of the finest varieties ever introduced. Double corolla . of the largest size, standing very wide, pure white; tubes » and sepais bright scarlet; the finest growing variety among ' the large-flowered sorts. Price, 15 cents.
LORD BEACONSFIELD.
This is really one of the.most. charming and desirable Fuchsias in cultivation. Vigorous growing, free, flowering; beautiful habit. The blooms are three inches in length and of great substance. Tubeand sepals are a light rosyearmine; — corolla deep carmine. Price, 15 cents.
PHENOMENAL FUCHSIA.
The grandest of them all. Phenomenal is the largest flow ered Fuchsia in cultivation. The plant is a tall grower § branching like a tree; the leaves are dark, glossy-green, witl ieee veins of dark crimson, giving the foliage a rich, ornamenta. im appearance. The flowers are of enormous size, asingle fiower measuring 314 inches across; sepals bright scarlet, with rich violet purple corollas, very double. Price, 15 cents.
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NEW TRAILING QUEEN FUCHSIA.
This Fuchsia is an entirely new departure, differing. from all other large flowering varieties inits habit of growth, as it is a trailing vine. The young plants, as they commence growth, creep out to the edge of the pot, and then go trailing downward. It continues growing and branching in this way until the vines are a solid wavy mass of the most elegant foliageand flowers. The flowers are bornein large, drooping clusters; very large, long, graceful. Price, 10 cents each.
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——=TEN SUPERB NEW CARNATIONS. [=]
WE OFFER ON THIS PAGE TEN OF THE GRANDEST NEW CARNATIONS IN AMERICA. PRICE, 10 CENTS EACH; ANY THREE FOR 25 CENTS. SPECIAL OFFER WE WILL SEND THE FULL SET OF TEN NEW
CARNATIONS FOR 60 CENTS. . . ...
New White Carnation
INNOCENCE
This undoubt- edly is the very best white Carna- tion grown today. Flowers are very large size and of
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Brilliant dark velvety crimson Strong, vigorous, very healthy hab- it. Flower is full and well fringed and of avery pleasing form, gooa fragrance. The color 1s magnificent and as rich and brilliant as the Car- dinal flower, without the slightest tendency to turn black; in fact, no crimson carnation has ever come to our notice possessing such a vivid brilliant shade of color.
MRS. THOMAS W. LAWSON The Celebrated $30,000 Carnation (New)
This famous and much-advertised Carnation is so well
S known that it is hardly necessary to describeit. This variety
iN ‘ Z aes has created a sensation on account of its wonderful size and
DN) Sen eS kee beautiful color—dark, cerise pink, lighting up beautifully
we S under artificial light. It has been awarded five silver cups, two silver medals, and numerous certificates of merit.
GAIETY (Variegated) (New)
A beautiful new Carnation; color, scarlet and white varie- gated ; has a stiff wiry stem, a perfect calyx, and is a very easy grower. Itis not susceptible to any of the Carnation diseases.
DOROTHY WHITNEY (New)
A yellow of free-blooming habit; strong, vigorous plant, erect stems, finely formed flower of very large size; very free. Petals edged with a narrow band of light pink; almost a Picotte inmarking. The flower retains its yellow color under artificial light, unlike most yellow varieties.
AMERICA (New)
A soft shade of scarlet. Habit, medium height with a com- pact growth. A fine sized flower, well formed, nicely filled, and not crowded with petals. Good calyx and longstiff stem. It is one of the early bloomers. Very free and of easy culture.
FLORIANA (New)
Another exceptionally fine pink Carnation. The color is a bright, clear, exquisite shade of soft rich pink, pore no trace of purple or magenta. Fragrant, delightful. A strong grower and a free bloomer.
HER MAJESTY (New)
“The Queen of the Whites.’”’ It is the grandest white and the most prolific bloomer of the Carnation family that has been eT up to this time. The flower is of enormous size, full and double; has a good calyx; not hf ha to rust; under the most ordinary culture, produces good flowers throughout the entire season.
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ROOSEVELT (New) PRES. McKINLEY (New) Another grand Carnatiou, with enormous sized flowers: This variety, like its parent, Dorothy, is wonderfully free; often measuring three and a half inches in diameter, at the | also very enna: and is an excellent keeper and shipper. Color
same time being one of the freest blooming Carnations we | deeper and brighter than Lawson, with longer stems. One of have ever seen. Ground color of flower, cerise pink with the most promising novelties of the year. inner of the $100 scarlet shading at center. prize at Kansas City. Probably the best pink carnation yet out.
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* OUR MONSTER
AMERICAN WONDER LEMON
“SENT OUT BY SOME. UNDER THE SPURIOUS NAME OF PONDEROSA”
LARGEST AND FINEST EDIBLE LEMON IN THE WORLD
- This Truly = Wonderiul Lemon
AS INTRODUCED for the first _ time to the public by us in the Spring of 1899. Since that time we have grown and sent out thousands to all parts of the country, and the reports we have received from our Sea in all quarters as to its pro- uctiveness and size is very fiatter- ing. It is truly a wonder, for no other Lemon ever produced such enormous fruit or bore so freely. The plants grow rapidly and make shapely trees in a few months. The fruit is very handsome as well as useful. May be used anywhere that ordinary Lemons may be used, and one of these is equal toeight or ten common Lemons. Highly recom- mended for lemonade and all culi- nary purposes. In addition to its fruit-bearing qualities it makes a very handsome specimen plant for house culture. The dark green foli- age is very large and handsome, and the pure, waxy-white flowers with yellow stamens. are nearly as large as Tuberose blossoms and as fra- grant as Orange blossoms, which they greatly resemble. We guar- antee every tree to produce thesame large fruit, no budding or grafting necessary. It is of the easiest cul- ture, flowering and fruiting in any good, ordinary soil.
AMERICAN WONDER Lomun.
(see letver below.)
PRICE: NOTICE:
For very strong. young plants, from 244 and 3 inch pots, 15 cents each, 5 for 50 cents;strong. handsome plants, irom 4 ineh pots, 25 cents each ; large, two-year-old plants, fruiting size, 50 cents each; very large, handsome plants, of 7 and 8 inch pots, exceptionally fine fruifing size, $1.00 each.
We would call the attention of our patrons to the fact that some are sending out our American Wonder Lemon under the ficticious name of ‘‘ Ponderosa.”’
When ordering this marvelous Lemon,
send to us. Weintroduced it; we have named it,and We Have by far the Largest Stock in the World of this
Splendid Lemon.
ScHMIpDT &’'BoTLEY, Springfield, Ohio:
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, December 4, 1902.
I send you a picture of the American Wonder Lemon plant I bought of youin Spring 1901. It isa fine ablans: I gathered
from it today 10 Lemons which weigh from 134 to 3}4 pounds. wonderful. The plant is in every way satisfactory.
Nore—The picture Mr. G. sent usis a beauty, showing the big, handsome fruit to great advantage.”
you can do, if you buy your Lemon plants from us.
Our cook says tke 10 will make 120 pies. Tr
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We could fill pages with these bona fide and unsolicted letters of commendation did space permit. ‘The proof of the pud- ding is in the eating.” The proof of the genuineness of our claim that we have the most wonderful, the largest, the best, the most prolific and the easiest to grow of any lemon inthe world is surely demonstrated in the statements of hundreds of our patrons from all parts of the country.
The BEAUTIFUL NEW ORANGE
KUMOQUAT or KIN KAN 33%
OQUR PLANTS OF THIS GREAT NOVELTY ARE EXCGEEDINGLY FINE
This unique and wonderfully beautiful Orange is a native of Japan, where itis knownas the Kin Kan, which means gold orange, its other name—Kumquat—is Chinese for the same meaning. It bears in the most marvelous profusion little miniature oranges no larger than a Damson plum, of a rich golden color and glittering amid the dark foliage like burnished gold. The whole fruit, rind and all,is eaten, and people become very fond of them. The rind is sweet and the pulp agreeably acid, making a piquant combination. They are also delicious preserved and ecrystalized. The plants be- gin to bear just as soon as they have wood enough to hold the
fruit, and are loaded with fruit and flowers every year. The branches are slender without thorns, the leaves narrow and oval, and the plant assumes a fine shape. As a pot plant it will create a sensation wherever grown. As a window plant for the North as well as for gardens in the orange region, the Kin Kan is one of the handsomest and most valuable orna- ments. Diminutive trees in pots are loaded with fruit and flowers every year. The small, but exquisitely beautiful fruit hangs on the unique and handsome evergreen trees all Winter. Price, for strong plants, extra large, from five-inch pots, 50 cents each: a larger size irom six-inch pots, 75 cents each. Must be sent by express.
We will send (by Express only) one large two-year-old plant, fruiting size, of
A BIG BARGAIN: both our Wonder Lemon and the Kumquat Orange for $1,00,
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LATANIA BORBONICA.
LATANIA BORBONICA
‘; The well-known Fan Palm. : This is one of the most ex” quisitely graceful among Palms. Its wide-spreading, grace” fully arching leaves are elegant and effective for apartment decoration. It is considered the handsomest and most valua- ble of all the Palms,. Price, nice little plants, 15c each; strong plants, from 4-inch poets, 35c each; large, handsome specimens, $1:00 and $1.50 each. Must be sent by express.
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The Cycas makes a magnificent specimen plant, and is one of the most valuable plants grown for the decoration of the lawn or house. Their heavy, glossy, deep green fronds resist alike the gas, dust and cold to which decorative plants are frequently exposed. Price, nice plants, 60c each; large plants. five and six leaves, $1.00 each; larger plants, eight or more leaves, $1.50 each; this sizeis very fine. Our Cycas cannot be sent by mail.
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PALM PANDANUS UTILIS.
PANDANUS UTILIS Screw Pine
A grand decorative plant. Its glossy dark green foliage, gracefully arranged renders it particularly attractive; fine for,centers of vases or baskets, or for growing as single speci- mens. Price, 25c each; larger, by express, 50c and 75c each.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS
. (The Canary Island Date Palm.) No other Palm has gained se-speedily in public favor the last few years as this handsome habitue of the Canary Islands. This Palm belongs to the pin- nate class, which means that its branches are feather-shaped These branches are long, gracefully arched, and are borne in Teceieat abundance. Price for nice, strong young plants, 25c each.
KENTIA BELMOREANA
The Kentias are among the best of the Palm species for general cultivation, being almost impregnable against dis- eases. This variety is one of the best in its class; graceful habit, bright green foliage gracefully disposed; as a decora- tive plant for the window, dinner table or conservatory it searcely has an equal. Price, small plants, 25c eath; a larger size, nice plants, 60c and $1.00 each. The large size must be sent by express.
PHOENIX RECLINATA
A fine decorative Palm; one of the finest vase plants, par- ticularly for outdoor decoration. It is of very robust habit, and is very easily grown. Will not burn under the hottest sun, and stands whipping by summerstorms without marring its beauty. It is very eftective when planted in earthen vases, and in this way is particularly ornamental for decorating court yards, verandas, etc. This is the Palm that was used so largely in races throughout the grounds of the World's Fair. It will thrive under more unfavorable conditions than any other Palm, for which reason it is particularly adapted for hallways or other positions where other Palms would not exist. Price, for nice strong young plants, 25c each; fine, large plants, $1.00 each.
KENTIA FOSTERIANA
This is one of the finest pot plants imaginable, and the easiest to grow of any of the Palm family. Being almost hardy, it is not injured by slight changes in the temperature, and its stiff, glossy leaves enable it to stand the dry, hot air of the living room withoutinjury. The leaves area deep, glossy green, fan-shaped, split deeply into segments. This is, with- out exception, the most hardy of its class. It is very graceful for table decoration. Scarcely has its equal. Price. small
lants, 25c each; larger plants from 4-inch pots, 50c each; nice arge plants, 24 to 30 inches high, $1.00 each. Cannot be sent by mail
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nm F . L F E R N FOR SPECIMENS.
| AND FERNERIES
These beautiful plants are now generally cultivated. Their i great diversity and gracefulness of foliage make them much ‘ a: valued as plants for vases, baskets or rock work, or as speci- men plants for parlor or conservatory. Keep them out of
the direct sunlight and water carefully, that the delicate roots lying near the surface may never become dry.
THE BOSTON DROOPING FERN
(Nephrolepsis Bostoniensis. )
Of which much has been heard during the past year; of the same form as the Sword Fern, Nephrolepsis Exaltata, but has larger and broader fronds; a more drooping habit. In well grown specimens the fronds attain a height of six to seven feet. Fine for hanging pots and baskets. Price, 10 cents each; large plants, 20 cents and 35 cents each.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM (Maiden. Hair Fern. ) -
A very beautiful and graceful Fern, its delicate fronds being much used for cut flower work. Price, 10 cents each.
NEPHROLEPSIS CORDATA COMPACTA
A new Sword Fern: A decided improvement on the old variety ; is more dwarf and compact and will produce three times the number of fronds. Introduced last year for the first time. Price, very strong plants, 10 cents each.
PTERIS CRETICA ALBA LINEATA
A very handsome Fern, nicely variegated; grows very rapidly into handsome plants. Price, 15 cents.
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The Lovely Boston Fern. PTERIS ARGYREA
(Silver Fern.)
A very showy Fern with variegated foliage; fronds large, light green, with a broad band of silver-white down the center of each. very distinct. Price, 25 cents each.
PTERIS SERRULATA A useful basket variety of graceful habit. Price 10 cents. PTERIS TREMULA (Shaking Fern.)
One of the finest Ferns for house decoration, growing very rapidly and throwing up large, handsome fronds. It makes magnificent specimens. Hasily grown and popular. Price, 15c.
THE HOLLY FERN
So called on account of the similarity of its foliage to that of holly—bright, glossy green. It has also been called, ‘‘The Leather Fern,’ on account of its easy culture. It is a tip-top house plant, easily grown. Price, 15 cents each.
THE BEAUTIFUL MOSS FERN
(Selaginella Emiliana.) A new upright growing Moss with numerous feathery stems =: : prenchee from ae ee ed forming a dense bute. wee tS P A plants attain a height o o 15inches. e know of no Moss he eas Fern superior to it. Price, 10 cents each.
‘“MIKADO” FERN BALL
The Wonderful Japanese Fern Ball, Davallia Bullata Nagaha—This Novelty imported from Japan, we take great pleasure in introducing as one of the best and most satisfactory house Ferns ever offered.
This ball consists of Fern roots about the size of a pencil, woven outside and around a ball of moss. These roots pro- duce beautiful sprays of Ferns from eyesor buds at nearly every inch of their length. Thus the whole surface of the Wall soon becomes covered with Fern sprays. They may be’
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Directions for Starting—Place ball in water for 15 minutes and then suspend in any desired position; repeat every two days until growth Is started, after which sprinkle | occasionally as required. To use in fern dish, cut ball in halves, placing flat side down, thus getting two dishes of beautiful Ferns. The Fern ball may be allowed to dry up at any time and set away, and started again by watering as before.
Price, for dormant large size, 75 cents each, by express; smaller size, 50 cents each, by mail, postpaid. Fern Ball, Grewing.
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A PAGE OF RARE FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS.
" ASAI GaRIaiea: AZALEA INDICA:
One of the most gorgeously blooming families, together with the showiest of all greenhouse plants. The colors of the flower vary from the purest white to the deepest crimson in untold variations. The soil should always be packed hard when transplanted. Their success depends, however, on the degree of moisture in the atmospherein which they live. We have a number of the best flowering sorts that will flower finely this coming Winter, both double and single flowered, in any color desired. The plants we offer are magnificent specimens, the finest you have ever seen, and all will bloom this year. Price, fine large plants, three years old, 75c each. Must be sent by express.
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ou. In ordering name the color you wish. We can furnish them in the following colors: White, pink, red and salmon.
FICUS ELASTICA. (India Rubber Tree.)
Very large, smooth, leathery leaves, evergreen foliage. Generally esteemed one of the finest house plants grown, the plant attaining a large size and treeshape. Hach new leaf is enclosed in a long, coral-red envelope, looking like a great red flower bud. Price, fine plants, 50c and 75c each. See cut.
Ficus Elastica—Rubber Plant.
Our Stock of these Beautiful Plants is Very Extensive and in Splendid Condition,
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Camellia Japonica.
The Royal Plant, CAMELLIA JAPONICA.
The royal family of greenhouse plants. Leaves glossy- green and flowers of the most exquisite beauty and waxy texture. From pure white to crimson in almost endless va- riegation. The pure white ones are generally prized above thecolored varieties. Their culture is nearly related to that of the Azalea, but their success is more certain. Requires shade and moisture throughout the hot season. Their time of blooming is Winter and early Spring. Requires a moder- ate and uniform temperature with as little artificial heat as possible. Whenset with flower buds great care must be taken in watering—when left too dry the buds are sure to drop. We have afine assortment. Price, for very large, strong plants, by express, 60c and 75c each.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. (Norfolk Island Pine.)
Various names hsve been selected for this grand plant to properly convey to the mind the appearance ofit. Some have called it the ‘‘ Christmas Tree Palm,’’ from its resemblance to a Christmas tree; others have called it the ‘‘Star Palm,” be- because the leaves are arranged to form a perfect star, but no descriptive name can give any adequate idea of its beauty. It has deep green, feathery foliage, arranged in whorls, ris- ing one above the other at regular distances; its symmetry of form, grace and beauty of foliage are unequaled in the vegetable kingdom. It is easily grown in the house and is hhgh,y ornamental. These can only be sent by express. Nice plants, 3and 4 tiers of leaves, 75c each. See cut.
PANDANUS VEITCHII. This isone of the cas
most attractive plants. The leaves are light green, beautifully mark- ed with broad stripes and bands of pure white, and gracefully curved. Like the Palms, the longer y OUg,. have the plant the more valuable it becomes. Its striking character in connection with
other decorationsg makes it a feature in any collection. Being new and hard to propagate, it is necessarily eis high priced. Price, "QRQaRENS) SeaeumeniaEs $1,00 each; larger |STAN: plants, $1.50. wind nabics
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WHITE, BLACK AND SPOTTED.
Callas delight ina light, rich soil, and require plenty of water after growth has come
menced.
Give them plenty of light and air.
“CALLA ETHIOPICA
Egyptian Lily.
This is the well-known Egyptian Lily, or Lily of the Nile, with large white flowers, broad foliage, and lt will prosper under very adverse circumstances. If you want large Callas send to us, as we are headquarters for them. We have three sizes: Small plants to bloom next Winter, 10c each; strong bloom- ing bulbs, 25c each; extra strong bulbs that will produce a half dozen of blooms, 50c each.
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OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW BEDDING
COLEUS.
Coleus represents more colors in their variegation than any other plant. They are certainly the most popular of colored fo- liage plants. Whether grown as single specimens or in masses of ribbon lines, they are equally attractive. They are of the easiest culiure and well adapted to our climate, flourishing in the hottest sun as wellas display- ing their beautiful colors in the shady corner, where hardly any
other plant would do. Plants should be set about a foot apart, so that when the size of the bed is ascertained it is easy to figure how many plants are needed of each kindinarow. Allare good bedders and will stand the hot sun without losing their bril- liant coloring.
Our Coleus are the newest and brightest in Cultivation.
The Mammoth Black Calla, DRAGON ARUM.
This plant has the hon- or of producing the larg- est flower of any plant % that is hardyinthiscoun” # try. Theyare simply > _ enormous. Theleafstems § and flower stalk are all spotted; upon the top of the latter opens a flower of gigantic size and cur- ious color. On the. out- side itis a light green col- ‘ or, while the inside is of adeep red purple, glisten- ing beautifully in thesun with a satin sheen. The spadix in the center of
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good bulbs, 25c
Coleus in Six-Inch Pots.
CALLA RICHARDIA Spotted Calla. ;
The Richardia Alba, or Spotted Calla is a plant of magni- ficent appearance. The leaves are of therichest green, spot- ted with pure white. The fiowers are white, with a rich chocolate throat. It can either be grown in a pot, planted in a border, or in a vase or rustic stand, the latter being a very effective way of showing its beauty. Price, 15c each; very Jarge bulbs, 25c each.
Spotted Calla Lily.
“NEW AND BRILLIANT COLEUS, Price 6 cents each.
A BIG BARGAIN IN COLEUS.
We willsend ten distinct new sorts for 50 cents; twenty-four distinct sorts for $1.00 by mail, postpaid. If ordered by express we willsend thirty for $1.00. We can supply leading bedding Coleus, in good variety, at $2.50 per hundred by express.
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Some varieties of Coleus make beautiful pot plants if kept pinched back so as to make them grow bushy. Wewiil send five beautiful sorts, suitable for growing in pots, for only 26- cents.
Try a few for pot Culture.
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HARDY LILIES FOR SUMMER BLOOMING.
LILIUM AURATUM, Golden Rayed Queen of Lilies.
The greatest Lily grown. The perfume is exquisite, light, yet penetrating. Magnificent by day- light, but by moonlight a well grown plant, carrying five or more blooms, is simply indescrib- ably beautiful. Also known as “‘Gold Banded Lily from Japan.’’ Price, 30c each; four for $1.00. (See cut.)
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_ This magnificent Lily is borne in immense clusters on tall stems ; the flowers are very large, frequently six inches across and very double; color, deep fiery red, spotted with black. Price, 15c each.
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TIGER LILY,
LILIUM SPECIOSUM MONSTROSUM ALBUM.
A variety of the above, with broad, flat stems and immense heads of flowers. Pure white and very fragrant; petals gracefully recurved; a very fine sort. Price, 20c each.
LILIUM CANDIDUM. The Madonna or Annunciation Lily.
This Lily is the emblem of purity. The deep lemon anthers contrast beautifully iin the wax-like petals. The fragrance is delicious and never oppressive. Itis one of the best of Lilies to grow in the house or outside. Perfectly hardy. Price, 15c each; two for 26c.
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Plant a few of these Gorgeous Lilies, they are Surpassingly Beautiful.
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GLADIOLI | GLADIOLUS, or SWORD LILY.
The Gladiolus is the most attractive of all summer-fiowering Bulbs, and deserves a pace in every garden, as it is sure to flower and do well with very little care. It has no insect ene- mies or diseases. The flowers are of almost every desirable cclor By cutting the spikes when two or three of the lower flowers are open, and pines them in water, the entire spike will open in the most beautiful manner Set the bulbs from six to nine inches apart and about four inches deep. Plant from middle of April to first of June. It is a good way to plant at two or three different times, ten days to two weeks apart This will give a succession of blooms from July to November’
+: SEVEN EXCELLENT NAMED GLADIOLI Price, 6 cents each; set of seven for 35 cents.
Brenchleyensis—Fiery-scarlet, very early and one of the most popular kinds. :
Ceres—Pure white, streaked and spotted lilac.
Isaac Buchanan—Fine yellow, one of the best. _
John Bull—Ivory white, tinged with yellow and lilac.
Marie Lemoine—Long spikes of well-expanded flowers; upper divisions of a pale creamy color, flushed salmon-lilac, the lower divisions spotted purplish violet, bordered deep yellow. Hardy. :
May—makes a large spike of well-expanded flowers much like that famous old variety, Eugene Scribe. White, edge of petals delicately touched with pink, the two lower petals pen- ciled with a peculiar light brown. 3
Napoleon III — Brightiscarlet; center of petals white
striped. OUR SUPERB MIXED GLADIOLI
Our Gladioli can the relied upon to bloom freely and em- brace all shades of buff, salmon, pink, crimson, yellow, white, lemon, rose, maroon, scarlet, cherry and variegated varieties. Large bulbs, 3 cents each; 20 for 50 cents.
Send Us Your Seed Order This Spring.
GLADIOLI UNDER COLOR
Price, 4 cents each; twelve for 40 cents.
Pink—This class comprises a wide range of color, from bright orange and very deep rose through various shades of pink to light rosy-blush; large, well formed fiowers.
Shades of Red Mixed—This mixture embraces various shades of red; makes a very bright effect in bedding.
White’and Light—Containing the very lightest colors in Gladioli, some of them very nearly pure white.
Yellow—Various shades of yellow and golden; among the most beautiful of all Gladioli.
Variegated—Most brilliant color and marking: very handsome and striking.
TUBEROSES
EXCELSIOR PEARL.
Its pure waxy color and delightful fragrance make it the most popular of all flowers for bouquets and baskets. Our bulbs are very fine, and we guarantee that all will bloom if properly treated. Price, 5 cents each; 15 for 50 cents.
THE NEW. HARDY WHITE SPIDER LILY
This grand new Spider Lily has the advantage of being per- fectly hardy, and when left undisturbed a few years forms large imposing clumps that are a mass of clustered heads of pure white, fragrant flowers. The flowers have a peculiar, striking beauty, which must be seen to be appreciated. The flowers are borne in largeclusters, are of waxy whiteness and unsurpassed fragrance. More beautiful than most of the high priced Lilies. An extrachoice garden flower which we cannot two strongly recommend. Alsoafinepot plant. Fine flower- ing bulbs, 20 cents each; three for 50 cents.
No Old or Left Over Seed in our Seed Rooms,
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A Beautiful Pot Plant ) GLOXINIA -.The coloring is exquisite; the ground color of many is
pure white, with throats of blue, scarlet, rose, crimson, or |
velvety-purple; or the tubes are of bright color, with white throat. The bulbs should be started in a warm place and kept growing in a partially shaded place, protected from hard rains. They will bloom until late in Summer, when they
The whole secret of growing Cyclamen to perfection. air and low temperature. We offer fine plants in two —red and white. Price, 10c each; three for 25c. “is
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS
The bulbs can be started from March to June and will soon be in full bloom. Must be kept from direct sunshine; A good place for them is on the north side of a house or grape
should be dried off, letting the leaves die, and can be kept over Winter in the cellar free from frosts. Dry bulbs, price, 15c each ; 3 for 30c.
arbor. Our strain of both double and single is a very supe- rior one, many of the flowers measuring three to five inches across. _Single, Separate Colors, white, scarlet, pink and yellow, 10c each: six for 50c. ro Double, Separate Colors, white, scarlet, pink and yellow, 15c; five
for 50c. SUMMER-FLOWERING OXALIS
They are very effective in masses or beds, and are partic- ularly valuable for edgings. The bulbs, when planted three inches apart, produce an unbroken row of elegant foliage and
retty flowers. The bulbs, which are the size of peas, or arger, planted the first of May, or earlier, will flower by the first of June, and will furnish a neat and attractive border the whole season. They are also very beautiful grown in hanging
baskets. Price 20 Cents _ per Dozen
Dieppi—Pure white. Lasandria—Rosy pink. Purpurea—F ine purple.
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AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA (Belladonna Lily) , Beautiful silvery white, turning to soft Rose as the flower ces. A lovely Lily. Extra large bulbs, to bloom at once, 40c each. AMARYLLIS, JOHNSONII These are bulbs that flower during the Winter and Spring months. Keep dry during Summer, and start them into yrowth in the Fall by watering. The flowers are produced four to ten on long stalks, two feet high, and resemble a Lily in shape. The color is bright red. They are very showy. Strong bulbs, to bloom at once, 40c each. AMARYLLIS, FORMOSISSIMA Jacobean Lily This grand bulb will flower either Summer or Winter. Keep dry during Summer for Winter blooming, and reverse the order for Summer bedding. The flowers are of the dark- estscarlet, very rich and pure, and produce freely. Strong, blooming bulbs, 25c each.
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MILK AND WINE LILY
Or Crinum Fimbriatum A grand sort, the most beautiful of the Crinums. Its bulbs grow large, and its strong-growing foliage is erect and sword-shaped. Flowers in umbels very large and showy, three to four inches in diameter, striped with white carmine and very fragrant. Hardy in the South. Extra large bulbs, 40c each; fine blooming bulbs, 25c each.
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DAHLIAS
Within the last few years there have been many new varie- ties introduced of American and European origin, and the ones we have are the cream of hundreds of those varieties. Price of these Beautiful Dahlias, strong Field Grown Bulbs, 15c each; four for 50c. The full set of 12 choice sorts for $1.30.
C. W. Bruton—Most superb yellow Cactus Dahlia yet produced ; unequalled in beauty. Enormous fiowers five to six inches across; perfectly double and pure deep golden yel- low, magnificent.
Mrs. Stancombe—Straw, suffused amber, striped red, mottled and tipped blush.
Purity—A pure white flower of the largest size, perfect in form and finish;afree bloomer on fine long stems.
Maid of Kent—Crimson, shaded to cherry red tipped white, very inconstant in color—many shades on the same
ush.
Miss May Lomas—tlarge shell-liké petals; pure white, suffused rosy lavender.
Pearl—Pearly white; petals long and symmetrical; flowers very large.
A. D. Livoni—Clear, soft pink, medium to large size; os ost being round and full, with beautiful quilled petals.
Wm. Agcnew—BExira large bright scarlet, flowers opened out flat with broad petals.
John Elitch—It is a broad-leaved Cactus type, with very long stems. Color, a dazzling red, with no shade or variation ; very large and double to the very center.
King of Yellows—The best golden yellow Dahlia in cul- tivation. The flowers are very large, very full and double.
Frank Smith—The finest fancy Dahlia grown; intense purplish maroon, almost black, tipped with rosy white.
S=CALADIUMS
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM Commonly Known as Elephant’s Ear. Very effective and suitable for either a single plant on the
lawn, masses in beds or margins of water. Its very distinct leaves often attain the length of three feet by twenty inches wide, and havea rich, tropical effect. Price, for nice bulbs of Caladium, 10c each; large bulbs, 25c each.
FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS
Plants are especially valuable for decorating conservatories, window boxes and specimen plants. Magnificent planted in beds out-doors, nothing being more showy. The brilliant cardinal red, cream, pink, white and various shades of green displayed in the veinings and blotches of the leaves cannot be obtained in any other class of plants. For arranging floral baskets or table decorations they are quite as handsome as any flower. We have a fine collection of first-class, distinct, brilliantly marked varieties. Price, well-dried, extra large bulbs, ourselection of sorts, 20c each ; six for
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American Flag—Beautiful large flowers, elegantly striped ; crimson and white; very handsome and showy. lic.
FANCY LEAVED CALADIUM.
GIANT FLOWERING CALADIUM
A new species from Central America, andthe grandest fol-
iage and Flowering Plant yet introduced. Leaves very much
larger than any other Caladium ; heavy, leathery texture and.
a bright, glossy-green color, with metallic luster which is re- markably handsome. Does not produce a bulb but is increased
by suckers and is perennial. The leaf stalks are strong and
tall, holding the mammoth leaves well above the ground.
Perfectly immense, and makes a plant which for tropical lux-
uriance has no equal. Added to this wonderful foliage effect
are the mammoth lily-like blossoms 12 to 15 inches long; snow-
white, changing to cream, with a rich and exquisite fra-
grance so powerful as to perfume a whole garden. Plants
bloom all Summer in the garden, or all the year round in
pots. The foliage is so hardy that it will endure without-in-
jury frosts that kill other bedding and foliage plants. Not
only is it the grandest garden or lawn plant, but as a pot: plant it rivals the choicest Palms in foliage, to say nothing of
its magnificent flowers. Thrivesin any soil. Price, 25c.
When Ordering Your Plants Do Not Forget to Send Along Your Seed Order,
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We Otfer Two Elegant But Cheap Collections of Palms and Ferns on This Page---Don’t Overlook Them,
OUR GENEROUS OFFER IN CHOICE FERNS and PALMS.
For the benefit of those of our Patrons who ad= mire Palms and Ferns we make the following ex- Tremely liberal offer.
FOR ONLY $1.00 we wlllsend by express four dis- tinct Ferns, all large, strong plants that will make beautiful specimens this Summer, and three handsome Palms all distinct and all with character leaves out of four-inch pots. MEY
The varieties must be strictly our own selection, but will consist of the very best varieties that grow.
DRACAENA TERMINALIS.
Superb species; rich crimson foliage, marked with pink carmine and creamy white. ords cannot de- scribe the exquisite coloring. This is one of the most admired of decorative species, its elegant habit and extremely beautiful, lively coloring giving it marked value. Itis a rapid grower, and for room adornment oras a vase plant for out-of-door use it is indispen- sable. Price. 25c each.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. NEW ASPARAGUS SPRENGERIIL.
A desirable species, useful as a pot plant or for bas- kets; fronds frequently 4feet long; a rich shade of green, retaining freshness for weeks after cutting; fine house plant, as it withstands dry atmosphere. Price, 10c each; extra large plants, 20c each.
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Asparagus Plumosus Nanus.
One of the handsomest of our foliage plants. The leaves are a bright green, gracefully arched, and as finely woven as the finest silkenmesh. Their lasting quality when cut is remarkable, retaining their freshness for weeks, hence it.ranks as the most valuable plant we have for this purpose, surpassing the Maiden Hair Fern in grace, fineness of texture, and richness of color. Seeillustration. Price, 10c each; extra large plants, 20c each.
Browalia—New Giant.
Few people acquainted with the old form of Browalia would recog- nize this new variety. Its flowers are a deep indigo blue, fully 2inches in diameter, blooming continually and completely enveloping the whole plant. Hitherfor bed or pot plants. 10c.
WAX FLOWER.
(Hoya Cornosa.)
Thisis astrong climber which re- quires a light, rich soil. Has curious wax-like flowers, from which drops a sweet honey-like juice. It makes an excellent plant for a warm sit- Gasser ae ewe peat heron \ Sif = = - ou rec - Price, cents each. ae SS
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A SPLENDID OFFER IN YOUNG PALMS.
WE HAVE. thousands of well established, strong and vigorous young Palms in3inch pots and we here offer a very fine collection at a marvelously low price. For a remittance of $1.00 we will send by mail or express one nice strong plant each of the following five Palms, full description of each will be found on page 44. > Please bear in mind these are not mere seedlings but strong, splendidly rooted plants that have been potted over two years: ‘‘Latania Borbonica,” ‘‘Kentia Fosteriana, Pandanus Utilis, **Phoenix Canariensis”’ and ‘‘Kentia Balmoreana.’’
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CHINESE BELL FLOWER; ABUTILONS or FLOWERING MAPLE
The Best Three, White, Yellow and Red. The Three for 25c.
’ Rapid growing plants of easy culture. Flowers pendulous, bell-shaped and produced in great abundance. If taken up carefully before frost, they make good winter flowering plants. Price, 10ceach; three varieties, your selection, 25c.
Boule de Neige—Pure white, bell-shaped flowers, bloom- ing without intermission, either planted out or grown in pot. Glow Winter blooming and best white on the market. Price, 10c each.
Golden Bells—A bright golden-yellow Abutilon, of strong, vigorous habit and very free flowering. There have been a number of yellow Abutilons introduced during the past few years, but they all lacked richness of color. The variety now offered combines large size, fine form and depth of coloring. Price, 10c¢ each.
Arthur Belsham—Color clear, even crimson, without markings. An excellent variety of shrubby habit and great freedom of bloom. Price, 10c each. :
OTHER GOOD SORTS OF ABUTILONS. Price, 8c Each.
Eclipse—A very pretty trailing variety, with large foliage beautifully marked with deep preen and yellow. Flowers bright yellow with crimson throat; fine for vases or large hanging baskets. Price, 10c each.
Prince of Heilbron—Beautiful variegated foliage of bright green and gold; flowers light yellow; veined crimson
Royal Scarlet—Brilliant scarlet, dwarf.
Souv. de Bonn—This is entirely different from anything we have had before in the way of variegated Abutilons. Itis a strong, upright grower, with large, bright green foliage, distinctly edged with a broad band of creamy-white and yel- low. Flowers very large on stems 8 to 9 inches in length. Colors, bright orange-red; very effective with its beautifully variegated foliage. Price, 10c each.
Robert George—A free and continuous bloomer. The flowers are broad, their large, over-lapping petals incurved; color orange, veined with crimson.
New Japanese Maple-Leaved Abutilon
SAVITZII
The remarkable NEW JAPANESE ABUTILON SAVITZII is a really beautiful plant, most distinct and striking in its whole make-up; the leaves are beautifully formed, very finely and deeply toothed, almost fringed; deep, dark green in the center, each with a wide border of pure white, and the eontrast of colors is so sharp and clear they look almost asif painted. Price, 15 cents each.
New Ageratum Princess Pauline.
The Gold Dust Tree.
The Handsome Evergreen Foliage Plant
ACUBA JAPONICA or GOLD DUST TREE
Beautifully variegated large laurel like foliage, mottled and splashed with bright golden-yellow. It is asuperb house plant,-retaining its handsome variegated foliage the year round. For the center of yases for Summer or Winter deco- . ration it has few equals and as a specimen plant for the lawn or veranda is without a peer. It is also nearly hardy and thrives alike in sunshineorshade. Asanallround decorative plant it is unexcelled. We have a splendid lot of these beauti- ful plants and all lovers of choice and rare foliage plants should not fail to orderone. Price, for fine, large handsome plants out of six-inch pots, 50c each; very large specimens, splendid plants eut of eight-inch pots, $1 each. See cut. MUST BE SENT BY EX- PRESS, AS THEY ARE TOO LARGE TO BE SENT BY MAIL.
ACALPHAS
Acalpha Marginata—Fine large foliage, dark olive, margined rose. A very desirable variety, standing upright in hot and dry weather. Price, 10c each.
‘Acalpha Triumphans—Very bright, ovate pointed leaves, light red shaded and marbled darker. Price, 15¢ each.
New Variegated Ageratum
PRINCESS PAULINE
A novel and distinct variety of dwarf, compact habit, rarel exceeding six inches in height, its peculiarity being that bot colors, blue and white, are combined in the same flower, the body of the flower being white, while the stamens are a light sky blue, giving the whole flower a pleasing, variegated ma
earance, and making it one of the most distinct new bed-
g plants. Price, 8c each.
The Grand New Ageratum
‘*STELLA GURNEY”’
A short, compact grower, well branched and extremely free-blooming. The individual tufts are very large and dense, and the color is the most intense blue of an as agree- able shade as we have ever seen in Ageratums. Price, 5c each,
We Have the Best Two- Year-Old Roses in Springfield. Remember This When Ordering Your Roses.
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e ° . $ Price, 10 cents each, a Giant Flowering Hibiscus frise,2° conts,cogh) 27g Large growing tropical plants with peta et ceey foliage. The plants, under the hottest sun, produce enormous flowers in
great numbers and make noble specimens. ey can be grown in tubs and kept for years. The blossoms average five or six inches in diameter, and gorgeously colored. = ;
Ste, HS. ter AURANTICA
Large, double, orange-colored flowers; early and profuse bloomers. 10c each.
CARMINATUS PERFECTUS
Full, round flowers of perfect shape and of a rich, soft, carmine rose, with a deep crimson eye. A beautiful free- blooming variety. 10c each.
DECORUS
Foliage very large and lobed; flowers enormous, on long:
\ stems of a beautiful rosy-carmine color; the stamens an
<N pistils are very showy; the stigma is large circular and r golden-yellow. 10c each. 1
DOUBLE HIBISCUS ZEBRINUS
Petals scarlet, edged and striped with creamy-yellow and white. A unique variety. 10c each.
COLLERII
Flowers buff-yellow witha crimson-scarlet base. Pecul- iarly handsome. 10c each.
ROSA SINENSIS
Flowers red and very large, averaging nearly five inches in diameter. 10c each.
RUBRA
A magnificent double variety, with large red flowers. 10c each.
GEN. DE COURTIGIS
A very grand, large-sized flower; single, light-scarlet; very showy. 10c each.
The Rare Hibiscus, SCHIZOPETALUS
A very peculiar and striking species. It differs from all others in the remarkable character of its petals, the pen- dulous flowers and the long tubular calyx. Its drooping flowers, with reflexed orange-red and lacinated petals, render this plant not only a curiosity, but highly valuable as a decorative or bedding plant. Price, 15 cents each.
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_ NEW HIBISCUS—PEACHBLOW
This is one of the finest plant novelties offered in recent years. The flowers are double, and from 4to 5inchesindiameter. Color a clear, rich pink, with a small, deep crimson center, an entirely new and most beautiful shade. Price, 15c¢ each.
FRAGRANT HELIOTROPES
These are _universal favorites on account of_ their delightful fragrance. Flowering equally well as bedding plants in Summer or as pot plants in the house during winter. Price, 8c each.
_ Albert Delaux—A French variety of great beauty. Foliage is a bright golden-yellow, very pronounced, and marked slightly with delicate green. In bloom it isexquisitely beautiful, the deep lavender color of the flower contrasting admirably with the ever varying foliage. Very free flowering.
Snow Wreath—The nearest approach to pure white we have in the Heliotrope. Exquisite fragrance.
Madame Bruant—One of the finest we have ever seen Plant dwarf and exceedingly free-blooming, immense panicles of very large flowers; rich purple, with large white eye.
Florence Nightingale—Dark lavender. Fine. We will send-any three of the above four Heliotropes for 20 cents.
TWO FINE, NEW HE.LIOTROPES
Price, 10 cents each, the two for 15 cents.
PICCIOLA
Rosy violet, indeed almost a red, witha distinct white center, showing upright.growth, producing immense heads of flowers well above the foliage; flowers do not have that drooping appear- ance that is somuch against some of the other varieties.
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Large trusses, nearly pure white. A magnificent variety. Giant rice Hellotran Picciola THE GREATEST BARGAIN IN LARGE ROSES IS OFFERED ON PAGE 4.
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Beautiful Fragrant Jasmines.
NEW JASMINE, MAID OF ORLEANS.
A very attractive new sort, with good sized double flowers, blooming profusely all sammer; shining, pale-green foliage. We predict for it a rapid sale, as itis so much easier to_han- dle than other Cape Jasmines, and on the whole, more desir- able. Price, nice large plants, 10c each.
CAPE JASMINE,
Or GARDENIA FLORIDA.
A lovely pot shrub produc- ‘ing an abundance of large, double white, wax-like blos- soms of great beauty and re- nowned fragrance. Nothing else like it, and for delicate beauty and fragrance it is unrivaled. - Price, 20c each; fine large plants, 35c each.
CAPE JASMINE.
THREE SPLENDID OLEANDERS
Yellow, White and Pink. Nothing nicer for porch or lawn decoration. Give good rich soiland plenty of moisture during growingseason. May be wintered over in any cellar where it does not freeze.
MADONNA GRANDIFLORIA. _ Large flowered double white. This isa beautiful sort_and is always scarce. We havea very fine stock of them. - Price. nice plants, 10c each; large plants from four-inch pots, 25c each.
YELLOW OLEANDER. (Lutea.) A new and scarce variety, with light, yellow-colored blos- soms. A decided novelty. Price, nice plants, 10c each; large plants from four-inch pots, 25c each.
OLEANDER ROSE QUEEN.
The oldest and finest of all varieties in cultivation; flowers goubie end. rose colored. Price, nice plants, 10c each; large size, }c each.
| Wewill send the three varieties of Qlean ders, very fine plants, for 25 cents. _
OUR SEEDS ARE THE BEST THAT GROW,
JASMINE GRANDIFLORUM.
A beautiful plant, with small, glossy, evergreen foliage, handsomely arranged on long. graceful branches, which are inclined to vine. It blooms in the Fall and Winter, bearing in the greatest profusion small, pure white flowers of a spicy fragrance, which is truly delicious. A splendid house plant. Price, 10c each; large plants, 25c each.
THE YELLOW JASMINE.
Almost every one has either read or heard of the famous Southern Yellow Jasmine. Tourists go into ecstasies over it and carefully press sprays of the exquisite blooms tocarry to their Northern homes as mementoes of a winter spentin “‘The Land of Flowers.” There is not an easier grown or more beautiful climber in cultivation for the window, succeeding in almost any situation. Itis quick growing, has beautiful, shining, evergreen foliage, and completely loads itself with its beautiful, golden-yellow, exquisitely sweet-scented, fun- nel-shaped flowers. Price, 1@c each: large size, 25c each.
JASMINUM GRACILLUM.
A new Jasmine and remarkable for its freedom of bloom. A flowering stem is produced from ever joint, which termi- nates in a dense cluster of pure white, fragrant flowers. We have seen flowering branches of this Jasmine two feet in length. A charming plant. Price, 10c each; large plants, 25c
each. GRAND DUKE OF TUSCANY.
Easily grown, even smali plants bearing a profusion of double, creamy white flowers, having a delicious perfume. A plant of this lovely variety will, when in bloom, scent up a whole yard or house. It is by far the most delicious in blot: and fragrance of all Jasmines; it is sweeter than a Tuberose, and that is saying a good dealforit. Will thrive out of doors and bloom through the season. A magnificent plant, and one of the most valuable and popular of pot plants. It can be stored in adrycellar in Winter. It willplease you. Try it. Price, fine plants, 15c each; larger plants, 26c each,
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MOON FLOWERS
These handsome Climbers reach the height of 25 }
feet in a very short time, are profuse bloomers and
delightfully fragrant.
The Blue Moon Flower, Ipomoea Learii—From Ceylon. A handsome, quick-growing, perennial climber. It often flowers in bunches of a half dozen. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, about four inches across, of a rich violet blue, with five purple rays, grows about 25 feet in one season, and is a most attractive climber. Price, 10c each; 3 for 25c.
True Moon Flower, Ipomoea Grandiflora—This plant has become very popular, and it certainly is a wonderful annual climber. It grows rapidly and blooms profusely. Flowers five inches in diam- eter and quite fragrant. A very rapid Summer climber, blooming the first season. No insects attack the leaf, and even if it did not bloom it would be very desirable because of the beauty of its foliage. But when is added to this the wonderful effect of its flowers, which are borne in great profusion, it cannot fail to please. The flowers are immense, pure white, sweet-scented, five inches in diameter, borne very pro- fusely, and, as they open at night, are very striking. Being a free bloomer, the effect on a moonlight night is charming. It is a splendid J ty plant for verandas. Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents, The White Rien i dae
EVER-BLOOMING PARIS DAISIES OR MARGUBRITBS
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This is one of the finest new plants that has ever been introduced. Noth- ing can be imagined that is finer. All know the old varieties of Paris Daisies, how beautiful and much sought after
for decorations of all kinds. This new variety blooms constantly and will produce ten blooms to the older variety’s one. Nothing is so airy and
The Golden Ever-Blooming Oxalis.
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Ever-Blooming Paris Daisy. eee,
OUR LARGE TWO-YEAR-OLD ROSES ARE THE BEST YOU CAN GET. 10 FOR $1.00. SEE PAGE 4
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{Superb Pansies’
Our Superb Pansy Strain is the very best the world produces. Thecolors are truly wonderful, including over a hundred different shades and combinations, with blendings and markings entirely new and of most exquisite beauty. Price, for nice strong plants, 3c each; 30c per dozen; 40 for $1.00.
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Plumbago, Capensis—This precuces large heads.of light blue flowers. Has the most peculiar shade of blue of any flower in cultivation. Always in bloom, and an elegant bedder. Price, 15c each.
Plumbago, Capensis Flora Alba—This is a splendid novelty. The exact counterpart of Plumbago Capensis, except in color, which in this beautiful novelty is a clear white. This is one of the leading new plantsofthe year. Do not confound this with the old worthless white. Price, 15c each.
Hardy Plumbago, Lady Larpent—Seehardy plants.
ONE OF OUR PANSIES (Natural Size.)
Three Best Hydrangeas Large Flowering.
P IA We will send One Each of these Three SPEC L OFFER Grand Hydrangeas for only 30 cents.
The Monstrous Flowered New Hydrangea, MONSTROSA—This is a new plant of the greatest merit. Color of bloom intense rose, shaded white, borne in clusters over 18inchesindiameter. The flowers of Monstrosa are twice the size of any other Hydrangea, quite small plants bearing blooms of the most enormous size, often staying onthe bushfora month. Price, 10c each; 3 for 25c.
_ The Pure White Hydrangea, THOMAS HOGG—A pure white va-
riety with trusses measuring 15 inches in diameter. The plants, when full
rown, attain a height and width of six feet. Perfectly hardy and is one of the est plants for cemeteries. Price, 10c.
New Red-Branched Hydrangea, RAMUS PICTUS—It is very handsome, the foliage being dark green, with black stems, making it very dis- tinct. Flowers rosy-carmine, changing to blue, the dark green foliage and purple black stems being in contrast with rosy-carmine flowers. Price, 15c each.
HYDRANGEA, OTAKSA MONSTROSA.
OTAHEITE ORANGE.
A dwarf Orange, which grows, blooms and fruits freely in pots. The fruit is about one-half the size of ordinary Oranges and very sweet and delicious. Blossoms are produced in great abundance. Blooms most freely during Winter, though likely to bloom atany time. Theplants we offer are curouty and ean be ready to bloom and fruit the coming Winter. Price, fine young plants, 10c each; large size, 25c each. We have some magnificent specimens that have already fruited, for 60c each. These can only be sent by express.
CHINESE PRIMROSE. White, Pink, Red and Blue.
Price, 10c each, three distinct sorts for 25c.
=e Kali Sa Few house plants afford better satisfaction than SHA ‘ . this. It requires to be kept cool, a north window
XN ZA suiting it best. Care should be taken in watering . it, that no water gets on the buds, as it causes them to decay. Inthe Summer they can be turned out into a shady border. The plants we offer are fine, and the colors will please.
Before Ordering your Plants and Seeds, please Examine our Liberal Discounts on page 2.
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If left in the open ground during winter protect with a covering of leaves.
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Marie Louise—Bold,: fine flowers, very fragrant and very prolific.: The color is of a dark blue, flowers double. This is the favorité, double blue Violet that you see in the florists’ windows. -Price, 10c each. ;
New Single Violet, California—This beautiful Violet has created a decided sensation. Buyers prefer it to all oth- ers. Itis entirely hardy and of the richest dark blue and very fragrant. Price, 10c each.
New Single Violet, Princess of Wales—(Illus- trated_above.) This variety is far ahead of any other single Violet known. The grand single flowers of a true vio- let-blue color that does not fade, are of round, symmetrical form, almost as largeas pansies, and of the: richest, most de- licious fragrance. Price, 10c each,
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Chrysanthemums are One of Our Specialties.
Swanley White—This is a sport of the popular and well- known Violet, Marie Louise, and isin every way equal to its parents, having the same growth, the same freedom of flow- ering, the same perfect perfume, and the individual flower equally as large and of the purest white. Price, 10c each.
Hardy Double English Violet—This Violet is entire- ly hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple color and most deliciously fragrant. Will grow and bloom in any gar- den, and in any situation. Nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than the hardy Double English Violet. Price, 16c each ; 2 for 25c.
MAMMOTH VERBENAS
The Verbena is one of the prettiest and most popular of all flowering plants suit- able for forming beds on the lawn. Com- mences to flower and
spread from the first day plants are set un-
every day becoming better and more hand- some. Colors range through all the differ- ent shades of scarlet, purple, crimson, pink, blue, white, etc. Price, = Be each ; 50c per dozen.
We Have the Finest Collection in the North
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OLD-TIME FAVORITE PLANTS AND VINES |
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All the Choice and Rare Old Favorites are to be Found on This and Following Page
ALOYSIA CITRIODORA
Lemon Verbena—Foliage delightfully fragrant. To simply brush against it is enough to scent an entire room with its de- licious lemon odor. Planted out of doors it grows into a fine large clump, and it can be taken up in the Fall and wintered over in the cellar. Price, 10c each.
ACHANIA MALVAVISCUS
rowing plant, resembling the A butilons in habit owers a brilliant scarlet. Price, 10c each.
ALYSSUM. Double Sweet
Splendid for edging beds. Also fine for Winter blooming in the house. Elegant for baskets, vases or window-boxes. 8c each; 50c per dozen.
CESTRUM, or Night-Blooming Jasmines
These beautiful shrubs are cultivated for the delicate fra- grance of their elegant flowers, which are borne in clusters. Of easy cultivation. : .
Laurifolium—A handsome plant, with large, glossy foliage and pure white flowers. Price, 8c each. ;
Parqui—An excellent garden plant, growing rapidly. -Foli- age long andof a deep green color. Produces its richly fra- grant flowers at every joint. Sweet only at night. Itis also well adapted to house and window culture. Price, 15c each.
CENTAUREA
(Dusty Miller)—A splendid plant for bordering beds, etc., foliage silver gray, “Price, 8c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per
A vigorous and growth,
QUEEN OF NIGHT CACTUS
- Decidedly the grandest flowering plant in cultivation. We have the genuine variety, the only one with fragrant flowers twelve to twenty inches across. Price, 10c each.
CROTONS
The Crotons are among the finest decorative foliage plants known. Crotons love heat, sunshine and moisture. Price, nice plants, 15c each; three distinct sorts for 30c.
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Aurea Maculata. COCOLOBA PLATYCLADA
.A plant of very singular and interesting growth, stem and branches growing in flat, broad joints. Well suited for vases and rustic work. Price, 8c each.
CUPHEA PLATYCENTRA (CIGAR PLANT)—Scarlet; pendulous flowers; neat, com- pact habit; constant bloomer. Price, 8c¢ each; 3 for 15c. ae PETUNIAS—NEW DOUBLE -GEM—White, mottled and blotched with carmine. A fine variegated variety. Price, 10c each. THE GRAND NEW DOUBLE PETUNIA, VESUVIUS
‘This splendid Petunia is one of the very largest and hest of the new, large-flowering varieties. Itisa strong grower and free bloomer ; flowers are brilliant purple, sometimes splashed with white. Price, 10c each.
THE PURE WHITE ‘DOUBLE PETUNIA, SEAFORM A lovely new Petunia, very large; nicely fringed, pure white
and always in bloom. Price, 10c each.
PINK BEAUTY
“A clear pink, the finest of its color we have ever seen, large flowers and well fringed. Price, 10c each.
SWAINSONIA ALBA
Light-green, feathery, foliage, and asplendid, profusion of pure white sprays of fairy-winged ™ flowers, somewhat re- sembling Sweet Peas in form. Price, 10c.
NEW SWAINSONIA SPLENDENS
Same as the above, with bright scarlet flowers. This is the only true. eearipe variety. Price,15c each.
FEVERFEW LITTLE GEM
The flowers are large, of perfect form, and of the purest white. Splen- did for cutting. Price, 8c each.
Swainsonia Alba.
GERMAN OR PARLOR IVY
A rapid growing and succulent plant, well adapted for cov- ering trellis work quickly or training in the parlor. Leaves,
glossy green and flowers yellow, in clusters. three for 20c.
IVY—HARDY ENGLISH
The hardy evergreen vine that remains so all the year making it one of the most valuable of all hardy vines... It is used in covering walls and has become popular for covering
Price, 8c each;
graves, especially if in the shade where grass will not succeed.
Price 10c each; $1.00 per dozen.
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"OLD TIME FAVORITES-Continued
GENISTA CANARIEMSIS ;
Fountain of Gold—The drooping branches are covered with delicate sage-green foliage, and every twig tipped with a long raceme of exquisite pea-shaped blossoms of a pure canary color. Nice, strong plants. Price, 10c each; 3 for 25c.
LIKNUM TRIGYNUM
A Winter-blooming plant ot great beauty, producing in the greatest profusion very large and very showy blooms of a bright yellow color. Price, 8 cents each.
L ANTANA YELLOW, WHITE, PINK AND VARIEGATED
They are very fine for Bedding
Any THREE Lantanas for 25c; the FIVE for 35c.
New Lantana, Dixie—A lovely new variety, with large ie eee Pw. flowers and beautiful yellow foliage. Price, c each. Comtesse de Biencourt—Flowers bright rose and yel- low, center sulphur. 10c each. Michael Schmidt—Flowers fresh and sparkling, of bril- liant yellow, passing into purple vermilion. 10c each. avoli—tThe finest pure white yet introduced. 10c each. a Pleur d’Or—Pure yellow flowers, very dwarf and bushy. 10c each,
THE BEAUTIFUL MEXICAN PRiMROSE
A charming large basket or pot plant. Flowers of a beauti- ful, bright, clear pink color. Price, 8 cents each.
PASSIFLORA, PASSION FLOWER Climbing Plant for Greenhouses and Windows
Hardy Passion Flower, Constance Elliott—This beautiful variety has flowers very large and pure ivory-white. Excellent for cemetery purposes. Price, strong plants, 10c each.
PRIMULA OBCONICA
A lovely perpetual blooming Primrose and admirably adapted to growing in a cool climate. The flowers are pro- fusely borne in loose trusses, and are of a delicate rosy lilac, shading to white. Price, 10 cents each.
BABY PRIMROSE
It forms a dense rosette of somewhat fieshy leaves, from which spring the flowering stems, twelve, fifteen and even twenty inches tall, supporting three tiers of whorls of dainty flowers of a delicate rosy-lilac, with eye of pale gold. Price,
10 cents each. SMILAX
For using for a green with cut flowers it has no equal, its hard texture enabling it to keep several days without wilting after being cut. It is also fineas a parlor or window plant. Price, 6 cents each; three for 15 cents.
ROYAL PURPLE
Strobilanthes Dyerianus—It surpasses the finest Coleus in exquisite coloring of the leaves, besides. which, the long racemes of lovely violet blossoms with which the plant is covered in mid-winter, greatly enhance its value and beauty. Price, 10 cents each.
SALVIAS, OR FLOWERING SAGE Price, & cents each; set of four for 25 cents.
New Salvia, Silverspot—The leaves are dark green, sprinkled with cream colored spots; flowers bright scarlet.
Scarlet Salvia, Splendens—The grandest addition to our list of bedding plants. It forms a compact bush com- pletely covered with rich, scarlet flowers.
Alba—A white variety of Splendens. Identical in every respect, except color, which is pure white.
Splendens Variegata—White and red flowers.
evenly striped. RUSSELLIA JUNCEA A charming basket or vase plant. The flowers are brilliant scarlet in color. It is particularly valuable for baskets. Price, 8c each; 3 for 25c.
SANSEVERIA ZEALANICA
_This beautiful house plant is well adapted for the decora- tion of sitting rooms, halls, etc., as it stands dust and neglect of watering with impunity. The leaves grow to a length of
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three to four feet, and are beautifully striped cross-wise, with broad, white variegations on a dark-green ground. Price, nice plants, 10 cents each.
MANETTIA BICOLOR
It is both a rapid anc beautiful climber. The flow- ers are from an inch to an inch and a half in length, of a most intense bright scarlet, shaded into flame, tipped with the deepest golden-yellow and covered with a thick scarlet moss. Price, 10c each.
Velvet plant seems an appropriate name, the leaves being always taken as artificial. They and thestems are entirely covered with purple hairs. Shining, glistening, reflecting many new colors. Any change of position appears to alter the color of the foliage. A grand plant. Of easiest growth. Price, 10 cents each.
| VELVET PLANT, Gynuria Aurantica
GLECHOMA HEDERACEA
Variegated Ground Ivy. The foliage of this charming noy- elty is a bright green, marked with pure white, and has a re- freshing fragrance similar to mint. Finefor hanging baskets and vases. Price, 10c each; three for 25c.
SOLANUM JASMINOIDES GRANDIFLORUM |
A beautiful plant of climbing habit. Its flowers are star- shaped and borne in clusters, large, pure white, with a violet tinge on back of petals and on the buds. In pots it is a con- Price, 10c each.
tinuous bloomer.
WEEPING LANTANA
Thi3 plant has a most graceful, virearne habit,
grows very rapidly and blooms continually Summer and Winter, producing large clusters of flowers of the most delicate lilac or rosy pink; foliage a beautiful dark green. Price, 10c each; three for 26c.
UMBRELLA PLANT (Cyperus Alternifolius)
An ornamental grass, throwing up stems about_two feet high, surmounted at the top with a whorl of leaves, diverging horizontally, giving it a very curious appearance. Splendid for the center of vases or as a water plant. Price, 10¢ each; large, handsome plants 20c each.
VINCA MAJOR—VARIEGATA
A beautiful, variegated trailing plant, admirably adapted for hanging baskets and vases. The leaves are of glossy- green, broadly margined a creamy white; flowers blue. Price, 10c each; large plants with vines 2 or 3 feet, 25c each.
Trandescantia Multicolor, or Wandering Jew The Prettiest and Most Useful of all Decorative Plants
Nearly every one is acquainted with the old Zebriana. The one now offered is the most beautifully variegated purple, scarlet and white. Price, 6c each; 3 for 16c.
WAX FLOWER
Hoya Conosa
This is a strong climber which requires a light, rich soil. Has curious wax-like flowers, from which drops a sweet honey-like juice. It makes an excellent plant for a warm sitting-room. Price, 20 cents each.
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HARDY CLIMBING PLANTS
For House, Porch, Trellis or Screen Climbing
The Grandest Vines That Grow RED, WHITE AND BLUE CLEMATIS
Clematis Jackmanni—lIts rapidity of growth, matchless freedom in blooming, and the superb velvety purple of its large flowers have always been heldin that rela- tion toward other Clematis which Jacqueminot holds to other hardy Roses. The blooms are royal, coming in great numbers continuously from July until Winter. Perhaps three times as many Jackmanni are grown 4s all the other varieties combined. We would urge the planting of the larger size, as better and quicker results will thus be obtained. Price, 50 cents each; extra large fine plants, 75 cents each.
Henryii—Large, pure white, single flowers. Price, 50c each; extra large plants 75c
Viticella Rubra Grandiflora—A vigorous free-growing variety ; flowers pro- fusely. Color, violet-red. Price, 50c each; extra large plants, 75c each.
Clematis Paniculata—(The Cluster-Flowered Clematis.) One of the most beautiful of our hardy-flowering vines. The flowers are pure white, and are borne in great clusters or panicles of blooms. ‘The individual flower is small, but so numerous that they cover the green foliage with immense sheets of white. Price, 10c each: exira strong two-year-old field plants, 25c each. :
A Beautiful Blooming Hardy Vine APIOS TUBEROSA
A hardy, tuberous-rooted climber, clusters of deep, purple flowers, which have a strong violet fragrance. Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents.
A Magnificent Hardy Vine 4 : STHE QUEEN’S WREATH’’—Antigonon Leptopus
Is absolutely hardy. The flowers are borne in prodigious profusion, and.a well established plant, loaded with its gorgeous carmine flowers, is one of the grandest sights. Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents.
AKEBIA QUINATA |
A fast growing, perfectly hardy, and one of the most graceful hardy climbers, with deep green foliage, producing flowers in large clusters, bunches. of violet-brown flowers, which has a pleasant cinnamon odor. Fine for covering trellises and verandas. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen...
CHINESE HARDY MATRIMONY VINE
A strong and vigorous hardy elm bang plant, and in a short time after: planting is covered with bright purple flowers, which are succeeded by brilliant scarlet berries : nearly an inch long, every branch being covered with them. The berries ripen in Clematis. autumn and remain on the vine late into winter. Price, 10c each.
SWEET-SCENTED HONEYSUCKLES
The dear old Honeysuckle is never out of place,at the rich man’s mansion or the poor man’s cottage. Fora cheap, hardy, robust, yet lovely vine, it is the chief standby. ; ; :
Aurea Reticulata—A variety with beautifully variegated foliage; the leaves are netted and veined with clear yellow; flowers yellow and fragrant. Price, 10c each. :
Chinese Twining—Blooms at intervals through the Summer, and retains its foliage late in Winter; flowers nearly white; quite distinct. Price. 10c each. ;
Halleana—Color white, changing to yellow; very fragrant; blooms from Juneto November. Price, 10c each. ’
Fuchsia Flowered Honeysuckle—A new perpetual flowering, weeping Honeysuckle. Its flowers are long and trumpet-shaped, beautiful corsa, borne in large clusters and drooping like a Fuchsia. It is a strong, rapid grower, with beautiful leaves and numerous branches which trail and droop in a charming, wavy manner. It is loaded with bloom during the entire Summer and Fall, and is the very finest perpetual bloom- ing hardy climber. The plants we sell will bloom freely the first season.
Price, 15c each.
' .. CHINESE BLUE WISTARIA
One of the most beautiful of all Wistarias,a vigorous strong-growing vine, producing in early Summer a great. profusion of large clusters of lovely, rich, yiolet*blue flowers, deliciously sweet; handsome. Price 20c
each. = 2 2 DUTCHMAN’S PIPE
Aristoclohia Sipho—The well. known, vigorous and rapid growing climber used so extensively for archways or verandas. It takes its name from the singular brownish colored flowers, resembling in shape a pipe. The leaves are large and heart-shaped and retain their color from early spring to late fall. Price,strong plants, 40 cents.
= BOSTON IVY | " “Ginnamon Vine.
Am pelopsis vo a mune also Boe pnder the ee of “Japan: ; ese Ivy’’ and ‘‘ Boston Ivy.’ clings readily- to any surface, not even . excep iene lass, where it will spread its fairy-like tracery of infinite small CIN NAMON VINE leaflets poe the accompanying circular suckers by which it:is attached. A hardy climber. The vine is a beautiful rapid grower, producing _sweet-scented flowers. Price, 10c each, 3 for 25c.
The older leaves attain a moderate size. They are graduated down to very small ones. The texture is leathery and smooth. The foliage is closely overlapping, not a stem visible. Its color, very bright in autumn, is a delicate green insummer. Price, 10c each; three strong plants, 25c.
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S SELECT HARDY PLANTS
SUITABLE FOR CEMETERY, LAWN AND GARDEN
Hardy perennials are those plants which die down in winter but start again in the spring from the root, lasting many years and flowering every year. Never before have they been so popular, and from present indications of a desire for hardy plants, the demand for them will continue to increase, which will make them as popular in the United States as they have been in the horticultural centers of Europe for many years. Some are very useful for screens, some for hedges, rockeries, steep banks and terraces, others for bedding, edging and bordering and cemetery planting: then again others are fine for cutting to be used for table decorations. j
Cultivation is of the simplest, beginning with any good garden soil for a foundation, which may be enriched with any good fertilizer, such as well decomposed manure or bone meal. deeply dug, well pulverized, in which the plants should be set as early in the season as possible, so as to enable them to become well rooted and established before hot dry weather sets in, keeping the ground well stirred, and where it is not convenient to water the beds during hot dry weather, a mulch of any loose material which will keep the soil from baking will be found beneficial.
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ACHILLEA (The Pearl) The Great Cemetery Planf.
A plant will produce hundreds of flowers the first summer. It commences to bloom early in July, is a perfect mass of beautiful flowers -till frost, the same bloom keeping perfect two or three months. Its flowers are pure white, per- fectly double and produced in large sprays, making it one of the finest cut flowers for bouquets, vases, baskets, etc. or for any kind of decoration.. For ceme- tery planting it is the most valuable of all flowers, as it is sure to thrive and bear its great profusion of snow-white flowers nearly the whole summier. Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents; twelve for 70 cents.
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ANTHEMIS
Hardy Golden Marguerite. These hardy Marguerites are among the most satisfactory summer flowering hardy plants, succeeding in the poorest soil, growing about 15 inches high and blooming continuously during the entire summer. Large single golden-yellow flowers. Price, 15 cents each.
°_ ANEMONE (Wind Flower)
Japanese Varieties.
One of the most desirable of our hardy perennial plants growing about 24 inches high, with dark green foliage and very pretty flowers 244 to 8 inches across borne well above the foliage. Commencing to bloom in August they continue until frost cuts them down. They require a rich soil and should be liberally supplied with water.
Rubra—Showy rose-colored flowers, with distinct yellow center, Price, 10 cents each.
Double White Whirlwind—Excellent double white flowers, 244 to 3 inches across, held up on stems 10 to 12 inches long. Very desirable for cut flowers. Price, 10c each.
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12 HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
We have had numerous inquiries about hardy ‘“‘Mums” in the past, and it is with great pleasure we offer this Spring a splendid and complete assortment of the best and most distinct hardy Chrysanthemums that will live out all winter. Price, 10 cents each; any three for 25 cents. The full set of 12 hardy “‘Mums” for
75 cents. Arctic, pure snow white, exceedingly pretty. Dinizulu, rosy lake, very fine.
Edna, clear, glowing pink.
Golden Pheasant, small, orange yellow, very pretty Goldfinch, magnificent gold, shaded crimson. Labanan, pale primrose pink.
Ladysmith, rosy lake, tinged salmon.
Mrs. Vincent, large, deep, purplish rose.
Prince of Wales, magnificent pure white. Rhoda, white, pink shading. Rosette, light red, blooms in clusters. Soeur Melanie, very fine pure white.
Aguilega (Columbine)
_They are hardy perennials, luxurating in the moister situa- tions in the garden where they form permanent clumps grow- - ing from one totwo feet high. The Columbine are old favorite Jate spring and early summer blooming plants, and excep- tionally fine for rockeries.
Aquilega Double Golden Spur—Long spurred massive golden flowers. Price, 25 cents.
_ Arundo Donax Variegata
An exceedingly handsome Bamboo-looking reed, beautifully variegated white and green, each leaf differently striped. In the north the tuberous roots can be taken up and put in the cellar for the winter, or it will stand the winter all right if
rotected with leaves or litter. A very desirable plant for the
wn or any corner of your garden. Price, 25 cents.
Artemesia
A very useful hardy plant, either for border or filling in within the shrubbery. Though not remarkable for their flowers the foliage is very ornamental. They will grow toa height of 18 to 24 inches, but can be kept down to 5or GD cutting back, thus making them fine for carpet or ribbon bed- ging. The variety offered has dark green foliage finely cut, with a pleasant aromatic odor.
Artemesia Abrotamnum — (Old Man or Southern Wood.) Price, 15 cents; $1650 per dozen.
Coreopsis Lanceolata
A beautiful hardy border plant, growing fifteen to eighteen
inches high and producing bright golden-yellow flowers in
eat profusion the entire season. Flowers fine for table ecoration. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA.
KINDLY SEND ALONG YOUR SEED ORDER THIS SPRING—YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT.
THE BEAUTIFUL HARDY HIBISCUS CRIMSON EYE
Pure white, perfectly hardy Hibiscus, with a large distinct crimson eye
HIBIscus CRIMSON EYE.
This magnificent Hibiscus is unequaled among hardy plants for gorgeous beauty. It is a robust grower, with dark red stems and foliage. The flowers are immense in size, often measuring 20 inches in circumference. The color is of the purest white, with a large spot of deep velvety-crimson in the center of each flower. It isa striking combination of color, and one that must be seen to be fully. appreciated. <A well developed plant will produce several hundred of these flow- ers in a season. It will succeed anywhere and is perfectly hardy, blooming the first year from seed sown in the open ground. We offer both seeds and roots. Price of good strong roots to bloom this year, 15 cents each; three for 35 cents.
CARYOPTERIS MASTOCANTHUS Blue Spirea
A handsome, hardy perennial plant. It is of a vigorous growth, producing flowers in great profusion the whole length of its branches, even young plants flowering freely. The color is a rich lavender, or sky blue. A valuable plant either for bedding or pot culture, blooming continuously from mid-
summer until cut by frostin the fall. Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. :
CAMPANULA Bell Flower
A well known hardy perennial, particularly adapted for rock work or growing in the pot or open ground. They suc- ceed well in any good soil and are very desirable.
Campanula Celtidifolia—A tall growing variety three to four feet. Broad bell-shaped flowers slightly tinted with - blue from July to September. Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
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DIGITALIS. FOX GLOVE.
Very satisfactory early flowering hardy perennial plants, succeeding under almost allconditions and with but trifling attention will give a wealth of flowers during July and August. They embrace a wide range of color from pure white to deep pink, 3 feet high. Price, strong plants, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
DELPHINEUM.
Hardy Larkspur.
The hardy Larkspurs are one of the most important and most satisfactory plants in the herbaceous garden and should be planted extensively even in the smallest garden. Their long spikes and flowers are produced continually from June until late fall. Strong plants, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
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Eulalia Japonica Zebrina.
EULALIAS.
These beautiful hardy grasses are deserving of the highest commendation. For the lawn they are inyaluable, being very showy and ornamental and of easy cultivation. They form large clumps 5 to? feet high and are perfectly hardy in all parts of thecountry. Price, 20 cents each, or one of each va- riety 50 cents.
Japonica Zebrina. The most distinct and showy of all the Eulalias; the variegation of the foliage is entirely differ- ent from that of any other plant, being evenly striped cross- wise with broad bands of golden yellow, as shown in cut. Perfectly hardy, a sturdy grower, increasing in size and beauty from year to year; a plant that has been established two or three years, often producing 50 to 100 of its beautiful large plumes.
Japonica Variegata. A favorite ornamental plant, having long narrow leaves, striped white and green.
Gracilis Univitata. An extremely graceful and beautiful
urdy plant, with narrow green leaves and silyery white mid-rib. Nothing is more beautiful than a well developed clump of this variety ; can be grown on any soil.
Bleeding Heart. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS.
(Bleeding Heart.) These pretty Spring bloomers, with their
graceful, drooping sprays of heart shaped, pink and white flowers are very ornamental,and bloom freely early in the season. The plants, being hardy, increase in size and bloom from year to year, andshould have a place in every garden. Price, 15c each; 4 for 50c. :
FUNKIA. Plantain Lily.
Undulata Variegata—Leaves 8 to 10 inches long, 2 to 8 inches wide, beautifull ers''deep blue.
variegated yellow and green. Flow- 15c, 2 for 25c. “
Cordata
White Plantain Lily.
A handsome showy plant with beautiful, broad yellowish green leaves. Flowers waxy white, very fra grant. 15c, 2 for 25c.
The Plantain Lily.
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. BLANKET FLOWER.
Of allhardy perennials perhaps the Gaillardia is the most satisfactory. Begins to bloom in early summer and contin- ues until after first frosts. Plant is perfectly. hardy, requir- ing no protection whatever. Flowers are 2 to 3 inches in diameter, with center of brownish red, while petals are shad- ed into rings of orange, crimson and red. Stems are long, making it grand for cutting. Does wellin any soil. 10 cents each; 3 for 25 cents.
No matter how small your order for seed may be, we will look after it promptly.
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HOLLYHOCKS.
Few hardy plants combine as many good qualities or lend themselves as readily to varied uses as the Holly- hock. For plantingin rows or groups on the lawn or interspersed among shrubbery they are invaluable. The flowers, which are as elegant in shape as a Camellia, form™perfect rosettes of the most lovely shades of crimson, yellow, pink, orange, white, etc. They require a deep, rich soil, and will repay in quantity and beauty of bloom any extra care. We offer a fine assortment in sepa-
‘rate colors. Price, 10¢ each; three different kinds for 25c.
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. A very stately bulbous plant, with
b \\S = large Yucca-like leaves, growing as _—— Zi 4,3 ou high as four feet. The flowers are SS Wo pure white, the number of fiowers vary from twenty to sixty on each. HYACINTHUS CANDICANS-
With us the plant is perfectly hardy : :
and grows stronger each year. It is very suitable forcemetery deccration, for centers of beds, or for grouping wherever it can have room to display its very dis- tinct and expressive character. Price, 10c each; ie for 25c.
HOMEROCALLIS FLAVA. HYPERICUM—(St. John’s-wort.) Lemon Lily of Siberia—One of the most beautiful Moserianum —One of the very best herbaceous plants
and desirable Lilies in existence. You plant it once and you | in our collection. The habit of the plant is free and graceful ; have it for.all time. Few plants present a more striking ap- | it produces long, slender, much-branched stems, leaty to the pearance on the lawn or border than a large clump of this | base and all drooping toward the ends, apparently from the clear lemon-colored Lily, which is produced in the greatest | weight of the flowers and buds, although the flowers face, so prone lasting in flower for a long time. It is perfectly | that none of their beauty is lost. Itis marvelously free-flow-
rdy, requiring not the slightest protection and nocare after | ering, of largesize, measuring from 2 to 2/4 inches in diameter ;
once being started. Price, 20c each. |.in color a rich golden yellow, which is rendered still more effective by the numerous yellow stamens and
crimson anthers, and blooms continuously the en- tire season. Strong plants, 15c each; $1.50 per doz.
LILY OF THE VALLEY.
Too well known to need any special description. Everyone knows their value for outdoor blooming, but all do not realize that their sprays of fairy bells can be obtained in winter just as easily. We offer strong, imported pips that have been grown especially for winter blooming. Plant haifa dozen pips in a four-inch pot, keep rather cool until well started, then bring to the light and warmth, and keep freely supplied with water. You will be sur- prised at the rapidity of their growth and at the size of their lovely fragrant bells. Ifyou wish them for Easter start them in February. Wecansupply the bulbs all Winter; Price, 5c each; 36c per doz.
“HELIANTHU HELIANTHUS. pro _Multiflorus Plenus—A plant that should bein every garden, and one that will give entire satisfaction. The flowers are from 3 to : 4 inches in diameter, as double as ous double Dahlia, and cover the . Wee ie Z plant from the ground to the top. Colora bright golden yellow. It ; weer pF: Il. By Ee should have a sunny position and rich soil. Price, 10c each; three for Gn ee z 25 cents. a LILY OF THE LEY.
Five hundred thousand Roses to be distributed this Spring. Can be seen at our Establishment any Time.
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FOUR BEST PAEONIES (PINEYS).... WETS ,GRIMSON, RED
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. Red-Hot Eoker A very attractive summer and autumn flowering plant, producing stately flower scapes and magnificent, dense terminal spikes of high colored flowers, familiarly known on account of their shape and glowing colors as ‘‘ Red-hot Poker” plant. A very satisfactory hardy plant, which should be in every order.
TRITOMA PFITZERII
(Ever-Blooming Tritoma)
Tritoma Pfitzerii—The best variety. The flower spikes, which are promunee with considerable more free- dom than in the old variety, are of gigantic size, frequent- ly 444 feet high, with heads of blooms over 12 inches long of a rich, orange scarlet, shading to salmon rose on the edge. (See cut.) Price, 25c eac:1; 5 for $1.00.
ritoma Uvaria—A very pretty variety with fine spikes of orange-red. The flowers are not quite as large as in the new variety above. Price, 15c each; 2 for 25c.
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ceous Paeonies are the showiest and most useful of hardy plants and are fast becoming popular with the public. They are all hardy and admirably adapted to theclimate of the Northern States, growing well in almost any situation of soil, although the flowers will be finer and the color brighter if planted in a deep, rich loam, well manured. We offer four distinct new sorts,in four colors. 25c each; the four for 80c.
Tritoma Pfitzeril.
STOKESIA Stoke’s Aster .
Cyanea—One of the prettiest and distinct hardy plants we have listed and one that will be a delight to ay one to have. It produces showy, Aster-like deep lavender-blue flowers, frequently 5 inches across, in clustered heads, from early in June until cut down by severe frost in late Fall. Grows toa height of about 18 inches. Price, 20c
each. VIOLET Hardy Donble Russian
This Violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple color and most deliciously fragrant, It sur- passes the well-kown ‘ Marie Louise’ violet in richness of color, being many shades darker, and far excels it inits delightful odor; this is one of its greatest merits. Will grow and bloom in any garden and in any situation. Noth- ing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than the hardy Double English Violet. Price, 15c each; 2 for 25c.
YUCCA—(Adam/’s Needle)
Filamentosa—Among hardy ornamental foliage and flowering plants this can be classed at the head of the list. Its broad, swoad-like foliage and tall branched spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, cream-ywhite flowers during June and July make it an effective plant for all positions. z Easy to grow and with little care. Strong plants. Price, Stokesia Cyanea. 15c each; 2 for 25c.
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If You are not Acquainted with Our Select Hardy Plants Listed on pages 61 to 66 Trust Us. We will Send You Ten of Our Selection for $1.00.
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2 he ee LYCHNIS (Campion) os
_, Chalcedonia F1. P1.—A fine perennnial, producing im- mense heads. of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in
brilliancy many of the brightest Geraniums, 2 to 3 feet high,
flowering from July to September. A gem for cutting and
one of the most showy plants. Price, 15c each.
- . LOBELIA- _ Cardinalis—Iandsome border plant, . thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but preferring a moist deep loam, where they will not suffer from drouth.. Few —~ plants are more effective at their sea- ~ son of bloom, which extends from early in August till late in September. Rich, fiery cardinal flowers, 10 to 18 spikes, 12 to 24 inches long. Price, 10c each.
: LIATRIS (Blazing Star)
Pycuostochya—Most showy and attractive native plants, producing _deep purple spikes 3to 4 feetlong. A very attractive plant to accompany
' shrubbery or to plant in the open. Strong plants, 15c each ; $1.50 per doze...
HARDY PLUMBAGO
Lady Larpent—Grows in compact ‘clumps, and from the middle of Jul until severe frost are -covered wit lovely, rich, violet-blue colored flowers, borne in close terminal heads. The fol- g@® ‘jage is unique, finely serrated and fring- § ‘ing thestems. Weheartily recommend this fine variety for edging walks, beds or borders. Price, 10c each.
Platycodon Grandiflorum Blooms constantly from July until late in September; flowers large, bell- shaped, of a deep shade of blue. An extremely rapid growing plant, will do wellin any ordinary garden soil. Per fectly hardy, making a dense branching ee two to three feet high. 10c; 3 for c. . HARDY POPPIES Papaver—Perennial Poppy Nudicaule—(Iceland Poppy.) A beautiful class of hardy Poppies.. Flow- er stem about a footin height, bearing elegant cup-shaped flowers, lasting well when cut, and having a pleasant lilac perfume. We offer in separate colors, white and yellow. 15c; 4 for 50c,
Orientale—Very bright and attractive deep red flowers produced on stout, leafy stems twoto three feet high. One of the verybest and largest flowered perennial Poppies. 15c.
HARDY SCOTCH OR SWEET MAY PINKS:
We willsend three best and distinct Hardy Pinks for 25 - cents. Single plants, 10c each.
BEAUTIFUL HARDY PHLOX
. We will send three best and distinct Phlox for 25 cents. Single plants, 10c each. -
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The New Purple Rudbeckia RUDBECKIA PURPUREA Blooms in Fall at a season when there are but few flowers. Plant is pyrmidal in growth, densely branched and complete- a eee ped in its purple centered, lemon yellow flowers. c each.
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DOUBLE RUDBECKIA
Golden Glow—A hardy perennial growing six to seven feet high and producing hundreds of bright golden flowers, two to three inches in diameter, on long graceful stems, forming immense headsof bloom. Fine for cut flowers.
Should be planted in every garden; for when once well es- tablished will furnish an endless amount of flowers. Can be
_ grown anywhere with very little care. 10c¢; 3 for 25c.
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- Hardy Ornamental Flowering Shrubs
The Magnificent Hardy AZALEA MOLLIS
The most brilliant and showy of all hardy shrubs — exceeding even the Rhodadendron—and entirely hardy without protection in all situations. The bloom, which varies in colors from the most rosy- crimson to lemon-yellow, literally covers the com- pact, spreading plant, forming a huge bouquet, and which remains in perfection for a long time in May and June. Massed, they produce an effect that is actually dazzling. Price, 50 cents each.
ALTHEA, or ROSE OF SHARON
Flowers of large size, bell shaped, double, full and of brilliant and striking colors; borne in great profusion in Augustand September. Make beauti- ful ornamental hedges; double rose and double white. Price, 20 cents each.
CALYCANTHUS
The well-known ‘‘sweet-scented’’ Shrub. It a bears in May aprofusion of double purple blos- ¢ soms, which have a strong, delicious pineapple ry fragrance. Very popular. Price, 20 cents each. .
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The Deutzia.
DEUTZIAS
Gracilis—A charming shrub. Flowers pie white, bell- shaped, delicately fringed and borne in such profusion as to cover the branches. Price, 20 cents. ae Crenata—Four feet in height. Flowers double, of a pure white, beautifully tinged with rose. Price, 20 cents. Candidissima—This elegant variety resembles Deutzia Crenata, except that the flowers are pure white in color. It excels all others in size of flower and bloom:. Price, 20c each. EXOCHORDIA GRANDIFLORA A vigorous-growing shrub, forming a neat, compact bush 10 to 12 feet high; can be trimmed in to any desired shape. The flowers are borne in slender racemes of'8 to 10 florets each, on light and wiry branches that bend’ beneath their load of bloom. It is perfectly hardy; flowers*pure white. Very useful for cut flowers. . Price, 20 cénts. = PHILADELPHUS, or MOCK ORANGE - - 4 - Coronarius— A-medium-sized shrub bearing an abundance of white, sweet- scented flowers
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ith -=— Opulus.) A grand old shrub, which we all re- memberin child- hood, producing in June large, round balls of
bloom, which droop from the branches grace- fully. Price, 20c.
Snowball.
THIS COLLECTION OF HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS IS THE CREAM OF ALL.
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-The Hardy Hydrangea, PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA
Suitable ‘for lawns. ‘to ‘pink, and are borne in immense pyrami nearly afoot indiameter. It blooms:in mid-summer, and remains in bloom two or three months. Attains a height of 3 to 4 feet and is perfectly hardy. Strong 1-year-old_ plants, 20c each; strong 2-year-old plants, 35c each. ;
The flowers are eae white, afterwa changin al trusses nearly a foot long an
PURPLE FRINGE (Smoke Bush)
A beautiful distinct, large shrub, much admired for its long feathery flower stalks, which give the tree the appearance of being coyered witha ¥ cloud of smoke. A fine shrub, either planted singly or among other shrubs, growing to a height of 8 to 10 feet. Price, 20 cents each.
CHINONTHUS VIRGINICA (White Fringe) A very choice lawn shrub, of rounded habit of growth, with large glossy foliage, and growing to a height of 8 to 10 feet. Early in June it sends out large numbers of showy, pure
‘white feathery like flowers, very fragrant and extremely
pretty against the large green foliage. Price, strong
plants, 25 cents each. LILACS
White Lilac—As a decorative plant on the lawn or in the border it is without a peer, and its pure white, graceful plumes of sweetly fragrant flowers add grace and beauty to eres re vases, etc. Asacemetery plant, it is without a rival. Price, 25c each.
Purple Lilac—Price, 25c each.
SPIREA (Meadow Sweet)
The Spireas are all elegant, low shrubs of the easiest culture and which everyone should plant. Their flowering season extends over almost the whole spring and- summer. The Spirea should be in every collection. Price, 15 cents.
Anthony Waterer—A fine, dwarf Spirea with dark erimson flowers. One of the finest shrubs of recent years. 15 cents.
Billardii—Strong growing, pink flowered, late blooming. 15 cents each,
Van Houte—Strong grower, flowers pure white in clus- ters. 15 cents each.
WEIGELIAS
Shrubs that bloom in July. Flowers produced in such great profusion as to almost entirely hide the foliage.
Candida—This is the very best of all the white-flowered Weigelias; a strong upright erect grower; flowers are pure white and produced in great profusion. Price, 20 cents each.
Rosea, Nana Variegata—Leaves bountifully margined creamy white; flowers pink. It isa dwarf grower and admir- ably adapted to small lawns or gardens. Price. 20 cents each,
Rosea, Nana—One of the most conspicuous shrubs that we cultivate; flowers pink. It is a dwarf grower and admira- bly adapted to small lawns or gardens. Price, 20 cents each.
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FLOWER SEED DEPARTMENT
A SELECT LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. THE BEST THAT GROW.
AND TRUE. ASTERS
The Aster is one of the most popular and effective of our garden favorites. Sow early in the house, and transplant into pots or boxes. As soon as the weather is warm enough, plant in beds about twelve inchesapart. Half-hardy annuals.
‘Goliath—A very fine new Aster, truly a giant in size, finest mixed from selected flowers. Price, 10 cents per packet.
The Chrysanthemum Aster—Another novelty of the late-growing kinds weli worthy of yourattention. The finest mixed kinds. Price, 10 cents per packet.
Comet—In shape they resemble a large-flowered Japanese Chrysanthemum, the petals being longand twisted, or curled and wavy. Price, mixed colors, 10 cents per packet.
Mignon—Plants about fifteen inches high, very bushy and and prolific. Flowers of good size, refiex petals and very double. Price, mixed colors, 10 cents per packet.
Crimson Mixture, Globe Flowered Aster—This mixture is made from the best large flowering globe Aster in the crimson shades,so much sought for. Crimson, very dark crimson, dark crimson and white, and white with a blood center, will be found in this mixture. Price, 10 cents per packet.
New Comet Aster, Waving Ostrich Plume—A new Aster, as charming as the Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemums, which they resemble closely. This new type Aster comes in a great variety of shades. Price, 10 cents per Packet.
SPECIAL OFFER
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ASTERS IN ASSORTED COLORS
For those who wish Asters in separate colors, for beddings, we offer the following shades:
Crimson Mixture—Very brilliant. 10 cents per Packet. Pure White Mixture—Fine for Cemetery. 10 cents per packet.
Blue Mixture—Very rich. 10 cents per packet.
rave Mixture—Clear and delicate. packet. Eau Mixture—Indispensible for cutting. packet. Rose Mixture—Rich for bedding.
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10 cents per packet.
SPECIAL OFFER—One packet each of the above six colors for 40 cents.
ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri—(Emerald Feather.) Invaluableasa pot plant, for baskets or for vases. Thenumerous frondsare frequently 4 feet long. . A fine house plant as it withstands dry atmos- phere. Price, 10 cents per packet. : ;
_Plumosus Nanus—A fine house plant, with delicate lace- like foliage—more delicate than ferns. Easily raised from seed. Price, 15 cents per packet.
ALYSSUM
The well-known popular little plant, easy to grow and splendid for edging beds and for hanging baskets. Compact, white blossoms, very sweet. Price, 5 cents per packet.
AGERATUM
A charming little bedding plant of compact growth, always paar because of its clear blue shades in soft feathery
looms. We offer 4 mixture of the best varietiesin both blue and white flowering Ageratums. Price, 5 cents per packet.
AQUILEGIA, or COLUMBINE
Hardy perennials, luxuriating in the moister situations in the garden, where they form permanent clumps, growing fromil4to3feethigh .,
-Double—All colors mixed. Price, 5 cents per packet.
Single—All colors mixed.. Price, 5 cents per packet.
ABUTILON
_. (Chinese Bell-Flower or Flowering Maple.) ' Prize Mixture—Seeds saved from a fine assortment, pro- ducing plants of varied growth and all shades of flowers, _ yellow, orange, white and scarlet. Price, 10 cents per packet,
_ Balsams such as our grandmothers grew, but wonderfully improved in size and in endless variety of shad
es. Double Flowered Spotted Mixed—Including 12 of the best imported named varieties—violet, crimson, flesh, dark
purple, scarlet, rose and other shades marked with distinct round spots of white. Price, 5 cents per packet.
Improved Camellia Flowered Mixed—This is an especially pony lee variety, having extra double large-sized flowers and a great diversity ofcolor. Price, 5c per packet.
Double Rose Flowered Mixed—Fflowers of this variety are very perfect in shape, much like Roses. In this mixture are some of the choicest colors, such as sulphur-yellow, apricot, buff, scarlet and deep crimson. Price, 5c per packet.
Carnation Striped Balsam—A very pretty class of Balsams with good double flowers in white, striped with crimson, violet, pink and red. Price, 10 cents per packet.
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BROWALLIA Handsome annuals, with blue or white flowers completely studding the bushy plants during the whole Summer; fine for garden beds in Summer or pot culture in Winter. 14 feet. Fine Mixed—Price, 5c per packet.
CALENDULA
Showy, free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good garden soil, droducing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders and continuing in bloom until late in Fall. Make good pot @blants for Winter. In cream, yellow, orange, maroon and striped.
Mixed—Price, 5c per packet.
COSMOS HYBRIDUS
One of the most showy and graceful of all garden flowers, growing five to seven feet high, which are beautiful masses of the most elegant foliage until they begin to bloom in Septem-
ber, when each plant will have hundreds of large .. Showy blossoms.
New Mammoth Fancy Cosmos—Flow- ers 2)4 to 3 inches across, beautifully fringed, re- semblin g. Marguerites. Colors, white, rose and crimson. Excellent for cut flowers. Price, 10c per packet.
Cosmos “Karly Dawn’”’—A new strain that begins to bloom in July and continues until frost. Flowers, large, de- licately tinted rose color. Price, 10c per packet.
Mixed Colors—All colors, erimson, rose,. pale pink and white. Price, 5c per packet, /
CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Medla) Well-known beautiful hardy herbaceous perennial, bearing a great profusion of attractive bell-flowers, thriving best in light, rich soil; some of the varieties flower the first season if planted early. Single, Mixed—Beautiful large bell-shaped flowers; eiteehive plants for pot culture; hardy biennials. Price, 5c er package. ? P Calycanthema—(Cup and Saucer.) This is the finest variety, producing white, blue and rose-colored flowers re- sembling a cup and saucer. Price, 10c per packet.
CANNAS
They vary in height from three feet up. The flowers with which the plants are ever bedecked are various shades of crimson, yellow and orange. Canna seed should be soaked in quite warm water before sowing. ed
Crozy’s Special Large Flowcring Mixed—This isa very large flowering strain of a compact growth, flowerin freely from seed the first year. The flowers come in bril- liant combinations of red and yellow. Price, 10c per packet.
Our Own Mixture—This mixture we have made up from the best and tested commercial sorts, ranging in color from the pale yellows to the deepest crimsons. Price, 10c per packet.
CANARY BIRD FLOWER
This ornamental climber is distinct both in foliage and flower, with fern-like leaves. The flowers of Ene -ye = c por
Cosmos.
finely cut butterfly-like form are of bright cana suk tees produced in great profusion. Price, packet,
CASTOR OIL PLANT, or RICINUS
Used for sub-tropical effects on the lawn or for centers of neds of foliage plants. It grows from ten to fifteen feet in one season.
Zanzibarensis—Gigantic leaves, 2 to 215 feet across. We offer 4 varieties in mixture; one with light green leaves; another, coppery brown leaves; another, brownish purple leaves; another with bronze leaves. Price, 6c per packet.
COBOEA A fine, rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage and
large bell-shaped flowers; green at first, but rapidly paaneite to purple. Seeds set on their edge, should be started in hot- bed, or rather dry soil, as they are apt to rot in on ground.
One of the best climbers for covering arbors. Price, 6c per
packet, CENTAUREA MARGUERITE The finest annual introduced in years. Flowers are pure white, three inches across; edges delicately fringed. Beauti- ful to cut, beautiful to wear, and as fragrant as a Violet. Price, 10c per packet. ' CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea) A delicate little climber, with lace-like leaves and scarlet star-shaped flowers. will sprout more rapidly if soaked, before planting, in lukewarm water. Price, 6c per packet.
CARNATIONS
Marguerite arnations —Most abund- ant bloomers; flowers very double, rang- ing throug beautiful shades of reds, pinks, white’, variegated, etc. These sown in Spring commence fiowering in early Summer, and continue & to bloom until 3 checked by ® frost. Price, mixed colors, 10c per packet.
Marguerite “Snowflake” —A new im- ported pure white variety, producing fine large flowers, very fragrant and especially adapted forcut flowers. Price, 10c per packet.
Marguerite Carnation.
GELOSIAS
(COCK’S COMB.)
Very showy plants, which de- velop large velvety combs, which remain the same throughout the Summer. Sow the seed thinly in early Spring and transplant at least 18 inches apart.
Mixed Colors—Crimson, golden, violet and rose. Price, 5c per packet.
CANDYTUFT — Sa Splendid standard annual, good = = = for bedding, and also for cutting.
Cockscomb. Many colors, very fragrant.
Dark Crimson—The richest dark shade. Fine for borders or cutting. Price, 5c per packet.
Pure White—Produces ye of pure white flow- ers. An abundant bloomer. Fine for cemetery planting. Price, 5c per packet.
Mixed Varieties—Including all colors known in Candy- tuft. Price, 6c per packet.
GHRYSANTHEMUMS (Annual)
The annual Chrysanthemums, or Painted Daisies, are very easy to raise from. seed and bloom freely the first Summer. Flowers both double and single, in a great variety of colors, yellow predominant.” Price, mixed colors, 5c per packet.
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CUCUMBER (Wild)
A very rapid-grow . ing climber which reaches a height of 30 feet in one season. It is covered with beautiful clusters o¢ white, sweet-scented flowers. Price, 6c per packet,
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Painted Daisy, Chrysanthemum.
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CALIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS.
A very showy Boeder plant, Rr vides s oO = ers in nearly eve shade of Ae low, orange, erimson, red and brown. Sow where they are to re- main, and thin to two feet apart. Mixed Col- ors— Tall va- rieties. Price, 6c per packet.
CENTROSEMA, or BUTTERFLY PEA.
A hardy perennial vine of exquisite beauty. The plants grow 7 to 8 feet in a season, and the first season from seed - will produce graceful clusters of 6 to 8 inverted pea-shaped
Hower 144 to 244 inches across. es of violet, white and pink. 4 ~ Mixed—Price, 10c per packet.
CLEMATIS.
Rapid-growing climbers, fine for arbors and verandas; the small varieties flower in clusters, and are very fragrant; the large flowering varieties are very handsome. Soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours before sowing; hardy perennials.
Mixed—Price, 5c per packet.
_. COLEUS.
Plants with richly colored foliage of maroon, green, crim- son, yellow, etc. For exaEps on lawns and ribboning they are indispensable, and also valuable for pot culture. Although perennials, they attain perfection from seed the first season. Price, fine Hybrids, mixed, 15c per packet.
ee COWSLIP (Primula Veris).
__A beautiful hardy Spring flowering, perennial; flowers of different colors, such as yellow, brown-edged yellow, etc. Very fragrant, 6 inches hig Price, 5c per packet.
COREOPSIS.
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean).
a9 Price, 10c per Packet. Daylight— - This grand climberis most desirable both for its beauti- ful flowers and dense growth of foliage. Ses of pure white flowers standing out boldly from the rich green foli- age.
Darkness— This makes a fine contrast to the Daylight. The flower- : spikes are large and long, and are thickly set with pea-like fiowers of a deep reddish violet or lavender-purple.
DOLICHOS.
DELPHINIUM (See Larkspur.)
DAHLIA.
Dahlia, Double—Large flowering, finest mixed. Price, 10c per packet.
Striped and Spotted Dahlias—A mixture of the best large flowering single Dahlia in splendid assortment of eolors, showing stripes and spots of white. Good bloomers and very showy. Price, 10c per packet.
DAISIES (Bellis Double’).
A dear little flower that should be treated the same as a Pansy. Flowers abundantly and is very pretty. Mixed col- ors. Price, 5c per packet.
DUTCHMAN'S PIPE (Aristolochia Sipho).
A hardy perennial vine of strong growth and ornamental Be 2 alee It has large, heart-shaped, dark green leaves
and small, curious, pipashaned flowers on slender stems. These flowers are a brown, finely marked with bright yellow. Price, 10c per packet.
EVERLASTINGS (Straw Flowers).
The Everlasting or ‘‘Straw Flowers,” with their rich, bright colorings, are most valuable for Winter decorations. Plants grow readily from seed sown in open ground when the trees are starting out in leaf.
Mixed Varieties—All colors. Price, 5¢ per packet.
EUPHORBIA.
‘Snow on the Mountain.—Two feet in height. The large, dark-green leaves are widely bordered or margined with pure snow-white. Price, 5c per packet.
Mexican Fire Plant—At the top of each stem a cluster of the leaves will be brilliant scarlet late in the summer, and wilt roman so all Winter if kept in the house. Price, 10c per packet.
EVENING PRIMROSE. Free-flowering plants of easiest culture, producing bright-
ly colored single flowers having the distinctive feature of opening on approach of twilight.
W hite—Leaves finely cut, springing from central crown. They throw up numerous flower-spikes having single pure white flowers 144 inches in diameter. Price, 5c per packet.
Yellow Drummondi—Plants of strong, rapid growth, free branching, two or more feet in height; they bear num- erous large, single, golden-yellow flowers two inches or more in diameter. Price, 5c per packet.
FOUR O’CLOCK (Marvel of Pern).
Beautiful Summer-blooming annuals of bushy habit, two feet high, each plant bearing throughout the Summer hun- dreds of large flowers of white, yellow, crimson and striped.
Mixed Colors—Price, 5c per packet.
FOX GLOVE (Digitalis).
Hardy perennial plants of easy cul- ture; long spikes of large, showy flowers, ranging through shades of pur- ple, white, rose, yellow. spotted, etc. Three to five feet high.
Mixed Colors—Price, 5c per packet.
FLAX, Scarlet (Linum ) ; An effective, showy bedding plant, having fine foliage and delicate stems. Hardy annual. Brilliant scarlet flowers. Price, 5c per packet. FEVERFEW.
This popular plant can be easily grown from nace.
W hite—Price, 5c per packet. White with Yellow Foliage— Price, 5c per packet.
FORGET-ME-NOT.
The Forget-Me-Notis an old favorite, bearing clusters of delicate blue flowers.
Blue Forget-Me-Not—Price, 5c per packet. Mixed Forget-Me-Not—Pink, blue and white.
6c per packet. FERNS.
We offer a good mixture of Ferns, including some of the choicest varieties, as well as the good standard sorts. We gather and test in our greenhouse a number of the best kinds and import others, so that we know the seed is of the best.
Mixed Varieties—Price, 15c per packet.
FUCHSIA (‘§ Flaming Torch’”’),
A good variety of Fuchsia of the long, slender flowered type. Scarlet in color and very abundant in bloom. Price, 10c per packet.
FOX GLOVE.
Price,
GERANIUMS. Usually blossom scarlet, but may come any color, afford- ing an interesting experiment to the one who tries this mix- ture. Price, 5c per packet.
GAILLARDIAS (Blanket Flower ). Grandifiora Mixed—Splendid showy annuals, remark- able for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom from early Summer till November; ex- St beds, borders, or for cutting. 134 feet. Price, 6c per packet.
GODETIA.
An attractive, hardy annual, deserving more extensive cultivation. The plants bloom profusely and bear showy flowers of rich and varied colors. Price, 5c per packet.
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. A tribe of climbers with curiously shaped fruit in various colors. Tender annual climbers 10 to 20 feet.
A mixture of Gooseberry, Hercules Club, Japanese Nut- meg and other new varieties. Price, 6c per packet.
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Hibiscus ‘Scarlet’
This variety is easily grownfrom seed, its rich dark green leaves and scarlet flowers of fine size will make a most showy plant. Price, 10c per packet.
Hollyhock Mixed colors, double, very fine. Price, 10c per packet.
Heliotrope Choice Mixed—Of many varieties. Price, 10c per packet.
Ice-Plant Mesembryanthemum Suitable for rock work, hanging baskets; foliage thick, fleshy, of a frosted, wax-like appearance. Price, 5c per packet. Impatiens Sultana The Sultan’s Balsam; bright scarlet. packet.
Price, 10c per
Lupinus Long, graceful spikes of rich and various-colored pea-shaped flowers. Lupinus, Mixed Annual
All colors ofannual varieties. Price, 5c per packet. Lathyrus Latifolia
Perennial or Everlasting Pea. All colors. packet.
Price, 5c per
Lemon Verbena
A well-known, delightfully fragrant annual. Hasily started from seed. The leaves are used for flavoring jellies. Price, 10c per packet.
Larkspur
Giant Hyacinth Flowered—New from Germany Mixed, allcolors. Price, 10c per packet. z
Double Tall Stock, Flowered—Spikes of double flow- ers 18 inches long; very beautiful. Several of the brightest and best colors. Price, 5c per packet. :
New Larkspur Red Ridinghood ~ A splendid new red Larkspur. Flowers pure carmine borne intallspikes. Tryit. Price, 10c per packet. Lantana-Finest Mixed Well-known plants, with clusters of verbena-like flowers make a grand display the first season. In full flower all Sum mer. Price, 10c per packet. Lavender An annual bearing a very fragrant flower, used to lay among clothing toimpartits sweetness. Every woman should have a few plantsin her garden. Price, 5c per packet. Lobelias
LOBELIA.
‘LOBELIA.
These popular dwarf little plants are equally desirable for the open garden or hanging baskets in Summer and for pot
culture in Winter. Light blue, dark blue and white mixture. Price, 5c per packet.
Marigold A swift growing annual that will make a flowers, of all shades of Heer orange, red an little care and with small expense. African Mixed—Allcolors. Price, 5c per packet. French Mixed—Allcolors. Price, 5c per packet.
Mignonette
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Sweet Mignonette— (Reseda Odorata.) The good, old-fashioned, sweet Mignonette. Price, 5c per packet.
Mignonette Matchet— Stout flower stalks, bearing massive spikes of deliciously scented red flowers. Price, 10c per packet.
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Musk ~
Asmall plant, easily grown, whose leaves are used as a per-
fume. Price, 5c per packet. Moon Flower
Splendid rapid-growing climbers; large leaved, with great white flowers opening in the evening. Fragrant as Lilies. Good for front verandas.
White Moon Flower—Price, five cents per packet.
Light Blue Moon Flower—Price, five cents per packet,
Morning Glory—Convolvulus
Every one needs Morning Glories about the back of the
house. Good mixture. Price, 10c per ounce. Maurandia
Graceful climbers for icone, arlor, basket, or out- door purposes, with rich, purple, white and rose, fox-glove shaped blossoms. The seeds should be started In hotbed or greenhouse. Price, 10c per packet.
Mimulus (Monkey Flower)
Flowers are rich in the extreme, ranging through crimson, maroon, yellow, white and pink, beautifully spotted and blotched.
Fine Mixed--Price, five cents per packet.
Musa Ensette—Abyssinian Banana
A splendid plant for the open air in Summer. In our hot Summer attains gigantic proportions when freely supplied with manure and water. The seeds germinate = if
rice,
started in hot bed. Tender perennial, 10 to 20 feet. fifteen cents per packet. NEW NASTURTIUMS FOR 1903 Tall or Climbing
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Varieties. Ds,
DWARF NASTURTIUMS. Salmon Queen--Very dark green foliage, flowers clear
soft salmon, extra large. 20c ounce.
Sunlight—Flowers clear pure yellow, crinkled like crape. Price, 5 cents per packet ; 20c per ounce.
ing Theodore--The best and richest crimson.
5 cents per packet; 15 cents vee ounce,
Flammeum- A flamescarlet, blotched with deep crimson. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce.
Regal—A dark brownish crimson shading to purple. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce.
DWARF OR TOM THUMB VARIETIES
Aurora—Bright chrome yellow veined with crimson. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce. p
Empress of India--A rich scarlet with large Bose. green leaves. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce.
General Jack—Dark foliage; flowers glowing crimson like Jack Roses. Price, 5 cents per packet; 20c per ounce.
Pearl—Clear lemon yellow, shading to faint primrose. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce.
Roselie—Flowers of a deep bright rosecolor with bright green foliage. Price, 5 cents per packet; 15 cents per ounce.
Our Own Special Mixture Tall Nasturtiunms— press aA cents per packet; 10c per ounce; 30c per 4. pound.
Our Own Special Mixture Dwarf Nasturtiums— Price, 5 cents per packet; 10 cents per ounce, 35 five cts per 4 pound.
SPECIAL OFFER—One packet each of the above 10 named varieties, 5 tall and 5 dwarf, 40 cents.
Price, 5 cents per packet;
Price,
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CHOICEST PANSY SEED —
The Beautiful Rainbo w Mixture—Largest, mo handsome, and most varied of all Pansy mixtures. All the leading kinds of commerce, seeds of the Giant, Bugnot, Cas- sier, and Trimardeau, with flowers measuring, when well grown, three inches in diameter, and such beautiful colors as gold-bronze, silver-edged, marbled, mahogany spotted, claret red, finest mottled, striped and blotched sorts, rich in color and of the giant flowered type. Price, 10c per packet.
Fire- d Mixture—There seems to be quite a desire for Shans itunaed Pansies, so to satisfy this demand we offer the “Firebrand Mixture,’ composed of the choicest, most brilliant red flowered Pansies. Price, 10c per packet,
BEDDING PANSY SEEDS King of the Blacks—Rich as black velvet. Pure White—Very delicate and sweet. Clear Yellow—A most pleasing shade. Red—Generally rich copper-colored. Light Blue—Delicate azure.
Each Variety 5 Cents per Packet.
SPECIAL OFFER Five Varieties as rer
PERIWINKLE, or Vinca
Handsome bushy plants, producing freely round, single flowers, 1144 inches across, suitable for either pot culture or sunny flower beds; tender perennial, but flowers the first season. 1% feet.
Fine Mixed—Price, 5c per packet.
PAEONY
Grand, hardy, herbaceous plants, well-known ornaments~ of our garden, with large double flowers in pink, crimson and white.
Mixed Colors—Price, 10c per packet.
PORTULACA (Sun Plant)
Flowers are the form of small roses, and come in yellow, ‘ scarlet, white, crimson, rose, orange; very brilliant.
Single Mixed—All colors. Priee, 5c per packet.
Double Mixed—All colors. Price, 10c per packet.
PERENNIAL PEA
A splendid vine, bearing blossoms just like Sweet Peas; all colors: on good long stems. Mixed, all colors. Price, 5c per packet.
SWEET CLOVE PINKS
Hardy, bearing spicy, fragrant, Carnation-like flowers very satisfactory. Mixedcolors. Price, 5c per packet.
PETUNIAS
Petunia, Blotched and Striped—A fine strain pro- ducing a great profusion of crimson and white flowers, Doauntully blotched, striped and marked. Price, 10c per packet.
Snowdrift Petunia—A splendid new, large, white- flowered variety, always covered with a mass of pure white flowers. Price, 10c per packet.
‘Crimson Velvet Petunia—Flowers of a very rich ay Rees, crimson, large and handsome. Price, 10c per packet. -
POPPIES
Double Paeony Flowered—Mixed. Splendid, large _ double flowers of all colors. Price, 5c per packet.
Golden Gate Poppies, California Poppies—Hardy plants, bearing a profusion of richly colored flowers. Sow the seeds where the plants are wanted to bloom. Every color and combination of color. Price, 10c.per packet.
ICELAND POPPIES
Perfectly hardy; yellow, white or orange-scarlet flowers. Price, 5c per packet.
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PHLOX
Starred and Fringed Phlox— These are the most distinct and striking Phlox we have. The flowers have a star-like appearance, their attractiveness being greatly en- hanced by the broad, white mar- gins which border the edges of the petals. Price, 10c per packet.
Phlox, Drummondi Grandi- flora—In the Grandiflora we have a strain of large flowering Phlox that is most remarkable in variety and - brilliancy of colors, and also for the perfection and size of the fiowers. Allcolors, mixed. Price, 5c per packet.
SWEET PEAS
We offer below a list of the best varieties of Sweet Peas now grown. In our selection we have the clearest, most distinct shades—that stand the sun—and do not fade quickly when tut. Geta plentiful supply of new seed, as nothing can be more satis- factory. Sow seed as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, so that plants get an early start Cut blooms as fast as they appear’ which prevents them seeding. Seed, ing stops the blooming.
Schmidt & Botley’s Own Mixture Sweet Peas
A splendid mixture of the leading and best varieties; rich colors, fine bloomers. Price, 5c per packet; 10c per ounce; 20c3 one-fourth pound; 60c per pound.
Eckford’s Finest Mixture Sweet Peas
Very best, largest flowering varieties, in endless combina- tion of colors. Price, 5c a packet; 10c an ounce; 75c a pound.
Choicest Named Sweet Peas
Apple Blossom—Very large blush pink and silver white. Blanche Burpee—Snowy white, extra long stems. Stella Morse—Apricot, richly tinted, like Sunset Rose. Navy Blue—A rich navy blue, exceedingly beautiful. Lovely—A softshell pink; all that the nameimplies. Lady Hamilton—Clear lavender, large flowers.
Mrs. Dugdale—Glowing carmine; a magnificent sort. Othello—Deep maroon, velvety darkshade. _ Gorgeous—Salmon-orange, with coppery shadings. America—White ground with clear red stripes. Sunproof Salopian—Finest scarlet known. Brilliant—Crimson and scarlet. j 5
Emily Henderson—tThe standard white.
Captain of the Blues—Clear, porcelain blue. Gaiety—Red and white striped.
Mrs. Eckford—Delicate primrose yellow.
Her Majesty—Soft, clear rose.
Gray Friar—Mauve and lavender. Sanguinea—Scarlet; very fine.
Stanley—Dark maroon; self-colored.
Venus—Buff with salmon markings.
Each of the above varieties 4c per packet, 8c per ounce.
Phlox Drummondli.
Sweet Peas.
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ROCKET, SWEET, Mixed
A perennial plant, flowering aca early in Spring the second year from planting the seed. Large panicles of bright colored flowers, somewhat resembling those of the Perennial Phlox. White and purple-flowered varieties in mixture. Priee, 5 cents per packet.
SNAP DRAGON (Antirrhinum)
Old favorite border plant. They bloom the first season from seed sown in the spring. Succeeds best in dry, loamy soil. Hardy perennial.
Mixed Colors—Tall varieties. Price, 6c per packet.
Pure White—Tall varieties. Price, 5c per packet.
Brilliant—Scarlet, yellow and white. Price, 5c per packet.
SALPIGLOSSIS
Very showy bedding or border plants. The colors are beautifully marbled and penciled, purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, buff, blue and almost black. Bloom from August to October.
Mixed Colors—Price, 10c per packet.
SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus)
These plants grow in clumps or borders, are“extremely showy on lawns and form a decorative background for other flowers, as well as serving excellently to hide fences or other unsightly objects.
Mixed Varieties—Single, Double, pompon and chrysan- themum. Price, 5c per packet.
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa Pudica)
Curious and interesting annuals with pinkish-white flowers; the leaves close and droop when Hee or shaken. Price, 5c per packet.
STOCKS
Tree or Giant Ten Weeks Stocks—Strong growers, bearing very strong and very double flowers on tall stems, way above the foliage; splendid for cutting purposes. Price, mixed colors, 10c per packet,
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus)
A very beautiful class of plants of extreme richness and diversity of color. They have been greatly improved of late years; 114 feet ; hardy perennial.
Fine, Mixed Single—Price, all colors, 5c per packet.
Double Flowering, Finest Mixed—From a splendid collection. Price, 10c per packet.
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THUNBERGIA Beautiful rapid-growing climbers, thriving in a light, rich soil; in warm situations in the garden it blossoms very pro- fusely all the season; fine for vases, rustic work or green- house culture. Price, 10c per packet.
VERBENAS Easy of culture, sure to blossom in a great variety of color. Hybrid Mixed—All colors. Price, 5c per auker. Ee Scarlet Defiance—Brilliant scarlet , very fine seeds saved from selected plants. Price, 10c per packet.
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SALVIA
Splendens—Large, scarlet ; exceedingly showy and useful for cutting and for ornamental beds. Price, 10c per packet.
RED HOT POKER (Tritoma)
Splendid hardy perennial plants, for clumps on the lawn or among shruberry, where the tall spikes of orange-red flowers make an effective display from August until December. Price, 10c per packet.
UMBRELLA PLANT
An excellent plant for growing in water or damp places;
, makes a very ornamental house plant. Price, 10c per packet.
' SINGLE VIOLETS
Easy toraise and charmingly fragrant. Treat asyou would pansies. Price, mixed color, white and purple, 10c per packet.
WALL FLOWER —
They are deliciously fragrant, and combine many shades of color, the orange, purple and chocolate predominating;
tender perennial.
Single Mixed—Price, 6c per packet.
Zinnia,
ZINNIAS
No flowers are more easily grown from seed sown in the open ground, and few bloom so continuously throughout the entire Summer. Those acquainted only with the old-time Zinnias will besurprised at the perfection to which the newer strains have attained. e
Choice, Double Mixed—Price, all colors, 5c per packet.
Henderson’s Zebra—Price, 5c per packet.
Crested and Curled—Price 5c per packet.
Mammoth—Scarlet, striped with gold. Price, 10c per pkt.
SNOW WHITE CEMETERY COLLECTION Ten packets for 25 cents In this collection are 10 white flowers, suitable for cutting for cemetery decoration. ut ”3 1 White Aster, 1 White Verbena, 1 White Cosmos, 1 Sweet Alyssum, 1 White Sweet Pea, 1 White Feverfew, 1 White Candytuft, 1 White;Pansy, 1 White Daisy, 1 White Zinnia.
““A’’ No. 1, FLOWER SEED COLLECTION | Twelve packets for 25 cents 1 Dahlia, 2 Zinnia, 3 Petunia, 4 Stocks, 5 Pansy, 6 Poppy, 7 Sweet Pea, 8 Sweet William, 9 Marigold, 10 Cosmos, 11 Verbena, 12 Mignonette.
A CHILD’S WILD FLOWER GARDEN
Each packet contains a great variety of pretty flowers of easy growth. The mixture will be found to be both interest- ing and useful. Interesting because new flowers open daily, that will be a source of endless delight to thé children. Price 10c per packet. oie
LAWN GRASS SEED Velvet Mixture
This mixture will produce a thic!: good sod in a very short time. Wehave included in the mixture seeds of the best varieties of lawn grass, which will withstand drouth and continued heat. Our mixture can be relied upon to produce the very best results. Weight per bushel, 14 pounds. Quart. 30c, sages By express, $1.25 per peck; $3.00 per bushel (14 pounds). Express charges paid by purchaser. oe
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RELIABE VEGETABLE SEEDS. GOOD AND TRUE
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Oz. 4]b. ¥v Palmetto Earliest best ee ee geen ane= 4c ae 20¢ Long Sugar—Best for general cultivation.... 4e 10¢e 20c : PUMPKINS. : S vImpr B -Red Turnip—Very early....... me 10e 20c by mpn ored sleet eth 1, eed ad ee 10c 20c Large th yeh eee eolor light-eream... de 10e 25¢ y “ Eclipse—Smooth, dark, globe shaped eae See, 3 oa 10c 20e f& very g00 table variety.. see eeesccne 4c 10¢ 25¢ Long Blood-Red—Good Keeper........e--sse0ees 4e 10c 20¢ )Amperial Sugar—A white-fleshed, sugar beet, with tra Earl RADE red crown, Very early...cccccsscesseceses 4€ 10C 20€ ly Deep, Scarlet ‘Turnip. a ee 4 ioe BOC L = Pp. ees ee cece e@eeeeevece 2 ic CABBAGE. : hite Turnip..... eataleren aise Sea ee SEES aia oe 4c. 10e . 20e Map Early Jersey Wakefield—Best early............. 4e 20e 60¢ dy Finger—Long, white, crisp, rapid grower. 4c _ 10e - 20c - ,fEarly Drumhead—A very fine summer variety.. 4¢ 20e 60c arly Long Scarlet—Long, slender, crisp........ 4c 10e. 20c “uate Flat Dutch—Popular winter Cabbage... 4c 20c 60¢ hartiers—Best ‘‘all season’s’’ radish......... 4e 10e 20¢ Map ene ES late, sure to head............ 4c 20¢c 60c f ~ RHUBARB. CARROTS. teady for use third year from seed....seceese. 4¢ 15¢ 50c Early Scarlet Horn—Blunt, half long..... -4e 10c 20c - SAESIFY. © Long Orange—Smooth, large, good keeper... 4c 0c 20¢ andwieh Island—Very large; superior quality.. 4c 15¢ 40c ae CAULIFLOWER. ‘SPINACH _ arly Snowhall.....+seceveee seeeeeeseececeesloc $2.25 Thick Leaved..sseceseesseesss eseeceeveseessece 4c 10¢ 20c CELERY. SQUASH iant Pascal—Best keeper for winter use.... 4c 20c 50c : eae Heart—Large, solid heart. Se he cieveiw ate Be 15e 40e Extra Early, White Bush... *k eeoete eeeeeeeseeene ae i ae Y ite Plume—Harliest in- cultivation........ 20e 50e prahbard “oteaaerd atten See Bee ee ae ae see oston Market—A short, white ‘variety........ 4c 20¢ 50c Soa OI Re a ae < CUCUMBERS. : é TOMATOES. Amproved Early White Spine—Used almost en- ; NG —— APE eLPTMIE PICs als clos cipcsicis\a(c oie wile, sate oie eldic d 4e 20¢e 50e tirely for slicing. Seeeeeesteeteeseeses serene 4e 10¢ 20e onderosa—Large purple, “solid, “containing” very - / Early Cluster—Very - ‘early: SE On A 4e 10e 25e PO Wir SOC ON le -.a)- Shas leteieiiainle es! ciaievcte.s sie elcinie 4e 30¢ 75¢ ong Green Turkey—Long and slim........... 4c 10c 20c |Baltimore Prize Taker—A large, apple-shaped \ ersey Pickle—Sixty days to make pickles; it tomato, smooth, solid, ripening all over.. 4c 30e T5e is productive...... e@eeeseeseeoeseseesesea 10e 20e Golden Trophy—Large and SMOOtH. .ccccccccese 4c 20¢ 50e EGG PLANT. BUR UIE'S: : urple Top, Strap Leaved..... aasinivecaccesme te, OC IOUS y Thornless, Large, Reund, Furple....seesseeeee 4€ 20e. 60 Geto Eily—arly svescencccetccacudes cececees 46 110e° *20e Asveon. CusigiZthe “haralest. variety fe 16e 400 = BETS Ges reen Curled—The hardiest variety........... ellow flesh, purple top........sscescescseeee 4¢ 10c 20¢ a ee eee eee a WATERMELON. Dire or or strdig Tee SEOW On a tre s. Be Oe 50 Citron—Best for citron preServeS......... ~eooes 4€, 10e) 20e ~KOHL RABI. ee Cream—Rind light, flesh solid and ‘red:.-2. 4e 10c 20c Turnip” ‘Rooted Cabbage. BO | 5 S020 e Bove guns 40. Ibe He ountain Sweet—An old and reliable sort, flesh LETTUCE. } es k —- of Cane GHG GUE EVs siaslo "cae 6 se eee 10e¢ 20c¢ olden Curled——Very ‘choiée : Soe 5" Be ee ocetn Bn AOR yBlac lamond—Large, round; skin dark green. ae 10e 20c¢ anson Hard Heading—Crisp and tender...... 4c 15¢ 40c> DWARF BEANS. ae Seas splendid lettuce for open Variety. Price per Pkt. Pt. Or RATTAN laos arecess Dioiaee cietetartie sos wees Siewe whew sts 4c 15¢ -.40c |W First in ae | ee MmesO) Gays ccccs cans 20e 35e y/Deacon—Close, compact punches. of tender leaves 4c- 15¢ ~-40c Stringless Green Pod—Absolutely yFeiibies? a 25e 45¢ MUSTARD. : Kidney Wax—LEarly, tender and Cocescccece 20e 35¢ (ABiack and. White, LoS eee eS ee 4¢ 10¢ - 20e Vk POLE BEANS. hs y entucky Wonder—Large, green pod, early... Be 20e 35¢ : - MUSKMELON. x eh azy Wife—Stringless,. green pod............ 20e 35c¢ ineapple--An excellent melon of medium size.. 4¢ 10e 20c hallenger Lima—Excellent quality for table use ee 25e 45¢ tted Gem—Harly, quality BOON casos 2 See: he. oe 409 1108 206 Jo Ford—Smali in. size, flesh’ green; tine TRUE DWARF LIMA BEANS. flavor... oe cecesecces @eeeessesaesoeses Cc 10e 20e Bush form of large TGV. < vlcicis vlvisicle.o osic.cie wis 8e 25¢ 45e OKRA, OR GUMBO. CORN. Used in SOUPS. .cccccccoce svccsdececcewesseo. 4€ 0c 20¢ V white. Corey—Extra early......--cccseeee 8c 20c 35e h ONIONS. sat elie GUIDIS east ia seventy Gays Tom rize Taker—Immense size, fine grained, mild. 4c 15ce 35c peeenedion he PRY, “hey adel fake alae Prd cereals 8e 20c . 35¢e ; see Lae Wetherfield—Productive, ‘excellent ee ‘Country Gentleman—Matures a little before A of ape eS OE a pe EVergreen....c0.2. ceeeesececee ceoeceeee SC ce 35¢e ellow Globe Danvers—Ripens early, keeps well 4c 10e 25¢ aie ( ~ ve Skin—An early white variety........... 4c 10c 25¢ Stowell’ s Evergreen—Best oe ee USCreeeeeee BC Ae __B5e PARSLEY. Vv > xtra Curled Dwarf—Leaves moss-like, bright Tom era = e bushy pws 1s a Meee Se 20c 35e am sie F apipeae i ive 200 |7 Seeseeeeeee ste sese reese e green. eeecvoce e@eececcceses ee Extra Early—Matures in 45 days ; is” inches...8e 20e 35e A PEPPERS. / American Wonder—Dwarf; earliest green wrink- ull asp eco: mild, glossy red............ 4c 25¢ ‘5c HEGUUNOLES «erste Cr as Sree nila sie mie7a(etete as 8c 20c 40c uby King—Enormous ‘size, mild flavor......... 4c 25ce T5de ‘ Champion—Wrinkled and very sugary........ 8e 20e 35¢ arge Sweet-Spanish—Large red, generally used White Marrowfat—One of the oldest varieties... 8c 20c 35¢ FOL SPiCkleScce ss ccs ote. ER ARS ees Aa 4e 25e 75e L/ Telephone—Green wrinkled peas, very large.. 8c .20c 40¢ SWwWwEE’F, MEDICINAL AND POT HERES in | also in making of liquors and confectionery. Price, 5c
stores.
grown leaves or seeds at hand.
garnishing Summer dishes.
5c per packet.
used for flavoring bread, cakes, etc.
Fresh home-grown herbs are much superior strength and cleanliness to those purchased in the Many have considerable medicinal value, and it is of great advantage to have a supply of freshly
Anise—The aromatic seeds are used as a condiment and in. manufacturing of liquors and confectionery. Leaves are finely fringed and are frequently used in Price. 5c per packet.
Balm—Leaves delightfully fragrant, resembling the Lemon Verbena. They impart a fine flavor to Summer beverages, and are also used as a tea in fevers. Price,
Caraway—Grown for the aromatic seeds, which are Price, 5c per pkt. Coriander—Seeds are used for flavoring cakes, etc.;
per packet.
Price, 5c per packet,
mer and also dried for Winter. strongly aromatic. Price, 5c per packet.
market product. Price, 5c per packet.
The Seeds offered on this page include all the leading varieties and those worthy of special notice. They are im every sense good, reliable and valuable; true to name, pure. SENT POSTPAID AT PRICES NAMED.
Thyme—Leaves and) young shoots are highly
Winter.
and other meat dishes. Price, 10c per packet.
Marjoram, Sweet—The tender leaves and young shoots of this plant are used for. seasoning during the Summer months, and are also dried for “Winter use.
Rosemary—Leaves used for seasoning green in Sum- An old- -time favorite,
Sage—The most popular of all garden herbs, exten- sively used in flavoring, especially for sausages during the Winter months, the dried leaves being a staple
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teemed for seasoning during Summer and dried for They impart a delicious flavor to sausages
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Choice New Fruits and Novelties
Good fruit is one of the greatest luxuries a family can have, h ge F and those who have a chance to grow it should spare no i Me 5 trouble or expense to secure a good supply of the best sorts. Z ae We have carefully prepared a limited list of varieties which are perfectly adapted to all parts of the country. The trees we offer are young and thrifty, and will make a very rapid growth and bear quickly. ALL FRUITS MUST BE SENT BY EXPRESS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. When offered by mail, post- age 1s pald by us; if by express or freight, charges are to be paid by purchaser; but larger stock will be sent. ~ _ SPECIAL NOTICE.—As our Nursery is a separate and dis- tinct department from our Greenhouse, it is necessary that all Fruit Orders be shipped direct from the Nursery, and we there- fore ask customers to kindly keep fruit orders separate from the Plant and Seed Orders. Fruits will not be shipped with other plants. Prices on Fruits are ‘placed very low, and we cannot allow them to be included in Club Rates, nor can they be taken as premiums. Price per 100 and 1000 will be given on application.
IMPROVED DWARF JUNEBERRY—A good substitute for the large or Swamp Huckleberry. The fruit is borne in clusters and is reddish-purple, changing to a bluish-black. In flavor it is a mild, rich, subacid; excellent as a dessert fruit or canned. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen, by mail postpaid.
JAPANESE WINEBERRY—This interesting plant belongs to the Raspberry family. The fruit is borne in large clusters, and each berry is at first tightly enveloped by the large calyx, forming a sort of burr. For jelly making, canning and preserv- ing, it is without an equal. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen, by mail postpaid.
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Dwarf Juneberry.
THE LOGAN BERRY—A Hybrid between the Raspberry and Blackberry. The fruit is as large as the largest Blackberry, and is produced in immense clusters. The color is a clear dark red. It partakes of the flavor of both the Black- berry and Raspberry—mild, pleasant, vinous fla- vor, delicious and peculiar to this berry alone. Seeds small, soft and few. Berries very firm and carry well. Strong grower, enormous bearer, Fruit ripens early, just after Strawberries. Price, 20c each; $2.00 per doz., by mail postpaid.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY — (Improved Dwarf.) From the mountains of Colorado; har- dy as a Wyoming sage bush. With its deep green willow-like leaves, mass of pure white flowers in spring and a load of fruit in summer, ¥Y ; it is well worth cultivation for an ornamental | BA We YON shrub. Makes a bush four or five feet high, us- Wy we N\ ually fruiting in two years, producing large Hustgyl quantities of jet black fruit about the size of % Cr mal tO ig ) English Morello, and ripening after all other ee ws cherries are gone. Price, by mail postpaid, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
STRAWBERRIES
MARIE STRAWBERRY — Beyond doubt the most prolific and profitable berry in existence today. In yield we will put it up against any new or old variety. In point of size and general appearance when placed on sale it has no equal. The blossom is imperfect; season same as Bu- bach and MHaverland. Equally as large as Bubach, Glen Mary or Brandywine, and yielding with any variety in our 40-acre fruit plantation; besides, it is the most attractive in appearance when picked and ready for market of any in our collection. The berries are round as a ball, dark crimson in color; flesh pt MaMa hay
i in size t e very last pickings. eres 0d vents per pean! postpaid; $1.50 ner 100 by express; if by mail, 30 cents extra per 100 for postage. SUNSHINE (Per.)—This is the great, late, fancy market Strawberry. The plant is healthy, strong, free running, with pistillate flowers and a marvelous yield. It produces from 5 to 7 times as many quarts as Gandy grown close be- side it in our field. The berries are of fine size, bright color, high quality and great firmness. They ripen evenly to rich scarlet, with no white tops, and the flesh is red, sweet, and luscious all through. They start for market big and bonny, and get there as fine as silk. It makes your mouth water just to look at them, and the buyers walk right up and pay big‘ prices. During the season of 1899 Sunshine Berries brought 18 cents a quart, when the best Gandys sold for only 10 and 12 cents. These practical market tests are the truest. Every grower knows what good money there is in late Strawberries of extra size and fine ap-
pearance. Price, same as Marie. ;
uae NEW YORK (Per)—This is the big fellow that won the $100.00 in gold which
wQ was offered-in 1897 for twelve plants of any variety of Strawberry that would
(} i) produce as much fruit of as large size and good quality as the Glen Mary. There 4. : i th were a good many new varieties put in competition for this prize, but none of
Org h 0 a 's ‘i IY them came anywhere near winning it except this big fellow which was named
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i! Al ty ' i “New York” in honor of the State in which it originated. Growth of plant is very Cin i) large and stocky, equaling in this respect the very largest. Season medium, color ] ie ! ty dark scarlet changing to crimson when fully ripe. Colors all over at once, no white or green tips. Usually perfect in shape and very productive and firm. The new York is a seedling of Bubach No. 5, fertilized with Jessie, and is one of the best varieties for hill culture. Price, same as Marie.
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| STRAWBERRIES (Continued)
Price, 25 cents per dozen, postpaid; 75 cents per 100 by express; if by mail, add 30 cents extra per 100 for postage.
Excelsior (Per) Luther (Per) Haviland Gandy (Per) Rough Rider(Per) Warfield Brandywine (Per) BederWood(per) Staples (Per) Bubach Lovett (Per) Glen Mary (Per) Sample Brunelle (Per).
RASPBERRIES
Plant in Rows Five Feet Apart, and 4 Three Feet Apart in the Row. =
50 plants at the 100 rate; 6 plants at the dozen rate.
All Raspberries furnished single and dozen lots by mail postpaid. If 100 or more are wanted by mail, add 40c per 100 for
postage.
CUMBERLAND (Black Cap)—One of our very best growers has grown this variety for five years, and he says of it: “It is the largest, most productive, handsomest and best flavored berry I Know of.’’ Bush a strong, healthy grower. Ripens mid-season. Postpaid 10c each; $1 per dozen; $3 per 100. If wanted by mail, add 40c per 100.
MUNGER (Black Cap)—Single specimens measure one inch in diameter. Brings high- est market price. Resembles Gregg, better flavored, excels in size, ripens 5 to 8 days later; extra fine for canning and evaporat- ing; withstands drouth and hot sun. Post- paid 10c each; $1 per dozen; $3 per 100.
CARDINAL—This new Red Raspberry is : Em :
rapidly coming into favor, especially in the _ = Cumberland—Very Productive. West. It is a very promising variety; a Bes é ; very strong, hardy grower, needing plenty of room; foliage holds on late, protecting canes until cured. Surpris- ingly productive; berries large, dark red, firm, rich flavor either raw or canned. Late. Postpaid 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100. : ;
EARHART — Ever-bearing. Will bear in regular season and continues to bear until killed by frost late in the fall. A great novelty. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100. ;
THE HAYMAKER is a purple cap, not so dark as Columbia or Shaffer, and much larger and firmer than either of those varieties, never crumbles, and stands up well in- shipping. Sample crates have been shipped to distant points with entire satisfaction. It is a berry to grow for either home use or market. The originator has found it the most profitable berry ever raised for market, and has never yet been able to supply the local demand. So much of a favorite has the Haymaker become that local growers have said that it-has ruined .the sale of other varieties. Very popular as-a canning berry. Many orders for berries for this purpose are placed a year in advance. One writer located near a canning factory. has thus written: “If anyone about here had several acres of it in bearing, he could dispose of the entire crop to good advantage to the canning factory.’”’. We have had Haymaker on our own grounds fruiting for three seasons, and find it the most prolific of any variety ever grown.
The past season we picked from %4-acre of 1-year plants 50 busheds of fruit, which sold in market from $3.00 to $3.75 per bushel. We advise each and every one of our customers to try this valuable new sort. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100... ee ae ss
KING—The ‘earliest Red Raspberry on record. It is the early ee. : Red Raspberry that makes the big money—often sell for 25c per quart. You want to add this one to your collection. It is thus de- scribed by H. E. Van Deman. the well-known pomologist and horti- cultural writer, of Parksley, Va.: “Round, medium size; light erim- son color; moderately firm and of excellent quality. A seedling of Thompson, and ripens about the same time, but larger and more pro- ductive. = [Note that Thompson has for years stood as the earliest of Raspberries, red or black.] Mr. Van Deman is certainly impressed with the value of this variety, as we have heard him refer to it in J} conversation and public addresses as about all that can be desired in -$ the way of an early Red Raspberry.
Ohio Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio.
The King Raspberry is fine, indeed. Large, firm, beautiful color Y and prolific. It is far ahead of Loudon or Miller here. y PROF. W. J. GREEN.
Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
GOLDEN QUEEN This variety is almost identical with Cuth-
bert, except in color. Fruit large, productive; quality first-class. It
is beyond doubt the finest and most profitable yellow berry grown. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
General List of Raspberries
Price, 50 cents per dozen; $2.00 per 100. Add 40 cents per 100 if wanted by mail. By the dozen, postage paid. -. . Eureka, Conrath, Gregg, Kansas, Lotta, Ohio, Palmer, Sounegan. —Red, Yellow and Purple Varieties. age Cuthbert, Columbian, Golden Queen, Hansell, Loudon, --Miller, Marlborough, Shaffer Colossal, Turner.
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BLACKBERRIES
Should be planted in rows 6 feet apart.
Six at the dozen rate, 50 at the 100 rate. If wanted by mail, add 40 cents per 100 extra. By the single and dozen postpaid.
New White Iceberg—As productive, hardy, abundant, handsome and*delicious as black ones. Canes loaded with delicious snowy-white berries. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
Snyder—Hardy. More generally planted than any other, both for market and home use; no hard, sour core; few thorns. Price, 5c each; 50c per dozen; $1.50 per 100.
Early Harvest—The best early; fruit black; productive. Price, 5c each; 50c per dozen; $1.50 per 100.
Eldorado—Enormous yielder; jet black; large; large clusters. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
Ohmer—Best late; large; ripens after Raspberries; firm; Sweet. Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100. ;
Lucretia Dewberry—Ripens early; hardy; very productive; berries large, sweet and luscious. Price, 5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen; $1.50 per 100.
Early King—New, fine. Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
Mersereau— Late, extra fine. Price, 10 cents each $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
Premo, New Dewberry—Much like Lucretia, but very distinct and exceedingly early, being 7 to 10 days ahead and all cleaned off when Lucretia is beginning. Quality and size uniform. Was found in a Lucretia patch. Price, 25 cents each;
Premo Dewberry. $2.00 per dozen, by mail, postpaid. -
The plants of this fruit should be set four feet apart in ~ood rich soil. Cultivate well. “Wilder—A remarkable variety both for table and market. Bush and berries very large; a strong Brower, wonderfully prolific. Try it sure. Price, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen, by mail postpaid.
Pomona—A most vigorous grower, open in habit; does not sucker badly, causing a choking at collar and dying out of inside branches, as do most oth- ers; is entirely hardy, and comes into bearing prof- itably the second year after planting. ' Price, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen, by mail postpaid.
The London Market—This is by all means the most profitable currant to grow. It sells for half more and produces almost double the fruit of any other variety. More will be set in Michigan of this than any other sort. The fruit is large, fire red
and clusters fine. Price, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen, by mail postpaid.
General List of Currants Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen, postpaid: $5.00
per 100 by express. If wanted by mail, add 40 cents per hundred for postage.
Cherry, ; Red Dutch, White Grape, Fay’s Prolific. Victoria, North Star. _ Lee’s: Prolific, Versailles, :
Gooseberries
Plant in good rich soil in rows five feet apart by three feet in the row. (By Express.)
Houghton ......15¢c each; $1.50 per doz.; $6.00 per 100 Downing ....... 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100 Industry ....... 25¢ each; $2.00 per doz.; - ia Red Jacket...... 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100 Wilder. Pearl ...c0 2.0006 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS
Our Asparagus is extra well grown and sure to please you. Price, 50 cents per dozen postpaid; $1.25 per 100 by express; $8.00 per 1,000 by express. If 100 or more is wanted by mail add 30 cents per 100 for postage.
Conover’s Col.—Two years.
Barr’s Mammoth—Two years.
Palmeto—Two years.
Columbian White—Two years.
Elmira—TIwo years.
GARDEN ROOTS
RHUBARB —Price, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen, postpaid.
HORSE RADISH —Price, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen, postpaid.
GRAPES
(By Mail Postpaid.) Sas McPike (new) .........66..- 50c each; $5.00 per dozen Campbell’s Early (new)....25c each; $2.50 per dozen
Standard Varieties Price, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen.
Brighton (red), Moore’s Diamond (white), Catawba (red), Moore’s Early (blue), Champion (blue), Niagara (white), Concord (blue), Pocklington (white), Delaware (red), Vergennes (red),
Early Ohio (blue), Worden (blue),
Ives (blue), Wyoming Red (red).
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FRUIT TREES —
We offer a choice lot of extra well grown trees at prices within g S < the reach of all. We have selected the very best varieties and hope < to have a trial order from each of our customers.
“TREES BY MAIL”
-A new departure. We are growing for mailing purposes some fine 1-year Fruit Trees especially for the Mail Trade, to accommo- date our customers who live a long distance from us and who would otherwise have high express charges to pay. You will be delighted with the nice trees we will send you. Remember, that on all trees sent by mail we pay the postage. ; s
BISMARCK APPLE—Bears fruit on two-year grafts. Finest quality, finest color, dwarf and extremely prolific—most suitable Apple for hot climate, yet the hardiest known. Wherever grown it has proved a most startling revelation not only in high quality, but also in hardiness and especially in earliness of fruiting. The tree is of stocky, short growth, and when laden with handsome fruit a‘ one or two years old, is very desirable as a pot plant, for table or greenhouse decoration. Fruit is large, brilliant color, and very handsome. Flesh tender, pleasant subacid, of distinct and most delicious flavor, unequalled as a desert apple and very superior for cooking, and will keep in an ordinary room till March. Price, by express, first class, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen; mailing size, postage paid, 25c each or $2.50 per dozen.
OPALESCENT—The New Century Apple. All who have ex- amined the Opalescent regard it as the handsomest Apple grown. It is not only highly colored, but susceptible of a very high polish, reflecting objects near it like a mirror. This feature makes it a highly prized sort for fruit stands. The flesh is yellowish, tender, juicy and good size, large to very large, and color light, shading to very dark crimson. Season December to March. ‘Price, large size, 75c each, by express only. Mailing size, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen.
OUR MODEL $7.00 ORCHARD
This model orchard collection comprises the very best varieties and are chosen to give succession of period of ripening, that you may have ripe fruit through a iong period of the year—which is just what you, want—no mistake about it. Whether you live in the city or country, this is a bargain for you. Regular Catalogue Price, $11.00. Our price, you to pay Express or Freight charges, only $7.00. We want to introduce our Trees with you, hence this very liberal offer.
1 Opalescent Apple. 1 Abundance Plum.
1 Bismarck Apple. 1 Red June Plum.
1 Downing Maiden Blush Apple. 1 Yellow Egg Plum.
1 Yellow Transparent Apple. 1 Crosby Peach.
-1 Fall Maiden Blush Apple. 1 Elberta Peach.
1 Grimes Golden Apple. 1 Champion Peach.
1 Transcendant Crab Apple. 1 Early Crawford Peach.
1 Keifer Pear; Standard. 1 Late Crawford Peach.
1 Bartlett Pear, Standard. 1 Early Richmond Cherry.
1 Wilder Pear, Standard. - 1 Montmorency Cherry.
1 Bartlett Dwarf Pear, Standard. 1 Dye House Cherry.
1 Flemish Beauty Pear,-Standard. 1 Apricot.
1 Duchess Pear, Standard. 1 Orange Quince.
1 German Prune Plum. 1 Paw Paw. : 1 Bradshaw’ Plum. 30 Trees for only $7.00. Bismarck. 1 Lombard Plum. No change of varieties.
PEACH TREES.
Large Size Fruit. Trees Price, 20¢ each; $2.00 per dozen; $15 per 100. Two-feet
All trees must go by express, purchaser paying express,
; except where noted.
APPLE TREES—Price, 30c each; $3.00 per dozen; $25.00 per 100. Medium size trees, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen; $18.00 per 100. Mailing size, 20c each; $2.00 per dozen, postpaid.
SUMMER VARIETIES—Early Harvest, Early Ripe. Red Astrachan, Summer Rambo, Yellow Transparent, Early Strawberry, Sweet Bough.
FALL VARIETIES—Maiden Blush, Fall Rambo, Haas, White Pippin, Duchess, Fameuse.
WINTER VARIETIES—Walbridge, Mann, Pewaukee, Ben Davis, Winter Rambo, Golden Russett, Baldwin. Wealthy, Stark, Grimes Golden, Mo. Pippin, Wolf River, Greenville, Rome Beauty.
CRAB APPLE—Price, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen— Transcendent, Whitney No. 20, Hyslop, Marengo.
PEARS
Bartlett, Koonce, Flemish Beauty, Howell, Clapps Favorite, Seckle, Duchess, Wilder, Tyson, Kiefer. Large size, price 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. Medium
size, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. Mail size, 35c each: $3.50 per dozen.
Three New Pears of Merit—Rosney, Vermont Beau- ty, and Worden Seckel. Price, 50c each; $5 per dozen.
QUINCE TREES
Orange, 35c each; $4.00 per dozen. Champion, 35¢ each; $4.00 per dozen. Meches Prolific, 35c each; $4.00 per dozen.
trees, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen; $12 per 100. Mail size, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen.
Early Crawford, Alexander, Wager. Steadly, Elberta, M. Rose, Stump, Late Crawford, Foster, Wheatland, Schumaker, Champion, Honest John, Crosby, Beers Smock, New Globe, Walbridge, Heath Cling, Smock, Kalamazoo. :
Admiral Dewey, Carman, Klondike, 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. Bokara, 30c each; $3.00 per dozen.
PLUMS
Large size trees, 35c each; $3.50 per dozen. Medium size, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. Mail size, 30c each; $3.00 per dozen.
Green Gage, Weaver, Abundance, German Prune, Lombard, Wild Goose, Burbank, ‘Red June, Richland, Marina, Niagara, Hale, Shipper’s Pride, Minor, Spauld- ing, Moore Artic, Bradshaw.
CHERRY TREES
Large size, 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. Medium size, 35c each; $4.00 per dozen. Mail size, 30c each; $3.00 per dozen.
HARDY VARIETIES—Early Richmond, Late Duke, Montmorency, Rein Hortence, Dye House, Gov. Wood, English Morello, Yellow Spanish.
Rocky Mountain Cherry, 25¢ each,
80 SCHMIDT & BOTLEY, FLORISTS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.
FLOWER POTS
UR customers irequently call upon us as to where to secure flower pots. We have this year put in stock a large assortment of the best porous flower pots for growing fine plants. We highly recommend these pots to our patrons. We use them exclusively in our houses. We can furnish the following sizes at prices below mentioned. F. 0. B. cars, Spring- field, Ohio. : | When ordering, give careful shipping instructions. We will ship by freight, unless desired by express.
SPHCIAL NO’TICE
These prices are net, and must not be considered in our clubbing rates or premiums, nor the prepayment of Express, as this is a separate department.
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If saucers are desired, add one-quarter cost of flower pot to cost of same. If wanted in lots of 1,000 or over, write us for special prices.
_ §ulpho-Tobacco Soap.
Yor a cheap, effective, clean and harmless Insecticide for Amateur and Professional Corer this is unexcelled.. Quickly exterminates all insect life on plants and flowers in and out 0 doors. Unsurpassed for rose bushes. It acts as a valuable fertilizer, reviving plant life. For domestic purposes it rids the house of cockroaches, and is a superior wash for dogs and animals. Prevents poultry lice. You cannot afford to be without this well-known Insecticide, jf you desire to be successful in plant culture. A trial will give highly gratifying results.
8-oz Cake, sufficient for 114 gallons prepared solution, 10c. Mailed postpaid, 18¢,. 8-oz, Cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared solution, 20c. Mailed postpaid, 280.
A Wonderful Insect Pest Exterminator,
We are daily in receipt of inquiries from our patrons requesting information relative to the best and safest way of destroying the numerous insect pests that appear on their roses and other plants. We are pleased to offer here what we believe to be the safest, surest and
\ cheapest insect exterminator on the market. *
es a bis Rene SUCCESS WITH HOUSE PLANTS h Odorless Fertilizer AR HR SR SRR Re BY LIZZIE PAGE HILLHOUSE.
ev ewel i xt-book, the result of practical experience, that, faith- for Pot Plants WALKERS! ali Pane) will enable every lady to keep her home at- MAKES FLOWERS FLOURISH EXCEL LOR BE ANY tractive with dainty and fragrant flowers. Price, cloth, $1.00; — Flowers are like people. Their health paper, VC, FLOWER OUERIES
depends upon their food. It must be nourishing, but not too rich to force growth and cause reactiuvn. ‘The one chemically correct flower food for house plants is Walker’s Excelsior Brand
It has no odor whatever, and can be
used dry or dissolved in water for
Five hundred questions on Practical Floriculture answered and topies discussed. A practical book written in the form of questions and answers on the cultivation and care of in- door Plants and Flowers. Nothing like it published. Every lady in the land should have it. It is a mine of condensed and accurate information on Flower Culture, Price, 25c.
TABLE OF CONTENTS,
Chap, I. Soil and General jj Chap, VI. Shrubs,
rinkling. Use it and your flowers will flourish and their health will last. Cultivation. Chap. VII. Ferns and Palms, Small size, feeds 25 plants 6 months, Chap, II. Bulbous Plants. Chap. VIII, Insects and “is- 25c; large size, enough for a year, 50c. Chap. III. Lilies, Culture and eases. Sent prepaid anywhere. With each pack- ~~ Care. phen , Miscellaneous
d F the book, ‘‘Ho £0 tyes santcoe yee var ec pac at a ae Chap. IV. Roses, Make” the Window Gaxden . a Suecess.”” SR RE SPE SRS Chap, V. Vines and Climbers, Cher &. Floral Notes.
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