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BURPEE’S “DWARF-GIANT” TOMATO
This is much the largest fruited of all Dwarf Tomatoes. The fruits are truly gigantic in size, and are uniformly large throughout the season. In fact, no other tomatoes, excepting only the Ponderosa, which is one of its parents, are so large and heavy. ‘The color is a rich purple-crimson and the depth of color is maintained throughout the entire fruit. ‘The skin, while thin and easily re- moved in peeling, is so strong as to perfectly protect the fruit when shipped to distant markets.
‘> DWARE-GIANT ”’ is the most meaty of all Tomatoes. The flesh is so firm and the tomatoes so heavy that they might be described ‘‘solid as a rock.’’ It is the most nearly seedless of all tomatoes. ‘The very few seeds are contained in extremely small cells close to the outer margin. ‘The firm, fine-prained flesh extends to the very centre, with no trace whatever of a core. The seed is very scarce again this year and we can offer it only in sealed packets
at 10c each; % Oz. 25c 3; % Oz. 40c; 1 Oz. $1.50.
For other Tomatoes see page 41.
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING CELERY
The finest and most popular Celery for twenty years. It is the best market Celery in existence and is grown by the great market gardeners in one thousand acre tracts in California. It is a rich, golden yellow, and blanches to a crisp texture and is of a very rich nutty flavor.
Our reason for giving this old favorite the honor of our front cover, is to call especial attention to the fact that we are headquarters on the Pacific coast for the best and purest strains of imported seed of this celebrated Celery.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.50.
For other Celery see page 21.
“THE LYON ROSE
One of the most glorious of the new roses. It seems to possess all the glowing tints of an autumn sunset and is of perfect shape and delightful fragrance. The color is an intense coral red, shaded chrome yellow, with shrimp pink at the edges of the petals. It was introduced by us for the first time on the Pacific Coast last sea- son and those who bought it have been most enthusiastic in their
praise. Field grown plants $1.50 each.
For other Roses see pages 81 to 87.
MIRIAM BEAVER, SWEET PEA
The beautiful picture of this Sweet Pea on the back page does not half express its beauty The color is a new shade in Sweet Peas, a clear apricot pink—bright but soft and glorious. It is of the now well known Spencer type, with large round, wavy standard and immense drooping, wavy, wings—the whole flower of immense size. ‘They come four to the stem—good long stout stems, born on a strong vigorous vine. Immense size, distinct new shade, fragrant, long stems.
Pkt. of 13 seeds 25c; pkt. of 6 seeds 15c.
For other Sweet Peas see pages 74 to 78.
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Jolmes’ “DELICIOUS” Early SWEET CORN
A New Sweet Corn of Superb Flavor
“Delicious” is an entirely new and distinct variety. “Delicious” is ready for market sixty-five days from date of planting.
“Delicious” is bound to be the most popular early garden variety in existence.
“Delicious” is superior in flavor to any other corn on the market.
The stalks grow from 5 to 6 feet high and bear an average of three ears.
The ears average 614 inches in length, are ten-rowed, and the kernels are pure white, deep and broad. The cob is also white and the ears are remarkably free from smut. Pkt. 15c; 1 lh. 45c, postpaid; by freight or express, 1 lh. 35c5
10 Ibs. $3.00.
“TOM WATSON” WATERMELON.
A New Watermelon of Exceptional Shipping Qualities
“Tom Watson” Watermelon (A cut of a 60-lb. melon)
It is not only a good ship- ping melon but will undoubt- edly prove to be one of the best hcme garden melons.
The color of the skin is 2 dark mottled green, and the flesh is an intense bright red, solid and tender, with small seed cavity and the rind is ex- tremely thin.
The rind is very tough, which accounts for its excellent ship- ping qualities. :
It is a very large melon, measuring from 18 to 24 inches in length, and weighing from 50 to 60 pounds.
The delicious flavor, crisp- ness, tenderness and brittleness: together with its immense size and tough rind, make it par- ticularly desirable both for the home garden and the shipper, and it will prove to be one of the best sellers on the market. Per PEt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 14 lh. 60c5 Ib. $2.00.
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A splendid early and prolific market variety.
“Bonny Best” is a “tried and true” tomato, for it has now been before the public two seasons and has been tested and proved from Florida to Texas and to California, as well as in its original home in New Jersey.
“Bonny Best” is from ten days to two weeks earlier than Chalk’s Early Jewel, (a grand canners’ variety) and practically as early as Harliana.
“Bonny Best” is a vigorous grower, enorm- ously prolific and with splendid foliage, which protects the fruits from the hot sun on days when other varieties with less foliage would scald.
“Bonny Best” will become the greatest ship- ping variety, for the entire picking will grade into the same crate, owing to its remarkable evenness of; size.
“Bonny Best” is intense velvety glowing scarlet, the very best color for canning, and it ripens right up to the stem. It is smooth, even-sized, firm, solid, and holds its size to the end of the season.
_ Pkt. 10c; oz. 65c; 1% Ib. $2.00; 1 Ih. $7.50, postpaid.
Burpee’s Fordhook
Muskmelon
Burpee’s Fordhook Muskmelon offered by us last year and proved a great success fully equals Emer- ald Gem in delicious flavor. So firm is the rough-netted skin, and so solid the thick salmon flesh, that they carry to market even better than do the famous “Rocky Ford” Melons.
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whiletheskin, showing between the netting, is emerald-green. The flesh is very thick, of an attractive deep salmon color and surpass- ingly sweet to the very rind. It is fully equal in flavor to the Emerald Gem. Many say that it is even better— “the most delicious of all melons.” The beautiful sal- mon flesh, while so surpassingly luscious, is not only very thick, but also extremely solid. The rind, although thin, is unusually firm, so that the fruits carry well to market. There are no muskmelons (or cantaloupes) that are better shippers.
“Fordhook” Melon is most vigorous in growth, very early and extremely prolific. The vines grow vigorously and each vine sets from five to nine melons immediately around the stem; frequently the fruits touch one another. The melons are remarkably even in size, weighing from 1 lb. 8 ozs. to 2 pounds each. “Fordhook” is so ‘thor- oughbred”’ that there are practically no fruits unfit for market. PEt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4% Ib. 85c; 1b. $3.00.
“Sweet Upright” Pepper
One of Our Best Last Season’s Novelties.
The kest Pepper for family gardens and almost unequaled for market. “Sweet Upright” produces fine large fruits of nearly square or blocky form, with exceptionally thick flesh of the very mildest and sweetest flavor.
The plants are of sturdy erect growth. The fruits are borne stiffly erect, and form at each fork of the branches; they are very broad, divided into four lobes, and when fully ripened are deeply indented at the blossom end. An average pepper measures three inches in length, two and three-quarter inches at the stem end and two inches across the blossom end, with a weight of seven ounces.
The color when ripe is rich glowing scarlet both in the thin tender skin and in the unusually thick sweet flesh. The thick flesh is as crisp, mild, and sweet as a fine apple. It is as early as the Sweet Bell or Bull-Nose, with heavier fruit, much thicker flesh and greatly superior in flavor. Pkt. 10c; cz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.25; 1b. $4.50.
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TORT EGY es 3 pee : at Cp As » INTERIOR OF OUR RETAIL STORE is \Xe CS : acd 125-127 MARKET STREET A US pe : ne | AS ~ HOW TO ORDER BY MAIL ae OZ Be sure to write your name and address on each order you send us. QA Aire: ‘Unless plainly stated otherwise, we will pay postage on all packets, NC oA BOY ounces and one-pound packages or smaller lots. Larger quantities
even * will be sent by express or‘freight, charges to be paid by purchaser. “Remittances in full must accompany all orders, and should be made by post-office or express money order, or by San Francisco Exchange. If the latter method is used, remit- tances must include cost of exchange. Personal checks will not be accepted. Clean, unused postage stamps will be accepted up to one dollar.
If any goods are ordered to be sent C. O. D., at least ten per cent of the total value must be enclosed, otherwise the order will not be filled.
Orders for seed can be filled and sent off almost as soon as received, but orders for plants and trees must some- times be delayed on account of wet, stormy weather and the rush of orders. This does not happen often, how- ever, and usually, orders can be filled and shipped the day following their receipt.
NOTE—There are so many contingencies to be encountered in growing plants from seed and in setting out plants that are dependent on the weather and other conditions over which we have no control, that success in planting is not altoget rey dependent on the seed or plant. We will send out only seed which we believe will grow and produce the kind of. plant an variety represented; ‘‘but C. C. Morse & Co. give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, oe any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, plants or trees they send out, and they will not be responsible in any way for the crop.
the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned.”
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VEGETABLE SEEDS
We have aimed to catalogue only the gee best varieties of vegetables, of both the newer and the older strains, and those which are especially adapted to the peculiar conditions on the Pacific Coast. These are indicated by using larger, heavy-faced type, and one may be sure that such varieties are the very best of their class, and are recommended by us.
REMEMBER—We grow most of the seed we sell, ourselves, on our own Seed Farms, and know the difference between those properly grown and those improperly grown, and we exercise the greatest care and intelligence In growing—our reputation proving this statement. Some varieties of seed do not attain the best quality when grown on the Pacific Coast and these we purchase in the East and some in Europe—buying only from seed growers of the very highest reputation. We do not, however, accept any seeds without a thorough test as to vitality. Every variety that comes into the house is sampled and this sample is planted in the Trial Grounds. If we detect that certain growers are.not giving us the best possible strains, we immediately choose another source of supply. !
TRIAL GROUNDS—We conduct an elaborate system of Trial Grounds on our Seed Farms at Carnadero where samples of everything we have grown the test season are planted each year, and also samples of every individual lot we purchase are planted. One to three short rows are planted and labeled and a record of the purity kept in a book. Anything and everything which does not prove to be true and pure is immediately. thrown out. . » ‘
This Trial Ground feature of a seed business is one of the necessities of a modern first-class house and represents an enormous outlay of
expense to say nothing of care and attention. :
EXPERIMENT GROUNDS—An important feature of our Seed Farms is what we locally style our ““‘Work Shop” where new selections are tested and novelties developed. The twelve new Sweet Peas offered in our catalogue this year are examples of patient development work and are only a few out of the fifty or sixty new selections we are working on. These experiment plots cover about ten acres of ground.
ARTICHOKES
Artichokes are cultivated for the edible bud, which resembles a giant thistle. The plants want a very rich soil and plenty of moisture. In California the seed should be planted in boxes in January and the young plants transplanted in March or April. While plants usually bear for five or six years, it is advisable to start new ones from seed occasionally. They do not, however, come wholly true from seed, and it is HecEssahy to discard a good many plants, using the best ones only for propagating. The suckers from the large plants are also good for transplanting.
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The most popular variety. Buds large, globular, deep green, with tint of purple at base. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; ; 4% Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.50. Strong two-year-old roots of this variety, 15c each; $1.50 per doz. Too heavy to mail.
JERUSALEM, OR TUBEROUS-ROOTED ARTICHOKE. Entirely distinct, and grown exclusively for their large potato-like roots, which are valuable for feeding hogs, the yield often exceeding two tons per acre. They a. need not be dug, but the hogs can turned into the field to root them up; one acre will keep twenty a head in good condition until spring. The tubers are also edible, and are delicious when well cooked. Per lb. 15c3.
ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS ee
per lb.; 100 Ibs. at mare ket rates.
It requires three or four years from the time of planting asparagus seed to the time’ that the plant produces shoots suitable for eating. To raise plants from seed about one pound per acre is. required, or one ounce for about 800 plants. Sow early in the Spring in drills 12 to 14 inches apart and thin to about 3 inches in the row. Allow the plants to grow two full seasons and then transplant,to permanent beds. It requires about 3000
plants to set an acre. When set out for crop,in ‘the field or in beds, they , require plenty of room, since the plants spread from the root, and therefore grow larger each year.
In the field the rows should be from six to ten”
feet apart.- A loose, porous soil is necessary for good aspara-
gus, and
the flavor of Gn one Sots greatly depends upon the character of the soil,’ The light, fibrous soils of the Sacra- mento River Islands’ seem especially adapted for perfect
asparagus. :
In the house garden; 'the soil, if naturally heavy and stiff, must be made porous and light by spading in the proper
amount ‘of manure and sand. During the
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Artichoke—Large Green Globe
the shoots must be cut as fast as they reach the surface. Later in the season all the shoots should be al- lowed to run to seed, and in the autumn all the tops should be cut off and burned and the land thor- -oughly cleaned up, and a good dressing of manure and wood ashes and sand should be spaded into the beds.
Barr’s Mammoth. A favor- ite with market gardeners. Shoots j very large, tender, quick grow-
ing, and thick to the top. PEt. PAL 5c; 02.10c; 14 Ih. 25c; lb. 85c. METTO .
This is the most pop- ular variety grown for general garden purposes, especially for ship- ping. Shoots are light green and tinted slightly with pink
Columbia Mammoth White. A large, thick variety; very white even above ground. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 85c.
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL OR A dard vari SETS UES tal eter ciall Be ee ee fall psp gses es F Cine i or canning. ular va oz. 10¢5 74 Ihe 25¢c; Ib. 5c. teneanel other men points euler! where it is canned in
ASP AR AGUS ROOTS Large vigorous roots of Pal- immense quantities. It makes large, thick, white shoots of deli- metto and Colossal, 25¢ per cious flavor, and we recommend it as the best variety for all purposes. doz., postpaid; $1.00 per 100, by express; $5.00 per 1,000. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 44 lh. 25c; lb. 85c.
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BEANS are naturally divided into several distinct classes, and each class is represented by a great number of varieties. You will find each class listed here, and we have chosen the best assortment of all varieties.
Beans require a light friable soil, with plenty of moisture, and they are very sensitive to frost. In California they should not be sown earlier than April 15th. In the garden the soil should be made mellow and rich, and kept so, and all pole varieties should be provided with
poles or a trellis on which to ciimb.
For farm crop plant about 25 pounds pole beans per acre, in rows 36 inches apart; plant bush beans about 35 pounds per acre in rows 24inches apart. Heavy clay or adobe soils are not best for beans. For the home garden there should be a succession of five or six varieties to provide the table with early, medium and late beans. Use one pound of seed for 100 feet of row.
Express and freight charges are not prepaid. Write us for special quotations if large quantities are wanted.
DWARF OR BUSH BEANS
GREEN PODDED In this class are -the dwarf beans having green pods. The newest and best varieties are now absolutely stringless.
Canadian Wonder. A hardy and thrifty variety bearing long green pods of fair quality. The seed is a rich mahog- any red and very attractive. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00 by express or
freight, charges to be paid by purchaser.
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. A long podded green variety. Plants strong and vigorous and leaves large; of fair quality. Seed long, kidney-shaped, light-yellow with darker marks about the eyes. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or by express or
freight, 1b. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10.
Extra Early Refugee. A very early, green-podded variety, with medium-sized, green, fleshy pods; seed drab, freely spotted with dark purple. The vines are smaller and of more upright growth, and leaves a little larger than the Late Refugee. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lh. 15c; 10 Ibs. $1.25.
EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE
A popular variety; erect vine with dark-green leaves. Pods of medium length; fleshy, round, and saddle-backed, with only slight strings. Seed pink, marbled with red. Pkt. 10c; 1b. an postpaid; or by express or freight, 1b. 15c; 10 lbs. 1.25.
A variety rather
REFUGEE, OR 1,000 TO 1 later ha other green-podded varieties. Vines large, spreading, and very hardy; pods long and green, becoming white, streaked with pune as they mature. Seed yellowish; heavily splashed with bluish black. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 25c, postpaid; or by express or freight,
lb. 15c; 10 Ibs. $1.25.
Early Mohawk. A hardy and early variety, with large, flat, dark- green pods with tapering colts: seed long, kidney-shaped; drab, purple, and brown. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or by ex- press or freight, 1b. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10.
Dwari Horticultural. A very vigorous variety with large leaves; used as a Shell bean, green or dried. Pods are of medium length, slightly curved, and when nearly ripe are striped and splashed with crimson on yellowish-brown; seed pale pink, splashed with bright red. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or by express or
freight, lb. 15c; 10 1bs. $1.10.
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ENGLISH OR BROAD WINDSOR. Thisisnota’string bean of French String Bean. A hardy green-podded variety, with black
any sort, but a very well-known popular variety with many seed. Is much esteemed by the Italian market-gardeners for a farmers. Familiarly known as the Horse Bean. Pkt. 10c; Ib. very productive string bean and a good shipper. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 25c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 25c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 90c; 70c; 100 lbs. $6.00. 100 lbs. $8.50.
Round Yellow Six Weeks. A large, vigorous, productive bean, with long, straight, flat, light-green pods; seed light-yellow, with marks darker about the eyes. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, post- paid; or by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10.
STRINGLESS GREEN POD 4.2525, ,7auable ety, absolutely free from strings. Is very early; pods are long, rather round, very fleshy and deeply saddle-backed; seed rich
seal brown. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75.
Davis White Wax One of the best shipping varieties for market gardeners
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DWARF OR BUSH BEANS—WAX PODDED
In this class are the dwarf beans, having creamy white, yellow, and golden-yellow pods.
stringless.
very easy to grow.
The choice of wax or green podded varieties is purely a matter of choice.
BRITTLE WAX BEAN. A fine wax bean with long meaty golden-yellow pods, which are entirely stringless. It is a new variety which has been largely used and proved to be a great acquisition. Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50.
BURPEEZ’S WHITE WAX. A hardy white seeded wax bean. It produces long, straight, golden-yellow pods, which are entirely stringless at all times. The plant is very erect and stands well in wet weather. Its quality is Superior to almost any other wax bean, and it bears well, producing big crops. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 40c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50.
CHALLENGE BLACK WAX. One of the standard wax beans. Of excellent quality and very prolific. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
DETROIT WAX. One of the best of the better known and popular wax varieties. It is quite rust-proof and pro- lific and the quality of the stringless golden-yellow beans is excellent. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 30c, postpaid. By ex- press or freight, 1b. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75.
Davis White Wax. The most hardy and productive wax- podded variety. The pods are very long and yellow; and while not stringless, it is a remarkably good bean for shipping; seed; white, and on this account is de- Sirable for a shelled bean in winter. Pkt. 10c; per Ib. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00. ;
GOLDEN WAX. One of the most popular garden -varieties
in cultivation. Pods are long, nearly straight, broad, and flat, and golden yellow; seed white, more or less covered with two shades of purplish red. Pkt. 10; per Ib. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lh. 20c; 10 Ibs. $1.75.
PROLIFIC BLACK WAX
or Butter Bean. Very vigorous and prolific; pods fairly long, golden-yellow, very brittle, and stringless; seed black. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; or by express or ‘freight, 1 lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX. A strong growing vine, fifteen inches in height. A little later than Golden Wax; pods long, broad, golden-yellow, brittle, and en- tirely stringless; seed white, with dark markings about the eye. Market gardeners find this bean one of the most profitable. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; or by ex- press or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
IMPROVED RUST-PROOF GOLDEN
WAX (Grennell’s.) Rather hardier than Golden
Wax, and the pods are broader and flatter; seed white, somewhat spotted with purplish red. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, 1b. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75.
Pencil Pod Wax. This is the best black wax bean in culti- vation. The pods are long, thick, and meaty, and deeply saddle-backed, and entirely stringless. The plant is strictly a bush, growing about fifteen inches high. Seed black. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
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POLE OR RUNNING BEANS GREEN AND WAX PODDED
These beans require a pole or trellis to climb on, if planted in the garden, although when raised as a seed crop in the open field they meed no support whatever. Pole beans are usually very prolific, and bear longer pods and a great many more of them than the bush varieties.
Burger’s Pole. A new pole variety of great merit. Bears long, brittle, stringless pods of excellent flavor. It rivals all other ole beans and is destined to become the most popular of all. kt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $13.00.
Cut Short, or Corn Hill. A popular variety for planting among corn, since the vines climb the corn-stalks without the use of poles. Pods short and green; leaves deep green; seed white, spotted freely with reddish brown. PKt. 10c; Ib. 25c, postpaid; or by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 85c; 100 lbs- $7.50.
EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. A very popular, early, and fine variety; pods six to eight inches long, wide and flat, borne in clusters, each containing from three to six pods, which are golden yellow. The pods are of fine quality and remain in con- dition to use for a long time; seed flat and dull white. Pkt. 10c; “a fe postpaid; or by, express or freight, lh. 30c; 10
Ss. $2.00.
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. An old favorite. Pods short, pale green, becoming splashed with brownish red. Seed blush pink, spotted with red. Valuable either green or dry shelled. PkKt.10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 90c; 100 lbs. $8.00.
Indian Chief or Tall Black Wax. A black-seeded wax variety with thick, golden-yellow pods. Very hardy and prolific, and the most popular of the pole wax beans. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, post- rae tess express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 90c; 100
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HOMESTEAD Bist and ould ‘be. in Beeey aoealenl where beans are planted. . It grows luxuriantly and bears for a dong period. Pods are very long, very fleshy, and deeply creased
or saddle-backed, green in color, and stringless. Seed light
brown. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; PX express or freight, lb. 15¢; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An excellent variety, and one of the very best pole beams. The pods are long, very thick, meaty, deeply saddled-backed, entirely stringless, and_bright yellow in color. The vine is thrifty and very prolific. Seed deep brown. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 3 i
Lazy Wife. A green-podded variety bearing good, long pods in clusters; stringless, and of peculiarly fine flavor; seed rather large, thick and white. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb, 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $11.00.
Scarlet Runner. The well-known and old-fashioned climber, having bright scarlet, pea-like flowers. Jt not only holds its place as a flower, but the pods when young are of fine quality for cooking. Seed large, bright scarlet, heavily blotched with purge. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid; by express or freight,
. 25¢
White Creaseback. An early, green-podded variety. Pods five to six inches in length, deeply creased or saddle-backed, and borne in clusters. Are very fleshy and stringless; seed white and can be used as a shelled bean for winter use. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10; 100 lbs. $9.00-
White Dutch Case Knife. A climbing variety with long, flat, irregular pods, which become creamy white as they mature; seed broad, flat and clear white. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 101bs. $1.20; 100 lbs. $10.00.
BEANS—LIMA VARIETIES
Lima beans are delicious when used _ green shelled, and can be grown for this purpose in any climate. The dry ripened bean is also a staple article of food for winter use, but in California these beans ripen only from San Luis Obispo County and south to Pasadena. The best territory for seed beans we believe to be Santa Barbara and San Buenaventura counties, where we grow our stock.
- BUSH VARIETIES BURPEE IMPROVED BUSH 223,3,275 °f 22
ern vegetable introductions and we have secured for our cus- tomers some seed of it direct from the introducer.
This bean produces magnificent crops of pods, which measure i from five to six inches long by one and one-quarter inches wide. pS ‘ As compared with the original Burpee Bush Lima, both pods Hae Te ie ee
Kentucky Wonder Bean—Life-size average Pods Brittle, stringless, meaty, delicious flavor
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A Life-size Pod of The Burpee Improved Bush: Lima
BUSH VARIETIES—Continued
and beans are very much larger, while the beans, either green or dry, are nearly twice as thick. The beans have the same luscious flavor as the best flavored Limas, and are ready to use six to eight days earlier. It will outyield the Burpee Bush Lima by fully one-third, this greater yield being due to the increased size of both pod and beans. The dried beans are very handsome and generally show a greenish white coloring. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid; by express or freight, 1 1b. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00.
BURPEE’S BUSH. The best late dwarf variety. Plant eighteen to twenty-four inches high; very prolific. Pods large, and the beans also large and heavily ribbed. Will bear until stopped by frost. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
Dreer’s Bush or Kumerle. A very prolific variety, a little later than Burpee’s and having short thick pods, closely filled with short, almost round, seed. The plant does not grow upright, but spreads or trails over the ground about three feet in diameter. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
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FORDHOOK BUSH This bean is of the type of Dreer’s
‘ : Bush Lima, which it most nearly resembles. Its height is from twenty-two to twenty-four inches and it bears its beans in clusters of two to five, well out from the plant on long spikes. There are from three to five beans im each pod, with an average of four. The beans are round and thick, like those of Dreer’s Bush, and have the same mild, deli- cicus flavor. This delicious bean is far ahead of anything which anybody has known in Lima Beans up to the present time. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 35c, postpaid; by express or freight, 1 lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00.
Henderson’s Bush. The earliest variety we have, being fully two weeks earlier than any other variety. Plant about sixteen inches high and very prolific. Beans are small. Especially recommended where the season is short. Pkt. 10c; ib. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 Ibs. $10.00.
POLE VARIETIES
Challenger, or Dreer’s Pole. A splendid pole variety, quite early, very prolific, and of very fine quality. The pods are borne in clusters, and the beans are short and thick, almost round, and crowded so closely in the pod that the ends are flattened. A very popular variety with market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 Ibs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
EARLY LEVIATHAN. One of the newer varieties and the very best pole variety in cultivation. Vine very tall and strong; pods long and borne in clusters; beans large and white. Is early, strong-growing and prolific. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $12.50.
One of the best and
KING OF THE GARDEN ws," popuar main
crop varieties. It is medium early and has very long pods, 5% to 6% inches long, which are well filled with four or five good- sized beans. The pods are very straight and handsome, and the fine, hardy vines bear abundantly. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, post- pee by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs.
Large White. A very good variety of the pole or running type. Is very prolific and of good quality, but is now being superseded by Early Leviathan. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpzid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.10; 100 lbs. $9.50.
Siebert’s Early. A standard early variety, with good sized pods and large beans. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
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Beets are divided into three classess—TABLE, MANGELS or STOCK-FEEDING, and SUGAR. | For table use the seed can be sown in California any time after January Ist, and a light, sandy loam is preferable for good shaped roots of good color. The soil must be rich and moist to get a quick growth, which is essential to crisp, tender flesh.
TABLE VARIETIES CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN fititian, and the best known and most
EODULAS variety; is very early and of fine quality. Bright red with clear vermiliom esh. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4 1b. 30c; lb. 90c.
DETROIT D ARK RED One of the best table varieties, and the one
we recommend for all garden purposes.
Globe-shaped; bright, but rich red flesh. Tops small and green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 30c; lb. 90c.
Early Eclipse. A fine, early table variety, top-shaped or tapering globe-shaped. Flesh deep Ganson, zoned with pink. Crisp and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 lb. c; 1b. 75c.
Extra Early Blood Turnip. A good variety for summer and autumn use. Is turnip- shaped with bright red flesh showing zones. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1b. 75c.
Half Long Blood. A half-long variety about eight inches long and tapering abruptly. Very rich, deep red flesh of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 02. 10c; 14 lh. 25c; lb. 75c.
Extra Early Egyptian. A turnip-shaped variety with dark-red flesh showing zones of a lighter shade. Dark leaves: a good table variety and very early. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
LONG SMOOTH DARK BLOOD. A very desirable variety for light soils, where roots are easy to dig. Skin very dark brownish-red. Flesh deep blood-red. Pkt. 5c; oz.10c; 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c.
~MORSE’S IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP 2230p sRth
deep red flesh. Tops green. A fine selected strain and one ofthe best varieties Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
Klein Wanzeleben Sugar. The most popular va- Tiety for sugar factories. The sugar content de- pends on intelli- gent ‘care and development on the part of the seed grower. It is wedge-shaped, wide at the top and tapering gradually to a long tail. Lb. 35¢c, postpaid; or by freight or express, lb. 25c; 10 Ibs. apt 100 lbs.
.00.
MANGEL WURZEL
OR STOCK FEEDING. For main crop, sow about March ist in Tows 22 inches apart using about six pounds of seed per acre. To get good, large and uniform beets, the plants should be thinned when in the fourth leaf to six inches apart in the row. If large lots of seed are wanted, write us for special prices. Champion Yellow Globe. A large, round, orange-yellow variety. Good for shallow soils. Lb. 35c, postpaid; or by freight or express, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar. Large, thick, tapering variety. Yields
Giant Yellow Intermediate or Gate Post. A
variety with white flesh, zoned with yellow. Large and ovoid shape. Lb. 35c, postpaid; or by freight or express,
lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
GOLDEN TANKARD YELLOW. ¥2y)22°:
fleshed iety. Giant ] FLESHED weliowatcimen toni Lb. 35¢, postpaid;
or by freight or express, lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $20.00. MAMMOTH LONG RED 2: itsest,0f all the 3 mangles and the heav-
’ iest cropper. Skin is red; flesh white, zoned with red. This variety produces a larger amount of good feed than any other
beet, and is recommended as superior to all others. Lb. 35c, postpaid; or by freight or express, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00;
100 lbs. $16.00. (See Illustration on page 18.)
Red Globe. A large globe-shaped variety with red skin. Flesh with pink. Lb. 35c, postpaid; or by freight or express, lb. 25c; 10 Ibs.
$2.00; 100 lbs. $18.00.
Yellow Leviathan. A large yellow olive-shaped variety, with clear, white, brittle flesh. The root grows partly out of ground, rendering it easy todig. Lb. 35e, postpaid; or by freight or express lb. 25c; 10 Ibs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $18.00.
SUGAR BEETS
Giant Half Sugar for Stock-Feeding. (Green:Top). A beet which is superior to mangels for stock-feeding purposes, as it is more nutritious, having a large’ amount of sugar. It is oval in shape and grows partly out of ground. Isof large size, and yields enormous crops. Lb. 35¢c, postpaid; or by freight or
express, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
ve Dae almost as much as mang-
els. Is sweet and rich and very desirable for stock. Lb. 35¢e, post- paid; or by freight or express, lb. 25c; 10]bs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
Vilmorin’s Improved Sug- ar. A little smaller than Klein Wanzeleben, but even fricher in sugar and a valuable variety for sugar factories. Grows entirely under ground, and yields good crops under _ ordinary
shape; small
white, zoned conditions. Lb. 35c¢; Eclipse postpaid; or by Beet freight or express, Ib.
25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
WHITE SUGAR {2° 797)
For feeding
stock. A very hardy variety, produc-
ing large crops with little care. The
root is large and. very rich in sugar and
while not sufficiently so for sugar
purposes, it makes a_ remarkably
fine, rich food for stock. Lb. 35c;
postpaid; by freight or express, Ib. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $16.00.
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BEETS—Continued
The accompanying illustration of a Mammoth Long Red Mangel shows the immense size and irregular form these beets sometimes attain.
Page ee CO Ae The true shape is a long oval, tapering nicely at the t But iti
OF irrivation. « eee ie ee 9) g , tap gnicely a e top. ut it is feed PMS ranch, hea? Ae, Ge EC aes and lots of it the stockman wants and he will get it from this Mangel 26 inches long and 42 inch ee Le whether it spreads at the top or runs up regularly. See price on page 17.
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SWISS CHARD OR SEA KALE BEET
Used for greens by cutting the stem and leaf, which are also very ornamental. It resembles an ornamental beet top, but has no edible root. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
BROCCOLI
Should be treated the same as cauliflower, which it resembles. In fact, it is practically a coarse cauliflower, more divided in the head, grows larger and taller, and is hardier and easier to grow.
Plant and cultivate the same as winter cabbage or kale.
EARLY LARGE WHITE. The best variety. Heads white and large. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; 144 1b. $1.25; lb. $4.00.
Purple Cape. Good, large heads, which are tinged with purple. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 35c; 14 1b. $1.00; lh. $3.50.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
The plants are very hardy, and grow from two to three feet high, bear- ing a large mass of leaves at the top. The sides of the main stem are covered with three or four dozen small cabbage heads, which are broken off and cooked the same as cabbage. ~
IMPROVED HALF DWARF. The standard variety. Grows two or three feet “high, and the stem is well covered with small, firm, round sprouts. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50.
OUR SEED FARMS. “It was in 1875 that R. W. Wilson of Rochester, New York, came to Santa Clara and began the growing of seeds for the Eastern dealers. He was subsequently succeeded by C. C. Morse & Co? (our good selves). For 33 years these seed farms of the Santa Clara Valley have been one of the attractions of the county. Our principal farms are now at Gilroy where we moved them twelve years ago on account of our ability to get larger farms and very superior land. No one understands better than the market gardener the value of properly grown seeds, for there is a tremendous difference in the manner of growing seed of all kinds. The fact that C. C. Morse & Co. supply the most critical dealers in America, is evidence enough that their seed is carefully and properly and intelligently grown.”
Mangel Wurzel Stock Beet. Mammoth Long Red
~~ CABBAGE
It is difficult to give definite cultural directions for cabbage, since it is possible to have good cabbage at all seasons of the year in some part of the country, and seed can be planted almost any time of the year. There are three good seasons for sowing the seed, however—in September for late winter and early spring cabbages, in March for summer and fall cabbages, and in June or July for winter cabbages. The seed sprouts quickly, and is likely to come up very thick in the seed bed. It should be thinned early, or the plants become spindling, and then do not head well. Transplanted to the field, they should be put twelve inches apart, in rows eighteen inches apart. To prevent the heads splitting open in the field before they are ready to be harvested, the plants should be loosened a little at the root. Cabbages require considerable moisture, but too much water causes them to rot very readily.
EARLIEST VARIETIES
Early Baseball. One of the earliest varieties. Forms tight, solid. perfectly globular heads of rather small size. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. 90c; 1b. $3.00.
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD 37¢ 02%
most popular early varieties. Forms round, pointed heads of good size. Is very hardy and on account of its thick outside leaves is able to resist cold and other unfavorable conditions to a great extent. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
EARLY WINNIGSTADT 4,002, pointed head of good size and
fine quality—the most sharply pointed of all cabbages. One of
the hardiest varieties, resists cold, wet, and insect pests to a degree which makes it very desirable; we recommend it as one of the best early varieties. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; Ib. $2.00.
Early Spring. A very early flat-headed variety. Medium sized and good for summer use. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25¢e; 14 1b. 75c; Ib.
$2.50. Large Early Wakefield (Charleston). Is very similar to Early Jersey Wakefield, but nearly a third larger and a little later. Pkt.
5c; 0z. 40c; 14 lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES
ALLHEAD EARLY. Probably the earliest of the large, flat-headed varieties. Is good for summer, autumn, and winter crop. De- rates Aor all sorts of planting. -PkKt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c;
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EARLY DRUMHEAD. Second early; round, flat heads. Pkt.
5c; 0z. 15¢; 14 1b. 60c; lb. $2.00.
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. A good flat-headed variety, with short stem and hard, firm head. Forms heads early and is valuable forsummer. PKt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; 1b. $1.75.
Fottler’s Brunswick. One of the most popular of the flat-headed types, especially with the home gardener. Best for autumn and winter use. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; Ib. $2.00.
Henderson’s Early Summer. A desirable medium sized, early, flat-headed variety. A good keeper, and does well in summer and autumn. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; Ib. $2.00.
Henderson’s Succession. Is about ten days later than Early Summer, Is a dwarf, flat head, light green, and very solid. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
MORSE’S SELECTED EARLY FLAT
DUTCH A very superior strain of this variety. An early hard-heading cabbage of bright turquoise green.
Pkt. 5c; 0z. 35c; 14 1b. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
WINTER VARIETIES
Autumn King, or Worldbeater. A fine winter variety of vigorous growth. Large, well-formed globular heads of bluish green. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 14 1b. 75c; Ib. $2.50.
Burpee’s Surehead. One of the most popular varieties. Large, round, slightly flattened head; hard and firm. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
DANISH BALL HEAD, OR THE HOL-
LANDER A very late variety, forming globular heads; F very hard and solid. _ Keeps well and is a good shipper.
The color is bluish-green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 90c¢; lb. $3.00.
Premium Flat Dutch. A well-known, large, late variety. Flat- tish, round heads, very solid and firm;has rather tall, stout stem. Pkt. 5c; 02. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; lb. $2.00.
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD Cabbages
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Stone-Mason Marblehead. Medium-sized, late, flat-headed va- riety, forming a good, solid head. The leaves are bright green, with conspicuous veins. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; 1h. $2.00.
We carry Cabbage Plants at various seasons, See list on page 43.
Mammoth Rock Red. Best hard- headed, red variety. Large heads, globu- § lar, and very deep red ong tops Owtfrer leaves green- ish. Especially used for pick- ling. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 1b. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
Early Jersey Wakefield
CABBAGE—SAVOY
Perfection Drumhead Savoy. A variety that is much prized in Europe and also by those who are familiar with it in this country. It is very sweet and crisp, and always tender. Heads medium sized and fairly compact. Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
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CARROTS
FOR TABLE AND STOCK
Good, sandy ioam is. best adapted for carrots of all varieties. The shorter varieties, how- ever, can be sown on heavier lands, with good results. For garden, sow the early and short varieties at any time after January 1st. For general crop sow in the open field about April ist, using two or three pounds per acre for rows sixteen to eighteen inches apart. While you get a good uniform root by thinning the young plants, it is not necessary to do so to get a crop of good, average carrots.
Improved Short White Carrot
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Oxheart, or. Guerande Carrot
Chantenay, or Model. A very popular variety for general purposes; five to six inches leng; very stump-rooted, about three inches thick at shoulder; tapering slightly; bright orange-scarlet. Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1b. 80c.
9 The best variety for DANVER S HALF-LONG general purposes and the most largely used, not only for stock raising, bat for table
use as well. ‘The perfect type is about eight inches long and about
two and a half inches wide at the shoulder, tapering to a sort of
half-point at the bottom. Color is a bright orange-scarlet. It is a very heavy cropper. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1b. 90c.
French Forcing. A very popular variety for forcing. ‘The root is globe-shaped, with distinct tap root. Color bright orange- scarlet. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 30c; 1h. $1.00.
Half-Long Scarlet Stump-Rooted. A variety about as long as Danver’s, but not so thick. It is of uniform thickness from shoulder to root, and very stump-rooted. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 Ib. 25c; lb. 80c.
IMPROVED SHORT WHITE. The most popular of all white varieties, being a heavy cropper and of a desirable shape to allow easy digging in heavy soils. The true type is very thick in the middle and should not yeas abruptly from the shoulder. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; lb. 60c.
TIarge White Belgian. The best known and one of the oldest white
varieties-—is a long-pointed root, and should only be planted on light soils where roots are Scarlet H
fairly easy to dig. The variety eae Te Stas re we offer does not grow above Horas cueoon!
Deane d ae short variety, for
der as do some table use. The full strains. grown type is: Pkt. 5; about three inches oz. 10c; long and 2%. 14 Ib. 200: inches thick at the-
shoulder; tapers. only slightly and is very stum p-— rooted. Pkt. 5c;3. 0z.10c; 14 1b. 25c3. lb. 85c.
ib. 50c.
Chantenay, or The Model Carrot
LONG OR ANG The best long variety, and a good, heavy cropper for light soils where roots can be easily dug. The strain we offer is a bright orange- scarlet, and fairly thick, and grows entirely under ground, having no green shoulder. Jas the brightest color of all the red carrots. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c. One of the-
OXHEART, OR GUERANDE mcs “popular
and best croppers among the short carrots. The shape is par- ticulary desirable for heavy soils. The true type is about 44. inches long and 31% inches thick at the shoulder. It tapers slightly to the bottom, and is very stump-rooted. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 85c.
Red Saint Valery, or New Intermediate. A little longer than Danver’s, tapering abruptly, with pointed root. A very desir- able, long variety, and rather preferable to Long Orange, being thicker at the shoulder and not so long. Color bright orange: scarlet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; Ib. 80c.
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CAULIFLOWER
The culture of cauliflower is much the same as that of cabbage. It does not make a good summer crop, however, as it will not head up svell in hot weather. It is especially popular as a fall and winter crop, and with market gardeners proves a profitable crop, owing to the s:arcity of good market vegetabl<s when cauliflower is at its best. It is easy to grow in the garden, providing the soil is made rich and porous. Plant the seed in beds in June for fall crop, and transplant to the garden or field in August. For spring crop, plant the seed in protected beds early in January, and the plants will be ready to transplant probably early in March. The young plants should be thinned, since they become very spindling if allowed to grow too thick.
Algiers. One of the best late varieties, forming good, large white Veitch’s Autumn Giant. A large, late variety, very hardy, but
heads, late in the fall. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25¢; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. especially desirable for the South. The heads are well protected $2.00. by the foliage, enabling it to resist unfavorable climatic conditions ‘ 7 z to a greater degree than other varieties. Pkt. 5c; 14 oz. 15c;
Dry Weather. A strain of the Early Snowball type, which is espe- oz. 50c; 4 Ib. $1.50. :
cially adapted to California. It is a Danish variety (the best Cauliflower comes from Denmark) and is destined to become very popular in our climate. Pkt. 20c; 14 02. 75c; 0Z. $2.50; 4 1b. $8.00. —
CALIFORNIA WONDER foie: sid hea during the winter. This variety has given great satisfaction in
California wherever tried. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.25; lb. $6.50.
Early Favorite. An early, hard-heading variety. It is quite hardy and a good market variety. Pkt. 5c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. $1.00; 44 Ib. $2.50.
EARLY SNOWB ALL The best and most popular early variety grown. There is a vast difference in the strains of this variety offered, but what we cf-er is the best imported stock. Those who have had trouble with cauliflower should try this Snowball. It will make uni- formly fine heads, even under adverse conditions. Pkt. 25¢;
14 oz. 75c; oz. $2.50; 14 lb. $9.00.
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. An early variety, forming good, solid '° white heads. Is very early and almost as good as the best quality of Snowball. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 65c; oz. $2.25; 14 Ib.
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Extra Early Paris. A hardy variety quite easy to grow, and forming good heads. Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 25c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $2.50.
CELERY
Celery is essentially a market crop, and is not usually recommended for the home garden on account of the more than usual troubie required to grow it asa vegetable. The real trouble and care, however, is likely to be exaggerated, and the value of having delicious, fresh celery on one’s table compensates in a large measure for all the care required in growing it.
Celery requires water, and lots of it, from the time the seed is sown in boxes in March, until it is pulled in the autumn or winter. The seed is slow to germinate, and the soil where it is planted needs to be kept very wet. As soon as the young plants are about one and one-half inches high they should be transplanted to get good, sturdy plants before they are finally set in the garden or field. When the plants begin to grow vigorously. the soil needs to be drawn up around the plants, first tying them at the top or wrapping with a piece of sacking to prevent the earth getting between the stems. As fast as the plants grow above the soil, the earth wants to be hilled around them again to get a full growth of well-blanched stems. The great celery-growing centers are located in swampy, peat districts. Use one ounce of seed to15,000 plants, or two ounces per acre.
Dwarf Golden Heart. The most popular of the old green winter Perfection Heartwell. A good, green winter variety, rather tall,
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nenietles Rather att Eee a jane Hunch, — bleaching forming a large bunch. kt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 75c; 1b. $2.50. waite and crisp. Is hardy and a good shipper. . 5C; OZ. ee : * lb. $2.50. This is one of the most popular of — “4 Ib. anes iP saan P . ! WHITE PLUME the varieties now in use. Used Evan’s Triumph. A good, green, winter variety, very popular in the mostly for a very early crop. A comparatively easy variety to North. Forms a large bunch, blanches well, and is very hardy. grow. as it is fairly hardy, and being naturally white is easy to Pkt. 5c; 0z 20c; 14 1b. 75c; 1b. $2.50. blanch. The leaves are also white, tinted with green at tips. Giant Pascal. The most popular of the newer green winter varieties. Forms a medium-sized bunch and is fairly tall. Ft. 5¢; oz. Rather = ae Pes Se zona eat wes blanched is 25c; 14 1b. 75c; Ib. $3.00. white, brittle, and especially goo avor. - 5C; OZ. 20c; One of the best winter varieties, and 14 Ib. 75¢; 1b. $2.50 WINTER QUEE we recommend it especially to mar- Kalamazoo. A medium-short, dark green variety; very hardy; ket gardeners. It is tall and forms a large bunch. Theleaves pene easily, and ships well. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20e; 14 Ib. 75¢; are light green. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75c; 1b. $2.50. - $2.50.
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING, OR PARIS
GOLDEN The most popular market variety in use, especially for early crop. The plant is
naturally golden-yellow (both stem and leaves), but needs to be blanched to make it. brittle and fit for table use. Forms a rather small bunch.
It may seem incredible to some to know that there are several growers in California who plant 500 acres of this celery alone, and there are probably 5,000 acres of it grown as a market crop in Central and Southern California every year. For some unknown reason, the imported seed of this variety is of much better quality and produces much better results than our own growing. This fact is peculiar to this variety alone, and for this reason we import it from Europe and from the best possible sources over there. We think we have the best strain of seed it is possible to obtain and recommend. it to all market planters. Imported—Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; 14 1b. $1.25; lb. $4.50.
New Rose. The best of the red celeries. The flavor is rather strong in red varieties, but we think is unappreciated by those who like winter varieties. It is tall, forms a large bunch, and blanches to alight-rose pink. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 Ib. 75¢; Ib. $2.50.
Celery Seed for Flavoring. (Soup Celery.) 14 Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c.
Golden Self-Blanching Celery—see colored picture on cover
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CORN-—SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES
EXTRA EASTERN GROWN STOCK—ESPECIALLY SWEET
As corn is very sensitive to frost, it cannot be planted with any degree of safety until about the middle of April, except in sections that are
notably free from late frost.
valleys seem especially favorable for good table corn. : : : ‘ f In cutting corn for the table it is important that it be picked at just the right time, especially when not too old. of the several varieties in succession will keep a good supply available for the table all summer. Express or freight charges are not prepaid.
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet Corn
Moist, rich soil is best for corn, and frequent hoeing or cultivating improves it. The small but rich mountain
Frequent small plantings
If large quantities are wanted, write us for special quotations.
A main crop standard variety—one of the very best
Black Mexican. One of the best medium early varieties. Although when ripe the seed is dark bluish or black, when ready for table use it is white. It is of especially fine, sweet flavor and very tender. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, Ib. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.50.
Golden Bantam. A very early variety. The ears are but medium size, but are thickly set with delicious yellow kernels. The quality of this variety is superb, and it has become a general favorite early sweet corn with all who have tried it. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 Ibs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.50.
Crosby’s Early. A fine, early variety, growing about 4 feet in height. Is twelve-rowed, and very popular. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN OR SHOE
PEG One of the best of the late varieties. Has a long,
white cob, closely filled with long ‘‘shoe peg’’ kernels. Is remarkably fine flavored and sweet, and is frequently used by canners. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
Early Red Cob Cory. One of the best extra.early varieties. Ears are about six inches long, and eight-rowed. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 20c, postpale by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100
Ss. $8.00.
The best early variety for market and private gardens.
EARLY MINNESOT
Between Crosby’s and Cory’s in earliness. Stalks about five feet high; ears long, and eight-rowed. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, post- paid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $0c; 100 lbs. $8.00.
Early White Cob Cory. An extra early variety with remarkably white ains, especially when cooked. Ears are six to seven inches long. Of good quality. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 101bs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
EARLY MAMMOTH, OR ALAMEDA
The very best variety for practically all California and the one most generally used here. Forms very large ears, which are quite sweet and of fair quality. It withstands our dry summers well, and is usually quite free from worms, and the ears fill well. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
Late Mammoth. A mammoth variety, with very long, thick ears, which are covered with very wide thick kernels. Has the largest ears of any variety. Is very late. Pkt. 10¢c;1b. 25c, postpaid;
. by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
Moore’s Early Concord. A medium early variety. Ears are rather short and well filled with 14 to 16 rows of kernels. A good variety for private garden or for canning. Pkt. 10¢; Ib. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, 1b.15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 Ibs. $8.00.
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Old Colony. A good late variety of rich, sweet flavor. Ears bear 16 to 20 rows of kernels, and are very heavy and solid. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
Perry’s Hybrid. A good second early variety. Usually produces two good-sized ears, set low on the stalk. Of fine quality, sweet and tender. Pkt. 15c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
POTTER’S EXCELSIOR. A fine sweet variety for second-early season. One of the standard sorts for home or market garden. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 25c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 Ibs. 90c; 100 lbs. $8.00.
STABLER’S EARLY. A very early variety with larger ears than most sorts. Fine white meaty kernels. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.003 100 lbs. $9.00.
q >) The most popular and
STOWELL Ss EVERGREEN best main crop variety and the best all round table variety. Of good, strong growth, about 6 feet high. Ears keep in condition for boiling for a remarkably long time. The quality is excellent. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $8.00.
White Evergreen. Like Stowell’s Evergreen, it is a good main crop variety, but has the remarkable quality of being snow-white. It is invaluable for canners, market gardeners, and all who desire a good evergreencorn. Pkt. 10c;1b. 25c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $10.00.
FIELD VARIETIES
Extra Early Adams. The earliest of all corn and the first to make ears. Plant dwarf and stocky and grains of fair quality. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 80c; 100 lbs. $7.00.
Early Adams. Although not a sweet corn, can often be used as such on account of its fine, white kernels, which are quite sweet and tender. Is very hardy.and can be planted earlier than the early varieties of sweet corn. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. 80c; 100 lbs. $7.00.
Early Eight-Rowed Canada, also known as the Yellow Flint. A rapid growing, early va- riety, and for this reason largely used for re- planting. Very valuable where the seasons are short. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, 1b. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00.
King Phillip. An old New England favorite. The ears are long, and the variety is very early. Grains, coppery red. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00.
Early Golden Dent, or Pride of the North. A very early dent variety, and especially valu- able on account of its extreme earliness. Ears 8 to 10 inches long, with 10 to 16 rows of slender, deep yellow grains. Lb. 20c, post- paid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00. : .
LEAMING
A very popular, tall - growing
variety. Is early: stalks : are leafy, making excellent fodder. Ker- nels are long and deep golden yellow. It is the best yellow corn on the market. Lb.
20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00.
White Cap Yellow Dent. An early and hardy variety, growing 6 to 7 feet in height. Ears are 8 to 10 inches in length. Cob small and 16 to 18 rowed. The outer end of the grain is white, while the inner portion is clear yellow. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00.
SANFORD WHITE FLINT
An early, tall variety, bearing large ears which are well filled with long, pure white kernels. The very best white corn on the market. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, 1b. 10¢; 10 lbs. 60c; 160 lbs. $5.00.
See on Page 8.
THE NEW SWEET CORN
Holmes’ “Delicious.” It is a novelty of great merit and should be tried by everyone. It is ready for market in 65 days from sowing the seed. It is of the most delicious flavor. See the picture and note the price on page 8.
Wisconsin White Dent. A tall-growing variety: large eared: 16 to 18 rowed; grains large and white. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 60c; 100 lbs. $5.00.
Sweet Corn for Fodder. As this corn is always wanted in large quantites, write us for special quotations.
NOTE. Eastern Sweet Corn. Over a large area of our Pacific Coast, especially from Central California and south, it is frequently im- possible to grow good sweet corn of the more highly bred and sensitive varieties. This is largely due to our cool nights, and therefore the more hardy varieties do best—Early Mammoth for a really sweet variety and Early Adams and Extra Early Adams for medium sweet sorts. There is also a very decided opinion among some of the larger growers of corn that extreme eastern grown corn is better than that grown in the Middle West and to meet this demand we are now offering to our customers some of the choicest and most carefully eastern grown corn on the market. All of the varieties offered here are so grown and we trust they will more than please our customers.
The most . popular
P OP CORN, WHITE RIC variety ; very prolific:
ears short; kernels long, resembling rice in shape; color white. Lb. 20c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs. $6.00.
Kaffir Corn Egyptian Corn Broom Corn
| se Field Seeds. Page 46. Jerusalem Corn
_Early Mammoth, or Alameda Sweet The best adapted to our California Climate
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8 Se CEN eT
CUCUMBERS
Are sensitive to frost, and cannot be planted until the last of April. They require a great deal of water, and unless planted on very wet soil, will require frequent irrigation throughout the summer, Plant in hills four feet each way, and leave two or three plants to each hill. The soil should be made very rich with well-rotted stable manure, well spaded in.
Cucumbers are very easy to grow, and a few hills will produce an abundance for an average family.
ARLINGTON WHITE SPIN A rich, dark-green Cumberland Pickling. This variety is the result of a cross between | 4 variety, turning Paris Pickling and White Spine, and retains the characteristics
white when ripened. The fruit is about 7 inches long ys of the former in being thickly when in marketable condition and very straight and at covered with small white even in shape. Is early, and good for forcing and spines. The vine is sturdy out-of-door culture. Pkt. 5c; as agin a”. and very prolific. The mature
oz. 15¢c; 4 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.25. - aA wf bef - i fruits are from 9 to 10 inches
inlength. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 10c;:
Chicago Pickling. A medium- cP : Y 4 long deep-green variety, 74 Ub. 300; Ib. $1.00. turning yellow at maturity. The fruit is finely shaped, being slightly blunt at both ends. It is the popular pickle variety in use about Chicago. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 30c3 lb. $1.00.
Cool and Crisp. A fine garden , variety, deep d green and crisp, and is of. the White Spine type, pure white when ripe. Pkt.95c; oz. 15c; 4% Ib. 35c; 1b. $1.25
Early Cluster. A very produc- tive variety, bearing its fruit in clusters of two or three. The fruit is short and very dark green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 lb. 30¢; 1b. $1.00.
Early Short y Green, or Early Frame. A very. desir- able variety for either pickling or table use. Fruit straight; small at each end; bright green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 1b. 30c; lb. $1.00.
Everbearing.
Very early and very prolific. Fruits 4 to 6 inches long; quite thick and blunt at the ends and of a rich, dark-green color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 144 Ib. 30¢; 1b. $1.00.
Extra Early Green Prolific, or Boston Pickling. A very prolific variety, used principally for pickles. Fruit medium sized, bright fee very even and symmetrical. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4 1b. 30c;
Extra Long White Spine, or Evergreen White Spine. A popular variety having long, rich dark-green fruits with very tender, white, and crisp flesh. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 1b. 35c; lb. $1.25.
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Arlington White Spine Cucumber
Fordhook Famous. A long White Spine variety, growing from 10 to 12 inches. Fully as long as Long Green and of equally good quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1% lb. 40c; lb. $1.50.
Gherkin, or West India Gherkin. An extremely small fruited variety, grown exclusively for pickles. It has no value for slicing; is very prickly, but tender and crisp if picked when young. Seed germinates slowly. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 4 lb. 60c.
Japanese Climbing. A good variety for training to a trellis. Forms long fruit of rich, dark-green color. The flesh is white, crisp, and of good flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 4 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.50.
LONG GREEN The best known and most popular variety
for general use. Is vigorous and produc-
tive, and forms fruit fit for use almost as early as the shorter
varieties. The mature fruit is almost 12 inches long. The skin
is of a deep green, and the flesh is solid, crisp, and of fine quality.
We have the very best strains of this variety, and recommend
it as much the best cucumber of all, and the variety every one should plant. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25.
COLLARDS
A plant bearing a large mass of leaves on the top of a stout stalk. It is a species of cabbage, and the flavor is the same. It bears leaves all through the winter, and is used especially in the South for cabbage greens. Young plants may be started in boxes in early spring, and the young plants transplanted, allowing plenty of room for each plant.
TRUE GEORGIA. The well known very large variety. Grows from four to five feet high, and forms a very large, loose head. arse cid tinged with purple. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c;
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS
A salad plant used as a substitute for lettuce in salads, or may be cooked like spinach for greens. It does well in winter and spring. On rich soil the leaves grow quickly and are excecdingly tender.
Large Leaved. Very tender leaves, which grow out rapidly after 5 being cut. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; 1b. 60c.
Long Green Cucumber
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This plant resembles celery in flavor, but the stems are very strong, and only the root is palatable. It should be treated much as celery, so far as planting the seed is concerned. The plant requires only a little hilling, however, to get a well-formed, good-sized root.
Giant Smooth Prague. The best variety. Forms a good, thick root as much as four inches in diameter and nearly globular. Pkt.
5c: oz. 20c; 74 1b. 50¢; Ib. $1.75. CHERVIL
Can be planted any time in the early spring. The leaves should be kept cut, and if not allowed to run to seed, will keep green for a long time. Is more finely curled and handsome than parsley, and makes anexcellent plant for garnishing.
Curled. Very finely curled, somewhat resembling parsley and used insame manner. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
CHICORY
Used as a substitute for coffee when the roots are dried and ground. The roots are also used for cooking and are very palatable. Sow early in the spring, thin the young plants to six inches, and keep well hoed. The plant spreads from the root and is perennial.
Large Rooted, or Coffee. The largest rooted and best variety. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; Ib. 75c.
CHIVES
A plant resembling a tuft of grass, but the leaves have the flavor of onions. The leaves are used in Soups and Salads, giving a mild onion flavor to same. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c. See plants of chives listed under vegetable plants, page 43
CRESS
There are two species of cress, as noted below. The first named should be sown in drills about sixteen inches apart in rich ground, early in the spring. Several sowings should be made at intervals to secure a succession. Watercress should be sowed along the banks of running water where there is good soil, and after the seed is up it needs no further cultivation, since the plants spread over the water and make a mass of fine, edible leaves.
Fine Curled (Pepper Grass). Leaves finely cut or curled like True Water. Forms a plant, the leaves of which are used for salad
arsley. The leaves are pungent, and are used to mix with or for garnishing. Thrives only when the roots and stems are ettuce. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1b. 50c. submerged in water. Pkt. 10c; 0z.35c: 44 1b. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
DANDELION
_ An easily grown plant, now much esteemed for greens, which are cooked like mustard and spinach. Sow the seed in May or June on good rich soil, and thoroughly cultivate, when the leaves will be ready to cut the following spring. An ounce will sow 200 feet of row.
Improved Large Leaved: The largest leaved and best cutting variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.00.
EGG-PLANT
The seed germinates slowly, and should be started under glass, with moderately high temperature, about March 1st. When about an inch high transplant carefully to the garden or field, but not until all danger of frost is over. Egg-plant does not do so well where cool nights prevail, as in places where the nights are warm. It needs a warm climate to insure quick and uninterrupted growth.
if iety; rich 1 BLACK BEAUTY (icin tdor “and 4 remarkable market variety. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 65c; 14 Ih. $2.00; lb. $6.50.
Early Long Purple. An early variety and also a very profitable one. The fruit is long and of a rich dark purple. PKt. 5c; 0z. 25¢c; Yj Ih. 75e; Ib. $2.50.
Th inci NEW YORK IMPROVED satiety; plants are large _ LARGE PURPLE 3)4ei3°Soi'Sunpit ee 2a oz. 30c; 14 1b. $1.00; 1b. $3.00. Black Pekin. An early, prolific variety, and valuable for market
gardeners’ use. Fruit is nearly round; skin smooth and black. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
White Pearl. A smooth-leaved variety with large, egg-shaped, pure white fruit. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c; 14 Ih. $1.00; 1h. $3.50.
ENDIVE
A salad vegetable which is becoming very valuable for winter use. The seed should be sown in June or July in rows, and thinned to about six inches apart. _When quite well grown, the outer leaves should be tied, thus blanching the inner leaves and the heart. It is hardly palatable until after frost, being rather bitter if used in summer.
BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN, OR ES- C AROLLE A variety having wide, thick leaves, straight
at the edges and curved toward the center. Color dull green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 30c; Ib. $1.00.
GREEN CURLED 4..%ery_ curly variety, the midrib
: being wide and whitish and the
plat eaecs very quel indenter ae curled. oe very attractive
ant, and one o e very best varieties. t. 5c; oz. 10c;
1% Ib. 30¢; Ib. $1.00. : é
Staghorn. A curly type, the lobes and divisions of the leaves being
wider than in the curled varieties. Is a popular garden sort in San Francisco. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; 14 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
White Curled. A light yellowish-green variety; very curly and
quite ornamental. A good variety for general use. Pkt. 5e;
0z. 15¢; 14 Ib. 50c; 1b. $1.50. New York Improved Large Purple Egg Plant
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KALE, OR BORECOLE
A species of cabbage, forming a mass of leaves, some varieties being very beautiful and curly. The leaves are cooked as greens. The seed should be planted in September, and the plants will be ready to use in the winter. It is hardy and will withstand frost and snow.
DWARF CURLED SCOTCH 22,22, popular sort for general use. The leaves are very curly and very tender. Color bright green. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c. Green Curled Scotch, Tall. A very hardy variety, growing about 2\4 feet high. Is very curly and makes a beautiful plant. Stands the winter well. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
Dwarf Purple German. Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch, excepting the leaves are purple. Pkt. 5c; 02. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; lb. $1.00.
JERSEY K ALE A tall variety with smooth leaves. Es- pecially used for feeding chickens.
Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 60c. Siberian. A plain-leaved variety, having very little curl to the large,
green leaves, although the edges are cut and curled slightly. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; Ib. 75c.
HORSE RADISH
We carry roots of this popular root from January to May—see under Vegetable Plants, page 43.
GARLIC. See under Vegetable Plants and Roots, page 43.
Ib. $2.25. Early Purple Vienna.
70c; lb. $2.25.
Tail Green Curled Scotch Kale
A plant forming a firm bulb above the ground and bearing short leaves. The bulb is the edible part, and when cooked tastes very much like turnip. If the seed is sown early, the young bulbs will be ready to use in spring, and a planting in July will secure good vegetables for fall use. The seed should be planted in the open garden, and the young plants thinned to four or six inches. It does not transplant well, unless when very small.
EARLY WHITE VIENNA Zonet nse Ta vere carly and Has
small tops. Color, light silvery green. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 14 lb. 70c;
An early variety with a bright purple bulb. The leaf
and stems are green and tinged with purple. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 44 lb.
Large Green. A popular table variety, having light green bulb. Pkt. 5c; oz.
White Vienna, Kohl Rabi 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; 1b. $1.75.
LEEK
A species of onion which does not form a bulb, but is used for its mild and delicious root, stem, or neck. It can be planted in rows, and the young plants thinned to about four inches. When well grown, hill up with earth to get a long white stem. Seed should be planted in June for good plants in the fall and winter. Leek is a vegetable’of unusual merit, and is not half appreciated by the American people, while it is regarded as a great favorite by many of our foreign population.
American Flag. A very good, strong-growing variety, forming large stems of good flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; Ib. $1.00.
Carentan. The largest variety, though the stems are not so long as some other varieties. Leaves are very broad. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 14 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.50.
GIANT MUSSELBURGH Te best. variety, having good, thick
: f stems, are also long. Very vigorous and of sweet, mild flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 14 1b. 40c; Ib. $1.25.
MARTYNIA, OR UNICORN PLANT
The young pods are much esteemed for pickles, but must be picked young, since they become very hard and flinty with age. Sow in hills after all danger of frost is over. The plant grows to about five or six feet in diameter, and is very ornamental.
Proboscidea. The common variety. Flowers creamy white with dark-purple throat. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 14 1b. 85c; lb. $3.00.
NOTE—We have taken especial care to emphasize the best varieties of all vegetables for the Pacific Coast, and have indicated such by listing them in larger and heavier type. You will make no mistake in ordering'th2se varieties.
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Leek—Giant Musselburgh
LETTUCE
Lettuce is represented by four distinct classes or types—by the thick-leaved, smooth-edged cabbage-heading type; the curly and
thin-leaved, tight-heading, crisp type; the curly and thin-leaved bunching or non-heading type;
and the Cos or celery type.
There are early, medium early, and late varieties of each type, as well as those especially adapted for greenhouse, hotbed, winter, spring,
summer, and autumn uses.
There is so great a difference in localities in regard to the value of lettuce, that a uniform rule for culture cannot
be adopted. For the ordinary house garden, it is desirable to use one variety of each type, and several plantings should be made to secure
a succession. C should be thinned to four inches apart. may be used.
BIG BOSTON A popular market variety, used largely in the South to grow winter lettuce for Northern markets. A _ light-green. cabbage variety, slightly tinged with brown in the head. Has a particularly fine golden buttery head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25.
Grand Rapids
Black Seeded Simpson. A bunching variety, forming no definite head. It has a large mass of fine, brittle leaves of a light-green attractive color. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25.
Black Seeded Tennisball. An old, well-known variety. Very ‘desirable for hotbed culture in winter and for withstanding heat in summer. A light-green cabbage sort, forming hard heads. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
Boston Market. The well-known and popular hothouse variety of New England. Needs to be quickly grown to be of good flavor. Light-green cabbage variety, slightly tinged with brown on the head. Forms a compact, buttery head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 40¢; lb. $1.25.
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER $u.n%%e
Cabbage. A very popular variety for autumn and winter use. Forms a very large head, which is very buttery, and of a rich golden-yellow inside. The leaves are thick and of bright green, slightly tinged with brown on top of head, and the outer leaves are slightly spotted with — inconspicuous brown spots. Easy to grow and a good ship- ping variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25.
Deacon. A large cabbage variety having thick, bright green leaves; forms a large, buttery head; very bright golden-yellow inside. Pkt. 5c; oz. i5¢c; 4 lb. 40¢; 1b. $1.25.
Denver Market. A hand- some variety, forming tight, conical heads, The leaves are very deeply savoyed, and even the outside leaves are tender and crisp. Color is light green. Pkt. 5c; oz.15¢; 4% lb. 45c; Ib. $1.50.
or Royal
Maximum, or Immensity Lettuce—Immense Heads, very compact
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The seed should be planted in rows eighteen inches apart, as early as possible, and the young plants of cabbage varieties Varieties that do not head may be left quite thick, and when fairly well grown, those thinned out
Drumhead, or Malta. Sometimes called ‘‘Chinese” lettuce. A very large, tight-heading variety. Leaves are rather coarse, but very brittle and tender. Is dark green and slightly curled. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢e; 14 Ih. 40e; 1h. $1.25.
Early Curled Simpson. A loose-bunching sort, forming no definite head. Is crisp and tender; light green in color. Is very hardy and easy to grow. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1h. $1.25.
Grand Rapids. The well-known forcing variety for the middle ~ West, where butter-headed or cabbage varieties do not grow well under glass. Is a loose-bunching variety, forming no definite head. Is extremely curly, and its light yellowish-green color makes it very attractive. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c;14 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
H ANSO A fine, large-heading variety. Leaves curled on the edges; light yellowish-green in color. The head is crisp and brittle, and flavor excellent. Is the very best house garden variety in existence, and much the finest variety ofits class. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 44 1b. 45¢; 1h. $1.50.
Hubbard’s Market. A large cabbage. variety, forming a solid head, buttery, and yellow inside and of very fine flavor. Color light green. Is a favorite in some markets. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
Iceberg. A large-heading variety; crisp and brittle, and color bright green, lightly tinged with brown on top of the head; leaves curled on the edges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 40c; 1h. $1.25.
Mammoth Black Seeded Butter. A very large, green cabbage- heading variety similar to Salamander, but a third larger. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50.
A very large
MAXIMUM, OR IMMENSITY #..3m vais’
one of the largest of the cabbage sorts and almost a third larger than California Cream Butter, which it resembles in color and shape. Itis especially adapted for planting in the fall and winter, and makes a fine tender buttery head. A number of our best local market gardeners have been growing it and find it-unsurpassed for a fine heavy shipping variety.
Prof. R. E. Mansell of the Experiment Station at the University of California, who plants a very large number of samples annu- ally, pronounces Maximum as entitled to lead the list of all lettuces. -Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; Ib. $1.25.
MAY KING 4.2" 22tly new variety, forming fine hard
heads within a few weeks after planting. It is medium sized, light green, with buttery but crisp heads. There is just a faint tint of brown on the head.
Wehave had no end of praise from our friends and customers who have tried this variety. It is essentially a spring sort and does well all summer. Beingof rapid growth and quick heading, it is especially recommended for the home garden and is universally esteemed. It came to us from one of the leading growers in Germany and we are assured that itis as popular in Europe as America. PkKt. 5c; 02. 15¢c; 14 lb. 40c; 1b. $1.50.
New York, or Wonderful. A large, crisp, tight-heading variety.
Dark green, curly leaves; head-large and of fine quality. Pkt. 5¢e; oz. 15¢c; 4 1b. 40c;1b $1.25.
May King Lettuce—Very early and tender
PRIZE HEAD. One of the very best loose-bunching or non-heading varieties. Leaves brown, very curly, and of remarkably fine flavor. Grows quickly and all except the outer row of leaves are very brittle. It is probably the most easily grown lettuce in cul- tivation. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; lb. $1.25.
Salamander. heat.
of fine quality. P ASSION The most popular variety among California and New : Orleans market gardeners. A medium-sized cab- bage, butter-heading sort. We have the best and truest stock of this variety that can be obtained. It is especially recommended asa garden lettuce for our climate. It heads well, and bears shipping remarkably well, since it re- vives nicely after wilting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; 4
lb. 45¢c; lb. $1.50. A large, loose-
THE MORSE bunching or
non-heading variety, forming a large bunch of leaves, which are very crisp and of fine flavor. In color it is a light green and very attractive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; Dn,
4% Ib. 40c; Ib. >. $1.25.
One of the most popular varieties for withstanding Medium size, light green, and forms a hard, buttery head Pkt. 5c; 02. 15c; 14 1h. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
tion.
Big Boston Lettuce
Strawberry. Our last season’s novelty. A medium-sized variety with hard, compact heads. Brownish-red on the surface and having pink colored heart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c.
White Seeded Tennis Ball. This variety is the same as Boston A piniel see for description. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 40c;
White Summer Cabbage. The oldest and best known cabbage- heading variety. Forms a medium-sized, hard head of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 40c; lb. $1.25.
WHITE PARIS COS. The best of the Cos or celery varieties. Forms a large, light-green plant, with the head well folded and quite solid. Cos lettuce is also called Romaine, and is very popular with our foreign population, for it is highly prized in England and France, while little known to our own people. PkKt. 5c; 0z. 15¢c$ VY Ib. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
Our great LETTUCE FIELDS on our seed farms are almost world famous. _We exhibited some very large views of these fields at the World’s Fair at St. Louis and they attracted more than vsual atten- In miniature form these fields are now illustrated on pages 3 and 6 of this catalogue. Imagine these great stretches of beautiful Lettuce in
- brown and gold and bril- liant green, foi all these shades are po2uliar to Teltuses 1 We
ee are the larg- tin est single
ek : _ growers in Ses. wp” the world of = «* LettuceSeed. psy It is our pre- * eminent spe- cialty and we ship it to all paits of the world.
Hanson Lettuce—One of the very best garden varieties
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Plant in hills in rich, moist land, using one ounce to 100 hills, or two to three pounds per acre. §S a Muskmelons require plenty of water, and if conditions are favorable, will make a strong, vigorous growth, and It is best to pick off the early runners to make the
and do not cover deeply. most varieties bear heavily.
Sow the seed after all danger of frost is over,
lant more stocky and thick. Wherever possible, melons
should be grown in the home garden, for the charm of a good melon is in getting it fresh from the garden and direct to the table.
Acme, or Early Baltimore. One of the best all-round melons in cultivation, and recommended for its uniform shape and size and fine quality. Is slightly pointed at stem end; somewhat ribbed and coarsely netted. The flesh is thick, green, and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25. ©
Bay View. A standard variety. Fruit large, oblong, heavily ribbed and netted. Flesh light green and of good flavor. Pkt. . 5¢; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; Ib. $1.25. ;
BURRELL’S GEM A.medium-sized oval variety deeply
netted and having salmon or red flesh. It_is larger than Rocky Ford and of an entirely distinct flavor. Thereisa growing demand for the fine grained, smooth salmon-red fleshed muskmelons and Burrell’s Gem seems to be Oe, cae best in cultivation. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 60c;
Extra Early Citron. A very early, medium-sized variety. Fruit ball-shaped, skin green, and flesh light green. Very productive; fragrant and of remarkably fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 144 l1b. 40c; lb. $1.25.
Emerald Gem. A salmon-fieshed variety of remarkably fine flavor and fine quality. Fruit medium sized, globular, slightly flat- tened at the ends; skin only slightly netted; very thick, and well ripened closetotherind. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.50.
Extra Early Hackensack. An early variety with almost globular fruit, which is heavily ribbed and heavily netted. Flesh thick, and light green. Pkt. 5c; 0Z.15¢c;141b. 35c; 1b. $1.25. (see cut)
Hackensack, or Turk’s Cap. An excellent green-flesh variety, with flattened ends, thick, irregular ribs, and coarse netting. The flavor is sweet and delicious. PKt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c;
1b. $1.25.
THE HOODO Unlike its unpropitious name, this - - ‘ muskmelon is one of the best of recent introductions. It is early and prolific. The fruit is of medium
size; the seed cavity very small; the rind very thin indeed; and the edible fleshy part very thick and meaty. Itis of orange or salmon color, the type much preferred now. But its great charm is its flavor, which is par excellence. We have seldom had such enthusiastic reports from any vegetable novelty as from the Hoodoo Muskmelon. It will pay youtotryit. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 1b. $3.50. :
Jenny Lind Very early and very prolific. Fruit is small, some- what flattened, deeply ribbed and netted. Flesh green and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 lb. 40¢; lb. $1.25.
Large Yellow Cantaloupe. Although there are several varieties frequently substituted for this sort, we have a distinct type, and find it very popular with all who have tried it. The fruit is large, oblong, slightly ribbed and coarsely netted. ——
The flesh is light yellowish-green, very :
sweet, crisp and de-
licious. PEt. 5c; oz. ate 1% Ib. 35e; Ib.
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Melrose. A fine shippin levers Hackensack Muskmelon
variety owing to the tather tough skin. Fruit is slightly oval, very much netted but not ribbed. Flesh light green, shading to salmon at seed center, and of very fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c;
Montreal Market. A large-fruited variety, nearly globular with flattened ends. Skin dark green; heavily netted. Flesh light green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 Ib. 40¢; Ib. $1.50.
Osage, or Miller’s Cream. A salmon-flesh variety,
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pH Sx fi ; BES Rocky Ford—tThe most 1 larger than ‘‘Emerald Gem.” Skin dark green, slightly netted
and ribbed. A favorite variety for the later markets. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; 14 1b. 40c; lb. $1.25.
KRIS KRINGLE Z#£.NEW WINTER MUSKMELON.
This is really a great acquisition to the vegetable world and is destined to become a standard vegetable just as much so as potatoes or onions. The seed should be sown late in the spring, after all danger of frost is over on moist sandy loam. Do not pick until the light streaks become quite yel- low. Stow away so they do not touch each other in a cool, dark place. When the rind becomes slightly softened and moist they are ready to eat. Some of the melons will actually keep until February. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14 1b. 75c; lb. $2.50.
Petoskey, or Paul Rose. Excellent market variety with thick, firm, orange-colored flesh. Rather larger than Netted Gem; is slightly oval, ribbed, and heavily netted. Skin light green, changing to a faint golden hue when fully ripe. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 1b. 45c; 1b. $1.50.
ROCKY FORD OR NETTED GEM. The : 5 most largely cultivated va- riety in use. Grown in great quantities in Colorado. Fruit is slightly oval, finely netted, and slightly
> ribbed. Flesh thick, green, very sweet, and of fine em duality. It would seem that from the immense ss areas of land devoted to the Rocky Ford or Netted Gem Melon, that there is but one variety in cultivation. In fact, there is but one for most of the large planters and it is this variety. It gives equally splendid results in the home garden and is the best all round variety to plant. Some of the best melons In the market the past season came from the Imperial Valley, a new and rapidly growing melon section of California and the best of them were the Rocky Ford variety. Pkt. s 5e; oz. 10c; 1% lb. 30c; Ib. ; ‘eh $1.00. ., Large Green Nutmeg. A medium-sized variety with globular fruit. Skin dark green, heavily netted, and slightly ribbed. Flesh thick, green and _ rather coarse. A desirable vari- ety for hotels and restau- rants. Pkt. 5e;0z. 15c; 14 1b. 40¢c; 1b. $1.25.
Light, sandy, or gravelly soil is necessary for the best watermelons. They seldom do well on heavy adobe or clay soils, and these lands should be avoided for watermelons as a farm crop. In the garden the soil can be made suitable by spading in each hill some well-rotted manure and sand or loam. ‘ i ay ; f
Plant the seed about the first of May, in hills about five feet apart. Use five or six seeds to a hill, and thin out to two plants as soon as the second or third leaf shows. Use about four ounces of seed to 100 hills, or as a farm crop, two to four pounds per acve.
There are five decidedly popular watermelons on the Pacific Coast, each very different and each of particularly fine quality and superlative merit. These are Chilian, Florida Favorite, Georgia Rattlesnake, Halbert Honey and Kleckley Sweets. All are splendid shipping melons, and all are grown in immense areas throughout the great Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. They are not only the great ship- ping melons but the very best house garden melons. Out of the five probably the Chilian, Halbert Honey and Florida Favorite are a trifle more desirable than the others.
EASTERN GROWN SEED—For some reason, not wholly understood, watermelon deteriorates if the seed is constantly grown in the West. The very best strains come from the extreme Hast and we get our supply from one of the best growers in Florida. The most critical melon growers claim that well grown Eastern seed produces more uniform market melons and that they are more solid and uniformly ripened at the heart.
FLORIDA FAVORITE 3.2% variety with
large, oblong fruit and dark-green skin, mottled with a deeper shade. Rind thin, flesh deep
red and of fine quality. The flavor is excellent
and the melon is well suited for either table or market. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
HALBERT HONEY
A large oblong variety of the best quality. Is especially sweet in flavor, crisp and brit- tle, and well ripened to a yerv thin rind. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 1h. 30c; 1h. $1.00.
Ice Cream. A popular home- market variety. The fruit is oblong, with dark green mottled skin. Flesh deep pink. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 75c.
Iceberg. In general appearance this variety resembles Kolb’s Gem, but the skin, which is dark green with markings of a lighter shade, is darker in Iceberg, and shows a spot of bright yellow where the fruit rests on the ground. The rind is thin and the flesh deep red. It is the best dark- colored shipping variety in use. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 4 1b. 25c; lb. 75c.
KLECKLEY SWEETS
OR MONTE CRISTO. A very desirable variety for the home garden or near-by markets. The most extensively grown
Black Boulder, or Black Diamond. A round, very dark-green melon with bright-red flesh and black seeds. It is similar to old Black Spanish, but supersedes it inevery way. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; lb. 60c.
CHILIAN. A very brittle, thin-skinned variety, of highest quality, and especially valuable for home garden. It is slightly oblong; the skin is deep rich green, mottled and striped with a still deeper C . s 5 ‘ green; the flesh is bright red and the flavor is oe shipping variety in California. remarkably fine and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Fruit medium sized, oval, and \% 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00. Kleckley Sweets skin dark green; flesh bright
Citron, Red Seeded. A small, globular variety, : red and very sweet. It is the striped and marbled with light green. Flesh white and solid; very sweet, honey-like flavor that makes It especially, ustinek seeds red. Used exclusively for pickles and preserves. Pkt. from all other varieties. Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 10c; 74 Ib. 25c; 1b. 75c. 5c; 0Z.10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c. Kolb’s Gem. The well-known shipping variety. The fruit is large,
Citron, Green Seeded or Colorado Preserving. An oblong dull thick, and oval, with flattened ends. Skin striped with light and green variety about eighteen inches. long. he flesh is dark green. Flesh bright red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 1b. 25¢; green with green seeds and’ is used largely for stock Ib. 75c. feeding. A common plan is to split them open with an axe and Mountain Sweet. A good home-garden variety and an old favorite. feed them to cattle in the field. Pkt. 5c; 02. 10c; 14 1b. 25¢e; Fruit large and oval; skin green, and flesh bright red. Pkt. Ib. 75c. IK 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25¢; lb. 75c.
Cole’s Early. A great favorite for a large area of different climates. et Heart. A very productive and fine shipping variety. Fruit Fruit medium sized, oblong, striped and mottled. Flesh, bright Seen oval, with vai but firm rind. Tech Buen red, solid, red, solid, and of fine, sweet flavor. PkKt.5c;0z.10c; 14 Ib. 25c; and sweet. Skin light mottled green. Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 10c; 14 Ib. Ib. 75c. 25¢; 1b. 75c. —
Cuban Queen, An excellent shipping variety of medium to large phe Lodi, or San Joaquin. Well-known and popular California size, and globular to oval shape. Rind quite thin, flesh bright variety, grown on Aah amare scale in San Joaquin Valley and
red and firm. Skin striped with light and dark green. Pkt. 5c; shipped to all parts of the Pacific Coast. Fruit large and oblong, 02. 10¢; 74 Ib. 25¢; 1b. 75e. Slingeneen Saal ANE mottled; rind thin but tough; flesh bright Dark Icing. Fruit large, nearly globular. Skin dark-green, sort red and sweet;seeds white. Pkt.5c;0z.10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c. of mottled indistinctly with lighter green. Flesh deep pink and : : of fine flavor. Pkt. 5¢; 0Z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. T5c. Tom Watson. A novelty in watermelons, and of sterling merit. Dixie. A good market variety with large, oblong fruit. Skin striped It was introduced last season and has been quite Seca light and dark green. Rind thin but tough. Flesh bright red. tried so that it has passed its period of experiment. The fruit Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c. is very large, many melons weighing 50 to 60 pounds and meas-
uring 18 to 24 inches in length: Its rind is very thin but ex-
OFA O OF Pat gee Mesias ae a eee ee aU ee ceedingly tough, and on this account it is one of the very best
Fruit almost globular; color deep mottled green with occasional
aN ; Q : : : aya , i cin i dark mottled green,. while the faint stripes of lighter green; flesh bright red and crisp; rind shipping varieties, The skin is a \ y :
tough, which makes it a good shipping variety. Pkt. 5c¢3 oz. flesh is a brilliant scarlet, and the heart is very ee et 10c; 34 Ib. 25c; 1b. 75c. small seed area. The flavor is most delicious and refreshing.
See cut on page 8. PEt. 10c; oz. 20¢; 4 lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
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GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE
One of the oldest and most popular sorts and fre- quently known as GYPSY. A large oblong variety with decided stripes, of light and deep green. Rind is tough, but flesh is of good quality and bright red; a good shipping and market melon. Is quite as generally used by the large melon growers as Kleckley Sweets and is perhaps hardier and more profitable, being very easily grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ih. 25¢c; lb. T5c. :
NASTURTIUM
The green seed of nastur- tium has a sharp, pungent flavor, and when pickled makes an excellent condiment It is also valuable as a flow- er and serves a double pur- pose in the garden. Pkt, 5c; oz. 10c; 4% Ih. 25¢; Ib. 75c.
English Mushrooms
Chinese. A very hardy,
lb. 40c.
Fordhook Fancy. dark green foliage. on the edges. oz. 15¢e; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 90c.
OKRA, OR GUMBO
_. The long, tender pods of okra are very delicious when sliced and cooked in soups. it is also boiled and served like other classes of vegetables. The dwarf sorts may be planted in hills or in rows about three feet The pods should be gathered when very young, as they are
apart, using about one ounce to 100 hills. apart. Plant in any good soil about April 1st. then very tender.
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG
PO A dwarf-growing, very early and prolific
variety. Pods are long, slender, deep green and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1b. 60c.
5 broad-leaved variety. Leaves are thick and deeply savoyed, with broad white midrib. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 lb. 15c;
A very handsome variety with Leaves very finely curled Plant medium sized. Pkt. 5c;
CALIPORIS
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Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon
MUSHROOM SPAWN
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS
Ten pounds will spawn about ten feet square. Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar where the temperature can be kept at from 50 to 70 degrees. From some old pasture procure good rich soil, and to every bushel of this soil add two bushels of fresh horse manure. Of this well-mixed compound prepare a bed, say four feet wide. Put down a thin layer and pound it down hard, and go on until you have a bed twelve or eighteen inches thick. As soon as the temperature of the bed falls from 75 to 50 degrees, the spawn may be inserted in pieces about the size of a walnut about two inches deep and six inches apart. Cover with.loamy soil about two inches deep and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with a covering of clean hay, about a foot thick, and the work is done. If the temperature is right, in six or eight weeks you may expect mushrooms. The beds will continue bearing from twenty to thirty days. Af- ter the first crop is gathered spread over the bed an inch of fresh soil, moisten with warm water, and cover with hay as before. The main conditions in mushroom-growing are proper and uniform temperature and very rich soil.
English Mushroom Spawn. It comes in pressed bricks weighing about twenty ounces. Brick, 35c, postpaid; by express, brick 25c; 10 lbs. $1.50.
MUSTARD
The leaves of these varieties of mustard, as here listed, make excellent greens of sharp, pungent flavor, and are cooked the same as spinach or beet leaves. Sow the seed in drills early in the spring and at frequent inter- vals throughout the summer to secure a constant supply of fresh greens. Mustard is hardy and is easily grown. One ounce will sow fifty feet of row.
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED
Large variety, forming a great mass of beautiful leaves, which are ruffled and finely curled on the edges. Hardy, vigorous, highly recommended. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4% lb. 15c; lb. 50c.
White English. Light-green variety; tender leaves. Seed light yellow. O2Z.5c; 34 1b. 10c; 1h. 30c.
While this is its chief use, The tall sorts should be planted in hills about a foot
White Velvet. A medium-sized variety, bearing long, smooth, white pods, which are very tender. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 60c.
DWARF GREEN. An early, dwarf, and prolific variety with thick, green pods. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; Ih. 60c.
Okra—Long Pod
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ONIONS
HOW TO GROW ONIONS FOR MARKET
The most essential item in growing Onions for market is good seed—seed that will come up and seed that will produce the vari- ety you want—cheap seed is very poor economy.
For general crop, the seed must be sown during the month of January or before February ist, and, if the location is a fairly dry one, it is best to sow about the middle of December. The seed should be sown with a seed drill in rows 14 inches apart, using 4 to 414 pounds of seed per acre. In very weedy land the rows may be 18 or 20 inches apart when less seed is required.
For planting a single row of onions among strawberry plants about 2 pounds of seed per acre is sufficient.
The land must be thoroughly worked before planting, and usually two good plowings, a good disking, and a harrowing are necessary.
The crop must.always be kept free from weeds, and it is usually necessary to weed out in the row by hand once or twice. Hoeing between the rows may be done oftener, It is not necessary to thin the plants in the row, since some thinning is naturally done during the hand weeding.
The land chosen for onions should be wet land, preferably loose, sandy loam or peat, and should always be kept well drained. Heavy adobe or clay soil is good, but needs to be irrigated in May, June, and July, and the onions are not so well colored or even in shape in heavy, stiff soils. Steady, even growth is necessary to good onions, and a check in the growth, whether from disease or drought, causes them to run to seed badly. Onions are ready to harvest usually the latter part of August, when, with a good crop, the tops are pretty well ripened down. If the tops are still standing and green it is well to run a light roller or plank over them to press the tops down, and the onions should be pulled in about ten days after this is done, whether the tops have dried off or not. It requires not less than two full weeks to properly cure onions after they are pulled. In localities where fog is prevalent it is best to spread the onions out on the ground, not more than one bulb deep.
It is usual in other climates to throw into windrows a foot or more deep and cover lightly with straw or dried tops. It is best not to top and sack until ready to ship to market, and if onions are to be kept for any length of time they should not be sacked, but should be put under cover on a floor or in a bin with abundant circulation of air, and be kept absolutely dry.
The value of an onion crop is naturally dependent on the market and on the character of the land planted. Land that is very foul should usually be avoided as too expensive. Also avoid land which has just had a hay or grain crop, and if possible use land that has been planted to vegetables or some hoed crop, especially peas and beans. _ An onion crop should not be repeated more than three times on the same land, and usually twice is best, since onion diseases (of which there are many) appear very plentifully. An average crop runs from 150 to 200 centals (15,000 to 20,000 lbs.) per acre, and the cost represented by labor, rent, sacks, and trans- portation is estimated roughly at $75 per acre.
Another very good system of growing fancy market onions is by transplanting. By this method the seed is sown in beds in August and September, and the plants are pulled and transplanted about
| February 15th to March ist. Put the plants 6 inches apart in lateral rows, 14 inches apart when they make a uniform sized bulb and also a hard and firm one. ‘This plan is especially recommended for the
Globe varieties, since they do best under this treatment. About 2 pounds of seed will furnish plants enough for an acre by this method. The expense is considerably greater than by the ordinary plan, and should be roughly estimated at $100 per acre. The addi- tional cost is simply in labor in transplanting, for there is some saving in hoeing and hand weeding.
Unless the land is porous and friable and also very moist all through the summer, this method is usually unsuccessful and is not recommended. ‘The seed should never be sown later than Sep- tember 15th, and the transplanting should never be done later
than March 15th.
best strains come from ‘Teneriffe, Canary Islands, where we receive our supply. The beautiful clear white onion seen in our markets in crates, early in the spring, is this variety. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 40c; % lb. $1.20; 1b. $4.00.
El Paso. A large white globe Italian variety. The grain is rather coarse and the flavor mild. It 1s not a good winter sort, but is Uns pessed as a garden variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; 1b. $2.25.
Extra Early Pearl. <A very early variety with white skin, rather coarse grain and mild flavor. In shape it is flat and is unsurpassed for early sets or home-made pickles. PKt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; 1b. $2.25.
Extra Early Barletta. Extremely early variety. Seed planted in February will form ripe onions the last of July. Is a white onion, forming small bulbs about one inch in diameter. Valuable for home-made pickles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 1b. 65c; 1b. $2.25.
Extra Early Golden Globe, or Aus- tralian Extra Early Yellow Globe. A handsome and valuable yellow globe-shaped variety. It is very early and extremely hard and firm, and almost as good in long-keeping qual- ities as Australian Brown. It runs very uniform in shape, is of good average size, and perfectly globular. The skin is rich orange yellow and
: the flesh is quite strong and_ fine
grained. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c;14 1b. 75c; Ib. $2.50.
Prize Taker
Australian Brown. An early and very hardy variety which does especially well in the South. Should be planted early, on low, wet grounds to get large bulbs. The skin is thick and the color is a rich brown. Is especially noted as along keeper,as it keeps well into spring, and much long- er than other varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 14 1b. 50c; Ib. $1.75.
California Early Red. A variety much used for very early on- ions. If the seed is sown in beds in August and set in the field in November or December, good market onions can be had in May. It is not a good-keeping variety, but is
of very mild flavor and of fine quality. Extra Early Red Flat. A very early, flat vari- Is very much esteemed as a green onion be- ety with dark purplish-red skin. Forms a hard fore the bulb is formed. Pkt. 5c; 02. 15¢c; bulb with good keeping qualities. Pkt. 5c; oz.
44 Ib. 45¢; lb. $1.50. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
NOTE —TIf in doubt about what variety to sow, make it
Crystal White Wax. A pure white variety, very flat and J ‘ Morse Brown Globe, and you will make no mistake.
extremely early. Is of the Bermuda type and the
White Portugal
Mammoth Silver King. An early, large, white, flat variety. Is not a keeping sort nor a good shipping variety, but is valuable for home use and nearby markets. Is very mild and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; Ib. $2.25.
MORSE BROWN GLOBE
A fine, large, globe-shaped sort, of a rich, seal-brown color. It ripens uni- formly and nearly every plant makes a solid, hard bulb. It has all the long-keeping characteristics of Aus- tralian Brown, and is one of the very best varieties for market. We have boomed this onion a great deal the past three seasons and do not think we have said anything in its favor that has not been completely corrobo- rated by actual results. It is one of the handsomest of the Globe onions, is hard as a brick and a great keeper. We have not as yet had sufficient seed of it to allow us to put it on the market, except in small quantities. Owing to a fair crop of it, we are able to offer it now in larger quantities and recommend it to all large growers who want a fancy and profitable market onion. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; Ib. $1.75.
The best of the yel-
OHIO YELLOW GLOBE low Globe _ varieties.
The skin is bright, glossy, orange-yellow, and the flesh is white, and fine grained. The bulbs are remarkably uniform in'size and shape, and being firm and hard possess fine keeping and shipping qualities. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; 1b. $1.75. (See cut.)
P RIZE TAKER light-yellow skin and white flesh of mild
flavor. It is a heavy cropper and a fairly good keeping onion, and is very popular as a market variety. Individual bulbs sometimes weigh four pounds and very often two or three pounds. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 20c; ¥ Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00.
The best-known and most
RED WETHERSF IELD widely-used red variety.
In shape it is flattish, but thick, with very firm flesh. Is hard,
and an excellent keeper, as well as a heavy cropper. The color
is a wee purplish-red. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; lb. $2.25. ee cut.
A very large globe-shaped variety with
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Red Bermuda. A very early, flat variety, used largely in the South for planting in the fall and marketing in the spring. Is of mild flavor and a good shipper, but not a winter-keeping variety. The color is a pale red. The best stock is imported from Ten- eriffe, Canary Islands. and we offer only this stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; %{ lb. 90c; Ib. $2.75.
Red Wethersfield
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Ohio Yellow Globe
Southport Yellow Globe. A _ fine, orange-yellow, globe-shaped vari- ety. Is a heavy cropper, and forms a long-keeping, hard bulb. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 60c; Ib. $1.75.
Southport Red Globe. A large, globe- shaped, bright purplish-red variety. Is a late sort and an excellent keeper. A very handsome variety and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; Ib. $2.25.
Southport White Globe. A pure white globe-shaped variety. Forms handsome hard onions with wax- like, pearl-white flesh. Is used a great deal for green onions owing to the clear. white stem. PKt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00.
YELLOW DANVERS
FL A The best-known and most generally used flat, yellow onion. Is the most hardy of all varieties for Califor- nia and yields the surest and largest crops. Color bright orange-yellow; flesh white and firm. A good keeper, fairly early, and of good size. It is_also a good variety for trans- planting to get early onions. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 20c; % lb. 60c;
Ib. $1.75. Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. The most popular and best vari- ety for set purposes. Is similar to the Yellow Danvers Flat
in shape, color and size, but as a set onion it has the quality of ripening down earlier and more uniformly. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; Ib. $1.75.
The popular yellow globe onion for nee Is almost ball-shaped, but It is a heavy cropper, and a Pkt. 5c; OZ. 20c; % Ib.
Yellow Globe Danvers. market and shipping purposes. a trifle flattened at both ends. good. firm, hard-fleshed variety. 60c; lb. $1.75.
White Bermuda. A very early variety, used largely in the South as an early market onion, when the seed is sown in the fall and the onions harvested in the spring. It is mild and of particularly fine flavor. The color is a pinkish-straw color, and the shape is flat. The seed we offer is grown in Teneriffe, Canary Islands, and is a fine pure strain. This is the principal variety shipped in crates from Texas and Imperial Valley early in the spring. PkKt.5c; 0z. 30c; % lb. 90c; Ib. $2.75.
White Italian Tripoli. A large, globe-shaped variety, with cles white skin and pearl-white flesh. Of mild, sweet flavor. Not a good keeping onion, but much esteemed as a garden variety. Pkt. 5c; 02. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; 1h. $2.25.
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WHITE PORTUGAL, OR SILVERSKIN
The best-known and most largely used white onion. Is flat on the bottom and thick toward the top. Very hard and firm and an excellent keeper. Is largely used for white onion sets as well as for market onions and pickles. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 30c; 14 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00. (See Cut, page 33.)
White Queen. A very early white onion. Rather small and does not keep well. Is of fine, mild flavor, and largely used for home- made pickles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 1b. 65¢; lb. $2.25.
NOTE—tThe Yellow Danvers is frequently called Silverskin on the market, but this is an error, for the true Silverskin is a white, flat onion. We recommend as heavy croppers and adapt- ed practically to all localities the Australian Brown, Yel- low Danvers and Ohio Yellow Globe.
C. C. Morse & Co., grow more acres and sell more seed of onions than any other seed establishment in the world, and we hold the highest reputation for sup- plying the best onion seed on the market.
PARSNIPS
A well-known vegetable for table use. It is also a very good stock food and quite as nutritious as car- rots. It prefers very wet soil, and will thrive where carrots will not grow. A sandy soil is preferred since the roots are very long, and are difficult to dig in stiff soil. Sow the seed in the spring in drills, using one- fourth ounce to 100 feet. In the field sow in rows twelve inches apart, using three pounds per acre.
Early Short Round French. A flat, turnip-shaped variety. Of rather coarse grain, and not as good quality as the long varieties, but early and easy to dig in stiff, hard soil. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4% Ib. 20c; lb. 50c.
HOLLOW CROWN
A variety with a hollow or cup-shaped top, where the leaf stem begins. The most popular and. best variety for all purposes. Skin smooth and white, and flesh tender, while the root grows eight- een to twenty inches long. The best part of it is con- tained in the first eight inches from the top. Our strain of Hollow Crown is the thick-shouldered type called ‘‘student” by some ‘dealers. It is particularly fine, smooth and regular. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4% Ib. 20c; 1b. 50c.
Australian Brown
ONION SETS
Onion Sets are miniature onion bulbs grown from seed and are so formed by sowing 50 to 75 pounds of seed per acre. Good sets are those of very small size and well ripened.
Plant near the surface, in rows 12 inches apart and 2 inches between the sets. When raised from sets, the onions can be used in the green state or may be ripened off for large onions, in which case they are fully six weeks earlier than when raised from seed. Prices are subject to market fluctua- tions as the season advances.
Postage on Onion Sets is 10 cents per pound additional.
Brown or Yellow Onion Sets. Sept.to May. Lb. 20c. White Onion Sets, Sept. to Dec. only. Lh. 25c. Bermuda Sets, July and Aug. Lb. 25c. ’ Garlic. Lb. 25c. Large quantities are furnished at prevailing market prices. Please write for quotations.
PARSLEY
Used for garnishing dishes of meat, or cooked in soups. A few plants in the garden will yield sufficient for a family, providing the leaves are cut often and the plant not allowed to seed. Sow the seed in drills early in spring, using one-fourth of an ounce to 100 feet. Champion Moss Curled. A _very finely curled, bright-green and
very Ornamental variety. PKt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1b. 60c. Hamburg, or Turnip Rooted. A plain-leaved variety, forming a long, thick, edible root. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c. Plain or Single. A very hardy variety, resembling a wild plant. The leaves are flat and not curled. PKt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 26c;
Long Smooth. A very long variety with full crown. Very smooth, white skin. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
Ib. 50c. DOUBLE CURLE ' A curled variety very hardy and easy to grow. Deep rich green, and by many preferred to the extremely curly varieties. Pkt.
5c; oz. 10e; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 60c.
EXTRA. | TRIPLE: CURLED (3° o2 green color. One of the best varieties for all purposes. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 60c.
Double Curled Parsley
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PEPPER
There are varied uses for peppers, and while they are more popular in the South among the Spanish and Mexican people, they are used very largely by all who like strong, hot condiments. The several varieties are used for stuffing when green, for pickles, for pulverizing when
dry, and for soups, etc.
Our selection of varieties includes all of the very best. Peppers do best in hot climates, but can be grown quite successfully in most places.
They require very rich soil. The seed germinates
slowly and should be started in boxes, and the young plants transplanted after all danger of frost is over.
Large Bell or Bull Nose Peppers—best for stuffing
CHINESE GI ANT A very large, deep-red variety, very
thick and blunt. It is fully twice as large as Large Bell, or Bull Nose, being four or five inches thick at the top and about six-inches long. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; ¥Y% Ib. $1.60; lb. $5.50.
Golden Dawn. A short, thick variety, similar to Large Bell, or Bull Nose, in shape, but a rich golden yellow, with a mild sweet flavor. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50.
Large Squash. An early variety, bearing large, flat, or tomato- shaped fruit, which is bright red when fully ripe. 25¢c; 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50.
LARGE BELL, OR BULL NOSE wis Boe. P 3
stuffing. Fruit large, round and blocky, and about three inches
long and two inches thick. The color is deep green when fruit
is young, but when fully ripened it is a rich, glossy blood-red.
a about two feet high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; - $2.50.
LONG RED CAYENNE:
The most pop-
A strong, pungent va- riety, having long, point-
Pkt. 5c; 02. ©
ed fruit, which is bright scarlet when ripe. A well-known and popular variety. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 4 1b. 75c; 1b. $2.50.
Red Cherry. An ornamental as well as useful variety, the plant being tall and bearing profusely, small, bright red fruit. The fruit is small, round, very hot, and is largely used for pickles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; 1b. $2.50.
Red Chili. A rather small, bright-red variety about two inches long, and pointed. The pods are used in making chili sauce, and are very pungent and hot. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; 1b. $2.50.
Ruby King. A popular variety of the Bell, or Bull Nose type. The fruit is large, bright, glossy-red, and the flavor is mild and sweet. A desirable variety for slicing in salads and for stuffing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 85e; 1b. $3.00.
SWEET MOUNTAIN, OR SPANISH MAMMOTH A very popular variety with some mar-
ket gardeners. It is a late variety, bearing large, thick fruit, which is frequently eight inches long and two or three inches in diameter. When mature, it is a deep, glossy red, and the flavor is mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25¢; 14 1b. 75¢c; 1b. $2.50.
-PUMPKIN
While pumpkins are of strong growth, they will not stand frost, and cannot be planted until about April 15th. A moderately rich soil is
sufficient for good pumpkins.
Plant in hills about six to eight feet apart.
Three to four pounds of seed will plant an acre, and one ounce
will plant 100 hills. Do not plant near squashes or melons, they are likely to mix. If large quantities are wanted, write for special price.
CONNECTICUT FIELD, OR NEW ENG- LAND PIE A fine, large, orange-colored variety used
for field culture and stock feeding. The skin is smooth and ribbed and the flesh is brittle and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 44 lb. 20c; Ib. 50c, post- paid.
Large Cheese, or Kentucky Field. A very large, flat- tened variety, averaging about two feet through. When ripened the skin is a rich cream color. Flesh yel- low and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20e; lb. 60c, postpaid.
MAMMOTH KING, OR POTIRON
The best large pumpkin in use. Forms immense globular melons, flattened a little at the end. Skin reddish yel- low in color and flesh rich orange. This is unques- tionably the very best mam- moth pumpkin we have. It Tuns very uniform in shape and color and all are of immense size. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 1b. 45¢; 1b. $1.50.
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COMMON FIELD
The well-known, ordinary pumpkins, largely used for stock feeding. The fruit is variously colored in yellow, drab, red, and orange, and varies also in size, but is usually very large. Is a heavy cropper and very easily grown. Pkt.
5c; Ib. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 25c; 10 Ibs. $2.25; 100 Ibs. 220.00.
Mammoth Golden Cushaw. One of the best stock-feeding varieties. Is a solid, yellow crooknecked sort, and is nearly all flesh, having a very small seed cavity. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4 1b. 30¢c; lb. $1.00, postpaid.
Pie Pumpkin. A small, round, yellow sort, with fine, pink- ish netting. Flesh is thick, sweet, and of excellent qual- ity. Pkt. 5¢e; oz. 10c; 4 lb. 30c; Ib. $1.00, postpaid.
SMALL SUGAR. A small, round variety of excellent quality. The flesh is rich yellow, very thick and sweet, and the skin is deep orange. We recommend this variety as the very best for pies. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00, post- paid.
PEAS
Peas are quite hardy, and for very early market can be planted in the fall in protected ee and ripe peas can be had in February. They
require moderately rich soil, but not excessively rich or wet, or they will run too much to vine, and do not bear heavily. The seed needs to be planted thick, using from 150 to 200 pounds per acre for seed or vegetable crop, or one pound for sixty feet of row. 3 The dwarf varieties can be planted in rows twelve to eighteen inches apart, and the tall ones three feet By using the various classes of peas — and by making several sowings of each, good peas can be had for a long season. In the garden the pods should be kept picked, as the plants” will then continue to bear longer. 1
Express or freight charges are not prepaid. Write us for special quotations on large quantities. Seed crop is very short this year. ~—
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES
ALASKA, OR EARLIEST OF ALL. A very early, tall variety, with - smooth, small peas of good quality, and short well-filled pods. Its
Gradus
inches long and well ~ filled with large peas. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 30c, postpaid. By ex- press or freight, Ib. 20c; 10 Ibs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
Nott’s Excelsior. The popular dwarf, wrinkled variety for the home garden or market garden. The
Thos. Laxton
AMERICAN WONDER
First and Best. One of
fruit ripens practically all at one time, and is very popular with can- ners, who always desire to make but one cut- ting. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, Ib. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50.
A dwarf or short-vine variety, bearing short, thick, well-filled pods which are a rich dark green. It bears well, is easily grown, and very early. The peas are of especially fine flavor, and it is the best dwarf variety for all purposes. The dried peas are wrink- led. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, Ib. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00.
the earliest tall varie- ties, with smooth, round peas, which ripen almost at one time. Pods straight, short, and well filled. Off) pitvajlny Qe ulanleitiyas Pkt. 10c; Ib. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, Ib. 25c; 19 lbs. $2.00.
Gradus, or Prosperity. One of the very
best early varieties. Is a tall variety, growing about three feet high and bears very long pods, which are pointed, and well filled with large, sweet, and very fine wrinkled peas. The foliage and pods are light green, and the plant is
YORKSHIRE
vines are larger and more productive than American Wonder and the peas are of es- pecially fine flavor and good quality. Some planters regard this variety as the best for the home garden, claiming it to be of peculiarly delicious
avor, of long contin- uous bearing quality and easy to grow. Pkt. 10c;1b. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 Ibs. $15.00.
PREMIUM GEM
The best and most opular dwarf, wrink- ed variety, especially with market garden- ers. It grows about fifteen inches high and bears good-sized pods, which are filled with six to eight peas of es-, pecially _fine, sweet flavor. Pkt. 10c;1b. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, Ib. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
Thomas Laxton. A fine, early tall variety, sim- ilar to Gradus but more hardy and not quite so early. Is also a little darker in color and
taller, but has the same fine, large pods
and fine color. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, ostpaid. By express or freight, b. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00.
SECOND EARLY
VARIETIES
Abundance. A tall, branching variety bearing medium-sized mons with large peas of good quality. It ripens evenly, and is used largely by canners. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, 1b. 20c; 101bs. $1.50.
not very hardy. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $15.00.
BURPEE’S BEST EXTRA. EARLY MMe ae intro-
T- strain. This is very much the best early pea _ of the smooth-seed varieties, is very much sweeter than Alaska and also earlier. The vines make a very quick growth, about eighteen to twenty inches in length, and the pods ripen practically all at one time. Pkt. 10c;3 lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or ae freight, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00. Bi
ALASKA
McLean’s Advancer. A good, tall va- riety with wrinkled peas of very fine quality. Is especially productive and very popular with market gardeners.
kt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, 1b. 20c; 10 Ibs. $1.25. ; :
Bliss’s Everbearing. A tall, wrinkled va- riety bearing broad pods well filled with large peas of good quality. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid. By express
MecLean’s Little Gem. A good, dwarf, or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.25.
wrinkled variety, growing about eight- een inches high. Pods about . three
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PEAS—LATE VARIETIES
Champion of England. One of the most popular, tall, wrinkled varieties. Is very prolific and hardy, and the peas are of especially fine, rich quality. a 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 20c; 10 Ibs.
1.50.
Horsford’s Market Garden. A tall variety of medium height; very prolific; peas small and wrinkled, but pods well filled. Dark green and hardy and very popular as a canning variety. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, 1b. 20c; 10 Ibs. $1.50.
STR AT AGE A semi-dwarf variety with large leaves and large pods.
The peas are dark green, wrinkled, and of good quality. Of all the Peas we list and all of those we have tried, we do not know of another variety so well adapted to most sections of our coast as Stratagem. It is planted in large quantities by the gardeners for market, and we have several customers who actually plant a ton of seed of this variety alone in their market gardens. The vines bear well, and the pods are long, thick and well filled. When other peas last spring were selling for from $1.25 to $1.60 per sack, Stratagems were selling readily at $3.00 per sack. Being large podded, it took fewer by half to the sack and a man could pick twice as many sacks a day as of other sorts. It is easy to figure the difference in cost and the excess of profit. ‘There are many new and valuable varieties being introduced but ‘‘Stratagem”’ is still the favorite. They are locally known as Big Gems and Dark Telephones but these names are incorrect and should be discouraged.
The strain we offer is selected and every imperfect plant carefully rogued out, and we believe we have the very best strain that can be had anywhere. Prices—re-selected strain. Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, 1b. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00.
Telephone Peas. Long podded, delicious flavor, late bearing
One of the latest varieties. Is tall and vigorous, with enormous pods, bearing large, wrinkled pees of remarkably fine quality. A popular home-garden and market variety. We have an especially fine pure stock this year. Pkt. 10c;1b. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $17.50.
YORKSHIRE HERO, OR ALAMEDA
SWEETS A very hardy and prolific, semi-dwarfed, wrinkled variety. The peas are large and of
Black-Eyed Marrowfat. The best of the marrowfat varieties. Tall, hardy, and productive. Pkt. 10c; lb. 26c, postpaid. TELEPHON *By express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00.
Large White Marrowfat. A very tall hardy variety. Very pro- ductive, but of inferior quality. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 95c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.15; 100 lbs. $10.00.
Melting Sugar. A tall variety, bearing long, flat, brittle pods;
which are cut or broken and cooked like string beans. Is a delicious vegetable, and should be better known and more generally used. Pkt. 10c; 1b. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, 1b. 25c; 10 Ibs. $1.50.
fine quality and the pods, which are broad and medium sized, remain in condition for a long time. It bears immense crops, both of pods and dried peas. and is the variety most largely planted by gardeners. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid. By ex- press or freight, lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $15.00.
NOTE.—We especially invite correspondence with farmers who grow produce for market, or who plant such things as mangel beets or stock carrots on a large scale for cattle feeding, or who plant large quantities of green manure plants, such as Vetches, Niles Peas, etc. We would esteem it a privilege to give what information we can to any large planters of anything we list and are always pleased to make special quotations when it is possible to do so.
Remember—A supply of seed is limited to the crop produced and we are likely to be sold out of many things as the season progresses. We cannot urge you too strongly to order early.
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RADISH
Being a root crop, good brittle radishes require light, well-worked soil, made very rich and mellow to insure quick growth. If permitted to grow slowly, they become tough and pithy. They are easy to grow and frequent plantings will insure a ‘constant supply for the table. Use two-thirds ounce for 100 feet of row,,and thin the very young plants somewhat to prevent crowding. Summer varieties can be sown all spring and well into summer. Winter varieties, however, require some time to mature, and the seed should be planted in August and September for good radishes in November and December.
Brightest Long Scarlet. A very showy, long variety. Is thick at the shoulder and tapering., Bright rose scarlet with distinct white tip. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; Yj Ib. 25¢; 1b. 75c.
Chartier. A very long variety and larger in diameter and general size than Long Scarlet. Keeps hard and crisp longer than most varieties, and is an excellent garden sort. Color bright rose with lighter colored tip. Pkt. 5c; 02. 10c; 44 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
Cincinnati Market. An early and quick-growing long variety, which keeps hard and crisp for a long time. A favorite market garden variety. Color. crimson. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c.
Chinese Rose Winter. A bright scarlet winter variety. About 4 inches long and stump-rooted. Matures two or three weeks earlier than the Chinese White Winter and like it is firm and crisp and does not grow pithy until it runs to seed. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 90c.
CHINESE WHITE WINTER, OR CELESTIAL
(or Cal. Mammoth White Winter). The well-known and popular winter variety. Clear white, about 4 inches long and half stump-rooted. Keeps firm and crisp until it runs to seed. Is a good cooking variety, and when cooked the flavor resemblesturnip. Pkt. 5c; 0Z.10c;14 1h. 25c; 1b. 90c.
Crimson Giant Forcing. A new variety which will be a popular market and home garden variety, since it matures very early and remains firm and crisp much longer than other short varieties. Color, rose carmine with white tip. It is top-shaped. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 Ih. 25c; Ib. T5c.
Early Round Dark Red, or Prussian Globe. A bright scarlet, turnip-shaped variety. Early, quick growing, and a handsome radish. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4b. 25¢c; lb. 75c.
Early Scarlet Turnip. A valuable variety for forcing or outdoorculture. Is a small, turnip-shaped variety, and in color entirely crimson. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lh. 25c; lb. 75c.
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 4,27" forcing, variety
owing to its very quick
growth and fine, bright scarlet color. Shape, a trifle oblong. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25¢; 1b. 75c.
Early White Turnip. A very quick-growing, small, turnip-shaped variety. Color, clear white; very mild flavor, and valuable for forcing. kt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4% lb. 25c; lb. 85c.
French Breakfast. (See illustration page 39) A popular variety for market or forcing. It is about two inches long and decidedly stump-rooted.
Color, bright rose with
_ bottom of root and
the tail pure white. Bee ve : co
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % atic tiles : eer sips
lb. 25¢; 1b. 75c. *“‘Long Scarlet’’
Golden Globe. Quite a large top-shaped variety with yellow skin, and solid, white flesh. Is not a quick-growing variety, but retains its solidity along time after maturity. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c.
Half Long, or Olive-Shaped. The variety most largely used by gardeners in California. It is about_ 3 inches long with half _stump-root and sloping top. Color, carmine. Quick growing and hardy. Remains solid longer than any other variety. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 20¢; Ib. 60c.
Half Long Deep Scarlet. A shorter, olive-shaped variety, with half stump-root and sloping top. Color, bright scarlet. Valuable for forcing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 75c.
ICICLE A handsome white variety, about 5 inches long, with sloping top and pointed root. Quick growing, brittle, and mild in flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c.
Long Black Spanish. A winter variety with almost black skin and white flesh. Roots about six inches long. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
LONG SC ARLET (short top). The best known and most popular long variety. Color, bright carmine, and flesh brittle and firm. About 6 inches long, the top growing out of the ground about
one inch. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 60c.
Long White Japanese. A winter variety, growing frequently 2 feet long and about 3 inches in diameter, Skin, white; flesh, solid and tender, and very pungent. A staple article of diet with the Japanese, who use it both green and dried. Our seed imported from Japan. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. $1.00.
Round Black Spanish. A winter variety, with black skin and white flesh. It is top-shaped or almost globular. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 75c.
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED i *°9..°3%3:
Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 90c.
White Strasburg. A large, white variety for late summer use. Rather thick at the shoulder and tapering to about 5 inches in Jength. _ Keeps firm and solid a long time. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
White Vienna (or Lady Finger). A very fine, long, white variety, quick growing, and ready for use when very young. The flavor is mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; 1b. 75c.
Early ‘‘Scarlet Globe’?
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SCARLET TURNIP WHITE TIPPED or Rosy Gem. One of the most
pera anes ey at ee
popular and attracive short varieties. Itis
globe-shaped, bright rose carmine with bottom and tip clear white. Stems and leaves small. Very valu- able for forcing as well as for the house garden and market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 90c.
French Breakfast Radish—See page 38
RHUBARB
A rich, sandy soil, wet but well drained, is best for rhubarb. While it is frequently propagated from seed, only a percentage comes true, but it is cheaper to grow from seed and discard untrue plants. The popular method, however, is to use young plants propagated from the crown. Set
lants three feet by six. The best stems are produced the second year, but it continues to produce or several years. When the blossom stalk appears, it should be cut back well into the ground.
Myatt’s Victoria. The variety most generally in use. It comes fairly true from seed. See: 5c; oz. 15¢; 4 lb. 40c; lb. Roots—i5e each, $1.50 per dozen.
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variety, which has become very popular and profit-
SALSIF Y, OR VEGETABLE OYSTER
The salsify root, which grows about twelve inches long and one inch in diameter, is becoming a very popular vegetable. When cooked, it has a distinct flavor of the oyster, and may be served ina great variety of ways. A loose, light soil, especially sandy loam, is desirable for a long, smooth root. In stiff soils the roots are usually uneven and hard to dig. Use three-fourths ounce for 100 feet of row, and thin to one or two inches to prevent crowding.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. The improved, large-rooted variety, growing about 12 inches long and being from 1 to 2 inches thick. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 1b. 50c; Ib. $1.75.
SORREL
The large leaves, when cookea like spinach, make a very palatable vegetable. In California it grows luxuriantly, spreads rapidly from the root, and becomes an obnoxious weed unless given attention.’ A confined location in the garden is therefore recommended.
Large Leaved French. The variety having the largest leaves, and therefore the most desirable. _ Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; lb. $1.25.
An easily grown plant, the seed of which may be planted in the fall to secure good spinach early in the spring or even throughout, the winter. The better and richer the soil, the larger and more
tender the leaves will be. As a field crop for the market garden, use 8 pounds of seed per acre. For the home garden use one-half ounce for 100 feet of row. :
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY
The variety most generally used in the East, and especially throughout the South for shipping. Leaves large, round, and thick, very much savoyed and rich deep green. One of the earliest varieties. Seed, round. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1b. 35c.
Long Standing. A deep green variety with rather elongated smooth leaves. Seed, round. Stands a long time without run- ning toseed. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 144 1b. 15c;
able to the grower, is of delicious flavor,
extremely hardy, very prolific, and very
quick growing. Produces good stems all
winter and spring.
Seed—Pkt. 10c; oz. 65c; 44 lb. $2.00; lh. $6.50.
Roots—25c each, 5 for $1.00. Add 10c each for postage.
Prickly Spinach
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Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island
New Zealand. A plant with thick, fleshy tex-
ture and soft crystalline leaves. Is not like the ordinary spinach in appearance, but it is used in the same way. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; lb. $1.00.
The variety commoniy used for market in California. Is very hardy and easily grown; bears large, smooth leaves, which are shaped like an arrow point. Color, bright green. Seed, irregular, with 3 or 4 sharp points. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 15¢; 1b. 30c.
lb. 40c.
Victoria. A long-standing variety withround, Round, Thick Leaved. A_large-leaved, slightly savoyed leaves. Deep green and bright green variety. Leaves rather hardy. Forms good, edible leaves early smooth and rounded at the top. A good and continues to produce leaves for a long variety for late spring and summer. Seed, peted Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; {4 lb. 15c; oe Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 15c;
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SQUASH
The summer varieties come into use early in the summer, but being sensitive to frost the seed cannot be sown until late in April. The seed should be planted in hills four feet apart, using four ounces to 100 hills. The winter varieties are also unable to resist frost, and should be planted at the same time. The fruit does not mature until late in the fall, and, having a very firm, hard shell, keeps well, and with a little care squashes can be had all winter and until late in the spring. In gathering winter squashes, it is important to protect the stems, since, if broken off, the fruit will not keep so well. Plant in hills six to eight feet apart, using two or three seeds to the hill. Use eight ounces to 100 hills, or two pounds to an acre. Moderately rich soil will grow good squashes.
SUMMER VARIETIES
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP _—
A very early variety, with flat,. creamy white, scalloped squashes 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The vine is bush in habit and rather dwarf. This va- riety is the common ' “patty-pan” squash. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ‘ Y{ lb. 25¢; 1b. 75c.
Mammoth Summer Crookneck. A large golden-yellow va- riety, thickly warted; is eighteen inches long, brittle, and tender. Plants
are bush and very prolific. This is an improved strain of the old yeu Ly, and considerably larger. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; WINTER VARIETIES - 80c. : : Mammoth White Bush Scallop. A fine, large variety with round, BOSTON MARROW 3@2ontat vaisty win large. scalloped fruit twelve to fourteen inches in diameter. Color, dish orange, with light cream netting. Flesh, orange. Fine white, clear and wax-like. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1b. 85c. grained, and of excellent quality. This is the most popular va- - VEGETABLE OR ITALIAN MARROW riety for canning. The California canners plant several hundred >. ; ; A Me acres annually and the fruit makes a rich orange-red, and delicious a renee oblong varlely progecing rule whey is dari green at flavored dish. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 60c. rst. becoming marbled and striped with yellow and lighter green Delicious. A dark green variety, with thick, orange-colored flesh aie aa eee eal ee ve 10c; 4% ae ee een ve of very best quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45e; Ib. $1.50. e Summer Crookneck. ong, crooknecked variety, similar > icln =. to Summer Crookneck in size and shape, but it is pure white. Is Gr cae arenes blade Water hy Ae carts noes SCE eee of especially fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 25¢; lb. 75c. “Turk’s Cap” at blossom end. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20e; Yellow Bush eeallon or Custard: An early. variety with et Ib. 65c. round, scalloped fruit. in, deep yellow; flesh, pale yellow. . i j Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1/ 1b. 25e; Ib. 75c. atte rie ae variety for early winter or even summer use. YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK [2° o PeeraTe , well- slightly known summer variety. Fruit long, skin very much warted, tidged; is bright golden yellow. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 lb. 25c; Ib. 75c. creamy yel-
low outside and the flesh is thick, and when cooked is of most delicious flavor. Is solid and hard and a splendid keeper. PKt. 5c; 0Z.10c; 141b. 25c;1b. 90c.
Golden Hubbard. An ex- ceptionally attractive va- riety of the true Hubbard type. At maturity the color is red, and the flesh bright orange. The vine is productive and the fruit is fit for use earlier than the Hubbard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c.
HUBBARD 17st popular and widely used of the winter squashes. Fruit is
Early ‘‘White Bush Scallop” oe oe at etry eek : YELLOW :
color, with orange-colored OQUAMER flesh. Is remarkable for its keeping qualities. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 85c. CROOKVECH Perfect Gem or Cream. Long-keeping, winter squash, 4 to 6 inches in diameter; SASH —
apple shaped; distinctly ribbed with smooth, cream-colored skin. It is solid and rather hard, but bakes to a delicious soft consistency on the inside. Although a small variety it is a great keeper and is used mostly in the winter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; Ib. 85c. |
Mammoth Chili. A very large variety, with smooth, oblong fr lit, flattened_at both ends. Skin, rich orange yellow; flesh, orange, fine grained, and sweet. Pkt. 5c; OZ. 15c; 144 Ih. 45c; lb. $1.50.
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TOMATO
As tomatoes are very sensitive to frost, they cannot be set in the open field until about May ist. The seed must be sown in well-protected hhotbeds, sowing same about March ist. A hardy and stocky plant is had by transplanting the small plants in the bed a few weeks before transplanting to the field. Or when about four inches high, the top may be pinched off and the plant grows stockier.
Sow the seed broadcast, using one ounce to about three square feet of area, which will yield plants enough to set an acre. In the field set tall varieties six feet apart and dwarf varieties three feet apart. A slight trellis is advisable in the garden. Good soil produces the best fruit, but it is not necessary that it be excessively rich. Too frequent watering, especially spraying the plant, is injurious to tomatoes in the home garden, but a moderate amount of water should be applied at the roots at regular intervals.
M ATCHLESS A tall-growing, prolific variety
with large fruit, which is rather flattened, smooth and uniform. Color, bright scarlet. For canning and general main crop market, there is no better tomatogrown. We heartily recommend it. Extra selected strain, Pkt.10c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.10; 1b. $4.00.
Perfection. A tall variety, with medium-sized, globular, uniform fruit, which is smooth and well ripened to the stem. Color, bright scarlet. Pkt.
FRANCISCO CAUIRORSIAS UsSaAy
Acme. A tall variety, medium early, bearing flat- tish globe fruit of a purplish-carmine color, and medium size. The fruit is smooth and uniform, Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 1b. 75c; 1b. $2.25.
Beauty. A rather early, tall variety; very prolific, } with good-sized, smooth fruit of a ; purplish-carmine color. Pkt. 5c; oz.
Dwarf Champion.
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL) Gaga
A wonderful new variety, in that it is early and bears continuously through- out the season. The fruit is large, smooth, uniform, and well ripened clear to the stem, and the flavor and quality are especially fine. Color, bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14 1b. 85c; lb. $2.75.
A dwarf variety, sometimes called the tree tomato on account of its upright growth andits ability to stand alone
5c; 0Z. 25c; 144 1b. 75c; lb. $2.25.
Ponderosa. An extremely large, irregular- fruited variety. Vine tall, and fruit very solid and purplish-carmine in color. Rather coarse and of fair quality only. Pkt. 10c, 0z.40c; 14 1b. $1.00; 1b. $3.50.
Red Cherry. The fruit. is small and globe shaped, about 1 to 2 inches in diameter. It is bright scarlet in color, and besides be- ing ornamental, is very valuable for pre- serving. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 1b. 75c; lb. $2.50.
without trellising. Fruit, Medium sized, smooth, uniform, and of a pur-
Red Pear Shaped. As the name implies, the fruit is shaped like a pear—small at the stem and enlarged at the top. It is
Ponderosa— Stone—Dwarf Champion Three of the most popular tomatoes
lish-carmine color. kt.5c; oz. 25c3 141b. 75c; lb. $2.50.
Earliana (Sparks). The earliest tall variety, _ forming ripe fruit much earlier than any other variety. The fruit is large, smooth, of a bright scarlet color,and of fine quality. Very valuable for early mar- ket use. Pkt. 10c; 0z.25¢c; 14 1b. 85¢e; 1h.
small, being about 2 or 3 inches long. It is bright scarlet; is of fine flavor, and makes delicious preserves or salads. PKt. 5c; 0Z. 25¢;
1b. 75¢c; 1b. $2.50. STONE The best main-crop variety for all pur- poses, and largely used for canning. Vine, tall and pro- lific. Fruit, smooth, large, anduniform. Color, bright scarlet. PKt. 5¢; OZ. 25c;
: 14 lb. 75¢; 1b. $2.25. TROPHY An old_ favorite and much esteemed for its productive- ness and hardiness. The fruit is somewhat irregular, but of fine quality, and is valu- able for canning. The true stock is scarlet in color, and the fruit shows a distinct navel at the blossomend. PKt. 5¢; 02. 20¢;
14 lb. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
Yellow Cherry. A small-fruited, bright, golden- yellow variety; very attractive for salads or preserves. In all respects like the Red Cherry, except for its golden-yellow color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25¢c; 14 1b. 75c; Ib. $2.50.
SS Yellow Pear Shaped. A small-fruited variety, resembling the Red Pear Shaped, except in color, which is golden yellow. Itis very useful for salads when the fruit is simply cut in two length-wise. It is also useful for preserves. Pkt. 5c; OZ. 25¢; 44 1b. 75¢e;1b. $2.50.
Chalk’s Early Jewel
Favorite. A tall variety, bearing globe-shaped, scarlet fruit. The fruit is smooth, and uniform, and well ripened tothe stem. Pkt. 5e; oz. 25¢c; 141b. 75c; 1b. $2.25.
Golden Queen. A large-fruited, tall variety, bear- ing smooth, bright yellow fruit of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50.
Husk Tomato, or Ground Cherry. A variety that is covered by a loose covering or husk. The true edible variety is yellow and is used for preserves, and must not be confounded with the wild variety which resembles it in the husk but the fruit inside is black. Pkt. 5¢e; 0z. 25c; 14 1b. 90c; Ib. $3.00.
June Pink. A grand new extra early variety. One of We the very earliest sorts we have—a little earlier than Earliana. The fruit is smooth and ripened to the stem and the plant bears well. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 14 1b. 90c; 1b. $3.00.
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TURNIPS
While turnips are a favorite fall and winter vegetable, they may also be had in spring by proper sowings. They are of easy Culture, but need well-worked, rich soil to insure a quick, uninterrupted growth, when they will be tender and free from woodiness. For fall and winter use sow the seed in August, using one ounce to 250 feet of row, thinning the plants when very young to three or four
inches apart. For spring use sow in January.
For field culture sow in rows about two feet apart, using one to three pounds of seed per acre.
White Flat Dutch Turnips
PURPLE TOP FLAT DUTCH (Strap
Amber, or Yellow Globe. One of the best yellow-fleshed varieties. Skin also clear yellow. Is of large size and fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20¢c; 1b. 50c.
Cow Horn. A long, pure white variety, resembling a white carrot more than a turnip. The flesh is tender and sweet, and it is quite popular as a market variety on this account. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; 1b. 50c.
Early Snowball. A medium globe-shaped variety of pure white. Very solid and of the best quality. PkKt. 5c; oz. 10c; Y% 1b. 20¢c; 1b. 60c.
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH (Strap
L f) A medium-sized, flat variety; clear white, early.
€a and of fine flavor. A fine table variety. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; Ib. 50c.
Extra Early White Milan. flat, and clear white. A fine home-garden variety. Pkt. 5c; 0zZ. 10c; 4 lb. 25¢c; lb. 75c.
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. sized, very flat, and white with purple top. 144 1b. 25¢e; 1b. 75c.
Orange Jelly, or Golden Globe. A globe-shaped, yellow variety with firm and crisp yellow flesh. A very fine table variety. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
A very early variety, medium Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c;
A very early variety, medium sized, ©
if f ) An early, flat variety. White, with purple top. ea _ Probably the most popular and_ generally used garden variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1% Ib. 20c; lb. 50c.
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 4, ;2"%°
SoOrnt) for either table use or stock feeding. Roots, globe-shaped, white, with purple top. Flesh, white, firm, and tender. PKt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20¢c; lb. 50c.
Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen. A medium-sized variety, generally used for stock feeding. Is yellow, with purple top. Flesh, light. yellow. A winter variety, seed of which should be sown in summer. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
Pomeranean White Globe. Large white variety, used largely for stock feeding. Is globe-shaped, large leaves. Hardy. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; lb. 50c.
Seven Top (for greens). Cultivated for its leaves; cooked same as spinach and mustard. The root is small and not used. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; lb. 50c.
White Egg. A small, oval-shaped variety with pure, white skin and white, fine-grained flesh. A handsome variety and very early. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 Ib. 20c; lb. 60c.
RUTA BAGAS, OR SWEDES
These are grown very extensively for stock feeding, and make an excellent and valuable cro
Treatment same as for winter turnips,
but require a longer season to grow, and the seed should be planted early in July. The rows should be at least two and one-half feet apart, and the plants thinned to eight or twelve inches. The roots frequently grow to an enormous size.
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP, or LONG One of the best and most popular varieties,
ISLAND with yellow flesh. It is yellow below ground, with purple top above, and the leaves are small. A good stock- feeding or table variety. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
A globe-shaped variety of good quality.
Laing’s Purple Top. Pkt.
Flesh, yellow; skin, yellow below ground and purple above. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 60c.
LARGE WHITE, or SWEET GERMAN. A very large variety» with white skin and white flesh, which is tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; Ib. 50c.
Monarch, or Tankard. Roots ovoid in shape and very large. Flesh, yellow; skin, yellow below ground and purple above. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 44 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
Yellow Purple Top Swede. The well-known and most commonly used variety. Roots, globular; skin, yellow under ground and purple above. Flesh of fine flavor. Valuable for either table use or stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 20c; 1b. 50c.
TOBACCO
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. The best known and most widely used variety throughout the middle and northern States and Canada. Is the hardiest variety in cultivation. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 1b. 60c; 1b. $2.00.
Havana (Domestic). Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14 1b. 75c; lb. $3.50.
Vuelta de Abajo (Imported Havana). Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. White Burley. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 14 1b. $1.00; lb. $3.00. Yellow Pryor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 75¢e; 1b. $2.50. Kentucky Yellow. Pkt. 10c; o%. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.50.
The seed especially being used for
A hardy annual. : : ith seasoning food, also for flavoring liquors and for medicinal
Anise.
purposes. Grows about two feet tall. Sow the seed where the plants aretostand. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 85c.
Balm. A perennial herb used for seasoning, especially in liquors. Has a lemon-like flavor. Thrives in any warm location, and is a ae grow. Plant grows 1 to 2 feet high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c;
A, . 75c. ‘
Basil, Sweet. A hardy annual, the leaves of which have a clove- like flavor. Used for seasoning soups, meats, and salads. Of the easiest culture; seed can be sown as early as the weather permits. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 40c; 1b. $1.50.
Borage. The leaves are used for flavoring and the flowers furnish bee pasture. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
Caraway. A biennial herb, grown for its seeds, which are used for flavoring breads, cakes and cheese; also occasionally for the young shoots and leaves, which are eaten. Grows two feet high. Is of easy culture. Sow the seed in the spring for seed crop the following year. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c.
Catnip. Practically a wild plant. Is a hardy on Diay the leaves of which are used for medicinal purposes. kt. 5c; oz. 40c; 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00.
Coriander. An easily grown herb, the seeds of which are used for flavoring pastry, confectionery and liquors. Grows two to three feet high. Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 15¢; lb. 45c.
Dill. An annual herb, the seeds of which are used for seasoning. The foliage is also used for flavoring as well as for medicinal, purposes. Grows two to three feet high. Its largest use is pickling cucumbers in what is known as ‘‘Dill Pickles.” Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c.
Fennel, Sweet. A hardy perennial, the leaves of which are used in soups, garnishes, and salads. The seed should be sown early and plants thinned to six or eight plants to foot of row. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1% lb. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
Horehound. A hardy perennial shrub, one to three feet high, with whitish, hairy leaves, which are used in confectionery, and in medicines for coughs and colds. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c.
Hyssop. A hardy perennial shrub, growing eighteen inches high. Used for medicinal purposes, both green and dried. Pkt. 5e¢}3 oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c.
Lavender. A hardy perennial, growing two feet high and forming a bush about four feet in diameter. Used as a garden plant on account of its fragrant blossoms and foliage. Its long, fragrant stems are frequently used for fancy work when dried. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % Ib. 40c; 1b. $1.25.
Sweet Marjoram. A half-hardy perennial, the leaves of which are used both green and dried for flavoring or seasoning. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 144 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25.
Rosemary. A hardy perennial shrub, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and medicinal purposes. Oil of rosemary is distilled from the leaves. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 4 Ib. $1.00.
Rue. <A hardy perennial, thriving on poor soil. Has a peculiar smell; leaves are bitter. Is used as a stimulant, but should be used with caution, since its use sometimes results in injury. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %41b. 40c.
Sage. A hardy perennial shrub, with whitish-green, oval, and very much wrinkled leaves, which have a pleasant smell and which are used for seasoning. It is easily grown and the seed can be sown almost any time. Its fragrant, purplish flowers are especially attractive to bees, and the finest white honey has its source in sage blossoms. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c; 14 lb. 60c; Ib. $1.75.
Summer Savory. A hardy annual, the stems and leaves of which ae eee for flavoring dressings and soups. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Zs A Cc.
Winter Savory. A hardy perennial, the leaves of which are used
for seasoning. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c.
Tansy. A very easily grown perennial plant, growing about three feet high. Its leaves are used for medicinal purposes, especially for dropsy and kindred disorders. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 30c; 14 1b. $1.00.
Tarragon. ‘The leaves are used for seasoning. The plants con- tinue to bear leaves for a long period. Pkt. 10c.
Thyme. A low-growing, half-shrubby perennial, with fragrant leaves, having a mint-like odor, which are used for seasoning. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. ;
Wormwood. A hardy perennial, growing about four feet high. The leaves, which are greatly divided, have a strong, bitter flavor. They are gathered in the summer and dried, and are largely used in medicines for tonics and applications. Also used in liquors, especially absinthe. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 lb. 60c.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS
We carry the following plants in the season shown and pack them very carefully for shipping. ‘The purchaser takes the risk of their
wilting or being damaged in transit. i Artignee Plants. January to May. Doz. $2.00. Too heavy to mail.
Asparagus Roots. 2 years old. January to April. Doz. 20c (postpaid 25c doz.); 100 $1.00; special price per 1,000.
Cabbage Plants. November to June. Doz. 15c¢; 100 85c; doz. -20c, postpaid.
Caulifiower Plants. November to June. Doz. 20c; 100 $1.00; doz. 25c, postpaid. ;
Celery Plants. March to May. Doz. 20c; 100 $1.20; doz. 25c, postpaid.
Egg Plant. April to May 15th. Doz. 25¢; doz. 30c, postpaid. Garlic. November to May. 25¢ per lb.
Horse Radish Roots. January to May. Doz. 50c; doz. 55c, post- paid. Extra large roots, 15¢c each, or $1.00 per 10.
SEASONS TO PLANT IN
Variety When to Sow Artichoke... .0e........ January to March.—Plant Roots ASPARaAUSe eo eee ect scan . February to April.
Beans, Broad........... January to May. Beans, Bush Lima.......M :
Beans, Pole Lima:....... Beans, Wax............. BeansePolesse. cis cs. stro: Beets tata aire nc sists aceite Year Round. Broccoliaeweeswuiars cs eine January to April. Brussels Sprouts......... January to April.—July to October.
Cabbage................January to April.—July to October. Carrot..................All Year Round. Cauliflower.............. July to January.
Celery ........... September to January.
Conneeeeare eee yr April 15th to July.
Corn Salad..............March to May.—August to October. Cucumber, yee bee April 15th to June.
BPO PlANt Oe peers February to April.
MGI VER jsys ls alee he hate - July to October.
Kale..... Be WE en ae peemnte January to April.—July to October. KohiGRabiens 0. eons January to May.—July to October. MECC UC Oras tiki tee camer ae All Year Round.
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Pepper, Large Bell. April to May. Doz. 25c; 100 $1.50; doz. 30c, postpaid.
Pepper, Cayenne. postpaid. Rhubarb Roots. December to May.
$1.75, postpaid. Rhubarb Roots, Crimson Winter. age additional 15c each root. Sweet Potatoes. April 15th to June. 25¢c, postpaid. Tomato, Extra Early Plants. Tomato, Stone, etc. April to June, 25c, postpaid.
Herbs, Chives, Sweet Marjoram, Sage, Savory, Thyme, Tarra- gon. Two plants of any kind or assorted for 25c; postpaid, 30c.
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
April to May. Doz. 25c; 100 $1.50; doz. 30c,
Each 15¢; doz. $1.50; doz. Each 25c; 5 for $1.60, post- Doz. 20c; 100 $1.00; doz.
April. Doz. 25c. Doz. 20c; 100 $1.25; doz.
Variety When to Sow Muskmelon............. April to June. Watermelon............. April to May. Mustard................February to May. Okra. .. April to June.
Onions... Pee ecentpento February.
Parsley .... All Year Round. Parsnip.................July to October.—January to May. TRXSES UT RA a AE a ee aia ‘All Year Round. JEXSHO) OVEN eye Ve ate ye CE OES a February to March. JEW H ay ON SMa. ey Seal ee Seog April to June. VAGISHS sents wes cs mores 1 Year Round. Rib anor eee eco February to May. Rhubarb Roots.......... January to April. SalSifivaretet. chee Mcaaeteke February to May. Splmaehwmerywey ye eee ae August to February. SCUUTAISTR ee ay he ae an April to June.
AD OIA FO ae tne oe Sede: February to May. Turnip...............:.August to April. Vegetable Marrow....... April to June.
Of the above all are planted out of doors except Egg Plant, Peppers and Tomatoes, which should be started early in frames or in the house and transplanted out of doors about the first of May.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA FOR CLOVER AND GRASS SEEDS
TO MAKE A GOOD LAWN
The soil cannot be too well prepared. It does not need to be so very rich since a long growth of grass is not so necessary as a thick root growth.’ Most soil needs, however, some barnyard manure spaded into it, and a covering of half an inch of loam. After it has been well worked it should be watered and allowed to rest two or three weeks so that the weeds can start and be hoed. A second watering and hoeing two weeks later would be well if the time can be spared. ‘The soil should be well rolled before planting the seed since the land needs to be firm and compact. Sow the seed with a sieve if possible, after which cover with a light sprinkling of sandy loam, also put on with a sieve. The seed may, however, be thrown on broadcast and raked in. A lawn may be sown in California any time in the year if there is plenty of water available for irrigating.
Good Lawns are made from pure Kentucky Blue Grass, or Perennial Rye Grass or White Clover, but we recommend, as vastly superior to these, our lawn grass Mixtures, as offered below. These give a thick turf and a perennial greenness which are not found in the straight grasses, alone, as many using them have testified. A
One pound of grass seed is required for 250 square feet oflawn. Use half that quantity for renovating old or worn out lawns and apply our Special Lawn Fertilizer, which will greatly invigorate the growth.
MORSE’S CALIFORNIA LAWN SEED
A mixture of more than half a dozen good perennial lawn grasses, all of the heaviest recleaned seed. It gives the very best results in thick, deep green, sturdy lawns. Per lb. 45c, postpaid, or by express or freight, 1b. 35c; 100 lbs. $30.00. .
Our Golden Gate Park Lawn Mixture. We especially recom- grasses, which form a thick mat especially in the summer. Is mend this mixture for those requiring a quick-growing, thick, easy to cut and easy to.grow.in good, moist, rich soil, and is sturdy lawn which remains green all winter, as well as other especially recommended for adobe soils. Perib. 45c, post- seasons Of the year; especially for sandy soils. This variety con- paid, or by express or freight, lb. 35c; 100l1bs. $30.00.
tains a small proportion of white clover, just enough to make Fancy Recleaned Kentucky Blue Grass. A great many still
ita thick mat. Per lb. 45¢, postpaid, or by express or prefer the pure unmixed blue grass, of which we offer the finest
freight, 1b. 35c; 100 lbs. $30.00. and best seed. Per lb. 35c, postpaid, or by express or Morse’s Velvet Lawn Mixture. A combination of soft, deep green _ freight, lb. 25c; 100 lbs. $17.50.
A Beautiful Lawn—Sown with Morse’s California Lawn Mixture
Fertilizer. To insure a rapid growth of grass some kind of fertilizer is necessary, especially in lawns where the nour- ishment of the soil has been used up by continuously growing on the same place. We havea fertilizer especially prepared to invigorate the growth of grass and to keep it that dark green color. Use one and one-half pounds to one hundred square feet and make two applications each year. Special prices on lawn and field fertilizers upon application. By express or freight only. Lawn Dressing, 10 lbs. 65c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00.
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BS ee ee A RE Pa
CLOVER SEEDS
The prices of some varieties of clover seeds may change as the season advances. Prices now given are those prevailing when this catalogue was published. It will be to advantage of intending purchasers to write for samples and special prices before
ordering in large quantities.
PLEASE NOTE:—IF ORDERED BY MAIL, 10c PER POUND MUST BE ADDED FOR POSTAGE.
ALF ALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA), alsoknownasLucerne Bokhara, or Sweet Clover. and Chili Clover. One of the most valuable
forage or pasture grasses, being very nutritious, both as a pasture. Sow 10 pounds to the acre.
green feed and as hay. It requires very moist land or frequent
Grows 3 to 5 feet high, covered with
small, white flowers of great fragrance.
irrigation, and often bears from five to six crops of hay a year. Crimson, or Italian (Trifolium Incarnatum). It does well in almost any climate, and paprOves any soil that is riety, growing 20 to 30 inches high, and Eile long, crimson asture and hay.
sown with in. A good stand of it will cho ( kill wild morning-glory. Prepare the land by deep plowing and thorough harrowing, and sow 25 to 30 pounds per acre broadcast and harrowin. It is best to sow in the rall after the first rains,
e out and practically blossoms. Excellent for both 15 pounds per acre, and cut for hay when in full bloom. Lb, 25c.
Very valuable for bee Lb. 30c.
An annual va-
Sow from 12 to
but it can also be sown in the spring. The best grade of seed is Japan Clover. Thrives in any soil and in the driest seasons; it that grown in Utah, which we offer here. Other grades will be makes fair hay and stock eat it readily when green.
quoted if asked for. Lb. 25c; larger quantities at market spring, 15 lbs. per acre.
price.
Turkestan Alfalfa. This variety comes from Asia Minor and is claimed to be superior to our domestic variety for high lands. Lb. 25c; larger quantities at market price.
ALSIKE, OR SWEDISH CLOVER RED CLOVER {Koval purposes.
heaviest crop of any variety except alfalfa, makes superior Sow from 12 to 15
(Trifolium Hybridum). A perennial variety, sometimes -pre- ferred to Red Clover, as it is generally finer and makes better hay
for horses. The blossoms are also valuable for bees: When used pounds per acre. Lb. 25c.
alone, sow 8 to 10 lbs. peracre. Lb. 25c.
Lb. 35c.
Mammoth Red or Sapling (Trifolium pratense). Red Clover, but coarser, taller, and more hardy.
to 15 pounds peracre. Lb. 25c.
hay, especially if mixed with Timothy.
Sow in the
Similar to Sow from 12
Standard Yields the
(TRIFOLIUM REPENS). Spreading,
Burr Clover (Medicago Denticulata). The native forage plant of WHITE D UTCH vine-like variety, with white blossoms; Is also an excellent pasture plant
California. Of the easiest culture, growing all winter and well
used largely for bee pasture.
into summer. We offer only ‘‘Hulled seed,’’ which is much for either sheep or cattle; also makes a beautiful lawn. Sow.10 easier to sow than in the burr. Sow from August to October, pounds per acre. Lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00; extra fine quality using 15 to 20 pounds of hulled seed per acre. Crop failed. for lawns, lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. GRASSES eight Quantity Per Per 3 ‘Per Bu. Per Acre > 100 lbs. Awnless Brome Grass (Bromus Inermis)—Will stand droughts and produce heavy crops in dry sec= ~ tions and on poor soils where other grasses perish. It is one of the hardiest grasses and succeeds in MWC HAN MEMO ELEM ELA DULG aerey ie Etat - eee Teetah es Crate) obs SNE o Lae aw oles, =) -e'Sheleielefs cjeleieinhags ayers Serepeare yes e 14 40 $0 20 $15 00 Bermuda Grass (Cynodon Dactylon)—Of great value in the southern part of the State............. 35 10 65 60 00 Creeping Bent Grass (Agrostis Stolonifera)—-Excellent for lawns; succeeds well in most situations... 20 40 35 30 00 Crested Dog’s Tail (Cynosurus Cristatus)—Should enter in moderate quantity in permanent pasture : SG! Lee gel Tae TTBS oe cn ated pe “ford CRRCROIERECLD Mecha Ob COOREAOITy ERE Ce Ds REI ICIS Tee Nene ane 21 30 65 60 00 Hara Fescue (Festuca Duriuscula)—A dwarf-growing grass, forming a dense, fibrous mat, succeeding WEL VSIeCy ALEC ATOMS Meer pores Aes ee cls eetate OL Fils, oa Gales a ccs vue bcclsyeje;Qusecejeja ee antphisayew ess eee 12 30 25 20 00 Hungarian Millet (Panicum Germanicum)—Is a valuable annual forage plant................... 48 30 10 6 00 Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Italicum)—Thrives in almost any soiland yields early and abundant crops. Sown in the fall, will produce an excellent hay crop the following season, but lasts only : ONCE CAT ae rere ee eee ta ae a et a PEON iebe Ve «AE nivel a Sis lactase, se. s ole ee @ ogapal Wha si clays Si aiele asi ee ayee ae 18 “50 15 10 00 KENTUCKY BLUE GR ASS (Poa Pratensis)—Fancy or double extra clean. Though offered at the standard weight of 14l1bs. per | bushel, the natural weight of this fancy seed is 20 lbs. per measured bushel....................-. 14 75 25 22 50 Meadow Fescue, or English Blue Grass (Festuca Pratensis)—Of great value in mixtures for per- TEA TSTEN A OS URES Se es eS be old ob Oo Seto at, AP SIS Ci ROR TENS ONES eco eons en Stee ee 22 25 15 12 00 Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus Pratensis)—One of the best grasses for permanent pasture, early and Oi Up GEO Willan en sere ee ue ee eee ee a yale ed peek at. GAs ible a ous os 10 4 ) 35 30 00 Mesquite (Holcus lanatus)—Valuable on the cleared redwood and pine lands of California and Ore- (in mixtures. Fonunaivinelarre Crops Of hay ana POOdMASLUTE eas fe «Lene a2. sles 2 oo:g%ele Sica sine coeieido eb oe wie wetene 35 15 10 00 Millet German (Panicum Germanicum; Var.)—Will grow on any good land and yields heavily when artificially watered; yields from 40 to 60 bushels of seed per acre, which is excellent food for stock - Or MOM GSAS Be Bel ot Bc BAe OO HOA oe eOe Sos GES ob AS 9 oo re Ar Pe ae 50 30 10 5 00 Peari Millet (Pencillaria)—-A perennial plant for fodder. Grows tall and yields an enormous amount of corn-like leaves. Sow in drills or broadcast, using 1 to 5 lbs. per acre...................... 5 15 12 00 ORCH ARD GR ASS (Dactylis Glomerata)—One of the most valuable of all pasture grasses; produces an immense quantity of forage, and well adapted FO moO Esti ORCHAGS OP MINGCL LLCCS- ana porte e aie crete eo) = sia Selenite Aes Pimlbvededd tuesiafee bss e 14 35 30 25 00 Perennial Rye Grass (Lolium Perenne)—It grows rapidly and makes a good showing within month WARE {PCA E ONE SON ESTES SE ee oS ee ee 6 Eee Sie ne ee en ee 24 50 15 10 00 AUSTRALIAN RYE GRASS —Specially selected and recleaned, forlawns....... 75 15 10 00 Red Fescue (Festuca Rubra)—Forms a close, rich sod and is valuable in lawns..................... 14 30 25 22 00 Red Top (Agrostis Vulgaris)—Valuable either for hay or permanent pasture; reaches highest WERE MONLONeMIOISE® TICHESONS. = PLM Cita ine eerie ieiete eeetslee i) s ak) See waldlapdie olde lfleceiela ee de ale aur d 14 30 15 12 00 AMC Vy ELCe LE OmieCl a th es. ees eee ee wee eee cS a Sle STa rola Sate IR in a ve ole wee elace® ote 32 15 25 20 00 Rhode Island Bent Grass (Agrostis Canina)—A very fine variety for lawns, especially for sand at HAS SE CONSE goes Smokes fo 7G A MEE oe ogc OB ie AS ae one ones Cone oe eee ee 14 50 35 30 00 Rough-Stalk Meadow Grass (Poa Trivialis)—Excellent for pastures and meadows, particularly on GET SOUR ERS cet citer oS Son. 7 dee atic 65 5 TBlolc Sacco Gone citar See eee i ene 14 20 45 40 00 Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca Ovina)—Short and dense in growth, excellent for sheep pastures. Valuable I SQMLOTE LD WVINS os as ora oc Re PRE Le Oe te ee re te PMS Comoe SRA. ALL SLSR ES. 12 35 25 20 60 Sweet Vernal, True Perennial (Anthoxanthum Odoratum)—Emits an agreeable odor, which it MMP ARES HbO MAYES saci... s aac 2 eee, 8 SGA SCAN ta Oo oOt 6 ho aa HR NE Sri 6 OE aaa ae IP ie Granites 10 3 75 Tall Meadow Fescue (Festuca Elatior)—Early, nutritive and productive in pastures on wet or clay SOUS. 6 v.35 ORS GH POA ce BBO See Bibhc aio. 8 Sig d.5 Sle A Pica OUI ea a 14 40 45 40 00 Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Avena Elatior)—Of rapid, luxuriant growth, recommended for soiling and Thal TOTO METENEN hada ate OY OAV EWEGIS 4 SINE ELBlgEy one =r Ey / bats Biche a tec nea Ce er aa) a ee 10 40 30 25 Timothy (Phleum Pratense)—The grade we offer is particularly ‘‘choice,’’ free from weed seeds and of ; Mie hy serma li aeLn & POWEE. + st. eh Oe eee wc cae lnlees Go Sot Fs Aethe SLial re ais Ab ahaveeyd vg nets 45 15 10 9 00 Wood Meadow Grass (Poa Nemoralis)—Of early growth and thriving weil under trees.............. 14 30 60 55 00
If interested in large quantities of any of the above, write us for market quotaticns and samples.
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Australian Salt Bush (Atriplex semi-bacata). A valuable plant for poor soils, especially those containing alkali. Sow seed in the fall to get the benefit of early rains, using 1 to 2 pounds per acre. After the plant gets a good start, it will grow with very little moisture. OZ. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1b. $1.25, all postpaid.
Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). Used for making brooms, and extensively used on account of its green color and long brush. It grows about 7 feet high. Lb. 15c, postpaid.
Buckwheat (Japanese). The best and most profitable variety. It is earlier than Silver Hulled, and usually more productive. Is also excellent for bee pasture. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Buckwheat (Silver Hulled). A very good and popular variety.
Grain is of a light color, rounder than the common variety;
has a much thinner husk, earlier, and yields more. Lb. 15c,’ postpaid. Canary. The seed is used for bird food. Is valuable also as an
ornamental grass and has considerable merit as hay for feeding cattle. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Niles Peas. Used principally for green manure. Isastrong vigorous grower, making long vines and gcod roots. Sow broadcast, using 80 to 100 pounds of seed per acre. Lb. 20c, postpaid;
Larger quantities on application. ~ ik
Canada Field Peas. pose as the above.
A standard variety, answering the same pur- Write for quotations.
Egyptian or Jerusalem Corn, or Dhoura. Belongs to non- saccharine sorghums. It is considered a good grain for dry sec- tions and seasons. It produces several small heads on side shoots, often as many as 8 heads ona stalk. The seed is small and makes excellent chicken food. Plant 3lbs. peracre. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Cow Peas (Black Eye). Used largely for green manure. It is also valuable if allowed to mature the seed, when the dry vines can be plowed under and the seed used to grind as feed for stock. If for green manure, sow broadcast, using 80 pounds per acre. If for seed or fodder, sow in rows 3 feet apart, using 40 pounds per acre. Lh. 20c, postpaid.
Fiax Seed. Should be sown in the spring on moist land, using 30 pounds of seed per acre if grown for a seed crop, or twice that quantity if intended for a crop of fiber. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Hairy Vetch (Vicia Villosa). A pea-like plant growing about 4 feet high and doing well on dry, sandy soils for forage. Also a valuable green manure plant for sowing in the fall. Sow broad- cast, 60 to 100 pounds per acre. Lb. 30c, postpaid.
Hemp (Kentucky Hemp). A staple crop for manufacturing, sown broadcast, using 25 pounds of seed per acre. For a seed Crop should be sown in hills 4 feet apart. Grows 12 to 14 feet high, with deep cut, dark green leaves, which are rather fragrant. Makes a stately row along a walk, and is an interesting garden ao The seed is used in birdseed mixtures. Lb. 25c, post- paid.
Jersey or Cow Kale. A tall-growing variety having a large bunch of cabbage-like leaves on the top of a stout stem. PkKt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 44 1b. 20c; lb. 60c.
Paspalum Dilitatum. A new grass for hot, dry climates. A hardy perennial from Australia, growing 5 feet high, without getting tough, and seems to be particularly adapted for grazing dairy cattle. It stands drought remarkably well, and shoots rapidly again with the first shower of rain, and is a splendid winter grass. Although it will stand a considerable degree of frost and even snow without harm, still it requires hot summer weather to grow it to pertection: The seed requires about 3 weeks of moist, genial weather to germinate it, but once established, it seems to stand anything. OZ, 10c; 1b. 75c.
MISCELLANEOUS FIELD SEEDS
Kaffir Corn. Grows from 6 to 10 feet high and thrives in hot, dry
climates. Makes good fodder for cattle, and the seed is used for
_stock and chicken food. Sow in rows 3 feet apart, using 5 pounds per acre. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Rape (Dwarf Essex). A biennial crop, used principally for sheep ‘pasture. Is usually sown broadcast on ranges, using 2 to 5 pounds per acre. Lb. 25c; postpaid.
Also as
Soja Bean. Valuable as a forage crop or green manure. Sow 30 pounds per acre. Lb.
a green fodder and silo plant. 25¢c, postpaid.
Spring Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Sativa). A plant resembling pea vines, and valuable for forage or green manure. It is usually sown with oats or wheat to hold them up. Sow 60 pounds per acre with grain, or 80 to 100 pounds if sown alone. Lb. 20c, postpaid. Larger quantities on application.
Sugar Cane (Sorghum), Early Amber. A good fodder if cut when 2 feet high. Is nutritious and yields a heavy crop. Sow late in April, using 10 pounds seed per acre in drills, or 25 pounds broad- cast. Lb. 20c, postpaid; larger quantities on application.
‘“* Early Orange. A strong, productive variety, either for fodder or for syrup, Lb. 25c, postpaid; larger quantities on application.
Sunflower (Large Russian). A variety bearing large heads, fre- quently 12 to 20 inches in diameter and sometimes yielding 1,000 pounds of seed per acre. The seed is used for feeding chickens and parrots. Sow in the open field as soon as danger from frost is over, using 3 pounds of seed per acre, sowing in rows 5 feet apart and thinning to 1 foot. Lb. 20c, postpaid; 10 lbs. 70c.
Speltz, or Emmer. A valuable grain from Russia. Grown in the United States for several years. It is adapted to a wide range of soil and climate, and is of superior feeding value, yielding much more heavily than oats and barley. This grain grows tall, like rye, and matures as early as barley, and yields from 40 to 80 bushels to the acre, and from 4 to 6 tons of straw hay. Tough and hardy, it stands the drought better than any other grain, making it a sure crop. Prepare your land as you would for wheat or oats, and sow at the rate of 75 or 100 pounds per acre. Sow very early in the spring or fall and do not let it stand until it gets too ripe before cutting, as any grain that yields well shells easily. In the green state it makes an excellent pasture. Lb. 15c, postpaid.
Teosinte (Reana Luxurians). This plant grows quickly and pro- - duces a large quantity of forage in warm locations. It makes splendid dry fodder, yielding enormously, and being more nutri- tious and better relished by all stock than corn fodder. The seed should not be sown until all danger of frost is past. If cut for green forage, which can be-done at any stage during growth, two or more joints should be left at the base of the stalk. These will sprout out quickly into fresh growth, making an even larger crop than at first cutting. Sow in drills 4 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed toan acre. Oz. 10c;1b. 75c.
Velvet Bean. Used largely as a green-manure plant and also for forage. Grows taller and larger than any other soil plant, being sometimes 30 feet in length. Sow same as cow peas, in rows 5 feet apart andin hills 4feet apartintherow. Lb. 25c, postpaid.
This variety is a great favorite in the West
Whippoorwill Peas. Is early and grows
and South as a green manure and fodder pea. close to the ground. Lb. 20c, postpaid.
Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatica). A native plant, growing in shallow water with mud bottom. The seed is difficult to germinate, and should be kept moist several days before sowing. The plant makes an excellent shelter for wild fowl, and is much esteemed on game preserves. Lb. 30c, postpaid. Larger quantities on application.
Owing to frequent market fluctuations on Clovers and Field Seeds, we will not list the hundred-pound price, but request that all who are interested in quantities will write us for samples and quotations.
ARABIAN ALFALFA.
This is a new species of Alfalfa especially recommended by the U. S. Government. It is a taller
growing variety, of hardier growth, and is supposed to yield one more crop per season. It is worthy a trial, but as there is but little seed of it to be had we advise trials only for the first season. We offer it at 40c per lb.; $35.00 per 100 Ibs.
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The vitality of tree and shrub seeds cannot be tested before the sale, but only such seeds are sent out as we believe will give complete satis-
faction. - to the conditions.
No guarantee of genuineness or germination’ can be given, and we presume that parties ordering have read the above and agree
Price per Packet, 10 cents, except where noted
A very large and sporiant Found Very
Abies Douglasii (Douglas Spruce). timber tree 200 to 300 feet high; of pyramid shape. throughout the Rocky Mountains, from Oregon to Mexico, hardy. Oz. 30c; lb. $3.00.
N Christmas Berry (Photinia Arbutifolia). A California Evergreen shrub, 10 feet high, bearing clusters of bright red berries. These are gathered for. decorations at Christmas time and are familiar to nearly every one. OZ. 20c; 1b. $1.50.
Cupressus Goveniana (Goven’s Cypress). very ornamental; found in the Coast Ranges of Monterey. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
“ Lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress). A handsome tree, with white fragrant wood, free from knots; easily worked and very durable. Oz. 40c; lb. $4.00.
“ Macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress). A tree 40 to 60 feet high, rough bark; spreading, horizontal branches, rich green foliage; very ornamental for lawns or parks; also used extensively for hedges. Oz. 15c¢; 1b. $1.00.
“ Pyramidalis (Italian Cypress). l : porauidal growth, and is much used in cemeteries. lb. $4.00.
Libocedrus Decurrens (Thuya Craigiana). tree; known as White Cedar of California.
“Madrone. A beautiful native tree of California. The foliage is a deep green and leathery; it attains a considerable size {flowers white. Pkt. 25c.
A low-growing tree or Ste anne attractive white
Picea Grandis (Western Balsam Fir). Grows 200 to 300 feet high, 4 to 6 feet in diameter; grows rapidly in rich, moist soil; valuable timber tree. Oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
30 to 40 feet high; Oz.
This variety is of upright Oz. 40c;
A fine, hardy timber Oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00. -
N Manzanita. blossoms and beautiful red berries
’ Dracaena Indivisa (Dragon Palm).
The Red Fir of the Sierras, found at an altitude Oz. 50c; lb. $5.00.
~ Date Palm (Phoenix Canariensis). riety growing to an immense height. seeds for $1.50.
Picea Magnifica. of 7000 feet; very hardy.
A beautiful long-leaved va- 100 seeds for 25c; 1006
A handsome palm-like tree The leaves are borne in a head
used for planting along avenues. 2 Ze
at the top of a branchless stem, eight to fifteen feet high. 35c; 1b. $3.50.
Pinus Insignis (Monterey Pine). A very ornamental tree fow parks and lawns; grows from 60 to 70 feet high; of rapid growth; has beautiful green foliage. Oz. 30c; 1b. $3.00.
« Jeffreyi. 5000 feet; very hardy.
A magnificent tree, usually found at an elevation of Oz. 35c; lb. $3.50.
“ Lambertiana (Sugar Pine). sions; found on both slopes of the Sierras. tree. Oz. 30c; 1b. $3.00.
A hardy tree of gigantic dimen- The finest pine timber
“Ponderosa (Yellow Pine). One of the largest pines known. Found in Coast Range on the highest points. Very hardy. The most valuable timber variety. Oz. 30c; 1b. $3.00.
“ Sabiniana (Nut Pine). of the Coast Range. Very hardy.
Abundant over the dry and hot hills Oz. 20c; 1b. $2.00.
Sequoia Gigantea (Wellingtonia Gigantea). The mammoth tree of Calitornia. This is the largest tree known to exist on the American continent. Pkt. 25c; 0z. 70c; lb. $7.00.
Usually known as California Redwood. The
« Sempervirens. Oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
most valuable timber of the California forests.
Wild Cherry. A native California hedge plant resembling holly. Oz. 25c; lb. $2.00.
AUSTRALIAN TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS —
SUITABLE FOR CULTURE ON THE PACIFIC COAST Price per Packet, 10 cejits, except where noted
A handsome tree, with glaucous foliage; in
“ACACIA Baileyana. One of the most beautiful
great demand for street planting. of the Acacias. Oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
“ Decurrens (The Black Wattle of Australia). In California it has grown over 40 feet in eight years. Oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
One of the rankest growing sorts, makes a bush
“ Lopantha. Largely used in Golden
15 to 20 feet high with spreading leaves. Gate Park. Oz. 20c; 1b. $2.00.
_“ Melanoxylon. the height of 80 feet with a stem several feet in diameter. 40c; 1b. $4.00.
In irrigated glens of deep soil this tree will Baan Ze
“ Mollissima. A fine, erect, rapid-growing tree, with glaucous green, feathery foliage; flowers Chey and borne in racemes. Oz. 40c; lb. $4.00.
EUCALYPTUS Amygdalina (Giant Gum Tree). Is one of the best for subduing malarial effluvia in fever regions, although it does not grow with quite the same ease as the Eucalyptus glob- ulus. PKt. 25c; 0z. 75c; 1b. $7.50.
“ Citriodora. favorite. Pkt. 50c; 0z. $2.00.
“ Corynocalyx (Sugar Gum). This variety will stand more frost (22°) than any other Eucalyptus and will also stand more draught. Quick growing timber variety. Oz. 75c; 1b. $7.50.
“ Ficifolia. beautiful crimson flowers.
“ Globulus (Blue Gum). A very rapid-growing tree, making valuable timber. The common yvariety—the one most centrale planted. Oz. 40c; lb. $4.00.
“ Leucoxylon (Ironbark Tree). The-culture of this variety is desirable on poor, stony land, where other Eucalypti would be unsatisfactory; flowers are a beautiful cerise pink. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00.
Very ornamental for lawn or avenue planting; has 50c per packet of 60 seeds.
The well-known lemon-scented gum; a popular ~
EUCALYPTUS Marginata (Jarrah of Western Australia). 4 very excellent timber. Resists teredo, on which account it is largely used for piles. Oz. 75c.
“ Robusta (Swamp Mahogany). Thrives best on low grounds, especially near the sea coast. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00.
“ Rostrata (Red Gum). considerable cold without injury. Domestic, 0z. 50c; lb. $4.00.
“ Stuartiana (Apple-Scented Gum Tree). Seems to do equally well on rather dry and sandy as on humid soils. The wood is of a panesone dark color and takes a good polish. Pkt. 15c; oz.
1.00.
“ Tereticornis (Gray Gum). A very hardy, quick-growing Eucalyptus; largely used for railroad ties, etc. One of the sorts most often planted for timber. Oz. 75c; 1b. $7.50.
A rapid-growing tree; stands heat and Imported, oz. 75c; 1b. $7.50.
“ Viminalis. In poor soil it ¢ soil it attains gigantic dimensions.
In poor soil it grows to a moderate height; in rich Oz. 75c; lb. $7.50.
We import seed of the following desirable varieties of Eucalypti, and offer at the uniform price of 15¢ per packet, 75c per ounce:
E. Cambagei. E. Hemiphloia. E. Polyanthema E. Coriacea. E. Melliodora. E. Resinifera.
E. Crebra. E. Obliqua. E. Rudis. E. Gonicalyx. E. Platyphilla E. Piperita. E. Gunnii. E. Saligna. ™~ E. Siderophloia.
See under the head of Eucalypti—in our nursery department— for varieties we can furnish in plants.
~ Grevillea Robusta (Silk Oak of East Australia). Beautiful fern- like foliage; of rapid growth, flowering when about 20 feet in height; covered with bright orange-scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. — ~ Pepper Tree (Schinus Molle). Well known handsome shade tree. Oz. 15c; lb. $1.50.
seed, into the following classes.
CLASSIFICAT
To enable one to tell at a glance what flowers are suitable for an
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y position, we have classified all the different flowers of which we sel]
Where any variety is suitable for two uses we have entered it under both lists.
Perennials are separated from Annuals and Biennials are classed with the perennials.
Plants which will do well in a shady location we
have indicated by (s) after the name, and those that do well in a partially shaded location are indicated ‘ We think these lists will be of great service to every careful planter. 7 Dig 6)
SEED OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS
Asparagus Fern (s) Auricula Begonia, Rex
ie Tuberous (p s) Calceolaria (p s) Cineraria (s)
Coleus Cyclamen Gloxinia
‘Impatiens Sultani
Primula Solanum or Jerusalem Cherry
BEDDING PLANTS, PERENNIAL From 1 to 2 Feet High
Agrostema
Asperula Odorata
Begonia, Vernon “Tuberous (p s)
Calceolaria Rugosa (p s)
Candytuft, Perennial
Carnation
Cineraria (s)
Columbine
Daisy, Shasta
Gaillardia
Linum, Blue Flax
Mimulus Pentstemon Salvia
Senecio
Stevia
Stocks, Perpetual Sweet William Verbena
Vinca or Madagascar Periwinkle Viola (s)
Violet (s) Wallflower (p s)
ANNUAL BEDDING PLANTS or Tall Border Plants 1 to 2 Feet
Adonis
Ageratum, Tall
Amaranthus
Aster
Balsam
Bartonia Aurea
Browallia (s)
Cacalia
Calendula
Candytuft
Celosia
Centaurea
Centranthus
Chrysanthemum
Clarkia
Collinsia
Daffodils (see Fall Bulb Cata- logue) (ps)
Dianthus
Eschscholtzia, or California Poppy
Forget-me-not (s)
Four O’clock
Gaillardia
Gilia
Glaucum Luteum
Godetia (ps)
Gypsophila (for bouquets)
Grasses, Ornamental
Hunnemannia, or Bush Esch- scholtzia
Hyacinths (see Fall Bulb cata-
logue) Iris (see Fall Bulb catalogue) Leptosine Densiflorus Linum, Scarlet Flax Lupins Lychnis, Haageana Marigold Mignonettes Morning Glory, dwarf Nasturtiums, dwarf Nigella, or Love in a Mist Pansy P Ss i Perilla Nankinensis Bene
oppy Phlox Portulaca Pyrethrum Grandiflorum Scabiosa, dwarf Schizanthus Silene, or Catchfly Snapdragon, dwarf Statice Stock, Ten Weeks Tulips (see Fall Bulb Catalogue) Virginia Stock (s) Viscaria Whitlavia Zinnia
See page 111 for miscellaneous bedding plants, etc.
TALL GROWING SHRUB PLANTS, PERENNIAL For Grouping; from 214 Feet Up
Abutilon
Canna (s)
Canterbury Bell (s)
Chrysanthemum, White and Yellow Marguerite (p s)
Coreopsis
Dahlia (s)
Digitalis
Fuchsia (s)
Geranium
Gladiolus
Golden Rod
Golden Glow
Grasses, Pampas, etc.
Hollyhock
Ipomopsis, or Tree Cypress
Larkspur, Formosum
PACIFIC RYE GRASS—A brand new lawn grass which has never before been used in California.
Perennial or Australian Rye, but the seed is smaller. But its chief merit is its great longevity: while ordinary Rye Grass should be resown every four or five years.
Blue Grass.
Lavatera
Lavender
Lemon Verbena
Lobelia, Cardinalis .
Oenothera, or Evening Primrose
Poppy, Oriental or Bracteatum
Platycodon or Wahlenbergia
Phlox, Perennial
Romneya Coulteri (Matilija Poppy) i
Scabiosa Caucasia
Snapdragon, Tall (p s)
Stokesia, Cornflower Aster
Sweet Rocket or Hesperis
Valerian
Wallflower (p s)
1 lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs. $17.50. This beautiful new grass seed is obtainable only from C. C. Morse & Co.
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“Adlumia Cirrhosa, or Mountain
TALL GROWING PLANTS FOR GROUPING, ANNUAL From 214 Feet Up
Amaranthus Kochia Tricophylla Arctotis Grandis Larkspur Calliopsis Lilies (p s)
Castor Oil Bean Lychnis Chalcedonica
Cleome Pungens Nicotiana Cosmos | Salpiglosis Euphorbia Scabiosa Grandiflora Honesty Sunflower
LOW EDGING PLANTS, ANNUAL 6 to 12 Inches High Feverfew, or Pyrethrum Gypsophila Limnanthes Lobelia Compacta (very good)
Ageratum, dwarf
Alyssum
Bulbs of All Sorts (see Special Fall Catalogue)
Brachycome Mignonette (s) Candytuft Nemophila Celosia, dwarf Oxalis Centaurea, Dusty Miller Pansy (ps)
Dianthus Sweet Peas, Cupids
LOW EDGING PLANTS, PERENNIAL 6 to 12 Inches High
Poppy, Iceland
Alyssum Saxatile Primula, Vulgaris and P. Poly-
Armeria Maritima (p s)
Daisy, English anthus (s) Carnation, Vienna Pyrethrum Forget-me-not (s) Viola (p s)
PLANTS FOR ROCKERIES, HANGING BASKETS, OR WINDOW BOXES
Mimulus
Oxalis (s)
Portulaca (Rockery)
Sanvitalia (Rockery)
Sedum (Rockery)
Thumbergia : Torenia
Verbena (p s)
EVERLASTING FLOWERS
Abronia (Rockery) Arabis, Alpina (Rockery) Asparagus Fern (s)
Ice Plant (Rockery) Kenilworth Ivy (s) Limnanthes Douglasii Lobelia, Trailing Maurandia (s)
Acroclinium Rhodanthe Australian Star Flower Statice Gomphrena Xeranthemum Helichrysum
CLIMBING VINES, ANNUAL 7 to 25 Feet
Balloon Vine Echinocystis (Wild Cucumber Butterfly Runner Bean Vine)
Scarlet Runner Bean Browallia
Calampelis
Canary Bird Vine
Clianthus Diampieri
Cobea Scandens
Cypress Vine
Convolvulus
Dolichos, or Hyacinth Bean
Gourds, Ornamental Ipomea, all kinds Lophospermum
Mina Lobata
Momordica, or Balsam Apple Momordica, or Balsam Pear Moonflower
Morning Glory
Nasturtium, Tall
Sweet Peas
CLIMBING VINES, PERENNIAL 7 to 25 Feet
Heliotrope
Humulus, or Japanese Hop Lathyrus Latifolius Lantana
Mandevilla Suaveolens
Fringe ! Aristolochia Sipho, Dutchman’s
ipe ; Australian Pea Vine
Bignonia Passion Vine Centrosema Smilax Clematis
See page 101 for plants of climbing plants and vines.
It is similar to
The leaf is much narrower, and almost as fine as Kentucky a place sown to it will last ten years without renovating,
Per lb. 35c, postpaid; by express or freight,
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- While our annual catalogue is our chief solicitor and we like very much to get your orders by mail, we are just as well pleased if you buy our seeds at the store where you do your trading. It used to be generally understood that seed sent out on commission by the large seed houses, was not of the best quality and that it was old and of doubtful germina- tion. Whatever might have been true in the past, or whatever might even now be true of some seed houses, so far as Morse Seeds are concerned they are the best we know how to grow or how to pro- duce, whether offered for sale in your town or in our store, providing they are in our sealed packets or packages and bear our name.
The name, C. C. Morse & Co., on the package means the seed inside is the best to be had.
At the end of each planting season, every box and every unsold package and packet is collected by our representatives and sent back to us, and every paper and package torn. We do not use one of the same papers or packages the second season.
When it comes to the seed, it is a maxim in our establish- ment that ‘‘nothing is too good for our Commission Boxes.”’ They are of the very best quality and at the time they are put up everything is tested and used only when of satisfactory germination, so that with reasonable care in planting our seeds should all grow.
Of course we cannot put every variety we handle in these assortments, but we do put in the staple articles and when you want something besides these, we are glad to have you send us your order direct by mail and it will receive our prompt attention.
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Our Exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Gold Medal: We were awarded a Gold Medal at this exposition for best display of seeds. The photograph illustrates our attractive exhibit.
Gold Medal: We were awarded a Gold Medal for the best and largest display of seeds at the State Fair at Sacramento, August, 1909.
Gold Medal: We were awarded a Gold Medal at the National Ecuadorian Exposition, in Quito, Eeuador, October, 1909, for best display of seeds.
Gold Medal: We were awarded a Gold Medal at the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland, Oregon, in 1905, for the best display of seeds of our own growing.
Gold Medal: We were awarded a Gold Medal at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904 for best display of seeds of our own growing.
Silver Medals: On two occasions we have been awarded Silver Medals from the California State Floral Society for the best Sweet Pea blossoms grown from our own seed. These medals were the
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Verbena “ROSE QUEEN”
This beautiful floral novelty comes from Benary, the great flower seed specialist of Germany. It is one of the grandest -Verbenas of modern times and is destined to become a standard for all the mammoth strains.
The color is a brilliant rose, and each individual flower of a well-grown plant measures an inch to an inch and a quarter across, or, in other words, each petal will cover the face of a fifty-cent piece. The petals lie so close Mammoth Verbena together that the corolla hardly shows any indentations. Per packet, 25c.
New Imported
“Rose Queen”
mbatee Alaska. A ALSTROMERIA {2%,°%,"2° Ea oe "SHASTA DAISY “Aas ane Peru. A strong growing tuberous - xi Burbank’s original introduction
and he has improved it by con- stant selection nothing more need be said of it. Pkt. 25c.
TIGIRDI / Mexicana. A pret-
ty bulbous plant from Mexico. Often called Shell Flower on account of the shape of the highly colored concave flowers. Pkt. 15c.
CACTUS Seed of Burbank’s
Thornless Cactus. This seed is direet from the world-famous plants of the Thornless or Spineless Cactus. A large percentage of the seed will come true, but a few will “sport” back to the original stock. PEt. 25c.
plant 8 to 10 inches high. Flowers in red, yellow, lavender. Pkt. 15a
AFRICAN HIBISCUS
A new, large flowered variety of the Rose Mallow family. The flower is showy. Pkt. 15c.
CANNA—TARRYTOWN
Giant flowered crimson. One of the most abundant bloomers. Pkt. 15c.
ids. Mixed GODETTA nay tree tower: ing annual well suited to Califor
nia. The flowers are large and brightly colored. Pkt. 15c.
LIPPIA REPENS (Livia. is
promising substitute for a grass lawn. It does well with but very little water after it is established; never needs cutting and is always green. lLippia creeps from the root. Native of Cape of Good Hope. PEt. 15c.
POPPY, SHIRLEYs. 52
strain. Unusually large flowers; remarkably clear colors, with many new shades. PEt. 15c.
The above ten varieties of Bur- bank’s special strains, grown by him- self on his own grounds at Santa Rosa, in a collection, (8 pkts. at 15¢c, 2 pkts. at 25c) for $1. 25.
BURBANK’S CELE- BRATED GLADIOLUS
Mr. Burbank has been working on the Gladiolus, crossing and selecting. : These gladiolus here offered are from PENSTEMON Mixed. Peren- seedlings at Mr. Burbank’s farm.
nial flowers of : poe 2 - great beauty. Over thirty varie- Fine large bulbs. Per doz. 75c; or if ties in this mixture. PEt. 15c. Luther Burbank sent postpaid, per doz. 90c.
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THE GIANT SCARLET DAISY
Transvaal Daisy or Gerbera Jamesoni
This sensational new plant has recently been introduced from South Africa and should be in every garden, for it is of the easiest culture and in our latitude is quite hardy.
It is a herbaceous perennial and grows in heavy clumps. | The leaves are about one foot long and deeply cut. The stems are long and stout, growing erect about eighteen inches. high and bearing a large daisy-like blossom, ‘similar in shape to a Marguerite, but of an intense terra cotta or orange- vermilion color. The blossoms measure from 3 to 4 inches. in diameter and are beautiful.
The plant is easily grown from seed planted in the spring.. Sow seed in boxes in clear sand mixed with leaf mold and cover about one-eighth inch deep. They transplant easily to the garden and want a well-drained soil, as they do best in a rather dry situation.
When the plants are full grown the roots are easily divided. This can be done any time in March or April. The plants bloom nearly the year round and the cut flowers will keep in water for a fortnight.
Be sure to give the plants an airy, sunny place in the garden and a little protection on frosty nights.
Per packet of 10 seeds, 25c.
New Hercules Aster Rosy Lilac
One of Benary’s most beautiful modern introductions.
The Hercules type of Aster is one of the most beauti- ful, having long, curly petals, which droop and twist. gracefully from the center, and are so dense and full as. to resemble one of the finest chrysanthemums.
It needs, however, fine, rich soil to bring out its great- est beauty.
The plant is of compact, semi-dwarf habit, not exceed-. ing 15 to 20 inches in height. In addition to the main. flower at the end of the main stem, it produces 5 to 6 long-petalled lateral flowers measuring 5% to 6% inches. across and of the most perfect form.
The color is a splendid but delicate rosy lilac.
Per packet, 25c.
New Giant Stock “Abundance”
This is the type of stock known as the Nice Giant: Strain or Early Large Flowering Winter Stock.
The principal. quality of abundance is its phenomenal profusion of bloom. It can be used as either a summer- or winter stock, and by sowing the seed early in June it will bloom by Christmas.
The color is a beautiful carmine rose.
Per packet, 25c.
Our Last Season’s Novelties
Petunia, “Baby Blue.” <A beautiful small flowered type very free flowering. The blossoms average 1% inches across and are purplish blue. Pkt. 10c.
Nicotina, Affinis. Mybrids mixed. A finer strain than Sanderaea. Large flowering and fragrant. In many colors—cream white, rose, carmine, bright red, etc. Pkt. 15c.
Nasturtium, Climbing or Tall. Wariegated leaved, mixed colors. Very ornamental, with leaves beautifully marked in lemon, cream, white, sulphur yellow and- apple green. A gloricus climber. Pkt. 15c.
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~ FLOWER SEEDS
There are no more satisfactory flowers in the garden than those grown from seed, especially the casily grown and brilliant flowered annuals. The beautiful shrubs and lilies, of course, have their place, but are far more expensive than a paper of seed which will furnish a large number of plants with usually enough for one’s garden and some to spare. s :
t is important to study the garden before selecting the flowers that are suitable for it, and the choice of flowers should comprehend the height of the plant, the time of blooming, and the annual or perennial class of the flower. Usually the tall plants go next to the house or the wali, with the shorter kinds in front and the low-growing varieties for the border.
While the old-fashioned flowers are still powulan, new and improved varieties have been developed, with larger and finer blossoms.
The seed of a large part of our list, which we catalogue here, is raised by ourselves on our own farms, and is of strong growth, and will pro- duce the best of flowers. i 7
It is usually best to sow the seed of annuals early in the year, and the seed should be on hand in January or earlier.
Many flowers can be planted in the fall for early blossoms in the spring. This is peculiarly so with Sweet Peas and Pansies. Some biennials and perennials can be sown in August or September, and made to bloom the following summer. This is especially true of such flowers as Holly- hocks and Foxgloves. : :
It is best in practically all instances to start the seed in boxes, preferably a box about 18x24 inches and 4 inches deep, using very sandy soil that will not bake, and provide for drainage by boring some holes in the bottom of the box. It is best not to put any fertilizer in the seed-box, since it is only necessary to bring the plants to the third or fourth leaf, when they should be pricked out and reset in another box, in which the soil should be loam mixed with leaf-mold. It is important that the plant be of good size, strong and sturdy, when finally transplanted in the
garden. : ; WA tas : t If the seed be sown directly in the garden, it should be sown in the spring after the soil is well worked and fertilized. A slight depression should be made with a stick, the seed sown, and then covered with sharp sand about twice the depth of the diameter of the seed. e sand
will peavent the crusting over of the soil after watering. z :
When up, the plants must be thinned from two to twelve inches, depending on the variety, otherwise they will be weak and spindling. It is a common mistake in the garden to leave the plants altogether too thick. Always keep the weeds out.
On account of the long, dry summers in California, it is necessary to apply water very often. Most of our gardens suffer for want of sufficient water. Where possible, it should be applied to the roots only, and after four o’clock in the afternoon.
E vith a little study of the garden and the colors and habits of the flowers, a beautiful garden can be had from the use of flower seeds at very
_ little cost. Annuals.—Bloom first year from seed and plant dies after one season. Biennials.—Bloom second year from seed and plant dies after second year. Perennials.—Bloom second year from seed and plant lives and blooms for several years. Tender.—Means plant will not stand the least frost. Half Hardy.—Means plant will stand a little frost and needs protection. Hardy.—Means plants will stand considerable frost, or practically all we have on the Pacific Coast.
HOT-BEDS
Good hot-beds may be made by digging down about three feet and filling the excavation with rather fresh horse manure in which there is a good deal of bedding straw. About 18 inches of this manure is sufficient and then fill in on top of it with about one foot of good soil mixed with sand. This manure pile will be compressed, and will soon begin to ferment, and will then keep the top soil warm and cause the seed to sprout quickly, and the young plant will grow very fast. It is best to enclose the hot-bed with boards, making what is called a cold-frame; this is done by running the length of the bed east and west and by making the north side about two feet high and the south side not more than six inches. The ends also should be enclosed and a sash of glass should be hung on hinges at the highest end. This sash should be raised for ventilation during most of the day, since the bed gets very warm and the atmosphere very close if kept too tightly closed for too long atime. As the plants grow, the sash should be left up longer each day to harden them and prepare them for final transplanting.
The hot-bed should have a very sunny location near a hedge or some building, well-protected from the prevailing wind.
_ The object of the cold-frame is to make an artificial heat, and to protect the plants from frost during winter. Seed may be started any time during the winter, and the plants can be ready to set out just as soon as danger of frost is over.
As the sun gets too hot it is necessary to shade the bed, and the glass should be white-washed or covered with sacking if necessary. Too
much heat is fatal to the tender, young plants. ;
SENT a sene, Menee eal Be Hardy annals srailing ae habit, Little Dorrit. A perfect mass of blue flowers; plant
ne inches high, bearing verbena-like clusters of flowers, aura t ae
which are very fragrant. A native of California. Thrives in dry is six inches high and a foot through. Pkt. 10c. situations, and is valuable for rock-work or hanging baskets. “Tittle Blue Star.’’ A very dwarf variety, densely Umbellata. Rosy lilac. Pkt. 5c. covered with small, light-blue flowers, which are
ABUTILON (Flowering Maple, or Chinese Bell-flower). A purplish-red at the center. Pkt. 15c.
tender perennial shrub, _used generally in greenhouses, but growing into small trees in California. The flowers are beau- AGROSTEMA (Rose of Heaven). A hardy perennial, blooming
tifully bell-shaped and appear in white, yellow, rose and orange. the first season if seed is sown inthe autumn. Plant -
’ , : grows one Mixed colors, pkt. 10c. to two feet high; flowers resemble Dianthus in bright colors; and ACROCLINIUM. Very pretty annual, producing white and rose- are borne on long, slender stems. Mixed colors, pkt. 5c.
colored daisy-like flowers in August and September. These are é the “Immortelles,”” so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets. ALYSSUM (Maritimum). A fragrant, hardy annual,
One foot. Double mixed, pkt. 5c; single mixed, pkt. Sc. having the odor of honey, and bearing spikes of small, Mvbo attractive and beautitul hardy clinber, fowerng the brat «White flowers in great profusion throughout the
season; clusters of small rosy-lilac flowers and pale green feathery summer and autumn. Useful for bor ders or early
foliage. Grows fifteen feet tall. Pkt. 10c. bedding flowers. Sow the seed early in spring. ADONIS (Flos Adonis, or Pheasant’s-Eye). A hardy annual of Common Sweet Alyssum. One foot high, very sweet
easy culture, growing about one foot high. Leaves fine-cut and honey fragrance. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
feathery; flowers crimson. Seed should be sown in the autumn. “t > é
kt. 5c. Carpet of Snow.’’ Pure white, very dwarf, and
sweet scented. Pkt. 5c.
Little Gem. Three to four inches high; fine for borders. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
AGERATUM (Floss Flower). A hardy annual of easy culture, especially valuable for bedding, as it is literally covered: with blossoms all summer. Sow the
seed early in the spring, either in boxes to transplant, Saxatile. A yellowish perennial variety. Pkt. 5c; or out of doors, and thin to four or six inches. oz. 50c. Blue Perfection. Deep blue, one foot high. Pkt. 5c. AMARANTHUS. Hardy annuals, grown especially for their brilliant Mexicanum, Imperial Dwarf Blue. Hight inches SUES:
high. flowers blue. Pkt. 5c. Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding). Light yellowish-green foliage;
Sethe wie ¢ 2 2 “ long, drooping, crimson flower spikes. Plant three to four
Mexicanum, Imperiai Dwarf White. Eight inches feet high. Pkt. 5c.
high, flowers white. Pkt. 5c. Cruentus. Tall spikes of red flowers. Three feet. Pkt. 5c.
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AMARANTHUS— Continued.
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). leaves in variegated, red, yellow, green, etc.
ANGEL’S TRUMPET. See Datura. ANTIRRHINUM. See Snapdragon. AQUILEGIA. See Columbine.
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS (The African Lilac Daisy). A remark- ably handsome annual from Africa, forming branched bushes two to two and a half feet in height and breadth; are pure white on the upper surface, reverse of petals pale lilac. Pkt. 10c.
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO (Dutchman’s Pipe). Strong - growing, hardy climber, with large, thick, shining foliage, and curious, yellowish brown, pipe-shaped flowers. Pkt. 10c.
ARMERIA MARITIMA (Thrift, Sea Pink).
Plant three feet high, with brilliant Pkt. 5c.
Pretty edging
plant, bearing tufts of rosy-pink flowers; hardy perennial. One foot.
Pkt. 10c.
Sweet Alyssum
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. A tender perennial for greenhouse or potted plant use, with long, fine feathery foliage. The sprays, when cut, retain their freshness in water from three to four weeks. Seeds start slowly, and should be soaked in water before sowing.
Pkt. 10c; 100 seeds 75c.
“ PLUMOSUS NANUS. A dwarf variety and some- times preferred on account of its beautiful, dense
sprays of feathery green. Pkt. 10c; 100 seeds 75c.
“ SPRENGERI (Emerald Feather). An early, easily grown, feathery-leaved variety, with drooping branches. The best variety for hanging baskets. Pkt. 10c; 100 seeds 50c.
ASPERULA ODORATA (Sweet Woodruff). An old-fashioned favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and stems, which, when dried, have an odor not unlike new-mown hay, and are used for putting among clothes, etc. Used in Germany to flavor the “Maitrank,’ or May wine. Best grown in semi-shaded positions. Flowers white. Pkt. 5c.
AURICULA (Primula auricula). A dwarf-growing plant, bearing umbels of fragrant flowers of many rich and beautiful colors. A great favorite in England, where flower shows are held of this plant alone. Extra choice mixed, from a prize collection. Pkt.
Cc.
AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE (Dolichos Lignosus). A rapid-growing, climbing annual, flowering freely in large clusters of rose flowers. For covering arbors, trellises, etc., they have no superior. Pkt, 10c.
AUSTRALIAN STAR FLOWER. A very attractive, everlasting or straw-flower; introduced into America by Luther Burbank. It is a hardy annual, easily grown, and produces beautiful clusters
of small, light-pink, star-shaped flowers. The dwarf plant is literally covered with these flowers and is most attractive, but the stems of the flower when dried are even more beautiful, and really bear out Mr. Burbank’s description of them as a ‘‘fadeless flower.” Pkt. 10c.
ASTERS
A popular half hardy annual produced in a great variety of classes and an almost endless number of colors. The tallest varieties grow about two feet high, and some varietics of dwarfs are not over three inches high. The best method of culture is to sow the seed in boxes. about January Ist, and transplant about April 1lst'to 15th. The seed can be sown, however, in the row where the plants are to remain, thinning them from six to twelve inches apart, according to variety.
BOLTZE’S DWARF BOU- QUET. An exceedingly dwarf variety, growing only three to four inches high, and containing a great variety of colors. Pkt. 15c.
COCARDEAU, OR CROWN. A tall variety, growing 14 to 16 inches high. upright habit, with medi- um-sized blossoms. The center of the blossom is usually white with a bright-colored outer rim. Mixed, pkt. 10c.
COMET. A good bedding variety, with large blos- soms, the petals of which are long, narrow, and curled backward. These colors are the best: Pink, light blue, pure lilac, carmine, white. Pkt. 10c. Mixture of all colors, pkt. 10c.
GIANT COMET. A taller growing variety of. the Comet type, with branch- ing stems, which make it valuable for cutting. Best colors: Crimson, dark violet, light blue, rose, white, The Bride (white changing to light rose). Pkt. 10c. Mix- cite of all colors, pkt. Oc.
. HOHENZOLLERN. A new variety of the Comet type, with blossoms fully twice
as large as the old variety. The petals are very long and curved
like a flat chrysanthemum. Plant of branching habit, about 16
inches high. Mixture, pkt. 15c.
TRUFFAUT’S PAEONY FLOWERED PERFECTION. This va- riety has the most brilliant and showy assortment of colors. Flowers, medium sized and almost globular. Plant, about 16 inches high, of upright growth, and flowers all borne on top. Best colors; Dark purple, Fiery scarlet, White. Pkt. 10c. Mixture of all colors, pkt. 10c.
VICTORIA. One of the best bedding varieties, with medium-sized blossoms, which are borne in great profusion from the bottom to the top of the plant. Grows 12 to 14 inches high. Best. colors: ROSE, SNOW WHITE. Pkt. 10c. Mixture of all colors, pkt. 10c.
SEMPLES OR BRANCHING. The tallest and best florist’s variety, and we heartily recommend it as the very best type of aster we have. The plant grows 18 inches high and about 18 inches in width and the blossoms. which are large and full- petaled, are borne on long stems or branches. The most satis- factory type of all asters, since it is not only a showy bedding flower, but owing to its long stems and _ large blossoms, 1s valuable for bouquets. Comes into flower late in the autumn. Best colors: Carmine, crimson, lavender, light blue, pink or rose, purple, white, Mary Semple (very light pink), Violet King. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. Mixture of above colors, pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
OSTRICH PLUME. A medium tall variety of the Comet type. The petals are long, narrow, and curly, and the effect of both individual blossoms and bunches is beautiful. Mix- ture of all colors, pkt. 10c.
QU.:EN OF THE MARKET. One of the earliest blooming vari- eties, blossoming frequently in July. Of spreading habit, 8 to 10 inches high. Blossoms medium sized, and the petals curve outward. Mixed, pkt. 10c. Pure white, pkt. 10c.
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BACHELOR’S BUTTON. See Centaurea Cyanus.
BALLOON VINE, OR LOVE-IN-A-PUFF. Climbing annual, with small inferior flowers. The seed pods are curiously swelled or puffed, and are quite attractive. kt. 5c.
_BALSAM, OR LADY’S SLIPPER. A tender annual, with brittle stems and foliage. Grows about 12 inches high. Flowers both single and double, in bright colors and variations; are wax-like and very attrac- tive. The individual blossoms floating in a dish of water exhibit their beauty to the best advantage. Camellia Flowered. Mixed; the largest double va- riety. Pkt. 5c.
Camellia Flowered. White; Pkt. 10c.
Dark Blood Red. Double. Pkt. 10c.
Peach Blossom. Double; shell pink. Pkt. 10c. Red and White Spotted. Double. Pkt. 10c. Snowball. Double; clear pearl white. Pkt. 10c.
Mixed Tall Doubles. Twelve inches high. Pkt. 5c; oz. 60c.
Dwarf Double. Pkt. 5c.
BARTONIA AUREA (Golden Bartonia). A hardy annual, grow- ing about two feet high and bearing golden-yellow flowers, which have a metallic luster when the sun shines on them. Is a native of California. Sow the seed where the plants are to remain, since it does not transplant easily. Pkt. 5c.
BEAN. Butterfly Runner. A tall or climbing bean with beautiful red and white blossoms. Pkt. 10c. Searlet Runner. The popularclimber. Pkt. 10c.
BELLIS PERENNIS (Double Daisy). A hardy peren- nial, blossoming freely all spring and summer. Plant is about four inches high and valuable for borders.
Extra Double White, or Snowball. A clear white variety. Pkt. 10c.
Extra Double. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
German Double. Mixed; all colors mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Longfellow. Double dark rose. Pkt. 10c.
BEGONTA. Tender per- ennial, usually grown in the greenhouse. Some varieties are especially attractive on account of their
Branching Asters Vick’s Violet King
foliage, but most varieties have exquisitely beautiful wax-like flowers, both single and double. The seed is very small and rather difficult to germinate. It is also very expensive, some strains being worth far more than their weight in gold.
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BEGONIA. FIBROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES. For cut- door culture, having beautiful leaves and bearing clusters of small, waxy flowers.
Rex. A beautifully marked, large-leaved variety. Pkt. 25c.
Vernon. Deep-red flowers and dark-purple foliage. Pkt. 10c.
White avicuing Asters
BEGONIA:
_ TUBEROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES. For greenhouseand
_ pot culture, having large, waxy flowers in brilliant colors.
Double Varieties. International Prize.
Mixed. Pkt. 25c. The finest large flowered single
mixture. Pkt. 35c. Single Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 25c. BIGNONIA (Trumpet Vine). Magnificent, hardy perennial
a most ornamental and 30 feet. Pkt. 10c.
climber, with brilliant scarlet flowers; effective covering for walls, houses, etc.
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). A hardy annual, growing from 6 to 10 inches high and producing an abundance of pretty blue and white flowers. Pkt. 5c.
BROWALLIA. -A half hardy annual, making a fine bedding plant. Blooms profusely. The flowers are bright ultramarine blue, and also sky blue with white center. Will bloom freely ali winter if seed is sown in August. Mixed, pkt. 5c.
CACALIA (Tassel Flower). A beautiful and profuse flowering plant, with tassel-shaped orange and scarlet flowers; fine for mixed borders; hardy annual. Pkt. 5e.
CALAMPELIS (Bugle Vine). A well known beautiful annual 3 climber; trained to a trellis or south wall, it is an ornamental object throughout the summer, its bright orange tubular flowers ee ee effectively with the delicate green of the foliage.
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CALENDULA (Pot Marigold).
CALLIOPSIS.
CALCEOLARIA. A tender perennial, used largely in
greenhouses and conservatories. Is not of easy cul- ture, but a very desirable flower. Bears a large pro- fusion of small, pocket-shaped flowers, many of which are beautifully tigered or spotted. There is a great variety of shades and colors in various markings.
Grandifiora. Large-flowered, self-colored, profuse flowers. Pkt. 25c.
Tigered and Spotted. Mixed. Pkt. 25c. Mixed. Grandiflora and Spotted. Pkt. 25c.
Rugosa Hybrid. A shrubby, profuse bloomer, and best for outdoor culture.
Pkt. 25c.
Balsam—Camellia Flowered, Double
Very hardy annual, one foot high, blooming freely practically the whole year round. Is of the easiest culture and is desirable for rather inferior soils, where less sturdy flowers do not thrive. A medicinal extract resembling arnica is made from the flowers. Double Mixed. A good mixture of 8 or 10 different shades of yellow, some clear colors and some shaded and striped. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c.
Lemon King. Pkt. 5c.
Meteor. Large double yellow flowers, striped with orange. Pkt. 5c.
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia. A half hardy annual, growing about
three feet high, and valuable for bright bedding effects or for cutting. Leaves are narrow and stems
slender. Blossoms single and about 2 to 4 inches in
diameter.
Golden Wave. ‘The largest-flowering variety. Clear yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
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CANDYTUFT (Iberis).
CANNA.
Drummondi. Mixed. A gorgeous mixture of golden yellow, brown, maroon, and other shades. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c.
Bicolor Hybrida Semiplena. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Lanceolata. See Coreopsis. CANARY BIRD FLOWER (Tropaeolum Canariense). A tender, climbing annual of the Nasturtium family. Blossoms have
curiously winged petals and are light yellow. Pkt. 5c.
A hardy annual, growing about 6 to 18 inches high, according to the variety. The blossoms are borne on variously long spikes, and the newer varieties are quite large flowering and very fragrant. Of easy culture and valuable for bedding or massing.
Common Sweet Scented. Small white flowers. 5c; 0Z. 15c. Crimson, pkt. 5c.
Dwarf, or Tom Thumb. White. Pkt. 10c.
Dwarf, or Tom Thumb. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
White Rocket. Long spikes and large flowers. 5c; 0zZ. 20c.
Giant Hyacinth Flowered, or Improved Empress. Very large heads and long spikes of white flowers. An improved strain of Giant Empress and the best sort for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 75c.
Mixture of all colors. Pkt. 5c. Perennial Lilac (Gibraltarica). Pkt. 10c. Perennial White (Sempervirens). Pkt.10c.
Mixture of the popular varieties. Pkt. 5c. Crozy’s Varieties. ixed. Pkt. 10c.
Pkt. Purple, pkt. 5c.
Plant very dwarf.
Pkt.
Carnation—Marguerite
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CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula). A hardy biennial, blooming the second year from seed. Of easy culture, but pre- ferring rich, moist soil. Grows about three feet high, and bears double and single varieties of blue, white, purple, and red flowers. Single Mixed, pkt, 5c; Single White, pkt. 5c; Single Pink, 5c; Single Blue, pkt. 5c; Double Mixed, pkt. 5c.
Carpatica. Blue and white. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
CUP AND SAUCER TYPE. In this variety the outer petal forms a brim like a saucer. Light blue. Pink. Pure White. Pkt. 10c. Mixed, Pkt. 10c.
Persicifolia. Mixed, blue and white. Pkt.10c.
Pyramidalis. Blue and white. Pkt. 5c.
CARNATION. A half hardy perennial, used generally for greenhouse florist’s trade in winter and for a garden favorite in summer. There are a large number of varieties and colors, but the early flowering mix- tures are recommended for out-of-door culture. Sow the seed early in the year and transplant in March or April.
Chabaud’s Everblooming. In mixed colors. Pkt. 15c.
Choice Double Mixture. A fine mixture of various colors and types. Pkt. 15c.
German Extra Fine Double Mixed. A splendid strain. Pkt. 15c. Marguerite. Mixed. The earliest, coming into
bloom twelve weeks from seed. Pkt. 10c.
Picotee. Extra fine double mixed. White, edged with colors, or striped and splashed. Pkt. 25c.
Vienna Double Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Choice Double Perpetual. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. Double White. Marguerite Giant. Pkt. 10c.
CASTOR OIL BEAN (Ricinus). A tender annual, growing from 6 ‘ to 15 feet high and bearing large, green, deep purple, and brown
leaves and bright orange and scarlet flowers. The seed pods Of the easiest culture. Individual
resemble a prickly fruit. (See cut page 58 )
plants, with plenty of room, look best. Gibson’s, darkred. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c.
Sanguineus. Tricolor. Has blood-red stocks and green leaves, with red veins. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c.
Zanzibarensis. Mixed. A large-leaved variety, deep green and bronze, growing 10 to 15 feet high. Pkt. 5c; 07z,15c.
Mixture of all varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c.
CELOSIA CRISTATA, or COCKSCOMB. A half hardy annual, growing 6 to 8 inches high, bearing a wide, wavy blossom that resembles a cock’s comb. In brilliant colors, and fine for massing or border work. Dwarf Mixed. Several shades of red and yellow
mixed. Pkt. 15c. Dwarf New Giant Empress. A rich, crimson variety, with dark foliage and very wide combs. Pkt. 10c.
Glasgow Prize. One of the best strains. ‘Pkt. 10c.
PLUMOSIS, or Feathered Cockscomb. This species grows two or three feet high, and bears long, feathery plumes in brilliant colors. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
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Magnificent (Thompson’s). A new variety, superior
to the older sorts. Pkt. 10c. Spicata. Ostrich plumes of pink shading to silver at tips. Pkt. 5c.
CENTAUREA. A hardy annual, embracing a number of species, some being grown only for their foliage. _All varieties grow from 14% to 2 feet high. Sow the seed early and transplant in March.
Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button, or Bluebottie, cr Corn Flower). Of easy culture. Sow the seed where it is to remain and thin to three or four inches. Mixed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Emperor William (Large blue). Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. Pink, pkt. 5c. White, pkt. 5c.
Imperialis. A beautiful, large-flowered type, re- sembling Sweet Sultan, but with a large-petaled margin around the blossom. In white. lavender, and purple shades. Mixed, pkt. 10c. Pure White, pkt. 10c. Purple Shades, pkt. 10c.
Marguerite. A large, white variety of the Imperialis class. Fragrant and pretty. Pkt. 10c.
Moschata, or Sweet Sultan. A well-known type. In white, yellow, iavender, and purple. Blossoms very fragrant. Pkt. 5c.
Suavaelens. Yellow. Pkt. 10c.
Gymnocarpa. Called Dusty Miller. Pkt. 5c.
Candidissima, White Leaved, or Dusty Miller. Grown for its silvery, fine-cut leaves. Pkt. 10c.
Montana. Large blue. Pkt. 5c.
Catchfly. See Silene. CENTRANTHUS. The flowers are small, pink, salmon colored, or
white, borne in clusters on light-green, almost transparent stems. Easy to raise from seed in open ground. Mixed, pkt. 5c.
CENTROSEMA, or Butterfly Pea. A hardy perennial vine of rare beauty, which blossoms in July from seed sown in March, and bears in great profusion pea-shaped flowers, ranging in color from a rosy violet to a reddish-purple, with a feathery white marking through the center. Pkt. 10c.
CHRYSANTHEMUM. There are many widely different classes of this flower represented in the hardy annual or garden varieties, both single and double, and the perennial varieties, chief of which is double or florist’s varieties, so highly prized in the autumn and winter.
ANNUAL VARIETIES. Growing 1% to 3 feet high Seeds should be planted early and the plants set out
in April. Single varieties sometimes called ’’Painted Daisies.’’ Very attractive. Mixed, pkt. 5c. Coronarium, Double. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
White. Beautiful for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Yellow. Also fine for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Eclipse. Pure golden, with a bright purplish scarlet
ring, dark brown, disc; very striking. Pkt. 5c.
CHRYSANTHEMUM: Tricolor Burridgeanum. Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
White. Pkt. 10c. : Luteum, Carinatum. Pkt. 15c.
PERENNIAL VARIETIES. Grow-
ing 2% to 3 feet high. . Hardy
and of easy culture. Frutescens,
or ’’Marguerite’; also called
“Paris White Daisy.’’ White
petals radiating from a golden-
yellow center. Pkt. 10c.
Japanese Hybrids. A mixture of the large-flowering florist’s varieties. These varieties are the large, autumn flowers used in exhibitions and by florists. They are usually grown from cuttings, and do not come absolutely true from seed. Pkt. 25c.
CINERARIA. A tender perennial, grown principally in the greenhouse, but can be grown safely in the garden in summer. Seed should be sown in summer, and the greenhouse requires only moderate heat. Plants grow from 1 to 2 feet high and bear clusters of large, single flowers of bright colors.
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Hybrida Mixed. The best variety, having large flowers and brilliant colors. Pkt. 25c.
Grandiflora Dwarf. Mixed. Pkt. 25c.~ Grandiflora Stella. Pkt. 25c.
Maritima Candidissima. Silvery foliage. Pkt. 5c.
CLARKIA. A hardy annual, of easy culture, growing about 18 inches high and bearing bright rose, white, or purple flowers in great profusion. Native of California. Seed sown in the fall will give early blossoms in spring. Seed can be sown almost any time. Double Mixed, pkt. 5c; Single Mixed, pkt. 5c.
CLEMATIS. A popular hardy perennial climber. An old favorite and justly so, for there are few garden climbers that give more satisfaction.
Large Flowered Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Virginiana (Virgin’s Bower). Pkt. 10c.
Paniculata. Beautiful, small-flowered variety. Pkt. 5c.
Jackmanii. Large blue. Pkt. 15c. Flammula. Feathery white. Pkt.10c. Coccinea. Scarlet. Pkt. 10c. CLEOME PUNGENS, OR GIANT SPIDER PLANT. A hardy annual, growing 4 to 5 feet high and bearing in profusion rose-purple blossoms that are shaped something like a spider. Pkt. 5c.
CLIANTHUS DIAMPIERI (Glory Pea of Australia). One of the most gorgeous flowers in existence; the flowers are pea- shaped, of a brilliant scarlet color with intense black center; requires a dry. warm soil and little water. Pkt. 15c.
COBAEA SCANDENS. A half hardy, climbing annual, with large leaves and large trumpet-shaped
flowers. Blossom is green until nearly grown, when it
turns bright-purplish blue. Grows about 30 feet long, and is very desirable for covering a large lattice.
A native of Mexico. Pkt. 10c.
COLEUS. A tender perennial, growing about 10 to 18 inches high, and grown for its beautiful, bright- colored, velvety leaves. Valuable for window garden or pots, and can also be grown out of doors if taken up in winter.
Extra Large Leaved Mixed. Pkt. 15c.
Ornatus. The best large-leaved variety. Pkt. 15c. Cockscomb. See Celosia Cristata.
Morse’s Exhibition. A beautiful and gorgeous strain. CYCLAMEN. A tender, bulbous perennial, used in
Pkt. 25c. greenhouses and window-gardens. Is easily grown COLLINSIA. A free-flowering and easily grown annual, growing from seed. Sow in the fall or early spring. from 1 to 2 feet; flowers white, crimson, purple, etc. Mixed, 4 ue t ' pkt. 5c. Persicum Giganteum. Mixed. Very large flowers
and very free blooming. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia). A hardy perennial, growing ie Pano white” PRE obs
about 2 feet high and bearing an immense variety of
colors on long, smooth stems. Rubrum. Red. Pkt. 25c. Double Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 5c. Crimson King. A new variety. Pkt. 25c. Long Spurred or Singl¢ Mixed. A large, single variety, with Papilio. Butterfly type. Pkt. 25c.
long spurs on back. A very showy and attractive type.
Pkt. 100. ; CEES NINE papamoes) ua mere: oe Lend cng hrysantha. Golden-yellow, single. Pkt. 10c. annual, with soft fern-like foliage and small starlike flowers, in
Chry olden-y 8 red, pink, or white. Scarlet, pkt. 5c. White, pkt. 5c. Mixture Convolvulus. See Morning Glory. of several colors, pkt. 5c.
COREOPSIS. A perennial with light, graceful foliage and beautiful golden and brown and gold flowers.
Lanceolata. Pkt. 10c.
Grandiflora Eldorado. Pkt. 10c.
COSMOS. A tender annual, with fine-cut, feathery foliage and large, showy blossoms in rose, crimson, pink and white. The late flowering or giant type grows 5 to 6 feet high and its blossoms are larger than the early varieties, or about 4 to 5 inches in diameter. They bloom late in the fall or about November lst, and rarely blossom very far north. The early varieties bloom in July. Sow about March Ist and transplant in May.
Early Flowering Dawn. White, slightly tinted with pink. Pkt.10c; 0z. $1.00.
Early Flowering Mixed. The usual Cosmos colors. in mixtures. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c.
Giants of California. Pink, pkt. 10c; 0z. 75c. White, pkt. 10c; 0z. 75c. Crim-
-son, pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. Mixed, pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Klondyke. A late blooming variety, with bright yel- low blossoms. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
LADY LENNOX. A grand new variety which we have grown for a large New York seedman on our own farms. It is without question the finest Cosmos in existence. The plants are rather low growing (about 214 feet high) and it bears profusely, the whole plant being a mass of bloom when in full flower. The blossoms are a bright rose pink and the petals are very large and wide, completely overlapping each other. It comes into its full perfection of bloom about October 1 to 15. Pkt, 10c.
COSMOS—Gliants of California
Dianthus Laciniatus
DAHLIA. A well-known and popular late summer and autumn flowering plant. Is grown from seed or propagated from the bulbous roots. The seed may be planted early in the hotbed and the plants set out in May after all danger of frost is over. By sowing the seed early the plants may be made to bloom the first
year.
Cactus. Mixed, Double, with pointed petals. Pkt. 10c. Double. Mixed, pkt. 10c.
Single. Mixed. The most easily grown and also the most
satisfactory from seed. Pkt. 10c. Daisy, Double. See Bellis Perennis.
DAISY, SHASTA DAISY. A fine perennial plant bear- ing large white single blossoms.
Alaska. One of Burbank’s new selections. Pkt. 15c.
DATURA (Trumpet Flower, or Horn of Plenty). A tender ee growing three feet high. Flowers large and trumpet- shaped.
** (Chlorantha) F.P1. Double golden-yellow blossoms. Pkt. 5c.
ed (eormaconla). Blossoms single, white inside,shading to purple. - 5c.
Delphinium. See Larkspur. Dianthus, Barbatus. See Sweet William. Dianthus, Caryophyllus. See Carnation.
DIANTHUS, OR PINKS. Hardy annuals, about one foot high, and bearing beautifully colored, single and double blossoms in profusion all summer. Sow seed early in boxes and transplant, or sow in rows where the plants are to remain, and thin.
Chinensis (China Pink). Double, White, pkt. 5c. Double Mixed, pkt. 5c.
Diadematis Fl. Pl. (Double Diadem Pink). double flowers in many colors. Pkt. 5c.
Heddewigi (Japanese Pink). Finest single, mixed, pkt. 5c. Finest double, mixed, pkt. 5c.
Mourning Pink. Pkt. 5c.
Laciniatus. Single, fringed varieties.
Large,
Pkt. 5c.
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Mixture of all single varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. Imperialis. Very large. Pkt. 5c.
Plumarius, perennial. Double white, Double mixed, pkt. 10c.
DIGITALIS, OR FOXGLOVE. A hardy perennial, blooming the second year from seed. Grows usually about 31% feet, although in very rich soil sometimes 6 feet. The bell-shaped flowers are borne on long spikes, and come in shades of purple, lavender, rose and white, all spotted lightly inside the blossom. Thrives best in cool, shady locations. Fine mixed, pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
pkt. 10c.
California Poppy—Eschscholtzia California
DOLICHOS, OR HYACINTH BEAN. A tender, climbing annual. Grows rapidly and is valuable for covering a trellis. Flowers in purple or white; are borne on long stems, the individual blossoms resembling the bean flower, and the ornamental pods resemble bean pods. Sow seed in open ground late in April.
Daylight. The best white. Pkt. 10c. Darkness. The best purple. Pkt. 10c. Lablab. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Dusty Miller. See Centaurea Candidissima.
ECHINOCYSTIS (Wild Cucumber Vine). One of the quickest- growing vines we know of, attaining a height of 30 feet in a season; white, fragrant flowers, borne in great profusion, followed by an abundance of ornamental prickly seed pods; foliage very dense, on which account it is most desirable where much shade is desired. Pkt. 5c.
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, OR CALIFORNIA POPPY. A hardy annual, with fine-cut, feathery foliage and beautiful velvety cup-shaped flowers. Grows from 1 to 1% feet high, and blooms profusely. Seed may be sown in the fall and any time thereafter till April, and blossoms may be had from early in January till late in summer. Of the easiest culture. Any soil will do, but the better the soil, the larger the plants and blossoms. It is best to sow the seed in the garden, where the plants are to remain, as they do not trans- plant easily.
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Californicus. The bright, orange-yellow common variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. $2.00.
Burbank’s Crimson Flowering. Pkt. 10c.
Crocea. Petals rose pink outside, white inside.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. Double Rose. A semi-double blossom, rose colored
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outside and white inside the petal. Pkt. 5c;_ oz. 25c.
Erecta Mandarin. Brownish gold, erect growing plant. Pkt. 5c.
Golden West. shading to canary yellow at the edges. oz. 15c.
Mandarin. Blossoms are copper colored outside and bright-yellow inside the petals. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Striata. Golden yellow, striped lightly with cream. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 25c.
White. Large, ivory white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Mixed Yellows. A mixture of the popular orange and yellow varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c.
Very large, orange-colored blossoms, Pkt. 5c;
Foxglove, or Digitalis
Mixture of all varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $2. 00. Bush Eschscholtzia. See Hunnemannia.
EUPHORBIA. A hardy annual, growing four to s:x feet high, and esteemed for its beautiful foliage. The blossoms are incon-
spicuous.
Heterophylla. Called Mexican Fire Plant or Annual Poin- settia. Smooth, glossy leaves, turning scarlet late in the summer. . Pkt. 10c.
Variegata. Called Snow on the Mountain. Leaves veined and margined with white. Pkt. 10c.
-EVERLASTING FLOWERS. See Helichrysum, Gomphrena,
Australian Star Flower, Xeranthenum, Acroclinium,
Rhodanthe.
Evening Primrose. See Oenothera.
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Everlasting Pea. See Lathyrus Latifolius. Flax. See Linium.
FEVERFEW. Matricaria Capensis. Called Double Feverfew. A plant growing 8 to 10 inches high ana bearing profusely pure
white, very double flowers. Pkt. 5c. See also Pyrethrum. Flowering Maple. See Abutilon.
Flowering Sage. See Salvia.
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). growing 6 to 12 inches high. Small star-like flowers are borne in clusters on long stems. The plant is cf easy culture and blooms the first year if seed is sown early. Thrives best in a cool, moist, location.
Alpestris. Blue. Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c. White. Pkt. 5c. Victoria. Pkt. 10c.
Dissitiflora Perfection. Pkt. 10c. Perennial Semperflorens. Pkt. 10c.
FOUR O’CLOCK. A hardy annual, about two feet high. Of the easiest culture. Seed should be sown in the open and thinned to one foot. Is free flowering, the blossoms in great variety of colors and stripes. Mixture of allcolors. Pkt. 5c.
Tom Thumb. Dwarf plant, mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. Variegated and striped colors. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis.
FUCHSIA (Lady’s Eardrop). A well known plant of easy culture in pots for the conservatory, parlor decoration, or the open ground. Very easily grown ‘from seed. Double mixed, pkt. 25c. Single mixed, pkt. 25c.
A hardy perennial,
Gourds—Chinese Bottle
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Ornamental grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the mixed flower-bed or border attractive during the summer, and for the use of
the spikes or panicles in a dried state in winter bouquets.
AGROSTIS NEBULOSA. A very graceful and pretty grass—
charming ior borders. Annual. One and _ one-half feet. Pkt. 5c.
AVENA STERILIS (Animated Oats). Drooping, very graceful. Annual. Two feet. Pkt. 5c.
BRIZA AUSTRALIS. Lately discovered in Western Australia, much larger than the other brizas. The black spotted shoulders make it unusually ornamental. Pkt. 25c.
BRIZA MAXIMA (Quaking Grass). and one-half feet. Pkt. 5c.
BRIZA GRACILIS (Small Quaking Grass). graceful. Annual. One foot. Pkt. 5c.
BROMUS BRIZAEFORMIS. An elegant Briza-like grass.
Very pretty. Annual. One Very delicate and
Pkt. 5c.
For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect.
COIX LACRYMA (Job’s Tears). Grows two feet high. Pkt. 5c.
ERAGROSTIS ELEGANS (Love Seaepe beautiful. Annual. One foot. Pkt. 5c.
EULALIA JAPONICA. One of the most beautiful of the tall- growing grasses. Five feet. Pkt. 10c.
Very graceful and
GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM (Pampas Grass). eee eae in cultivation. t. 10c.
The finest orna- Half-hardy perennial. Ten feet.
STIPA PENNATA (Feather Grass).
One of the ereaniest and most interesting. Perennial.
Two feet. Pkt. 10c.
ZEA JAPONICA (Striped Japanese Maize). Pkt. 10c.
GAILLARDIA. A very showy garden plant, with bril- liant flowers in scarlet and yellow, blended and shaded. Blooms freely from early summer till autumn. Grows one and one-half to two feet high, and the blossoms are borne on long, slender stems. Both single and double varieties are hardy. Fine Single Mixed, Pkt. 5c. Large Double Grandiflora (Perennial) Picta Lorenzianna, Mixed, Pkt. 5c.
GERANIUM. A half hardy perennial, flowering the first year from
seed if sown early. A popular flower in brilliant colors and variously fra- grant and orna- mental foliage. Grows easily from seed.
Appie Scented. Very fragrant leaves. PKt. 25c.
Fancy Show, or Lady Wash- ington. One of the most beau- tiful flowers we have; in rich, soft colors, with beautiful mark- ings. Fancy mixed. Pkt. 25c.
Zonale. Beauti- UE GCE Pkt. 10c.
GILIA. A hardy annual growing one foot high, with white, lilac, or rose-colored flowers. A native of California. Val- uable for rock- work or borders. Sow seed in the Healulen eVinliexae ie Pkt. 5c.
Gilliflower. See Ten Weeks’ Stocks.
GLADIOLUS. Well-known mag- nificent plants, with sword - like
leaves and long spikes of flowers of every conceivable color and
arene Many new and rare varieties are produced from seed t. 10c.
GLACUM LUTEUM (Horn Poppy). A showy plant, with long silvery leaves, gracefully recurved and deen, cut and curled; flowers bell-shape d, orange yellow. Pkt. 5
GLOXINIA.
Hollyhock— Allegheny
Beautiful hot-house plants, with large, bell-shaped blossoms, which come in rich, velvety-deep, and bright colors, some of which are beautifully marked. Grandiflora, Mixed, pkt. 25ce; tigered and spotted, Mixed, pkt. 25c.
GODETIA. A hardy annual, growing from six inches to ten inches high. Of compact growth, with a profu- sion of satiny cup-shaped flowers in deep red, pink, and white, shaded and blended. Valuable for bed- ding or massing. Sow seed early in the year. Small- flowered deep-red variety; grows wild in California. Tall Sorts. Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5c. Tom Thumb, or Dwarf Varieties. Duchess of Albany. White.
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. Pkt. 10c.
Lady Albemarle. Dark Crimson. Pkt. 10c. GOLDEN-ROD (Solidago Canadensis). pag seth golden-yel- low hardy perennial. Threefeet. Pkt. 5c.
GOMPHRENA, OR GLOBE AMARANTH. A low-grow- ing hardy annual, everlasting, or straw flower, about eight inches high, with globe-shaped flowers, in red or white. The plant makes a good border, and the flowers are very pretty, and are attractive, either while growing or dried. Mixed, Pkt. 5c. White, Pkt. 5c. Crimson, Pkt. 5c.
GOORDS. Some varieties, besides being odd, are very ornamental.
Mixed ornamental varieties. Pkt. 5c.
Chinese Bottle. A useful variety. Pkt. 5c. (See cut, page 61.)
Dish Cloth, or Lufia. The inside lining resembles a sponge,
very useful. Pkt. 5c.
Dipper or Siphon. Can readily be made into a dipper. Pkt. 5c.
Nest Egg. These resemble a hen’s egg and are frequently used for nest eggs. Pkt. 5c.
Sugar Trough. Useful for pases or buckets, holding from two to ten gallons each. Pkt.
Gi PSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath). A ee annual of easy culture. Grows two to three feet high, and bears a profusion of small star- shaped white and pink flowers.
Muralis. An excellent border plant; pink flowers. Pkt. 5c. Paniculata. Fine for bouquets; white flowers. Pkt. 5c. Elegans, annual white. HELIANTHUS. See Sunflower. HELICHRYSUM. (Everlasting Flower). A free-flow-
ering, hardy annual, growing four to five feet high and bearing beautiful, straw-like flowers in a great variety of shades and colors. The stems are long and the blossoms large. It is the best and most satisfactory of the everlasting flowers, and makes a very hand- some dried bouquet. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
HELIOTROPE. A half hardy perennial, growing four to eight feet high. Small flowers, borne in graceful clusters and very frag- rant. Blooms the first season from seed if sown early. Forms a large plant, and requires a roomy situation. Can also be grown against a wall and made to assume the character of a climber.
King of the Blacks. Dark purple, almost pisck Pkt. 10c. Queen Marguerite. Purple blue. Prk 10c
White Lady. Pure White. Pkt.
Finest Mixed. A mixture of the arditert true types.
HESPERIS. See Sweet Rocket.
} ONESTY (Satin Flower). The silvery seed pods are used for REE decoration. Very handsome, free-flowering. Two feet. . oc.
Pkt. 10c.
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HOLLYHOCK. A hardy perennial of upright, stately growth, five to eight feet high. The very double varieties are the most desirable, but the newer, semi- double, fringed types are also very popular. MHolly- hocks make a fine row in the garden, or a fine back- ground next to a building or high wall or fence.
DOUBLE VARIETIES. Mixed, pkt. 10c. oz. $1.50. Black, Blood Red, Canary Yellow, Rose Pink, Salmon, Snow White. Pkt. 10c; 6 pkts. assorted, 40c.
Allegheny. Mixed. The semi-double, fringed va- riety. An artistic and pretty sort. Pkt. 10c.
Henderson’s Everblooming. An early-flowering gor- geous mixture of single and semi-double blossoms. Pkt. 5c. ;
SINGLES. Mixed. The old-fashioned blossoms in all colors. Pkt. 5c.
HUMULUS, OR JAPANESE HOP. A rapid-growing, hardy, climbing annual, with dense leaves. Will grow twenty to thirty feet in a season, and is very valuable for covering a trellis.
Japonicus. Bright-green foliage. Pkt. 10c. Japonicus Variegatus. Bright, variegated yellow, white and green leaves. Pkt. 10c.
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HUNNEMANNIA, OR BUSH ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Known also as the Santa Barbara Poppy. An erect- growing, tender perennial, about two feet high. Fo- liage fine cut and feathery. Blossoms, beautifully cup-shaped, bright yellow, and about three to four inches across. Stems, long and smooth. There are few more satisfactory flowers in the garden than the Hunnemannia.
Fumariafolia. Pkt. 5c.
Hyacinth Bean. See Dolichos.
ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum). A low- growing and trailing tender annual. The thick leaves seem to pos comencd with crystals. Used for edging and box work.
- 10c.
IMPATIENS SULTANI (Zanzibar Balsam). Much prized for window culture. The foliage is waxy green, and with the semi-transparent branches makes a plant in itself attractive. The bright rosy carmine flowers are very delicate and pretty. Pkt. 15c.
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Lathyrus Latifolius—Pure White
IPOMOEA. An extensive genus, including many well- known garden flowers. Are tender climbing annuals, from five to ten feet long, and all classes are desirable. The seed of several varieties, especially the moon- flower, should have the outer shell punctured and then soaked in water for twelve hours or more to germinate it.
Bona Nox (Evening Glory, or Good Night). Large, aera violet blossoms, expanding in the night. t. 5c.
Coccinea, or Star Ipomea. Pkt. 5c.
Grandiflora Alba (Moon Flower). Large, white blos- soms, which expand only on dull days or at night. Pkt. 10c.
NEW MOON FLOWER. Sky Blue. Of strong, vigorous growth, the plants quickly attain a height of 12 to 15 feet. A dense mass of large, heart-shaped leaves forms a most appropriate setting for the large sky-blue flowers, which come in September in great profusion. The flowers measure nearly four inches across, and are surpassingly beautiful — of the softest cerulean blue, shading to white at the throat.
Plant two or three seeds in a flower pot (about four inches in diameter) during the fall or winter, and the dwarfed plants will produce these enormous flowers when only six to eight inches high, and continue to bloom freely for a long time. As easily grown as a Geranium in an ordinary room, these dwarf pot plants, covered with immense sky-blue flowers, are extremely attractive. Pkt. 10c.
Small scarlet blossoms.
NEW MOON FLOWER—Continued
Heavenly Blue. A tall climber with large light blue flowers, yellow throated and measuring four to five inches across. Pkt. 10c.
Setosa, or Brazilian Morning Glory. Beautiful, rose- colored blossoms, three inches in diameter. Pkt. 10c.
Learii. Large, dark blue flowers. Pkt. 25c. Lutea. Large yellow blossoms. Pkt. 10c. Imperial Japanese. See list under Morning Glory. Ipomea Quamoclit. See Cypress Vine. Japanese Hop. See Humulus J aponicus.
KENILWORTH IVY. A hardy perennial, trailing plant, especially adapted for hanging-baskets. Pkt. 10c.
KOCHIA TRICOPHYLLA. A beautiful bush plant, forming a perfect sphere. The branches are covered with slender, light-green leaves, and late in the fall the plant is covered with small, red blossoms, when it resembles a ‘‘ball of fire.’ Pkt. 10c.
LANTANA. A tender perennial, two to three feet high, bearing verbena-like clusters of flowers, in orange, white, rose, and other colors. Blooms constantly allsummer. Fine mixed. Pkt. 10c.
LARKSPUR (Delphinium). There are two well-known types, one being the single and double annual, and
the other a very tall, hardy perennial. Both are of easy culture.
Hardy Annual Varieties. Grow about one and one-half to two feet high. A great variety of colors.
Dwarf Rocket. Mixed. Dwarf plant, double flowers. Pkt. 5c. Emperor. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Hardy Perennial Larkspurs. beautiful long spikes.
Formosum, The bright-blue variety, center. Pkt. 10c.
Formosum Coelestinum. blue variety. Pkt. 10c.
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS. (Perennial or Everlasting Pea). A hardy perennial climber flowering the first year if seed is sown in the fall. Leaves and stems smooth. Flowers resemble sweet peas, but are borne on racemes, with eight to ten blossoms to une este Is not fragrant, but is hardy, and thrives in any good soil.
Pink Beauty. The ground of the petals is white, edged and shaded with pink. Pkt. 5c.
Single. Four to five feet high, with
with white
The azure or very light-
Crimson. Pkt. 5c. Waite The best variety for cutting, especially for florists’ use. - 10c. Mixed, pkt. 5c. Splendens. Called the ‘‘Pride of California.’’ Not as hardy as the ordinary class. Flowers bright crimson-scarlet. Pkt. 10c. LAVATERA. (Annual Mallow). A showy hedge plant, growing
about six feet high and covered with shrimp-pink, cup-shaped
flowers. Sow in May in the open ground and thin young plants to twelve inches apart. Pkt. 5c. LAVENDER. Chiefly cultivated for the delicious and lasting borane of its flowers; succeeds in any common garden soil. t. 5c. LEMON VERBENA. The leaves of this fine old favorite are de- ea fragrant and refreshing. Grown easily from seed. t. 10c.
LEPTOSINE DENSIFLORUS. Free-flowering, hardy annual, with large blue Coreopsis-like flowers on long stems; fine for cut flowers. One foot. Pkt. 5c.
LINUM, OR SCARLET FLAX. A hardy annual, about one and one-half feet high. Of slender and graceful appearance, with smooth stems and bright-red flowers, which are borne in great protnelen: Can be sown early out of doors, and thrives well in good soll,
Rubrum. Pkt. 5c.
Perennial Flax. Blue. Pkt. 5c.
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LOBELIA. A half hardy annual and hardy perennial. The annual grows four to six inches high; is of com- pact growth, and literally covered with small, bright
flowers. Used for ribbon work and borders or hang- ing baskets.
Crystal Palace Compacta. Bright blue. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $2.50.
Emperor William. Pkt. 10c.
Golden Queen. Pkt. 10c.
White Gem (Compacta). White flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Gracilis. Pkt. 5c. .
Prima Donna. Maroon, with white eye. Pkt. 10c.
Speciosa. Pkt. 10c.
Mixed annual varieties. Pkt. 5c.
Perennial Lobelias are hardy and three feet high. The
blossoms are produced in spikes.
Cardinalis, or Cardinal Flower. Brilliant, scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Hybrids. Mixed. Large flowers, resembling Car- oes In shades of rose, red, lilac, purple, etc.
LOPHOSPERMUM SCANDENS. Tender climbing perennial, grow- ing ten to twelve feet long, with showy purplish-rose blossoms something like Foxgloves. Pkt. 10c.
See Nigella. See Amaranthus Caudatus.
Love-in-a-Mist. Love Lies Bleeding.
LUPINUS, OR LUPINS. Hardy annuals, in great variety, growing from one to three feet high, and bearing spikes of pea-shaped flowers. -Of the easiest culture. Sow in the open ground and thin to six inches apart.
Cruikshankii. Dark blue. Long racemes of beautiful, blue flowers. PkKt. 5c. Mixture of all colors. Pkt. 5c. LYCHNIS. MHardy perennial growing about three feet high and
bearing bright-colored flowers in clusters. Of easy culture.
Chalcedonica. Scarlet flowers. Pkt. 5c. j
Haageana. Orange, crimson, and scarlet flowers. Pkt. 5e. Fine summer climber with great
MANDEVILLA SUAVEOLENS. clusters of large, waxy, star-shaped yellow blossoms, exquisitely fragrant, resembling the single tuberose in shape. Pkt. 15c.
MARIGOLD. A hardy, annual, shrubby plant, in dwarf and tall varieties, growing from six inches to three feet high. Foliage, bright green, deeply cut, and graceful. The flowers are various shades of yellow and brown. The tall varieties are very valuable for large bedding or background work, and the dwarf varieties for borders.
Eldorado. Called ‘‘The African Marigold.” The best tall variety, with large double blossoms. Mixed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Dwarf French, Legion of Honor. af 4 Striped. Pkt. 5c.
Mixed. Pkt. 5c: 0z. 50c.
Tall French Mixture. A mixture of tall double, colors in yellow, brown and stripes. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Pot Marigold and Cape Marigold. See Calendula.
Pkt. 5c.
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Marguerite. See Chrysanthemum frutescens.
Marvel of Peru. See Four O’clock.
Martynia. See Garden Seed List.
MATRICARIA. (Double White Feverfew). Bushy annual garden plant, bearing quantities of white double button-like flowers; useful for cutting. Pkt. 5c.
MAURANDIA (Giant-Flowering). Beautiful climber for either garden or greenhouse decoration and for hanging baskets; gemmed with Gloxinia-shaped flowers of rich purple, white, and rose, fully double the size of the older, well known sorts. The plants from seed sown in spring will begin flowering by July and continue until frost. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
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MIGNONETTE. A hardy annual, growing six to twelve inches high and bearing pyramidal-shaped flower spikes, made up of thickly-set flowerets, which are exceedingly fragrant. Grows easily from seed and ean either be transplanted from boxes or sown out in the garden and thinned to four or six inches. Sow in the fall for early blossoms in the spring. Valuable for potting, or for bedding, or for border. The flowers are not attractive except for their fragrance.
Allen’s Defiance. Long spikes of whitish flowers and compact growth. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Golden Machet. A compact-growing variety, with medium long, thick spikes of yellow flowers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c.
Parson’s White. A tall variety, with long spikes with silver-white flowers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
Pure Machet. A compact-growing variety, with thick spikes and large flowerets of copper color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c.
Ruby Machet. A dwarf, compact variety, with large, stubby spikes covered with copper-red flow- erets. Pkt. 10c.
Sweet Scented (Reseda Odorata).
Mixture of the best compact varieties. oz. 25c.
MIMULUS. A half hardy perennial, growing from six inches to one foot high. Blooms freely and exists in a large variety of colors. Useful for window-gardens and pot work or for garden in a as shady situation. Blooms first year from seed if sown early.
Moschatus, or Musk Plant. Fragrant plant, with small, yellow blossoms, spotted lightly with brown. Pkt. 5c.
Tigrinus, or Monkey Flower. Large flowers of several col- ors, and spotted. Pkt. 10c.
Cardinalis. Pkt. 10c.
MINA LOBATA. A half-hardy, annual climber, with orange-col- ored flowers, which are scarlet in the bud before opening. The plant blooms freely from base to top, and grows twenty to thirty feet long. Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c.
MOMORDICA. Balsamina, or Balsam Apple. A _ climbing annual, growing about ten feet long. Has graceful and orna- mental foliage, yellow flowers, and warted golden-yellow fruit, with large carmine-red seeds. Pkt. 5c.
Charantia, or Balsam Pear. Same as the Balsam Apple, but fruit is pear-shaped. Pkt. 5c.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. Pkt. 5c;
USA
Moonflower. See Ipomea Grandifiora Alba.
MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus Major). A hardy climbing annual, growing about ten feet long. Flow- ers are well known and exist in a great variety of colors, tints, and markings. Fully expanded only in the mornings. Of easy culture, quick growth, and valuable in every garden.
Tall, or Climbing Varieties. 15c. © : . Imperial Japanese. Taller, larger leaved and larger flowered, with a greater variety of blossoms than the older type. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c. ~ Dwarf, or Bush Varieties (Convolvulus Minor). Plants grow ten to twelve inches high, and are hardy annuals. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. Mourning Bride. See Scabiosa. Musk Plant. See Mimulus Moschatus. See Forget-me-not. —
Mixed. Pkt. 5c; oz.
Myosotis.
New Dwarf Nasturtium—‘“Golden Midnight”
NASTURTIUM
Tender annual, in two distinct elasses—Dwarf, and Tall or Climbing
DWARF VARIETIES
The plant forms a small. round bush twelve to sixteen inches high. The foliage is pretty and the flowers very beautiful and contained in a great number of colors and tints. Sow the seed where it is to remain late in the spring after danger of frost is over. It is seldom necessary to thin the young plants, as they will bear standing close together. :
Aurora. Yellow, veined carmine.
Chameleon. Mixed. A dwarf mixture of blotched and inconstant shades. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c.
Crimson. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15¢e; 14 Ib. 45c.
Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur yellow, spotted with carmine. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 14 1b. 30c. :
Empress of India. Intense scarlet with dark brown and green foliage. Pkt. 5c; 0Z. 15c; 14 lb. 45c.
Golden King. Rich golden yellow. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 45c.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c.
Scarlet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c.
White Pearl. Very light lemon or primrose. 44 Ib. 30c.
Yellow. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; 44 Ib. 30c.
Dwarf Varieties Mixed. A splendid mixture of all the above, peices many other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 144 Ib. 25c; - 85c.
TALL, OR CLIMBING VARIETIES
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c;
Of quick growth, covering a wall, hedge, or trellis in a short time. The brilliant blossoms almost cover the plant from top to bottom.
Butterfly. Light yellow, with blotch of deep red on lower petal. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; 14 1b. 60c.
Chameleon. A mixture of changing or inconstant shades. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 1b. 35c; 1b. $1.20.
“Golden Midnight.’’ The foliage is a light yellowish green, while the flowers are of such a dark maroon as to seem almost black.
* The artistic effect rendered by this contrast between leaves and blossoms is unique and at the same time beautiful. Pkt. 15e.
King of Tom Thumbs. Dark scarlet and dark-green leaves. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 30c.
Pkt.
Sara are Deep crimson and dark foliage. Pkt. 5c; oz. Capripes ae nee anaes Seer Sore ie pee Ceres Cc; 4 . c. ove — ? s ? ° : Moonlight. Very light yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢e; 144 Ib. 40c. Rose. Pkt. 5c; oz. 3 c 6 bd pels BES On: 10Cs. 24 Une Sac Orange. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 4% 1b. 40c.
Ruby King. Bright red, tinted salmon. Pkt. 5e: oz. : lb. é : sue : - 100; % Pearl, or White. Light lemon or primrose. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15¢; 14 1 5
b. 40c.
Queen of Tom Thumbs. Variegated foliage, crimson fowers, ) Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c.
kt. 10c. Rose.
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Nasturtiu
Red Spurred. A mixture of light colors, all having a red back or spur. Foliage dark.. Pkt. 5¢; 0Z 15¢c; 14°Ib. 50c.
Scarlet. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15¢c; 4% lb. 40c.
Twilight. Large blossoms of light salmon, suffused with rosy salmon. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c.
Yellow. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 40c.
Yall Varieties Mixed. All the .above varieties, besides many onbers. in a splendid mixture. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lh. 25¢e35 - 70C.
VARIEGATED QUEEN—A TALL OR CLIMBING VARIETY
While the leaves are not as large as those of the common Tall Nas- turtium the plants are just as tall and equally vigorous in growth. Every leaf is variegated with yellow, white and green. Some of the leaves are one-half to two-thirds white and yellow while others are mostly green, but beautifully striped and blotched. :
The flowers are rich scarlet maroon, deepest in color at base of petals. It comes entirely true from seed. Pkt. 10c; 02. 35c. Ivy-leaved. A mixture of several colors; have lobed or scalloped leaves. The blossoms have narrow petals scalloped at the coe Very pretty and attractive. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 25c; 4 1b. 75c.
Sunlight. Bright yellow. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 4 Ib. 40c.
Dark Crimson. Pkt. 5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b. 30c.
Jupiter H Large, bright, golden yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 . 60c.
Midnight. Flowers deep brownish red; foliage deep green. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c.
TROPAEOLUM LOBBIANUM OR LOBB’S VARIETIES
A tall, or climbing class. The leaves are smaller and the flowers more numerous and prolific than the ordinary tall class.
Lobb’s Varieties Mixed. Asa Gray.
Pkt.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; 1b. $1.00. Light lemon or primrose. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 45c. cron Prince of Prussia. Blood red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; 14 Ib-
Crystal Palace. Orange scarlet. Pkt. 5c; 0z.15c; 14 1b. 45c.
Giant of Battles. Sulphur yellow, blotched with red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c.
King of the Blacks. Dark-red flowers and dark foliage. Pkt. _ 5¢e;3; oz. 15¢c; 4% Ib. 45c.
Lucifer. Blossoms, deep crimson; leaves, brownish green. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 45c.
Regina. Salmon red, changing to almost cream color. Pkt. 5ce¢s
oz. 15¢c; 14 Ib. 45c. Spitfire. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 15c; 14 1b. 45e. Hybrids of Madam Gunter. Mixed. A splendid mixture of
blotched, shaded, and variously marked petals in bright, glowing tints. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 30c; 1b. $1.00.
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NEMOPHILA, OR LOVEGRASS. A hardy annual, growing about six inches high. Has small, cup-shaped blossoms about one inch in diameter, in white and shades of blue. Pkt. 5c.
ce eats (Baby Blue Eyes). Sky blue, with white eyes. . oc.
NICOTIANA, OR FLOWERING TOBACCO. A half hardy an- nual, growing three feet high. Belongs to the tobacco family. Has white blossoms. Requires plenty of room in the garden.
Affinis. White. Pkt. 5c.
Colossea. Giant foliage plant of a dark glossy green with reddish ribs. Pkt. 10c.
Sanderaea. A new, large, flowering type, with various bright-
colored blossoms. Pkt. 10c.
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NIGELLA, OR LOVE-IN-A-MIST. A hardy annual, one foot high, with finely cut foliage, oddly shaped blossoms in blue and white, and curious seed pods. Of easy culture.
Damascena. Pkt. 5c.
OENOTHERA, OR EVENING PRIMROSE. A half hardy annual, and perennial, about six inches high, bearing bright, showy flowers in white, pale yellow, rose, etc. Of the easiest culture. The blossom is fully expanded only late in the afternoon.
Annual Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. OXALIS. A half hardy perennial, growing about nine inches high
and suitable for greenhouse, rock-work, or_out-door culture- Flowers, bright colored and showy. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Ea Ri . Morse’ s Prize Strain Pansies
. ‘About % natural size
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_ Morse’s Superb Pansies
All our Pansy seed is obtained from the ae noted European specialists. . They thrive best: in a, moist, shady loca: tion and in rich, loamy soil. Seed should be sown in the autumn for early spring blossoms, or can be sown, early in the year for good flowers later in the spring. The blossoms are usually larger in the spring and again in the fall, and while they bloom freely all summer, the blossoms are small during the hot months. While we plants carry over well with a little covering during the winter, it is best to plant new, seed each year.
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We offer the following extra selected strains of superior large flowers especially for pansy faniuiers: all at 25c per pkt. Special offer, 5 pkts.’ $1.00.
Dr. Faust, feu black; Five Spotted on White Ground; Striped Mixed; Azure Blue, white edge; Giant Fancy, light blue; Goldelse, clear yellow; Cardinal, blood red; Emperor: William, purple, violet shaded; Snow White.
SPLENDID MIXTURES THE BEST SEPARATE COLORS OR MORSE’S PRIZE STRAIN. The Seed of Morse’s Prize N AMED VARIETIES.
Strain Pansy is grown for us by a noted specialist in Ger-
: saeTo : Pkt. Oz: many, and is saved from exhibition flowers, including almost : every shade of color, exquisitely spotted and blotched, An a np oe non a ah ae a ee veined, mottled and margined, and fancy varieties. This Auriculaeflora. Fine shades ............. CIs Sa) 2.00 strain is so beautiful that no description or praise can do it Azure Blue ....................... I UA MEM .LO 2.00 justice, being unsurpassed for rich and varied colors and Bronze . .............eceeeeccecccuceeeeeeeees 10 62.25 Ry KCRG a Se Oe oeceasy SOC: Emperor William. Ultramarine blue........ eee TO) 2:00 Morse’s Imperial German Strains Mixed. A superfine mix- Fairy Queen. Blue with azure margin ......... -10 2.00 ture of the choicest German varieties in all colors. Fire King. Crimson, yellow edge ........ ames ky) 2.25 pa Ay tet aes ne ane Pana Golden Gem. Pure yellow .......... Sune eoe ee Ors 2-00 ugno ixed. eircular, ruffled, an ve-petale ype, - rl x with soft, blended colors and tints, veined on the mar- LOT RUE RE OS SEERA Ee SIR oie TREC Ta ae a 2:08 gins and with a dark blotch at the base of each petal. Golden Yellow. Dark eye ............+--- core 2lO = 2.00 One of the finest varieties. Pkt. 25c. King of the Blacks or Faust. Velvety black.... .10 2.25 Cassier’s Giant, Mixed. A splendid mixture of various Lord Beaconsfield. Lavender, heliotrope and shades and markings. The blossoms are perfectly OTOL RANG fale spay chek lel a ls Dh ee yee lo: 2.00 round and are blotched at the base of 3 to 5 of the j 3 é petals. Pkt. 25c. k Peacock. Peacock blue, white edge ..... S65 GS eee) 2.50 Giant Trimardeau, Mixed. The largest flowering type of Prince Bismarck. Golden bronze ............- - »sl0 2.00 pansies, called the French strain. The top petals are Quadricolor, or Pheasant’s Eye .......... Aetats ce mila O 2.00 larger Charis three lower ones and are beautifully Ruby Red. Rich color .......--.-.seeeeeeeees 10 862.75 marked, Pkt. 15¢; oz. $2.00. Silver Edged. Extra fine ..............0-- Mewes 10 pate Giant Odier or Prize Blotched, Mixed. <A large flowered i f 10 2.25 type, with round blossoms. The petals are all blotched Snow Queen. Pure white. ......-..-. caine ye . ; at the base and distinctly margined on the edge. Victoria. Nearly scarlet ...... Cho seratte ial rate Sacacron tenet (0) 2.25 Pkt. 25c. Wioletame Eide) valOlet, WNW iaislcceslelei<' ale ote Bee Watetey oie) peel OMe OO Giant Masterpiece. These new pansies have a most beauti- White. Pure white, dark eye .............-+-. «10 2.00
EERE rica petals MM nEn Mmeanen CoE Teives' 2 Large Flowering Varieties. All mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
graceful appearance rarely seen in pansies, and while Striped or Mottled. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. they are really very large, they appear larger on this 12 packets of aN) of the above 10 varieties for $1.00;
account. Pkt. 25c. 6 for 50c.
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PASSION FLOWER (Passiflora). shedding its leaves in winter. Grows luxuriantly either from cuttings or seed. A very satisfactory climber for immense growth, as it will cover a porch or small cottage in one summer. Pink, Pkt. 10ce; Purple, pkt. 10c; Scarlet, pkt. 10c; White
A hardy perennial climber,
Pkt. 10c. Pelargonium. See Geranium. PENTSTEMON. A hardy perennial, blooming first year from.seed.
Grows about 18 inches high, and its bright-colored and spotted blossoms are borne in spikes, somewhat like the Foxglove, but in a great variety of shades and colors.. A decidedly beautiful and satisfactory flower. Mixed, pkt. 10c.
Perennial Pea. See Lathyrus Latifolius.
POPPY. A hardy annual, three to five feet high, and bearing single and large double blossoms in bright colors. Sow seed in open ground where plants are to remain, and thin to six or twelve inches. If left thick the plants will be weak and spindling and the blossoms inferior. To avoid getting the seed too thick, it can be mixed with dry sand before sowing.
DOUBLE VARIETIES (POPPY)
Cardinal. A bright scarlet, fringed, double.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. ag
Strains of Giant Petunia—Single and Double Fringed
PERILLA NANKINENSIS. A half hardy annual, with very dark bronze, almost black foliage. Similar to Coleus. Is of easy culture. Mixed, pkt. 5c.
Periwinkle. See Vinca.
PETUNIA. A tender perennial, of several distinct types, and variously adapted for greenhouse and pot culture, and for open air. The latter grows with little atten- tion or care, and in any soil, and blooms profusely all spring and summer. The large, double varieties do not produce seed, but the pollen from them is artificially crossed on the large, single, and fringed plants, and the seed so produced will make double blossoms. The Giant Flowered types are in large single, plain edged, or fringed edged blossoms, or in very thickly double flowers.
Giant Flowered Varieties, all fertilized by hand—
Single. Deep throated, brilliantly blotched, plain edge, mixed. Pkt. 25c.
Single. Deep throated, brilliantly blotched, fringed, mixed. Pkt. 25c.
Double. White, blotched, and brilliantly colored, mixed, plain edged. Pkt. 25c.
Double. Striped, blotched, mixed, fringed. Pkt. 25c.
Small Flowered Varieties— Dwarf Inimitable. Mixed. A very free-bloocming,
dwarf plant. Pkt. 10c. Fine Mixed. Good mixture of small free-blooming colors. Pkt, 5c.
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Double White, Paeony Flowered. Straight edges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
Fairy Blush. A large, double fringed white, with pink edges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
Shrimp Pink. Large double, straight edges. 5c; oz. 50c.
White Fringed, or Carnation Flowered. Large, double fringed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c.
Large Double. Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 5c; 0z. 40c.
SINGLE VARIETIES (POPPY) Dannebrog. Scarlet, with white center. Pkt. 5c.
Tulip Flowered. Intense scarlet, single blossoms. Plant about two and one-half to three feet high.
Pkt.
The brightest colored of all poppies. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c. Shirley. The most beautiful type of poppies, having
soft, hairy foliage, and an immense variety of single blossoms in white, pink, lavender, purple, shades of red, and scarlet. Free blooming and
fine for bedding or tall border. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c.
Umbrosum. Vermillion petals, with black spots on each. Pkt. 5c,
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PERENNIAL POPPIES. Hardy perennial, of easy cul- ture; in bright, glowing colors. Blooms first year from seed.
Iceland. Mixed. A graceful, delicate variety, with white, orange, and yellow single blossoms, the petals resembling crumpled tissue paper. The plant is low-growing, but the stems are long and slender. Sow in the fall, where plants are to remain, and thin. Pkt. 10c.
Orientale (the large Oriental Poppy). A hardy plant, bearing large, brilliant scarlet flowers, with a black blotch on each petal. Very showy and attrac-
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tive. Pkt. 10c. Orientale (Queen Alexandra). Pkt. 15c. Bracteatum. Pkt. 10c. Pinks. See Dianthus. PHYSALIS. FRANCHETTI, OR CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. A showy annual, growing two feet high and esteemed
for its seed pods, which in fall change from brilliant yellow to scarlet and which are round and pointed and resemble a small lantern. The fruit inside the pod is sometimes made into pre- serves. Pkt. 10c.
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA, OR JAPANESE BELL. A hardy perennial, growing 114 feet high and bearing double, deep-blue blossoms in profusion all summer.
Pkt. 10c. See Primula.
Japonicus. Polyanthus.
PHLOX DRUMMONDII. A hardy annual, ‘growing from six inches to one foot high and bearing beautiful, soft-petaled, and brilliantly colored flowers all spring
and summer. Fine for bedding, and massing. Sow seed in the fall for early flowers.
Carnea. Pink, with chamois-rose center. Pkt. 10c. Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 10c.
Eclipse. Bright, rosy purple and violet. Pkt. 10c. Kermisina. Vivid crimson. Pkt. 10c.
Large Blood Red. Pkt, 10c.
Pure White. Pkt. 10c...
Splendens. Bright red, with white eye. Pkt. 10c. Yellow (Isabellina). Soft primrose. Pkt. 10c.
Fine Mixture of all colors of the larger types. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. Dwarf Compact. Mixed. Low-growing plants, with ‘ good-sized flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Starred and Fringed. Mixed. A mixture of star- shaped and pointed blossoms.
Pkt. 10c.
Shirley Poppies
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PERENNIAL HARDY PHLOX. A beautiful and easily grown perennial about three feet high and bearing clusters of bright-colored, phlox-like blossoms. There is no more satisfactory flower for the garden, and should be in far more general use than it is now.
Decussata Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
PORTULACA. Low-growing or creeping, tender annual, six to eight inches high and bearing glossy, cup- shaped blossoms in very brilliant and gorgeous colors. The foliage and stems are thick. The seed germinates slowly and should be started under glass. The plants require a sunny location, and do best on rather dry ground.
Single. Double. Primrose, Evening. See Oenothera. PRIMULA SINENSIS, OR CHINESE PRIMROSE. Greenhouse or pot plants, bearing large single or
double blossoms in bright colors, as well as soft tints. Sow seed in April or May for winter blooming.
Large flowering, mixed. Pkt. 5c. Large flowering, mixed. Pkt. 10c.
SINGLE FRINGED VARIETIES
Alba Magnifica. Pure white. Pkt. 25c. Bright Blue. Pkt. 25c.
Bright Rose. Pkt. 25c.
Rosy Morn. Blush pink. Pkt. 25c. Scarlet. Pkt. 25c.
Single Flowers. Choice mixed. Pkt. 25c.
PRIMULA.—Continued.
Single Fringed Varieties. A splendid mixture. Pkt. 25c.
Double Fringed Flowers. Saved from, the finest blossoms. Pkt. 50c.
Ficifolia, or Fern Leaved Varieties. Mixed. Pkt.25c.
Forbesi (Baby Primrose). Pkt. 15c.
Obconica Grandiflora. .Pkt. 25c.
Vulgaris (True Yellow Primrosé). Pkt. 10c. Auricula. Extra fine quality, mixed. Pkt. 15c. Veris Polyanthus. Pkt. 10c.
PYRETHRUM.: A hardy perennial, with bright foliage, much used for edging and borders. ~Seed can be sown in the fall or spring and transplanted.
Parthenifollum Aureum, or Golden Feather. leaves, bright golden yellow. PkKt. 5c.
Roseum, or Insect Powder Plant. A hardy perennial, with red-petaled flowers radiating from a golden-yellow center. Ae or insect powder, is made from the dry leaves.
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Grandifiorum.’ A large-flowered ‘type, with bright-colored and attractive blossoms for cutting. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Pkt. 10c.
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Seleginoides, Fern leaved edging plant. Red-Hot Poker Plant. See Tritoma.
Ricinus. See Castor Oil Bean.
RHODANTHE (Everlasting Flower). One of the finest and
' most beautiful of the many varieties of everlastings; for winter
bouquets, the blossoms should be gathered before fuliy expanded,
and if dried in the shade will retain their brilliancy for years. Rose and white mixed. Pkt. 5c.
ROMNEYA COULTERI (California Tree Poppy). Also well known as the Matilija Poppy. This fine perennial is of a supreme and stately beauty. It is of value as a cut flower, lasting well in water, and its delicate primrose-like perfume is most acceptable. The texture of the petals is extremely delicate, indeed, half transparent. .They never lose the crumpled folds that in the case of most poppies betoken newly opened state. The flowers are large, four to five inches across, pure white with a fine bunch of yellow stamens, resembling white, single peonies. Pkt. 15c. :
RUDBECKIA LACINIATA FI. Pl. (Golden Glow). Handsome perennial, six to eight feet high, covered with very double, golden-yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c.
SALPIGLOSSIS. A half-hardy annual, growing about three feet high and bearing trumpet shaped blossoms of rich shades and colors, all beautifully veined. It is valuable for bedding and massing, and its long stems make it excellent also for cut flowers. Sow seed early in the year and transplant, or sow the seed where it is to remain, in April, and thin to six or eight inches. Extra Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
SALVIA OR FLOWERING SAGE. A tender perennial, blooming the first season from seed and growing two to three feet high. The blossoms are borne on long stems In racemes or spikes, and are fragrant. The plant forms a bunch and blooms profusely.
Patens. Bright blue flowers. Pkt. 25c.
Splendens. Bright scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10c.
Bonfire. A new dwarf Scarlet Sage, of dense compact growth, from 18 to 24 inches high; useful for bedding or borders. Flowers dark scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 75c.
Dark Blood Red. A new variety with large flower spikes, much darker and richer than other scarlets. Dazzling and beautiful. Pkt. 10c.
Santolina. A low growing plant of a gray color very largely used for edging and ribbon work; it trims well and has a narrow leaf. Pkt. 10c.
SANVITALIA. A hardy trailing annual, six inches high and bearing
SCABIOSA OR MOURNING BRIDE. Also called Sweet Scabious, Old Maid’s Pincushion, etc. A hardy annual, growing eight inches to two feet high and bearing heads of bright flowers on long, slender stems. The seed pods are thimble-shaped and covered with stiff stamens. Very effective as a bedding plant or for cut flowers. While an old-fashioned flower, it is highly esteemed and very popular.
Mammoth Flowered, Double, or Maxima. Mixed. An improved strain, with large petals and beauti- ful colors. Pkt. 5e.
Dwarf Double Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Tall Double Snowball. Pkt. 10c. Tall Double Black Purple. Pkt. 10c. Tall Double Azure Fairy. Pkt. 10c. —
Tall Double Rose. Pkt. 10c. Caucasia. A hardy perennial variety, with bluish lavender blossoms and long stems. Pkt. 10c. Scarlet Flax. See Linum.
Phlox Drummondii
SCHIZANTHUS. Hardy annuals, growing one and one- half to two feet high and covered with bright, showy, pulperaycaike blossoms. Large flowering. Mixed.
t. 10c.
WISETONENSIS. Select mixed. Blooms a long season, pro- OG a eS of flowers of various pleasing shades. . 25c.
SENECIO (Tall Double Jacobea). A perennial plant, growing tuft-like on the ground, but bearing stems about two feet high with blooms of brilliant rose purple of good size. Blooms July to October. Elegans. Pkt. 10c.
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SILENE, OR CATCHFLY. Hardy annual, growing about one foot high and bearing small, attractive flowers in various colors. Of easy culture and valuable for bedding. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
btight yellow blossoms resembling a miniature double Zinnia. Of the easiest culture and valuable for rockwork or borders. Procumbens Fl. Pl. Pkt. 5c.
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SMILAX. A climbing perennial, with beautiful, bright-green, SNAPDRAGON.—Continued.
glossy leaves, much esteemed for its long, delicate sprays of < 4s oS ee
foliage. Largely used for decorating. Start seed under glass Tom Thumb, or Dwarf Varieties. Six inches tall.
and transplant six inches apart. It requires strings or wires to Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
climb on when very young. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. Queen of the North. : Pure white. Pkt. 10c. SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum). A half hardy perennial, Firefly. Scarlet, white throat. Pkt. 10c.
growing from six inches to two feet tall. Flowers Niobe. Maroon, white throat. Pkt. 10c.
are oddly shaped and apparently closed, but by Picturatum. ‘ Blotched varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
pressing the sides together can be made to-open like a °_ Queen Victoria. New white. Pkt. 10c.
dog’s mouth. The newer strains are large flowered SOLANUM (Jerusalem Cherry). Very ornamental plant for house
ae (aie ae aaa b Schad avealors or garden culture; the flowers being followed by small brightly
great number Of shades and colors. colored fruit or berries, which almost completely cover the plants. Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5c. e pene andes fruiting the first season from seed. Pkt. 10c. = ass . STA ea Lavender). A class of _everlastings, of vario Giant Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. colors, beautiful for winter bouquets. Pkt. 5c. Rat
Spider Plant. See Cleome Pungens.
STEVIA. A tender perennial, one and one-half feet high and bearing clusters of small, white, fragrant blossoms. Suitable for summer a puter blooming, and for pot culture or open air. Serrata.
- 10c.
STOCKS (Ten Weeks’ Stocks, or Gilliflowers). Hardy annuals, two feet high, with spikes densely covered with beautiful, double flowerets. The flowers come in many colors and tints and are fragrant and very valuable for bedding and cut flowers. The flower- seed growers have devoted a great deal of attention and care to this flower, and have developed a large number of varieties, and have so improved the double varieties that they will come fully eighty per cent double, where they formerly would not come fifty per cent so. Of easy culture. Sow seed in hotbeds or boxes and transplant.
STOCKS. Cut and Come Again. White. Princess Alice or White Perpetual. Best for cutting. Pkt. 15c.
Emperor, or Perpetual. A biennial double variety, the plants sometimes lasting many years if pro- tected.
White, for florists. Pkt. 10c. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. German Double. A very good double strain. White, pkt. 10c. Mixed, pkt. 10c. Early Large Flowering Winter. Almond Blossom, pkt. 25c. Beauty of Nice. A beautiful flesh pink with very large spikes. It is of the cut and come again type,
bearing continuously throughout the season. Very large handsome spikes. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. $1.00.
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STOCKS—Continued Dwarf Large Flowering Ten Weeks. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Blood Red. Pkt. 10c. Pink. Pkt. 10c. Canary Yellow. Pkt. 10c. White. Pkt. 10c. Lavender. Pkt. 10c. Purple. Pkt. 10c. Giant Perfection. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. _ Winter or Perennial Brompton. Pkt. 10c. Dresden or Perpetual. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
_STOKESIA, or CORNFLOWER ASTER. A hardy perennial,
, two feet high, and bearing large blue flowers on long stems. *Blooms freely all summer and fall, and is of easy culture, but is hard to start from seed. Cyanea. Pkt. 10c.
STRAW FLOWERS. See Australian Star Flower; Gom- phrena; Helichrysum; Xeranthemum; Rhodanthe.
Double Pompon Zinnia
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). Hardy annuals, growing
“from three to six feet high. Of the easiest culture and suitable for a stately row or background, or even for bedding. seas
Chrysanthemum Flowered. Large, densely double, bright golden flowers. The plant branches and affords fine, long stout stems for cutting. This is the best variety in existence. Pkt. 5c; 02. 25c. Russian. The common, large flowering variety, with
great brown centers and an edge of yellow petals. The seed is used for chicken feed. Pkt. 5c.
Stella. The shorter, smooth-leaved, small-flowered variety, growing wild in many States. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.
Sweet Alyssum. See Alyssum.
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis). A hardy perennial, growing two to three feet high. An old-fashioned, fragrant flower, of the easiest culture, and bearing clusters of white and purple blossoms. Mixed: Pkt, 5c.
Sweet Sultan. See Centaurea Moschata.
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SWEET WILLIAM. (Dianthus Barbatus). A hardy perennial, blooming the second year from seed. Grows one to two feet high and bears its flowers in clusters at the end of a stiff stem. The individual flowerets are handsomely colored and marked. It makes a beautiful bedding plant, and is of easy culture.
Single Varieties. Mixed. More attractive than the double. Pkt. 5c.
Double Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
THUNBERGIA, OR BLACK-EYED SUSAN. A hardy annual climber, growing about four feet long, and valuable for low fences or hanging baskets. Prefers a sunny situation. Blossoms are buff, orange, or white, with dark centers. Mixed, pkt. 5c.
TORENIA. A hardy annual, with trumpet-shaped flowers, and growing four to six inches high. Good for hanging baskets or
borders.
Fournieri. Velvety blue, with three dark spots of indigo and a bright yellow throat. Pkt. 5c.
Alba. Pkt. 5c.
White Wings. Dainty, white flowers, tinted with rose at throat. Pkt. 10c.
VALERIAN. Showy plants for mixed borders or shrubberies} _ bearing large corymbs of bright flowers; bears shade and moisture wor Pees perennial. Mixed, PEt. 5c.
VERBENA. A half hardy trailing perennial of easy cul- ture. While it grows readily from division of the root or from cuttings, it does best from seed. It is well known as a bedding or border plant, and the im- proved large flowered and fragrant strains make it a handsome cut flower for low vases.
Mammoth Auricula Flowered. Various colors, with large white center. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50.
Mammoth Flowered. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. $1.25.
Mayflower. Delicate white, edged with rose. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. $1.25.
Pink Shades. Mammoth strains of rose and pink shades. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. $1.25.
Pure White. Mammoth strain. Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 35c; oz. $1.25. nae
Purple and Blue Shades. 10c; 14 02. 35c; oz. $1.25.
Scarlet Defiance. Brilliant scarlet. 35c; oz. $1.25.
Striped Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Morse’s Extra Selected Mammoth Strain. Pkt. 15c.
VINCA, OR PERIWINKLE. A tender perennial, with ornamental foliage, useful for bedding in summer and for the greenhouse in winter. Blooms freely the first year from seed.
Mixed. Rose, crimson, white, etc. Pkt. 10c.
Flowers bright red and white.
Pkt.
Mammoth strains. Pkt.
Pkt. 10c; 14 02.
Mixed.
VIOLAS. A hardy perennial, blooming freely throughout the summer and autumn. Of easy culture, and seed may be sown out of doors, where the plants are to remain.
Mixed. All varieties. Pkt. 10c. Cornuta, Purple Queen. Pkt. 10c. a White. Pkt. 10c. i Yellow. Pkt. 10c.
VIOLET, OR. VIOLA ODORATA. Although these flowers do best propagated from the cuttings, they grow readily from seed, and produce a very fragrant blossom. We offer°the large flower- ing variety. Single, Sweet-scented. Pkt. 10c.
VIRGINIA STOCKS. A hardy annual, growing about nine inches high and blooming profusely. Of easy culture, and can be had in continuous bloom by sowing the seed at frequent intervals during spring and summer, Red and White Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
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VISCARIA (Rose of Heaven). Pret- ty, profuse flowering plants; adapt- ed for beds, edgings, or clumps, growing readil in any garden soil; flowers pink and white; annual.
kt. 10c.
WALLFLOWER. Half hardy perennial blooming the first year from seed. Grows one to two feet high and bears long stems of fragrant flowers. It is best to renew the plants every two or three years by resowing the seed: An old- fashioned flower, which is always popular. Sow early in the year in boxes and trans- plant.
Fine German. Double. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Fine Single. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Tom Thumb Golden. Small, compact plant, single blossoms. Pkt. 10c.
Dwarf German Double. Pkt. 10c.
WHITLAVIA. Aneasily grown, hardy annual, bearing small: violet-blue, cup-shaped blossoms. Plants one foot high. Sowseed in open ground in spring and thin the young plants. Pkt. 10c.
XERANTHEMUM (Everlasting Flower). A hardy annual, about one foot high, and bearing white, purple, or yellow blossoms. The leaves are hairy or covered with a silvery down. A very pretty, straw-like, everlasting flower. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
ZINNIA. A half hardy annual, growing from one to two feet high. Blossoms are very double,.and while tke stems are stiff, they make an excellent bouquet flower. Probably no flower has such an assortment of shades, tints, and colors; no bedding plant is more effective for a brilliant show. Sow in boxes early and transplant. Mammoth Double.
Orange. Pkt. Yellow. Pkt. i6s.
Tall.
Searic?. Pts. 10c. Deep Red. Pkt. 10c.
Mammoth Flowered Verbena
ZINNIA—Continued
Magenta. Pkt. 10c. Dark Crimson. Pkt. 10c. White. Pkt. 10c. ixed. Pkt. 10c. Black Purple. Pkt. 10c.
Double Lilliput. A dwarf plant, one foot high, bearing rather small, very double flowers. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Grandiflora Robusta. The largest and finest variety in exist- ence. The blossoms are globe-shaped, very large, and in numerous colors. Mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Pompon. Mixed. A fine mixture of globe-shaped flowers : Pkt. 5c.
Tall, double. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Elegans. Striped, or Zebra.
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS
These fine summer and fall flowering bulbs
GLAD IOLUS produce blooms which embrace every shade
of color, and are marvels of beauty. ‘They are of the easiest culture and bloom the first year. As soon as the ground is warm and dry make plantings every two weeks during the spring if succession of bloomis wanted. Take up bulbs in the fall.
America. A beautiful soft pink almost a tinted white in color; spikes long and with flowers large and all facing one way. The handsomest gladiolus we know. Each 15¢; doz. $1.50.
‘Princeps. A rich crimson scarlet variety having blotches or white on the throat and lower petals. The flower is fine and large, 5 to 6 inches across, and wide open like an amaryllis; spike has often 18 to 20 flowers. Each 25¢c; doz. $2.50.
‘Groff’s Hybrid Seedlings. Mixed. First size bulbs. Doz. 50c. 100 $3.00. :
Lemoine’s Extra Fine Mixture. One of the very best strains, in splendid shades and colors. Doz. 50c; 100 $3.50.
Fine Mixed. All colors. Doz. 40c; 100 $2.50.
Extra White and very light shades. Doz. 50c; 100 $3.50. Fine Pink and Rose shades. Doz. 50c; $100 $3.50. Brilliant Scarlet and Red Shades. Doz. 50c; 100 $3.50.
Extra Qrange and Yellow shades. Doz. $1.00; 100 $7.00. Striped and Variegated. Doz. 50c; 100 $3.50. __
GLADIOLUS. THE CHILDSI TYPE. Mixed. This type has mammoth petals, which are soft and wavy on,-the edges. Doz. 75c; 100 $5.00.
TUBEROSES. For early flowers they can be started in February
” or March in the greenhouse or hotbed; and for a succession they can be planted at intervals as late as August. For flower- ing in the open border plant about the middle of May.
Excelsior Double Pearl. Extra large bulbs. 3 for 15¢c; Doz. 50c; 100 $3.00. If wanted by mail, add 10c per dozen extra.
THE YELLOW CALLA LILY (Calla Elliottiana) is the only true yellow flowered calla in existence and on account of its marvelous beauty has created a sensation wherever exhibited. It is a summer flowering variety, with the same habit of growth as the well-known common White Calla, with flowers of the same size and shape, but of a rich, clear, golden yellow. The foliage is dark green, with a number of white spots, which greatly add to the beauty of the plant—so much so that when not in flower the plant at once arrests the attention and is ever an object of SS ie admiration. Fine large roots, 35c each; Doz.
3.50.
THREE SPLENDID JAPANESE LILIES
The bulbs are ready for delivery in January and February, but not later
AURATUM. The grandest of all hardy Lilies, with large, graceful flowers of a delicate ivory white color, thickly studded with chocolate crimson spots, and a bright golden band through the center of each petal. Each 15c-25c; doz. $1.50-$2.50, accord- ing to size of bulb.
SPECIOSUM ALBUM. Beautiful pure white flowers of large size.
One of the handsomest and easiest grown Lilies we have. Each
20c; doz. $2.00. SPECIOSUM RUBRUM. White, shaded rose and spotted deep red. One of the most beautiful. Is hardy and can be grown sean out of doors. Very fine for cut flowers. Each 15c; doz. 1.50. ‘
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THE BEST SWEET PEAS IN THE WORLD
We are unquestionably the largest growers of Sweet Pea seed in the world, and our immense seed farms about Gil-
roy in the South Santa Clara Valley are now world renowned. This popular flower, which is so easily grown anywhere, is especially adapted to California, and most of the seed for
the world’s supply is grown here.. It is of the easiest culture, its only enemies being cut-worms and birds, which interfere with the young seedlings. There is no practical remedy for the former, although lime and Paris Green will help some- what if sprinkled on the young sprouts. Dropping the seed in red lead before planting will sometimes protect them from being eaten by the birds.
The seed should be sown in the fall or before February lst, if possible, in a row, dropping two or three seeds every four inches and covering one or two inches deep. While the growth is very slow in the winter it ts very rapid in the spring, and the plants are in full bloom in May, before the dry, hot summer sets in. The seed, however, can be planted any time until April 1st, especially near the sea coast where the weather is cool and where fog is prevalent.
Sweet Peas require an abundance of water and an open location. The water, if possible, should be applied at the roots, and the vines should not be sprinkled. A trellis of brush or strings or chicken wire is necessary. The flowers should be kept gathered, since if allowed to go to seed the plants will soon stop flowering.
The Sweet Pea is a climbing annual and hardy. The early flowering varieties are generally used for forcing under
glass, but they are very desirable also in the garden, and will bloom in February if seed is sown in November.
NOVELTIES IN SWEET PEAS
Four Grand New Spencers
Out of a multitude of new shades and colors and tints in our Sweet Pea experimental grounds, we selected but four this season to introduce to the public. These we believe to be the best four in our grounds—all of immense size, beauti- ful coloring, and all thrifty growers with fine long stems. We have named them Miriam Beaver, Marie Corelli, Senator Spencer, and W. T. Hutchins, and are all fully described below.
(Our supply of seed is so limited that we can offer them only in sealed packets.)
W. T HUTCHINS One of the most delicate and dainty
of this season’s set, being a soft cream with a tint of blush or perhaps better understood as buff with a faint tint of pink. The blossom is very large, and the long stems bear uniformly four blossoms. PEt. of 13 seeds 25c; pkt. of 6 seeds 15c.
MIRIAM BEAVER A new shade of Sweet Peas oho
decided novelty in Spencers. brilliant picture on the back page of the cover does not ex- ggerate, in the least, this beautiful new Spencer. It is a soft, but glowing apricot pink tinted at the base of the petals with lemon. (See also page 2 of cover.) Pkt. of 13 seeds. 25c; pkt. of 6 seeds 15c. re
MARIE CORELLI be glorified Prince of Wales Spen-
G5) If it is possible for one shade to be brighter than another, we believe ‘‘Marie Corelli” is the brightest of all. It is an intense rose-crimson (not scarlet), and is a gem anywhere. Pkt. of 20 seeds 25c; pkt. of 10 seeds 15c.
SENATOR SPENCER A beautiful flaked and ae
variety. Chocolate and brown on a ground of ivory. Wery large and very striking. A novelty of great merit. Pkt. of 20 seeds 25c; pkt. of 10 seeds 15c. :
On page 78 we offer several very complete collections of Sweet Peas, including these novelties, as well as our last season’s set of Spencers and all the best modern introductions.
Wew Spencer “W. T. Hutchins”
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SPENCER SWEET PEAS
Our Last Season’s Novelties
Remember, Spencer Sweet Feas produce very little seed, and they will probably always be higher priced than ordinary varieties.
AURORA SPENCER One of the most attractive of
cur last season’s_ set. A
ground of white, beautifully striped and flaked with salmon and orange pink. PEt. 25c; half pkt. l5c.
OTHELLO SPENCER 2°ain (a's.ctist ‘last season. Deep maroon self. Extremely large and beautiful. Pkt. 15c; 1 oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00.
ASTA OHN Another Spencer of peculiar value on
‘account of its dainty pinkish lavender
tint. A beautiful shade and one of the best of modern Spencers. PEt. 15c; oz. 35c; %4 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50.
APPLE BLOSSOM SPENCER $3 .n0¢0 with
bright rose standard and primrose wings; wavy and fluffy and beautiful. In packets only, 15c.
BEATRICE SPENCER $ii"2o20)ith tdi the standard, while each wing has a blotch of brighter
pink near the base. Beautiful and large. PEt. 15c; oz. 35c¢; %4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
MRS. SANKEY SPENCER 4,)27en ett avant of pink in the bud. <A black seeded white and of fine quality. PEt. 15c; oz. 35c; %4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
TENNANT SPENCER fagccior, clear and dis- tinct. An unusual but attractive shade. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; % Ih. $1.00; 1b. $3.50.
LOVELY SPENCER A bright pink at the base of
the petals, both wings and
standard, and shading to blush and almost white at the edges. PEt. 15c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50.
‘CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES SPENCER
Is larger than most of the Spencers. Standard purple, wings bright blue. A bright, striking variety. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50.
FL@RA NORTON SPENCER Bright plue with ES and wavy. Pkt. 15¢c; oz. 35c; 14 lbh. $1.00;
‘| A gorgeous and | scarlet. An immense flower with large, wavy standard and long drooping wings. The best of the bright reds. PEt. 15c; 0z. 35c; %4 1b. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
MRS. ROUTZAHN SPENCER 4,2¢332124}
soft straw color, tinted with blush. pink and shading to apricot. and rose at the edges, with quite a distinct rose margin. A decided beauty. PkEt. 15c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
QUEEN VICTORIA SPENCER 4,807°7? Black rose. Soft, light, delicate and of immense size. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; %4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50.
RAMONA SP ENCER ee pee pein aero pink. Of the finest form and immense size. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; %4 1h. $1.00; 1b. $3.50.
ST GEORGE While this variety is not a Spencer, it e belongs to the latest and up-to-date Sweet Pea novelties, for it is a new shade of brilliant orange pink—a true flame color. The most brilliantly glorious shade in Sweet Peas. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; % Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.50. New Giant “Senator Spencer”
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PREFERRED LIST OF SWEET PEAS»
(Price per packet of each of the following is 5c, except where noted otherwise)
WHITE.
A GRAND NEW WHITE SWEET PEA
WHITE SPENCER
Fine Re-selected True Strain. Although this Sweet Pea did not originate with us, it has our unqualified endorse-
ment.
It is unquestionably the finest White Sweet Pea in
existence.
It is beautiful and graceful with large fluted and wavy petals, long stout stems, bearing uniformly four well-poised dignified blossoms’ of delightful fragrance. Per pkt. 10c;
oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50.
BURPEE’S EARLIEST WHITE
44 \b.
One of the earliest varieties, best for forcing $0. ‘25 $0.75
DOROTHY ECKFORD. The new white of
the largest: ands SES IDS 05 o¢an0c0006000 10 Emily Henderson. A very hardy and free
ADL OORMER ceanreuetine lelcte enous mieueon cere ta a amit eee, sae 10
Mont Blanc. Early forcing variety........ 10
Mrs. Sankey Spencer. Black seeded white AH Eras iar ERD CERES Set Ti NaOAS Me EN a oe Pid LS 0} -35
Nora Unwin. New large wavy-edged white
PEG LOC ieee Ruins ea os o20 Sadie Burpee. Black seeded, clear, white
opening with tint of pink.:............. 10 SHASTA. Our new large white ............ 10
White Wonder. A large double variety.... 10 PALE YELLOW, OR PRIMROSE ~
PRIMROSE SPENCER
020
Fine Selected True Strain. Almost aslargeas the White
Spencer and a fitting companion tc it.
It has the size and form of the improved Spencer type— very large petals which are wavy and fluted at the edges, giving the blossom a very graceful and pleasing appearance.
The color is a clear distinct primrose color without the least trace of pink. This shadeis very much desired and is the nearest approach to clear yellow we have. variety is the best Primrose Sweet Pea in existence to date.
Per pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4% Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50.4 go, Earliest Sunbeams. Very early primrose.. 10 HON. MRS. E. KENYON —
A fine, tAnee clear primrose.......... 10
Mrs. Collier. A large, very light variety 10
Queen Victoria. Opens with a faint tint of pink, turns clear primrose .............. 10
VERY LIGHT PINK, ALMOST WHITE MODESTY. A very soft and delicate pale pink 10 NYMPHAEA. Openswhite but turns pink. .10
Sensation. Opening light pink and buff, with WHI1te: WANES ee a snc eet eae b alm ear iae toe 10
Ramona Spencer. Ivory white Pee a ees
VERY LIGHT PINK AND ‘PRIMROSE
Agnes Eckford. Buff and light pink .......... 10 GOLDEN ROSE. Clear primrose, lightly striped
WIth light SOLts pln ker. eeei ae eminence cus 10 Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Buff and
light pink, hooded and large ............ 10 STELLA MORSE. Buff suffused with tint
Of Pp Fe eS ae eee 5 10 Sybil Eckford. Light pink and buff...... ‘ 10
Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Buff and primrose sh ia: fal ete La NS ttle ls eiabotarodatehankislhe tail tomes Pkt. 15c .35
LIGHT PINK SHADES Agnes Johnson. Light pink, buff and cream. 10 COUNTESS OF LATHOM. Creamy pink, Selfcolomy 2 MOE hed eee eye eee 10 GLADYS UNWIN. Large and wavy;a light delicate pink, a little deeper at the edges. -10
Ki therine Tracy. Soft pink standards with lighter pinkwinesaen cise erie eee -10
Y |b.
30
20 -30 20 20 20 20
This
1 Ib. 1.00
-60 15 60
LIGHT PINK SHADES—Continued
FLORENCE MORSE SPENCER
Our last season’s ccuaey ou novelty, blush Wwithipinkiedzenn ey kKt.e8OCm ee anne
Mrs. A. Watkins. Pink meee light pink,
Th PRIMA DONNA 110s popular of all the light pink varieties. A clear,
soft pink self color, with shell-shaped standard of good size, strong ane vigorous
vine and long stems..................-- QUEEN OF SPAIN. Buff sive, or creamy TOSE TIRE Te CUE canes ey Ce ro Pkt. 10c
Venus. Opens a beautiful buff pink and turns a little deeper at full maturity ........
DEEPER PINK SHADES
Beatrice Spencer. Buff, pink and rose Pkt. 15c
COUNTESS SPENCER ii
flowered type with wavy edges, bright pink JANET SCOTT. Clear pink atthe base and shading to buff at the edges......:....... Paradise or Enchantress. A little deeper pink than Countess Spencer, otherwise same TA a cee ER et not ouato SIRI dlelct tc Pkt. 10c
ROSE AND VERY LIGHT PINK SHADES
Apple Blossom. Crimson-pink, shading lighter; wings white, tinted pink......... EARLIEST OF ALL, or EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY. The earliest variety grown. Comes into bloom in eight or ten weeks after sowing the seed. Bright rose standard with white wings............... ROSE AND PINK SHADES
JEANNIE GORDON. Bright rose standard, showing veins of deeper rose; wings, prim- Tose tinted with light rose............... Royal Rose. Crimson-pink standard, lighter at edges; wings, pink................... LIGHT PINK SHADED
DAINTY. Clear white, shaded lightly with blush pink and having distinct Edenies
of bright but soft pink.. soe ;
LOVELY Both Qeacken "and sis have ablotch of deep pink
at the base, which shades a lighter pink
and a delicate flesh tint at the edges ..... Hon. ee Bouverie. Deep pink shading, light pinks) biti 2roundee ee eo eee
ORANGE PINK SHADES AURORA. White, with stripes and flakes of
orange pinks seen sae eet ees oe eleeieioiete 9 Brilliant | ae SALMON! A AVE Ew, ce, ete ects tied: re kenementen tees Evelyn Byatt. A crimson-orange self colored Gorgeous. Orange and scarlet, brilliant..... HELEN LEWIS bagrayopnge pink variety of the
SHOSOACSMIN ANS Gomes ooogoe 40555 Pkt. 10c. Henry Eckford. Almost true orange self COLOLEG:) isis cepeal swene aed are stele Seine icleleieke
\ MISS WILLMOTT a Pep grater
VElNS1OL a GEEDEL UlMUMetieleseleieie ere ieieiererclens Aurora Spencer. White, striped orange rose. Pkt. 25c; % Pkt. 15c. BRIGHT RED SHADES America. White, with stripes and flakes of brilliant red. The brightest striped variety Coccinea. Cherry or pure cerise............ Scarlet Gem. Almost pure scarlet .........
KING EDWARD VII {proved
The new red which is taking precedence over all other red Shades. ...............
QUEEN ALEXANDRA (vovea
Scarlet Gem). Almost a true scarlet, new LOG: (VATIOLY? noc syeves cercme cite peetegeimie choke ce SALOPIAN. A fine, deep rich red variety ofsshellshaped Orme ery mtenenelcinels nner:
loz. lb. ° 75 -10 -30 -10 20 25 075 10 20 35 0 ©6: 1.00 220 75 -10 225 -25 75 -10 220 10 225 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 -10 -20 -10 20 15 35 -10 25 -10 «20 25 75 10 -30 -10 025 -10 -20 -10 20 10 20 -10 25 10 -30 -10 -20
2.00
-60
75
-60 -60
-60
-75
-75
-60
ROSE CRIMSON SHADES
Daa YBa AS RA ie 2 eb!
Earl Cromer. Claret magenta, a mew shade, 2oz. 141b. 1b. AR stot: 4S - See. eS oacmirton cc 10 .30 -15 E. J. Castle. Carmine rose, Unwin type, wavy 10 .30 1.00 GEO. HERBERT 222.074 Magenta, Spencer Lg eee By IRS cleat erckotewe atals whahetees Pkt.10e .25 etd =: 2.00 JOHN INGMAN. Large ages he of rose CrimSGnR ........ Fé SO . Pkt. 225 e735 =. 2.00 LORD ROSEBERY. ‘Bright rose pudiosed with magenta and showing veins of rose. -10 220 60 Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. White with rose Cigho ce Ce Me SS Oe asa Coo sabopodaoUonOETe 10 o20 60 PRINCE OF WALES. A clear rose crimson self color, large and shell-shaped......... 10 -20 -60 Phyllis Unwin, rose crimson, wavy..-.-....- 10 30 1.00 LAVENDER, MAUVE, AND PURPLE SHADES. Admiration. Purplish, mauve, or pinkish AVENGER.» sacete none areiaray oo che creveloieeare st -10 20 -60 Dorothy Tennant. Rosy purple, self colored. 10 20 -60 Emily Eckford. Rose le, turning to clear Blue eee ee SOR Lee ee 10 .20 60 Frank Dolby. Fine lavender of Unwin type WV) cian een aoe PE Sars or dynlekens Pkt.10c .25 75 =: 2.00 MRS. WALTER WRIGHT. Light rosy purple, turning blue when fully matured.......... 10 20 -60 Romolo Piazanni. Rosy purple, furine blue with age. A fine, large variety... 10 220 -60 Tennant Spencer. Giant rosy purple. Pkt. 15¢ .35 1.00 3.50 ; LAVENDER SHADES Countess of Radnor or Celestial. Soft lav- ender tinted with mauve................. 10 -20 -60 FLORA NORTON. A new variety, bright sky Dlvet Soa sper AAD ECO TIO OG Biokeisteletersiere 010 20 -60 Asta Ohn. Giant pinkish lavender...... Pkt.15c .35 1.00 3.50 HELEN PIERCE = 9u own intro- dhiestosnt. Awarded first class certificate by National Sweet Pea Society of England. Bright blue mottled on white............. cegieistel 20 60 2.00 LADY GRISEL HAMILTON. Soft lavender, tinted withsmaive: o..0 62s... see es eee -10 20 -60 MRS. GEO. HIGGINSON, JR. A clear azure DIGeu SPA. Pee ho nose + sect shee 10 -25 -75 LAVENDER AND MAUVE SHADED, PICOTEE OR EDGED LOTTIE ECKFO Ree shaded with lilac, with a deeper border at the edbesh ie Ses ae Sake... SIRS aeeete 10 -20 -60 Maid of Honor. White with blue edge...... -10 -20 -60 PHENOMENAL. Blue and lavender shaded on white; called the orchid flowering type BP Steck Tov clicyWoteraia siete ate wteie: overs! a teats Pkt.10c .20 -60 2.00 BLUE AND PURPLE SHADES Septain of the Blues Spencer. Purplish PNR Oe marc aes re oe ea lle soleil Pkt. 15c 35 1.00 3.50 Aas of the Blues. Purple and blue hood- Gelatisiis Son bd ob Oe te o> DEO eR nIComosetr -10 20 260 COUNTESS OF CADOGAN Purple standards wath¥clean pile: WANES. ss a. nee te eons -10 20 -60 David R. Williamson. Purple standard, blue SWIMS rhe ot Pa ene ee es Set asl oe ee 15 235 By (5) DUKE OF WESTMINSTER. Almost a clear DULD Creer no Votee eaters toes eee scare ccadeen eee -10 220 60 Senator. Pure white, striped and flaked with MBCOONIANG VOLE Ge icles «-<tajols « ov o+s oe epee ove] s -10 220 60 DEEP MAROON SHADES Black Michael. Deep wine color or light MATTOON. Vicia eect eS oe e+ aden 015 235 75 Othello. (Improved Black Knight). The best of the dark varieties, being very large and of the finest type. It is a deep maroon and particularly of rich velvet effect.. 10 20 60
Othello Spencer. Giant deep maroon Pkt. 25c Pkt. J 15c¢
ARK MAROON AND VIOLET SHADES.
Horace J. Ene. A violet and maroon.... 225 LORD NELSON or Brilliant Blue. A deep
MOTI AUT DLIZG verity oo ond SLMS peepee ee 10 Navy Blue. renee cas violet, wee icles
and bright blue.. 10 Shahzada. Deep maroon, leno veins iL
most black, wings dark violet Son Fan ee . 210
etd = 2.50 30 1.00 220 60 220 6G
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A GRAND SWEET PEA MIXTURE
MORSE’S SUPERB MIXTURE
A mixture of
about
cae a
colors, all of the new giant Spencer type of Sweet Peas, wit
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c
MIXTURES
Best Large Flowering Mixture. This is the best mixture that can be made from existing varieties. The colors are well proportioned, and the amount of each is determined by a well-studied and carefully arranged for- mula, which has been tried and corrected for many years. All the newer and best varieties are in this mixture
‘Striped Varieties Mixed.. A beautiful mix- ture made up exclusively of striped, mot- tled. and flaked varieties
immense wavy petals.
Ramona Spencer, %4
Natural Size
CUPID SWEET PEAS
1 OZ.
-20
Y% Ib.
1 lb.
45
-50
These are low-growing or dwarf sweet peas, about one foot high
and spreading to about two feet in diameter.
The foliage is dark
green and the stems are short, usually from three to six inches long.
The blossoms, however, are larger than those of the tall varieties. They are recommended for a border, especially along a drive or walk, and while the early buds drop off, the whole plant finally comes ile
into bloom nicely,
and is a perfect mat of bright flowers.
Cupids exist in all the colors and shades found in the tall va arieties, we have listed only the best ones and those that are freest flowering.
The descriptions are the same as those of the tall varieties. 44 Ib.
1 oz.
Whites< Pure Whites. .: ose aoe < Pkt. 5c $0.15
Pink. Color of Earliest of all........ Pkt. 5c .16
Countess of Radnor. Lavender..... Pkt. 5c 15
Prima Donna. Pink: 3.5 {2c.5-., hee. Pkt. 5e «15 Mixture of all varieties, including those listed
and many more besides.......... - 5c -10
$0.40 -40 -40 -40
220
1 lb. $1.00 1.00
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Special Collections of Sweet Peas
A good many of our friends and customers wish us to select for them the best varieties, and to meet requests of this kind we have carefully prepared several choice collections, offering them in vari- ous numbers as indicated below.
For those who would like a complete collection of Spencers we heartily recommend our “Ex- traordinary Spencer Collection,” containing one full-sized packet each of the 24 best Spencer types now in the market. The set also includes the four novelties we are sending out this season for the first time.
The entire set of 24 packets for $3.00.
Apple Blossom Spencer Countess Spencer(original) Miriam Beaver Queen Victoria Spencer
Asta Ohn Florence Morse Spencer Mrs. Sankey Spencer Ramona Spencer
Aurora Spencer Flora Norton Spencer Mrs. Routzahn Senator Spencer
Beatrice Spencer Geo. Herbert _. Primrose Spencer Tennant Spencer
Captain of the Blues Helen Lewis Marie Corelli W. T. Hutchins Spencer King Edward Spencer Othello Spencer White Spencer
Lovely Spencer _
For those who .desire a smaller assortment of Spencer we have put up what we style our
“Standard Spencer Collection” of 10 distinet varieties for $1.00. The best of the tried and proven varieties—one full-sized packet of each.
Asta Ohn Florence Morse Spencer Mrs. Routzahn Countess Spencer (original) Captain of the Blues Helen Lewis Othello Spencer White Spencer Spencer - King Edward Spencer Primrose Spencer
As we have said before, the Spencer type of Sweet Peas produces but little seed as compared to the grandiflora types. We can, therefore, offer a great deal more, for the same money, of the © erandifioras, and we believe the following collections are the best sets that can be had anywhere. The packets contain more seed than are usually offered in collections.
_ For $1.00 we offer the following well-known standard varieties which we style our ‘‘Splendid’’ Collection, containing 26 full-sized packets, five of which are Spencers.
| Aurora Helen Lewis Lovely Othello | Apple Blossom Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon Lord Roseberry Phenomenal Countess Spencer Helen Pierce Miss Willmott Queen Alexandra | Dorothy Eckford Janet Scott Mrs. Geo. Higginson, Jr. Romolo Piazanni | Earliest of All King Edward VII Morse’s Superb Spencers’ Stella Morse | Florence Morse Spencer Lady Grisel Hamilton Mixed White Spencer | Golden Rose Lottie Eckford Navy Blue : |
For 50c¢ we have chosen 12 varieties of the best dozen in the entire list of Sweet Peas. We style it our “Excellent” Collection.
Countess Spencer Helen Pierce Lady Grisel Hamilton Othello
Dorothy Eckford Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon Miss Willmott Phenomenal i Earliest of All King Edward VII Navy Blue Queen Alexandra H
For 25c we have a very desirable set of seven choice and popular varieties which we style our” ,
“Incomparable” Collection. | \ Countess Spencer Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon Lady Grisel Hamilton Prima Donna : Dorothy Eckford King Edward VII Miss Willmott %
Like wach ve pete 2a *
To any purchaser of two of the above collections (any two) we will send free of charge one packet) of the celebrated “St. George,” the sensational flame-colored Sweet Pea. |
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PRANCISCO
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NURSERY DEPARTMENT
For many years the aim of the horticul- turist in this State has been to produce a Strawberry in all respects similar to that grown in Eng- Jand, where this lus- cious fruit attains perfection. Success, however, has’ only been partial. The size was obtained, but at the loss of the flavor, and vice versa, the flavor and aroma were obtained, but lacking the size. Eng- lish sorts have been introduced and tried, but found wanting, their new environ- ments not being congenial.
In the “MORSE STRAWBERRY,” intro- duced by us, we have found the long looked-for ideal berry for California, and it affords us great pleasure to introduce this gem to our customers. We know that everyone who tries this berry will be more than pleased with it. It is a broad asser- tion when we say that the Morse Straw- berry will take the place of all other sorts, especially for home use, when it becomes known—but we really mean what we Say.
The berry is of very large size, and can be sliced; half a dozen berries constitute a fair-sized dish. It is never hollow or pithy, but always solid and meaty. The color is deep crimson clear to the core. It commences to bear when the plants are quite young, and @Gontinues the entire season. We have never before seen such a splendid crop- per. The aroma from the fruit is most delicious, having a true Strawberry fragrance. The plant is a_ strong, thrifty grower, and holds the berries well up on the stem so that a very small proportion of the fruit is spoiled by coming in contact with the soil. The plants we are send- ing out are strong and thrifty and will give a good crop of fruit the first season. This berry has been tried both in the cool and warm sections of this State, and in both locations it has proven equally satisfactory.
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CULTURE: A few suggestions as to how they should be grown may not come amiss. Some of our customers are not as well posted as others, and it is to those that we would offer the following sug- gestions. First of all, your soil should be enriched with old, well-rotted stable ma- nure dug in the soil before planting. The plants are set out 9 or 10 inches apart in the row, and 12 inches between the rows. They are generally ridged, and between the ridges a wider space left so that you can irrigate. By this means the ground where.the plants are does not get flooded, nor does it become baked. This is especially necessary in large plantings. Of course, in smaller plantings, this manner of planting is not so essential. Keep all runners cut off, and by so doing you will throw the strength into the fruit. The earlier they are planted in the season, the better crop you will have the first season. We have, however, seen the Morse Strawberry planted in March bearing a good crop of fruit in July, another good point not previously mentioned which is found in this berry, but in no other sort.
Price: $1.00 per dozen postpaid; $3.25 per 50 postpaid; $3.00 per 50 by express; $5.00 per 100.
"PLEASE READ THE F OLLOWING REMARKS BEFORE MAKING UP ORDER
“See to it that these, trees are preserved. You can never replace them. Preserve and keep what nature has done.” —PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, at Big Trees, Felton, California, May, 1903.
SACRAMENTO, tole 19.—An appeal from President Roosevelt to the school children of the State for the observance of Arbor Day has. been transmitted to State Superintendent of Public Schools Hyatt. The President says:
“We ought to celebrate this day thoughtfully, for within our life the nation’s need of trees will become assured. In your full manhood and womanhood you will want what nature so bountifully supplies, and man so thoughtlessly destroys, and because of that you will reproach us, not for what we have used, but for what we have wasted. A country without trees is almost as hopeless as a people without children. The value of forestry therefore should be taught in the public schools.”
Our
New Nurs- erles
BUILDING ON OUR NEW NURSERIES AT HAYWARD.
We have recently purchased a tract of land. at Hayward, Alameda County, where we are growing our nursery stock. This is acknowledged to be.one of the choicest sections in the State for such purposes. The climate is ideal and the soil of the richest. We present herewith a photograph of our main building at that place. :
OUR GREENHOUSES. AND -SALES YARD are situated. on GLEN AVENUE, off Piedmont . Avenue, OAKLAND, CAL. Visitors from. San. Francisco can reach there by taking the new Key Route Ferry (foot of Market Street) to PIEDMONT STATION; © those from Oakland, by. taking the Piedmont Avenue cars on Broadway to Glen Avenue. NURSERY TELEPHONE, PIEDMONT 30.
Customers will please. remember that when our busy season commences we are rushed with orders, and it may be a.few days before their orders receive attention; but they may rest assured that there will be no unnecessary delay in: LE: Prices quoted: herein are f. o. b. cars, Nurseries, and cancel all previous quotations.
PACKING. Suffieient money should be added to remittance to cover cost o boxing, ete. Say ten per cent of purchase.
GUARANTEE. We do not guarantee stock to ibe nor will we replace free of cost that which dies or fails to grow; nor can we, in view of the various ‘incidents that the stock is subject to, as the suc- cess or failure depends’ largely upon climatic conditions, manner of planting, after care, etc. We do guarantee, however, that our stock will be in a. good, live and healthy condition upon departure from our nurseries.
SUBSTITUTION. Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, kinds of stock, ete., it should be stated whether and to what extent substitution will be allowed in case the order cannot be filled to the letter. Where no instructions in this respect accompany the order, we shall feel at liberty to substitute other varieties as nearly similar as possible. If the selection of varieties is left entirely to us, we shall endeavor to send only such sorts as are acknowledged to give general satisfaction.
AS USUAL, 5 will be furnished at 10 rates; 50 at 100 rates; 500 at 1,000 rates.
CLAIMS. Should any errors occur we desire to be informed upon receipt of goods, in order that we may rectify them without delay. All claims must be filed within ten days after the arrival of the shipments.
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THE ROSE —
Perhaps there is no flower grown in California that more interest is taken in than the Rose. This State is famous the world over for its: beauti and large variety of Roses. In this climate every variety known to the rosarian can be found in most of the gardens. The dainty Tea thrives equally as well as does its more rugged sister, the Hybrid Perpetual. May is the month when one sees this queen of flowers in all her glorious beauty. Roses! Roses! everywhere; all varieties can be seen in bloom; houses and fences are covered with them; the senses become satiated with their prodigal luxuriance. Year by year the country is becoming filled with them. Rose festivals are the order of the day. Californians must have some safety valve to let out their superabundance of “roses.” What a grand idea it is to- keep on planting. Piary one who does such work is fulfilling a beautiful work for God; he is helping to beautify this land in which we live. May the good work go on for generations to come. This State, situated on the verge of the Occident, is surely blessed above all others. God furnishes us with soil, climate, and moisture to bring the rose to perfection; all that is asked of us is to plant and cultivate, and nature will do the rest. ! ; tial Nae
To help the busy city man who delights ‘‘rus in urbe” we will specially appeal; to help him in simplifying the culture of the rose will be our aim. Man delights in primeval occupations, and the cultivation of the soil comes first. It is a relaxation from city worries, which adds: length to his days and joy to his heart. Cincinnatus, tired of Senate troubles, retired to his farm, where he pursued peaceful agricultural
occupations. PLANTING SEASON
First of all, let us tell you WHEN to plant. December, January, February, and March are the best months, but should the season be favorable, and with a little extra care, you can still plant during the early part of April. The plants sent during those months are, what. we call, dormant two-year-old plats and average from one and a half feet to two and a half feet in height, and are taken up without soil around the roots, and are packed in damp moss. Should the purchaser be unable to plant them immediately, they will take no harm to remain in the packing for a few days, or they can be opened up and “‘heeled” in the ground until ready to set out. The bushes sent out are already
runed. = Roses give the best results when planted in good heavy sediment soil, to which may be added some good old stable manure, but remember that it ought to be well decayed. Under no circumstances use FRESH or new manure. After the hole is about three-quarters filled with soil, give some water to settle the earth around the roots; then put the remaining soil into the hole. This is usually enough water to give during the winter, provided we have not a long, dry period; in that case the plants should get another watering at regular intervals. They will commence to bloom the first season after planting, in May and June, and if properly treated will give an abundance of flowers the first season. After the blooms are past, we advise you to cut the old flowers off; this treatment induces them to make new growth, from which you will obtain your next crop. To aid them at that time, keep tnem freely watered, and by so doing you can have flowers away into
December. PRUNING
A few remarks on this important point is now necessary. This should be done during the months of January and February; at that time: the bushes are in a dormant condition. The ‘“Teas,’”’ or Ever-blooming Varieties, require to be more severely pruned than any other sort, as they are the strongest growers. Cut back to about six or seven inches from the old wood, thinning out all weak wood and leaving about five or six shoots, according to size of plant; apply the same method that the orchardist does to his fruit trees, and you will be about right. The idea is not to leave too much wood on the plant. If you follow this method, you will have large roses with long stems. If you fail in pruning and thinning out, you will have a plethora of small blooms.
THE HYBRID TEAS should have almost as much pruning done to them as the Teas.
: By Be PERPETUAL sorts, not being such strong growers nor making so much wood as the preceding, do not require so much work one on them.
NOISETTE or CHAMPNEY varieties, being all climbers and strong, rampant growers, are not usually pruned, as their duties are to cover- certain objects. They should, however, be periodically thinned out. ,
BOURBON sorts should be pruned according to the growth they have made.
MOSS ROSES require very little pruning, as they usually make only a few shoots in the season.
VARIETIES OF ROSES
We do not intend to enumerate all known sorts to the rosarian, but confine our remarks to such sorts as succeed best in California.
First of all come the TEAS, or EVER-BLOOMING. These are more generally planted in this State than any other variety, for the reason _ that they are the most profuse and longest bloomers. If properly treated, flowers can be had from them nine months in the year. The - first crop appears in April, May, and part of June. ; ‘ x ; : i
The ‘“‘Tea”’ is perfectly at home in this State, and this is the only State in the Union, perhaps, where they can remain out all winter without any protection. The TEAS have all very dainty, delicately beautiful flowers, mostly with long pointed buds. They, however, lack the rich fragrance (although possessing a charming odor peculiar to themselves) which emanates from their more rugged and hardy sisters, the - Hybrid Perpetuals; this, however, is amply offset by their multitude of bloom.
HYBRID TEAS are produced from crossing TEAS with Hybrid PERPETUALS, and partake of the rich fragrance of the Hybrids and the florification of the Teas. ‘‘La France,” known to every one, is in this class. They are a most desirable class.
HYBRID PERPETUAL sorts produce much larger and more durable flowers than either of the two preceding kinds, and have a strong, rich fragrance, which to our thinking is the making of a rose. Take the American Beauty (known to all), for instance. What other can compare with it in its rich penetrating odor? Unfortunately, however, Hybrid Perpetuals are not continuous bloomers; consequently ~ they are not planted so extensively as the Teas. ;
THE NOISETTE or CHAMPNEY varieties are all strong, rampant growers, and are used as climbers, and include such sorts as the old favorite ‘‘Marechal Niel,’’ so universally esteemed, ‘“‘Cloth of Gold” and ‘‘William Allen Richardson.”
POLYANTHA, or BABY ROSES. The blossoms of these are small miniature blooms, appearing in clusters and are great favorites. - They are free bloomers.
Besides the above varieties, we have the BOURBON, BANKSIA, MOSS, JAPAN, and SWEETBRIARS.
SOIL AND POSITION
_ Again California is ahead in regard to soils and sunlight. There are very few places in the garden where the rose will not succeed. Our soil is pre-eminently adapted for the health of the rose, and sunlight we have to our heart’s content; only, bear in mind, do not plant your roses in a too shady place, and if your soil is sandy, add a quantity of laam and old manure to enrich it, as the rose delights in good heavy —
Tich soil. : WATERING
The best way to do this is to dig a ditch around your bushes and run the water into it, afterwards putting back the dry soil; by this means the water gets to the roots. Avoid surface watering, which in a great many cases never reaches the roots and only tends to bake and harden the surface. Better one GOOD WATERING once a week than SPRINKLING them every day. Occasionally shower them overhead at night to keep the foliage free from dust. You can also give them during the summer months liquid cow manure every two or three weeks.
DISEASES
You must not expect in the genial climate of California to have your roses entirely free from insects, but they are few and easily controlled.
APHIS, or GREEN FLY, is a small green louse, appearing on the young, tender shoots and buds. They are very prolific in breeding. Through their tender beak they suck the juices of the plants, always working at the tender shoots, and will ina short time, if unmolested, destroy the vigor and vitality of any plant they infest. REMEDIES: Tobacco in any form is fatal to them; sprinkle powdered tobacco on the bushes. The best time to do this is in the morning when there is moisture on the foilage; or soak tobacco stems in water till it is about the color of weak tea and apply with a syringe. When possible, fumigate the plants with tobacco smoke. Another remedy: One pound Quassia (Quassia Armara) Chips, which can be obtained at any drug store, and put in four gallons of water and boil for ten minutes; after straining off the chips, add one pound soft soap. This solution is to be applied with a syringe. _ MILDEW. When your plants become covered with a whitish-looking mould or dust, the disease is Mildew. Unless a very severe attack, it will probably not kill them, but retard their growth. It is caused by sudden atmospheric changes, and is generally worse in the spring when the nights are cold and the days are warm. Some varieties are more susceptible to this than others. The best plan is NOT to wait until the disease appears, but ‘‘taking time by the forelock,” dust them in the morning with powdered sulphur, or if the disease has made its appearance, syringe with a solution of sulphide of potassium. :
OSE SLUG. About the size of the common house fly and comes from the ground in early spring. The best remedies are powdered
white hellebore or a solution of whale oil soap.
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colored flowers than of the darker colored ones. From the above, troublesome is the Green Ely.
Is of a grayish color and about half an inch in length.
It appears suddenly in early spring, and feeds upon the opening buds and flowers, which it prefers to the foliage, and seems to be more fond of white and light-
The best and really only cure is handpicking. it will be noticed that the enemies of the rose are few, and really the only one which is at all .
FORMS OF ROSES In California there are only two forms of roses grown—the BUSH and TREE (or STANDARD ROSE). The former is
(as the name indicates) of bush form, branching from the ground;
the Tree Rose is budded on a stem of the wild
rose, which has been trained up for this purpose three, four and sometimes five feet from the ground. The latter are usually preferred for planting on the lawn, as they are out of the way of the lawn-mower for one reason, and are
certainly more showy for such places than the Bush Rose. Bush Roses are grown from slips or cuttings, or they are budded on some
or four years; hence the difference in price.
strong-growing sort. Some varieties being of weakly growth require to be worked in this style.
To grow a Standard to saleable size usually takes three
There is really, however,
not much difference in the quality or quantity of the blossoms. ABBREVIATIONS:
T. for Teas. H. P. for Hybrid Perpetuals.
H. T. for Hybrid Teas N. for Noisette, or Champney.
P. for Polyantha, or Baby Roses. B for Bourborn.
LYON ROSE
NEWEST GOLD MEDAL ROSE
In introducing this splendid novelty, we feel confident that we have arare treat in store for all ‘‘Rose Lovers.”’ Many so-called “‘novelties,’”’ that really have no true or uncommon
for many years has such a novelty been sent out.
Not
merits, are being continually introduced, and we do not wonder at the public being somewhat skeptical on this point.
In the Lyon Rose will be found no disappointment, beauty. long been sought after by the rosarian.
The Lyon Rose is a Hybrid Tea, thus insuring good blooming qualities. This triumph alone brands it a variety of the greatest merit.
awarded a Gold Medal at Lyons, France, in 1907.
We have grown it and were greatly pleased with its wonderful We can truly say that it has the most distinct and novel color yet found in a rose; a shade that has
It was raised by Pernet-Ducher,and was One
of the judges who awarded the Gold Medal to this rose says, “I have no hesitation in recommending it as the most
wonderful color yet obtained among roses, coke furnace.”’
A more detailed description is as follows: chrome yellow. abundant bloomer.
Flowers are large, fairly full, with smooth petals and long pointed buds.
This may be best compared to the intense flame color seen in a glowing
Shrimp pink at edges of petals, center of flower intense coral red, shaded
It is a free grower and
See colored picture on fourth page of cover of this catalogue. Strong Plants, $1.50 each.
NINE OTHER GOLD MEDAL ROSES
When a rose is awarded a gold medal by the National Rose Society, it means that it is one of the best varieties
that has been introduced that year, and we are therefore indeed pleased to have to offer nine of such roses. we have marked the year that it was introduced.
each variety,
BLISS
We have seen all of these sorts at our nurseries in bloom, and we must admit that they are indeed ineeentnt
introductions well worthy to be in every collection.
in some of them after reading such glowing descriptions.
The first year you may be a little disappointed, aS we were,
You will, however, not be the second year. It sometimes
takes a year for a rose to become acclimated to a certain section. If planted early in the season, say January, February and early March, you will have very good results the first
year, BETTY Hybrid Tea, 1906
The coloring of this rose is wonderfully beautiful— ruddy gold overspread with golden yellow; flowers large, fairly double, fine form; buds very long and pointed and very large petals; deliciously perfumed, 50c each.
DEAN HOLE Hybrid Tea, 1904
Silvery carmine, shaded salmon; absolutely distinct, and by far the finest in its way of color; very floriferous; flowers large, of great substance and fine form; a variety of great excellence, and useful for any purpose. 75c each.
COUNTESS OF GOSFORD Hybrid Tea, 1906
Delicate salmon pink-rose, and pink blending beautiful- ly; the base of petals suffused saffron yellow. The blooms are of perfect form, large, full, very long and pointed; petals large and of great substance. Very floriferous. A lovely rose. $1.00 each,
HUGH DICKSON Hybrid Perpetual, 1904
Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet; large size and fine form; petals smooth, slightly cupped, and reflexed; free flowering; very highly perfumed. Admitted to be best of its color, which is everything that can be desired. 50e each.
J. B. CLARK
Hybrid Tea, 1905 intense Geen pte lel eae shaded blackish crimson; flowers % 50¢ each.
MRS. EDWARD MAWLEY Hybrid Tea, 1899
Bright carmine, shaded salmon; a superb variety; a chaste and perfectly formed flower of marvelous beauty. The blooms are very large, of great substance, beautifully formed, with highly-pointed center, from which the petals reflex; very sweetly scented and very floriferous. $1.00
each. MRS. MYLES KENNEDY Tea, 1906
Delicate silvery white shaded buff, whilst the center is pink, the reverse of the petals is a slightly deeper shade of pink. It is a wonderful bearer, producing great quan- tities of perfect blooms; the stems are strong, holding the flowers well up; the plant is of beautiful growth, having very handsome foliage; a truly grand acquisition. $1.00
each. MRS. PETER BLAIR Hybrid Tea, 1906
Lemon chrome, with golden yellow center; medium in size and of lovely shape; deliciously perfumed. The flowers are freely and continuously produced; undoubtedly a rose of exceptional merit. $1.00 each.
WM. SHEAN Hybrid Tea, 1906.
Purest pink, petals shell shaped, four to five inches long; a glorious rose of immense size, perfect form and substance. $1.00 each.
The above collection, i of each, for $6.50.
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TRISH ROSES
NEWEST INTRODUCTIONS
Price, Field grown, 50c each, except noted otherwise
(H. T.) Ivory white, tinted sal-
, ! ALICE GRAHAME ey Jsowers very large and full. DR. CAMPBELL HALL 2) corel weet
fused white, Wace of petals yellow; a charming rose of a color too difficult to describe. The flowers are large, full, and perfectly
formed; very floriferous; a grand rose. $1.00 each.
“CHARLES oe GRAH AME (H. T.). Dazzling or-
ange-crimson of splen- did form. A grand rose.
“COUNTESS OF DERBY: &%.2),.,cemeysumon: and fine, of good vigorous growth. A LADY ROSSMORE GE aa) The petals are
large, smooth, and of great
substanee. The color is reddish crimson with claret shadings. $1.00 each,
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“EARL OF WARWICK ai G7 elton Genter,
large and full. (H. T.) Pure
“HONORABLE IDA BINGHAM {72%
veined; large petals, semi double, quite distinct; of strong habit.
\ HUGH WATSON (H. 2), Large, full and of perfect
shape, crimson shaded carmine.
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INTRODUCER’S DESCRIPTIONS
(H. P.)
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high pointed center, opening up well. ed gold medal.
Brilliant crimson, shaded large. and fine form, with Sweetly scented. Award-
Apricot, shaded pOpBEEy. bronze at base of petals, flowers single. This interesting rose is a new type sent out by Dickson & Co., Newtonards, Ireland (distributers of so many fine roses). a ‘most unique variety. Should be in every collection. See “Maharajah”’ for another of this style.
(H. T.) Beautiful cherry
LADY BATTERSEA crimson, shaded orange, me-
dium size, long stems; very attractive, splendid for massing, vigorous grower.
(H. T.) China pink, suffused apricot, bud long and pointed, large and full, very healthy in growth. $1.00 each.
(H. T.) Pale rose, shading to yellow at base of petals, long pointed bud, large full flowers. 75¢ each.
Deep velvety crimson, with ‘prominent yellow anthers; large and beautiful. An- other very interesting single rose.
NEWER ROSES
Field grown, 35c each; $3.50 per dozen
Customer se.ecting their own roses are respectfully requested to add to their orders a few supplementary sorts, lest bv vrevious orders the stock of any particular variety should be exhausted.
~ CLIMBING CAROLINE TESTOUT. In this beautiful new intro- duction we have:an exact counterpart in color and shape of that old favorite bush rose, Caroline Testout. To those who may be unfamiliar with that variety, we would say that the color is a beautiful, glistening pink; the blooms are large and produced most freely for a long ‘period; the growth is rapid, and it very quickly assumes large proportions; so that those wishing a desirable, free, quick-growing, pink rose can make no mistake in ordering the Climbing Caroline Testout.
CLIMBING BELLE SIEBRECHT. It is with real pleasure that we introduce this lovely new climbing rose. It is identical with the older bush form; color a most rare shade of pink; the buds are long and pointed; wonderfully profuse in bloom.
CLIMBING BRIDESMAID. We have a climbing sort of the well- known favorite Bridesmaid to offer, which should be good news to those who are looking for sterling new introductions. The color is a rich shade of velvety pink; the buds are exquisite and the full blown roses equally so, being large and full; the stems are long and stiff, thus making it a valuable rose for cutting purposes. The plant is a strong climber.
~ GRUSS AN TEPLETZ CLIMBING HERMOSA. There has al-
‘CLIMBING CECILE BRUNER. It will no doubt come as a surprise,
a pleasant surprise, to the lover of the rose, to learn that there is at last introduced a climbing sort of this ever popular “‘Baby”’ Rose. In its bush form Mademoiselle Cecile Bruner is well known; the blooms come in clusters and bloom for a long period; color, beautiful salmon-pink, with a much deeper shade of same color in center. Habit of growth very strong and vigorous.
" CLIMBING SOUVENIR DE MALMAISON. The bush form of this variety is one of the best of its kind, and in this new climbing sort we have an exact counterpart in color and shape. <A beauti- ful shade of flesh color, deeper towards the center of the petals.
CLIMBING PAPA GONTIER. The bush form of this old favorite red Tea Rose is known to all, so that a climbing sort of it will be a welcome acquisition to the list of roses. The buds are long and pointed and of deep-red color. It is a free and continuous bloomer, like its parent. Habit of growth, strong and free.
' FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI (Hybrid Perpetual). Pure snow-white;
very long buds; shell-shaped petals, opening to very large flowers; has been well shown and is the finest white rose in cultivation; extra fine; superb. This is the description of the introducer, Mr. Lambert of Ger- many, and we can fully corrobate all he has said about this magnificent rose. It has been well tested in this state during the last two years and we send it out to the general public, knowing that it will give the best of satisfaction.
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ways been a scarcity of good, dark, climbing everblooming, red roses, so the rose-loving public will be pleased to learn that we have one to offer in Gruss an Tepletz. The color is velvety scarlet; and it is continually in bloom. It is of fast growth and very soon attains large size.
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MILDRED GRANT. Ivory white, with a beautiful flush of pale peach bordering the petals; high pointed center, with unusually large and massive petals, opening to perfectly formed flowers of enormous size and substance. ‘This rose was awarded the Gold Medal of the English National Rose Society. This triumph alone brands it a variety of the greatest merit.
ROSE OF KILLARNEY. This grand new rose was raised by Dickson & Co., of Belfast, Ireland, who have sent out so many sterling novelties in the rose line. The color is a glistening, soft, silvery pink, the petals being waxy in appedrance the buds are long and pointed, slightly reflexed at the ends; the rose when full blown being fairly double. In continuity of bloom the Rose of Killarney is unsurpassed.
Beauty of Glazenwood
ROSES—CHOICE ASSORTMENT In this list will be found nothing but the very best sorts
These roses that we offer are thrifty, well-developed two-year-old plants, and are shipped in a dormant condition
from about December 15th to about April Ist. it Price. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
Extra Selected large plants, 35c each; $3.50 per dozen.
We will not supply less than six of a kind at dozen rates; if one of a sort is ordered single rates will be charged.
AGRIPPINA. (B.) Rich velvety crimson; clusters; very floriferous. for hedges.
ADMIRAL DEWEY. (H. T.) Delicate light blush (a sport from Caroline Testout), with large, well formed flowers.
AMERICAN BEAUTY. (H. P.) Large, globular, deep pink, shaded carmine, delicious odor; a fine variety for forcing.
ANNA DE DIESBACH. (H. P.) Brilliant crimson, shaded with maroon. Long-pointed buds and large compact flowers.
ARD’S ROVER: (H. P.) Crimson shaded maroon, flowers large, foliage handsome; a great acquisition to climbing sorts.
AUGUSTINE GUINOISSEAU (White La France). (H.T.) This beautiful variety with flowers of pure white, shading to a center of light rose, is a great favorite on account of its great freedom of bloom, fragrance, and large flowers. A vigorous grower, pro- ducing a great number of buds and flowers.
AVOCAT DUVIVIER. (H. P.) and fragrant; a fine rose.
BANKSIA, White and Yellow. ‘These are the well-known thorn- less climbing roses. The flowers are small, but bloom in great profusion in spring and early summer.
BARDOU JOB. The color of this beautiful rose is rich velvety crimson, with yellow stamens. A grand climber.
vet flowers come. in This is the sort that is so much used
Crimson, large, full, well formed
BARONESS ROTHSCHILD. (H. P.) pink, exquisite shape and fragrance.
BARON DE BONSTETTEN. (H.P.) Splendid large flowers; very double and full; color, a rich dark red, passing to a velvety maroon. Highly scented and very beautiful.
BEAUTY OF GLAZENWOOD. Variously known as San Rafael Rose, Hester Rose, Fortune’s Yellow, and erroneously named Gold of Ophir in Southern California. (Banksia.) A combination of copper, carmine, and salmon-yellow. A strong fast climber. This is the rose that blooms so bounteously in springtime and which is admired wherever seen.
BELLE SIEBRECHT. (H. T.) A superb pink rose of recent introduction. The buds are long and pointed, and when half- blown the petals reflex in a graceful manner. The flowers have great substance and the petals are of heavy texture.
BEAUTE INCONSTANT. (T.) Flowers. are pink, blotched white; a constant and profuse bloomer. Much admired.
BELLE LYONNAISE. (T.) Yellow, tinted pink; buds and open flower, very fine; a long and continuous bloomer.
BLACK PRINCE. (H.P.) Crimson, shaded with purple; medium size. A good dark rose.
BON SILENE. (T.) Buds of beautiful. form; an unusually free bloomer; color, deep rose-shaded carmine,
Very large flowers, shell
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BRIDE. An ever-blooming pure white Tea Rose, of large size and most perfect form. The buds are pointed, and the ends of the petals are slightly recurved. It is a very free-blooming variety, and has a most delicious tea fragrance. One of the best white roses.
BRIDESMAID. In this exquisite Tea Rose we have an improved Catherine Mermet, from which it is a sport. Mermet, on account of its exquisite shape, large, solid, firm buds, with long stiff stems, has long been considered one of the best cut-flower varieties. Bridesmaid at all seasons is a clear, delicate pink, in all respects a counterpart of Mermet, with large, handsome, pointed buds
_ on long stiff stems.
“CAROLINE TESTOUT. A grand perpetual blooming Hybrid Tea of La France type, but much larger and of better color, being a bright, clear, delicate pink, retaining its color at all seasons.
“ CAPTAIN CHRISTY. (H.P.) Of delicate flesh color, rosy center. ~ Flowers extra large, double, full, and sweetly scented. .
CECILE BRUNER. (P.) A charming ‘‘Baby’’ variety of sweet, delicate fragrance. Color, salmon-pink, with deep salmon center.
CHEROKEE, Single. One of the finest pillar roses in cultivation; large, clear, white, single flowers, full of bright yellow stamens, which give it a most unique appearance; foliage, dark, rich green. A most vigorous grower.
~ CHEROKEE, Double White. A rampant climber.
CHESHUNT HYBRID. (H. TT.) Cherry carmine; large and full flowers of strong habit; constantly in bloom; good pillar rose.
CLARA WATSON. (H.T.) Salmon, tinged pink; beautiful buds; a most lovely rose.
CLIMBING CAPTAIN CHRISTY. (H.P.) Those who know the
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old bush form of Captain Christy will be pleased to learn that .
we now have a climbing variety of flesh color.
CLIMBING DEVONIENSIS. (T.) Large, creamy-white, shell-like petals of great substance; large, full and very fragrant.
VCLIMBING KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. (T.) Buds long and pointed; pure white, of superb substance and texture; a strong and rapid grower.
CLIMBING LA FRANCE. A strong climbing sort of the old favorite La France.
‘CLIMBING NIPHETOS. (T.) A splendid companion to the Climbing Perle des Jardins. Color, pure white, with pale lemon center; beautiful long pointed buds; very fragrant.
CLIMBING PERLE DES JARDINS. (T.) Habit of growth is vigorous, young plants often sending up shoots six to eight feet in one season, with rich, glossy foliage, and bright red stems. ate flowers are produced in profusion and are deep canary- yellow.
/ CLIMBING SAFRANO. See Reve d’Or.
CLIMBING SOUVENIR DE WOOTON. produced very freely. Strong grower.
CLIO. (H.P.) A really grand rose; on the order of Baroness Roth- schild; recommended by expert growers as the finest rose of this type; strong, vigorous grower; handsome foliage; flowers are flesh color, shaded in the center with rosy pink; large, of fine globular form; freely produced.
CLOTH OF GOLD. (N.) Deep yellow center, with sulphur-col- ored edges. A good climber.
CORNELIA COOK. (T.) Beautiful creamy white; petals of strong texture; free and continuous bloomer.
COUNTESS RIZA DU PARC. (T.) Bronzed rose; flowers me- oo ave moderately full; highly perfumed; very vigorous; large an
CRIMSON RAMBLER. (P.) Of remarkably vigorous growth, making shoots from eight to ten feet high in one season; flowers of brightest crimson, and produced in great pyramidal panicles, each having thirty to forty blooms.
DUCHESS d’AUERSTADT. (T.) a most lovely and unique variety.
DUCHESS DE BRABANT. (T.) Soft, rosy flesh, changing to deep rose color, edged with silver. Beautiful in bud, and highly Tagrant.
DR. GRILL. (T.) Clear buff pink, passing to a clear rose and fawn, elegantly suffused with pale canary yellow. A most pro- fuse and regular bloomer.
EMPEROR OF MOROCCO. velvety maroon.
ETOILE DE LYON. (T.) Orange yellow; very large and good.
FLORA McIVOR (Sweet Briar). White, tinged rose.
GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. (H. P.) Rich velvety crimson, changing to scarlet crimson. A magnificent rose, beautiful in the
bud or open. Is without a rival in fragrance and richness of color.
this old favorite; delicate
(H.P.) Deep red, large;
Coppery-red, blended pink;
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GLOIRE DE DIJON. (T.) yellow; flowers very large and full.
GLOIRE LYONNAISE. (H. P.) White, tinted yellow; very showy and nicely perfumed.
GLOIRE DE MARGOTTIN. (H. T.) The most beautiful of all red climbing roses. Specially adapted for planting against fences and houses. Can also be grown on a trellis. Color, a most brilliant shade of red; buds large, long and pointed.
GLOIRE DE BOURG LA REINE. Vivid red, a very striking color; flowers large and double; a good bloomer.
GLORY OF ROSAMOND. Flowers brilliant scarlet; single; very freein bloom. Desirable for hedges.
GOLDEN GATE. (T.) Canary-yellow flowers of delicate appear- ance; highly commendable in all respects.
GOLD OF OPHIR. (T.) Salmon yellow, shaded with bright deep rose. Climber.
A combination of rose, salmon and
A good climber. large,
: (T.) Lovely pink tinted white, a great favorite.
HELEN KELLER. (H.P.) Brilliant rosy cerise; flowers large of most perfect form; sweetly perfumed; a vigorous strong grower.
HELEN GOULD. (T.) Lovely shade of pink, buds fine. HERMOSA. (B.) Bright rose, a most constant bloomer.
HEINRICH SCHULTHEIS. (H. P.) Splendid large flowers, very double and sweet; color, delicate pinkish rose, wax-like substance; very beautiful. :
ISABELLA SPRUNT. and pointed.
KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. (T.) Full flowers; magnifi- cent in bud; stems long, and bearing large, strong canes, with handsome foliage; flowers pure white.’ A grand sort.
LA FRANCE. (H. T.) Delicate silvery rose, shaded with cerise Binks often silvery pink, with peach shading; very large, very ouble; of superb form.
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LA MARQUE. (N.) Pure white buds, open flower tinged light canary-yellow; large and full. A grand climber.
LIBERTY (The New Century Meteor). (H. T.) Color, pure crimson-scarlet, of most intense hue; velvety in texture, cup- shaped; of delicious fragrance; constant bloomer.
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MADAME ALFRED CARRIERE. (N.) Creamy white, free bloomer, a strong and vigorous climber. One of the best for exposed cold situations. if
MADAME C. GUINOISSEAU. (T.) Beautiful shade of canary- yellow; lowfg pointed buds; very free. y ; MADAME CAROLINE TESTOUT. See Caroline Testout.
MADAME DE WATTEVILLE. (T.). A lovely blended sort; white tinged bronzy yellow.
MADAME FALCOT. (T.) Deep apricot, shaded buff.
MADAME GABRIEL LUIZET. (H.T.) Beautiful shade of coral pink; sweetly fragrant; strong grower.
MADAME HOSTE. (T.) Canary-yellow; buds long and pointed when full blown; very double; very free.
MADAME LAMBARD. (T.) A grand rose; silvery pink; very free in bloom, and double at all times.
MADAME CLAIRE JAUBERT. (T.) Salmon-pink; the blooms come in clusters in great profusion; a desirable sort.
MADAM H. MOREAU. (T.) Coppery yellow, reverse of petals rosy apricot; very beautiful. ‘
M’LLE C. BRUNER. See Cecile Bruner.
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: (T.) Deep pink; buds long and pointed; of great substance; a continuous bloomer.
MARCHIONESS OF LORNE. (H. P.) Deep pink; flowers full and double; of exquisite fragrance.
MARECHAL NIEL. (N.) Beautiful deep yellow; large, full, and of globular form. A good pillar rose.
MARIE VAN HOUTTE. (T.) White, slightly tinged with yellow; free grower and fine bloomer. Exquisite.
MARSHALL P. WILDER. (H. P.) Cherry-carmine; very vigor- Ous in growth, strongly perfumed, one of our best dark red “perpetuals.”’
MABEL MORRISON. free in bloom.
MRS. JOHN LAING. Soft pink; large and of fine form, produced on strong stems; exceedingly fragrant.
MRS. R. G. SHARMAN CRAWFORD. (H. P.) “Color, deep rosy pink. Flowers large, of perfect imbricated form.
NIPHETOS. pointed.
PAPAGONTIER. (T.) Asplendid variety, valuable both for open ground and greenhouse culture; it is a strong, vigorous grower and free bloomer; the buds are extra large, finely formed and very beautiful; flowers double and full, and exceedingly sweet; color bright cherry red, passing to rich, glowing crimson, petals shaded with yellow; very striking and handsome.
PAUL NEYRON. (H. P.) Extra large and full; fine form; deep carmine color; very fragrant; free bloomer; an excellent rose.
PAUL VERDIER. (H.P.) Carmine red; flowers large and of fine shape, sweetly perfumed.
PAUL’S EARLY BLUSH. (H.P.) A superb rose in every respect; color, light silvery blush; large, fine, bold shape, producing its flowers among the first and continuing throughout the season.
(H. P.) Pure white, large flowers and very
(T.) An elegant white rose. The buds are long and
Fine straw yellow; sometimes deep canary yellow; very large and full, and of the most perfect form; one of the finest roses grown; steps at once into fame as the finest yellow rose we have.
PINK RAMBLER. Flowers pink; produces in great profusion, small, a most vigorous climber.
PINK ROVER. (H.T.) Very pale pink; exceedingly frag- rant; long buds, opening up to semi-double.
PRINCESS ADELAIDE. flower; very sweet.
. PERLE D’OR. (P.) Coppery gold changing to fawn and salmon; charming and very distinct and one of the prettiest of the Fairy or Baby Roses.
(Moss.) Pale rose, good in bud and
: PAUL’S CARMINE PILLAR. Flowers very large; single; bright
rosy crimson; produced with great freedom along the branches. Very vigorous grower.
PRINCE CAMILE DE ROHAN. (H. P.) Rich, dark, velvety crimson, changing to scarlet maroon; full, double and sweet. >
RAINBOW. (T.) The color is a lovely shade of deep coral pink, beautifully striped and mottled in the most unique manner with intense glowing crimson, elegantly colored at center with rich golden amber; makes beautiful buds, and the flowers are extra large, very sweet, and of great depth and substance.
REINE MARIE HENRIETTA. An extra fine climbing variety; flowers large, full, and handsome; color, clear cherry red; a grand acquisition to climbing roses. 4
REINE OLGA DE WURTEMBERG. A lovely bright red; semi- double. A strong rampant grower.
REVE D’OR. (Climbing Safrano—N.) Dee
coppery yellow or rosy buff; large, full, an climber.
RICHMOND. (H.T.) Very fine rich scarlet; good bloomer.
yellow, sometimes sweet. A beautiful
SHIRLEY HEBBARD. (T.) Deep saffron yellow; buds very beautiful. SAFRANO. (T.) Buff apricot; a constant and profuse bloomer;
one of the old favorites.
SOLEIL D’OR. ‘‘Golden Sun.” A grand new yellow rose. The color in bud is a rich chrome yellow tinted with coppery rose, and on expanding becomes a beautiful orange-yellow, shaded with copper and red; a very free bloomer and one of the best and most distinct roses of recent introduction.
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‘SOUVENIR DE PRESIDENT CARNOT. (H.T.) A continuous and free bloomer, with most delightful fragrance; extremely large, both in bud and flower, retaining its full shape even when full blown; long and pointed; color delicate rosy flesh, shaded to pink.
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SOUVENIR DE MALMAISON. (B.) ful, clear, flesh color, edges blush.
SOUVENIR DE WOOTTON. (H.T.) One of our best red, ever- blooming, highly fragrant sorts. Flower is large and full; color beautiful shade of carmine crimson; strong grower. :
SUNSET. (T.) Identical in every respect with Perle des Jardins, except that its color is that of rich saffron and orange.
‘THE QUEEN. (T.) Pure glistening white; buds full and double; very free in bloom.
ULRICH BRUNER. (H. P.) This we consider one of the most satisfactory of all the Hybrids. Flowers large, full and sweet; color, bright, clear red; a profuse bloomer and hardy grower.
’ WHITE LA FRANCE. (See Augustine Guinoisseau.)
: WHITE RAMBLER. Creamy white, produced in great profusion; a strong vigorous climber.
‘WHITE MAMAN COCHET. (T.) This American sport of the grand French variety, Maman Cochet, is one of the best whites of recent introduction; the buds are solid, long and pointed, faintly suffused pink on outside petals, and borne very freely; FONE A ENOH SY) plant strong, vigorous and healthy; highly com- mended. 4 Ria :
‘WILLIAM ALLEN RICHARDSON. (N.) Fine orange yellow,
apricot center; medium size; full, very showy and distinct. A beautiful climber. c
YELLOW RAMBLER. This variety will be-found a grand com- panion to “Crimson Rambler.’”’ The flowers are borne in large clusters, very profusely; color canary-yellow.
YELLOW MAMAN COCHET. (T.) A yellow variety of the popular Cochets; very large and fine.
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We can supply the following roses in standard or tree form, that is, they are budded on Single Stems, three to four feet from the ground.
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‘Mad. Hoste -Marie Van Houtte ‘Maman Cochet, White Maman Cochet, Pink _ ‘Marechal Niel. | Perle‘ des. Jardins” --’ Papa Gontier » “Ulrich Bruner ~ «” Viscountess Folkstone. "\ Wm, A. Richardson’
Bridesmaid.
Cecile Bruner. Captain Christy. Frau Karl Druschki. Gloire de Margottin. ‘J. B. Clark.
Jubilee. cs K. Augusta Victoria. ‘La France.
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For convenience sake we give below a list of those Roses that climb: 3
Banksia, White and Yellow ~
Bardou Job.
. Beauty. of Glazenwood.
, Cherokee.
“Climbing Belle Siebrecht.
* Climbing Bridesmaid.
“Climbing Malmaison.
»Climbing Cecile Bruner. ‘Cheshunt Hybrid. ‘Climbing Cap. Christy. Climbing C. Testout. Climbing Devoniensis. Climbing La France. Climbing Papa Gontier.
' Climbing Niphetos. Climbing P. des Jardins.
Climbing Kaiserin.
Climbing: S. de Wootton Cloth of Gold Crimson Rambler Gloire de Margottin Gloire de Dijon
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Mad. A. Carriere Paul’s Carmine Pillar Reine Marie Henrietta R. O. de Wurtemberg ‘Reve d’Or .,
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» YELLOW.: Cloth‘of Gold, Gloire de: Dijon, Golden Gate,. Isabella. Sprunt,” Madame ¢ C. Guinoisseau, “Madame Falcot, ~Madame Hoste,» Marechal :'Niel,, Perle des Jardins,“ Reve d’Or,’Safrano,
_-.) Sunset) W. A. Richardson; Yellow Rambler. BRONZE YELLOW. Beauty of Glazenwood,“Claire Carnot, Dr.
_ Grilly Gold of Ophir; L’Idealy Soleil d’Or. _ PINK AND ROSE SHADES. ~ American Beauty, Belle Siebrecht, ‘ ". VBon Silene,”Bridesmaid,’Caroline Testout,’Killarneyy La France, /Madame G. Luizet, Magna Charta, Mrs. John Laing, Mrs. J. 8. . Crawfordy Madame Lambard} Pink Maman Cochet; Paul Neyron.
SCARLET CRIMSON AND SHADES. “Agrippina, Anna de v4 Diesbach, ¥YBardou Job, “Cheshunt Hybrid,“Crimson Rambler, “* wGeneral Jacqueminot, Gloire de Margottin,» Liberty, “Mar- . chioness of Lorne} Papa Gontier,” Reine Marie Henrietta; Reine O. de Wurtemberg; Ulrich Bruner.
VERY DARK REDS.” Baron de Bonstetten, Black Prince, Em- peror of MoroccoyM. P. Wilder,'Prince C. de Rohan.
“SALMON SHADES. Captain Christy,” M’lle C. Bruner, Souvenir de President Carnot.
BLENDED AND VARIEGATED SORTS. ~ Beaute Inconstant. Countess R. du Parc,” L’Ideal,” Madame de. Watteville/ Marie Van Houtte, Rainbow.
ROSES IN POTS
N. B.—We grow the leading sorts of roses in pots, so that if any of our customers are unable to get their planting done during the dormant months, they can purchase potted plants that can be set out at any time, ate danger of their dying. 35c each; $3.50 per
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Among these will be found some of the grandest coni- ferous trees in existence. For reforesting they are un- equaled and for home beautifying find no rivals; all of fairly rapid growth.
AJANENSIS. A choice variety, with deep sea-green foliage and of most symmetrical growth. The plants we offer have all been grafted. Balled, 1 foot, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
Balsamea (Balsam Fir). A rather slender, tall growing variety, taking the pyramidal shape in its habit of growth. This is one of the most rapid growing trees forming the Conifer group. Foliage very dark green, with soft needles, which have a very pleasant odor. This tree grows to a height of 40 to 60 feet, and does well on a variety of soils; is extremely hardy, and thrives where other evergeens would fail. Boxed, 2 to 2% feet, $1.50 each.
Concolor. The color of the foliage of this choice sort is a beautiful bluish green; the needles are long and soft and have a fine fir odor; very hardy in all northern parts of this State. Boxed, 2 to 2}4 feet, $1.25 each.
COERULEA HUDSONII. Deep sea-green foliage. Balled, 114 feet, $1.00 each. i
CILICIA (Cilician Silver Fir). A distinct and beautiful species from the mountains of Asia Minor. It is a compact grower, the branches being thickly set on the stems; foliage dark green; quite hardy. One of the best of the Silver Firs; 4-inch pots, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; balled, 1 foot, 60c each; $5.00 per 10; balled, 2 feet, $1.50 each.
CEPHALONICA (Cephalonian Silver Fir). From Europe. A remarkable and beautiful species; very broad for its height; leaves silvery and dagger-shaped with a spine on the point; quite hardy and vigorous. 4-inch pots, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; balled, 1% to 2 feet, $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10.
ABIES DOUGLASII—Douglas Spruce
Red Fir. Yellow Fir. Oregon Pine. This variety grows to a height of 300 feet; abounds in the Rocky Mountains. Accom- modates itself to many soils, but prefers a deep, moist, cool and well-drained one; succeeds well on a dry, slaty soil and on sand dunes and exposed situations. Surpasses almost all of the Conifers in the rapidity of its growth, and endures much drought. One of the largest and most important forest trees of the West. 3-inch pots, 20c each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100; balled, fine specimens, 3 to 314 feet, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10; $50.00 per 100.
ENGELMANNI. This fine new Conifer is found on the higher parts of the Rocky Mountains. In its most favorable localities this species makes a stately tree, 60 to 100 feet high, forming a narrow tapering spire of a rather dark hue. A suitable tree for reforesting mountain slopes. As a specimen on a lawn it has few. equals. Balled, 1 to 114 feet; 75c each; $6.00 per 10; balled, 214 feet, $2.00 each.
ABIES EXCELSA—Norway Spruce
Perhaps one of the best known spruces. It is of rapid growth, attaining large size; habit of growth most symmetrical. In England and Germany this is the sort that is used for Christ- mas trees. 5-inch pots, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; balled, 114 to 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. :
EXCELSA AUREA. The foliage on the upper side golden yellow in color. 2 feet, $1.00: each.
FIRMA. A stately tree, attaining in favorable localities a height of 150 feet; branches horizontal, leaves deep glossy green above, paler beneath. A native of Japan. Boxed, 2 to 214 feet, $1.75 each.
GRANDIS. A majestic and graceful tree, towering to a height of 200 feet; leaves arranged in double rows on the branches, apple green above, silvery beneath; very distinct and beautiful. 3-inch pots, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; balled, 2 to 2 14 feet, $1.00 each.
Most desirable.
Lasiacarpa. Native of Northern California and Southern Oregon; foliage, sea green; form of tree, most graceful; of quite rapid growth. Balled, 214 feet, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10.
ABIES MENZEISII
A native of Alaska and Northwestern coast; thrives in low elevation, moist soil and climate, and is found in shady places. Beautiful as single specimens on lawn, or very fine as an avenue tree. Balled, 1% to 2 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; balled, 2 to 2% feet, $1.50 each.
Maxwelli. One of the choicer sorts, of most beautiful growth and habit. Grafted plants, balled, 50ce each;
MAXIMOWCZI. Grafted plants, 50c each.
MERTENSIANA (California Hemlock Spruce). Branches slen der, drooping and very numerous. It grows from 100 to 150 feet high, forming a roundish conical head. An exceedingly rapid grower. 5-inch pots, 60c each.
ABIES NORDMANIANA (Nordmann’s Silver Fir)
This majestic Fir, from the Crimean Mountains, is of symmetrical form, vigorous and quite hardy. Its foliage is quite massive, dark green, shining above, and slightly glaucous below, rendering it a very handsome tree throughout the year. Considered here and in Europe as one of the finest of the Silver Firs. Balled, 10 to 12 inches, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; 6-inch pots, 60c each; $5.00 per 10; balled, 114 foot, strong plants, $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10.
Acacia Retinoides Florabunda
PARRYANA GLAUCA. A beautiful sort, with lovely sea-green foliage. Balled, 2 feet, $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10.
ABIES PINSAPO—(Spanish Silver Fir)
A beautiful tree; its compact growth and unique appearance renders it worthy of a place in the garden. One of the handsomest in this class, Balled. 10 to 12 inches, 40c each; $3.00 per 10; balled, 2 feet, $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10; bailed, 214 to 3 feet, $3.00 each.
PINSAPO GLAUCA. A form of the preceding; the foliage is distinct and beautiful, being of a lovely sea green color. Grafted plants, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
POLITA (Tiger’s Tail Spruce). A distinct Japanese species. It is of erect habit and has rigid sharply pointed leaves of a bright green color. Balled, 75c each.
ACACIA
The Acacias are all natives of Australia and Tasmania. The wood is valuable and the bark used extensively for tanning purposes. They are all of rapid growth and pro- duce their various shades of yellow flowers in great profusion. For quick growth and shade-affording pur- poses we know of no better tree. We offer the following varieties, all pot grown:
“ BAILEYANA. One of the most ornamental; foliage beautiful sea-
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CULTRIFORMIS. Foliage of this variety is triangular in form; color beautiful sea-green; profuse in bloom; of medium-sized growth. A most lovely variety. 15 to 18 inches, 35¢ each; $3.00 per 10.
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“IMPERIALIS. Leaves round, olive-shaped. 2 to 21% feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. /LATIFOLIA. Resembles the ‘‘Melanoxylon” variety, but leaves
are longer, and tree more floriferous. 2 to 3 feet, 30c each, $2.50 per 10; 5 to 6 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
LOPTHANTHA. Of very rapid growth; very nice when young, but rather coarse as it grows older; where a quick growth is desired this free will be found desirable. 2 to 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
LINEARIS. Long feathery foliage, very beautiful. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
Araucaria Bidwelli—A Majestic Tree
ACACIA MELANOXYLON—(Blackwood Tree)
Baron Von Mueller, in his ‘“‘Select Extra-tropical Plants,”’ writes of this tree: “‘This well-known Blackwood of our river flats and moist forest valleys. Inirrigated glens of deep soil, the tree will attain a height of 80 feet, with a stem several feet in diameter. The wood is most valuable for furniture, railway and other carriages, boat- building (stem and stern post, ribs, rudder), for tool-handles, crutches, some portions of the work of organ-builders, casks, billiard-tables, pianofortes: (for sound boards and actions), and numerous other purposes. The fine grained wood is cut into veneers. It takes a polish, and is almost equal to walnut. Our best wood for bending under steam, it does not warp or twist.”
The great billiard-table firm of Alcock & Co., in Sydney and Mel- bourne, have been making tables from it for the last eight years, and at the exhibition of 1888, there was a piano cased with it which was as handsome a piece of parlor furniture as one could wish to own. The Martini-Henry Rifle Co., have been using it for gun stocks for the last. fifteen years because they could get it much cheaper than the French walnut hitherto used by them.”
Have you any vacant land suitable for the growth of this tree? If so, plant out a grove of them. “They will grow into money
_while you are asleep.
Not only is the ‘‘Melanoxylon’”’ valuable as above, but for sidewalk or avenue trees it has few equals, being of very rapid growth and it can be trimmed so as to make beautiful specimens. We have an avenue of those trees planted in our Livermore nurseries, 2% years ago, and they are now 8 feet high and are trimmed in standard form, many people mistaking them for ‘‘Bay Trees’ (so much in use for porch decoration). Some of these planted at same time, and which have not been cut back are now 20
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3-inch pots, 2 to 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. 4-inch pots, 3 to 4 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10. 5-inch pots, 5 to 6 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. 6 and 7-inch pots, 6 to 7 feet, 75c each, $6.00 per 10. Special quotations on large lots. MOLLISSIMA. A fine, erect-growing tree, with glaucous green, feathery foliage; flowers yellow, produced in early spring in great profusion. A rapid-growing tree. 2 feet, 35c each;
$3.00 per 10; 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; 4 to 41% feet, 75¢c each.
PYCNANTHA (Golden Wattle). Leaves flowers in long solitary auxiliary spikes. 4 feet, 50c each.
FLORABUNDA. Pendulous habit; foliage; very floriferous and sweet perfumed. 3 to 31% feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; 4 to 5 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; 6 to 7 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
long and narrow,
~REASIANA. A variety with small, heath-like foliage; of small
growth; very free flowering.
Makes a lovely lawn tree. 5 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
‘SALIGNA. Leaves long and narrow; sea-green in color; very
floriferous. 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; 5 to 6 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. 4
ARAUCARIA
Named from Auracanos, the native Chilean name for this tree. We list three varieties, one from Chili, one from Australia, and one from Norfolk Island. Which is the handsomest it is hard for us to say. They are all grand, majestic, noble trees, attaining in time immense proportions.
BIDWELLI. Branches in regular whorls; closely set- ‘with spiny shining deep-green leaves. Very handsome. Pot grown,
1 foot, 75c each; pot grown, 11% feet, $1.00 each; balled, 11% feet, $1.00 each; balled, 2 feet, $1.50.
EXCELSA (Norfolk Island Pine). One of the handsomest of all trees; pyramidal in form and very symmetrical; hardy in pro- tected locations. Excellent for _parlor decorations. 35¢3 $1.50 and $4.00 each, according to size.
IMBRICATA (Chili Pine, or Monkey Tree). A fine tree, of regular pyramidal form; leaves bright green, broad, thick, pointed, overlapping each other. Balled, 1 foot, $1.00 each.
ARBOR VITAE (See Under Thuja).
This Japanese shrub is prized chiefly on ac- count of the fine clusters of red berries which it bears at Christmas time in great profusion. 5-inch pots, 50c each.
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JAPONICA. This shrub is sometimes called the ‘‘Gold-Dust Tree,’’ on account of its large, glossy foliage being marked with yellow spots. It is an extremely beautiful plant, and is of slow, spread- ing growth. In the warmer sections it should have partial shade. Balled, 1 to 134 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
This variety has dark-green shining foliage; in winter time it is covered with red berries, which greatly enhance its beauty. Balled, 114 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
Leaves deeply cut, glossy and green. feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LONGIFOLIA PICTA. Large leaves, beautifully spotted. Balled, 11% feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
SPLENDIDA. This variety has beautifully mottled golden foliage. Balled, 1 14 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
AZALEA INDICA
These beautiful plants are becoming more popular every year for forcing, window, store, and conservatory decora- tions. They are also adapted for outdoor planting. The Azaleas which we offer are all grafted and have bushy crowns, and are well set with flower buds.
We can supply the following named sorts at $1.50 each: APOLLO. Semi-double, dark scarlet.
BERNHARD ANDREAS ALBA. Double, pure white. CHICAGO. Double, salmon, white margin. ;
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DEUTSCHE PERLE. Double pure white.
“DR. MOORE. Double deep rose.
EMPEROR OF BRAZIL. Double soft rose; extra fine.
~ EMPRESS OF INDIA. Double, rich rosy salmon.
JOHN LLEWELLYN. = Double soft rose, white margin.
MADAME VAN DER CRUYSSEN. Semi-double crimson. NIOBE. Double white; very fine: ;
SIMON MARDNER. Clear pink.
PROFESSOR WOLTERS. Single pink, white margin; undulated. WERVAENEANA. Double, rosy salmon, white margin.
AZARA MICROPHYLLA. glossy leaves; orange-yellow flowers. 50c each.
A handsome shrub, having small, Pot grown, 114 to 2 feet,
BAMBOOS
Of late years the Bamboos have been receiving quite a lot of attention from the Californians who are interested in the horticultural development of their State. There are great possibilities in Bamboo culture; the Bamboo pole is useful for many purposes, and there are many places in this State where it can be grown successfully and profitably. The San Joaquin Valley, where there is irrigation, would be a good locality for its culture; it needs lots of water, but it must have good drainage.
FALCATA. Small, Clumps, 2 feet, 50c each.
MITIS. One of the largest bamboos; it attains a height of 28 to 38 feet. The canes are used extensively for furniture work, water-pipes, etc. Clumps, 50c each.
‘ BLACK. This variety attains a height of 30 feet. The canes are black, used for making walking sticks, umbrella handles, ete. Clumps, 50c each.
QUILIOI. A very large-growing sort, attaining a height of 40 feet. - Clumps, 50c each.
slender, fine foliage.
\BERBERIS DARWINII. This is the finest of all berberis. Foliage thick and leathery; flowers orange-yellow, and deliciously fragrant. Pot grown, 50c each; balled, $1.00 each.
THE BOX
These are useful—some for bordering, some for hedging, and others as single specimens on the lawn. They are all of slow growth, and never attain very large dimensions. None of them produce flow- ers, but the foliage is handsome.
YARGENTEA. Balled, 1 to 114 feet, 35¢ each.
J ot ONC’ AUREA. Balled, i to 114 feet, 35c each. ;
ee ee - Balled, 1 to 114 feet, 35c each.
NARICULARIS. Balled, 1t01% feet, 35c each.
PYRAMIDALIS VARIEGATA. Balled, 1 to 11% feet, 35c each.
BOX DWARF (Suffruticosa). A fine small bush, with glossy, roundish leaves. The variety so extensively used for edging. $3.00 per 100; strong plants, $5.00 per 100.
BREATH OF HEAVEN. See Diosma.
THE BROOMS
ANDREANA. The flowers of this variety are yellow and brown; they are not produced for such a long period as those of the Spanish variety, but on account of their oddity and beauty they are much in demand. 12 to 15 inches, 50c each.
’ $COTCH, YELLOW. A very handsome shrub, with drooping branches, covered in the spring with bright yellow pea-shaped flowers. Very effective for grouping. 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
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SPANISH. An upright growing shrub. Flowers yellow, produced very freely in the spring and summer, on long, pendulous, round leafless branches. Pot grown, 2 to 3 feet, 50c each.
WHITE. 12 to 15 inches, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
CALIFORNIA NATIVE TREES
Under this caption will be found trees indigenous to this State. We advocate strongly the systematic planting of these, so that they be not lost to future generations, as will undoubtedly be the case if some radical change be not effected in forest preservation and forest planting. Why there should be in this country such alax method of caring for our forests is a wonder to us. In no other country are such methods permitted. As individuals, therefore, it behooves us that we do our very utmost toward reforesting. We head the list with the world famous ole
CALIFORNIA BIG=TREE—(Sequoia Gigantea)
This is the largest tree known to exist onthe American continent. The bark is from one to two feet thick. One of the largest trees (the so-called Grizzly Giant of the Mariposa Grove) is 93 feet in cir- cumference at the ground. 4-inch pots, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; balled, (fine specimens), 214 feet, 75c each; 3 feet, $1.00 each; balled, 5 feet, $4.00 each.
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD (Sequoia sempervirens). From this tree is obtained the most valuable timber of the California forests. It attains a height of 200 to 250 feet, and from 8 to 12 feet in diameter. The wood is of a rich brownish red, strong and durable, and makes excellent timber. 4-inch pots, 30c each; $2.50}per 10. a
CALIFORNIA LIVE OAK (Quercus agrifolia). A familiar sight in our California landscapes, which adds so -much to its beauty. Balled, 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
CYPRESS MONTEREY. See page 92.
DOUGLAS SPRUCE. See Abies Douglasii, page 89. LAWSON CYPRESS. See page 92.
PINE, MONTEREY. See page 96.
.PINE, PONDEROSA. See page 96.
THUJA GIGANTEA. See page 96.
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'CAMELLIAS. These showy Japanese shrubs are familiar to nearly
every one. They bloom early in springtime, and are a great
acquisition to the garden. The waxy odorless flowers are pro-
duced very freely. We offer the Double White, 80c to $1.00
eae Bours Pink, 80c to $1.00 each; Double Red, 80c to 00 each.
CAMPHOR TREE (Laurus Camphora). A fast-growing, very symmetrical, ornamental tree, thriving in the very poorest soil. A native of Japan. Bright green foliage; well adapted for lawn DEED Ose 5-inch pots, 2 feet, 40c each; 5-inch pots, 3 feet,
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Cedrus Deodora.
The Queen of Evergreens
CASUARINA (Beef Wood,. She Oak)
The picture of the Casuarina gives us a good idea of the habit of this beautiful tree. ‘The Casuarina is supposed to be named after the Cassowary, a native bird of Australia (akin to the ostrich and emu) on account of its long plume-like foliage, which somewhat resembles the plumage of that bird. The leafless branches are long and pendulous and dark green in color. They are eminently adapted for forest planting in California. ‘The Casuarinas are of very rapid growth and suit themselves alike to the cold bleak winds of the ocean or the hot interior valleys. The wood is very hard and can be advantageously used for many mechanical purposes. As an ornamental tree, we con- sider the Casuarina one of our best evergreen trees and as a tree for making windbreaks or hedges we consider it has no equal, being of such rapid growth and standing pruning so well. The more it is pruned the denser it becomes. They are indigenous to tropical Australia, and some are found in New Caledonia and India. We offer the following varieties:
EQUISETIFOLIA. 5-Inch pots, 214 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. STRICTA. 5-inch pots, 2 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
STE Balled, 21% to 3 feet; 50c each; $3.50 per 10; $30.00 per .
STRICTA. STRICTA. SUBEROSA.
Balled, 5 to 6 feet, $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10. Transplanted in boxes, $5.00 per 100. 5-inch pots, 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
CEDAR OF LEBANON This grand old historic tree, old as it is, has alwaysretained a warm spot in the hearts of tree lovers. It is possessed of much grandeur and for lawn or park adornment it is peculiarly adapted. Balled, 2% feet, $1.00 each; 3144 feet, $1.50 each.
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CEDRUS DEODORA (Indian or Himalayan Cedar.) If we were asked to name the handsomest coniferous tree, we would, we think, be compelled to say that the Indian Cedar came as near being perfect as it were possible. The majesty and grandeur of this native of the Himalayan mountains is soul inspiring. To view its graceful proportions, its lovely sea-green drooping branches, is certainly a treat that all must appreciate. It is perfectly at home in this State, growing rapidly; it grows in the
ot valleys to perfection, in fact that is where one sees the finest specimens. As an avenue tree (where it can have lenty of space), it is unsurpassed and alternating it with a hoenix Canariensis the two make a grand combination. We have a fine stock of these to offer. The plants are finely shaped and beautifully colored. 5-inch, pots, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; 3 feet, $1.50 each, $12.50 per 10; 4 feet, $2.00 each, $17.50 per 10; 5 feet, $2.50 each, $20.00 per 10.
THE ATLANTIC CEDAR. Another very fine sort, with very dark green foliage and of upright rapid growth. Balled, 3 feet, $1.50 each, $12.50 per 10; balled, 4 feet, $2.00 each, $17.50 per 10.
“CEANOTHUS. Known as California Lilac. It is an evergreen shrub of great beauty, having beautitul blue fluffy flowers borne in great profusion. 15 to 18 inches, 50c each.
COTONEASTER. A small growing evergreen of low-spreading habit; small round foliage; producing red berries along its branches, very showy. 5-inch pots, 50c each.
CRATAEGUS CUNEATUM. An evergreen species of the Haw- thorn family. It is of dwarfish habit with glossy foliage, and has berries of a bright scarlet color about the size of a pea. 4-inch pots, 15 to 18 inches, 35c each.
CYPRESS.
GLAUCOUS. A species that is very handsome. The foliage is beautiful sea-green, and the habit of growth is spreading; of very rapid growth. 3-inch pots, 25c each; $2.00 per 10; balled, 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
LAWSON. This California species has great beauty. It is of rather an upright growth the branches droop gracefully, and the foliage is of a lovely sea-green color. 4-inch pots, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; balled, 214 to 3 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
LAWSON SILVER. In all respects, save color, this Cypress resem- bles the preceding. The foliage is indescribably lovely, being of a rich shade of silvery gray, which is not found in many trees. 4-inch pots, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; balled, 214 to 3 feet, $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10.
MONTEREY. A native of California, and one of the most desirable of evergreens; stands pruning well; very extensively planted for hedges. Transplanted in boxes. 2 years, $3.00 per box, (90 to 100 in box). 1 year, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; pot grown, 114 feet, 20c each; $1.50 per 10; $12.50 per 100; 2 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100; balled, 2 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $25.00 per 100; balled, 3 to 4 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10; $30.00 per 100.
ITALIAN. Of upright pyramidal growth. Boxed, 3 to 4 feet, $1.50 each.
INTERTEXTA. Foliage dark green, of drooping habit; a fine variety for lawn purposes. Balled, 3 feet, 75c each.
FRASERII. In this variety, perhaps, we have one of the hand- somest of its class; foliage lovely sea-green, much flattened, rendering it a grand lawn tree. Balled, 2 feet, $1.00 each.
LAWSONIANA NIFIFERA NANUS. As the name implies, this rare sort is of dwarf habit; the foliage is dark green and ‘‘fern like’ in appearance. When a dwarf growing evergreen is wanted this variety will be found suitable. Balled, 1 to 14% feet, 75c each.
LUTESCENS. Another rare sort, rarely found in collections, foliage Besuueul selden yellow. Balled, fine bushy plants, 1) feet, 5c each.
FUNEBRIS. foliage assumes a drooping habit; color pleasing green. ‘lovely sort. Balled, 2 to 214 feet, 50c each.
WOORLEYII. Another of the Lawson type of Cypress. Resembles somewhat in appearance the well known Italian Cypress. Balled, 2 feet, 50c each.
CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA
The following extract taken from the ‘Florists’ Ex- change” issue of July 15, 1905, and to which we are indebted for the accompanying photograph, may be of interest to our readers:
“Here in Japan the timber of ‘sugi’ (Cryptomeria Japonica) is the most highly valued of all for general building purposes. ‘Trees of 20 feet circumference are not rare in the temple groves around Nikko, and single specimens of larger proportions have been found. The
An old favorite, much used for cemetery work; the A very
trees always grow as straight as an arrow, without any knots, to the height of over 100 feet. Sugi has been much used in temple building, and there has shown its marvelous resisting power.
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“The illustration shows an avenue which has evidently ~
been planted, but your correspondent has seen the trees grow in natural groves as close together as the picture shows them, one tall shaft next to the other, all of even height, branchless to a height of 100 feet or more, as straight as trees can be, shooting perpendicularly out of the fertile soil. Imagine large tracts of hundreds of acres planted with this tree where they would grow as fast as here, attaining a diameter of one foot in 25 to 30 years; a more profitable tree could hardly be thought of.”
The Cryptomeria thrives well in a dry, hot climate; therefore it is just the tree for this State. It is of rapid growth, and is very ornamental as a young tree. 4 and 5-inch pots, 2 to 214 feet, 60c each; $4.00 per 10; $30.00 per 100.
DAPHNES
The Daphnes are, we think, very familiar to most of our.
readers. To those who do not know them we will try and describe them. They are evergreens; the leaves are very pretty; but it is the flowers that attract attention when they are in blossom in early spring; they are small, sweetly scented, and appear in great profusion. They come in two separate colors. White, 1144 feet, $1.00 each; 35eet, $2.50 each; Pink, 114 feet, $1.00 each.
‘SDIOSMA ALBA (Breath of Heaven). This shrub never attains large proportions. It produces small white star-shaped flowers in great numbers. The foliage when bruised emits a sweet fragrance. 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches, 30c each; balled, 1 foot, 50c each; 14 feet, bushy, 75c each. $6.00 per 10.
EUGENIA APICULATA. A very pretty shrub, of small growth, with pretty sweet. smelling white flowers, something like the myrtle. 4-inch pots, 35c each.
EUCALYPTI
(Ecualyptus means “Well concealed” refering to the complete Manner in which the essential organs of the flowers are concealed.)
There is no doubt in our mind but that the Eucalypti are destined to become the forest tree for this State, just as the Redwood and Big Tree have been in the past. They are all natives of Australia, the climate of which in many respects is similar to our own. The rapidity of growth, the durability of the timber and adaptability to almost any California climate or soil are recommendations which appeal very forcibly to us.
AMYGDALINA, Pepper Gum. Belonging to this variety are the tallest trees in the world. In Gippsland, Australia, are trees over 500 feet in height; makes first-class timber for flooring, boards, scantling, etc., and is well suited for avenue planting; yields more essential oil than any other variety. Pot grown, 2 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
CREBRA, Ironbark. A moderate sized tree. Timber red, very valuable, hard, tough, inlocked and strong; much esteemed by coach-builders and wheelwrights for poles and_ shafts of car- riages, and spokes and naves of wheels; also for piles and railway sleepers, and in the construction of bridges. Thrives well inland in open forests and on gravelly ridges. Endures minimum tem- peratures of 18 to 20 degrees and maximum of 110 to 118 degrees.
ot grown, 2 to 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
CAMBAGETI. A tree about 80 to 100 feet high and 3 to 4 feet diameter. Grows well in hilly or mountainous country. Timber hard and close grained; used for fencing material, building pur- poses and makes good fuel. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per 100.
CITRIODORA, Lemon-Scented Gum. A unique variety; leaves highly perfumed, like Lemon Verbena. Pot grown, 25c each.
CORIACEA, White Gum. A tree of 80 to 100 feet in height and 4 feet diameter, of handsome appearance, with drooping branches. The foliage is eaten by cattle and sheep in dry seasons. It is a very hardy Hucalypt, and grows well in swampy lowlands, and thrives in cold climates, and is not affected by snow, but will not stand a hot, dry atmosphere. Timber used for building and fenene. purposes. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per e
CORYNOCALYX, Sugar Gum. Very ornamental; rapid growing; with dark green leaves; timber very durable and used for railroad ties. This gum will grow in a variety of climates; it thrives near the coast and grows equally well in parts of Southern Arizona. It is of course benefited by moisture, but endures a great amount
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of drought; stands intense heat of summer and the frosts of most winters, enduring a maximum temperature of 110 degrees to 115 degrees F. and a minimum of 20 degrees to 25 degrees. Transplanted in boxes, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; pot grown, 2 to 3 feet, 30c each, $2.50 per 10.
FICIFOLIA, Scarlet-flowering Gum. A beautiful sort, bearing lovely scarlet flowers, thick leathery leaves; hardy only in warmer sections. Pot grown, 14 feet, 75c each.
GLOBULUS, Tasmanian Blue Gum. One of the most useful of all and of very rapid growth. Adapts itself to a variety of climatic conditions. It thrives in moist, warm regions and hot, dry ones; it succeeds in moist lowlands and dry stony uplands. Excellent for removing stagnant water. Resistant to both quite high and low temperatures. Great extremes always excepted; if freezing weather continues for any length of time, injury to young growth, but not: permanent, as it rapidly out- grows this. Most extensively planted of any sort. Trans- planted in boxes, $2.25 per box (averaging 85 to 90 in box); $20.00 per 1000; pot grown, 114 to 2 feet, 15c each; $1.25 per 10; $10.00 per 100; pot grown, 21% to 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100; pot grown, 3 to 4 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10.
N. B.—Pot grown plants we can recommend for various reasons.
For shipping they are knocked out of the pots, without disturbing
or injuring the roots, hence no loss ensues in transplanting. . They are light and cost of transportation is therefore low.
HEMIPHLOIA, Gray Box. Wood very hard, strong and durable above ground; also makes a first class fuel. At Santa Barbara this variety has attained a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 18 inches in 20 years. This Eucalyptus thrives near the coast and in the hot dry valleys of the interior. Endures a maximum temperature of 110 to 115 degrees and a minimum of 15 degrees ie oe degrees. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per
MARGINATA, The Jarrah of West Australia. Famed for its indestructibility; used largely for shipbuilding, railway sleepers, piles for jetties, and all purposes where strength and durability are required. This variety does not thrive near the coast and only fairly well in the valley. Pot grown, 114 to 2 feet, 20c each; $1.50 per 10.
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We can make special prices on large lots of Globulus, Rostrata, Teretecornis, and Coryno- calyx.
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| \ PIPERITA (Peppermint Gum). Timber valuable for fence rails,
shingles, etc.; yields a greater quantity of oil than any other variety; of remarkable, quick growth. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per 100.
-POLYANTHEMA, Red Box. A moderate grower; timber valuable for underground work, being remarkably hard and durable. Endures extremes from the coast to the hot interior valleys and foothills. Maximum temperature 110 to 118 degrees, minimum 15 to 20 degrees. One of the handsomest of the family; very graceful in habit; foliage round, silvery gray. Pot grown, 2% get 20c each; $1.50 per 10; 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
|’ ROBUSTA, Swamp-Mahogany Gum. Best adapted to a moist, | warm climate. Very symmetrical while young; quite brittle as it grows older; branches directly opposite in regular whorls; foliage large, of a deep, glossy green color; flowers large, creamy- white; blooms late in the fall; very much prized by apiarists. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per 100
~ROSTRATA, Red Gum. Said to attain to a height of 200 feet; a rapid grower, coming second to “Globulus,” more frost resistant than it and said to thrive in alkali soil. Adapted to the coast and hot interior valleys. Maximum temperature 110 to 115 degrees, minimum 15 to 20 degrees. The wood takes on an ex- ceptionally high polish, suitable for interior finish. For this purpose the wood will be of value; it is extremely durable. The growth is not always straight, but when the first growth is cut down and the second grows up they appear to grow much straighter; close planting will in a measure help to make them grow more erect. Pot grown, 2 feet, 15c each; $1.25 per 10; 3 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. Transplanted in boxes, one year, $2.50 per 100; $18.00 per 1000.
RUDIS. This has been grown very extensively around Fresno, where it has been found to make an excellent avenue tree and also to be of very rapid growth. It withstands both heat and cold and in Arizona its suitability to conditions there has been fully established. It is a very rapid grower and the wood is quite hard and tenacious. The practical uses of this variety have not been fully demonstrated. Maximum temperature 110 to 118 degrees, minimum 15 to 18 degrees. Pot grown, 2 to 3 qeety age each; $2.00 per 10. Transplanted in boxes, $2.50 per °
“SALIGNA. Has not been extensively planted, so no data are forth- coming as to its requirements. In Australia it is said to grow toa height of 100 to 200 feet and is confined to the warmest coast regions, hence it cannot be expected to endure very severe extremes. Transplanted in boxes, 2 years, $2.50 per 100.
SIDEROPHLOIA. Broad Leaved, Iron Bark. This variety, in
diameter of 3 to 4 feet; grows fairly well in quite a variety of situations in the Coast range of California, but will not thrive in the dry, hot valleys. The timber is strong and durable. Pot grown, 2 to 3 feet, 20c each; $1.50 per 10.
V TERETECORNIS, Forest Red Gum. This variety has been re- 1° ceiving much attention of late years. At Mr. Cooper’s ranch, ._Santa Barbara, their rate of growth has been about two-thirds that of the Globulus. It grows best near the coast, but endures the dry heat of the interior valleys. Maximum temperature 110 to 115 degrees, minimum 15 to 20 degrees. The wood is red. Very hard, heavy and durable. Transplanted in boxes, $2.50 per 100; $18.00 per 1000. Pot grown, 2 to 8 feet, 20c each; $1.50 per 10.
STUARTIANA, Apple-Scented Gum.
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as low as 10 to 18 degrees F. Valuable for wind-breaks; timber useful for fence posts and for fuel. Transplanted in boxes, $3.50 per 100.
'VIMINALIS, Manna Gum. A rapid-growing variety and very hardy. Pot grown, 1% to 2 feet, 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10.
-ESCALONIA ROSEA. A beautiful low growing shrub, producing lovely pink blossoms, 3-inch pots, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
} EUONYMUS, SILVER VARIEGATED. A very pretty orna-
75¢ each.
‘\EUONYMUS, DUC D’ANJOU. Golden blotch in center of leaf. ; Balled, 1 to 1% feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
FABIANA IMBRICATA. A very pretty heath-like shrub of erect growth, producing pure white tube-shaped flowers in great pro- talon: ae in bloom it isa most lovely shrub. 4-inch pots,
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-GREVILLEA ROBUSTA (Australian Silk Oak). A splendid fern-leaved evergreen tree, which makes a magnificent pot plant for all sorts of decorative purposes; flowers golden yellow; planted out in this State, it soon forms a magnificent lawn or shade tree. ganen pore. 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10; 5-inch pots, 3 to 4 feet
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HABROTHAMNUS ELEGANS. A strong-growing shrub, bearing panicles of small trumpet-shaped, purplish red flowers; makes a grand showing on a lawn or trained against a wall or porch. Pot grown, 2 feet, 25c each.
Australia, attains a height of 100 feet or more, with a trunk in \
erect and stocky; a great resister of frost, enduring temperatures:
mental shrub; the foliage is silvery yellow. Balled, 3 to 4 feet, ’
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HEATH, MEDITERRANEAN. This variety is most desirable; it produces its small wax-like pink flowers in wonderful profusion. Balled, 114 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
HEATH, WHITE. A beautiful sort; white flowers. 12 to 15 inches, 50c each.
HEATH, RED. This variety has red flowers. to 15 inches, 50c each.
HOLLY, EUROPEAN. A small tree, with shining dark-green thorny leaves, somewhat resembling the oak in form. In winter the tree is covered with bright red berries. Balled, 1% feet, 75c each. Balled, 2 to 2 feet, $1.50 each.
BOLL SILVER. Variegated. Balled, 15 to 18 inches, 50c each.
JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA. A beautiful evergreen shade tree, with fine acacia-like foliage; it produces a handsome, showy blue flower. Much used in the southern part of the State asa sidewalk tree; not hardy in colder sections. Pot grown, 15 to 18 inches, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
JUNIPER, IRISH. A distinct and beautiful sort, of erect, dense; conical outline and upright growth; short glaucous-green foliage. Eee planting in cemeteries. Balled, 2 to 3 feet, 75c; $6.00 per °
LAUREL, ENGLISH. A fine evergreen, with broad shining green leaves, produces large panicles of creamy-white flowers, followed by purple berries. Balled, 2 to 214 feet, 60c each.
LAUREL, PORTUGAL. Balled, 2 feet, 60c each.
LAUREL, SWEET BAY. A very ornamental, upright growing shrub, with deep, dark-green, fragrant leaves, and covered in the fall with berries. If properly pruned, one of the handsomest of decorative plants, The leaves are placed between the layers of Smyrna figs and impart a peculiarly pleasant flavor to the fruit. 5-inch pots, 11% feet, 50c each; balled, 3 feet, 75c each; 4 feet, $1.50 each.
‘LAURUSTINUS, VARIEGATED FOLIAGE. 4-inch pots, 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10.
“LAURUSTINUS. A well-known winter flowering shrub, of great beauty, producing an abundance of white flowers; well adapted
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for hedges. 3-inch pots, 15c each; $1.00 per 10; 5-inch pots, 1% ie 2 feet, 50c each; balled, 114 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. ;
LIBOCEDRUS CHILENSIS. One of our beautiful coniferous trees: of low compact growth; foliage, pleasing green and crimpled in appearance. Balled, 15 to 18 inches, 50c each; ;
LIGUSTRUM JAPONICUM. (Japanese Privet). Produces large clusters of white flowers, slightly fragrant, followed by purplish blue berries; leaves glossy, leathery, dark green. A large-growing shrub (or small tree). Makes an excellent hedge; stands trimming well. It also makes a very handsome sidewalk tree when trimmed up. Balled, 2 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per -10; balled, 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10; Special prices on large lots.
LIGUSTRUM OVALIFOLIUM (California Privet). hedge plant; stands pruning well, and is of rapid growth. 214 feet, 15c each; $1.00 per 10; $8.00 per 100.
—~LIGUSTRUM ELEGANTISSIMA AUREA. A variety with beautiful golden foliage. 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LOQUAT. This tree produces a very delicious fruit, which ripens in early summer; it comes in clusters, and is yellow in color. It is also valuable as an ornamental tree; the ieaves are large, grammed and olive-green in color. Pot grown, 2 to 21 feet,
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MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA OXONIENSIS. A lovely evergreen species, with large, leathery, bright green leaves that look as if made of wax, a foot or eighteen inches long and four inches wide. In addition to the beauty of the foliage, it bears large fragrant white flowers. Very choice. Pot grown plants, 2 feet, 75c each; balled, 214 feet, $1.00 each; balled, 214 to 3 feet, $1.50 each.
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. is 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
METROSIDEROS SEMPERFLORENS. Commonly known as “Bottle Brush.’? Produces curiously shaped, scarlet flowers in shape of a bottle brush; very handsome and showy. Pot grown, 1} feet, 50c each.
MYRTLE, COMMON. A dwarf shrub, with shining green leaves: and fragrant white flowers. Pot grown, 2 feet, 50c each.
NEW ZEALAND FLAX. Has large sword-like leaves, of a deep rich green color. From this plant flax is made in New Zealand. Very ornamental. 50c and $1.00 each.
NANDINA DOMESTICA. A _ beautiful, upright-growing plant, of dwarf habit, with a number of reed-like stems, growing from the same root, crowned with deep glossy green foliage, and with tall spikes of white flowers. The young growth is prettily tinged with red. In the fall it is covered with masses of small red and white berries. 75¢ each. :
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Best suited for the warmer sections, where, if given plenty of water, it thrives to perfection. The flowers are produced very freely for a long period. One of the showiest of ever-blooming evergreens.
‘MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT. Beautiful rose color, center
streaked light crimson; very large trusses. Balled, 114 to 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
N cea Single, salmon. Balled, 1% to 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. :
MADAME PEYRE. Changes from pure ivory to bright straw color. Balled, 11% to 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
MRS. F. ROEDING. Double pink, very fine. Balled, 1% to 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10:
. MADONNA GRANDIFLORA. Double white. feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
Balled, 1% to 2
‘PEPPER TREE. A most popular shade and ornamental tree, with fine feathery foliage; producing clusters of reddish berries in autumn. 4-inch pots, 1% to 2 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. 212 to 3 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
PINES
For reforesting, windbreaks, shelter and shade affording purposes, pines have few equals; all being of rapid growth. Take some of our barren hills and plant them to pines; In a few years what a different appearance the country will have. In the past few years millions of these have been set out in the Piedmont and Berkeley hills and today that section is assuming a different look. What effect will these have? ‘They will add much beauty to the landscape, attract more rain, and retain the moisture in the ground and preserve the rainfall. Write us if interested in large numbers and we will make special
prices. EXCELSA. Bhotan Pine. A native of the mountains of North- ern India. A graceful and elegant tree, with drooping silvery
foliage, resembling that of the White Pine, but longer and more pendulous. Hardy and vigorous. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 each.
MONTEREY. The most desirable pine for shade, and more ex- tensively planted than any other variety in this State. 4-inch pots, 2 to 214 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10. 4-inch pots, 3 to 4 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10. Balled, 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
SCOTCH. A fine, robust, rapid-growing tree, with stout, erect shoots and silvery-green foliage. Pot grown, 11% to 2 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. Balled, 2 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
CANARIENSIS. A quick growing pine with beautiful glaucous foliage when young, changing to dark-green when older. Balled, 4 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
PONDEROSA (‘‘Yellow Pine’’). Very rapid grower; one of the great timber trees of California. 3-inch pots, 12 to 15 inches, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
PINEA (Parasol, or Stone Pine). This very picturesque tree thrives best in a sandy soil in a sheltered situation, branches spreading like a parasol and usually confined to the top of the tree. A feature of the landscape in Southern Italy. Balled, 5 to 6 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
PIMELIA DECUSSATA. A very attractive shrub of dwarf com- pact growth, dense light-green foliage; the flowers are soft pink, appearing in clusters very profusely. Arare and choice plant.
ine plants in 5-inch pots, 50c each.
PITTOSPORUM
NIGRICANS. A very handsome, upright growing shrub, with silvery light green leaves and black stems. A good hedge plant, and very ornamental as an individual. Pot grown, 1% feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
EUGENOIDES. A large, upright growing shrub, with glossy yellowish green leaves; a very effective shrub, and excellent for hedges. Pot grown, 12 to 15 inches, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. 21% feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
TOBIRA. A very desirable sort; the foliage and stems are very stiff; flowers pure white, sweetly scented; of dwarfhabit. Balled, 1% feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
UNDULATUM. Flowers sweetly scented; very desirable. grown, 2 feet, 30c each; balled, 2!4 to 3 feet, 50c each.
POLYGALA DALMATIANA. A profuse flowering shrub, with purple pea-blossom-shaped flowers, and pretty light green foliage. Pot grown, 1% feet, 35c each.
PRIVET. See Ligustrum. Page 95. REDWOOD. See page 91.
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RETINOSPORA OBTUSA. flattened, coral-like in appearance, and of a lovely dark-green shade, silvery underneath. Balled grafted plants, 15 to 18 inches, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
A new and rare sort; leaves very much
RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA. Foliage ‘plume like’, species. Balled, 114 to 2 feet, 75¢ each.
RHODODENDRONS
These are among the grandest of our hardy flowering shrubs, and cannot be surpassed for lawn decoration.
a lovely
The flowers range through shades of rose, pink, crimson,.
white, etc. Should be planted in partial shade. We have a magnificent European collection to offer. Price, $2.00 and $2.50 each.
Pure white; fine large truss.
Rich purplish-crimson; very large truss. Light rose, with dark spots; free bloomer. KATE WATERER. Clear rosy crimson.
MRS. FITZGERALD. bBright rosy scarlet; exceedingly fine. MAD. WAGNER. Scarlet; dark spots on petals.
MLLE. MASON. Pure white; yellow stripes.
CARACTACUS.
“PURITY. White, faintly suffused with yellow.
a Se SPRUCE. See Abies.
SKIMMIA JAPONICA. Flowers white, quite fragrant, leaves rich glossy green. Pot grown, 2 feet, 50c each.
SWAINSONA GREYANA (Darling River Pea). Flowers rose colored, produced in sprays of from twelve to twenty flowers each, the individual blooms resembling the flowers of a sweet pea. Leaves small; acacia-like. A most desirable ever-blooming plant. Native of New South Wales. 4-inch pots, 35c each.
“SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA. This variety has delicate
white flowers. 4-inch pots, 35c each.
See Laurel.
THUJA—ARBOR VITAE
A class of evergreen trees and shrubs; among the latter will be found some of our handsomest specimens for lawn ‘adornment. ‘They are of dwarf round neat habit.
GOLDEN. Of slow compact growth, foliage beautiful bright green, changing at certain periods of the year to golden yellow. Balled, 1 foot, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; balled, 214 to 3 feet, $1.50 each.
GIGANTEA. A Californian Arbor Vitae, attaining great height in time; the foliage is pleasing green, and the individual branchlets have the appearance of having been pressed between the leaves of a book; it is a most graceful tree in all respects. 4-inch pots, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; boxed, 4 feet, $2.50 each.
GIGANTEA LUTEA. Of dwarf, compact habit. Balled, 1 foot, 50c each. .
FILIFORMIS. The foliage of this variety is like ‘‘whip cord,” a most beautiful and uncommon species, of dense compact growth. We pecouB end this variety very highly. Balled, 3 feet, $2.00 each.
LOBBII AUREA. Of upright growth, with beautiful golden foliage. A choice and rare sort. Balled, 114 feet, 60c each.
MINIMA GLAUCA. The beauties of this choice Arbor Vitae are hard to describe; they must be seen to be appreciated; habit of growth unsurpassed. We take pleasure in recommending this variety, as we know they will give the best of satisfaction. Balled, 114 to 2 feet, $1.00 each. Stock limited.
THUJOPSIS DOLOBRATA. Leaves shining green above, silvery white beneath; of pendulous and dwarfish habit; branchlets coral-like in appearance; very handsome. Pot grown, 2 to 3 feet, $1.00 each.
‘VERONICA IMPERIALIS. The finest of the species. amaranth. 2 feet, 50c each.
VERONICA TRAVERSII. A most desirable sort; of dwarf habit: flowers pure white; excellent for hedge purposes. 4-ineh pots, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; balled, 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
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ENGLISH. A densely branched, spreading tree; foliage dark and somber; a good sort for clipping into artificial forms. 5-ineh pots, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; balled, 15 to 18 inches, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
ENGLISH GOLDEN. A golden, variegated kind of the preceding. This tree ‘‘colors up” beautifully during the summer months. Balled, 15 to 18 inches, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
IRISH. An upright growing variety, with deep dark green foliage; branches erect, closely compressed, forming a pyramidal shaped head; a very distinct and beautiful variety. Balled, 12 to 15 sBches 50c each; $4.00 per 10; 114 to 2 feet; 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
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DECIDUOUS TREES AND FLOWERING SHRUBS
In California, where there is such a scarcity of native trees, especially in the middle and southern parts, it is incumbent on all that they plant some shade trees. ‘The first cost of these is not great, and the after attention, until they are old enough to care for themselves, should be a pleasure to those who may have planted them. For roadside planting we particularly recommend the following:
Black Walnut, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Locust, Maple, Poplar, and Sycamores. These are all very desirable, fast-growing trees, adapted to California conditions.
A good assortment of flowering trees and shrubs adds greatly to the beauty of all places, and is a source of continuous pleasure. Among the earliest of these to bloom is the Japanese Scarlet Quince, which commences to bloom early in February. It is a very showy shrub and blooms at a time when flowers are at a premium. It is much valued. The flowering Peaches next attract attention; when in bloom the tree is one mass of flowers; there are the double pink and the double white; the blooms resemble small roses. Corchorus Japonicus is a very nice flowering shrub. The flowers are of a deep orange shade, double; appearing among the branches for a long period. Crape Myrtles are among our prettiest shrubs; they bloom in summer and autumn; there are various shades, among the best being red and white. Mock Orange, Deutzias, Spiraeas, and Weigileas are also to be commended as being highly ornamental; these all bloom in springtime. The Lilacs are known to all; their sweet fragrance adds greatly to the charm of the garden. Hydrangea Hortensis bears immense white ball-shaped flowers, changing to pink. Hydrangea Paniculata bears pure white flowers, spike-shaped, and are very floriferous. Amost beautiful flowering tree is the Crabapple—pink and white. The Brooms (Scotch and Spanish) come under this class; they both bear pea-shaped yellow flowers. The Spanish variety we prefer, being the longest bloomer. The Snowballs, which bear immense ball-shaped white flowers, are great favorites. Those who have seen the Japanese Magnolias bloom in early spring will agree with us that once seen they will never be for- gotten. The blossoms appear before the leaves, and come in various colors—cup-shaped in appearance; in time they become quite large trees, but are of rather slow growth. Calycanthus Floridus (Sweet Shrub) is much thought of on
‘account of the delightful odor emitted from the foliage.
ALTHEA. One of our showy ever-blooming deciduous shrubs. A great favorite. Double White. Double Pink. Double Lavender. 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
~ ASH, AMERICAN.
. ASH, EUROPEAN. head and gray bark; pinnate leaves and black buds. 40c each; $3.50 per 10.
. AZALEA MOLLIS. A native of Japan, and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful shrubs for forcing or planting in groups or borders in parks and gardens. The flowers are larger and of more perfect form than those of Azalea Pontica, and resemble in form and size the flowers of the Azalea Indica. Their gorgeous colors vary from yellowish white, rose, all shades of yellow to richest orange. Large, strong and bushy named plants. 75¢ and $1.00 each.
“ AZALEA PONTICA. This is one of the most beautiful varieties of hardy shrubs. Their flowers vary from the purest white to the most gorgeous scarlet and crimson; sweetly fragrant. Our list embraces all the most distinct and handsome named varieties. The plants we offer are strong and well set with buds. $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10.
. BIRCH, EUROPEAN WHITE. Remarkable for its elegance; very graceful, with silvery bark and slender branches. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; 4 to 6 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; 7 to 8 feet, $1.00 each.
~ BIRCH, CUT-LEAVED WEEPING. A charming tree with deeply lacinated foliage. Its tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful, drooping branches, silvery-white bark, and delicately cut foliage, presents a combination of attractive characteristics rarely met with in one tree. 6 to 8 feet, $1.25 each.
~ BOX ELDER. See under Maple.
4 to 5 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10.
A lofty tree of rapid growth, with spreading 4 to 5 feet,
A California Road Beautified with the Planting of Trees: contrast this with one unplanted
“CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS (Sweet Shrub).
The Hawthorns are old-fashioned favorites.
} : A very desirable shrub, with fragrant wood and foliage; flowers of a rare chocolate color. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each.
~CATALPA SPECIOSA (Western Catalpa). Leaves large, heart- shaped; of rapid growth; flowers come in long grape-like clusters of white and purple; very fragrant. The timber obtained from this tree is valuable. 3 to 4 feet, 35¢ each; $3.00 per 10; 6 to 7 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
CATALPA BUNGEI (Chinese Catalpa). Of dwarf habit, growing only four to five feet high; foliage large and glossy; eminently adapted for lawn planting, where it makes a lovely specimen, as it is of very bushy habit and shows off to great advantage. 3 to 312 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
CERCIS CANADENSIS (Judas Tree, or Red Bud). A very orna- mental native tree, of medium size, irregular rounded form, with perfect heart-shaped leaves of a pure green color, glossy surface above, and grayish green beneath. The tree derives the name of Red Bud from the profusion of delicate reddish purple flowers with which it is covered before the foliage appears. Flowering at the same time with the Chinese Magnolias, it may be planted among them in groups with fine effect. Grown as single specimens they are also beautiful and attractive, and deserve to be cased among our finest ornamental trees. 4 to 6 feet, 50c each.
CHERRY, JAPANESE DOUBLE FLOWERING. A very orna- mental family of trees; they produce their flowers in great masses, and when in blossom they present a glorious sight. We can supply the Double White and Double Rose varieties. 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
CRAB APPLE, Betchell’s Double Flowering. One of the most beautiful of the many fine varieties of flowering Crabs. Tree of medium size, covered in early spring with large, beautiful double fragrant flowers of a delicate pink color. From a distance the flowers have the appearance of smail roses. A great acquisi- tion, and certain to become very popular as soon as known. Blooms when quite young. 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
“CRAB APPLE, Parkmanii. This sort has single pink blossoms. 2 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. :
*CHESTNUT, AMERICAN. A noble large-growing tree, at first of slow growth, but eventually growing with fair rapidity. 4 to 5 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
| CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICUS (White Fringe). A small native tree or shrub, of roundish form, with large, glossy leaves and drooping racemes of pure white flowers, having narrow, fringe- like petals; blossoms in May or June. A superb lawn tree. 3 feet, 50c each.
CORCHORUS JAPONICUS. Produces globular-shaped deep yel- low ZOU for a long period; foliage slender and graceful. 3 feet,
CRAPE MYRTLE... Words fail to convey an adequate idea of the beauty of this shrub. They succeed best in a warm section and blossom for a long period; the flowers have curiously crimpled petals. aS can supply the Red and White varieties. 3 feet, 50c each. )
“CURRANT, FLOWERING. Produces pink flowers very early in
spring; much admired. 2 to 3 feet, 25¢ each.
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’. DEUTZIA GRACILIS. A charming species of dwarf habit; flowers pure white; produced in great masses in spring time. Excellent for pot culture. 114 feet, 30c each.
DEUTZIA LEMOINEII. Flowers pure white, branches, which are of upright growth; free flowering. feet, 35c each.
DOGWOOD (Red Siberian). A valuable shrub; branches bright red. 2 to 3 feet, 30c each.
THE ELM
Is considered our handsomest and quickest growing shade tree, making excellent shade. One of the best trees for country road planting.
AMERICAN BLACK. A magnificent large tree, with drooping,
spreading branches; one of the grandest of our native forest trees. 6 to 7 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; $35.00 per 100.
ENGLISH OR FRENCH. An erect, lofty growing tree, of rapid, compact growth, with smaller and more regularly cut leaves than those of the American Elm. 6 to 7 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; $35.00 per 100.
BROAD-LEAVED ENGLISH (Latifolia). $4.00 per 10.
CORK BARKED.
borne on stout 2to 2%
6 to 7 feet, 50c each;
5 to G6 ft., 40c each; $3.50 per 10; $30 per 100. Derr rst sehr A aE
EUSCAPLIES STAPHYLEOIDES. Produces white or yellowish flowers, borne in terminal panicles, succeeded by red, bladdery fruit, remaining on the bush till late in winter. This plant is highly regarded in Japan, of which it is a native, for its medicinal properties. 2 to 214 feet, 50c each.
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA (Golden Bell). One of the earliest of spring flowering shrubs, being completely covered with tufts of rather large, pendulous bright, yellow flowers, which grow two or three together from all parts of the rod-like branches. 2 to 3 feet, 35c each.
HAWTHORN. See Thorn.
HORSE CHESTNUT, EUROPEAN. White —Flowering. Of majestic appearance, bearing large clusters of beautiful white flowers, succeeded by mahogany-colored nuts, inclosed in burrs; the leaves are palmate-shaped. $ feet, 50c each.
HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. This is one of the finest of all hardy shrubs for the lawn or border. The flowers are white, spiked-shaped, and are produced for a long period during summer and fall. 114 to 2 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
HYPERICUM MOSERIANUM. It produces long, slender, much- branched stems. It is marvelously free-flowering; of large size; a rich golden-yellow, which is rendered still more effective by the numerous yellow stamens and crimson anthers, and blooms con- tinuously the entire season. Strong plants, 35¢c each; $3.00 per 10.
HYPERICUM PATULUM (St. John’s Wort). A most desirable shrub. It has single flowers of a buttercup-yellow, produced nearly the entire summer, and thrives exceedingly well in dry ground. 2 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
KOLREUTARIA PANICULATA. A hardy, small, round-headed tree, with fine lobed leaves and large panicles of showy golden yellow flowers, in the latter end of July; leaves change in autumn to a fine yellow. One of the most desirable trees, particularly valuable for its brilliant, golden blossoms, which are produced so late in the season, when few if any trees are in bloom. 4 to 5
. feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10.
LABURNUM, or GOLDEN CHAIN. tree, with long drooping racemes of fragrant yellow flowers. 4 to 5 feet, 50c each; 6 to 8 feet, 75c each.
A beautiful small-growing
LARCH, EUROPEAN. A valuable timber tree; very ornamental for lawn purposes; of rapid growth. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each.
LEMON VERBENA. The fragrance from the foliage of this old favorite is delightfully refreshing. 25c and 35c each.
LILAC CHARLES X. Reddish purple. 214 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LA TOUR D’AUVERGNE. Double. Violet purple. 21% feet, 50¢ each; $4.00 per 10.
MADAME LEMOINE. $4.00 per 10.
MATTHEW DE DOMBASLE. Double. each; $4.00 per 10.
WHITE AND PURPLE. feet, 35c and 50c each.
LINDEN, BROAD-LEAVED AMERICAN. The Linden is a magnificent tree;, the leaves are beautiful, thus making a very handsome tree. They produce small, white flowers, very sweetly scented indeed. 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LINDEN. EUROPEAN. 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LOCUST, THORNLESS (Bessoniana). A very ornamental va— riety; it makes a beautiful umbrella-like head, and is free from thorns. Of rapid growth. .3 to 4 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10. 5 to 6 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
LOCUST, COMMON OR BLACK. A rapid-growing tree, with spreading branches. A valuable timber tree, and used for various mechanical purposes. 3 to 4 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. 6 to 8 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10; $30.00 per 100; 6 to 8 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; $40.00 per 100.
LOCUST, PINK FLOWERING (Decnaisneana). This grand flowering deciduous shade tree produces beautiful coral-pink flowers in long grape-like clusters for a long period and is one of our handsomest trees. Of rapid growth. 3 to 4 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10. 5 to 6 feet, 75c each. $6.00 per 10.
MAIDEN HAIR TREE (Salisburia). A remarkable tree from Japan, combining in its habit characteristics of the conifer and deciduous tree. The tree is of medium size and rapid growth; beautiful fern-like foliage, in shape resembles somewhat a Maiden Hale Fern, hence the name. Rare and elegant. 3 to 4 feet, 60c each.
Double. White. 214 feet, 50c eachs
Mauve. 2% feet, 50c
Strong bushy plants. 2% to &
MAPLE
A valuable and highly ornamental family of trees. The Maples are regular in outline, beautiful in foliage, vigorous growers, free from all diseases, and adapted to all soils, merits, which deservedly render them universally popular.
BOX ELDER. A large-growing, handsome tree, of rapid growth; foliage ash-like; a fine avenue tree. 8 to 10 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10; $40.00 per 100.
Breath of Heaven. This ‘‘Fairy-like’” Scene was photographed by us on the grounds of the Clarement Hotel, Berkeley
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JENGLISH, or CORK-BARKED. A native of HKurope attaining a height of sixty feet; a stocky tree, of compact, roundish habit, with rough corky bark full of deep fissures. An excellent variety in the interior as it does not sunburn. 5 to 6 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10.
‘NORWAY. A large, handsome tree, with broad, deep green foliage; and of very compact growth, rendering it one of the most desirable varieties for the street park or garden. A valuable variety in the pa eriOe valleys. 8 to 10 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10; $40.00 per 100.
rounded form; foliage bright green above, silvery beneath; a favorite street and park tree. A very promising and distinct tree; should be extensively planted. 7 $4.00 -per 10; $35.00 per 100. ,
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Black Walnut. One of the largest trees of its kind to be found in California
JAPANESE. None of our autumnal trees can excel these in gor- geousness of coloring; they include yellow, blood-red, green and variegated. The uniqueness of the shape of the leaves is also wonderful, some as delicate as the finest lace. Plant in shady place. 2 to 3 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
PLANE TREE (American Sycamore). A tree of great beauty; leaves large, producing ideal shade; of rapidgrowth. 5to7 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10; $30.00 per 100.
RUBRUM. Produces deep red blossoms, which appear before the leaves. The foliage changes to brilliant scarlet in autumn. -tree of very neat and rounded form, conspicuously so when planted inalawn. 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
MAGNOLIA, JAPANESE
These highly ornamental medium sized trees with their lavish display of fragrant,many hued flowers, are worthy of a place in every garden of any size. Planted in groups, their effect in the early spring with their brilliant colorings and their rich fragrance is grand beyond description.
)CONSPICUA. Flowers large, pure white, cup-shaped, very sweet. 2% to 3 feet, 50c each.
“OBOVATA. Purple flowers. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each.
MOCK ORANGE, or SYRINGA. An invaluable shrub, of vigorous habit, very hardy, with large, handsome foliage and beautiful white flowers, produced in the greatest profusion. 3 feet, 35¢c each.
| MOUNTAIN ASH, EUROPEAN (Rowan Tree). Flowers creamy white; foliage somewhat like the Pepper Tree; covered from August to November with large clusters of orange colored berries. 5 to 6 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
MULBERRY, DOWNING’S EVERBEARING. A very rapid grower. A valuable shade tree; produces a good fruit. 5 to 6 feet, 60c each.
‘MULBERRY, WHITE. A quick-growing tree. Suitable for pro- aueine auick shade. 4 to 5 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; $20.00 per ® :
to 8 feet, 50c each;
SILVER, or SOFT. .A rapid-growing tree of large size; irregular .
* PLUM, PURPLE-LEAVED (Pissardi).
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OAK, ENGLISH. We take pleasure in recommending this historical] tree to Our customers as one of the most desirable for California. It isof fairly rapid growth; it makes a dense head ,and the leaves are a dark glossy green, to which dust does not adhere; it retains its foliage till late in the season, and sheds at a time when we do not want shade. 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
OAK, SCARLET. Perhaps there is no tree that appeals to us more forcibly than those producing scarlet foliage in fall. Just as we remember “‘snow at Christmas,” so do we think of ‘‘Autumn leaves.” It has a place in our hearts that can never be forgotten, as it brings back to us days of long ago. In this variety we have such an ideal tree;, the foliage changes to a bright scarlet and remains on the trees until heavy frost cuts them off. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
* PEACH, FLOWERING. The double flowering varieties are dis-
tinguished for their showy and beautiful bloom. At the blossom- ing season in April, every branchlet is covered with a mass of beautifully formed, highly colored flowers, rendering the trees most interesting: objects and attracting great attention. We can supply ie Double White and Double Pink. 4 to 5 feet, 50c each. '
PAULOWNIA IMPERIALIS. Known as ‘‘Empress Tree.’ A magnificent tropical looking tree from Japan; of extremely rapid growth, and surpassing all others in the size of its leaves, which are twelve to fourteen inches in diameter. Blossoms trumpet- © shaped, formed in large, upright panicles and appearing in May; ‘color a beautiful.shade of lavender. 8 to 10 feet, $1.00 each.
The young branches are
very dark purple; the leaves when young are lustrous crimson, : changing to a dark purple, and retain this beautiful tint till they « drop late in autumn. retains its color like this. 4 feet, 50c each.
No other purple-leaved tree or shrub ‘It also bears a fairly good fruit... 3 to .
Pink Flowering Locust POPLAR
Poplars are very rapid growing trees and thrive under a great variety of conditions as regards soil, but do best in damp situations and along watercourses. . Their leaves are bright among other trees, of heavier foliage and give to a group a sprightly air. They are well adapted for windbreaks and are very effective when planted in groups by themselves.
“BALM OF GILEAD.”’ Of remarkably rapid and luxuriant growth, with large glossy foliage. :
CAROLINA. A very distinct tree, making a large, spreading head. Excellent for avenue planting. 5 to 6 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $27.50 per 100. 8 to 10 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
Group of Rhododendrons—Unsurpassed for such purposes
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BOLLEANA. Silver Leaved Poplar. Foliage silvery green above; snow white underneath. Adds great beauty to landscape work. 5 to 6 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
LOMBARDY. This is one of the characteristic trees of parts of Italy and it is from the Italian province, Lombardy, that its com- mon name is derived. Probably a native of Asia. A very rapid, erect growing tree with a tall spiry form and particularly striking and picturesque when grouped among other trees. 4 to 6 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; 7 to 8 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
POMEGRANATE, DOUBLE SCARLET. As an ornamental shrub or small tree, it is much prized in the South of Europe. This fine shrub does particularly well in California. The flowers measure two inches across, are very double and appear for a long period. _This shrub makes a very pretty hedge. 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. ;
POMEGRANATE. SINGLE SCARLET. 4 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
QUINCE (Japanese Scarlet Flowering). This is the first shrub to bloom in spring and the blossoms appear in great profusion, covering every branch and branchlet before the appearance of the leaves. 2 to 3 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
ROWAN TREE. See under Mountain Ash.
RHUS COTINUS (‘‘Mist or Smoke Tree’’). A low-growing, shrubby tree, covered in midsummer with large clusters of feathery flowers, giving the appearance of a cloud of smoke or mist. 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
RHUS GLABRA LASCINIATA (‘‘Cut-leaved Sumach’’). A very showy plant; leaves very large, deeply cut and drooping gracefully from the branches, changing to a rich red in autumn. 2 to 214 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
SNOWBALL. This well-known shrub is known to nearly everyone; they produce immense ball-shaped, white flowers in great pro- fusion in May and June. Should bein every collection. 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
SPIRAEA
A. WATERER (‘‘Crimson Spiraea’’). shrubs; the flowers are crimson, appearing in great masses. would make a beautiful hedge; it blooms for a long period. 3 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10.
~ DOUGLASII ROSEA. This variety has spikes of beautiful deep rose-colored flowers. 2 to 3 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10.
PRUNIFOLIA (‘‘Bridal Wreath’’). A beautiful sort from Japan, with pure white flowers like white daisies, produced the entire length of the branches. Certainly a magnificent sight when in bloom. 2 feet, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
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THUNBERGII. Of dwarf habit and rounded, graceful form; branches slender and somewhat drooping; foliage narrow and yellowish green; flowers small, white, appearing early in spring, being one of the first Spiraeas to flower. 2 to 3 feet, 35c each;
$3.00 per 10.
TAMARIX AFRICAN. An elegant and handsome flowering small tree, thriving in all soils and locations, whether by the seashore or hot interior valleys. The flowers are pink, appearing all along the branches; foliage feathery and graceful. 5 to 6 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. :
TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE. This is one of the handsomest of deciduous shade trees, and is adapted particularly to the warm parts of this State, where, when sufficient water is supplied, it assumes a grand umbrella-shaped head, affording delightful shade in the hot summer days. 5 to 6 feet, strong, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
THORN, DOUBLE WHITE. Has small double white flowers. A highly ornamental variety, on account of both foliage and flowers. 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
THORN, DOUBLE PINK. Similar to the preceding in all respects but color, which is pink or rose. 5 to 7 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10.
THORN, PAUL’S DOUBLE SCARLET. each; $6.00 per 10.
TULIP TREE. A magnificent rapid growing tree of tall pyramidal habit, with light green, glossy, fiddle-shaped leaves, and greenish yellow tulip-like flowers. Known to lumbermen as Poplar and Whitewood. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each.
WALNUT, AMERICAN BLACK. One of the best shade trees for California; of rapid growth. 3 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; $18.00 per 100.
WEIGELIA A. CARRIERE. Bright rose; a choice sort. feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. :
WEIGELIA CANDIDA (‘‘White Flowered Weigelia’’). A very free flowering variety. One of the best. 2 to 2% feet. 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
WEIGELIA, ROSEA. An elegant shrub, from Japan. They produce superb, large, trumpet-shaped flowers of a fine rose color. 2 to 2% feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
WILLOW, BABYLONIAN. This is the willow we see so many of in this State and known as ‘‘Common Willow,” or Weeping Willow. It is best suited to plant in wet land, where it makes rapid growth and affords grateful shade for stock, which browse lazily of the lower branches, and when so pruned add picturesque- ness to our landscapes. 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
WILLOW, ASIA MINOR. Foliage narrower than the Baby- lonian, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10. ;
5 to 7 feet, 75c
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CLIMBING AND TRAILING PLANTS
Some nice, rapid-growing, climbing plants planted round our dwelling houses add considerably to the beauty thereof,
be it the mansion of the opulent or the dwelling of the artisan. Who does not remember the sweet fragrance of these old, old favorites, friends of
“Honeysuckle” and ‘‘Sweet Briar.” long ago?
What dear memories cluster around the names
Clematis Paniculata. Note the wealth of bloom
AKEBIA QUINATA. A very distinct and pretty climber from Japan. Foliage clover-like in appearance, semi-evergreen; flowers chocolate-colored, appearing in early spring. Very sweet. 50c each.
AMPELOPSIS ENGELMANNI. Shorter jointed than © quin- quefolia. Strong grower. 2-year-old plants, 50c each, $4.00 per 10.
AMPELOPSIS MURALLIS. Resembles the quinquefolia, but is more slender in growth and shorter jointed, with smaller foliage. 2-year-old plants, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. :
AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA (Virginia Creeper). The leaves are palmate, handsome and luxuriant, assuming in autumn a gorgeous bronzy hue. Strong, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII (Boston or Japan Ivy). This variety clings closely without any assistance to a stone wall or brick flue or a wooden surface. It is widely planted in California, where it succeeds admirably, and is much admired. 35c and
50c each. AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE. Pink flowers; fast growing.
CLEMATIS
The Clematis are elegant, slender-branched climbers of rapid growth, with fine foliage and beautiful, large flowers of various colors; they are perfectly hardy, and cannot be excelled as climbing plants in any situation; they are very particular as to soil, that of a loamy texture being the most suitable; thorough drainage is indispensable to good, healthy growth; large, deep holes should be dug, and if the soil is heavy it must be replaced; in planting, the roots should all be spread out, and plants pruned
down to one-half their height; they should never be
allowed to get very dry; an annual manuring should be given, and tops pruned off in December. 5c each, except where noted.
DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH. Fine large double white. JACKMANII. Deep purple violet. . HENRYII. Large, single white.
MADAM E. ANDRE. Large, single red.
LAWSONIANA. Rosy purple.
LANGUINOSA CANDIDA. Very large; cerise gray.
MONTANA. In this variety we have the ideal Clematis for this State. The flowers are produced in spring in wonderful -pro- fusion (as will be seen from the picture which we have the pleasure in presenting); they are about the size of a dollar and are pure white. The vine isarapid, rampant grower. Strong plants, 60c each.
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PANICULATA. AJapanese climber, recently introduced into this country of unusual and attractive merits; rapid grower; foliage of a glossy rich green; the flowers are of medium size, pure white, and of most delicious fragrance. Strong plants, 50c each.
BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABALIS. These climbers are becoming greater favorites every year. They have peculiarly shaped flowers, somewhat resembling the leaves in shape, the color being of a rosy lake, and produced at the end of the branches in wonderful profusion. ‘They are indispensable for the green- house and do remarkably well in many protected situations out of doors. Strong plants, 40c and 6O0c each.
Clematis Montana Observe how eagerly it is reaching up
CLIMBING AND TRAILING PLANTS—Continued .
BIGNONIA GRANDIFLORA (Trumpet Vine). Rapid-growing climber, bearing large orange-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in great profusion. Strong plants, 50c each.
'BIGNONIA RADICANS. Scarlet trumpet flowers; exceedingly showy. 50c each.
BIGNONIA VENUSTA. A vigorous grower, producing large, deep, orange-colored flowers. 35¢ each.
/ FICUS REPENS. A very pretty use- ful climber; clings to stone, brick or wood; like the Boston Ivy. Ever- green. 25c¢ and 35¢c each.
HONEYSUCKLE, BELGIAN OR
ENGLISH. Red and yellow flowers; long bloomer; very fra- grant. 40c each. HONEYSUCKLE, HALLEANA, HALL’S JAPAN HONEY- SUCKLE. A strong, vigorous, -
almost evergreen sort, with pure. white flowers, changing to yellow; very fragrant; a long and contin- uous bloomer. 40c each.
HONEYSUCKLE PUNICEA. A - most beautiful sort; having scarlet
trumpet shaped flowers. 50¢ each. HOPS (Humulus Lupulus). One of -
the very best climbers for covering unsightly places. It is a rapid grower, and bears a profusion: of seed-pods suitable for many domestic purposes. March deliv=- ery 50c per dozen (60c postpaid).
IVY, ENGLISH, LARGE-LEAVED. Leaves thick, shining, leathery. 25c and 35c each.
IVY, ENGLISH, SMALL-LEAVED. Large plants, 50c each.
IVY, VARIEGATED, SILVER- eee Large plants, 50c each.
JASMINE GRANDIFLORUM (Caia- . lonian Jasmine). Plant is of shrubby, half-climbing habit, with very delicate foliage, and its small, white, star-shaped, fragrant flowers
are produced in the greatest pro- fusion all the yearround. 60¢c each.
JASMINE REVOLUTUM (Yellow-Flowering Jasmine). Pro- duces fragrant yellow flowers. 35¢ each.
JASMINE OFFICINALIS. Flowers pure white, sweetly-scented, produced in early spring. 35¢ each.
MANDEVILLEA SUAVEOLENS (Chili Jasmine). fragrant; star shaped; strong climber. 25c¢ each.
MUEHLENBECKIA COMPLEXA (New Zealand Mattress Vine). This pretty, strong-growing climber and trailer is very desirable for covering old stumps of trees, rockwork, etc. The foliage is small, dense and graceful. 40c each.
PASSION VINE (Passiflora). These well-known hardy climbers
: are familiar.to and appreciated by all. They are of rapid growth, and very attractive when covered with their large handsome flowers.
PINK. 25c and 35c each.
SCARLET. Strong plants, 50c each.
Flowers very
PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS. Can be trained as a bush or climber. Flowers light sky-blue, verbena-shaped, produced throughout the entire summer; stands drought and water and the brightest sunshine. 35c each.
SMILAX. 20c each; 3 for 50c. SOLANUM JASMINOIDES GRANDIFLORA. A most beautiful
climber. Its flowers are star-shaped, and borne in good-sized panicles or clusters. 25¢ each.
Pale Blue Wistaria, Truly Suggestive
TECOMA JASMINOIDES. An evergreen climber with bright glossy foliage; flowers white, with beautiful blotch of lavender; flowers large, bell-shaped, appearing in clusters. Hardy only in sheltered situations. 4-inch pots, 50c each.
WISTARIA SINENSIS (Chinese Wistaria). One of the most elegant and rapid growing of all climbing plants; attains an immense size, growing at the rate of 15 to 20 feet in a season. Has long, pendulous clusters of pale blue fowersin May. Strong plants, 75c and $1.00 each.
WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA (Chinese White Wistaria). Pure white flowers. Introduced by Mr. Fortune, from China, and regarded as one of his greatest acquisitions. Strong plants, 75¢e and $1.00 each.
WISTARIA SINENSIS ROSEA.
A fine new variety with clusters of pink flowers. $1.25 each.
PALMS, DRACAENAS, ETC.
*Marked thus are for indoor, conservatory decoration, or warmer sections only.
BRAHEA EDULIS. Unsurpassed, whether grown outside (it is very hardy) or as a pot plant. It has very large fan-shaped ieaves, of bright green color; is never affected by heat or ccld. Plants in 4-inch pots, 50c each; 5-inch pots, 75c each.
Balled, 2 feet, $1.50 each. Boxed, 4 feet, strong plants, $4.50 each. CALIFORNIA FAN PALM (Pritchardia filifera). The well-
known native palm. Leaf stalks very long; at the edge of the leaves are produced many thread-like filaments; rapid grower. 4-inch pots, 25c each, $2.00 per 10; 6-inch pots, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; balled, 1 14 feet, $1.00 each; 2 14 feet, $1.50 each; balled, 3 feet, $2.00 each.
CHAMAEROPS EXCELSA (Japanese Fan Palm). One of the hardiest of the Fan Palms. Foliage dark green; the segments of the fan-shaped leaves deeply cut, the edges covered with tooth-
~*CORPYHA AUSTRALIS (Livistonia).
like spines. Grows from 15 to 20 feet high; very desirable for sidewalk decoration. Balled, 114 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10. Planted in nice shaped boxes. Suitable for porch decoration or transplanting in the ground. 2 feet, $3.00 each; 3 feet, $3.50 each.
An Australian palm. Foliage dark green; very symmetrically and regularly slit, the segments partially doubled from base of petioles or leaf stalk, which is thickly armed with crooked spines. Used chiefly for house decoration, though hardy in some locations. 4-ineh pots, 50c each; 5-inch pots, 75c each.
COcOS PLUMOSUS. Brey. in some localities, and when grown outside is of rapid growth. No handsomer palm can be found than this. 5-inch pots, 75c each.
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*CYCAS REVOLUTA. The well-known ‘Sago Palm” so much in demand for inside decoration. The stems are cylindrical, terminating in a crown of handsome, feather-shaped leaves of thick, leathery texture. In the southern part of this State this variety grows to perfection out of doors. 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 each, according to size.
DRACAENA INDIVISA. A fine plant for outdoor planting in California, and much in use for lawns, avenues and parks. The small plants are fine for window decoration. 4-ine pots, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; balled, 114 to 2 feet, 75c each; $6.00 per 10; balled, 3 feet, "$1.50 each; 4 feet, $2.00 each.
ERYTHEA ARMATA (Blue Palm). A variety with deep sea- green leaves; of slow growth. Boxed, 3 feet, $10.00 each.
EULALIA GRACILIMA. The foliage is narrow, long and graceful; much used on lawns, where, when supplied liberally with water, it produces a grand effect. 60c each.
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Brahea Edulis—A noble variety
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS (The Canary Island Date). The handsomest and hardiest species of the date palm family. Being a rapid grower, it soon develops into beautiful specimens, with pinnate, dark green leaves, from 6 to 21 feet long, the divisions linear, lance-shaped, very much pointed. It is fully as hardy as the native Fan Palm and differing so widely from that variety in its habit of growth, color, and style of foliage,.a finer contrast cannot readily be imagined when the two are planted, either opposite or alternately in rows. Balled, 114 feet, $1.00 each; balled, 2 to 21% feet, $2.00 each; boxed, a 50, $3. age $5.00 and $6.00 each, according to size.
California Fan 5 PaO in Alameda Goan
*KENTIA BELMOREANA. This fine palm is a valuable addition to our collection. Its leaves are pinnate, dark green, and:so beautifully crisp as to gain for it the name of “Curly Palm.” It is very elegant and graceful in habit. A native of Lord Howe’s Island, where it attains a height of 40 feet. Plants in 3-inch pots, 35c each; in 4-inch pots, 50c each; in 5-inch pots, 75c and $1.00 each: 6-inch pots, $1.50 each.’
*KENTIA FOSTERIANA. One of the finest of the Kentias, with graceful, bright green foliage. Plants in 3-inch pots, 35c each; in 4-inch pots, 50c each; in 5-inch pots, 75c and $1.00 each; in 6-inch pots, $1.50.
*LATANIA BORBONICA. Leaves large, fan-shaped, of a very cheerful green color; plant of hardy construction, and adapted to all decorative purposes within doors. Appreciated by all the plant-loving community. Nice young plants, 35c and 50c each; larger plants, $1.00 and $2.50 each.
MUSA ENSETE (Abyssinian Banana). The noblest of all plants is the great Abyssinian Banana. The fruit of this variety is not edible, but the leaves are magnificent, long, broad, and massive, of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson midrib. The plant grows luxuriantly, from 8 to 20 feet high; it grows rapidly and attains gigantic proportions, producing a tropical effect in one season. 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 each.
Phoenix Canariensis— Unsurpassed for grandeur
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/ PALMS, DRACAENAS, ETC.—Continued
PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA. Boxed, 3 feet, $4.00 each.
CRE ee PAMPAS GRASS. Strong clumps, 60c each. TRITOMA UVARIA (Red-Hot Poker Plant). So called on ac- count of its scarlet flowers resembling that household article.
They are borne on long stiff stems during summer months, and are very effective. Clumps, 50c each.
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A View in one of our La (Dicksonia Antartica).
*RAPHIS HUMILIS. palm, which suckers from the roots like the bamboo and forms
China and Japan. A hardy little cane a dense clump of canes. A delicate and graceful little plant, only 3 to 4 feet in height when full grown. Strong plants in 8-inch pots, $4.00 each.
WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA. One of the hardiest and most.
beautiful of palms; in habit of growth resembling our well-known California Fan Palm, but more symmetrical and spreading; leaves fan-shaped, medium size, retaining their dark-green color during the winter months; stems short, thorny; of upright, compact growth. Boxed, 34 feet, $4.00 each.
th Houses in Oakland, showing some of these magnificient Tree Ferns Natives of New Zealand.
CONSERVATORY AND PARLOR DECORATIVE PLANTS
Under this heading we have included such plants as flourish in the parlor, hall, greenhouse, and some in protected
situations out of doors.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. The leaves are a bright green, are gracefully arched, and are as finely woven as the finest silken mesh, surpassing Maiden-Hair Ferns in grace, fineness of texture, and richness of color. 25c, 35¢ and 50c, according to size.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. It is as a basket plant that this will prone most valuable. In 6-inch pots, 60c each; in hanging baskets, $1.50 each.
ANTHERICUM VARIEGATUM. Foliage beautifully striped yellowish white; succeeds admirably in the window; also much esteemed as a basket plant. 4-inch pots, 35¢ each.
ASPIDISTRA LURIDA. This is the plant one sees so many of in windows, halls, and stores. The foliage is large, lily like in appearance, of a dark green color. It is of rugged constitution and will stand in locations that would kill most plants. 75c, $2.00 and $3.00 each, according to size.
A variety of recent introduction..
ASPIDISTRA LURIDA VARIEGATA. A variegated form of the De nen Large plants, in 7 and 8-inch pots, $2.50 and : $3.50 each.
COLEUS. Ready in' April. 15¢ and 25¢ each.
CYCLAMEN. Charming plants, with beautiful foliage and richly- colored fragrant flowers. Universal favorites for winter and spring blooming. Pot prown plants, in leaf and bloom, 50c each; smaller plants, 15c each; $1.25 per 10.
FICUS ELASTICA (India Rubber Plant). Very large, smooth leathery leaves, ‘evergreen foliage; generally esteemed one of the finest house plants grown, the plant attaining a large size. Large plants, $2.50 each.
FICUS MACROPHYLZLA. A variety with smaller leaves than the preceding; much valued for parler or hall decorations. $1.00 each.
Note—Testimonial from an English customer:
Dear Sirs—The first consignment of Loganberries are to hand today, and have arrived in excellent condition. I hope that you have
sent the remainder. pack all future consignments the same way.
The packing of this consignment is excellent and cannot be improved on.
Please keep this for future reference and
Yours faithfully, ‘ W.cC.S., Woking, Surrey, England.
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~ SELECT LIST OF F ERNS
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM (Maiden-Hair Fern). This fine © variety is more generally grown than any of the other sorts; for cutting, greenhouse, and parlor,.decoration. 5-inch pots, 50c each; 6 and 7-inch pots, 75c each; in hanging baskets, $1. 50, $2. 50 and $3.50 each.
ADIANTUM GRACILIMUM. A variety that has finer and more graceful foliage than the preceding; a most lovely sort. 5-inch pots, 50c each; in hanging baskets, $2.00 and $2.50 each.
ASPLENIUM FALCATUM (Holly Fern). A favorite variety for house culture; the leaves are dark and very glossy and the fronds beautifully arched. 3-inch pots, 25c each.
ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS (Bird’s-Nest Fern). The fronds of these curious looking ferns are long and broad, with a dark colored midrib; the fronds in time attain a growth of 7 or 8 feet, very dense, and in the center there is a hairy growth, and as one looks down into it it resembles a bird’s nest; hence the name.
5-inch pots, $1.00 each.
ALSOPHYLLA AUSTRALIS (Australian Tree Fern). A most useful fern for house decoration; of easy culture;.a most graceful sort. 6-inch pots, 75c each.
JAPANESE FERN HANGING BALLS. 50c each.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS (Boston Fern). Is one of the very few plants that will thrive under ordinary house care. It grows well, and improves in size where most all other ferns fail. The fronds droop and arch gracefully over the edge of a pot or basket, and, as it is a very rapid grower, it is not long before they reach the floor from an ordinary parlor table. 35c each.
NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA (Sword Fern). Splendid extra hardy sort, well adapted for house culture, succeeding, with ordinary care, with every one who triesit. 50c¢ and 75c each.
NEPHROLEPIS AMERPHLOIA. The latest introduction of the crested foliaged ferns. 4-inch pots, 50c each.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA. This fern has lovely plume- like foliage and is in much demand for house or greenhouse decoration; of recent introduction. 4-inch pots, 50c each.
NEPHROLEPIS WHITMANTII. This is one of the newest intro- ductions to the “‘plume foliage’’ varieties and it is certainly very fine; must be seen to be appreciated. Does beautifully in hang- ing, baskets. 4-inch pots, 35c each; in hanging baskets,
each.
NEW ZEALAND TREE FERN (Dicksonia antartica). We have always been large importers of this truly grand Tree Fern, and the ever-increasing demand has compelled us to keep up with the times; so we have a good assortment of well-established plants to offer from $5.00 to $25.00, according t9 size. For green-house decoration the New Zealand tree fern cannot be beaten; or for outside work, when planted in a sheltered location, they are also very suitable. (See cut opposite page).
POLYSTICHUM SETOSUM. 50c each.
PTERIS ARGYREA. Fronds prettily striped silvery white. 5- inch pots, 35c each. ;
PTERIS ADIANTOIDES. Fronds similar to those of the Maiden- Hair Fern, only larger; very nice. 5-inch pots, 35¢ each.
PTERIS DRINKWATERII. 5-inch pots, 35c each.
PTERIS TREMULA. A favorite house fern; fronds long and _ arching. 5-inch pots, 35¢ each.
PTERIS WINSETTI. A beautiful sort, with lovely crested foliage. 5-inch pots, 35c each.
Silvery green foliage; very choice.
THE DAHLIA
Of late years these have sprung into wonderful prominence, and are becoming more and more popular every year.
This is not to-be wondered at, considering how they have been improved upon.
The Cactus Dahlia of today is mucn
superior to the old “‘show”’ round, stiff sorts (though still admired by many) of old. The Cactus varieties have long
twisted petals, resembling in many cases chrysanthemums.
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CULTIVATION.—While the Dahlia is one of the easiest of all flowers to cultivate, it by no means follows that it requires no attention. In fact, no flower that we have ever cultivated will give such a generous response to good culti- vation as the Dahlia. Deep and thorough stirring of the soil during the early growth of the plant is indispensable to success. With poor cultivation or neglect, the flower will rapidly degenerate—becoming semi-double and faded in color. The Dahlia, with but few exceptions, should be given an open, sunny situation for at least a portion of each day. It is a rank feeder and should be given rich soil and kept free from weeds. We are in favor of takingup the roots every year, as soon as the tops are cut down by the frost, and laid away in sawdust or in a dry place. Plant them out again in MAY OR THEY CAN BE PLANTED AS LATE AS THE END OF JUNE. We strongly advise: our customers not to be in a hurry about setting the Dahlia out, as it is essentially a fall flower, and when planted early they bloom in the hot summer months, and the flowers are very inferior, and at that season they are generally infected with an insect called ‘‘Diabrotica,’’ resembling a lady bug, which does much damage to the flower of the dahlia. This insect disappears later on; hence our reason for advising late planting. So many of our customers have been disap— pointed in this respect just through early planting. Continuing with our remarks about cultivating—as soon as the: plants are about two feet high, they should be staked, care being taken that the stake is driven far enough away from the root, so that it may not be injured. Mulch heavily with old, well-rotted manure, and give the plants a thorough soaking once in ten days or two weeks. Frequent syringing adds greatly to the health and vigor of the plant. Dis— budding or picking off some of the flower buds and leaving only a few on one bush adds greatly to the size of the bloom. Dahlias can be set out from two kinds of roots, viz., DRY ROOTS and GREEN POT PLANTS. The former can be obtained as soon as we dig them, in December, and can be kept in sawdust, as above described, till planting time. It. is better to order early or when you are getting your other stock.
GREEN POT PLANTS will be ready for delivery during May; they are grown in pots and raised from a cutting. There are some of the newer sorts which we can supply in green plants only. These—green plants—you will please remember, will all bloom the first season after planting, and at the same time they are forming a bulb, which will do for planting out next season. THE DAHLIA KEEPS ON MULTIPLYING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
NEWEST INTRODUCTIONS Those varietics marked with a star can only be supplied in green plants in May. 35c each; $3.50 per dozen.
MRS MORSE This variety is one of our own introductions. It isa sport fromm
° Mad. H. Chanet. Color, {beautiful pure snow-white, showing no yellow shading, whatever. It is a decorative Dahlia, flowers large, borne very freely on long stems, throwing the flowers well above the foliage, thus rendering it very valuable for cutting purposes. It is a fine keeper lasting for several days after cutting. Those who have seen this Dahlia at our nurseries all say that it is the purest.and best white they have ever seen. Mr. George C. Roeding says: ‘‘When on a visit to your nurseries in Oakland a few days ago, I was shown through your nursrey of Dahlias. I want to take this opportunity of complimenting you on your magnificent collection. Among the numerous’ varieties which impressed me was the ‘Mrs. Morse’. It is. certainly one of the finest white Dahlias I have ever seen. I am of the opinion that it is a very valuable variety and is sure to meet the delighted approval of alk lovers of these beautiful flowers.”’
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BEACON A grand, striking, rich, orange-colored decorative dahlia. DAYBREAK A. very rare shade of burnished copper; true cactus sorts stems good, holding flower well above foliage. Good keeper; very free in bloom. of A very pleasing cactus Dahlia of exquisite DOROTHY VERNON shape. Color, flesh, shading through maple to cameo.
*#=COLUMBIA fille Hoeeae esos red; petals ee and narrow, beauti-
GETTYSBURG 3 eens ey cee an, ee profuse bloomer. Naa llow, shaded ge, t LADY COLIN CAMPBELL Dahlia’ towers: laeee: polenies Ont abe stiff stems.
LUCIFER A true cactus, petals long and narrow, twisted; flowers borne 1 very profusely; orange and old gold.
*MRS. ALEXANDER A very large, double rose colored, show variety. MRS.. WHYNDHAM (ioc cpie es onee anes ee i) A grand d tive vari ea
MADAM VAN DEN DAEL 4.2°2ha ‘beautitul form, pare velvety
white. Shading shell pink on outer end of petals. ° This variety attracted. much attention when on exhibition at our store and nurseries last season.
A rb rich eri actus, 1 : E SAILOR PRINCE | nest?form, always fun to the centers a treet early oomer,
SHAMROCK A true cactus sort; long narrow petals; bright brick red- THOMPSON Very dark red; a large double show variety.
THE DUK Most vivid scarlet; very often showing yellow center, which adds greatly to its beauty.
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We will supply dry roots of the following varieties, as long as they last; after they are sold out we will supply green plants; those are ready during May:
Price of Roots and Plants, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
BEAUTY OF NIGHT. An intense dark, velvety black. The petals are long, pointed and twisted; stems long and stiff, holding the flowers well above the foliage; very free in bloom.
BRITANNIA. Delicate shade of soft salmon pink, blended with apricot. Petals long and twisted. Very full in bloom; stems long and stiff. Superb.
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. A most beautiful Cactus Dahlia of true type. Color rich salmon tinted with apricot at the base of the petals, carmine pink towards the tips; stems long and stiff; very free in bloom. Hard to beat.
CHARM. The base of the petals yellow, varying to red, with white tips and edges; very full in bloom. Distinct and charming.
COMET. A grand ‘‘fancy cactus,’”’? which has proven most satisfac- tory with us. The ground color is silvery rose, speckled and striped crimson. The stems are long and stiff and the flowers are borne well above the foliage; a good bloomer and keeper.
EVA. Pure white; petalsincurved; an exceedingly free bloomer; flowers of medium size and fine form; of dwarf habit.
FLAMINGO. Very bright scarlet; flowers large, long pointed petals; stems strong, throwing the flowers well above the foliage; extremely profuse in bloom.
FLORENCE. A charming shade of yellowish orange. last well, and always come good from early to late. petals are arranged neatly; very free in bloom.
F. H. CHAPMAN. Yellow overlaid with deep orange; very bright and effective. A flower of grand form and largest size, with narrow, beautifully incurved petals.
FLORADORA. Dark velvety crimson. Plant of medium height, branching in habit and an exceedingly early and profuse bloomer; continually in bloom. Fine for cutting, .as the flowers are borne on long, erect stems, and keep for a long time. :
GENERAL BULLER. Rich velvety crimson, nearly black at the base, each floret having a pure white tip, those in the extreme center showing a tinge of plum color. A very remarkable and perfectly distinct flower. Long erect stems, very free:
GENESTA. The ground color is amber, passing towards the center to golden-yellow; the florets are beautifully arranged. Good free bloomer; stems long and erect. oh
GOLDFINCH. Clear bright cinnamon; the best of this: shade; petals gracefully incurved.
INNOVATION. Reddish scarlet, ends of petals distinctly tipped with white: Very fine and much admired...
J. W. BAGGE. Color bright radiant orange, with a tint of shining vermilion, an indescribably beautiful shade; flowers extremely large; stems long; blooming qualities unexcelled. :
J. C. JACKSON. -The deepest, darkest velvety maroon-black: of true cactus form;. fine stems; grand bloomer. Nothing to equal it in its color. Perfection. ye
KREMBILDE. Delicate shell-pink with white at center; of good ' cactus form; a free and long bloomer; ~
MAID OF HONOR. Rosy pink. A magnificent large flower with long narrow petals; exceedingly free in bloom. The stems are -all that can be desired. ~* :
MATCHLESS. Dark purple maroon; almost same shade as the “Black Prince’? rose. In form,. color, size, and growth this variety is perfect. Blooms for a long period.
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MONARCH. The color is a rich glowing velvety crimson; stems very long and stout, and hold the flowers well above the foliage. Very floriferous indeed.
MONARCH II. This is a sport of the preceding; the plant is of dwarf habit, and is somewhat on the decorative type; color dazzling magenta; very free in bloom.
MRS. MAWLEY. The finest yellow Cactus Dahlia of largest size, coming on strong stems; fine form and shape; every bloom coming perfect; deep canary-yellow. Superior to all other yellow sorts.
MRS. SANDERS. A beautiful deep golden-yellow; grand flowers, borne well above rich foliage, on long stiff stems.
MAJOR TUPPENNY. Center of the petals yellow-tipped and bordered with dark buff, beautifully blended; stems long and un carried well above the foliage; a good keeper. A novel color.
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MAD. H. CHANET Pure snow-white; flowers of uncommon shape, being somewhat on the decorative type, looks more like a white water lily than a dahlia. Of free growth and prolific in bloom and of very large size.
MRS. H. J. JONES. Scarlet edged cream and heavily tipped with white, very large and perfect; fine erect habit, blooms well above the foliage; one of the best, most distinct, and valuable of the parti-colored varieties.
OCTOPUS. White, tinted blush, very large; good shape, free bloomer; good stems and an excellent keeper.
PRINCE OF YELLOWS. Another grand yellow Cactus; not as wuauy nebaled as Mrs. Mawley; stems long and stout; a grand eeper.
PROGENITURE. Intense dark, cardinal-red; large size; heavy flowers, coming perfect, and so free flowering that the whole plant is covered with blooms; petals are beautifully quilled, ends cleft or prettily fimbriated. A unique variety that should be in every garden.
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PROFESSOR ZACHARIAS. Canary yellow; long pointed petals; very free in bloom, the bushes being literally covered with a mass of flowers.
RICHARD DEAN. Oneofthe most striking novelties of recent years Vermilion scarlet, with distinct white tips. The habit will please the most exacting. It is upright, and -has fiower stems of great length. Flowers are of good size and splendid form.
RADIANCE. Soft vermilion-scarlet; shining with a gloss that illuminates'the blooms. A brilliant variety that must be seen- to be appreciated.
RUBY. Intense ruby-red; tip of petals touched with magenta; petals quilled and pointed; the blossoms come on good stout stems, holding them well above the foliage.
SPOTLESS QUEEN.
A grand Cactus Dahlia, pure white; stems long and stiff.
SERIUS. A true cactus; perfect in every particular; yellow, beauti- fully penciled scarlet.
VESUVIUS. A fancy cactus sort, much admired; the ground coloring is cinnamon-yellow, and penciled scarlet; petals long and full to center.
VICTOR VON SCHEFFEL. In this new soft pink cactus Dahlia, we have a decided acquisition; petals narrow and pointed. It is a strong vigorous grower, extremely profuse bloomer with long, erect stems.
WM. JOWETT. Deep cardinal red; perfect cactus form, petal quilled, very large; stems all. that can be desired; free in bloom.
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WINSOME. A very fine white cactus dahlia; flowers very large, beautiful cactus form, with twisted, incurved petals, and borne on long, erect stems, holding the flowers well above the foliage.
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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
AMERICAN FLAG. Bright orange, Much admired. Free bloomer.
COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE. Perfect form and double to the center. Color rosy lavender, beautiful shade. A magnificent sort.
FRANK L. BASSETT. Bright royal purple, shading to blue. The nearest approach to a blue Dahlia yet produced; the flowers are large, of fine form, and, although such a profuse bloomer, they are perfectly full to the center until the last.
MRS. ROOSEVELT. One of the finest novelties that has been offered in years. It is of immense size, 6 to 7 inches in diameter; something of the form of Grand Duke Alexis but not so stiff and heavy. The color is a delicate blush pink. ‘The plant is very strong, vigorous, growing about 5 feet -high; of branching habit, and for such a large flower an extremely profuse bloomer.
MRS. WINTERS. Color pure waxy white. It blooms very freely, producing flowers from 5 to 7 inches in diameter.
PATRICK HENRY. Pure white; of good decorative shape; stems long and stout; very full in bloom.
SANTA CRUZ. Straw color petals, beautifully tipped rosy-red; elegant shape; good free early bloomer; fine stems; one of the best of its class.
SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS
These are the old style of Double Dahlias much im- proved. Shape of the flowers in this class is mostly ball-shaped. All of them of wonderful formation.
25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
ALBERT ELDRED
It gives us much pleasure to offer this grand, new acquisition. This variety was raised by Wm. Eldred, Burlingame, California. The ground coloring is a most lovely shade of orange-pink, the ends of the petals are beautifully tipped with white, altogether a most wondrous color, which we are unable to adequately describe as it should be; suffice it to say that those ordering this variety cannot but be delighted with it. The formation of the flower is also very fine, being absolutely faultless. Flower, very large.
sometimes tipped white.
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A. D. LIVONIT. A clear deep rose. The flower is well built up in the center; petals beautifully qcuilled.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY. A seedling of American Flag and a great improvement on that popular variety. It is of same color and marking—bright crimson with a broad white stripe through the conte of each petal—but much larger and fully as profuse a
oomer.
BLACK DIAMOND. The color is dark, jet-black when the flower first expands, and gradually changing to a deep velvety maroon- pees The flowers are large, of regular form, and good sub- stance,
FRANK SMITH. Deep maroon, tipped white; large and full to the center; petals beautifully quilled. One of the best ‘‘Fancies.”’
GERMANIA. A novel variety that has attracted great attention; bright deep pink; petals reflexed and serrated.
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. A magnificent flower of large size and distinctly unique; petals are rolled up so that the edges overlap; color pure white.
JUDAH. The color varies—sometimes solid primrose yellow, some- times primrose-yellow shaded and suffused old gold, sometimes striped and penciled crimson, sometimes the flowers are solid crimson. All these types often appear on the same plant.
LOTTIE ECKFORD. This is a ‘‘Fancy Dahlia.’”? The ground is white, spotted and striped with pink and crimson.
MAID OF KENT. Another ‘Fancy Sort.” Scarlet-crimson at base of petals, point of each being white.
OLYMPIA. The flowers are of immense size, measuring 6 to 7 inches across, with full high center and, owing to the great length of the petals when opening, there is never a green center showing, even when the buds are first expanding. ‘The color is deep rose-pink, striped and penciled with rich crimson.
RED HUSSAR. The flowers are large, of regular form, with a full high center and good texture. The color is purest cardinal-red, without trace of purple or crimson.
STORM KING. Pure white; perfect form. An extremely profuse bloomer. Dwarf habit. Fine for bedding.
SINGLE DAHLIAS
All these are of dwarf, bushy growth, and need but little staking, unless in very exposed situations. Many people prefer single Dahlias. They are like most single
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flowers, more esthetic and graceful than the double. The coloring is equally vivid and brilliant, and they bloom even more abundantly. A few plants will give quantities of cut flowers from early June to the middle of November, if old blooms are kept picked off. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
BRILLIANT. Deep, rich, vivid, velvety scarlet; sometimes the
flowers come striped yellow instead of solid color; medium sized,
produced on good stems; good keeper; exceedingly free flowering. A mass of bright color throughout the entire season.
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Black, changing to rich, velvety maroon with a bright red spot at the base of each petal; the flowers are large, regular in form and of fine texture and finish.
BLACKBIRD.
GRACILIS. White, tinted blush; dashed, splashed, streaked, and spotted with crimson and dark red in a beautiful manner. Of the hundreds of blooms covering a single bush scarcely two are marked alike. Very fine.
GAILLARDIA. Golden-yellow, with a broad band or disc of red “around the yellow center; named from its striking resemblance to Gaillardia Grandiflora. A distinct type that will become a popular favorite.
LEONE. A very lovely variety; flowers exceedingly large; white overlaid with soft pink. A rare combination. It blooms very freely for a lengthened period; the stems are long and stiff, thus making it a very valuable variety for cutting purposes. A vase of these blooms makes a very handsome sight on the dinner table, the electric light showing up the flowers to the greatest possible advantage.
LAWRENCE KRAMER. The color is a deep, bright rosy pink of the richest, brightest shade, without tint or blemish, in marked contrast with so many of the so-called pink singles, which are shaded crimson, violet or lavender.
RAINBOW. Intensely bright crimson, shaded cerise and tipped with pink. The blending and shading of these colors is inde- scribable; it fairly shines with a metallic luster that no words can do justice to. One of the very best.
ST. GEORGE. Pure yellow, without spot or shading; long stems; free bloomer.
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS
An entirely new type of single Dahlia, which has produced a great sensation the past three years wherever shown, and which has been awarded highest honors. The peculiarity of the type lies in the development of the four stamens into short rays or petals at the base of the petal, which form a frill or collar around the center. As the collar is entirely distinct in color from the rest of the flower, it is most unique and striking. We offer two of the most distinct varieties. We were pleasantly surprised and delighted with the habits of both these varieties, as they are of dwarf, branching habit and extremely profuse bloomers, starting with the earliest and con- tinuing in full bloom until frost. 25c each.
JOSEPH GOUJON. The flowers are quite large, orange-red shading
to deep red, with light canary-yellow collar. This variety has ten to twelve petals instead of the regulation eight.
PRESIDENT VIGER. The most beautiful and striking of the two varieties. Rich, deep blood-red, shading darker toward the base of the petals, with pure white collar, occasionally suffused with rosy carmine. The flowers are always perfect, with eight petals; it is an extremely early and profuse bloomer,
- CARNATIONS
In the following list will be found none but the newest and choicest varieties.
Ready in April.
NOTE.—Customers selecting their own Carnations are respectfully requested to add to their orders a few suppie- mentary sorts, lest by previous orders the stock of any particular variety should be exhausted; this being especially
necessary late in the season.
ENCHANTRESS. Of recent introduction. A very pleasing shade of light pink, deepening toward the center; borne on long stiff stems; habit of plant strong and vigorous.
ESTELLE. A standard scarlet carnation, in much esteem on ac- count of its all round good qualities.
GLENDALE. Variegated; similar to that old favorite, Mrs. Bradt, but freer in bloom and larger flowers; flowers borne on long stems continuously. y
HARRY FENN. A very large, extremely full flower, deeply fringed and very fragrant. In color, a fine crimson, a little lighter in color than Governor Roosevelt and much freer in bloom than that variety. Stems long, and stiff enough to carry the flowers very nicely.
JOHN CARBONE. A much admired variet shade of gold flaked with light carmine; duced very freely on’strong stems.
MES. THOMAS W. LAWSON. A grand deep pink carnation of very large size; blooms carried very erect on strong heavy stems; unusually free in growth and bloom. No carnation to date has created such a sensation as this variety, thirty thousand dollars having been paid for the original stock.
MARIAN. A good pure white carnation; flowers of good size, borne on good stems; fragrance good.
MRS. PATTON. A beautiful variegated carnation; sent out by the originator of Lawson. Flowers very large and full; carried on long wiry stems; ground color pure glistening white delicately striped with fine pink stripes. Very free in growth and bloom. It is with pleasure that we call the attention of all lovers of carnations to this variegated sort.
NELSON FISHER. A very deep pink in color, deeper than Lawson; flowers finely formed, with fringed edges. We can recommend this variety very highly for out-door planting. To say that this variety originated with the same grower that sent out Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Patton, should be a guarantee for its sterling qualities.
PINK ENCHANTRESS. A bright rose colored sport of En- chantress; already as popular as its parent; it has all of the latter’s good qualities.
PROSPERITY. One of the most remarkable Carnations yet originated, producing probably the largest average size blooms of any variety known, the flowers averaging from 3 34 to 4 inches. The plant is extremely healthy in growth and.a continuous bloomer. It is a first-class keeper in every respect and a splendid shipper. The color is distinct from any other variety, the ground color being pure white overlaid with pink mottles, deepening toward the center, the color scheme reminding one of the beau- tiful tints often seen in azaleas and rhododendrons.
VICTORY. Brilliant scarlet; flowers very large, borne on long stems; vigorous in habit and very free in bloom. Considered the best Scarlet ever introduced.
WHITE PERFECTION. This is now conceded to be the best white i cultivation; stems good, fine keeper and with a pleasing clove
Tagrance.
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Plants from 214 inch pots, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen.
ARISTOCRAT. Deep pink, brighter than Lawson; flower very full and built high, perfect in form, splendid stem and calyx; good keeper and continuously in bloom.
One of the best yellow sorts.
EL DORADO.
Carnation— White Perfection
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Price of plants in 314-inch pots, 20c each; $2.00 per dozen Smaller plants, 15¢c each; $1.50 per dozen
ALICE OF VINCENNES. Border of intense scarlet, forming a band around the body, color a rosy-pink, heavily veined with Bead eb center white; a very brilliant combination of colors.
ingle.
COUNTESS OF HARCOURT. Pure double snow white. bedder. Florets large and beautifully formed.
GENERAL GRANT. A fine scarlet; good bedder.
JEAN VIAUD. Soft, pure pink, with two white blotches; dwarf, stocky grower, rigid stems, large trusses, perfect florets.
M. P. MORLAN. Large flowers of rosy salmon, center white, sur- rounded by a halo of bright salmon. Single.
MARQUIS CASTELLANE. Immense flowers about 214 inches in diamctc®, two beautiful shades of red; petals undulating on the edges.
MADAME LANDRY. Double; very free and constantly 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.
MADAME L. ABBEMA. This lovely variety has large, round double florets of an exquisite shade of blush pink, mottled, and shading into white; nicely filled with petals.
MRS. GAER. Fine velvety pure white; single
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S.A. NUTT. The very best of the dark crimson scarlet bedders.
TAMATAVE. Large, round, full flower; clear bright red shading to orange.
THE SWAN. A grand double white variety, constantly in bloom.
IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS
Are indispensable for covering banks, fences, etc. They are almost continuously in bloom, and require very little water.
CHAS. TURNER. The handsomest Ivy Geranium ever intro- duced; flowers 24% inches, trusses 6 inches across. The color is a bright pink,. Quite double. Very useful for window boxes and rockeries.
CHERRY RED. A very fine double variety.
FLOURENS. Large irregular flowers, salmon shaded with rose; large petals.
P. CROZY. A grand hybrid between the zonales and ivies, having the foliage of the former, while the forms of truss and florets are found only among the ivies. The color is soft bright scarlet, with veinings of maroon. A grand bedder. Profuse in bloom.
PELARGONIUMS
(Lady Washington Geraniums)—Regal, Fringed, and Decorative Varieties
This magnificent group includes those varieties whose habit is more robust, and the flowers much larger than ‘those of the Show Pelargoniums. Their petals are either frilled or fringed, and overlap each other in such a manner that they present the appearance of being double. Several of the varieties display a warmth and richness of coloring not found in any other class. Plants in 4-inch pots, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. Ssmaller plants, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen.
Please state if we can substitute, if necessary. ANITA. A most charming flower of extraordinary size, combining with it great freedom of bloom; of a lovely shade of brightest
pink; upper petals grandly feathered with dark, velvety crimson, with an almost white center. :
DOROTHY. Soft shade carmine rose; white center, surrounded with lilac shade; all the petals margined white; upper petals blotched maroon.
DUKE OF ALBANY. Deep, rich crimson maroon, margined with rosy lake; light center, surrounded with violet, rose shading. A grand, dark variety, having'a very full appearance.
DUCHESS OF TECK. Very large trusses of extra large semi- double white flowers; petals undulated and frilled.
E. G. HILL. Brilliant dark maroon, shaded scarlet, lower petals, lighter shade, with white center; very large.
GOLDEN GATE. Large flowers, with elegantly fringed margins of a beautiful orange-scarlet color; center light maroon; upper petals blotched with intense black.
MABEL. Upper petals brilliant dark maroon, under petals soft rosy pink; large white center. -
MADAME THIEBAUD. Blotched and marbled rose and white ground; upper petals marked with crimson maroon; large whit? center, and edges of petals also white.
MILTON. Upper petals grandly blotched dark maroon, surrounded with bright crimson and edged with rose, lower petals soft pink, feathered with crimson; light center. Light trusses of fine, elegantly fringed flowers.
PRINCE GEORGE. Large trusses of finely fringed white flowers, faintly suffused with blush; all petals spotted with purplish lake; two upper petals more marked than the others.
(CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Chrysanthemums should not be planted out earlier than March 30th. At that time we can supply plants from 3-inch pots at 15c each, $1.50 per dozen, of the following choice sorts:
ALGERNON DAVIS. A. massive, rich chestnut; petals large and twiSted. A. J. ecient Bright pink; broad petals of great sub- stance. AMATEUR CONSEIL. Red and buff. Japanese: BRIGHTHURST. Pink, slightly shading to cream; large, irregular Japanese sort. F CROCUS. Pleasing shade of light favorite. CONVENTION HALL. Very large, pure white, incurved. CEAS. CRONIN. Immense salmon buff flowers. DONALD McLEOD. Yellow and crimson. DOROTHY GOLDSMITH. Yellow shaded bronze; mense size. F.S. VALLIS. A very large yellow; narrow twisted petals; attracts much attention wherever seen. GOLDEN DOME. A large, bright yellow incurved variety; rather late in blooming. HELEN FRICKE. Dark pink;.a fine late variety; produces incurved Japanese blooms of good form. J. C. SALTER. Yellow, Japanese. JEANNIE NONIN. A good late white variety; large in- eurved flowers. LILY MOUNTFORD. A beautiful variety with outer rows of petals; pure white, center salmon; very large and good.
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MRS. J. A. MILLER. Old gold; very large.
MRS. WM. DUCKHAM. Extra large, Japanese reflexed; one of the best exhibition yellows.
MRS. J. E. DUNNE. Salmon terra-cotta; Japanese sort; a distinet and novel sort.
MRS. W. KNOX. Soft yellow; petals closely reflexing; a Japanese sort of great size. :
MES. H. PARTRIDGE. Crimson, reverse of petals old gold; very large.
MBS. H. J. JONES. Glistening white; large incurved.
MES. ROBINSON. A good early incurved pure white.
MRS. GEO. HEAUME. Unique salmon-bronze; outer petals reflexed; center incurving; a grand acquisition.
MAJOR BONNAFON. The most widely grown of yellow sorts for commercial purposes.
OCTOBER FROST. One of the best early whites.
MOUNIER. Very large deep yellow; form broad, reflexed
. twisted petals; extra good late sort.
NELLIE POCKET. Creamy white; narrow twisted petals; incurved; Japanese.
QUEEN. A very. fine silvery white.
ROBT. HALLIDAY. Very early yellow; large fine flowers.
VIVIAND MOREL. Large reflexed pink; early.
ZANOMA. Large white; deep reflexed blooms.
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15c and 25c each BOULE DE NEIGE. The best pure white, up to date.
GOLDEN FLEECE, OR GOLDEN BELLS. A bright golden-yel- low abutilon, of strong, vigorous habit. ;
SCARLET GEM. A rich bright scarlet.
THOMPSONII PLENA. Has perfectly double flowers, that resem- ble in form a double hollyhock. Color a deep- orange, shaded and csbrenked with crimson; the foliage is beautifully varie- gated.
VIOLETS —
CALIFORNIA. Large, single blue. 60c per dozen.
MARIE LOUISE. The well-known double light purple variety’ 75c per dozen.
PRINCESS OF WALES. This grand variety is of French origin; produces grand single flowers of a beautiful violet blue color in great abundance, and after years of trial has been found to be ‘the best single blue. 60c per dozen.
SWANLEY WHITE. Double white. 75c per dozen.
15c each, $1.50 per dozen. Strong plants (ready April), 20c each, $2.00 per dozen.
QUEEN. Very dark.
SAPPHIRE. Purple, white center.
SNOW WREATH. White.
FUCHSIAS
In 4-in pots, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. : Smaller plants 15c each; $1.50 per dozen. BISMARCK. Sepals bright red, corolla double, dark plume. One o the best. Constant bloomer. BERLINER KINE. A large, double white Fuchsia. very best MRS. E.G. HILL. Best and largest; double white. PHENOMENAL. The largest double Fuchsia of dark color; tube and sepals scarlet carmine, corolla measuring 214% inches in diameter, of a rich dark-blue color.
One of the
‘PROCUMBENS, TRAILING. As a Fuchsia, this is an interesting
sort, and of value for hanging pots and baskets. Covered with pretty leaves, bright flowers, and red berries. The flowers are small and show several colors, the anthers being blue.
STORM KING. A perfect gem. Dwarf habit; sepals dark carmine, corolla white, shaded rose. A magnificent large, double variety.
HARDY AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
For many purposes hardy perennial plants are indispensable. - etc., they occupy a place in gardening that annuals cannot supply. and can be left from year to year only thinning out now and then.
throughout the whole year.
DIGITALIS (Fox Glove). Tall-growing plants, throwing up very long spikes of lovely bell-shaped flowers in great profusion. 15c¢ each; $1.50 per 12.
CAMPANULA. Very desirable hardy perennials. Should
} be in every collection. We offer strong pot-grown plants. Single white, single blue, and single pink, 15c each; $1.50 per 12.
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA. This handsome perennial is now probably the most popular perennial plant in cultivation. Itis continually one mass of golden yellow. The flowers, which are of graceful form, are invaluable for cutting for decorative pur- poses. 15¢ each; $1.25 per 10.
DELPHINUM-(LARKSPUR). A remarkably showyclass of tall growing plants, producing magnificent spikes of blue flowers in summer. Extremely satisfactory. 25c each.
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. The brightest of all Gaillardias. Flowers bronze scarlet, bordered with golden yellow, three inches in diameter, produced on long stems. 15¢ each; $1.25 per 10.
HELIANTHUS MAXIMILLIANA (Single Sunflower). A most graceful single-flowered variety, growing from five to seven feet high, continuing in bloom very late in the season. The flowers are produced in long graceful sprays, which make it invaluable fer cutting purposes. 15¢ each.
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing one and a half feet high. The flowers are produced in loose graceful spikes and come in great profusion. In color it varies from coral-red to crimson, and when in perfection dazzles the eye with its brilliancy. It bloomsall summer. 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10. i
To fill vacant spaces among shrubbery, under trees, Once planted they need very little attention, By judicious selection they can be had in bloom
IRIS KAEMPFERII (Japanese Iris). The newer varieties of this King of Iris, introduced from Japan, are marvels of beauty and stateliness. Many of the varieties rival the orchid in point of beauty and fantastic shapes. They commence blooming in June and continue in bloom for 5 or 6 weeks. Many of the flowers measure from 10 to 12 inches in diameter. In separate colors, blue, lavender, white. 20c each; $2.00 per dozen.
PHLOX—PERENNIAL
One of the finest of summer and autumn flowers; of easy culture and they produce in great profusion for a long period, flowers of fine form and substance and of © bright and various colors; the flowers come in large trusses and are really a most. desirable plant for garden decoration. 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
PENTSTEMON. Very ornamental plants, producing long spikes of showy flowers in great abundance. We have a-fine assort- ment of colors. 20¢ each; $1.50 per 10.
SHASTA DAISY (Alaska). An improvement on Mr. Burbank’s original Shasta Daisy. The flowers are very large, borne on long stems and very free in bloom. Single white, with yellow center. A most satisfactory perennial. 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10.
RUDBECKIA (‘‘Golden Glow’’). golden-yellow flowers in great profusion. border. 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
Produces. masses of double Very effective in the
MISCELLANEOUS FLOWERING AND BEDDING PLANTS
Bedding and Border Plants should not be set out much before April 15th, when all danger from frost is over.
ACHANIA MALVAVISCUS. (‘‘Turk’s Cap’’). scarlet; produced nearly all the year. 25¢ each; $2.00 per 10.
ALTERNANTHERA. Much used for bedding purposes; of low , growth; stands clipping well. Ready about April 15th. Yellow and Red Varieties, 50c per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
ASTER, SEMPLE’S NEW BRANCHING. Crimson, lavender, pink, and’ white. Ready about April 15th. 35¢ per dozen; $2.00 per:100.
s BEGONIA VERNON. This variety grows about eighteen inches high. The foliage, in the sun, turns deep olive green, shaded and edged with bronze purple; the flowers are bright red in color; Pocahe aa set off by abundant dark foliage. 15c¢ each; $1.50 er dozen.
BEGONIA ERFORDII (Beauty of Erford). It is more dwarf and spreading than Vernon and bears three times as many flowers. The color is a lovely soft pink throughout, which does not fade in the hottest sun. It blooms ten months in the year; grows about twelve inches high, and makes a most beautiful border for Cannas, Geraniums, Scarlet Sage, etc. All ready about April loth. 15¢ each; $1.50 per dozen.
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BEGONIA. TUBEROUS-ROOTED. Double varieties, separate colors, 20ceach. Single varieties, 15c each.
BOUVARDIA JASMINOIDES. In this plant are combined rare qualities; the flowers come in clusters; pure waxy white, the fragrance emitting therefrom is of sweet, subtle odor; it blooms for a long period during summer and autumn, and is invaluable for cutting. The plant grows from three to four feet high, and should be in every collection.
CINERARIA. As a winter blooming plant for house culture, or for use for bedding under the shade of large trees, these are invaluable. We offer a fine strain. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
COSMOS. Crimson, pink, white and yellow. Ready about April 15th. 25c¢ per dozen; $1.50 per 100.
DAISIES. Double, all colors. 35¢ per dozen; $2.50 per 100. ECHEVERIA (Hen and Chickens). 50c per dozen.
GAZANIA SPLENDENS. Flowers orange-yellow, produced in the greatest abundance in the spring and early summer. For making borders, where there is a lack of water, this plant cannot be beat. 50c per dozen.
GOLDEN FEATHER. Ready April. 35c per dozen; $2.50 per 1
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HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. This plant is a most satisfactory one, blooming as it does for such a long period; they succeed admirably when planted in a shady place in the garden. Large plants, 50c each.
HYDRANGEA. NEW'PINK. 50c each. HYDRANGEA. INDIGO BLUE. 50c each.
IMANTOPHYLLUM MINIATUM. Flowers bright brick-red produced in clustersonlongstems. 50c each.
LIPPIA REPENS. Used in place of grass for lawns; it does not require much water and makes a fairly good substitute. $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
LOBELIA. 15th. 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. These are much used for bedding pur- poses and planting on banks and illsides where there is a scarcity of water. They make a gorgeous sight when massed. Perhaps the showiest of them all is the one which produces the large, single, pink flowers. We can also supply plants of the small, lavender- colored one at 50c¢ per dozen; $3.50 per 100.
MARGUERITE, WHITE. $1.25 per dozen.
MARGUERITE, YELLOW. each; $1.25 per dozen.
PANSIES (Morse’s Prize Strain). The plants we offer are grown from seed, obtained from a noted grower in Germany, and include almost every shade of color, ex- quisitely spotted and blotched, veined, mottled, and margined. 50c per dozen. Ready in January.
PINKS, BORDER. Pure white; delightful clove fragrance; excel- «lent for borders. ~50¢e per dozen; $3.00 per 100. MeN ENS PETUNIA, SINGLE. Ready April 15th. 15¢ each; $1.50 per
Dwarf blue. Ready April 35c per dozen; $3.00 per
15¢ each$
15¢c
dozen. PRIMULA, CHINESE. Invaluable for winter and early spring flowering. 25c each.
SALVIA SPLENDENS. Scarlet flowers; continuous bloomers. Ready April. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen.
SEA PINK (Armeria). Very dwarf, requiring no trimming. Flowers rose pink, _50¢ per dozen; $3.00 per 100.
SPERGULA. Very dwarf; splendid for edging. Square foot, 50c. One square foot would make an edging 25 feet long.
STOCKS. In fine assortment. Ready April. 25c per dozen; $2.00 per 100.
STREPTSOLON JAMESONII (The ‘‘Yellow Heliotrope’’). A very useful garden plant, producing masses of showy yellow flowers. 20c each; $1.50 per 10.
VERBENA. MISS WILLMOTT. Oolor, dark pink; very large truss; stems long, thus making it valuable for cutting; a long and continuous bloomer. An excellent novelty and one which
we can recommend... Ready April. 15¢ each; $1.50 per dozen,
JAPANESE TREE PAEONIES.
VERBENA, MAMMOTH. The flowers are very large, of brilliant colors, and have large, distinct eyes. All colors. Ready April. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. ;
GLOXINTAS
These grand bulbous plants are much used for green- house adornment. The flowers are single, trumpet-
Hydrangea Hortensis
shaped, and come in white, pink, lavender, and spotted, and are of a rich velvety texture. Plant in March, April or May; one bulb in a four-inch pot, afterwards. shifting to a five or six-inch pot.
SEPARATE COLORS. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen.
FINEST MIXED. 20c each; $2.00 per dozen.
The finest of all Paeonies. Like. most of the Japanese importations, they are quite hardy and remarkable for their great perfection of flowers, both in size and richness of color. They grow to the size of alarge shrub increasing” in vigor and size of flowers season after season. Choice import-. ed varieties, $1.00 each; $8.00 per 10.
HERBACEOUS PAEONIES. These grand perennials are among the showiest and most useful plants, and are becoming popular with the public. They are all hardy and admirably adapted to- our climate, growing well in almost any situation or soil, although the flowers will be finer and the color brighter if planted in a. deep, rich loam, well manured. Weoffer a splendid assortment, in six distinct varieties. 30c each; $2.50 per 10.
GIANT ORCHID FLOWERED CANNAS
Our collection of those grand summer flowering plants is unexcelled.
per dozen. Special offer, one of each for $3.00.
ATLANTA. Bronzy pink; good large flower.
ALLEMANIA. Orange-red, petals edged yellow; very large. BEAUTY DES MARCHES. Salmon pink.
CORONET. A good free-flowering yellow.
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. Rich crimson-maroon. DUKE OF YORK. Red, yellow border; very large. EASTERN BEAUTY. Light salmon; dark foliage. EGANDALE. Cherry red; dark chocolate colored foliage. E. HOSS. Beautiful canary yellow, heavily spotted red.
FLORENCE VAUGHAN. Orange yellow; spotted bright red.
INDIANA. Golden orange; marked and striped with bright red.
JEAN TISSOT. Intense brilliant vermilion, orange shadings.
J. D. EISELL. Bright vermilion scarlet, overlaid with
pink,
Price (except otherwise noted), 20c each; $2.00:
KING HUMBERT. Velvety orange-scarlet, flecked car- mine; heart-shaped leaves of a deep purple brown. A grand sort. 35c each.
LOUISE. Rich velvety crimson; very good, tall growing.
LOUISIANA. Soft glowing scarlet, throat marked orange; very large flowers.
MUSAFOLIA. A tall-growing sort; flowers red.
PANSY STRAIN. Vivid scarlet.
PENNSYLVANIA. Lustrous, wavy petals of largest size; deep shade of orange and scarlet exquisitely blended.
PRES. MEYER. Cherry-carmine; handsome bronze foliage;. very choice.
R. WALLACE. Light canary-yellow; unusually large.
UNCLE SAM. Bright red, yellow throat; extra good,
banana-like foliage;
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FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS
“Byery land owner should be a fruit grower. The symbol of civilization has all along been the orchard, and the evolution of better fruits has been a distinctive feature of the highest progress made by man cna ate the last two cen- turies.”’—Extract from “The Orchard and Fruit Garden.”
When ordering, please state whether substitution will be permitted, as, when no instructions accompany the order, we feel at liberty to substitute similar sorts.
Articles mentioned in our price-list will be furnished at prices named only when the number specified be taken, except that 5 will be furnished at 10 rates and 50 at 100 rates. We will not, however, furnish long lists of one of a kind at OTHER THAN SINGLE RATES.
We will charge for packing sufficient to cover’ actual cost of same; so when ordering gee 1 per ot of order.
Kelsey Japan Plum sat ‘ Gravenstein Apple
HINTS ON TRANSPLANTING
PRUNING. All fruit trees must be pruned after setting out, so as to shape them from their infancy, and this kept up each year. All of the long branches should be cut off, and where there are:too many side branches thin out to a few of the strongest; when the tree has only one growth, cut back to 2 1 or 3 feet from the ground.
Some attention should also be given to the roots. Sometimes the tree may have a few broken roots; these should be cut away and when any of the roots are long a little clipping will do them no harm.
PLANTING. Successful planters always dig good large holes for the roots. A little extra labor at this time will be amply repaid in the more rapid growth of the tree, and should the ground be at all heavy or sandy, add some well- decayed manure. Of course, in large plantings this cannot always be done, but we are speaking more particularly to the “home planter.” After the tree is set in the hole properly, commence to throw in the soil gently, and see that. it is well pulverized, and work all in round the roots well. After the hole is half filled up, press down gently with the foot; then fill in the remainder, also going through the same process, leaving the last spadeful or two untrodden. Never, especially i in soils that are apt to run together, or adobe, try to plant when the ground is wet. Wait until the ground. dries; otherwise your trees will not grow so well.
emis can be done from December to March, according to the season, but orders should be placed early with us, so as to obtain desired selections.
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Frequent cultivating is necessary, as there is no better way of keeping the moisture near the surface. Our list of fruit trees has been cut, down to the very best, so that intending planters may depend upon them as being
the best. do that.
We do not believe in cataloging long lists.
Our customers, therefore, will have no experimenting. We
While we aim to have all our fruit trees true to name, and hold ourselves ready, on proper proof, to replace, free of charge, all stock that may prove untrue to label, or to refund amount originally paid by the customer, it is mutually understood and agreed between the purchaser and ourselves that our guarantee of genuineness shall not make us liable for any sum greater than that originally paid us for such stock as may prove untrue.
We have an unusually fine lot of trees to offer for this coming planting season, and planters will do well to write us
for prices on large lots.
Bartlett Pear APPLES
The first fruit in importance is the apple. Its period of ripening, unlike that of other fruits, extends nearly or quite through the year. By making judicious selec- tions of Summer, Autumn and Winter sorts, a constant succession can easily be obtained of this indispensable fruit. Price, 4 to 5 feet high, 35c each; $2.50 per 10;
$18.00 per 100.
ALEXANDER. Yellow, streaked with red; brighter red in the sun; flesh yellowish white; crisp, tender and juicy. A very fine market variety. Ripe in September and October.
BISMARCK. Introduced from New Zealand and said to be one of the most promising of recent introductions; a tremendous bearer and one of the very best apples for hot climates. Fruit is of a beautiful golden-yellow color, of the largest size; very highly flavored and as a dessert apple said to have no equal; also suit_ able for cooking purposes. Ripens early and is a good keeper
BALDWIN. Large, roundish, deep bright red over.a yellow ground;
flesh yellowish white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid. “Ripe in November - °
and December. An excellent market sort.
BEN DAVIS. Large and handsome; striped; of good quality; very productive. Ripe in November-and December.
EARLY HARVEST. Yellow, excellent for cooking ‘or dessert. July. ;
ESOPUS-SPITZENBERG. Large, light red, rich. Sprightly’ vinous flavor. One of the best. November to January.
GRAVENSTEIN. A large, striped, beautiful, roundish apple; of excellent quality, juicy, high flavored. A good grower and prolific bearer. Ripe in August. A good market sort.
NORTHERN SPY. Greenish-yellow, striped purplish red; flesh white and juicy. A fine, late keeper.
RED ASTRACHAN. Large, roundish, skin deep red; flesh white, juicy and. crisp, though rather acid. A: .hardy, vigorous and early bearer... The best early apple. Ripe in June and July.
RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Large, greenish yellow... A con- stant heavy bearer... Ripe in October and December.
WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN. Another ‘sort that bears well in this State. Large, roundish, oblong, and pale yellow, dotted with brown; flesh yellowish, delicate, crisp, juicy, sub-acid; extra fine flavor. A general favorite. Late keeper. <A strong and healthy grower Ripe December to February.
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WINESAP. Yellow, ground streaked with red; flesh yellow, with rich flavor; excellent for table. Ripens November to January.
YELLOW BELLFLOWER.: Very large, oblong, irregular and tapering toward the eye; skin smooth and of pale lemon color; flesh firm but tender, juicy and sub-acid. One of the standard apples of California. A good grower and very productive. Ripens November to February.
YELLOW NEWTOWN PIPPIN. Another variety very success- fully grown in California. Large; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, of exceedingly rich flavor. The best winter apple. Ripe January to March. ;
CRAB APPLES Price same as Apples
RED SIBERIAN. Fruit about an inch in diameter. Yellow with a scarlet cheek. An erect, free grower. Bears very young.
WHITNEY. Glossy green, striped and splashed carmine; flesh firm, juicy and very pleasant flavor.
YELLOW SIBERIAN (Golden Beauty). golden yellow.
PEARS
The Pear does well in all soils, but succeeds best on a heavy loam. Summer and Autumn pears should be gathered at least ten days before they are ripe, and the fruit placed in a dark, cool place, where it will ripen, acquiring a delicious aroma and fine flavor.
Price, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $22.50 per 100.
BARTLETT. There is no occasion to describe this variety, so well known is it. A vigorous and strong grower. Bears heavily; good for.shipping and canning. Ripe in August.
BEURRE CLAIRGEAU. Very large; red cheek with russet ground. Bears very heavily and when quite young. Flesh rather coarse at the core. Fine shipper to Eastern markets. Ripe in October.
BEURRE HARDY. This autumn pear is very desirable on account of its fine flavor and good bearing qualities.
CLAPP’S FAVORITE. A splendid sort; resembles the Bartlett, ripens a few days earlier; fine, melting, with a sweet vinous flavor. Ripens August.
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P. BARRY. This pear was raised by the late B. S. Fox of San Jose. The tree is a good grower, bears immensely and when quite young. The color of fruit is deep yellow, nearly covered with rich golden russet; very large.
A splendid BEEBE and late keeper. Best of all late pears. January to March.
SECKEL. Quite small; rich, yellowish brown; very sweet and pro- ductive. Good only for local markets. Ripe in September.
WINTER BARTLETT. Fruit large, closely resembling the famous Bartlett, but ripening four months later.
WINTER NELIS. Medium size, roundish, yellowish green, dotted with russet. Fine flavor. November to January.
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CHERRIES -Cherries thrive in almost any
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“most ornamental of all fruit trees, and very . desirable for planting, where beauty and shade as well as fruit are desired.
Price, 4 to 6 feet, 40c each; $3.50 per 10; $22.50 per 100.
BING. Fruit large, dark brown or black; _ very fine; late. A good shipping variety.
BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large, bright
; black. The favorite.
CENTENNIAL. .Very large white sort; early.
CHAPMAN. Very large, dark; early; excellent.
LAMBERT. Very large: bright rich red color; an excellent sort. Ripens two weeks later than the Royal Ann. _
LEWELLING (Black Republican). Large size; a cross between Black Tartarian and Napoleon Bigarreau, having the size and color of the former and the solid fiesh of the latter. Late and good.
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MAY DUKE. One of the sour sorts, excellent for tarts; rich, dark red, when fully ripe; quite early.
NAPOLEON BIGARREAU (Royal Ann). color. The favorite white cherry.
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PLUMS
The Plum tree attains its greatest perfection on our heavy soils, being entirely free from disease. Plums are very hardy and grow vigorously in all sections.
Price, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $2.50 per 10; $20.00 per 100.
ABUNDANCE, An extremely early and profuse bearer and strong grower. Fruit large, showy and beautiful, bright cherry red, with white bloom; flesh yellow, exceedingly juicy, tender and sweet. Ripens July and August.
BARTLETT. One of the best of Burbank’s recent introductions. Said to be wonderfully productive; a very ornamental tree with glossy green leaves, resembling closely the famous Bartlett Pear in habit of growth, flavor and fragrance. Fruit oval, yellow turning to deep crimson when fully ripe; flesh light salmon colored, firm and juicy. Ripens before Burbank.
BURBANK (Japanese). Large, yellowish ground, with red cheeks; flesh yellow; firm.
CLIMAX. (A New Early Plum). Cross of Simoni and Botan. Very large, measuring 634 by 1 4% inches in circumference; heart- shaped. A superbly rich plum; extremely early. Ripens in the coast counties early in July, before any other good plum.
GREEN GAGE. Small, but of the highest excellence; round green- ish yellow, with brown dots; very juicy and sweet. August.
KELSEY (Japan). Very large, heart-shaped, greenish yellow, red cheek on sunny side; flesh very solid and firm, juicy, and with a rich vinous flavor; small pit. September.
WASHINGTON. A magnificent large plum, roundish; deep yellow, with pale crimson blush; flesh yellow, firm, very sweet and luscious, separating from the stone. July and August.
YELLOW EGG. Very large and beautiful; egg-shaped; flesh yellow, rather acid until fully ripe, when it sweetens. Clingstone.
PRUNES
By the term ‘‘Prune”’ is signified a plum that dries successfully, without the removal of the pit, and pro- duces a sweet dried fruit.
Price, 4 to 6 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $20.00 per 100.
FRENCH (Petite d’Agen). This is the prune now -grown so ex- tensively and successfully in~- California for drying purposes; medium-sized; egg-shaped, violet purple; very rich and sugary. The best prune; prolific bearer. Can supply this variety on Myrobolan Plum and Almond root.
GERMAN. Long, oval, and swollen on one side; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom; flesh firm, green, sweet with a peculiarly pleasant flavor. Separates readily from the stone. September.
HUNGARIAN. Fruit very large, with tendency to come double; reddish violet, covered with a handsome bloom, Very juicy and sweet. Good shipper.
IMPERIAL EPINEUSE. Large and uniform in size. Very sweet, and of high flavor; the skin is thin and of a reddish purple when green; when dried coal black.
SUGAR. An extremely early prune. Very large. Ripens August ist. Skin very tender, at first of a light purple, tinted with green, changing at maturity to dark purple, covered with a thick white bloom. Valuable in localities where the French prune ripens too late for sun-drying.
SILVER. Very large, oval; skin yellow. Makes a very attractive Gueds uae, besides being a good shipper and canner. Bears eavily.
TRAGEDY. plum. Good size, Sweet and very rich.
This is the earliest of all prunes, and earlier than any i dark purple skin, yellowish-green flesh.
PEACHES
The Peach tree requires a well drained, moderately rich soil, warm sandy loam is probably the best. In order to preserve the continued healthy growth of the tree and the fine quality of the fruit, the peach should have the shoots and branches cut back to one-half the preceding season’s growth every year, so as to preserve a round, vigorous head; this should be done the last of February or as early in the spring as practicable.
Price, 1 year, 4 to 5 feet on peach root, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $20.00 per 100,
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AMSDEN’S JUNE. Flesh firm and juicy, sweet; early.
CROSBY. Fruit medium size; roundish, slightly flattened; bright orange-yellow, splashed with carmine on sunny side; of good quality. Ripens between early and late Crawfords.
ELBERTA. Very large; bright yellow with a beautiful red mottled cheek; juicy and sweet; regular bearer. Ripens about end of
July. EARLY CRAWFORD. This is probably the most extensively grown of all peaches. Very large; color yellow, red cheek;
fiesh yellow, rich, excellent. Very productive. Ripens about middle of July.
FOSTER. Large yellow; resembles Early Crawford, ripening a little earlier; an excellent sort.
FITZGERALD. Very large; pleasant sub-acid flavor; excellent; ' a regular and heavy bearer.
HALE’S EARLY. Medium size, nearly round; skin greenish-white, red cheek; very rich and juicy. Ripens early in July.
LATE CRAWFORD. Very large; yellow with dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, juicy and melting; of exquisite flavor; valuable for canning and drying. Ripens middle to end of August.
LEMON CLING. A fine clingstone variety; large, yellow, fine cropper. An excellent variety.
MUIR. The best of all peaches for drying, because it loses less than any other in the process. Has a delicious, rich, buttery, sweet flavor. The fruit is large to very large; skin pure yellow; flesh yellow. Excellent for canning. Ripens end of August.
ORANGE CLING. Very large, yellow with dark crimson. cheek; flesh golden-yellow; rich and sugary; a heavy and regular bearer.
SALWAY. A large, yellow English peach, with deep yellow flesh; very juicy, melting and rich. The most valuable late market variety.
SUSQUEHANNA. Large, globular; skin yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and rich. Tree strong grower, bearing heavy and regular crops.
WHITE HEATH CLING. A most delicious cling; very large; skin downy, creamy white, with slight tinge of red; flesh white, very fend juicy and sweet. Valuable for canning. Ripens Septem-
er.
WHEATLAND. A very large round freestone; skin yellow, shaded red; flesh yellow, firm, melting and sweet. Tree a rapid grower and heavy bearer. An excellent variety.
APRICOTS
Beautiful and delicious fruit. In quality and appear- ance is between the plum and the peach, combining quality of both. Ripening early, together with its de- lightful flavor, makes it one of the most valuable fruits. Requires about the same cultivation as the peach or plum. For drying and canning it has no superior.
Price, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $20.00 per 100.
BLENHEIM. An excellent variety and in great demand. The trees are early and regular bearers and have an abundance of foliage thoroughly protecting the fruit. Fruit above medium, oval; orange color, with deep yellow; juicy and rich flesh; July.
HEMSKIRKE. Large, roundish; flesh bright orange, tender and juicy, with a rich plum like flavor; fruit not quite as large as the Moorpark, but ripening more evenly. August.
MOORPARK. Very large, yellowish-green, brownish-red on the sunny side, marked with numerous dark specks and dots; flesh bright orange, parts freely from the stone.
PEACH. Very large, handsome, and of a delicious flavor; skin deep orange, mottled with dark brown. Flesh of a fine saffron-yellow color, juicy, rich and highly flavored.
NECTARINES
The habit and growth of the Nectarine resembles the peach. The fruit has the distinction of a smooth skin, and is of most delightful flavor.
Price, 3 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
BOSTON. Large, deep yellow, with a bright blush and deep mot- tlings of red; flesh yellow, without any red at the stone. Sweet though not rich, with a pleasant and peculiar flavor.
LORD NAPIER. Large, cream color, dark red cheek; flesh white; freestone,
NEW WHITE. Large; skin white; flesh white, tender and very juicy, of rich vinous flavor, pit small and free. Easy to grow wherever nectarines thrive.
ALMONDS
The Almond prefers a loose, light, warm soil. It makes quite a large tree, and should have plenty of room. ‘Trees should be headed low and pruned during the first three years. ;
Price, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10; $22.50 per 100.
DRAKE’S SEEDLING. Originated with Mr. Drake, of Suisun, California, of the Languedoc class; bears abundantly and regu- larly where the Languedoc is a total failure.
I.X.L. Tree a sturdy, upright grower, with large leaves; nuts large; shells easily, no machine being needed, nor is any bleaching: necessary; shell soft but perfect. It bears heavily and regularly.
‘JORDAN. The nuts are long and hard-shell; the kernels are single,
narrow, long and plump; the kernel is always removed from the nut proper when exported.
NE PLUS ULTRA. Introduced by Mr. A. T. Hatch. Tree a rapid grower; leaves rather large; a heavy and regular bearer; nuts large and very long in shape; soft shell; hulls freely. :
NONPAREIL. First called Extra. Of a weeping style of growth, smaller foliage than the I. X. L., but still forms a beautiful tree; an extraordinarily heavy and regular bearer, with very thin shell, of the Paper Shell type.
QUINCES Price, 4 to 5 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
APPLE, or ORANGE. Large, bright yellow. The best. Ripe August and September.
CHAMPION. Very large; flesh cooks as tenderly as an apple, not having hard spots or cores; flavor delicate, imparting an exqui- site quince taste and-odor to any fruit with which it is cooked. Highly productive, especially so while young. :
OLIVE TREES Price, 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
MANZANILLO. Among the olives of Southern Spain, especially around Seville, the- Manzanillo is highly prized both for pickling and oil. ~The fruit is very large. One of the best olives. Very hardy, prolific, and a regular bearer. Makes-a fine pickle, and produces-oil- of a high-grade.
MISSION. The variety found at the Old Missions, introduced by the Spanish-Padres, and:until recently the only sort cultivated in California. It still ranks,;as one of the most vigorous, pro- ductive, hardy and long-lived varieties. It is the most exten- sively cultivated sort in California, and can be found in almost every county of:the’State. It is thrifty and vigorous, and yields a fine oil. Can be used for pickling. Ripens late.
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NEVADILLO BLANCO. Medium size, well set on, and its numerous branchlets usually bend with the weight of the fruit. It is for oil only, of which it yields an abundant supply of finest grade. Ripens early.
RUBRA. The tree is a very. vigorous, upright grower; succeeds in dry, hilly soils. Fruit of medium size, bears heavy and regular crops. November.
SEVILLANO. The tree is a strong grower; leaves green, greenish- white on the under side. The largest of olives, and the variety exported from Spain under the name of ‘‘Queen Olive.’”? When ripe, of a bluish-black color; flesh adheres to the pit. A regular bearer. A great olive for pickling; ripens early; its large size, fine flavor, and the fact that it pickles easily, is sure to cause it to be in demand.
FIGS
CALIFORNIA BLACK. A well-know local variety. Large, dark purple, almost black when fully ripe. Makes a good dried fig. Tree grows to a very large size, and gives immense yield. 4 to 5 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
CALIMYRNA. The genuine Smyrna Fig packed under the name of “Erbeyli” (signifying fine fig) in Asia Minor, and known in Turkish as ‘‘Lop,’’? and in Greek as “Lopia.’’ Large to very large; turbinate, pyriform; very short, stalk short; ribs distinct, orifice large, of pale ocher color and widely open when the fig is mature and before shriveling; skin lemon yellow; pulp reddish amber, sometimes pale amber, turning to dark amber just before falling; seeds large, yellow, fertile, overspread with a clear, white syrup, giving the fruit a richness and meatiness surpassed by no other fig. Tree of spreading habit; leaves medium to large, and five-lobed. The dried figs contain 63-92 per cent sugar, which is 144 per cent more sugar than found in the imported Smyrna fig. Dries readily and with less trouble and expense than any other fig, dropping to the ground of its own accord, being prac- tically dry when it falls, requiring when placed on trays only from two to three days’ exposure to the sun. This is the world-famous fig of commerce, introduced by Mr. G. Roeding, of Fresno. 3 to 5 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
WHITE ADRIATIC. Fruit large; skin greenish-yellow color; pulp carnation red. Ripens from August to October. 4 to 5
feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
‘WILD, or CAPRI. Must be grown in connection with every Cali- myrna Fig orchard. $8 to 5 feet, 60c each.
ORANGES
Price, lifted with balls of soil, 4 to 5 feet, $2.00 each; $17.50 per 10.
MALTESE BLOOD. Fruit below medium, nearly round; skin very thin and smooth; pulp ruby-red.
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MEDITERRANEAN SWEET. Fruit medium to large; solid, with few seeds; ripens late. A very popular sort.
RIVERSIDE WASHINGTON NAVEL. Fruit first-class in every respect; size medium to large, oval, smooth, symmetrical, seed- less; pulp fine grained, flavor excellent. A solid, perfect fruit.
VALENCIA LATE, OR HART’S TARDIFF. An
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orange of
remarkably strong-growing habit, and claimed by those fruiting it to be a good bearer; a little later than Mediterranean Sweet, which it resembles very much.
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LEMONS
Price, lifted with balls of soil, 4 to 5 feet, $2.00 each; $17.50 per 10.
EUREKA. Tree nearly thornless, of rapid growth, and prolific bearer; fruit of the best quality. A general favorite.
LISBON. Medium size; sweet rind; very strong in acid; very few seeds; tree a rapid grower and very productive.
VILLA FRANCA. Fruit uniformly medium size, fine grained, sweet rind; very few seeds; good keeper; tree strong grower, prolific bearer.
POMELOS, (Grape Fruit)
This fruit is becoming one of the most popular of the citrus fruits in the Eastern States, and the demand for it thus far has exceeded the supply. The name of “Grape Fruit,’ by which it is often called, due to its growing in .clusters on the tree, is a mis- nomer. The growing popu- larity of this fruit is probably due to its medicinal qualities, particularly for correcting stomach troubles. The tree is fully as hardy as the orange and is a vigorous grower.
Price, lifted with balls of soil, 4 to 5 feet, $2.00 each.
MARSH’S SEEDLESS. Medium, practically seedless; skin thin and smooth; pulp juicy; of superior flavor. Keeps late. A valuable acquisition; its deli- cious flavor and having no seeds should cause it to take the pre- cedence over many other varieties.
PH. Medium size; skin cal eee clear, thin, and fine grained, juicy and well flavored. No bitter in the juice, flesh or membranes surrounding the cells and dividing the segments, and very little in the white, inner lining of the peel. Tree bears young. One of the best
of the imported varieties.
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LIME—MEXICAN Balled, 3 feet, $1.50 each.
JAPANESE PERSIMMONS
A magnificent fruit from Japan. Tree highly ornamental. beautiful in appearance and excellent in quality. grown, 4 to 5 feet, 50c each.
MULBERRY
DOWNING. Tree of rapid growth; very good as a shade tree, as the leaves are very large; deep green in color; fruit similar in shape to a blackberry; very sweet and aromatic. 5 to 6 feet, 60c each.
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LOQUAT GIANT
The fruit of this Japanese tree is very nice. In this State it ripens in April and May, and is about the size of small plums, and comes in clusters; very sweet and refreshing. The plant itself is very ornamental, having large, crimpled foliage of an olive-green color; of spreading, dense growth. 214 to 3 feet, 75c each.
LEGS
Pecan Nut
STRAWBERRY GUAVA
The Guava is an ornamental evergreen ‘shrub with pink, shining foliage, and bears when only 2 feet in height. The fruit is smaller than an English walnut, of a fine claret color, and with a flavor resembling that of a strawberry. Makes an excellent jelly. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each.
CHESTNUTS
AMERICAN SWEET. ornamental; timber is very durable, and possesses a fine grain for oil finish. Nuts sweet, of delicate flavor, and are a valuable article of commerce. No farm should be without its grove of nut-bearing trees, and the chestnut should be foremost wherever the soil is adapted to its growth. Price, 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
JAPANESE MAMMOTH. Is remarkable for its great.size and fine flavor—in these respects being superior to the European varieties. The tree is similar in habit and growth to the Italian Chestnut; it is a handsome, sturdy, healthy tree; if grows in Northern Japan, and has proved to be sufficiently hardy almost anywhere in the United States. Bears fruit at three or four years ofage. 3 to 4 feet, 35c each; $3.00 per 10.
A yaluable native tree, both useful and -
BUTTERNUTS
A native of the Eastern States, of vigorous growth, spreading head, grayish colored bark, and foliage resembling that of the Ailanthus; produces a large, longish nut, prized for its sweet, oily, nutritious. kernel. 4 to 6 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
WALNUTS
AMERICAN BLACK. One of the largest and handsomest of American forest trees; grows freely on this coast, stands trans- planting well, bears early, and ought to be extensively cultivated, not alone for the nuts, but also for the valuable wood it produces. 3 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; $17.50 per 100.
ENGLISH. 2 to 3 feet, 30c each; $2.50 per 10; $17.50 per 100. SANTA BARBARA SOFT SHELL. Tree a vigorous grower, early and abundant bearer. The nut is large; kernel white, sweet and readily extracted; shell thin, easily broken. One of the favorites in Southern California. 5 to 6 feet, 60c each; $5.00 per 10.
FRANQUETTE. Nut is quite large, of an elongated oval shape and very attractive; kernel full sweet and of a rich, nutty flavor; a late bloomer. Grafted on Cali- fornia Black Walnut root, 4 to 5 feet, $1.50 each; $14.00
per 10. MAYETTE. A very superior nut in every way. Tree an abundant bearer and very late bloomer. Grafted on
California Black Walnut root,
per 10. THE PECAN
A rapid-growing tree, attaining a height of 170 feet in its natural habitat. In form and contour conspicuous and attractive, producing valuable timber, and a great abundance of smooth, oblong nuts with sweet and delicious kernels. Selected seedlings, 2 to 3 feet, 50c each; $4.00 per 10.
GRAPES
FOR TABLE AND RAISINS Price, 20c each; $1.50 per 10; $5.00 per 100.
BLACK HAMBURG. Bunches and berries large; black, very sugary and rich. CALIFORNIA BLACK. The well-known Mission Grape.
CORNICHON, BLACK. Berries very large, oblong; covered with beautiful bloom; skin rather thick and dark. A good shipping sort. y
FLAME TOKAY. A magnificent, large, red grape.
MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. Bunches and berries large, pale amber. One of the best for raisins. $18.00 per 1,000.
ROSE OF PERU. Very large bunches; berries rounding, brownish black. One of the best for table.
SULTANA. Bunches long and very compact; berries small, amber colored, seedless; make fine seedless raisins; vine an. immense
$1.50 each; $14.00
bearer. Grows on sandy soils, producing large crops. $18.00 per 1,000. z
SWEETWATER. Bunches good size; berries medium size, round Tuit.
THOMPSON’S SEEDLESS. Vine an enormous bearer and very rapid grower; bunches very large; berries greenish-yellow, firm, oval, seedless; skin thin, much larger than the Sultana. The raisins are of a very superior quality, and are in good demand. A valuable shipping grape, ripening in-July. $18.00 per 1,000.
FOREIGN WINE GRAPES BEST ASSORTED. $5.00 per 100; $18.00 per 1,000.
RESISTANT GRAPES
LENOIR, RIPARIA, RUPESTRIS ST. GEORGE. $20.00 per 1,000.
Write for prices and varieties of Grapes Grafted on Phylloxera Resistant Roots.
AMERICAN GRAPES Price, 2 years old, 20c each; $1.50 per 10.
This class of grapes is useful in localities where the more tender foreign varieties will not succeed on account of the severe winters. They are also the best for arbor and trellis covering. ; AGAWAM. One of the best of red varieties; bunches good size;
berry tender and juicy. CONCORD. Bunches large, compact; berries large, round, light, red, sweet. i DELAWARE. One of the most desirable garden varieties. Ripens with the Concord; bunches small and very compact, berries small, violet-red, sweet and highly flavored. ;
$4.00 per 100;
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ISABELLA. Our most extensively planted Eastern grape; bunches long, large and loose; berries black, oval, juicy and sweet, with distinct musky flavor; an immense bearer; a valuable market variety.
‘NIAGARA. Bunch large, uniform, very compact; berry large, mostly round, light greenish white, slightly ambered in the sun; peculiar flavor and aroma. Enormously productive.
THE PIERCE. A sport from the Isabella. and strong grower.
It is an immense bearer
The Pierce Grape
CURRANTS
Currants and Gooseberries should be planted in good
soil, which must be kept rich and well worked. ‘Trim out the old wood as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all the young shoots, to keep the bushes in good shape. Sprinkle ashes around the roots occasionally, to keep the borers away.
Strong, 2 years old, 20c each; $1.75 per 10. BLACK NAPLES. Berries large and black. CHERRY CURRANT. Very large, deepred. One of the best.
LONDON MARKET. Very productive, with long branches covered with large, rich, red-colored fruit.
WHITE DUTCH.
: Bunch and berry large, with fine transparent skin.
GOOSEBERRIES
We can supply the following English sorts. delicious flavor.
CROWN BOB. quality.
INDUSTRY. Immensely prolific; large and handsome; ripens very early; color, dark red.
LANCASHIRE LAD. This splendid sort is of superior quality, almost as large as Industry, having a rich pleasant flavor when ripe; color, rich dark red; a vig- orous grower.
Large fruiting, and of 2-year-old plants, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
WHITESMITH. Large, oval shaped; yellowish white, slightly downy; of first quality. KEEPSAKE. Very large; fruit of exquisite flavor.
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RASPBERRIES
Plant in rows 5 to 6 feet apart 2 to 4 feet in the row. Cut the tops off within a few inches of the ground when: planted. After the fruit season, cut out all the old wood which bore the last crop of fruit. Pinch the vigorous young shoots several times during the summer. ~- They will then grow stout enough to stand without staking.
Price, 60c per 10; $4.00 per 100. CUTHBERT (Queen of the Market). The largest, handsomest
and best red Raspberry cultivated. Bears transportation well. Very productive.
TURNER RED. Of rich flavor and very good quality. Time of ripening is with the earliest and continued until the end of the raspberry season.
BLACKBERRIES
Plant in good soil, in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, and 3 to
4 feet apart in the row. After the fruiting season, or in
early spring, cut out all the dead wood. Blackberries
should be planted early, before the buds start. A good top dressing of stable manure, applied annually, will be conducive to large crops. Keep the ground clean.
Price, 60c Ber 10; $4.00 per 100, except where noted
otherwise.
KITTATINNY. Fruit large, roundish conical, rich glossy black; firm, juicy, sweet and excellent.
LAWTON. Fruit large; very productive and late.
HIMALAYA GIANT. A late Blackberry coming after the other berries are gone, ripening over a period of several weeks, making it especially desirable for family use. In Northern California. they are seldom injured by frost, as they blossom after all frosts are over. Like the Loganberry, it must be grown on a trellis— the vines under favorable conditions growing 15 to 20. feet. The berries grow in bunches; are of excellent flavor and the yield surpasses any berry ever introduced. One year old plants,
15¢c each; $1.25 per 10. Tip rooted plants ready February, 15c each; $1.00 ber 10; $6.00 per 100.
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CAROB (St. John’s Bread). A handsome evergreen tree, producing pleasantly flavored, bean-like fruit
in long pods, and succeeding well in dry situations. 2 feet, $1.00 each.
EXCELSIOR. (Per.) Berries large, long, conical or pointed and a bright scarlet in color. The flesh is bright, juicy, of fair quality, and firm. Plants vigorous and healthy in growth and foliage. Ripens early and is very productive.
ENHANCE. (Per.) Deep red in color, inside of berry being a beautiful wine color; a wonderful heavy cropper.
Mammoth Blackberry—Actual size, not exaggerated
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MAMMOTH BLACKBERRY
Named by some “The Black Loganberry’’
The fruit is enormously large, some specimens measuring from 244 to 24% inches long; the very largest blackberry known to the world. The globules are large, seed small, soft and not very abundant; core quite small and very soft. The flavor is a decided im- provement on any known variety of blackberry, the acid flavor so pronounced in all other kinds is very mild and pleasant, and when fully ripe is quite sweet. This berry in size and delicious flavor will eclipse any blackberry here- tofore produced.
It is advisable in plant- ing the Mammoth Black- berry. plants that they be given plenty of room. If grown upon a trellis, which is by far the best way, the rows should not be less than 9 feet apart and the plants 6 to 8 feet in the rows.
One year old plants (stock limited), 15c each; $1.25 per 10.
Tip rooted, ready Febru- ary. 10c each; 75c per
‘10; $4.00 per 100.
STRAWBERRIES
To cultivate the Straw- berry for family use we recommend planting in beds four feet wide, with an alley two feet wide between the beds. These beds will accommodate three rows of plants, which may stand fifteen inches apart each way, and the outside row nine inches from the alley. Ground should be well pre- pared by digging or plow- ing at least ten or twelve inches deep, and be enriched with well rotted manure, ground bone, wood ashes or any other good fertilizer.
Price, 25c per dozen; $1.50 per 100; $8.00 per 1,000.
Varieties marked (Imp.) are imperfect in blossom and need at least every third or fourth row to be planted with some perfect or stam-
Those marked (Per) are especially good to
use as staminates or to be grown alone.
LONGWORTH. very sweet. proximity.
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An old popular variety. Fruit small, Requires to have a perfect variety to be planted in
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BRANDYWINE. (Per.) Plant a luxuriant grower, healthy and hardy, and very productive; blossoms perfect; fruit very large, of good form, bright red all over, and of good quality. Season, medium to very late. It succeeds on any soil.
JESSIE.. (Per.) Large, handsome, roundish conical, dark red, firm and of good quality.
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KLONDYKE. (Per.) Color of berry rich red, extending to center; of mild flavor, quite juicy; of great productiveness. A fine ship- ping sort and grown extensively for market as it is an excellent
shipper.
LADY THOMPSON. (Per.) Early; very productive; large; firm and fine flavor. A valuable market variety. Plant, strong and vigorous grower.
MARSHALL (Per.) Very large; blood red color; rich aromatic flavor. A good old stand-by.
PRIDE OF MICHIGAN (Per.) The berries are wonderfully large; bright scarlet with blood-red cheeks; one of the highest colored and richest flavored berries grown.
TEXAS. Produces hand- some crimson berries with dark red cheeks; medium size; firm and solid; fine flavor; good for canning and an excellent shipper.
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THE LOGANBERRY (Raspberry-Blackberry )
The fruit is as large as the largest-sized blackberry; is of the same shape, with globules similar fo that fruit. Color, when fully ripe, a dark rich red. It partakes of both flavors of the raspberry and blackberry, being a combination of the two mixed; a very pleasant, mild, vinous flavor, delightful to the taste, not found in any other fruit, but peculiar to this alone. It is excellent for the table, eaten fresh or cooked, and for jellies or jams without an equal. The vines are enormous bearers. One year old plants (stock limited), 15c each; $1.25 per 10. Tip rooted, ready February. 10c each; 75c per 10; $4.00 per 100.
THE PHENOMENAL BERRY
Is the result of a cross between the Improved California Dewberry and the Cuthbert Raspberry. Mr. Burbank (the introducer) describes it as larger than the largest berry ever before known; bright crimson raspberry color; productive as could be desired. ‘Tip rooted, ready Feb- ruary. 15c each; $1.00 per 10.
NEW DEWBERRY—GARDENA
The Gardena has proven itself a most valuable fruit for Southern California. It is remarkably early, ripening its fruit in April and May, and in productiveness is a surprise to fruit-growers, having the past season far exceeded that of any other variety of its class. The fruit is large, firm, of superior flavor, and very attrac- tive in its appearance. Grow them upon a low trellis, not over 2 feet high; plant the rows 5 feet apart; plants 3 feet apart; put up two wires, one a foot from the ground, the other not over 2 feet—better 20 inches. 15c each; $1.00 per 10; $6.00 per 100.
HORSERADISH Strong plants, 15c each; $1.00 per 10.
RHUBARB
LORENZO AND LINNAEUS. Strong roots,15¢c each; $1.50 per dozen.
AUSTRALIAN CRIMSON WINTER
The great value of Rhubarb as a vegetable has always been its earliness, and a vast amount of time and labor has been spent in efforts to originate a variety which would produce stalks even a day or two in advance of other early varieties. Australian ‘‘Crimson Winter’’ Rhubarb will produce marketable stalks abundantly, fully six weeks earlier than any other Rhubarb. Price, 25c each; $2.00 per 10.
SOME. UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
It will be well for our customers to read these. They demonstrate that our packing is excellent and our stock the very best to arrive in all parts of the world in such excellent condition. —
Alemania, Pochutla, Oax., Mexico, March 20, 1909. The seeds and roots you sent me on February 11, 1909, | arrived in fine condition. All are doing very well, although | the temperature has been no less than 95 degrees in the
| shade during the last three weeks. I remain, etc., , i Cx) He
Champerico, Guatemala, April, 1909. : Your last shipment of plants reached me in splendid / condition so that we really think to not lose a a ae
Dawson City, Y. T., April 5, 1909. I am in receipt of the four dozen geraniums you sent. *» They arrived in good shape with the exception of the white, but I think they will be all OK. Kindly accept my thanks for same. Wines Grew Ese
Higashi Tadamura, Kawabegun, Setton, near Kobe, Japan, March, 10, 1909.
I am pleased to inform you that the two parcels reached me in splendid condition, and I shall be pleased to give you an order next year. : M. K.
Honolulu, H. T., April 14, 1909.
I am glad to be able to report that the shipment of strawberry plants per S. S. “Alameda” arriving here on the 9th inst., reached me in fine shape. I believe fully 80 per cent of the plants will grow, and I am éxceedingly well satisfied with your action in the matter. You may be sure I shall speak a good word for your firm whenever opportunity offers. peGsoK,
Honolulu, H. T., May 14, 1909. Have delayed acknowledging receipt of the plants, (roses, violets and carnations) until assured all were growing- They are all doing fine—roses are blooming already, too. Let me compliment your nurseryman on the neat and care- ful manner in which he packed the carnation plants for the mail. I was really surprised to find them so fresh—not a sign of wilting. Again expressing my appreciation of the care given my small orders, I remain, etc., MRS. E. R. B. Redwood City, Cal.; May 15, 1909. I received the plants in good condition. You will hear
again from me shortly. M. L
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HORTICULTURAL ~ TOOLS AND REQUISITES
Bamboo Canes.—Fig.1. Dozen, 4 feet, 20c; 5 feet, 25c; 6 feet, 30c; 7 feet, 35c.
Garden Stakes.—Fig. 2. Heavy, square, painted green. White tipped, made of Redwood and impossible to rot. 3 feet, $1.25; 4 feet, $1.50; 5 feet, $1.75; 6 feet, $2.15; 7 feet, $2.75.
Garden Stakes.—Fig. 3. Heavy, round, painted green, pointed. 5 feet, $1.50 per dozen; 4 feet, $1.25 per dozen; 3 feet, 90c per dozen.
HOSE AND HOSE ACCESSORIES
REVERO—Fig 4. Best grade of heavy, pliable rubber hose made. Will outwear and outlast the ordinary kinds many times. The Revero is many times the cheapest hose to buy.
For Spraying Hose there is none so good as %-inch Revero Hose. Will stand the chemicals and the rough use.
12-inch, in 25 feet, at 17c; in 50 feet, at 16c. %4-inch, in 25 feet, at 19c; in 50 feet, at 18c. 1-inch, in 25 feet, at 30c; in 50 feet, at 28c.
Concord. A 5-ply hose good for ordinary garden use. 34-inch, 25 feet, 13c; 50 feet, 10c.
Hose Bands.—Fig. 6. Double wire with key to tighten that may be turned by anail. 4, 34 or 1-inch, 30c dozen.
Hose Couplings.—Fig. 9. 25c per pair. Tin plated and polished, 35c.
Hose Mender. The ‘‘Cooper’’ Brass.—Fig. 11. Made of thin brass tubing; will not rust or wear out; scarcely decreases the flow of water. Easy to apply and a good mender. Will not leak. For 14-inch and 34-inch hose.
Price, 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. Postage, 15c per dozen. For 1 inch hose 15c each.
Hose Snap Couplings.—Fig. 8. Fit into ordinary coupling, and allow hose to be disconnected instantly, saving time and patience.
Pair, 35c. HOSE NOZZLES
Brass Rose—Fig. 7. for spraying either greenhouse or garden. Each, 50c.
Gem Hose,Nozzle.—Fig. 12. Adjustable, coarse or fine spray. 50c.
WOODEN LABELS For trees, pots and gardens Unpainted Painted Per 100 Per 1000Per 1000
3 %-inch iron wire, Fig. 19..... chsta ete ee OSLO. $1.25 $1. 50 3 44-inch copper wire, Fig. 19............ 30 1.75 2.00 4 -inch Pot Labels, Fig. 18............. 15 -75 1.00 5 -inch Pot Labels, Fig. 17............. e20 1.00 1.35 6 -inch Pot Labels, Fig. 16............. 20 1.20 1.65 8 -inch Pot Labels, Fig. 15............. 30 4.00 10 -inch Garden Labels, Fig. 14.......... 75 6.25 12 -inch Garden Labels, Fig. 13......... 1.00 8.50 KNIVES
Propagating Knife.—Fig. 20. Pointed blade, ebony handle, ivory wedge. $1.00 each.
Budding Knife.—Fig. 21. Small size, ivory handle. $1.00 each.
Pruning Knife.—Fig. 22. Medium size, black handle, best American steel. 80c each.
Budding Knife.—Fig. 23. Large size, long ivory handle, best English steel. $1.50 each.
Pruning Knife.—Fig. 24. Large size, ebony handle, metal tipped. $1.25 each.
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Raffia.—Fig. 25. Largely used by nurserymen and others and considered the best and erennent material for tying known. Lb. 20c; in 10 1b. lots, 15¢ per lb In bale lots (224 lbs.) write for special eastern prices.
Moss.—Fig. 26. Selected Oregon........... Lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $5.00 Selected pia Ea aya teens ate Lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $6.00
Peat. Best imported peat for growing orchids, bulbs, ete. Use to mix in the soil to start flower seeds. This peat is equivalent and better than “‘leaf mould,’’ recommended for garden work. per lb. 10c; 100 Ibs. $6.00
Grafting Wax.—Fig. 27. %41b.10c; 1b. 15¢; Ib. 25c
Trowels.—Fig. 34: Solid shank, cast steel. 50¢ each. Riveted Shank. 25c each.
Rubber Plant Sprinklers.—Fig. 35. For indoor watering, straight- neck. $1.00 each.
Rubber Plant Sprinklers, for indoor watering, angleneck. $1.00 €
LAWN SPRINKLERS
Meyer’s Lawn Sprinkler. Consists of a tin pipe about 4 feet long, mounted and perforated with fine holes which throw a spray in all directions. Has brass connection and is durable. Each $1.25.
*“*“Twin’’ Sprinkler.—Fig.10. Made of zinc metal and cannot rust. Will cover the lawn evenly for 16 feet radius. Very popular. Each 35c.
Fan Sprinkler.—Fig. 5. Made of zinc metal and shaped so that it wil water:a bed on one side only. Very convenient to use from a cement walk. Each 35c.
GOPHER AND MOLE TRAPS
*‘Novelty’’ Gopher Trap.—Fig. 33. Without doubt the best trap made; never fails to catch them. 30¢ each.
Mole Trap.—Fig. 32. Reddick,isallright. $1.00 each.
LAWN MOWERS
We ship these all carefully boxed to any point, delivered free to the railroad.
Philadelphia, Style A.— Fig. 31. Solid steel throughout, ball bear- ings highly geared; will clip closely and well. Used by the Golden _Gate Park extensively for their work. The finest mower made; ae tested. 15-inch, $14.00; 17-inch, $15.00; 19-inch,
Philadelphia, Style K.—Fig. 30. Has 5 blades, part steel, single pinion; a-good high class mower. 14-inch, $8.75; 16-inch, $9.75; 18-inch, $10.75.
Old Style Philadelphia—Fig. 28. Solid blade and wheel. Im- possible to get out of order; will last a life time; does good work. There is no mower just like this and none other so popular. 10-inch, $5.00; 12-inch, $6.00; 14-inch, $7.00; 16-inch, $8.00.
An extra good mower at a low price. Is substantially built of best iron and steel, and has ball bearings which make it very easy to run. 12-inch, $4.50; 14-inch, $5.00; 16-inch, $5.50.
The Wedgeway.—Fig. 29. Is the same as The Colonial, but without the ball bearings. 12-inch, $3.75; 14-inch, $4.00.
Grass Collectors. All metal. $1.50 to $1.75 each.
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The following can not be sent by mail, except where noted, but must go by express or freight:
Arsenate of Lead. A new arsenic spray for caterpillars, codlin moth, etc. This is preferred by many to Paris Green, as it can be readily seen when applying; sticks to the leaves and does not burn the foliage. ecommended by the Department of Agri- Re 2 1b. can, 50c; 10 lbs, $1.75; 25 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs.,
Bordeaux Mixture—Fig. 38. The best and most generally used spray for blight, mildew, curled leaf, pear scab, etc. All prepared and ready for use. Dilute 50 times. 50-gallon bbl. enough for 6 acres of fruit trees. i1-qt. cans, 65c; i-gal. cans, $1.50. 10-gal. keg, 70c: 50-gal. bbl., 50c gal.
California Wash.—Fig. 40. Lime, sulphur, and salt. Makes 30 to 40 gallons of spray. The only effective spray for San Jose scale; apolynace leaves are off the trees. 1-quart can, 65c; 1-gallon can, $1.50.
Grape Dust. A non-poisonous powder for the remedy and control of mildew and rot on grapes, roses, etc. 5-lb. package, 50c.
For killing caterpillars and other pests of this nature. Is a poison and very deadly to insects but not to people. 144 1b. package, 20c; 1-lb. package, 35c. :
Kerosene Emulsion. Ready to use; will kill scale, green lice and other pests that suck; makes 25 gallons of spray. 1-quart cans, 65c; 1-gallon cans, $1.50.
Nico-Fume Liquid. Contains 40% nicotine. Place a hot iron in 1% pints of water to which a scant table spoonful of Nico-Fume has been added. This will kill greenhouse pests over 600 square feet. 14-pint can, 65c; 1-pint can, $1.85.
Nico-Fume Tobacco Paper. Strongly saturated with nicotine. Merely suspend from bench and light lower end. One sheet is destructive to 2000 cubic feet. Air-tight can 2 dozen sheets, 85c; postpaid, 95c; air-tight can of 144 sheets, $3.85.
Paris Green. In cans, pure, poisonous. Kills caterpillars, potato bugs and all bugs which chew the leaves. 141b., 30c;11b., 50c.
**Rose-Leaf’’? Extract of Tobacco. Most effectual for the de- struction of insects on plants. Dilute with 65 parts of water. This spray will kill the thrip that is so destructive to the orchards. Spray early when the buds begin to swell and again when through blossoming. Is good for lice, fleas, mange, and scab on animals. 1 pint, 55c; 1 quart, 75c; 1 gallon, $2.50.
Slug-Shot.—Fig. 36. Destroys all insects injurious to house and garden plants, vegetables, and fruits of all kinds, also poultry lice; as effective as Paris green without the danger from poison. i1-lb. cartons with perforated top for applying, 20c each; if by mail, 20c extra; 5-lb. package, 40c; 10-lb. package, 75c. Tin Dusters for applying Slug-Shot, 40c each.
Tobacco Dust. The most economical form to use tobacco as an. insecticide; fatal to green and black fly and similar garden pests, by simply dusting over the plants. If dug around the roots will keep away all pests below ground and insure health to the plants. 10c per 1b.; if by mail, 15c extra.
Whale Oil Soap.—Fig. 37. Dissolved in water makes an excellent spray for scale on palms, etc. %-lh. package, 15c; 1-lb. package, 25c; postage, 16c per 1b.; 10 lbs. in bulk, $1.00.
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Morse’s Eurning Brand of Tobacco Dust. The best and cheapest nicotine fumigator. It will kill all insect life in greenhouse with- out the slightest injury to flower or leaf. Give it a trial is all we ask. Write us for a free sample and directions. 5 lbs. covers a house 100x25. 10c per 1b.; $6.00 per 100 lb. sack.
Sulpho-Tobacco Soap.—Fig. 46. A wonderful insect and bug ex- terminator. 3-0z. cake (makes 11% gallons prepared solution), 10c; mailed, postpaid, 13c; 8-oz. cake (makes 4 gallons pre- pared solution), 20c; mailed, postpaid, 28c.
Tobacco Stems. In bales of about 50 lbs. at 3 4c per Ib.
APPLIANCES FOR INSECTIDES
WOODASON BELLOWS AND ATOMIZERS
These are the best made bellows; will last a long time and are very effective:
Each Bellows Double CONC as ons dis sere sicicei ies orale Peete ses) acess $3.50 Bellows, Large Single Cone, with spreader.—Fig. 52....... 2.50 Bellows. small single Cones c . . sq eockee saves ees siepsc ce ws 1.50 Liquid Atomizer, large.—Fig. 41........ Whee eee ae 2.50 NCEE PACOMIZET SSIIAIEF fe s. oaks orsiere & sinis ke w)<iele aee\'sie elas oye ere 1.50
The Morse Garden Syringe.—Fig.45. Polished brass, 18x14 inches, fitted with adjustable: plunger; one coarse rose, one fine rose, and one jet spray. $5.00 each.
Ladies’ Garden Syringe.—Fig. 45. coarse and fine spray and jet. $4.00 each.
Morse’s Tin Sprayer.—Fig. 39. For spraying liquid insecticides of all kinds on plants, kerosene in chicken houses, ete. An all-round useful instrument and at alow price. 65c each; $1.50 for three; with galvanized can, 75c each.
Houchin Powder Belllows.—Fig. 42.
In three sizes. $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 each.
Lawn Force Pump.—Fig. 44. Good for whitewash, bailing boats and general spraying. $1.00 each.
White Wash Pump.—Fig. 43. Galvanized iron, fine for chicken houses, fences, etc. $2.00 each. :
Lightning Tin Sprayer.—Fig. 47. With glass jar for holding the liquid. $1.00 each.
Meyers Bucket Pump.—Fig. 48.
A standard force pump of heavy brass. $3.25 each. ‘ °
Large Floradora Powder Gun.—Fig. 49. Holds 4-lb. of powder. 40c each, postpaid.
Watering Pot.—Fig. 50. Galvanized iron, with brass fittings and two brass roses, one fine and one coarse, with each pot. 6-quart, $2.50; 8-quart, $2.75; 10-quart, $3.25.
Jumbo Powder Gun.—Fig. 51. 30c each, postpaid.
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A drayage charge of 25 cents must be added to the price of the tools unless they are sent by express.
“NEW MODEL” SEED DRILL
Weight, packed, 50 pounds, price, $9.00.
‘‘New Model’’ Seed Drill
On our own extensive seed farms which are illustrated in the first few pages of this catalogue, we use the new Model Seed Drill exclusive-. ly. We have found by trying the different makes that this one is the best. The following are reasons which we ask you to consider:
1st. The New Model will sow in rough, lumpy ground without getting clogged. Many of the light Eastern seeders are inefficient on heavy California soils, but not so with the New Model.
2nd. Can be perfectly adjusted to the finest difference in size between the different seeds.
3rd. New Model seeds evenly and cut off 1s quickly and easiy handled; is economical.
4th. Main wheel is of large size and width, so will not sink in soft earth. Handles are well bolted and adjustable in height; machine is easy to work.
5th. Opening plow is of steel, adjustable in depth; index shows a. a glance how to set for the ordinary seeds. A well made and satisfactory seeder. It will save much labor and give a better stand than other methods of seeding.
IRON AGE TOOLS
We are agents for these celebrated garden implements, and shall be glad to send complete catalogue to intending purchasers. The tools have the best of workmanship and of material. By having the right tool much labor may be saved.
No. 1. Double Wheel Hoe. (Fig. '75.) $8.00.
No. 3. Double Wheel Hoe (Side Hoes only). $4.50.
No. 4. Combined Double Wheel Hoe and Drill Seeder. (Fig. 83.) $12.00.
Drill Seeder Attachment. (Fig. 133.) $4.25.
Combined Double Wheel Hoe, Hill and Drill Seeder. (Fig. 114.) $13.00.
No. 4. No. 6.
No. 6. Hill and Drill Seeder Attachment. (Fig.134.) $5.25.
No. 9. Single Wheel Hoe, complete. (Fig. 73.) $6.00.
No. 12. Wheel Plow and Cultivator. (Fig. 120.) $4.00.
No. 13. mgaine Wheel Hoe (Side Hoes and Teeth only). Os =
No. 19. Wheel Plow and Cultivator. $3.75.
No. 20. Single Wheel Hoe, complete. (Fig. 135.) $6.65,
No. 8 Hill and Drill Seeder. (Fig. 95.) $12.00.
“PLANET JR. TOOLS”
We offer the following, which can be recommended for all who desire good tools: ;
Packed Weight Price No. 4. Hill and Drill Seeder and Single Wheel HOG eR Ok 0 Fea ee eee 47 lbs. $12.00 No. 4. Hill and Drill Seeder plain (as a seeder ONLY) resin nce ne ee 38 lbs. 10.00
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL
Packed Weight Price No. 25. Hillvand) DrilliSeedersas eee eee 59 lbs. $14.50 No. 6. Hill and Drill Seeder and Single Wheel EVOL... USF ec See ee ee ee. eee 58 lbs. 14.50 No. 6. Hill and Drill Seeder plain (as a seeder Only)i2. asi, 2a) OA ee en See 50 lbs. 12.50 No. 36. Single’ W heel Hoe tv. oy. «s.t toe wreros 33 lbs. 7.00 No. 3. Hill and Drill Seeder only........... 46 lbs. 11.50 No. 5. En and sD nlleSeederspaerre ee eens 51 lbs. 13.50 No. 1. Combined Drill Seeder and Wheel Hoe. 44 lbs. 10.50 No. 2. Drill Seeders. 52 cic eee veins 38 lbs. 8.25 No. 11. DoublesWheel Jdoews.4 cs. - a0 see one ere pss 10.00 No. 12. Double! Wheel Hoeven eee 32 lbs. 7.85 No. 13. Double Wheel Hoceeepo eee noe 28 lbs. 5.50 No. 16. SinglesWheel) Hoes se eee eee oe 29 lbs. 6.50 No. 17. Sing] emwiheel @Hoer snort eee 26 lbs. 5.75 No: 17/45 Single’ Wheel Hoe... ..4-5+-2-2-5-506- 22 Ibs. 5.25 No. 18. SinglesWiheell Hoes.cne ss seen oe ooo 20 ibs. 4.25
THERMOMETERS
Japanned greenhouse, 8-inch scale. Fig. E, 20c each; 6 for 90c. Japanned greenhouse, 10-inch scale. Fig. E, 25¢e each; 6 for $1.30.
Japanned tin, black oxydized scale, a better thermometer than the above. We recommend this as a good all round thermometer. Fig. D, 50c each.
Spirit Thermometer, accurate, easy to read. $2.00 each.
Maximum and minimum thermometer, records each day the extreme heat and cold, porcelain scale, has a magnet to set the little steel stops which are left at the highest point each afternoon and at Ane lowest point each night, thus telling the range of temperature for the day. Fig. A, $3.75 each.
Maximum and minimum thermometer, records each day the extreme heat and cold, wood scale. Fig. C, $1.75 each.
Mushroom and hot bed, brass point. Fig. B, $1.25 each. Mushroom and hot bed, extra fine, heavy brass. Fig. B, $2.25 each.
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GARDEN SEEDS, CLOVERS, GRASSES, TOOLS AND MISCELLANEOUS
Page Page ’ Page : Page Page Acacia. See Tree Seeds 47 Collards............... 24 Implements.......... 126 Paspalum........... 46 Spimach.........252: 39 Alfalfa. See Clovers.. 45 CORRS. cc ten. 223 Insecticides......124, 125 Pease ees eee 36,37 Sprayers, Pumps, 124, 125 Alfalfa, Arabian....... 46 Corn, Egyptian, Katic’ 40 ale 96 Peas, Cow, Niles Cana- Sprinklers........... 123 Artichoke ............. t Corn Salad.......... 24 Kentucky Blue Grass A5 dian F ield, Whip- SOMA Ms aoudeas cua ip Asparagus........... IO ESS so wirswe es ene ides 25 Kohl Rabi... 26 poorwill.......... AG EES bakes ec euere cay ens 122 Australian Salt Bush.. 46 Cucumber........... 24 ROD DET oe tions oe 35 Sugar Cane......::.. 46 Beane 12,16 : Labels, Wooden Boe 6 5% 122 Pepper, Sweet Upright 9 Sunflower........... 46 Bachan. 17 Dandelion........... 25 Lawn Grasses........ 44 Plants of Vegetables.. 43 Swisschard.......... 18 Broceoli,. oe 1g Egg-Plant........... 25 Toe aie Nae UDSIS eRe cc 7) eleosintel ..\ies neat: 46 room Corn......... ndive SP eM Le OMe at ereres eax ir Mikel tr 4) © it chy . Thermometers....... 12 Brussels Burouts. aeoqa 18 Eucalyptus. ‘See Tree Lettuce. HEE Seer Wal AUG as Bovis Oa Coren ice vi Bee MopaAccoOuen Aen ae Buckwheat.......... 46 Seedseune many te 47 Mangels: See Beets. . i Hone pe ait i sea 122 Popacco Battracts. |. .125 Cabbage.......... 1S) Mae elci seed Met NAG Ta Niicnroom Spawn. yau i. Rhubarb.............,39 )Romatot... 0 as: se Camaingp@eccas. 20046) Blax’ Seed: 3) de 46 Muskmelon inom uta iBalcal ume 42, Tomato, Bonny Best Carrots fa 20 Foregin Names.......127 aaron, IRI Hog One nue Cress See Grass Tools......... 122 to 126 Caulifiower........... 21 Biseeaclon, Fordhoo ie Seed 45 ree Seeds........... a Geleriac.. Rte inp sige OF Grass Seeds.......... 45 USUATG......6...--- Rye Gael Pacinen 48 Hina. Besa eect comets 42 Celery aig neki eee 8 21) Herbs... 0) 48, OKA epee. ine Bt Vetch, 46 Chiemvallanirs. Uae hos Q5y Pepblenayys i eke epee) 46 Onion..............32,34 §alsify.............. BOF Bul Granite oh ent haan Chicomypeen 0s ee. 25 eines ‘Radish Roots.. 43 Onion Sets.......... 34 Seasons to Plant..... 43 Watermelon......... 30 CIIWEB an ces. oho keto 25, Hot Beds. Sey Ennis s DOM MELATSUC VA chia.) Geta cieelayess BAP MIUSONTE anos. oe a eee 39 “ Tom Watson 8 Glovers Fe ee. 45 LOSE ee ek nea 122 IPAMSMN Aes hs chai. aero ks 34 Speltz or Emmer..... 46 Wild Rice............. 46 Classification......... 48 Asparagus Sprengeri. 54 Bignonia (Trumpet Cam Gytulitaeeketeraehae 56 Cobaea Scandens..... 58 ANS VEU, Soe boobhoss 54 WANE) souls dagoueGe 55 CHIMM Sooo bepos5 aon HY) MOOSE wc Ate boabbe 58, 59 Abronia..... Ro EPAISTERSP asian 2 aim 54 +#Brachycome.. pe me Canterbury Bells...... 57 Collinsia............. 59 Abutilon............ 5S ATCA ae ne Bee 54 Browalliiaven...: --i-e0 Cannatloneene here of Columpinessss- 4.144) 59 Acroclium........... 53 Australian Pea Vine Burbank’s Specialities Be Castor Oil Bean...... Si) S COLEOPSISe ciwsas eben 59 INGitmaa se 53 (Dolichos Lignosus) 54 Gacalia (Tassel Flower)55 Celosia Cristata...... OM ye COSMOS! Vayama alae 59 Rdomicea dah 53 Australian Star Flower 54 Calampellis (Bugle Celosia Plumosis..... 57 Coxcomb (Celosia) ... 57 Ageratum............ 53 Bachelor’s Button (Cen- Vine) 55 Centaurea........... 57 Cyclamen. .......... 59 Agrostema....... -. 58 taurea Cyanus) Bae Calccolanianhh ty. meen 56 Centranthus......... 57 Cypress Vine......... 59 Aigscumeee ee) 853 Balloonivine.)).0../55 Calendula, .... (2.0. 56 ee Bok G Te Dahlia ieewecieys sk 60 as Be Boe ef Balsam ig iio ona nah pe paloma Fcbey Bh cena emum.. 58 ee Hope Eales) 32 Aristolochia (or Dutch... | Bean. (Butterfly Run: CAILGSCITN CHIANG) Cla an occ ge 58 Daisy, Shasta, ....... "8 man’s Pipe)....... 54 TED Lea eee 55 Campanula (Canter- Cleome Pungens (Spider Datura (Trumpet Fl.) 60 Armenian te. ro ees 54 Bellis Perennis (Daisy) 55 bury Bells)........ 57 Plant) Rye sities ecko 58 Delphinum (Larks- Asparagus Plumosus. 54 Begonias ii ee cow se 55 Canary Bird Flower.. 56 Clianthus............ 58 SDUD)/2vesuopaysvkekeheroene 64 127
Page Dianthus ( or Pinks). 60 Digitalis, Foxglove... 60 Dolichos, (Hyacinth Bean) Dusty Miller. See Cen- taurea Candidisima. 57
Echinocystis, Wild Cucumber Vine.... 60
Eschscholtzia...... 60, 61
Euphorbia... eo
Everlasting ‘Flowers.. 61
Everlasting Pea. See Lathryrus Latifolius 64
Evening Primrose. See Oenothera......... 66
Feverfew. See Matri-
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or Pyrethrum..... 70 Flax. See Linum.... 64 Forget-me-not. SeeherOl Four O’clock.. 61 Foxglove. See Digitalis 60 IRUCHSIa eee alters 61
Gaillardia .......... 62 Geranium aera 62 Gillan atte 62 Gilliflower. See Stocks ae Gladiolus Seed...... Gladiolus Bulbs...... 93 GlaucumLuteum..... 62 Gloxiniataancn eae 62 Godetiaee ns me ee 62 Golden Rodina ecnen. 62 Gomphrena (or Globe Amaranth))c ences 62
INKUIPNMO Nd 56a0G00000 111 Acacia, Assorted. ...89-90 Achillea iss seen. 111 Adiantum|coieceee. 105 AK ODI aS earls Seve selenite 101 AlimondsSher ener cicine 116 Alsopliyllacsecdacierior 105 Alternanthera........ 111 A theaeeeeneiar Ae Renae 94 Ampelopsis.......... 101 ATICINIOM EC r-teteres at ened ere 111 Atheneum me eire ioe 104 ADIs obaccdoans0oc 114 IAPTICOtSs. askew seis 116
Apple, Crab, Flowering 97 Araucarias, "Assorted . Be
Ardisia 90 IASI ara theme egenetate 97 Asparagus Fern...... 104 ASpIGIStrare eee eciee. 104 NS plenumirereeieretenstere 105 IASTEDEY cf oteeahoteneel sears 111 AAUICUD Am eee hee (0) Australian Pea Vine. .101 AZ ANCAT rte een: 90 and 97 Azara a eRe OL Bamboo.. 91
Banana, Abyssinian. . Sticks ‘See Musa 103 Begonias, Bedding.....111 Begonias, ao Rooted 111 Berberry.. 91
Bignonia. . Re TOD IBIT CH yee croc eee ae A iBlackberynee meme: Box Elder. See eaple 198 Bousaia villa. .10 Bony andiay COA es id Box Tree. De echt Oil Brahea.. . 102 Breath of ‘Heaven.. 91 IBTOOME ener 91 BUTTER ieee semen:
California Big Tree... 91 California Fan Palm. . California Live Oak.. 91 California Native Trees 91 Calvicanbthiish san nee 97
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Camphor Mreenwel, 0 92 Cannas. PATRIA IP. Serpe Ue 124 Cc arnation. ANOS host 688 109
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INDEX OF FLOWER SEEDS—Continued
Fage i Page Page Gourds. . 62 Mandevilla Suav..... 64 Pentstemon......... 68 Grasses, Ornamental. 62 Marigold............ He etn onc: oo oe ya Oe! Gypsophila (Baby’s Marigold (Calendula). 56 Petunia............. 68 Breath) cries tactsters 62 Marguerite. See Chrys- Petunia, Baby Blue... 52 anthemum, Frute- IPHVOXSecir eee eae 69 Helichrysum.,....... 62 SCerS eer ips staged 58 Physalis Francheti.... 69 Heliotrope... . 62 Marvelof Peru. See Pinks. See Dianthus 60 Honesty, (or Satin Four O’clock)...... 61 and Carnation..... 57 Flower)...... OZ) Matricanici meen 64S Platy Codon EE ne 69 ISOM POO oe race cad Maurandia........... GAyPopnyenee eee 68, 69 Humulus, (or Japan; Mignonette.......... 65 IR OTbUaiCaiee eee 69 ese Hop).. 63 WWHHTA UIs 5 od clsadK5a 56 65 Primula or Frese ee 70 Hunnemannia . vA Oo: Mina Lobata......... 65 JENA VHVVOIS 6 oy aac 6 70 Momordica (Balsam Ice Plant........ ares 63 Apple, Balsam Pear) 65 Rhodanthe.......... 70 Impatiens Sultani.... 63 Moonflower. See Ipo- Ricinus (Castor Beans) 57 pPOMObae sae ieee 63 Moe ee ne 63 Honmeya Coulteri or “6 orning Glory....... atilija Poppy..... Japanese Hop(Humu- 3 Mourning Bride. See IRI becliases sees 70 WS). essen eee be Scabiosa.......... 70 Job’s Tears....... --- 6 Musk Plant. See Mim- Salpiglossis.......... 70 Kennilworth Ivy..... 64 ulus Moschatus..... 65 Salvia or Flowering Kochias en pemieee i: 64 Nasturtium... . .65, 66 Sage...... Bercceee 70 = an Nasturtium (New).. 52 Santolina............ 70 ANGAN A yekewisteve cere re 7 Nemophila, or Love Sanvitalia........... 70 Larkspur..... oeuode: @ CRASS nee asus G6 SCA DlOSalr eles tensed: 70 Lathyrus Latifolius.. 64 Nicotiana, or Flower- Schizanthiisnemsr men. 70 Wavaberar: (lt seuacienet 64 ing Tobacco....... 6 Senecio (Tall Jacobea) 70 Mavenderen cence 64 Nicotiana. New Affinis 52 Silene, or Catchfly... 70 Lemon Verbena..... 64 Niece lla an ene 3 66 Smilax year eee 71 Leptosine Densiflorus 64 h Snapdragon.......... 71 Lilies .. BR aa hoy 3 pouet CTA.6- +s ose 66 Solanum, (or Jerusa- Linum or Flax....... 64 Kalis.............. 66 lem Cherry)....... MObeliane ceca 64 Pampas Grass........ 62 Statice. See Lavender 71 Lophospermum IRanSyee orien toneiet Yio SE Dinc 06> so obsonds 71 SCanGense sect -veieac 64 Passion Flower........ 68 Stocksit eae. 71, 72 EUpPINS ieee eee 64 Pelargonium. See SHOEI ES Goao ob coonce 07 WY CHIN Sake ee ieee 64 Geranium yee cs 62 Suntlower-eeenoeeeee 72 Catalparecanersieevetue 97 NUCH eee tree rset 111 Marguerite.......... 112 Ceanothus........... 92 Gaillardia........... 111 Mesembryanthemum..112 CEs cacaooagocnncs 84) (Cera ccosdasboone 111 Méetrosideros......... 95 Cerciss)i.5 cieclenhicene 97.) Geranitimaep eee 110 Mock Orange........ 99 Chamoerops......... 102 #Gooseberries......... 119 Mountain Ash.. .. 99 Cherries. . plies Clloxshithyes ¢ooacsooao 112 Muehlenbeckia....... 102 Cherry, Flowering. . 97 Golden Feather;..... 112 MUIDEeKyeee nec e 9 Chestnut..... oa and 118 Grapes.cne ak ween 118 My nile: tiaaanecseeuee 95 enentnush : eae eheuillea Bees ita sicko ame ae MS 803) eee ian cpertee 103 rysan emum.. avian ee eee EGET... 5. : 95 CULE eee ee eee gi eabrotharinuss. 95 New Roses.......... 83 Clematis Davidiana. 111 Yfawthorn. See ‘Thorn 100 New Zealand Flax... 95 heen, SSO tetle: 18 Heath.............. 95) -eNectanines se) ee: 116 Climbing Plants... 101 eliamphius. sisson er 111 Nephrolepis.......... 105 COCOS.......--+6.+-- 102 ellotrope....-- ocd New Zealand ‘Tree Coleus.........-...- 0 fen CH eras. eee 111 Herne tts are .105 Corypha..........--. TAS GEG) Ios acee Be Sosy oy 95 Gorchorus. odadgds'e ae Honeysuckle.........102 oaks eeg gC Ssco3 BY OLchorus.....-....- ae Hopivines ne 102 leander...........- 96 Coreopsis........... id) Riilorse Chestnut Pos ch le ay OUINESLoo oo cao Go0sG ot 116 poses om ' are repo ter enC 1 Hydrangea... ..98 to 112 Oranges tase teeters: 117 pias JOURS) 2209293 eg Hypericum. .-.'7. 2... Palms.) Sts ene 102 RAPACE USM eel her reer Imantophyllum...... 112 Pampas Grass........104 Cryptomeria......... 92 B eames: 112 Giirtantsnne ae ee 119 Tris, Japanese........ 111 Buenas TROT Ih 102 Currant, Flowering... 97 Isolepis BAAS acted sc o 15 Sas Garis tee 99 CyCasre eae 103 Ivy....--.++..+-+--- Peach, Flowering..... 99 Cyclamenkre eee NOAA Sacaranday seer WS Das anas PATS (CADRES Go 3 deb 5.0b00C oC deIWMINES os ooc5o000- MOP a Fre eRe aes moet tient eke 114 Dahlias....... 106 to 109 Juniper............. Dov ‘opecan : sae eat 118 IDEN Ehania mera a cco Kentlass Stiri wien te 103 Pelargonium......... 110 Daphne phone voudqsor 103 Kolreutaria.......... 98 Pentstemon......... 111 holier oo oloogdos AV IRGOION eG s5osnge50 OS EOMESScoouccsos00> 112 Deutzia............. 98 Taran ih. nee 98 Persimmons......... 118 Diosma. .......+.--. 93 Oe iatenian, ieee ee 103 © Pepper Trees. - i222: 96 - Dogwood............ OS iii arel «2 ete 95), pEctuniateeree sate 112 Dracaena.. ----103 Taurustinus......... 95 Phlox............... 111 Echeveniananin «aten er 1d) emlones as eee Me 117. Phoenix....103 and ye Bla Ped page ane es 98 Lemon Verbena...... gg) “Pink Borders... ch .- Lyra datsyeoenn yB Ly Molgien 103 ‘Libocedrus.2)) 5... 95) » Pines seo ne 96 Escaloniaanscee. oes Ob. Wiigustrumse een 95 Pittosporum ........ 96 Buscaplies. . 98 \\ (aLilac,. 2. Cette 98 Pimelia............. 96 Eucalyptus, Assorted 93 Limes..............- 118 Plum, Purple Leaved . 99 Hurenia ie eee 93) 4 Lindenssihae tie 98 Plums and Prunes... .115 Milalia keene taconite 1OS* | Appia nace ar at 112 Plumbago...........102 IBivuaepAaavetss yao so odoL 95 Tobele ae ere te ie Poe weet eee 103 Fabianas.c oh one 95 HOCUST Reine) otemereye ia: YSala..... eee HornuBalls; ee keae nln) a lonanbermyvesmnd.cn 20 ore a wt e eee can STi SM ay, MA tne an 105 Loquat............-. pe etch Te Sra eka 99 ere ree Ani dvi Ha oe Bs Oe pO OAS yc re Primula geht. SORA 112 icus; Repens....... 0: agnolia inutile) SOOT @) py Ss eerie raat aia oat TEES Chase aessa) es oupkenealeas 117 Magnolia, Japanese... . 99 ervet Se ME yan soe Tigi aa thie eS NAL Hoy cd 98 Maiden Hair Tree. OS Ga rapes.) nee Fruit Trees and Small Mandevillea......... 102 Quince, Flowering... . 100 Fruits... 5 LS} [oy WAL Maples ani. dies Quince, Fruiting..... 116
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Swan River Daisy. See Brachycomb....... 55 Sweet Peas ..... 74 to 78
Sweet Pea Novelties See page 2 of cover. See page 74 and 75.
eas. General
Sweet Pea Collections 78 Sweet Rocket, Hes-
Pp Sweet Sultan. Centaurea Moschata 57
Sweet William....... 703 Sweet Woodruff, . 54 Thunbergia, Black Eyed Susan.. 74 Tuberose Bulbs...... 73 AWOKE Soo da56 eS 5.5. 1124 Walerian: yee scene 72, Verbenas.).. cces scree 72 Verbena Rose Queen, 51 Winca ior cceescene cieieww C2 Wiolasis>.2¥..'2. eee 72 Wioletese. «0% See 72 Virginia Stocks.. 72 Wiscarla-s ais coer 73 Wallflower........... 73 Wihitlavianeess eee 73
Wild Cucumber Vine. See Echinocystis... 60
Xeranthemum....... 73 Yellow Calla Lily..... 73 PAINE go GGe5 55 Su a apis. com celle ceo 104 IRaSPDerrieS! see. eee. Redwoods... 0. sees 91 Retinospora......... 96 Rhododendron....... 96
Rhubarb, Australian Winter, and other
SOTts; a eee 121 Rhus.) eee 100 Rose Culture SRS IROSCSa. crs:.eyelaee 2 to 87
Rowan Tree. European Mountain
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icus* i See 104 RUG bDeCKIA.s se eke io lil Salvia... nese 112 Sea Pinkie arsine 112 Shasta Daisy........ 111 Skinimians ste eeee 96 SHORT TOMI = 5 5 5 5 x 119 SMU Ae oe ee 102 STLOW Dial laceneensie tence nee 100 SOLAS eee ee 102 Spraying Formulas...121 Spergula.. -...2 5 see 2 Spiraealt.) cue 100 Spruce. See Abies... 89 Standard Roses.. 87 Stocks. 2.2) -co4¢>-eRieee 112 Streptsolon\.. eee 112 Strawberries......... 120
Strawberry, ‘‘Morse’’.. 19 Sub Joi tacetene
Tamarix... sees 100 Tecoma. 102 Texas Umbrella Tree. tr ATHOLL sspobene te ees ee 100 Thuja.. wut eras cate, VOGmE Thujopsis. . Slaw sees 96 TTIGOMay scrce ia een oe 104 Tulip Gree. <.sesiieere 100 Verbena. och knee eee Veronica . 96, 112 Violets’: ..00.- ieee 111 Walnut, Black.......100
Walnut, Fruiting ....118 Washingtonia........104 Welbilea. Sauce ee 100 WiallOWits otek cago sere 100 WAStATIAN. cielo 102 WV OWe cece soko 96
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