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PARCEL POST
Note the lower prices on seeds, particularly bulk seeds like Beans, Peas and Corn, and all seeds by the pound, owing to the cheap parcel post rates* On plants also we do not have to remove as much soil as in previous years, so they reach customers in better shape.
DISCOUNT ON SEEDS AND PLANTS
Discount on Plants* — Persons sending $1 may select plants at catalogue prices amounting to $1.20 ; for $2, select $2.45 ; for $3 select $3.75; for $4, select $5.15; for $5, select $6.50; for $7, select $9.40 ; for $10, select $13.50. This discount is only on single plants, and not any special list in the catalogue, nor upon any plants quoted by dozen or hundred, nor on collections ; also no discount on Straw- berry plants, Raspberry bushes or Asparagus roots quoted by the dozen or hundred.
Discount on Seeds. — Persons sending 50 cents may select seeds at catalogue prices amounting to 65 cents; for $1, select $1.40; for $2, select $3 ; for $3, select $4.70 ; for $4, select $6.50 ; for $5, select $8.50 ; for $10, select $18.00. This discount applies only to seeds in packets, not to flower or vegetable seeds by the ounce or pound.
SPECIAL NOTICE
On account of the local heavy rush for floral work Memorial Day, we shall be unable to fill shipping orders for anything except flowers between May 28 and May 31. If plants or seeds are wanted before Memorial Day, orders must be sent so they can be filled before
BEDDING PLANTS IN QUANTITY
We make a specialty of bedding plants and can furnish them in quantities at prices below, strong, vigorous plants. They must
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Alyssum, Mammoth, |
$0.60 |
Feverfew, double white. |
$0.75 |
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Ageratum, blue or white. |
.60 |
Heliotrope, purple. |
.75 |
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Asters, assorted. |
.40 |
Lobelia, double. |
1.00 |
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Begonias, bedding sorts. |
1.00 |
Pansies, assorted. |
.40 |
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Cannas, started plants. |
1.25 |
Petunias, single, mixed. |
.50 |
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Cannas, dormant roots. |
1.00 |
Salvias, Scarlet Sage , |
.75 |
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Coleus, best sorts. |
.75 |
Stock, Ten Weeks, |
.60 |
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Geranium, double or single. |
1.00 |
Verbenas, |
.40 |
RETURN TO POMOLOGT? MAY 6- 1 919
SECTION OP NOMENCLATURE, TNT)FYPT>
PRICE LIST
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MonadnocK Flower Seeds
MONADNOCK SPECIALTIES.
We find a great many people are prone to judge the quality of seeds from the catalogues issued. The higher colored, more enthusi- astic and high sounding the catalogue, the better the seeds. We wish to state, however, that we have been selling our Monadnock strain for years to the great satisfaction of our customers, many of whom have bought of us for many years. Our seeds are put up in plain packets, but you will get more seed and better quality than where you help pay for costly advertising and chromos. Our seeds comprise all the best and choicest product of France, England and Germany and also the highest grade strains of the United States.
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SEMPLE’S OR AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTERS.
.Handsome Chr\'- santhemum shaped flowers, many of which are enor- mous in size.
Our strain of these is magnifi- cent, and we doubt if you can find few equal and most as- suredly none bet- ter. Lavender,
Shell Pink, Deep Pink, Pure White,
Crimson or mixed.
Price 10 cts. ;
3 pkts. 25 cts.
MONADNOCK BLUE RIBBON COLLECTION PACKET ASTERS A magnificent mixture of fancy and solid colors in Truf- faut’s Perfection Aster, Giant Comet Asters, Semple’s Branch- ing, Ostrich Plume and Daybreak Asters. A splendid assortment of colors and kinds in high grade seeds.
Price 15 cts., 2 packages, 25 cts.
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Aster, Ostrich Plume. White, Pink, or Mixed. $ .10
Aster, Pink Beauty. A splendid new variety. .10
Aster, Giant Comet. Pink, White, Blue or Mixed. .10
Aster, New Victoria. (Large Flowered). Mixed colors. .10
Aster, Corcordeau ( or Crown). A striking unique Aster. .10
Aster, Daybreak. Flowers large and full, delicate pink. .10
Aster, Purity. Pure white. .10
Aster, Cactus. Petals like Cactus Dahlia. Mixed colors. .10
Aster , Comet Express. Early flowered Cornet. Mixed colors. .10
Aster, Record. Blooms of immense size. Mixed colors .10
Aster, Mauve Queen. A beautiful rich pearl gray color. .10
Aster, Truffaut's Perfection. Large blooms, very double and of very perfect form. Snow White, Blood Red, Pink or Blue. Any color. .10
Aster, Truffaut's Perfection. Many colors, extra fine mixed. .10
Aster, Truffaut' s Perfection. Good quality, mixed. .05
Aster, All Sorts. All classes and colors mixed. .05
MONADNOCK COLLECTION PACKET DIANTHUS.
A rich mixture of all the different classes of annual and Heddewigi Dianthus. No better value can be purchased than what we offer in our “Collection Packet.” Almost every con- ceivable color and variety will be found in this package.
Price 10 cts.
MONADNOCK NASTURTIUMS.
RAINBOW COLLECTION PACKET TOM THUMB NASTUR HUMS.
This packet con- tains many shades and colors not ordi- narily seen. We have searched for every conceivable shade and color . found amongst nasturtiums to make up this packet. Con- tains also all the standard colors.
Altogether will be found to be a splen- did assortment, an eminently satisfactory mixture.
Price, extra large
packets, 15 cts.
Nasturtium, Lobb's. Finest mixed. oz. 15 cts. pkt.. .05
Nasturtium, Queen of the Tall. Variegated foliage. Mixed
colors. oz. 20 cts. .10
Nasturtium, Queen of Tom Thumbs. Silver variegated foli- age, rich, bright, colored flowers. oz. 20 cts. .10
Nasturtium, Madame Gunter. Hybrids. oz. 15 cts. .05
Nasturtium, Chameleon. Flowers are of different colors on
the same plant. oz. 20 cts. .05
Nasturtium, Finest Dwarf Mixed. A splendid mixture.
oz. 15 cts. .05 oz. 15 cts. .05
Nasturtium. Tall, superb, mixed.
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COLLECTION PACKET BLUE RIBBON PANSIES.
This packet is the best value we offer in high grade Pansies. You may read more glowing descriptions elsewhere, but for vari- ety, quality and price in one packet we challenge competition. No such rich variety in one packet is offered by any seedsman at so low a price. Contains the best efforts of European grow- ers in the highest class strains like Bugnot's, Cassier's, Odier's, Mad. Perret, Giant French Stained , English Exhibition , Belgian Show Pansies, etc. Flowers are all immense in size and beautiful in form. Our “Blue Ribbon Pansies” will be found eminently satisfactory to those who wish the highest perfection and vari- ety in Pansies. Price, full size packet, 25 cts ;
one-half size packet, 15 cts.
Pansy, Giant Mixed. New largest flowering Pansies in fine
assortment. .15
Pansy, Giant White , Giant Yellow , Giant Striped. Either
of three sorts. .15
Pansy, Bugnot's Superb Blotched. The most highly bred strain of Pansies. Magnificently blotched, veined and stained. .15
Pansy, Trimardeaux. Mammoth varieties, mixed, fine strain. .10 Pansy. Extra good mixed. Fine for bedding. .10
Pansy. Good mixed. Cheap in price but good quality. .05
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MONADNOCK PETUNIAS.
COLLECTION PACKET MATCHLESS PETUNIAS .
This collection packet is made up of a large number of varie- ties of Giant Flowered and Fringed varieties. It includes mam- moth blotched and striped varieties, extremely beautiful steel- blue veined varieties, rich j^ellow-throated varieties, green veined and bordered varieties, varieties with large tigered throats; also a good percentage of magnificent double-flowered, fringed varieties, and altogether will be found to be one of the richest and finest strains put out by any seedsman.
Price 25 cts.
Petunia, Fancy Double Fringed. The flowers of this mag- nificent strain are of immense size and exquisite colors, shades and markings, and are beautifully fringed.
Half-size packets, 25 cts. .50
Petunia. Double varieties mixed ; many are striped and
blotched. .25
Petunia, Howard's Star. Characterized by velvety colors of
the richest shades, marked with a star. .10
Petunia, Single. Fine mixed. A great variety of colors. .05
COLLECTION PACKET PHLOX DRUMMONDII.
A very fine mixture of the Grandiflora or large flowered sorts. Made up of a large number of varieties of beautiful fancy and solid colors. Includes many new varieties and will be found to be a very rich and satisfactory mixture. We venture to say few seedsmen offer a mixture containing in one packet so many and rare shades of this popular annual. Price 10 cts.
Phlox Drummondii. Star shaped. .10
Phlox Drummondii. Good mixture. .05
Poppy, Iceland. The fragrant, crushed satin-like flowers are produced in never ceasing succession. Flower the first season from seed, and will with slight protection live over winter, .05
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MONADNOCK POPPIES.
SHIRLEY POPPIES.
SHIRLEY POPPIES.
Poppy, Shirley. Colors blended in the most beautiful and showy fashion, and include almost every shade. Ours is an extra selected mixture improved by a specialist. .05 Poppy, Admiral. Pure white bordered brilliant scarlet. .05 Poppy, Fairy Blush. Double, pure white, tipped rosy cream. .05 Poppy, Fancy Mixed. Contains in large packets all the kinds we advertise and many other sorts, including many odd and beautiful shades. .10
Poppy, Carnation Flowered. Mixed. .05
Poppy, Oriental Hybrids. Ahardy perennial; immense flowers. .10 Poppy, Japanese Pompon. The flowers are extremely double. .05 Poppy, Double Feathered. Loose, artistic form, soft shades. .05 Poppy, The Mikado. Japanese in its quaint artistic beauty. .05
Poppy, Paeony Flowered. Mixed. .05
Poppy, Snowdrift. Pure white, double. .05
Poppy, Tulip. Flowers of vivid scarlet. .10
Poppy, Horned. Brilliant orange red with black spots. .05
COLLECTION ^PACKET PRIZE PRIMULAS. {Large Flowered Fringed.)
This packet contains the very choicest product of the Bng-
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lish specialists in this beautiful flower. Contains none of the older type but the very choicest of improved varieties. Magnifi- cent fringed flowers, colors ranging from white, through all shades of pink and red to blue and deep violet.
Equal quantities of seeds each of seventeen fringed sorts — making a most desirable packet of Primrose at one-half the price asked by most seedsmen for inferior stock and a less quantity.
Price 25 cts.
MONADNOCK TEN WEEKS STOCK COEEECTION PACKET.
New, Large Flowering, Perpetual Blooming Giant Stocks, in fourteen beautiful colors : Apple Blossom, Canary Yellow, Flesh Color , Rose Pink, Copper Red,
Dark Blood Red,
Shining Purple,
Violet, Light Blue,
Crimson, Princess Alice, Red-Brown,
Beauty of Nice,
Empress Augusta Victoria. A very large per cent of these will come in extra large double flowers. Theabove comprises a very rich mixture of the Dresden Perpetual Stocks, the finest and freest blooming strain, and an extra large per- centage will come very double and large. If you want the very best Stocks you should try the above. Price 15 cts.
|@“We can furnish separate colors of any of the above at same price.
MONADNOCK MAMMOTH COLLECTION PACKET VERBENA The characteristics of this new strain of Verbenas are its mammoth sized flowers, the single florets being very large; the plant also has the peculiarity of being more vigorous in growth than the ordinary Verbenas. We can recommend our Verbenas as being of exceptionally vigorous growth, and flowers of mam- moth size, comprising the following colors: Blue, Pink, Scarlet, White, Striped and Auricular or Large Eyed. These varieties in separate colors or mixed.
Price, separate colors or mixed, 10 cts.
zinnias.
Fire King. The plants are very free flowering, and the deep scarlet flowers make a magnificent dazzling show. Jacqueminot. Dark crimson, coming quite true from seed ;
very showy. Makes a fine contrast combined with white.
Large Flowering. Pure white.
Lilliput or Pigmy. Mixed.
Giant Mammoth. Mixed. A class of Zinnias differing from the older ones in its robust habit of growth, and the immense size of the perfectly formed, very double flowers of various striking colors. The plants rise to a height of three feet, and bloom freely during a long period.
Curled and Crested. Magnificent variety of colors. The flowers are of perfect form — large, round, full and double, the petals being twisted, curled and crested into the most fantastic and graceful forms.
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MONADNOCK SWEET PEAS.
NEW SPENCER VARIETIES.
Fiery Cross. A most appropriate name for a most unusual novelty. This variety has all the appearance of live fire, color being a scorching fire red which scintillates and glitters in bright sunshine. Does not scorch or burn and the beautiful waved and fluted flowers are borne freely. Price 25 cts.
King White. Truly gigantic in size, the flowers beautifully waved, exquisitely finished and of marvelous substance.
Price 10 cts. ; oz. 50 cts.
Wedgwood. A most beautiful true self-color, being a very exquisite light blue shade. Price 10 cts.
Duplex Spencer. Uniformly large, waved flowers, rich cream pink with double or triple standards. Price 10 cts.
Irish Belle or "Dream”. A beautiful variety, lovely rich lilac flushed with pink. Of finest Spencer type. Price 10 cts.
Ethel Roosevelt. Soft pleasing primrose overlaid with dainty flakes and splashes of blush crimson. Price 10 cts.
Florence Nightingale. Flowers immense in size, beautifully waved and frilled. Color soft rich lavender, with a faint sheen of rose pink. Price 10 cts. ; oz. 35 cts.
White Spencer. A very superior re-selected strain, the flowers being produced in great profusion and of gigantic size. The blooms are of beautiful Spencer form.
Price 10 cts. ; oz. 30 cts.
King Edward Spencer. Has unusually large wings, giving the flowers an appearance of being truly gigantic in size. Color rich, glossy, carmine-scarlet. Price 10 cts. ; oz. 25 cts.
Countess Spencer. Soft rosy pink. Price 10 cts. ; oz. 25 cts.
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J MONADNOCK BLUE RIBBON ORCHID FLOWERED | SWEET PEAS.
| This mixture is ^composed of new Spencer seedlings, j the grandest Sweet Peas yet introduced. All the varieties | are of the true superb gigantic Spencer type, and include | not only varieties under name up to the present time,
I but also some entirely new shades of this type, colors j ranging from white through all the shades of cream, scar- = let, lavender, pink and maroon. Represents the highest I type of Sweet Peas to-day. Price 10 cts. per pkt. ; oz. j 25 cts.; 2 oz. 40 cts.; ^4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50.
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KiP“Our Blue Ribbon Sweet Peas should not be confounded with cheaper mixtures of Spencer Sweet Peas. They are very carefully re-selected, bred to type, and very great pains taken in growing the seed. Many cheaper mixtures of Spencer Sweet Peas are offered at a lower price but for quality will not compare with our Blue Ribbon.
standard varieties sweet peas.
We are constantly receiving many testimonials in regard to the sterling quality of our Sweet Peas. Many have written us who have had poor luck with their Sweet Peas heretofore, that they have splendid luck with our Monadnock Sweet Peas, and that they will plant no other. If you want strong, vigorous Sweet Peas, you should plant our Monadnock strain.
All the following are the cream of the older varieties, and all of the grandiflora or large flowered type. Price of all, 5 cts. per pkt.; oz. 15 cts.; 1-4 lb. 35 cts.
Aurora. — White ground, striped orange rose. Blanche Ferry. — Improved Painted Lady. Popular pink and white. Countess of Radnor. — Pale lavender. Golden Rose.— Primrose yellow, flushed rosy pink. Gray Friar. — Watered purple on white ground. King Edward VII. — Enormous bright crimson, one of the finest to date. Katherine Tracy.— Soft brilliant pink. Lovely.— Soft shell pink. Miss Wilmott. — Rich orange pink. Navy Blue. — Deep violet blue. Salopian Sunproof.— Bright scarlet. Dorothy Eckford.— One of the finest whites.
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j MONADNOCK GILT EDGE MIXTURE SWEET PEAS.
This splendid mixture, made up of all the best grandi- ;
= flora varieties (no Spencer varieties), includes more than I 35 varieties of the best and most distinct varieties care- | fully blended, making one of the finest assortments offered s and at a price no higher than many of the cheaper mix- I tures. Price of this mixture, without discount, is as j follows: Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ^4 lb. 30 cts.; Yi lb. 55
s cts.; 1 lb. $1.00 postpaid.
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Standard Flower Seeds.
PER PKT.
Alyssum. Sweet. Taller than “Little Gem.’’ oz. 15 cts. .05
Alyssum. (Little Gem.) Dwarf Sweet. oz. 25 cts. .05
Amaranthus, Joseph's Coat. .05
Antirrhinum, “ Albino Mixture." .10
Antirrhinum. New Giant sorts. The Bride, white. Crimson King, crimson. Cottage Maid, pink. Golden Queen, yellow. Mixed. Price each sort. .05
Aquilegia, Columbine, mixed. .10
Bachelors Button. Emperor William. Bright blue. .05
Bachelors Button. Fine mixed. .05
Balsam. Extra fine mixed. * .10
Balsam. Good mixed. .05
Calliopsis Hybrida Superba. Mixed. .05
Canna. New varieties mixed. .10
Candytuft. All sorts mixed. .05
Candytuft. Fragrant white. .05
Candytuft. New Dwarf Hybrids. .05
Candytuft, Giant Hyacinth Flowered. Immense heads of bloom. .05 Candytuft, Empress. Large trusses of pure white flowers. .05
Candytuft. Dark red. Fine. .05
Campanula, Perennial. Fine mixed. .10
Campanula, Persicae folia. (Angel’s Bells.) Pure white, fine. .10 Canterbury Bells. Double and single mixed. .05
Canterbury Bells, Pyramidalis. Mixed. .10
Carnation, Marguerite Improved. Finest mixed. .10
Canary Bird Flower. Climber. Centranthus. Fine mixed, each, .05 Celosia Thompsoni Magnihca Mixed. .10
Centaurea, Marguerite. White flowers deliciously scented. .05
Ceutaurea Imperialis. Royal Sweet Sultans. Finest mixed. .05 Chinese Pink. Finest mixed. .05
Cineraria, Hybrida GrandiSora. Fine prize varieties. .25
Chrysanthemum. Bridal Robe. Pure white flowers. .10
Clarkia. Finest mixed. .05
Cobea Scandens. Climber of rapid growth, with purple flower. .05 Cockscomb. Mixed, very fine. .05
Cockscomb. Glasgow Prize. Immense crimson combs. .10
Coleus. Bizarre. Leaves richly variegated. .10
Coreopsis Fanceolata. Perennial Golden. .10
Cyclamen. Giganteum. Flowers of large size. .25
Cypress Vine. Mixed colors. .05
Dahlia. Single. Seed saved from one of the best collections. .10 Dahlia. Double. Finest double flowers only. .10
Daisy. Double. Hardy English. White or mixed, each, .10
Datura Wrightii. White and lilac. .05
Delphinium. Double flowering perennial, Larkspurs. .10
Dictamnus Fraxinella. .10
Dianthus. Double Dwarf Erfurt Clove Pinks. Finest mixed. .10 Dianthus Heddewigi. An elegant mixture of all sorts. .10
Digitalis. Foxglove. Fine mixed. .05
Dolichos. Hyacinth Bean. Quick growing climber. .05
Fdelweiss. New Siberian. .10
Fschscholtzia. California Poppy. Mixed. .05
For-get-me-not, Tom Thumb. Very dwarf, sky blue. .10
Forget-me-not, Royal Blue. Grows erect in form. .10
Forget-me-not. White, Blue or Mixed, each, .05
Gloxinia Crassifolia Frecta. Extra fine strain. .25
Godetia Whitneyi Fulgida. Flowers brilliant scarlet. .10
Globe Amaranth. Gypsophila, Baby’s Breath, each, .05
Helychrisum, Straw Flower. .05
Heliotrope, Lemoine’s Giant Hybrids. Immense heads of bloom. .10 Hollyhock, Mammoth Fringed Alleghany. The mammoth flow- ers are wonderfully formed of loosely arranged fringed petals.
The colors vary from the palest shrimp-pink to deep red. .10
Hollyhock, Chater's Prize Double. The flowers are very double of many shades of color from deep yellow, red, purple to white.
Our strain is magnificent, saved from prize flowers. Finest mixed. .10
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Hollyhock, New Hybrid E verblooming. This grand variety dow- ers the first season from seed. Sown in March or April, this new type will bloom in July. The wealth of bloom is phenom-
enal. We offer a very fine strain of double fringed varieties. .10 Humulus Japonicus Variegata. Varigated foliage. .05
Ice Plant. .05
Kochia Tricophylla, Burning Bush. .05
Lantana. New dwarf hybrids, fine. .10
larkspur. Dwarf Rocket. .05
larkspur. Tall Stock Flowered. Tong spikes of double flowers. .05, lathyrus, Perennial Pea. Perfectly hardy, blooming early in
spring. .10
lobelia, Speciosa. Dark blue. lobelia. Finest mixed, each, .05 Linum. Scarlet Flax. lupinus. Mixed varieties, each, .05
Marigold, Eldorado. The flowers are double as a Dahlia. .05
Marigold, Oriole (Calendula.) Large double yellow. .05
Marigold, Prince of Orange. Striped orange. .05
Marigold. Finest dwarf varieties, mixed. .05
Marigold. Best tall mixed. .05
Mignonette, White Pearl. Mignonette, Red Goliath, each, .10
Mignonette, Matchet. Dwarf, vigorous, pyramidal growth. Long broad spikes of deliciously scented flowers of red tint, oz. 50 cts. .05 Mignonette, Dedance. Long spikes of delicious fragrance. .05
Mignonette. Large flowered fragrant. oz. 15 cts. .05
Morning Glory. Splendid mixed. oz. 10 cts. .05
Morning Glory. Imperial Japanese, Mikado. These new Japanese Morning Glories are remarkable for large size and exquisite new colors. Robust foliage often blotched and mottled. .10
Marvel of Peru, Four O’clock. Musk Plant, each, .05
Nicotiana Afhnis. White, sweet scented.^ .05
Nicotiana A fdnis Hybrids. Large flowers, many colors. .10
Platy codon GrandifLorum. Mixed colors. .05
Portulacca. Fine for edgings, rich colors, mixed, single. .05
Portulacca. Finest double, mixed. .10
Ricinus. Zanzibarensis. Gigantic leaves, very showy. .10
Salvia Splendens. Scarlet Sage Bondre. Fine for autmn dec- orations; growing from two to three feet high, and complete- ly covered with brilliant scarlet flowers. Seeds should be sown
early in spring, in house or hot-bed. .10
Salpiglossis. New Giant Emperor. A superb new variety, pro- ducing the orchid-like flowers in a great range of color. .10
Schizanthus Hybridus Grandiflorus. “Poor Man’s Orchid.” .05 Schizanthus Wisetonensis, “ Excelsior .” A large flowered
strain. All dark, crude colors have been carefully kept out. .15 Stock. Princess Alice. “Cut and Come Again.” A perpetual blooming Stock, growing about two feet high, double, white. .10 Stock Ten Weeks. Giant Perfection. Pure white or mixed. .10
Stock Ten Weeks. Large Flowered Dwarf. White or mixed. .10
2gg*»All above Stock seed is German grown, from pot plants only, and will produce a large per cent, of finest double flowers.
Stock Ten Weeks. A fine mixture. .05
Snapdragon. See under Antirrhinum.
Sensitive Plant. Scabiosa. Large flowered, Mixed, each, .05
Smilax. Finest climber. Sweet William. Double mixed, each, .05 Sweet William. Holborn Glory. New large flowered varieties. .10 Sweet William. Scarlet Beauty. This beautiful new variety is very striking, being of an intensely rich, deep scarlet. .10
Verbena, Monstrosa. Surpasses in size and beauty any of the older varieties. Flowers measure one and one-fourth inches across, of good substance, and in great variety of colors. .15
Verbena. Sea Foam. Flowers are sweet-scented, snow white. .10 Verbena. A good mixture of colors. .05
Violet. (English.) Best Mixed. Vinca. Mixed, each, .05
WallfLower. Deliciously fragrant flowers. .10
Ornamental Grasses. Comprises a fine mixture. .10
Japanese Flower Garden, Comprises a mixture of picturesque grasses and annuals, which gives a quaint Japanese effect. .10 Wild Flower Garden Mixture. All kinds, mixed, contains nearly all the varieties we advertise, and many besides. These, if sown in one bed, will make what is called the “Crazy Bed.”
Put up in large packets and very popular where a quantity of flowers are wanted in the largest variety for a little money. .10
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Our vegetable seeds comprise the best stan- dard and new sorts. We might offer a much larger list of varieties, but it seems useless, as the kinds offered are of the greatest merit, and in our estimation all that can be desired. We have taken the greatest pains to produce seeds of the choicest quality, and can I assure our customers that the stock here offered is, in freshness and purity, second to none in
the country. ALL PREPAID AT PRICES GIVEN, EXCEPT AS NOTED.
Asparagus Conover's Colossal. Standard variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Bush Beans, Henderson's Bima . Very early. Produces heavily. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts.
Bash Beans, Burpee's Binia. Vigorous habit of growth, bearing the delicious Lima Beans in great abundance. FT. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts.
Bush Beans, Rust Proof Golden Wax. Comparatively free from rust, straight, handsome pods, thick meated and fine quality.
Bush Beans, Bong Yellow Six Weeks. Early, very productive, and of excellent quality. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts.
Bush Beans, Carmine Podded Dwarf Horticultural. Pods bright rich red in color. Fine quality. A fine dwarf shell bean. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 45 cts.
Bush Beans, Pencil Pod Wax. Long, straight pods, meaty, solid, brittle and entirely stringless.
Bush Beans, Stringless Green Pod. Pods green, solid, meaty, tender, brittle and stringless.
Bush Beans, Golden Wax. The pods are long and entirely string- less.
Pole Beans, King of Garden. Large pole limas.
Pole Beans, Old Homestead or Kentucky Wonder. The pods are seven to nine inches long; stringless when young. ^Immensely pro- lific. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts.
Pole Beans, Worcester Horticultural. The pods are large, and brilliant carmine color, making them very attractive for market. Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts.
Pole Beans, White Case Knife. Early pole Bean, useful both as a shell and string Bean.
Pole Beans, Extra Early Golden Cluster. Longgoldenyellowpods, borne in clusters ; quality tender, delicious.
Price any above varieties Beans except where noted— large packets 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 50 cts.; postpaid.
Table Beets, Crimson Globe. Quality superb. Color deep red, small tops. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25.
Table Beets, Crosby's Early Egyptian. Very early, fine color and small tops. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. $1.25.
Table Beets, Eclipse. Intense, deep blood-red, small tops, one of the best. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00.
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Table Beets, Dewing’s Improved Blood Turnip. Symmetrical in shape, deep blood-red, tender and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.; 1 lb. $1.00.
Table Beets , Crimson Burly. Very early. Small tops, flesh dark- red. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 40 cts.; 1 lb. $1.25.
Table Beets, Bdmand’s Burly Turnip. Small tops, handsome shape, very smooth. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. $1.25.
Swiss Chard. (Silver or Sea-Kale.) This variety is grown for its leaves only ; the middle of the leaf is cooked and served like As- paragus ; the other portions of the leaf are used like Spinach. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 30 cts.
Beets for Stock. — (Mangel Wurzel.) Norbitan Giant. Improved long red, immense yielder.
Beets for Stock, Golden Tankard. An improved yellow globe, a great yielder.
Beets for Stock, lane’s Imperial Sugar. Of rich, sugary qualities, one of the best for stock feeding purposes.
Either three sorts — oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; postpaid.
Brussels Sprouts, Perfection. Standard variety. Pkt. 5 cts.
Cabbage. Copenhagen Market. The largest of early round headed varieties, extra early for so large a variety. Close compact habit so it can be planted very close together in field. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.
Cabbage, Bar ly Winningstadt. Second-early variety; heads large, conical; very solid and hard. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.
Cabbage, Volga. Ready for use only a little later than Wakefield, large, round, solid heads. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.
Cabbage, All Head. Early. Heads are solid and uniform in color, shape and size. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.
Cabbage, Danish Ballhead or Hollander. Heads round in form, hard and solid. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Cabbage, Drumhead Suvoy. Sure heading, uniformly savoyed, heads globular. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Cabbage, Burly Jersey Wakefield. The great favorite with market gardeners; early and sure to head. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.
Cabbage, Barge Red Drumhead. Heads round, deep color, and re- markably solid. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Cabbage, Autumn King. “Solid as a rock.” If you want first prem- ium at fair for largest Cabbage, try this. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Cabbage, Premium Blat Dutch. One of the best winter sorts. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Carrot, Improved Bong Orange. An immense yielder; fine for stock. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25.
Carrot, Chantenay, (or Model Carrot.) For the table use finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.50.
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Carrot, Danvers, Half Dong. Roots easily harvested. Pkt. 5 cts.;
oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb- 50 cts.; lb. $1.50.
Carrot, Oxheart or Guerande. Fine quality and a heavy yielder; easily harvested. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. $1.50.
Cauliflower, Early Snowball. Probably grown more than all other varieties together. It is exceedingly early and hardy, and is one of the surest to make a solid compact head. *We have best seed procurable, and confidently recommend it as equal to that offered by anyone. Price y2 pkt. 10 cts.: 1 pkt. 20 cts.; % oz. 75 cts.
Celery, Winter Queen. Stout, thick heavy stalks, fine flavor, good winter keeper. Oz. 25 cts.; pkt. 10 cts.
Celery, White Plume. The earliest and most easily blanched variety Bleaches a snowy white. Oz. 40 cts.; pkt. 10 cts.
Celery, Golden Self-Blanching. Compact habit, thick, meaty stalks of fine flavor, blanches easily. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts.
Celery, Giant Pascal. Fine for winter, stalks large, thick, solid and stringless. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Sweet Corn, Golden Bantam. An extremely early hardy vigorous variety, surpassingly delicious in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; pint 25 cts.; qt. 35 cts., postpaid.
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Syreet Corn, Sweet Orange. The ears, ready for use five days to a week after “Golden Bantam.”
Price above two varieties Sweet Corn, pkt. 10 cts.; pint 25 cts.; qt. 35 cts., postpaid.
Sweet Corn, Crosby’s Early. Early productive, fine quality.
Sweet Corn, First Crop. Early, dwarf habit; ears white.
Sweet Corn, Country- Gentleman. Ears good size, good quality. Sweet Corn, Early Shaker. Very sweet ; good for home or market. Sweet Corn, Cory-. (White cob.) A standard early sort.
Sweet Corn, Black Mexican. Medium early ; one of the sweetest. Sweet Corn, Evergreen. Best late sort; large, sweet and fine. Sweet Corn, Squantum. One of the sweetest varieties, and is won- derfully productive. Medium to late.
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Prices above eight varieties Corn, large pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 20 cts.; qt. 30 cts., post- paid.
Water Cress. Appetizing, delicious flavored, small salads; Pkt. 10 cts. Cucumber, Nichol’s Medium Green. Valuable for pickling or slicing.
Cucumber, Cumberland Pickle. Fine for pickles, or slicing. Cucumber, Eong Green. Long fruit of excellent quality. Cucumber, Emerald. Long, straight dark green fruits.
Cucumber, Cool and Crisp. Good pickling or slicing variety. Cucumbers, Japanese Climbing. Good for trellises or fences. Cucumber, Imp. White Spine. Popular for slicing or for pickles. Cucumber Early Cluster. An early popular variety.
| Prices all above varieties of Cucumbers, j 5 5 cts. per pkt.; oz . 10 cts.; 1-4 lb. 30 cts. |
Dandelion, large leaf French. A new French sort, double the size of common variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 40 cts.
Endive, Green Curled. One of the most attractive and refreshing of salads. Price, pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.
Egg Plant, New York Spineless. Fruit of largest size. Pkt. 10 cts.
Ornamental Gourds. Many varieties mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.
Kale, German Dwarf Curled. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 25 cts.
Eettuce, Prize Head. An early sort, deep green, tinted with red, very slow to run to seed ; crisp and tender.
Eettuce, Hanson. Improved Hard Heading Stock. Crisp and tender.
Eettuce, Perpetual. Remains tender and crisp for a long season.
Eettuce, Brittle Ice. Extremely crisp, brittle, hard-headed. Interior leaves are blanched to a pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Eettuce, Deacon or San Francisco Market. Heads solid, excellent flavor, one of the best for summer use.
Eettuce, Black Seeded Tennis Ball. Early hard head; grown largely under glass and early for gardens.
Eettuce, Mixed Varieties. Above six varieties mixed. Early, med- ium and late in one package.
Eettuce, Paris White Cos. Distinct from the ordinary Lettuce, forming long narrow leaves, crisp, tender and delicate flavor.
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| where noted, 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts. s
Musk Melon, Emerald Gem. Rich, delicious flavor. Flesh thick, suffused salmon color, extremely thin rind. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts. Musk Melon, Paul Rose, (or Petosky.) One of the best of the sal- mon-fleshed varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
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MUSK MELON, NETTED GEM.
Musk Melon, Netted Gem. (Rocky Ford.) Shape is almost a per- fect globe. Thick meated, fine, luscious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz.
• 10 cts.
Mustard, Fordhook Fancy . Leaves curled and lacinated. It stands well even during the hot summer months. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 3 0 cts.
Mustard, Chinese. Flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Watermelon, Mountain Sweet. Fruit oblong, dark green ; rind thin ; flesh red, solid and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Watermelon, Cole’s Farly. Of medium size, and so early that it matures in every state; flesh sweet and delicate. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Watermelon, Citron. For preserving. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Okra, Dwarf Prolific. Very productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Onion, Wethersfield Large Red. Our stock is extra selected, and of the very best quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 75 cts.
ONION, YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS.
Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. (Extra selected strain.) This variety is now the standard medium yellow Onion of our market the world over. Our strain of this sort is unsurpassed, being grown in Connecticut from selected stock, and will produce heavy crops of handsome uniform bulbs. Oz. 20 cts.; % lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25.
Onion, Prize Taker. Immense size. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 lb. 75 cts.
Onion, Farly White Queen. Bulbs pure white, mild in flavor. Used largely for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
I might offer cheaper strains of
j Onion seed at much lower prices, but cheap j seed is dear at any price. Our seed is Con- | necticut grown of the choicest strain and the 5 above is offered very low considering quality.
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Parsley, Moss Curled. Beautifully curled. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Parsnip, Guernsey. Half long, fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Parsnip, Hollow Crown. Long smooth white. The great market sort. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 23 cts.
Peas, Sutton’s Excelsior. A handsome new wrinkled. Pea, so hardy that it can safely be planted as early as the smooth varieties. Plants, dwarf, about 14 inches high, exceedingly productive and fine quality.
Peas, Thos. Paxton. Plant very hardy and strong grower, produc- ing extra large pods in great abundance. Quality delicious, finest of all varieties. Matures as early as many of the extra early, smooth varieties.
Peas, Nott’s Excelsior. One of the best. Vigorous and prolific, with large pods and peas ; height one foot.
Peas, American Wonder. Of dwarf habit, producing a profusion of good-size^ and well-filled pods of the finest flavor.
Peas, Premium Gem. (Improved McLean’s Little Gem.) Among the earliest of dwarf, green-wrinkled sorts, good quality, wonderfully prolific.
Peas, Yorkshire Hero. Long pods, filled with large, luscious, wrinkled Peas, very productive. Grows two and one-half .feet high.
Peas Dwarf Champion. A very popular sort. Similar to “Champ- ion of England,” except it grows only half as high.
Peas, Bliss Everbearing. A prolific variety growing two and one- half to three feet high, with long pods well filled with large Peas.
Peas, Telephone. An immensely productive Pea of the finest quality. Delicious flavor. Pods large in size. Height about four feet.
Peas, Champion of England. One of the best and very productive. Delicious flavor; height, four to five feet.
Peas, Earge Black Eye Marrowfat. An excellent variety.
Peas, Alaska. An extremely early variety.
Peas, First of All. A very early market sort. Very productive.
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Price all above varieties Peas, large « pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts. postpaid, s Write for quotations on larger lots. j
Pepper, Bell or Bull Nose. Standard variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Pepper, Ea.rly SQuash. Early variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Pepper Grass, Extra Curled. Fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Pumpkin, Connecticut Field. Fine for stock, a heavy cropper. Pkt. 5 cts.; % lb. 20 cts.; 1 lb. 50 cts.
Pumpkin, Quaker Pie. A very prolific sort, sweet, sugary and fine grained. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Radish, Pong White Vienna. Pure white ; crisp and brittle.
Radish, New Icicle. White earliest of the long varieties.
Radish, Early Pong Scarlet. Crisp, brittle, fine color.
Radish, Ea.rly Round Dark Red. Dark red skin ; beautiful shape and extra early ; fine quality ; always crisp.
Radish, Scarlet Turnip White Tipped. Fine quality.
Radish, French Breakfast. Oval shape, scarlet with white tip.
Radish, Crimson Giant. In spite of its large size, will not grow pithy, or lose its tenderness.
Radish, Non Plus Ultra. The earliest of all.
Prices above eight sorts Radish, pkt. 5 j cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 1-4 lb. 25 cts.
Winter Squash, Dunlap’s Early Prolific Marrow. A standard early sort. Its color is most attractive, a brilliant orange red. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00.
Winter Squash Delicious. A remarkable combination of fine grain, dryness, sweetness and exceeding richness of flavor.
Winter Squash, Hubbard. Well known winter sort. More of this variety grown than of all other winter squashes combined. Ours is a very fine strain.
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ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH.
Winter Squash, Essex Hybrid. Although early, yet is a long keeper ; flesh dry, thick and sweet.
Winter Squash, Chicago Warted Hubbard. Same as “Hubbard,” except skin is rough and warty instead of being smooth.
Winter Squash, Golden Hubbard. Identical in size, form and fruit- fulness with the “Warted Hubbard.” Rich orange yellow color.
j Price all varieties above Squashes ex- \
| cept where noted, pfct. 5 cts,; o z. 15 cts.; j j 1-4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid.
Summer Squash, Giant Summer Crookneck. Grows to an extra large size, good quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Summer Squash, Summer Crookneck. The popular standard sum- mer sort. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Summer Squash, Bush Scallop. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. Oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 20 cts.
Salsify, New Mammoth, Extra large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Spinach, Bong Standing. For greens. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts; 14 lb. 20 cts.
Tomato, Earliana. One of the most profitable sorts for the market gardener and private planter. Ours is an extra selected market gardeners’ strain Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.
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Tomato, Matchless. (Improved Trophy.) Produces extra large fruits, smooth, handsome and marketable. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts. Tomato, Dwarf Giant. The largest fruited of all dwarf Tomatoes. Fruit gigantic in size, produced freely all through the season. Fruit firm, solid, nearly seedless, quality unequaled. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 65 cts.
Tomato, Chalk’s Early Jewel. A heavy cropper, with bright scar- let tomatoes of large size and sweet flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. Tomato, Ponderosa. This is the largest fruit Tomato in cultiva- tion ; solid, fleshy and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. Tomato, Perfection. Fine smooth variety, prolific and productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.
Tomato, Yellow Plum. Small, yellow, plum-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts. Tomato, Dwarf Stone. Dwarf, stocky growth. Fruits large, bright scarlet, very smooth. Very productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.
Turnip, Red Top White Globe. An early variety, globe-shaped. Turnip, Rhode Island Rock. Very hard and solid, flesh pure white. Turnip, White Egg. Flesh firm, fine grained, fine flavor.
Turnip. Imp. Purple Top Swede. (Yellow Flesh.) Early, free grow- ing variety, with short neck and small top, flesh deep yellow. Turnip, White Milan. One of the earliest White Turnips.
Turnip, Yellow Stone. A popular yellow-fleshed variety.
Turnip. Strap leaf . “Red Top ” or “ White Top,” well known early sorts; largely grown, either sort.
Bread-stone or Budlong. Roots smooth and white top. Flesh fine grained, tender, very sweet.
Sweet German. The well known white winter variety.
Golden Ball (or Orange Jelly.) The flesh of fine texture.
All above varieties Turnip, per pkt. J f 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 1-4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 |
j cts. postpaid.
SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS.
Catnip. Pkt. 5 cts. Eennel. The leaves boiled used in many sauces. Pkt. 5 cts. lavender. (Lavender vera.) — The true lavender. Pkt. 10 cts. Sa.ge. — Indispensable for seasoning. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. Summer Sa.vory. — For flavoring soups and dressings. Pkt. 5 cts. Sweet Marjoram. — Leaves used for seasoning. Pkt. 5 cts. Thyme, — For seasoning and medicinal purposes. Pkt. 10 cts. Worm- wood (Artemesia absinthium.) Used medicinally. Pkt. 5 cents.
MONADNOCK UWN GRASS.
A fine blend of grasses in the right proportion to make the thick velvety turf so much desired. If sown in the proportion of one qt. to 300 square feet, will quickly produce a luxuriant, permanent lawn. Price 30 cts. per qt. postpaid; $1.25 per peck.
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Plant Department.
MONADNOCK ASTER PLANTS.
Grown in pots and from choicest strains of seed. Giant Comet, Semple's, or American- Branching, Truffaut's Perfection. Ostrich Plume. Crego. All the above can be furnished in assort- ment of colors or separate colors of pink, white, crimson, lavender and purple. Price 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100.
BEDDING CANNAS.
Chas. Henderson. — Bright crimson, four feet. Shenandoah. — Bronze leaf, salmon flowers, six feet. Florence Vaughan.— Yellow, spotted crimson, five feet. Exp. Campbell.— Rich, deep crimson, five and one-half feet high. Souv. de A. Crozy. — Crimson with gold band, four feet. Dormant roots, $1.00 per doz.
Started Cannas.— In May and June we have the above vari- ties well started, ten to twenty inches high. These are started in flats and will be shipped with well started roots wrapped in moss. $1.25 per doz.
MONADNOCK CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
Monrovia. — Early yellow. Maj, Bonnafon. — Beautiful, late yellow. Dr. Enguehard. — Late pink. Pacific Supreme.— Fine early pink. Golden Glow. — Fine early yellow. Advance.— Very early, white. Patty. — Beautiful late pink. Chas. Rager. — Splendid new white. Roman Gold.— Deep rich yellow.
10 cts. each, $1.00 per dozen.
MONADNOCK CARNATIONS.
Benora. — White penciled with carmine. White Wonder. — Aptly named, a wonderful bloomer. Enchantress. — Enormous, light
silvery pink. White Enchantress.— Enormous, pure white. Wash- ington.—Large flowers, deep pink in color. Bonfire.— Beautiful scarlet. Pocahontas. — A fine deep crimson. Beacon. — Extra large, scarlet. Rose Pink Enchantress. — Large flowers, soft pink color. Mrs. C. W. Ward. — Deep pink, very free blooming.
10 cts. each, $1.00 per dozen.
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A. D. Livoni. — Beautiful soft pink quilled petals. C. W. Bru- ton.— Immense size, canary yellow in color. Queen Victoria.— Pure yellow, quilled petals. Grand .Duke Alexis. — Immense flower, white tinted lavender. Jack Rose. — Large crimson red, fine for cutting. Ebony.— Very dark maroon, cactus variety. Gen. Buller. — Cactus. Rich velvety crimson, tipped white. Dr. Jameson.— Deep crimson, cactus. Maid of Kent.— Decorative cherry red, tipped white. Wilhelm Miller. — Decorative, brilliant purple. Cuban Giant.— Large free blooming crimson show. Gettysburg. — Decorative, very large, deep glowing, scarlet. Storm King. — Pure snow white, very free blooming. Alewine. — Delicate pink pompon. Price any above varieties, 15 cts. each, or $1.25 per doz., postpaid.
SPECIAL OFFER.— One each of six different varieties. OUR SELECTION, but not labeled, for 50 cts., postpaid.
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BEDDING GERANIUMS.
We make a specialty of bedding Geraniums. The following list comprises only varieties which have been proven by long test to be the best and most profuse blooming varieties for bed- ding purposes.
Single Gen. Grant. — Single scarlet. S. A. Nutt. — Dark crimson. Mad. Barney. — The best double pink. Mme. Rozain. — The best double white. Beaute Poitevine. — Semi-double salmon pink. John Doyle. — Double scarlet. A. Ricard.— Semi-double scarlet. F. Per- kins.— Fine double pink. Not so dwarf as Mad. Barney. B. de Pressily. — Soft pink.
Above Geraniums in quantity for bedding. Strong bushy, healthy plants, price $1.00 per doz. from 3-in. pots; $1.50 per doz. from 4-in. pots ; $2.00 per doz. from 5-in. pots .
FANCY EEAF GERANIUMS.
Mrs. Pollock. — Tri-colored foliage. Happy Thought. — Center yellow with outer band of deep green. Golden Band.— Leaf gold margined. Mme. Salleroi. — Used largely for borders. Leaf light green, edged with white. Above sorts 10 cts each, $1.00 per doz.
IVY eeaf geraniums.
Caesar Franck.— Brilliant red. Souv. Chas. Turner.— Bright pink, feathered maroon. Joan of Arc. — Pure white. Above three varieties, 10 cts. each.
SCENTED GERANIUMS.
Mrs. Taylor.— Rose fragrant. Lemon.— Small leaf. Rose.— Large leaf, scented. Skeleton Leaf.— Rose scented. Jeanne Nonin. — Pelargonium blooms and scented foliage. Above five varieties 10 cts. each, $1.00 per dozen.
MONADNOCK FERNS.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis.
{Boston Sword Fern ) . — So well known, description is unnecessary. We have a fine stock in all sizes. Nephro- lepis W h i t m a n i. ( Ostrich Plume Fern).—\ plumed va- riety of graceful, elegant ap- pearance. Nephrolepis Scotti.
( Dwarf Boston Fern). —
Grows compact and dwarf.
Nephrolepis Scholzeli. — A dwarf crested plumed vari- ety. Nephrolepis Elegantis- sima. — Broad, deep green, crested fronds. Nephrolepis Amerpholi. ( Maiden Hair Boston Fern) .—Delicate, finely cut plumed fronds, almost like lace. Nephrolepis Todeoides. ( London Fern).— Very deep green crested fronds, entirely different from other varieties.
The above seven varieties of Ferns comprise the most popular sorts for house decorations. They are all easily grown and any of them make magnihcent specimens. We have a very large stock of all sizes. Prices 25, 35, 50, 75 cts., $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 each, according to size.
DWARF FFRNS.
We have a fine stock of these suitable for filling fern dishes or for specimens. Prices 10 and 15 cts. each, according to size.
BOSTON SWORD FERN.
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PALMS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS.
Kentra Palm.— One of the most easily grown and satisfactory of the Palms. Price 35 cts., 50 cts.. 75 cts., $1.00, $1.50 and $2 00 each. Cocos Weddeliana Palm. — A dainty, graceful Palm, of exquisite form. Price 35 cts., 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1.00 ac- cording to size. Dracaena Indivisa, Dragon Tree. Fine for house or as center-piece in cemetery urn. Price 35 cts., 50 cts., 60 cts., 75 cts. and $1.00. Auracaria Excelsa, Norfolk Island Pine. — Deep green featherly foliage, arranged in whorls. Price 75 cts., $1.00 and $1.50. Ficus Elastica, Rubber Plant. — The popular decora- tive plant. Price 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1.00.
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES.
Dorothy Perkins (Pink Rambler (. Baltimore Belle. — Blush, tinged rose and white. Prairie Queen. — Dark rosy red, changing to pink. Crimson Rambler. — Flowers of bright crimson color. White Rambler, Thalia — White fragrant flowers. Yellow Ram- bler, Aglaia. — Color yellow, sweetly scented.
Price, any above “Climbing Roses,” strong field grown plants, 50 cts. each by express or 60 cts. each, postpaid.
HARDY HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES.
Mrs. John Laing. — Immense flowers, full and double. Color, bright, shining pink. Magna Charta.— A splendid Rose. Color clear rosy red, flushed with violet crimson. Coquette des Blanches. — Pure white, with a creamy tinge in center. Gen. Jacqueminot. — The grand old Rose known by everyone. Rich crimson scarlet in color. Paul Neyron — Color bright shining pink, very double.
Price , any of above, strong, two-year-old Held grown bushes, ■ 50 cts. each, by express ; 55 cts. each, postpaid ; $4.50 per dozen.
SALVIA SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage).
Bonfire. — Grows in a compact bush, about two feet high. Its erect spikes of bril- liant scarlet stand clear above the dark green foliage and com- pletely cover the plant. Very effective and gorgeous in masses. Our sales on this popular plant increase each year. For a brilliant show we particularly rec- ommend it. 10 cts. each ; 3 for 25 cts. ; 75 cts. per doz.
MONADNOCK VERBENAS.
We offer Verbenas in separate colors of seedlings. Verbenas from seed have been so improved in late years that the colors are nearly all as clear and distinct and size as good as in the named kinds. Moreover, seedlings are much more healthy and vigorous. We offer them in the following colors, all grown from the best mammoth strains: Blue, pink, scarlet, white,
striped and purple. Price 40 cts. per doz.
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MONADNOCK PANSY PLANTS.
Our strain of Pansies is very fine. Nearly all are the mammoth variety, comprising a great variety of rare shades and color blendings. They are stocky transplanted plants in full bloom when shipped. Our Monadnock Pansies are equalled by few and excelled by none, comprising, as they do, all the best English, German and American strains. Price, transplanted plants, 40 cents per dozen ; $2.50 per 100, by ex- press only.
SUMMER FEOWERING BUEBS AND ROOTS.
Tuberose, Excelsior Pearl. Blooms early and bears immense spikes of large pure white, perfectly double flowers. Price 3 cts. each ; 30 cts. per doz. ; largest selected bulbs 5 cts. each ; 50 cts.
per doz., postpaid.
BLUE RIBBON GLOXINIA.
Single T uberous Begonia. 3 for 40 cts.
Monadnock Blue Ribbon Glox-„ inias. Our strain of these is magnificent, and in a mixture of the grandest colors. Price in colors, red, white, blue or spotted, large bulbs, 20 cts. ; the four for 75 cts. ; fine mixed, strong bulbs, 15 cts. ; four for 50 cts.
Tuberous Begonias, Monad- nock Mammoth. These Bego- nias, very easy of culture, are beautiful and unsurpassed for bedding and pot culture. Double Tuberous Begonia in four colors. Red, white, pink, yellow. Price 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.
Price 15 cts. ;
Red, white, pink, j^ellow.
Gladioli, Monadnock Gilt Edge Mixture. This is an extra fine mixture, composed of all classes, including Groffs finest hybrids, “Childsii,” “Lemoineii,” and some of the best strains in the country. If you want one of the finest assortment of colors, try this mixture. Price 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100 postpaid.
HARDY PERENNIALS.
Dialetra, Spectahilis (Bleeding Heart). Strong roots, 30 cts.; small, 10 cts.
Digitalis (Foxglove) Gloxinia Flowered. Price 15 cts.; $1.50 per doz.
Delphinium, Belladona. Delicate blue. Price 25 cts. Delphi- nium, Form os um. Dark blue white center. Price 15 cts.; $1.50 per doz. Delphinium, Gold Medal Hybrids. Variety of shades. Price 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.
Gypsophila, Baby Breath. Exquisite for cutting. Price 15 cts.
MONADNOCK SEEDS, PLANTS AND BULBS.
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Hollyhock, Chater's Prize Double. Flowers double as a rose, of many shades of color from deep yellow, red, purple to white. Our strain is magnificent, coming from prize flowers. Price, strong roots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.
Hemerocallis Kwanso Flore Plena, Double Crown Day Lily. Flowers fragrant, bright orange-yellow. Price 20 cts.
Iris Kaempferii, Japanese Iris. These are various colors. Price 15 cts.; $1.50 per doz.
Iris Germanica, German Iris. A good assortment of colors. Price 15 cts.; $1.00 per doz.
Physostegia Virginica, False Dragon Head. Flowers soft pink. Price 15 cts each; $1.50 per doz.
Poppy, Oriental. Price 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.
HARDY PHI/OX.
The wealth, size of bloom and range of color of the newer improved varieties will surprise those who have been acquain- ted only with the old-fashioned sorts.
Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon-pink with lighter shad- ings and dark crimson eye. Price 20 cts.
Frau Anton Buchner. (New). A fine white.
Rosenberg. Bright reddish-violet with blood red e}'e.
Marie Stuart. — White, pale pink eye. LeProphete. — Bright vio- let-rose. George A. Strohlein. — Scarlet, crimson eye. White Queen. — Snowy white. Huxley. — Violet purple, center pure white. Bril- liant.— Scarlet. M. O. Wigers. — White with crimson eye. Coque- licot.— Fine pure scarlet with crimson red eye.
Price, above varieties, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.
SPECIAL COLLECTION OFFER. — We have a large number of varieties of Hardy Phlox which we cannot list for lack of space. We will send a collection of 5 varieties, not labeled but all different, for 50 cts.
MONADNOCK PEONIES.
These beautiful hardy flowers have been wonderfully im- proved during the past few years, and are beginning to re- ceive the attention they so richly deserve.
No plant will yield so rich a return for so little care as these beautiful garden fav- orites. Planted in masses or singly they make a rich effect. Once planted they need no further care than occasional cultivation and a good mulch of manure in the fall. Perfectly hard}' everywhere. Three colors, pink, white and crim- son. Divided roots, 25 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz ; heavy clumps, 50 and 75 cts each.
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HARDY VINKS.
New Clematis Ina. Hardy as an Oak. Flowers white shaded to delicate lilac blue on the edges. Strong, 2-year roots. 50 cts.
Ampelopsis Veitchi, Boston Ivy. Grows rapidly and clings firmly to any wall, tree, etc. Price, 2-year, 25 cts.; 3-year, 40 cts.
Ampelopsis Quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper. A very rapid grower, with dark green foliage. Price 25 cts. and 50cts. ^ach.
Clematis Paniculata, Japanese Virgins' Bower. The flowers are pure white, fragrant. Price, 2-year, 25 cts.; 3-year, 40 cts.
Dutchman's Pipe. Aristolochia Sipho. Price 50 cts.
Honeysuckle. Halliana. Price 15 cts. and 30 cts. each.
Wisteria. Sinensis. Price 50 cts.
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS.
Berberis Thunbergii. Japanese Barberry. One of the finest and hardiest things in our severe climate for low ornamental hedges.
Price 35 cts.; $3.00 per doz.
Hydrangea. Aborescens Sterilis. (Snowball Hydrangea).
Price 50 cts. and $1.00.
Hydrangea, Paniculata Grandidora. One of the finest hardy shrubs in cultivation ; the flowers are formed in large white panicles or trusses nine inches in length. Perfectly hardy in all parts of the country. Price, strong 2-year, field grown plants, 50 cts.; 3-year, 75 cts ; fine, standard tree-shaped, $1.00. All above will bloom the first year.
Spiraea, Van Houteii. Price 35 cts.
Syringa, Grandiflora. Syringa, Golden Leaved. Syringa, Double Flowered. Price, each of three varieties, 35 cts.
SMALL FRUITS.
RASPBERRIES.
Cuthbert. Price 60 cts. per doz.
Cumberland, New Black. Price 75 cts per doz.
All Raspberries ten cents less per dozen if by express.
GRAPES.
Moore's Early. The best black Grape for northern New England. Price 25 cts.
Green Mountain. A magnificent white Grape. Price 35 cts.
CURRANTS.
Fay's Prolifie. The leading red variety, and is one of the best Currants we have. Price, 2-3rear, 15 cts.; $1.25 per doz.
White Grape. Price, 2-year, $1.25 per doz.
STRAWBERRIES.
Glen Mary. Is perfect flowering, of large size, good quality. Ripens in mid-season.
Brandywine. Very productive, blossom perfec{, fruit large. Season medium to late.
Senator Dunlap. Perfect blossom, hardy, productive, good quality and a splendid keeper.
Clyde. Light red, firm and best quality. Season medium.
Above varieties 25 cts. per doz., $1.15 per 100, postpaid; $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, by express, not prepaid.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS.
Holt's Mammoth Sage* Plauts, 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz.
Tomato Plants. Dwarf Giant, Quarter Century, Aristocrat, Champion, Dwarf Stone. Price, pot plants, 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz. ; hot bed plants, 30 cts. doz. ; $2.00 per 100.
Pepper Plants. Bell or Early Squash.
Price, 3 cts.; 30 cts. per doz.
Cauliflower Plants. Early Snowball.
Early plants. Price, doz. 20 cts.; $1.50 per 100.
Late field plants, 15 cts. doz.; $1.00 pe^ 100.
Celery Plants. Golden Self Bleaching, White Plume or Giant Pascal, transplanted plants. Price, doz. 15 cts.; 100, 75 cts.
Cabbage Plants. Early plants, before June 10.
Price, doz. 15 cts.; 100, 75 cts.
Cabbage Plants. Field grown after June 15. Winningstadt, All Head, Flat Dutch, Danish Ball Head, Savoy or Red Dutch.
Price, doz. 10 cts.; 100, 30 cts.; 1,000, $2.00.
Asparagus Roots. Conover’s Colossal, Barr’s Mammoth and Palmetto, large 2-year roots. Price, $1 00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000 by express only. $1.15 per 100 postpaid.
Rhubarb. Monarch. Price 25 cts.
COUPON COEEECTION.
Please notice that in addition to all other premiums , and discounts every customer who sends in a seed order for $1.00 or more is entitled to the special “Coupon Col- lection” by enclosing coupon with their order.
SEND US NAMES OF YOUR FRIENDS.
We enclose slip for sending the names of some of your friends who use plants and seeds. If you will fill this out and send with your first order, we will be pleased to in- clude with your order our “Special Collection” of seeds. But be sure to send us only names of those who buy seeds and plants and who would be likely to be interest- ed in same.
EVERGREEN PEANT POOD
The best fertilizer for house plants. This fertilizer contains all the plant food elements necessary to plant growth and compounded in the proper proportion to secure the best results in growing flowers and plants. It is odorless and sanitary, being absolutely free from germs and disease-breeding matter. It removes acid from the soil, thns sweetening sour soil and making it productive. It is very quick in its action and can be used for all classes of plants. Large %-lb. can, price 25 cts.
Cut blowers
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We are prepared to furnish seasonable cut Hewers for all occasions . We also make a specialty of funeral designs which our experience and facilities fully enable us to execute In the very best man- ner and at most reasonable prices . We solicit your orders by mall, telegraph or telephone