Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. a ~ % 7 i k DF | mal ") ny C ) f r WM cam) \ LLY MM Wy —vreoa ] ili My Mil if M eS, M —' Am Yi Oe; TENET Aragon TTL | LL; i My Wh d ant y / fi} ANH Hh / I : My) einut) lf y My) / PMN) a. D jy / ALLL Thonn inn) Cerms on which we do Business. “ sie SS-All correspondence pertaining to the business should be addresscu cart. and not to any of the employees. . Our patrons are requested to remit by Checks, Express, or Post-Office Money- Orders on the Short Hills Post-Office, or by money in registered letters. Stamps are taken for small amounts. We will not be responsible for money sent in unregistered letters. Postage and Express Charges. All small plants will, if so requested, be sent by mail prepaid at the prices quoted. But we most strongly recommend our cus- tomers to have their plants sent by express, except to far distant points, as in sending plants by mail we are necessarily obliged to shake all the soil off the roots, and to send small plants, otherwise postage would amount to more than we re- ceive for the goods. By express we can leave the soil about the roots, and can send larger and heavier plants, which will arrive in much better condition. No charges are made for boxes, packing, or delivery to the railroad station or express-office. All goods are carefully packed, and may be sent to any part of the globe. We guarantee the safe arrival of everything sent by express, but will not be responsible for goods sent by freight. = Orders are solicited at as early a date as possible, that we may have ample time for their execution. Please write name, post-office, express-office, etc., plainly, and give any other information as to the best method of forwarding. Complaints, if any, should be made directly on receipt of goods. We promise prompt and just treatment of all claims presented. Gardeners. We have at all times upon our register the names, addresses and references of a number of thoroughly reliable and desirable Gardeners, with all particulars as to qualifications, which information we shall be glad to supply to inquiring patrons. Address all orders and communications of any kind to PITCHER & TIANDA, - : ( INC.) \ Short Hills, New Jersey —S - » 4 ‘7. A cones : : 4 reigh.. "¥ ",¥ es el baal : iy i Ae. a | Oe) REY RIS. On AVDICD: ¥ . mae “i . OT EG RO, Mele Nt eT ay oy | ‘i Ks a r » A COrreaneancence Perial ele tz th¢ Ceradnase ge : sod So vy af the eatployees. Cte f “ rotadg 4 inca ee ga (etn ares ies | dase ae Plea data tees aia stk Express) ieee . iY * - ihA ' , 1 d digit 7 OE ty eg ay her eek agai er r 7 4 vw. —e \ ao ous \ 4 ny & i 4 ty j chy Gig L ' a ‘ Beye _> ee er ' ; YY Fe te . : ers o yey - ie ; Ze 5, Pv gt 135 CELE 2 & . Ria : eae . i LAs. % i = y eri ra : a= F a (ve t .' Pa 1 MJ at el as eS FP eet ak he pry #Y wre -t ae : ; j : Ri : pest oh ? RSs aa: ae if bi 4) - Piel Pe a CHES. ar + oe y ¥ ; , , ‘ 4 5 me Cag rE : “iy a} eZ Ooty wnt. the at SPRING PI ASED 1895 an CEMENTS ILLUSTRATED Catalogue of [Slants Grown and for Sale at the UNITED STATES NURSERIES SHORT SHES N.- BY Pee Ree PANDA (Incorpora ted) C4 at COPYRIGHTED 1895, BY PITCHER & MANDA (~~ HARRISBURG, PA, J. Horace MCFARLAND Company, HORTICULTURA 1895 KET OF Ss Bas ANA. ZLOGYNE Day COE ids. ) Orch (See \\ \y ne awk The Wnited States Murserics SMOKY Wnlillesss SEM JES Sie Ne a a aa a SHORT walk from the station at Short Hills, New Jersey, will bring the pil- grim in search of horticultural sights to this vast establishment that spreads out like a map before him almost everything beautiful in the plant world. Conscious of the want felt in this country for an establishment that should embrace the whole extended line of horticulture in its many branches, more especially those of the higher class, it has been our aim to found the most y complete and best appointed Nursery in. America, if not in the world. This supreme ~ position in the trade, although most gratifying, has not been attained without years of labor and much expense. It is ample guaranty of the fact that THE STOCK CATALOGUED IN THESE PAGES IS UNAPPROACHED IN GENERAL STANDARD OF QUALITY BY THAT OF ANY OTHER ONE HOUSE IN THIS COUNTRY. In summer time the fields surrounding the United States Nurseries are brilliant with the bloom of thousands of Hardy Perennials, a very large acreage being devoted to growing this class of stock alone. Beds of Iris, all a-glitter with rich flowers, and glowing Poppies, stretching in long sheets of flame across the fields, are contrasted with cool drifts of white flowers like Anemone and Achillea, or Spirzea Japonica, with blossoms as dainty as frost-work in detail. The Landscape Gardening Department, recently added, is very complete and select, including all the best ornamental and useful classes of Trees and Shrubs, from tall, spire-like Coniferae to creepers that mat the ground. The BULB AND SEED DEPARTMENT requires a special catalogue, which is issued under separate covers. Visitors, who are continually arriving from all parts of the country, express great surprise and pleasure at the magnitude and completeness of the exhibition contained in the fifty spacious green- houses, in which are grown in great numbers and luxuriance nearly every variety of plant known to greenhouse cultivation. Thousands of Orchids may be seen in bloom, and in the forest of Tree Ferns are hoary giants a thousand years old! Besides these, the noteworthy collection of two hundred and thirty varieties of Palms—over a quarter of a million in number—the many houses of old, new and rare Decorative Plants, together with the Ferneries, in which are grown half a million of Ferns, are glimpses from the tropics which visitors will never regret or forget having seen. The public is always welcome to this exhibition, and is never importuned to purchase plants. Our Annual Chrysanthemum Exhibition will take place as usual in the Nurseries, from. Novem- ber 1st to 15th, and promises to be of especial interest the coming season. The ANNUAL ORCHID SHow, in February, will be a rare treat to all who love this royal flower. The United States Nurseries are conveniently reached from New York City via Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R., from foot of Christopher and Barclay Street Ferries, in about an hour’s ride. The round-trip ticket is So cents. TIME TABLE OF TRAINS BETWEEN NEW YORK AND SHORT HILLS. ECG | LEAVE NEW YORK, | | ° CHRISTOPHER OR BARCLAY ST. ARRIVE SHORT HILLS. LEAVE SHORT Hicts. | ARRIVE NEw YORK. WoO) INS WG SPAN Ve | FAB. Ke Me | 8-40: A. M. OBO OFAC as | S26. | ©.20 NO Oma Tee. )aem S) || 00. 6 O.CO. We WO WA IG IP, Wi | Op Sor ee [1.00 HAO I. Wl 227, | HORUS 11.20 2.30 ** | 5,59) | 10330) Ona A500") ie leat ; | TEAS ms WAM 12, Mt (Ae 2X0) Ges 2 Grart | WADS) 15 Ait 1.30 ‘ Se2On Ones ram te | eA inne | 2.40 I| 2 OOM mas | LEO) a ‘CN ‘STHIH LMOHS ‘SdIMaSYNN SALVLS GaLINN dJHL LY SISNOH-SSV1D SO MGIA TVILAVd { i i ‘ 3 Pi 4 4 neces nema te NIN PYM Lib y d — he \ \ SS S\ \S Pe, NS GTB Dba AVANNM RN sen annem es NANA smcemenasthsarereeensctcsasisatata eshte cae Ns A AN LEN SALLE RSL NN NAS SN SS wre ‘New PLANTS N ADDITION to our own introductions for the current year we offer the best l new plants of other trustworthy growers, and a few of our former introduc- tions that have special claim to more general distribution. All have distinct and valuable characteristics that will commend themselves to progressive ama- teurs and gardeners. Chrysanthemums (PITCHER & MANDA. ) The following set of seven extra choice varieties we send out this season. They are all of sterling merit, possessing all the qualities constituting a first-class Chrysanthemum, having fine, large flowers on good, stiff stems, with foliage well up to the flower. dH FREY A very early white incurving Japanese of fine form, good size and substance. Ready for cutting October 5 tog. Flowers lasted on stems in fine condition six weeks, at which time the photograph for the photo-engraving on page 7 was taken. Certificate National Chrysanthemum Society of America, New York. A very early yellow reflexed Japanese of good size, color and substance. Foliage and stem good. Ready for cutting October 5 to 9. Flowers lasted on stems in fine condition six weeks. Certificate National Chrysanthemum Society of America, New York. W. B. DINSMORE Japanese incurved, golden yellow. Flowers well built and very attractive. Strong stem, with good foliage and petals of great substance. One of our best. Fine chrome-yellow ; a magnificent flower, with broad petals. Mid-season. Wle Heliopsis Pitcheriana (Pitcher & Manda. ) This new plant is perfectly hardy, and grows 2 to 3 feet in height, with a spread of from 3 to Afeet. Itis a perpetual bloomer, with flowers about two inches in diameter, of a beautiful, deep golden yellow color, and of very thick texture. They are very useful for cutting, as they keep fresh for a long time, and for this reason far superior to those of Coreopsis lanceolata. No collection of hardy plants should be without this bright free-blooming perennial, which will give for a long time a most effective show in the hardy border. A handful of the flowers has been beautifully painted from nature by our artist (see front cover), and the habit of a growing plant is shown on page S; it will be noticed that there is a compact and bushy tendency, very different from the strag- eling habit of some otherwise effective perennials. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. New Violet, The California Under the introducer’s description we offer this promising new Violet. ‘‘ The plant is vigorous, absolutely free from disease, and produces several hundred flowers ina season. The flowers are single, intensely fragrant, and a clear violet-purple that does not fade out. They are very large, some covering a silver dollar, and borne on stems from to to 14 inches long, giving them unusual value as cut-blooms. These facts are well borne out by the San Francisco flower market, where flowers of this violet sell for four times the prices paid for those of Marie Louise and Russian- The long stems are a very great merit in this variety, making the blooms much more available in many ways.”’ \e have investigated, at considerable expense, all that has been said in regard to the merits of this new Violet, and believe the above to be true in every particular. One local authority says : “THE NEW VIOLET, CALIFORNIA, IS MAGNIFICENT. Some stems are 16inches long. The flowers are very large.’’ A large and discriminating grower of choice Violets in California writes: ‘‘ I have never seen such beauties as these. The plants like cold weather, I judge, as those in the garden looked so healthy and the foliage so clean. I have frequently bought the flowers, always paying about seven times the price paid for other Violets. A bunch of them sent to a friend and kept in his desk over night scented it so strongly that for a month the odor could be detected upon opening it.”’ THE CALIFORNIA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME THE LEADING VIOLET NEXT SEASON. The hardy, robust plants may be grown cold like the Russian. See opposite page for a presentation of the California as grown in the open fields in its native state. The engraving is made direct from a photograph taken in the field. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. AREER etree, coc iapassai anf As ed Teta atcinene ALLE Tis seat COA REIE & New VIOLET, ‘‘ THE CALIFORNIA.”’ (See opposite page. ) See opposite page.) SMILAX ARGYREA. OF ECIMEN PLANT Sp GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS [5 New Stove and Greenhouse Plants New Anthuriums (Pitcher & Manda. ) ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM ALBUM SHORTHILLENSE. A beautiful hybrid, raised in our Nurseries, and sent out this year for the first time. The spathe is broad, fine and pure white. $ro. A. CRYSTALLINUM VARIEGATUM. A remarkable sport from A. crystallinum, with the same fine growth and habit, and leaves similar in shape, but profusely splashed with rich, creamy white. A great acquisition to any collection. fro. Stenandrium Lindenii One of the most richly colored foliage plants among our novelties. The growth is neat and compact, though robust and free. The leaves are broad and rounded, and have a velvety appear- ance. Although soft and rich, their colors are very clear. In the young growth the ground color is velvety, purplish brown, chan ving to dark green, with a wide feathering of bright yellow follow- ing the veins. The under surface is tinged with purple along the margin and between the veins. A very bright plant to light up masses of dark foliage. Awarded First-class Certificate by Lenox Horticultural Society. 75 cts. each. e Smilax Argyrea This handsome variegated plant has all the graceful luxuriance of a robust climber. The ‘eaves are from 5 to 6 inches long by 2 inches wide, very bright and glossy green, richly and irreg- ularly marked with large silvery blotches. A good specimen plant is illustrated on the oppo- site page. $1.50 each. Nepenthes Pitcherii (Pitcher & Manda. ) A novel and beautiful self-colored variety, raised in our Nurseries at Short Hills. A cross between the two fine sorts, V. Pavadisa and N. Henryana, with good points derived from both. The plants are symmetrical and free in growth, with glossy leaves and dainty deep pink pitchers of good shape and size, very freely produced. A grand acquisition. $5 each. Nepenthes Roeblingii (Pitcher & Manda. ) Another handsome hybrid of ours that we believe worthy of a place in all fine collections. The pitchers are of medium size, of beautiful, almost globular form, and a fine, dark crimson color, irregularly blotched and marbled. Unique in shape and color ; remarkably fine. — $5 each. Two Beautiful New Bougainvilleas BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA SANDERIANA. One of the most brilliant novelties of the season, having received First-Class Certificates at London, Paris, Berlin, Manchester and York. The large flower-bracts are dazzling rosy crimson, and remain bright and perfect for weeks. They are produced in great numbers, even small plants, in 3-inch pots, showing branches full of bloom from early spring until November. Of the easiest culture in greenhouse or conservatory, entirely unmolested by insects, and blooming under all conditions. $1 each. B. SPLENDENS. A very bright and free-blooming greenhouse climber, especially beautiful when trained beneath a moderately high roof, or against a back wall. When well grown, the vines are fairly covered w:th very large, handsome flower-bracts of bright, clear pink through the entire summer, fall and early winter. 50 cts. each. 16 PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS. NEw JERSEY Strobila es erianus trobilanth Dy 9) THE MOST BRILLIANT DECORATIVE PLANT OF THE SEASON ; Mhis beautitul house and bedding plant has been the sensation wherever exhibited, winning \ gold and silver medals at the Ghent and New York exhibitions. The leaves are from 3 to 4 inches wide, and of bright metallic purple or peacock blue, shading into light rose, and inargined with silvery green. A mass of them forms a fairly dazzling combination of rich, shimmering tints. The large funnel-formed flowers are a lovely violet-blue, contrasting beautifully with the richly varied coloring of thie weaves Dies plamtatsiot) easy culture, very vigorous and enduring, and_ brilliantly effective for bedding, table ornamentation, parlor or conservatory. It is one of the best house plants, as it endures extremes un- usually well, and is always attractive whether in flower or not. See also colored illustra- tion, made direct from nature by a new process, which well shows the rich color variation of the foliage. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. Araucaria excelsa compacta A distinct, new, and very decorative form of.the fine old Avaucaria cxcelsa. The most valuable point of variation in this new plant is the denser, more compact arrange- ment of its light, regular, plumy branches, rendering it much more effective in decora- tions. Awarded a silver medal by the Mas- sachusetts Horticultural Society. $15 and $25 each. Dracaena Sanderiana Quite a new departure in this valuable class of decorative plants, and one of the prettiest novelties introduced for years. In general character and form it is quite distinct and unique. The stems are slender and upright, closely and gracefully set with thick-textured narrow leaves, from 3 to 5 inches long, of dark green, with longitudinal veins of white and a sharply defined bor- Ss) ‘+r of creamy yellow. Altogether different from anything before known in this line. Price, $5 each. Dracaena, Lord Wolseley One of the finest Dracaenas of recent introduction. The leaves are‘o1 a firm substance, meas uring from 2% to 3 inches across, by 24 to 30 inches in length. The ground color is greenish ma roon, margined and splashed with crimson. Price, $2.50 each. Dracaena Doucettii The most striking points in this variety are its compact, shapely growth, and fine head of beauti- fully striped green and white, long, narrow leaves. Handsome for table decoration. Price, $5 each. STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS 1N BLOOM. J | Dracaena australis aurea striata variegata Beautiful oblong-lanceolate leaves, strongly veined, and handsomely striped lengthwise with bright yellow. Plant of compact, graceful habit, well fitted for all decorative purposes by its durable leaves and fine coloring. A great improvement upon 2). Australis. Price, $5 each. THE whole leaf-surface is beautifully variegated, the prevailing iridescent tints of peacock-blue deepen- ing and varying with the light that falls upon them. The vigor and endurance of the plant are remarkable; it stands the sun well, andits culture is quite easy. AS a bright new effective plant for bedding, window- culture and conservatory decoration, Strobilanthes Dyerianus has created a great sensation everywhere, winning Certificates and Medals wherever exhibited. Our stock is perhaps the largest and finest in the country. STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS. A young plant, photographed in color direct from nature to show the indescribable color and luster of the leaves. Made direct from Nature by Coloritype Company, New York, for PITCHER & MANDA, GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS 17, A YOUNG PLANT OF PRITCHARDIA (LICUALA) GRANDIS. Pritcbhardia (Licuala) grandis Until lately so rare as to be almost unknown to the general public, though long recognized by collectors as one of the noblest Palms in existence. It is of rather dwarf habit, with spiny stems and broad, nearly circular, fan-shaped leaves, beautifully fluted, and closely veined. They are very light and graceful in appearance, but firm in texture, spreading to enormous size in fine old specimens. A grand decorative plant, of majestic habit. $2 and $5 each. Three Otber Rare Palms PRITCHARDIA THURSTONII. New, as yet, to cultivation. Glossy, oblong leaves, but slightly cleft and folded ; of fine palmate form. Beautiful for specimens or grouping. Price, $2 each. GEONOMA ACAULIS. A fine, dwarf-growing stove Palm, of compact, graceful habit. The young leaves are a-rich, bright pink, contrasting beautifully with the dark green, glossy older ones, which are but partially divided pinnze. Awarded a medal by the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society. Price on application. ZAMIA LINDENII. Rediscovered by our collector in Colombia a few years ago. Quite distinct from any other Cycad, and one of the most striking sorts among them all. The long, grace- fully arching fronds are loosely set with broad, oval, light green leaflets, above which the young growth shows in curling plumes of bright pink. Fine plants, $3 and upward. 1S PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY TRADESCANTIA REGINA. Tradescantia Reginae This beautiful plant was sent out in 1894, and awarded a first-class certificate by the Society of American Florists. It is entirely novel in habit of growth, which is quite robust and almost upright, forming beautiful specimens ina short time. The leaves are broad, sharply pointed, and closely set upen the stems. They are beautifully colored, with a broad band of silver around a center of pur- plish crimson, and margined with tooth-like markings of white upon a green edge ; the under sur- face shows a rich violet color. The plant succeeds admirably in an ordinary greenhouse, and is unexcelled as a house or window plant; of easy culture, and strikingly effective in ornamentation. Dedicated to’Her Majesty, the Queen of the Belgians. Price, $1 each. Pteris tremula variegata (Pitcher & Manda. ) An elegant hybrid between Pleris tremula and Pterits Victori@, raised in our nurseries. Of distinct, upright growth, with light green, narrow, graceful fronds, feathered with yellow along the center. A beautiful Fern of strong habit, easily grown and propagated. Price, $2 each. Nephrolepis exaltata plumosa One of the finest Ferns of its class and habit for general culture and all sorts of decorations. As hardy and easily grown as WV. exa/tata, with the same good points in habit, but with the tips of the fronds more densely branched, the crest of each one forming a close, glossy mass of green. Strong plants, $1 each. GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS 19 Nephrolepis davallioides furcans multiceps In this variety the long, light green fronds, similar to those of the parent, V. davalloides fur- cans, break near the tips into beautiful branchlets, giving the crest a very distinct, light, fluffy appearance. A capital house-plant, effective in all sorts of decorations, finer in every way than the well-known and valuable type. Price, 75 cts. each. Asparagus crispus (Pitcher & Manda. ) A beautiful and peculiar form of this most graceful genus. The soft, fine leaflets are set in feathery whorls on all sides of the slender stems, which branch symmetrically, drooping at the tips. These terminal branchlets have the appearance of rounded plumes, and in the young growth are a beautiful, light, tender shade of green, that contrasts well with the dark older branches. As easily grown as any of the better known sorts. Price, $2 each. Aristolochia gigantea The Aristolochias are picturesque and curious freaks of nature, that claim rank among our best greenhouse climbers because of their rapid growth, handsome foliage and bright, grotesque flowers. This new species is one of the best among them all, bearing flowers of enormous size, sometimes 12 inches long by to inches broad. The color is rich creamy yellow, spotted with purple, and none of the disagreeable odor common to many species is noticeable in the flowers. Must not be confounded with A. gzgas. Price, 50 cts. each. Phyllogatis rotundifolia A striking Melastomad, with large, broad, thick leaves of leathery texture. Near the margins the deep veins are crossed by still deeper longitudinal belts or nerves. Resembles Spherogyne latifolia in general appearance, but has leaves rounder, more recurved, with veins more strongly marked, and its firmer texture better fits it for general cultivation. Not a new plant, but intro- duced by us to American cultivation for the first time last year. Fine plants, $1 each. Pandanus Baptistii One of the most useful and elegant species yet introduced. The leaves are spineless and gracefully arching on all sides, measuring from 15 to 25 inches in length by an inch broad. They have a broad depression along the median line, and taper to a long acuminate point. The color of the leaves is a glaucous green, sometimes marked with from one to four milk-white longitudinal lines. Price, $5 each. NEwport, R. I., January 23, 1895. [ received the plants in excellent condition, and take this opportunity of expressing my entire satisfaction with all the plants received; also to thank you for the generous spirit displayed in selection. All are fine, healthy, stocky plants. It is impossible to speak too highly of yoursystem of packing ; with such a system all risks are reduced to a minimum, JOHN R. JOHNSON, Gardener to Ogden Goelet, Esq. St. Louis, Mo., October 5, rSo4. The Palms came to hand in excellent condition. Many thanks for extras. Yours truly, F. J. FILLMORE. SouTH Boston, MASss., Abril 30, 7894. My order fora general assortment of plants was not only promptly filled, but the plants were received in an excep- tionally fine condition, due to expert packing. I found them all strong, vigorous, and as fresh as though taken froma neighbor’s greenhouse, distinctly and properly labeled, and withal perfectly satisfactory. One order is enough to convince anybody that for quality and price of plants the firm of Pitcher & Manda is unrivalled. JAMES CONNELLY. PECATONICA, ILL., September 13, 7894. The bulbs of Lzlium Harristt ordered of you arrived in splendid condition, and were an immense return for the price paid. R. S. CAMPBELL. : WALLINGFORD, PENNA., December 18, 1594. The collection of Orchids arrived on Saturday in excellent condition. It is really a remarkably fine lot, and extra- ordinarily reasonable in price. I thank you for letting me have a chance at it. Yours truly, A W. H. FURNESS. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEw JERSEY LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI PLENISSIMA SEMPERFLORENS. Lycbhnis flos-cuculi plenissima semperflorens When introduced last year this beautiful hardy plant received much warm praise on account of The flowers are delicate rose-color, and borne in exquisite sprays ali over th Perfectly hardy for borders, very effective and useful for cutting, and also fine for forcing in winter. Decidedly the best hardy plant of its class that has Succeeds admirably in almost all situations, Dlooming constantly, so 35 cts. each, $3.50 i's many good qualities. the plant from early spring until frost. been introduced for years. that the sprays can be picked plentifully for bouquets any time in the season. per doz. VII iy Q VATIIHOV!Y «¢ TAVAd AHL ,, ‘VNA1d yLvauds Vv ‘ye aded 39C) ENNIAL > u OF HWarRbDY PI (See page 24. r 4 ILEGIA CHRYSANTHA, WITH FLOWER-HEAD Aol OF FIELD IN UPPER CORNER. PHLOX A GARDEN WALK EDGED WITH PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. (See page 38.) ~ Harpy ORNAMENTALS A SELECT LIST OF THE BEST HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS AND DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS FOR USE IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING BPS“ APs CR Hardy Herbaceous Plants By this term is meant such plants as may be allowed to remain permanently in the open ground, whese foliage dies down to or near the ground each autumn, coming forth again with renewed vigor the following spring. Hardy plants have many claims, both practical and artistic, over all others. Though their cultivation in this country is having a wonderful development, it is surprising to note how few, comparatively, secure the best results attainable from the open-air garden which anyone with a few rods of ground may easily enjoy. This is because so few understand how easy and simple a matter it is to grow a large and choice collection of Hardy Perennials. Their first cost is their only cost, and their yearly increase in size and beauty is an annual dividend soon appreciated by the planter. And among the various plant families there is such variety in color, form and time of blooming that one may well be satisfied. From the first pure spring flowers that thrust their petals above the snow, through the grand June overture to summer, when all classes vie with each other, until late autumn when blue-fringed Gentians and Monkshood spires still bravely defy the frost, a good selection of Hardy Perennials will make the garden a source of unflagging interest. Hardy Herbaceous Plants may be set out either in fall or spring, in mixed borders or along boundaries of walks. Those of dwarf habit should be planted in front, and the taller sorts in sequence, the last lines being composed of such sorts as Hollyhocks, Sunflowers and the taller- growing Lilies, intermixed with spring-floweringsshrubs. With a slight knowledge of plants and their requirements, varieties may be selected to suit any conditions of soil, wet, dry, sunny or shady—there are plants for all. And so, aS old fashions become new again, we gladly assist in the reinstatement of old-time hardy flowers. A savor of quaintness and old association gives a peculiar zest to the enjoyment of their beauty. . To enumerate the kinds most worthy of planting would be largely to copy our catalogue list of Perennial Plants. Nothing, however, adds so much to the pleasure and interest of such a flower-garden as to make a collection of the many varieties of a fine race of plants. Say, for instance, that the amateur wishes to grow a collection of Iris. There are 50 or more choice and distinct varieties, varying greatly in season of bloom and in color, form, size and markings of the flowers. In Pzonies marvelous results have been obtained through hybridization, so that now there are varieties as delicate as Roses, with petals almost as distinct in character and varied in shade and color as the Chrysanthemum can show. We grow several hundred distinct kinds, many of them of marvelous beauty and rarely seen. Aquilegias (Columbines) are another charming family of Sowers, oddly and elegantly formed, with long spurs in every shade and color. The Delphiniums, 24 PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY or Larkspurs, have also been so much improved, and distinct varieties so greatly increased, that they are especially desirable for collections. A hundred very different kinds are easily obtained, ranging through single and double flowers, from pure white and ccerulean blue to the deepest shades of indigo, with exquisite tints in mauve and pink. Where the selections are left to us we highly recommend the many varieties of the following sections of Perennials, most of which afford many choice and distinct kinds : Asclepias, Coreopsis, Campanula, Delphinium, Dianthus, Dielytra, Aquilegia, Arabis, Aster, Doronicum, Hypericum, Gaillardia, Gentiana, Geranium, Helianthus, Heliopsis, Hemerocallis, Hollvhock, Iberis, Iris, Lychnis, Lilium, Monarda, Myosotis, G£nothera, Achillea, Anemone, Hibiscus, -ceonia, Pentstemon, Papaver, Phlox, Potentilla, Primula, Pyrethrum, Ranunculus, Rudbeckia, Sedum, Saponaria, Saxifraga, Spireea, Trollius, Viola. We were awarded Medal and Diploma for collection of Herbaceous Plants at the World’s Fair in 1893, also separate Medals and Diplomas for Collection of Pyrethrums and Collection of Iris. Varieties most strongly recommended are marked with a star (*). Six plants will be furnished at prices given for five. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS ACHILLEA. Among the Yarrows are included some of our very best hardy flowers. The foliage is finely cut, and the blossoms are borne on long stems in pretty clusters. Most of them are very useful for cutting; the plants bloom freely. eupatorium. Very flowers. 25 cts. millefolia rubra. Flowers rose color, in clus- ters, allsummer. 25 cts. serrata plena.* ‘‘The Pearl.’’ Pure white, in dense clusters. The best summer white for cutting. See illustration on page 21. 25 cts. tomentosa. Dwarf, with downy foliage and vellow flowers. 20 cts. ACONITUM barbatum. Bearded Monk’s-Hood. A useful hardy border plant with cream- colored flowers, the middle sepals of which are bearded. July. 25 cts. Fischerii.* Flowers hood-shaped, bright blue, in spikes; autumn. 25 cts. AGROSTEMMA coronaria.~ Rose large umbels of yellow Campion. Large rose-red flowers, woolly foliage; blooms all summer. 20 cts. coronaria alba.~ Same as preceding, but with white flowers. 25 cts. AGAVE Virginica. spikes. 35 cts. AJUGA. Bugle. Very pretty dwarf plants of procumbent habit, with whorled leaves of « bright color, and flowers borne in the axils of the leaves. Useful for covering ground. Flowers greenish yellow, in Genevensis. Dwarf; spikes of blue flowers ; spring. 25 cts. pyramidalis alba. Flowers white, in spikes ; spring. 35 cts. reptans. Creeping plant, compact foliage, blue flowers ; spring. 25 cts. reptans variegata.* A lovely little plant for edgings: leaves grayish green and white. 35 cts. ALTREA.* Hollyhock. One of the oldest fa- vorites of the garden ; either for backgrounds against hedges or walls, or for groups with some pretty varieties of hardy plants around them, nothing can be finer. ALTHEA. Single. A great variety of colors, in- cluding pure white, yellow and red. 20 cts. Double. In mixtures, containing all the best varieties. 20 cts. ALYSSUM saxatile compactum.* An easy-grow- ing plant of dwarf, compact habit, with yel- low flowers; one of the best spring-blooming plants for rockery or borders. 25 cts. AMSONIA tabernaemontana. Pale blue flowers in cymes ; very pretty. — 25 cts. ANEMONE. Wind-Flower. A very large genus of hardy plants, suitable for border and cut- flowers. The flowers are borne on erect deli- cate stems, which gives them a most graceful appearance. Japonica alba.* Large white flowers with yel- low center. The best white autumn bloom ing plant. See page 25. 25 cts. Japonica rosea.* As preceding, but pale rose © color, 251s: Japonica elegans.* Deeperin color and semi- double; fine. 30 cts. Japonica, Whirlwind.* A grand new variety. Flowers white, semi-double, 2% to 3 inches in diameter ; of sturdy habit, and much freer- flowering than A. Japonica alba. 35 cts. Pennsylvanica.* White, 1 to 1% inches across. May and June. 25 cts. sylvestris. Pure satiny white flowers, fragrant and slightly drooping. Sornetimes known as Snowdrop Windflower. 25 cts. each. AQUILEGIA.* Columbine. In foliage, flowers and stems the Columbines have ar air of classical elegance that gives them a high rank among Perennials. Some fine varieties have lately been added to the race. See opposite page. Californica. A beautiful form with yellowish sepals and petals. 25 cts. Canadensis. Scarlet and yellow, nodding ; spring. 25 cts. chrysantha.* Golden Columbine. Flowers long- spurred, yellow; allsummer. 25 cts. Skinnerii. Sepals green; limb of petals yel- low; spur orange-red ; very striking. 35 cts. vulgaris alba. Much used for cut-flowers. Flowers white. 20 cts. each. , GENERAL AQUILEGIA, continued. Mixed Varieties, including choice hybrids and SPECIES ES nCts: ARABIS albida.* Rock Cress. Dwarf rock plant, with hoary foliage and small white flowers ; spring. 20 cts. ARMERIA. These are pretty, low-growing bor- der plants, in most cases forming close, even mats of foliage and flowers. maritima. Sea Pink. A pretty Alpine plant with red or rose flowers. 20 cts. maritima alba. A white variety of the above. ZB 5nCtS. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OB RUTANTS 25 AY ] ~~ SS ANEMONE JAPONICA ALBA. The White Japanese Wind-Flower. See page 24. ARMERIA plantagynea. tall scapes. 35 cts. ARTEMISIA. These are shrubby plants, with fine, feathery foliage, in many cases fra- grant. The flowers are usually yellow. abrotanum. Old Man. Low and _ shrubby; foliage fragrant; flowers yellow. 25 cts. argentea. Silvery foliage; flowers pale yel- low. 25 cts. Ludoviciana. A trailing species, with silvery foliage. 25 cts. pontica. A plant well adapted to pot culture as well as garden work, with silvery aro- matic foliage. Excellent for summer carpet- bedding. 20 cts. ASCLEPIAS tuberosa.* Butterfly Weed. A very useful border plant, with hairy foliage and bright orange-red flowers. This is the most brilliant of all our native plants. Thrives well in dry, sunny situations. 25 cts. Flowers bright rose, on ASTER. These extremely handsome plants, often known as the Michzlmas_ Daisies, make a very pleasing effect in borders or amongst shrubberies. The flowers are pro- duced in clusters on long stems, at the time of the year when very few plants are in bloom ; useful for cutting purposes. diffusus. Beautiful white blooms. 20c. Drummondii. Deep mauve flowers. 20. (See page 28.),. MARIUS PLENUS. J mu 79) ~ rq & va rose, shaded Price, 50 cts. each, $5 per dozen TEA OR EVERBLOOMING ROSES Beaute Inconstante. New. Bright capucine- red, tinted with orange and carmine; buds long and handsome, open flowers semi-double, very variable in color, but always brilliant. Bon Silene. Rosy carmine shaded with salmon ; beautiful buds. Bridesmaid. A deep, even constant shade of pink ; buds beautiful and very lasting. Catherine Mermet. Brightsilvery pink. 2.75 50 a ZO i a i ; 5.00 100 SI TOO i ey 10.00 250 250 a Nh ra 25.00 PITCHER & MANDA’S PRIZE CHRYSANTHEMUM Sa) 5D, From our Nurseries more new and valuable varieties of Chrysanthemums have been dissemi- nated than from any other house in the world. Our Prize Chrysanthemum Seed is saved from high-class seedlings, grown to a single stem, and we firmly believe it to be the finest seed ever offered for sale either in this country or Europe. As we grow none but varieties of the highest class, no poor crosses were effected, nor is the seed from any poor or rubbishy flowers included. We look for marvelous results from our own sowing. Seed Saved from Prize Varieties and New Seedlings Price, 50 cts. per pkt., 5 pkts. for $2 & PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS It is not generally Known that the beautiful race of Chrysanthemums known as Pompons is perennial and perfectly hardy. We have secured from Japan, England, France and America a magnificent collection of about one hundred distinct varieties, of almost every shade, color and blending. They have only to become known to be appreciated as one of the most charming and desirable classes of plants for the garden, shrubbery or lawn. They should be planted in the spring, in deep, rich soil, with full exposure to the sun, should be given plenty of water in dry sea- sons, and otherwise allowed to take care of themselves. A mulching of decayed fertilizer is very beneficial. During the months of September, October and November, and when heavy frosts have cut. We cut their miniature blossoms for table decoration last season, and preferred them as a change to the down all other flowers, these Pompon Chrysanthemums are still in their autumn glory. immense exhibition Chrysanthemums grown under glass. After the ground is frozen hard for the winter, cut down the tops and cover the plants lightly with coarse stable litter. In the spring, after the second year, it is best to lift and divide the plants, as a single root forms a better plant than the undivided clumps. They can be set two feet apart in flower-borders, or as hedgerows, or massed in the lawn, and for best effect should be planted in quantity and great variety. November 15 we cut a few sprays from the open garden, which our artist has so beautifully and truthfully reproduced in one of our colored plates. Price, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen Adonis. Rose-purple flowers. Little Bob. Bright crimson ; small flower. Aurora Boreale. Bronze and orange. Alice Stevens. A shaded orange. Anastasia. Light purple ; dwarf habit. Black Douglas. Dark crimson. Bob. Crimson-brown. Blushing Bride. Bright rose-lilac and brilliant crimson-scarlet ; fine. Cedo-Nulli. White, Govp, Litac. Three dis- tinct varieties of a fine, well-known species. Comte de Mornay. Bright purple. Canari. Pale yellow ; bushy habit. sport from Lyon. Red, Crimson Precocite. Reddish crimson; free- bloomer. Ciara. Dwarf habit ; a prolific bloomer ; porce- lain blush-pink. Eleonore. Crimson-brown, edged yellow, Early Blush. White, tinted pink. Fanny. Deep crimson. Fremy. Light brick-red, shaded yellow. Fiberta. Canary-yellow ; good habit. Flora. Golden-yellow ; dwarf habit. Frederick Peele. Deep crimson, tipped gold. Golden Circle. Bright-yellow. Golden Mlle. Marthe. Fine bright golden yellow. Goldsmith. A deep bright yellow. Golden Fleece. Harry Hicks. Soft pink; of good habit. Helene. Purple-violet. J. B. Duvoir. White, shaded Jilac-rose. Jacintha. Pinkish lilac; dwarf habit. Kyrle Bellew. Crimson and yellow. Clear yellow. La Desire. White, pink center. La Purite. White. Lune Fleurie. A small, orange-yellow flowering variety. L’Ami Couderchet. Sulphur-white ; very fine. Lyon. Deep rosy purple. M’lle. Elise Dordan. Rose-pink; globular Hower. M’lle. Marthe. White. Maid of Kent. White. Marabout. White; fimbriated. Marian. Flowers intense orange. Miss Wheeler. Carmine. Mrs. Bateman. Orange-brown. Martinmas. Pink, shading to blush. Miss Davis. Soft pink. Miss Phyllis Broughton. free. Mrs. Bullingford. Blush-white, one of the best. Mme. Jolivart. White, tinted pink; very free- flowering. Mme. Albert Colmiche. yellow. Mme. Babus. M. A. Herlaut. M. Jules Paquet. violet-rose. Mignon. Bright golden yellow. Mad. D. M. E. Picciole. Rosy lilac. Mad. Folwart. Pure white; free flowering. Nellie Rainford. Buff. Osiris. Rose-pink, edged gold. Pablo. Rose-purple. Perle des Beautes. Crimson. President. Rosy carmine. Princess Meletia. White fringed. Primrose League. Yellow. Prince of Orange. Light orange-ambey. Prince Victor. Dark maroon. Pygmalion. Deep rose. Percy’s Seedling. Bronze, shading to yellow; one of the best. Precocite. Bright yellow. Dwarf, bushy ; white; Crimson, tipped golden Lilac-rose and white. Claret-red, tipped yellow. Silvery white, reverse of petals A CLUSTER OF HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. PITCHER & MANDA, (From painting of our flowers by Paul de Longpré.) Description and price, page 60. SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY. — | at ai i i i i i GENERAL * ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS, continued. Rose d’Amour. Rose; very fine. Rosinante. Blush-rose ; dwarf grower. Rubra Perfecta. Rich crimson. Seuir Melanie. Pure white. St. Michael. Rich golden-yellow. Sunset. Orange-brown. St. Crouts. Light pink; small flowers; very free blooming. Strathneath. A distinct shade of rose-pink. Tiber. Crimson-brown, tipped yellow. Trevyenna. GOLDEN-YELLoW, ROSE, WHITE. Three distinct varieties. PLANTS 61 Vesuve. Crimson-red. Victorine. Dark brown. Veuve Clicquot. Brick-red central petals, edge dark yellow. se Walter Boyce. Rosy-purple ; distinct. William Kennedy. Beautiful rich shaded amaranth. William Sabey. Canary yellow; a fine reflexed variety. William Westlake. Rich, golden yellow, suf- fused with a reddish tint ; very fine. White Lady. White, with slight blush tinge. White St. Crouts. Pure white. crimson, Aquatics Water-gardening is one of the most delightful and refreshing fads for summer-time that fashion has yet introduced. Water Lilies and other Aquatic plants can be grown so easily that cool little _ ponds, tubs, or spacious tanks dimpled with their flowers are now favorite spots in all the best- planned gardens. cold weather, and, by not allowing them to get dry, be easily wintered over. The tender sorts can be removed to greenhouse or cellar upon the approach of The hardy sorts will succeed well in any stream or pond, and stand the winters in latitudes where the water does not freeze to the bottom of the pond. Our list of varieties includes the best and easiest to grow, which have been selected with great care. DARLINGTONIA Californica. An _ interesting plant of low growth, with small, upright green pitchers striped with brown. $1.50. DIONAEA muscipula. Venus’ Fly-Trap. Very curious. Its so-called carnivorous habit attracts much attention. 50 cts. EICHHORNIA ( Pontederia). Water Hyacinth. A very interesting class of water-plants, with beautiful flowers, leaves and roots. The latter are feathery and daintily colored, and for this reason the plant is often grown in glass bowls. The flowers are borne in handsome spikes, and the leaves float by in- flations of the stem. Very quick and easy in growth. crassipes major. Soft rosy lilac lowers. 5oc. crassipes aurea. Flowers yellowish. 50 cts. LIMNOCHARIS Humboldtii. Water Poppy. Floating oval leaves and flowers of bright yellow. Of easy culture, growing best in shallow water. 25 cts. MYRIOPHYLLUM Proserpinacoides. Parrot’s Feather. Extremely pretty, graceful and feathery. The soft green leaves are arranged in whorls and finely cut ; the plant is hardy if the stems lie in deep water. 25 cts. NYMPHAEA. These are our fragrant Water Lilies, the most beautiful and popular among all Aquatics. Quite a number of the pret- tiest species are native to our bogs and streams. They are very easy to grow, and the colors of their flowers range from pure white to crimson and purple through many chaste, delicate tints. alba candidissima.* Petals broad and pure white. $2. flava.* Yellow Water-Lily. Fragrant ; leaves variegated. 50 cts. odorata.* Our native fragrant white Water- iSilys?) 25 ,6ts: odorata rosea.* Pink Water-Lily. Marliacea chromatella.* pygmaea. $1.50. Light-yellow. $1.50. A pretty dwarf. 75 cts. All that are perfectly hardy are marked with a star (*). NYMPHAEA scutifolia (.V. cerulea). blue. $1.50. dentata.* White; star-shaped, fragrant. $1.50. gigantea. Purplish-blue; large. $2.50. lotus. Flowers white; very large. $1.50. Zanzibarensis. Royal Purple Water-Lily. A grand variety, with dark blue or purple blooms of great size and delightful fragrance. One of the finest species known. $5. Zanzibarensis azurea. Flowers azure blue. $2.50. Zanzibarensis rosea. Deep rosy-pink. $1.50. NELUMBIUM speciosum.* Egyptian Lotus. Very fragrant flowers of bright rose-color, creamy white at base of petals. The plant endures any cold short of actual freezing. $1.50. PAPYRUS antiquorum. Egyptian Paper Plant. $1 ; clumps, $2. PISTIA stratiotes. floating plant, SCI 25.,.CtS, SARRACENIA. Pitcher-Plants. Side-Saddle Flowers. Curiously formed and decidedly interesting plants, with the whole leaf in somewhat the form of a pitcher. They are half hardy and should be grown in a cool greenhouse in a moist atmosphere. Chelsoni. Crimson leaves ; long pitchers 2, Courtii. $4. crispata. $3. Drummondii. Valuable also for winter. 75 cts. Drummondii alba. Leaves whitish; flowers purple. $1. flava. Leaves long; yellow. 50 cts. flava maxima. Very large form of above. 75c. Lavender- Water Iettuce: Av icunious forming rosettes of light Mandaiana. Mottled with white. 3. melanorhoda. ¢2. psittacina. 75 cts. purpurea.* Huntsman’s Cap. 50 cts. rubra. $1. variolaris.* Yellow, white spotted. 75 cis. Wrightleyana. One of the best varieties. $2. Six varieties of Sarracenias, our selection, for $9. 62 PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEw JERSEY Soft-Wooded Plants FOR SUMMER BEDDING AND WINDOW AND HOUSE DECORATION Summer Bedding Plants quickly transform the bare surface of lawns and gardens into gay masses of Color which cheer the eye all summer, but perish with early frost. In order to be popular a bedding plant must thrive with very little care, and be able to withstand by turns heat, drouth and deluge. uses. Geraniums, Coleus, Verbenas, ete., have just the qualities which adapt them for such Among Plants for Window and House Decoration we offer the best sorts and varieties. BEGONIAS Among the Flowering Begonias we have now some superb types for bedding—dwart, free- Howering and heat-enduring. Vernon. Dwart, compact, very profuse-bloom- ing ; flowers orange-scarlet with yellow center. 25 CES: Erfordia. Very dwarf and bushy, about 15 inches high, and continually covered with clusters of keFor other good bedding Begonias, see Flowering Greenhousz Plants. Begonias, see page 65. They produce a very fine effect in masses. rosy carmine flowers. Does not sufter from drouth. 25 cts. Incarnata. Large rose-colored flowers borne on erect stems ; leaves light green. Splendid also for cut-flowers in winter. 25e Cis: For Tuberous DWARF CANNAS This new race of sturdy, brilliant-flowering plants has now attained great prominence for beds and groups on the lawn. introductions of this year, see New Plants. Admiral Courbet. Flowers fine yellow, mottled with scarlet ; foliage green. Admiral Gervais. Leaves green, bordered pur- ple; flowers large, carmine, edged yellow. A. H. Wingett. Leaves green; flowers lemon- yellow, with dots of red. Alfred P. Meredith. Flowers large, petals broad, blood-red faintly margined with yellow, and with yellowish base. Alphonse Bouvier. Flowers of vermilion, on tall spikes. Charics Henderson. Large flowers of rich deep carmine-scarlet, with pencilings of golden yellow in center. Capt. P. de Suzzoni. Large flowers of light yel- low, dotted with chestnut-brown. C. M. Atkinson. Leaves large, bronze-green, variegated with parallel bands of green; ribs maroon-bronze. Flowers bright carmine. C. Fletcher. Flowers lemon-yellow, fading to straw color, spotted sparingly with scarlet. One of the freest-blooming varieties. Comtesse Olivier de l’Etoile. Foliage glaucous green; flowers chrome, dotted carmine. Edouard Andre. Foliage dark brownish green ; flowers large, deep carmine. E. Norman. Deep orange-vermilion, margined and marked at base with chrome-yellow ; petals broad, truss large. E. 0. Orpet. Bright chrome-yellow, fading to straw yellow, almost without a tinge of red even at the base of petals. The purest self- colored yellow known. Explorateur Campbell. Foliage green, flowers bright blood-red, with oval dots of crimson. Fiorence Vaughan. Very large spikes of light canary yellow, flowers lightly spotted with scarlet. EL, Hacris: rich scarlet- See New Plants. G. Sennholz. Foliage dark green; flower orange-salmon, yellowish at edges. A strik- ing and valuable variety. The varieties named below are among the best standard sorts. For Ingenieur Alphaud. lowers large, carmine. I. Montel. Foliage dark green; flowers a beau- tiful dark crimson. John Clark. Truss compact; flowers vermil- ion, blotched pale yellow. John Corkery. Foliage deep green, spathes glaucous. Flowers orange-vermilion above, orange below, yellowish on edge of petals and at base. J.D. Cabos. Jeaves dark ; flowers rich orange, tinged with apricot. J. F. Huss. Orange-vermilion, the petals edged with yellow, and yellow in the throat. Martin Cahusac. A strong grower; foliage green; flowers clear vermilion. Marquise Arthur de l’Aigle. Foliage green; flowers well opened, large, bright red, except at base and margin, where they are yellow tinted. Maurice Musy. rose-lake. Madame Crozy. Fine foliage, growing about 3 feet high; flowers vermilion-scarlet, with distinct edging of bright yellow. Nardy Pere. Foliage green, tinted purple ; flo- riferous ; flowers large, bright red. Nellie Bowden. Rich clear golden yellow flow- ers. A grand new variety. Professeur Gerard. Foliage bright green; flower- truss very large and compact, cherry-red. Paul Bruant. A strong-growing variety ; flow- ers bright flame-color. President Carnot. Dark maroon foliage ; flow- ers deep scarlet. William Elliott. A grand variety, with beautiful foliage of bronze-red, veined and lined with crimson. William Griffin. Foliage purple ; Of strong habit ; flowers clear, Leaves broad, rich bronze- green, with a metallic luster in certain lights ; truss compact, composed of many broad- petaled flowers of bright vermilion-scarlet. Price, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen fez For all the best novelties in Cannas, see New Plants. GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF )) TRO PLANTS 6% CARNATIONS Carnations we grow in large quantities, both for summer and winter bloom. Mien tullll: fringed, spicily scented flowers have lately been presented in novel colors and delicate shades and markings, while the habit of the plant and the form of the blooms improves yearly. Crimson Coronet. Of medium size; very dark crimson. Daybreak. Delicate, self-colored salmon-pink. A great favorite. Dr. Smart. Pinkish cream, striped crimson. Golden Gate. Deep clear golden yellow. Golden Triumph. Canary yellow. Helen Keller. A lovely white variety, daintily marked with clear pink. Large, long-stemmed flowers. Hinze’s White. [oaree, full creamy-white flowers. Iago. Clear deep crimson; stems long, growth and bloom free. Lizzie McGowan. The best Large, full, snowy flowers. Mme. Diaz Albertini. Laree ilowers of delicate pink. white Carnation. Mrs. Eliza Reynolds. Peachblow Coronet. with rose-pink. Clear pink ; large flowers. White, heavily blotched Richmond. Bright carmine ; finely fringed. Sweetbrier. ARAUCARIA excelsa compacta. See New Plants. $15 to $25. —eglauca. In addition to all the fine points enumerated for the type, this handsome variety has beautiful glaucous or silver-tinted leaves that catch the light with rich effect. It is perhaps the most beautiful sort in culti- vation. $4. ——compacta. $12 to $15. ——pendula. $15. ——robusta. $12. —alba-spica. $3. — viridis pendula. $20. glauca Joseph Napoleon Bauman. $15 to $25. Goldiecana. $8. Rulei Niepraski. Price on application. — compacta Niepraski. Price on application. a a a Dixon, CAL., May 6, 1894. The Pelargoniums you sent me arrived in splendid condition, better than any I ever received, and are doing nicely. Thank you for the extras sent. Mrs, W. L. HEMPHILL. (See opposite page.) ARAUCARIA EXCELSA IIo PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY Bromeliads The Bromeliads are sometimes called Lobster Orchids, because like so many true Orchids they are air plants. The leaves are hard and thick, often curiously marked, and spiny on the margin. The long flower spikes attract less attention than the numerous large bright red or yellow bracts with which they are intermixed, and which last for a long time. AECHMEA. Very handsome stove plants, with large spikes of brilliant flowers produced from the midst of a circle of long sword- shaped leaves. coelestis. Sr. distichantha. $2. fulgens. $2. Lemoinei. $1. Spectabilis. $1. Weilbachii. BILLBERGIA. A very useful genus, with bright flowers in light panicles. amoena. SI. Croyana. §1. clavata longifolia. $2. Leopoldii. $1. —amoena. $2. Liboniana. $1. maxima. §5. Moreliana. $1. (fy pa pyramidalis. $r. Quesneliana. $3. rhodo cyanea. $1. Sinician 55: thyrsoidea. §1. zebrina. $1. BROMELIA. Allied to the Pineapple. culture and elegant growth. Binoti. $2. bracteata. $2. macrodontes. $2. CARAGUATA. South American stove plants, related to the Tillandsias. The bracts are large and brilliant. cardinalis. $2. Legrelliana. $2. lingulata splendens. An exceedingly pretty plant with an erect many flowered stem, Of easy brightened by numerous large, brilliant scarlet bracts. $1. CHEVALLIERA crocophylla. Sometimes inclu- ded under AEchmea. $2. CRYPTANTHUS. Natives of South America, and so named because their flowers are nearly hidden by the bracts. acaulis. $1. Beuckeri. $1. diversifolius. ¢r. zonatus yariegatus. This variety has beautiful recurved leaves of coppery bronze, striped with yellow, changing to white. $1. —viridis. $1. — Brunei. $1. ECHINOSTACHYS. Also referred to as Pychno- stachys. The plants bear their flowers in dense terminal spikes. hystrix flexilis. $2. Pineliana. $1.50. Van Houtteana. $1.50. GUZMANIA. A _ particularly brilliant race of Bromeliads from Tropical America. The bracts are usually bright red or yellow. fragrans. $1. melinonis. Fine leaves, banded with rich purple. $1. picta. $2. HOSCAq hie HOLOPHYTUM robustum. §$r. variegatum. 2. MACROCHORDIUM strictum. §3. MASSANGEA hierogylphica. Large thick leaves elegantly and oddly marked. $4. NIDULARIUM. One of the handsomest and most important groups in the whole race of Bro- meliads. The leaves of some of the species are finely variegated. Amazonicum. ¢r. argenteum Striatum. $3. Binoti. $2. crineum. $1. Crister= 42: fulgens. $2. Innocentii. $2. —rubens. $2. marmoratum. ¢r. Morrenianum. $2. princeps. $2. Sanguineum. $1. Scheremetiewi. $2. spectabilis. $2. splendens. $2. triste.” $2: PITCAIRNIA. The leaves of the Pitcairnias grow in dense rosettes. The flowers are usually red, yellow or white. farinosa. $1. Moritziana. $1. PUYA Chilensis. From Chili and Peru. ‘ers showy. $Io. TILLANDSIA. One of the most important groups in the whole list of Bromeliads. It includes some strange and beautiful forms, rich both in the color of their flowers and the marking of their leaves. anceps. . $1. angustifolia. $2. p Devansayana. $2. lFlow- ‘GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS WET BROMELIADS, continued. VRIESIA fulgida. ¢1. TILLANDSIA fenestralis. Leaves broad, grace- fully arching, spotted with red at the base ; flowers pale yellow ona long erect scape. incurvata. Very beautiful species, with dark green foliage, having recurved bracts of A very choice and fine Bromeliad. $2. pug nt orange and red flowers. $1. guttata. $2. musiaca. $3. Lindeni. ¢1. splendens. Well named. A truly splendid psittacina. $1. variety. The leaves are dark green above tessellata. 2. and lighter beneath, crossed by bands of VRIESIA. These plants are now _ included greenish brown. The flower spike is from among Tillandsias, as the general charac- two to three feet high and crowded with teristics are the same. We, however, cata- yellow blossoms surrounded by_ bright logue them under the name by which they purple bracts. $1.50. are best known. —major. $2. G6 varieties of Bromeliads, our selection, for.......4........ S$ 5 OO 12 “ ge at a HO Geta «nc RRC ge eee ie 15 OO 2A x me es sie es FO.I6 ed Sines genera a came 35 OO Ferns No type of pure beauty in foliage is so generally admired as the Fern, or is adaptable for so many uses. Its variability makes a change of fashions in Fern fronds possible as often as in laces, with no fear of repeating. Between the dwarf species, creeping close to the ground, and the lofty Tree Ferns, there are myriads of intermediate forms, every one beautiful in its way. Many species are especially suited for cultivation in jardinieres or window-boxes, either by themselves or with flowering plants, and nothing is so fine as Fern fronds for mingling with cut flowers. ADIANTUM. Among the Maiden HairFerns are ADIANTUM decorum. 50 cts. some of the most beautiful in the whole diaphanum. 50 cts. race. A charming stamp of individuality is , Ste given by the glossy black stems and_ the dolabriforme. 75 cts. peculiarly light and airy poise of their much Edgworthii. 50 cts. divided fronds. elegans. 50 cts. Bausei. A beautiful greenhouse hybrid, with excisum. 50 cts. fronds 1% to 2 feet long. 50 cts. —multifidum. so cts. bellum. Handsome. A dwarf growing, almost Farleyense. Queen of all the Maiden Hair erect variety with lace like tufted fronds Ferns in color, form and growth. The about four inches long, each one carried plant is shapely and quite robust, often pro- like a plume, with soft yet distinct edge. It ducing fronds from 18 inches to 2 feet long succeeds well either in a greenhouse or by 2 feet wide. The young growth is usu- Wardian case. Ilustrated on page 112. ally of a beautiful pink tinge, shaded to dark 50 cts. and light tints of yellow and green. It caudatum. 50 cts. requires stove treatment, and must never be cardiochlaena. gr. allowed to get dry. Necessary to all really fine collections. $1. Fergusonii. 75 cts. Fischerii. 50 cts. formosum. 50 cts. fragrantissimum. 50 cts. Capillus-Veneris. 25 cts. —— grandis. 50 cts. —-—imbricata. $1. Collisii. 75 cts. concinnum latum. A Tropical American species of neat and elegant growth, with hispidulum. 25 cts. fronds from 12 to 18 inches long. The plants intermedium. 50 cts. are erect and robust, with broad, spreading Kaulfussii. ¢1. tops and broad pinnules. 50 cts. ee ndie wears cuneatum. The best known of the Maiden j es ; i oa oe Hair Ferns. Much used by florists for URIMMENIE Ts 7S) OES bouquet green and general decorations. Of macrophyllum. 50 cts. easy culture and fine growth. 25 cts. —)bipinnatum. 75 cts. —gracillimum. 50 cts. Mariesii. 50 cts. — grandiceps. A very beautiful plant, having monochlamys. See page 113. §$r. long, graceful fronds, with the tips devel- mundulum. socts. | oped into tesselated crests. Of distinct and beautiful drooping habit and adapted for Neo-Caledonia. $1. baskets. The fronds are produced in great O’Brienii. 50 cts. numbers from a densely tufted crown. 35 cts. pedatum. A beautiful hardy species. 25 cts. variegatum. Silver Maiden Hair Fern. 25 cts. peruvianum. 50 cts. cyclosum. 75 cts. princeps. 50 cts. ADIANTUM BELLUM. FERNS, continued. ADIANTUM pubescens. A peculiar and beau- tiful form of Fern, given a very soft appear- ance by the brown pubescence which covers the stems. Very useful for baskets. 25 cts. radiatum. 75 cts. rhodophyllum. rhomboideum. rostum. 75 cts. Sancta Catherinae. 75 cts. Speciosum. §r. tenerum. One of the most beautiful Ferns that can be grown for conservatory, green- house, or decoration of any sort. It has many of the fine points of A. Farleyense. 50c. trapeziforme. 50 cts. venustum. 50 cts. Versaillense. 75 cts. Weigandii. A remarkably elegant variety, with tufted, short, erect fronds produced thickly from the crown. ‘The habit is par- ticularly neat, the pinnules large, and the color very pleasing. 50 cts. Williamsii. 50 cts. 50 cts. 50 cts. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEw jERSEY A CHOICE PWARF SPECIES OF MAIDEN HAIR FERN. (See page 171.) ASPIDIUM. ‘These, ‘‘ the Shield Ferns, ’’ forma very useful and beautiful group, including stove, greenhouse and hardy species. Sevy- eral sorts are admirably adapted for indoor Ferneries. The texture of the leaves is thick and enduring. amabile. One of the finest species. The fronds are about a foot long, and from 6 to 12inches broad, with a lanceolate terminal pinne, having from 3 to 6 other long ones on CACHISIde™ a5 O;CIS: : Capense. CliisSHiml = Soncis: lepidocaulon. ¢r. Philippinense. tensimense. A choice variety, with glossy green fronds of stiff, firm, enduring texture. They are long, broad at the base, and taper- ing gracefully to an elongated tip. Free and robust in growth, forming a rounded shapely plant ; succeeds well in general cul- tivation. 50 cts. viridescens. 75 cts. Viviparium. so cts. BOReCLS: 50 cts. p ADIANTUM MONOCHLAMYS. (See page™111.) Ig PircHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY FERNS, continued. ASPLENIUM. A genus rich in highly ornamen- tal species of easy culture, including sorts suitable for stove, greenhouse and_ hardy ferneries. Belangeri. 50 cts. Baptistii. Finely divided fronds. $3. bulbiferum. An erect, strong-growing green- house species, with fronds sometimes meas- uring 2 feet long and to inches. broad. Young plants are often produced on the upper surface of the old fronds, and root readily in light soil. Distinctly odd and pretty. 50 cts. cuneatum. ellipticum. lanceanum. 25 cts. Nidus Avis. The Bird's Nest Fern. $3. Phoeniculaceum. BLECHNUM. These are strong growing and attractive stove Ferns, of distinct, rather up- right habit, with bipinnate fronds. Braziliense. 50 cts. occidentale. Very handsome long, tapering fronds that are very lasting when mixed with cut flowers. Easily cultivated, never infested by insects, and much grown among Orchids. 25 cts. CHEILANTHES. Lip Ferns. The genus also in- cludes beautiful Lace and Silver Ferns. All the varieties offered below are small, of elegant growth, and fine for decorations. hirta Ellisiana. 50 cts. meifolia. $1. pedata. socts. CYRTOMIUM falcatum. The Cyrtomiums are so closely allied to the Aspidiums that they are sometimes classed with them. Thetwo species here given have long fronds of grace- ful undulating outline, with many narrow, clear-cut divisions. 50 cts. caryotidium. 50 cts. DAVALLIA. Hare Foot Ferns. These are among our most valuabie decorative Ferns, their lace-like fronds and shapely growth giving very light, plumy eftects. Of easy culture and markedly distinct in growth, being easily distinguished by their creeping rhizomes. bullata. 75 cts. elegans. §r. Fijiensis. $1. — major. $1.50. — plumosa. Mariesii. 75 cts. Mooreana. One of the choicest species, with exquisitely beautiful fronds of elongated triangular shape, and from 2 to 3 feet long. The plants are of rapid growth, soon form- ing fine specimens. One of the best species for exhibitions and general culture. $1. platyphylla. $1. plumosa. $1. polyantha. $2. pyxidata. $1. S1.50. 25 cts. 50 cts. $1.50. DAVALLIA tenuifolia stricta. Tyermanii. $1. DICKSONIA. See Tree Ferns. DIDYMOCHLAENA lunulata. A handsome stove Fern, with densely tufted fronds from 4 to 6 feet long. $1. DIPLAZIUM latifolium. $2. DOODIA aspera. A pretty dwarf growing green- house Fern from Australia. 50 cts. DORYOPTERIS nobilis. Allied to both Pteris and Nephrodium. Quite decorative. $r. GLEICHENA. This genus is distinguished by its branched fronds, which are divided into long narrow very distinct pinnz, in their turn slightly divided. Very graceful and ornamental. dicarpa. $1. —longipinnata. $2. flabellata. $1. Mendelli. ¢r. rupestris. $r. Speluncae. §r. GONIOPHLEBIUM subauriculatum. Sometimes classed among Polypodiums. §1. GONIOPTERIS crenata. Also related to the Polypodiums. $1. GYMNOGRAMME. These are familiarly known as Gold and Silver Ferns from the fine white or yellow dust which powders the under surface of the leaves. All are very 25 cts. ( Asplentum latifolium. ) handsome. calomelanos. 50 cts. chrysophylla. Gold Fern. The _ beautiful fronds are broad at the base, long and taper- pointed, the divisions being delicate and lace-like. This whole under surface is cov- ered with yellow powder, and the stems are golden yellow. They are almost upright and thickly produced from a close set crown. decomposita. 75 cts. Japonica. 50 cts. Laucheana. $1.50. Peruviana argophylla. This is considered the best of the Silver Ferns, as it has not only an abundance of the silvery powder on the under surface, but also a lighter frosting on the upper side of the fronds and stems. The splendid fronds are broad and massive at their base and sometimes two feet long. 50 cts. schizophylla gloriosa. 75 cts. Wettenhalliana. 75 cts. HEMIONITIS palmata. Upright, leaves or fronds. 50 cts. HYMENODIUM crinitum. Also knownas Acros- tichum crinitum and Elephant’s Ear. $2.50. HYMENOPHYLLUM demissum. A handsome greenhouse Fern from New Zealand. $1. LASTREA. In this genus, sometimes included under Nephrodium, are some species of great beauty. The majority of them can be easily grown under ordinarily good con- ditions. aristata. five-parted 50 cts. f (JSENERAL PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE, THE STAG-HORN FERN. FERNS, continued. LASTREA aristata variegata. A markedly beau- tiful variety, distinguished by the broad band of yellowish green that brightens the center of the pinnules. The fronds are long and Sracehul. | 75 Cts. lipidata. 5octs. membranaefolia. $1. Opaca. s5octs. LYGODIUM scandens. This isthe graceful climb- ing Fern, so effective when used like Smilax. It grows rapidly under the ordinary treat- ment given other plants. 50 cts. MENISCIUM recticulatum. A Mexican Fern, with stout, pinnate fronds from two to four feet long. 50 cts. MICROLEPIA hirta cristata. This is a beautiful Fern from the South Sea Islands. The tips of the fronds divide into a many-branched crest. The general character and habit of growth are very free and graceful, and the charming droop of the tasseled fronds adapts it well for baskets. 75 cts. scabra. 50 cts. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS (Described on page 116.) NEPHRODIUM. A very large and variable genus, as a rule strong-growing and easily culti- vated. Quite a number of species some- times classed here we have included under other genera, by names better known. emersum cristatum. 50 cts. molle. 25 cts. — corymbifolium. NEPHROLEPIS. No genus of Ferns that we grow seems more popular and useful in general amateur culture. The plants grow rapidly, and the firm texture of the fronds enables them to endure careless treatment and hardships in the decorative line. 7 CUS acuta. 75 cts. Davallioides furcans. Distinctly crested arch- ing fronds. 75 cts. —-—multiceps. Crests more dense. See New Plants. 75 cts. exaltata. The well-known and indispensable Sword Fern; one of the very best species for decorative work. 50 cts. 116 PITCHER & MANDA, FERNS, continued. NEPHROLEPIS exaliata plumosa. A new dense- crested form, with the tips of the fronds so much branched that they form close, curl- ing masses of glossy green. See New Plants. $1. Phillipinensis. pluma. rufescens tripinnatifida. tuberosa. NOTHOCHLAENA candida. A pretty, low-growing Californian Fern, having the under surface of the leaves powdered with yellow. 50 cts. ONYCHIUM auratum. The Onychiums are among the best Ferns for general cultiva- tion. Their fronds are light and graceful, and the plants are good for table decoration. The two species here given are among the 59 cts. 50 cts. 50 cts. 25 €iS. < best. 25 cts. Japonicum. 25 cts. OSMUNDA palustris. 75 cts. PELLAEA Pringlei. 50 cts. PLATYCERIUM. Elk or Stag’s-Horn Ferns. The odd form and growth of these plants is shown in our illustration on page 115. The fronds are divided into broad segments of grayish green, and show their peculiar for- mation and growth best when grown on blocks of wood, though they also thrive well in baskets or shallow pans. alcicorne. TheStag-Horn Fern. The grand- est species known, with huge fronds, divided into broad, blunt segments. See page LL52.. $i —majus. $3. Aethiopicum. §3. grande. Price on application. Hillii. $5. Wallichii. Willinckii. $5. POLYPODIUM. This is a very large class of handsome plants that vary greatly in form and conditions of growth. Some of them are well suited for crevices and rock-work ; others require greenhouse culture. aureum. Distinct foliage of a beautiful bluish tint. 50 cts. lingua. §1. nigrescens. pectinatum. 50 cts. PTERIS. One of the most valuable groups, including some species with beautifully variegated fronds, highly prized for decora- ting. The divisions are marked and clear, and the texture thick and enduring. argyrea. An exceedingly useful variety, of strong growth and habit. The fronds are sometimes three feet long, and have a broad band of silvery white down the center. 5oc. Price on application. 50. cts. SHORT HILts, New JERSEY PTERIS Chinensis. cretica. 50 cts. — albo-lineata. Has whitish central ribs. s50c. — cristata. — major. — nobilis. 75 cts. hastata. A useful variety, with polished chestnut-brown stems and drooping fronds of rich green; fine for baskets. One of the most distinct sorts. 25 cts. inaequalis. 50 cts. longifolia. 25 cts. Mayii. $1. Owrardii. 50 cts. palmata. A strikingly handsome variety, with bold, deep green fronds of palmate form, from 4 to 9 inches across each way. 50 cts. Scaberula. $1. serrulata. A very useiul species for cutting ; of free growth. 25 cts. — cristata. 25 cts. — Gilbertii. 25 cts. —densa. 25 cts. tremula. 25 cts. —Smithiana. Large deep green fronds, with the ends of the pinnz branched and tasseled, forming semi-pendent tufts. Unique and graceful; one of the best large growing Ferns. 1. tremula variegata. tricolor. 75 cts. Victoriae. Silver-variegated foliage. Wallichiana. 50 cts. RHIPIDOPTERIS peltata. A fine form, sometimes included under Acrostichum. 50 cts. SCOLOPENDRIUM vulgare. Hart’s-Tongue Fern. 50 cts. 50 cts. 50 cts. See New Plants. 25 RCESs The well-known Has long, simple fronds of bright green. 25 cts. undulatum. §1. STENOCHLEANA Mereziana. Also known as Acrostichum. 50 cts. TODEA superba. The elegant foliage of this finest of the ‘‘ Filmy Ferns’ is quite distinct from that of all others. The rich green fronds are long and gracefully recurved, with moon-like segments. Their filmy, translucent appearance indicates that they require the constantly moist atmosphere of Wardian cases. $3. Africana. Another beautiful Filmy Fern. 5o0c. TRICHOMANES anceps (7. maximum). Dis- tinct, prettily divided fronds of broadly oval form ; from I to 2 feetlong. $2. WOODWARDIA radicans. Handsome fronds from 3 to 6 feet long, with strong and clear divisions. Hardy. 75 cts. Fort Lee, N. J., November ro, 1894. The Ferns ordered of you November 6 came this aftenoon, and I write to express my entire satisfaction with them. They are the finest Ferns I have ever received, and in quality far surpass those of the same species purchaced at double the prices elsewhere. I intend always to buy my Ferns of you hereafter. K. W. LAwson. CHICAGO, Itt. The plants are not only very nic+ ones, but they were better packed than any thit I have recgived, and I thank you sincerely for the way in which you filled my order. C. E. SIMMo plants. We have a very large stock of all the most useful species. $ albo-lineata. $r. argyrea. 1. arundinacea. Upon the leaves o this variety cream-white and green inter- mingle with a filmy, clouded effect that is very beautiful; in most of the leaves the white predominates. The habit of the plant is spreading and the stems long. 75 cts. Bachemiana. $1.50. bicolor. 35 cts. chimboracensis. eximia. 1. fasciata. fr. Iconifera. 2. Kerchoviana. leaves short and grayish green, with a row of purplish blotches on each side the midrib. 35 cts. Lageriana. Large handsome leaves, with prominent veins of rich bronze; dark red under surface. $1. Legrelliana. Very dark green leaves, relieved by a band of white. One of the finest sorts. 50 cts. Leitzei. Leaves deep metallic green, with feathery markings ; purplish violet beneath. ASCs: 50 cts. Lindeni. 50 cts. Makoyana. A_ grand variety, with distinct markings. The outer margin of the leaves is deep green; the central portion is semi- transparent, with oblong blotches of deep Sheena pil. Massangeana. 50 cts. medio-picta. $r. micans. A small species of spreading habit, quickly forming dense and beautiful tufts. The leaves are dark shining green, with a white feathery stripe down the center. 35¢. nitens. ¢1. Porteana. Leaf beautifully striped with silver. 35 cts. See page 134. princeps. 50 cts. pulchella. Beautiful leaves, something like those of JZ. zebrina. Quitehandsome. 50c. roseo-lineata. [Leaves marked with distinct lines of rose and vermilion. roseo-picta. $r. Sagoriana. 50 cts. Sanguinea. so cts. smaragdina. A variety remarkable for iis rich contrasts in shaded green. The leaves are gracefully oblong and a fresh light green, with darker veins of velvety emerald green and a soft shading of the same beautiful color down the center. The under surface is quite soft and pubescent. Very beauti- st Se ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS iN 2363 CLOG MARANTA CHIMBORACENSIS. MARANTA splendens. 75 cis. Van den Heckei. 50 cts. Veitchii. $r. virginalis. $r. —major. $2. Wagnerii. $1. Warscewiczii. 1. Wioti. $2. zebrina. Zebra Plant. A well-known variety, unsurpassed for general usefulness. Velvety leaves of light green, barred with greenish purple ; under side dull purple. 50 cts. MARCGRAVIA paradoxa. Shingle Plant. A beautiful and odd climber of an interesting sub-parasitical nature. The leaves are thick, round and waxen, overlapping each other closely and almost concealing the stem. Our illustration opposite shows some sprays climbing over a bit of Tree Fern trunk. Ty Sp MIKANIA violacea. A slender climbing stove plant, native of Tropical America. 50 cts. MIMOSA pudica. The Sensitive Plant ; very pe- Culiaie a 25.ctse MUSA. This is the well-known Banana family, with broad magnificent leaves. All the species are easy to grow and grand for dec- orations. Cavendishii. A dwarf-growing species, requir- ing less heat than many others. ¢1. Ensete. The Abyssinian Banana. $1. Sapientum. 1. sumatrana. $1. zebrina. ‘1. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEw JERSEY MARANTA PORTEANA. A GOOD TYPE FROM ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL CLASSES OF DECORATIVE PLANTS. (See page 133.) STOVE AND DECORATIVE PLANTS, continued. NEPENTHES. Pitcher Plants. Odd and inter- esting plants, with leaves modified into the form of pitchers at the tips. These hold water and drown insects, which are supposed to furnish nutrition to the plants, and thus they are called ‘‘carnivorous.’’ The pitchers are of various shapes and sizes, most of them brightly blotched and veined with red and yellow. Tne leaves above the pitchers are glossy and waxen. The plants are cu- rious and handsome, but require a rather warm temperature, growing best in baskets or well drained pans, suspended from the NEPENTHES, continued. roof of a warm house. SI. enduring as those of a Rubber tree. A fine house plant. Illustrated on page 141. 50c. Seemanii. $1. variegata. $1. SONERILA Hendersonii. A_ beautiful dwarf- growing greenhouse plant with silver varie- vated leaves. 50 -cts. SPATHIPHYLLUM heliconiaefolium. A fine Aroid. The leaves are about 3 feet long and 1 foot wide, lustrous green and undu- lating; the green and white spathes are spoon-shaped. §I. pictum. §r. SPHAEROGYNE latifolia. Leaves broad and massive, ovate in general outline, and marked with a net-work of sunken veins crossed by deep nerves. One of our finest large-leaved ornamentals. 2. STENANDRIUM Lindeni. Beautiful foliage of brownish maroon and golden yellow. See New Plants. 50 cts. SANSEVIERA. The thick leathery leaves of the Sansevieras fit them admirably for house- plants. The leaves are attractively marked with white, and the flower-spikes are quite pretty. From South Africa and the East Indies. 38 PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY SANSEVIERA cylindrica. $2. Zeylanica. $1. STRELITZIA. These are regal looking plants, with broad fine green leaves which are almost as handsome as the oddly shaped brilliant flowers. augusta. Reginae. The Bird of Paradise Flower. § SWIETENIA Mahagoni. The true Mahogany Tree, from Central America and the An- tilles. A tall stove tree, having pinnate leaves and panicles of reddish yellow flowers. $1. ‘ TRADESCANTIA, Besides the well-known hardy species, this genus includes a number of handsome tender forms, that have become indispensable alike in modest and preten- tious indoor gardens. Some are upright in growth, forming handsome _ specimens ; others are pretty variegated trailers, that form fine edging and basket plants. discolor. 25 cts. elongata. A pretty species, almost upright in growth, with long narrow leaves. On the upper surface they are light glaucous green, striped with silver; the under surface is reddish purple. 50 cts. fuscata. Long pubescent leaves. $1. tricolor. Leaves of silver, purple and plain light green. 25 cts. Reginae. A very handsome new species. See New Plants. zebrina. Green leaves, prettily striped with white. 25 cts. $2. KI: XANTHOSOMA violaceum. Ashowy West Indian plant, with large spathe and spadix of white and violet; the large oblong, heart-shaped leaves are purplish when young, but change to pale green. ding. $1. Useful for sub-tropical bed- WAY bby SSS Y PEPEROMIA ARGYREA. (Described on page 137.) (‘Z€1 aded uo paqiiosaq) ‘INAGNIT ,WOIN®LOTIAHG 2 8 a a aT ak es y iy ip Wy Uf Ly Wy a. “TINITATAOY SILLOTSOLVWSIHOS SYWM I, My tii (‘grI astd UO paqiiosaq) ‘AWIL AALSVA LV SHIT, VOOWNAG HILIM GHdNOUAD SVAIVZY ONIMONS ‘SASNOH, JANO 10 ANO NI MATA 4 ) ‘ «anal GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS 143, Greenhouse Flowering and Foliage Plants In this department we include a great variety of plants that thrive in cool or changeable temperatures, the majority of which may be grown even by the amateur without a conservatory, All standard sorts of house plants are enumerated, especial prominence being given only to those that are most worthy. ABUTILON. A genus of rapid growing shrubs, with leaves like the Maple and a profusion of beli-shaped, drooping flowers. One of the best house plants. Golden Fleece. Bright yellow flowers. 25 cts. Souvenir de Bonn. A striking new variety that, in addition to its bright orange-colored flowers, is valuable as a decorative foliage plant. The leaves are large and dark green, broadly and evenly edged with white. 50 cts. Thompsonii. Leaves light green, spotted yellow. 25 cts. ACACIA. These are shrubby plants, with fine fern-like foliage and clusters of exquisitely beautiful flowers in mostly yellow tints. Lophantha. 50 cts. Oswaldii. 50 cts. paradoxa. 35 cts. ADAMIA versicolor. A pretty Hydrangea-like shrub, with clusters of blue flowers. 35 cts. AESCHYNANTHUS Lobbianus. An _ attractive basket. plant with odd, fragrant flowers of mich scarlet. $1. AGAPANTHUS umbellatus. A well-known Lily- like plant with large umbels of blue flowers. 50 cts. — — variegatus. 75 cts. AGAVE Victoria Reginae. Perhaps the best species of this hardy, much enduring class. $3. ALLAMANDA nerifolia. A bush form of Alla- manda with deep golden yellow flowers. 5oc. ARDISIA crenulata. A small decorative shrub, continually bright with scarlet berries. 50c. Japonica. 50 cts. | ARUM sanctum. The Black Calla. AUCUBA Japonica variegata. A _ tall-growing shrub; leaves broad and shining green, blotched with yellow. 50 cts. 50 cts. AZALEA. ‘These handsome, petite green house shrubs we grow in great variety. The illus- tration on page 142 gives a good idea of the appearance of our Azalea house about Faster time. All the best varieties. 75 cts. and upward. BEGONIAS, Flowering. For summer bedding and winter flowers the Flowering Begonias are well-nigh indispensable. They are so handsome in habit, flower and leaf, so free- blooming and so easy to grow, that they have now a very warm and permanent place in popular esteem. Hybridization has done much for the race, and in our list we include all the best new varieties. BEGONIA Bruantii. One of the most beautiful and useful species, much used for bedding in Summer, “Ihe leaves are a metallic greenish brown, the flowers pure white, in erect panicles. 35 cts. corallina. Flowers bright coral-red. 35 cts. Corbeille de Feu. 35 cts. Duchartre. 35 cts. glaucophylla scandens. A trailing basket plant with clusters of salmon flowers. 35c. Gloire de Juoy. 35 cts. Gloire de Sceaux. JLustrous leaves of dark green, tinged red; flowers pink. A very handsome and free-blooming bedder. 5o0c, La Neige. Leaves green, profusely spotted with small silver-white dots ; flowers light pink. Fine either for bedding or window culture. 50 cts. Laura. 35 cts. mirabunda. 35 cts. Mme. Paul Bruant. socts. Olbia. Very handsome leaves. Paul Bruant. flowers. 35 cts. pictaviensis. Leaves a plain even tone of metallic bronze-green, with purplish crim- son under surface ; very soft and pubescent. Flowers very large, in drooping tong- stemmed clusters, pure white, with a thick pubescence of plush-like crimson hairs, giv- ing the outside a rosy tint. Tall-growing, and free-blooming, forming a handsome specimen plant. 35 cts. 35 cts. Clusters of beautiful pink Pres. de Boureuilles. 50 cts. polyantha. 435 cts. Thurstonii. Pink flowers and metallic foliage. Bis EUS, Mme. Lennet. A good bedding variety. Leaves metallic rosy bronze, covered with a crimson pubescense ; flowers pink. 50 cts. Siberiana. 35 cts. BORONIA. Fine shrubs with pretty leaves, cov- ered with pellucid dots, and exquisite, fra- grant flowers of pinkish purple or pure white. They bloom freely and are easily grown. heterophylla. ¢r. megastigma. fr. BOUVARDIA. Of these prettyshrubs we grow a good variety. Their flowers are produced freely in pretty, graceful clusters, and are much appreciated for cutting, especially the white varieties. As house plants they are great favorites. Wesupply best sorts. 25c. Humboldtii corymbiflora. Flowers pure white, 3 inches long, 1% inches across, delightfully fragrant, appearing in autumn. 25 cts. Tt GREENHOUSE PLANTS, continued. BRUGMANSIA arborea. A tree-like shrub, with large, trumpet-shaped white flowers ; quite showy. $1. COFFEA Arabica. The Coffee Tree. Leaves dark shining green ; flowers white, fragrant, in pretty clusters. 35 cts. CALLA. See Richardia, also Arum. CAREX tenaria. =e | G : : See | a See ee a" ssa = NEW PERPETUAL BEDDING ROSE, ‘‘ DWARF MULTIFLORA.,”? Novelties and Specialties In Flower Seeds NEW PERPETUAL BEDDING ROSE, “Dwarf Multiflora.”’ (Flowers from Seed Sown the first Year.) Of late years perhaps no novelty in the line of flowers has been introduced that is destined to become more popular, or be more universally grown and admired, than the beautiful little dwarf- growing Rose we here offer for the first time in this country. As the name suggests, these pretty little plants are almost completely covered with myriads of bright, handsome blossoms, presenting all the exquisite shades of color common to the Queen of Flowers. The plants do not grow to a greater height than one foot, and a bed of these, studded with their symmetrical clusters of vari-colored blooms, makes a most charming effect. The peculiar character- istic of this sterling novelty, and that which will recommend it to everyone, is its floweriug from seed sown the first year, and continuing to bloom year after year, increasing in beauty with age. Seed sown in January, February or March commences to flower three months after sowing. and continues in great profusiom until frost. The second and following years the plants and flowers are more ornamental than the first. Roses grown from seed always produce a larger percentage of single flowers, but with this new variety the majority come double, and while here and there will be found nestling among their more perfect companions a few single blossoms, they increase by contrast the beauty of both. The single Rose alone has sifficient hold upon all flower lovers to recommend a trial of this useful and desirable novelty. Full cultural dirctions are given with each packet. 25 cents per packet, $1 for five packets. A Wonderful New Giant Coleus, ‘‘ Monstrosus.”’ Unfortunately, we were unable to have an illustration of this wonderful new plant prepared in time for use in this catalogue, but from the introducer’s brief description, a fair idea of it may be had: ‘‘ Monstrous,’’ is not too strong a word to express the size of this new Coleus. Cultivated in pots, the plants attain a height of six and one-half feet, and produce variegated and beautifully formed leaves one foot wide, and two feet long. For s/rzking effect, we know of nothing better. 50 cents per packet. O PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY ~_ on NEW ASTER, “‘Lady in White.” This new variety is offered this year for the first time, and differs from all other varieties of this extensive family yet introduced, in the peculiarly } >} beautiful form of foliage, the leaves being long, very narrow, and a striking light green in color, a decided improvement upon the stiffness sO common to most other classes of Aster. In habit of growth this variety somewhat resembles Aster, from which it has been ob- he semi-globular flowers are borne on V3 : > : the owef}ri1n period. 35 cents per packet. NEW WHITE BRANCHING ASTER. Although this is a novelty of last year’s intro- it is one that will recommend itself and duction, it 1 command attention for some years to come. Its i remarkable feature, and that which distinguishes it from other varieties, is its peculiar habit of growth and form of flower. The large, handsome, pure- white fowers are borne in great profusion on | long, stiff stems, the slender, graceful petals spreading thickly in every direction. Indeed, the flowers are often mistaken for Chrysanthe- mums, and being a very late bloomer, this heightens the illusion. Plants of this excellent novelty are easily raised from seed, one of our packets producing an abundant quantity. See : illustration below: 15 cts. per pkt., 2 for 25 cts. | HUMULUS JAPONICUS VARIEGATUS. ) (The New Variegated Leaved Japanese Hop.) A grand decorative climber, to which we call special attention. It has all the good points of Humulus Japonicus, is a free, healthy and rapid grower, free from the attacks of insects, does not pene. Giaee me quero suffer from drought, and the variation comes true ; from seed. The large, lobed leaves are distinctly marked and blotched with silvery white on a ground of dark green. This climber is sure to become a favorite. 10 cents per packet, 3 packets for 25 cents. SWEET WILLIAM, ‘‘ Carter’s Holborn Glory.” A variety of recent introduction, pro- ducing large flowers, with well-defined markings which have not been seen in any previous Sweet William. The individual flowers often measure 1% inches across. , 30 cents per packet. { NEW BEDDING LOBELIA, ‘* White Ladie.’’ Very dwarf, and comes true from seed. | 30 cents per packet. i POLYANTHUS PRIMROSES, “ Royal London Parks.” — Charming early-flowering plant, per- fectly hardy, producing immense trusses of bloom. Comes perfectly true from seed. Used in all the public parks of London, NEW WHITE BKANCHING ASTER. from which it receives its name. 25C¢. pkt. GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS 151 NEW HELIOTROPE, ‘Queen Marguerite.” This is without doubt the most profuse-blooming Heliotrope yet introduced, the plants being covered with immense, sweet-scented clusters of deep, dark blue flowers, often 12 to 14 inches in diameter, and of the most delicate and delightful perfume, during almost the entire year. A beautiful novelty, that we feel certain will find favor with all who give it a trial. Suitable for pot or border culture, and invaluable for cutting. 50 cts. per packet. LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF WINTER STOCK, ‘‘Sunrise.”’ Several years of careful culture have developed this exceedingly valuable novelty. Growing to a height of 8 to ro inches in an erect, spreading habit, the numerous flower-spikes are thickly studded with large, beautiful blossoms, of a bright rose color with a metallic lustre. It is perfectly hardy, and about 70 per cent. of the flowers come double. Flowering starts early, and lasts a long time in perfection, some- times for eight weeks. Wherever exhibited, this plant has been greatly admired. It has all the ele- ments of lasting popularity. 35 ets. per packet. ‘““QUEEN MARGUERITE’’ HELIOTROPE. New Dwarf Double-Striped Zinnia. (Zinnia elegans nana flore pleno striata.) This dwarf type of the striped or zebra strain of Zinnia will be found invaluable for bedding and pot-work. The colors are as bright and effective as in their tall pro- totypes, and for large beds and borders they will be unsurpassed. Mixed colors, 35 cts. per packet. Bas For separate colors and other warie- NEW DWARF WINTER STOCK. ‘’SUNRISE.’’ ties, see page So. DOUBLE LILIPUT ZINNIA, *““Scarlet Gem.’’ These handsome little annuals are, without doubt, among the most charming of recent introductions, and have become great favorites with all lovers of free-flowering plants. The effect produced by a group of these thickly- branched, dwarfed, petite plants, literally covered with small, short-stemmed, very double flowers, is delightful. The pretty little ‘‘Scarlet Gem ” we here offer for the first time, having an exceedingly graceful habit, can be used as a pot-plant, as well as for beds and borders. 35 cts. per pkt. Mimulus Gloriosus. A beautiful novelty, now offered for the first time. Flower maroon-crimson, brilliantly spotted on the lower eee lobes Jike a jeweled tongue ; very handsome. 25¢. pkt. ZINNIA ‘‘ SCARLET GEM.”’ Jt ty PiIrcHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEW. JERSEY NEW FORGET-ME-NOT, ‘Blue Perfection.” Myosotis Dissitiflora Grandiflora. A novelty of great merit, being awarded first prizes in Hamburg and Hanover, at recent exhibi- tions. The pale-blue blossoms are remarkably large, and are borne in strong, well-formed umbels, almost covering the compact-growing plant. Blooming early, it is espe- cially valuable for forcin:, and an excellent thing for pot- culture and cutting. 25 cts. per packet, 5 packets for $1. MYOSOTIS ALPESTRIS ‘Jewel.’ (Dwarf Forget-Me-Not.) An entirely new variety, being a sport from J/yosolis alpestris Victoria, but much larger in ti:e flowers. ‘Lhe plants are very strong and compact, forming solid ball- shaped bushes, bearing from 40 to 45 perfect Hlower-stems. The flower is composed of one double central blossom, encircled by innumerable smaller ones, forming altogether a beautiful-looking cluster, which lasts a lony period in bloom. The color is a beautiful sky-blue, brighter than any other variety known. For beds and borders, and especially for bouquet work, this novelty will be found invaluable. There has also been introduced during the past seasun a pure white-flowering form of the above. ' Either color, separate, 15 cts. per packet, 2 packets for 25 cts. For other varieties of Forget-Me-Not, see page 65. Pyrethrum Parthenifolium aureum crispum. The leaves of this striking novelty are bright golden yellow, and similar in form to the well- known Golden Feather, but distinct from it by being beautifully curled and crisped, resembling curled parsley. The plants arestrong, but dwarf, compact, and of neat habit. This plant is of sterling merit, and will find its way into every garden. While being a fine feature in the summer flower garden, it is also available for effect in winter. 15 cts. per packet, 2 packets for 25 cts. CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA, ‘““ Backhousei.”’ A hardy peren- nial of exceed- ingly robust growth; flowers Of he epuKeSst Wiites acrcem ak most twice the size of the type. Is unsurpassed for groups, being MYOSOTIS DISSITIFLORA GRANDIFLORA, noted for its free “BLUE PERFECTION.”’ and long-lasting bloom. Growing toa height of about 3 feet, the plant throws up 6 to 8 flower-stalks, each covered with 15 to 20 magnificent blooms. Invaluable either for cutting orfor the border. 35 cts. per packet. HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANA. Tine best of the perennial, yellow, daisy-like flowers for the border or for cutting. The flowers are 3 inches across, bright golden yellow; the leaves are dark green, and the whole plant is very bushy and of robust, free-flowering habit. Willgrowin any soii. 10 cts. per pkt., 3 packets for 25 cts. PYRETHRUM AUREUM CRISPUM. 5) GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS I On NEW vOUBLE-FLOWERING MORNING GLORY. This being the first double-flowered Morning Glory ever introduced, we have no doubt it will be heartily welcomed as an important addition to this class of plants. It is a rapid grower and produces its large, handsome flowers freely, about 80 per cent. coming double from seed. The flowers are white, with a bright spot of red or blue at the base of the larger petal. 15 cts. per packet, 2 packets for 25 cts. DIANTHUS LACINIATUS, ‘*Salmon Queen.”’ A beautiful acquisition to the annual Pinks, with flowers a most brilliant salmon color, gradually fad- ; I eS 7m AVIS if \ 7), | ee) salmon-rose. It is perfectly distinct from all i \ SO GLé AN Ys i% other varieties, as is proved by the seeds, which are V\\ wre NES ji G WA AAG ini cream-white, while all other annual Pinks have dark- N\A € MAYS brown or black seeds. The plants attain a height of yO My y| : WY ( =i \ VA from 10 to 12 inches, crowned with well-formed, nicely fringed flowers. 25 cts. per packet. Ai p aX >, WO” dhe SILENE PENDULA NANA COMPACTA LA J % ‘“Amalia.’’ (New Sensitive Plant.) A regular, compact, semi-globular formed new NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERING MORNING GLORY. Variety, 4 to 6 inches high, which during the time of flowering, is densely covered with tender _ rose- colored flowers in such a number, that hardly the leaves of the plant are to be seen. Admirably suited for spring-gardening, and very useful for beds or borders, 25 cts. per packet. WALLFLOWER ‘Eastern Queen.”’ This new, large-flowering, single Wallflower will be found an exceedingly valuable acquisition and indis- pensable for spring borders. In habit the plant is very bushy, and does not exceed one foot in height, being crowned with flowers of bright chamois chang- ing to salmon-red, making a very pleasing effect. 35 cts. per packet. RICINUS ZANZIBARENSIS ENORMIS. (New Castor-Oil Plant.) é ‘ i Sy ; NEW DWARF SENSIDPIVEPLANT “‘AMALIA.”’ This unique and attractive plant, originated in East Africa, and, disseminated from Europe, attracted universal attention at the recent Industrial Exhibition at Erfurt, Germany, where it was exhibited side by side with the older kinds, and pronounced to be the finest ornamental foliaged plant on the grounds. It produces enormously large leaves, brownish purple when ina young state, gradually changing to dark green with reddish ribs. The seeds themselves are very novel, being the same size as in the accompanying cut, and curiously mar- bled whiteandblack. The profuse foliage and harmonious coloring make a most pleasing effect, certain to attract much attention wherever planted. A fine plant for the center of lawn beds or sub-tropical bed- ding. roc. per pkt., for 25 cts. WALLFLOWER ‘‘ EASTERN QUEEN.”’ 3 5 RICINUS ZANZIBARENSIS ENORMIS. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, NEw JERSEY on + NEW WHITE MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. Although only of recent introduction, this class of Carnations has become a most important article for every one who requires cut-tlowers, and justly so, now that they are well known to yield such a rich profusion of large, sweet- smelling and generally double flowers, from four to five months after the time of sowing. We find that this valuable race will produce self-colors fairly true from seed, and now offer a Pure w/e flowering variety, of which 75 per cent. accurately represent the type. t1octs. per packet, 3 for 2s5cts. For other varieties, see page 63. BALL, or JEWEL ASTERS. This beautiful class of Asters, which belongs to the short-petaled, pzony-flowered section, seems to have attained a great popularity. The flowers are very double, with symmetri- cally incurving petals, making them almost exactly spherical. Apple Blossom, Deep Rose, Crimson, Rose and White, Purple Violet. Each color, 15 cts. per packet. The collection of five colors, one packet of each, 60 cts. ASTER, New Mignon. We are enabled to offer two new and distinct colors in this class, originated by the most celebrated of German seedsmen. Flowers of three distinct shades of color are borne upon the plant at the same time. The blossoms when they open are pure white. They gradually change to lilac or rose, and the matured flower is pure lilac or rose. Quite distinct and attractive. WHITE, CHANGING TO LILAC. WHITE, CHANGING TO ROSE. Hach, 25 cts. per packet. For other varicties of Mignon Aster, see page 59. CARNATION, ““DWARF MARGUERITE.”’ Centaurea Cyanus nana compacta ‘‘Victoria.’’ Mixed Colors. This fine annual is especially adapted for carpet-bedding, and equally suitable for pot-culture ; it cannot fail to be greatly appreciated when more generally known. The single blooms are somewhat smaller than those of the ordinary Cornflower, and larger than those of the dwarf variety, and in color range through White, Lilac, Rose, Blue and Red. The plant grows 6 inches high, forming a perfect ball, completely covered with flowers. It will quickly be found a desirable acquisition to the flower garden. 25 cts. per packet. TAGETES, ‘‘Legion of Honor.’’ New Single French Marigold.) A pretty little, dwarf-growing, single Marigold, of bushy habit, growing only to a height of 5 to 6 inches; invaluable for masses or borders. It produces a great profusion of bloom during the entire season, starting in June from seed sown in the spring. It is a particularly sturdy little plant, the flowers lasting a long time in perfection, and withstanding the greatest droughts. The flowers are a rich golden yellow, beautifully marked with a large spot of velvety crimson. 10 cts. per packet, 3 packets for 25 cts. ao AQLY S) WV NSS Primula obconica grandiflora. Primula obconica is an excellent plant for grown by florists for cutting. The large-flowered strain which we offer was produced through the careful selection of a prominent English house, and we take pleasure in recommending it for general planting. It is much more floriferous than the ordinary stock, and is better adapted for ; ae pot-culture. 25 cts. per packet. TAGETES PATULA NANA, “LEGION OF HONOR.”’ GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS I On On P. & M.’S PRIZE CHRYSANTHEMUM SEED. Seedling Chrysanthemums are becoming the fashion of late years, and thousands of new varieties crop up every fall, the majority only to be cut down again by public disapproval. It is remarkable that during the past five years we have originated and disseminated more varieties of merit that have been commended by the horticultural public, and awarded diplomas, cer- tificates, gold medals and cash prizes, than any other firm in the world. ‘This is proved by statistics. From this superb collection we have during the past season, at great expense, saved one of the finest strains of Chrysanthemum seed, we venture to say, that has ever been offered to the public. Our own sowings have been made from identically the same stocks we offer below, which we have no doubt whatever will produce many prize-winners next year. A packet of seed, costing 50 cents, may produce a new variety worth hundreds of dollars to the grower. During the past fall every mail contained enthusiastic letters from customers, expressing their great satisfaction at the marve'ous results from their sowing of our Chrysanthemum seed, the majority of them being awarded prizes at local exhibitions. Choicest Strain. Saved from prize varieties and new seedlings. 50 cts. per packet, 5 packets for $2. Splendid Mixed. Saved from select blooms of the leading standard varieties. 25 cts. per pkt., 5 pkts. $r. DATURA CORNUCOPIA. (Horn of Plenty.) When we first introduced this new variety of Datura in 1893, accompanied by as true a representative colored plate as it was possible to make, and a copy of which will be found inserted in this Catalogue, the flower appeared so mammoth that the general public were some- what incredulous. It has, however, proved to be all we have said of it, and is to-day probably as much in demand as any article in the flower jf seed line. At the recent Co- \\w lumbian Exposition it was \ awarded a gold medal and a diploma, and by the Royal\N Horticultural Society of Lon- \ don a first-class certificate of ‘ merit. Imagine a plant 2 to 3% feet high bearing a multitude of large, cornucopia-shaped blooms, nearly a foot long and half a foot wide at the mouth, formed by 3 perfect flowers growing each within the other; inside a delicate cream-white, outside to the basea rich, royal purple. Oftheeasiest culture, requiring scarcely any atten- tion after being once started Seed sown in January, Febru: ary or March will develop into large, bushy plants 3 feet high, 2==// and produce Le to 300 fragrant = blooms during a single season. : 15c. per pkt., 2 pkts. for 25c As i WN wll [i i eee We Verein y if ZB Datura, Double Yellow. In habit of plant and form of flower identical with Cornucopia, but in color a rich golden yellow 15 Cts. per packet, 2 packets for 25 cts. 156 PITCHER & NEW WHITE SWEET PEA, Blanche Burpee. Pronounced by the introducer, Henry Eckford, England, probably the largest grower and originator of is in the world, as much superior to any other Sweet Pea yet introduced to commerce. The immense, pure white blossoms are bore in great profusion, having g, erect, stiffstandardsoflasting Stance, and the ‘‘notch”’ s)> con- icuous in the Queen of England i other white Sweet Peas, is no- risible in this beautiful new ybrid. Mr. Eckford’s verdict has been endorsed by the horticultural press throughout Europe. Blanche Burpee, has_ received from the leading horti- cultural societies of Engiand, and in ford’s own words: ‘‘It ake its place before all others yet in commerce.” 25 Cts. per pkt., 3 pkts. for 65 cts. SWEET PEA, Emily Henderson. ais grand Sweet Pea was sent out by its producer in 1893, but in very limited quantities. It is a sport of the favorite pink and white variety ‘*Blanche Ferry,” and has every one of the points of merit of that favorite -ariety. The flowers are, however, must t the following spring. NEw JERSEY PEA, BLANCHE BURPEE. ure white, without any shade of either pink, green or yellow apparent in their broad petals. The flowers are very large, of great substance, borne on stout stems, fitting them espe- cially for cutting. Itisone of the earliest varieties, and continues in flower longer than others, the plant being for the whole season covered with a multitude of flowers. For forcing under giass it is the most desirable and profit- able Sweet Pea known, on account of its color, earliness and free- blooming qualities. ro cents per packet, 3 packets for 25 cents; 25 cents per 02z., 80 cents per %1b., $3 per Ib. CENTROSEMA GRANDI- FLORA. ‘Look at Me.) This is a new hardy perennial climber, with large, pea-shaped white or purple blossoms. It grows to the height of from 6 to 8 feet in a single season, dying down to the ground in the fall, to reappear It does well in the poorest and sandiest soil. The seed may be sown in a box in the house, and planted out when the weather permits, or may be sown in the open ground in April or May. tro cents per packet, 3 packets for 25 cents. a a a pa ns GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS 157 Eckford’s New Sweet Peas THE BEST VARIETIES OF RECENT !NTRODUCTION. Sent free by mail at prices quoted. AMERICAN BELLE. The standard of this useful new Sweet Pea isa clear rose in color, while the wings are curiously Ss pesecanaa, spotted purplish carmine ona crystal-white ground. 1 he large flowers have good sub- stance, making them especially useful for bouquets. 10Cts. per pkt., 4o cts. per oz _ $1.50 per 4 1b., $5 per lb. ..\-*, Boreatton. Deep maroon; very distinct, Zo with large flowers and rich coloring. Splendor. Pinkish rose and crimson; a superb variety, of fine form and delicate markings. Captain Clark. Violet, white and rose. Countess of Radnor. A lovely bi-colored = variety, with lilac wings and mauve a oN = standards. —S seedling flowers, some of which were on exhibition at our Nur- series during the past spring, and called forth the admiration Cineraria hybrida grandiflora, 50 cts. per packet. For other varieties and prices, see page 63. The choice strain we offer of this grand plant is saved ex- CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM. pressly for us NIN ‘Nl lig | ZA specimens, the blooms of which often measure 2 inches \ / i Lf) and over in length, and are produced in great abund- \\ Nh mottled. Separate colors or mixed, 25 cts. per pkt. For varieties and prices, see page 64. We certainly do not over-estimate our stock of Pansy seed when we say that it is impossible to pro- qualities that go to make up perfection. Our unsur- passed strain of Pansyseed, 25c. per pkt., $2.50 (02. of all who saw them. CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM. from select ance. The broad petals are borne on small flower- K stalks well above the foliage, which is beautifully EN PANSY. cure a more select strain, as it combines all the good For varieties and prices, see page 73. PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA. (P. & M.’s Standard.) For some time past we have given great attention to selecting the best strains of this popular plant, and after repeated tests with the choicest European strains, have what we be- lieve to be the most superb in cultivation. We have made arrangements to have seed of this grown bythe most skillful and careful growers expressly for us. Pitcher & Manda Standard, two colors only, Carmine-Red and Pure White. 50c. per pkt. For varieties and prices, see page 74. PETUNIA AURORA. This new double, large-flowered Petunia is in a deli- cate rose, netted by intersecting veins of deep purple. Quite distinct, and a valuable acquisition to the large list of this much-esteemed class of plants. 50 cts. per packet. SINGLE AND DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Our strain of both Single and Double Mixed Petunias is selected from the very best flowers. Choicest Double Mixed, 5o0cts. per packet. PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA. Choicest Single Mixed, 50 cts. per packet. RUINS CINERARIA HYRIDA. NEW PLANTS Page Anthuriums? .) 95,55 fms ACADCATIAS fo ce te nO Aristolochia . IQ Asparagus .. ~ Sse potty: OD Bouganvilleas ...... I5 Cannas SAA ORS Or Carmaons thay II Chrysanthemums Pe ASS 3 Draceena ... . SF TO Geonoma .... 4. ty PPEUENSISH A ae ee PEGS osc) wl) Shee ALO Nepenthes . 15 Nephrolepis 1d Novelties, Speci altie S, and Flower See ds . 149-159 Pandanus Se 19 Phytlosaus “= 06 = pa al Prtchardia= 9S, 20. sare ei Brens oo s0 EMS Bion eek Roses Swi ies Seay Sa 2 SR UIAS 8 ee eh Med ge Smilax . t 15 Stenandrium . 15 Strobilanthes BG As Si0) MtaAGeSCantia ta. 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