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PLEASE READ =OLLOWING SUCGCESTIONS CAREFULLY
Ee eR E = > R = M 3 U M 80 CENTS’ worth of seeds extra allowed on all orders for seeds amounting to ONE DOLLAR; 15 CENTS’ worth on
all orders amounting to 50 CENTS. This liberal premium is the same as 30 per cent. discount,
but must be selected in seeds, and order for premium must accompany original order for seeds.
MAKE OUT A LIST OF FREE PACKET SEEDS, AND REMEMBER THAT ONLY SEEDS IN PACKAGES CAN BE
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NO FREE SEEDS WITH GRASS SEED, FERTILIZER, TOBACCO SOAP OR PLANTS.
BEAR i N Mi j N D I cannot allow plants to be selected as premiums on seeds, neither can I allow premiums to be selected on plants or Rose orders: Iam offering them at such an extremely low price to introduce them to my patrons,
toadd a premium is simply impossible. Plants and roses will be shipped as soon as weather will permit.
HOW TO REMIT MONEY fitogig temas” Postorrce
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Ee rR RO RS Thile we exercise the utmost care in filling orders, always doing a little
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S O ST PAI D All seeds sent postpaid and safe arrival GUARANTEED. Allorders
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note I state number of seeds in a packet, which will enable those wishing to plant borders and beds of a certain length or size to calculate the number of packages required. FULL COUNT GUARANTEED. No less quantity thana package can be sold.
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Address all letters to
CARRIE H:-LIPFING© Ee
HUDSON, WIS. THE PIONEER SEEDWOMAN OF AMERICA.
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Hudson, Wis., Jan. Ist, 1911
N sending my greeting to you for the season of 191],
I want to say: I wish it were possible for me to write
a personal letter to all who have written me such pleas-
ant and encouraging letters the past year. But that is impos- sible for! have received hundreds of them, I thank you all for myself, and 1 wish all letters are very much/@ think you will that our first country has and that you it such. I have letters where picture is really the head of the‘ only answer yes, ~_ and that every word in the catalogue is the ~ plain, sta truth. The intense drought covering almost the en ountry
has made last year a very hard one for growing, but we all
hope for a successfull, prosperous year to come.
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Thanking you for all your good wishes and patr6nage in the past, and asking for a kindly reception and pervé&al of the 1911 catalogue, promising my best efforts in caring for the orders you entrust to me, I am,
Yours very sincerely,
CARRIE H. LIPPINCOTT.
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eighteen to twenty inches in height with ten to fifteen branches, each bearing a very large extremely double flower with incurved petals. The broad silvery petals are suf- fused with soft delicate pink. Per pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts,
Queen of the Market.
: Of graceful spreading habit, SSSA it is in full flower two weeks SS \ before most other Asters. ~ Deep blue, white, pink, and S rose in mixture.
Per pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
White Ostrich Plume.
Plants of strong branching growth, fifteen to eighteen inches in height. Thelarge size of the flowers, the fine feath- ery appearance, long stiff stem, and early flowering habit combine to make it most desirable for decorations,
Per pkt., 100 seeds, 10c.
Daybreak Aster
Cardinal.
The Best Bedding Aster Ever Introduced.
The coloring of this Aster is entirely distinct from any other Aster on the market today; in fact possesses a striking color of its own. This variety is particularly adapted for bed- ding, owing to its free blooming qualities and brilliant coloring. When massed in a bed, its deep vivid cardinal color is as striking as the brilliant scarlet Salvia. Cardinal begins bloom- ing the first to middle of August, retaining its brilliant coloring and full, well-developed flow- ers until late in the fall. Per pkt., 100 seeds, 15 cts,
Early Snowdrift.
Is Certainly the Earliest Aster in Cultivation.
The leaves are narrow and sparse, and the branches spring from close to the ground. The entire energy of the plant seems given to the production of twelve to twenty long, slender, upright stems, crowned with immense feathery flowers. The long, recurved petals give the flowers an exceedingly graceful effect, heightened in many cases by the ragged, irregular char- acter of the petals in the center of the flower. The flowers all come perfectly double.
Per pkt., 100 seeds, 15 cts,
Royal Purple.
A new strain of Late Branching Aster, growing about fifteen inches high. Its habit of growth is entirely distinct, the stems growing directly from the ground, and not on side shoots from the main stem like other varieties. Nine out of twelve flowers are sufficiently large for cutting, either for house decoration or florists use. A medium early bloomer, continuing in flower until late in the fall; in fact it holds its blooms longer than any other variety we know of. The flowers are large and full to the center; petals fine and somewhat incurved; color bright purple. Per pkt., 100 seeds, 15 cts,
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New Giant Comet Aster.
The plants of this new variety are perfectly true in character, growing twelve to fifteen inches high and covered with large double flowers, as shown in the illustration. The flowers measure from 38% to 4% inches in Giameter, resembling in shape and ar- tistically curved and twisted petals, the finest Chin-
ese Chrysanthemums. Mixed colors. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
New Giant Comet Aster.
Giant Comet—Pure white.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Giant Comet—Deep scarlet.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Giant Comet—Light blue.
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Giant Comet—Pure lilac. d Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Giant Comet—Pure pink. Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 ets.
Harlequin Aster.
The striking Aster of great beauty, up- right habits and a profuse bloomer. This new race produces odd flowers of the most handsome and attractive appearance, which continue in bloom a long time. In the gardens of Paris they are considered the most valuable of all varieties on ac- count of their long duration in bloom and remarkably bright and conspicuous col- ors. Composed of pure white petals, quaintly interspersed in irregular man- -ner, with deep blue and bright red petals,
Pkt,, 150 seeds, 5 cts,
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Hohenzollern Aster. Ostrich Feather type of Asters. Much larger than the Giant Comet, the petals longer and more curled and twisted, and produced in great abundance. Borne on long stems which make it very desirable for cut flowers. Mixed colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
The Cornflower Aster. Stokesia Cyanea.
This is one of our most charming and beautiful native hardy plants. The plant grows from 18 to 24 inches high, bearing freely, from early July until frost, its handsome lavender-blue Centaurea-like blossoms, each measuring from 4 to 5 inches*across. It is of the easiest cul- ture, succeeding in any open sunny posi- tion, and is not only desirable as a sin- gle plant in the mixed hardy border but can be used with fine effect in masses or beds of any size.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
New Yellow Aster.
The form of the double flower is a perfect ball; the quills are close to- gether and of the brightest sulphur yel- low, not a mere indication of the color, as in all former productions. The bor- der petals are broad and of a lighter tint, seeming to enclose the flower like an old-fashioned bouquet paper. The flowers are borne upon long, erect stems, excellent for cutting. Plants, twelve to fifteen inches high, are of compact, hardy growth, and most abundant bloom- ers. Hor Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
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Magnificent flowers, massive j and showy, with regular
overlapping petals clear to the center. The flowers meas- ure four inches and _ over across, and are of rich and varied colors. The plants grow very evenly, pyramidal in form, about eighteen inches high, and carry from twenty- five to forty flowers. Over twenty colors, mixed.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts, Victoria—Snow white. Victoria—Bright pink. Victoria—Dark crimson. Victoria—Lavender shade.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
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Hudson, Wis.
Dear Madam:
As you know, I haven’t bought a flower seed ex- cept from yourself for the last ten years, and would be much obliged to you if you yourself will take care to get me as good roots of Dahlias as you Possibly can, as I intend
HUDSON, WISCONSIN
New White Br
The magnificent, inches in diameter, cellent for cutting.
anching Aster. double, white flowers, quite four are borne on long stems making them ex- Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
to make my yard as fine a flower garden as can possibly be done. Sincerely yours, Judge Hugo O. Hantft. St. Paul, Minn,
Perfection Aster.
One of the most perfect and deservedly one of the most popular of all Asters; very double, large and beau- tiful flowers, with incurved petals; height, eighteen inches to two feet; nearly 30 distinct colors, mixed.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts. Perfection—Snow white.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Perfection—Pink Ball.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Perfection—Crimson Ball.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Perfection—Purple.
Pkt,, 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Asters are of very easy culture. The seeds can be sown in May, in the open ground for bloom in Sep- tember” and October; for earlier bloom they should be sown in boxes in the house, in cold frames or hot beds, in March or April.
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Aster, Fire King
The most brilliant As- ter ever introduced.
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And the nearest ap- proach to scarlet yet ob- tained; a color previous- ly unknown in this pop- ular flower, which, for an autumn show of flow- ers, few others equal.
Habit very compact, not S\ f), NN ig more than twelve inches QYZZZzgy Sy (AG : A an in height, with large, WHWG Ney ALIN |) vend ht beautifully incurved %& AY Vin RAINS ( flowers, and makes a { Ny : Ni (| (
charming companion to ‘‘Snowball.’’ Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Aster, + Snowball.
A most distinct and handsome variety, equally valuable
for pot culture and cut flowers.
It is the most profuse bloomer, a single plant often producing as many as twenty-five to thirty pure snow white flowers, globular in form and of extraordinary size. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts. 38
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In preparing your As- ter beds, work a few shovels, full of hard wood ashes up in the soil; it is a splendid fertilizer and helps de- stroy the insects at the roots, which so often spoil a fine bed of As- ters. Don’t plant As- ters in the same beds
two or three years -— ’ : straight running; change Semple’s Branching. the position. This is a magnificent new American strain, producing hand-
some double flowers on long stems. Mixed colors. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Try Semple’s Branching—Crimson ....... Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
9 Semple’s Branching—Lavender ......Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. Walker tS} Semple’s Branching—Pink .......... Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. Semple’s Branching—White ........ Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Excelsior
Plant Food Asters, Finest Mixed.
Of all varieties, such as Victoria, Perfection, Comet, Harlequin, ete. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 75 cts.
It is the best
25 and 50 cts. per package
NOTICE!—One packet each of the entire collection of Asters, 35 pkts., for $1.60. This collection would cost
you $2.15, straight catalogue prices.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 6 , HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Abutilon.
Flowering Maple.
A very popular perennial shrub, with bell-shaped droop- ing flowers, well adapted to house culture, easily raised from seed, and if sown before April, under glass, plants will bloom the first season. For winter flowering, plant in Sep- tember. Finest mixed.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.
Acrolinium, Ever-
lasting.
One of the most beautiful and valuable of the everlasting flowers, called by some ‘‘Pink Daisies’’; very effective in bor- ders during the blooming sea- sons, and possessing the addi- tional advantage of being avail- able for winter decoration, for which purpose it is now ex- tensively grown. The densely double flowers are faultless,
—=Z> so ONS ——- both in shape and color; the ne A 3 flowers are somewhat larger Ageratum, Imperial Dar than the single, and from the seed I offer above 75 per cent
Blue. will be double.
A plant that blooms continuously all : See Pee Se summer in the garden and makes a pleas- SS SS : ing contrast of color with more brilliant SS varieties. I offer seed of the new Im- perial Dark Blue as the best and most showy.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Ageratum, Dwarf White.
Very dwarf and compact; pure white. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts,
Arabis Alpina. The pure white flowers grow so uni-§ formly and thickly that it gives the ef- 3 fect of a sheet of snow. Plants perfect- *S ly hardy. The earliest, prettiest, spring flower. The spreading tufts are densely clothed with neat, lively green leaves and covered with pure white flowers of the most lovely effect, conspicuous at a great distance, especially in large masses on rockeries or broad edgings for park roads, having the advantage of braving the greatest drought during summer and al- ways looking neat. Pkt,, 400 seeds, 5 cts,
Achillea.
Ptarmica—(Double White Yarrow.) One¥ of the best hardy white perennials in the 3 list. Grows about two feet high, and from spring till frost is covered with { heads of pure white double flowers. A grand plant for cemetery decoration. EHas- ily grown from seed, flowering the first season lf sown early. PkKt., 300 seeds, 5c.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT
Antirrhinum Tom Thumb, Snapdragon. Very dwarf, growing only eight inches high, thickly studded with beautiful
' spikes of gay colored flow-
ers, orange, scarlet, rose- white, maroon, striped, ete. Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts.
Antirrhinum New Giant.
Flowers double the size of the older sorts, more closely set on the stems, and colors more clear and _ brilliant. Plants very compact and bushy, growing about 12 inches high. All colors, mixed.
Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts.
Antirrhinum Queen of the North, ‘The finest and most beau- tiful of all the Snapdragons, The plants grow into hand-
some, regular. bushes, 12 =
inches high, covered with large white flowers of a de- liciously sweet perfume. Suitable for bedding or pot culture.
Pkt., 409 seeds, 5 cts,
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Asparagus is very slow to germi- nate, requiring from 60 to 90 days, but once started is a very rapid grower. Seed should be soaked in warm water before planting.
Asparagus Sprengeri Highly praised everywhere; hand- somest seen drooping from a pot or basket. Sprays four to six feet long, of fresh, green, feathery foliage; use- ful for bouquets, wreaths or sprays, remaining perfect for weeks after eutting. Grows freely the whole year round; extremely valuable for all purposes. Flowers white, fol- lowed by red berries. Pkt., 15 seeds, 10 cts.
Asparagus, Plumosus Nanus.
This graceful climbing Asparagus has foliage finer than that of the most delicate fern, and will last for weeks after being cut. It is an ex- cellent house plant, succeeding un- der almost any condition.
Pkt., 10 seeds, 10 cts.
Watervill, Maine Dear Miss Lippincott, I wish to tell you that I had the handsomest Stocks and Petunias last
year grown from seeds bought of you, that I ever saw, I ordered the same kind this year. Mrs. Silas Adams,
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT
HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Crab’s Eye Vine. Abrus Precatorius
A most beautiful climber, either for pot eulture or the open ground in summer; bears clusters of bright yellow flowers, fol- lowed by bunches of pods, which, when dry, burst open, disclosing brilliant red seeds with black eyes, used for making beads and ornaments, for which purpose they are exceedingly pretty. Pkt., 15 seeds, 5 cts.
_ Iowa Falls. Ta., Feb. 23, 1910. Dear Miss Lippincott: I am sending my order for seeds, I want to tell you that I have used your seeds for
many years and they have always given the best of satisfaction. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Walter Carpenter.
9 . Angel's Breath, or Gypsophila.
An annual that should be in every garden, for it thrives everywhere, and furnishes the loveliest material for all kinds of bouquets. The tiny little flowers are borne in abundance on long, graceful, branching stems which lend a most graceful, light appearance to any bunch of flowers. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Aquilegia, or Columbine.
Very handsome, ornamental, hardy perennial plants of easy cultivation and bearing in profusion large flowers of novel shape and in a great variety of colors. Double mixed. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Ambrosia.
A hardy annual with long spiral stems, bearing an abundance of small, round greenish-yellow buds and blossoms which are exceedingly fragrant. It is as de- sirable as the Rose Geranium as a plant with fragrant foliage, and for making up into bouquets and other floral work. Its long, beautiful, fringy spirals of love- ly green are unsurpassed. It is one of the easiest plants to grow, and seed may be sown early in open ground, Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts,
TRY WALKER’S EXCELSIOR PLANT FOOD
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25 and 50 cts. per package.
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Alyssum, Little Gem.
The plants are very dwarf. Each spreads so as to completely cover a cir- cular space twelve to twenty inches in diameter. They soon become one mass of white, remaining in full bloom from spring to fali—being densely studded with the beautiful miniature spikes of * deliciously fragrant flowers.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.; oz, 30 cts.
Alyssum, Saxatile Compactum
Showy golden yellow flowers, hardy perennials, blooms the first season; excellent for rock work,
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Alyssum, Sweet
Its pure white, fragrant flowers are produced from early spring until kill- ed by frost; very useful in all kinds of bouquets.
Note—For a cemetery plant, noth- ing is more suitable than Sweet Alys- sum—requiring but little care and attention and being a continuous bloomer throughout the summer. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts., oz., 25 cts.
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Anchusa Capensis, or Cape Forget-Me-Not.
A hardy annual of more than ordinary beauty. It grows about two feet high, branching freely and bearing a profusion
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Similar in all respects to the Forget-me-not, though the blossoms are much larger and of finer color, It is always taken for a beautiful, large- flowering Forget-me-not, and for bouquets and cut flowers it is indeed superior to it. Its color is a deep, clear, brilliant blue with a pure white eye; one of the rarest and most lovely shades of that color. It blooms early and continues all summer. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Walker’s Japanese Flower Food
Has no equal for improving Palms, Rubber Plants and Ferns, producing growth and renewing the green.
By mail, 25 cts. per vackage.
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Bear in mind August and September are the best months for starting your Perennials and a few of them are always an addition to your garden.
A Small List of Good Perennial Seeds.
Alyssum—Saxatile—(Gold Dust)....per pkt., 5 cts. Aquilegia—(Columbine) mixed...... “ ‘ i Arabis Alpina (Pure White)....... ae Campanula (Canterbury Bells)..... Chrysanthemum (Hardy Per.)...... Carnation (Extra Fine Double Mixei) ‘** ‘' Calliopsis, Lancealota.............. Perennial Larkspur (Delphinum).... Daisy: | Shastani. «...ckicccisemo ee see Sg aS Dianthus (Pheasant-Eye Pinks).... “ ‘* Digitalis - (Poxelove).cvccceeecece ss 4 Hollyhocks (Double Mixed)......... Cf nae Lathryus (Perennial Pea).......... en Poppies (Hardy Oriental).......... Platycodon (Chinese Bell Flower)... ‘© ‘“ Sweet William <..). sac eee ti Pees Wallflower (Double Mixed)......... ‘* ° *§
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Dear Miss Lippincott:
Have been giving you my patronage the past five or six years and am so pleased with the fair usage have always received that you seem like a dear, dear friend, everything turning out just as you represent and have told many others of the kindness you show to patrons in prompt- ness and fidelity that I must say from my heart I think of you as I would a dear friend.
Cordially, Lyndora, Pa. Mrs. J. Criswell.
Bachelor’s Button, Double. ; It has been so perfected that fully 80 per | cent of the flowers are double and semi- double; and also increased in size and pre- sent many bright colors and distinct mark- ings which have hitherto been unknown in this old-fashioned favorite flower. Pkt., 75 seeds, 5 cts,
Bird of Paradise,
Poinciana Gillesi,
The color of the flower is a golden yellow, measuring two and a half inches across, with Shape as shown in illustration, and is produced in very large trusses. The most beautiful part of the flower is the large pistils which are spread out in fan-like form, and are of bright crimson color. The foli- age is also highly decorative, reminding one of a very deli- cate Acacia. If the seed is started early, it will produce blooms in great profusion the first year.
Pkt., 15 seeds, 8 cts.
Dear Miss Lippincott: - | fs < have had seed from you for aler SBE ES ad AANA the past few years and they were Py re Vu: iy} WAS always fine, the pansies were very WhiUddbd 49))? a fine. Miss FE. F. Smith, Mch. 9-10. Princeton, Minn.
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Begonia. Begonia—Tuberous rooted, single mixed. Seed saved from finest colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts, Begonia—Tuberous rooted, double
mixed, from the finest and best colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 12 cts.
Begonia, Vernon
One of the most satisfactory pot plants for the house, and a popular bedding plant for the garden or lawn. It blooms with the greatest profusion throughout the summer. Flowers a brilliant orange-carmine with bright yellow centers, and the foliage waxy and glossy. It is easily raised from seed, and comes absolutely true. Val- uable for bedding and general culture.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Rex Begonias—There are no prettier foliage plants than the Rex Begonias. 7 They need a warm, moist atmosphere : and a north window. Pot them in leaf f SX mould with a sprinkling of sand, also in W/ SS some charcoal in the bottom of the i — pot. They will repay with their love- ly foliage for all the care given them. They do not need sunshine.
Begonia Rex.
* Beautiful foliage, justly cele- | brated as the finest of ornamental pot plants, superb large leaves, of exquisite and rich coloring. PEt., 50 seeds, 15 cts.
Balsam Apple.
A beautiful climbing plant with apple-shaped fruit, which, if pre- served in alcohol, makes a most useful Jiniment. Pkt., 25 seeds, 5 cts.
Bean, Scarlet Letter.
A Favorite Old-Fashioned Climber,
One of the very few beans that are both ornamental and useful. It growsrapidly to a height of 10 to 12 feet, and is covered from July until heavy frost with clust~ ters of beautiful scarlet flowers.
Pkt., 12 seeds, 5 cts.;
pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 cts.
' Lady Slipper, Defiance \ Balsam, Boag Sat hid The most perfect in form and * ww largest double-flowered Balsam 5 yet developed and by care- ful growth and selection, has attained a standard that will be found hard to improve. The mixture which I offer is composed, in nearly equal proportions, of eight colors: rose, rose- white spotted, pink, scarlet, white-tinted violet, white spotted, scarlet white spott@d and pur- ple; each haying been grown separately. Pkt., 75 seeds; 5 cts,
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 12 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Centrosema Grandifiora.
A hardy perennial vine which will bloom in June or July from seed sown in April, and beams in the greatest profusion invert- ed, pea-shaped flowers from 11% to 2% inches in diameter, ranging in color from a rose-violet to a reddish purple, with a broad, feathered white marking through the center, while the large buds and backs of the flowers are pure white, making it appear as if one plant bore many differ- ent colored flowers at one time,
PkEt., 50 seeds, 5 cts,
Coccinea Indica A remarkably pretty climber. Ivy-like foliage, bright and luxuriant, never trou- bled with insects, and adapted for trel- lises, arbors, ete. The small flowers are soon followed by numerous fruits two inches long, which turn to brilliant scar- let, spotted with white, rendering it very
pretty. Pkt., 25 seeds, 5 cts.
Calceolaria, Hybrida Favorite and universally admired plants. remarkable for their large, beautifully spotted blossoms which are very showy, and from which an almost countless num- ber of hybrids have been raised. They are perennial, are grown in pots in the
eonservatory, greenhouses and gardens. \ Mixed colors. Pkt,, 200 seeds, 10 cts. - \ f A magnificent class of Carnations that will bloom Frankford, Phila., May 8, 1910. in four months after sowing the seed. They are Miss C. H. Lippincott: without exception the most abundant bloomers of We were very much pleased with all the ‘‘Pinks.’? The flowers are of brilliant col-
ors, ranging through many beautiful shades of reds, pinks, whites, variegated, ete. It is a most val- uable acquisition, as~Carnation flowers can be had all summer and winter, if consecutive sowings are made. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Carnations, Perennial Varieties
Indispensable plants for both pot culture in the greenhouse and window garden, and open ground culture in summer; of innumerable colors and de- licious perfume. The plants may be set in the open ground during the summer, where they will flower as profusely as when grown in pots in the house. Half hardy perennials.
Double Mixed—Producing many double flowers of all shades and colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 cts.
Extra Fine Double Mixed—Seeds saved from .the finest and choicest German, French, Italian and English stocks. Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Grenadin Scarlet—Very early, habit dwarf and compact, brilliant double scarlet flowers.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Grenadin White—Double, early fowering,
white.
flowers grown from your seeds, espe- cially Chinese Pinks and Ageatum. Miss M. Lang.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts. Calendula, Double Yellow
Flowers extra large and very double, slightly imbricated, while those of the center are in- curved like the petals of a Peony. Color, bright golden yellow or orange. From seed sown in the open ground it comes into flower early.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 13 HUDSON, WISCONSIN _ Centaurea Imperialis.
Centaurea Imperialis is of the easiest culture and flow- ers continually from early spring until fall. Flowers are double the size of Centaurea Marguerite, of various tints and colors, pure white, lilac, rose, purple and dark red, supported on long stems, which renders them very desirable for cut flow- ers and corsage bouquets. They have the same delicate odor and form as the Centaurea Mar- guerite. Mixed colors. Pkt., 75 seeds, 5 cts.
Centaurea Marguerite Vee
The most fragrant and longest keeping cut & flower. The flowers are the size of a medium @ Carnation, freely produced on long stems, which renders them valuable for cutting; col- & ors pure white, pale sulphur-yellow and lay- § ender. The flowers are sweet-scented, and Ni their lasting quality after being cut is re- - markable. The plants grow about eighteen Waa inches high and are of the easiest culture; from spring-sown seeds they commence to: flower in July and continue until late in the autumn. The novelty is entirely distinct from all other Centaureas, and is undoutedly the most beautiful variety known. Mixed colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
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Calliopsis or Coreopsis Single.
Very handsome and showy plants of the easiest culture, re- quire no care and thrive in any garden. Produce flowers in nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red, brown. It is one of those flowers which will grow in any situation and always will be greatly admired. Mixed colors.
Pxt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Calliopsis, Lanceolata, . Perennial
Graceful and profuse blooming plant, with large, striking flowers of a brilliant golden yellow. Remains in bloom all summer. Its long wiry stems fit it admirably for bouquet making. Its golden cloud of blooms far above the foliage, makes it a capital bedder,
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
Cypress Vine.
A most beautiful vine, with delicate, fern- like foliage and beautiful, star-shaped, rose, searlet and white flowers. Seed very slow to start growth. All colors mixed.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.
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A Wonderful Insect Pest Exterminator. Unsurpassed for quickly exterminating all insect life on plants and flowers in and out of doors. Excellent for rose bushes, shrubs, ete. This popular insecticide never fails to give satisfaction, and is cheap, effective, clean, harmless, and non-injurious to the tenderest growth. It also acts as a valuable fertilizer, reviving plant life. For domestic purposes it rids the house of cockroaches, and is a superior wash for dogs and all animals. Prevents poultry lice. A trial will give highly gratifying results. 3-o0z. cake, sufii- cient for 11%4 gallons prepared solution, mailed postpaid 13 cts. 8-oz. cake, sufficient for 4 gallons prepared solution, mailed postpaid 28 cis.
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Canterbury Bell Campanula Media. Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer Canter- bury Bells). This is unquestionably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much prized garden plant. The increas- ing demand has induced us to offer it in separate colors as well as in mixture. Rose—Delicate rose pink. Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts, Blue—A fine, clear shade. Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts, Striped—White striped blue. Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts. White—Pure White. Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts. Finest Mixed—All colors of the Cup and Saucer type, Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts, One packet each of the 4 colors of Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells, 30 cts.
Canary Bird Flower.
Tropaeolum Canariensis,
One of the most beautiful annual climb- ers, with bright green foliage, delicately cut and very ornamental. The flowers are bright golden yellow, bearing a fanciful resemblance to birds with extended wings. Succeed best in a cool, slightly shaded eS S8 Situation; also does well as a pot or \ Sa basket plant for the window or conser-
D™. vatory. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.
Canterbury Bell. Coleus. One of the best known and most universally admired ornamental foliage plants, in an end- less variety of colors and shadings, indispensable for ribbon and carpet bedding, or as single
specimens. Coleus seed germinates easily, and success is as sure as with an ordinary anntal. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts, SN
Chinese Lantern Plant,
(Physalis Franchetti.)
The plant produces numerous, large, in- flated husks, much the shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a beautiful green color, changing to a yellowish hue and then to brightest scarlet, and as they hang sus- pended among the green foliage they pre- sent a most novel and strikingly beauti- ful appearance. Branches cut and dried retain their rich and brilliant color, and make most beautiful winter bouquets when used with dry grasses and leaves. The plant grows from one and one-half to two feet in height. Treated like a Tomato it grows and fruits freely from seed the first season, yet the plants are perennial and may be wintered in the cellar or grown in pots as a window plant. Pkt,, 30 seeds, 5 cts,
Notice—15 cts. worth of seeds free with NTT all orders for seeds in packets, to the Win value of 50 ets. with $1.00 order select 30 ets. worth. Premium will not be add- ed unless asked for, This applies to seed in packets, not on Lawn Grass, Plants, or Fertilizer.
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Clematis Paniculata Japanese Virgin’s Bower Perennial,
This is one of the really good hardy climbers. The leaves ar® of a bright, glossy green, and when in bloom it astonishes with the quantity of flowers, the plant being completely hidden beneath a blanket of white, hawthorne- scented blossoms, a grand plant for piazzas, fences, in fact any position where a climber is wanted. It is just the thing for covering terraces and embank- ments; does equally well in sun- shine or shade, and stands un- rivaled as a plant for the ceme- tery. Soak the seed in warm water for twenty-four hours be- fore sowing.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.
Cyclamen, Persicum
Well-known bulbous’ rooted plants, universal favorites as pot plants for winter and spring blooming, producing handsome red and white flowers, with beautiful variegated foliage, in ¥ different shades of green. The seed should be sown in the spring, and by autumn will pro- duce a bulb which will blossom the following spring. Mixed.
Pkt., 25 seeds, 8 cts,
Cyclamen, Giganteum Flowers of extraordinary size, and of great substance. The leaves are proportionately large, ie ee and beautifully marked. NWF Weal Pkt., 25 seeds, 10 cts. Ye Same, |
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for months. The flowers are very One of the most popular of bedding plants, while even showy, bright rose color; grow- Single specimens are most attractive in the garden. They ing freely from seed sown in the will bloom the first year from seed, if you soak them in open ground, thrives luxuriant- boiling water over night; sow singly in small pots as soon ly, and blooms all summer no as convenient and grow as rapidly as possible. The roots matter how unfavorable the sea- can be kept in the cellar over winter and each clump- will son may be. It is also one of give six to eight good roots for planting out the following the best honey producing plants, spring, Pkt., 15 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts,
and should be planted liberally Cannas, Tall—Old Type.
by all bee-keepers. A mixture of all the best tall growing varieties.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5c; oz., 25c. Pkt., 15 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts,
Dear Miss Lippincott: Hammond, Ind., June 14, 1910. Several years ago a friend and myself noticed your ad in a leading magazine. We sent for a trial order and since then I aim to order some flower seeds from you because
they grow and give good satisfaction. We formerly lived in. Michigan, and while there, I had a Royal Show Pansy bed that were the envy and admiration of every one that saw them. Last year I planted some Phlox Drummondii ordered from you, and had all colors even to light green. Yours for Success, Mrs. Jno. Fisher.
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y Blooming Cosmos, Dawn. This beautiful new strain produces abundantly well-formed lovely flowers of large size; pure
white, pink and crimson in color. It can be had in bloom from July to November and grows
freely everywhere. Pkt,, 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Cosmos, Hybridus.
Seeds sown in April or May and transplanted to open ground will produce plants 5 or 6 feet high by September and from then until November will be covered with hundreds of blossoms, three inches across, resembling single Dahlias. All colors mixed. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Cosmos, White Pearl.
Large, pure white flowers; very valuable for florists. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c. Cosmos, Pure Pink.
Beautiful large flowers, of clear, delieate pink color. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Cosmos, Crimson.
Large, beautiful crimson flowers. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. <
Cosmos, Klondike.
Of tall growth, with coarse foliage, but very late in blooming. The bright yellow flowers measure two and a half inches across. Seed must be started early inside,—in order to secure any flowers in this latitnde. Pkt., 50 seeds, 19 cts,
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Chrysanthemum, or French Marguerites
Annual variety much grown for cut flowers. The plants grow twelve to eighteen inches high and produce on long stems beautiful large flowers of many bright colors. They flower all summer in the garden, and make elegant pot plants for winter flowering.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
Chrysanthemum, Inodorum Plenissimum
Although a perennial, it flowers abundantly the first year from seed, each plant producing hundreds of beautiful, perfectly double, snow- white flowers unsurpassed for bouquets. It remains in bloom all summer, and is in all respects one of the handsomest and most val- uable of flowers. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Chrysanthemum, Fancy Perennial
From the best Incurved, Pompone, Japanese, Chinese and Anemone-flowered varieties. Seed sown in the hot bed in February or March or even April, will give plants that bloom in August or September, and cannot fail, with proper care, to give magnificent flowers in a wonderful variety of colors and forms.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts.
Candytuft, Giant Empress
A magnificent variety, with enormous flat- tened heads of large, pure white florets. Good stems. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Candytuft.
Hardy Perennial Sempervirens,
A profuse blooming, white, hardy perennial, coming in flower early in the spring. Much used for cemeteries, rockeries, ete. 1 foot.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 6 cts.
Candytuft, Snow Queen.
A valuable and distinct species of great beauty. It is an annual variety and grows very rapidly, quickly coming into bloom and remaining in full flower for about three months. It bears but little foliage, and the mass of white produced makes it useful for borders.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Candytuft, Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts. » Cockscomb, Queen of Dwarfs.
This is the best dwarf-growing Cockscomb; _ the plants grow only about eight inches high, - are firmly set in the crown with well balanced, _large heads, ten to twelve inches across. They grow very uniformly and present an unusual- ly solid effect in color, which is rich, ruby red, of extreme brilliancy. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
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violet-blue. A well established plant will run 30 to 40 feet a season. Pkt., 20 seeds, 5 cts; % oz., 15 cts.
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Cineraria, Hybrida.
One of the most popular of all greenhouse plants, and what a splendid display they make when well grown. I know of no plant so easily grown as the Cineraria. The secret of growing well is to grow fast, never allowing them to re- ceive a check, either from being pot bound, dry- ness of root, or attack of insects: the cooler they are kept the better. In colors they range from crimson, magenta, violet, purple and variegated. Large flowering mixed. Pkt., 200 seeds, 10 cts.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 18 HUDSON, WISCONSIN Burbank’s Shasta Daisy.
One-half Natural Size,
THIS SHASTA DAISY is one of the most marvelous productions in the flower line that has ever been brought to the notice of floriculturists. It is the f st of a new type, which has been obtained by first combining the free-flowering American species with the large, but coarse, European species, and the Jap- anese species Nipponicum, after which rigid selections through a series of years has produced the present wonderfully beautiful and useful strain. Its first quali- fication is hardiness; it can be grown out out of doors by anyone where it is not cold enough to kill oak trees. It is per- ennial, blooming better and more abund- antly each season. It can be multiplied rapidly by simple division, and it is not particular as to soil. It blooms for sev- ‘eral months. The flowers are extremely large and graceful, averaging about four inches in diameter, with three or more rows Of petals of the purest glistening whiteness, and are borne on single, strong, stiff, wiry stems, nearly two feet in length. The blooms when cut remain perfectly fresh and in good condition for two weeks or more, No other flower can compare with it in usefulness.
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Euphorbia. Mexican Fire Plant Heterophylla.
The leaves are at first green, but at the end of each branch ap- pear greenish-white flowers, enveloped in beautiful orange-scar- let bracts, and leaves
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Discovered in South Africa by a collector of Orchids. The plant is of robust habit, with thick, dark, brown-purple, shining stems. The branches are numerous, spreading 3 or 4 feet; thick, large, dark green colored leaves. ‘The flowers are trumpet-shaped, measuring 8 or 10 inches in length and 5 to 7 inches across the mouth, and form three distinct flowers growing each within the other. The mouth of the corolla is the most delicate white, beautifully marked with purple. A single plant gives from 200 to 300 fragrant blooms during the season, followed by a large, thorny seed vessel, which adds to its beauty; is one of easiest culture; plant at the end of May in a warm, rich soil; can be cultivated as an isolated specimen, in masses for center of beds, or to fill barren places, and produces a striking effect. Pkt., 15 seeds, 5 cts.
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(Dutchman’s Pipe Vine.)
A hardy perennial climber,
rapid, luxuriant growth with large, heart-shaped leaves. Pkt., 15 seeds, 5 cts.
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The Blue Daisy. Agathea Coelestis.
The flowers are the very counter- part of the Paris Daisy, which is sky blue with a yellow dise. It makes a very pretty object for summer decoration in the flower garden; of easy growth and the plant may be had in flower all the year ’round. It is allied to Cin- erari, and requires about the same treatment. A fine winter bloomer.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
Double Daisy.
Bellis Perennis.
Daisies are easily grown from spring sown seed and come into flower in a very short time. The flowers are white, pink, red and variegated. Not all will come double from seed, Finest mixed. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
New Snowball Daisy.
A beautiful white flowered vari- ety having very long stems with large double flowers, about eighty per cent of which are extremely double. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Dear Miss Lippincott. I used your seeds last year, and though we had.an unusually dry sea- son, ii never had finer flowers. I want totellyou how much I appreciate the quality of your seeds, am send- ing an order for this year’s supply. R.3, Elmer, N. J. Mrs. L, Patterson.
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Dianthus or Chinese Pinks.
Best Mixed.
One of the most useful and desirable plants, and for beauty and variet of colors and markings cannot be surpassed, ranging from pure white to the mos? delicate pink and glowing deep crimson: A bed of these in the flower garden will make a grand display at small cost. The mixture I offer includes, besides the standard sorts, all the new and brightest colors in spotted, striped and handsome- ly fringed varieties of late introduction; both single and double. I guarantee it will give satisfaction with any other strain offered.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Dianthus, Heddewiggii. Finest Single Mixed. Flowers two or three inches in diame- ter. Most beautiful and brilliant colors. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Dianthus, Dwarf Fireball.
The most brilliant annual pink in culti- vation; the plants are constantly covered with blood-red, perfectly double, laciniat- ed flowers until checked by severe frosts.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Dianthus, Dwarf Snowball.
This beautiful dwarf variety belongs to the Heddewiggii class of Dianthus. The plants are very compact dwarf growth and are covered with lovely, spotless, snow-white flowers very full and double. From its dwarf growth it is very attractive for edgings, while the flowers are also very useful for cutting for bouquets. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
New Large-Flowered Dwarf Double Hybrid Pinks.
The plants grow only nine or ten inches high, with extra large double flowers, frequently measuring three inches across—of perfect form and brilliant colors, ranging from pure white to deep crimson, while many are beautifully variegated and SEDGE marked. Blooming freely the first season. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Dianthus, Plumarius, Pheasant’s-Eye Pink.
Dianthus, Plumarius, is the old-fashioned Grass Pink. It is perfectly hardy, blooms very profusely in early summer, and is admirable on account of its delicacy, showiness and fragrance. Its use either as 2 cemetery or garden flower is always satisfactory.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Eschscholtzia, California Poppies. Hardy annual, growing about 1 foot high, bearing a profusion of rich, yellow flowers, about 2 inches in diameter, making a blaze of color in the sunshine and fully as valuable as the com- mon Poppy for garden ornamentation, and as easily grown. Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts.
Forget-Me-Not ‘‘Victoria.’’
Of stout and bushy habit of growth, bearing umbels of large bright, azure blue flowers, with central double blooms, and when fully grown is quite globular in shape and perfectly coy- ered with flowers. This beautiful Forget-Me-Not is the best for carpet bedding edgings and masses, and for growing in pots. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Pink Forget-Me-Not. Myosotis Alpestus, Rosea. One of the earliest plants to flower in the spring. This plant is bushy, stalks 12 inches long; is an excellent border plant, and can be easily multiplied by di- vision of the roots. Pkt., 200 seeds, 6 cts,
Feverfew, Double, Matricaria Eximia.
A fine old-fashioned bedding plant; also suitable for pot culture. It grows about eighteen inches high, with numerous branching flower stems, which are literally covered with very dou- ble, pure white flowers an inch in diameter. Blooms until frost. Pkt,, 20@ seeds, 5 ots.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT
Delphinum, Larkspur.
Well known annuals of great beauty and remarkable for the richness of their colors; invaluable for large gar- dens. Mixed. Pkt,, 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Delphinum, Formosum. A hardy perennial variety, flowers bright blue with white center. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Digitalis, Fox Glove.
A handsome and ornamental hardy perennial af stately growth, for shrub- beries and half shady places.
Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts. Dolichos, Hyacinth Bean.
This beautiful annual climber should
have a place in every flower garden.
It is of very rapid growth. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.
E. Fairfield, Vt., April 7, 1910. My Dear Miss Lippincott:
This year I am enclosing a small order for your seeds. I have used them before and they proved very satisfactory.
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Cactus Dahlia.
A new class of broad-petaled double
.flowers, esteemed by many the finest
of all. Very distinct and extra fine for cutting. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.
Dahlia, Double.
Every one knows and admires the Double Dahlia, but comparatively few are aware that it can be grown so easily from seed, and flowers so beautifully the first season that the purchase of bulbs is a needless ex- pense. Choice mixed.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.
Dahlia, New Striped Single. The extra large single flowers, quite four inches in diameter, comprise a wonderful variety of colors, beauti- fully striped, flaked, mottled and dotted in a grotesque and charming manner. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts,
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The most popular plant grown either for pot culture in win- ter or for bedding out in sum- mer. No flowering plants are more grown, and certainly none more suitable for large beds where a mass of bloom is desired, or for single speci- mens in pots for the house. But few are aware that they can be grown easily from seed, and flower the first sea- son if sown early, and will frequently reward the culti- vation with charming new varieties: in fact propagation by seed is the only sure way to obtain new varieties, The seed I offer has been saved from twenty-five of the finest varieties grown. There can be no finer mixed Geranium, and it cannot fail to bring forth some splendid new vari- eties. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts, Geranium. Good mixed. Pkt., 30 seeds, 6 cts, Geranium. Apple-Scented leaves, delightfully fragrant, highly prized for bouquets. Pkt., 30 seeds, 10 cts.
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Geranium, Finest Mixed.
Fuchsia, Double and Single Mixed.
Fuchsias are as easily grown from seed as from cuttings, and from seed many new vari- eties are obtained. They will flower freely the first year in the open ground, while the plants can be taken into the house for the winter, where they will flower still more freely. The seed I offer has been saved from the very finest double and single varieties.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 10 cts. Iris, Flowering Flags. Kaemferi, Japanese Iris.
This is one of the showiest of the ‘‘Flags,’’ and is now extensively used in the hardy garden. Blooms the second year from seed.
PkKt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Note—For immediate results it is necessary to.
get roots of Japanese Iris. See ‘‘Floral Culture.’’
Ice Plant, Mesembryanthemum.
A handsome and curious plant for hanging bas- kets, rock work and yases. The leaves and stems appear as though covered with ice crystals and look like rock candy. The whole plant is peculiar- ly brilliant in the sunshine.
Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts.
Godetia, Finest Mixed.
Beautiful, hardy annuals, remarkable for the delicacy of their very fine large blossoms; flower deep rose pink, rosy carmine, snow-white with bright carmine rose spots, carmine, crimson, lilac
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Gaillardia, New Double.
ANNUAL.
Large, double flowers, valu- able for cutting. The colors embrace sulphur, golden yel- low, orange, amaranth and claret. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Gaillardias.
Perennial Varieties,
These are undoubtedly among the choicest of hardy pe.- ennials; the flowers are large, very numerous, excellent for cutting and of the most bril- liant shades of orange, crim- son, searlet and vermillion, and very often a combination of all these colors in one flower. Many colors.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Gourds, Ornamental.
Tender, annual _ climbers, with curiously shaped fruit in various colors, many of which are peculia'ly marked.
Pkt., 40 seeds, 5 cts.
Gourds, Japanese Nest Eggs.
Resembling in color, shape and size the eggs of hens; are uninjured by wet or cold, and therefore make the best nest eggs. Pkt., 40 seeds, 5 cts.
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Heliotrope.
Heliotrope is a universal favorite on account of its delightful fragrance and duration in bloom, flowering equally well as bedding plants in summer, or as pot plants in the house during the winter. Seed sown in the spring make fine plants for bedding out, and are as easily grown as verbenas.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Heliotrope, Lemoine’s Giant. Of vigorous growth and producing heads of flowers double the size of the old sort. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Gloxinia.
The Gloxinia is a grand flower and makes a RM lovely pot plant; as easily grown and cared eZ , f ig ai . for as many of the common flowers. The sae 3 SK Bia ta eS =m === handsome bell-shaped flowers embrace a great
' a me variety of the richest and most beautiful pa colors, ranging from pure white to dark red, Spink, blush, lavender, indigo blue, marble = and spotted. They will bloom in four or five ee months from time seed is sown. ‘ Pkt,, 100 seeds, 10 cts.
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The perfect donbleness of the magnificent, large flowers will please the most critical. All the best colors, from deep yellow, red rose, light buff, carmine, scarlet, flesh color, creamy white tinted with rose, purple, yellow on dark ground, crimson flaked with salmon, cherry red, cream on violet ground, lilac on brown ground, dark crimson to pure white, also black. If sown early in March or April the plants will bloom the first year. All mixed cejors.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts. Double Maroon, 50 seeds, 5c Double Salmon Rose, 50 seeds, 5e
“‘ Bright Pink, 50 seeds, 5c ‘‘ White, 50 seeds, 5c ‘* Bright Red, 50 seeds, 5c ‘** Yellow, 50 seeds, 5c
Hollyhocks, Double Allegany Mammoth flowers, wonderfully formed of loosely arranged fringed petals, which look as if made from the finest China silk, and have none of the formality of the ordinary type. The colors vary from the palest shriinp pink to deep red. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts,
; Hollyhocks, Single Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are usually of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts,
Annual Hollyhocks.
This new strain possesses all the virtues of the double old-fashioned Hollyhocks with the additional advantage of blooming from seed the first year. Plants started from seed sown in March or April in the house or hot bed, trans- planted in May into their permanent place, will bloom in August and continue until fall. The plants branch out free- ly and are not easily attacked by the Hollyhock fungus, therefore retain their fresh, bright green leaves until late. The flowers are double, semi-double, or single.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.
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Impatiens Sultani.
This most distinct and beautiful plant is almost a perpetual bloom-
er. The flowers are of a brilliant
rosy scarlet color and are pro- duced so freely that a full grown specimen appears to be a ball of flowers and continues in full beauty several months,
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Job’s Tears,
Coix Lachryma.
Curious, ornamental grass, with broad, corn-like leaves and seeds of a light slate color. Valuable for the formation of winter bouquets, Strings of handsome beads are made from the seeds. Hardy annual, 3 feet high.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.
Kochia Scoparia or Summer Cypress.
The plants grow freely from seed sown in the open ground, when the trees are coming out in leaf, and from the earliest stage of growth in the spring until they reach maturity in the fall the plants are always of globe-like form. The plants branch freely, and stems are clothed with slen- der light green leaves. Early in the fall the ends of shoots are thickly set with small bright- scarlet flowers—the bushy plants resembling balls of fire. The plants are equally showy, planted singly to show the round ball-like form on all sides, or grown in continuous rows or hedges,
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts
The Famous Chinese Kudzu.
“‘Jack-and-the-Beanstalk Vine’’
A vine that will grow every- where. Flourishes where nothing else will grow, and lasts for many years. The large bold leaves of the brightest green af- ford a dense shade. Its great- est feature is its wonderfully strong growth, which makes it invaluable for covering arbors, fences, porches, dead or old trees, ete. The Kudzu Vine is a native of China, where it is grown not only for the beauty of the plant, but also for the edible value of its roots. The vine is hardy, grows 50 ft., with dense foliage to the ground. Pkt., 10 cts.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 25 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
HEUCHERA (Alum Root) SANGUINEA.
One of the finest hardy perennials. The flowers are of a rich, bright crimson color; the leaves light green and slightly hairy. Excellent for cutting.
Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts,
Helichrysum.
A very _popular’ everlasting; large, full double flowers of vari- ous colors, from bright yellow to searlet, shaded and tipped. Hand- some bouquets may be formed of them for winter, if blossoms are gathered when on the point of expanding.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Heliauithus, Sunflower. (Globosus Fistulosus.)
The best and most effective of all annual Sunflowers; flowers im- mense, from twelve to fifteen inches in diameter, globular and extremely double. Of easy cul- ture as well as showy.
Pkt., 40 seeds, 5 cts,
“Dear Miss Lippincott: Feb. 1, 1910. I have neverhad really pretty pansies except last year. ITordered the seed from youand I am going totry somemorethis year. I always have good luck with the seeds I get from you, I am;
Truly, Miss Meta Meier.
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insects do not trouble it. Pkt., 40 seeds, 5 cts.
Hibiscus, Golden Bowl.
This is a plant that grows about two ft. high and begins to bloom early from spring-sown seed, the enormous flower measuring 5 or6in. across, beautifully cupped and of the most exquisite, soft canary yel- ZF, low, with a large black center, These #7 beautiful flowers are borne in great # profusion al] summer, and if the plantsare potted before frost. will continue to bloom in the. window all winter.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts,
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 26 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Lobelia.
A very valuable and beautiful class of mostly dwarf growing plants; their delicate drooping habit, and the profusion of their charming little blue and white flowers, render them exceedingly ornamental for vases or hanging baskets, and rockeries, blooming from June to November, while for border cultivation they are equally effective. Mixed colors. Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts.
Lobelia, Star of Ischi.
Of very dwarf, erect growth, forming dense balls of charming azure blue flowers. Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts.
Lobelia, White Gem.
The best dwarf white variety. Pkt., 400 seeds, 5 cts.
S — Linaria, Kenilworth. Ivy.
A very pretty and well known hardy, per- ennial, trailing plant, for covering rock work, and very useful for hanging baskets. The flowers are small but pretty, and for a drooping plant, nothing can be better, as it
*s easily grown from seed. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Linum, Crimson Flax.
Excellent for clumps and edgings and one of the best and most showy hardy annuals for bedding. May be raised in any quantity g from seed sown in March or April where * the plants are intended to flower. They are not at all fastidious regarding soil, doing well in any ordinary garden.
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Lavender, Old-fashioned Sweet.
A well-known, sweet scented, hardy per- ennial, bearing.long spikes of blue flowers. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
A Small List of Good Vines.
Centrosema, Grandiflora............. 5 cts,
Coecines;; “Indican-..2 ese eae 5 cts.
Cy Presse Vane) Siscrahamievenc ok rotons. see YO Cus
Canary.» Bird, (Flowers. s.2a0 6. cscioee 5 cts.
Cobaea, Scandens, Blue.............. 5 cts.
Cobaea, Scandens, White............ 10 cts,
Clematis; Paniculatan su. 4-).2c eee pe
Dutchman’s "Pipe sees. ere cts.
Dolichos, Hyacinth Bean............ 5 cts, Lantana.
Rudzu. Vina: oeeweceetets nce eee 10 cts. Well-known shrubby plants, with clusters of Humulus, Japanese Hop............. 5 cts. verbena-like flowers, and producing their pink, Manrandid S..cc.<cneess so ee 5 cts, yellow, orange and white heads in great abund- Nasturtium, Climbing” «..0 <=. 2ssee 5 cts, ance. They have an agreeable aromatic per-
Bean, Scarlet Runner,............--- 5 cts, fume. Mixed. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.
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Moonfiower, Impomaea Noctiflora
It bears lovely white flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter, with a five pointed star in the center. The flowers open at dusk, or earlier on cloudy days, at which time they are deliciously fra- grant. Start the seed in the house and set out as early as safe in the spring.
._ PkEt., 15 seeds, 10 cts,
Evening Glory, Bona Nox
Violet; flowers large and fra-
grant, especially in the evening. Pkt., 5 cts.
February 19, 1910. Dear Friend:
I was perfectly delighted with the seeds that I re- ceived two years ago and I wish to send for some more.
They were certainly delight- ful and bloomed until the frost nipped them. I am always pleased to get your catalogue. , . Florence Benton, 4 Delaware, Ohio.
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Mignonette, Machet. True.
An entirely new and distinct sort, of great merit. It is of dwarf and vigorous growth with massive spikes of deliciously scented red flowers. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Mignonette, Golden Queen, A very fine variety; flowers of golden hue; highly effective; Of dense pyramidal habit and deliciously fragrant. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Mignonette, New Giant Red. The flower spikes are of the largest size, unequalled by any other variety, while the color is uniform and a strikingly distinct red. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Mignonette, Sweet. Reseda Odorata.
A favorite on account of its fragrance. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.
Marigold, The Eldorado.
The large bushy plants are each a ball of brilliant color, many single plants having seventy- five flowers in bloom at one time. The flowers are 3 to 4 inehes in diameter, imbricated and perfectly double, They embrace four shades of cclor—the lightest primrose, lemon, golden yel- low and d2ep orange. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Marigold, French Mixed.
A class of showy and extremely effective plants, with fine double flowers of rich and beauti- ful colors; very well adapted for large beds and bordering. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Marigold, Legion of Honor. Dwarf Single. ’
The blooms are of medium size, rich golden yellow, with the center of each petal broadly marked with velvety crimson-brown and with clustering stamens in bright shades of orange yellow; blooms abundantly from July until cut down by frost. So easily raised from seed that I strongly recommend it to everyone. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Imperial Japanese Morning Glories.
They measure from 4 to 6 inches acress and their greater substance causes them to remain open much longer than the ordinary Morning Glories. The colors of the flowers and the shadings and markings are limitless, and are really wonders of nature of such incomparable beauty that descriptions are inadequate. Pkt., Single and Double Mixed, 5 cts; oz., 20 cts.
Tall Morning Glories, Old-Fashioned.
All colors mixed. Pki., 100 seeds, 5 cts. oz, 10 cts.
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Mirautus, eee Flower.
Tender looking mlante with singularly shaped and prill- jantly colored flowers, blotched and spotted in every con- ceivable manner. Excellent for baskets and vases, while they thrive well in the open garden. Fine hybrid mixed.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Mimulus Moschatus, Musk Plant.
A weil-known and favorite plant. Cultivated on account of the musky odor of the plant. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts,
Mimosa, Sensitive Plant. An interesting and curious plant. The leaves will close and drop at the slightest touch. Mostly grown as a curi- osity. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.
Marvel of Peru, Four O’clock.
It is one of the most brilliant and showy plants that can be grown with little or no trouble. Finest mixed. Pkt., 40 seeds, 5 cts,
Mexican Mountain Rose. - Attigonon Annual,
Flowers, which are of rich carmine scarlet shade, are borne in great clusters the entire length of the vine. It is a beautiful and rapid growing climber and valuable alike for the shade it affords and for the blossoms it produces.
Pkt., 25 seeds, 6 cts.
Maurandia.
A beautiful rapid, graceful climber for greenhouse, parlor, basket or outdoor purposes, with rich purple, white and rose, fox-glove shaped blossoms. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
Berlin Heights, O., Mareh 21, 1910. My Dear Miss Lippincott: I am again sending for seeds andI want to tell you how Baace Peas last year and we are look-
much we enjoyed the ing forward to the same this year,
Sincerely, MRS. GRORGE F. HILL.
HUDSON, WISCONSIN
NICOTIANA AFFINIS. When its large, pure white flow- ers are fully expanded in the even- ing and early morning, it has a most striking effect, and is so frag- rant that a small bed will perfume the whole surrounding atmosphere. If the plants are taken up in the fall, cut back and potted, they will bloom freely all winter in the house. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts, NIGELLA, LOVE-IN-A-MIST, Hardy annual, known as ‘‘Deyil- in-Bush’’ and ‘‘Lady-in-Green’’ be- cause the blossoms are partially concealed by the abundance of fine- ly cut foliage. The plant and flower are both handsome and re- quire but little care. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. All the annual varieties mixed, many of them being really hand- some in growth, and all of them desirable for winter bouquets, if cut while green and dried in the shade,
Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
OENOTHERA, aa PRIM- ROSE. Saucer-shaped flowers of various eolors and enormous size, often as large as Moon-flowers; very strik-
ing and fragrant. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
OXALIS,
It is not generally known that these annual varieties of Oxalis are fully equal for edging to the varieties grown from bulbs. Mixed colors.
Pkt,,
200 seeds, 5 cts
CONKEY’S FLY KNOCKER,.
The only Fly Chaser that stands the test of actual use. Kills every fly it hits and keeps all others from annoy- ing stock. ACTUALLY DOES IT! Solves the mosquito prob- lem for the camper and is
perfectly harmless.
Prices: 1 quart ....$0.60 Exp. Pd. 2 quarts .85 Exp, Pd. 1 gallon .... 1.30 Exp. Pd. 5 gallons . 4.50 Fgt. Pd. Conkey’s Perfect Sprayer,
75 cts. Exp, Paid.
Running Water, S. D, 3-3-10. Dear Madam—After a most pleas- ant experience with your seeds in Cleveland, O., [hope to try them under conditions in several ways more Sot IS solam sending a small order, Yours sincerely, H. M. Bissel, Jr.
~ MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 29
Nasturtiums, Dwarf. Finest Mixed.
The best ever produced and not surpassed for gor- geousness of colors and brillianey of effect, embrac- ing every known good sort. In Dwarf Nasturtiums I consider my special mixed the best that money ean buy. It is made up especially for critical buyers that have the money to spend for the best only. Dwarf Nasturtiums now rank with Sweet Peas and Pansies as a favorite afd fashionable flower.
Pkt., 80 seeds, 5 cts.; oz,, 10 cts.; %4 lb., 30 cts,
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Golden Queen. _Golden-yellow flowers on golden foliage. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Crystal Palace Gem.
Rich sulphur-yellow, spotted with carmine. ‘Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Aurora.
The ground color is a chrome-yellow, the upper petals being of a somewhat lighter tint, while the two lower petals are spotted and veined with pur- plish-carmine. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz, 10 cts.
Dwarf Nasturtiums.
Empress of India, The leaves are of a dark purplish blue color, mak- ing a suitable back-ground for the brilliant crimson- searlet flower. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Lady Bird.
The ground color of the flower is rich, golden-yel- low, each petal barred with a broad vein of bright ruby crimson. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
Dwarf Nasturtiums, Spotted King:
Rich orange spotted with maroon. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
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Dwarf Nasturtiums. Golden Foliage Mixed. 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 15 ets.
New Climbing Nasturtiums Madam Gunther’s Hybrids.
A new section obtained by artificial hybridizing and distinguished by dark eolored foliage and flowers of a richness and variety of coloring not to be found in any of the different classes of Nastur- tiums heretofore grown. Colors in these new hybrids include various shades of rose, Salmon, bright red, pale yellow, ete., either self colored or spotted, mot- tled, striped and margined.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30 cts.
Tall Nasturtiums.
Variegated Foliage Mixed. 30 seeds, 5 cts.; 0oz., 15 cts.
Tall Nasturtiums, Finest Mixed.
I also offer a special mixture of the Tall or Climbing Nasturtiums made uy on the same basis as the Dwarf Variety finest mixed, from the best named and brightest colors only.
Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. % Ib., 30 cts.
TallNasturtiums, Von Moltke. Ruby rose. Pkt,, 30 seeds, -5 cts., 0z., 10 ets.
Tall Nasturtiums,
Bright searlet. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
Tall Nasturtiums, Prince Henry.
Bright mottled scarlet. Pkt., 30 seeds, 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts. 5
Lobb’s Nasturtiums.
Both foliage and flowers of this type are Smaller than those of the common Tall Nasturtiums, but the wonderful pro- fusion of bloom and intense brilliancy of colors make it particularly desirable.
King of the Blacks—Rich foliage with flowers of a dark garnet-red. Pkt., 25 seeds, 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.
Lucifer—Both flower and foliage are of a rich dark coloring, the flowers being a deep rich velvety crimson. Pkt., 25 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. =
each of the 16 Nasturtiums for 50 cts.
NOTICE!—One pkt., varieties of
: Charleston, Ia., 4-20-10° Miss C. H. Lippincott:
For 10 years I have sown your seed and bought all my plants of you clubbing with neighbors or sending alone. I have a wonder lemon 5 ft, high full of buds’tis a beautiful specimen, all your goods sent tome have been first class. Ever your friend. Mre Jno. Wicke.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 30
Royal Snow Pansies.
This is a mixture especially prepared by myself from separate strains and colors of all the largest flowering and finest varieties that can be secured in Europe, and is unsurpassed in beauty, color and markings.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 10 cts,
Pansy, ‘‘“New Giant Madam Perret”®
This noveity is especially distinguished from other Pansies by the plant being full and spreading, with very broad and extremely dark green leaves. The straight and stiff stems it possesses cause the flowers to stand out well from the foliage. The color of the blossoms ranges through all the shades of red, from a pink to 2 fine, deep purple, with an intermediate bright red, edged with white. The face of the flower in some cases is regular in color, while in others it is lined and striped. The extraordinary size of the flowers, which reach as much as 3 to 3% inches in diameter, makes it a novelty of the first rank, and one that is sure to be sought after by lovers of Pansies. Pkt., 150 seeds, 10 cts.
Giant White Spotted Pansy. The flowers are very large ,pure white with a violet blotch on the three lower petals, of good form and sub- stance. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Giant. Yellow Prince Pansy.
The color is pure golden yellow, shaded canary, Some- times with the three lower petals marked with purplish or red blotches and hair lines. It is impossible to re- produce by means of the pfinter’s art the grand depth of brilliant color presented by this beautiful Pansy when well grown. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
BLACK PRINCE PANSY.
A distinct Pansy of sterling merit. The rich, glossy black has a peculiar soft velvety appearance; the magnificent, ios flowers are of fine circular form and carried upright well above the foliage, plants are of very compact bushy hah‘t, and
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flowers so profusely that a bed of the Black Prince makes a sight not often equaled. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
PANSY, PRESIDENT CARNOT.
Flowers of great size and rounded form. The center of each of the large, rounded petals is heavily blotched with a soft, rieh shade of violet purple; the edges distinctly outlined with a snow-white band. In the center of the lower petals the color deepens to a velvety brown tint, contrasting richly with the yel- low of the small distinct eye.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
NEW GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSY,
Remarkable for the extra large size of the flowers, which, however, are not so circular in form as the *“‘Imperial German’’ or the ‘‘Royal Show.’’ Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
NEW RED MIXED PANSY.
The most brilliant Pansy mixture ever offered; made up from a collec- tion of all the best red and fiery shades that have been produced up to date by the expert Pansy growers of Europe and America. If you want Red Pansies try this mixture,
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
FIRE KING PANSY.
This novelty comes almost abso- lutely true, scarcely a plant bearing flowers at variance from the type, which is very distinct and striking. The lower petals each have a large blotch of deep brown-red or magenta, margined with yellow, while the up- per petals are of a bright reddish- brown, of a real fiery shade, war- ranting the name of Fire King.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
SNOW QUEEN PANSY.
Pure satiny white, with yellow dot in center of flower, sometimes marked near center with faint blue or purple lines; altogether the least picturesque of any of the different classes of Pansies. It is highly prized by a great many Pansy lovers for just that reason.
PkKt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
PEACOCK PANSY.
A beautiful variety of ultramarine blue in the upper petals of the flow- er, edged with a thin white line, within which is a space of purplish crimson, passing into a rich central blotch of deep blue, shading to black. Named ‘‘Peacock’’ because the blend- ing colors resemble those of peacock feathers.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 31 HUDSON, WISCONS
Sweet-Scented Pansies.
The Perfume of the Violet, The Beauty of the Pansy. This new class is the result of cross- ing the Pansy (viola tri-color) with the Sweet Violet (viola cornula), The re- sulting hybrids, in addition to retaining the delightful Violet perfume, produce the most beautiful Pansy-like blossoms, 2 to 2% inches across, of great sub- stance and of an endless variety of eolors. They are not equally fragrant, though the majority are as highly scent- ed as the sweetest Violet. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Emperor Frederick Pansy.
The first color is deep, velvety brown, shaded into a narrow band of deep, gold- en yellow, which borders each petal. The perfect flowers show a distinct face, marking a rich gold and dark brown.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Pansy, Emperor William. Ultramarine blue with a violet eye. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
New Imperial German Pansy.
This mixture embraces seed of over fifty colors and markings, and is guar- anteed to equal any strain offered as
‘‘Masterpiece’’ or Ruffled Pansy. Imperial German. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts. This strain comes nearer to ‘‘Double Pansy’’ than any- Pansy, Good Mixed.
thing else introduced under the name. The number of - oaks, :
petals is the same as that in the other Pansy flowers, Fine pe ee ee ae colors. but they are crimped and curled in such a fashion that 2 Se SSEe Se the flowers appear double. The flowers are of enormous size, often 3 inches across, and the color variations and RA E combinations are odd and striking. seventeen varieties of Pansies for 75
Pkt., 150 seeds, 10 cts, cents.
NOTICE.—One packet of each of the
Petunia, Grandifiora, Large Flowering. Mixed. The largest flowering and richest colored variety in cultivation. Single flowers frequently measure Over five inches in diameter, ruffled or fringed on the edges and beautifully veined with various Shades of purple, rose, lavender, yellow and crimson. Pkt., 300 seeds, 10 cts.
Petunia, Double.
Finest varieties carefully fecundated with the double flowers, and will produce from twenty- five to forty per cent. of double flowering plants. Some donble, fringed, in all shades of colors existing in Petunias, and the blossoms that come single will be of the grandiflora type.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Petunia, Lady of the Lake.
Some magnificent, double, pure white, beautifully fringed blossoms can be obtained from this strain. Produces about twenty to thirty per cent. of double flowers. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts,
Single Petunia, Snowball. Grows about eight inches high, with satiny, pure white flowers, and makes a beautiful edging or bedding plant. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
New Star Petunia.
An exquisite variety, either for the garden or pot culture, each flower having distinct white, starlike stripes, on rich purplish red ground. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts. Petunia, Hybrida—Finest Mixed. A splendid mixture, embracing all colors. They are excellent for bedding or massing.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts. One packet each of the seven varieties of Petunia, 35 cents,
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 32 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Phlox, Hortensia Flowered.
This is undoubtedly one of the hand- somest species of the Phlox family. The flowers are borne in large umbels, just like a Hydrangea. .
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Phlox, Double Flowering.
A very desirable class. Flowers are double and semi-doubie, and much longer than those of the single PHlox. The white is especially valuable as a cut flower. All colors mixed.
Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Phlox, New Yellow.
New Yellow Phlox is a rich straw yel- low of warm and glowing tones; flowers extra large and fine form.
PkKt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Phlox, Large Flowered.
Pure pink. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Phlox, Perennial, Choicest Mixed
The perennial variety of Phlox is among the choicest of our bedding and border plants. They are hardy and need no protection: will flourish in any soil, succeeding better, however, in deep rich, rather moist ground.
Pkt., 25 seeds, 5 cts.
Phlox, ‘‘Starred & Fringed.’’
In the Fringed Flowers, the petals are partly fimbriated and partly three- toothed, in more than 20 different shades. In the Starred Phloxes the pointed cen- tral teeth of the petals are five or six
Phlox, | Drummondii Grandiflora.
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Their long duration in bloom, combined with their almost unequaled richness of color, renders them of invaluable service in the flower garden. The colors range in every conceivable shade, producing flowers
times as long as the lateral ones and
project beyond them like little spines,
giving the flowers a star-like form, Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
twice the size of common Phlox. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 c*s,
Phlox, Large Flowering, Brilliant Scarlet. A most effectual color for bedding: Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
‘ Phlox, Large Flowering, Pure White. Large, round flowers of splendid substance. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts. NOTICE,—One packet each of the entire collection or Phlox, 9 packets, for $5 cents.
Portulaca, Double Flowering.
One of the most showy and beautiful annuals, with abundant, highly-colored flowers ~ For baskets, beds, masses or edgings it is invaluable. The seed I offer has been sayed with extra eare from the finest colors and will give a good proportion of double flowers.
Pkt., 1,000 seeds, 5 cts.; Oz., $2. Pyrethrum.
(Golden; Peather)% <5 vs. OS 2Ue Sac Ses eee eee Pkt., 5 cts,
Pyrethrum.
Roseum (Insect Powder Plant). A fine, hardy plant, with large, red, daisy-like flowers. .Pkt., 8 cts.
Dear Miss Lippincott:
Mother is writing this letter for me for I am only a little girl. I have a little garden of my very own and last year I had lots of pretty
flowers from the seeds I got from you. This year I want some more. Sincerely yours,’ Margaret R. Heidenreich, Waconia, Minn.
Parthenifolium aureum
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 33 HUDSON, WISCONSIN Poppy, White Swan.
One of the most effective and valuable Poppies introduced for years. The plants are about © 18 inches high, grow in very pretty bush form, crowned with flowers of enormous size, perfect form, very double and of the purest snow-white. Its flowering period is considerably longer than that of other Poppies. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts, Hardy Perennial Poppies wv}, WN — Orientale—A charming summer flowering srsee Sh, CW NUE ees plant, producing numerous leafy stems about at i A Sy RC 2¥% ft. high, which are covered with deep Saat TP 4, >» erimson flowers. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts.
Hunnemannia, or Buch Kschscholtzia.
Known also es the Santa Barbara Poppy. An erect-growing, tender perennial, about two feet high. Foliage fine cut and petals very crapey. Blossoms, beautifully cup-shaped, bright yellow, and about three or four inches across. Stems long and smooth. There are few more satisfactory flowers in the garden than the Hunnemannia. byes 5 Nut Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
eee Ni Burbanks, Santa Rosa Poppy ip Oe WS New Strain of Shirley Poppies,
Wee ~\ S This new strain is a mixture which is made
IN RN Ms up carefully so that there is a proper blend- : ing of the colors; some of the darker shades nearly approach blue or bluish purple—a col- or heretofore unknown in the Shirley Poppy.
Per Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts. Scarlet Poppies, Tulip
Large, vivid scarlet blossoms, which have a dark spot at the base of the petal.
Pkt., 300 seeds, 8 cts.
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Double Poppies, Mixed. sor dazzling richness and variety of colors, the flowers are unequal- led. Simply scatter the seeds in the open ground and a mass of beauty will result which will be a constant source of pleasure.
Pkts, 300 seeds, 5 cts,
Iceland Poppies.
These fine perennial poppies pro- duce flowers in great abundance the first year from the seed. The colors range from the purest white and yellow to the deepest glowing orange-scarlet, and have a delicious fragrance. For vase or _ house decorations they rank among the loveliest. Mixed colors.
. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts,
Poppy, The Shirley.
It is perfectly hardy and flowers the first year from seed. The flowers are large, exceedingly graceful and elegant; the colors are pure, soft and varied, and range from blush white, rose, deli- eate pink and carmine, through in- numerable tints to bright sparkling crimson. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
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MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 34 HUDSON, WISCONSIN Primula Sinensis; Chinese Primrose.
Many persons seem to think that Primulas are successfully propa-
gated only in the greenhouse, hence we find amateurs often re- luctant to attempt their culture. They are unequaled as winter bloomers, easily grown if the right conditions are observed, and give a succession of flowers throughout the season, and are prized for both their beauty and delicate fragrance. Single fringed, finest mixed. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts,
Primula, Double. Best mixed. all colors. Pkt., 30 seeds, 14 cts,
Primula Obconica.
Primula Obconica is as near an everbloom- ing plant as it is possible to obtain. It has been known to flower for over twelve months without a break. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Polyanthus, Primula Elatior.
Showy, early spring, free flowering plants, fine for either pot or outdoor culture, hardy perennials; 9 inches. The best single; all col- ors mixed. Pkt. 200 seeds, 5 cts.
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Star Primula.
Primula Stellata Hybrida, Many of the blooms are equal in form and purity of color to those of the Chinese Primula, and, as they last longer and the plants {M can be much more easily grown,®& they deserve to be widely culti- vated. Of the seed now offered ) x the mixture contains seven charm- AYV/(AKZAAS AS he aN ee STS ing and distinct colors. ‘mm \X% a >- Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 cts. 2
The Mexican Primrose.
The superb colors, combined with airy grace and a beautiful form, make a flower which is al- most perfection. The plant sel- dom grows over ten inches in height, but inclines to a trailing habit, sweeping its branches out over the ground, or drooping out over the sides of the pot, holding its large, silky flowers erect. As a window plant it combines great
hardiness and ease of culture with SS
unrivaled beauty and profusion of .
bloom. In the open ground it ; Rose, Multifiora True.
grows freely and profusely; will With seed of these new Roses, plants may be had in thrive well under any and all con- bloom in sixty days from the time of sowing. Plant at any
ditions and bloom the year round time. They grow quickly and flowers appear in large clus- in pots, or during the spring, ters, and in such quantity that a plant looks like a bouquet. summer and fall in the garden. Perfecily hardy in the garden, where they bloom all sum-
Pkt., 100 seeds, 6 cts, mer. In pots they bloom both summer and winter. From a Conkey’s packet of seeds one will get Roses of various colors—white, E pink, crimson, ete. No two alike and mostly perfectly dou- Poultry Remedies. ble and very sweet. Pkt., 30 seeds, 8 cts. Roup Cure. Platycodon, Chinese Bell Flower.
Small Size, 50c Post Paid Hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers during the Large Size, $1.00 Post Paid whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent for Cholera Remedy 50c Post Paid planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery. Mixed
Gape Remedy, 60c Post Paid blue and white. Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts,
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“Scarlet
ing the finest scarlet Geraniums in brilliancy and continuous bloom. The lower spikes often measure 10 to 12 inches in length, and there are as many as 200 spikes on a well grown plant. From the time they first begin to flower the plants are never out of bloom until killed by late frosts. It is easily grown from seed, and the purchase of plants should be abandoned. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Salvia Bonfire.
This is one of the finest Searlet Sages, grow- ing in a compact bush about 2 feet high by two feet in diameter. Its erect spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers stand clear above the dark green foliage and completely cover the plant.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.
Salvia Farinacea.
The plants form dwarf, compact bushes, with long spikes of beautiful blue flowers, which make a charming contrast when grown with the scar- let described above. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Salvia, Pure White, 2 feet. high. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Rhodanthe.
A lovely everlasting, either in the garden or for winter bouquets; flowers white, rose, crim- son. Pkt., 5 cts,
Sage, Salvia Splendens.
One of the grandest plants in cultivation, a bed of them surpass-
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Racinus Zanzibariensis.
An entirely new class from Africa, with leaves often measuring two feet across; the seeds are marbled, speckled and spotted.
Pkt., 8 seeds, 5 cts.
Racinus, Cambogiensis.
Large palm-like leaves of a brilliant, bronzy-red maroon eolor with large red veins.
Pkt., 10 seeds, 5 cts.
Racinus, Castor-Oil Bean.
Many choice varieties mix- ed. Pkt,, 10 seeds, 5 cts,
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian.
Of gigantic dimensions, both flower and stalk. Oz., 5 cts,
Sunflower.
Chrysanthemum-Flowered.
Grows seven feet high. Per- fectly double, the color is the brightest golden yellow. The flowers are so perfect in form that they resemble very dou- ble Chrysanthemum - flowered Asters with long stems. Per Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.
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Stock, Ten Weeks. The Largest Flowering Globe Pyramidal.
Immense spikes of perfectly double flowers, pyramidal in shape, the individual blooms frequently measuring from 2 to 2145 inches in diameter, ranging in color from crimson, rose, . -€4 white, blue, lilac, brown and yellow. They are greatly XS prized for cut fowers on account of their fragrance and <= diversity of colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Stock, White Perpetual, Princess Alice.
The individual flowers ar2 uncommonly large, of fine, rosette-like shape, and of the purest possible white. If sown early will produce a great abundance of bloom from June until November. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Stock, Peach Blossom.
The plants are of neat pyramidal habit of growth, crowned with magnificent heads of beautifully shaped, perfectly double, sweet- scented flowers of a delicate, peach-blossom color. For beauty and long continuance of bloom it is unsurpassed, and the delightful fragrance renders it very desirable for bou- quets, Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Stock, Dwarf German. Fine mixed. - - Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
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Passiflora Gracilis.
The ‘‘Fairy Passion Vine’’ is a charming annual; it has pretty light green leaves, and is a very dainty and graceful thing for hang- ing baskets, pots or trellises; will grow to a height. of 10 to 12 feet out of doors. The flowers are white, followed by seed fruits, at first light green shaded white; when ripe they turn bright shining red and burst open, disclosing fiery scarlet seeds; the entire plant becoming covered with these fruits. The ef- fect is very pretty indeed.
Pkt., 20 seeds, 10 cts,
Schizanthus, Butterfly Flower.
Elegant and very free blooming annuals; of much interest and beauty, and when well grown rival the-.orchids in singularity of col- ors and markings. The large flowers are spot- ted with crimson, lilac, purple and yellow. and the petals are cut in a picturesque man- ner. In pots in the conservatory or house, few plants are more attractive; also elegant in a bouquet or vase, and fine for belding.
Pkt., 500 seeds, 5 cts.
‘7a For list of plants Notice and roses see Floral Culture.
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Salpiglosis, Velvet Flower.
The graceful flowers, borne on long stems, range in color from the most delicate shades of light blue and straw color to the deepest purple and the richest brown and maroon.
The quaint, funnel-shaped flowers somewhat resemble those of the Petunia, and are borne in great pro-
fusion. The metallic gloss and distinct veining
of the petals present almost the appearance of
jeweled enamels. Large flowering, mixed. Pkt., 300 seeds, 5 cts.
Smilax.
One of the most desirable window vines on account of its charming glossy green, elegant and graceful foliage. It will grow several feet high the first season. Started in spring, it affords ele- gant trellis plants for the house in winter; also fine for hanging baskets. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.; 14 0z., 18 cts.
Sweet William,
Dianthus Barbatus.
The Sweet William is one of the finest flowering plants among the hardy perennials. The flowers have a wide range of bright colors and varied mark ings, including the finest auricula-eyed
varieties. Single and double mixed. Pkt., 200 seeds, 5 cts.
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Scabiosa, New Golden Yellow.
The color has long been desired in the Seabiosa family and is now ob- tained after years of selections. The flowers are double, of a fine, pure yel- low color, and are charming for Bou- quets. The plants are semi-dwarf and very free blooming.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts,
Snowball Scabiosa.
The flowers are very large, meas- uring fully two inches in diameter, of purest white and very double. It comes quite true from seed.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5c,
Scabiosa, Double Black.
A new variety, with elegant double- black, purple flowers, so deep in col- or as to appear nearly coal black.
Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.
Scabiosa. Mixed double, all colors. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Scabiosa Japonica.
A hardy perennial variety from Ja- pan, forming bushy plants 2% to 3 feet in height and bearing on long, wiry stems beautiful artistie lay- ender-blue flowers 2 to 2% inches across. The plants are extremely floriferous, producing a continuous crop from the end of June until late in autumn. A fine cut flower.
Pkt., 50 seeds; 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 ¢., WW QV) D.
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SWEET PEAS, SPENCER HYBRIDS. Giant Orchid Flowering Type.
In this we have a new class of Sweet Peas which has attracted much attention for the last three or four years. Flowers of enormous size with both standards and wings waved and fluted, while the flowers are loosely and gracefully set on the stems; plants healthy and vigorous, and produce strong-stemmed flowers of gieat substance. The perfect-formed blossoms often measure two inches across. Illustrated on front cover of catalogue. (I trust that all Sweet Pea lovers will plant a few at least of the beautiful Spencer type.)
Asta Ohn Spencer.
This is the first lavender of the true Spencer type. The flowers are yery large, waved and fluted in standard, with large, thoroughly waved wings. The stems are long and sturdy, each steam bears four flowers. The color throughout is a soft lavender, suffused with mauve. It comes absolutely true. Pkt., 30 seeds, 10 cts.; 3 Pkts., 25 cts.; 0z., 80 cts,
White Spencer. Flowers absolutely pure white, standards waved, crinkled and fluted; 3 to 4 blossoms to a stem; stems 12 to 15 inches in length. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts., 14 1b., 35 cts.; 1b. $1.
King Edward Spencer.
This grand Novelty is the nearest approach in color to the popular King Edward VII in the Spencer type. The enormous flowers are frilled, waved and crinkled. The unusually large wings make the flowers appear truly gigantic in size, The standard is deep rich carmine-scarlet of glossy effect. The wings are also carmine scarlet and on the reverse side are of a deep rosy carmine. The stems are twelve to fifteen inches long and frequently carry four fine blooms, while the majority bear three flowers. The stems are thick and heavy, the vines vigorous and thrifty. Pkt., 30 seeds, 10 cts.; 3 Pkts., 25 cts.; 0z., 80 cts.
Othello Spencer.
This beautiful Sweet Pea of the true Spencer type will appeal to those having a preference for the darker colors. The flowers come uniformly true to type, being beautifully waved or crinkled both in standard and wings. The stems are thick and long and carry three or four fine blooms of a rich deep maroon. Pkt., 30 seeds, 10 cts.; 3 Pkts., 25 cts.; 0z., 80 cts,
Menie Christie Spencer.
This is a most beautiful and distinct new variety of the Spencer type. Both the large fluted standard and wavy wings are of the same color, a lovely ruby-rose with a slightly deeper shade in the standard. The grand large fowers present a most striking color effect, with a won- derful satiny sheen on the petals. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts,
Countess Spencer. True.
The color is a soft rose-pink, which deepens at the outer edges and becomes still richer or more heavily suffused in cool weather. In size, form, and coloring, Countess Spencer is simply exquisite. The plant is a strong vigorous grower, and the large flowers are borne three and four upon long stiff stems. Pkt., 40 seeds, 10 cts.; oz, 20 cts.
SWEET PEAS, Countess Spencer Hybrids, The New Orchid-Flowering Sweet Pea—Here we have a new and distinct type and form of Sweet Peas. The flower stems are unusually long and the flowers are so set on the steam that there is a graceful fluffiness tv a bunch of them in distinct contrast to the ordinary kinds of Sweet Peas. Mixed colors.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 15c cts,
NOTICE: One package each of the 7 Spencer Varieties for 55 cents.
Miss Lippincott: Summerfield Kansas, 5-13-10. The seeds received in March are up and plants doing nicely. The Clematis came last of April and every plant is growing. Now I will try a few roses, and am anticipating as good success with them as the others. Wishing you a prosperous year. Very sincerely yours, Mrs, Wilson R. Brown.
Miss Lippincott March 8, 1910. I ordered seed from you Jast year and I had the most beautiful flowers I ever saw and will always send to you for seed. Respectfully,
Mrs. Frank Esmay. 621 Woodford St. Missoula, Mont.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 39 HUDSON, WISCONSIN Grandiflora Type.
APPLE BLOSSOMS—Bright, rosy pink stand- ards, blush wings. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts, AMERICA—Heavily striped with bright blood red on white ground. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts. ADMIRATION—A grand, large flower of beautiful form, self-colored in delicate shade of rose lavender; a free bloomer. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts, BLANCHE FERRY—Beatti- ful combination of pink and white, very fragrant. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c. COUNTESS OF RADNOR— Standard light mauve, fad- ing into a soft lavender; wings a lighter shade. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c. COQUETTE—Deep primrose shaded fawn. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c. COUNTESS OF POWIS—A glowing orange, suffused with light purple; very novel. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c, DOROTHY ECKFORD—tThe finest pure white yet pro- duced, bearing three blos- soms on a stem. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c. JANET SCOTT—Rich pink; considerably deeper than Katherine Tracy. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c. OTHELLO — Deep maroon; an improvement on Black / Knight. i? Pkt., 100 seeds, 5c; oz., 10c, Jf SALOPIAN—Burpee’s Sunproof. Flowers of large size, beautifully rich,
J deep glowing crimson, tinged with orange scarlet. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN—One of the largest and handsomest of Eckford’s novelties. The eolor is very effective, the whole flower having a white ground which is heavily striped with rose. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; ez., 10 cts.
MAID OF HONOR—Flowers beautifully shaded light blue on white ground, edged with narrow, deep rich violet. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
MISS WILLMOTT—Richest orange-pink flowers, measure 1 1-5 inches across, and are borne on long, stiff stems, 12 to 16 inches long. Pkt,, 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
MRS. DUGDALE—One of the largest flowered of all Sweet Peas. Light carmine-rose, with faint markings of primrose. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
KING EDWARD VII—The best red Sweet Pea up to date. An improvement on Firefly.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. ; LADY GRISEL HAMILTON—Light lavender, with azure blue wings; very dainty. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5cts.; oz., 10 cts.
NAVY BLUE—A most distinct and striking color in Sweet Peas. The general effect is of a rich deep, true blue, though on close examination the shades in the standards is a deep lavender- purple, suffused throughout with a faint tint of claret or wine-red, while the wings are a rich violet purple. Pkt.. 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.
LADY NINA BALFOUR—Large, expanded form with flowers beautifully hooded; both standards and wings are well rounded and broadly spreading. Coloring a pale lavender or lilac, free from any reddish tint, and when gathered in bunches gives the effect of mouse tint.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
LOVELY—Standard and wings both deep pink shading to very light pink at edges. Large size, hooded form. Very vigorous grower, usually four blossoms to the stem. It is a very etfective variety. Pkt,, 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z,, 10 cts,
MISS C..H. LIPPINCOTT 40 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Sweet Peas—Continued.
VENUS—Of the largest expansion form; color, a rich salmon-buff Pkt., 160 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,
PRINCE OF WALES—A bright, self- colored, deep rose flower of grand size and beautifully hooded form; frequently four on a stem. A greatly improved Her Majesty; one of Eckforu s finest. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.
TRIUMPH—Flowers or grand, large size and most beautiful coloring. Standard stiffly erect, broadiy° expanded; color white, suffused with salmon-pink, tinted with carmine at the base; wings widely spread, delicately veined with rose carmine, shading to deep rose in the center.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. THE HON. MRS, E, KENYON—A beautiful shade of light primrose yellow. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
DUKE OF WESTMINSTER—Standard clear purple. Wings purple with tint of violet. Large size, hooded form. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,
SCARLET GEM—The color is almost dazzling scarlet, beautiful, bright and clear; a color much to be desired both for home table decoration and for exhibition. It also shows well in artificial light, which is an immense advantage. It is strong in growth, with sturdy stems, and won- derfully free flowering. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 02z., “10 cts,
JESSIE CUTHBERTSON—Creamy white, striped dark rose. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,
NEW DOUBLE SWEET PEA—Double Sweet Peas are of incomparable beauty. The plants are of exiremely robust growth, producing a lavish profusion of richly fragrant flowers. Flowers are extra large, frequently measuring over two inches across. They will not all come double, but if the plants are growing strong and luxuriant they usually produce 205 to 40 per cent. of double blossoms. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0z,, 10 cis,
SWEET PEAS, Best New Mixed—-Owing to a special demand for all the new and finer varieties, I have selected all the large Sowering and most distinct sorts especially for those that ean afford to pay for the scarce and rarer varieties that heretofore have been too expensive to in- clude in a mixture, comprising in all some 25 or 30 named varieties. This I call my Best Mixed, and I can particularly recommend it as extra choice and fine.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.3 oz., 10 cts.; 1%4 Ib., 25 cts.; 1 lb., 90 cts. SWEET PEAS, Fine Mixed—This strain, although not embracing the new seedlings, contains a beautiful assortment of the famous Eckford Sweet Peas, Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; 0oz., 8 cts.; %4 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 65 cts.
NEW DWARF PINK CUPID SWEET PEA—Bears generally three and sometimes four flowers to a stem. The fiowers are identical with the tall growing Blanche Ferry, and are fully equal in size, The standard is a bright rose pink, while the wings are pure white and light pink.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
NEW DWARF WHITE CUPID SWEET PEA—Grows but 5 inches high and blooms so freely for months that it appears 2 perfect mass of white—the leaves being quite hidden. ‘The flowers, of fine form and large size, are of the most perfect white; and the plants remain in full bloom two months longer than any other Sweet Pea. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 ets.3 oz, 10 cts,
DUPID SWEET PEA, Mixed Colors—100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
One packet each of the entire collection of Grandiflora Sweet Peas, 33 pkts., for $1.10. Including the Spencer types, $1.60. Any 3, 5c pkts., for 10 cts., and any 4 10¢ oz’s for 25 cts.
Perennial Peas, Lathryrus. They do not have the delicious fragrance of tie Sweet Peas, but they are equally beautiful.
They are perfectly hardy and¢live year after year bearing magnificent clusters of flowers, and bloom early in, the spring. Pkt., 50 seeds, 5 cts.
Violet, Viola.
The violet should not be wanting in any garden, on account of its fragrance and early ap- pearance. <A single flower will perfume a whole room. Sueceeds best in a shady, sheltered place, and can be easily increased by dividing the roots. Finest mixed. Pkt., 150 seeds, 5 cts,
Ekalaka, Mont., Feb. 7, 1910. Miss Lippincott: i The seeds I received from you as samples were all you claim for them and I was certainly well pleased with them. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Henry Viles.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 41 ; HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Mammoth Verbena. Flowers of unusual size, single flowers sometimes being as large as a twenty- five cent piece, while the clusters of bloom are magnificent and the range of colors more vivid'than in any other mixture. For garden beds or massing, the Verbena
Sy a is unrivaled; flowers of Sy \\ NS the most brilliant color, Gh HH) \\ M7 Z blooming continually from Wh * Saag f
: : spring until late in the ae autumn. Although peren- nials, they bloom profuse- ly the first season from 5» seed.
§ Pk:,, 100 seeds, 6 cts,
Pure White Verbena.
Candidissima.
A fine strain of large flowering, pure “white Hy- brid Verbenas; trusses large and borne freely at all times; always comes true from seed.
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Striped Verbena.
Very showy striped flow- I Uh ers of many bright colors, ————_—=——= Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Defiance Verbena.
True, brightest scarlet. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Verbena. Primrose yellow. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
Verbena Odorata.
This lovely Verbena is hardy; seed may be sown in the open ground early in the spring. The blossoms, instead cf being in clusters, run up into spikes tiree or four inches long, and are very sweet scented. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. :
Lemon Verbena.
This elegant, fragrant plant is easily grown from seed and succeeds anywhere. Have a good bed of it in the garden every summer, that you can cut its fragrant foliage and flowers to make . up with bouquets. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.
One Packet each of the entire collection of Verbenas, (7 pkgs.) for 25 cents. : Wail Flower, Double Mixed.
Spikes of deliciously fragrant double flowers, combining many shades of color, chocolate and Orange, purple premodinating. Pkt., 50 seeds, 6 cts.
Wall Flower, Single Parisian. ;
Wall Flowers are the most delicately fragrant of all garden flowers; their cultivation has been restricted, however, because they did not bloom until a year after the seed was sown. This new annual variety will flower throughout the summer and fall from seed sown the same spring. Everyone should now grow some and enjoy the.pleasing fragrance of the cinnamon-colored flowers. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. .
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New Giant Zinnias.
A new class of Zinnias, giant in size and perfectly double flowers of the richest and most var® ied colors and shapes. The plants grow about three feet high and bloom freely during a long period, making them particularly valuable for large groups. Pkt., 100 seeds, 6 cts,
Pure White—Snow Ball..Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Golden’) Wellow, 45-26-2545 Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts, Dwarf Scarlet—Fireball..Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts. Zinnia—Choice dbl.mxd..Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
Zinnias, Double Lilliput.
Dwarf, compact bushes, bearing very small, perfectly double, pompon-shaped flowers of the brightest colors, which cover the plant during the entire summer and until frost sets in. The flow- ers embrace a wide range of both light and dark colors, evenly distributed. Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts,
One Packet each of the 6 varieties of Zinnias for 25 cents.
Wild Cucumber. Annual.
Pkt., 20 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.
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’ ALG Conley 's oe ‘Chaser. 3 fe In offering Conkey’s goods I can as- “specially made for driving ants from he lawn. It acts at the same time as a splendid fer- sure my customers that they are the best tilizer for the grass. Can also be used in the house where ants are encroaching. Not poisonous for ani- | guaranteed. mals. Two sizes—price 40¢ and Tdc, express paid.
obtainable and are absolutely reliable and
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A Beautiful Lawn.
With its close, velvety turf, is a most essential feature in the adornmen: o. all suburban homes. Without it the jinest flowering plants and bedding seem insignificant, while with it handsome grounds are assured even with no other adornment.
Lawn Grass Seed.
Is composed 0. a mixture of grasses best adapted to produce a permanent and fine turf, so that a rich, deep, green, velvety lawn is constantly maintained. Bear in mind, my finest quality Lawn Grass seed runs 20 lbs. to the bushel and is the best mixture on the market for the money.
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Shady Place Grass.
Usually it is quite difficult to obtain a satisfactory growth of grass under trees and in shady places. For sowing in such places we recommend the use of this special mixture. It will quickly produce an abundance and even growth of beautiful grass. The grasses used in making this special mixture are only those that°are weil adapted for growing in the shade. It has been successfully used where a green sward was desired on land partially shaded by old trees.
Quart, 35 cts.; 2 Quarts, 60 cts.; Peck, $1.50; Bushel, $6.00.
White Clover.
Thjs thrives in almost eyery soil and climate, succeeding equally well on heavy moist land and thin dry hillsides. It is of low-creeping growth and most valuable for green velvet lawns. 45 cents per lb. prepaid.
Lawn Grass Seed by peck or bushel by express at purchaser's expense, and on all orders by mail for more than 2 quarts, please add 5 cents per quart to cover postage.
Herbs.
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ind Friend: My Dear Miss Lippincott: i Am sending my usual order for a I wish to thank you for the pleas few flower seeds. Have tried Aster Apr. 7, 1910. |... we derived from the Cobaea seed from other seed houses but while < * : Seandens I raised from your seed last the blossoms are large and pretty,} I have used your|™ A ; Pl whic yet they cannot compare with those}]seed for two years snmmer The entire plant, bud,
S and flower was lovely and a nov- I received from you. Your seeds never] and like them the co = apes Feithened eee aot
flowers at Thanksgiving. I had very used. Yourstruly, [good success with all of your seed,
disappoint. This makes about ten]|pest of any I ever years that I have bought flower seed from you. Wishing you success in A your new home, I remain Mrs. H.O.Van Hornjof every variety that I planted.
Lost Creek, Yours truly, Pe reac th OWers: W. Va. KATHERINE WORDEN.
Redford, Mich. Brooklyn, N. Y.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 44 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
VEGETABLE SEEDS.
ASPARAGUS, Columbian Mammoth White—This large-stalked strain produces white stalks above
the surface, which are nearly as fine flavored as the best green-stalked. IPEts,) Di Ctsrs) OZ LO) wets. cea Dee wets:
BEET, Detroit Dark Red—Form Globular or ovoid; smooth roots, with small tops; skin blood-red; flesh dark red, zoned wiih a lighter shade, tender and sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
SWISS CHARD, or ‘‘Spinach Beet,’’ Large-Ribbed White—This variety does not make edible roots like the regular garden beets, but is grown for the broad white leaf-stalks, which are bunched and cooked in the same manner as asparagus, and make a delicious summer vegetable, The young leaves may be gathered also and cooked like spinach. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
BEAN, Giant Stringless Green-Pod Valeutine—This is about a week later than the Extra Early Valentine and makes an excellent succession to Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod when planted at the same time. The plants are of strong growth; pods slightly curved, very meatygbeing broad- ly rounded and saddle-backed; brittle and stringless at all stages. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.
BEANS, Davis’ White Wax—Immensely productive, bearing large, handsome straight pods six inches ip length. The pods are, however, tough and with decided strings. The dry seed being white, is desirable for winter market as a shelled bean. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.
BEANS, Prolific Dwarf Black Wax—Dwarf bush grown and very prolific. Pods four to five inches in length, usually curved, quite round; meaty, brittle and stringless; deep golden yellow, of excellent flayor. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.
BEAN, Burpee’s Bush Lima—Burpee’s Bush Lima comes absolutely true from seed. ‘The bushes grow 18 to 20 inches high, of stout growth and always erect, yet branching so vigorously that each plant develops into a magnificent circular bush from two to three feet in diameter. It is an immense yielder, the handsome large pods being well filled with very large beans, identical in size and luscious flavor with the well-known large Pole Limas. Pkt,, 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts,
BEANS, Kentucky Wonder—The pods, seven to nine inches long, are so fleshy that they are greater in width than breadth, being deeply creased or ‘‘saddle-backed.’’ They are solidly meaty, stringless when young, and of finest quality. If pods are gathered as they mature, the vines will continue to bear to the end of the season. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.
CABBAGE, Early Summer—It makes large, solid, round flattened, compact heads, of excellent quality. It is particularly true in the color of the plant, which has a peculiar bluish tinge. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.
CABBAGE, Hollander or Dutch Winter. The best Cabbage for late spring sales and for shipping. This has become known as the most reliable Cabbage for the shipping trade, and has been almost universally used in districts famous for Cabbage growing. The heads are of medium. size, averaging about 8 lbs., and are very solid, and in their fine white color entirely distinct from other kinds. While the quality is good they are uniformly excellent keepers, the heads being often just as solid and per- fect when taken out in the spring as when put away in the fall.
: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts,
CABBAGE, Mammoth Rock Red—The best large Red Cabbage. A sure header, of good red color to the center. Pkt., 5 cts; 0oz., 25 cts,
CUCUMBER, Extra Early White Spine—This is a special strain of the popular White Spine Cucumber, which is most desirable for its extreme earliness. Pkt., 5 cts.3 oz., 15 cts,
CUCUMBER, London Long Green—This is an old-time popular garden fay- orite. Our carefully selected strain under favorable conditions, produces fruits averaging 10 to 12 inches in length. Skin a deep rich green; flesh solid, crisp and of excellent quality. This extra selected strain of the original type can be depended upon to produce the true long dark-green frvuits—excellent alike for slicing or pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
CARROT, Chantenay, or Model—A very popular variety for general pur- poses: 5 to 6 inches long; very stump-rooted; about 3 inches thick at shoulder; tapering slightly; bright orange scarlet. Pkt., 5c.; 0z., 10c.
CARROT, Danver’s Half-Long—The best variety for general purposes and the most largely used, not only for stock raising, but for table use as well. The perfect type is about eight inches long and about two and a half inches wide at the shoulder, tapering to a sort of half-point at the bottom. Color is a bright orange-scarlet. It is a very heavy cropper.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
CRESS, Fine Curled. (Pepper Grass)—Quick growing; leaves finely cut and feathery, like a good parsley; growth dwarf and compact; ornamen- tal, crisp and pungent; very refreshing. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snowball—This is a popular extra early strain of dwarf compact growth. Under favorable circumstances nearly every plant will make a fine solid head of good size. It is valuable for both early and late. Pkt., 15 cts.; % oz., $1.00.
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CORN, Early Cory—This popular extra early variety succeeds well where the summer is short, and moist. Ears six inches in length, with eight rows of quite broad grain. The cob is red.
5 Per pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts., postpaid.
CORN, Country Gentleman—This late or main-crop variety is the result of a cross of the Ne Plus Ultra with the Stowell’s Evergreen, producing a larger ear than the former, but retaining its productiveness, similar superb quality, and irregular ‘‘shoe-peg’’ arrangement of the crowded, slender, deep grains. The ears, being so much larger than those of the original type, are more desirable as a market variety.
Per pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts., postpaid.
CORN, Golden Bantam—Of extreme hardiness, can be planted earlier than any other true sweet corn, and will then produce the earliest supply of ears for the table. The ears are about six inches in length, completely filled with eight rows of golden-yellow grains, extending to the rounded tip. gine flavor is exceptionally rich and sugary. Pkt., 10c; pt., 25c; qt., c.
VAUGHAN’S BLACK SUGAR CORN—The Black Sugar is an Eastern grown selection from the Black Mexican variety, long a favorite where- ever known because of its remarkable sweetness. To increase its desira- bility for the home garden, our grower has made for us a selection of the earliest maturing ears. For one who has never grown this corn, its quality is a revelation. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts,
EARLY MINNESOTA—An old favorite, extra early Sweet Corn.- Some- what outclassed now as an extra early by the Mammoth White Cory, but, nevertheless, following it very closely. 8 to 10 rowed variety of ex- cellent quality, large white grains and is immensely popular because of its being extremely productive. Good for market, home and canning use.
Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.
CELERY, Golden Self-Blanching. The best of all early ‘‘self-blanching’’ varieties—It is of dwarf compact habit, with thick, solid, heavily ribbed stalks which blanch easily to a clear waxen yellow. When grown in rich moist soil the stalks are numero's, each plant being fully as «thick through as the largest of the tall late sorts, and with a large solid heart of beautiful golden-yellow stalks and leaves. Pkt., 10 ects.; oz., 45 cts.
EGG PLANT, Improved New York, Large Purple—This is the very best type of this standard variety. Absolutely spineless; the plants grow low, stocky and branching; early and almost continuous bearer. The fruits are very large, smooth and have a rich satiny purple color. We make the most careful selection possible: of our stock plants. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 20 cts.; 0z,, 30 cts,
LETTUCE, Hanson—A fine, large-headed variety. Leaves curled on the edges; light yellowish green in color. The head is crisp and brittle, and flavor excellent. Is the very best garden variety in existence, and much the finest variety of its class. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
LETTUCE, Early Curled Simpson—A loose-bunching- sort, forming no definite head. Is crisp, and tender, light green in color. Is very hardy and easy to grow. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
MUSKMELON, Osage—A salmon-fleshed variety. Skin deep green, slightly netted and ribbed.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
MUSKMELON, Extra Early Hackensack—An early variety with almost globular fruit, which is heavily ribbed and heavily netted. Flesh thick and light green. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz, 15 cts. ONION, White Globe—A very handsome, silvery-white, ball-shaped Onion of large size. Flesh firm, fine grained, of mild flavor and an excellent keeper. Its even, regular size and globular form, combined with the clear silvery whiteness of the skin, make it one of the handsomest
onions grown. Owing to its large size it is late in ripening. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.
ONION, Large Red Globe—Perfectly globe-shaped, of large size; the outer skin is of an intensely deep dark blood red. They are splendid keepers. Our strain is extra fine,—absolutely unsur- passed. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.
PARSNIPS, Long Smooth or Hollow Crown—Tender, sugary, and considered the best for general cultivation. Parsnips are improved by remaining exposed to the frost. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
PARSLEY, Double Curled—Fine, dwarf, crimped leaves. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
PEPPER, Ruby king—A popular variety of the Bell or Bull Nose type. The fruit is large, glossy red, and the flavor is mild and sweet; a desirable variety for slicing and stuffing.
PKts; Cts. O25 eo CLS.
PEPPER, Red Japan Cluster—This variety is very productive. The fruits are small, thin and very hot. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.
PEPPER, Sweet Mountain—It is a strong grower, very productive. The peppers when young are of a bright green color, without any shade of purple; when ripe they are of a beautiful red; the flesh is thick, sweet and mild. They often grow six inches long by four inches through. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0oz., 25 cts,
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 46 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
PEAS, Telephone—Immensely productive and of the finest quality. Vines very strong, averag- ing 18 to 20 pods per stalk. The pods are of large size, containing 6 to 7 peas each, which are of a pale green color, and are closely packed in the pod, and of a most delicious flayor. A valuable feature of this variety is that it continues in bearing for an extremely long time; height three and one-half feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.
PEAS, .Burpee’s Best Extra Early—Equally as early as the choicest stock of Alaska, the peas are mucn better in flavor. The vines are quite slender, of very quick growth, and average 18 to 24 inches in height. The pods are well filled and the entire crop can be gathered gen- erally in one picking. Undoubtedly the best of all Extra Early Peas! When planted exclu- sively, sowing should be made every week to insure a constant supply of fresh and young pods. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.
PEAS, American Wonder—Of extremely dwarf growth, only 8 to 10 inches high, this is nearly as early as Alaska. The pods are filled with luscious large wrinkled peas of first-class quality.
Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35 cts,
PUMPKIN, Small Sugar—A handsome, prolific variety; fruits of all sizes; averaging about 10 inches in diameter; flattened or slightly ribbed; of excellent keeping qualities; skin deep orange yellow, flesh sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
RADISH, Early Scarlet Turnip—A valuable variety for forcing or out-door culture, is a small turnip-sheped variety, and in color entirely crimson. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
RADISH; French Breakfast—Color, bright carmine, with clear white on the lower portion; very tender and mild. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
JRADISH, White ‘‘Icicle.’? The finest and longest of the very early pure white varieties.— Planted im spring the radishes are ready for use in twenty to twenty-five days; their long slender form and pure paper-white skin are most attractive when bunched for market. This radish is not-only crisp and tender when young but retains these qualities until the roots at- tain large size, so that it will remain in fine condition longer than any other first-early vari- ety. It is excellently adapted for forcing purposes or successive sowing in the open ground.
Pkt., 5 cls.; oz., 10 cts.
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER, Long White—The well-known standard. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.
SPINACH, Victoria—The foliage is heavy, the broad dark green leaves being of the true Savoy appearance and of the finest quality. It remains in prime condition from two to three weeks after all other varieties have run to seed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
SQUASH, Hubbard—The most popular and widely used of the winter squashes. Fruit is
oblong and pointed, heavily warted, dark green in color, with orange-colored flesh. Is remark-
able for its keeping qualities. Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c.
SQUASH, Early White Bush Scalloped—The plants are of true bush growth, producing fruit ready for use very early in the summer. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
SQUASH, Golden Summer Crookneck—Planis of true bush growth, very early fruiting and pro- ductive. The squashes are of the crookneck type, rich golden yellow, thickly warted.
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TOMATO, Ponderosa—This is the largest-fruited Tomato and is of fine quality for slicing. Tbe vines are of strong growth; fruits largely oblong in form, deep through, and generally ridged or ribbed; deep purple in color. They are solidly fleshy with small seed cells; of fine sweet flavor. Planted in good soil, pruned to a single stem, fruits frequently attain a weight of one pound or more. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.
TOMATO, Burpee’s Matchless—The color is rich cardinal red. The skin is so tough that it is a splendid keeper and shipper and is less liable to crack in wet weather than any other tomato. Unsurpassed for market or the table, The plant is a strong grower and is yery productive, bearing wita undiminished vigor until frost. The fruit is free from core, and the seed spaces are comparatively small. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts,
TOMATO, Chalk’s Early Jewel—The largest and smoothest of the extra early red tomatoes. Somewhat later, a week or ten days, than Earliana, the fruits are larger and smoother. The ines grow very compactly, are immensely productive and better still, bear continuously through- out the season, in which respect it far surpasses Warliana. Pkt., 5c.; % oz., 15c.; 0oz., 25c,
RUTA BAGAS, or ‘‘Swedish’’ Turnips—These Swedish or Russian Turnips require a longer sea- son in which to grow than do the turnips, and with us the seed should be sown about the first to the middle of July to make large bulbs. The flesh is more solid and richer in flavor than that of the turnips, and they will keep in fine condition more readily during the winter months,
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TURNIP, Golden Ball, or Orange Jelly—Very tender and of fine flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.
TURNIP, White, Early, Flat Dutch—Strap-leayved. A medium sized, flat variety; clear white, early and of fine flavor. <A fine table variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,
WATERMELON, Fordhook Early—Without a rival. This is the earliest large-fruited melon in cultivation. These fruits are of good size, rather short and blocky in form, with large diam- eter. Skin dark green, occasionally with faint strips of lighter green. Flesh bright red, crisp, sweet and of splendid quality. Rind. quite thin, but skin tough. Pkt., 5 cts.3; 0Z, 10 cts.
For larger quantities of vegetable seeds, write for prices.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 47 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
ROSES—HOW TO GROW THEM.
SITUATION.—Good Roses may be grown in almost any soil and position; but if the highest quality is desired, it is necessary to select an open, sunny position, sheltered from north winds, and clear of al} roots of trees and shrubs.
PREPARATION OF THE BEDS.—Roses will grow and give good returns in any fertlie, well- drained ground; but it is worth while to use some care in the preparation of the beds, as the general health of ithe plants, quantity and quality of bloom usually more than repays the extra eare expended on this detail. The best soil for Roses is sod from an old pasture and well rotted cow manure. Dig out the bed to a depth of two or three feet, and, if drainage is imperfect, it must be provided for by putting six inches to a foot of broken stones, cinders, or any rough material in the bottom. Fill in with a mixture of soil and manure as above. It is best to make the beds some time in advance of planting, to allow time for settling. After the soil is settled, it should be about an inch below the level of the adjacent surface; make the beds not over three and a half feet wide, which enables you to pick the blooms without stepping on the bed.
Newest Climbing Rose. Blue Rose.
VEILCHANBLAU.
(Violet-blue seedling from Crimson Rambler)
After years of effort rosarians have been rewarded by the produc- tion of a blue rose, which will be welcomed with the greatest inter- est by all lovers of the garden. This new climbing rose surpasses all others of recent introduction in having a pure blue color.
The flowers appear in-large clus- ters, after the manner of the Crim- son Rambler, are semi-double and of medium size. Upon first opening, the color is partly bright red and partly bright rose, turning soon to a steel blue. The color is best de- scribed by saying that it resembles that of early violets. This variety Yq is a strong grower, has shining green foliage and few thorns. It has not been troubled by mildew and is classed among the hardiest Sec : climbing roses, withstanding the winters very Paiceeee tally All rosarians will want this new rose. Be the first in your neighborhood to show this grand new novelty. I shall have nicely rooted plants ready for delivery May 15; if your order reaches me before that date will book same and mail at that time. 16 cts. each or 2 for 30 cts.
Rose, ‘‘Flower of Fairfield,’’
The Everblooming Crimson Rambler.
For many years past it has been the endeavor of every rose grower to produce a climbing variety that would be of perpetual flowering habit. The many beautiful varieties of Rambler Roses were valuable acquisitions, but none of them could be called perpetual or everblooming, they producing only one crop of flowers during the season. The Flower of Fairfield, however,
‘is correctly termed a perpetual blooming variety. It commences flowering in the spring or early
summer, and produces repeated crops of bloom until late in the autumn. It is a sport from the famous Crimson Rambler; it is of the same color, if not a shade more brilliant, and has better resisting power to the sun. Flower of Fairfield blooms very profusely on young wood the first year after planting. It is very effective for covering walls, trellises or arches, and is equally attractive for table decoration or other use as cut flowers. It has been taken up very enthusi- astically by the florists in both Eurcpe and this country, and we anticipate a demand that will far exceed the available supply this season. 16 cts. each or 2 for 30 cts.
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 48 HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Goldfinch, a New Sweet Scented Rambler.
This is a valuable new Rambler Rose, of quite decided yellow tinge. It was exhibited at numerous rose shows in England, and created quite a sensation. The flowers are a deep, orange- yellow in the bud, the opening flowers being a soft yellow, passing to lemon and lemon white as they fade. Unlike most Rambler Roses, the flowers are sweet scented. The habit of growth is very vigorous like all the ramblers. The foiiage is glossy, healthy, and very attractive. It is unquestionably a valuable addition to its class. The flowers are produced very profusely in ele- gant clusters and are of good average size. Given an award of merit from the Royal Horti- cultural Society at the Holland House rose show, London. 15 cts. each or 2 for 28 cts., postpaid.
Mrs. Cutbush, the New Baby Rose. Color, Peach-Blossom Pink.
MRS. WM. H. CUTBUSH, a new baby rose of an entirely distinct color,—light pink. Of the game attractive habit of growth and protuse flowering habit as the other baby roses. The flow- ers are borne in huge trusses throughout the entire summer and autumn and completely cover the entire plant. Fully as free flowering as the other roses of this type and, to our notion, the most attractive color of all. Entirely hardy. 15 cts. each postpaid.
White Dorothy Perkins.
WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS, a pure white sport from the well known Dorothy Perkins, which it exactly resembles in habit of growth, freedom of flowering and other desirable qualities. A most valuable addition to this type of roses. Is a splendid companion for the pink variety, as it flowers at the same time. Was awarded a gold medal by the National Rose Society of Eng- land, also given an award of merit at the Temple Show in London, England. 15c each postpaid.
White Cochet.
White Maman Cochet, identical with its parent Maman Cochet in everything except color, which is snow white, with sometimes a tinge of pale blush. It has the same freedom of bloom and same magnificent form of buds and flowers, and the same hardiness. Standing at the very head of all roses as the best white kind for open grown culture. Very vigorous and hardy nearly everywhere. 10 cts. each, three for 28 cts., postpaid.
The Two Dorothys The Two Cochets ‘‘Four Babies’’ Collection. for 22c postpaid 19¢ postpaid 46c postpaid. Dorothy Perkins, pink, the Maman Cochet, pink. Baby Rambler, crimson. old variety White Cochet, white. Baby Dorothy, dark pink. White Dorothy Perkins Mrs, Cutbush, light pink.
White Baby Rambler.
No Orders for Roses Filled after May 25th.
Hopkins, Nebr.,
Feb. 12, 1910 Dear Miss Lippincott: April 11,1910, Sullivan, Wash.
Dear Madam: The seeds I bought from you; What seeds I have used Am glad to state that th® last year gave me great satiS-| heretofore from your Garden,
flowers grown from your seeds faction. I got many pretty bo-|] have been more than pleased
were very beautiful. quets of pansies, poppies and| with, and look forward to Wishing you success in your phlox. these with pleasure.
Yours very truly, = new home, Migs) Mvelinaeelile: Yours very truly,
I remain, Hamlet, Ore. Mrs. Geo. S. Henry.
Mrs. C. Kanlen.
Oshkosh, Wis., 1910.
Dear Miss Lippincott: p We were greatly pleased with the seeds we received from you last year. Our lettuce, though sowed later than the neighbors’, was very much earlier. Our radishes and cucum- bers were also the best. The flowers came up early and my garden was a mass of bloom all summer, ‘The ‘Royal Show’’ Pansies were especially fine. We can always recommend your seeds. Wishing you the greatest success, I am Sincerely yours, Miss Esther B. Zimmermann.
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Do Cie |. BARGAIN COLLECTION
15 Varieties of the Best and Most Popular
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ALYSSUM, Little Gem; ASTER, Finest Mixed; CALLIOPSIS, Mixed; COBGSA SCAN- DENS: DIANTHUS, or CHINESE PINK, Finest Mixed; HELICHRYSUM, Mixed; MIGN- ONETTE, Sweet; MARIGOLD, French Mixed; PANSY, Royal Show; PETUNIA HYBRIDA, Fine Mixed ; PHLOX DRUMMONDII, Grandiflora Mixed ; POPPY, the Shirley; SCHIZANTHUS Butterfly Flower, Mixed; SWEET PEAS, Best Mixed; and VERBENA HYBRIDA, Fine Mixed’
THE ENTIRE COLLECTION ofiéu “Or tue above “is VARIETIES, MAILED TO ANY ADDRESS FOR 25 CENTS, OR FIVE COLLECTIONS FOR $1.00.
Why give 25cents fora single plant that will bear only half a dozen flowers in a season, when the same 25 cents will buy thiscomplete assortment of 15 easy growing annual varieties, sufficient.to plant your garden? REMEMBER, I CANNOT MAKE A SINGLE CHANGE IN THIS COL- LECTION, AND NO OTHER VARIETIES CAN BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE, NEITHER CAN IT BE SE- LECTED AS A PREMIUM.
A BARGAIN COLLECTION OF FLOWER SEEDS FOR TWELVE CENTS...
10 CHOICK ANNUALS (Everybody’s Favorites), all new, fresh seeds, sure to grow and bloom this season. PANSY, 40 colors and markings; PHLOX, 20 colors; VERBENA, 6 colors; PINKS, 10 colors; PETUNIA, 10 colors; ASTERS, 12 colors; BALSAM, 8 colors; SWEET PEAS, 20 colors; MIGNONETTEH, Sweet, and SWEET ALYSSUM.
FO R 4 >) Cc E N TS andthe name and address of two of your friends who grow flowers, I will send, post-paid, the complete collection, one packet each of the ten varieties (enough for an ordinary garden). Thisisa BONA FIDE offer:
made to introduce my flower seeds to new customers. and which I guarantee will please you, or the amount paid refunded and the seeds given as a present.
= LOW = R CA R PD E Ni CHOICE MIXED SEEDS. A mixture WI L D ' of many varieties of beautiful, easy gtowing flowers, producing a constant and varied bloom the whole season, and is especially suited for those who wish only a few seeds each of the LEADING VARIETIES ora much more extensive collection than their means will permit. In no other manner can so many seeds be obtained for such a SMALI, COST. The mixture is especially prepared from choice, fresh seeds, the colors and varieties being carefully proportioned, and wil! be found superior to any mixture offered. They are very useful for sowing alongside the garden fence, and on untidy bare spots of ground and cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTION. Packet, 800 seeds, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents.
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Floral Culture
By MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT, Hudson, Wis.
THE PIONEER SEEDSWOMAN OF AMERICA.
JANUARY 1911.
Flower Seeds.
There are no more satisfactory flowers in the gar- den than those grown from seed, especially the easily grown and brilliant flowered annuals. The beautiful shrubs and lilies, of course, have their place, but are far more expensive than a paper of seed which will furnish a large number of plants with usually enough for one’s garden and some to spare.
It is important to study the garden before selecting the flowers that are suitable for it, and the choice of flowers should comprehend the height of the plant, the time of blooming, and the annual or perennial class of the flower. Usually the tall plants go next to the house or the wall, with the shorter kinds in front and the low-growing varieties for the border.
While the old-fashioned flowers are still popular, new and improved varieties are always to be desired.
It is usually best to sow the seed of annuals early in the year, and the seed should be on hand in January or February if possible.
Many flowers can be planted in the fall for early blossoms in the spring. This is peculiarly so with Sweet Peas and Pansies. Some biennials and peren- nials can be sown in August or September, and made to bloom the following summer. This is especially true of such flowers as Hollyhocks and Foxgloves.
It is best in practically all instances to start the seed in boxes, preferably a box about 18x24 inches and 4 inches deep, using very sandy soil that will not bake, and provide for drainage by boring some holes in the bottom of the box. It is best not to put any fertilizer in the seed-box, since it is only necessary to
bring the plants to the third or fourth leaf, when they should be pricked out and reset in another box, in which the soil should be loam mixed with leaf-mold. It is important that the plant be of good size, strong and sturdy, when finally transplanted in the garden.
If the seed be sown directly in the garden, it should be sown in the spring after the soil is well worked and fertilized. A slight depression should be made with a stick, the seed sown, and then covered with sharp sand about twice the depth of the diameter of the seed. The sand will prevent the crusting over of the soil after watering.
When up, the plants must be thinned from two to twelve inches, depending on the variety, otherwise they will be weak and spindly. It is a common .nistake in the garden to leave the plants altogether too thick. Always keep the weeds out.
With a little study of the garden and the eolors and habits of the flowers, a beautiful garden can be had from the use of flower seeds at very little cost.
Annuals—Bloom first year from seed and plant dies after one season.
Biennials—Bloom second year from seed and plant dies after second year.
Perennials—Bloom second year from seed and plant lives and blooms for several years.
Tender—Means plant will not stand the least frost.
Half Hardy—Means plant will stand a little frost and needs protection.
Hardy—Means plants will ‘stand considerable frost.
Please Read These Suggestions
THE SIZES OF PLANTS furnished by me are, in all instances, as large as can be advantageously forwarded by mail. The roses and greenhouse plants are strong, thrifty, well established stock from 214 inch pots. The shrubs and climbing plants are healthy, thrifty stock propagated the spring previous.
GUARANTEE—We are often asked whether we guar- antee our plants to live. No, we do not. This is a matter which depends mostly upon the care and treat- ment they receive after reaching destination. But, ex- cept when ordered sent so early in the season as to be in danger of freezing, we will guarantee the plants to be packed so as to reach destination in good condition.
Carefully.
We cannot, however, be responsible for injury by freez- ing if the plants are ordered to be sent too early, for even the most careful packing cannot always guard against that.
THE SHIPPING SEASON—The climbing vines, flow- ering shrubs and fruit plants must be sent out while in a dormant condition, that is, before they commence to leaf out. Orders for these items, therefore, should reach us by the middle of April at the latest. Orders for roses and greenhouse plants can be filled up to the first of June. We will send out all plants during the first mild weather after receipt of the orders, unless special time is mentioned.
Five Royal Rambler Roses. One of Each, All Different, for 50 cents postpaid.
All are perfectly hardy and unequaled for porch orna- mentation.
Aglaia (Yellow Rambler)—The Yellow Rambler has been found to successfully withstand, without protection, a continued temperature of from zero to two degrees be- low. The flowers are borne in clusters, after the same manner as the Crimson Rambler, and are a bright lemon- yellow, changing to creamy white.
Crimson Rambler—This wonderful climbing Rose, in- troduced some years ago, has made a record for itself unequaled by any other Rose. Every season it gains in popularity «ou it appears destined to remain at the head of the list of hardy climbing Roses. It is a vigorous grower, making shoots 10 to 20 feet in height in a sin- gle season, and when in bloom commands admiration by the gorgeous display of its crimson clusters of blossoms, each cluster a bouquet in itself. Upwards of 15,000 blossoms have been produced by a single piant. This marvelous prodigality is not unusual with it, as it suc- ceeds everywhere. The blooms remain on the plant for a great length of time without losing their brightness; the foliage is also retained, to a great extent, during the winter, making the plant almost evergreen. eS perfectly hardy in all parts of the country.
_Helene—Buds, a beautiful crimson, turning to soft violet-rose, with base of petals yellowish white as flower opens. Strongly resembles the Crimson Rambler, bloom- ing in immense clusters, which carry from 40 to 50 in- dividual blossoms.
Philadelphia _Rambler—Pure deep crimson. Far brighter, more intense than the old Crimson Rambler, which has heretofore been the standard for brilliant
color; does not fade, bleach or wash out, but holds its color to the last. Undoubtedly the brightest and best of all hardy crimson climbing roses. Blooms two weeks earlier than the Crimson Rambler. Flowers 245 inches across and perfectly double, borne in large clusters, com- pletely covering the bush.
Thalia (White Rambler)—This charming new rose of the Rambler variety is a wonder. It climbs rapidly, is entirely hardy; produces immense clusters of pure white roses, perfectly double, of delightful fragrance and of an immaculate white.
*Vhen an entire collection is not desired, selection of any of the varieties offered in this ccllection may be made at the following rates: 10 cts. each, three for 28 cts.
The “Triplets” Collection. Three ‘“‘Baby’’ Roses for 35 cents postpaid.
Baby Rambler—Crimson (Mme. Norbert Levavasseur. ) Price, 12 ets, each, postage paid.
Baby Dorothy—(Maman Levyavyasseur.) swarey aye beautiful companion rose to the crimson Baby Rambler. It was originated by the same grower and is just as vigorous and free blooming. Practically the only dif- ference is in the colors of the flowers, which are a very bright and pleasing rose-pink. It is much the color of that charming climbing rose, Dorothy Perkins, hence the appropriateness of the name, “Baby Dorothy.’’ It is perfectly hardy and blooms without cessation from early spring until late in the fall. As a pink bedding rose it has no equal. We have counted as many as 100 blooms to the cluster on three year old plants. Price, 15 cts.
each, postage paid.
SPECIAL—The “Triplets” Collection—35c postpaid
BABY RAMBLER, Crimson; BABY DOROTHY, Pink; WHITE BABY RAMBLER
White Baby Rambler (true)—There are two other white polyantha roses which have been sold by some houses as White Baby Ramblers. They are good roses in their way, but we think them hardly entitled to the name for the reason that they differ from the original Baby Rambler (crimson) in habit of growth and manner of blooming. To our idea, no rose should be dubbed a ‘“‘Baby Rambler’’ unless it has the peculiar dwarf, com- pact growth and wonderful profusion of bloom which earned the first Baby Rambler its name. Our White Baby Rambler came from a prominent German rosarian and has identically the same habit of growth and free- dom of bloom as the other two ““‘Baby’’ roses. Price,
15 cts. each, postage paid.
The Famous “Baby” Rambler Rose.
(Madame Norbert Levavasseur.)
This is decidedly the greatest Rose novelty of recent years. It was first sent out under the name of Madame Norbert Levavasseur and is a cross between Crimson tambler and Glory of Polyanthus; retaining the color and extreme hardiness of the former with the exceeding- ly free flowering and dwarf habit of the latter.
The deseriptive name of this grand variety, Dwarf Crimson Rambler, is very appropriate; for the plant is truly a dwarf grower, and the flowers have the same bright crimson color of the climbing Crimson Rambler, and the fame of the parent really belongs to it.
It is a dwarf, erect-growing Rose, forming a bush about
two feet high when fully grown, and is a true ever- bloomer, producing splendid clusters of beautiful rich
crimson flowers during the whole growing season, when planted outdoors.
The flowers are borne in elegant clusters; aS Many as 30 and 40 flowers to a cluster.
As a bedding variety none more points of genuine merit than the Baby Rambler. A single plant, grown in a pot, is a marvel in neatness, compactness and wonderfully profuse coustant blooming quality.
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Indeed, they will never be without flowers if kept in a erowing condition. As a pot plant for winterblooming, either in the conservatory or home, it is unequaled,
Baby Rambler as a Bedding Rose is the most unique and valuable ever introduced.
It will soou become just as popular and as extensively planted as the Climbing Rambler has been. As a bedder it makes a low, Sym- metrical, attractive, plant, for bordering walks or plant- ing in cemeteries, where tall-growing varieties are ob- jectionable. With Baby Rambler the brilliant effect of the bright crimson flowers is presented during the entire growing season.
Baby Rambler is perfectly hardy and requires no win- ter care. It will improve each year if given reasonable eare. No garden, no matter how small or large, should be without it. All lovers of beautiful Roses will want it. There is no Rose in existence that equals it in freedom of bloom and perpetual blooming qualities. Planted in the open ground they will be constantly in bloom, even during the hottest weather, Price, 12 cts, each; two
for 20 cts., postpaid,
Loeb
The Three Soupert Roses,
26 cents postpaid. Hardy. Bloom Continuously.
In ordering give simply the name of the Collection.
If you want Roses that will give you absolute satis- faction from the day they are planted, we would urge that you plant these famous varieties. They bloom the first and every year from early May until severe freezing weather. We have seen them unfold perfect flowers even after a severe snow-storm. Of dwarf, stocky, uniform growth, they possess valuable qualities found in no other Roses. There are other Roses as good, but certainly none better. Be sure to try them.
Clothilde Soupert—The best Rose known for bedding or pot culture. Color a French white, deepening to a rosy-blush in the center, exceeding in distinctness of shadings the well-known Malmaison. Its greatest value lies in its compact, vigorous habit and wonderful profu- sion of bloom, even the smallest plants being literally covered with flowers. The form and substance of the flowers are so perfect that the hottest weather does not cause deterioration of either, so that even in mid-summer a bouquet of splendid buds and open flowers can be ob- tained from this fine variety. Too much cannot be said in praise of this Rose for bedding purposes. It deserved- ly earned its title of the ‘‘Premier Bedding Rose.’’ Valuable as it is for garden purposes, it is even more so
Will be a Source of Constant Pleasure.
for pot culture, and ranks first for blooming in the house. It is entirely exempt from the diseases usually affecting Roses in the house.
Mosella (Yellow Soupert)—Fully as free blooming as Clothilde Soupert or Pink Soupert, and like them, a strong, dwarf, bushy grower. Flowers are very double and of the same Camellia-like form as Clothilde Soupert. 3uds exceedingly dainty and attractive. The color is white on beautiful light yellow ground, which becomes a chrome yellow in the center of the flower. Hardy, without protection as far north as Philadelphia with a mulch of leaves or straw it can be grown almost any- where that other roses succeed.
Pink Soupert—A lovely everbloming rose, as beautiful as Clothilde Soupert, but deeper color; medium size flowers, perfectly full and double; blooms all the time: color, fine rose pink, but variable. The same bush fre- quently bears flowers of different colors at the same time; grows low and bushy and is quite hardy.
When an entire collection is not desired, selection of any of the varieties offered in this collection may he made at the following rates: 10c¢ each; three for 28c; six for 50c.
ROSES
The La France Set, 33 cents postpaid
Everyone knows the beauty and fragrance of the La France Roses, and in these and their companions, we offer a most popular collection and one that should be in every garden.
La France—The old favorite. We have always given this the first place, the queen of all the roses. Accounts come to us from all quarters every year describing the great profusion of its bloom from June until frost, ex- tolling its fragrance and immense size. It is of superb form and double as a rose can be. No variety can sur- pass it in delicate coloring, silvery-rose shaded with pink. It has a satin sheen over all its petals. It is uni- versally regarded as the most useful of roses, for it is hardy beyond question. It blooms continuously. The flower is large, finely built, endures for a great length of time and is exquisitely colored, and fragrant in the highest degree. A rose of which one can never have too many.
Duchess of Albany (Red La France)—A superb rose; resembling La France, but is much deeper in color, hence the name Red La France. It is a continuous and free
bloomer, producing a great abundance of lovely buds and flowers all through the season; extra large, elegant in form, very double and full; remarkably fragrant; color brilliant rose pink, exquisitely shaded. It is recom- - mended as one of the largest, sweetest ard best roses for general planting in the open ground or greenhouse culture. :
Champion of the World—This is a free-blooming hardy rose of great merit, introduced only a few years since, but already become very popular. Flowers of large size; color a lovely clear deep pink. One of the best of all roses for outdoor cultivation.
Princess Bonnie—Princess Bonnie is one of the loveli- est of everblooming roses. Its color is indescribable. <A richer, deeper crimson was never seen in a rose, while its fragrance is as subtle and delicate as that of La France. It is a profuse bloomer and as easy of cultiva- tion as the most ordinary rose. Representing the Best and Newest productions of the Rose growers of France, Germany, Ireland and America. The coiors are admir- ably assorted and the varieties of exceptional merit,
THE ‘“‘WEDDING BELLS”? COLLECTION, 28c POSTPAID.
These superb everblooming Roses—White, Pink and Red. The finest of all for cut flowers.
The Bride, White Tea Rose—This is decidedly the most beautiful white Tea Rose. The flowers are very large and double, and long stiff stems of fine texture and sub- stance, and last a long time in a fresh state after being cut, making it one of the best varieties for corsage wear or bouquets. During extremely hot weather it becomes a pinkish white, at other times a pure white.
Bridesmaid, Pink Tea Roses—Here we have a grand rose, a Sport from that old stand-by, Catherine Mermet. The bud is of exquisite shape and contour, so solid and firm, and the stems are so long and stiff that no other rose will compare with it in keeping qualities after be- ing cut. It is about two shades deeper in color—just enough to make it bright; same color all the time and under every condition of weather.
Richmond, The Everblooming Gen. Jacqeminot—This
new Hybrid Tea Rose is one of the most valuable intro- ductions of recent years. It is as free blooming as Bridesmaid or Golden Gate, and its scarlet-crimson flow- ers are borne on fine, long stems, which makes it espe- cially valuable for cutting purposes. It comes to perfec- tion wthout special care or culture. Has very nearly the same tone of color as ‘‘Liberty’’ with more scarlet, and does not blue with age. Produces freely throughout the year, long, pointed byds on tall, straight stems with elegant dark foliage. Has as delicious fragrance as American Beauty. This much talked of rose has been making splendid records wherever shown, was awarded the cup at the World’s Fair, St. Louis; also by the Hor- ticultural Society at Chicago. It is a foregone conclu- sion that Richmond, being so amenable to ordinary cul- ture, will outclass any red rose hitherto introduced, and we believe that in a short time it will take the place of all other red roses.
TWO NEW HARDY RED ROSES FROM IRELAND.
Price 15c each, the two for 25c.
Hugh Dickson (Hybrid Perpetual)—The most remark- able addition to red H. P.’s in many a year. A vigorous grower with handsome foliage, deep red on the young shoots, changing to deep green with age; a free perpetual bloomer; color brilliant crimson shaded with scarlet; very large and of exquisite form, with large smooth pet- als slightly reflexed on the edges; does not burn in the sun; very fragrant. Awarded gold medal of the Na- tional Rose Society.
J. B. Clark (Hybrid Perpetual)—On exhibition J. B. Clark has been shown with flowers 7 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep. Think of it! There is no description
adequate to cover such a phenomenal Rose as this. It is a strong, upright grower, with splendid, heavy, dark bronzy-green foliage, but the glory of the plant is its flowers. They are extraordinary in size, beautifully formed petals of great depth and substance; the half opened bud full and elongated, with a high pointed cen- ter.
The color is new—intense deep scarlet, heavily shaded blackish-crimson like the sheen of a plum, giving the ex- panded flower an indescribably beautiful appearance. Fragrance intensely sweet.
The “International”’ Collection.
Six Superb Roses for 50c postpaid
Etoile De France—A grand, new velvety crimson Rose, hardy and everblooming. This grand new Rose Was raised by the well-known rose hybridist, Mons. J. Pernet-Ducher, of Lyons, France, and issued in 1904. Exhibited at Turin, Italy, at an international exhibition in May, 1904, it was awarded a gold medal. The same month it was awarded a first class certificate of merit by the National Horticultural Society of France, honors given only to varieties of pre-eminent merit. It is vig- orous in growth, foliage plentiful and of a handsome bronze-green; somewhat prone to mildew in dry weather; long stems, stiff and erect, with very few thorns. The flowers are very large, petals of splendid substance, mag- nificent cupped form, very full and expanding freely; color, superb velvety crimson, the center of the bloom a vivid cerise. The buds are long and pointed, borne singly and erect, making it very valuable for cut flowers. Taken all in aii, it may be safely said that it is the best Rose of its class and color as yet offered.
Etoile De Lyon—This magnificent Tea Rose is a rich golden-yellow, a strong, healthy and vigorous grower, immense bloomer, bearing flowers and buds early and late. The flowers are very deep, rich and full, excellent substance, very sweet. Surely one of the very best and most beautiful of yellow Tea Roses for general planting ever introduced. Remarkably hardy, both as to heat and cold, frequently standing the winters uninjured in open ground without protection, and blooming nicely all through the hottest part of the summer.
Gruss an Teplitz (Greeting from Teplitz)—Splendid New Red Everblooming Rose. This, the reddest of all roses, is to the amateur, who has no greenhouse and de- pends on his garden for flowers, one of the most im- portant varieties yet introduced. It is a rose for every- body, succeeding under the most ordinary conditions. In color it is the richest scarlet, shading to velvety crim- son as the flowers mature; a free, strong grower, quite hardy, and a most profuse bloomer, the mass of color produced being phenomenal; the foliage is extremely beautiful.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria—This beautiful Rose has not only a royal name, but is a royal Rose as well. We have white Roses that have elegant buds, but when full blown are not at all what is desired. Then, again, we have white Roses that are elegant when full blown, but have poor buds. This Rose combines both these good quali- ties. Is a continuous bloomer, producing successive crops of buds and flowers in the greatest profusion. Buds are beautifully formed, with large petals of best substance. It shows no center when fully open; color, pure snowy white; and when you add a rich perfume, coupled with a vigorous growth, what more could you ask. This rose is an easy winner over all competitors in its color, and we predict that more of it will be planted than all other white Roses combined.
Killarney—F lowers are rich, rosy pink and yery large. Plant: A vigorous grower, free bloomer, and entirely hardy in vicinity of New York City or farther South. This splendid new Irish Hybrid Tea Rose created a mild furore when first introduced, two years ago, and has certainly come to stay. It is a strong, vigorous grower and perfectly hardy, having stood out here during the past two winters without protection. There is no Rose we know in this class that blooms more freely than Kil- larney and the large size of the flowers and substance of petals are remarkable, petals measuring 21%4 inches deep. The buds are large, long and pointed. The color is ex- quisite, a brilliant imperial pink, almost sparkling, and beautiful beyond description.
Wellesley (Hybrid Tea)—A seedling of ‘‘Liberty,’’ crossed with ‘‘Bridesmaid,’’ retaining the form of ‘‘Lib- erty’? with the fullness of ‘‘Bridesmaid,’’ and in color is a beautiful shade of pink. It is a very yigorous, healthy grower, remarkably free flowering, and possesses unusually fine keeping qualities, which makes it a mag- nificent rose for cutting purposes.
When an entire collection is not desired, selection of any of the varieties offered in this collection may be made at the following rate: 10c¢ each, three for 28c.
Two Valuable New Climbing Roses.
For 25c.
Tausendschon (Thousand Beauties)—Raised by sev- eral crossings of various Tea and Polyantha Roses with the well known Crimson Rambler. This beautiful noy- elty surpasses all other climbing roses of this section, both in growth, foliage and beauty of blooms. The flowers appear in large clusters from the beginning of June till the end of July. Each individual flower meas-
Price 15c, each, 3 for 36c postpaid
ures about 2 inches across, and is of a beautiful soft pink, same color as Clothilde Soupert; later on changes into rosy carmine. The plant is of strong, vigorous growth, absolutely hardy, and a most excellent yariety to plant wherever a strong climber is desired. Very agreeable, as it is nearly thornless. Florists will do well to force this grand rose for Easter,
One Plant each of these two Climbing Roses
For 25c.
Alberic Barbier—A hardy, yellow climbing rose—This is a seedling from Wichuriana, which has been the pa- rent of so many climbing roses, and it is a great acqui- sition. It was obtained several years ago by a promi- nent French nurseryman, but has never become as well known in this country as it justly deserves. The flowers are a rich, deep yellow in the bud, changing as they grow older to a creamy white, with canary yellow cen- ter. Semi-double, or double, 2% to 3% inches across, very sweetly scented. Of strong growing habit. Foliage is a glossy dark green with a bronzy red tinge in the spring.
Price 15c each, postpaid
Annie Muller—A new pink, everblooming rose. Is called by some a pink Baby Rambler, but we think that a misnomer because it grows somewhat taller than Baby Rambler and the flowers are of different form. The freely branching plants attain a height of about twenty- four inches and the numerous flower stalks carry fifty
to sixty flowers and buds at one time. The flowers, when open, are a brilliant cerise pink, measuring two inches in diameter, with a double row of curiously twisted petals. Center chrome yellow. Perfectly hardy.
Moss Roses.
15c each, 2 for 25c.
Moss Roses are strong, vigorous growers, perfectly hardy, and therefore justly esteemed as very desirable for out-door culture in open ground. Most varieties bloom but once in the season, and usually not the first year, but the flowers and the buds are very large and handsome. Moss Roses like rich ground.
This is a favorite class with everyone, on account of the beautiful buds, which, for bouquets and cut flowers, are invaluable. They require high culture but amply repay careful attention by the increased size and beauty of the flowers. They are all very hardy. The foliage is generally somewhat crimped and has mostly seven leaflets,
Blanche Moreau—The fine yariety is highly recom- mended; flowers are produced in clusters, and are large, full and sweet; the color is pure white; both flowers and buds have an abundance of lovely deep green moss.
Crimson Globe—A fine deep crimson, the flowers hav- ing the handsome globular shape characteristic of the Il. P. varieties. Buds well mossed, very free flowering, Vigorous and hardy.
Princess Adelaide—One of the best; extra large flow- ers; very double and fragrant; buds beautifully mossed; color bright rosy pink.
Price of Moss Roses, each l5dc, 40 cents,
Three (one each) for
Everblooming Bedding Roses. Teas and Hybrid Teas.
PRICES, by mail, postpaid, each, 10c; three for 28c; six for 50c; twelve for $1.00.
The roses given under this class are mostly the re- sults of crosses between the Teas and Hybrid Perpet- uals. In this class will be found many varieties famous for their vigor, profuseness, brilliancy and exquisite fragrance of flowers. They combine the valuable charac- teristics of both the Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, inas- much as they bloom freely the first year like ordinary Ever-blooming Tea Roses, and from the Hybrids they inherit the large, finely ‘formed flowers, and pungent fragrance, together with vigor and hardiness. South of Philadelphia they are hardy; in the North they will be benefited if given slight protection.
Caroline Marniesse—An absolutely hardy rose that is always in flower. There is scarcely a day from tlre last of May till the middle or latter part of October when this variety does not show a considerable quan- tity of buds or flowers. The color is pure white, slight- ly tinged with pink, flowers of medium size, produced in clusters, very double, is of low-growing habit and especially adapted for a border. Has sustained con- tinued temperature of 20 to 25 degrees below zero without injury.
Catherine Mermet—Distinct and Beautiful—A very beautiful Tea Rose, valued highly for its elegant buds; eolor clear shining pink, with delicately shaded amber and fawn center; large globular flowers; one of the very finest varieties; a strong, healthy grower and a good bloomer; equally desirable both for open ground planting and forcing under glass,
Golden Gate—A rose of surprising beauty, extra large, very double and full and delightfully fragrant. Rich, creamy white; beautifully tinged with golden yellow and bordered with clear rose, a constant bloomer, extra fine.
Hermossa—An excellent Rose, blooms in fine clusters; large, very double and fragrant; color beautiful clear rose; a constant bloomer; hardy; one of the best. Much used by florists for pot culture and a fayorite bedding variety.
Ivory (White Golden Gate)—An offspring of ‘‘Golden Gate,’’ with which it is identical except in color, being an ivory white. Flowers, large, borne on strong, stiff stems two to three feet in length. An elegant pot plant for the house.
Maman Cochet—This superb rose is well known as the queen among roses and one of the best and most beauti- ful varieties ever grown and quite hardy. The flowers are of enormous size, very full and of great depth and substance. Color, rich, coral pink, elegantly shad- ed with rosy crimson, has broad, thick, shell-like petals and makes superb long pointed buds, immense bloomer, continues loaded with buds and flowers the whole sea- son. Deliciously sweet and a hardy, vigorous grower. It ranks among the very finest hardy everblooming roses, has no superior and should be included in every eollectior
Marion Dingee—Deep, brilliant crimson, one of the darkest and richest colored eyerblooming roses we have; beautiful cup-shaped flowers, quite full and fragrant, and borne in great profusion all through the growing season; excellent for garden planting.
Madame Abel salmon.
Chatenay—Bright rosy pink, shaded Largely used for cut flow*r purposes, on ae- count of its continuous blooming and large flowers on stiff stem. Does remarkably well in the open ground.
long,
Marie Guillot—A pure snowy-white rose, large and full flowers; a constant bloomer, one of the best for planting in the open ground, always satisfactory.
always in bloom and
Meteor—A fine Hybrid Tea Rose, remarkable for its large size, constant bloom and brilliant color, bright rich velvety crimson, very vivid and striking, and a most constant and abundant bloomer.
Miss Kate Moulton.—A beautiful new Hybrid Tea Rose. It is in a class by itself in size of bloom and for its free-blcoming qualities. In color it is a beauti- ful light pink. Its habit is very robust, with heavy foliage like American Beauty. A grand rose for forcing and outdoor garden culture.
Madame Hoste—This is an elegant rose, one of the finest everbloomers, makes large, finely formed buds and extra large double flowers, a strong, healthy grow- er and constant and abundant bloomer; fine canary yel- low, flushed with rose, very beautiful and sweet.
Perle des Jardins (Pearl of the Gardens)—Rich, golden yellow. Often sold in cut flower stores for ‘Marechal Neil,’’ so close is the resemblance. Buds of immense size and flowers globular. Very fragrant. Dark shiny foliage of thick leathery substance.
Papa Gontier—A splendid rose; extra large, finely formed buds and flowers; strong, robust grower; free, eonstant bloomer; rich rosy red; very full and sweet; one of the handsomest and best for the open ground.
Safrano—A fine old rose of great value for outdoor planting and house culture, highly prized for its beauti- ful buds and handsome flowers. Colors, bright apricot yellow, changing to orange and fawn, sometimes tinted with rose; very fragrant and a quick and constant
bloomer.
Souvenir de la Malmaison—This is certainly one of the choicest roses in our collection, and for general cultivation unsurpassed. The color is a beautiful rich ereamy flesh, distinctly and elegantly shaded clear peachy red, with a rose center; flowers are very large, perfectly double and deliciously fragrant. Particularly valuable for outside cultivation, being quite hardy. A strictly first-class rose in every respect; sure to give absolute satisfaction.
Uncle John—A very pleasing constant blooming rose; never out of bloom during the whole growing season, pretty buff yellow flowers, shading to white and pink, large, full and fragrant; a strong, bushy grower, splen- did for garden planting.
‘‘Exhibition Collection’? of Hardy Pink Roses.
The Four Best Pink Hybrid Perpetual Roses for 40c postpaid. In ordering give simply the name of the Collection.
There are sO many fine pink sorts that it is difficult to select the really best four, but we think there are none better than these. It is a collection of jewels of the first water. c
Anne de Diesbach—An offspring of the famous old favorite, La Reine, and also tke seed parent of that glorious variety, Paul Neyron, which facts should be effective evidence of its good qualities. The color is the most lovely brilliant carmine; long, pointed buds and large, finely formed compact flowers, very full and double and delightfully sweet. ‘* vigorous grower and a fine bloomer; one of the real.* good Roses.
Mme. Gabriel Luizet—One of the most beautiful of all Roses. Extra large, elegantly formed, very double
and full fragrant; color an exquisite shade of clear coral rose, suffused with lavender 4d pearl; once seen will always be remembered; godd bloomer; hardy; seen at a little distance it is often mistaken for the beauti- ful La France.
Magna Charta—A splendid Rose; extra large, full flowers, very double; of fine form, and sweet; color clear rosy red, beautifully flushed with violet crimson; a sure and profuse bloomer. One or the hardiest and best for general planting.
Mrs. John Laing—A splendid, constant-bloomer Hy- brid Perpetual, perfectly hardy with immense flowers, full and double, borne in great profusion on long, stiff stems and exceedingly sweet. The color is a clear, bright, shining pink, exquisitely shaded.
The ‘‘In Remembrance’’ Collection. For Cemetery Planting.
Three Hardy White Roses for 30c postpaid.
The three following sorts are especially recommenced for cemetery planting. They are hardy, free-flowering and need but little pruning.
Coquette des Alpes—Pure white, tinged with pink in the center; truly a continuous bloomer, as it is scarce- ly ever without flowers from early summer until cut off by frost in the fall. Flowers are good size, well formed and sweetly scented.
Coquette des Blanches—Similar to the preceding ex- cept that the flowers have a creamy tinge, instead of pink, in the center; equally free flowering in habit.
Mme, Plantier—This grand variety, when once plant- ed, is aS permanent as a Hydrangea. It is hardy as an Oak, and for outdoor planting it is the best white. We recommend it for cemetery planting because of its
permanency. Flowers are pure white, very large and double; it is a profuse and continuous bloomer. Good white hardy roses are scarce—this is one of the very best. Should never be pruned except to remove old or seraggy branches.
Hardy White Memorial Rose, Wichuriana—Will creep all over the ground like an Ivy, or can be trained up to a post or trellis. Hardy as grass, and will grow in sun or shade, poor ground or rich. Needs no pro- tection, will take care of itself and bloom profusely every Season, without attention. The flowers are single and very large, frequently five or six inches around, pure satiny white, with bright golden center. They are borne in large clusters, covering the bush with a sheet of snowy blossoms during the early summer months. Price, 10c each; 3 for 25c; by mail, postpaid.
The ‘‘Big Four’’ of Hardy Red Roses.
For 40c postpaid.
The cream of a large assortment of red varieties... All vigorous growing and free-blooming habit and very hardy.
Alfred Colomb—Justly celebrated as one of the very finest; extra large round flowers, very double and full; eolor clear cherry red, passing to bright rich crimson; very fragrant.
Gen. Jacqueminot—A grand old Rose which everyone knows at least by name and reputation. Rich crimson- scarlet in color and especially handsome in the bud. Although introduced nearly fifty years ago it is still
unrivaled in popularity and of great value for garden planting.
Gen. Washington—Soft, glossy scarlet; flowers large, broad and open in shape, but very double; especially desirable on account of the quantities of flowers pro- duced in the fall when many other varieties bloom but shyly.
Ulrich Brunner—The thornless rose. Brilliant cher- ry red, a very attractive color; flowers of fine form and finish; petals of great substance; plant very vig- orous, hardy and free from disease.
Additional Select List of Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
Roses of this class produce the largest and most beautiful flowers and the varieties offered below are all perfectly hardy; they are not suitable for house culture, but should be invariably planted out of doors. They improve greatly in quality and quantity of bloom under care, and should be well pruned each spring. Price, 10c each; three for 28c; six for 50c,
American Beauty—Well known as one of the grand-
est and most beautiful constant-blooming roses; im- mense buds and flowers, rich glowing crimson, exceed- ingly sweet.
Baron de Bonstettin—Splendid large flower; very double and full. The color is a beautiful deep crim- son, passing to rich, velvety maroon, sometimes almost purple. Flowers are large, very double, sweetly scent- ed and very freely produced.
Caprice—A fine striped rose of remarkable beauty. The flowers are large and elegantly formed, quite full
and double. Color, deep clear pink, with wide stripes of pure white, very handsome and attractive. It is a good strong grower, entirely hardy, good regular bloom- er, quite admired.
John Keynes—fFine, deep, vigorous habit of growth; and very freely produced. free from disease.
Jules Margotin—Bright carmine, very free flowering; of strong growing habit and ironclad in hardiness.
Marshall P, Wilder—Flowers are large, semi-globular, full and of good substance; color bright, scarlet-crim- son, richly shaded with maroon; very fragrant. Should be planted more generally, as its ease of growth, free- dom of bloom and fine flowers make it a most desir- able rose.
Victor Verdier—Bight rose with ecarmine center, a very fresh, pleasing shade; very free blooming, bush strong growing with scareely any thorns,
reddish-maroon; of strong, flowers are of fine shape Exceptionally hardy and
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Three New Climbers.
Lady Gay—This is a new climbing rose that was originated in America, but attained popularity in Eng- land more quickly than in its own country. It was not a case of ‘*‘a prophet not without honor save in his own country,’’ but the originator of the yariety was English born and was in closer touch with horticultural establishments in England than in the country of his adoption.
It is a most attractive novelty and is now fully appreciated in America. It is admired equally for the remarkable freedom with which the flowers are pro- duced and for their brilliant color, which is a deep, clear, rich, rose pink. The flowers are of good size for a rose of this class, are very double, and are produced in immense clusters, after the manner of Crimson Rambler. No collection, no matter how small, should be without this variety. It is different from other roses, is healthy, hardy, and easy to grow. A post or an arch or a veranda covered with plants of Lady Gay will be greatly admired by all, and highly prized by its possessor.
In the Florists’ Review (Chicago) Mrs. E. M. Gill, of Medford, Mass., wrote: ‘‘Quite a little has been said lately of the new rose, ‘Lady Gay,’ I have one, three years old, planted in a border. It is on a trellis eight feet long and seven feet wide and completely covers it. It made sixteen stout canes ten to fourteen feet long, besides numerous side shoots from three to four feet long.’’
The following comments are from English horticul- tural papers:
““A large crowd collected around the new rose, ‘Lady Gay,’ which was in Wm. Paul’s group. There is not the slightest doubt that in the near ‘future this will be one of England’s most cherished flowers.’’— Daily Chronicle.
“It was in W. Paul & Son’s exhibit that I discovered the finest pillar rose in the show—I might almost say the most charming flower in it, viz., ‘Lady Gay.’
Yes, this must be pronounced the chef d’oeuvre of the exhibition.’’—Report of the Temple Flower Show.
—The Guardian.
“Quite one of the best things among climbing roses.’’
—Gardeners’ Chronicle. ““A perpetual source of wonder. Yielding huge trusses of pink flowers.’’—The Standard,
Price, 12c each; three for 30c; postpaid.
Hiawatha—Flower of a striking ruby-crimson with white centers. The blossoms are single, but are so freely produced as to completely cover the plants and render them most beautiful and attractive objects. Single roses of this sort are not so well known or so generally planted in this country as they deserve to be. They are more graceful and artistic for garden decoration than the double sorts.
What the English ‘‘Garden’’ says about Hiawatha: “* “Rose Hiawatha.’ I cannot recall any rose that made such an instant impression as did this brilliant rambler at the great Temple Show this year. If on could imagine a pillar plant of the glowing Verbenc Crimson King, with 12-inch to 15-inch trails of blos soms, some fifty pips to a trail, and each one having a large white eye, the whole flower about 114 inches across, a faint idea might be gained of this single rambler rose.’’ Price, 12c each,
Minnehaha (awarded a silver medal)—A charming double, satiny-pink flowering rambler, which is quite distinct from the various shades of pink; a most at- tractive rose. Flowers borne in large clusters; foliage very glossy and healthy. Price, 12c each.
One each of these three new climbers postpaid,
for 30c,
Hardy Climbing Roses.
The following varieties are highly valued for train- ing over arbors, trellises and verandas; also as screens for unsightly objects, such as old buildings, fences, walls, ete. They grow 10 to 12 feet high, and are en- tirely hardy. They bloom the second year and most of them but once in the season, but they are then loaded with splendid roses, and are among the most beautiful of all flowers. The varieties described below are the best, and succeed well in all sections of the country. Price, 10c each; three for 28c, postpaid.
Baltimore Belle—Pale blush, variegated. carmine, rose and white; very double; flowers in beautiful clusters, the whole plant appearing a perfect mass of bloom; one of the best climbing roses.
Dorothy Perkins—The new hardy climbing Rose. It is justly called the ‘‘Pink’’ Crimson Rambler, and isa beautiful companion to this well-known favorite. This lovely Rose is the latest addition to our splendid list of Hardy Climbing Roses. We really can say no more in its praise when we state that it is just like the well-known Crimson Rambler, except in color, which is a most beautiful shell-pink and holds a long time with- out fading. Even when the flowers commence to fade the color is still pleasing, being then a lovely deep rose.
The flowers are of large size for this class of rose, usually about one and one-half inches across; are
borne in clusters of from ten to thirty and are very double; the petals are very pretty rolled back and crinkled; the buds are remarkably pretty, being pointed in shape and of just the right size for the button-hole.
Hardiness: In this important point nothing more eould be desired. Unusually severe winters have failed to injure the plants in the least, although during one of them the temperature went as low as twenty de- grees below zero and there was not the usual snowfall to protect them.
In vigor the Dorothy Perkins is all that can be de- sired, making in a single season strong, lusty shoots, often of ten to twelve feet in height.
In habit of growth it is decidedly upright, having exactly the habit of the now well-known Crimson Rambler. It is therefore especially adapted for plant- ing as a companion rose to Crimson Rambler.
Fragrance: The flowers are very sweetly scented, a characteristic not possessed by most other roses of this class. The foliage is of deep green, of thick, leathery texture, and remains on the plant in perfect condi- tion till well on into the winter, making it almost an evergreen variety. x.
Queen of the Prairies—Clear, bright pink, sometimes with a white stripe, large, compact and globular, very double and full; blooms in clusters, one of the finest.
‘‘20th Century Collection.
Clio—A. really grand rose. On the order of Baroness Rothschild. Recommended by expert growers as the finest rose of this type. Strong, vigorous grower, hand- some foliage. Flowers are flesh color, shaded in the eenter with rosy pink, large, of fine globular form, freely produced. Awarded two first-class certificates by the Royal Horticultural Society of England.
Marchioness of Lorne—This beautiful rose produces flowers of exceedingly rich, fulgent rose color, slightly shaded in the center with vivid carmine; they are large, very sweet, full and finely cupped shape; petals large and buds long and handsome. It is especially remarkable for its truly perpetual habit, every shoot being crowned with a flower bud.
Mrs. R. G., Sharman Crawford—Deep rosy pink; out- er petals pale flush; base of petals white, large and of perfect form. Received gold medal of the National Rose Socie*y.
Margaret Dickson—This magnificent new white Hy-
brid Perpetual Rose was raised and sent out by Messrs. Alexander Dickson & Sons, of Belfast, Ireland. It is unquestionably the greatest acquisition made in Roses for the past ten years. Some idea of its beauty and worth can be formed from the fact that wherever it has been exhibited in Great Britain it has carried off the first honors, receiving in one year the gold medal of the National Rose Society of New England and six first-class certificates. No other rose has ever re- ceived so many certificates of merit in a single year. We have no hesitancy in saying it is the best white Hybrid Perpetual for planting in the garden. ‘The color is white, with pale flesh center, petals very large, shell-shaped, and of immense substance. The flowers are of magnificent form, produced singly on long, stiff stems, and very double, and have the true magnolia fragrance. The habit of growth is vigorous, with large, luxuriant foliage.
Four magnificent hardy roses for 40c, postpaid,
The Northland Home Collection. Sixteen Handsome Hardy Roses for $1.50 Postpaid.
ONE STRIPED THREE WHITE
This collection is made up from the hardiest varieties of the Hybrid Perpetual class. It is selected especially for Northern localities where the winters are very severe. Alfred Colomb, carmine-crimson.
Anne de Diesbach, shell pink.
Caprice, striped pink and white. Coquette des Alpes, blush white. Coquette des Blanches, creamy white. Francois Levet, cherry-red. Gen, Jacqueminot, crimson-scarlet. John Hopper, rose pink.
SIX RED SIX PINK
The assortment comprises none but exceptionally desir- able yarieties and will give unbounded pleasure to ail purchasers. Madame Gabriel Luizet, coral rose. Madaine Plantier, pure white. Magna Charta, rose pink. Mrs. John Laing, pink. Oakmont, deep pink. Paul Neyron, pink. Prince Camille de Rohan, maroon. Ulrich Brunner, cherry red.
Althea (Rose of Sharon.)
The Altheas are fine, free-growing, flowering shrubs of the easiest cultivation. They produce a profusion of pretty rose-like flowers during August and September, when other flowers are scarce. The diversity of color of the different sorts makes it possible to use them in considerable quantities even in grounds of small extent. They make yery pretty flowering hedges,
Double Red, Double Purple, Double White. each; the three (one of each) for 30c, postpaid.
Price, 12c
Shrub orders must reach us not later than April 15, as the plants will commence growing soon after that date and they could not be successfully handled,
Clematis.
NOTICE—Orders for Clematis must reach me before April 10th; no orders filled after that date.
Price of Clematis, 14 cts. each; 3 for 35 cts. sorts, all different, for 80 cts.
There is no more ornamental class of plants than Clematis, and the rich show of bloom produced by the best varieties is far too magnificent to be fairly por- trayed by mere words. The flowers are of large size, measuring four to six and sometimes eight inches in diameter. The colors run from intense velvety purple, through blue, lavender and white, and a crimson variety (Madame Edouard Andre) has lately been added to the list. We presume every one of our customers who see Clematis plants in bloom each summer promises to plant some in his own yard or garden at the next opportunity. They are especially adapted to open lawns or house fronts in the city or country. Perfectly hardy, bearing beautiful and lasting flowers. The varieties we offer here are those best adapted to our climate.
Plant in a sunny spot in good garden soil, dug very deep, placing the crown of the roots 34-inch below the surface of the soil. We recommend the application of well-rotted manure in holes a few inches away from the plant in opposite directions. The feeding roots reach out to these holes, which may be watered freely, with better success than when the manure is applied directly to the base of the plant.
Duchess of Edinburgh—One of the best double whites, vigorous habit, very free of bloom and deliciously fra- grant.
Seven
Henryi—A vigorous grower and a free bloomer, pro- ducing its large, pure white flowers constantly during summer and early autumn. The best large-flowered ya- riety producing pure white flowers.
Jackmanni—The flowers are large, intensely rich vel- vety violet-purple and are produced in such Masses as to form a cloud of bloom. Well known and very popular.
Madame Varon-Veillard—Of recent introduction and quite like its parent, the popular Jackmanni, in habit and make-up, except that its flowers are a lively, satiny, lavender pink; entirely distinct from any other variety and charming in effect.
Madame Edouard Andre—<Also of the Jackmanni type and is the nearest approach to a bright red that has yet
appeared. The flowers are very large, usually six pet- aled, of distinct, pleasing shade of carmine, and are
produced in bewildering profusion.
Paniculata—One of the most valuable of all hardy flowering vines. Of exceedingly rapid growth, soon
reaching a height of fifteen to twenty feet and spread- ing out in all directions. Small, pure-white flowers, borne in great masses of panicles or clusters on long stems, so profuse as to fairly cover the plant with a sheet of fleecy white. Its blooming period is in August and September, when most other vines have ceased, and it is then a sight to behold. Not its least charm is its delightful Magnolia-like fragrance. Hardy as an oak. Romona—Lavender blue; flowers large, often nine inches across. Most beautiful of its color yet known.
Cinnamon Vine.
A beautiful bardy Climbing Vine, which will quickly surround an arbor, window or veranda with a profusion
of vines covered with handsome, glossy, heart-shaped leaves, bearing great numbers of delicate white blos-
soms which emit a delicious cinnamon fragrance. We know of no vine that is more satisfactory, being perfectly hardy, thriving everywhere, and when once planted will grow for many years and be a source of constant delight. The yines quickly make long shoots twenty-five feet or
more in length, and ean be used for all purposes where a beautiful climbing vine is needed. Ornamental climbers are nature’s drapery, and few, if any, other plants can compare with the Cinnamon Vine, twining and climbing in its own native graceful beauty. It should be planted by everyone. Plant the bulbs about one inch deep in rich soil, and with the approach of winter cover lightly with straw and leaves to prevent freezing. Price, 3 bulbs for 15c; 6 for 25c, postpaid.
ue,
Bedding and House Plants.
Our Sensational Geranium Offer
10 plants Lemoinc’s, and Bruant’s, very latest imported French different cclors, for only $1.00 for the collection of 10, postpaid.
These plants are worth 25 cents each.
of Rejain—Boncharlat’s,
novelties, in 10
A collection will delight you.
Geraniums
Red, white and pink, 24-inch pots, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
Red, white and pink, 3-inch pots, per dozen.
Red, white and pink, 4-inch pots, 20 cents each; $1.90 per dozen.
Mrs. Pollock, golden tri-color bronze zone, 3-inch pots, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Madame Salleroi, dwarf, compact silver leaf, pots, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Silver leaf S. A. Nutt, similar in b‘oom to its parent,
with variegated foliage, 3-inch pots, 25 cents each.
Our Beautiful Lady Washington Offer
Countess of Crewe—Satiny rose shade.
King of Spain—Reddish purple, lighter center.
Beauty of Oxton—Rich maroon, bordered white.
Duke of Cornwall—Gigantic tresses, reddish crimson, bordered lighter salmon.
The above 4, 25 cents each, postpaid.
Mrs. Layal, the pansy geranium, a bloomer, 20c, postpaid.
Or the entire collection, including, Mrs. Layal, for only 90 cents, postpaid.
15 cents each; $1.50
3-ineh
most profuse
Marguerite
Queen Alexandra, the sensational new Paris Mar- guerite, double daisy flowers, often 24% inches in diam- eter, 15 cents each, postpaid.
Bedding Plants
Salvia (flowering size), 10 cents each; 75 cents per dozen.
Vinea Variegata, trailing vines for vases, etc., mail size, 15 cents, postpaid; larger size, 20 cents, by express, at purchaser’s expense.
Carnations
Pink Enchartress, White Enchantress, Red O. P. Bas- set, 15 cents each, or 3 for 35 cents, postpaid.
Heliotrope, 15 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
Feverfew, 15 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
Ageratum, blue, 50 cents per dozen.
Asters, 25 cents per dozen.
Canna, about 12 inches high, $2.00 per dozen.
Coleus, all colors, 50 cents per dozen.
Lobelia, blue, 50 cents per dozen.
Pansies, Giant mixed, 25 cents per dozen.
Petunia, Giants of California, 50 cents per dozen.
Petunia, double, 15 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
Verbenas, best mixed, 25 cents per dozen.
Tomato plants, 15 cents per dozen.
Early cabbage plants, 15 cents per dozen.
Cauliflower plants, 15 cents per dozen.
Celery plants, 15 cents per dozen.
A trial order will convince you of the worth of our plants. They are all young, stocky and ‘vigorous.
Bedding plants shipped May 15th to June Ist.
House plants, ferns and mail size King cannas Shipped in rotation, as orders received, are of proper size.
Humbert and plants
l
~ when ordering.
Our Greatest of all Surprise Collec- Lion
of 10 choice house plants, all different and all good ones, for only 75 cents, postpaid. You will want one of these.
The new King Humbert canna, the kine of cannas. Its giant flowers, orange scarlet in color: the very broad rubber-like bronze leaves, altogether make up a plant so distinctly in advance of any other canna that the demand for it greatly exceeds the supply: 4% feet high, mail size plants, 25 cents, postpaid, till April Ist.
After April 1st, large plants, 30 cents each, or 3 for 75 cents, by express, at purchaser’s expense.
The new mammoth-leaved Rainbow Coleus Brilliancy, 25 cents, postpaid.
Boston Ferns
Mail size, 15 cents, postpaid. Larger plants, 50c, 75¢
and $1.00, by express, at purchaser’s expense.
Asparagus Ferns
Plumosus Nanus (or lace fern), 15 cents, postpaid. Larger sizes, 25, 50 and 75 cents, by express, at purchaser’s expense.
Sprengeri (Emerald feather), same price as above.
Our Greatest Crysanthemum Offer 10 of the very latest and best productions: Gloria—Beautiful Enchantress pink.
Mrs. Chas, Lotty—Very soft pink.
Pres. Roosevelt—White shading to pink center. Africanii—Beautiful velvety crimson.
Mrs. 0. H. Kahn—Handsome bronze.
Dolly Dimple—Exquisite yellow.
Majcr Bonnaffon—Waxy yellow.
October Frest—Earliest white.
W. M. Moir—Largest white, beautiful.
Nellie Pockett—Handsome white ball.
This wonderful collection for only $1.00, postpaid.
Our Novelty Crysanthemum Offer
4 pompons. 3 singles. 3 anemone-flowered.
All new, all different, and what is more, all will please you. :
The above 10 plants for only $1.00, postpaid.
Of the abcve three collections, you may order in one- half collections, provided two or more one-half collections are ordered.
These are three exceptional offers and every one should secure one or more.
All standard kinds in all 10 cents each; T5 cents per dozen, postpaid. Single Pompon and Anemones at same price as above.
Reliable Bedding Plants and Vege- table Plants at Popular Prices
We reserve the right to substitute plants of equal value in case we are sold out of those ordered, unless stated otherwise in your order.
The prices above are for plants by express, at purchas- er’s expense.
If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen to list price No plants sent by mail in larger than
mail size,
colors,
214-inch pots.
New Creations in Dahlias.
While it is true that fine Dahlias can be grown from seed and they give great pleasure owing to the uncer- tainty as to what they will bring forth, and, of course, all new varieties are raised from seed, yet, there is no dependence on the color or form, and the finest named varieties are selected from seedlings. In many cases one out of ten thousand, and in some cases millions, are grown without producing one worthy of perpetuating. I have, therefore, decided to offer my customers a very select list of the choicest named varieties in the best classes. Those who have never grown the choicest Dahlias cannot realize their stately grace avd exquisite beauty. There is a brilliancy of color; a live lustre in Dahlias that is seldom found in any other flower. A brilliancy of color that cannot be reproduced, but must be seen to be appreciated.
GUARANTEE: I guarantee every Dahlia root sent out by me to be absolutely trae to name and just as repre- sented; to reach customers in good condition, and will replace, free of charge, any proving to the contrary.
JACK ROSE (Decorative)—This new Dahlia i is acknowledged the greatest of its type. The flowers are large to very large, of beautiful round form, often measuring 5 to 6 inches in diameter, outer petals reflex- ing and always perfectly full to the center.
The color is a rich glowing crimson, the shade of the ‘‘Jack’’ Rose bud, that bril- liantly rich color that is seldom seen, and which appeals strongly to everyone. A color that is searcely to be described, nor pigments reprouuce, but must be seen to be apreciated.
The plant is of medium height, short, stocky, branching habit, producing the flowers on long erect stems. It is an ex- tremely early bloomer, and blooms continu- ously until killed down by frost. Unlike so many of the older varieties, it does not exhaust itself, but the flowers are perfectly full to the center until the last. It makes strong roots that are easily kept, while the blooms last on the plant a long time, never developing the open center, and last longer when cut than any other Dablia. Strong roots, by mail, postpaid, 50 cents each.
ETHEL SCHMIDT (Fancy)—A new fancy or variegated Dahlia, of full round form, most exquisitely marked, and an early and ex- tremely profuse and continuous bloomer. The flowers are pure white, lightly flushed shell pink; spotted and penciled crimson. Unlike most Dahlias of this class, it is a strong vigorous grower and outblooms even the grand old favorite pink—A. D. Livoni.
The flowers vary sometimes on the same plant, some being spotted and penciled more heavily than others—always variegated. It is the finest fancy Dahlia in existence and should be in every collection. Price, strong roots, by mail, postpaid, 40 cents each. = JACK ROSE
VIRGINIA MAULE (Decorative)—A magnificent new Dahlia that is as exquisitely delicate as Jack Rose is rich and striking. The flowers are very large and borne on erect stems, and of an exquisitely delicate shell pink Its exquisite form is shown in the illustration. i :
The plant is a very strong vigorous grower, an early and contin S aT De cyte are <a . a beens eataaid neers Sa gs J inuous bloomer. Price, strong field grown roots,
PRINCESS VICTORIA (Show)—A new Dahlia and the only pure canary yellow show Dahlia without shade or blemish from bud to old age. It is an extremely early and profuse bloomer, of full round form, and absolutely full to the center. The flowers are borne on long stems, and the plants are a continual mass of color. Stock is very limited, strong roots, by mail, postpaid, $1.25.
TESTIMONIAL S—— é My Dear Miss Lippincott:
1 wish to thank you for the pleasure we derived from the Cobaea Scandens I raised from ycur seed last sum mer. The entire plant, bud, blossom and flower was lovely and a novelty as wel!. We gathered the last flowers at Thanksgiving. I had very good success with all of your seed, of every variety that I planted.
Yours truly,
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; KATHERINE WORDEN, é ar Contoocook, N. H. Miss C. H. Lippincott, April 21, 1910
Dear Madam:
_ Find enclosed a small order for flower seed and post office money order (50c) as payment. Wewere pleased with the seed that we had from you last year, Nasturtiums, Sweet Peas, Snapdragon and Stock especially Zinneas were fine and came in very good colors. With all good wishes for your success. | remain, a
Yours truly, Mrs, J. E. KImMBatt,
E] Monte, California. Dear Miss Lippincott: poe You see I have moved from Sioux City, Iowa. I brought your catalogue with me, and, although I have moved to a state of sunshine and flowers I will have to send to you for another order of your lovely flowers. I have grown your seed for years and I find myself thinking of you and your beautiful flowers, so please fil] out my order and send at once, Yours respectfully, Mrs. ]. E, WALDRON,
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BIG CHIEF (New Peony-flowered or Art Dahlia)—Brilliant cherry-red, margined rich velvety maroon. A strong vigorous grower, producing its immense semi-double flowers 6 to 7 inches across, in the greatest profusion, on long graceful stems. Price, strong roots, by mail, postpaid, 40 cents each.
SENSATION (Peony-flowered)—A new dou- ble Century Dahlia that attracts tke great- est attention wherever seen. Color vivid vermilion scarlet, heavily tipped snow white. Its great value can be readily seen from the accompanying illustration. The graceful elegance of the single and the lasting quality of the double. An early and extremely profuse bloomer, making a distinctly unique and striking appearance, and a favorite for cutting. Price, strong roots, 75 cents each.
SPECIAL OFFER: In order to introduce these 6 exquisite new Dahlias, that their great merits may be universally known, I offer one strong root of each under my complete guarantee, for only $2.00, value $3.70.
Select Decorative Dahlias.
These are a large flowering, about half way in form, between the Cactus and Show Dahlias, and give the greatest satis- faction owing to their strong sturdy habits, and free blooming qualities. Cc. W. BURTON—Immense size, pure canary yellow. LYNDHURST—Large vivid vermilion scarlet. WM. AGNEW—tThe finest rich dazzling red. SENSATION SYLVIA—Shell pink, shaded to bright rose pink on the outer petals. Very fine. NYMPHAEA—White, lightly suffused shell pink. Prices, any of above, 15 cents each; set of 5, by mail, postpaid, 60 cents.
Superb Show Dahlias.
These are of beautiful round form, large size; early, continuous and extremely profuse bloomers, with good stems. A. D, LIVONI—Clear bright pink, with beautiful quilled petals.
ARABELLA—An exquisitely formed Dahlia. Primrose, edged rose.
QUEEN VICTORIA—Rich golden yellow, beautifully quilled.
RED HUSSAR—Rich glowing red.
WHITE SWAN—Large, finest form. Snow white.
Prices, any of the above, 15 cents each; set of 5, by mail, postpaid, 60 cents.
TESTIMONIAL S—
: Prive Eldora, Iowa. Miss C. H. Lippincott, ora Naa Dear Fiend: : { : ; A few years ago I received some pansy seed from you, seven different kinds. They were the talk - neighborhood. 1] have always found all of the seeds received from you betterthan expected. haa a great eeeeus HOW ERS: Yours truly, Mrs. §. A. Mason.
: aoe Fai 7 Miss C. H. Lippincott, : SPeheae, (ui Hudsons Wisconsin. pore: ; Please send me some more of your splendid flower seeds. Al] that I have ever had yet from y develop most exquisite flowers. They always grow good, streng plants. Wish you successin rare new qeueneuee Yours very respectfully, Mrs. Emma G. Down.
Dear Miss Lippincott: March 11, 1910.
My nasturtiums were purchased of you last year and they were the finest collection I have eve were perfectly beautiful! Whenever I picked those pretty blossoms I wanted to thank you for the delightlul ese: ure they afforded me. Very truly yours P Mrs, CHAS. H. Roop, Lapeer, Mich.
Dear Vegan: a o March 15, 1910, have received flower seed from you before and was very much pleased with i i which gave so much comfort to look at. / e urs pacmespeeially the pansies
Mrs. J S. Hogson, Vincennes, Ind.
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Select, Cactus Dahlias.
A new type of rarest beauty as shown by the better than words can describe.
AEGIR—Rich twisted and incurved petals.
glowing red, of fantastic form;
Price, 15 cents
each.
KRIEMHILDE—A beautiful variety with broader petals than the others in this collection. Color, deep pink tinting to white toward the center. Price, 15 cents each.
MRS. H. J. JONES—Rich vermilion scarlet, heavily tipped snow white. Splendid cactus form, that has only to be seen to be appre- cited. Price, 25 cents each.
PERLEHILDE—Very fine, an deli- cate tint of shell pink. Price, 25 cents each.
exquisitely
PRINCE OF YELLOWS—tThe best pure canary yellow cactus Dahlia. Very fine, profuse bloom- er. Price, 25 cents each.
REV. D. R. WILLIAMSON—Bright crimson, shaded 25 cents each.
glowing
rich velvety maroon. Price,
Any ef the aboye, strong roots, by mail, on postpaid, $1.00.
accompa nying illustration, which shows
receipt of price.
One
their light airy grace far
CACTUS
each of above superb new Dahlias by mail,
New Giant. Single Century Dahlias.
A new race of giant singles, as large as saucers; most exquisitely colored.
20TH CENTURY—Bright rosy crimson,
tipped white, with a white disk around center.
10 cents each.
I also offer 8 distinct color shades of above type; White, Shell Pink, Rose Pink, Yellow, Red, Garnet, Varie-
gated and Purple.
Any of the above, 15 cents each; set of 8 colors and 20th Century, 8 in all, by mail, postpaid, $1.00,
Mixed Dahlia Roots.
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In order to introduce these select, new and choice Dahlias, described herein, I make the following special offers
under my complete guarantee:
Collection of 6 Cactus; 5 Show, and 5 Decorative; 16 of the finest Dahlias of their kind, for $2.10, by mail, post-
paid. $4.50, by mail, postpaid.
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CULTURAL DIRECTIONS,
Abutilon—(Bell Flower.)—Perennial. Sow in shallow boxes in a temperature of 60 degrees. Transplant into similar boxes or into small pots when the seedlings are fit to handle. Plant out in May, or for later flowers sow in the open ground in May. For winter or spring flowering sow in August or September.
Abrus—(Crab’s Eye Vine.)—Thrives best loam. Seed requires bottom heat to and strong heat to keep in a flower well.
Acroclinium—Half Hardy Annual _ Everlasting.— Thrive best in a loamy soil and constitute very neat summer flowering annuals if sown out of doors in patches in June; they are also useful as winter dec- orative green house plants if seed is sown in August in pots placed in a cold frame. The flower heads should be gathered when young to preserve them.
Ageratum—Hardy Annual—Start the seed under glass and transplant two feet apart.
Alyssum—Hardy Annual—Most effective if planted in masses one foot apart, as early in the spring as possible, in the open ground.
Ambrosia—Hardy Annual—One of the easiest plants to grow, seed may be sown early in theeopen ground.
Anchusa Capsensis—Hardy Perennial—If sown early, blooms the first season, growing freely in shady situa- tions.
Antirrhinum—(Snapdragon.)—Tender Perennial. No better plant could be chosen for house cultivation than the snap dragon (Antirrhinum). It has dark foliage and bright, oddly shaped flowers. There are six or eight distinct colors. Set in four or five inch pots, one plant in each pot, in any good garden soil, mixed with a little well-rotted stable manure they can hardly fail to give satisfaction. Give them all the sunlight possible, and water once each week with a little liquid manure. They may be propagated by slips, by layering or from seed.
Arabis Alpina—Hardy Perennial. One of the easiest possible culture in any dry soil. Seed may be sown outside early in spring, or in pans or boxes when they can be transplanted to a shady border.
Aster—Half Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes, in the house, the last of April, or in open ground, in May; transplant to one foot apart, in deep rich soil.
Aquilegia—(Columbines.)—Hardy Perennial. They prefer a moist and sheltered situation, with exposure to the sun and require a good friable sandy loam and leaf soil, with good drainage. Sow seeds thinly, in pans or cold frame, when up and strong enough to remove, the seedlings may be planted out when they are in bloom, allowing every plant at least nine inches each way.
Balsam—(Lady Slipper.)—Tender Annual. The soil in which they are sown should be of the richest pos- sible character; the plants should be set 15 inches apart securely staked, and receive frequent waterings of manure water. In order to have the finest double Balsams, plants must be transplanted from the seed- bed. If sown where plants are to bloom, they will be semi-double to a large extent.
Balsam Apple—(Momordica.)—Annual Climber. Well adapted for trellises, arbors, ete., in a warm situation outside, and in a rich, light soil. Plenty of water should be given during the growing period.
Bachelor’s Button—Hardy Annual. Sow in open ground in May or first of June; transplant to six inches apart.
Beans, Scarlet Runner—The Tender Annual Climber. Do not plant until settled warm weather and the ground is in good condition. They require same treat- ment aS common garden beans. In planting, be care- ful to place the eye of the bean DOWN.
Begonia—(Tuberous Rooted Varieties.)—These mag- nificent varieties have become exceedingly popular and can be grown from seed. They germinate well and it only requires a little care to grow the plants. Sow seed in February or March in pots on a surface of fine soil, and cover with glass. Take great care not to wash out the young plants in watering; they will give an abundance of bloom the first year. At the end of the season the plants may be dried off by with- holding water, the tubers gathered and kept in a dry place, free from frost, and planted the following spring, when they will bloom more freely than ever. Tubers are offered for sale by some, but they are very expensive, and a single packet of seed, if prop- erly handled, will furnish what would cost many dollars,
in sandy germinate well growing condition to
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Begonia—(Fibrous Rooted.)—From the seed sown in
February or March, and with generous treatment, plants may be gathered within six months. Sow again in July or August for spring and early sum-
mer flowering. necessary, soil.
A temperature of about 65 degrees is well drained pots, and a good mixture of Prick off the seedlings while quite small, ané
shift on as the pots become filled with roots. As begonia seed is slow and irregular in germinating, the sowing should be thin, so that seedlings can be
lifted without disturbing the adjacent seed.
Bellis—(Double Daisy.)—Half Hardy Perennial. in May and transplant eight inches apart.
Bird of Paradise—(Poinciana Gillesi.)—Ornamental Shrub. Seed being large and hard, should be soaked for a few hours in lukewarm water before planting in box in house. Give gentle bottom heat if possible. A mixture of loam and leaf mould suits it best. Cut- tings are somewhat difficult to root, but will succeed if taken off the mother plant in a growing state and planted in sand, with a hand glass placed over them in heat.
Blue Daisy—(Agathaea Coclestis.)—Perennial. lied to Cineraria and
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Al- requiring the same treatment. Young cuttings root freely in a gentle heat, at all times, and the plant may be had in flower all the year round.
Clematis—(Paniculata.)—Sow out of doors after dan- ger from frost is over, in beds of finely pulverized
soil, covering the seeds to a depth of not over four times their size; thin out as it becomes necessary. Transplant into permanent position as soon as the
seedlings are large enough, so that they can become established before cold weather, or sow in the early
fall, carrying the plants over in cold frames, and transplant to permanent position in spring. Calceolaria—Seeds of Greenhouse Plants, especially
Calceolaria, require extra care in sowing, as the seeds are very fine and delicate. The pans must be well drained, say half filled with crocks, and on this a layer of rough fibrous peat or turf, and fill up with a com- post of the following proportions: Two-thirds light, rich loam, one-third peat, silver sand and thoroughly decayed cow manure, the whole thoroughly well mixed together. Make the surface as smooth as possible and sprinkle a little silver sand over it; water with a fine hose; after the pans have thoroughly drained, the seed must be very evenly and thoroughly sown— it will require no covering. After sowing place the pans under a giass in close frame (it will require no artificial heat), keep shaded, as exposure for a short time to the sun’s rays is often enough to scorch the delicate leaves and rootlets of the _ seedlings. Directly the plants are large enough to handle they must be pricked into other pans which have been prepared in the same manner as for seed sowing, and allowed to grow until they touch each other, then shifted into small pots, and replaced in the close frame; as soon as the roots fill these pots it will be necessary to repot in larger sizes. They will now do, if replaced in frames or put on shelves in the greenhouse near the glass; water regularly, repot and shake when required. If troubled with green fiy, select a quiet evening and fumigate with tobacco paper. These remarks will_apply also to cultivation of the Cineraria, Chinese Primrose, Carnations, and many other rare seeds, except that they are more hardy and will thrive with less care. The seeds being larger will require a light covering of finely pulverized soil.
Calendula—Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes early or in open ground in May or June; transplant to one foot apart.
*Calliopsis or Coreopsis—Hardy Annual. Sow where they are to remain, and thin to two feet apart.
Campanula—(Canterbury Bells. )}—Hardy Biennial. Very attractive border plants; they succeed best in light, rich soil, and should be transplanted two feet apart.
Onna ender Annual. Soak the seeds half an hour in hot water before sowing. Plant in a warm place the middle of April, or open ground only after it is quite warm, the first of June. Transplant to one foot apart in rich soil.
Candytuft—Hardy Annual. Seeds should be sown where plants are to bloom in fall or early spring; any good soil is suitable; thin out to four or five inches apart.
Canary Bird Flower—Tender Annual (See Nastur- tiums for cultural directions).
Carnation—(See Calceolaria for cultural directions).
Celosia—(Cockscomb.)—Half Hardy Annual. The seed should be started in a hot-bed, or in pots in a warm room, and transplanted in a warm, rich soil.
Centrosema, Grandiflora—Hardy Perennial. Sow seed as early in the spring as practicable in open ground, soaking the seed in warm water over night before planting.
Centaurea—(Dusty Miller.)—Hardy Perennial. Seed should be sown in slight heat, and when the seedlings are large enough to handle, they should be potted off singly into small thumb pots, in which they may be kept through the winter in a cold or cool house, a shift being given in the spring.
Chrysanthemum—Annual Varieties. Sow in _ good, light soil during last of April and May; thin out to one foot apart.
Chrysanthemum—Hardy Perennial. Sow in boxes or eold frame in the spring, and make several transplant- ings, as the plants advance in growth.
Cinceraria—(See ‘‘Calceolaria’’ for cultural direc- tions). Cleome Pungens—(Giant Spider Plant). Annual.
Thrives best in light, rich soil, in a dry, warm situa- tion, where they have plenty of room to spread.
Coboea—Tender Perennial. Sow early, indoors, put- ting the seed edge down, and keep slightly moist until the young plants appear. Plant out after the ground has become settled and warm—about the first of June. The plants can be carefully potted before frost in the autumn, and will bloom in the house during winter.
Coccinea—Half Hardy Perennial. A handsome climber of the Gourd species, flowering the first sea- son, if started early in heat.
Coleus—Tender Perennial. Plant in a warm situa- tion indoors, in a temperature of 70 degrees, and bed out as soon as danger of frost is over. Slips should be taken from the finest and potted for winter.
Cosmos Hybridus—Sow seed in gentle heat in April or May, and when large enough transplant to open ground similar to other annuals.
Cosmos—Is one of the few flowers that does not easily succumb to frost, and in favored localities it was still in blossom on Noy. 28, being fully as hardy as the chrysanthemum. The only objection to its more general cultivation is that it does not come into flower until there is danger of its being killed by winter cold. This can be avoided by sowing the seed in March and growing the plants on in pots, not using larger than four-inch size. The plants should be kept in these until they set their buds, and the pots com- pletely filled with roots; then transfer to the garden and they will bloom by August.
Cyclamen—Greenhouse Perennial. If sown early in spring under glass, and well grown, will make flower- ing bulbs in one year.
Cypress Vine—Tender Annual. Sow in the ground only .after it is thoroughly warm, and soak the seed in lukewarm water two hours before sowing.
Dahlia—Half Hardy Perennial. Sow the seed in shallow pan or box in March, and transplant the seed: lings, when large enough, to small pots. As soon as strong enough, plant out one foot apart.
Datura—Half Hardy Annual. Start early and trans- plant to 20 inches apart. The roots may be packed in sand during the winter.
Delphinium—See Larkspur.
Dianthus—(Chinese Pinks.)—Hardy Annual. Sow seed in May when the ground becomes warm; thin or transplant when two inches high to four inches apart. It is truly astonishing how this useful class of plants is neglected, or not grown at all, which is better than to half grow a thing, when it possesses so many real points of usefulness. Dianthus heddewigi, with its numerous beautiful varieties, is one of our most valuable summer flowers, although it is unjust to call it a summer flower, when, with but little at- tention, it can be made to ornament the garden from June until November, or until such time as the frosts destroy the chrysanthemum.
Digitalis—(Foxglove.)—Hardy Perennial. Sow out of doors after danger from frost is over, in beds of finely pulverized soil, covering the seeds to a depth of not over four times their size with light soil. Press down firmly, thin out as it becomes necessary, transplant into permanent positions as soon as the seedlings are large enough, so that they can become well-rooted be- fore cold weather. Or sow in early fall, carry the
plants over in cold frames and transplant in the spring.
Dolichos—(Hyacinth Bean.)—Half Hardy Annual Climber. They are of easy culture. Plant out doors
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where they are to grow, in good soil, about one inch deep, aS early in spring as ground is in good condi- tion.
Eschscholtzia—(California Poppy.)—Half Hardy Per- ennial. Sow where the plants are wanted to bloom, as they do not bear transplanting. Thin them to six inches apart.
Feverfew—(Mactricaria.)—Half Succeeds best in a light, rich soil.
Forget-Me-Not—(Myosotis.)—Hardy Perennial. in finely prepared soil the first of June. to a shady situation. weather.
Fuchsia—Greenhouse Perennial. As easily grown from seed as from cuttings. Sow in shallow box; transplant into pots as soon as large enough. They require a rich soil to grow luxuriantly; a fuchsia is a nuisance if not thrifty. Well rooted turf, some leaf mold and a little sand is quite to their taste. Stick in some old, rusty nails; the oxide of iron deepens the color of foliage and flower. They are gross feeders and should have weak liquid manure once a week, when budding or in bloom. They do not need a high tem- perature, but plenty of light and air. Red spiders trouble them if the air of the room is too hot and dry; these can be routed by washing both sides of the leaves with soap-suds,- afterward showering with soft, tepid water.
Gaillardia—(Blanket Flower.)—Hardy Annual. Sow early in boxes or frame and transplant to the garden in common soil the middle of May.
Geranium—Half MWHardy Perennial. Start in the house in a box filled with fine, rich soil, cover with a pane of glass and place in the dark and keep moist until the seeds germinate, then admit light and air. Transplant when large enough.
Gloxinia—Tender Perennial. porous, well enriched soil, phere.
Godetia—Hardy Annual. But a very few of the an- nual class of flowering plants which may be regarded as of quiet beauty, are more desirable than Godetias, and their attractiveness does not greatly decrease be- fore late autumn. A main point in their culture is to keep them steadily growing, and to keep all the seed vessels picked off, together with having good soil, and in times of drought free watering at night during summer. The plants should stand not closer than five inches each way. Seed can be sown early out of doors, where they are to bloom, in finely prepared soil, the last of May or the first of June.
Gourd—(Ornamental Climber. )—Tender Annual. Seed can be sown outside about the first of June, after the ground has become warm. ‘The plants are tender and should be planted where they are to grow.
Helianthus— (Sunflower. )—Hardy Annual. Plant seed in the spring when desired, and thin to four feet apart.
Helichrysum—Hardy Annual. Sow early in boxes in the house, or in the garden in May and June; trans- plant to eight inches apart in light, mellow soil.
Heliotrope—Half Hardy Perennial. Sow in hot-bed in March; keep soil moist and give air bright days, but protect at night. Transplant in May, before a warm rain, if possible, in light, rich soil. The Helio- trope, which is prized for its delightful fragrance as well as lovely flowers, seems to be but a disappoint- ment to many, but if in good condition is a very free bloomer and satisfactory plant. It is not troubled with insects, which is one strong point, but this plant must be kept moist at the roots and out of the burn- ing sun; for one day’s or perhaps one hour’s drought at the roots will produce the dry rot which attacks the leaves, causing them to turn black and fall off. Always give the Heliotrope a good-sized pot—it needs plenty of root room—and in transplanting to and from the garden the plant is strengthened and its beauty increased by very severe pruning; for the inclination of this plant is to grow, not bushy and strong, but with long, slender branches, almost vines—indeed, I have seen lovely specimens blooming beautifully as house plants after doing service outdoors.
Hibiscus—Sow in boxes, in the house, covering the
Hardy Perennial.
Sow Transplant Keep well watered during dry
They grow best in a in a warm, moist atmos-
seeds barely sufficient to hide it from sight, and keep the surface moist by shading till the seed germinates, transplant about the first of June, to a
rather moist soil.
Hollyhock—Hardy Perennial. Start the seeds in boxes in house early. When plants have made three or four leaves, transplant to garden to one foot apart early in June and they will bloom the first season.
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Humulus Japonicus—(Japanese Hop.)—Hardy Peren- nial. A climber of easy culture in ordinary garden soil, but thriving best in a deep loam.
Ice Plant—Tender Annual. Succeeds best in dry, sandy soil and in a warm situation. Can be grown in hanging baskets, vases, pots or open border. Cover the seeds very lightly when planting.
Impatiens Sultani—Tender Perennial. I do not advise starting before March, and not then unless a steady heat of GO to 65 degrees can be relied on. Sow in well- drained pots, filled with soil composed of two parts of tufty loam and one part of leaf soil, with very littie sand added. The seedlings are exceedingly brit- tle at the outset, and rooting should not be attempted until they are about an inch high. Eyen then they need delicate handling, and after the task is accom- plished they should be promptly placed in a warm frame or propagating pit for a few days.
Lantana—Half Hardy Perennial. Suitable for pot culture. Start under glass in loamy soil and trans- plant.
Larkspur—Hardy Annual. Sow early in open ground in. the place where it is to bloom, as the plants are not easily transplanted. Thin out ten inches apart.
Lathyrus— (Everlasting Pea.)—Hardy Perennial. They are easy of culture, thriving in almost any moderately good garden soil. Sow seeds early in spring in an open border. The root of this plant being woody, it is essential that at the beginning it should be planted deeply, in order to prevent the frost from heaving it to the surface, when the crown becomes frozen and the plant dies. By observing this precaution the plant will be found to be perfectly hardy, and by removing the old blossoms, the length of the blooming period may be greatly prolonged.
Linaria—(Kenilworth Ivy.}—Hardy Perennial. seed during March or April, on light soil, drained.
Linum—(Crimson Flax.)—If the seed be sown in the hot-bed, and the plants transplanted into goad, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be much advanced, but the seed can be sown in open ground after it becomes warm.
Lobelia—Half Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes in the house, covering the seed barely sufficient to hide from sight; and keep the surface moist by shading with paper until the seeds germinate. Transplant about
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> the first of June in moist soil.
Marigold—Half Hardy Annual. The seed should be started in a hot-bed and transplanted six inches apart in June, in common soil.
Marvel of Peru—(Mirabilis.)—Hardy Annual. Will grow in any common garden soil from seed sown in open ground. The plant is large and requires two feet of space.- Sometimes called ‘‘four O’Clock.’’
A Cheap Border of Flowers can be had by planting a few cents’ worth of seeds of the good, old-fashioned Four O’Clocks. Sow them two feet apart in a drill. They will make plants two feet high and the row will be as compact as a hedge, and in early morning and evening as handsome a display as it is possible to make. In cloudy mornings the flowers will keep open until noon, rivaling in beauty a collection of the choicest azaleas. No two plants will be alike, and on the same plant there will be a great diversity of color.
Mimulus—Half Hardy Annual. The seeds are very delicate and should be sown indoors in boxes; trans- plant after the ground has become well warmed;
place in rich soil, about eight inches apart. It is perennial in the greenhouse. Maurandia—Half Hardy Perennial. Sow early in-
doors, and transplant to open air in June, and it will flower profusely the first season.
Mignonette—Hardy Annual. May be sown in the open ground any time in the year when the ground is not frozen. It is perfectly hardy, and easy of cul- ture, growing well in almost any situation.
Mimosa FPudica—(Sensitive Plant.)—Usually treated as an annual, but under stove treatment it assumes a perennial character. Seed may be sown during spring in a hot-bed, or by cuitings of rather firm, young shoots, inserted in sandy soil in heat. Thrives best in a compost of loam and peat in equal proportions, to which a small portion of sand may be added.
Mina Lobata—Tender Annual. Sow seeds early in spring in a warm house. A good plan is to place two or three seeds in smail pots and afterward transfer the plants -bodily into larger sizes. A suitable com- post consists of fibry loam, rotten manure, and leaf soil, which should be mixed together and used some- what lumpy.
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Molucca—(Shell Flower.)—Hardy Annual. Seeds should be sown in a hot-bed during spring, and the seedlings transferred to the open border during May. A sandy loam is the most suitable soil.
Morning Glory—Half Hardy Annual. The seeds germinate so easily that they can be grown in the garden anywhere the plants are needed. Supply sup-: port early, either cord, wire or brush.
Nasturtium—Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes and trans- plant first cf June to eight inches apart. They flower better in poor, rocky soil, as a rich soil has a ten- dency to make them ‘“‘run to leaf.’? An ounce packet of Nasturtium seed will be sufficient for a bed twenty feet in diameter, and will make a better display, for three months, than almost any other plant. The flow- ers are ever bright and cheerful, the foliage a repose for the eye, while the bed will furnish a bountiful supply of delicious pickles. Combine the beautiful with the useful.
Nicotiana—Half Hardy Annual. in February or March in gentle heat, plants pricked out, when large enough, out early in June.
Nigelia—(Love-in-a-Mist. )—Hardy early in the flowering beds, or they may be trans- planted, using care in shading the plants. Nigelia is one of the loveliest annuals, and they are exceedingly useful in many kinds of florists’ works. And in addi- tion, the seed is deliciously fragrant, and as elegant for caskets as Rose petals or Orris root, and the fragrance seems not to waste or lessen as is the case with Rose petals, and for the sake of the sweet seeds the plant is worthy.
Nolana—Hardy Annual. Sow in open ground early, in light soil. Transplant to one foot apart.
Qenothera—(Evening Primrose.)—Hardy Annual. Thrives in almost any soil or situation.
Ornamental Grasses—They are mostly annuals, and those which are not, flower the first year. They should be sown in April or May, in a good soil, and thinned out or transplanted, giving each plenty of room.
Orange Daisy—(Erigeron Aurantiacus.)—Perennial. Splendid for mixed borders in a moist, well-drained sit- uation.
Oxalis—Half Hardy Perennial. Very pretty herba- eeous plants, with rich, rose colored blossoms. They thrive in a mixture of loam and sand. Desirable for greenhouse decoration, rock work, or baskets out of doors.
Pansy—Hardy Biennial. Seed may be sown in open ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in spring. Young plants produce the largest and best flowers. The plants should always occupy a cool, par- tially shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too rich; coolness and moisture are necessary. Transplant when an inch high. Seed sown in July will blossom late in autumn; if sown in October, the following spring. The Pansy is a popular flower with both florists and amateurs, giving an abundance of bloom until after severe frosts, enduring our hard winters with safety, and greeting us in the earliest spring with a profusion of bright blossoms. It will flower better in middle of summer, if planted where it is somewhat shaded from the hot sun, and especially if furnished with a good supply of water.
Petunia—Tender Perennial. Petunia will do well ir open border in the spring, er earlier in cold frame or hot-bed and transplanted 18 inches apart. By the latter process they will come into bloom much earlier, although they will do perfectly well sown in open ground. Be careful not to cover the small seeds too deeply, they like a sandy loam. Double Petunias, as a rule, are shapeless monstrosities. If grown in the open border, the stems are not stout enough to hold them up, especially when heavy with rain, and they become draggled and soiled with earth, and very un- sightly objects they are. Double Petunias are only satisfactory when grown in pots, and there are so many better things for pot culture, that it seems a waste of time to devote it to these. It is different, however, with the better single varieties, especially those of Petunia Grandiflora.
Phlox Drummondii—Hardy Annual. The seed can be planted in open ground in autumn, or in spring in open ground, or plants may be started in the hot-bed in spring and transplanted. Set plants in good, rich soil six inches apart each way.
Poppy—Hardy Annual. The seeds should be sown where the plants are required, in spring, and thinned out so the plants will stand one foot apart. Just as soon as the ground is mellow, prepare a patch by forking, then raking level; then sow the seed broad-
Seed should be sown and the young and planted
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@ast, rake it in lightly, and firm the soil on the surface with the roller or back of the spade. The seedlings will soon appear. Keep them weeded clean. They will bloom about the first of July. Let them ripen some seed and self-sow themselves, and you will ever afterward have Poppies. Portulacea—Tender Annual. after it has become warm, in light, sandy soil, and in dry situation. After the plants appear, withhold water, and if the bed has a full exposure to the sun, the ground will be covered with plants, and the ef- fect will be beautiful. Primula—(Chinese The
Plant in open ground
Primrose. )—Tender Perennial. seed can be sown any time from February to July, and soil prepared as follows: Take some leaf mold, about twice as much loam, and enough sand to make the whole light and porous. Mix all and pass through a fine sieve; fill a small, shallow box to within an inch of the top, and press down evenly. Then after watering the earth thoroughly, the seed may be sown on the surface with the lightest possible covering of soil, and kept constantly moist. It is best to place a piece of coarse brown wrapping paper on the soil to exclude light. If a fine rose watering pot is not available, water as needed may be gently poured on the paper, which should be lifted at night to give air, and entirely remoyed as soon as signs of the plants appear. When the plants are large enough to handle, they may be transplanted to another box, and when still larger put into the pots in which they are to bloom, as they are sure to do the first winter. After blooming, the plants throw out sets, which may be taken off and treated the same as other cuttings. Those that have bloomed indoors should be set out in a shady place in the summer, and if flower buds ap- pear, pinch them off. Never allow the sun on the seed pan or the plants.
Ricinus—Half Hardy Annual. Soak the seeds in luke-warm water until they commence to split open, before planting. Put in a warm, sunny Situation, and water frequently with liquid manure after the plants have attained strong growth.
Rose, Dwarf Polyantha—Very hardy, and may be treated as annuals. Seed started in the house in Feb- tuary will give plants large enough to plant in the open ground in June where they will continue to bloom throughout the season.
Salvia—Tender Annual. Start the plants in a hot- bed and transplant into light, rich soil, about one foot apart.
Salpiglossis—Half Hardy Annual. Start early in hot- bed, and transplant to light, warm, rich soil.
Scabiosa—(Mourning Bride.)—Hardy Annual. Plant the seed in hot-bed, and transplant to 114 feet apart.
Schizanthus—(Butterfly Flower.)—Sow in finely pre- pared seed-bed, or in boxes, in May; transplant to one foot apart in common soil. For indoor culture, sow at
any time.
Stocks—(Ten Weeks.)—Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes, indoors, in April, and transplant the last of May, in deep, rich soil, about one foot apart.
Sweet Peas—Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors just as soon as the ground can be worked, five inches deep, in a double row, about ten inches apart, and the seeds dropped 114 inches apart, in the furrows; and fertilize with wood ashes, bone-flour or nitrate of soda. Supply brush or strings at least seven feet high, and water
freely. Pick the blossoms eyery day and keep the pods off. Sweet Rocket—Hardy Perennial. Border plant;
sweet scented in the evening. They thrive best in a somewhat moist, sandy loam.
Sweet William—Hardy Perennial. Sow in prepared beds, in the garden, anywhere up to the middle of June. Transplant into good soil, eight inches apart. Cover lightly during the winter with leaves.
Thunbergia—Half Hardy Annual. The seeds stat slowly and shculd be sown in a hot-bed, or in a box in house, giving plenty of moisture and heat.
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Verbena—Tender Perennial. As early in the spring as sunshine and lengthening days warrant, sow the seeds in good garden soil, in a shallow box, cover to about their own depth, press the soil firmly about them and place in a sunny window. Do not allow the dirt to become too dry or too cold. Have patience; sometimes it takes a fortnight for the seeds to ger- minate, or even longer. When the seeds begin to ap- pear apove ground, be especially careful not to give too much water. When the third and fourth leaves appear, transplant into other boxes. If there is dan- ger of insects, heat the earth in the oven before trans- planting, and set the seedlings into it when it cools off so as to be about blood warm. It is well to start the seeds early enough to have plants three or four inches tall when the time comes for placing in the flower bed the last of May. Set the plants about eighteen inches apart, having previously made _ the ground rich and mellow. As fast as the branches ap- pear, pin them down firmly pressing the earth about them. The more the plants ecross and recross each other, the better. Let very few blossoms go to seed, keep the weeds out, and the bed ought to thrive.
Violet—Hardy perennial. See Pansy for culture.
Wallflower—Tender Perennial. Sow the seed early, and they will bloom the first year. While the plants are small, prick them out into pots.
Zinnia—Hardy annual. Succeeds well in any soil. Few plants equal the Double Zinnias for making beds of bloom. The seeds should be sown in March or April and the seedlings transplanted onee before re- moving to the open ground, which should not be done until danger of frost is past. Plant out temporarily at about six inches apart, and as the first flowers appear select the finest double specimens, lifting with a ball of earth attached to the roots, remove them to where they are to flower, setting at eighteen inches apart each way.
Smilax—Tender perennial. Soak ihe seed in warm water twelve hours and plant in pots, in hot-bed or greenhouse, in February, and keep in warm, moist place. One plant in a two-inch pot is enough. After they have completed their growth, and the foliage be- gins to turn yellow, turn the pots on their sides and withhold water till August, when the little bulb which has formed can be re-potted in good, rich earth, wa- tered freely, and it will grow all winter.
About Asparagus—Those who are fond of raising plants from seeds will find the various species of as- paragus as easily grown as any of the window plants, and generally more satisfactorily. The seeds are about the size of bird-shot, and should be sown in sifted soil, one-fourth of an inch beneath the surface. After sow- ing press the soil firm, water well and keep covered with a damp cloth till the plants begin to appear, when the cover should be removed and the pot given a light, airy place, but only partial exposure to the sun. The little plants grow slowly at first, but as they get well rooted the development is more free, and unless given ample root room the roots begin to crowd. A porous soil, well enriched with well-rotted stable manure suits them well, and free drainage should be always provid- ed. The plants are mostly propagated from. seeds. After once established they almost take care of them- selves.
Bird of Paradise—This is the Poinciana. The plants are hardy outdoor evergreen shrubs at the south, but should be grown in large pots at the north, keeping in a temperature of from 50 to 60 degrees during winter. They are mostly natives of the East Indies, and require a warm temperature and rather sunny situation. They are summer-blooming plants, and may be plunged in a sheltered bed in summer, and taken up in the fall for winter care where the climate is unsuitable for growing them permanently outdoors.
Impatiens—Impatiens Sultana is buds in a hot, dry atmosphere.
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