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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Cyclamen Persicum 20 Cyperus 20

Daffodils 10, 11

Daisy, Shasta 27

Day Lily 18 Delphinium 27

Deutzia 30

Dicentra 27

Dictamnus Fraxinella 27 Digitalis 27

Abutilon 19 Achania 19 Achillea 26 Akebia quinata 31 Allium Neapolitanum 12 Amaryllis 19 Amomum 19 Ampelopsis 31 Anemone 12, 26 Anthericum 19 Aquilegia 26

Heliopsis Pitcheriana 27 Heche sanguinea 27 Honeysuckle 31

House Plants 19-23 Hyacinths 4, 5, 6 Hyacinth Tree 30 Hydrangea 30

Hypericum Moserianum 27

Iberis sempervirens 28 Indian Strawberry 27

Pinks 28

Platycodon grandiflorum 28

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Poppy 28

Potentilla 29

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Primrose, Baby 19

Primrose, Chinese 23

Primrose, Giant Hardy 28

Primula obconica grandifl. 23

Arabis alpina 26 Araucaria 19 Aristolochia Sipho 31

Dutchman’s Pipe 31

Eleagnus longipes 30 Erianthus Ravenne 27

Iris 14

Purpl i Tene urple Fringe 30

Ranunculus 16

Eulalia 27 Euphorbia corollata 27 Exochorda grandiflora 30

Feathered Hyacinth 5 Fern Ball 21

Ferns 21

Ficus elastica 22 Flower Pots 3d page cover Flower Seeds 39, 40 Flowering Maple 19 Forsythia 30

Fox Glove, 27 Fragaria Indica 27 Freesia 15

Fritillaria 12

Fuchsia 21

Asparagus 19, 20 Azalea 19, 30

Baltonia asteroides 26 Baptisia australis 26 Begonia 20

Bignonia 31 Blackberries 33 Blackberry Lily 28 Bleeding Heart 27 Blue Spirza 26 Boston Fern 21 Boston Ivy 31

Calla 12, 20

Calycanthus floridus 30 Campanula persicifolia 26 s Candytuft, Perennial 28 Funkia 18

Cardamom 19 : Gaillardia grandiflora 27 Carex Japonica variegata20 (Ga, Plant 2

Carnation 20 Gana ep 7

Carolina Allspice 30 Garantie

Caryopteris mastacanthus 26 Geym atrosanguineum 2 Chinese Bell Flower 28 GaldoniBelletss y Chinese Matrimony Vine 3t Golden Giese

Chinese Sacred Lily 12 Gold Flower pee Chionodoxa 12 Gooseberries 34 Chrysanthemum 26 Grapes 33

Clematis 26, 31 Grape Hyacinths 5 Clethra alnifolia 30 Grevillea robusta 22 eee ie Gypsophila paniculata, 27 Collections of Bulbs 6, 8, 40 Hardy Flowering Shrubs, 30 Collections Small Fruits 33,35 Hardy Plants 26-29 Coreopsis lanceolata 26 Helianthus 27

Crocus 13 Hemerocallis 18

Crown Imperial 12 Hibiscus 28

Currants 35 Hollyhock 28

‘Japan Globe Flower 30

Raspberries 34

Jasmine 22

Tonnuienns Roman Hyacinth 5

Roses 24, 25 Rubber Plant 22 Rudbeckia 29

Scilla 16 Seeds, Flower 39, 40 Seeds, Vegetable 36-39 Selaginella Emiliana 21 Shasta Daisy 27 sie ee 22

mall Fruits 32-35 Smoke Tree ae Snowball 30 Snowdrop 16 Sparaxis 16 Spirza 26, 29, 30 Strawberries 32 Sunflower 27 Sweet Pepper Bush 30 Syringa 30

Kerria Japonica 30

Lace Fern 20

Larkspur 27

Lawn Grass 39 Leucojum 15

Lilac 30

Lilies 17, 18

Lily, Blackberry 28 Lily, Chinese Sacred, 12 Lily of the Valley 15 Lychnis 28

Lysimachia clethroides 28 Lythrum roseum superbum 28

Matrimony Vine 31 Monarda didyma 28 Moss Fern 21 Moss Pink 28

Narcissus 10, 11 Norfolk Island Pine 19

Ornithogalum 16 Orange, Otaheite 22 Oxalis 13, 23

Triteleia 16

Trumpet Vine 31 Tulips 7, 8, 9 Umbrella Plant 20 Vegetable Seeds 36-39 Viburnum 30

Violet 29 Virginia Creeper 31

Palms 23

Papaver, 28 Pardanthus Sinensis 28 Pea, Perennial 28 Pearl Bush 30 Pentstemon 29

Peonies 29

Phlox, Perennial 28 Phlox subulata 28

Wistaria 31 Winter-fl’ring Plants 19-23

Xanthoceras sorbifolia 30

Yucca 29

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Fertilizers Walker's Excelsior Brand. An odorless, soluble food for house plants. A marvel of purity and efficacy. All lovers of flowers are delighted with it. Small size 25 cents; large size 50 cents, by mail, prepaid.

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N THE FOLLOWING PAGES are brief descriptions of very many beautiful and desirable plants- | These descriptions contain no overpraise; on the contrary, there are very few of them which might not be the subjects of extended essays, setting forth their qualities, beauties, and uses. What little, therefore, is said of them herein should be read reflectively, and their merits as stated carefully considered,

Dutch Bulbs. We cannot too strongly urge our customers, for their own sake, to make great use of the Dutch bulbs in their gardens and windows. No class of plants will give greater satisfaction. They can make our living-rooms bright from mid-winter until spring, and our gardens to glow with beautiful colors through the dull weeks of slowly awakening vegetation of northern latitudes. At the South, also, these bulbs are equally desirable. Especially can we advise them for all the winter resorts at the South; for they bloom at the height of the tourist season, and make a display that nothing can equal at that time.

Planting in Masses. All these bulbs present a fine show of their flowers when planted over considerable spaces, or in masses, as it is termed, and either with each color by itself or in mixture. For those who wish to have beds of Tulips and Hyacinths in colors we offer at most reasonable prices the bulbs. assorted in colors, and with these one can make a fine show at little expense. Two collections of Tulips and five of Hyacinths are so offered. No more brilliant and effective display of Tulips can be made than by the use of the single early varieties in mixed colors. We cannot too strongly urge their use in this manner.

The Narcissus. Beloved of all flower growers, and whose praises for ages have been sung by the poets, is, in its numerous varieties, one of the most interesting, graceful, and fragrant flowers. Either in the garden or as a window plant it deserves all the attention that can be bestowed upon it. For growing in water a variety of Narcissus, known as the Chinese Sacred Lily, has become popular; but we can recommend the variety called Paper White Grandiflorus as superior to the Chinese. Another excellent variety for the same method of treatment is Grand Monarque. As a garden variety Empress is especially desirable.

Fall Planting of Lily Bulbs. We particularly call attention to the desirability of planting Lily bulbs in autumn instead of spring.

Planting Herbaceous Perennials. Autumn is the time for this work. It should not be delayed until spring, unless absolutely necessary. Many of the most desirable kinds will be found described. Among the older perennial flowering plants there is none more beautiful and in every way desirable than the Chinese Peonies, and they should be more generally planted.

The Shasta Daisy. This is a new plant, and one of the most desirable of continuous blooming perennials. Read the full description and see what a beauty it is. It is one of the most important acquisitions of recent years.

Summer and Fall Blooming Shrubs. In the spring we have many beautiful) flowering shrubs; but later these present but little bloom. We call particular attention to the varieties of Spiraeas described, most of which bloom through the summer and during the fine weather of autumn. Also, see Kerria Japonica and Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora for summer and autumn bloom.

The Hardy Climbers. Autumn is the best time to set these plants. Prepare the ground for them well, plant and give a covering of leaves in the late fall, and in spring they will start to grow early and give sure satisfaction.

The Small Fruits. Enrich the garden with a plentiful supply of the small fruits —the most valuable table produce of the family garden. The varieties offered in our collection are the most valuable in cultivation.

A Final Word. Let us take time by the forelock, and give the garden this fall the attention it should receive; then, with a good conscience from a knowledge of duty done, we can await the coming spring-time with hope, and afterwards enjoy the beauties and bounties with which kind nature shall favor us.

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HE most prominent class of plants demanding attention in autumn is that of the hardy flowering bulbs, a the principal kinds, Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Snowdrops, etc., being known by the general name of Dutch bulbs, because they are mostly produced in Holland. The experience gained by many years of trial and observation enables us to select the kind of bulbs that will give the greatest measure of satisfaction, and purchasers may confidently expect that their interests are secure with ours in employing the stock here offered. The lists of named varieties have been restricted to a comparatively few of the best kinds in each color, sufficient for all the variety desired in house culture, and for the garden they can be supplied in quantities for planting in masses of a single color, this method producing the best results in border and beds,

The window culture of Hyacinths, Tulips, and Narcissus has become very popular, Bulbs in and is a most attractive way of raising these plants which by their beauty and fragrance the House. grace our living rooms in winter. The general treatment of these different kinds of

bulbs is the same. A light porous soil just suits them—some garden loam, leaf mould, and sand mixed together. Use five-inch pots for Hyacinths and Narcissus. Place some pieces of broken pot in the bottom so as to secure free drainage and then fill up to about two inches of the top, take a bulb and set it on the soil in the center of the pot, then fill in soil until the bulb is about two-thirds covered. Set the pot down once or twice on the bench with a sharp rap so as to settle the soil and bulb down well. Tulips should be potted the same way, only there may be as many as four or five bulbs in a five-inch pot, and six in a six-inch pot, and they can be buried somewhat deeper in the soil, so that only the points show aboye the surface. At least three-fourths of an inch of space shouid remain between the top of the soil and the rim of the pot in order to hold water whenever watering is necessary. When the potting is finished as above described, give water with a watering-can sufficient to wet the soil all through.

Now the pots should be placed away in a dark room or in a cellar, to remain several Rooting weeks while the bulbs are making roots, for it is necessary that these should form before the Bulbs. the growth of the leaves or flowers. Not much heat is needed for root-growth, and a

temperature of 50 degrees is best. It will be a good precaution to take, to set the pots in a box and fill soil in between the pots to keep them from drying out, and then cover the box over closely so that mice cannot get in. Here they can remain from six to ten weeks, or until they have quite filled the pots with roots. Some will root faster than others and will show signs of leaf-growth, and these can be taken up first to the light while the others are left to bring out later, thus causing them to bloom at different times, successively over a number of weeks. They should be placed in a good light in a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees, and freely ventilated on fine days. If one has not pots to use, bulbs can be planted in boxes in the same way as here described. Crocus and Snowdrops should be similarly treated in house-culture.

Hyacinths are sometimes grown in water, using tall glasses, one for each bulb; these Growing Bulbs glasses are made with a shoulder to hold the bulb near the top, while the water below in Water. comes up just to the base of the bulb. In starting bulbs in water they should be

placed away in a dark room until plenty of roots have formed. A favorite way of raising the Chinese Narcissus, or Sacred Chinese Lily, as it is called, is among small stones or pebbles in a glass or porcelain dish containing water, the stones surrounding and supporting the bulb and holding it in

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place, and the water kept up to the base of the bulb. Hyacinths may be raised in the same way, if desired.

The Dutch bulbs do well in ordinary garden soil if it is dry, that is, if water does not Bulbs in lie on it in the winter season. A compact clayey soil may be improved for bulbs by the Garden. mixing with it a quantity of sand, A sandy loam is all that is desirable. The ground

should be spaded deep immediately before planting. When planting a large number in a border or hed it is well to remove entirely the upper layer of soil to a depth of four inches and then spade the lower soil a good depth. Rake it smooth and level, and, if possible, spread over the surface a layer of sand an inch in depth; this provides a bed for the roots to run in freely, and enables them to make a vigorous growth from the start. Providing a bed of sand is not absolutely necessary, but if it is convenient to do so it is an advantage. The bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, etc., are now set on the bed, the largest bulbs from four to six inches apart, and Crocus, Snowdrop, and Snowflake about two inches apart, and when all are in place the surface soil that was removed is gently spread over them without disturbing them, and they thus get covered some three or four inches in depth. At the north bulbs should by preference be planted from the last of September up to November, while at the south November will be early enough. When but a few dozen bulbs are to be planted, they can be set by removing the soil with a trowel to the proper depth, and dropping a little sand into the hole before placing in the bulb is also a good practice, though ordinarily it is not done.

When the bulbs are set and covered, then before hard freezing weather comes they will After Planting need to be covered with leaves or litter, enough to prevent the ground from fi eezing the Bulbs. much, for the bulbs are injured by the movement of the soil about them that takes place

when the ground thaws, tearing or straining the roots and enfeebling the plants. Early in spring the most of the covering can be removed, leaving a little to remain over the bed until the leaves begin to push, and then clearing it all off.

Bulbs in a shrubbery border may be left after blooming without disturbance, and each After the Bulbs spring they will renew their growth and bloom. At the last of May or early in June have bloomed. summer blooming plants can be set in between the bulbous plants whose ripening

foliage will soon after wither and disappear. When bulb beds are in a conspicuous place, and it is desirable that they should be set early with summer-flowering plants, the bulbs can be carefully lifted with soil attached, taken away, and placed in a trench previously prepared for them in a half shady place. There they can remain until the foliage has decayed, when the bulbs can be removed from the soil

and be placed away in a dry, airy, cool place, to remain until time for planting in early autumn.

POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS, PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORUS

HE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION REPRESENTS OUR UNNAMED BEDDING HYACINTHS 1 photographed at our Farm and Trial Grounds at Despatch, N. Y., where we devote 100 acres to test- ing all the new and standard varieties of Vegetable, Flower and Field Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Small Fruits, ete. Hyacinths are increasing in popularity, and when the fact that they will live for several years is taken into consideration, the price is comparatively insignificant. 100 of our best unnamed bedding Hyacinths will plant a bed five feet in diameter. The price is $3.50 per hundred, not prepaid.

hyacinths for the house and Garden

The Hyacinth is noted for bright colors and delightful fragrance.

All varieties are fragrant. The

colors vary in every shade from pure white to the deepest crimson or red and blue and some shades of yellow. The lily-like flowers are somewhat pendant, and closely clustered in racemes forming columns of less or

greater height.

The flowers are either single or double, and one can select varieties, in this respect,

according to taste. For very early blooming the White Roman variety is a great favorite. Its flower spikes are looser and shorter than those of the Holland Hyacinth, but, instead of one, each bulb has usually two or

three flower-stems.

make a fine blooming specimen at the winter holidays. bloom later, and a single bulb is sufficient for a five-inch pot. and if the flowers are in three shades, red, white, and blue, a very pretty effect is produced.

Three or four bulbs of Roman Hyacinths potted early in the seson, in a six-inch pot, will Under the same conditions the Holland Hyacinths In a six-inch pot three bulbs may be placed,

The time of

blooming may be regulated to some extent by holding the potted bulbs in the dark and keeping in a cool place, thus retarding the bloom and allowing the plants to be brought along successively for a number of

weeks.

For planting in quantities in the garden it is more economical to use the unnamed varieties, the bulbs

costing less; these can be planted to form a mass by itself, or mixed if so desired, or in varied designs.

VICK’S SELECTION OF NAMED HYACINTHS

Sold at the uniform price of 12 cents each or $1.25 per dozen, postage paid

The finest varieties and best bulbs, purchased from the best growers in Holland, and imported direct to meet the desires of

those who want the choicest bulbs for the conservatory or window, or to plant in beds of design in the garden.

The single-

flowered varieties usually give better satisfaction than the double ones, and especially so in house-culture.

At the single and dozen prices we prepay postage to destination. supplied at dozen rates.

SINGLE RED AND ROSE

Amy. Bright scarlet. Baron Van Thuyll. Pink, large spike. Charles Dickens. Delicate pink.

Fabiola. Rose, handsome bells, large spike.

General Pelissier. Brilliant carmine.

Gertrude. Rosy pink, large, upright spike.

Gigantea. Blush pink, large flowers

and very large truss. Moreno. Fine pink. Norma. Light pink, large bells and fine truss. Prince of Orange. Robert Steiger. truss. Romeo.

SINGLE PURPLE Haydn.

Deep pink. Deep red, compact

Bright scarlet.

Lilac-mauve, fine large truss.

SINGLE WHITE.

Alba Superbissima. Pure white. Albertina. Pure white, large spike. Baroness Van Thuyll. white, fine large truss, one of the best for any purpose. Grand Blanche. Blush white. Grand Vedette. Pure white. Grandeur a Merveille. Blush white. La Grandesse. Extra fine snow white. L’Innocence. Snowy white; fine spike. La Pucelle d’'Orleans. Pure white. Madame Vanderhoop. Pure white, large bells. Paix de l'Europe. Pavilion Blanc. Pure white. Queen Victoria. Pure white. Voltaire. Creamy white.

SINGLE YELLOW

Ida. Rich golden yellow. Obelisque. Fine pure yellow.

Flowers snow

Pure white.

SINGLE BLUE. Baron Van Thuyll. Dark brizht blue. Bleu Mourant. Purple blue. Charles Dickens. Bright biue shading to porcelain blue, handsome tall spike, excellent. Grand Maitre. Porcelain blue. King of the Blues. Rich, dark blue. La Peyrouse. Light blue. Leonidas. Light blue, large spike. Leopold II. Light blue. Marie. Dark blue, purple shade. Pieneman. Dark porcelain blue. Priestly. Porcelain blue. Queen of the Blues. Clear light blue. Regulus. Porcelain blue, large bells.

DOUBLE WHITE

Bouquet Royal. Pure white, yellow

center.

Flevo. Pure white.

Grootvoorstin. Creamy white, large bells.

La Tous d’Auvergne. Pure white, large ells.

La Virginite. Blush white; early. Prince of Waterloo. large bells.

Sceptre d’Or. DOUBLE BLUE

Bloksberg. Porcelain blue, striped and mottled. Charles Dickens. some truss. Garrick. Azure blue, fine bells and spike. General Antinck. Light blue, large bells and truss. Lord Raglan, Rembrandt. spike. Richard Steele.

Waxy white,

White, yellow center.

Dark blue, hand-

Purple blue, large bells. Light blue, long compact

Light blue. DOUBLE YELLOW

Geethe. Light yellow, fine bells and truss. Jaune Supreme. Deep yellow, fine spike.

Not less than six of any one variety Special prices on large quantities.

DOUBLE RED AND ROSE

Bouquet Royal. Bouquet Tendre. Czar Nicholas. Blush pink. Grootvorst. Blush pink, large, early. Lord Wellington. Extra fine blush pink. Noble par Merite. Deep rose, early. Prince of Orange. Dark rose, very fine.

ROMAN HYACINTH

These Hyacinth bulbs are extra selected and will give the greatest satisfaction, each bulb producing several graceful spikes. We advise early planting, so as to have the bulbs well rooted before commencing to force them.

Salmon pink. Carmine rose, early.

Early delivery can best be secured by sending in your orders at once, so that shipments may be made from the first arrivals.

Early Roman White. Each, 5 cents:

dozen, 55 cents; per hundred, $

GRAPE HYACINTH

Also called the “‘ Blue Lily of the Val- ley.”” About six inches high and very much resembles a bunch of grapes. Planted in groups of a dozen or so, the bulbs produce a mass of lovely blossoms. Plant very hardy. For winter blooming in the house they excel.

Grape Hyacinth, Blue. Three for

5 cents ; dozen, 15 cents; per hundred, 80 cents. White. Two for 5 cents; dozen, 20

cents ; hundred, $1.00.

FEATHER HYACINTH

A peculiar species, improving daily in beauty after once commencing to bloom, and developing finally into an immense blue feathery plume about twelve inches high. It is very blooming, and cultivated as other Hya- cinths it will give perfect satisfaction.

desirable for winter

Two for 5 cents; dozen, 20 cents; per

hundred, $1.co,

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HYACINTHS IN SEPARATE COLORS

Selected especially for Garden Planting and Winter Forcing for Cut Flowers.

Bulbs of unnamed hyacinths are comparatively cheap and can be used in large numbers for beds and borders at no great expense. They are also used largely for winter forcing for cut flowers, and for window plants; when, however, the finest specimen pot plants are desired the named bulbs should be employed.

SINGLE VARIETIES DOUBLE VARIETIES

Red and rose, all shades Red and rose, all shades

Dark red Dark red

Rose and pink, all shades Rose and pink, all shades

Blush Blush

Snow white Snow white

Dark blue Dark blue

Light blue Light blue

Blue, all shades Blue, all shades

Yellow Yellow

Vick’s Special Single Mixed, strong Vick’s Special Double Mixed, strong bulbs, sure to bloom bulbs, sure to bloom

Prices delivered free to any Post office in the United States, Each, 6 cents; dozen, 65 cents. Delivered at Express office, Rochester, dozen, 50 cents; hundred, $3.50.

STANDARD COLLECTIONS OF HYACINTHS

These Collections are offered for the benefit of customers who prefer to leave the selection to us. They consist of varieties best adapted for indoor and outdoor planting. As we expect to sell a large number of these fine collections, we are enabled to offer them at greatly reduced prices. The quality of the bulbs is the same as offered in our regular list, and can be relied upon for trueness to color and beauty of flower.

DOUBLE HYACINTH Please be particular to specify what collections are wanted. COLLECTION A COLVECTION B Kyacinths for house Culture Kyacinths for Out: of- Door Culture Lord Wellington. Single pink. Le Grand Concurrent. Fine pink. Veronica. Brilliant red. Louis Napoleon. Dark red. Queen of Holland. Pure white. Grand Vainqueur. Pure white. Lord Grey. Rosy white. Triumph Blandine. Rosy white. Lord Beaconsfield. Light blue. Murillo. Light blue. Mimosa. Dark blue. Bride of Lammermoor. Dark blue. Price 55 cents, postage paid. Price 55 cents, postage paid.

Collections A and B sent postpaid for $1.00.

HYACINTHS IN BEDS

We have made the following Collections so low in price that all can afford to have a beautiful bed in bloom early in spring at a time when there is a scarcity of flowers.

Hyacinth Bed 6 feet in diameter.) Hyacinth Bed 1o feet in diameter. | Hyacinth Bed 12 feet in diameter. Requires 127 Bulbs planted six, Requires 217 Bulbs planted six| Requires 331 Bulbs planted six

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wLIPS

HE beauty of form and

the sheen of brilliant colors presented by the Tulip are unequaled by any other class of plants in the floral world. And this scene of beauty is presented in the early spring, almost at the commencement of vegeta- tion. The garden that ap- parently for months of winter has been lifeless is trans- formed by the magic of color combinations flaunting from beds and borders of tulips into exuberant, glow- ing life. This display is like perpetual sunshine, cheering and _ invigorating nature in its slow revival. For the most beautiful gar- den effects in early spring plant tulips freely; plant them everywhere—in_ the coldest northern climates, and in the sunny south; everywhere they willsucceed and make a bright and glad- some scene. The single early varieties in mixture set along a border produce a brilliant show, and as the

bulbs are inexpensive they should be planted freely. Plant the bulbs in beds or borders about six inches apart, with each color in a mass by itself to produce the strongest effect,

Duc vAN THOL TULIPs — The earliest and lowest growing kinds. Good for pot culture and open ground.

TouRNESOLS— The next earliest, coming in two colors, orange-red, and yellow, and with double flowers.

- THE SINGLE EARLY TuLips— Form a very charming class and of a great variety of colors.

THE DousLe TuLips— The same range of colors, and the flowers of long duration.

THE LATE TuLirs— Have the tallest flower stems, are of an indefinite number of colors, and the flowers are of the most perfect shape. The choicest varieties are found in this class, which is divided into sections called Bizarres, Violets.and Roses. The Bizarres have yellow ground, marked with some other color. Violets have white ground with purple and violet marks. Roses have white ground marked or variegated with rose, scarlet, crimson, or cherry. The bulbs are used both in pot and garden culture.

PARRoT TuLips—A yery distinct race and the most picturesque of this genus of beautiful and showy flowers. The flowers are large, marked with a combination of the brightest colors, various shades of yellow, red, and green, and instead of being regular in form, the divisions are spread or twisted and wavy as if in wanton grotesqueness ¥ to display their grace and brilliancy. SINGLE EARLY TULIP,

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WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERS

SINGLE EARLY TULIPS

Comprising the finest selections for forcing and bedding. Varieties marked E are the earliest to bloom ; Er, following ; E2, the latest.

DOZ 100 Artus. (E1)brightscarlet. . 3for1o 30 1 so Belle Alliance. (Ex)scarlet 3for1o 35 2 25 Brutus. (Ex) orange crim- son, gold margined. . . .3forio 30 1 so Canary Bird. (E) yellow. .3for1o 35 20 Chrysolora. (E) yellow . . 3 for x10 Oo X 75 Crimson King. (Er) scarlet3 forro 30 1x so Couleur Cardinal. (E1) bronze scarlet, a flower of greatsubstance; stems long 05 45 3.25 Cottage Maid. (Ex) rose and Whites saiccr Pyrenees 3for1o 30 1x 50 Duchesse de Parma. (Er) macledeaa 5 5 5 po 0 0 2fors5 20 1x 25 Jacht van Delft. (Ex) white, 3 for1o 30 x 75 Joost van Vondel. (Er) red and whitetail ee 3forto 30 x 50 Keizerskroon, (Ex) scarlet ZINE OWON 6 6 ob OO 8 3for1o 35 200 L’Immaculee. (E) white. .3for1o 30 1 50 La Reine. (Er) (Queen Vic- toria) beautiful rosy white 2fors 25 x 40 Pax Alba. (Er) fine white . 3 for 10 30) bo Pottebakker White. (E) .3for10 35 2 0o Pottebakker Scarlet. (E) .3for10 30 x 75 Pottebakker Yellow. (E) .3forro 35 2 co President Lincoln. (Ez) handsome violet .... . 3forto 30 150

Princess Mariana. (E) white, tinged pink. . . .

3for10 30 1 50 Proserpine. (FE) carmine-rose,

SINGLE DUC VAN THOL

The Duc Van Thols are the earliest of the Tulips, and are very desirable for early forcing, coming into bloom throughout December, and especially at Christmas.

DOZ 100 Redband eyellow are menremen mena ncnene 2for5 20 1 25 OKT): SOMONE tS, ee om arais GG: Go Be 6 3forto 35 2 25 Scarlet.spi hi: oes eee 3forio 30 1 75 Crim'songg..0.. hier oneict cts een 2 fors) 20) Tt 25 GoldlStripedinsman men meron 3 for1o 30 150 Want, INMS 6655005000 d oo 6 04 40 250 Vellow: oi hyip sare cee 04 40 250

One bulb each of the above 7 for 20 cts. postpatd.

large and splendid . . . . 05| =45°3/00 Purple Crown. (E) purplish

GHMION 6 sao noob 2fors 25 1 40 Rembrandt. (Er) scarlet

GHINEON o5 6.6 bu Gos 3forto 35 200 Rose de Provence. Pink . 3for1o 35 2 co Rose Grisdelin. (E)softrose. 3 for1o 35 2 25

Rosamundi Huikman.

pink Standard Royal, Standard Royal.

(Ex) white and

(Er) white and red (Er) yellow and red . 5

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Thomas Moore. (Ex) orange ..... 3 for1o 30 75 Vermilion Brilliant. (E) red ..... 05 «45 25 White Swan. (E1) purewhite. ... . 3for1o 35 00 Yellow Prince. (E) yellow ...... 3for1o 35 200

One bulb each of the above 32 Single Early Tulips for $1.00, postpaid. Vick’s Superfine Early Mixture. 2 for 5 cents; dozen, 20 cts.; hundred, $1.00; thousand, $7.00. First Quality Single Mixture. 2 for 5 cents; dozen, 15 cts.; hundred, 80 cts.; thousand $6.00.

HIGHLAND PARK BED OF

Single Early Culips

This beautiful bed is circular, six feet across, or eighteen feet in circumference, requiring a total of 271 bulbs planted four inches apart. The center and first three rows require 37 scarlet ‘ Belle Alliance; ” the next three rows go “ Chrysolora,”’ pure yellow; and the last three rows 144 “ L’Immaculee,” pure white.

We will furnish the entire 271 bulbs delivered to

any express office in the United States $4 50 bo) oe emer ha Otis Snutes wees, ole ae WS

OUR FAVORITE BED OF

Double Early Tulips

This bed is of the same dimensions and requires the same number of bulbs as that of the Highland Park Bed of Single Early Tulips, but consists of four instead of three varieties. The center and first three rows require 37 “ Salvator Rosa,’’ rose and white; the next two rows 54 ‘* Rex Rubrorum,” scarlet; the next two rows 78 “ Murillo,” light rose; and the last two rows 102 “ Purple Crown,” dark crimson.

We will furnish the entire 271 bulbs delivered to

any express office in the United States 6 35 for ite SoS A oe 7

FAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 9

DOUBLE ‘TULIPS FOR BEDS

The Double Tulips are particularly valuable for mak- ing showy beds of bright colors. The extra petals are well developed ard combined into a symmetrical head, and like most other double flowers they remain in good condi- tion a considerable time longer than the single flow- ered varieties under the same conditions.

Arabella. Carmine - pink; 3 for 10 cents; dozen, 30 cents ; hundred, $1.75.

Blue Flag. Blue; late. 3 for ro cents ; dozen, 35 cents; hundred, $2.00.

Crown of Gold. Yellow, orange shaded. Each, 7 cents; dozen, 75 cents; hundred, $5.00.

Crown of Roses. Rose, large; early. Each, 7 cents; dozen, 75 cents; hundred, $5.00.

Duc Van Thol. Scarlet; early. 2fors cents; dozen, 25 cents; hundred, $1.40.

Duke of York. Red and white ; fine; large ; early. 3 for ro cents ; dozen, 30 cents; hundred, §1.s50.

Gloria Solis. Bronze, orange and crimson; early. 3 for ro cents; dozen, 30 cents; hundred, $1.75.

Imperator Rubrorum. Red; early. Each, 5 cents; dozen, 45 cents; hundred, $3.00.

La Candeur. White; large; early. 2 for 5 cents; dozen, 25 cents ; hundred, $1.49.

Le Blason. Rose and white; early. 3 for ro cents; dozen, 30 cents; hundred, $1.75.

Mariage de ma Fille. Pure white, rose striped; large; late. Each, 5 cents; dozen; 45 cents ; hundred, $3.00.

Murillo. Light rose; early. Each, 5 cents; dozen, 45 cents; hundred, $3.25.

Peony Gold. Yellow and red; late. . . 3 for 10

Peony Red. Scarlet; late ...... .3for1o0 Purple Crown. Splendid, dark velvety crimson; early... . . . .3 for 10

Purple, White Bordered. Early . . . 3 for10 Regina Rubrorum. Red striped with

creamy yellow; early ...-... - 05 Rex Rubrorum. Fine scarlet; early . . 3 for 10 Rose Blanche. White; early ... . .3for1o0 Rosine. Rosy white; early. . . ee tor x0 Salvator Rosa. Rose and white; early . 08 Titian. Brown and yellow; fine .. . .3 for x10 Tournesol. Redand yellow; early. . . 3 for 10 Tournesol. Pureyellow; early. .... 06 Yellow Rose. Beautiful golden yellow;

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One bulb each of the above 25 for 90 cents, postpaid,

DOZ. 100 35 200 Zot 75) 30 1 50 30 1 50 45 3 50 35 2 25 39 1 50 35 200 80 6 00 35 200 35 200 60 400 25 I 40

Vick’s Superfine Double Mixture. 2 for 5

cents; dozen, 20 cents; hundred, thousand, $8.00,

$1.25;

First Quality Double Mixed. 2 for 5 cents; dozen, 20 cents; hundred, $1.00; thousand, $7.00.

We do not pay charges at the 100 rate.

At single and dozen prices we prepay postage or express charges. We do not prepay charges at the 100 rate.

DOUBLE TULIP

PARROT ‘TULIPS

The most brilliant and showy of all Tulips, and when massed in a bed they make a dazzling show. DOZ. 100

Admiral de Constantinople. Red ..3for1o 30 1 75 Cafe Brun. (Richbrowm 7... .....3forzo 30 x 75 Gloriosa. Yellowandred........3for10 30 1 75 teas eWellower. aces ee = - «1-3 fondo) 30) 275 Markgraaf. Red andyellow. .... .3for1o 30 1 75 Perfecta. Redstriped ..... 3for1o 30 1 75

Superfine Mixed... . af 3 for LOM 2550 LATE SHOW TULIPS

This class is very attractive and the flowers bloom after the

early varieties. DOZ. 100 VEC 6 oO Ob oon oOo Soe Gahieseete) Rep Go afel WN 86 5 6 oe 5 Doo 8 6 Ge CSOs) Ete) BO) Roses... Via sete SHOr xO) 30) 075

Superfine Mixed, Late . eS tonto) 25ar 50 LATE-FLOWERING GESNERIANA

The most superb of all Tulips. The very large and sym- metrically-formed flowers are borne on tall, strong stems, and keep in good condition much longer than any other variety. The color is a brilliant crimson-scarlet, with a deep blue-black base. When grown in masses it produces a magnificent effect. 3 for 10 cents; dozen, 35 cents; hundred, $2.00.

Add 40 cents per roo if ordered by mail.

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NARCISSUS

NARCISSUS or Daffodils

The Narcissus in its differ- ent forms is one of the most interesting of spring- blooming flowers. It isa flower of antiquity, romance, and poetry. It is a fragrant flower, and so makes an especial appeal to our senses. The great variety of peculiar and graceful forms which the Nar- cissus assumes in its numerous species and varieties is particularly agreeable and fascinat- ing. The well-known Daffodiland the Jonquil belong to this family of plants. With the excep- tion of the Polyanthus varieties the bulbs are hardy in all parts of the

country, and should be

planted in autumn in the garden borderatthesame time and in the same manner as Hyacinths and Tulips. The named varieties of the Single Narcissus in the following list are those of some of the most beautiful and the most highly prized, and their culture, including also the Jonquils, cannot be too strongly advised; every gar- den should contain them and have a plentiful supply. The double varieties are less desirable for cutting, but they make a great show in the garden in early spring, and for this purpose they are ad- mirable. The Polyanthus varieties are particularly desir- able for window and green-

house culture, planting three or four in a five or six-inch pot.

All species of Narcissus love plenty

of moisture. In pot culture this habit

can be observed by keeping the plants

freely supplied with water, and when

grown among pebbles in bowls of water they are secured from drought.

AMES

TREES, (SOUMS © DONC EP ESTING INE NE II

SINGLE AND TRUMPET NARCISSUS

Ard Righ (Irish King). Yellow, rsplendid EACH variety . . Gee eG 06 Horsfieldii (Queen Si Daffodils). Speranth white, yellow trumpet, a magnificent flower oud so lOMO ANE. Ol Geta 06 Empress. A great, splendid flower, of rare beauty. One of the best of the two- colored trumpets. Perianth white and of good substance, trumpet rich ae An excellent forcer . c ‘ 08 Emperor. Deep yellow, large oe 06 Biflorus. White and yellow, 2 flowers. . . 2 for 5 Golden Spur. Rich golden yellow, both trumpet and perianth ; early, large, and free blooming . fh of Heart 06 Henry Irving. Rich iyellaws falledtrune pet, a magnificent flower . 07 Leedsii. Pure white, lemon yellow cup), 2 for 5 Obvallaris (Tenby Daffodil). A Beauehly formed flower, rich yellow . O4 Princeps. Sulphur white, yellow trumpet, one of the best and earliest for winter CIN Sea oO a Gs Basho . 3 for 10 Poeticus. White, scarlet eye, cannot be forced but fine for garden culture. 2 for 5 Poeticus ornatus. Pure white, sweet- scented, fine for forcing, about a month earlier than the Pheasant’s Eye . 2 for 5 Trumpet Major. True golden yellow petals and trumpet, fine for forcing and for cut flowers; the standard single yellow Daffodil ....... .3forz0

DOUBLE NARCISSUS

Albo pleno odorato. White, sweet-scent- ed; recommended highly for outdoors for cutting; cannot be forced... ..

Incomparable (Butter and Eggs). Yel- low and orange, sweet-scented ....

Double Van Sion, Thewell-known true “‘ Double Yellow Daffodil,” ist size . SCAT epeleure

Double Van ‘Sion, Double Nose. Extra large bulbs, producing two or three Powers > 4... >,»

Double Mixed .

NARCISSUS, PAPER WHITE,

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2 for 5

2 for 5

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POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS

EACH DOZ 3for1o 35 150

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White and yellow .

orange cup, fine. ... ©5 50 250 Grand Wonarque, Ww Mires Grell

cup, the finest of all white Polyanthus,

excellent for growing in water. . . 05 50 250 Grand Soliel d’Or. Bright yellow, deep

Orange cup. . Cea 05 5O 2 50 Her Majesty. Fine white ace R 06 60 300

Grandifior ws. The best Nar- cissus for growing in water. The Chinese or Sacred Lily is usually considered the best variety of Nar- cissus for water-blooming, and in foliage and amount of bloom itis very satisfactory. In offering this variety as superior to it our friends may think we are drawing on our imagination, but it is a fact that Paper White is far more desirable for that purpose. ‘The flowers are larger, more attractive in color,and are intensely fragrant Place them inashallow dish of water, with gravel or small stonesatthebottom. Attentionis called to the engraving of this plant, showing the bulbs ten days after planting and in full bloom twenty-six days after planting in water. Each 4 cents; dozen 4o cents ; hundred $2.00,

One bulb each of the above 6 sorts 25 cents, Three for 10 cents; dozen 35 cents;

JONQUILS

All the following are particularly desirable for

hundred $1.75.

forcing and window culture.

Sweet scented .

Largest Double. 3forzo 35 2 00 Singles sweeties cr. ») 2tors IS 75 Campernel (Great oncuiys “y Ellon?

icaeirant jeneee 5 eye tse iGelo) Rugulosus. Large icelden bellows nea

finer'than\Gampernel, . 3%... . 2fors 25 x 25

NARCISSUS, PAPER WHITE, 26 Days oLp. GRAN DIFLORUS

12 BULBS FOR WINTER

FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS

CALLA LILY

Richardia Africana

The wellknown Egyptian Lily, or Lily of the Nile, with large white flowers and broad foliage. An excel- lent plant for aquariums. In the spring they may be planted in the garden, and left until September, when they may be taken up, potted, and removed to the house or conservatory and will bloom in winter and spring.

Our Calla roots are grown for us in California, where the Calla is perfectly at home and grows magnificently. Large flowering tubers, each, 20 cents; per dozen, $2.00,

CHINESE SACRED SEIEY

A variety of Polyanthus Naréissus introduced by the Chinese. The flowers are pure silvery white, with golden yellow cups, chaste and graceful in appearance and of exquisite fragrance. A dozen bulbs started at intervals in shallow bowls of water, three or four bulbs in each dish, with just enough small pebbles or stones to prevent them from toppling over, will give a suc- cession of flowers throughout the winter

Extra large size bulbs, by mail, postpaid, each 12 cents; per dozen, $1.35.

ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM

This species is largely raised in Southern France for its hand- some white flowers produced in clusters ; and is extensively grown by florists. Six or eight bulbs may be planted in a five- inch pot; they willdevelop in a low or moderate temperature.

Three for 5 cents; dozen 15 cents ; 75 cents per 100, postpaid.

IXIA

THE RAINBOW FLOWER Few flowers attract more attention by their curious forms and strange colorings, nearly all showing three or more colors, Several may be planted in a small pot. difference in the form and color of Ixias than in almost any other class of plants. ‘They are easily raised in pots ina cold- Half a dozen bulbs can be put

There is a greater

frame, window, or greenhouse. in a four-inch or five-inch pot.

Choice bulbs, three for 5 cents; per dozen, 15 cents; per 100, 85 cents, postpaid.

AND SPRING FLOWERS

FRITILLARIA

Very early flowering bulbs, producing large, bell- shaped flowers of various colors. Suitable both for the open garden and for pot culture.

Meleagris (Guinea Hen Flower). DOZ. 100 Mixedivanietiestau- sence 3 for 10 20 $1 25 Imperialis. See Crown Imperial.

CROWN IMPERIAL FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS A well-known, stately, hardy plant, which throws up a tall, vigorous stem, and in early spring produces a cluster of large, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, sur- mounted by a tuft of glossy green leaves. Bulbs should be planted four or five inches deep, and about a foot apart. Single red, each 15 cents; per dozen, $1 35.

GARDEN ANEMONE

The Garden Anemones are very beautiful flowers. Some are double, some single, thesingle varieties being the most brilliant. These Anemonies have not been grown generally at the north because somewhat tender, and are not advised except for those gardens which have some shelter, either from buildings or evergreen trees or closely planted shrubs, where on a well-drained border the bulbs may be planted in autumn and given the protection of a thick coating of stable litter or leaves or evergreen boughs. The flowers are so beautiful that they will give the highest satisfaction when they come into bloom in the spring. Plant them five inches apart and cover three inches deep. The bulbs can also be potted in the fall and kept cool and be brought into bloom in the window or the greenhouse,

Anemone, single. Mixed brightest colors 2 for5 20 $1 co double. Best mixedcolors. .....3for10 30 1 50 Shy SM goon ao Oe > 2ifor 5) | 20/5 1700) dovbleiscarlethres-wcme meee ne 3for1o 30 150 single pure white (The Bride) 2for5 20 100

COLCHICUM

THE AUTUMN-FLOWERING CROCUS

The Colchicum, Autumn Crocus, is a curious and interesting flower. The leaves appear in the spring, and the flowers in the autumn. The bulbs are perfectly hardy. Each bulb gives quite a cluster of flowers, generally six or eight, and so per- sistent is it in its determination to flower that if taken up early in the autumn before the time for flowering, and placed in a pot or basket, it will , bloom just as well as if left in the ground.

Colchicum Au- tumnale. Pink. Each, 5 cents; per dozen, 50 cents.

Fine Mixed. Each, 5 Cts.; per doz., 50 cts.

CHIONODOXA

Spring flowering plant, producing Scilla - like flowers 5 hardy and early. Ex- cellent for winter blooming in the house, and also for cut flowers. Chionodoxa Lu- cillia. Azure blue. Two for 5 cents; per dozen, 20 cents; per hundred, $1.00. Sardensis. Fine‘ dark. blue. Two for 5 cts.; per doz., 20cts.; per nundred, $1.25.

CHIONODOXA

FAMES VICKS SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 13

CROCUS

The First to Bloom in the Spring HE CROCUS and _ the Snowdrop are the first flowers to appear in our gardens; they come as soon as the frost is out of the ground and while frosty nights still occur, but they are brave and hardy little heralds of the spring. ‘The bulbs should be planted so as to cover quite a space on a flower border, or they may be set about two inches apart in a row as an edging. After flowering the bulbs may be taken from the ground and kept in a dry place until planting time in the autumn, or may be allowed to remain in the ground; it will make no difference, ex- cept that those remaining undis- turbed will be likely to flower a week or ten days earlier than those which have been replanted. A very pretty effect is secured by planting the bulbs in large numbers on the lawn or front grass plat. They can beset in by thrusting down a narrow spade or a trowel and spreading the opening a little, sufficient to place in the bulb, and then crowding it together. In this way they are quickly planted and the sod is not disturbed. In early spring the flower appears on its stem above the grass, and in our northern country it is a surprise to see the faces of these bright bloomers as soon as winter has gone. By the time it is necessary to run the lawn mower over the grass the flowers will have disappeared and no harm will come to them from the mower, but the bulbs will remain to send out again their flowers each succeeding spring.

NAMED CROCUS CROCUS IN COLORS

DOZ. 100 DOZ. 100 1000

Jie Riis 345 455 shoes oo quae 2fors5 15 75 Blue and Purple ..... ete 10 45 $3.00

Baron von Brunow. Darkblue... .2fors5 15 75 WViDniterermeire te Sey va coca a: fs 10 45 3 00

WGA GCE Eb new ooo boeoc 2for5 15 75 Striped and Variegated ...... 10 45 3 00.

Glothvofsilvern oso on azdorns | fas 75 CUNO NV ety espe ed seh ay relieve) ole 10 5° 3 5°

Mont Blanc. Purewhite........ 2fors 15 75 AIcolorsimaxeds sts) ei) ie 10 40 2 50: Non Plus Ultra, Variegated. ..... 2fors 15 75

eas Peek: Light ne eo. 2for5 15 75 We do not pay postage on Crocus in hundred lots.

Pane eon) acRerCa ag 2 Ob) 75) 75) Tk vated by mail add 20 cents per 100, otherwise

Mammoth Yellow. Flowers of enormous ss Se ic cic e 6 Bue 0 uncle Ol eaemie afors 15 > Weill send by express at expense of purchaser.

OXALIS

An interesting class of small bulbs, desirable for winter-flowering in pots, producing an abundance of bloom. Plant from three to five bulbs ina pot. After flower- ing, knock them out of the pots, separate and plant in fresh soil, keeping them in a dry place. About August or September they will commence growing again. Then bring them to the light and air and commence watering. In this way the bulbs will keep sound all summer, and will increase rapidly. The leaves resemble in form the clover leaf. As the leaves are on long slender stalks, and consequently droop, the Oxalis can be readily adapted to hanging baskets and other similar purposes. The following are the best of the winter-flowering varieties, and may be grown either in pots or hanging baskets.

Oxalis, Buttercup. This improved variety produces bulbs, plants and bright yellow flowers in greater profusion and size than

anyotherotthespecies. - =... . . « 04 40 250 Acboredvalbare Wilites srs cy.) =) ai 04 40 250 owser es Eripntutoserr fe. wee es «ss 3for10 30 1 50 Cernua flore-pleno. Double yellow. . . 04 40 250 Wersicolor, iVariegated 2. 9.5 - 22 2fors5 20 I 25 INV Gy rine Col SS AG hore oes o 2for5 20 1 00

14 BULBS FOR WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERS

SPANISH IRIS

JAPAN IRIS

IRIS KAMPFERI

The flowers of the Japan Iris are of the richest colors, ranging from white to purple, with delicate markings and veinings and quite different in form

IRIS

The Iris or Flower de Luce, the leuy-de-Lis of the French, is one of the most beautiful of hardy garden plants. There are several dis- tinct species of these plants, natives of different regions, and each presents many garden vari- eties, the flowers of which are of peculiar and handsome formation, beautifully colored and marked and equal in real beauty to the most showy orchids. The plants are hardy in the open garden, and some kinds are desirable for greenhouse culture,

Anglica, or English. Large, hand-

SOMEM|OWELS io) tr een OLS mE EG Hispanica. Well adapted for pot

culture and forcing in the

winter. Mixed varieties . . 3fors5 15 85 Pavonia (Peacock). Small beau-

tifully marked flower; desira-

ble for window culture. . .3for1o 35 200

GERMAN IRIS

German Iris, a good old flower, handsome and as

many-hued as some of our finest orchids, and per-

fectly hardy. They bloom in May and June, when there is also a scarcity

of flowers. Plant three inches deep. Each, 15 cents; six for 60 cents; dozen, $1.00.

Canary. Canary-yellow.

Celeste. Light blue.

Gesneriana. White, bordered lavender-blue. Phidias. Bright yellow, lower petals mahogany. Souvenir, Old gold and purple.

from those of the German Iris, being muchgmm Velveteen. Yellow, lower petals rich reddish purple.

flatter and larger. Some of the flowers are eight inches in diameter. Named varieties, each 15 cents; six for 75 cents; dozen, $1.25.

We also offer mixed varieties at ro cents each; $1.00 per dozen.

DOUBLE VARIETIES

Blue Jay. Large flowers; fine azure blue, freely mottled.

Crimson Tuft. Deep plum, richly shaded, and brightly marked yellow.

Gold Bound. Tall and showy, with flowers of enormous size, probably the most beautiful of all. Pure snow-white, with large gold- banded center,

Gypsy. Crimson-purple, distinctly veined bright yellow ; rayed center.

Hannibal. Light blue, freely veined indigo, yellow center.

Mahogany. Very large flower, deep mahog- any-red,

Mt. Fell. White, veined blue.

Mt. Hood. Light blue, shaded darker. Bright Orange center. w= New York. Fine bright purple, mottled.

Orion. Very tall; pure white, each petal hav- ing a wide border of lilac-red.

ewer Oriole. Deep crimson-amaranth, yellow center.

Pyramid. Tall and showy, flower very large; light violet-blue with slight white veins.

P.C.de Rohan. Purplish blue, shaded violet and red.

wees Templeton. Bright violet, shaded and mottled

reddish pink and white.

Victor. Fine porcelain-blue ; veined.

FAMES VICKS SONS,

FREESIA

This is a delightful winter-blooming plant for window and conservatory. The bulbs are small, and six or eight can be planted in a five-inch pot. The earlier the bulbs are potted, the better, setting them down so that the soil will cover the tips. They will start both root and top growth without much delay, and can easily be had in bloom by Christmas. Be careful to keep them moist and in a moderate temperature. The flowers, which are white with a blotch of yellow at the throat, and about an inch in length, are produced in a raceme of five to eight, each standing erect; they are deliciously fragrant. The stems cut and placed in water keep well. After the plants have bloomed they can be given less and less water until the leaves have died, when the bulbs can be dried off and laid away until the following autumn.

pOZ 100 Freesia refracta alba, selected bulbs, large or so-called Mammoth or Monster BOIDSienoweets c 2for5 25 1 25

At these prices we prepay postage.

LEUCOJUM

Leucojum vernum or Spring Snowflake resembles a monster Snowdrop; very useful for cutting; also makes a beautiful border or cluster around the edges

of shrubbery. Well suited for pot culture. Flowers white, with bright green spots. DOZ 100 Leucojum vernum ...... 2fors5 30 1 50

At these prices we prepay postage.

MOCHESTE Ky NV. 15

DibVeor tre VALLEV

“No flower amit the garden fairer grows Than the sweet lily of the lowly vale.”

One of the most charming and greatly admired plants grown. The bulbs, or pips, can be planted in a bed out doors, or they can be potted four to six in a four-inch pot, which can be left in a cool place for atime, and even if exposed to a sharp frost are not injured, but apparently benefited thereby, and then

with plenty of warmth, light and water, they will

ig soon produce beautiful green leaves, and sprays of One or more pots may be sunk in the garden and left until

wanted.

lovely white and exquisitely fragrant blossoms.

It requires from three to five weeks for them to perfect their flowers if kept very warm and Like those of other bulbs the flowers are larger and very much finer when

given plenty of water.

raised in the house than in the garden. EACH DOZ

Wick: Sx xtra, Selected. 4s Geos ane 6 6 5 5°

16 BULBS FOR WINTER AND

ORNITHOGALUM

A beautiful and showy plant. The flower spikes are from eighteen to twenty-four inches high, bearing numerous pearly white flowers with jet-black center, and with a perfume distinctly aromatic. The bloom remains perfect for many weeks. When grown in the garden they make an interesting and _ pretty sight. The plants are desirable for greenhouse or window decoration, and florists are now growing them largely for their value as cut flowers.

EACH DOZ_ 100 Ornithogalum Arabicum........ 05 50 $3 00

RANUNCULUS

The bulbs of the so-called Garden Ranunculus are somewhat tender in northern climates, where they can be recommended only for pot culture. The flowers are both single and double and of a great variety The bulbs have tooth-like prongs or claws and should be set with the claws downwards. The bulbs can be kept in sand in a low, even temperature through the winter, and can then be planted in the garden early in the spring. At the south they can be planted out in late autumn. In

of colors.

growing the plants in pots they should have a cool, moist atmosphere, such as afforded by a cool green-

house. DOZ 100 Double Persian, mixed . . 2for5 20 I 00 Double Turban, mixed be 2for5 20 I 00 Double French, mixed. ..... 2fors 20 Ico

At these prices we prepay postage.

SPARAXIS

These are small bulbs with flowers of many colors, like those of the Ixia, and they require the same treatment. They make beautiful winter-blooming plants. Several bulbs can be planted in a small pot, or a box in the window planted with Ixias and Sparaxis will give a great display of bright colored, beautiful flowers. DOZ 100 Sparaxis,mixedin .jeaeerurene 2 Oris ELS, 5

At prices quoted we prepay postage.

SPRING

I'LOWERS

“The first pale blossom of the unripened year.”

It is almost an even race between the Snowdrop and the Crocus to appear in the spring, the Snowdrop coming a few days first. As the name indicates the flowers are while, and instead of standing upright like the Crocus they are nodding on stems about six inches in height. The bulbs should be planted close like those of the Crocus, and they too, like the latter, can be planted on the lawn where they will maintain themselves for a number of years. They make very pretty pot plants for the window, starting several

bulbs in a pot. poz 100 Galanthus, Single Snowdrop . . 2fors 20 I co Double Snowdrop. .... 2) ee) Or TOMS OmOO Elwesii, Giant Snowdrop .... 2fors5 20 I oO

At prices quoted we prepay postage.

TRITELEIA

Triteleia uniflora is a South American species. The common name for it is Spring Starflower. Flowers pale blue, two to two and a half inches across, borne singly, very rarely two, on stems from nine to A good pot plant and the

bulbs increase rapidly. DOZ 100

eighteen inches high.

DriteleialinitlOvaeae imme mc tnontnts 2for5 15 75 At prices quoted we prepay postage.

SCILLA

Two of the best ornamental species of this genus of bulbous plants are here offered. The plants The flowers, about an inch across, are borne in clusters on stems about S. Siberica produces flowers

bloom before the leaves appear.

four inches in height. of an intense blue, while those of S. praecox alba are pure white. After the flowers are gone the leaves appear and a new growth of bulbs takes place; the bulbs are hardy, quite small, and should be planted in a group in the garden where they may be left The plants can also be grown in pots, six or eight bulbs in a four-inch or five-inch pot, and will do well in a window or cool greenhouse. Do not give them

a warm place. After growing in pots the bulbs can

be turned out into the garden border. DOZ 100 Scilla Siberica. Bright intense blue. . 2 for 5 20 1 co przcox alba. Purewhite...... 3 for 10 30 200

UIFOLIUM

Garden Lilies

Autumn is the best time for planting the bulbs.

HE Lily is a favorite flower everywhere.

Lilium candidum does best when planted in August or September. This variety is valuable for forcing, and is used extensively for this pur- pose. The method is to plant the bulbs in six- inch pots, barely covering them with soil, then plunge them in the garden in a warm, sheltered place, and let them remain there until the pots

GOLDEN DAY LILY (HEMEROCALLIS AURANTIACA MAvor) are well filled with roots, after which they may

be removed to the house or conservatory, where they will flower in eight or ten weeks.

After long experience, the varieties named in the following list are offered as forming the best collection of hardy Lilies that can be advised for garden culture. It not only embraces the most beautiful, but there is not one in the list difficult of culture, or that may be iikely to disappoint the planter, if we except the Auratum, which sometimes proves a little treacherous; all the others can be easily r=*-- 1, and most of them will improve if left undisturbed a number of years. In forcing L. Harrisii or «=. japonicum longiflorum, plant them in six-inch pots half filled with a rich soil, sink the bulbs, leaving just the tips exposed. After the bulb has thrown its stem above the top of the pot, fill the pot with rich soil composed mostly of well-rotted cow manure, as these bulbs throw out rootlets from the stem above the bulb.

Lilium auratum. The magnificent gold-banded EACH Doz Candidum. Common white garden Lily; hardy, EAcH voz Lily of Japan; freely spotted with crimson free bloomer, fragrant... . . Asides. A oad 15 $x 50 red; sweet-scented. Blooms about July rsth Elegans. Best light red og theo De eo Io I 50 extrailarpe|bulbssue fs sia 4. sel ae is. 258250 Elegans incomparable. Bloodred ..... 15 100

Batmanniz. A beautiful Japanese variety; The above three varieties bloom about Fuly rst. flowers upright, of clear apricot yellow; strong Hansoni. A rare early-flowering species of a and hardy; should have a place in every gar- beautiful yellow color, petals very thick, den. Blooms about July rsth ........ 20 200 dotted with purple. One of the handsomest Canadense. Ournative Lily; flowers drooping, varieties. Blooms second week in June ... 75 750 delicate scarlet, yellow throat, spotted black. Humboldtii. Orange, spotted claret. Extra Blooms} Wloerothiar sec weatc, cine cone ve) eee i 2 es hh, dslteeyres Mlb GF Go ood oe Pa Xo oro)

18 BULBS FOR WINTER

Lilium Harrisii. (Easter Lily.) The flowers are EACH Doz pure white, trumpet-shaped, and are unexceled in beauty by those of any other species, while the fragrance is simply exquisite. By starting the bulbs at intervals ofafew weeks,a succession of bloom may be had for a long time. Many dealers offer small-sized bulbs, but we send outionlysthelextravlargelsizey-ucw sj -menenenene 20 $2 00 Japonicum longiflorum. White, trumpet-

shaped. Blooms about July 2cth. ..... 15 150 Krameri. Deep rosy pink. Blooms June =n 20 200 Leichtlinii. Canary-yellow, spotted red. Very

TALCsE ED LOOMSPALPLIS CEUs ty ime mreine lteter cienrcite 40 400

Leichtlini Maximowiczii. Flowers salmon- scarlet, studded with large purple dots. Will become popular on account of its long season of bloom —from August until frost comes. . . 25 2 50

Pardalinum. The best of the Canadense class.

Yellow andred spotted. Blooms about Julyicth 20 2 00

Parryi. Pure lemon yellow. Long trumpet- Greyrsh WOsyiHie>s 6 500 6 OO 0 30

Rubellum. New. Bell-shaped flowers Cia fine deep pink color, from two to three inches long. This variety and L. tenuifolium are the first to WOEOMo plo boo OOOO OO OOD Fan 6

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Leto}

40 400

For $1.00 at single rates purchasers may select to amount of $1.25.

AND SPRING FLOWERS

Speciosum rubrum. White and rose, dark EACH Doz crimson spots .. . On MS oO 0 8 : 20 $2 00 Speciosum Melpomene. Crimson feporreds with deep blood red; each petal distinctly bordered with white. Same habit of growth as rubrum; stems dark and color of flower much deeper. . 20 2 00 Speciosum album. White.

The above three bloom about August 15th.

>) Je) fe) of ee) esl ZO BuO

Superbum. Yellow and orange-red ; drooping.

Three to six feet high, bearing from five to

twenty flowers. Blooms July 15th . ~ I5 I 50 Tenuifolium. One of the most beautiful endl

delicate of the early-flowering varieties. Flow-

ers dazzling vermilion-scarlet, suspended from

slender, graceful stems; they are so bright as

to attract attention from a great distance. The

first to bloom

BRO ID OLOdG 5-0-0100 9060 20 200 Tigrinum splendens. ‘Tiger Lily. Blooms

about Aupustirsts) 1s) sie evict itm nionones IO 1 00 Tigrinum fl, pl. Double Reee Tbe Blocms

ADOUPENUPTIS ters ED ee meee nner my Se es Wallacei. Flowers rich vermilion - orange,

spotted with maroon. Blooms in the autumn.

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For §2.00 at single rates purchasers

may select to amount of $2.50.

THE DAY LILIES

The Day Lilies are hardy garden border plants, bearing large Lily-like flowers.

The plants can be set

in autumn, and may receive the protection of a light covering of leaves the first winter after setting out.

Funkia alba, or White Day Lily. Each 15 cents.

Japonica. Light blue, with narrow foliage. Each 15 cents. Cceerulea. Dark blue, with broad, glossy foliage. Each 15 cents.

Undulata media picta. Flowers lavender, foliage light green, beautifully variegated with white; one of the most beautiful hardy plants in cultivation, and without an equal for cemetery planting. Each 20 cents.

Hemerocallis flava. Yellow or Lemon Lily. One of the best hardy border plants; flowers clear canary yellow, very fra- grant. Each 15 cents,

One bulb each of the preced= tng 5 sorts 60 cents,

L.

LILIUM LONGIFLORUM

ELEGANS INCOMPARABLE

Golden Day Lily (Hemerocallis aurantiaca major), One of the finest perfectly hardy herbaceous plants which has been brought out for many a year. The habit of the plant is vigorous ; the foliage rises to a height of two feet, and is of a deep green. The flower spikes are strong, bearing as many as twelve flowers in succession, which are seven to eight inches across, of a rich orange-yellow, quite distinct. Each 4o cents; two for 70 cents.

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Six Choice Lilies Tor $1.00

The six varieties of Lilies illustrated on pages 17 and 18 we offer in a col- lection for $1.00, or two collections for $1.75, express or postage prepaid.

L. SPECIOSUM RUBRUM

Ornamental and Winter-Flowering Plants

ITH few exceptions, the following plants are such as can be easily grown in any ordinary parlor, sit-

ting-room, or greenhouse.

safely, than a larger number, we trust our customers will order accordingly.

As it is much more difficult to pack a single plant so that it will carry

For economy and safety in

packing it is best to order at least a dollar’s worth of plants.

ABUTILON FLOWERING MAPLE.

Hard-wooded greenhouse shrubs, blooming almost the entire year; well adapted for house culture. Flowers bell-shaped and drooping. Plants ro cents each; $1.00 per dozen. Abutilon Savitzii.

heavy white border, more than one-half | of the leaf being pure white. |

Eclipse. A trailing variety, beautifully

marked deep green and yellow; flowers | bright yellow, with crimson throat. |

Golden Fleece. Large, showy, bright

yellow flowers.

Thompsoni plena. Flowers large, full,

and perfectly double;

Leaves green, with |

color rich orange, shaded with crimson. : Seraph. Souvenir de Bonn, deep green color; white

Pure white dwarf.

Foliage large, of a each leaf edged with ; flowers pink,

a broad margin

striped with crimson.

ACHANIA

Achania Malvaviscus. satisfactory

One of the most house plants grown, with scarlet flowers ; blooms summer and win- ter; not subject to insects of any kind.

Each 15 cents,

AMARYLLIS The Amaryllis 1s very desirable for growing The bulbs

should be potted in a rich sandy loam, with

In pots, producing showy flowers.

good drainage. They require abundant mois-

ture when growing, but at their season of rest

water should be given sparingly.

Amaryllis Johnsoni. Flowers five inches in diameter, each petal striped with white. Flower stalk two feet high, with clusters of two to five blooms. Each 50 cents.

AMOMUM

Amomum melegueta, (Cardamom). An interesting green- house plant from Africa; grows much like the Canna; antly fragrant.

ARAUCARIA EXCELSA Norfolk Island Pine One

house-culture.

crimson,

leaves broad, green, and pleas Each 15 cts.

fthe best tender evergreens for

Very handsome and decorative. $1.00 each.

ANTHERICUM

Anthericum vittatum variegatum. An elegant house plant, with dark green leaves bordered with broad stripes of pure white. It throws up long spikes of small, star-

shaped flowers. Fine for hanging baskets. Each 20 cents.

At prices quoted in this Catalogue, we

prepay postage or express charges, unless otherwise noted.

5a

BABY

BABY PRIMROSE

Primula Forbesi. Needs but little care. rosette of fleshy leaves, from which spring the flower stems

PRIMROSE

It forms a dense

about twelve inches tall; delicate rosy-lilac flowers pro-

duced in great abundance. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI

One of the most rapid growing plants, making in a very short

time great masses of fine, feathery, drooping foliage, exceed-

The stems grow several feet in Asa

ingly graceful and beautiful. length, and are valuable for use in cut-flower work. house plant it has no superior, as it withstands the indoor tem- perature well.

Each 15 cents; larger plants 25 cents and

50 cents each.

AZALEA

The diversity of color and free-blooming qualities of the

different varieties of Azalea make them exceedingly popular.

After blooming in the house place the plants in a shady spot

out of doors during summer, and remove to the house in fall for

}

winter blooming. Color from pure white to dark crimson.

Price, ro-inch heads, each $r. 12-inch heads, each $1.25;

14-inch heads

s, each $1.50; 16-inch heads $1.75.

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20 ORNAMENTAL AND

FLOWERING BEGONIA

FLOWERING BEGONIAS

This class of beautiful plants is deservedly popular. The beauty of foliage, combined with graceful flowers and fice- blooming qualities, makes the plants highly desirable. As pot plants for winter decoration they have few equals. Each, 1s cents; per dozen, $1.25, except where noted. . Begonia argentea guttata. A purplish-brorze, hand-

somely marked with silvery spots and dashes. The flow- ers are borne in large clusters on the tips of the branches, and are of pure waxy whiteness.

Alba picta. Leaves narrow, green, and nicely spotted with

white; flowers white, in clusters.

Bertha de Chateau - Rocher.

red; splendid.

Flowers bright currant-

Haageana. Flowers creamy white; foliage bronze green and red. Duchartrei. Purplish red leaves; blooms in panicles.

Each 25 cents.

Metallica. A shrubby grower and free bloomer. Surface of leaf of a lustrous metallic or bronze color, veined darker ; flower white.

Sandersoni. Scarlet; fine winter bloomer.

Velutina. Erect growth; dark rough foliage of a lustrous bronze green on upper surface, under side reddish bronze ; flowers reddish white.

Zebrina. Foliage dark green, with whitish veins ; flowers light pink,

REX VARIETIES

The Rex varieties of Begonia are very effective as pot plants. Care should be taken to keep the foliage free from dust, Oc- casionally the plants may be showered, but should not be exposed to the sun until the leaves are perfectly dry. Each 20 cents; $2.00 per dozen.

Andalusia. Silvery green, with deep green border.

Edouard Andre. Silvery green, with narrow green border.

Roi Ferdinand Major.

edged with same color.

Walter Reid.

leaf small.

CAREX JAPONICA VARIEGATA

A Japanese grass, very useful and ornamental for the house. Seems to enjoy the atmosphere of living-rooms. Each1scents; two for 25 cents.

Large silver leaf, dark center,

Deep green, with irregular silver zone.

WINTER-FLOWERING PLANTS

CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM

The Cyclamen is particularly adapted for win- dow-culture, as it blooms abundantly and for a long time in the winter and spring. The flowers are borne on long stems above the foliage. and are very showy. Strong bulbs, each 25 cents.

CALLA

Calla fragrans. Resembles the old variety in size and color of flower, but has strong and distinct fragrance. Each 25 cents.

Little Gem. A dwarf variety of the old Calla, eight inches high, free bloomer. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents.

CYPERUS, Umbrella Plant Cyperus alternifolius. A beautiful plant, easily grown. It makes a very showy plant for pot culture, is one of the best for ferneries, while for the aquarium it is without an equal. May be grown in soil kept constantly wet, or in a dish or vase of water. Each 10 cents.

LACE FERN

Asparagus plumosus ianus. Beautiful on account of its light feathery growth, which very much resembles lace. The graceful dark green foliage surpasses the Maiden-Hair Fern in delicacy of texture. Splendid as a pot plant and for decorative purposes. Each

20 cents ; two for 35 cents.

CARNATIONS

The Carnation is both beautiful and fragrant, and gives plenty of flowers for a long time. The ever-blooming varieties are admirable for winter flowers in the house, and are the main dependence of the florist for the preparation of floral ornaments.

Strong field-grown plants, 30 cents each; two for 50 cents. This size furnished from September 15th to December st. Young plants, just right for winter blooming, 15 cents each; six for 80 cents; 12 for $1.50.

Armazinda. Snow-white, lightly penciled with scarlet.

American Flag. ‘The flowers are regularly striped with scarlet and pure white, with foliage of metallic blue.

General Gomez. Brilliant cardinal-maroon.

G. H. Crane. A model scarlet, early and continuous bloomer.

Genevieve Lord. Flowers unusually large, beautiful pink.

Olympia. Glossy white, penciled with scarlet.

Portia. Bright scarlet.

Red Jacket. Most decidedly the best red*Carnation.

The Marquis. Flowers large; bright shade of soft pink.

Triumph. A rich, pure pink, a little darker than Wm. Scott; flowers often measure three and one-half inches across; very early and free bloomer.

William Scott. Clear delicate rosy pink.

SAMES

BOSTON DROOPING FERN

One of the most satisfactory of all decorative plants for house- culture. The handsome green fronds attain a length of four to five feet, and droop gracefully over on every side. Each 15 cents; extra large plants, each 75 cents.

MOSS FERN

Selaginella Emiliana. A I~ though this is commonly called a Moss Fern it belongs to the Lycopodium family. It is a handsome plant, of up- right growth, graceful and pretty. Useful for fernery. Each ro cents.

FERNS FOR DECORATION

Ferns cannot be dispensed with in elaborate decorations for the parlor. A single plant of the Sword Fern is as useful in pro- ducing a graceful effect as any plant we know of. In planting a fernery do not crowd them, but give room for the development of the fronds; their growth is rapid, and many varieties soon double their original size. Be your own florist and fill your fern dishes at home. Five of the best and hardiest varieties are sufficient to fill a fern dish eight inches in diameter. the set of six for 60 cents,

Adiantum cuneatum. The popular Maiden-Hair Fern.

Adiantum gracillimum. The smaliest and most graceful of the Maiden-Hair Ferns.

Cyrtomium falcatum (Holly Fern). able Ferns for house-culture.

Pteris adiantoides. A strong-growing variety, with deep green foliage.

Pteris Cretica albo-lineata. A pretty and useful variegated variety ; leaves green and white.

Pteris serrulata. A very graceful fern, useful as a pot plant or for fern dishes ; leaves green.

JAPANESE FERN BALL

This beauty is an importation directly from Japan. It comes in a dormant condition, and is a most satisfactory house plant, needing little care, and sure to thrive. After watering it starts into life, and in a short time is covered with a mass of beautiful green fronds. The ball should be allowed to dry up in November and rest until January or February, and may then be started by waterii.g as before. When growing it should be watered two or three times a week. A ball may also be cut in halves and used ia a fern dish. Our first shipment will arrive in December in time for Christmas delivery. Each 75 cts.; two for $1.25.

Each 15 cents;

One of the most desir-

FUCHSIA

CHOICE SELECTIONS FROM LEMOINE'S . HYBRIDS

Fuchsia Mary. A profuse bloomer; the drooping flowers, over two inches long, area brilliant crimson-scarlet. Alto- gether it is a very unique plant, and a fine addition to the window-garden or conservatory. Each 15 cents.

Triphylla hybrida. variety. profusion,

Entirely distinct from any other Flowers intense rich carmine, produced in great Each 15 cents.

THE

PIGK'S! SONS, ROCHESTER; N. Y. 21

BOSTON DROOPING

FUCHSIA

SINGLE

FERN

Strong plants, each zo cents, except where noted.

Black Prince. Constancy. Flowers large, corolla carmine, sepals white. “Silver King.’? New Type Fuchsia. One of the most striking plants that has been introduced in many years.

A silver-leaf Fuchsia, literally covered with handsome blossoms. It is of strong and compact growth, and im a short time forms a perfect specimen. Rosalind.

Corolla reddish rose, sepals carmine.

Each 20 cents Tube and sepals white ; corolla magenta-pink.

DOUBLE

Strong plants, each ro cents. Deutscher Kaiser. purple. Gigantea. Tube and sepals carmine; corolla a shade of light magenta. Large and fine. Beauty of West Kent. Corolla white, heavily shaded with crimson; tube and sepals red.

Molesworth. Sepals red, nicely recurved; corolla pure white; very large.

Sepals rosy crimsen; corolla violet-

Phenomenal. Corollaviolet-purple, sepals bright carmine.

DWARF-GROWING PLANTS

Handsome little bushy plants, covered with flowers all sum- mer; taken into the house they will bloom there a greater part of the winter. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

Bouquet. Bushy plant, producing a prodigious number of

good-sized flowers of beautiful form.

Miniature, Plant quite dwarf; flowers small; sepals a

vinous red; corolla violet, and of elegant form.

Little Beauty. A perfect gem; blooms when only about

two inches high, and continues in flower the year round. Bright red tube and sepals ; corolla rich purple.

22 ORNAMENTAL AND WINTER- FLOWERING HOUSE PLANTS

OTAHEITE ORANGE

A dwarf orange, which grows, blooms, and fruits freely in pots, when only a foot or two high. Fruit about one-half the sizeof ordinary oranges. The blossoms are produced in great abundance, delicate and beautiful in color, and of a delicious perfume. Strong plants, each 15 cents; extra strong plants each 35 cents.

RUBBER PLANT FICUS ELASTICA

One of the best plants grown for table or house decoration. It succeeds well with ordinary treatment. The glossy green leaves seem especially formed to resist the dust and gas to which plants in dwelling houses are exposed. Strong plants, 50, 75, and $1.00 each.

GENISTA CANARIENSIS

The flowers are pure golden yellow, and literally cover the plant when full grown. Each 15 cents,

GREVILLEA ROBUSTA, The Silk Oak

A beautiful plant for decorative purposes; quick of growth and of easy culture. The leaves are a light bronze color, the tips being covered with a soft down resembling raw silk. For the house it is unsurpassed, as it needs little attention. Each 10 cents.

JASMINE

| Jasminum grandiflorum is the idol of the poets. Foliage fine; flowers white, star-shaped, and very fragrant, blooming from November till May. Easy of culture. Each 15 cents.

OTAHEITE ORANGE

Che best Double and Single Geraniums

FOR HOUSE CULTURE

Price of all Geraniums, each 1o cents; three for 25 cents; per dozen, $1.00, except as noted.

SINGLE VARIETIES. Geranium, Beauty. White, with pink center. Chaucier. Cerise; a beautiful, clear, bright shade. J. Sallier. Carmine-lake, shaded with orange and rose. M. P. Morlau. Bright rosy salmon, center white. Queen of the Whites Improved. Pure white.

DOUBLE VARIETIES

Beaute Poitevine. One of the finest of the semi-doubles. Color bright salmon-pink, delicately shaded and tinted from deep orange to pure salmon.

Eulalie. Bright salmon; beautiful and well-formed flower.

La Favorite. The best pure white.

Madame Jaulin. Delicate pink, bordered pure white.

Madame la Comtesse de Baume. A charming bright pink; fine large bloom and truss.

S.A. Nutt. Brilliant deep blood red, with maroon shadings.

SWEET-SCENTED. Dr. Livingston. Leaves finely divided, very fragrant. Rose. The most desirable of the scented varieties.

IVY-LEAF. Thick, glossy, Ivy-shaped leaves ; plants drooping in habit. Jeanne d’Arc. White, suffused with lavender. Souvenir de Charles Turner. Deep pink, feathered maroon in upper petals. Madame Thibaut. Very double; rich deep pink.

BRONZE. Leaves show the most beautiful shades of yellow or brownish red, the foliage being as handsome as flowers. Black Douglas. Flowers salmon; foliage golden yellow, red zone. Magician. Leaf green and yellow, chocolate zone; flowers double, scarlet. RUBBER PLANT

FAMES VICKS SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 23

SECTIONAL VIEW OF ONE OF OUR PALM - HOUSES

PALMS

Palms will do well at a window where there is little or no direct sunshine. A regular, but not excessive, supply of water and a fair light are all the plants demand during the cool season. ‘The soil should bea substantial fibery loam. A daily syringing of the leaves is an advantage, but in winter once a week is sufficient. If kept in a living-room with a dry furnace heat, daily syringing or spraying the leaves is advisable. We here offer plants of the handsomest and most reliable species. First size, eighteen to twenty inches high. Second size, eight to twelve inches high. Third size, strong plants from 3-inch pots. Sent by Mail or Express at these Prices.

Palm, Areca lutescens. One of the handsomost Palms; Palm, Kentia Forsteriana. The beautiful ‘‘ Thatch Palm.”” desirable in every stage of growth. An easy plant to man- Similar to K, Belmoreana, but the petioles are a brighter age, and always looks well. Its gracefully recurved and green and the leaf divisions narrower, more delicate and pinnatified, glossy, green leaves make it a most pleasing graceful. A handsome Palm for table decoration. First object. First size $1.25; second size 50 cents; third size size $1.25 ; second size 85 cents; third size 35 cents.

25 cents. Latania Borbonica. Fan-shaped leaves, split into divi- Cocos Weddeliana. The most elegant of the smaller sions at the apex. A strong, vigorous plant, and makes a Palms. Its slender, erect stem is freely furnished with fine appearance in the window or in contrast with other gracefully arching leaves of a rich green color. Admirable plants. First size $1.25; second size 50 cents; third size for fern dishes, as they are of slow growth and maintain 25 cents. Extra iarge plants, 24 to 30 inches high, $2.25 their beauty a long time. Strong plants, 50 cents. Phoenix reclinata. A handsome, hardy, and rapid grow- Kentia Belmoreana. Graceful, arching leaves, with long, ing pinnate-leaved Palm. First size $1. second size terete, shining, yellowish-brown petioles ; divisions of the 60 cents; third size 30 cents. leaves twenty to thirty in number, strap-shaped, and deep Seaforthia elegans. ‘lhe beautiful ;‘ Feather Palm’’ of green in color. This Palm will stand a great deal of ill Queensland. The pinnate leaves are a lovely soft green usage and maintain a good appearance. First size $1.25; and most gracefully arched. First size $1.00; second size second size 85 cents; third size 35 cents. 60 cents; third size 30 cents. OXALIS CHINESE PRIMROSE Handsome plants for pot culture, always in bloom, and not Few house-plants afford better satisfaction Requires requiring any special care. a cool north window. Care should be taken that

Oxalis floribunda alba. An ever-blooming variety ; leaves water falls on the buds, as it causes them to rot. In summer three-parted, flowers in clusters, white, half an inch or they can be turned out into a shady border. more in diameter. Each ro cents. Primrose, Single White or Single Pink. Each 15 cents.

floribunda rosea. Sameas alba, except that the flowers PRIMULA

are pink. Each 1o cents. Ortgiesii, or Golden Star. About 12 inches high; Obconica Grandiflora

branches freely; dark olive green foliage, under side Perpetual blooming, bearing large trusses of flowers on long

purple. Flowers in clusters, star-shaped, bright golden stems well above the folia color pule lilac, shading to white,

yellow, always in bloom. Each 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. Each 15 cents.

THE ROSE, QUEEN OF FLOWERS

The autumn season, after the first of October, is especially favorable for transplanting the hardy roses. The plants should be dormant; that is, the growth should be finished and the plants have dropped their leaves, or at least the leaves should have been removed from the hard and ripened wood. In this condition there can be no drooping of the plants, and all wounds tend to callous and heal over quickly, and possibly even to make some new roots before cold weather sets in, and the plants are ready to start off into new growth at the earliest opportunity in the spring. In setting the plants remove with a sharp knife any portions of injured roots, leaving a smooth cut surface. Be sure and plant in deep-spaded, mellow, and well-enriched soil, where no water will lie. Early in the spring the tops should be cut back sharply, leaving only some six or eight inches of stem. After planting draw some soil up into a mound around each plant and then cover

the ground with a good thickness of stable litter, leaves or evergreen boughs if they can be had.

HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES

The Hybrid Perpetual class is entirely hardy. The flowers are of large size, and of the most beautiful colors. their blooming season they give us a show of brilliant colors unequaled by any other plants. Hybrid Perpetual Roses we cultivate, but they form a good collection.

Through The following are only a few of the Those who leave the selection to us shall have our best efforts to serve them.

TWO-YEAR PLANTS.—The varieties in the following list can be supplied in ExTRA STRONG two-year plants, each 35 cents; $3.50 per dozen, except where noted.

ONE-YEAR PLANTS—Wecan supply one-year green plants of all H. P. Roses at 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen, excepting Clio, Marchioness of Londonderry, Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford, Anna Alexieff, Francois Michelon, and Margaret Dickson.

Rose, Anna Alexieff. Flowers very double and full; freely produced; noted for their clear bright pink color. 40 cents. Archduchesse d’Austriche. Bright satiny pink. Anna de Diesbach. Beautiful shade of carmine; fine. Caroline Marniesse. Pure (or slightly creamy) white, double and sweetly tea-scented. A perpetual bloomer.

Rose, Francois Levet. Large flower of fine form, on straight stiff stems; bright clear rose color; a splendid variety.

Francois Michelon. Deep carmine-rose; very large, full, and of globular form ; fragrant, and a free bloomer. A dis- tinct, choice sort; excellent late in June or July, when

Clio. Flesh color, shaded in center with rosy pink; vig- orous grower and handsome. Each 50 cents.

Coquette des Blanches. Pure white, sometimes deli- cately tinged with pink.

other varieties are gone. Each 50 cents.

General Jacqueminot. Rich, crimson-scarlet, very bright and velvety ; much admired and in great demand.

John Keynes. Dark velvety crimson; large, fine form.

La France. Silvery rose, changing to pink; beautiful both in flower and bud. A constant bloomer.

La Reine. A beautiful, clear, bright rose; full form; very fragrant.

Madame Plantier. Summer bloomer; pure white.

Margaret Dickson. Best white Hybrid Perpetual; has the fragrance of the finest Tea Roses. Each 4ocents.

Magna Charta. Color a_ beautiful bright pink suffused with carmine.

Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford. Color white at base of petals, shading outward to a deep rosy pink, and the outer petals a pale flesh color. Each 50 cents.

Mrs. John Laing. Delicate pink; large; fine form; very fragrant. Flowers continuously in the open ground.

Marchioness of Londonderry. White flowers of great size ; perfectly formed. Each 50 cents.

Peonia. Bright clear red; very sweet; one of the finest.

Paul Neyron. Flowers very large, in fact the largest of all Roses; deep rose color; full, fragrant, and a free bloomer.

Prince Camille de Rohan. Rich, dark, velvety crimson, shading to maroon; very double and sweet.

Vick’s Caprice. Ground color soft satiny pink, distinctly striped and dashed with white and carmine; beautiful in bud form.

Victor Verdier. Bright rose, crim- son center.

NEW

HARDY YELLOW ROSE, SOLIEL D’OR

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NEW HARDY YELLOW ROSE

SOLEIL D’OR (Golden Sun)

This magnificent variety is perfectly hardy, robust, and vig- erous, making a growth of about three feet in height. The buds are conical in shape, and of a lovely hue. The flowers are three and a half inches in diameter, well incurved, and superb in color, varying from gold and orange-yellow to red- dish gold, shaded with Nasturtium-red. The plant is perpet- ual-flowering. Strong 2-year plants, each, $r.0o.

MOSS ROSES

Moss Roses are very popular and much admired for their buds, which are covered with a moss-like texture. Two-year plants, each 35 cents; per dozen $3.50.

Rose, Comtesse de Murinais. Pale flesh, changing to white.

Henry Martin. Dark red.

Madame de la Rochelambert.

Princess Adelaide. Pink.

HYBRID WICHURAIANA

EVERGREEN SET OF MEMORIAL ROSES A new and distinct type of Hardy Roses. They make shoots in one season of from twelve to twenty feet in length completely covering the ground with their bright glossy foliage and showy, fragrant flowers. For

Bright pink.

covering stumps and trees, walls and trellis, they are unequaled.

Strong young plants, 15

cents each; theset for 50 cts.

Two - year plants, 30 cents

each; the set for $1.00.

Rose, Manda’s Triumph. Flowers large, double, in clusters, pure white and fragrant.

Pink Roamer. Flowers single, a clear pink, and delightfully fragrant.

South Orange Perfection. Flowers blush pink, changing to white, double, medium sized ; profuse bloomer.

Universal Favorite. A robust grower. Flowers large, double, fragrant, and of a deep rose color.

WICHURAIANA MEMORIAL ROSE

A Japanese variety which creeps on the earth after the habit ofIvy. The flowers grow in profusion in clusters at the ends of the branches. Flowers pure white, with yellow stamens, and very fragrant. Valuable for use in cemeteries and cover- ing rockeries, etc. Hardy. Each 15 cents; per dozen $1.50. ‘Two-year plants, each 30 cents; per dozen $3.00.

HARDY

ROSE, LA FRANCE Photograph reduced

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BEST HARDY EVERBLOOMING ROSE KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA

Pearly white, softly tinted with lemon in center; fragrant. A strong, healthy grower, with bold, beautiful foliage. Particu- larly hardy, and one of the most beautiful Roses in cultivation. Strong 2-year plants, 4o cents; per dozen, $4.00.

THE BEAUTIFUL RAMBLER ROSES

The Ramblers are so well known that it is unnecessary to devote space to a long description of these wonderfully beauti- ful and useful hardy climbers, They are suitable for training on walls, verandas, trellises, arbors, and pillars, and as speci- men pot plants for winter forcing. Flowers are well formed and though small are produced in so great profusion as to pre- duce an immense mass of bloom, The Crimson is the best color and most satisfactory. When in bloom the plants are literally covered with thousands of brilliant crimson flowers.

Pink. Yellow. White. Crimson.

Two-year plants 30 cents; set of four for $1.00.

CLIMBING ROSES

Are perfectly hardy; bloom early in summer,and when in a rich soil soon cover any arbor or porch. ‘lwo- two for 60 cents.

Pale blush,

year plants, each 35 cents ; Rose, Baltimore Belle. nearly white. Queen of the Prairie. red; fine. It may be well to give the cau- tion that Climbing Roses do

Rosy

not require the close annual pruning that the Hybrid Perpetuals need, nor will they submit to it and pro- duce flowers. The long shoots or canes of the climb-

ers bear short side branches

on which the flowers are borne, and the plants are capable of great numbers of flowers annually ; these side growths are there- fore to be encouraged. Cut out all old canes and cut back the

side shoots for renewal.

POLYANTHA ROSES

Plants each 10 cents; 1.00 per dozen. Madame Cecil Brunner. rose on a yellow ground. Etoile de Mai. Blooms in clusters; full; nankeen-yellow changing to pale Free-flowering.

bearing

Color salmon.

yellow. Mignonette. Rose, changing to blush ; clusters large. Princess Marie Adelaide. Large clusters of small double flowers ; bright pink. White Soupert. Pure white, full and double flowers.

MONTHLY ROSES

The ever-blooming class comprises the Teas, Chinas, Noisettes, and Bourbons. They are well adapted to house-culture. they have been carefully grown in pots during the summer, and are in excellent condition for winter flowering. plants frequently, or sponge the leaves to keep them clear of the red spider, their worst enemy in the house. Italic letters indicate classes :

fragrance, and delicate colors.

each to cents; $1.00 per dozen, Rose, Aurora. Bright pink. 7. Bon Silene. Carmine, tinted with salmon. 7. Bridesmaid. Clear delicate pink. 4¢. Catharine Mermet. Flesh color; buds finely formed. 4. Charles Rovolli. Carmine, changing to silver-rose. #4. Coquette de Lyon. Canary-yellow. ¢. Francisca Kruger. Coppery yellow, peach shaded. ¢. Gen. de Tartas. Carmine, shaded purple. ¢. Jules Finger. Bright rosy scarlet and intense crimson. f. La Princess Vera. “olor, flesh; coppery rose border. ¢. Madame Camille. Soft rosy pink. ¢.

These have free-blooming qualities, exquisite The varieties offered are among the best in cultivation ; Shower the Fine strong plants,

#, Tea; c, China.

Rose, Maman Cochet. Deep rosy pink, inner side of petals silvery rose. 7.

Marie Guillot. White, tinged with pale yellow. 7.

Marechal Niel. Yellow, tea-scented. ¢.

Princess de Sagan, our collection. 7. Perle des Jardins. Richshade of yellow ; perfect form. 7.

Queen’s Scarlet. Crimson-scarlet, beautiful buds. c. White Maman Cochet. Flower extremely large, round and full; a pure white. 7.

The richest crimson of any Rose in

hardy Plants for Fall Planting

AQUILEGIA

Aquilegia chrysantha. Columbine.

The beautiful golden yellow

Each 15 cents.

Ceerulea. This is the true form of Rocky-Mountain Columbine. Flowers blue. Each 15 cents,

VICK’S DOUBLE ANEMONE WHIRLWIND

Planted outdoors this fall it will bloom the following season.

The double variety ‘‘ Whirlwind’? has all the free- blooming and other good qualities of the single white, and the additional ones of greater hardiness of plants and more lasting blooms. Each 20 cents ; two for 30 cents. SINGLE ANEMONE. One of the best hardy autumn-

flowering plants we have.

Japonica alba. Pure white. Each 20 cents,

Rubra. Deep rose color. Each 20 cents.

ACHILLEA

Achillea, The Pearl. The blooms are of purest white, and so large that they resemble a Pompom Chrysanthe- mum. Hardy, and will thrive in almost any situation. Very desirable for the garden or cemetery; blooms nearly the whole season. Each 15 cents; three for 4o cents.

Miliifolium roseum. Foliage finely cut; flowers pink. A continuous bloomer. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

ARABIS ALPINA A very early spring-flowering plant. white. Each 15 cents.

BLUE SPIRAEA

Caryopteris mastacanthus. A handsome free-growing plant, with numerous small blue or lavender flowers clustered around the branch just above each pair of leaves. An excellent bee-plant. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

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CLEMATIS DAVIDIANA

A vigorous, hardy plant, two to four feet high, with handsome foliage. The flowers are bell shaped, deep lavender or violet in color, very fragrant, and are produced in clusters in great profusion, One of the most desirable of hardy herbaceous perennials. Strong plants, each 25 cents; two for 4o cents.

COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA

Flowers large, bright golden yellow, and produced in the greatest profusion the entire summer; invaluable for cutting. Each 15 cents.

HARDY POMPON CHRYSAN THEMUMS

These are the very best of all Chrysanthemums for planting out of doors, and also very desirable for growing as pot plants, being dwarf, compact growers, and free bloomers. They are perfectly hardy, blooming before severe frosts will hurt the flowers. Chrysanthemum, Ada. Deep clear yellow, small, but a pretty

and interesting flower.

Amelia. Blush-pink.

Crimson Ball. Beautiful deep crimson.

Delicatissima. Center deep wine color, outer petals delicate pink.

Edna. White, with pink shadings and yellow center ; good size

and nice form. Golden Fleece. Rich golden yellow. May Williamson, Blush, changing to pure white. Oneita. Bright clear yellow ; good size and well-formed flower ; very showy. Pink Beauty. Fine soft pink. President. Dark violet-rose. Princess Louise. Very dark pink. Santiago. Deep bronze-red. Each 1o cents. The set of 12 for $1.00.

BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. 25 cents.

BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. Attains a height of four feet ; flowers like single Asters; blooms during summer and autumn. Produces hundreds of flowers at one time. Each 15 cents; dozen, $1.50.

CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA. Exceedingly free flower- ing and grand for cutting. In two colors, blue and white. Each 15 cents,

Spikes of dark blue flowers. Each

POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM, SANTIAGO

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SHASTA DAISY

The 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 first of a new type, which has been obtained by hybridization and rigid selection through a series of years. Its first qualification is extreme hardi- ness. Second, it is perennial, blooming better and more abundantly each season. Third, it can be multiplied rapidly by simple division, and it is not particular as to soil. Fourth, it blooms for several months. Fifth, the flowers are extremely large and graceful, averaging about four inches in diameter, with petals of the purest glistening whiteness, and are borne on single, long, stiff, wiry stems. Sixth, the blooms when cut remain per- fectly fresh and in good condition for two weeks er more. No other flower can compare with it in usefulness. Each 50 cents; per dozen, $5.00.

DELPHINIUM

Delphiniums or Larkspurs are valuable plants. Formosum is a most brilliant dark blue, the finest blue flower known among our hardy plants. Delphinium formosum. Dark blue.

15 cents.

Bee Larkspur. Interesting for the manner in which the petals are folded up in the center of each flower, soas to resemble a bee. Flowers of lighter shade than Delphinium formosum. Each 15 cents.

DICENTRA

Dicentra spectabilis, or Bleeding Heart. Bears heart- shaped, deep pink flowers in a graceful drooping raceme a foot or more in length. Each 25 cents.

DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA NATURAL GAS PLANT

A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about two feet in height, having fragrant foliage, and spikes of curious flowers, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil which under some conditions may be lighted when a match is applied to it. Two colors, White and Red. Plants, each 25 cents ; three for 60 cents.

EULALIA

Eulalia Japonica variegata. This variety, except that the variegation of the leaf is lengthwise, is very similar in style and habit of growth to E. Japonica zebrina, and it forms so beautiful and striking a contrast to that variety as to make them desirable companion plants.

Japonica zebrina. This plant is unlike most variegated plants, as its stripe or marking is across the leaf instead oflengthwise. In fall it bears large tassel-like plumes.

Gracillima univitata. The most beautiful of all the Eulalias. Foliage narrow, dark green, with a silvery white midrib.

Each 15 cents; one plant of each of above three for go cents.

Each

DIGITALIS (Foxglove). A* highly ornamental plant of stately growth. Each 15 cents.

EUPHORBIA COROLLATA. Blossoms from July to October, flowers white, small and star-shaped. Useful for bouquets. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

ERIANTHUS RAVENNZ. Resembles the Pampas Grass; producing beautiful plumes from ten totwelve inches in length onstalks from five tosevenfeet high, Each 15 cts.

FRAGARIA INDICA, or Indian Strawberry. Not edible but a pretty and attractive hardy plant. Each 15 cents.

GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. Among the most at- tractive and effective of our hardy perennial plants; one mass of bloom from June tillautumn. Each 15 cents.

GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA. Gypsophilas are valu- able for bouquet making, either green or dried. They are very graceful and easily cultivated. Should be in every garden. Flowers white. Each 15 cents.

SHASTA DAISY One inch less than full diameter

GOLD FLOWER

Hypericum Moserianum. Ofa low, spreading, branching growth, with handsome leaves, the upper side much darker than the lower. As a pot plant it is very handsome with its clean, dark foliage as a background for the flowers— great, showy, yellow disks, as brilliant in their reflection as burnished gold. The plant should be given a place in a well-drained border, and receive good care. On the approach of winter give it a covering of leaves to conserve its vigor, that it may make a strong growth at the start in spring. Extra strong plants, 25 cents; two for 4o cents.

HELIANTHUS

HARDY SUNFLOWERS

These varieties of Helianthus are perfectly hardy in this locality, but in colder regions a protection of coarse litter will be required. The plants attain a height of about four feet, and in their blooming season, in August and September, they are nearly covered with bright golden yellow double flowers, about the size ofa Dahlia; they are very desirable for cutting. Each 15 cents; dozen, $1.50.

Helianthus lataefrons. Plant of distinct habit, forming a pyramid of lovely flowers and foliage. Flowers golden yellow, single.

Maximilliana. Grows from five to seven feet high; flow- ers produced in long graceful sprays of golden yellow. Multiflorus plenus. Yellow flowers, perfectly formed.

Soliel d’Or. The Golden Quilled Sunflower; similar to

the above variety, except that the petals are quilled like some of our finest Dahlias.

HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANA

A hardy perennial, three feet high, broad and bushy, and a perpetual bloomer. Flowers deep golden yellow, two inches

across. Very fine for cutting. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

HEUCHERA SANGUINEA

The flowers are produced inthe greatest profusion from June to August. In color it varies from coral-red to crimson.

Height 18 inches. Each 20 cents: per dozen, $2.00.

GEUM ATROSANGUINEUM. Produces a mass of scarlet

flowers during the summer and fall months. Each 15 cents.

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HIBISCUS

Each 20 cents ; two for 35 cents.

Hibiscus, Crimson Eye. A robust grower with dark red stems and handsome foliage. size, often measuring twenty inches in circumference. The color is pure white, with a velvety crimson center in each flower.

Large-Flowering. Perfectly hardy in any place, and is one of the most beautiful hardy flowering plants we have. The color is a deep pink.

HOLLYHOCK — Double

We have excellent healthy plants, grown from seed, that will flower the first summer, and usually for three or four summers after. Give the plants a light covering of coarse litter for win- ter protection. The colors are nicely assorted, so that almost every color from white to purple may be expected. Each 14 cents; the set of six colors for 75 cents.

PERENNIAL PHLOX

One of the best of the hardy flowering plants. A show of brilliant flowers can be had from June until November. The varieties listed are all large-flowering. If you want something extra fine, plant generously of Perennial Phlox. Strong field- grown plants, each 20 cents; dozen, $2.00.

Phlox, Cross of Honor. White, striped with lilac.

Countess de Castries. White, rose eye.

Esclamonde. Rosy lilac, shaded white; large purple center surrounded with white halo.

Edgar Quinet. Rosy amaranth.

Eciaireur. Carmine, salmon center, with rosy white star.

Isabey. Orange-salmon, center purplish crimson.

Jourdan. Purplish crimson.

Little Blush. Pure white, changing to delicate pink.

Mt. Blanc. Pure white; dwarf.

M'le. Cuppenheim. Pure white; late.

M. Bezanson. Fiery crimson, velvety purple eye.

Nettie Stewart. Pure white, faintly tinged pink at base o( petals.

Premier Ministre. Rosy white, center deep rose.

Richard Wallace. Pure white with distinct violet eye.

Teddy. Rosy white, with carmine eye; tips of petals sometimes striped crimson,

The flowers are immense in

PERENNIAL PHLOX

LOR

FALL PLANTING

IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS Evergreen Candytuft. Produces innumerable flat heads of pure white flowers during April and May. per dozen, $1.50.

Each 15 cents;

LYCHNIS

Lychnis Chalcedonica. Produces large heads of brilliant scarlet flowers. A gem for cut flowers. Each 15 cents ; per dozen, $1.50.

Viscaria splendens. A strong, vigorous grower, ‘with almost evergreen foliage. Blooms early in June and con- tinues for six weeks or more. Flowers bright crimson. Without doubt the finest red-flowered hardy perennial. Each 15 cents.

PARDANTHUS SINENSIS SPLENDENS

Blackberry Lily. Lily-like flowers of bright orange, fol- lowed by seeds that resemble Blackberries. Each 10 cents.

PAPAVER — Poppy

Papaver orientale. The well known Oriental Poppy. Flowers scarlet. Each 20 cents. Nudicaule. The Iceland Poppy. ers white, orange, and yellow.

Always in bloom, flow- Each 20 cents.

PHLOX SUBULATA

Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1.50.

Moss Rose. A low-growing plant, fine for planting around rockwork. Very showy in early spring with its clouds of beautiful pink flowers.

Phlox, The Bride. Pure white, with pink eye.

PINKS

Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1 50.

Pink, Her Majesty. Flowers large, fringed, very double and pure white. The fragrance is deliciously clove-scented, and not too powerful. Long stiff stems support the flow- ers. Her Majesty is a rival of the Carnation.

Souvenir de Sale. Flowersa delicate soft rosy pink, being fully as large as a Carnation; beautifully formed, very double, and exceedingly useful for cutting.

PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM

The Chinese Bell Flower. In bloom the entire season. The flower resembles the Clematis in size and color. Two varieties, blue and white. Each 15 cents.

GIANT HARDY PRIMROSE

Primula veris superba

This beautiful new Primula originated in a bed of seedling Polyanthus, and is probably a hybrid Primrose, having somewhat the habit of a Polyanthus and the pale yellow color and the fragrance of the English Primrose. It differs from the ordinary forms of Polyanthus in throwing up several trusses from the same root, and the corolla being flatter. The trusses of bloom are six inches in diameter, and the individual flowers over an inch across, being very much larger than those of other hardy Primroses. The plant is ten to twelve inches in height, is perfectly hardy, and flowers earlier and continues in bloom longer than any other Primula. Each 15 cents; $1.50 per dozen.

LYSIMACHIA CLETHROIDES. A fine hardy plant, growing about two feet high, with long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white flowers. Each 15 cts.; dozen, $1.50.

LYTHRUM ROSEUM SUPERBUM. A strong-growing shrub-like plant, pro- ducing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July to September. Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1.50.

MONARDA DIDYMA. Bright red, showy flowers. Fine for planting among bulbs or ina mixed border. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents.

PERENNIAL PEA. Flowers pink, in clus- ters, hardy. Each 15 cts; two for 25 cts.

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CHINESE PEONIES

The Chinese Peonies are desirable on account of their large

size, fine colors, and profuse blooming. They are perfectly

hardy, and will succeed on any ground unless so wet that the

May

water will lie on the surface in the winter and spring. be planted either in the autumn or spring. Each 25 cents; dozen, $2.50, except as noted. Peony, Active. Rose, flowers large, very compact. Brujei. Light rose, fine. Double White. Each 35 cents.

Dr. Bretonneau. Rose.

Dugnesline. Rose, very five.

Elegantissima. Outer petals rose, center cream and rose, Fragrans. One of the best pink varieties.

Fulgida. Crimson, large flower. Each 35 cents. Lamartine. Very dark crimson. Each 35 cents. Limbata. Rose, large, fine.

Madame Morren. Outer petals blush, center salmon. Nivalet. Rose, large and full.

Officinalis rubra. Rich deep crimson, very early, and one

of the brightest of the dark-colored varieties. Each 35 cts. Plenissima rosea superba. Deep rose, tinged salmon. Purple Crown. Purple and crimson. Each 35 cents. Rosa mutabilis. Rose and pink shaded. Striata speciosa. Pale rose, center nearly white. Tenuifolia flore-pleno. Foliage graceful and slender, making a fine contrast when arranged with the double dark crimson flowers, that nearly rival the rose in delicate perfume, perfection of bloom, and brilliancy of color. Blooms earlier than other varieties. Each 50 cents; two for go cents. Triomphe du Nord. Variegata plenissima.

RUDBECKIA, GOLDEN GLOW

Rudbeckia laciniata flore-pleno. A beautiful hardy per- eunial, attaining a height ofeight feet, blooming from July

Violet and rose, large and fine.

Rose and pink shaded.

Flowers double, deep golden yellow, and One

to September. borne on long stems, making it suitable for cutting. of the most effective decorative plants for garden or lawn. It is covered with a mass of flowers all summer. Each 15 cents; two for 25 cents; per dozen, $1.25.

Newmani. Single, golden yellow, with black center;

grows about eighteen inches high. Each 20 cents,

PRIMULA VERIS SUPERBA

PICKS) SONS, ROCHESTER, IV.

Extra fine roots,

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CHINESE PEONIES

HERBACEOUS SPIRAEAS

Spirza palmata elegans. A beautiful, hardy, free-flower- ing plant, with white anthers; a very pleasing and useful plant for cut flowers and

Each 15 cents.

sweet-scented flowers and red excellent for hardy herbaceous borders.

Venusta. A showy red-flowering species; very fragrant. Each 20 cents ; dozen $2.00.

VIOLETS Flower freely in the early spring. Set plants in spring or autumn. Bioom well in the house if not too hotand dry. Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1.50. Violet, Marie Louise. Double, light blue, profuse bloomer in early spring and late fall; easy to force in winter. English Blue. Perfectly hardy, double, a fine deep blue, and exquisitely fragrant.

California. Strong, vigorous grower, entirely healthy ; flowers

large size; very prolific; color clear violet-purple, which does not fade; intensely fragrant ;

single.

WUCEA

Yucca filamentosa. with sharp-pointed leaves; endure the winter in most parts

Erect plants will

of the country ; S¢ nds up a strong stem bearing large, white, bell- shaped flowers. Strong one-year- old roots, 20 cents; strong two- year-old roots, 30 cents.

POTENTILLA ATROSAN- GUINEA.

velvety crimson, and are produced

The flowers are ofa

in great abundance the entire sea-

son. Each 15 cents.

PENTSTEMON TORREYI.

perennial, blooming

BARBATUS Most useful hardy from June until autumn, with panicles of brilliant flowers. Very

fine. Each 15 cents;

scarlet dozen, $1.50.

HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS

Hyacinth Tree.

A valuable hardy shrub. garden. spring. about eight inches long, resembling those of the Horse Chest- nutas well as those of the Hyacinth, completely covering

c If better known would be in every From five to eight feet in height. Blooms early in Flowers bell-shaped, one inch broad, in clusters

the plant. ing to purple at the base,

HARDY AZALEAS

As the shrubs are too large to send by mail, we offer them ree by express. Each, $1.00; dozen, $10.00.

Azalea Pontica (Ghent Azalea). Entirely hardy. Our collection contains the finest varieties grown, and cannot be surpassed for the varied richness of their colors.

Azalea mollis. One of our most gorgeous flowering shrubs. The very large and beautiful flowers of various colors are borne in clusters before the leaves appear in May.

CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS

Sweet-Scented Shrub. Carolina All-spice. One of the most interesting and desirable of the medium-sized shrubs; height six to eight feet; handsome foliage; leaves and young wood aromatic; flowers one inch in diameter, color dark purple or chocolate. Strong plants; each 25 cents.

CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA

Sweet Pepper Bush. A dense-growing bush, with dark foli- age and showy upright spikes of creamy white fragrant flowers in August. Each 25 cents.

ELEAGNUS LONGIPES

A hardy, vigorous-growing shrub, with handsome foliage. Flowers bright yellow. Fruit oblong, bright red, covered with small white spots, and is juicy and edible; it has a sharp, pleasant flavor. Each 25 cents.

SYRINGA

Syringa grandiflora. Flowers pure white, fragrant. Golden. One of the most handsome golden-leaved shrubs. Microphylla. A very pretty dwarf variety, handsome and

symmetrical form ; flowers pure white. Each 25 cents, or set of three for 60 cents.

Petals crumpled, white, marked with yellow, chang- Foliage light green. Each 50 cents.

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HYDRANGEA

Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. Hardy asa Lilac. A medium-sized hard-wooded shrub, bearing immense clusters of white flowers, remaining in bloom a long time. Plants according to size, 25 cts and gocts each.

DEUTZIA

We can highly recommend the Deutzias for hardiness, good habit, great profusion of flowers, and in every respect as being among the most desirable hardy shrubs. Strong plants, each 20 cents. ‘The collection of four plants 60 cts. Deutzia gracilis. Flowers white, single.

Crenata flore-pleno. Flowers double, white.

Double White. Pure white.

Pride of Rochester. Flowers pure white, large and

double, reverse of petals delicate rose; very handsome. FOUR NEW DEUTZIAS. Each 50 cents; or the set of four for $1.75.

Gracilis campanulata. Produces long panicles of

large white flowers, resembling the Campanula.

Gracilis rosea. Flowers bell-shaped, ashy rose, clear

rose in center.

Venusta. Of bushy growth, producing large flowers,

resembling small white Azaleas.

Discolor grandiflora. Large flowers, well opened;

color white, with light rose tint ; buds rose.

DEUTZIA LEMOINEI

The finest hardy shrub offered in many years. Large pure-white flowers, produced in broad-based, cone-shaped heads, of from 20 to 30 flowers each. A valuable plant for the garden; also does well as a window plant. Strong plants each 25 cents; two for 4o cents; $2.00 per dozen.

EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA

Pearl Bush. A vigorous bush. Flowers white, in slen- der, graceful racemes; useful for cut flowers. Ea, 25¢

KERRIA JAPONICA

Japan Globe Flower. A graceful dwarf shrub, bearing double yellow flowers the entire season. Each 25 cts.

LILAC

Lilac, Purple. The old purple variety. Each 20 cents. White. The old white variety. Each 20 cents.

PURPLE FRINGE (Smoke Tree)

A spreading shrub, completely covered in summer with large, feathery, purplish panicles, haying the appearance of clouds of smoke. Each 25 cents.

SNOWBALL— VIBURNUM

Japanese Snowball—Viburnum plicatum. Of lower and more compact growth than the old Snowball. ‘he flowers are somewhai larger and of purer white; remain longer in good condition. Each 25 cents.

Viburnum Opulus sterilis. The well-known Snowball, produces large clusters of snow-white flowers in May.

Each 20 cents. SPIRAEA

The Spirzas are in the front rank among flowering shrubs for the lawn or garden. Beginning to bloom in May, they produce flowers abundantly through the summer.

Spirea arguta. Dwarf. Flowers clear white, and freely produced. The best very early-flowering white Spirza. Each 30 cents.

Anthony Waterer. Dwarf; constant bloomer.

Billardi. Flowers rose-colored, in terminal spike-like pan-

icles, produced nearly all summer. Each 20 cents.

Billardi alba. Similar to Billardi; flowers white.

20 cents. Bumalda. Half-Dwarf. Flowers deep rose. Each 20 cents. Douglasi. Four to five feet high. Flowers rose-colored. Each 20 cents. Prunifolia flore-pleno. The popular variety commonly called Foliage in autumn turns to a fine bronze. Van Houttei. A vigorous plant that sends up numerous tall, slender shoots, which curve gracefully, and the last of May or in June are literally covered with pure white flowers, making the busha mass of bloom. Each 20 cents.

FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA (Fortunei)

Golden Bells. One of the earliest spring-flowering shrubs, producing large, bright yellow flowers. Each 20 cents.

25 cents.

Each

Double plum-leaved Spirza.

Bridal Wreath.

Each 20 cents.

Hardy Climbing Plants

LIMBERS are nature’s drapery, and nothing produced by art can equal their grace. The hardy varieties

are very valuable, for once planted they remain, getting larger and better every year. Train the plants to

grow where wanted.

AMPELOPSIS

These hardy plants will

grow in any location, and

very rapidly. Each 20 cents;

per dozen $1.59.

Ampelopsis Veitchii. Clings very firmly to the side of a house or wall, and will soon form a per- fect mass of foliage. Also known as Japan and Bos- ton Ivy.

Vir-

Some-

Quinquefolia, or ginia Creeper. times called American Ivy Woodbine; a very rapid grower, the

and

leaves turning crimson in autumn. This is a native plant, and the hardiest, and most rapid climber

we have.

AKEBIA QUINATA A Japanese hardy climbing plant; handsome compound leaves with five leaflets ; pur- plish flowers and purplish mottled berries; an interest- ing plant. Each 25 cents.

BIGNONA (Tecoma)

Bignonia radicans or Trumpet Vine. A hardy, strong - growing climber, with large trum- pet-shaped, orange-scar- let flowers; very hand- some. Each 15 cents.

CHINESE MATRIMONY VINE

A vigorous, hardy climber. Flowers bright purple, suc- by berries nearly an inch long. Each 20 cents ; two for 35 cents.

WISTARIA

A strong and rapid grower, desirable for trellises, porches, etc. Flowers light purple, showy, and produced in long Each 25 cents.

HONEYSUCKLE

One of the most desirable hardy climbers. The plants grow with great freedom in

ceeded scarlet

racemes.

any good garden soil, and commence to bloom the second year Each 20 cents;

from planting. Honeysuckle, yellow. Japan Golden-veined. flowers white.

Hall's.

Flowers pure white, changing to

Foliage small, netted with yellow ;

CLEMATIS PANICULATA ann AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII

one of each, 30 cents.

Aristolochia Sipho hardy climber, attaining a leaves ten inches across;

old plants, each 60 cents,

brown flowers an inch and a half long.

Fertilize and cultivate them well if rapid growth is desired, for they enjoy being petted.

CLEMATIS

The Clematis makes arapid growth, its

beautiful showy flowers in the

and produces

greatest profusion. For pil- lars, in about rock-work, it cannot be ex- In the fall the plants a good top-dressing of well-rotted manure.

trellises, bedding

masses, or planting

give

celled,

Clematis hardy

A remarkably

handsome climbing plant.

paniculata. and

The freedom of bloom is for when the piant is in full flower the greater part of

quite unparaileled,

the foliage is entirely hidden from view. Flow- ers pure white, star-

shaped, about one inch diameter, and borne in large clusters on stiff

stems from four

in

to six inches long, that rise from the axils of the leaves ; they will last

several days as cut flow- ers, retaining their fresh- ness, and their fragrance

is very agreeable. The plant is a strong, quick grower, with broad,

healthy foliage, which is

seldom attacked by in- sects. Each 25 cents; two for 4o cents. Flammula. European Sweet Clematis; flowers small, white, very fra-

grant. Each 35 cents.

LARGE - FLOWERING VARIETIES Jackmanni.

tense violet-purple flow- four to six

Each

Large, in-

ers, from inches in diameter. 35 cents.

Henryi. White, very fine. Each 50 cents.

MadameEdouardAndre Fine bright crimson, free from any purplish shad- ing. Each 5

Ramona, color light lavender; size of Jackmanni. Each soc.

» cents,

Single flowers,

DUTCHMAN’S PIPE

Is a floral curiosity; a rapid-growing,

height of thirty or more feet; curious pipe-shaped yellowish Strong three-year-

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Sinall Fruits

STRAWBERRY, SEAFORD

STRAWBERRIES

or the

ome Garden,

AST fall we made our first offer of Small Fruits in collections. That our efforts to give our custom-

ers both quantity and quality at prices within the reach of all were appreciated was amply shown by the large number of orders received.

If you have never eaten fruit g thered fresh from the garden, you don’t know what you have missed. To have a bed of Strawberries, Raspberries or Blackberries, all that is necessary is a little labor in preparing the beds and setting the plants. Our prices are so low that the cost of the plants is almost nothing when compared with the value of the product and the pleasure of haying a supply of delicious fruit always at command. $4.00 will buy and deliver at your door a collection of Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Currants, Gooseberries and Grapes—in all 114 strong plants—more than enough for an ordinary family.

Our Small Fruits are strictly true to name, and are strong, well-grown plants.

Rochester, A new variety originated in this locality.

Probably a seedling of the Wilson or Wilson’s Albany, and having all the good qualities of that old and favorite variety

For field-culture plant in rows four feet apart, with the plants that are so desirable for both shipping and canning. The one foot apart in the row. For garden-culture plant three feet plants are possessed of great vigor and are remarkably

by one foot. Should the ground not be prepared for planting

prolific. The fruit is quite similar in size and general appearance to the Wilson—not a large berry, but of good

on receipt of the plants, they should be heeled in, in a cool, form, bright color, and quite firm. For a canning variety moist, shady place. Do not sprinkle the foliage, as it causes a of moderate size it is as near perfect as any variety may moisture to collect which is very injurious to the crowns, caus- be hoped for, and its great productiveness makes it very ing them to rot. In setting the plants, be careful to have the profitable.

crowns even or a little above the surface of the ground, and to Sample is a fine berry of very large size, long in bearing,

have the trench or hole in which the plant is set deep enough

solid and good. It is quite late to ripen, large to very large in size, crimson color clear through to the core; colors

to allow the roots their full length. Some varieties of Straw- all over at once; very firm for a large berry ; strong, vig- berries have pistillate or imperfect flowers. These must have orous, and healthy foliage. There is not a weak spot in perfect-flowered varieties planted every 15 or 20 feet among it. Needs no petting.

them, or they will produce imperfect fruit. The pistillate varie- Seaford. (P). Fully equal to Bubach in size ; far more pro-

ties are marked (/).

Dozen, 30 cents ; 100, 75 cents ; 1000, $5.00, except where noted.

ductive, firm enough to meet all requirements ; color deep, glossy red, and quality fit fora king. The plantisas large as Bubach and a much more vigorous grower, while it

Armstrong. This is the largest and most productive berry ripens its crop much faster and several days earlier, and grown. We have seen several crates of them, with 10 to 12 therefore, commands a higher price 2 berries toa quart box. They sold on the market for 10 y ci . to 15 cents per quart, while other berries sold for four to OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. six cents per quart. It is a perfect-blossom variety. Sea- Bubach, Greenville (P). Palmer,

son from medium to late.

Echo. We consider this variety superior in both flavor and sweetness, and while it is not a good shipping berry, for the home garden it should be planted in preference to all others. Fruit brilliant red, of medium size, second early. Plants very productive, and continue to bear late in the season.

Gandy. The best late Strawberry in market, and a general favorite with fruit growers everywhere. ‘The berries are large and uniform in size, of a rich crimson color, and quite firm. Plant a vigorous grower and good cropper. Late to very late.

Glen Mary. (P). Another new variety of vigorous growth, large size, and good quality ; color dark scarlet, flesh light red. For home use and near-by market it is a very prom- ising variety.

Hunn. Remarkable for its extreme lateness, ripening con- siderably later than Gandy and Michigan. Fruit large, dark crimson and attractive, of uniform size and shape, exceedingly firm, and of excellent quality. A splendid shipper. For the home garden it will prove one of the best. Its superior quality commends it for the table, and its solid flesh makes it unsurpassed for canning.

Rough Rider. Originated in Oswego County, N. Y. Enormously productive, hardy and free from disease. Berries very large, roundish, but elongated, Color dark red, like Gandy. One of the latest and firmest Strawber- ries in existence. Has sold in New York and Boston at nearly double the price obtained for most other varieties.

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Clyde, McKinley, Ridgeway, Crescent (P). Nick Ohmer, Sharpless. and many other popular sorts. At dozen prices we prepay postage; at hundred rates add 25 cents per hundred for mailing, if wished by mail, other- wise we will ship by express at expense of purchaser.

Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants SAVE A YEAR’S TIME.

Plants grown in rich soil in pots, and watered frequently, are superior to the ordinary field-grown or layered plants commonly offered, the roots and crowns being stronger and more vigor- ous. When set, there is no check to the growth, and

You gain a year, for they will

bear fruit the First Season, while field-grown plants will not bear until the second year. We have grown in pots seven of the leading varieties, and our plants are extra large and fine. The list:

Armstrong, Glen Mary, Rough Rider, Echo, Hunn, Sample, Gandy, Rochester, Seaford.

Price—75 cents per dozen, express paid; $3.00 per hundred, purchaser to pay express charges.

FAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 33

BLACKBERRIES

For field culture, plant in rows six feet apart and plants three feet apart in the row. For garden culture, five by four feet.

Dozen 60 cents; 100, $2.00; 1000, $12.00, except where noted. At the dozen price we prepay mail or express charges; roo and 1000 lots by freight or express, charges not prepaid. Not less than 50 at roo rate.

THE RATHBUN BLACKBERRY

Since we introduced this wonderfully prolific and monster berry, it has acquired an enviable reputation. It is by far the largest Blackberry in cultivation. In quality it surpasses the luscious Dewberry, being without the hard core common to Blackberries; in fact it melts in the mouth. It is the most desirable variety either for table use or for canning. ‘The plant is hardy, vigorous, and a great bearer. Another strong point im its favor is its habit of rooting from the tips, like Black- caps. It brings more in the market; fruit holds to large size throughout the season; and as a shipper it is unsurpassed. The price is so low that all should try at least a few of the best Blackberry.

Each 10 cents; dozen $1.00; hundred $4.00; thousand $35.00. Blackberry, Agawam. Hardyand very prolific; fruit sweet

and soft to the center. Early and reliable sort.

Erie. Fruit roundish, uniform in size, excellent quality, handsome. A valuable variety for home use or market.

Kittatinny. Tender in northern localities, and for this cause alone hardier sorts have replaced it. South of New York it is uniformly hardy, and in that region it is highly esteemed. Strong grower, very productive. Berries large, handsome, and of best quality.

Lucretia. One of the low-growing, trailing Blackberries: in size and quality it equals any of the tall-growing sorts. The plant is perfectly hardy, healthy, and remarkably pro- ductive, with large, showy flowers. ‘The fruit, which ripens early, is often one and one-half inches long, by one inch in diameter, soft, sweet and luscious throughout, with no hard core; ripe before last Raspberries are gone. Should be mulched to keep berries from the ground.

Minnewaski. Vigorous, quite hardy in this region, very productive; large, jet black, shining fruit, uniform size, sweet and soft to center; ripens early, continuing until middle of September. Dozen 75 cents; hundred $2.25; thousand $15.00,

THE RATHBUN BLACKBERRY

Blackberry, Snyder. Very hardy. Berries medium

size, produced abundantly; sweet, juicy, and with- out a hard core when fully ripe. Adapted to the north- west, where other varieties are injured in severe winters.

Wilson Junior. Moderately hardy, will do well in the Southern Middle States, and farther south.

Vigorous grower and very productive; fruit large, good, early.

For collection of Blackberries, see page 35.

SEVEN OP THE BEST GRAPES

Vines are all strong two-year plants, true to name.

Grape, Brighton. Dark red; very early, quality best; should be planted near the Worden or Concord, or some other self-fertilizing variety to promote fruit set- ting. Each 20 cents; dozen $1.

; hundred $5.00. Campbell’s Early. Several years of observation and tests prove it a strong, vigorous, hardy vine; thick, healthy, mildew-resisting foliage; always sets its fruit well and bears abundantly; clusters large, usually shouldered, compact and handsome; berries large, nearly round, often an inch or more in diameter; black, with light purple bloom; skin thin but tenacious; bearing handling and shipping admirably; flavor rich, sweet, slightly vinous; flesh rather firri but tender; parting easily from its few and small seeds; very early; remarkable keeping} qualities. Each 30 cents; dozen $2.00.

Delaware. Light red, early, quality best. Each 20 cents ; dozen $1.25; hundred $3.00.

Moore’s Diamond. Bunches large, compact; berries large, white, with a whitish bloom; skin thin; flesh melting, juicy, sweet to center; vine healthy and an abundant bearer, Each 20 cents; dozen §1.50; hun- dred $6.50.

Grape, Niagara. Strong, vigorous grower; bunch and ber-

ries large and of good quality; color light green; very pro- ductive. Each 20 cents; dozen $1.50; hundred $6.50.

Nectar. A cross between Concord and Delaware. Vine hardy and a good grower; clusters of fruit of medium size, compact; berries medium size, color jet black, with a fine bloom; quality excellent, with a pure, rich, vinous flavor. Ripens at the same time as the Delaware. Each 25 cents; dozen $2.00.

Worden. The best Black Grape, and the most productive and satisfactory of all varieties. Each 20 cents; dozen $1.25; hundred $5.00.

OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. Agawam, Lady, Catawba, Pocklington, Concord.

Each 20 cents}; dozen $1.25; hundred $5.00.

Collection No. 5—Grape Vines.

Six of the best varieties, for quality, yield, and hardiness. t Brighton (red)... ... . « » $0 20 Keveyoming. “So oF. 2 uo) ae 20 1 Campbell's Early (black). . 30

1 Worden age 20 1 Moore's Diamond (white). . 20 1 Niagara =e 20

———— SE 30

Delivered Postage or Express Prepaid for $1.00.

At the single and dozen prices we prepay mail or express charges. Hundred and thousand lots by express or freight, charges not prepaid.

34 SMALL FRUITS.

RASPBERRIES—Red, Black, and Yellow.

There are two general types of Raspberries, and they require different treatment.

from the ends of the canes, should be planted 3% x7 feet. to keep the soil loose and free from weeds.

to branch, grow stocky and self-supporting. the main stalk. After fruiting, cut out all the dead wood. apart, when they must be cultivated both ways. up as weeds, berries is in rigorous pruning and keeping suckers down.

Prepare the land same as for Strawberries. When the canes attain the height of one foot pinch off the end; this causes the canes In the spring of the bearing year cut these branches back to within six inches of

Blackcaps, and others that increase Cultivate often enough

Red Raspberries, and others that sucker, should be set 5 x 3% feet j Allow only three or four canes in each hill to grow,—treat all others that spring When three or four feet high, pinch back cane same as with Blackcaps.

The secret of raising fine crops of Rasp-

If not checked, the tendency is to mat the surface with canes, when

very little fruit is secured. For garden culture the red varieties may be set three feet apart each way, and Caps 4x 3 feet.

COLUMBIAN RASPBERRY

This variety is so well advertised and so popular as a berry for the home garden that it is known from Maine to California. One-half dozen strong plants will supply a family with fruit, as it grows from eight to twelve feet high, and in fruiting season its branches are covered with fine, large, crimson berries. Plants per- fectly hardy; have endured 28° below zero without freezing. Is the best in the world for canning, and grown largely for evaporating, retaining its color, form, and flavor remark- ably. Each 10 cents; dozen 60 cents; hund- red $1.75; thousand $12.00.

RASPBERRIES—RED

Cuthbert. A valuable late variety for home use or marketing; large, firm, and of supe- rior quality; very productive. Dozen so cents; hundred $1.25; thousand $8.00.

Loudon. This Raspberry has been tested in many localities, and practical fruit growers agree that it is an advance beyond the best of the standard varieties. Hardier, better, and far more productive than Cuthbert, and the berries are larger and the drupes longer. Lerries firm, bright red; cling to the stem and do not crumble in picking; splendid shipper. Plant vigorous, heavy yielder, and prac- tically thornless. Dozen 65 cents; hundred $2.50.

Marlboro. The largest of the early reds, ripening earlier than the Hansell. Similar to the Cuthbert, but is gone before the Cuthbert comeson, Canes dwarfish, fruit very prolific in

Dozen so cents; hundred $1.25; thousand $8.00.

RASPBERRIES—BLACK

Cumberland. A new black Raspberry, and a most remark- able one on account of its wonderful size and good quali- ties. It is thought to be a seedling from the Gregg, with a dashof Blackberry bloodin it, but it isa true Raspberry ; very hardy, having withstood a temperature of 16° below zero; very productive, making large crops of enormous berries about one inch in diameter. Fruit unusually firm and may be shipped long distances ; in ripening season may be called a mid-season variety, coming in shortly ahead of the Greg Each 15 cents; dozen go cents ; hundred $5.00.

Gregg. Very large, fine quality, productive, late, hardy. Dozen so cents; hundred $1.25 ; thousand $8.00.

Mills. This new variety is extremely large, perfectly hardy, free from blight or rust, large as the Cumberland, very firm, and with a bloom somewhat like the Gregg. It has been the most productive of all the Black Raspberries we have tried, and brings the highest price of any in the market. Each 10 cents; dozen 60 cents; hundred $2.00.

The Kansas. Early tips will grow from the buds (that in other kinds remain dormant) two to four feet the same fall, uninjured by frost. Stands drouth well; produces more canes and branches and is much larger than the Gregg; jet black, firm texture. Dozen 50 cents; hundred $1.50; thou- sand $8.00.

Ohio. Fruit large, fine quality,and best of Cap sorts for dry- ing. Strong, hardy, productive, late. Dozen 50 cents; hundred $1.25 ; thousand $8.00.

Palmer. Resembles Standard Early Tyler, but larger and better: recommended for early bearing. Dozen 50 cents; hundred $1 ; thousand $8.00.

rich soil.

For Collection of Raspberries see page 35.

LOUDON RASPBERRY

RASPBERRIES— YELLOW

Golden Queen. Very productive; fruit large, light amber color; equally as hardy as any other sort. Dozen 65 cems; hundred $2.50.

GOOSEBERRIES

Gooseberries thrive best if planted where they will receive a partial shade. Plant the same distance as Currants. Gross feeders, liking a deep, rich soil.

Gooseberry, Chautauqua. Fruit a light yellow (nearly white), free from spines and hair. Thick skinned, very sweet, and of exquisite flavor. Each 3: cents ; dozen $3.50.

A native seedling, greenish white, vigorous,

g, g Free from mildew. Each

Downing’s. hardy and prolific, large fruit. 15 cents; dozen $1.00.

Golden Prolific. Fruit large, deep golden yellow, excellent in quality and very attractive in appearance. Perfectly hardy, very prolific, a good grower and unusually free from mildew. Each 35 cents ; dozen $3.50.

Industry. A new foreign variety. Fruit dark red, very large, and of arich, agreeable flavor ; an immense yielder. Each 35 cents; dozen $3.co.

Pearl, Grown from seed of Houghton, crossed with Ashton Seedling. Worthy of special notice because of its good quality, productiveness and freedom from mildew. Each

15 cents; dozen $1.00.

See Collection Wo. 4, page 35.

At the single and dozen prices we prepay mail or express charges. Hundred or thousand lots by ex- press or freight, charges not prepaid. Not less than 50 at the roo rate.

AMES

CURRANT, RED CROSS

Collection No. { STRAWBERRIES

For the benefit of our customers who are not familiar with the different varieties of Strawberries, we offer a collection of five varieties, early, medium, and late, which in our ,udgment are best adapted for general garden culture.

MARE CH Ol) sy (Scat d $0 35

NEN (CONG EEG "Ouc you OLDE Dy OOO etagane one 25

TONERS Soo obo ou ee 25

RPSCHIGUCES circ ratifies Mint ietise Suycu'sh BE eye 25

KAUROCHEStEN ¢ c, is. iso sp ee se ie oie = 25 $1.35

Five Varieties — Sixty Plants—for $1.00

Postage or express prepaid

Collection No. 2—RASPBERRIES

Two dozen Raspberry plants are sufficient for family gardens of medium size, if the best varieties are selected.

In our No. 2 Collection are four of the best, both for yield and quality of fruit, and at a price so low that all can afford to plant.

RED—6 Miller’s Red ....... $o 25 6: Colimbian! 2)... 5... is .. 30 BLACK—6 Cumberland ...... 45 G Palmer’ -.. 3.02. pv Seb 25

$1 25

Four Varieties — Twenty-four Plants—for $1.00

Postage or express prepaid.

VICKS SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 35

CURRANTS

Choose a moist, rich soil for Currants, and keep it well

manured, Plant five feet apart each way. Keep free from

weeds and grass, and give liberal cultivation. To destroy the currant-worm that feeds on the leaves, dust them with powdered white helieboro.

Each, postage paid, 15 cents; except where noted.

dozen, $1.00; hundred, $4.00, At the single and dozen prices we prepay

Hundred and

express or freight, charges not prepaid.

mail or express charges. thousand lots by All strong two-year old plants and true to name. Currant, Cherry. Large, productive.

Black Champion. An English sort; fruit large, hand- some, highly flavored; extra good for jams, etc.

Fay’s Prolific. One of the best; very productive, large size, good flavor, bears early; adapted to light soils. Standard for market.

Lee’s Prolific.

productive.

3lack ; good for all purposes ; early, large,

Pomona. Strong, vigorous grower, entirely hardy and bears profitably the second year after planting; we can recommend it as one of the best red currants. cents; hundred, $5.0.

Red Cross. New variety, fully tested and found worthy of introduction ;

Each 15 dozen, $1.00 ;

plants strong, vigorous, and very productive; fruit

grows in masses, giving additional facilities in gathering ;

clusters large, often four inches long; berries large; fruit of superior quality ; a trial will both please and satisfy you. Victoria. later than the others, continuing in fine condition for a

bunches very long,

Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1.00; hundred, $6.00,

A splendid variety, ripens two to three weeks

long time; medium-sized bright red

berries of the best quality.

Collection No. 3 BLACKBERRIES

Three varieties hard to beat; luscious, extra high flavor, enormous sizes, perfectly hardy.

4 Agawam Sy Boe roach fee = i BONZO ABCA Gg om Os be Oe oO 25 4 Rathbun... .= = « 35

$0 80

Three Varieties — Twelve Plants— for 60 cents

Postage or express prepaid

Collection No. 4 CURRANTS and GOOSEBERRIES

Just enough for family garden.

6 Kay's) Prolific (redji 5 25 5s = = $0 50 2B Ack CHAMPLOM Gris) aviey elie ates) 30 aeWhiteiGrape). . <a: . . . go

2)\Gooseberries;, Pearl 2.4... 0% 6 30

$1 40 Four Varieties— Twelve Plants — for $3.00.

Postage or express prepaid.

2,Raspberries ... SS SHE Ve! ea) y ho 60

5, Grapes

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| Grand Collection Me: 1, Strawberries

4, Currants and Gooseberries .

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Standard Ucgetable and Flower Seeds

ANY of our patrons in the Southern States and California have written us saying that the regular

M edition of our Garden and Floral Guide reaches them too late for the planting season. We shall endeavor to have the Guide in your hands much earlier this year than last, but to cover the contingency of early orders we present herewith a few pages of standard varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, and the leading new ones which we have found of merit.

PricEs here given will conform as closely as possible to our Spring Catalogue; if there should be changes to your benefit we will allow you for them,—so do not wait, but order early.

SEED PoratTors — While it is too early to print prices on these in quantities, we wish to say we are in the center of the greatest and best potato-growing district in the United States, and should be pleased to quote special prices on any quantity up to carloads.

Asparagus Y%yoz oz Y¥%lb Ib Vick’s Mammoth. ..... fo o5 $0 10 $0 30 $1 00 Borecole or Kale Dwf Green Curled, pkt 5 cts Io 30 100

Beans, Dwarf Wax

Fones’ Stringless White Seed Round Pod. This abso- lutely stringless Bean of bush type is a week earlier than any other variety ; the pods form very quickly, and are long, perfectly round, and exceptionally solid, of a deli- cate light yellow color, free from rust. When ripe the seeds will grade inthe market as No. 1 Medium or small Marrows, being the first true wax pod variety having qualities adapted to the produce trade; and if left to ripen, a larger yield of dry beans can be harvested than from the field varieties. Pkt. 10 cents; % pt., 20 cents; pt., 35 cents; qt. 60 cents.

%pt qt pk bu

New Prolific German Wax $o 10 $0 4o Improved Golden Wax. . 10 40 Currie’s Rust Proof. . .. 10 40 Davis White Kidney... 10 40 Wardwell’s Kidney Wax . 10 40

Green Pod Dwarf Snap Beans Stringless Green Pod. Best stringless green pod Bean in cultivation. Pods absolutely stringless; full, fleshy, crisp, and of tender flavor, remaining long in edible condition. Ready for market two weeks earlier than Valentine, and very prolific; qt,. 40 cents; % pt., ro cents. pt qt pk bu

Extra Early Red Valentine Io 40 BEAN, NEW STRINGLESS GREEN POD Long Yellow Six Weeks. . Io 40 ees ‘True Bush Lima (Burpee’s) pkt. 10 (e) abbage Beets ee? : Selected Early Jersey Adis ad oa The leading early Extra Early Eclipse. This variety is exceedingly popu- variety and most popular for private or market gar- Eve. ERGLHS OH Ge UNO hose Gale Goi, ANNES tase By deners’ use. Our stock of this standard Cabbage is 2 a one Magia reer BS rown and selected with the greatest care, and can be small, which admits of close planting; roots are of a g d SAE cai Cescd ana t globular shape; flesh fine-grained, very sweet, crisp and noes upon both in vi ality c see and jruteness 0 type. tender when young; dark red, zoned with a lighter Hea EUS conica ins SiN) Se) nd ane compact. shade; % ounce 5 cents; ounce ro cents; 1 pound 20 Packet 5 cents; ounce 25 Peo 2 POU F300. I b cents; pound 60 cents. : pkt Y%oz oz Y%lb 1 loz oz Y%1b Ib Charleston Wakefield. . . 05 25 3 00 Crosby’s Egyptian... . 05 6) 25 75 Improved Early Summer . 05 25 2 50 Egyptian Blood Turnip . . 05 Io 20 60 Succession .. ~~. - + - 05 25 2 5° Edmand’s Blood Turnip . 05 Io 20 60 All Serene. Osa 2 Fl. 95 25 moe Detroit Dark Red eee 05 10 25 75 Selected remium EM * Long Blood Red A 05 Io 20 60 Dutch . . GG tk) °5 20 Pere, Mammoth Rock Red . . 05 25 2 50 Mange yWurzel oe . 9 Improved Danish Ballhead 05 10 25 2 50 aS , ¢ 5 Cucumber Vick’s Mammoth Long Red Coie de Vick’s Perfection White Spine. We have for several Carrots years been improving this valuable strain, our selections Earliest French Forcing . . 95 10 25 85 being made only from the choicest and most perfect Half Long Scarlet Stump 05 ro 25 85 fruits. It excels in earliness, no other strain of the many Chantenay Stump-rooted . 95 10 25 5 varieties we have tested being equal to it. In shape Guerande or Oxheart . . . 5 10 25 85 and uniformity of size, in color and productiveness, it Improved Long Orange. . 95 10 25 75 has no rival. For forcing it is preferred to all others, Cabbage except, perhaps, the forcing sorts, while forsmall pic kles Vick’s 20th Century (Extra Early). This new variety it is the very best White Spine Cucumber in cultiva- came to us from Denmark, the home of the famous tion; packet 5 cents; ounce 15 cents; pound $1.25. Danish Ballhead Winter Cabbage, and is without excep- Woz oz y, Ib Ib tion the earliest Cabbage ever introduced. Up to this Early Green Cluster... 05 10 60 time the Jersey Wakefield has been cultivated for earliest New Emerald ...... 05 10 75 of all Cz ibbage, producing pointed or so-called sugar-loaf Early Green Prolific .. . 05 10 60 heads, but in the zoth Century we have the round shape, Improved Early White like All Seasons and others, which is the preferable Spine . Seta ON 05 Io 60 form of head. It grows more compactly, thus yielding Cool and Crisp Ain sige 05 Io 60 a much larger crop than either Wakefield or Winnigstadt. Impr oved Long Green aie 05 10 60 For garden or market Oe it is unexcelled. Packet Thorburn’s Everbearing. . 05 10 60 10 cents; ounce 4o cents ; 4 pound $1.25; pound $4.00. Chicago Pickling . . a 05 10 60

SAMES VICKS SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 37

CABBAGE, ALL SEASONS

Cauliflower Yoz oz Y%lb |b Vick’s Ideal, packet 30 cts $1 75 5 00 Early Snowball, pkt 15 cts I 00 3.00 Collards—True Georgia .. . 05 10 I 00 Celery

White Plume. A variety specially adapted to cultivation by amateurs, as its inner stalks and leaves are naturally white, and do not require blanching by the old process of high banking. By simply tying up the stalks and drawing up the soil with the hoe, the work of blanching is complete. It is ornamental, tender, crisp, and of good

flavor. ¥% ounce 5 cents; ounce 25 cents ; pound $2.50. woz oz 2% lb) Ib Improved Golden Heart . 05 20 2 00 Paris Golden Dwarf Self- Blanching, pkt 10 cents . 50 5 co Corn %pt qt pk bu Vick’s Earliest of All . . . 15 40 Mammoth White Cory . . 10 40 Perry's Hybrid Sugar. . 10 35 Stowell’s Evergreen... . 10 35 Country Gentleman... . 10 35 Egg Plant Woz oz % lb lb Improved New York Pur- ple, packet ro cents. . .« 20 35 3 50 Endive Moss Curled, pkt 5 cents . 15 I 50 White Curled, pkt 5 cents . 15 I 50 Kohl Rabi—packets 5 cents Yyoz oz Y%lb ib Early White Vienna .. . 20 2 co Early Purple Vienna ... 20 2 00 Large Early White or Green 20 2 00

Lettuce—¥ 07z., each 5 cents Vick’s Royal. A fine new variety largely used in the Paris markets. The seed we offer comes direct from

the originator. It produces a medium-sized head of a beautiful golden color, crisp and tender; a grand acqui- sition. 1% ounce 5 cents; ounce 15 cents; 4 Ib., 50 cents; pound $1.50.

New Premium Cabbage. . 05 20 50 I 50 Imperial White Cabbage . 05 I 30 I 0O Grand Rapids Forcing. . 05 15 4O I 25 Golden Queen Cue o 05 15 52 1 50 Early Tennis Ball or Bos-

ton Market... :.... 5 10 30 I 00 Early Hanson... .. - 05 Io 30 I 00 Black Seeded Simpson . . 05 15 40 I 25

Muskmelon Vick'’s Irondequoit. In form it is nearly round, slightly flattened at the ends, andis of good size. Its fine netted

skin, yellow when ready for picking, and its beautiful

dark orange-colored flesh, added to its unequaled rich,

rare, and spicy flavor, at once places the Irondequoit far

in advance of all others. Packet 5 cents ; ounce 25 cents;

¥ |b., 75 cents; lb., $2.50. woz 02 lb Vick's Prolific Nutmeg. . 05 10 I 09 Rocky Ford ....... °5 10 1 00 Paul Rose Sea «| 05 10 75 Golden Netted Gem... 05 10 60 Jenny Lind ....... 05 10 75

Watermelon

Sweet //ieart. A new variety of largest size, nearly glob- ular in shape; skin a bright, beautiful, mottled green ; flesh bright red, firm and heavy, but crisp, melting, and exceedingly sweet. A good keeper, and improves in quality for a long time after ripening ; half ounce 5 cents; ounce ro cents; Y¥% lb., 20 cents; lb., 50 cents.

Y%oz oz Y%lb Ib GoleiseBaxly su.) se (llsl 05 10 20 50 Ice Cream, or Peerless . . 05 10 20 50 LSohieKeSel of go Wao 6 05 10 20 50 New Die meeetichett: (te! 05 10 20 50 Pride of Georgia ..... 05 10 20 50 Seminoles. os: aiersie «6 05 10 20 50 Mustard ’ Giant Southern Curled, pkt ICEN tS me) ee amiss et Pe 10 25 75 Okra—Packets 5 cents. Wihite Velvet. cij.y. 2) «1 10 20 60 Mammoth Long Pod . . 10 20 60

Onions—¥Y, 02 each 5 cents, unless otherwise noted.

Danvers Yellow Globe—* Vick’s Home Grown Strain’” stands at the head, and is the finest and best in the world without exception, when uniformity in shape and beauty of bulbs is considered. % 0z., 5 cents; 02Z., 15 cents; \ lb., 50 cents; lb., $1.50.

Prize Taker, or Spanish Yellow Globe. A bright straw

color, thin skinned, and of immense size; makes a hand-

some appearance in the market, 4 02., 5 cents; 02.,

20 cents; ¥% lb., 50 cents ; lb., $1.60.

oz, %lb 1b

Extra Early Flat Red - . 15 35 1 25

Wethersfield Large Red . 15 35 1 25 Southport Red Globe, pkt.

5 cents. es citinw lene 20 50 1 60

White Globe, pkt. 5 cents. 25 7G 2 25 Italian—New Queen, pkt.

RCeucsrmnmee 20 60 2 00

Mammoth White Garganus

or Silver King, pkt. 5 cts 20 69 2 00 Egyptian or Perennial

Tree Onion Sets

When once set out, they will come up year after year as soon as the frost is over. They need no protection ; grow rapidly, and are very productive. Quart 25 cents; peck $1.00; bushel $3.00.

At quart prices we prepay postage. Bushel and peck delivered at freight or express office, Rochester,

Parsnips Vy oz oz. Yb Ib Improved Guernsey .. . 05 10 I5 5° Long Hollow Crown... 05 Io 15 50

Parsley—packet each 5 cents Champion Moss Curled . 10 20 60 GiantiGurledienr. ces) si ae) 20 69 3eauty of the Parterre. . 15 30 100

Peas—Extra Early Sorts

Gradus (Prosperity) As an Gradus, being a sugar pea, is far superior to all smooth varieties, not only in its delicious quality, but also in the long pods. While the early smooth varie- ties contain but four to five peas to the pod, the Gradus, usually contains from eight to twelve. Quart 60 cents; peck $3.25; bushel $12.00.

extra early pea the

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PEAS, NOTT’S

Peas—Extra Early Sorts

Thomas Laxton. First-Early Large-Podded Pea. The pods are large and shapely, of a rich dark green color, and filled with seven to eight very large white- seeded, wrinkled sugar peas, the flavor of which is un- surpassed by any other Pea in cultivation. ‘The vines are strong and hardy, and from three to three and a half feet in height. Packet 15 cents; % pint 4o cents; pint 75 cents; quart $1.25.

Vick's Extra Early. Vhe earliest of the early white peas; unsurpassed for either market or family use; of excellent quality; unusually productive for so early a variety Vines two and one-half feet high. Quart 4ocents; peck,$1.35; bushel $5.00.

qt pk bu sAllaskalkesnenrowen cwreiateaiote 40 159 550 NiewsSUxprisemyemem:arar 40 1 60 600 Vick’s King of the Dwarfs 40 1 60 600 Extra Early Premium Gem AOMED ES ORSO Bliss’ American Wonder . 4o) 1-75) (6750 McLean’s Little Gem. . 40 175 650 Nott’s Excelsior (see en- graving on page 38). . 50 1 80 700

Second Early or Medium Vick'’s Daisy. Vhe Daisy is a second-early Pea; vines

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two feet in height, bearing well-filled pods containing seven to nine large deliciously-flavored peas. Without a doubt one of the finest dwarf early green wrinkled Marrow Peas in cultivation; requires no stakes ; quart

50 cents ; peck $1.80; bushel $7.00. qt pk bu McLean’s Advancer. . . 49 135 500 Bliss’ Abundance .... 49 I 35 500 Bliss’ Everbearing. . . . 4O I 35 500 leroinempsucwenne ob 40. I 35 5,00 Horsford’s Market Garden 40 I 35 500 Long Island Marrow .. 40 I 35 5 00 mheléphonerscar-tlnmteins C 40 150 5 50

Main and Late Crop Pride of the Market... Zia) oi Sty Gs) Stratapemien sien tin uns 40 I 50 5 50 Vick’s New Charmer. . 40 I 40 500 Champion of England. . 40 I 10 400 White Marrowfat.... 35 75 275 Black-eyed Marrowfat. . 35 75.2) 75

Pecks and Bushels are shipped at expense of purchaser.

Pepper—Packet, each 5 cents Yoz oz YY lb lb RMS NAY oo 6 6 a 00 25 60 2 25 Golden Dawn..... 25 60 2 25 Large Bell or Bull Nose, 25 6> 2 25 Sweet Mountain or Mam-

MmoOthitee cee iene sears 25 60 2 25 Long Red Cayenne. . . 25 60 2 25

Pumpkins SEs Bg 6). 6 Be ao 05 10 20 60 Winter) Luxury 5 20. 2: 05 10 25 75 King ofthe Mammoths. . 05 10 39 100

Radish

Vicks Early Scarlet Globe. As a forcing Radish the Early Scarlet Globe has established a reputation as the leading sort—the best in every way. It is handsome in

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form and color—a beautiful ovaland rich scarlet. The amount of its foliage is small compared with other vari- eties and small for the size of the radish. The peculiar merit of this variety as a forcing radish, is that it will bear the heat requisite for forcing without becoming pithy or spongy. ‘The flesh is crisp, tender, juicy, and mild. It is equally as good for open garden culture as for forc- ing, and therefore it commends itself equally to the ama- teur and market gardener 1% ounce 5 cents ounce 1o cts.; Y% lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80cts. %%oz oz ¥ Ib Ib

Rooted Sa ee yet ie 05 10 20 60 Early Round Dark Red. . 05 10 20 60 Scarlet Turnip White Tip

fOrcinganeu i ene ne 05 Io 20 60 Wiltettivangys g oo 6 oo 05 10 20 60 ellowslitrnipi cy eneeie 05 10 20 60 Scarlet Olive Shape. . . . 05 10 20 60 French Breakfast... . . 05 10 20 60 Philadelphia White Box. . 05 10 20 60 Wood's Early Frame . . . 05 10 20 60 Long Scarlet Short Top . . 05 10 20 60 Vick’s All Seasons. .. . 15 40 1 25 Beckert’s Chartier. . . . 05 10 20 60 Long White Vienna or Lady

IMG (5 6 Goo 5 oS 8 05 10 20 60 White Strasburg ..... 05 10 20 60 Giant White Stuttgart. . . 05 10 20 60 Chinese Rose Winter . . . 05 10 20 60 Black Spanish Winter . . 05 10 20 60 White Spanish Winter . . 05 10 20 60 California Mammoth White

Wiintexi5 ccieit ach Misiones 05 10 20 60

Squash

Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. The richest and best of the Summer Squash. Early and productive. It is almost twice as large as the ordinary Summer Crook- neck. 1% ounce 5 cents; ounce rocents; \ lb., 20 cents;

lb., 60 cents.

Early White Bush Scallop %oz oz Yb Ib (GinmnGieo 5 oss 60 O5 10 20 60 Improved Orange Marrow (fall ice nmetrcnecins ieee 05 10 20 60 Hubbard (winter)... . . 05 10 25 80 New Goltéen Bronze. Weight from eight to ten pounds ;

color, a dark grayish green, with bronze on the upper surface when ripe; flesh golden yellow, very thick, fine- grained, dry, sweet, and of delicious flavor. Matures early and is a splendid keeper and goodyielder. % ounce 5 cents; ounce1rs cents; 4 lb., go cents; Ib., $1.25.

Spinach

Improved Long-Standing . 05 10 15 35 New Thick-leaved or Viro-

HEN OG lg)o.d 6.0. ca Gi6 05 10 15 35 Bloomsdale Savoy-leaved . 05 10 15 35 Prickly or Fall . . - 05 10 15 35 Wittig G4 5-5 5-0 ei rctie o5 10 15 35

Salsify oz lb Ib Wiite’ Brench) «2. 5). + 10 40 1 25 Mammoth Sandwich Island 15 50 1 50

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Tomato—¥ oz 5 cents, unless otherwise noted

Earliana. This new and valuable addition to the list is full week ahead of all others. anu vigorous growth, setting its fruit abundance. Remarkable fect form, bright red color, and delicious flavor. clear to the stem, and does not crack, medium and late sorts. Packet xo cents;

Atlantic Prize or Early Ruby. qualities ; extremely early ;

The Earliest Large Smooth Red Tomato. a The plant is of strong

PEEL and in great for its earliness, large size, per- Ripens Equal to the best ounce 50 cents.

Possesses extra good vines vigorous and strong;

fruit borne in immense clusters. 4% ounce 5 cents ; ounce

20 cts.; ¥4 |b., 6octs.;lb., $2.00. 4% oz oz YX lb Bright and Early, pkt 5 cts 25 85 Beauty. . . 05 20 50 Dwarf Aristocrat pkt. 5 cts. 25 75 Dwarf Champion pkt 5 cts. 25 75 Honor Bright, .. . é 05 20 60 Large Yellow... eis 05 20 60 New Stone . eo f 05 20 60 Ponderosa pkt. 5 cents ee 25 &5

Turnips Purple-Top Strap-Leaved. - above ground, white below ; for early use, either for table or stock.

\ lb 15 cents; pound so cents. oz lb Strap-leaved White Top... 05 15 Early White Six Weeks or

Snowball . . F Io 25 Purple-Top White Globe ; 05 15 New White E ge. . 5 05 I Pomeranian White Globe A 05 5 Orange elle) (soon cers. ws 05 15 Yellow Globe. . PCN 05 15 Purple-Top Y ellow Aber-

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Ruta Baga White Sweet . . 05 15 50 Vick’s Imperial Purple- ‘Top (yellow) Py od ea YO 05 15 50 Hall’ s WVEStDUKvan eine re lini te 05 15 50 Laing’s Purple-Top. . . 05 15 50 Vick’s Velvet Lawn Grass. A pure, heavy and clean seed, which will make almost a velvet lawn surface. It is

the finest mixture ever offered to the public, and will stand

winter, and shows constantly a deep rich green. per bushel (20 Ihs.), $4.00; peck (5 fhs.), $1.10;

cents, prepaid.

FLOWER SEEDS

Most varieties of biennials "and perennials, when sown in open ground in the fall, need but slight protection during the

winter, and will produce full blooms the next season. the spring and make robust flowering plants.

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Alyssum—Sweet, per 0z.,

Benthami compactum, per oz. Saxatile compactum. Yellow .

A uilegia cerulea—Sky blue and white. ....... .eptoceras chrysantha. Canary-yellow. Double varieties mixed . ons. 6.6 5 Single’ varieties mixed... 6 0 es se ws Calliopsis—E xtra choice mixed Tall varieties mixed. . Tom Thumb. Mixed varieties

Candytuft—E mpress. annual varieties. Mixed colors, per oz. New Dwarf Hybrid

25 cents . 50 cents

Pure white. The finest of the

Per oz. 35 cents

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Fine for edging. " Mixed colors.

Iberis Gibraltarica. Perennial. Lilac shading to white Iberis sempervirens. Perennial. White.

Centaurea Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button)—Mixed eaters allinsia—Mixed'varieties . 2. se ee te ee Coreopsis lanceolata—Yellow. Fine for aritne Aare

Dianthus—Chinensis (Chinese or Indian Pink). Best double varieties mixed, per oz. 35 cents F Imperalis fl. pl. (Double Imperial Pink). Mixed colors

Heddewigii. Double varieties mixed . we Single varieties mixed .. os Diadem Pink. One of the most brilliant of the Heddewigii varieties. Mixed colors nena awe een ih Laciniatus. Double varieties mixed “e se

Single varieties mixed . Double and single varieties mixed .

Plumarius, (June Pink). Double varieties mixed .

hg Single varieties mixed

Digitalis (Foxglove)—Mixed varieties Eschscholtzia (California Poppy)—AIl varieties siecle, Forget-me-not—See Myosotis. Gypsophila paniculata (Baby’s Breath)—White Larkspur—See Delphinium,

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Lychnis Chalcedonica—Scarlet .

Morning Glory (Convolvulus major) = Nnixed Fans peroz. 15 cents we

choice mixed;

Petunia — Bedding varieties. aes

superb strain Fine mixed. . .

Phlox Deeg ine rel. Grandiflora. Choice mixed.

Nana compacta. Best mixed.

Perennial Peas—Mixed varieties . . . Poppy: Annual varieties :

American Flag. Double. Snow-white bordered with scarlet Cardinal. New hybrids mixed

” Mixed colors white cross at base tipped rose; beauti-

Carnation-flowered. Splendid double. Danish Flag. Brilliant scarlet ; Fairy Blush. Double. White, fully fringed. Mikado. Double. themum. White, edged with brilliant scarlet Pzony-flowered. Double. Mixed colors Ranunculus-flowered. Double. Mixed colors Shirley. The best and most showy of all the single Poppies. Mixed colors . The Tulip. Very distinct. V ivid scarlet Vick’s Brilliant. A superior variety. perfectly double. Mixed colors . All annual varieties mixed in one packet,

Poppy: Perennial varieties :

Iceland (Papaver nudicaule). White, orange. Separate or mixed, each . . Oriental (Papaver orientale). V oy IE urge.

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brilliant scarlet mace ,

Single varieties mixed .

Sweet Rocket—Purple and mihite.

Sweet William—Perfection. Double varieties mixed . . Dunnetti. Single. Blood- red . White. Single. Constant . .

Resembles the Jananese Chrysan-

Round as ‘a be ill; .

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Sweet Peas—We have made selection of the most desirable colors and which will prove satisfactory for many cultivators

of this beautiful flower ; the same prices as here quoted.

Amenrica. Cardinal stripe on white ground.

Aurora. Striped orange-salmon on white.

BLANCHE BurPeE. Large, pure white.

BLANCHE Ferry. Rose-red; wings blush white.

BvrancuHe Ferry, Extra Earty. Color same, but two weeks earlier ; dwarf.

CaprivatTion. Light magenta, or bright claret.

Coquetre. Creamy primrose, shaded with lavender.

Countess OF RApNor. Pale lavender-mauve.

Duke oF CLARENCE. Deep rosy claret.

DucHEss OF SUYHERLAND. White, veiled with blush-pink.

DuKE OF SUTHERLAND. Purplish maroon; purple.

Emiry Eckrorp. Reddish mauve, changing to light blue.

Emiry Henperson. Large, pure white.

Gray Friar. Watered purple on white ground.

Hon. F. Bouverie. Pinkish salmon; wings lighter salmon-

wings violet-

buff. JuAnira. White, delicately striped with lavender. Vick’s Invincible Mixture, packet, 5 cents; ounce, ro cents ;

Eckford’s Gilt Edge Mixture, packet, Fine Mixed Sorts, ounce, 5 cents;

5 cents ; ounce,

ro cents; quarter pound, 15 cents; half pound, 25 cents ;

still, it must be understood we have in store all other yarieties catalogued by other seedsmien, and at All named Sweet Peas 5 cts. per packet, one dozen packets for 40 cts.;

ro cts. per 0z., postpaid. KatHerine Tracy. © Lovely bright pink.

Lavy Mary Currie. Veined orange-pink; wings rose-pink. Lapy Griset Hamitton. Light lavender; wings azure-blue. Lovety. Soft shell pink, shadiny to soft rose.

Maip of Honor. Lavender and white, edged blue.

Mrs. Eckrorp. Beautiful primrose-yellow.

Mrs. DuGpate. Carmine-rose, shaded primrose.

Mrs. Jos—epH CHAMBERLAIN. White, striped with bright rose- Navy Brug. Rich violet-purple.

Prima Donna. Exquisite soft clear pink.

QueEEN VicrortA. Primrose-yellow, faintly suffused with

purple, Ramona. Creamy white, daintily splashed with pale pink. Royat Rose, Deep rose; wings light pink. SacLopran. Rich deep crimson, tinged with orange-scarlet. SENSATION. White, suffused with faint blush-pink; wings white, Srectta Morse. Creamy pink, clouded rosy apricot. Venus. Salmon-buff, shaded rosy pink. .

quarter pound, 30 cents ; pound, eighty cents, postpaid. quarter pound, 20 cents ; pound, 50 cents, postpaid. pound, 40 cents, postpaid.

The following varieties require the protection of coldframes in cold latitudes.

Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) — New Giant Flowered, pkt mixed colors ... o dhgad 10 Extra fine mixed, from selected show ‘flowers . a ourD 10 Fine mixed. . Re Doo tard Boe 5 Tom Thumb. Mixed colors fees ee 5 Campanula Carpatica—White and BioMmEG. oo ot 5 Grandiflora (Platycodon). Deep blue... . E 10 Medium (Canterbury Bell). Double varieties mixed . 5 ss Single varieties mixed eee OO, 5 sf Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer) . 5 Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower) . DO.o OOO 5 Delphinium (Larkspur) — Dwarf Racked ‘Diniiile. Mixed colors, per oz. 25 cents. . Hots 5 Tall Rocket. Double. Showy. Mixed colors . . 5 Stock-flowered, Double. Branching. Fine for cutting 5 Candelabrum. Mixed colors . . | 5 Imperiale (Emperor Larkspur). Double. “Compact; brilliant. Mixed colors Slaw eae 5 Formosum. Brilliant blue, white eye See th. ohoro 5 Nudicaule. Bright scarlet. Dwartoiyrcc.n ye ners 5 Chinensis. Fine. Mixed colors . SR TAM aie 5 Elatum hybridum (Bee Parikspur): Finest varieties mixeduy sar. O 6016 bbb 0 0 OO 10 Hollyhock— Double Mixed VAISS 5 6.5 'os 6 ond 10 Fringed Mammoth Allegheny, mixed varieties. . . . 10 Pentstemon—Mixed varieties. ........2...- 5

Myosotis (Vorget- me-not)—Alpestris. Blue, white, and rose. EONS 5 4 6 of Joy sy tos teltah lo etaMuniye 5 Alpestris robusta grandiflora. Very fine. Blue, with well defined yellow eye. Flowers in large clusters 16 ‘Avzoricaccelestina.) ky-blire: =) yet- ie) en eens 10 Palustris (True Forget-me-not). Bright blue, with a

yellow eye .. Sad 10 Vick’s Perfection. The finest variety ‘known. Flowers lyetaNlINA gio ao op Od oo lo bo ao wes 15 Mixedivarictiesiem ama icticet ii innate mi meen nmeane 5 Pansy—Bugnot’s s Superb Blotched, mixed varieties . 15 Cardinal, brilliant dark red . . 10 Cassier, new Large-Flowered, Blotched, mixed . 15 Coquette de Poisy, distinctive mauve 10 Emperor William. . 5 Faust, or King of the Blacks 5 Lord Beaconsfiel¢ 1, purple-violet, ‘shading to light blue 5 Odier, or Large- Ey edhimixedivarieties er sees 15 Parisian (GENCE eo old Bind oo.6 9 4 bra 9 15 Peacocks large blueiy v.21 s1ns cen tele nicenenaie nee 10 Presidenta@arnoties mayest oi citer ineunen ein en ae 15 Red Riding Hood . . POM sn. ora |: 10 Snowy White, or Snow Queen Gp ee S56 5 Striped andMottled. .... . Saad 5 ‘Trimardeau, or Giant, mixed varieties nae stots 10 Vick's Superb Mixture of all the choicest strains Parte 50 Vick’s Peerless, very large-flowering, mixed colors. . 20

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STANDARD COLLECTIONS OF BULBS

HIGHLAND PARK BED

Single and Double] hyacinths

This brilliant bed is circular, six feet across, or eighteen feet in circumference, requiring a total of 127 bulbs planted six inches apart. The center and first two rows require 19 dark blue in color, the next two rows 42 pure white, and the last two

rows 66 dark red. We will furnish the entire 127 bulbs for this Patriotic bed, delivered to any express office in the United ’States, WP 5 6 oo x Halt: Dollar Collection

For House or Out - of - Door Culture A most desirable and favorite collection; will*give universal satisfaction.

6 Hyacinths—2 Red, 2 White, 2 Blue.

10 Tulips—Single early, choice mixed.

3 Narcissus—Double.

21 Crocus—All colors mixed

Choice Bulbs, postpaid for 50 cents.

Pan-American QZollection

This collection is for outdoor culture, and each variety is well known as a universal favorite. Their ease of culture combined with beauty of form and color make them the most popular flowers for fall planting and spring blooming. Our display on the Pan-American grounds in the spring of 1901 from the collection planted the previous fall verifies this statement.

2 Lilium longiflorum. 2 Lilium incomparable. 12 Hyacinths—Single and double—Red, White, and Blue. 25 Tulips—Single Early, Superfine Mixture. 6 Narcissus, Double Van Sion—True Daffodil. 12 Narcissus Poeticus—The Poet’s Flower. 6 Narcissus Princeps—Large Yellow Trumpet. 35 Crocus—All colors, in fine mixture. 100 Choice Bulbs, postpaid for $2.00.

We prepay the postage or express charges on these Collections.

PREMIUMS AND OFFERS TO CLUBS.

Where Bulbs and Plants are not ordered in special low-priced collections

Persons sending $ 2.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of $8 #.10 Persons sending 2.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 2.25 Persons sending 3.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 3.46 Persons sending 4.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 4.60 Persons sending 5.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 5.75 Persons sending 6.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 6.90 Persons sending '7.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 8.05 Persons sending 8.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 9.20 Persons sending 9.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of J0.35 Persons sending 20.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 11.50 Persons sending 22.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 13.85 Persons sending 25.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 17.50 Persons sending 20.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 23.50 Persons sending 5.00 may select Bulbs, Plants or Seeds to the amount of 29.50

The Bulbs, Plants or Seeds selected will be sent to one address, or in separate packages to different members of a club.

SUGGESTIONS TO ALL WHO BUY.

We will send Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, by mail, to any part of the United States, and countries where we can send by Parcel Post, at prices named in this Catalogue, postage paid.

ALL SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS SENT PREPAID.

The only exceptions to this rule are 7 cases esfectally noted. Persons living at the most distant parts of the coun- try will no longer be compelled to buy poor goods or none, but can send their orders with the money, and ina few days the articles will arrive in good order at their post office, or express office, where they can be obtained without further cost, as every package, except where noted, will be Jazd through to destination. Our customers will oblige us very much by giving their nearest Express office and name of the company delivering goods, as it is often better to ship heavy goods by express. We guarantee the safe arrival of packages of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants in good condition. Whenever writing in reference to previous order, be sure to mention the post office to which goods were to be shipped, and sign the same name as in first order. When customers fail to receive their Seeds, Bulbs or Plants in a reasonable time, they should inform us, and also send a copy of their order, stating the amount of money, end in what manner it was sent. No goods sent C. O. D.

HOW TO SEND MONEY. Art Mongy MAY BE SENT AT OUR Risk AND Expense if forwarded according to directions in either manner here stated. Please send money with the order. When remittances are not made according to the following directions we disclaim all responsibility.

1—Post Office Money Order. If your Post Office is a Money Order office, send a money order, which will cost as follows: Sums not exceeding $2.50, 3 cents; over $2.50 and not exceeding $5.00, 5 cents; over $5.00 and not exceed- ing $10.00, 8 cents. This is the best way, and we advise our friends, when possible, to send a P. O. Money Order,

2—Express Money Order. Express Money Orders, to be obtained at all offices of the American, United States, Adams, Pacific, National, Wells, Fargo: & Co, and other Express companies.

3—Draft on New York. A Draft on New York can be obtained at any Bank, and this is sure to come correctly.

4—Registered Letter. When money cannot be sent by either of the first three methods, it may be sent in a Registered Letter. The cost of registering is eight cents.

The expense of forwarding money in either of the above ways we will pay, and the cost may be deducted from the amount forwarded.

CHECKS— When individual checks are sent please add 15 cts. to cover cost of collection at the Bank.

DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME, POST OFFICE AND STATE.

We will send Vick’s GARDEN AND FLorAL Guipe for 1903 free to all customers of 1902; to others it will be mailed free upon application. If any customer fails to receive a GuipE before February, 1903, please send us a postal card stating the fact, with name and post office.

PAPER FLOWER POTS, Light and Waterproof.

We have tested these pots for several years and found them reliable. We have grown Hyacinths, Tulips and Lilies in them two winters in succession. After using the pots for Hyacinths one win- ter, we planted Chrysanthemums in them in the spring, and plunged them in the ground, where they remained all summer. In the fall the pots were strong enough to be lifted and allow the plants to be shifted into other pots without disturbing the roots.

3% inch 25 cents per dozen, by aust prepaid. $1.00 per 100, by express, not prepaid. 4 “ 35 “ “ee 1.35 “ec “ e 5 “ 45 “ee “ “ee 2.00 “ee “ “ 6 “ 55 “ “ “ 2.60 “ “ “

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