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GOLD MEDAL (Face), Awarded Seplembe'-, 1873.

GOLD MEDAL (Reverse>

Advance Sheet and Price List,

CONTAINING LIST OF :

SOLD BY

BRIGGS & BRO

Rochester, N. Y., and Chicago, 111.,

ISSUED IN ADVANCE OF THE REGULAR JANUARY NUMBER OP THEIR ILLUSTRATED "FLORAL WORK" FOR 1875,
CONTAINING FOUR HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS, MAGNIFICENT CHROMATIC COVER AND COLORED PLATES, '
WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CARE AND CULTURE OF FLOWERS, SUMMER-FLOWERING
BULBS, VEGETABLES, PLANTS, &c, SENT PREPAID TO ANY ADDRESS FOR TWENTY-
FIVE CENTS. IT IS A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE AMATEUR OR PROFES-
SIONAL GARDENER, AND SHOULD BE IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

( niS PRICE LIST contains a list of Seeds sold and prices, and will enable those who choose, to order such Seeds as they may desire before
receiving the January Number. Please show this to your neighbor or friend; it may fall into the hands of many of our regular subscribers
who will receive the January Number, and who have tested our Seeds to their full satisfaction, consequently it will be a favor to us if the
present publication should And its way into the hands of those who have never had an opportunity to compare our prices with those of
other seedsmen, as well as to test the quality of our goods. Customers ordering from this List will please so designate their orders. This
will entitle them to our superb January Illustrated Floral Work for 1876, free.

This is not to be confounded with our gorgeous Illustrated and Descriptive Floral Quarterly for January, although it is a complete list of
our Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Bulbs, &c, &c. And we can say that all orders from thiB Price List will receive the same attention and procure
the same articles as if ordered from the Illustrated Work, which is different only in displaying floral illustrations, colored plates, and in more
elaborate descriptions of the classes of Seeds. »■
t^~Fnll and explicit directions for planting, &c, are printed on all our packets of Seeds.

GOLD MEDAL (Face), Awarded September, 1874.

GOLD MEDAL (Reverse).

Ohromo No, 5 (1874), " The Reflection."

Chromo No. 6 (187S), " The New Collective."

Size, 1Saz4 inches each. Sent postpaid by mail for $1.00 each, plain or varnished; or, $1.50, varnished and mounted on canvas. They are also
sent as Premiums on the purchase of Seeds. (See " How to Obtain Chromos " elsewhere).

GOLD MEDAL (Face).

GOLD MEDAL (Reverse).

CLUB INDUCEMENTS AND COLLECTIONS.

CLUH INDUCEMENTS.

There are many in a neighborhood who will not, perhaps, take the trouble to get a Catalogue (or Price List) from us, but who would, if it were
exhibited to them, purchase seeds to some extent ; and, therefore, to induce those who may receive the Catalogue (or Price List) to call upon their
neighbors, obtain their orders, and thus assist us in enlarging our sales, we make the following liberal offer :

Parties remitting $1.00 may select Seeds, in packets, at Catalogue prices, amounting to $1.15
2.00 " " " " " " 2.35

3.0C • " " " •< 3.65

4.00 " '■ " " " " 4.95

5.00 " " " " " 6.25

10.00 ■■ " " " " " 13.00

15.00 ■ ■' " " ■■ ' " 20,00

20.00 ■ " " " " " 27.00

On receipt of the amount of the order, the seeds will be forwarded by mail to any address in the United States or Ontario, and postage pre-
paid. The above offer is meant to be for Flower and Vegetable Seeds in packets only, and does not apply to seeds by the ounce, quart ocplnt.
The same terms as the above, will be allowed to any one party ordering.

Any person ordering at these rates, and inclosing to us the amount of $5.00, will be entitled to either one of our Chromos, except the Collect-
ive Chromo for 1872, which is out of print.

COLLECTIONS OF FLOWER SEEDS — FREE OF POSTAGE.

To those who may not have sufficient time or experience to satisfactorily make from the Catalogue, selections of Flower Seeds for themselves,
and who wish only a few varieties, and those of the most desirable and showy kinds; or who may want the leading kinds of a popular class, we
recommend the following, and will say, that the Collections consist of such varieties as would head the order of a practical florist, were he to select
an assortment for himself. Collections Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, each embrace a large variety of showy sorts, and wnoever may order either
of them or of the other Collections will, we guarantee, be highly pleased. Collection Ho. 12 contains the same assortment as No. 11, with several
choice varieties added. The same is true of Nos. 14 and 15, as relates to Collection 13, and 17 as relates to Collection 16.

In making the following Collections we have discounted liberally from Catalogue retail prices, and, therefore, it will be understood, 'that the
prices of the Collections are net. The Collections are put up in neat envelopes, and we v, ; U mail to any address one or more of them on receipt of

the amount set opposite the Collection or Collections ordered, prepay postage, and guarantee safe arrival.

No. 1, A choice Collection of Asters, consisting of new and splendid kh-cls, - - - $1.00

" 2, Balsams, " " " ^ - - - - .50

3, " Cockscombs, consisting of several or the best sorts, ....

" 4, '* Dianthus, consisting of finest varieties, * 1.00

5, 11 Pansies, consisting of best fancy colors, 1.00

" 6, " " " " " " with the "English irize" and the

beautiful "jive blotched Odier' , 2.00

" 7, " " Phlox Druminoii'lii, various and brilliant colors, 1.00

" 8, " " Ten- Weeks Stocks, best flowering varieties, j o Q0

" 9, " •• Everlasting Flowers, most ornamental kinds,

" 10, " " ■■ " " " 1.00

" 11, Ornamental Grasses, most beautiful kinds, ------ ,50

" ia, ■' " " " " " " 1.00

44 13, " Annuals, leading and splendid varieties, - - .50

" 14, '■ " " " 1.00

" 15, " * " " " " 2.00

" 16, " " Biennials and Perennials, best varieties, 1.00

" 17, " " .... .1 20Q

COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS.

Knowing what varieties and quantities of seeds would be generally desirable for Family Vegetable Gardens, we have carefully made np three
Collections, embracing early and late Peas, Beans and Corn and a good assortment of seeds of other Vegetables. Those who may purchase the
Collections, we are sure will be pleased with the assortments. Every variety of seeds in the Collections is first-class.

We allow the discounts and premiums in the making up of the assortments, and therefore, the prices below are subject to no deduction. We
would be pleased to have those who prefer it, make up their orders from the Catalogue.

No. 1, Collection of Choice Vegetables, for a Smalt Family Garden, - - $3.00
" 2, " " " " Medium " " - 5.00

" 3, " " " " Large " 11 - - 800

• PLEASE READ— MIXED FLOWER SEEDS.

The growers of Flower Seeds always take more care in growing separate colors or varieties of a class of flowers than they do In growing the
mixed of the class. The mixed, growers sell at a much less price than they do the separate colors. The mixed appears to be the outlet
for the odds and ends, and are sold comparatively cheap ; but the separate colors, for which growers get the highest prices, are saved from the
best plants and most perfect flowers. There is a strong competition among Florists in the growth of separate colors. When the height,
habit and time of flowering of a class of flowers will permit, we mix the separate colors, to accommodate those who do not wish to invest so
largely in one style of flower as to purchase all the separate colors. Our mixtures are made up of the imported, first-class separate colors,
and mixed here by ourselves. Those, therefore, who purchase our mixed seeds, will be sure to get seeds of the same quality as the separate
colors, and not a common, cheap article. For instance : our mixed Truffaut Aster is composed of the various separate colors which we
offer under No. 53, and the mixture is made by ourselves. This plan of mixing Is carried out in the mixtures of the other classes of Asters
and with Pansies, Phloxes, Stocks, Verbenas, &c., &c. To the facts above alluded to maybe attributed the wonderful success of our
seeds, and especially Asters, which have outstripped all our competitors, as the Premiums received upon them wherever exhibited indicate.
One good plant will give greater satisfaction than a whole bed of trash. 8

ADVICE TO OUR PATRONS.

OUR STOCK.

It need not be deemed egotistical in us to say, as the facts really warrant, that we carry the heaviest stock of goods in our line of any house in
the world. The love oi fiowers, dictated by refined and cultivated taste, has greatly augmented; while the splendid inducements our climate and
soil, even in its most unpropitious parts, oftei to its cultivator, have combined to increase the demand for the choicest varieties of Flower and
"V egetable Seeds. To meet that demand, our importations from foreign countries have been fuller and more extensive than ever before, while our
facilities for the growth and cultivation of new and desirable varieties of Vegetables and Flowers, were never so complete.

ORDER BY NUMBER.— It will be noticed that the Flower Seeds are numbered at the left of the columns of the Price List. It will be
much easier for those who order, simply to give the numbers of the varieties they require, instead of writing out the names of the flowers; and it
would be more convenient for us in Ailing orders. For instance: For any one desiring the New Large-flowering Dwarf Imbrique Pompon Aster,
or Parsons' New White Mignonette, t is only necessary to place in the column designated " No. in Price List," the numbers 61 and 321, It will be
necessary to give the names of the Vegetables. In all cases, please mark plainly the quantities required of each. Order sheets will be furnished
with Price Lists, and if more are required, please write us.

HOW TO ORDER A CATALOGUE, SEEDS OR CIIROMO u — Taking for granted that many thousand people will take the opportunity

of possessing themselves of our New Catalogue, we would suggest the most natural way to order Seeds or obtain one of our new Chromos. In the
first place, cur address is simply Briggs & Brother, Rochester, New York, or Chicago, 111. In the Catalogue will bo found a Blank Order, which
can be easily torn off and mailed to us after the order is written upon it. In looking over the Catalogue, give the numbers of the varieties of Flower
Seeds ordered, which are to be found at the left hand side of tho list, and write the names of the Vegetables in full.

HOW TO SEi\D MOIYEY.— If the following precautions are taken in the transmission of money, we will take the risk oi the safe arrival of
the funds, namely: by Post 'Office Money Orders, Drafts on New York, by Express, or small amounts in Registered Letters. The cost of the Post
Office Order, Drafts, or Registered Letters &c, may e deducted from the remittance, on orders amounting to Two Dollars and upwards. Sums
less than Two Dollars may be sent at our risk without registering.

SEAD MOXEY WITH THE ORDER,— Please send the pay at the time of ordering, as we do not keep any boon, accounts in the Mail depart-
ment of our business.

TO PREYEXT MISTAKES.— Those who ravor us* with orders-will bear In mind that it is of the utmost importance to give their Name,

Post Office, County and S tate, in pl&in, legiHe writing.

PACKAGES SE\T FREE A AD GUARANTEED,— "We will send small packages by Mail, and the larger by Express, prepay charges, and
guarantee tueir safe delivery. If, after a reasonable time, the package shoult. fail to reach the owner, we will, immediately after being notified of
the facf. and receiving a duplicate copy of the order, with date, &c, refill the same and forward without additional cost to the party ordering.
Parties ordering by Express, will please state if it is convenient to receive packages by Express, and give their nearest Express office.

W!<! SEXB BY MAIL, PREPAID— Bulbs, Flowers. Roots, Cuttings or Seeds, not to exceed four pounds, for which we pay two cents for
every two ounces, thereby enabling parties to secure their order by mail, and free of transportation expenses. Of course, if the order is fer more
than four pounds, the number of packages is increased.

SHOW THIS TO YOUR FRIEXDS— And send us combined orders, thereby saving time and trouble to all parties. No person interested In
Floriculture o. Agriculture, should be without our Catalogues ; and should any of our friends come, perchance, in possession of two copies, we
would remind them that they will be doing us a personal favor by placing one of the copies in the hands of such parties as would be likely to desire
Seeds.

LOOK AT YOUR ORDER. — Strange as it may seem, we receive each year hundreds of orders to which the parties had forgotten to sub-
scribe their name and address. Look to this point.

OUR BULB CATALOGUE.— "We issue yearly, in September, a Catalogue of Winter * d Spring Flowering Bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus-
es, &c. This is sent free on application.

RELIABILITY OF SEEDS,— It is almost unnecessary, in view of the many evidences we have already presented, to assert the reliability of
our seeds. But we can re-assure our friends that we have in stock the largest variety and quantity of exclusively first-class Seeds and Bulbs now
held by any house in the world. Car r_ : }& will grow if they are properly sown and attended to; and we urge our iriends to study our publications,
and govern themselves b;/ the hint- contained therein; although all of our packets have printed directions for planting, care and culture.

COMPARE PRICES.— We would suggest to those under whose eyes this Price List may come, that money will be saved by them if thev
favor us with their orclc:-. We have made our prices tc suit th: demands of tbe times, and they are as low as they can well be made for &Jirst~
class article. Please compare our xirices with those of other houses.

BE EXPLICIT,,— We desire to impress upon our customers the importance of being explicit in their orders, and or specifying briefly and cor-
rectly tL - number iv. the Catalogue of Flower Seeds, or the variety or varieties of Vegetables they wish to obtain. By so doing they will facilitate
o;.r business and secure the most perfect conformity with their orders.

To facilitate the work of filing orders during the busy season, we put up m advance, packets and packages, as per quotations in this
Price List. To prevent extra labor and delay during the hurrying time, we have adopted the rule to furnish no half packets, and no less quanti-
ties by weight or measure, than those quoted. Quantities less than one-fourth ^ouratf will be charged at ounce bates.

IV. B.— In ordering by numbers it is absolutely necessary to give the date or year in which the Catalogue or Price List was published from which
the order is taken, as the numbers are changed yearly.

Address all Communications to

BRIOGS & BROTHER,

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ROCHESTER, IV. Y., or CHICAGO. 111.

ABL.OPAPPJJS, Xat. Ord. Composites.

JTli-T. via.

1— Rubigmosus— A half-hardy annual, producing flowers in abund-

ance till late in the autumn; flowers golden vcilow; plants
about two and a half feet in height, - - - * - - 10

ABRO\IA, Nat, Ord. Nyctaginacece.

2— Umbellata— Rosy lilac, white eye, -------- 10

3— Arenaria— Pure waxy yellow, 1Q

AO ARISTA, Xat. Ord. Ericacem,

4— Calliopsidea— Grows one and a half feet high, producing many

stems from the same root, terminated by large Coreopsis-
like flowers, of a delicate lemon color, - - - - 10

AGEKATUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

5— Conspicuum— White; very handsome; eighteen inches, 5

6— Mexican urn — Blue; fifteen inches, - ------- B

7— " alMHorum— White-flowered, fine; fifteen inch. 5

8— " " nanuui— Dwarf, white, fine; 15 in. 5

9— Cselestinum, Tom Thumb— A dwarf, compact growing variety,

with dark blue flowers; useful for beading, &c. ; fragrant, 5

10— Lasseauxi— A new, very free-flowering, bright rose-colored var-

iety; robust habit, flowering freely. One of the best of
trie Ageratums. A novelty of 1872, 10

AIjOBiTSOA, Xat. Ord.' Swophulariacem.

11 — Grandiflora — Large-flowered, scarlet; twenty inches, 5

12— Warzewiczii— Bright scarlet; two feet, 5

ALYSSUM, Xat. Ord. Crucifer*.

13 — Sweet (Maritima) — The most desirable; flowers white, and will

continue in bloom the whole summer; six inches. 5

14— "■ Uenthami oompaetiim— A close and compact growing

variety of the above white jlcirc. "c :l. Co::mucred a
valuable acquisition, -------- ifl

15— Wierczibecki— Hardy perennial, with yellow flower: ; blooms

freely first season when started early, - - - - 5

A1ARANTHUS, Nat. Ord. Amarantacece.

16— Caudatus (Love-Lie$-Bleedina)—'Lorig, pendant, drooping flow-

ers, of a deep red color; very pretty; three feet,- - - 5

17 — Bicolor — Fine variegated foliage; two feet, - 5

18— Melaneholicus ruber— One of the very finest; plants of a blood

red color; eighteen inches, - 5

19— Cruentius {Prince's Feather) — Similar to Love-Lies-Bleeding,

with the exception th:;i the Lowers grow upright in large

clusters; three feet, - - - - 5

30 — Tricolor— Leaves scarlet, yellow, green and variegated; very

beautiful when well grown; two feet, 5

21 — Speciocissimns— Bronze foliage, fine; two feet, £

22 — Gordoni— Bronzy crimson foliage, shading off to brilliant scar-

let; compact habit; fine acquisition for bedding; fifteen in. 5
93— Atropurpureus— Of dwarf-bushy habit, one and one-half feet
in height,covered with numerous half -drooping, bright blood
red flower spikes, contrasting advantageously with the red-
dish grey metallic reflecting foliage, *- - 5

24— Salicifolius'(Fountain Plant)— This" remarkably beautiful an-
nual is by far the finest Amaranthus ever offered to the pub-
lic. The plant is of pyramidal form, attaining a height of
two to three and one-half feet. The leaves, which are beau-
tifully undulated, vary in the earlier stages of growth from
a green to a bronzy-green shade, and from five to seven inches

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in length, by about a quarter of an inch in width. As the
plants get stronger, the leaves at the end of all the principal
branches assume a bright orange red color, and become
more elongated, generally being from ten to fifteen inches
in length, forming magnificent, bright colored plumes, and
giving the plant a most elegant and picturesque appearance.
From its extremely graceful habit and rich colors, this plant
produces a striking effect when planted in large beds or
masses; it also forms a very handsome object as a_ single
specimen for the center of a vase or small bed, and is invalu-
able as a pot plant for autumn greenhouse decoration. It
has been exhibited in Hamburg, London, Edinburgh and
Brighton (England) and has invariably received flirt class

awards. It cannot be too highly recommended, - 10
AMBLYOLEPIS, Xat. Ord. Composite*.

25— Settigera— A desirable, very fragrant annua!, frcm Texas; yel-

low flowers; height a3out one foot, ------ 10

ANAGALiUIS, Xat. Ord. Primulox-em.

26— Grandiflora, Eugenia— White and blue, - 10

27 — " Garibaldi— Bright vermilion; one cf t":e finest, 10

28 — Napoleon III. — Dark red; very fine,- - 10

29— Phillipsi— Blue; flowers large, ----- 10

30 — sanguinea— Bright red; conspicuous and fine, - 10

31— u Memoria de FEtna— Bright red, beautiful; new, 10

32 — " Parksii— Large, rose, fine; new,- - - - 10
— u Our own mixture of the above. (See article on

mixtures, page 3), - 10

33 — '" Superb mixed, (best foreign mixture as import-

ed) — Scarlet, lilac, red and blue, 5

ANTIRRHINUM (Snap-dragon), Nat. Ord.

Scrophulariacem.

34 — Majlis Brilliant — Scarlet and white; very showy, fine,- - - 5

3) — u Crescia — Deep scarlet; choice, 5

30 — Galathe — Crimson, yellow and white; large, fine, - - 5

37— u earyophylloides— Splendidly striped, - - - - - 5

33 — " Firefly— Orange, scarlet and white, 5

39 — " Delila — Rose, carmine and white, - 5

40— " alba— Pure white, 5

41 — " " nana — New; dwarf, white; fifteen inches. - - 10

42 — *■ Papillon— Scarlet, white i. _,L \ ( ,low, ----- 5

43 — " Mcolor — True, - -- -'-------5

44— 4 ' Roi des Feus— Scarlet, - - 10

45 — Ophir— Golden yellow, - - 10

40— " pourpre superbc— Dark purple, - ------ 10

47 — '* Extra fine— Mixed, 5

47J& — " Gur own mixture of the above. (See article cr,

tures, page 3), 10

48- ' " Tom Thumb— The Tom Thumb forms a flat tuft of num-

erous branches, thickly clothed with foliage, above
which rise in multitude the flower spikes, four to six
inches in length, densely set with flowers ; most use-
ful for bedding and edgings; splendid; mixed; 1 ft. 5

ARGEMONE, Nat. Ord. Papaveracew.

40 — Grandiflora — Large white flowers, in diametc:- Z lv ■' ' .'.>'>-, - 5

50— Hunnemanni— Yellow and carmine; fine, 5

ASPERUI^A, Nat. Ord. Stellate.

51 — Azurea setosa— A profuse-flowering, hardy annual, of dwarf,
branching habit, with deliciously sweet-scented, bright
azure bine flowers and elegant foliage. A valuable ac-
quisition. Continues in bloom till frost. One foot, ■ 10

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ASTER, Nat. Ord. Compositce. pKT CTS _

63— Truffaut's Pseony-flowered Perfection— The greatest perfec-
tion in form, size and fullness of flower, of the Pisony class.
The tkue PjEoxy Perfection. All the sorts are of vigorous
growth, bearing the flowers well upright. Flowers when well
grown measure more than four inches across. All admire
the Truffaut Asters. The separate colors are perhaps the
most desirable. Height two feet. Finest colors mixed, - 10

53 — Truffaut's Pseony-flowered Perfection — Seventeen separate

colors (Benary's superb collection). In ordering, give the
No, 53 and also name the color or colors wanted. Crimson;
Crimson, with white; Violet, with white; Deep Crimson;
ueepurimson, with white; uight Violet, Light Violet, with
white; Rose; Rose, with white; Vioiet; Violet, with white;
White ; White, with crimson : Flesh color ; Lilac Rose ; Purp-
lish Crimson, with white; New Brilliant Coppery Scarlet.

In separate packets, each packet, - 15

53/6 — Our own mixture of the above. (See article on mixtures,) 15

54— La Superb, New Paeon y-ilowered Giant Perfection— The

largest-fwu'ered Pseony-formed Aster — above five inches
across. A magnificent novelty. Plants two feet; full
blooming. Several splendid colors, mixed, 10

55— La superb New i-aeony-flowered Giant Perfection— Eight

distinct colors— Rose; Rose, with wnite; Light Violet; Vio-
let; Purplish Red; Crimson; Copper color; Silver Grey.
In separate packets, each packet. ------- 15

65}£— Our own mixture of the above. (See article on mixtures), 15

56 — New Rose — This new class is intermediate bween the large

flowered Imbrique and Pseony Perfection or Truffaut's.
Very robust, with large flowers double to the center, having
the outer petals imbricately arranged in fine order, and of
great substance. A plant in full bloom is magnificent. Two
ieet. Colors most brilliant, of. great variety, mixed, - - 10

57— New Rose— Fourteen distinct colors— Dazzling White; Bril-

liant Rose; Purplish Crimson; Indigo; Indigo, with white;
Dark Crimson, with white ; Deep Violet, with white ; Brilliant
Crimson, veiled with white: Deep Purple; Brilliant Deep
Blood Red; White, inside rosy chamois; Maroon Crimson;
Brilliant Copper color; White, with rose center. In sepa-
rate packets. In ordering, give the No. and also name
the color or colors desired. ^Taeh color or packet, - - - 15
575^ — Ou p 9^ r n miKtsiro oi me above. (See article on mixtures), 15

58— Tali Cnrysanthemnm-Oowered— All colors of this very de-

sirable class, mixed; twenty inches. 10

59 — JVewDwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered — A new class, and de-

sirable on account of its large and perfect flowers, great
beauty and late blooming; alf colors, mixed ; about 12 inch. 10

60— New Chrysanthemum-flowered Dwarf— Snow-white, large

and perfect-flowered : suverb : one foot.- - 10

61— New Large-flowered Dwarf Imbrique Pompon— Extremely

beautiful ; about fifteen inches in height ; upright branching,
with very large flowers— two to two and a half inches across ;
perfectly double, compact and of the greatest perfection.
Recommended as a novelty of the highest merit, and which
must become a general favorite ; several fine colors, mixed, 15

63— New Large-flowering Dwarf Imbrique Pompon-In ordering
give the No. 62 and also the color or colors desired. Eight
colors of this novelty— Brilliant Deep Crimson; Pure White;
Deep Violet; Reddish Violet: Reddish Lilac; Snow White;
Crimson, with white; Crimson-rose, veiled with white, each, 20

62J6- Our own mixture of the above. (See article on mixtures.) 20

63— New Cocardeau Imbrique Pompon— A most beautiful Aster;

lilac, white center, and rose, white center, mixed ; 18 inches, 10

64— New Pjeony-flowered Globe— A superb, robust-growine var-

iety, with self-supporting, spreading branches. \ T ery hean-
tiful Libit; free blooming, flowers of fine form; very large,
two and a half inches across, and very double. In height
fifteen inches ; several bright and distinct colors, mixed, - 10

65— New Pseony-flowered Globe— Seven distinct varieties of this

magnificent class— Deep Indigo; Deep Violet; Bright Rose,
veiled with white; Purplish Crimson; White, veiled with
azure blue; Dark Crimson; Pure White. Separate packets, 15
65)4— Our own mixture of the above. (See article on mixtures), 15

66— Pyramidal-flowered German— Habit upright, branching and

fine; abundant bloomer; flowers two to two and a half inches
across; very double ana compact; mixed, - - - - 10

67— New Giant Emperor— The size, beauty, brilliancy and perfec-

tion of this class of Asters are mentioned by foreign seeds-
men in the most enthusiastic terms. With us, however, it
has never warranted such praise. Mixed, - - - 15

68— Cliinensis Mont Blanc (maximus plenissimws alius)—" This

acquisition belongs to the Pyramidal section in the way of
Victoria Asters. Of extremely vigorous growth, it forms
large bushes of about two and a half feet in height, profusely
covered with immensely large flowers, measuring upwards
of Ave inches in diameter, and very double. The color is
a dazzling pure white. The greatest perfection of Asters
yet obtained. A novelty," - 20

69— New Victoria Large-flow ered — Habit pyramidal; flowers

nearly as large as the Truffaut Aster; double, well formed,
and rich in colors; about two feet high; finest mixed,- - 10

70— New Dwarf Victoria— Four distinct colors— Crimson; Rose;

Rose, with white; Snow-white. In separate packets, each, 15
7 9^™ °" r own n »*ture of the above. (See article on mixtures), 15

71— New Large-flowering Robust Bouquet, Dwarf— A beautiful

class of bouquet-formed Asters, being perfectly constant in
height and habit, and lasting well in flower; the best for
edgings and dwarf groups. They excel in variety and bril-
liancy of colors, and last in flower till frost; height about
one foot. Best colors, mixed, - - - 15

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78— Newest Large-flowering Robust Bouquet, Dwarf, Brilliant
Deep Blood Red— A most beautiful new variety. A great
attraction in our garden the past season— each plant a mass
of flowers. Height ten to twelve inches, 15

73— Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet — Very early free bloomer; ten

inches; finest mixed, - - -' 10

74— New Pseony-flowered Cocardeau, Dwarf Bouquet Pyra.

inidal— A very beautiful class, with white centers ; eighteen
inches; finest colors, mixed, 15

75— New Miniature Bouquet Pyramidal— Very constant in height

and habit of plant; extremely free-flowering and pretty;
height six inches ; splendid, mixed, 15

76— Reid's New Quilled, mixed— The finest class of the Quilled

Asters; twenty mcnes, - - 10

77— Original Chinese— Flowers very large, with long petals; the

original variety of the China Aster, 10

78— Hedge-Hog or Porcupine, finest colors mixed— The flowers

of this class of Asters are composed of long, quilled, sharply
pointed and curious looking petals; hence the name. All
the varieties are novel, showy and desirable, - 10

THE FOLLOWING WERE THE NOVELTIES IN ASTERS
) FOR 1873:

j 79— Newest Improved Pseony Perfection, Brilliant Lilac Blue —

Color very striking; flowers of the greatest perfection, - 20

80— Emperor, Brown Violet with W hite—This is a magnificent

large Pseony-fiowered novelty, surpassing all the other colors
of this section by its elegant habit and doubleness of flowers.
Height 10 inches ; flowers two and one-quarter inches across.
We exhibited several new varieties of Asters at the Western
New Torn Fair, in this city, September, 1873, among which
were some fine specimens in pots of the "Emperor," which
received a First Premium as the best new Aster. This
variety is very unlike the 1,'ew Giant Emperor Aster men-
tioned above, and cf vvnich we have a very poor opinion, - 20

81 — Newest Cellu'.a. victoria, Peach Blossom — A most charming

novelty, equal in habit of plant to the old favorite Victoria
Aster, The petal:- ^eing tubular, 3re ope" at their ends, thus
forming small cells. We also exhibited this Aster hi pots at
the Western New York Fair. It is an entirely different style
of Aster from the *' Emperor." Many thought it deserved
the first premium. In height about eighteen inches, - - 20

82 — Newest Shakspeare Hedge-Hog, Dark Violet — The dense,

tubular petals of this gem, spreading ray-like in large masses
to all sides, give the flower the perfect form of a globe. A
first-class novelty, 20

83 — New Dwarf Double Large-flowered Chrysanthemum, Dark

Crimson—This is of a dark red color, and a very valuable
addition to the Chrysanthemum class of Asters, - 15

84— Bismarck Shining Blood Red— A most showy new color of

this beautiful section of Asters, which is especially remark-
able by the shining satin-glanced color; wonderfully suit-
able for pot culture; will make a brilliant, effective display, 25

85 — Boltze's New Bouquet Copper Rose — The exceedingly pretty

new color of this rich flowering variety of Aster will be found
very useful for edgings and small beds, and will make a most
charming little pot plant. - 25

86— New Schiller— A dwarf bouquet Aster of great beauty and pe-

culiar habit. It is late, about fifteen inches in height and
an abundant bloomer, - 15

BALSAMS (iBipatlens), Nat. Ord. Bahaminaceat.

87— Camellia— Very choice ; saved from extra large-flowered prize

varieties; fine, mixed; two leet, - ------- 10

88— Double Camellia-flowered Spotted German— Two feet - - 10

89— Rose-flowered French— Perfcctlv double; fine, mixed; 2 feet, 10

90— Rosse-flora caryophylloides— New ; Carnation striped ; tall,

large-flowered; Rose Balsam ; ten fine colors, mixed; two
feet, 15

91— Striata punctata Solferino— Satiny white, streaked, striped

andspottedwithlilacandcrimson; 2ft. 20

92— " " Victoria— Brillian 1 - salmony scarlet, finely

spotted and streaked on white ground;
a quite new and lovely color; extremely
beautiful; a magnificent novelty; 2 ft. 20

93— Rosse-flora nana caryophylloides —New Carnation dwarf-

flowered; 12 splendid colors, mixed ; one foot, - - - 15

94— Improved Rose— Five of the most showy, self-colored varie-

ties of this class, in separate packets, each, 15

95— " " Our own mixture of the above. (See article

on mixtures, page 3), 15

96— New Dwarf— Five distinc; colors— Pale Yellow; Chamois-rose;

Lilac; Scarlet; White, tinted rose. In ordering
give the No. 96 and name the color or colors
wanted. In separate packets, each packet, - 15
9656— " Our own mixture of the above. (See article

relating to mixtures, page 3), 10

97— Double Dwarf Camellia-flowered or Spotted— One foot, - 10

98— Fine Double German, mixed. (See article on mixtures), - 10

99 — Impatiens Balsamina Imperialis (the Emperor Balsam) — An

immense, large-flowered variety, as imbricately double as
^amellia-imbricata; dark blue, regularly blotched with
pure white; constant in color and habit; produces seeds
very sparingly. A novelty of 1873, - 20

100— Impatiens Balsamina punctata Kermesina — A new variety

of Victoria Balsam; white, densely spotted with crimson.
A novelty of 1873, - ' - - 20

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BARTONIA, Nat. Ord. Loasacece.

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101 — Aurea — Bright orange; eighteen inches, 5

i03— IVuda — A splendid hardy perennial, with large white flowers,

blooming the entire season; two feet, - 10

liRACHYCOME, Nat. Ord. Composite. '

103— Iberidifoliuin— Fine blue; ten inches, 5

104 — Alba— White; ten inches, - 5

105 — Blue and White, mixed, 5

BROWALLIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacem.

106— White, Blue, Deep Rose, &e., mixed— Handsome, half -hardy

annuals; very showy; produce an abundance of beautiful
and striking flowers; desirable either for greenhouse or
garden. Set about eighteen inches apart; eighteen inch. 5

CACAL1A, Nat. Ord. Compositce.

107— Coccinea— Scarlet; about eighteen inches in height, 5

108— Aurea— Yellow, " " " (? - - - 5

109— Coccinea, scarlet, and aurea, yellow, mixed, - 5

CAliANmilNIA, Nat. Ord. Portulaeem.

110— Grandiflora— Purple, fine; one foot, ------- 5

111— Umbel lata — Perennial, blooming the first season ; rosypurple,

beautiful; four inches, -" - 10

112— Speeiosa (Lindleyana)—Ro&Q, showy; six inches, 5

113— " alba— White; six inches, - ------- ft)

114— " Rose and White— The last two, mixed; habit and

height the same, -- fi

CALEXDULA (Cape Marigold), Nat. Ord. Com.

positce.

115— Ranuneuloides superba — Very fine; orange, ----- 5

116— Sulphurea— Sulphur-colored; effective, ------ 5

117— Officinalis le Proust— Double, nankeen, edged with brown, - 10

CAL^IOPSIS, Nat. Ord. Composite

118— Blcolor— Quilled (dark brown), Dwarf (black brown), Dwarf

(black brown, semi-double), all mixed. 15 inch, 8

119— " Dwarf Marbled— Semi-double, fine; fifteen inches, 5

120— " " marmorata— Reddish brown, marbled with

yellow, ----- 6

121— Cardaminifolia hybrida— Bright yellow, dark red, marbled,

&c, mixed. The Cardaminifolias are of compact habit
and growth; eighteen inches, - -- -- -.5

122— Coronaia— Yellow, with crimson spots; desirable; two feet, - 5

123— Drummondu— Yellow, crimson center; very fine; two feet, - 5

124— Burridgii (Oosmidium Burridgeanum)"Most beautiful and dis-

tinct flowers; rich brown, tipped with bright orange ; 2 ft. 5

125— Englemanii [Cosmidium Englemanii)— Of dwarf, spreading

habit; bright yellow flowers. Six inches; thin to 10 inch. 5

fALLIRHOE, Nat. Ord. Malvacece.

126 — Involucrata— Dark rose, very fine; two feet, 5

127— Digitata— A very beautiful annual; rich rosy crimson, bloom-

ing for a lengthened period, 5

128 — Pedata — Violet purple, choice; two feet, ------ 5

129— " nana— Dark rose, with white eye; beautiful; Ifoot, 5

CAMPANULA, Nat. Ord. Campanulacem.

130 — Lorei— Blue and white, mixed; beautiful; ten inches,- 5

131— Speculum— White, lilac and fine purple, mixed, ... 5

132— Celtidifolia— Dwarf, large-flowered; bright blue; ne w, fine, - 10

CANDYTUFT (Ifoeris), Nat. Ord. Cruciferce.

133 — K^rmesiua (Dunnetti)— Dark crimson; bright and showy. - 5

134— Lilac— Fine, - - - - - 5

135 — Purple — A favorite variety, 1. 5

136— Rocket — Fine white, - - 5

137 — Rose — Delicate, 5

138— Sweet-scented— White; fragrant, 5

139— White— One of the best, - - - - - 5

140— AH colors, mixed, - -- -- - _ _ * - . 5

CANXA (Indian Shot), Nat. Ord. Marantacece.

141 — Annei— Dark red; four feet, - 10

142 — Aurantiaca — Orange; four feet, ------ 10

143— Indica rubra — Scarlet; three feet, - - ----- 10

144— Limbata major— Red; three feet; new and fine, - 10

145— Musoefolia hybrida— Yellow and scarlet; three feet, - 10

146— Nepalensis— Splendid yellow flowers; three feet, - - - - 10

147 — Nigricans— Very dark leaves and bright crimson flowers, - 10

148— Zebrina — "Red bronzed, striped like a Zebra; three feet, - - 10

149— AH the above varieties, mixed, 10

150 — Warszewiczi— Four varieties, mixed; all showy; three feet,- 15

151— Roots— Of all the above fine varieties, ----- each, 20

CATCHFI/V (Silene), Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacem.

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152 — Armeria (LdbeVs Catchfly)— Red, White and Rose, mixed.

Height fifteen inches. Brilliant and profuse flowering
hardy annuals, of easy culture, continuing a long time
in bloom. For pretty effect, should be grown in groups.
Thin to twelve inches apart, 5

CEliOSIA (CockSCOinl)), Nat. Ord. Amarantacece,

153— Cristata, Cockscomb, Tall — Atrosanguinea aurea, chamois,

purpurea, deepest flno rose, sulphurea
and violacea; imported, mixed, 5
1533s — " # " Our own mixture of separate colors.

(See article about mixtures, page 3), - 10

154 — " " nana, Dwarf— Crimson,, extra, amaran-

thina, chamois, lutea, rosea and san-
guinea; imported, mixed, 5
154% — " Our own mixture of separate colors.

(See article about mixtures, page 3), • 10

155— Pyramidalis — Coccinea, scarlet; aurantiaca, scarlet fringed

with orange; nana aurantiaca, yellow, splendid foliage,
and versicolor varieties hybrida follis atrobr uneis, red-
dish brown foliage and golden brown foliar ; all these var-
ieties, mixed. Three feet, 10

156 — Spipata rosea — Extremely pretty plant; free bloomer; flow-

ers if picked early are useful for winter ornaments, - - 10

157— New crimson-feathered— Magnificent ; extremely delicate and

showy — many 01 the plants even more so than the so called
•'Japan.'' Three feet, - 15

158 — Japonica, or New Japan Cockscomb — New variety of Cocks-

comb, claimed by a neighboring seedsman to have been im-
ported from Japan, but as we have since learned first seen by
him in the possession of a lady in Ontario County, from
whom he obtained the seed. A fair Celosia, but in beauty
and interest far inferior to the Variegated Cockscomb. Leaf
scarlet or crimson, the comb delicately cut and of a deep
scarlet hue. Seed saved from most perfect specimens only, 10

159 — Huttonil — This beautiful plant was introduced by Messrs. Jas.

Veitoh & Sons, through their collector of rare specimens of
the floral kingdom, the late Mr< Hutton, after whom it was
named. The plant is of compact form and bushy habit, pro-
fusely branched, each leading branch being tipped with a
small spike of bright crimson flowers. In color the plant
reeembles the well known Iresine Lindenii % the upper sur-
face of the leaf being of a deep olarat color, while the under
side is of a bright crimson shade. Height one and one-half
to two feet, by about one and one-half feet in diameter. As
a bedding or sub- tropica 1 plant it will take a high rank,from
its Jim habit and rich and elective coloring- Plants propa-
gated by cuttings taken off 1 in early summer make splendid
objects for greenhouse decoration during the winter months. ,
We pronounce this plant to be the finest andmost effective
red leaf plant grown from seed in cultivation. We have
grown it the past season and think that too much praise can-
not be accorded it. A novelty of 1872, 20

160— Cristata Rermesina Tom Thumb— A new Dwarf Cocks-

comb,^^ to six inches high only, forming large combs of a
most splendid crimson. Both the height and color are quite
constant. In our grounds we find this to be by far the finest
type of the Celosia cristata ever offered, coming true to color
and description, and has been admired by all who saw it.
Also a novelty of 1872, 15

161— Cristata nana Copper Chamois— A beautiful and highly in-

teresting color, which has never before been obtained in
this genus, and for such to be recommended. - - 15

162— NEW VARIEGATED COCKSCOMB (CELOSIA CRIS-

TATA YARIEGATA) — This is an introduction of 1872,
of which we gave in our January Number for that year a col-
ored plate, and a description as furnished us by the foreign
grower. This novelty the past two seasons upon our grounds
came invariably true to description, except that in place of
the large Cockscomb- shaped head it produced in the center
large and beautifully striped and variegated tufts or clusters
— small, striped and variegated Cockscomb-shaped flowers
appearing upon the branches. It increased in beauty as it
became older. It is certainly the most Bingularly showy
and beautiful of the entire Cockscomb family. (See New

Catalogue for Cockscomb matter), ------- 20

CEIVTAIJREA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

163— Cvanus (Bachelor's Button)-- Mixed; two feet, - ... 5

164— Moschata (Sweet Sultan)— Blue, white and red, mixed; 18 in. 5

165 — ** atropurpurea — Deep purple; new; eighteen inch. 5

166— Depressa— Blue, white and red, mixed; height ten inches, - 5

167— Involucrata— Yellow, fine; very spreading; fifteen inches, - 5

CEtfTAURIDIFM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

168— Drummondii— An elegant, hardy annual, from TexaB; free

bloomer. Succeeds well in any good garden soil; flowers,
yellow, and quite showy, 5

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Hi

Mrs. E/W. Dodge,
of Lawn Ridge, HI.,
Sept. 24, 1874, writes
as follows :

"Last year I raised
one plant of the Var-
iegated Cockscomb;
from that plant 1
have this year raised
v number, far su-
perior to that, ct
which I will send you
a specimen. Our
State Fair was held
last week. I was
there on Friday-
took a sample of j
Cockscombs, of dif-
ferent varieties, j
They were pronoun- :
ced. ' the best they j

ever saw. 1 Mr. 1

of Rochester said
the Variegated was a
failure with them, :
and they had pro-
nounced it a hum-
bug. He said, he
thought your success
was no better than
his. T gave him the
plant I had with me
to take home."

I. G. Plank, Dan-
vers, III.,

m " You requested in
your Catalogue for
Jan., 1873, that your
customers should re-
port t hei r success
with the Variegated
Cockscomb. I pur-
chased seed of you
last spring and raised
several flowers this
season that were va-
riegated, and this
flower in particular
was a very nice red
and yellow striped ;
even the stem of the
plant was striped
with red and yellow.
I bought other seeds
of you that gave
good satisfaction."

Hits. George K.
Johnson, Leroys-
ville Pa.: "T send
you a specimen of
the seed I raised
from the New Varie-
gated Cockscomb.
They were perfect ;
almost as large again
as the colored plate
hi your Catalogue.
As a lady said, it was
a perfect beauty."

JSit

CELOSIA (COCKSCOMB) CBISTATA VARIEG^TA.

CEIjOSIA (Cockscomb) — Cominued.

158— Celosla Japoniea, or iVew Japan Cockscomb—New variety of Cockscomb, claimed "by a neighboring seeds-
man to have been imported from Japan, but, as is positively alleged, first seen by him in the
possession of a lady in Ontario County, from whom he obtained the seed. A fair Celosia, but
in beauty and interest far inferior to the Variegated Cockscomb. Leaf scarlet or crimson, the

comb delicately cut and of a deep scarlet hue. Seed saved from most perfect specimens only, 10

159— " HUTTOIVII — Compact form and bushy habit, wofuseiy branched, each leading branch being tipped

with a small spike of bright crimson Bowers. The upper surface of the leaf is of a deep
claret color, while tho under is of a bright crimson shade. As a bedding or sub-tropical
plant it will take a high rank. We pronounce this plant to be the finest and most effective
red leaf plant grown from seed in cultivation. Too much praise cannot be accorded it - - 20
.463— " NEW VARIEGATED COCKSCOMB (CELOSIA CRISTATA VARIEGATA) This is an in-
troduction of 1873, of which we gave in our January Number for that year a colored plate and
a description as furnished us by the foreign grower.- This novelty the past two seasons upon
our grounds came invariably true to description, except that in place of the large Cockscomb-
shaped head it produced in the center large and beautifully striped and variegai ed tufts or
clusters, small, striped and variegated Cockscomb-shaped flowers appearing upon thebranches.
It increased in beauty as it became older. It is certainly tho most singularly showy and
beautiful of the entire Cockscomb family, - -- --

CELOSIA (COCKSCOMB) HUTTONII.

BE¥ JAPAN COCKSCOMB.

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CENTRAXTHUS, Nat. Ord. Composite.

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169— Macrosiphon (long-tubed) — Ease; twenty inches, - 5

170— " llore-albo— White; twenty inches, - - - - 5

171— ** Hore-carneo— Flesh color; twenty inches, - 5

172— " Mixed varieties, - ._ 5

€HLOUA, Nat. Ord. Qentianacem.

173— Grand i flora— A recent novelty, of considerable worth, with

glossy, oblong, attractive foliage and small, delicate, bright
yellow flowers; blooms profusely. Hardy annual, - - 5

CIIRTSAKTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. Composite,

174— -Burridgeanum— Improved; crimson and white; 15 inches, - 5

175— Tricolor— White and yellow; fifteen inches, 5

176— Dunnett's New Double — Golden yellow, brilliant,- - - - 5

177— Crimson and white, white and yellow, double white and double

yellow, white with crimson center, golden yellow, &c. ; mixed, 5

CLARKIA, Nat. Ord. Onagraeete,

178 — Elegans, Single varieties— Purple, rose and new pure white,

mixed; two feet,- - -- -- -- 5

179 — " Double varieties— Purple, rose, flesh color and rosy

white, mixed; two feet, - ----- 5

ISO— Pulchella integripetala — New, double, white; one foot,- - 5

181— " u Double varieties, mixed; one ft. 5

182— " " Single " " " 5

COLiIjINSIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacete.

183 — White and rose-marbled, purplo and white, white, blue, lilac,

mixed, - 5

CONVOLVULUS, Nat. Ord. Convolvulacece.

184— Minor, splendent— Rich violet, white centered, 5

185— 11 alba— White; splendid trailer, 5

186— " llore-pleno — A new double variety ; very fine, - 10

187— " tricolor— Violet purple; splendid, 5

188 — " Above varieties, mixed. (See article on mixtures), - 5

189— Cantabricus stellatus— Splendid pink flower, centered with a

star of pure white; is exquisite for hanging baskets; slender
foliage, finely cut and beautiful, - - -- -- --10

190— jHauritanicus — Fery pretty; admirably adapted for roclc-work

or baskets ; a profusion of bloom, of a rich satiny lavender, 10

DATUKA, Nat. Ord. Solanacece.

191— Hu mills fl. pi. — Double yellow; sweet-scented, - 10

192 — Alroviolacea fl. pi. — Double dark violet; very fine, - - - 10

193 — Fastuosa alba plena — Doublewhite; choice, 5

194— Wrightii— White, shaded with lilac; sweet-scented perennial, 5

195— Huberiana eupreato-violacea — Bright coppery-red; violet

painted double flowers; a novelty of 1872, - 15

DELPHINIVjH, Nat. Ord. Ranunculacem.

190— Ajacis hyacinthiilorum (Double Dwarf J^ockef)-¥mestmiKe^ 5

197— Elatior tWe-pleno (Tall docket)— Beautiful, mixed; 2 feet, - 5

ltjg—OardiopeiaUiiii — Deep blue, fine; one foot, ----- 5

199— Consolida llore-pleno (Double Stock-flowered)— Finest mixed, 5

200— " pumilum (candelabrum, Koerclier)«Tom Thumb

class, ten inches in height, with lively foliage and
numerous flower spikes, densely set with beauti-
ful double flowers, the whole forming an elegant
pyramid. Flowers throughout the season, - 10

201 — Consolida var. candelabrum— A new variety of Larkspurs,

with fine double flowers, and growth of plant similar to a
chandelier. A novelty of 1872. Mixed, ----- 10

202— Nudicaule— With bright scarlet Larkspur flowers; in appear-

ance like a brilliant Tropaeomm, such as T. tricolorum;
fine novelty, and where it succeeds will be considered a

gem of the first water. Novelty of 1879, 15

Delphinium Imper«ale flore pleno (Emperor Larkspur) —
This new style of Larkspur, a novelty of 1872, cannot fail
to become as universal a favorite as the Candelabrum
variety, introduced a few years ago. It is of symmetri-
cal busby habit, branching out five inches from the
ground, forming fine, compact, well-shaped specimens of
, one and one-half feet in circumference; height eighteen
inches. For redundancy of bloom, the Imperial Lark-
spur is certainly unequaled— a single plant being rarely
seen with less than one hundred close, erect spikes of
flowers upon it. Both, in respect of habit and double-
ness of flower, this novelty is possessed of great con-
stancy, whereby it is particularly adapted for groups,&c. ;
in fact, for general decoration, its utility cannot be over
estimated. The flowers in a dried state will be esteemed
for winter bouquets. In planting out, a clear space of
eighteen inches each way should be allowed, so that the
plants may attain complete development. We offer the
following "brilliant separate colors:

203— Impcriale flore pleno (Emperor Larkspur), Dark Blue, - 15

204— " " " 11 " Red Striped, - 15

205— 11 " " " " tricolor, - - 15

206 — 11 " " " u Above superb

2* colors, mixed. (See article mixtures) 15

MANTIIUS, Nat. Ord. Caryophy/Jacece.

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207 — Chinensis, Finest Double, mixed, 10

208— " Imperialis (Imperial Pi^)— Double, mixed, - - 10

209— " " flore-pleno albo— Double white, - - 10

210 — " 11 purpureus striatus — Finej double;

purple and white, striped, - - 10

211— *' Heddewigii, Single — Beautifully colored, rich,

large flowers, ----- 10

212 — *' diadematus (Double Diadem Pink)

—Novelty of exceeding beauty, 20

213— * l " flore-pleno-- Strong grower; double

flowers; not constant, - 10

214— " " atropurpureus— Splendid; double

flowers, dark red; constant, - 10

215 — " laciniatus — Lovely, of a variety of colors; petals

beautifully fringed; desirable, * 10

216— " " fl. pi. — A superb, large, very fine

double variety of the preceding, 20

217 — " Last four varieties mixed. (See

article relating to mixtures, p. 3), 10

218— " nanus— Dwarf varieties, mixed, 10

219 — " hybridusatropurpureus-Double; darkbloodred, 10

220— Atroviolaceus— Fine; double, purple, ------- 10

221— Gardnerianus— Sweet-scented; flne, double, ----- 10

222 — Heddewigii laciniatus striatus llore-pleno — .A fine, new,

large-flowering, double variety of the beautiful I). lacini-
atus. The white blossoms are eleganlly striped and
streaked with different shades, which vary from the most
delicate rose to the deepest red, producing a most charm-
ing combination of hues. About seventy-five per cent, of
the seedlings will possess these characteristics, - 20

223 — Heddewigii diadematus— Said to be a very beautiful and val-

uable improvement upon the Heddewigii diadematus
mentioned above; habit more compact and robust than
that variety; flowers large, color arranged in zones, vary-
ing from lilac and crimson to richest dark purple; edges of
the petals are beautifully fringed and margined with white.
A novelty of 1872. Finest, mixed,- ------ 25

DOUBLE I>AISY.

See Bellis Perennis under the head of "Flowering the Second
Season."

ERYSIMUM, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce.

224 — Arkansanum — Light yellow; eighteen inches,

225 — Perowsluanum — Orange; two feet, -

ESCHSCHOLTZIA, Nat. Ord. Tapaveracece.

226 — Californica — Light yellow, dark centered, 5

227— Compact a— Yellow and orange, 5

228— Crocea alba— White, - - *5

229 — " rosea— The upper portion of the petals are a French

white, orpale pink, and the under portion shading
from rose pink to crimson lake. The effect pro-
duced by the half opened, rose-colored bud of the
flower is charming, 10

230 — " striata— A splendid variety, which can be specially

recommended, flowers orange, striped with lemon, 5

231 — Dentata auraiitiaca — First-class novelty a very deep orange;

quite distinct from all the oiher varieties, 5

232 — " sulphurea — This, aa well as the preceding, is a new

and singular variety, and also a recent novelty ;
sulphur colored,- - 5

233— ' ; tenuiiblia— Is a plant of spreading habit; very fine

cut and beautiful foliage; flowers pretty, numer-
ous, small, pale yei low, with orange centers; in
height six to eight inches,- 5

EUCIIARIDIUM, Nat Ord. Ona<jracea>.

234 — Concinnum — Yellow; one foot, - .- -- -.-10

235— Grandiflora— Rose shaded pink; choice, 10

236 — " album, pure white; roseum, rose; mixed, - 10

EUTOCA, Nat. Ord. HydroypJiyllacea?.

237 — Multiflora — Pink; very free blooming, 5

238 — Viscida — Dark blue, very pretty; two feet,- ----- 5

239 — " alba striata— White, with blue stripes; two feet, - 5

240— " Dark Blue and White, with blue stripes, mixed, - 5

FENZLIA, Nat. Ord. Polcmoniacece,

241 — Dianthiflora — Charming little annual; profuse bloomer, dwarf

habit, fine foliage; useful for baskets, edgings, &c; rosy
lilac, crimson centered; six inches, - - - - - - 10

Cjt A I Ii I j A IS. JE> 1 A , Nat. Ord. Composite.

r

242 — Picta, or Painted — Crimson and yellow, pretty, - - - - 5

243 — Alba-marginata — White margined, fine, - 5

244— Hybrlda grandiflora— Crimson and yellow bloom. Perennial, 5

245 — All varieties, mixed. (See article about mixtures, page 3), • 5

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OILIA, Nat. Ord. Polemoniacece.

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246 — Achillse folia, alba, pure white, and achillaefolia flora rosea,

rose tinted, mixed ; fifteen inches ; habits alike, 5
24?-— Nivalis, white; tricolor rosea, rose, white and purple, mixed ;

fifteen inches; habits alike, 5

248— Achillaefolia major— From California. It is greatly superior
to, and distinct from, the old sort of achillaefolia in habit,
foliage and size of bloom. Erect and branching growth.
Height two to two and one-half feet. Leaf is light, ele-
gant, deeply cut and serrated. Flowers four times the size
of old sort, of a bright cobalt blue shade. Novelty of '72, 10

OOI>ETIA, Nat. Ord. Onagracece.

249 — Undleyana, purple, carmine center; Lindleyana flore pleno,

rosy carmine, double; Schamini, white, rose belt in center,
and The Dride, white and scarlet, brilliant— mixed ; 15 in. 5

250— Tom Thumb' rosea alba, red and white, and other dwarf var-

ieties, mixed ; ten inches, 5

251— All colors mixed. (See article in relation to mixtures, p. 3),- 5

252— VVhitneyi— Beautiful variety, and the finest of the Godetias.

Novelty of 1872, - - ■■ 10

HAWK WE ED, Nat. Ord. Composite.

253— Red and white, mixed ; twenty inches,- ------ 5

254 — Silvery and yellow, mixed ; twenty inches, - - - - . - 5

HEDYSAROTI (French Honeysuckle).

See list of " Flowering the Second Season."

HELIA^THUS (Sunflower), Nat. Ord. Composite

255— Argophyllus SI. pi. striata— Double yellow flowers, striped

with brown; compact in growth; five feet, - - - - 5

256— Double Green-centered— New; fine yellow, very double and

unusually large flowers; grows from five to eight feet, 5

257— Grandillora plenissimus— Flowers very large and double; '

bright orange; five feet, 5

HIBISCUS, Nat. Ord. Mahacece.

258— Africanus— Cream colored, brown centered; eighteen inches, 5

259— CaHsureus — White, dark brown center; eighteen inches, 5
200— Coceineus— Crimson, superb; three feet, 10

261— Thunberai— Yellow; two feet, - - - - 10

262— Immutabiiis— White; three feet, - - 10

ALTHEA SltfEXSIS (Hollyhock), Nat, Ord.
Mahacece.

°63— Chinese Double— Hardy annual variety of the Hollyhock;

double and very showy ; height about two and a half feet.
Sow seed very early in spring. All colors, mixed, includ-
ing new deep scarlet, ----- 5

HUNNEMAIVJVIA, Nat. Ord. Papaveracecs.

264— Fumariiefolia-- Very pretty and exceedingly showy, half-hardy

perennial, with tulip-shaped, yellow flowers; from Mexico.
In height two feet. Thin or transplant to 15 inches apart, - 5

HYMENOXYS, Nat. Ord. Composite.

265— Californica— Showy, hardy annual, from California. Flowers

bright yellow, centered with orange; blossoms freely. Ex-
cellent for small beds or edgings. Height about one foot. - 5

ISOTOMA, Nat. Ord. LobeUaccce.

266— Petrjea— Red; ten inches, 10

267— Axillaris— Blue; ten inches, --------- io

K. AUXFUSSI A, Nat. Ord. Composite?. /

268— Amelloides— Verypretty, hardy annual; blossoms freely. Can

be recommended for beds or groups. Height eight inches.
Plant from six to eight inches apart. Bright red, white,
rose, reel centered, and brilliant violet— mixed,- 5

LAVATERA, Nat. Ord. Mahacece.

269— Rose and White, mixed— Profuse blooming, handsome, hardy

annuals; very showy, well adapted and exceedingly effective
when used as a background to other plants. Thin to fifteen
inches apart, 5

LEPTOSIPHOX, Nat. Ord. Polemoniacece.

270— Hybridus, New French— This class cannot be too strongly

recommended, comprising as it does every variety of color
— darkmaroon, orange, lilac, purple, crimson, violet, golden
yellow, and white, combined with an unusual profusion of
bloom, which renders it invaluable for edging, &c. ; 8 inch. 10

271— All colors, mixed ; one foot. (See article on mixtures, p. 3),- 5

EIM1VAJVTIIES, Nat. Ord. Tropceolacem.

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272— Elegant and slightly fragrant annuals. Yery free blooming.

Excellent for beds or edgings. Easy of culture, growing
freely in any soil- Yellow, margined with white; White,
rose-colored and sulphur-colored— mixed ; eight to ten
inches. (See article about mixtures, page 3), 5

LjIXARIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariaceaz.

273— A pretty, free blooming genus of Snap-Dragon like, hardy an-

nuals. Are recommended for their beauty and variety of
colors. Succeed well in any garden soil, with ordinary care.
Thin to one foot apart. Rich deep purple, pure white, white,
striped with purple, &c— mixed. (See article on mixtures), 5

L.IXUM, Nat. Ord. Linacece.

274— Grandiflora coccineum— One of the handsomest, most effec-

tive and showy of bedding plants, .producing a profusion
of beautiful, saucer-shaped flowers, of a rich, brilliant

scarlet, with crimson center; eighteen inches,- ... 5

275— Grandillora album— P^re white ; contrasts beautifuJy with

the scarlet ; eighteen inches, -------- 5

LOBELIA, Nat. Ord. Lobeliacece.

276— Erinus— Deep^ blue; excellent bedder, 10

277— " speciosa— True Crystal Palace variety; dark blue,

with a clear white eye and dark colored foliage, 10

278— 11 alba— White, fine. 10

279— " grandiflora— Dark brown, 10

280— " marmorata— White and blue, marbled, - - 10

281— " Paxtoniana— Flowers larger than speciosa; prevail-

ing color blue, pure white center, - 10

281&— Crystal Palace compacta— The flowers large, produced in

great abundance, of a fine ultramarine blue. Novelty of '72, 15

282— Gracilis— A very delicate growing variety; white, blue, rose

and light blue, mixed, 10

I^^Seelistof Biennials and Perennials for Lobelia cardinalis,
Lobelia hybrida grandiflora and Lobelia Victoria, which are prren-
nials, but will bloom the first season from seed if started early un-
der glass.

EUPINUS (Lupine), Nat Ord. Leguminosce.

283— Hartwegi— Several delicate colors, mixed, - 5

284 — Alba coccineus— Rich rosy-red half way up the spike, thence

to the apex pure "white. The general effect is very striking, 10

285— Dunnetti atroviolacea— Violet brown and yellow, delicate

and pretty, 5

286— Tricolor el egans— Purple, violet and white, 5

287— Hybridus atrococcineus — Beautiful crimson and scarlet,

white tip; spikes large, 5

288— All Hie above mixed— As they are of about the same dwarfish

habit (2feet) and contrast finely. (See article on mixtures). 5

289— Aflinis— Delicate white, blue and purple; from California, - 5

290— Subcarnosus — Ultramarine blue, crimson and purple; the

richest in colors of all the Lupins, ------- 10

291— Nanus— Blue and lilac shaded; very pretty, - - - - 5

292— " albus— Pure white, ■ - 5

293— Last four varieties mixed— All of the same dwarfish and

spreading habit; foliage fine and delicate; height fifteen to
eighteen inches. Thin to fifteen inches apart, - - - - 5

294— Cruikshanki— Blue, white and yellow; three feet, 5

295— Crystal Palace compacta — The flowers large, produced in

great abundance, of a fine ultramarine blue. Novelty of '72, 15

Iff ALOPE, Nat. Ord. Malvaceae.

296— Showy and handsome, half hardy annuals, of branching habit,

producing blossoms in great profusion. If seed is sown in
frame, they will bloom early. Set sixteen inches apart.
Grandillora— Purple, white and crimson, mixed ; two ft.- 5 I

fttALTA, Nat. Ord. Mahacece.

297 — Pretty, free blooming, half hardy annuals, particularly suitable

■ for border plants, succeeding well in any ordinary garden
soil. Red, red and white, and variegated, &c— mixed; 2 ft. 5 \

MARIGOLD (Tagetes), Nat. Ord. Composite.

298— African, Double Tall Orange and Sulphur— Quilled and

plain, mixed, 5

299— 11 " Dwarf Orange and Sulphur— Mixed. - 5

300 — French, " " Yellow, Double \ew Dwarf

Orange and OoublelNew Dwarf
Orange Uuilled, mixed, 5

301— lt 11 " Striped, 5

302— " *■ Tall Striped, yellow and brown, and Gol-

den Striped, mixed, 5 ]

303 — " " Dunnett's Ner Orange — Very choice. - 5

304— " " Miniature, selected, brown and yellow
striped, yellow edged, splendid, and

Miniature Orange, selected, mixed, 10

305— " " Tall, mixed— Selected, finest. (See article

in relation to mixture-*, page 3), ■ - 5

306— " " Dwarf, mixed— Selected, finest, 5

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307 — (Tagetes) erectanana listulosasulphurea (I. pi.— A quilled,

dwarf, shining, sulphur yellow African Mari-
gold, of remarkable beauty in form of flower.
Novelty of 1872, 10

308— " patula nana regina, Beauty of the Dwarfs — A

new French Marigold; quilled, golden yellow,
marbled with glossy brwun ; remarkably beau-
tiful form of flower; exquisitely fine in color.
Novelty of 1872, 10

309— " signata pumila — A splendid dwarf variety, of

spreading habit ; profuse bloomer; •very showy,
and as a rich golden plant especially adapted for
bedding. It made a magnificent fehow urxm our
grounds the last season. Height twenty inches.
Thin to 15 inches. A single plant is beautiful, 10

MART1XIA, Nat. Ord. Pedaliacece,

310— Craniolaria— White, - - 5

311— Fragrans— Purple; "quite fragrant, - 5

312— Lutea— Yellow, - - - 5

313— Proboscidea— Blue. Seed pods when young used for pickles, 5

MESEMBRIANTIIEMUM, Nat. Ord. Mcoidece

314— Capitatum— Light yellow; one foot, 7-5

315— Crystallinum {Ice Plant)— Singularly icy foliage,- - - - S

316— G lab rum— Pale yellow; nine inches, ----- 5

317 — Tricolor— Rosy pink, centered with purple, and tricolor-al-

bum, white, purple centered, mixed; six inches,- - 5

MIGNONETTE, Xat. Ord. Resedacece.

318— (Reseda odo rata)— Common Sweet Mignonette, per oz. 25c. 5

319— " " grandillora— Similar to the Common in

habit, but of more robust growth and
larger flowers, 10

320 — (Reseda odorata perfecta globosa) ameliorata— " Noted for

its luxuriant growth, conspicuous color, and especially for
its powerful, sweet fragrance, surpassing by far the old
varieties; globular as to the habit of the plant; has large,
broad, bullated, dark green foliage, with long, massive,
abruptly pointed spikes, densely set with large flowers,
which are crowded by monstrous sized anthers of a bright
cinnamon color, giving the whole flower spike a conspicu-
ous bright red appearance. Plants of it have been exhib-
ited which were above two feet in height, and as much in
diameter— models of health and. vigor," ----- 10

321 — (Reseda odorata perfecta) grandillora pyramidalis — "A

pyramidal variety of the ameliorated, throwing up its
branches in pyramidal form; has large, light green foliage
and very long, densely crowded flower spikes, terminating
into a point. The flowers are as large as the ameliorated
before described, of the same red appearance and power-
fully scented." New, ___10

322 — (Reseda odorata) Giant New Crimson-flowered— A new

and distinct variety of Mignonette; very robust in habit,
with very large spikes of handsome flowers; of exquisite
fragrance, and is a free and perpetual bloomer. Novelty, 10

323— (Reseda odorata exiinea) Parsons' New White Mignonette

—The following is what is said of it : "This new Migno-
nette is much superior in odor, habit and color (being
nearly pure white) to the other varieties, and cannot fail
to become a general favorite. The spikes are large and
beautifully shaped. One plant of it suffices to perfume a
whole house. It was exhibited at fovr of the principal
shows of 1870, and obtained on each occasion the highest
honors that could he awarded," ------- 10

324 — (Reseda odorata) Parsons' New Tree — A new and superior

variety of the Tree Mignonette, produced by careful selec-
tion for a number of years, and without doubt the best in
cultivation, 10

The following two varieties of Mignonette were novelties of 1872.
They have proved themselves to be very distinct and showy. We
recommend them as being desirable, and especially the New Dwarf
Compact Mignonette:

325— " Pyramidal Bouquet Mignonette— Forms a dense, short

pyramid of free growth, the numerous branches being
terminated by large spikes of intense red flowers— as many
as three hundred of them being produced on full grown
specimens. The foliage is luxuriant, and of dark green.
This variety is recommended for pot culture and the open
border," 10

326— " New Dwarf Compact Mignonette— Seems to be very de-

sirable and Very distinct in character. It is called Reseda
odorata nana oompacta multitlora, and forms a dense,
semi-globular bush of about ten inches high and eighteen
inches across, the robust and vigorous branches being
clothed with dark green leaves and decorated with innum-
erable close spikes of reddish-tinted flowers. These flow-
ers are produced without intermission from spring till late
in the autumn, the blooming period being of longer dura-
tion in this than in any other variety, owing to the suc-
cessional branching growths. Its fine dwarf habit adapts
it for planting near the edge of the flower border, while, if
cultivated in good soil, it will also have a fine effect as a
single specimen. For pot culture or for market purposes,
it is very highly recommended," 15

MIMULUS, Nat, Ord. Scrophulariacew.

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327— Cupreus— A novelty, producing a multitude of orange-scarlet

blossoms, ----10

328— Hybrid us tigrinus— Splendid tigered and spotted variety; 6in. 10

329— " flore-pleno— The splendid double tigered

and spotted varieties of Mr. Bull;
constant; six inches, - 15

330 — " tl B rune us (Benary) — Flowers large, deep

yellow, spotted; fine, new, constant;
eight inches,- - - - - - - 10

331— Moschatus {Musk Plant)— Much esteemed; six inches, - - 10

332— Fine, mixed— Dark spotted varieties, 10

333— Superb, mixed— From largest named flowers, 10

334— Roezlii— A new species, of dwarf habit and bright yellow

flowers, the throat being prettily dotted with red ; fine for
groups and pot culture. A desirable novelty of 1872, - 15

MIRABILIS, Nat. Ord. Nyctaginacew.

335— Jalapa, (Marvel of Peru), Gold Striped, 5

336— " " " Red Striped, 5

337— " " 4 » Scarlet, 5

338— " " " Silver Striped, ----- 5

339— " " " White, - 5

340— " • " 14 Yellow, - 5

341 — " " *' folio variegata — Of various col-

ors ; leaves finely striped, - 5

342— " tl All the above mixed, ... 5

343— " " " longiflora— Trailing habit; flow-

ers white, sweet-scented;
slender, funnel-shaped, and
about four inches long,- - 10

344— u " u violaeea — Height and habit as

* above; flowers violet, - - 10

345 — 41 " " Last two varieties mixed. (See

article on mixtures, page 3), 10

MYOSOTIS (Forget-IHe-Not).

These world-wide favorites find under head of 14 Flowering the
Second Season."

NASTURTIUM (Tropjeolum Minor), Nat.
Ord. Troposolaccce.

346 — Tom Thumb, Crystal Palace Gem — Yellow, spotted with
iparoon,

347—
348—
349—
350—
351—
352—
353—
354—
355—

356—

Dark Crimson, b

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Carter's Scarlet,

Beauty — Yellow, blotched with crimson, -
rosea— New ; habit like Scarlet Tom Thumb, -

Pearl — White; choice, - -

All the above mixed— Same height and habit,
King of— Splendid variety; brilliant scarlet, -
Ring Theodore — Choice; flowers very dark, -
bast two mixed— Habit slender; leaf small,
foliage dark purplish green ; veryjkne. -
41 Golden King of— INew. Similar in habit to the
other varieties of Tom Thumb, but produc-
ing deep golden yellow flowers well above
the dark green foliage. Recommended as

a .fine beddei\

61 oerulea rosea— New. This is a distinct and
superior variety, producing flowers of a new
color in Tropaeolums, viz : a brilliant rose^
shaded and underlaid with a peach-blue.
Has been greatly admired in Europe,and is
there considered a first-class novelty,- - 15

NEMESIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece.

358— ^Exceedingly pretty and profuse blooming, half-hardy annuals.

The varieties which we offer should.be afforded a place in
every garden. Plant in groups or masses; plants should
stand about eight inches apart. Colors of versicolor com-
pacta elegans and la superb, mixed. Ten inches,- - 10

WEMOPIIIUA, Nat. Ord. Hydrophyllacea.

359— Insignis— Splendid light blue; eight inches, 5

360 — Maculata — White, large purple spots; eight inches, 5

361— Atomaria oculata— Light blue, blotched with black; 6 inch. 5

362— Several colors mixed. (See article on mixtures, page 3),- - 5

XIGELLA (Love in a Mist), Nat. Ord. Rammctdacem ,

363 — Damascene.— Double light blue, and Damascena nana, blue

and white — mixed. One foot, - - 5

364— Hispaniea, blue, showy, and alba, pure white, mixed; 1 ft. - 5

IVOLiA^A, Nat. Ord. Nolanacece.

365 — Atriplicifolia— Blue, white and yellow; ten inches, - - - 5

366 — alba— White, yellow centered; ten inches, - 5

367— subcoerulea— Pretty dove-colored sort; 10 in. 5

368— laneeolata— Blue; ten inches, 5

369— Above mixed. (Seearticle on mixtures, p. 3), 5

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WYCTERIXIA, Nat. Ord. Scroplmlariacees.

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370— Capensis— White, yellow centered; eight inches, - - 10

371— Selaginoides— Pink, yellow centered; eight inches, - 10

372— " alba— Pure white; eight inches, - 10

373— Above mixed. (See article on mixtures), ------ 10

OBELISCARIA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

374— Half • hardy perennial, to be treated as an annual. It produces

bright, showy flowers, somewhat singular in appearance,
the centers resembling acoms; succeeding well in good
soil. Pulcherrima— Rich crimson and yellow; 18mch. 5

(ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose), Nat. Ord.

Onagracece.

375 — Biennis hifsutissima— Crimson; half-hardy annual; two feet, 5

376 — Bistorta Vettchii — Fine yellow, with reel spot at base of each

petal; half-hardy annual ; one foot, 5

377— Cinnabarina — Fine rich orange and salmon; one foot, - - 5

378 — Rosea, or coccinea— Fine dwarf, rose-colored variety, - 10

379— Drummondii— Fine yellow; two feet, 5

380 — 11 nana— Fine dwarf variety of the preceding, - 10

381— Lamarcluana grandiflora— Is beyond doubt the finest and

most showy of the class, though all are excellent;
its blossoms of large yellow flowers, bo'rnein heavy
clusters, at once recommend it for superiority;
three feet, 5

382— Acaulis alba— Flowers very large and beautiful — about four

inches across and four or five inches in length;
pure white— as transparent looking as the mother
of pearl, producing one or more beautiful flowers
every evening. Start plants in hot-bed or pot in
the house, and transplant to 6 or 8 inches apart,- 10

OXYURA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

383 — Chrysanthemoides— A free blooming, showy, hardy annual,

from California, growing from twelve to fifteen inches
high; flowers golden yellow, edged with pure white.
Thin to eighteen inches apart, - - 5

PALAFOXIA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

384 — Hookeriana— A fine, new, hardy annual, of branching habit-

flowers rosy crimson, with a dark purple center; will
continue in bloom a long time, 5

PALAVA, Nat. Ord. Malvacece.

385— Flexuosa— IVovelty from Bolivia; height about fifteen inches;

branches freely; is clothed with neat and graceful foliage,
and produces in the greatest abundance its charming flow-
ers of bright rosy pink, with black eye. Flowers measure
an inch in diameter, and are thrown well above the foli-
age. It is one of the most beautiful annuals known, and
is really an acquisition. We speak from our own knowl-
edge. It succeeds well in the open air, and is also well
odapted for pot culture. Half-hardy. Transplant or thin
to fifteen inches apart, 15

PA^SY (Viola Tricolor), Nat. Ord. Violacem.

386— nark IJlue— Constant, fine and desirable, 15

337— Sky Line— Very constant and fine, 15

388— Pure Veilow— Constant and beautiful, 15

389— Yellow margined— Bordered with yellow; fine, - 15
S90— Bronze auricula-fiowered-Bronze, margined with rose; new, 15
391— Pure White— Very constant and fine, -------15

332— Red— Bright bronze or copper color, - - 15

3:)3— Fancy Striped— Variegated; colors new and fine, - - 15

394— Violet— Bordered with white; fine, like fancy Geraniums, - 15

395— Faust or King of Blacks— Deep coal-black color; constant, 15
395}£— Oui mixture of the above. (Sec article on mixtures, p. 3),- 15

396— Extre English mixed varieties— From named flowers. (See

tide on mixtures), 20

397— Extra mixed German varieties— From named flowers, as im-

pcrted),

393— Odier, or Five Blotched— Mixed colors; a new and beautiful

strain, 20

3 )9— Viola tricolor maxima, New Pansy, Queen of the Dwarfs —
A lovely new strain of Pansies, unique in perfection as to
size and form of flowers, as well as m beauty and variety
of color, compactness and equal growth; of pretty habit
and appearance. IVovelty of 1872, ------ 20

4)0— Viola tricolor maxima, robusta, new, compact-growing
F'ansy— This is represented as an improvement on the well
known type. Each plant forms a compact bush, covered
wich exceedingly large flowers of various colors. IVovelty
of 1872, 20

401 — Tricolor maxima (Emperor William) — The large-flowered
Pansies receive here a very valuable addition, the dis-
tinguishing qualities of which are its brilliant color of
splendid ultramarine blue, with well defined edge of pur-
ple violet, and the great consistency of its large blooms,
borne well above the foliage. A great recommendation
is .its coming true from seed; this advantage, combined
with the beautiful color, makes this novelty of exceeding
utility for the edges of flower borders, &c, <fec. IVovelty
of 1873, - - - - 25

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402— Tricolor maxima, Great Eastern— Color pure white, with
centers and broad margins of rich violet pi'fpk ; flowers
large, borne in great profusion; of vigorous habit. A
novelty of 18?3, 25

406—
407-

409-

PERIL-LA, Nat. Ord. Labiates.

403— Nanldnensis— A half-hardy annual, grown for its fine bronze
foliage; useful for contrast in bedding, for which it is
esecially adapted. Deserves more than an ordinary share
of attention. Leaves a purplish, black or deep mulberry, 5

PETOTIA, Nat. Ord. Solanacecs.

404— Grandiflora venosa— Large-flowering: mixed colors,- - - 15

reticulata— Finely veined, 20

Kermesina splendens — Crimson, white throat, 15

margmato — Large flowers, green bordered,- - 15

striata— Finely striped, - - 20

White, Carmine, Bright Deep Crimson, Dark

Red, edged with Green ; Large Striped,
Deep Rose, Deep Lilac, Purple and
Violet— alt mixed, ------- 10

410— Dunnett's New Hybrids— Striped and blotched; extra fine, - 15

411— Inimitable maculaia— New; dark purple and crimson, blotch-
ed with white; magnificent, 15

412— Countess of Ellesmere— Deep rose, white throat; choice, - 10

413— Fine Fringed— Producing bright colors, beautifully fringed, 20
413>& — Our own mixture of the above varieties. (See article re-
lating to mixtures, page 3), - 10

414 — Grandiflora, Double, Extra Large-flowered— Producing a
good percentage of splendid double flowers, as large as
Roses; perfectly magnificent,- - -' - 50 seeds for 20

PHACE1IA, Nat. Ord. Hydrophyllaceee.

415— Dipinnatiiida, or eongesta— Somewhatinterestingand singu-
lar hardy annual, with fine, light blue flowers and full
foliage. Height eight inches. Thin to a foot apart,- - 5

PHLOX DRUMMOKDI, Nat. Ord. Polemoniacece.

416— Alba— Pure white, - - - - - 10

417— Atrococcinea— Dark scarlet, - - - 10

418— Atropurpurea— Dark purple, 10

419— Leopoldiana— Crimson and white, - - - 10

420— Magenta— Very pretty, - - - - - 10

421— IVapoleon the Third— Dark crimson, ------- 10

422— Oculata alba— White, with crimson eye, 10

423— Radowitzi— Deep rose, striped with white, ----- 10

424 — Kermesina striata— Crimson and white, finely
striped; new, 10

425— Victoria Regina— Purple, - - - 10

426— Chamois Rose— Delicate rose; new, ------- 10

427— Isabellina— Chamois yellow; new, ------- 10

428— Large Blue— Fine, large purple flowers, with white eye, - - 10

429— Rosea— Soft rose color; beautiful, 10

430 — " alba oculata — Rose, with large white eye; very fine, 10

431— General Grant— Distinct variety; bright purple; novelty, - 10

432— Our own mixture of the above varieties. (See article on
mixtures, page 3), - 10

433— Violacea pura— Pure dark violet; very showy and constant;
new, beautiful, - 10

434— Heynholdi (i^an/)— IVovelty ; new true scarlet. Plant and
flowers small. Rich soil is required. Plants may
stand six inches apart, 20

435— Heynholdi cardinalis— Sent out by E. Denary, who de-
scribes it as of robust growth, with large, fresh
dark green foliage, of compact habit, producing
a profusion of brilliant flowers, rivaling the Ger-
aniums, Verbenas, &c, - - 20

PliATYSTEMOjV, Nat. Ord. Ranunculacees.

10 436 — Californicus — A very pretty, hardy annual, with fragrant, yel-
low flowers; free bloomer; of dwarf and spreading habit;
excellent for small beds, baskets or edgings; height one
foot. Thin plants to a foot apart,- - 5

PODOL.EPIS, Nat. Ord. Composites.

437— A class of pretty, free blooming annuals; graceful in habit;
well adapted for beds or mixed borders; quite effective.
Sow seed, in a light, rich soil; thin plants to eight inches
apart. Light Yellow, Pink, White, &e., mixed, - - 5

POPPY, Nat. Ord. Papaveracece.

438— Double Scarlet— About two feet, - - - 5

5
5
5
5
5
5
5

439— " Striped— About two feet,

440— " White— About two feet,- -----

441 — Above colors mixed. (See article on mixtures, page 3), -

442— Double IVew Pseony— Mixed colors; two feet,- -

443— Dwarf French— Eighteen inches, -

444 — " Scarlet— Twenty inches, -

445— Carnation— Finest colors mixed; two feet,

446— Somniferiim {Opium Poppy)— True; single; white,- oz.luc.

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POKTUEACA, Nat. Ord, Portulacactce.

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447— Alba striata — White, striped with rose and red, 5

448— A urea striata— Light yellow, striped with, gold, 5

449— Aurea vera — Deep golden yellow, , 5

450— Thellusoni— Fine crimson, 5

451— Thorlmrni— Beep orange, -------- - 5

452— Oaryophyllotdes — White and criniboii,- ------ 5

453— Rosea— Fine rose, 5

454 — Splendens— Rosy purple, 5

455— All the above varieties mixed. (See article on mixtures), - 5
JglfThc following is a full and choice list of the Rose-flowered

Portulaca. It is as perfectly double as the Hose, and generally con-
stant. Nothing, in our opinion, excels in splendor a bed of Double
Portulacas.

456— Finest Double Rose- flowered, alba— White, 15

457— " " " " aurea— Straw-colored, - - 15

458— u *' *' " splendens— Rosy purple, - 15

459— " " " Thellusoni — Fine crimson, - 15

460— " '* 44 sulphurea— Sulphur color, - 15

461— Vl " 41 tarnation— Striped,- - - 15
469— " ** *' rosea— Fine rose, - 15

463— " " 11 " Lilac,- - - - - - - 15

464— u " u " Chamois— Rose striped,- - 15
462J — " " " " Our own Mixture of above, 15

465 — " " " *'* The mixture, as imported, 10

RICIIVUS (Castor Oil Bean), Nat. OrJ. MupUrbiacew.

466 — Africanus hybridus — Rose colored hybrid; new, - 10

467 — Nanus macrbcarpus— Dwarf; new; two to three feet, - 10

468 — Brasiliensis — Rich spikes of green fruit, - 10

469— Com munis {Palma Christi, or Castor Oil Plant), per oz. 25c. 5
479— Purpurea major— Purple; splendid, 10

471 — Sanguineus— Blood red stalks; one of the best; six feet,- - 10

472— African us albidus— i\ew ; fruit white; stem and leaves sil-

very white, - 10

473— Borboniensis arboreus— A splendid new variety, with im-

mense leaves, growing to the height of fifteen

feet; quite tree-like m character, - 10

474— Elegantissimus— A red foliaged, bushy species, branching

from the base, -------- i - 15

475 — Guyanensis — Xew, producing fine rose-colored fruits; extra, 10

476— Plnlippiniensis purpureas— With red nerved leaves and red

colored stem; line; ten feet, 15

476 J£— Mixed colors. (See article in relation to mixtures, page 3),- 10

RVDBECfilA, Nat. Ord. CompmUm.

477 — Amplexicaulis— A fine, hardy annual; flowers large, striped
with fine yellow and purple; very showy. Easy of cul-
tivation. Height eighteen inches; thin to a foot apart, 5

SAEPIGEOSSIS, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece.

478— Atrococcinea — Deep scarlet, finely spotted; new,- - 10

479— Atropurpurea— Deep purple, 10

480— Azurea— Sky blue, ----- 10

481— Dark Violet, - - - 10

482— Sulphurea— Sulphur yellow, ---------- 10

483— Above-mixed, finest selected. (See article on mixtures, p.3), 10

484— Nana atropurpnrea, dwarf, purple; nana ccerulea, dwarf,

blue; nana coccinea, dwarf, scarlet; nanasulphurea,

dwarf, sulphur yellow — all mixed, 10

SALVIA.

See under head of "Flowering the Second Season."

SAX VITA EIA, Nat. Ord. Oompositm.

485 — Procumbens flore-pleno — A beautiful, hardy annual, of low,

creeping habit, producing in great abundance double, bright
yellow flowers. A single plant on fair soil will fully cover
more than two feet in diameter. This charming plant will
bloom throughout the summer. Height about eighteen
inches; thin plants to one foot apart, 10

SAPOMARIA, Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacew.

486 — Calabrica— Rose-colored and pure white, mixed. Charming

little plant, of spreading habit, } and the longest blooming
of all dwarf annuals, producing masses of minute cross or
star - shaped white and rose-colored flowers. Unequaled
for edgings and oedding. Sow as early as the ground will
work mellow; thin to ten inches apart. Height six inch. 5

SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride), Nat. Ord. Dispacm.

487— Atropurpnrea— Deep purple; two feet, - 5

488— Dwarf Scarlet— Fifteen inches, 5

489— " Carmine— Fifteen inches, -------- 5

490— " candidissima — Pure white; desirable; fifteen inches, - 5

491— All the Dwarf colors mixed, 15 inch. (See about mixtures), 5
492_ » Tall " u two feet high, ----- 5

493— Stellata — Starry. Seed pods good to mix with Everlasting

Flowers for winter ornaments; twenty inches, - - 5

494 — IVana fl. pi. — A new, double, dwarf, variegated; the flowers,

which have all the beautiful varieties of colors of the
Scabiosa, are quite double and beautiful; blooms till
late in the fall; one foot, 10

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495— iVana striata fl.pl., Newest Striped Double Dwarf Scabiosa,

Large-SSowered— A fine Carnation striped variety of
this well liked class of plants. A striking novelty and
extremely double. Novelty of 1872, ----- 10

SCIIIZAXTHUS. Nat. Ord. Scropkulariacea.

496— Grahami— Orange and lilac; choice, ------- 5

497— Oculatus atropurpureus— A Novelty, highly recommended;

rich crimson purple, with black eye, 5

498— Grandiflora oculatus— Flowers of various colors, blue cen-

tered; choice; new variety, - - - 5

499— Ilumi lis— Crimson and lilac, 5

500— Hetusus— Deep rose, tipped with orange crimson,- 5

501 — " alba — White, with crimson tip; very choice, - - 5

502— Papilionaeeus— This is a new and very desirable variety, the

flowers of which present the appearance of a group of
beautiful butterflies, delicately spotted and laced with
purple and yellow, shading to orange and crimson, - - , 5
,.503— Finest colors mixed, .-.-.5

SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa), Nat. Ord.

Leguminosce.

504— Pudiea — A tender annual, grown as a curiosity, the leaves of
which shrink and fall on being slightly touched— hence
the name. It is important that the seed he started in heat.
Succeeds best in pots and in warm borders. A large bed
in one of our flower gardens, with the same exposure as
other plants, did splendidly the last season, some of the
plants spreading over a space of more than three feet in
diameter. Visitors were much interested. Trausplai.it

to eighteen inches apart, 5

SIEENE (Catcllfly), Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacex.

505— Fine rose, lively pink, pink, white centered, mixed. One ft, - 5

50(i— Pendula— Red and white, mixed. Eight inches, - - - - 5

SOLANUM (Ornamental Egg Plant), Nat. Ord.
Solanacece.

507— White Egg— White fruited; two feet, - - - . - - - 10

508— Scarlet Egg— Scarlet fruited; two feet, ------ 10

509— Marginatum (cabilense argenteum)— Tellow fruited; three ft. 10

510— Texanum— Scarlet fruit; fine waxy appearance; two feet, - 10

511— VVetherill's hybrids— Suitable for table decoration, bearing

crimson orange-shaded berries in great profusion. JNovelty

of 1872. A beautiful plant for winter decorations, - - - 20

513— Hybrid um compactum— Novelty of 1872. In this plant we
have one of the best subjects for winter decoration that we
are acquainted with; its habit is all that could he desired,
forming neat bushes about fifteen inches in height, and be-
ing thickly covered with orange scarlet berries, about the
size of cherries, making it very desirable for winter orna-
mentation. Christmas time it is appropriate in the highest
degree, and will give more satisfaction than any plant we can
think of . Its culture is simple: the seed should be sown
early in April; transplant as soon as large enough — keep
growing, not allowing the plant to suffer for want of water,
and by the fall they will be covered with berries in abund-
ance. After trying all the varieties of berry-bearing So-
lanums, we have come to the conclusion that this is by far
the best variety in cultivation. Give it a trial, and no doub t
you will be satisfied with the results, 25

SPIIENOG-1TOE, Nat. Ord. Composite?.

513— The following are beautiful, free-flowering, hardy plants, cf
spreading habit. Quite desirable for beds, mixed borders or
edgings; easy of cultivation. Plants should stand about
a foot apart. Speciosa aurea, golden yellow, and sulph-
urea, bright sulphur color — mixed. One foot, - - - 5

SPRAOUEA, Nat. Ord. Portidacew.

514: — Umbellata — A plant of very singular habit of growth ; very
spreading, the flower stems naked, thick and fleshy, extend-
ing over the ground about eighteen inches either way from
the center of the plant, bearing a cluster of small, pretty
pink flowers at the end of each. Cannot be recommended
as charming or graceful, nor for edgings; fine for rock-work.
A new introduction. In height about four inches. Plants
should stand a foot apart, - 20

STOCK, TEN-WEEKS (MatMola annua), Nat.
Ord. Cruciferce.

515 — German, Miniature Bouquet — Fine for beds, edgings, &c;

height from six to eight inches; finest mixed, - 15

516— 1( Dwarf— Fine dwarf ; colors bright; free blooner;

mixed colors,- - - ----- 10

517— " " Five different colors— In separate packets

—White, Rose, Crimson, Scarlet and
Dark Blue. In ordering separate col-
ors, give the No, 5*6, 518 or 532, and
name the color or colors desired; each, 15
517^ — " Our own mixture of above separate colors. (See

article relating to mixtures, page 3), - 15

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518 — German, IVew Largest-flowering Dwarf— Habit dwarf , with

magnificent spikes cf largest double flowers;
very effective. All colors mixed, - 10

519— " New Largest-flowering Dwarf— Twenty-two differ-

ent colors, in sejiarate packets— White, Rose, Sine,
Kose Carmine, Carmine, Light Blue, Flesh Color,
Light Brown, Black, Brown, Violet Brown, Red
Brown, Lilac, Chamois, Crimson, Deep Crimson,
Brick Red, Ash Color, Copper Color, White Dwarf,
Aurora Color, Chestnut. Light Red; eav«, packet, - 15
5193 — " Out own mixture of r oove separate colors. (See

article relating to mixtures, page 3), - 15

520 — *' Mew Largest-flowering Dwarf, Deep Blood Red, 20

521— " " " (t " Canary Yellow, - 30

522— " " " " '* White Wallflow-

er-leaved, - 20

523— " " •* **■ " Brilliant Copper

colored, - - 20

524 — " " " " " Above four varie-

ties — Deep Blood Red, Canary Yellow, White Wall-
flower-leaved and Brilliant Copper colored— mixed, 20
Last four varieties are new ; colors rich, distinct and magnificent.

525 — Germai», Large-flowered Royal Gem— A splendid Annual

Stock, of a rich dark crimson color, and very
double. Useful for exhibition purposes, - • 20

526 — " Wall-Hower-Ieaved — Dwarf habit; flowers large,

fine; foliage smooth, dark and shining, like
the Wallflower. Plants should stand about
ten inches apart; mixed colors, - 20

527— " Newest Large-flowering Pyramidal Dwarf-Habit

pyramidal; flower spikes laTge and showy.
Ten of the finest and brightest colors — "Violet,
Carmine, Black Brown, ilordore, White Wall-
flower-leaved, Rose, Light Blue, Brick Color
and White— mixed, 20

528 — " New Large-flowering Pyramidal, Celestial Blue

— novelty ; splendid, 20

529_ " Dwarf Wallflower-leaved, Dark Blood Red —

New ; large-jlmvered ; splendid, - 20

530— " New Dwarf Hybrid— Foliage between the rough and

Wallflower leaved; flowers large and hand-
some. Finest colors mixed, 20

531— " Early Autumn-flowering, Intermediate — Will

bloom in the fall if sown early; for winter
flowering, sow in June, and pot before freez-
ing, for early spring blooming, sow in July or
August, and protect from hard frosts during
winter. Planted in beds in the spring, will
make a rich display. Finest colors mixed, - 20

532 — * Semperflorens or Perpetual-flowering — Dwarf;

prolific in fine double flowers late in the fall.
Treat same as the Early Autumn-flowering.
Six best colors mixed, - 20

533— New Giant or Tree— Has proved a valuable acqui-

sition; is noted for its unusually large flowers,
from one and a half to two inches in diameter
and its beautiful habit; height of plant about
two feet. Several splendid colors mixed, - 20

534 — " New Giant or Tree— Five different colors, in sepa-

rate packets— White, Crimson, Scarlet, Pur-
ple, Dark Blue; each packet, ----- 2C

535 — " East Lothian Scarlet — This is without exception,

the finest offered, the color being a very bright
scarlet, of very remarkable brilliancy. Pro-
duces immense spikes of bloom, the flowers
of which are very double. Sow as early as

possible. Novelty of 1873, 25

In ordering the separate colors of Nos. 516, 518 or 532, give
the No. and name the color or colors wanted.

TOURKEFORTIA, Nat. Ord. Boraginacem.

536— Heliotropoides— A charming, half-hardy annual; habit and

foliage similar to the Verbena, but more robust; flowers
lilac, and in clusters, resembling those of the Heliotrope.
Suitable for pot or garden culture. Thin to 15 inch, apart, 10

TItOI\EOEUM ? Nat. Ord. Tropceolacece.
For TropsDolum minus, see Nasturtium.

VEtfUS'S LOOKING-GLASS, Nat. Ord. Cam-
panulacece.

537 — A free blooming, cheerful little plant, of nice habit of growth.

Very appropriate for beds. Hardy annual; height ten inch.
Thin to 8 inches apart. Blue, Bliish and white, mixed, - 5

VENUS'S MVELWORT, Nat. Ord. Boraginaceee.

538— A pretty little, white flowering, hardy annual, desirable for rib-

bons, shrubbery borders and edgings; grows about six
inches high. Succeeds well in any soil, - - - - '5

VERBENA, Nat. Ord. Verbenacete

539— Hybrida, Fine mixed, 10

540 — " New, choicest mixed, from fine Named sorts, - 20

541— " auricula-flowered— W T ith large white eye, - 20

542— New Striped Italian— Striped like a Carnation, - 20

543— Pure Blue— Fine, desirable, 20

544— " Pure Scarlet— Brilliant and attractive, - 20

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545— Hybrida, rosea— This charming rose and rich flowering var-

iety, is to be acknowledged as the prettiest of all
Verbenas now in cultivation, being of very com-
pact, dwarf habit; is not constant fiom need; ex-
tremely useful for dwarf groups. Novelty of '? 3, 25

546— Scarlet Defiance— This seed may be relied upon to reproduce

this exceedingly showy, well known Deep Scarlet Verbena.
The produce from this seed may be planted in beds and
masses, with a certainty of making a grand show of fine
scarlet. Novelty of 1873, - - - 30

547— Montana— Perennial; a native of the Western States; flowers

freely the first season from seed; color rosy led; almost as
fragrant as the .Carnation; will survive our most severe
winters, blooming very early the next season; desirable,- 20

SEED AND PLANTS.— We can furnish seed and plants from
our superb collection of twelve named Verbenas. Eight of the
twelve varieties were represented in a colored plate published with
the January Number of our Floral Work for 1873. The twelve are
described as follows : 1. Gail Hamilton, fine pink, large white eye,
extra; 2. Blue Bonnet, blue, white eye; 3. President, deep scarlet,
white eye, extra; 4. Queen of Stripes, rose striped with white;
5. Snowflake, pure white; 6. Scarlet circle, deep vcrmillion, white
eye; 7. King of Stripes, scarlet, striped with white; 8. President
Lincoln, maroon, white eye. The following are not included in the
plate, but are of as good quality: King of Scarlets, intense grey
scarlet; Grand Victor, glowing scarlet, dark shaded center; Kingof
Purples, rich dark purple; and Cynosure, violet purple, white eye.

The plants are healthy, well rooted cuttings, and will be ready for
mailing early in the spring. The cuttings, of course, will produce
flowers like the parent plant. The seed, nowever, will perhaps not
do this, but it may be expected that the seed will produce a higher
and better grade of plants and flowers than best mixed German seed.

548 — Verbena Seed, from our named collection, 50

" Plants, " u " per dozen, $1.75.

VERONICA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacete.

549— Syriaca— An ornamental and elegant little annual, presenting

a cheerful appearance in bloom. If sown early, form an ex-
ti emely pretty edging for small beds, and also well suited for
pot culture. White, Light Dlue and While— mixed ; 6 in. 10

VISCAR1A, Nat. Ord. Cart/opJu/Uacece.

550 — Elegans picta — Center of the flower is dark crimson, gradually

mergiugmto ahright scarlet, belted with a pure white margin, 10

551— IVew Scarlet — Very bright, - 10

553 — Dunnetti — White; strongly recommended,- ----- 10

553— Finest mixed, jo

VIRGINIAN STOCK, Nat. Ord. Crucifero?.

554 — A class of pretty little, profuse flowering, sweet-scented, hardy

annuals, well adapted for small beds, edgings or masses; fine
for bouquets. In height six to eight inches. Thin plants to
six inches apart. Bed, White and A'ew Rose — mixed, - 5

WHITE A VIA, Nat. Ord. Hydrophyllacem.

555— Granditlora, Violet Blue— Desirable; one foot, 5

556 — " alba — White; new; one foot, 5

557— " Above mixed, ----- 5

558— Gloxinoides— Novelty; white and blue, Gloxinia-like flowers, 10

ZIMIA, DOUBLE-FLOWERED, Nat. Ord

Composite. *

559 — Elegans, 11, pi. Kermesin a— Crimson, choicest double, - - 10

560 — " " aurantiaca — Veep orange, choicest double, - 10

561 — " u aurca— Fine yellow, choicest double, - - 10
563— 41 41 rosea— Deep rose, choicest double, - - • 10

563— " u atroviolacea— Bark violet, choicest double, 10

564 — 44 41 . violacea— Fine violet, choicest double, - - 10

565— " 44 purpurea— £«i/> purple, choicest double - 10

566 — 4 " " 4 alba, pure white — Saved frcm the best

plants and most perfect flowers, - 10

567 — 41 41 All the colors of choicest Double, mixed, 10

568— Pumila, Dwarf, mixed— IVew ; a dwarf, double variety, of

compact growth ; flowers brilliant and double; novelty, 20

569— TagetiHora — A first-clats novelty, comprising quite a new sec-

tion of Double Zinnius,the petals being quilled as perfectly
as a Globe Aster, with the exception of one row of guard
petals at the base of the flowers, which are perfectly flat,
presenting a novel appearance ; mixture of brilliant colors, 20

570— Mexicana (Ilaageana)— New species, dwarf, branching habit;

yellow, flushed with orange up center of each petal; single, 10

571 — Haageana flore pleno— This fine, new Doube-ilowered var-

iety has fine double flowers, perfectly rosette-shaped, and
is constant from seed. Habit is the same as tha- of the
single flowered sort, the plant forming densely branched
tufts, of about one foot in height, and somewhat more in
diameter; the florets are as densely imbricated and form
heads of the same shape and outline as those of the best
Double Zmnia elegans, compared with which, however,
they are naturally smaller in stee. Color is Deep Orange
Yellow, keeping its lustre when dried, thus rendering it
an important acquisition— to be used as and with the Ever-
lasting Flowers. It promises to be a good bedding plant,
blooming continuously until frost sets in. Taking all its
properties into consideration, this Zinnia has proven itself
to be one of the best and most useful of the novelties of
187:2. It is a fine dwarf, orange bedding plant, - 20

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CALAMPEEIS, Nat. Ord. Bignoniacece.

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572— Scabra— Beautiful climbing plant; fine orange flowers; blos-

soms freely. The best success is obtained from strong
plants set out late in May or early in June; and we there-
fore recommend the starting of them in hot-bed, 10

CARDIOSPEEMUM, Nat. Ord. Sapindacece.

573 — Halicacabum — A half-hardy annual, called Love-in-a-Puff, or

Balloon Vine, on account of its curious, inflated, singular
appearance. Support is necessary for its full development, 10

CORiEA, Nat. Ord. Polemoniacece.

574 — Scandens — A very rapid growing and useful climbing plant, of

fine foliage. Is well adapted for in-door use. Plants
should be started in a hot-bed. We do not advise the sow-
ing of seed in the open ground, as there is frequent dispo-
sition to rot; therefore, great care should be taken in
sowing seed. It has purple, bell shaped flowers, - - 10

CONVOLVULUS MAJOR (Morning Glory),

Nat. Ord. Coitvolimlacece,

575 — Major, Blue, -- - - . --5

57(i — " Crimson, - -----5

577 — " Dark Purple, - -- -- -- -- --5

578— " Rose, -"5

579— " Striped, - 5

580— " White, - - - - 5

581— " Michnuxii— Fine striped, - - 5

582— " incarnata— Bright red, - - - - " 5-

58-3— " atrosanguinea — Dark red, 5

584— " tricolor— New: three colors; fine, ------ 5

585 — '* All the above splendid colors mixed, 5
ISf" For Dwarf Morning Glory (Convolvulus minor), see page 9.

BOEICHOS (Hyacinth Bean), Nat. Ord.

Leg uminosce.

586— Lablab (Hyacinth Bean)— Pine climber; white, purple and

black flowers, - - - - 5

587— " " "* albus nanus — White; dwarf,- - 5

588— Spec, gignn tens— Strong grower, with purple flowers,- - - 10

589— Bicontortus — Curious; seed pods turned into a double ring, - 10

GOURDS (Ornamental), Nat. Ord. Cucurbitacem.

590 — Calabash, or " Dipper Gourd"— Fruit like a dipper, 5

591— Hercules' Club— Large fruit, shaped like a club, 5

592— Orange— Known as Mock Orange, 5

593 — Pear-shaped— Green and yellow; finely striped 5

594 — Smallest Lemon— Very pretty, little yellow fruit,- - - - 5

595— Powder Horn— Fruit resembling a powder born, 5
590— Bottle— Two colors mixed, - ' - 5

597 — Striped Apple — Yellow, finely stnped, -------5

598 — Abroba viridifolia — Handsome climber; finely cut, dark glossy

foliage, and small scarlet fruit, - 10

599— Bryonopsis' erythrocarpa — Extremely ornamental, with splen-

did scarlet fruit, edged with white, ------ 10

COO — Coccinea Indica— Splendid climber; elegant foliage and fruit, 10

601— Cyclanthera explodens— Curious Gourds; fruit exploding with

a loud noise when ripe. i\ew and desirable, 10

602 — " pedata— A desirable variety of the preceding, - 10

603 — Momordica Balsamina— Very handsome foliage, with orange

and red fruit; beautiful, ------ 10

604 — Tricosanthes Colubrina — True Serpent Gourd; fruit shaped

like a serpent; novel and beautiful, - - - 10

605 — " cucumerina— Cn cumber-like fruit, - 10

600— Cucumis dipsaceus —Nine feet; teasel-shaped yellow fruit, - 10

607 — " grossularia — Gooseberry-like, small, green fruit, - 10
TNos 598, 599, 600, 001. 602, 603, 604, 606 and 607 are, owing to their

sp.endid foliage and interesting fruit, the most desirable for covering
lattice work, &c, where elegant foliagcd plants are requiied.]

IPOMzEA, Nat. Ord. Convohulaccce.

608— Hederacca atroviolaeea— Flowers daik violet and white; fine, 10

609 — " superba— Fine leaves and large, sky blue flowers.

edged with white, 10

610— " grandillora alba, large, white flowers; grandiflora

alba pieta carminea, sliver marbled, flowers
heart-shaped, white, dotted with brilliant car-
mine; and grandiflora alba lilacina, silver
marbled, flowers white, spotted with clear lilac
— mixed, - -- jo

611— 11 grandillora atro-oarininea intus a Iba — Silver

mat bled, three lobed leaves, flowers dark car-
mine, with large, white throat, - - - - 10
t3fThe three last above varieties are novelties.

612— Limbata elegantissiina— A splendid variety, with rich, blue

flowers.and white margin, - ----- 10

613— Rubrocserulea— Very fine, with large, sky-hluc flowers, - 10

614— Leari— Blue and violet; magnificent; one of the choicest,- - 15

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Quamoclit (Cypress Vine)— One of the most beautiful of the
climbers; foliage dark green,
finely cut, and really elegant.
Flowers small and attractive.

615— " " '• Scarlet, - - - - 10

616— " " '• AVhltc, 10

617— '■ " " Hose, - - - 10

618 — " " l Above three varieties mixed— (See

about mixtures, page 3),- - - 10

EOASA, Nat. Ord. Loasaccce.

619— Aurantiaca — Bright orange,- - - 10

620— Herbert!— Scarlet; fine, 5

621— Tricolor— Hardy annual; yellow shaded flower, - 10

LOPIIOSPERMUM, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacete.

622— A class of extremely handsome climbers, suitable for baskets,

vases, rockwork, &c. ; produce showy, fox-glove shaped
flowers. Succeed best in a light, rich soil. To obtain
strong plants, seeds should be sown in a frame. Scan,
dens, pink, and Hendersoni, fine rose— mixed, - - 10

MAURANDYA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece.

623— Barclayana— Blue and white, 10

624 — purpurea grandiflora— Fine dark blue; new, - 10

625 — " Scarlet — Very showy, ------- 10

626— " Finest mixed, --------- M)

PEAS, FEOWERItfG (Latliyrus), Nat. Ord.

LeguminoSLe.

627— Lord Anson's, Blue— Fine, delicate flowers; two feet, - - 5

628— " " White— Fine, delicate flowers; two feet, - 5
62!)— Tangier, Scarlet— Desirable; four feet, ------ 5

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630—

Painted Lady— Finely striped; four feet,

631— Sweet, Blue-edged— Blue and pink; fine,

632-
633-
634-
635-
636-
637-
638-
639-
640-

Painted Lady — Rose and white,
Scarlet — Striped with white,
Invincible — Very fine new scarlet.

Black,

White, ------

Purple, -------

" Striped,- -

Scarlet, lb. $1.50; oz. 15c.

Crown Prince of Prussia— Beautiful novelty; color a
bright blush ; uniform throughout the flower, -
AH colors mixed— Choice, (See article on mixtures,
page 3), - - - - per lb. $1.00; per oz. 10c.

lb. $2.00; oz. 2Pc.

lb. $1.50; oz. 15c.

lb. $1.50; oz. 15c.

lb. $2.00; oz. 20c.

- lb. $2.00; oz. 20c.

Ib. $1.50; oz. 15c.

lb. $1.50; oz. 15c.

lb. $1.50; oz. 15c.

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PIIASEOLUS (Running Flowering Beans),

Nat. Ord. Leguminosce.

642— Bicolor— Scarlet and white, 5

643— Painted Lady— A fine variety. - - - 5

644— White Lady, 5

SCHYPHABJTMUS, Nat. Ord. Loasacece.

645— Elegans— An elegant, fine climbing plant, much likethe Loasa

in habit and appeal ance. Half-hardy perennial. Seed
should be sown m frame, to afford plants a vigorous
start before setting out. Very fine, with interesting yel-
low flowers, ------ jo

THUNBERGIA, Nat. Ord. Acanthaceai.

646— Alata— Fine; yellow, with dark eye,

647— " alba— White, dark eye, - - - ,-

648— Bakeri— Pure white; fine,

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649— Sulphurea— Light yellow, or sulphur color, - - -

650— Finest mixed, (See article on mixtures, page 3,) - -

TROPjEOEUM (]Vasturlium),Nat.Ord. Tropoeolacece.

651 — Majus atropurpureum— Fine; dark crimson. -

652— " coccineum— Bright scarlet, - - - -

653 — u Dunnett's New Orange, - - - -
651 — " ]\'ew Bronze — Finely bronzed; choice, -

655 — " Finest colors mixed, -

656— Lobbianum, Brilliant— Dark scarlet, -
637— Fire Fly— Brilliant scarlet, - -
658— " Glory— Fine scailel,
659—

10
10

- - 10

- - 10

- - 10

- - 10

- - 10
-- - 10

Monsieur Colmet— Bright yellow, spotted with

crimson ; distinct and fine, - - - - 15

660— " Prince of Wales— Splendid scarlet, - - - - 10

661 — " Finest colors mixed,- ------- 10

602— Peregrinum "Canary Bird Flower" —A most elegant and

popular climber; should be started in a frame; admir-
able in baskets, vases, green houses, &c, - - 10

TWEEBIA, Nat. Ord. Ascle/nadacece.

663 -Cserulea— Fine, hardy climbing plant, with blue flowers. We

recommend the sowing seed early, 111 frame or dwelling house, 10

16

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EVERLASTING FLOWERS.

ACROCEIrVIUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

PKT. CTS.

664 — Rosenm — Fine rose color, ----- 5

665 — A lbum— Pure white, ---5

666 — Both varieties mixed, - -- -- -- -- -- 5

AMMOBIUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

667 — Alatiim — A very serviceable, white Everlasting, growing about

two feet high. Pretty for garden; choice for winter bouquets, 5

CJOMPIIRE1VA (Clofoe Amaranth), Nat. Ord

Amarantaceee.

668— Globosa alba— White, - 5

669— " aurea superba— Orange; large andflne, - - - - 5

670— " carnea— Flesh colored, - 5

671— " rubra — Fine purple crimson, - 5

678— " striata— White and red striped, ------ 5

673- " variegata— Colors variegated, ------ 5

674- " All the above colors mixed, ------- 5

CMPHALIIM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

675— Fcetidum-- Vigorous growing Everlasting; very useful for winter

bouquets. Succeed well in any common garden soil;

yellow; two feet, ---------- lo

HELICHRYSCTI, Nat. Ord. Composite.

676— Monstrosum, Double White— Two feet, ------ 10

6™7— " " Yellow— Two feet, 10

678— " Rose— Beautiful; two feet,- - - - 10

679— " Purple— Splendid purple; two feet, - 10

680— " Red— Very fine; two feet, - - - - 10

681— " Mixed, all colors, 10

683 — " procumbensatrorosenmfl.pl. — Large

double flowers, produced in greatest
profusion; habit of plant spreading,

of low growth; novelty of 1872, - 10

683— Bracteatum, Fine Bright Yellow— Eighteen inches, - - - 10

684 — *' album — Fine white; eighteen inches, - 10

685 — " Yellow and White mixed, ------ lo

686 — IVanum, Finest Dwarf mixed, - 10

687— " atrosanguincum— Splendid crimson, new: one foot, 10

688— Brachyrrinclium— Yellow; nine inches, - 10

689— Elegans ( Moma Elegans)— Elegant yellow flowers; 18 nches, 10

690— Strictum (CArysoeephalum strictum)— Orange ; new, line; 3 ft. 10

PKT. CTS.

713— Agrostis nebulosa— Elegant and beautiful ; the very finest, - 10

713 — " Steveni — A very fine perennial grass,- - 10

714— " verticillata— Elegant and fine, ------ 10

715— Anthoxanthum gracile— Graceful and pretty,- - - - - 10

716— Briza eragrostis— Pretty and desirable 10

717— " geniculata— An elegant variety, blooming finely, - - 5

718— " maxima— Strong growing variety; free bloomer; one ft. 5

719— " " compacta— New, distinct and line, - 10

730— "■ minima— Graceful and pretty; of minute growth, - - 5

731— Brizopyrum siculum— Very pretty, new, dwarf variety; 8 in. 5

732— Bromus Brizieformis— Very desirable Grass, much like Briza

maxima; flowering the second season, - - 5

723— " languinosus— Fine and desirable, 10

724— " maxiinus— Very handsome and beautiful, - 10

725— Ceratochloa pendula— Fine, drooping, perennial variety, with

long spikes of flowers, 5

726— Chloris barbata— Pretty, tassel-shaped flowers; small growth;

free blooming; hardy; one foot, - - - lo

727— " ciliata— Fine, - - lo

728— " radiata — Free bloomer; makes a fine appearance, - 5

729— Chrysurus cynosuroides— Dwarf, feathery spikes of flowers, 5

730— Coix Lachryina (Job's Tears)— Broad leaved variety; 2 feet, 5

731— " " chinensis— Distinct and fine; new, - 10

732— Diplachne fasicularis— Compact bunch of flowers ; perennial, 10

733— Echinochloa colona— New, very fine leaves, spotted with red, 16
731— Eleusine coracana— Graceful and pretty, 10

735— " oligostachya— Elegant and line, 10

736— " Mixed,- ............ i 0

737— Elymus hystrix— A fine perennial variety, ------ 10

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HELIPTERUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

691 — Anthemoides — Pure white; an elegant and profuse bloomer, - 15
693— Corymbiflora— Star-shaped white flowers, 15

693 — Sanfordi — One of the very finest Everlastings in cultivation,

with beautiful small yellow flowers ; very desirable; new, 15

POL¥COL¥MM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

694 — Stuartii — Strong growing annuals, producing yellow and white

flowers; serviceable for winter ornaments. Of easy culture.
Height eighteen inches; yellow and white, 5

RHODAJITflE, Nat. Ord. Composite.

695 — Atrosanguinea— Sew, beautiful; deep purple, violet center,- 20

696— Maculata— Fine rosy purple; desirable, 10

697 — " alba — Silvery white flowers; new, 10

698— Manglcsi— The old and splendid variety; more delicate than

the others, and best suited for house culture, - - 10

STATICE, Nat. Ord. Composite.

699— Bonduella — Flowers yellow; desirable, 10

700— Incana hybrida (nana) — The best. Twelve varieties mixed, 10

701— Sinuata— Light orange and yellow flowers, 10

702— Spieata — This charming, early flowering Caucasian annnal var-

iety, continues in bloom a long period. The plant forms a
spreading tuft of lively emerald green, from which arise a
multitude of ear-like spikes of lovely, rosy pink flowers.
Beautiful dwarf beds or edgings can be made with it; for pot
culture it is exceedingly useful and pretty. Is especially
valuable for winter bouquets, " - - - - 20

WAITZIA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

703— Alba purpurea— Purple and white; one foot, 20

704— G randillora— Deep yellow ; abundaut bloomer ; strong grower, 20

XERAWTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

705— Caryopliylloides — Double carnation flowered, 5

706— Cseruleum— Double purple, 5

707— " eompactum— New dwarf ; very fine, - 5

708 — Large Double Purple— Fine, ----- 5

709— " " White, - - 5

710 — Ali colors mixed, - -- 5

711— Annum bellidillorum— Is a dwarf, compact variety, with small.

dark, globular flowers ; a profuse bloomer. Very distinct
and pretty ; a novelty, 10

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738— Elymus giganteus— Useful and pretty,- - - - - - 10

739— Erianthus Ravenna:— Beautiful perennial; much like Pampas

Grass, but more hardy, - - 10

740 — " strietus— A fine, new variety; very desirable, - - 15

741— Festuca geniculata— A pretty, dwarf growing variety, - - 10

742 — " glauca — A fine perennial variety; elegant, beautiful, 10

743— Gynerium Argenteum (Pampas Grass)— A very stately var-

iety, producing long, silken plumes of flowers, which

are very ornamental; not quite hardy in this localitv, - 10

744— Isolepis tenella— One of a class of perennials much used for

baskets, vases, &c., 10

745— Largurus ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass)— Very pretty, with fine,

ornamental heads of bloom, 5

746 — " " compactus— A beautiful, new variety, - 10

747— Pennisetum fasciculatum— New and fine; very beautiful, 10

748 — " longistylum— A graceful growing variety, - - 5

749 — Setaria glauca — A desirable variety. 10

750— Sorghum ftankinense— Fine growing and ornamental variety

of the Sugar Cane, - - - - - 10

751— Stipa pennata (Feather Grass)— Beautiful perennial, flowering

second season; seed should be sown in frame, 10

752 — " pubescens — A splendid perennial, ... - - 10

753 — " elegantissima— Beautiful species, from Australia; new, 10

754— " tortilas— A new andflne variety. - - y 10

755— Trichol.-ena rosea— Shaded with rose; beautiful, - - - - 10

756 — " Teneriflse— Fine, new variety, ... . 10

757 — Zea Japoniea, foi. var. (Japanese Corn) — Foliage is evenly

striped; in its early stage of growth tinted with rose. Not very

desirable as a foliage plant and hardly worthy of cultivation, 10

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES.

JtSTCOMPARE OUR PRICES. — Those who have never purchased Seed of us will do well to COMPARE OUR
PRICES with those in other Catalogues. Our superior facilities for growing and producing Seeds of the BEST
quality enables us to put them at lower figures than they were ever offered at before (with perhaps an exception or
two where there is a great scarcity) and in such cases our prices are lower than those of others; and we are deter-
mined to increase the general demand for Seeds by wiping out all "fancy" prices. Those who wish to compete
with us will be compelled to come " right down to the ground floor " on prices. We will then have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that customers are getting their Seeds at a foir price, while we confidently await the result of com-
parison as to quality.

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Select Assortment of Choice Imported Flower Seeds — Flowering the
Second Season — Herbaceous Biennials and Perennials.

ACANTHUS, Nat. Ord. Acantkacece.

PKT. CTS.

- - 10

- - 10

758 — Mollis — Purple and white; three feet, -

759 — Latifolius — White; three feet, - - - - -

ACOIVITUM, Nat. Ord. Ranunculacece. *

760— Border Perennial, called "Monk's Hood," with showy, curious,

hood-shaped flowers. Sow seed in any common, loamy soil;
mixed, in desirable colors. Aconitum roots are poisonous, - 5

ADESfOPHORA, Nat. Ord. Campamdacew.

761— Coronata — Blue, Campanula-like flowers; two feet, - 10

762— Sauveolens— Pale blue; two feet, 10

ADLUMIA, Nat. Ord. Fumariacece.

763— Cirrhosa— Purple; white flowers, 10

764— " purpurea — A new and very desirable variety of the

preceding, producing dark red colored foliage
and flowers. Kovelty of 1872, - - - - 20

ADONIS, Nat. Ord. Ranunculacece.

765 — Vernalis — Border perennial, growing freely from seed; bloom-

ing early in the season, and succeeding in any common gar-
den" soil; yellow; one foot, - -- -- _ - _ 5

ALYSSUM, Nat. Ord. Oruciferce.

766 — Saxatile compactHm — Beautiful variety, with deep golden

yellow flowers; new; very choice; one foot, - - 10

767 — Wierzbecki— White and yellow Protect in winter. One ft. - 5

ANEMONE, Nat. Ord. Ranunculacece.

768 — Japonica — Rosy red, flowering till frost ; two feet, - - ' - 20

769 — " alba, Honorine Jobert — A most beautiful new

variety, with large, white flowers, - - - 20

770 — " Above mixed, - -- -- -- -- -15

AQUILEOIA (Columbine), Nat Ord. Ranunculacece.

771 — Alpina, true — Blue and white; extremely beautiful, - - 10

772 — Atrocaerulea erecta nana plenissima — ' A- beautiful flew,

dwarf variety; dark blue flowers;, one foot, - - 15

773— Caryophylloidea— Double; carnation striped, white and red, - 10

774— Glanduloso gigantea — Large; dark, white center; true, - - 10

775— Skinneri— Scarlet and yellow; brilliant, beautiful and distinct, 10

776— Finest 'Double mixed. (See article on mixtures, page 3,) - - 10

ARALIA, Nat. Ord. Araliacea.

777 — Sachaliensis — A magnificent foliaged, hardy plant, with fern-

like beautiful pinnated compound leaves of gigantic size;
for beauty and usefulness, it rivals the well known Boc-
. conia Japonica; novelty of 1872, 25

BELLIS PERENNIS (Double Daisy), Nat. Ord.

778 — Double Daisy — Choice double, mixed ; four inches, - 10

779 — 44 " From a collection of large-flowered varieties, - 15

CAMPANULA, Nat. Ord. Oampanulacece.

780 — Carpatica— Large, blue, bell-flowers; blooming the first sea-

son; six inches, -

781— " White— Variety of the preceding; six mches,-
7g3 — " Blue and White mixed,

783— Grandiflora— Large flowered; free blooming; purple; one ft.

784— Grandis— Pine; deep blue; three feet, - - -

785— Medium, (Canterbury Bell) Double— Mixed; eighteen inches.

786— " " " Single— Mixed; eighteen inches.
The last two varieties are biennials. Seed should be sown every

spring. Flowers bell-shaped ; blue, white and lilac; showy.

787 — Medium eaiycanthema — Perennial ; a variety of Canterbury

Bell. Separate colors — blue and white. The flower cup is
about the same as the old Canterbury Bell ; the flower sets
into a colored calyx, the calyx having the appearance of a
portion of the flower. In this variety the calyx spreads out,
while in the old variety the calyx is green and stands closely
up against the flower. The calyx may be said to be petaloid
or leaf -like, though colored like a flower. Novelty of 1873, 25

CARNATION (Diautlius Caryophyllus), Nat.
Ord. Caryophyllacece.

788— Bizarres— Flowers variegated with irregular spots and stripes.

Flakes, flowers large; striped; fine. Fancies, flowers
finely variegated ; each, per packet, 20

789— Fine Double Selves— The flowers of Selves are one-colored,

each producing either scarlet, white, or pink flowers.

Several splendid colors mixer 1 . 20

790— Extra mixed German Seed— Saved from named flowers, - 20

791— Extra Double mixed— Fine for borders, 10

PKT. CTS.

792— From fine English Seedlings, 10

793 — Dwark Nana — Double; dwarf; early flowering; fine, - 20

794 — Choicest Italian — Saved from prize flowers only, - 25

CHRYSANTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. Composite?.

795 — Indicum— Tall; double extra mixed, 20

796— " Pompon-flowered — Finest; dwarf; double mixed,- 25

DELPHINIUM (Larkspur), Nat. Ord. Ranunculacece.

797 — Chinensis — De< p blue and wnite, mixed, - 5

798 — Formosum— Splendid blue, with white eye, ----- 10

799 — " Cfelestinum — Celestial blue spikes of flowers, - 10

800— Grandiflora— Fine dark bin: , 10

801 — " caelestinum — Splendid novei'ty, with fine, large

spikes of sky-blue flowers, ----- 10

802— Henderson!— Fine, large, blre flowers, splendid, - - 10

803— Finest mixed. (See article on mi itures, page 3), - - - - 10

DIGITALIS (Fox Glove,) Net. Ord. Schrophulariacece.

804— Gloxinoides— Beautiful, new, spotted varieties; finest mixed,- 5

805 — Maculata — Ivery'L new spotted varieties; most beautiful,- - 5

806— Purpurea— Purple, white and spotted, mixed, 5

807 — Several varieties mixed, 5

GAILLARDIA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

808 — Aristata — Flowers deep yellow, one foot, 5

809 — Hybrida grandiflora — Bicli crimson and yellow flowers; 1 ft. 5

10
10

810— Coccineum— Showy; scarlet; two feet,

811 — 44 atrosanguineum— Dark scarlet; two feet,

HEDYSARUM (French Honeysuckle), Nat.

Ord. Lepvminosa.

812 — Coronarium, alba — White; two t'eet, --5

813— 44 rubra — Red; two leet, 5

814— 44 White and lted mixed, 5

HOLLYHOCK, Nat. Ord. Mahacece.

815 — From finest named double varieties, mixed, 10

816— Very fine Double, - - ■ 15

HESPERIS (Sweet Rocket), Nat. Ord. Oruciferce.

817 — Sweet — Very fragrant, early flo-vering perennial; of free

fowtli and easy culture. P.ne for cut flowers, bouquets,
c. Fcrple Rocket an«l White Rocket, mixed. 18 in. 5

TCERIS, Nat. Crd. Oruciferce,

818— Candidissima— Very beautifu 1 ; pure white; nine inches, 5

819 — Sempervirens — White; chofce, s>.r. inches, - ----- 10

liWIJM (F8ax), Nat. Ord. Linacece.

820 — Candidissimum— Mowers p'>?e wh:te* one foot, - 10

821 — Macrayi— Fine golden yellow; a beautiful novelty, - - - 20

822 — Perenne — Purple, rose and white, mixed. Eighteen inches, - 5

823 — Cardinalis, ^Cardinal Flower— Brightest scarlet, - 10

824 — Hybrida gran ditlor a—Fine hybrid ; dark blue flowers,- - 10

825— Victoria — Scarlet ; large flowered ; fine, - 20

LYCfllVIS, Nat Ord. Caryophyllacece.

826— Chalcedonica, Scarlet and iVlrte— Mixed; two feet,- 5

827 — Haageana— Fine hybrid variety, vermilion colored flowers, - 20

828— Grandiflora gigan tea— Large flowered; fine colored; new, - 20

829— Senno striata — A superb new varintv ; finely striped ; one foot, 25

830— Sieboldi— Very fine ; new; one foot, 20

I/YTIIRUM> Nat. Ord. Lythracece.

831 — Roseum superbum— A very fine ar.d showy, hardy perennial,

growing freely from seed, and continuing in bloom a long

time. "Height four feet; desirable, - - 5

MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not), Nat. Ord. Boraginacece.

832 — Azorica— Large flowered; li-'iibb blue, shaded purple; 6 inch. 10

833— " var cieleftina— Flowers sky-blue, and abundant, - 10

834— Azurea grandiflora — Beautiful, light blue flowers; six inches, 10

835— Alpestris — Blue; six inches,- - -- -- --,--10

836— " White— Six inches, • - 10

837— " rosea— A new rose-colored variety of the Alpine

Forget-me-r 10

838— " Blue, White a.i.': r c<tea, mixed, 10

839— Palustris (tr»ie Fc get-me-not) —Blue and yellow; six inches, 10

840— Sylvatica— Mcst popular English variety; magnificent; 6 in. 10

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(E9IOTHEBA (Evening Primrose), Nat. Ord.

Onagraeem.

PKT. CTS.

841— Chrysantha — Strong grower,with large clusters of 11 owers; 6ft. 5
843 — Granditlora major — Very large flowered; golden yellow;

splendid; new ; eight feet, 90

843 — Macrocarpa (Missouriensis)— Very choice; one foot, - 5

844— Pumila — With very pretty flowers ; one foot, 10

845— Taraxilolia alba— Large white flowers; one foot, - - - - 10

846— " lntea— Yellow; one foot, -5

ONOPOEDBM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

847 — Tauricnm — A very ornamental plant, with thistle-like foliage;

pnrple flowers; six feet,- - -- -- ----10

PAPAVER (Perennial Poppy), Nat. Ord.

Papaveracete.

848 — Croceum — Large orange flowers; one foot, - ----- 5

849 — Orientale — Large, showy red ; choice; three feet, - - - 5

850— Pulcherrima— Red; very fine; three feet, 10

PEAS, PERENNIAL, (Lathyrus), Nat. Ord.

Leguminosta.

851— Latifolius— Eed flowered, 10

852— " albus— White; fine, 20

853— " giganteus— Very strong grower, 25

854— " roseus — Rose; choice, -------- JQ

855— " grnndiflorus splendens —Bright-flowered, showy, 15

856— " magninoms— Magnificent large flowers; new, - 20
85T— " All colors mixed, 20

PKXTSTEJIO.V, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece.

858— Jeffrayanus— Fine trine, 20

859 — Murrayanus — Very fine scarlet, vermilion, ----- 10

860 — Fendleri — A fine, new novelty; described as very choice, - - 20

861— Lobbi— Yellow; fine habit, 10

863— Wrighti— Beautiful scarlet, 10

863 — Pulchellus — Three varieties mixed,- - -- -- --10

863J— Our own mixture of above. (See article on mixtures, p. 3), 5

PICOTEE (Diantlius Caryopliyllus), Nat. Ord.

Caryophyllacece.

864 — Finest mixed German — From named flowers, - 20

865 — 11 Italian — From prize flowers, - 40

866— Fine mixed colors— Good for borders, -15

PINK (Diantlius Ilortensis), Nat. Ord. Caryo-

phyllacece.

867— Finest mixed— From named flowers, 25

868 — Fine Double mixed, ®p

869— Paisley, or Florist's— From the finest named varieties, - - 25

POTEBJTILLA, Nat. Ord. Rosacea?.

870— Finest Single varieties— Brilliart colors mixed, - - - - S

871— Extra fine Double — Choice, mixed, - ______ iq

PRIMULA (Polyanthus), Nat. Ord. Primularece.

PKT. CTS.

872— Blatior Polyantha (Polyanthus)— Extra fine; mixed, - - 10

873— " " " Fine mixed, - - - 10

874 — Vulgaris (English Primrose) — Fine v^Uow, ----- 5

PIEETHEUM, Nat. Ord. Composite.

875 — Of late years some very fine Double Pyrethmms have been pro-

duced, of diversified colors, which makes them very desir-
able. Easy of culture. Should he planted about one foot

apart, in beds or borders. We prefer sowing seed in frame.
Finest Double varieties mixed, -------10

RUDBECKIA, Nat. Ord. Composite.

876— Hirta— Light yellow; very fine, 10

877— Laciniata— Golden yellow, with black eye, 10

SALVIA, Nat. Ord. Lamiacem.

878 — Argentea — Large, silvery foliage; fine and true; two feet, - 10

879 — Bicolor — Rose and white; long spikes; choice, - 15

880— Clandestina — Dwarf ; pretty, white flowered variety, - - - 15

881 — Pratensislupinoides — Fine, gay spikes of Lupin-like flowers;

a novelty, - -- -- -- - - -- -40

STOCK. (Mathiola), Nat. Ord. Cruciferai.

882— Brompton, very finest mixed, ----go

883— Emperor, Large-flowered Rose — Choice and very desirable, 20

SWEET WIEEIAM (Diantlius barbatus),

Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacea.

884 — Auricula-flowered— Of beantifnl colors, with large trusses;

distinct and fine; from a superb collection, - 10

885— Hunt's Perfection — Saved from the finest strain in cultiva-

tion, and has taken first prizes in England, - 10

886 — Dunnetti— Rich dark red; constant and fine, 10

887 — Carter's Harlequin— New and superb variety; recommended, 20

888 — Finest single varieties mixed, 5

889— Choicest Double varieties mixed. (See article on mixtures,) 10

890 — Dianthus barbatus nanus compactus — A charming new type

of Sweet William; from six to eight inches high, varying
in the finest colors, and lasting a long time in bloom.

Highly to be recommended. Novelty of 1873, - - - 25

VERONICA, Nat. Ord. Serophulariaeeee.

891— Glauea— Fine bine; two feet, -10

892— Hybrida— Blue; one foot, 10

893— Spicata — Light blue and white, mixed ; one foot, - 10

894— Violaceus purpurea — Choice violet; ten inches, - 10

WALLFLOWER (Clieiranthus Clieiri), Nat

Ord. Crttciferte.

895— Very finest Double varieties mixed, - - 20

896— New Golden Tom Thumb — Fine for bedding, and very de-

sirable, owing to its dwarf growth, - - - - 25

FOR GREEN-HOUSE CULTURE.

PKT. CTS.

897— Begonia Sedeni — A hybrid between B. Boliviensls and B.

sulpeltata. One of the finest flowering of all Begonias.
Color a beautiful rich carmine. Cover seeds very lightly, 50

898— Bocconia fruteseens— A very beautiful foliaged plant; new, 50

899— Calceolaria hybrida tigrina -Finely spotted, beautiful flowers, 50

900— " grandillora— Flowers large, elegant and showy, 50

901 — " James' International Prize— Beyond doubt, is

the most beautiful strain in cultivation. Saved
from prize varieties only, ------ 50

902— " rugosa (Shruoby)— New spotted ; fine, mixed, - 50

903— Carnation, Tree or Perpetual — Fine for winter blooming;

new ; choicest mixed, -------40

904 — Centaurea argentea— Fine, silvery, elegant foliage, - - - 20

905— " candidissima— Snowy white foliage; fine, - - 20

906— " Ctementi-Robust in growth, with whitish foliage, 25

907— " Gymnoearpa-Very effective; finely cut, fern -like

leaves of silvery whiteness. 20

908— Cineraria hybrida— Superb quality; very finest mixed, • - 25

909— " Benary'sNew Dwarf— Compactgrowth; splendid, 25

910— " maritima candidissima— New ; dwarfer m habit,

and of a decidedly whiter color, with beautiful
serrated foliage, like Centaurea candidissima,
iClianthus— Splendid class of plants, with brilliant colored
flowers. If seed is sown or plants transplanted
in a warm situation and in rich soil, out of doors,
they will bloom im fail and give good satisfaction.

911— " Dampieri— Scarlet and black. Slay be treated as

a tender annual ; four feet, - - 20
913— " " splendens— A most splendid scailet

variety; very choice, - - - - 25
813 — " " New varieties, new colors— Mixed ;

fine and .desirable, 50

10

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914 — Colens, new varieties — The new and finer kinds of Coleus are

the most popular plants in cultivation. The leaf-markings
ate rich and gorgeous. The utility of these beantifnl plants
for basket, vase and garden decoration cannot be too highly
estimated. Seed should be sown in frame, or box in the
house, and transplant when warm weather comes. Finest
mixed, ---------50

915 — Cyclamen, James' Prize varieties — Beautiful, sweet-scented,

winter blooming, bulbous green-house plants, well worth
any amount of care bestowed on them. Is not to be sur-
passsd, either for size of bloom or richness of color, varying
from deep purple to pure white, also striped and spotted. - 50

916 — Fuchsia — Elegant flowering plants, known as "Ladies' Ear

Drop." General favorites for house and garden decor-
ation. Seed should be sown in hot-bed, or box in the
house; transplant to where required. A light, rich soil, in
a slightly shaded situation, is best. Very finest mixed, - 50

917— Geranium— Fine colors of this popular plant, mixed, - - 25

918— " New tricolor— Saved from Carter's London Prize

Collection, which is claimed to be the finest in
Europe; will produce a proportion of plants
with three-colored leaves— red, green and yel-
low, similar to the famous " Mrs. Pollock."
Seed scarce, -50

919— " Zonale— Saved from the choicest and finest col-

ored varieties, such as Jean Sisley, Master
Christine, Pioneer, Mad. Vancher, Coleshill,
Harry King, Pride of Mount Hope, &c, - - 60

920— Gesneria— Splendid green house plants; beautiful, soft, velvety

foliage and bright colored flowers. Sow seed in heat and
grow in pots. Various species, from largest and finest
collection extant; mixed, 50

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PKT. CTS.

921— Gloxinia hybrida— Very finest and choicest varieties, mixed, 50
932— « '* pendula— New and distinct; splendid col-

ored flowers ; fine, ------ 50

923— " " erecta — Fine and desirable variety; erect

flowers; fine habit, ----- 50

924 — neliotrope — Very f ragrsmt , and a favorite with the ladles; best

mixed, - -- -- -- -- -- -- -20

925 — Lantana— A fine bedding plant ; finest colors mixed, - - - 20
i'riutula — The varieties we offer are from one of the finest

strains in cultivation. Fine in form and rich in
color. Not to be surpassed.

926— " sinensis fimbria t a (Chinese Primrose)— Very fine;

choicest colors mixed, - - 50

927— " " " Finest Rose-colored varieties, 50

928— " " " Finest Dark Carmine kinds, - 50

929— " " " Pure White— Very choice, - 50

930— " " " Village Maid— Splendid, new,l 00

931 — " ** Fern-leaved — Bark carmine and pare

white; beantiful; mixed, - 75

932 — 11 ** flore-pieno — Dark crimson and white,

mixed. IVew ; fine acquisition, produc-
ing large, double flowers; desirable,- 1 00

PKT, CT3.

933— IVierembergia frutescens — Lilac and white; an elegant, free

blooming plant; superior for bedding,baskets, &c; fine,
new novelty, -25

934 — Smilax (Myrsiphyllum nspnragoides) — An elegant twiner,

with glossy_ green leaves ; much used in floral decorations,
and by ladies in dressing their heads for festive occasions,

935— Soianum, VVeatheriH's hybrids-Suitable for table decoration,

bearing crimson orange-shaded berries in great
profusion. Novelty of 1872,- - - -

936— " hybridm compactum — Produces large orange-

scarlet berries in abundance; superior for house
and green-house winter decoration. We recom-
mend it as the finest of all the Solanums. May
be used as a substitute for Holly Berries, in
Christmas church decorations, &c, -

937 — Swainsonia, alba violacea, ntro-carminea, Osborni-grandl-

flora and rosea— mixed. A highly ornamental shrub.
Soak seed in warm water before sowing,- - 50

938 — Tacsonia Van VIoxemi— A splendid climbing plant, flowering

abundantly nearly the en tire season. Flowers about five
inches in diameter; of the richest crimson and scarlet.
To advance germination, the outer skin of the seed
should be cut before sowing, --------50

25

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SUMMER-FLOWERING BULB DEPARTMENT.

When Bulbs and Seeds are ordered together, and the weather is
cold and severe, it would be unsafe then to forward the Bulbs. The
Seeds, in such cases, will be promptly forwarded, and the Bulbs will
follow as noon as it is safe to send them. K2f~AiL Bulbs will be
sent Feee bt Hail

GL.AMOL.US.

EACH.

Aehille — Currant red, with white across each petal, - - - - $ 50
Adanson — Flowers large and very open; rose, slightly tinged with
lilac; side petals blotched amaranth on white ground,
tinted yellow and tnarg n<»d carmine lilac; very remark-
able and superior varies ; new, 1 75

Addison — Fine large spike of extra large flowers; dark amaranth

with white streaks; fine and attractive; new, - - - 1 75

Adonis — Li^ht cherry, marked with white, 15

Agatha — Fine, large flowers; rose, shaded with orange and ama-
ranth, spotted with yellow, 50

Aglae — Rosy carmine; large flowers, - 25

Albion— Fine long spike of very large flowers; white, finely tinted
lilac, ana sometimes flamed lilac carmine; plant extra

strong; new," , - _ _ . i 75

Alcyon — Very beautiful spike of large flowers; ground white,
largely bordered and flamed rose carmine; charming
plant very dwarf; new, - 1 50

Amabalis— Plant dwarf; brilliant velvety red, yellow spots, 20
Amalthee — Fine long spike and laige flowers; pure white, with
large, rich violet flakes and velvety violet throat; lower
petals slightly tinted with lilac; new, - - - - - 2 25
Ambroise Verschaffelt— Splendid spike, of perfect shape; rose
on white ground, flamed sparkling garnet, with large

rose spots; very effective; new, 200

Anatole Lavaimeur— Carmine red; new; fine, ----- 60
Anna— Cherry red, striped with carmine, on white ground, 80
Antigone — Long spike of very large flowers, of a tender rose, very

largely flamed withredcarmine; of greateffect; new, - 50
Antiope — Very long and fine spike of clear cerise orange flowers,
stained with very dark carmine, upon a large, pure white

groundj plant of great effect; new, 1 50

Apollon— Rosy lilac, stained light rose, finely striped with white, 75
Archimede— Red and carmine, --------- - 15

Arethuse— Fine spike of perfect shape ; white, slightly tinted with

robe, flamed and striped light crimson; new, - - - 2 00
Argus — Large; very open, fiery red, very brilliant centers, and

lower petals of pure white, 100

Ariane— Very large spike of large perfect flowers ; ground very
clear whh^ tinted rose or lilac, bordered and flamed a
tender carmined lose, the inferior divisions pure white
ground; splendid and. fine plant; perfection; new, - 2 00
Aristote— Flesh color, striped red ; lower petals striped violet, - 15
Arsinse— Fine spike of large, perfect flowers ; beautiful satin rose,

. flamed light carmine ; charming ; dwarf ; new,- 80
Asmodee— Fine spike, brilliant cerise purple, edged and flamed

garnet ; large white blotches and stripes ; remarkable, - 2 50
Beatrix—Very long spike of large perfect flowers ; ground pure

white, very delicately flamed with crimson lilac; new, - 2 50
Belladonna— Fine spike and habit ; white, shaded clear lilac ; low-

erpetals striped bright crimson; ehapenovel, distinct, - 2 50
Benvenuto— Very long splendid spike ; large flowers, of very
open habit ; light rosy orange, very brilliant and trans-
parent, with white flakes; fine and- novel color ; new, - 2 00
Bernard de J ussieu— Violet, shaded and tinted with cherry,

stained with* purple on white ground, 50

Berenice— Rose, striped orange red ; beautiful carmine spots, - 20
Berihe Rabourdin— Pure white ; beautiful large carmine spots, 30
Bijou — Flowers large and well open ; cerise orange, brilliant,

strongly flamed scarlet ; lovely, ------ - 25

Bowiensis— Bright crimson ; large, extra fine long spike ; bloom-
ing a long time, - -- -- -- -- -- 15

Brenchleyensis— Fine scarlet; a popular variety, ----- 15

Calenduiaceus — Brilliant nankeen. 25

EACH.

Calypso— Light rose and purple. $15

Canari— Light yellow \ striped rose on the under petals, - - 25
Cass in i — Fine long spike of extra large flowers, of perfect habit;

very fine rose, flamed carmine ; lower petals elegantly

striped carmine on clear ground ; new, 2 00

Celimene — Very long spikes of very large and very open perfect

flowers, clear red orange, largely flamed with bright red;

very brilliant; splendid plant; new, ------150

Celine — Rosy white, spotted and marbled with carmine rose,- - 15

Ceres — Pure white, spotted with rosy lilac, ------ 30

Charles Dickens — Light rose; tinted chamois; flamed bright rose, 40

Chateaubriand— Cherry rose, on lighter ground; often variegated, 25
Cherubini— Flamed violet crimson on white ground, - - - -1C0

Citrinus — The upper division a light yellow, flower darker yellow, 40

Clemence — Tender rose, shaded dark rose, bright carmine stain, 25

Cleopatra— Flower large; lilac, violet tinge; excellent, - - 75

Comtesse de Bresson — Fiery red, margined with crimson, 20

Comte de Moray— Dark purple; large white spots, striped violet, 50
Cornelie— Light cherry color; center very transparent; the edge

of flowers deep rose, - - - 80

Couranti Fnlgens — Bright red; white spots, with violet margin, 20

Crystal Palace-White; slightly striped rose; reddish violet spots, 1 00

Cuvier— Dark amaranth, flamed with purple; new; fine, - 50

Dan* — Carmine ; white, striped with violet, ------ 25

Daphne — Light cherry; bright crimson spots ; very pretty, - - 20

DeCandolle— Cherry; striped white and carmine,- - 75
De Mirbel — Long spike of very large flowers (perfection) and quite

open ; fine rose, slightly tinted lilac or violet on clear

ground, striped and flamed deep carmine ; new, - - 3 00

Diane — White, flaked dark red \ lower petals tinged salmon red, 40
Didon— Very long and ample spike of large perfect flowers, white,

slightly tinted and flamed tender lilac, inferior divisions

pure white ; moderate height; perfection; new, 75
Donna Maria— Large ; dark violet ; flamed carmine, with dark

carmine blotches striped white, -------125

Don Juan— Orange; fiery red and yellow, - ------ 15

Dr. Andry— Bright orange, - - 20

Dr. Lindley — Rose colored ground ; border of petals bright rose,

flamed with carmine cerise, - -- -- -- - 80

Duke de Malakoff— Brilliant scarlet; white throat; fine,- 35

Edith— Light rose, with dark stripes, ----- - - 15

Edulia — Perfect flower ; lower petals white, stained witlr violet ;

upper petals striated white, - 100

Egerie — Light rosy orange; striped bright rose, ----- 30

El Dorado — Bright yellow; lower petals striped red, - - 25

Elegans — Rosy lilac, with orange; large white blotches, - - - 1 25
Elizabeth— Long spike and very large flowers ; fine, deep rose ;

strongly flamed purple and bright carmine ; large purple

carmine blotches and white stripes ; fine variety, - - 2 00
Elvire — Long and splendid spike of large flowers, flamed carmine

on pure white ground ; very fine and attractive ; new, - 2 00

Emma— Dwarf ; light crimson, -- - 10

Emilie — Bright red, white ground, - 50

Endymion — Rose, beautifully tinted with violet, 20

Erato— Soft rose, with dark stripes stained with carmine,- - - 30

Ernest Duval— Dark bright red; violet spots, 50

Etendard— White; clouded lilac; long spike, 50

Eurydice — Large flower; pure white, blazed with carmine rose, - 75

Eugene Scribe — Flowers large; soft rose, blazed with red, - - 1 25
Eva — Fine large spike of large flowers, slightly shaded and tinted

light rose and lilac on white ground ; fine, perfect; new, 2 50

Evelyne Briere — Light salmon, shaded carmine, ----- 50

Fanny Rouget— Bnght red, shaded with carmine, - - - - 15

Felicien David — Cherry rose; striped carmine on white ground, - 50

Fenclon— Large flower; beautiful soft rose, edged with violet, - 1 00
Figaro — Fine long spike of very large flowers ; very open ; very

light rosy orange, flamed with red and large pure white

flakes; very fine and of great effect; new, - - - - 1 50

Flavia— Deep red; white throat, 20

Flora— Large flower; white, shaded with rosy purple,- - - - ?5

20

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Floribundus— White and rose, $ 15

Formosa — Flesh ground; edges of segments feathered with violet

carmine ; the throat penciled with purple; good spike, 2 00

Fulton — Velvety Yermilliorj ; pr.rple spots; splendid shape, 75

Galathea — Clear carnation, (striped, with carmine, ----- 20
Galilee— Large flowers; fineform; bright cmrant red, flamed with

dark crimson, ------------125

Gandavensis— Scarlet and orange; the old type, 10

Gil Clas— Cherry, striped witi* red, 20

Goliath— Light red; striped ground, carmine spots, - - 15

Hebe— Flesh color, flaked with rose and dashed with carmine, - 25

Hector — Pretty; rose colored, slightiy variegated flower, - 20

Helen e— White, tinted lilac, spotted and striped with violet, - - 30

Henrietta: — Large, well shaped flower ; white, tinted with lilac, - 60
Hortense — Hose, white ground, - -- -- -- --125

Ida — Large flower; white, very slightly tinted rose flamed carmine;

lower petals clear yellow,- - 25

Imperatrice — Light flesh color, spotted with hright rose, - - 15
" Eugenia— White, flamed with rose ; violet inside

tube, lilac out ; beautiful, 70

Irina — Carmine, tinted violet, lined with white, - - - - - 1 25

Isabella — Fine ; spike pure white, with large, dark violet stains, 70

Isoline — Blush, spotted with carmine violet, ------ 20

James Carter— Brilliant reddish orange, with large, pure white

spots ; dwarf variety.- - -- -- -- -- 25

James Veitch— Fine large flower ; crimson, blazed with viulet, - 75

James Watt— Pale vermilion, whice throat; petals striped," - - J 50

Janire — Orange red ; good flower,- - J 25

Jeanne d' Arc— White, shaded and spotted with rose and violet, 25

John Bull — Light sulphur while, 15

Juno—Striped with lilac and spotted wl.h purple, - 80
Jupiter — Very long, fine spike of large, perfect flowers ; ground
clear red, very largely flamed with crimson red ; very

dark, splendid variety, of great effect ; new, - - - 2 50

Keteeler— Bright carmine ; new, - - GO

Lacepede — Flower large ; ros> violet, tinted white, lilac stripes, 1 75

La Candeur— White, striped carriine, - 2 00

La Favorite— Flower large ; rose, blazed with carmine ; lower

divisions light yellow, 75

La Fiancee— Flower large ; r—c white; blush violet stains; fine, 1 00

Lady Franklin— White, tin a -^iose, blazed wiUi carmine rose, - 1 00

Laquintinie— Clear hright orange : flowers very line and effective, 35

Laura — Rosy orange, flamed red, prre white stains ; fine spike, - 1 25

Lelia — Peach, with rosy lilac spots, - 30

Le Dante— Dark rose, pure white stain; new shade of color; large

flower and perfect shape.- - - - -- -- - 75

Leonora— Large flower; cherry co.Lredred, tinted with orange, - 1 00
Le Phare— Very long spike; flowers large, perfectand open; bril-
liant fiery red; dazzling and effective; perfection; new, 2 50
Le Poussin— Light red on white ground ; large white spots,- - - 40
Le Vesuve— Very large and magnnlcent spike ; very fine, dazzling

red, of the greatest brilliancy and very effective ; new, 2 00

Linne— Orange red ; very large flower ; yellowish white stains, - 75
Livingstone — Purple carmine, ivhite center, ------250

Lord Byron— Brilliant scarlet, sta'ned with the finest and

most distinct kind grown,- - - - - - 30

Lord Granville— Straw color, striped with rose, ----- 25

Lord Raglan — Rosy salmon, lirge, dark vermilion spots, - - 30

L'Ornainent des Parterres — White, blazed rose and carmine, - 25

Louis van Houtte— Dazzling red, violet spots, ----- 15

Lulli-Fine spike ; large and perfect flower, fiery cherry red, slightly
tinted orange, with "\ cry transparent throat ; lower petals
striped carmine; bright, novel color ; perfection ; new, 2 50
L'Unique Violet — Long spike of extra large flowers; dark lilac,

tinted violet, flamed deep carmine; vigorous; new,- - 3 50
Macaulay — Very long spike of very large flowers ; bright crimson,
slightly tinted violet; very dark carmine flakes, with a
clear and transparent center; very attractive; new, - 2 50
MacMahon— Orange ; deep_ cherry, striped with red,- - 30
Madam Adele Souchet — Light flesh color, dark rose spots, - - 50
Madame Basse ville — Cherry rose, spotted with purple ; base of

petals white, - -- -- -- -- -- - 40

Madame Cinder— Fine white, striped carmine, 40

Madame Couder— Clouded carmine ; base of petals rose, 20
Madame Domage— Hose, spotted with amaranth; striped white, 1 00
Madame dc Sevigne — Light cherry color, largely stained and

lined with pure white; a fine variety, 50

Madame Eugenie Vcrdier— Fine, bright red, purple spots, - - 50
Madame Furtado— Flower large ; rose, blazed with carmine, - 70
Madame Haquin— Yellowish while, flamed and tinted lilac,- - 25
Madame Henricq— Yellowish white, marbled with veins of lilac, 20
Madame Krelage — Fine spikr; flowers large and of good habit
and shape, with thickly striped carmine and amaranth
blotches ; a very seductive variety ; new, - - - - 3 00

Madame Leseble — Pure white, with broad stripes of violet rose, 40
Madame 3Ioneret — Fine rose, striped white in the center ; car-
mine spots on salmon ground, ------- 25

Madame Paillet — Vermilion; lower part of the petals white, the

lower ones spotted with violet purple, 50

Madam» Place — Rose, striped with white, 40

Madanu Poignant — Light nankeen, purple spots'; new,- - - 1 00
Madame Rabourdin — Fine rose, with carmine and white stripes

in the center of each petal, - 1 00

Madame Vatry— White, shaded purple, spotted with carmine, - 40
Madame Verlot — Long spike of large flowers; very open; light

silvery rose, flamed bright carmine ; vigorous; new, - 1 50
Madame Victor A'erdtar— Dai k rose, crimson violet spots ; dwarf, 50
Madame Vilm or in— Brilliant rose, with large feathered blotches

of crimson lake, 70

Mareehal Vaillant — Deep pink; fine white throat; striped pink, 1 20
Marie— White, shaded with carmine, 20

EACH.

Margarita— Very long spike of large flowers ; white ground,

slightly flamed bright carmine ; new $1 25

Maria Dumortier— Pure white ; perfect form;' flaked with deep

rose ; purple spot on lower petal, 50

Mars — Scarlet, white spots,- 40

Martha— White, flamed rosy carmine ; large carmine blotches, - 1 50
Mathilde de Landevoisin— Rosy white, clouded carmine, - - 30
Mazeppa— Fine, rich salmon ; lower petals yellow : beautiful, - 20
Merveille— Very fine rosy carmine, slightly tinted violet, edged

and flamed dark carmine, with clear throat, - - - - 3 50
Meteor — Bright dark rose ; large, pure white spots, - . 50

Meyerbeer-Brilliantcapucine; flamed vermilion, amaranth spots, ' 1 00
Milton— Large flower; perfectshape; white, tinted rose; extra, - 80
Minerve — Very ample spike of large, very open flowers ; bright '
crimson; brilliant, small, red carminatcd stains upon a
large, white ground ; fine tint ; of great effect ; new, - 1 50

Mirabilis— Very light red, _ 50

Moliere — Flowers very large and wide ; perfect cherry colored

red, with very large, pure white stains, - - - - - 1 00
Mons. Blouet — Bright rose ; marbled carmine, violet spots, - - 15
Mons. Vinchon— Bright salmon, striped with white, - - 20
Montaigne— Large flowers, well opened and well shaped; fire red, 1 75
Mozart— Flower very large, very wide; spike spreading; bright
rose, slightly tinted with lilac; very largely blazed with
dark carmine, large pure white stains ; beautiful plant,- 1 25
Muri Ho— Splendid spike and flowers extra large ; fine rosy cerise

on clear ground ; the petals striped pure white ;new, - 3 00
Napoleon III. — Brilliant scarlet, a white stripe through the cen-
ter of each petal; fine, 40

Nelly— White, blazed with rosy carmine, 25

Nemesis— Bright rose, with white lines and carmine spots, - - 25
Neptune— Fine red, streaked and spotted with carmine, - - - 20
Newton— Dark crimson, white ; large ; perfect shape and very fine, 70
Ninon de I'Enclos— Flesh color, streaked with rose, - - - - 25
Norma— Large flowers, pure white; very rarely flamed pale lilac, 1 50
Octavie— Long spike of very large flowers ; fine pale rose, slightly
flamed with red; large spots and stripes of a pure white,
with lighter center; novel color; extra fine; perfection, 3 50
Olympia Lescuyer— Pink ground, shaded orange, striped, large

purple spots, - -- -- 100

Ondine— Long spike ; flowers perfectly arranged ; white, tinted with
lilac; small, deep violet blotches and slightly shaded

crimson on the edges; new, -150

Ophir— Dark yellow, with feathered purple blotch; extra fine, - 40
Oracle— Beautiful, brilliant rose; fine and very effective, - - - 1 50

Osiris— Purple, marbled with white, 20

Ossian — Very long and fine spike of large, perfect flowers; very
beautiful ; bright rose, tinted with violet and flamed car-
mine; ground very shining; of medium height; new, - 1 25
Othello— Bright orange red; effective and pretty; dwarf,- - - 20
Pegase— Flesh color; purple carmine spots on chamois ground, - 15

Pellonia— Rose, finely spotted with crimson, 20

Penelope— White; lower petals yellow, with carmine spots, - - 30
Pericles— Flamed carmine; purple, white center; large flower, - 2 50
Phebus— Fine spike of large, fiery red flowers ; very striking; very
large, pure white si ains ; of great effect ; late variety, and
recommended for striking brilliancy of its color; new, - 2 75
Picturata— Soft, rosy lilac ground; flamed carmine; violet bronze

blotches on creamy white ground, 50

Pline— Light cherry, shaded white, -- 75

Pluton— Deep scarlet, shaded with white and purple, - - - - 75
Premices de Montrouge— Brilliant red; dwarf habit, - - - 30
President Dourrtet— Salmon, vermilion striped; purple spots, - 1 00
President Thiers— Long spike of flowers, very open, of a brilliant

scarlet on salmon ground, and carmine flakes on white,- 1 50
Prince Imperial — Fine flower; white, tinged with pink; large

carmine violet stain, 15

Prince of Wales — Fiery red, stained white and striped with violet, 75
Princess Alice— Large flowers; fine form; pale lilac and pink;

large white spots, -----------200

Princess Clotilde— Delicate rosy salmon, finely blotched with vio-
let on white ground; flowers large and fine, - - - -150

Princess Frederick William — Flesh color, flamed rose, - - - 60
Princess Mathilde— Beautiful rose; striped darker rose, and large

carmine stains, - 40

Princess of Wales— White, blazed carmine rose; stained with

deep carmine, - 25

Psyche— Very long and splendid spike ; tender rose; inner division
of a darker hue, flamed bright carmine on clear throat;

an unrivalled variety; new, - - 4 00

Racine— Cherry, shaded violet; white center, - ----- 50

Raphael— Deep vermilion red; the center lighted with white and

shaded with purple, 25

Rebecca — Fine white, striped and splashed with lilac ; very pretty, 20
Refulgent— Rich velvety scarlet purple; tinted violet in center, - 2 25
Reine Blanche— Very long spike of fine flowers; pure white,

with slight dark carmine flakes; very fine; new, - - 1 25
Reine Victoria — White, striped with violet and carmine; large, - 50

Rembrandt— Dark brilliant scarlet, 40

Roi Leopold — Rose; very slightly orange colored and blazed; very

fine white stain, - 40

Rossini— Bright amaranth; inside white, -------100

Rubis— Cherry carmine; divisions lined with white, - - - - 75

Semiram is— Large flowers; fine form; long spike; rosy carmine

on white ground; largely flamed bright carmine, - - 2 00
Shakespeare — White; flamed rosy carmine; large rose spots;

large flowers; fine form, 125

Sirene — Tender rosy orange, very largely flamed with red on the

lower petals; red blotches on white ground; new, - - 2 50
Sir Walter Scott— Bright rose, striped with carmine, - - - 50
Solfa tare— Pure yellow; bright carmine spots, 60

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Spectabilis— Long spike ; large flower, well opened ; soft rose, mar-
gined cerise ; throat transparent; purple blotches on

white ground; Tory elegant, $100

Stephenson— Carminate, cherry colored, striated with white lines ;

large flower; perfect shape; splendid spike, - 75
Stewart Low— Eosy violet, stained and blazed with deep rose, on

white ground, - 50

Sulphurens— Sulphur yellow, 30

Surprise— Deep amaranth; plant dwarf, 10

Sylphide — Very long spike ; large flowers, well opened and of good
substance; white ground, slightly flamed carmine; very

large; fine purple and carmine blotches, 2 25

Theresa— Orange, shaded with rose ; salmon center, blotched with

carmine, 75

Thomas Mcthven— Large flowers, of perfect form; violet, tinged

with rose; transparent center; end of petals deep violet, 2 50
Tintoret— Very large and fine spike ; flowers well open ; fine, rosy
cerise, flamed with carmine on edges, carmine blotches
on yellowish ground; very vigorous; new, - - - - 2 50
Trlumphans— Very long, fine spike of good habit; cerise, tinted

with groseille; new, - 2 25

Triumph d'Enghien— Velvety mahogany, 20

Ulysses— Flowers large and very tine; rose color, 150

Urania— Large flowers; pure white; finely flamed rosy carmine, - 1 50
Variabilis— Long spike of extra large flowers (perfection), white,
with or without blotches, sometimes shaded lilac with
violet throat; a variety of great effect; new,- - - - 2 50

Velleda — Very light rose; lilac spots, - -- -- -- - 40

Venus — Very long spike of open and large flowers; flamed light

carmine rose on white ground; fine variety; perfection, .3 00

Vesta — White ; violet crimson spots, 25

Vicomtesse de Belleval— Fine blush, largely spotted carmine. - 50
Victor Verdier — Rosy salmon, stained with crimson and purple,- 30

Vilmorin— Eose and carmine; fine form, 30

Virginalis— Long spike of large flowers ; pure white, bordered and

flamed a tender carmine rose; attractive; new, - - - 2 50
Vulcan— Eich velvety purple scarlet, shaded violet In the center, 50

DWARF GLADIOLUS.

Some of our customers may desire to plant large groups of Gladiolus
for show or effect. The following varieties will, we think, give entire

satisfaction for this purpose :

DOZ. EACH.

Ainabilis— Bright velvety red, spotted yellow, - - - - $2 00 20c.

Daphne — Light cherry, bright crimson spots; pleasing, - 2 00 20c.

Emma— Light crimson, per 100, $5 00 1 00 10c.

Madame Victor Verdier— Dark rose, crimson violet spots, 5 00 50c.

Osiris— Purple, marbled with white, 2 00 20c.

Othello — Bright orange red; effective, pretty, - - - - 2 00 20c.

Premices de Montrouge — Brilliant red, 2 00 30c.

Stewart Low— Eosy violet, stained and blazed with deep

rose on white ground, - -- -- -- 5 00 50c.

Surprise— Deep amaranth, per 100, $5.00 1 00 10c.

Triumph d'Enghien— Velvety mahogany, " 8.00 1 50 20c.

Sir Walter Scott— Bright rose, striped carmine,- - - - 5 00 50c.

MIXED GLADIOLUS.

PER 100. DOZ. i DOZ.

Good Varieties— Various shades of Crimson, Scar-
let and Eed, mixed, - - $0 70 40c.
" " Light and White varieties mixed, $3 00 1 25 70c.

" Pink and Striped varieties mixed, 5 00 70 40c.

" " All colors mixed, 500 70 40c.

Fine Mixed— Our own Seedlings,- - - - 5 00 1 85 70c.

Tubers will be sent as soon as it is safe from frosts to send them.
We now have a fine stock of the following desirable kinds, varieties
that we know will give satisfaction.

Price by mail, 30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen-
Adonis — White, tipped with lilac.
Agnes— White.

Alba Floribunda — White; very free bloomer

Alba Multifiora— White.

Amy Creed —Yellow and salmon.

Antonius — Violet purple.

Aristides — Deep crimson, shaded with purple.

Belle de Paris— Pale lilac, edged with purple.

Blushing Fifteen — Eosy lilac; excellent shape.

Bob Ridley — Eed; extra fine.

British Triumph— Eich crimson; desirable.

Charles Turner — Yellow, edged with crimson.

Chairman — Buff; fine shape.

Charlotte, Dorling— Large white, edged with purple.

Chieftain — Deep scarlet; large, fine form.

Cheri Pauffin — Deep crimson, spotted with white.

Cherub— Orange; fine form; novel shade of color.

Commander — Chrome yellow; good shape.

Constantia — White, mottled with rosy crimson.

Criterion — Delicate rose; large, fine flow r er.

Delicata — Eosy fawn; fine shape, good flower.

D' Israeli — Light orange scarlet; flower very large.

Duke of Wellington— Purple; large, fine.

Earl of Shaftesbury— Rich purple; exquisite shape.

Edward Purchase — Deep crimson; fine.

Ernest Copender— Violet purple, tipped with white.

Eliza Correaux — Eosy lilac.

Elizabeth — Blush, shaded with purple.

Fanny Purchase— Bright yellow; beautiful flo ,"er.
Flambeau— Yellow edged with lake ; beautiful.
Gem— Maroon, tipped with white.
Golden Eagle— Yellow, tipped with red.
Grand Sultan— Buff, tipped with red.
Gypsy King— Mulberry, distinct color; splendid.
Hero— Buff-shaded, fine color.
Heroine— Pale ground, laced with pnrple.
High Sheriff— Very dark, nearly black; extra.
Incomparable— Yellow, tipped with claret.
John Bunn— Yellow, striped with crimson.
Julia Wyatt— Creamy-white; large and constant.
King of Primroses— Large ; beautiful primrose color.
Lady Paxton— Eed, tipped with white.
Lady Jane Ellis— Creamy-white, tipped with purple.
Lady of the Lake — Blush, edged with purple : large
flowers.

Lord Dundreary— Yellow, tipped with brown.

Lord Lyon— Violet; large, finest flower; constant.

Memorandum— White, tipped with rose ; constant, fine.

Mr. Dix — Bright crimson scarlet; extra.

Mr. Wilds — white, tipped with rosy purple.

Mrs. Burgess— Bluish pnrple.

Mrs. Dodds— White, tipped with pnrple.

Mrs. Bckford— Large, fine blush; very distinct.

Mrs. Edwards— Eosy lilac.

Mrs. Hogg— Clear rose; extra fine; constant.

Mrs. Miller— Sulphur, tipped "vith rose.

Mrs. Pigott— Pure white; line form.

Mrs. Turner— White, heavily laced with purple.

Netty Buckle— Blush, tinted with pink.

Nora Crena— Scarlet buff, tipped with white.

Novelty— Salmon, edged with buff.

Oblata — Pure white.

Oliver Twist— Purple, white striped.

Paradise Williams— Deep scarlet; extra fine.

Paul of Paisley — Lilac; high, deep center.

Peri— Color light, suffused with pink.

Pluto— Very dark purple, edged with white.

Pretender— White, edged with lilac; fine.

Princess— White, large; full; fine form.

Princess Alice— White, edged and striped with purple.

Purity— Pure white; excellent.

Queen of Beauties— Straw, striped with purple.

Queen Mab— Eed, tipped with white.

Queen of Whiles— Splendid white ; extra.

Rainbow — Eed, shaded with lilac.

Rose Queen — Eosy purple.

Round-head— Bronze; superb.

Royal Purple— Rich deep purple.

Royalty— Golden yellow; deep center.

Salamander- -Striped; large, good.

Sappho— Golden purple, tipped deep purple.

Snowdrop— Pure white.

Snowdrift— Large ; pure white.

Snow Hake— Pure white; fine bloomer.

Snowball— Pure snowy-white.

Star of Meedling— Golden yellow.

Suinmertide— Crimson, striped and tipped.

Triumph de Roubaix— Eosy amber, tipped with white.

Vesuvius— Intense bright scarlet; free bloomer.

Virgo Maria— W T hite.

Woman in White— Pure white ; good.

Yellow Beauty— Extra fine yellow.

Yellow Boy— Golden yellow; fiuo form.

Yellow Standard— Pure yellow; deep, fine form; excellent

POMPOM BAML.IAS. ■

Price, 30 cts each; $3.00 per doz.
Ardens— Bright scarlet.

Blushing Bride— Blush white, shaded with rose; lovely.

Burning Coal— Deep yellow, edged with scarlet.

Child of Faith— Creamy-white ; free bloomer.

Coronet— Blush white, lilac tinted.

Fairy Child— Rich crimson, margined with white.

Figaro— Buff, edged with crimson; extra fine.

Fire-ball— Deep, brilliant scarlet.

Gaiety— Blush white, tipped with purple.

Gein of Lilliptits— Dark scarlet; beautiful.

Goldfinch— Beautiful, soft yellow.

Little Dear— Blush white, tipped with violet.

" Gold-light— Yellow, tipped with scarlet.

" Kate— Deep purple ; fine form.

11 Nymph — Pure white, shaded with rose.

" Pet— Delicate blush, tinted with fawn.

" Wonder— Crimson; fine form.
Rose of Gold— Orange red.
Seraph— Buff yellow, tipped with red.
Sunset— Golden yellow, tipped with buff.
The Pet— Dark maroon, tipped wiih white.
White Bedder— White ; extra fine; beautiful.

AMMOSES.

Anemone Japonica— Eosy -red flowers; two feet, 25c. each; g2.50doz.
alba (Honorine Jobert) —

Large flowers of pure white, 25c. " 2.50 "

TEITOMA C VAiii.V.

Price— Each, 25 cents; per dozen, $2.50.

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Briggs & Brother's Advance Sheet and Price List of Seeds, Etc.

CHINESE SVEOXJE*.

Price — 40 cents each.

Amabilis — Light flesh; center light yellow.

Anemone, llorastriata — Outside petals rosy violet; inside

rose and salmon.
Compte de Paris— Purplish rose; full and fine,
Delicatessima — Blush rose.

Elegaiitissima— Outside petals blush, inside salmon.
Lilacina plena— Pale rose, center tinged with salmon.
Louis Van Iloutte — Dark crimson; very compact.
Modesta— Large, violet rose; showy and fine.
Pleniasima rosea superba— Very large, full; deep rose,

tinged with salmon.
PapaverlSIora— Poppy -flowered.
Purpurea superba— Dark purple; fine.
Rubra Triumphant— Fine deep purple and red. \
Keevesii— Delicate rose clouded, center petals fringed.
Triomphe du JXord— Large rose violet; superb.

CAL.OCASSIA (Caladium) ESCUEEIVTEM.

Price — Large roots, 50 cents each; medium size, 40 cents.

MADEIRA VEVE (Mignonette Vine).

Price — Tubers, 10 cents each; 75c, per dozen.

TRICYKTUS GBAITOIFLOBA.

Price— Boots, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen.

TIGRIDIA (Tiger, or Shell Flower).

Tigridia conchiilora— Orange, dark spots, 10 cents each; $1.00 dozer.
" pavonia— Bed, with crimson spots, 15 " " 1.25 "

DOUBLE TUBEROSE.

Price— Strong bulbs, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
TUBEROSE " PEARL." Price— Each bulb, 20 cents; $2.20 per doz.

POT BLOOMING CARNATIONS.

Price — 40 cents each; $4.00 per dozen.

Glow- Worm— Bright scarlet; good habit.
Purity — Pure white; strong grower; good bloomer.
Snow-Ball— Pure white; petals broad and flat; free bloomer.
St. «eorge— Very dark crimson; very fragrant, effective and desirable.
St. Patrick— Ground color light rose, heavily striped with dark pur-
ple; flowers extra.
Transit of Venus— Salmon, flaked and spotted with red.

LILIES.

We have a fine stock on hand of the following desirable varieties.
Bulbs are large, sound, and in good order; these will all succeed in any
soil, and can be safely sent to any part of the country. Bulbs may be
planted singly or in groups, to the depth of four to Ave inches, and
should be allowed to remain several years before removal. All are de-
sirable, and should be extensively cultivated.

Lilium atrosangiiinpum— Deep red, shaded orange,- -
auratum— The Glorious Queen of Lilies, largest

sized bulbs,

14 M " •' " second

sized bulbs,

" Brownii — Large trumpet-shaped flowers; white
inside, purple outside, - - -

" Can adense— Yellow, with black spots, ...
" candidum— Pure white; common garden variety,
" Chalcedonicum— Scarlet, -------

" excelsum— Buff yellow, hardy and desirable,
" Fortunii— Rich deep scarlet spotted black, - .
" Japonicum longillorum —Pure white, fragrant

trumpet, - -

" lancifoliuin album— Delicate white, - - - -
roseuin— White, spotted with rose,-
" rubriim— White, spotted with red. -

Melpomone— Deep crimson, finely
spotted and edged with white, -
" punctatum — White, delicate rose

spots, -
monstrosum album, -
" roseum, - - - -

61 rubrum, - - - -

" martagon (Turk's Cap,)

" Pardalinum — Very desirable; new, -
" Precox— Pure white, tinted with rose, - - -
" superbum-Native variety; orange red, dark spots,
" Thunbergianum— Orange, spotted with black, -

staminatum, -
" Tigrinum (Tiger Lily,)— Orange salmon, - -
" " fl.pl. — Double Tiger Lily ; new, -

" splendens — Large; orange salmon, - -

" umbellatum— Orange, spotted with black, - -

DICENTRA SPECTABILIS.

Price— Roots 25 cents each.

VALOTTA PURPUREA.

Price — 75 cents.

SIM IS l: V (Astilbe and Hoteia) JAPONICA.

HAEDT BORDER PLANT.
Price— 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen.

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CHOICE VEGETABLE SEED DEPARTMENT.

The Vegetable Garden may not present such a beautiful and varied
appearance as the Flower Garden, yet there is profit, as well as great
pleasure connected with its culture. Choice succulent vegetables are
always acceptable on the table; in fact they are almost indispensable to
good health. Good vegetables should be used as freely by all classes
hero as they are in Europe. To produce good vegetables, it is of para-
mount importance that good seed should be used, thereby preventing
loss and disappointment. We take this opportunity of saying that it is
our determination to maintain the high standard our seeds have so Ion"
enjoyed. The finest and best vegetables are produced in deep, rich soil";
and it should be the aim of all cultivators to make their gardens capable
of yielding nothing but the finest of everything.

t3F" While we acknowledge no superiors in the seed business in all its
departments, we claim actual superiority in the Vegetable Seed depart-
ment; for we know that our facilities for producing the beet Vegetable
seeds at the lowest prices, cannot be equalled in this country.

ARTICHOKE.

PAP. CTS.

Giant Globe or Crown— The Artichoke is a hardy perennial, native
of Europe, where it is considerably grown in the larger gardens.
The flower heads in their young state, are the parts generally
used, and make a favorite dish with the Parisians. They are
boiled, and served with butter and salt; are also used for
pickles, for which purpose the heads should be cut when about
two inches across. Seed should be sown early in spring, in
beds, and when of sufficient size, transplanted "into deep^rich
soil, thirty inches apart. Very few heads will be produced the
first season. Protect through the winter with straw or light
stable manure; the following season a good crop may be ex-
pected. After plants are established, they may be increased
by divisions in month of May, and planted as before directed, ■ 10

ASI»AS£A^£I$.

]Vew Giant— An old favorite, fine varietv; sprouts laro-e purple

lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; J lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, - - - I 5

Largest Ulm— Choice, from Prussia; sprouts large, lb. SI 00- lib

50c; i lb. 25c; } lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - - . . 1 5

PAP. CT3.

Grayson's Giant— Sprouts very large and fine; lb. $1.00; } lb. 50c ;

Jib. 25c; f lb. 15c; oz.-lOc, 5

Conover's New Colossal— Vigorous grower; sprouts extra large ; lb.

$1.00; * lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c! i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - ... 10
Lesher's Mammoth— Said by the grower to be the largest and most

tender variety under cultivation. Set plants l^j feet apart

each way, - lb. $1.00; i lb. 50c; £lb.25c; ilb.l5c; oz. 10c. 10

15EA1VS, I>warr or Busli.

Early Mohawk— Excellent, tender and early; for string beans;

veryproductive, pt. 25c ; i pt. 15c. 10

" Yellow Six-Weeks — Very desirable for string beans; pt.

# 25c; £pt. 15c, 10

11 China Red Eye — Early and excellent for string beans; pt.

25c; £pt. 15c, - 10

11 Rachel— Early and very desirable for string beans or shell-
ing; pt. 25c; £ pt. 15c, 10

14 Red Valentine— Early, productive, and fine for string beans;

pt. 25c; £pt. 15c, 10

Refugee— Proline; excellent for pickling and for string beans; pt.

25c; £ pt. 15c, - 10

Large White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf— Fine for cooking, shelled,

green or dry; pt. 25c; £pt. 15c, 10

W r ax, or Rutter — Pods fleshy, waxy yellow, tender and
stringless; favorite Snap Bean where ver known. Beans

black when ripe ; pt. 30c. ; i pt. 15c, - 10

Taylor's Droad \Yiiidsor— Large, English variety. Much used in
England for shelled beans. Do not generally succeed well
here unless started very early; pt. 25c. ; \ pt. 15c, - - - 10

White Flat Seeded W 7 ax, or Butter— A i.ew ^E^nety, imported
from Germany in the Spring of 1871. by Briggs *fc Brother,
and never grown in this country before the season of that
year. Pods waxy yellow, tender and stringless— simi-
lar to the Black Seeded Wax or Butter. Being White Seeded
it is much more desiraWe than the Bl \ck Seeded. It is very
productive, and the pods arefe-^n/ and rich; an excellent Snap
Bean. We have tested it, and readily endorse the statement
that it is an " important introduction ','''' - pt. 35c ; } pt. 20c 10

Briggs & Brother's Advance Sheet and Price List of Seeds, Mc.

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White Round or Oval Seeded Wax or Butter— A new variety
imported from Germany, for the firyt time, spring of 1871. Pods

WAXY YELLOW, RICH, TENDER AND BTBINGLES8— similar to tile

Mat White Seeded Wax, much more desirable than the Black
Seeded Wax or Butter Bean. It ia very prolific, and a moat
excellent Snap Bean; pt. 40c. ; | pt. 20c, ------ 10

White Marrowfat— Very good snap beans; excellent shelled, green
or dry; fine for baking; beans large, white and nearly round;
pt. 25c; ipt. 15c, 10

IS 3-: .WW, Running or Pole.

Concord— A cross between the White Cranberry and Horticultural,

and has the excellent character of the two; very desirable;

pt. 35c; i pt. 20c, 10

Speckled Oaubarry, or Horticultural — Productive; fine for snap

beans or shelled; pt. 30c. ; $ pt. 15c, ------ 10

Giant, or Wax— Pods waxy yellow, tender and good as a snap

bean, but not so desirable as the Dwarf Wax or Butter Beans.

Beans red when ripe ; pt. 10c. ; I pt. 40c, - 20

Large White Lima — None equal this as a shelled bean; very

rich and finely flavored; pt. 35c; }pt. 30c, 10

BEET.

Dark Red Egyptian Turnip — iVew and excellent sort, from Egypt ;
in form like the Dutch Early Turnip. Good form ; early, very
dark, and of flneflavor; lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.25; J- lb. (i5c; Jib.

30c ; oz. 20c, 10

Dark Black Red Erfurt, finest Long — Imported. IVew here, and
for the fourth time offered. This is, no doubt, a very tender,
lonq and very dark blood beet,- ------ oz. 20c. 10

Round Early Red Blood— A fine French, tender variety of Turnip

Beet; lb. $3.03; i lb. $1. 0; i lb. 50c; lib. 30c. oz. 20c, - - 10
Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip— A very early, tender and deli-
cate Turnip Beet, of fine form and smooth skin; very desir-
able for either family use or the market gardener. Regarded
as earlier but not so solid a; the common Early Blood Turnip
Beet; lb. 31.00; I lb. 50c. ; i 1; . 30. ; i lb. 20c; oz. 15c, - - 10
Crapaudine, or Bark— An excellent French sort, remarkable for
its shagreened and somewhat scaly bark that covers its akin;
flesh intense red, very sweet, fine flavor, tender and delicate ;
lb. $3.00; f lb. $1.00; \ lb. 50c. ; \ lb. 3Cc. ; oz. 15c, - - - 10
Extra Early Bassano— Flattish, good size; flesh white, circled with
bright pink; sugary and well flavored. Fine for summer or
winter; lb. $1.00; i lb. 50c. ;} lb. 25c; i lb. 15c: oz. 10c, - 5
Early Blood Turnip— Favorite; flesh deep blood red; fine; - lb.

$1.00; I lb. 50c ; } lb. 25c. ; i lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

Round Yellow Turnip — Similar in shape to the Blood Turnip;
roots yellow and sweet; lb. $1.50; jib. 75c; }lb. 40c; Jib.

25c; oz. 15c, 10

Henderson's Dwarf Pine Apple— Medium size: flesh deep blood
red, flue grained, sweet, tender, excellent; lb. $2.00; ilb. $1.00;

i lb. 50c. ; i lb. 30c ; oz. 20c, 1

Extra Long Dark Blood— Best winter; smooth tender, sweet; lb.

$1.00; I lb. 50c. ; i lb. 25c. ; J lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

Carter's St. Osyth— New English variety; deep red; lb. $2.00; i

lb. $1.00; | lb. 5nc. ; i lb. 30c. ; oz. 20c, 10

Carter's Perfection Salad— Small sized, short top variety; of deli-
cate texture and sweet flavor; even growth and dark foliage;
the best variety for salad purposes, ----- oz. 25c. 10
Beck'a Improved Sea Rail— Exclusively for greens; stems cooked
as Asparagus, to which many think it superior, and leaves as
Spinach. May be cut frequently. We recommend it as an
excellent and desirable vegetable. It is grown with very
little trouble. Cultivation the same as for the common beet;
lb. $2.00; ilb. $1.00; 1 lb.50c; Jib. 30c; oz. 15c.,- ... 10
Imperial Sugar — Very sweet ; contains a larger per centage of sugar

than any other; lb. 75c; ilb. 40c; i lb. 20c; Jib. 15c; oz. 10c. 5
Swiss Chard, or Large Ribbed White Silver — This variety of Boot
is also cultivated for its leaf stalks, which are cookea and serv-
ed up in the same manner as Asparagus. The young leaves
are used for greens as Spinach. It is a tender and delicious
vegetable. Cultivation the same as for Beck's Sea Kail Beet;
lb. $1.00; I lb. 50c. ; i lb. 30c. ; J- lb. 20c. ; oz. 15c.,- ... 10
Swiss Chard, or Large Ribbed Yellow Silver — This is compara-
tively a new variety of the Swiss Chard, and is highly recom-
mended. It is grown for the same purpose as the White Sil-
ver, and the cultivation is the same ; lb. $1.00; i lb. 50c. ; ± lb.

30c. ; I lb. 20c. ; oz. 15c, 10

White Frenci Sugar— Use the same as Yellow Sugar; lb. 75c; 1

lb. 40c. : i lb. 25c ; J lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

Yellow French Sugar— For cattle; good for table when voung; lb.

75c: } lb. 40c; ilb. 25c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - . 5
Mangel Wurtzel, Long Red— For cattle; yields largely; lb. 75c;

i lb. 40c. ; i lb. 25c. ; i lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c.,- - 5
" " Long Yellow— For cattle; lb. 75c; i lb. 40c;

i lb. 25c; Jib. 15c; oz. 10c, .... 5
" " Carter's Improved Orange Globe— Cattle; lb.

80c ; i lb. 40c. i lb. 25c. ; i lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c. 5
" ™ Carter's Improved Mammoth Long Red Man-

gel—Long, large, line, smooth-rooted; lb.
80c. ; i lb. 40c. ; i lb. 25c. ; i lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c. 5
" " Olive-shaped Yellow — For cattle; lb. 75c.;}

lb. 40c; } lb. 25c; J- lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - 5
<* " Briggs' Premium Long Red— Extra fine, long

scarlet; new. We have no hesitation in
pronouncing this the best Long Bed Mangel
Wurtzel extant. Very large; grows well out
of the ground; small top; lb. $1.00; i lb.
50c; i lb. 25c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - . 5

BROCOLI.

PAP. CTS.

Carter's Summer — An excellent and early summer variety, - oz.

60c; i oz. 30c, ,-10

Early Purple Cape— Popular sort; heads well, and is very hardy;

oz. 50c; } oz. 25c, - - 10

Southampton — A large, line, white and hardy variety; oz. 40c. ; i

oz. 20c, 5

BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

Bru»§els Sprouts— Of the Cabbage family, producing numerous
small heads upon the side of the stem, as well as a cabbage-
like head at the top. The email heads are very tender and of
fine flavor, in the fall after frosts. May be stored in the cellar
for winter. Use the same as Cabbage. Cultivation same as for
winter cabbage, - lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; i lb. 50c. ; J lb. 30c;
oz. 15c, 5

CABBAGE.

Little Pixie, or Tom Thumb — Earliest variety : heads small,
nearly round ; excellent, - lb. $2.25; i lb. $1.15; i lb. 00c;
i lb. 35c ; oz. 20c, 10

Early Wakelield, Imported— Grown from the True Jersey ; popu-
lar with market gardeners; early, and sure header; lb. $4.00; .
Jib. $2.00; ilb. $1.00; Jib. 50c; oz. 25c; i oz. 15c,- - - 10

Early Wakelield, True Jersey (American seed)— This is the var-
iety which is so very popular with the New York market gar-
deners; very early, and sure to head; lb. $3.00; { lb. $3.00;
i lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c ; oz. 50c ; i oz. 30c, 10

Early Wyman— A new, early variety, and spoken of by the market
gardeners in the neighborhood of Boston as oeing one of the
best and most profitable early market cabbages grown. Very
early, large size, and ol finest quality, - oz. $1.00; \ oz. 50c 20

Wheeler's Imperial — A little later than Early York; about the
same as Wakefield ; heads larger than either, cone shaped, and
very hard ; sure to head ; excellent and early; lb.[$2.C0; i lb.
$1,00; ilb. GOc; ilb. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

Early York— Old and popular, one of the earliest and best, - lb.

$1.75; ilb. 90c; ilb. 50c; i lb. 25c; oz. 15c, - - - - 5

Large Early York— Similar to Early York, but a little later and
larger; summer and fall, - lb. $1.75; ilb. SJOc; ilb. 50c; I
lb. 25c; oz. 15c - ------ ---5

Kemp's Incomparable — Represented by the English growers as
being as early, or even earlier than Early_ York; heads- cone-
shaped, close, hard, and as large as Winningstadt, and of line
quality; sure to head. No doubt a most desirable, early var-
iety; lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.C0; ilb. 50c; Jib. 30c; oz. 20c, - 10

Carter's Superfine Early Dwarf— Represented as being as early
as the Little Pixie; heads small, compact and of fine flavor and
quality, - lb- $2.G0; i lb. $1.00; i lb. 50c; i lb. 30c; oz. 20c 10

Fearnaught — Claimed by English growers to be as early as Early
York; heads larger, solid aid excellent. Desirable for family
or market; lb. $3.00; ilb. 1.5^; ilb. 75c; ilb. 40c; oz. 25c 10

Burnell's King of (he Dwarfs— Claimed by Mr. Burnell to be the
earliest cabbage grown, but represented by others as identical
with Carter's Superfine Early Dwarf; lb. $2.00; ilb. $1.00;
i lb. 50c; ilb. 30c; oz. 20c, 10

Early Winningstadt — Imported; heads cone-shaped, good size and
solid ; very fine for summer, fall or winter; lb. $2.50; i lb.
$1.25; ilb. 65c; ilb. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

Early Winningsladt, line American— Choice, - lb. $3.C0; ilb.

$1.50: ilb. 75c; ilb. 40c; oz. 25c; ioz. 15c, - - - - 30

Early Sugarloaf— Conc-shape<i and desirable variety, - lb. $2.00;

i lb. $1.00; ilb. 50c; -Mb. 30c; oz.20c, 5

Enfield Market — Very early; heads large and solid, - lb. $2.25; i

lb. $1.15; ilb. 60c: ilb. a5c; oz. 20c, 5

Large French Oxheart — Very popular market sort; heads firm,
close; later than Early York lb. $2.50; ilb. $1.25; ilb. 65c;
ilb. 35c; oz. 20c, 5

Imperial Oxheart— Quite as early as Large York; beads larger, cone
or heart-shaped; firm, close, tender, and of excellent flavor;
superior to the Large French; produces less large leaves;
lb. $3.00; ilb. $1.50; ilb. 75c; ilb. 40c; oz. 25c, - - - 10

Large Early Sehweinfurth— Largest heading early variety in cul-
tivation; heads tender and excellent; fine for summer and fall
use; a favorite wherever it has been introduced. Tho Ger-
man growers offer two qualities of seed of this variety; ours
is the selected— best, - lb. $8.G0; i lb. $4.00; i lb. $2X0; J lb.
' " $1.25; oz. 60c; i oz. 35c, 20

Fottler's Improved Lrunsnkk— An excellent second early variety
of Drumhead Cabt:age, coming in just after Early'Wyman.
It is much used by the Boston market gardeners. On good
soil every plant produces a good, firm, solid head, of excellent
quality, often weighing from twenty to thirty pounds, - lb.
$4.00; i lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; i lb. 60c; oz. 35c; i oz. 20c, - 10

St. John's Day Early Drumhead— A distinct, fine, large heading,
early variety ; nearly as early as Winningstadt; head round,
compact, and of a dark green color. Excellent for summer,
fall and winter use, - lb. $4.00; i lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; ilb.
60c; oz, 35c; i oz. 20c, 10

FHddrkraut — A vari« ty lately introduced from Germany, where it
is very popular; heads cone-shaped, quite pointed, large, tolid
and >>f good quality; very desirable for fall or winter lue; lb.
$3.00; ilb. $1.50; ilb. 75c; ilb. 40c; oz. 25c, - - - - 10

Early Blood Red — A fine, early variety, and also excellent for win-
ter; good for pickling. Eor winter use, sow seed about middle
of JV!ay. - lb. $2.50; ilb. $1.25; ilb. 65c; ilb. 35c; cz. 20c. 5

Flat Brunswick Drumhead— Fine, large, late winter sort ; lb. $3.50;

i lb. $1.75; i lb. 90c. ; i lb. 50c ; oz. 30c, 10

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Fine Large Red Dutch— An old favorite; heads large, roundish.

and solid; excellent for salad and pickling for winter use; lb.

$2.00, £lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c, £ lb. 30c: oz. 20c, - - - - 5
Chappell's ftlood Red Pickling— Heads are large, round and close;

deep red; fine for salad and pickling, lb. $3.50; £ lb. $1.75; £

lb. 90c ; £ lb. 50c. ; oz. 30c, 10

Erfurt Large White— Heads flattish, large, compact, tender and

excellent; anew variety, - lb. $4.00; £ lb. $2.00; £lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 60c. ; oz. 35c. ; £ oz. 20c, 10

Large Late Flat Dutch— Imported; good fall and winter: lb. $2.00;

£ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c ; £ lb. oOc ; o«:. 20c, 5

Premium Flat Dutch, fine American— A superior variety for fall

and winter use; heads large, bluis. green, solid, flattish, crisp,

tender, and of excellent flavor. On rich ground, during a fair

season, with good culture, ill tho plants not crippled in the

growing or transplanting, will make large, solid, marketable
eads, of uniform size and shape; keeps well; lb. $4.00; £ lb.
$2.00; £ lb. $100; £ lb. 60c; oz. 30c; £ oz. 20c, - - - 10
Mason's Premium Drumhead— I.. lported, fine winter sort, - lb.

$2.00; £Ib. $1.00; £lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c, - - - - 5
Large Late Drumhead, fine American— Excellent fall and winter
variety; heads large, round, somewhat flattened, compact, and
of a lightish colors lb. $4.00; £ lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 60c;

oz 30c; £ oz. 20c, - - - 10

Stone Mason Marblehead — Very reliable, compact heading, fall
and winter sort; of good size and fine quality; extensively
grown in vicinity of Boston; lb. $4.00; £ lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00;

£lb. 60c, oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c, 10

Mammoth Marblehead— A variety noted fonts enormous size and
fine quality. Mr. Alley, the originator of this Cabbage, has
grown them measuring six feet around the solid head. With
good cultivation, on very rich ground, and during a. favorable
season, average weight twenty-five to thirty pounds; lb. $8.00;
£lb. $4.00; £lb. $2.00; J lb. $1.00; oz. ^0c; £ oz. 35c, ■ - 10
Robinson's Champion Ox — A cattle variety: ^rows to a large size,
and of fair quality; lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00, £lb.G0c; £ lb. 35c;

oz. 20c, - ---- 5

Early Dwarf Uim Savoy — Little later than Largo York; leaves
wrinkled, of a fine, deep green color; heads small, round, solid,
tender, and of fine flavor; lb. $2.50; £ lb. $1.25: £ lb. 70c; £

lb. 40c; oz. 25c.,. 10

Dwarf Green-leaved Savoy — Leaves wrinkled, dark green; heads
round, of medium size, loose, tender, rich; agreeable flavor;
excellent for cooking; lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb.

30c; oz. 20c,- - - - 5

Drumhead Savoy, Winter variety— Leaves wrinkled, dark green;
heads large, flattish, compact, tender, rich and of fine flavor;
excellent for cooking; lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c ; £ lb.

30c; oz. 20c, 5

Le Mans' wonder (A. Chevallier Le Mans) — This is a new kind of
Cabbage, sent nit last season for the first time, by A. Cheval-
lier, of Le Mans, France; said to be a mammoth variety of
excellent quality. The representations made in regard to it,
are to us incredulous, and we will therefore, not repeat them.
The most moderate foreign description ~f it is a~ follows: "A
splendid, huge head, well shaped, extremely close, of an ex-
quisite quality; highly valuable in every respect." It is
worthy a trial, -------------25

CAUI.IFl.OWER.

Erfurt Earliest Dwarf— The earliest variety grown for forcing,

- ~ oz. $2.00; £ oz. $1.00 20

Erfurt Large Early White— Early, large, - oz. $2.00; £ oz. $1.00 25
Imperial, IVew — Large, early French variety; highly recommended,

- - - oz. $2.00; £oz. $1.00 25

Veitch's Autumn Giant—" The heads of this new superior variety,

are magnificent— beautifully white, large, firm and compact,
and being thoroughly protected by the foliage, remain longer
fit for use than any other sort. It was awarded a First Class
Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society." — Gardener's
Chronicle, London, England. Our own experience with this
variety is, that it is a vigorous grower, heads very large and sn •
perior in quality. Plants, however, must be put out early, or
they will not fully head before the ground will freeze, - oz.
$8.00; £oz. $1.50, 20

Early Paris— Large, fine heads; very popular; oz. $1.50; £ oz. 80c 20

ExtraEarly Paris— For forcing; veryearly; solid head; oz. $2.00;

£ oz. $1.00, - - 25

Frogmore Forcing — A short stemmed, fine and early variety; oz.

$1.50; £ oz. 75c, 20

Early Waleheren— Heads large, white, firm and close; oz. $1.00;

£ oz. 50c, 10

Early London — Fine, white and compact head; hardy; oz. $1.00;

£ oz. 50c,- - - - 10

Stadtholder— A strong growing, German variety; solid; oz. $1.00;

£oz. 50c,- - -' 10

Large Asiatic— Intermediate; large, white, solid; oz. $1.00; £ oz. 50c. 10

barter's Dwarf Mammoth — Very early; hardy; dwarf, compact

head, oz. $1.00; £ oz. 50c 10

Italian IVew Early Giant — A few seeds of this variety were sent us
for testing, the season of 1872. We grew about one hundred
and fifty heads by the side of several other choice varieties,
giving each an equal chance. Those who saw the exhibition,
readily selected this as the best of all. There are several kinds
earlier; this, however, is not late. This variety did equally
well the present season. It is a thrifty and uniform grower.
Not one plant missed making a fine, large, close, white head.
It produces sufficient leaves, which grow in such manner as to
nicely protect the heads from the sun. The heads cook tender
and are of fine flavor, oz. $3.00; £ oz. $1.50 50

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Le Normand— Hai-u T , heads large, solid; fine; oz. $2.00; £ oz. $1.00 2C
" Short Stemmed, Xew — Extra large; delicate and

choice, - - - - oz. $2.00; £ oz. $1.00 20

CARROT.

Early Very Short, Scarlet French Horn Forcing— For early use;
early and of fine flavor, - lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c. ; £ lb. 40c. ; £ lb.
25c; oz. 15c, 10

Early French Scarlet Short Horn — Excellent for table, and grown
by many for stock, as it is regarded as a large yielder and of
rich quality- lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £lb. 30c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 15c. 5

Early Red Half Long — Very sweet variety; highly recommended
for table o* ^attle; lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c ; £ lb. 30c ; £ lb. 20c ;
oz. 15c, 5

Long Orange— A standard field varierv; most desirable for stock
and good for table; lb. $1.00; £ l'b. 50c; £lb. 30c; £ lb. 20c;
oz. 15c, - -__5

James' Intermediate — Fine yellow; English field carrot; much
grown for stock; lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c ; £ lb. 40c ; £ lb. 25c. ; oz.
15c, ,-5.

Long Surrev— Long-rooted, deep orange sort; much grown in Eng-
land to v stock; good for table; lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c; £lb. 40c;
£ lb. 25c. ; oz. 15c, • - - - 5

Long Red Altringhain— A fine variety for the table or stock; lb.

$1.00- £lb. 50c; £lb. 30c; £lb. 20c; oz. 15c, 5

Large Ora..ge Belgian Green Top— A very productive field car-
rot ; prows somewhat out of the ground, which makes it an
easier job to pull a crop; lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 30c; £ lb.
20c; oz. 15c, - 5

Large Whfite Belgian Green Top — This is also a very productive
and otjsirable field variety; grows about one third out of the
grouna, and is easily gathered; lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 30c;
£lb. 20c; oz. 15c, 5

ceeeuy.

Turner's Incomparable Dwarf White — Very stiff, close habit;
solid, crisp, juicy, and of fine flavor ; keeps well ; highly recom-
mended; oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Carter's Incomparable Dwarf Dark Crimson— Same quality as

preceding; fine crimson, - oz. 30c; £ oz. 15c. ; 10

Cole's Crystal Aew White— Dwarf habit; solid; crisp; good flavor;

oz. 25c ; £ oz. 15c, 5

Haywood's Dwarf White Queen— A new sort; heads shorty solid,
crisp, and of fine flavor ; comes to us fi om England endorsed as
the best variety grown; oz. 30c: £ oz. 15c, ----- 10

Brighton Hero, new— Pinkish color; recommended as being fine;

oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c, - -- -- - - -- --10

Seymour's Supe.') White Solid — Fine, large size; of vigorous

growth, oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c 5

Lion's Paw—Broad, short stemmed, flat stalk; white and crisp; oz.

25c ; £ oz. 15c, 5

Goodwin's White— Solid and crisp; very fine; oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c 5

Sealey's Leviathan— Very large, solid and white; superior; recom-
mended, - - oz. 25c ; £ oz. 15c 5

Manchester Champion Red— Same in size and shape as Sealey's

Leviathan, differing materially only in color ; oz. 30c. ; £ oz. 15c 5

Laing's Mammoth Red— Very large and solid; fine flavor; oz. 25c;

£ oz. 15c, - ----5

Boston Market— Medium size; solid, tender and crisp; Boston fa-
vorite, oz. 40c ; £ oz. 25c. 10

Ivery's ftonsuch — An excellent, new, red variety ; oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c. 5

Sandringham Dwarf White, or Prince of Wales — A very choice

and. new variety; very dwarf and solid, - oz. 40c ; £ oz. 25c 10

Turnip Rooted (Celeriac) — Roots used for flavoring soups; oz. 25c 5
" " " Erfurt Best— Superior for soups; cz.

40c; £ oz. 25c, - - - - .10

Seed for Soups— Per lb. $1.00; oz. 10c.

CHICORY.

Long Red Magdeburg — Best substitute for coffee; best sort; lb.

$1.00; £lb.00c; £lb.35c,; £lb.20c; oz. 10c, 5

HHT" For Large Curled, or Ruffle-leaved, and other varieties of
Chicorium Endivto, see Endive.

SWEET CORN.

Early Market— The earliest variety with which we are acquainted;
eight rowed; cars smallish, kernels large; quality good; pint,
25c; £ pint, 15c, - - -- -- -- - - 10

Briggs's Large Early Sweet— The earliest and largest eared early
Sweet Corn grown— proved to be such by actual test made by
ourselves with several of the most popular so?-ts ; fills out well
at the tips; varies in color, some being of a pink tinge; quality
excellent; eight rowed, - - - - pint, 40c. ;£ pint, 20c. 10

Early Minnesota — A very early and excellent Sweet Corn. During
*a fair season will mature sufficiently for boiling in less than
two months; ears large ; very uniform in size; eight rowed;
pint, 25c; £pint, 15c, - 10

Russell's Prolific Early Sweet — About one week later than the
Minnesota; is larger, very productive, and of superior quality.
A fine variety for market gardeners, as well as for private gar-
dens generally ; twelve rowed,- - - pint, 25c; £ pint, 15c. 10

Early Eight Rowed Sweet— Fit for use about the same time as
Russell's Prolific, or perhaps a little earlier. Is an excellent
variety, - pint, 25c. 10

Crosby's Early Twelve Rowed Sweet— This variety is a few days
earlier than Sto well's Evergreen, but somewhat later than any
of the above kinds ; is full kcrneled, sweet and delicious, and
& favorite in the Boston market, - - pint, 25c. ; £ pint, 15c. 10

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Barling's Extra Early Sugar — The earliest of the tall, sweet var-
ieties; ears small; eight rowed; well formed and very sweet;
pint, 25c. ; i pint, 15c., 10

Moore's Early Concord Sweet — This is a very large eared Early
Sweet Corn — the largest eared of any variety that is placed in
the class of early sorts. There are several earlier varieties of
Sweet Corn; Moore's Concord is, however, very desirable for
the market or family use. Ears sixteen to twenty rowed.
Color of the Corn when tit for the table is very handsome;
quality superior; pint, 25c. ; £ pint, 15c, - - - 10

Stowell's Evergreen — A later, very hardy and productive variety of
the Sweet Corn; ears very large ; fourteen to sixteen rowed;
deep kerneled. tender and sugary, remaining a long time in a
fit condition for boiling. This, and at least two of the above,
should be grown in every family garden ; pint, 25c. ; & pt. 15c. 10

Egyptian Joint Popping — Five years ago this variety was sold at
one dollar an ear; said to be very productive, producing six or
seven ears to the stalk — an ear at each main joint; pops finely,
pint; 25c. ; i pint, 15c, 10

Connecticut Popping— A standard and reliable variety ; corn white

and ears of good size; pint, 25c. ; i pint, 15c, - 10

Bice Parching— Kernels somewhat rice-shaped; a desirahle variety,

pint; 40c; f pint, 25c, - 10

CORK SALAD.

Corn Salad— Cultivated for its tender leaves; receives much favor
as a winter and early spring salad. Sow early in September,
in shallow drills, and through the winter cover lightly with
straw or leaves. For salad; or leaves may be used as greens;
lb. $1.50; oz. 20c, 10

CRESS, OR PEPPERGRASS.

Piain Leaved — Choice for salad; very tender; oz. 10c.,- ... 5
Fine Double Curled— Desirable for salad and garnishing; oz. 10c. 5
Henderson's Australian, or Golden— IVew ; fine, piquant flavor;

the finest of all cress; oz. 10c, 5

Broad Leaved Garden — A coarse variety, used for soups and feed-
ing poultry; oz. 10c, 5

Perennial American — Hardy; somewhat resembling the Water

variety; oz. 20c, -10

Water— An aquatic variety. Seed should bo sown on the edges of

streams, &c. ; oz. 60c; \ oz. 35c, -V , - 15

CUCUMBER.

Early Russian— Good and very early garden variety ; very produc-
tive; good for cutting up and for pickles, - lb. $2.00; i lb.

$1.00 ; i lb. 50c. ; i lb. 35c. ; oz. 20c. , 6

Early Frame— An early and standard variety; medium size and

good flavor; lb. $1.25; i lb. 65c ; i lb. 35c. ; i lb. 25c. ; oz. 15c. 5
Early White Spine— Superior for table; very productive ; medium

size, straight, well formed; good for pickles; lb. $1.25; Jib.

65c ; i lb. 35c ; i lb 25c. ; oz. 15c, B

Early Green Cluster— Grows in clusters; early, productive, - lb.

$1.25; |lb. 65c; i lb. 35c; i lb, 25c; oz. 15c, - - fi

Early Short Green— Productive; good for table and pickles; lb.

.$1.25; ilh. 65c; i lb. 35c; £ lb. 25c; oz. 15c, .... 6
Improved Long Green— Crisp, tender, and of good flavor; hardy

and productive. Makes a good pickle; lb. $1.50; ilh. 75c;

i lb. 35c. ; i lb. 25c. ; oz. 15c, S

London Long Green— About one foot in length; flesh greenish

white, firm, crisp; flavor good; desirable; lb. $2.00; t\a. $1.00;

J- lb. 60c; bib. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

The following are popular foreign varieties. In our opinion they
are better adapted for frame or house culture. Some of the varieties
which we characterize as hardy, will give tolerable satisfaction if
started early in boxes covered with glass, and transplanted.

Small Green Prickly, or Gherkin — Excellent for table or pickles, 15
Small West India G'herkin — Used exclusively for pickles. In our

opinion not desirable for any use, 15

Chinese Long Green — Long, quite hardy and productive, - - 15

Long Green Southgate— Receives much favor in England ; hardy, 15

Wood's Long Ridge — A superior, hardy variety; excellent, - - 15

Lord Kenyon's Favorite — Fine for winter forcing; 12 to 18 inches, 20
Glory of Arnstadt — Straight, smooth and thick; dark green; 18

to 20 inches, 20

Stockwood Selected— A choice and hardy variety; 18 to 20 inches, 15

Mill's Jewess— An excellent variety; dark green; 18 to 24 inches,- 20
Bedfordshire Surprise— Hardy and productive variety; succeeds

in open ground, - - - - - 15

Roman Emperor — Fine fruit; dark green; prolific; 12 to 15 inch. 20

Cuthill's Highland Mary — Deep green; smooth, prolific; 18 to 20 in. 20

Gladiator — An excellent, fine and large variety, ----- 20
Sion House Improved — Dark green variety; solid and very fine;

twenty to twenty-four inches, - -20

Sir Colin Campbell— A popular and large English variety, - - 20

Victory of Bath— Well adapted for forcing or general crop, - - 2o

Godfrey's Black Spine — A new variety; long and very fine, - - 20

Giant 6f Arnstadt — A splendid bearer; hest forcer; 20 to 24 inch. 25
Hamilton's British Challenge— The English grower says of it:
"This Cucumber surpasses any variety ever raised. It is of
extraordinary length. I have grown it forty inches long. It
combines all the recognized ne plus ultra of perfection, i. e.,

splendid form." - 25

Hamilton's Goliah — The grower says of this; " The largest of all
the White Spines, with scarcely any neck, and the freest bear-

4* er I ever grew, frequently showing seven fruit at a joint," - 25

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" Sooly Qua" — A Chinese variety of enormous size, growing 5 feet
in length; considered by the Chinese a great delicacy, both
boiled and raw ; ornamental foliage. We have never tested
its edible qualities; requires to be started very early; 2 seeds, 25

Serpent, or Snake— The French say that "this variety is good for
vinegar pickling." It is remarkable for its curious form, the
fruit being elongated and llexnous. The specimen from which
the cut in the Cucumber Plate was made, was brought from
France by the writer, and measured over five and one-half feet
in length, 15

Toong Qua — Curious vegetable from China, claimed by the intro-
ducer to reach the weight of over seventy pounds ; two feet six
inches long and three feet in circumference ; flesh about two
inches in thickness, beautifully white and very tender; 2 seeds, 25

DANDELION.

Dandelion — Cultivated for greens, and used the same as Spinach, - 10

EGG PLANT.

Early Long Purple — Hardy and productive ; six to eight inches

long: oz. 35c. ; I oz. 20c, 5

Improved IVew York — Extra large and choice; fine flavor; oz. 5Cc;

ioz. 30c, 5

Round Purple— Pour to Ave inches in diameter; six to seven inches

deep: oz. 40c. ; I oz. 25c, 5

China White, Long — "Fruit is white, cylindrical, elongated, bent
at the end and turned to the ground, having much analogy
with cucumbers, the flesh being more melting and less stringy
than in other varieties; matures late," - ------ 10

Guadeloupe Striped— Fruit is small, oval, white, marbled and

streaked with white. A very ornamental species,- - 10

White — Choice variety for ornamental use; very showy, - 10

ENDIVE.

Broad-leaved Batavian— Leaves broad, nearly plain; light green;

best for soups, Ac. oz. 85c. 10

French Moss Curled Green— Moss-like appearance; beautifully

curled; a desirable variety, oz. 50c 10

Green Curled— The common, and the best known kind,- oz. 30c. 10
Large Curled, or Ruffle-leaved — This variety is most largely grown

and recommended by the French for salad, - lb. $1.50; i lb.

75c. ; i lb. 40c. ; i lb. 25c. ; oz. 15c, 10

KAIE, OR BORECOLE.

Green Curled Scotch — Crowns of the plants and young shoots are
tender and delicate, especially after having been exposed to
frosts. Plants should stand about 214 feet apart, - oz. 13c 5

Carter's Improved Garnishing — Makes excellent greens. Is best
when cooked after being acted upon by frost ; very desirable
for garnishing ; may he used with good effect for bouquets.
The colors of the leaves vary from rich crimson to white laced
and fringed. Transplant to" 2j feet apart; oz. 40c. ; i oz. 20c. 10

Dwarf German Greens, or Sprouts — This is a very dwarf variety
of Kail ; leaves yellowish green, delicately fringed, and of fine
flavor. It makes excellent winter and spring greens when set
out in a light cellar or otherwise protected from the severity of
the weather. In the South, however, and even in the warm
soils and exposures in the middle States, Borecole will stand
the winter in open beds without any protection, - lb. $1.50;
i lb. 75c; i lb. 40c; i lb. 25c; oz. 15c, 5

Acme— A very dwarf, curled Kail, growing close to the ground, with
glaucous green leaves, intersected by a scarlet mid-rih. 1 1 is
really a superb thing, being very hardy, very early, prolilic,
tender, mild, and of a brilliant green when boiled. Supposed
to be a hybrid between Dwarf Green Curled and Sea Kail.
Transplant to two and one-half feet apart; oz. 50c. i cz. 25c 10

Sea Kail— A perennial plant. The young shoots and stalks are
boiled and used as Cauliflower or Asparagus, and are delicate
and very much prized. Sow the seed in April, in a bed, and
the following spring transplant in rows three feet apart and
fifteen inches in the rows. Hoe and keep clear of weeds, and
take off the flower buds should any appear. In autumn clear
away the decaying leaves, dig a trench between therows, and
put the earth upon the plants, forming a fiai ricige, one foot
across at the top. over the plants, to the depth of eight inches;
water the ridges the following spring, and when the surface
is broken hy the rising plants, remove the earth, and cut the
young shoots close to their hase for cooking. The cutting
will last about six weeks; then the earth should be removed
to the crown of the plants, and the plants permitted to grow
till fall, taking off the flower buds and again earthing up in
the fall and cut in the spring, and so continue. The shoots for
eating may be grown under pots or tight boxes, - 10

KOHL RARI, OR TURNIP CAI5RA&J3E.

Early Smooth Purple— Tender and fine for table; lb. $2.00; i lb.

$1.00; i lb. 50c; i lb. 2.5c; oz. 15c, 5

White Giant— New, Very large and choice; lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00;

i lb. 50c; Jib. 23c; oz. 15c, - - - 5

Large Late Green— An excellent variety for stock; lb. $2.00; i lb.

$1.00; }lb. 50c; ilh. 25c; oz. 15c, 5

Late Giant Purple— New, large and tender; lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00;
i lb. 50c; i lb. 25c; oz. 15c, S

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Early London — A fine, early variety, and easily grown; oz. 35c;

£ oz. 20c, 30

London Broad Leaf, or Flag— A very strong growing, long stem-
med, productive variety, of fine quality; leaves are broad and
grow on opposite sides like the flag; much used. - oz. 35c;
£oz. 20c, 10

Musselburgh— Quite distinct in habit from the London Broad Leaf.
The leaves are narrow and grow upright; stem about the same
size as the Broad Leaf, but as it grows compact more of it may
be eaten; flavor mild, - oz, 35c; £ oz. 20c, - - - 10

LETTUCE.

Briggs' Improved— Selected from thirty different varieties imported
from Germany five years ago; of pink color; heads well, is
tender, well flavored, and is tardy in running to seed. - oz.
40c: £ oz. 25c, - - - 10

Early Curled Silesian— A fine, early variety; good size and very

"tender,- - oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c 5

Victoria Cabbage— A large, early and hardy variety ; one of the

best. - - - oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c. 5

Red Edged Victoria— A very fine, new, early heading variety, - oz.

30c; £ oz. 15c, ------ 10

Early White Cabbage— Fine, large head; remarkably tender, - oz.

25c; £ oz. 15c," - - - - 5

Early Egg— Very early; small, solid head; fine quality, - oz. 25c;

*£ oz. 15c, _..-5

White Silesian— Early ; head not as solid as some, but tender, - oz.

25c; £oz. 15c, 5

Large Drumhead — One of the finest and largest varieties; very

hardy, ----- oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c. 5

Malta Driimhead, or lee Cabbage— Very large; quite hardy and

crisp, - oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c 5

Large Pale Green Asiatic — A large and desirable variety, - oz.

25c. ; £ oz. 15c, - - 5

Neapolitan Cabbage— Dwarf; very large; one of the best for sum-
mer, --------- - oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c. 5

Lee's Immense Hardy Green Cabbage — A new variety; the

largest Cabbage Lettuce grown, - - - oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c 5

Large Princess— Choice Cabbage variety; excellent, - oz. 25c;

£ oz. 15c, - -----5

Tennis Hall— One of the earliest and best heading varieties; su-
perior, ----- oz. 25c ; £ oz. 15c. 5

Bossin — A new, very large Cabbage variety, from Paris; rather

coarse, ---- - oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c. 5

Tom Thumb, Wheeler's True — A new English, dwarf variety;

crisp, oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c. 5

Moor Park— A new English variety, heading well; of fine flavor;

oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c. 5

Dickson's " All the Year Round" — Hardy, crisp and compact

Cabbage variety, oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c. 10

Boston Curled— Very good, fine and ornamental; excellent flavor;

oz. 25c; £oz. 15c, 5

Frankfort Head— Large head and very choice; excellent for hot-
bed or garden; desirable both for family or market garden
purposes, --------- oz, 25c; £ oz. 35c 5

Philadelphia Butter— Remarkably tender; good size and desirable;

oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Satisfaction —This is a new English variety of the Cabbage class of
Lettuces. Heads represented as large, compact, white, crisp
and tender, and as remaining a long time fit for nse, as it is

slow running up to seed, oz. 40c; £ oz. 25c 10

All the above are Cabbage varieties.

Carter's Giant White Cos— New, large, long leaved, excellent var-
iety. The Cos is used in England to a much greater extent
than the Cabbage varieties, - oz. 35c; J oz. 20c 10

London White Cos— A very tender and finely flavored sort, claimed
by the English seedsmen from whom we imported it, to be
the best, --------- oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c 10

Golden Cos — One of the best of the Cos varieties; long leaved; oz.

35c; £ oz. 20c, ----- - - - 10

Paris White Cos— Tenderand crisp; good flavor; a favorite French

variety, oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c. 5

Ivery's Nonsuch— A new English variety of the Cos, - oz. 30c;

* £ oz. 15c, 10

Snow's Matchless— Is also a new English variety, and said to be

superi&i\ - - - oz. 40c; £ oz. 25c. 10

The leaves of such of the Cos varieties as do not turn in suffici-
ently, should be, when well grown, gathered in at top and tied, so

that those within may blanch.

MARTYXIA.

Martyriia Proboscidea — A hardy annual plant, with a strong,
branching stem ; grows about three feet high. The young pods,
which are used for pickling, are produced in great abundance,
and should be gathered when about half grown, or while ten-
der and succulent. Plant on any rich garden soil, two by
three feet, leaving one plant in a place, - oz. 65c. ; £ oz. 35c. 10

MUSK MELOJV.

Skillman's Fine Netted- Flesh green, sugary, fine; early,
$1.00; i lb. 75c; ± lb. 40c; £ lb. 25c; oz. 15c, - -'

Fine Green Nutmeg— Fruit oval, good size, rich, sweet,
$1.50; £ lb. 75c; £ lb. 40c; £ lb. 25c; oz. 15c, - -

Prolific Nutmeg -Round; flesh thick, green, excellent,
$2.00; Jib. $1.00; £ lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c, - -

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Fine Long Yellow— Form oval; choice; productive, - lb. $1.50;

£ lb. 75c. ; £ lb. 40c. ; £ lb. 25c. ; oz. 15c, 5

Early Christina— Small; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, - lb. $2.00;

£ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

White Japanese— Thick flesh, musky flavor, sweet; fine, - lb.

$2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 60c. ; £ lb. 35c. ; oz. 20c, - - - - 10
Sutton's Green Citron— -Flatfish, ribbed; medium size; flesh green;

sugary flavor. We know of no better Musk Melon for family

or market use, than this Green Citron, - lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00*;

£lb. 60c; i lb. 35c; oz. 20c, - - - - - - - - 10

Persian— Oval; thin skin; large, rich and sweet, - lb. $2.00; £ 11).

$1.00; ilb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c, 5

Jenny Lind— Earliest; small fruit, fine duality, - lb. $2.00; £ lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c.; 5

Pine Apple— Early; juicy, sweet and perfumed, - lb. $1.50; Jib.

75c; £lb.40c; £lb.25c; oz. 15c.,- ------- 5

Casaba — A new, large, oblong variety. When well grown,weight

from 10 to 15 lbs. Flesh yellowish green, rich, very sweet,

melting and delicious. One of the best, - lb. $2.00; £ lb.
1.00; £ lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

WATER MELON.

- lb.

Long Island — An old variety: long, large and excellent,

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 30c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 10c, - - - - 5

Mountain Sweet —Leading market sort; flesh scarlet, solid, sweet,

delicious, >- lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 30c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 15c 10

Mountain Sprout— -Not so desirable as the preceding, - lb. $1.50;

fib. 15c; £ lb. 40c; £ lb. 25c; oz. 15c, ------ 10

Ice Cream— Oval; pale green; flesh white, sweet, tender, - lb.

$2.00; fib. $1.00; £lb. 60c; £ lb. 35c; oz. 20c., - - - - 10

Hlack Spanish— Oblong; large; latish: flesh red and sugary; pro-
ductive, - lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 15c 10

California — The shape of this Melon is very well represented by
thefiernre in the Melon Plate. It grows to a large size, is solid
and thin skinned: flesh yellowish white, sweet, rich. Seeds
have a peculiar appearance. Melon is excellent, - - 10

Phinney's Early — Oval shape; dark skin, mottled with light green;
productive; grows to large size; flesh deep red, and of superio
quality, - lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 30c; oz. 20c. 10

Goodwin's'lmperial — Hound; light green, speckled with dark
green; grows to a very desirable size; flesh rich and well
flavored, oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c. 10

Apple Seeded — Early; round and small; a very nice little Melon;

good keeper, ------- - * oz. 40c; £ oz. 20c. 10

New Orange— Oval; medium size; flesh red, tender, sweet; oz. 25c 10

Citron — Spherical; flesh white, solid; for preserves, &c, - lb.

$2.50; £ lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 40c; oz. 20c, - - - - 10

MISTAKD.

White English— Most desirable for salads or culinary purposes; lb.

50c; fib. 25c; £ lb. 20c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Chinese— A new salad variety, with leaves fully twice the size of

the ordinary white; stems more succulent; color a vivid green;

flavor pleasantly sweet, pungent; superior for salad, - lb.

50c. ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 20c. ; £ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

XASTURTIUM- HVOIAtf CRESS.

New Tall Dark— Flowers dark crimson ; £ lb. 75c; £lb. 40c; oz. 25c. 10
" Yellow— Flowers a rich yellow, - £ lb. 75c; £ lb. 40c;

oz. 25c, ------10

OKRA.

Long Green— Pods long and green; productive, but late, - oz. 10c. 5
Dwarf White— Earliest and most desirable for the North, - oz. 10c. 5

OVIOX.

Extra Early Bed— This variety was produced by selecting for a
series of years the earliest for seed. In size and shape it is
very much like the Danvers Yellow. It yields well, and is de-
sirable because it ripens up thoroughly early in the fall, - lb.
$5.00; Jib. $2.50; } lb. $1.25; i lb. <>5c; oz. 40c, - - - - 10

Earlv Large Red Wethersfield— This is, without doubt, the best
"and most productive Red Oniou for the main crop. It is a
variety that has been worked up by careful selection from the
Large Red Wethersfield; it is quite distinct, ripenng earlier
and producing a thicker and more solid bulb, - lb. $4.50; J lb.
$2.25; i lb. $1.15; i lb. 00c. ; oz. 35c, 10

Large Red WetfieraBeld — Is very much grown at Wethersfield; it
is a large, thick, deep red, very productive sort, and of good
quality; the seed should be sown very early in spring, in order
to have the whole crop ripen, - lb. $4.00; i lb. $2.00; i lb.
$1.00; ilb. 50c; oz. 30c, - ------ 10

Large Yellow Dutch — The common Yellow; flattish, good size,
productive; of excellent quality, and a long keeper; a good
family or market variety, - lb. $4.50; £ lb. $2.25; J lb, $1.13;
Jib. 60c; oz. 35c, ----- 10

Early Round or Globe Danvers— A superior, profitable, and very
desirable variety. Our stoek of this excellent variety is su-
perior, and is from our own grower, at Wethersfield. Our
stock of seed of this kind is pronounced by all seedsmen at
Wethersfield. perfection, |- lb. $5.00; J lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.25;
J lb. 65c; oz. 35c, 10

Yellow Danvers (imported, grown from American stock seed) —
Form globular; ripens up early and well; very productive; of
excellent quality, and a long keeper, - lb. $3.00; £ lb. $1.50;
ilb. 75c; Jib. 40c; oz. 25c, 10

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White Portugal, American— Mild and desirable summer variety;

grows to good size, - lb. $5.00; \ lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.35; i lb.

75c; oz. 35c 10

Silver Skinned— Similar to White Portugal; ripens early, - lb.

$3.00; I lb. $1.50; i lb. 75c; i lb. 40c; oz. 35c., - - - - 10
The following are imported yarieties, not particularly recommend-
ed as bottoming well, though some ripen up thoroughly and make
good, hard bulbs, and keep well:

Covent Garden Pickling— The true small variety, used exclusively
for pickling; color yellow. It is the kind put up extensively
byMessrs. Crosse & Blackwell, of London, whose jars are
on sale at thousands of stores in this country. Seed should
be sown thick, - lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; i lb. 60c; i lb. 40c;
ox. 20c, - 10

White Lisbon— Very large, globular variety; white, - lb. $2.00;

i lb. $1.00; i lb. 60c; i lb. 35c; oz. 20c, 10

Large Strnslmrg- -Danvcrs Onion-shaped; large; flesh color, - lb.

$3.00; i lb. $1 00; lib. 60c: £ lb. 85c; oz. 20c, - - - - 10

Large Madeira or Giant, Oval or Flat— Very large, coarse; lb.

$2.50; i lb. $1.25; J lb. 65c; i lb. 40c; oz. 25c, - - - - 10

Large Madeira or Giunt, Round — Large; coarse quality, - lb.
" $2.50; i lb. $1.25; i lb. 65c; ' 'b. 40c; oz. 25c, - - - - 10

Large White Globe — Large; fine grained, mild; form regular and
symmetrical; ripens up well. We saw specimens of last year's
growth which had ripened off most perfectly, - lb. $3.00; i
lb. $1.50; J-lb. 75c; i lb. 40c; oz. 25c, ------ 10

Early White Naples— 11 A new and distinct variety, of quick
growth and mild flavor, originally selected from the Red
Italian Tripoli Onion for its distinctive qualities of size, easi-
ness and beautiful skin. Special Certificate Royal Horticult-
ural Society, 8th June, 1S70, for three specimens weighing 3
lbs. 7 oz." - lb. $4.00; i lb. $2.00; i lb. $1.00; | lb. 60c; oz.
35c; ioz. 20c, - 10

Large Blood Red Italian Tripoli — A new, very large, Blood
Red variety. In shape like the Danvers Yellow: said to be of
mild and delicate flavor, - lb. $5.00; \ lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.25;
£ lb. 65c; oz. 40c; £ oz. 25c, - - 10

Large Flat White Italian Tripoli— A new, v°ry large, white,
fiat variety, similar in quality to the preceding. It is repre-
sented to us that the Italian growers have produced of this
and the above variety, onions weighing four pounds each;
lb. $5.00; i lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.25; | lb. 65c; oz. 40c; i oz. 25c. 10

New Giant Rocca of Naples— "A splendid variety of Onion, of
delicate flavor, large, globular shape and light brown skin.
A special certificate was awarded to Messrs. James Carter
& Co., by the Royal Horticultural Society, 21st December,
1869, fofspecimens, each weighing 3 lbs. 9 oz." This Onion
also received a Silver Medal at Boston, the past season. The
seed of all the above new varieties, should be sown very early,
iu deep, rich soil, - lb. $4.00; i lb. $2.00; } lb. $1.00; i lb.
60c; oz. 35c; } oz. 20c, 15

New Neapolitan (Marzajola Onion)— The grower states that this
variety is by far the earliest onion in cultivation; very distinct;
lb. $5.00; I lb. $2.50; i lb. $1.25; i lb. 80c; oz. 50c; i oz.35c 10

Queen, new— We quote: "This Onion has been selected and grown
in Italy by the raiser of our celebrated Tripoli Onions. It is
one and one-fourth to one and one-half inches in diameter,
beautifully white, and of excellent flavor; but the principal
recommendation is the marvelous rapidity of its growth. We
have no hesitation in saying that it is one of the finest keep-
ing onions ever offered, keeping sound from harvest to har-
vest, and retaining to the last its most exquisite flavor." - lb.
$8.00; i lb. $4.00; i lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00; oz. 60c, - - - 20

K3^~Note. — The crop of Onion seed throughout the country is
very light. The crop on our Western Seed farm was nearly a total
failure, and the crops around Rochester are not more than a fourth
of an average. The crops at Wethersfleld, Conn., are also short, as
the quantity of ground to seed onions was less than usual, but the
quality of the seed is excellent. From our growers at Weihersjleid
we have secured the largest and most complete stock in the country.
In fact no seed house in this country has a stock of Wethersfleld
grown seed but ourselves, a fact which should not be lost sight of
when ordering seed. As far as quality is concerned, we never had
so fine a lot of seed as at present. Bear in mind that the best at a
fair price is always the cheapest. Seed may be ordered of Bbiggs
& Brother, at either Rochester, N. Y., or Chicago, 111.

PARSLEY.

Fine Double Curled— A fine dwarf variety; very desirable, - lb.
^ 60c; i lb. 35c; } lb. 20c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - - 5

Fine Giant Curled— Very large; fine curled; desirable, - lb. 60c;

i lb. 35c; i lb. 20c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Myatt's Garnishing— Pale green; extra curled, - lb. 60c; i lb.

35c; i lb. 20c; lib. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Enfield Matchless— Very fine; desirable for garnishing, - lb. 60c. ;

i lb. 35c; i lb. 20c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Carter's Moss Curled— Like Myatt's; fine for garnishing, - lb

$1.00; i lb. 50c; Jib. 25c; j-lb. 15c; oz. 10c.,- - - - . 5

Drummond's Scotch — A fine double, cm-led variety, - lb $100'

i lb. 50c; i lb. 25c; Jib. 15c: oz. 10c, ------ 5

Covent Garden— Unapproachable for garnishing purposes, and no
other type of Parsley equals this m quality. First-class Cer-
tificate of Royal Horticultural Society, Aug 3d, 1870, - lb^
$1.00; i lb. 50c; i lb. 25c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - ... 5

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Long White Dutch— Very long and sweet; a standard variety;

lb. 80c; i lb. 40c; i lb. 25c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c.,- - - - 5
Abbott's Improved Hollow Crowned — Very superior variety ; lb

80c; i lb. 40c; i lb. 25c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - ' - 5
The Student— New; grows about 15 inches in length; fine, - lb.

$1.00; i lb. 50c: i lb. 30c; i lb. 20c; oz. 10c, ... - 5
Carter's New Maltese— Claimed to be an improvement over other

sorts,- - lb. $1.00; t lb. 50c; i lb. 35c; i lb. 15c; oz. 10c. 5

PEAS, Choice American and European
Varieties.

FIRST EARLY.

Laxton's Alpha— Blue wrinkled Pea; exquisite flavor, remarkable
for its earliness and prolific bearing; claimed to have beaten
McLean's Advancer and Little Gem, in these respects; 2 feet;
qt. 60c. j pt. 30c; i pt. 20c, 10

McLean's Little Gem — The very best early dwarf wrinkled Pea
groion. Our stock is superior, and consists of our own grow-
ing and imported, - - - - qt. 65c; pt. 35c; £ pt. 20c 10

McLean's "Blue Peter"— " A remarkably dwarf variety, with dark
green foliage. A splendid bearer, and of exquisite flavor, with
large and well filled pods— a decided improvement on 'Little
Gem,' and that is Baying a great deal." - qt. 80c; pt. 40c; |
pt. 25c, 15

McLean's Advancer— Dwarf, wrinkled marrow; very early, only
a little later than McLean's Little Gem ; pods are large and
fill well; two and one-half feet, - qt. 60c; pt. 30c; i pt. 20c. 10

Tom Thumb, true— Very early, dwarf, productive and excellent.
We can recommend this as very desirable. No garden should
be without it. Our stock is genuine and very choice; 9 inch;
qt. 60c; pt. 30c; ipt. 20c.,- - 10

Carter's First Crop — Is recommended as a very early variety;
claimed by some to be the earliest and most productive early
Pea grown. This claim we do not fully endorse, believing as
we do, our Early Kent to be superior in both particulars,- qt.
60c; pt. 30c; ipt. 20c, - 10

Kentish Invicta— Kentish Invicta is a round blue Pea, about two
feet in height, with straight, handsome, well filled pods; is
earlier than the best stocks of Daniel O'Rourke, whilst the fact
of its being a blue Pea,proclaims it to be infinitely superior in
flavor to any white variety grown ; qt. 60c. ; pt. 30c. ; t pt. 20c 10

Extra Early Kent, true— Very early and productive ; Peas large,
rich, and of fine flavor. The demand on us from market gar-
deners, &c, both North and South, for this extremely early
and choice variety, is really immense, and is yearly increasing,
amounting now to several tlwusand bushels per year— a proof
that there is no other pea yet introduced that can take its place
as an early sort. An inferior or bogus article is sold to seeds-
men, under the name of ''Early Kent." We first introduced
this Pea, and by careful selection have kept up its character;
three feet, - at. 50c; pt. 25c; i pt. 15c. 10

Early Daniel O'Rourke— One of the earliest; good size; two and

one-half feet, qt. 50c. ; pt. 25c. ; i pt. 15c. 10

Waite's Caractacus— ^Productive, early; strong grower; two-and

one-half feet, qt. 50c; pt. 25c; i pt. 15c. 10

SECOND CROP.

Bishop's Early Dwarf — Early, good bearer; a desirable dwarf;

one foot, qt. 60c. ; pt. 30c. ; i pt. 20c, 10

Bishop's New Long Podded— Fine quality, early, prolific; one and

one-half feet, qt. 65c. ; pt. 35c. ; J pt. 20c 10

Laxton's Prolific Early Long Pod —Very popular in England;

three feet, qt. 50c. ; pt. 25c. ; i pt. 15c 10

McLean's Epicurean— White, wrinkled, very productive and su-
perior, qt. 60c; pt. 30c; | pt. 20c. 10

McLean's Premier — Large, wrinkled, ery productive and su-
perior; 2i feet, 60c. : pt. 30c. ; } pt. 20c 10

McLean's Princess Royal— Second ec< garden Pea; very pro-
ductive; pods large, peas white s, 1 very large; a leading
London market pea; two feet, - " .50c; pt. 25c; $ pt. 15c. 10

Napoleon— Blue, wrinkled, very rich, sw'eet, tender and fine; 2f to

3 feet, qt. 60c; pt. 30c; i pt. 20c. 10

Harrison's Perfection— Smooth, white marrow, rich and product-
ive ; three feet, qt. 60c ; pt. 30c. ; i pt. 20c. 10

Eugenie — White, wrinkled; medium size; sweet and good ; 2$ to 3

feet, BjnP. 60c. ; pt. 30c. ; i pt. 20c. 10

MAIN CROP.

Carter's Surprise— Prolific; peas large, smooth, blue; a fine market

variety; 3J feet, qt. 50c; pt. 25c; i pt. 15c. 10

Peabody — Tom Thumb habit; branching, productive; fine flavor;

1} feet, qt. 75c; pt. 40c; i pt. 25c. 10

McLean's Wonderful— Said, to be the best wrinkled Pea; sugary;

two feet, - - - - ' - - - qt. 75c. ; pt. 40c. ; i pt. 25c. 10

Yorkshire Hero — Fine, large, blue, wrinkled; good quality; pro-
lific; 2J feet, qt. 60c ; pt. 30c. ; i pt. 20c. 10

Dwarf Dlue Imperial— Good quality; two and one-half feet, - qt.

50c; pt. 25c; i pt. 15c, - 10

Dwarf Waterloo Marrow — Tom Thumb habit; splendid; new;

fifteen inches, qt. 60c. ; pt. 30c ; i pt. 20c 10

Champion of England— Standard and popular variety; delicious
flavor. Our stock is very choice. We have shipped to Eng-
land the past four seasons several hundred bushels of this
variety; five feet, - - - qt. 50c. ; pt. 25c. ; i pt. 15c. 10

Waite's King of the Marrows— Large, sweet, productive and long

bearer; five feet, qt. 65c; pt, 35c"; i pt. 20c. 10

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Veitch's Perfection— New; blue, wrinkled, delicious and produc-
tive; 2£feet; u 60c; pt. 35c; £pt, 20c,- 10

Dwarf Sugar — Edible pods; cook as Snap Beans; very sweet;

three feet; qt. 75c; pt. 40c; £ pt. 25c, 10

Tall Sugar — Edible pods; cook as i^nap Beans; very large and

long; five feet; qt. 75c; pt. 40c, £ pt. 25c, 10

Large White Marrowfat— Fine, late; good flavor; five feet; qt,

50c; pt. 25c; £ pt. 15c, 10

Large Black Eyed Marrowfat— Pods large and full; prolific. Is
an admirable, late market variety, and very popular with
market gardeners; four feet, - qt. 50c; pt. 25c; £ pt. 15c. 10

We would draw special attention to our assortment of Peas.
Our stock in quality and quantity is unequalled in this country. To
those who purchase by the bushel, we would say that we are in a
situation to furnish the following leading, choice and desirable var-
ieties, in almost any quantity, viz: Extra Early Kent, Carter's
First Crop, Tom Thumb, Bishop's Early Dwarf, Champion of
England, Large White Marrowfat, Black Eyed Marrowfat.
On application we will give prices, by the busJiel, of either of these
varieties.

PEPPER.

Cherry-formed — Fruit erect, small, productive and ornamental;

oz. 30c; £ oz. 15c, - - 5

Long Yellow— Pods long and tapering; rather late; twofeet; oz.

30c; £oz. 15c, 5

Long Bed — Fruit brilliant; very productive; fine for pickling; two

feet; oz. 30c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Squash or Tomato-shaped, Red— Large, ribbed, flesh thick; mild;

oz. 30c; £ oz. 15c, 5

LargeBeilor Bull IV'ose, Red— Very large and early; fine for pick-
ling; oz. 30c; £ oz, 15c, 5

Sweet Spanish— Large, early and mild; for salads or pickling; oa.

35c; £ oz. 20c, 5

Sweet Mountain or Mammoth — Remarkably large ; excellent for

mangoes; oz. 40c; £ oz. 20c, 5

Monstrous or Grossum — Not quite so large as Sweet Spanish or
Sweet Mountain ; not very pungent; sweet. This variety has
never succeeded with us; oz. 60c; £ oz. 30c.,- - 10

Small Red Cayenne — Pods small, cone-shaped, coral red when
ripe; intensely acrid. The Cayenne Pepper of commerce;
used forpickles and for making Pepper Sauce; a perennial of
tropical origin, and will not succeed at the North in open cul-
ture; oz,. 60c; £ oz. 30c, 10

PUMPKIM.

Cushaw — A fine and sweet variety; excellent keeper, - ib. $1.00;

£lb. 50c; £lb. 25c; £lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Large Cheese— Medium size; best for cooking, - lb. $1.00; Jib.

50c ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c; oz: 10c, 5

Connecticut Field— Large; best for stock, - lb. 50c; £lb. 30c;

ill). 20c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

RADISH.

Early Oval Rose or Olive Shaped— Tender and excellent, - lb,

$1.00; +lb. 53c; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, 5

Early Scarlet Oval or Olive-shaped — Early, fine, tender, - lb.

$1.00; 4 lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Ova! White or Olive-shaped— Differs from above only in color;

lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - 5
New French Breakfast—White tipped ; very early, elegant. This

"variety takes the attention of those who visit the Paris vege-
table markets. It is the French sort, - lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ;

£ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c: oz. 10c, 5

Salmon Colored— A long, light colored variety; good, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c; Jib. 25c; fib. 15c; oz. 10c. 5

Long White Maples— Gr ^ top; long, slender and fine, - - lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c ; £ lb \ ; £ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

Early Long Scarlet, Shoi .'op— A standard, favorite sort, - lb. •

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; 4- lb. ;.; £ lb. 15c.; oz. 10c, 5

Early Long Scarlet— Very excellent, mild and tender, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c ; i lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, 5

Covent Garden Special Long Scarlet — Fine shape, very bright

scarlet, being^ quite transparent when well grown; mild and

brittle; superior. One of the finest, if not the tinest, long-rooted

Radish grown; lb. $1.50; £lb. 75c; £ lb. 40c; J lb. 25c; oz. 15c 10
Wood's i\ew Frame— In shape between a Turnip Radish and a

Long Scarlet; mild, brittle, and of fine flavor; early and very

suitable for hot-bed and out-door culture, - lb. $1.25; £ lb.

65c; i Ib. 35c; £ lb. 25c; oz. 15c, 10

Early Yellow Turnip— Differs from the Scarlet and White Turnip

Radish only hi color, - lb. $1.00 ; £ Ib. 50c ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb.

15c; oz. 10c, 5

Early Scarlet or Red Turnip — Round; flesh white, fine, early;

lb. $1.00; lib. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - 5
Early White Turnip — Little later than last, and less pungent;

lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - - 5
Chinese Rose Winter— Excellent; medium size, and firm, - lb.

$1.33; ilb.8;c; £lb.3~c; Jib. 20c; oz. 15c, 10

Chinese White Winter — Fine grained, crisp, excellent flavor;

lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 15c, - - - - 5
Black Spanish Winter, Long— Rather late; for winter use, - lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Elluck Spanish Winter, Round— A standard variety, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c: £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

Large White Spanish Winter— A desirable variety, - lb. $1.25;

£ lb. 05c, ; £ lb, 35c ; £ lb. 20c. ; oz. 15c.,- - 10

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California Mammoth White Winter-An introduction from China,
and first grown in this country by the Chinese in California.
A First Class Certificate was voted this new Winter
Radish, by the Royal Horticultural Society of London, Eng-
land, December 6th, 1871. "The committee entertained a
high opinion of its merits for winter use, and especially for
cutting up for salads." Roots are from eight to twelve inches
long, and from 2£ to 3£ inches in diameter, - lb. $2.50; £ lb.
$1.25; lib. 65c; £ lb. 85c; oz. 90c, 10

Kapha mis Caudatus — Japan Radish; a novelty; seed pods tw»

feet long. Not recommended as valuable, 90

RHUBARB, OR ME PLAjVT.

lb.

Myatt's Victoria— A large, choice and favorite variety,
$2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 35c ; oz. 20c, -
Linnaeus — Large; tender, and excellent flavor, - lb. $2.00; £ lb.

fl.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 35c ; oz. 20c,
mperor — Stalks green, very large, and of fine flavor, - oz.
40c; £ oz. 20c,

SALSIFY, OR VEGETABLE OYSTER.

Salsify or Vegetable Oyster— This is the ordinary variety. Our
stock of seed was grown from selected roots, - lb. $1.00; £
lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, - - - - - -

New Blue Flowered French— This is an improvement upon the
common variety. The writer visited fields of both kinds in
France, and saw specimens of each taken from the ground.
The root of the New Flowered French is larger, smoother,
and more perfect in shape, than the ordinary, arid equal, if not
better in quality, - lb. $2.00; £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 5Cc; £ lb. 25c;
oz. 15c, -

Scolymus Hispanicus— A Spanish variety of Oyster Plant, produc-
ing larger roots than the above, and we think of a finer flavor.
The leaves are thistle-like in appearance, and quite prickly.
For its fine quality we pronounce it worthy of extended culti-
vation, - lb. $2.50; £ lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c. ; £ lb. 35c ; oz. 20c.

Scorzonera or Black Salsify— Culture the same as for the above.
It is grown for the same purpose as the other varieties of the
Oyster Plant, oz. 20c.

SPINACH.

!Vew Zealand — Very large and luxuriant in warm, rich soil; will
endure drouth; plants should stand two feet apart; lb. $2.00; £
lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 30c ; oz. 15c,

Round or Summer—The popular summer variety; lb. 75c; £ ib.
40c; £ lb. 20c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, -

Prickly or Winter— Hardy; thick leaved; for fall sowing; lb. 75c:
£ lb. 40c; £ lb. 20c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c,

SQUASH.

Early Yellow Bush Scollop— An early, flat sort; flesh pale yel-
low, fine grained, good flavor; dwarf habit; productive; occu-
pies but little room, - - lb. $1.00; £ lb. 60c; £ lb. 85a; £ lb.
15c; oz. 10c,

Early White Bush Scollop— Sub-variety of above; same habit;
lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, - - - -

Summer Golden Croohneck— Esteemed as one of the choicest of
summer varieties; bright yellow; skin warty and thin ; flesh
dry and well flavored; use while young, - - lb. $1.00: £ Ib.
50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, ' - -

Winter Crookneck— For fall and winter; good keeper, - - lb.
$1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 10c,

Hubbard — Best Winter Squash grown; flesh bright yellow, fine

trained; very dry; sweet, rich flavored; fine keeper, - - lb.
1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 10c,

Boston Marrow— Fall and winter; popular in Boston market, - lb.

$1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 10c,

Turban or Turk's Cap— A good, late variety; flesh yellow, thick
and line grained, sugary and well flavored, - lb. $2.0* ; £ lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c.;£lb. 30c ;oz. 20c,

Moore's Vegetable Cream— A new English variety, introduced
by Thomas Moore, Esq., Secretary of the Royal Horticult-
ural Society of London, and described as an improved, small,
cream colored, oval shaped variety of vegetable marrow; of
very delicate flavor, - lb. $3.00; £ lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c ; £ lb.

40c ; oz. 25c, - -

Custard Marrow — A new English summer variety ; shape similar
to Scolloped; delicate flavor; recommended, - lb. $3.00; £

lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c; £ lb. 40c,; oz. 25c,

Marblehead— The flesh is of rather a lighter color than the Hub-
bard, while its combination of sweetness, dryness and delici-
ous flavor, is something really remarkable. In yield it equals
the Hubbard, while its keeping properties are declared to sur-
pass that famous variety, - lb. $1.50; £ lb. 75c; £ lb. 40c; £
fb.25c; oz. 15c,- -

TOMATO.

^S^The seed we offer is grown by ourselves from fruit selected
by our own hands, and is not the refuse, as is too often the case, of
the market patch. We make Tomato Seed a specialty, growing
no Tomatoa for market, and saving seed only from finest specimens.

Keyes' Early Prolific — Very early, of good size and quality, very
productive, and though not entirely smooth, its irregularities
are such as not to be objectionable. We hare improved if by
careful selections from year to year, - £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c. : oz,
25c, - - - - - -

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Barley's Defiance— A new English seedling of great merit; round
in shape, of deep crimson color, and a very heavy cropper;
excellent quality, - £ lb. $1,35; £ lb. 65c; oz. 35c: £ oz. 90c 10

Dwarf Orangefleld— very early ; plant very dwarf in habit; fruit
somewhat irregular, of medium size; fine quality and abund-
ant; very desirable, - £ lb. $1.25; & lb. 65c.; oz.35c; £ oz. 20c 10

Hubbard's Curled Leaf— The testimony as to this being tha earliest
tomato grown, is very strong. Those who have used it as an
early market variety, have succeeded well. We have a num-
ber of certificates from practical men to show, and which we
would publish if not limited to space. It is of dwarfish habit
and a prolific bearer; fruit is of fair tize, somewhat irregular
in shape; ripens up well: is of good color and flavor, - £ lb.
$1.00; £ lb. 50c; oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Extra Early Red— One of the earliest; very smooth, round, and
regular in its outline; of medium size; skin rich deep crim-
son; productive and of good quality, - - oz. 30c ; J oz. 15c 5

General Grant— This is an excellent family and market variety,
and but little later than the earliest ; fruit generally smooth;
bright red color; ripens up well, is solid, and of excellent
quality, - - - - £ lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c ; oz. 25c ; £ oz. 15c 5

Boston Market— An improved variety of the "Large Smooth Red."
Very productive, showy, and of excellent quality. Much
grown by market gardeners in the vicinity of Boston, by whom
it is highly esteemed, oz. 30c; £ oz. 15c ft

Large Red "Smooth or Round— Smooth and fair; nearly round,
sometimes flattened; color somewhat red; an excellent mar-
ket variety, - oz. 30c £ oz. 15c &

The Cook's Favorite— Plants strong and vigorous; fruit smooth,
round or oval; of a rich, deep color; solid; productive; of
medium size and of excellent quality"; good market sort; oz.
30c; £ oz. 15c, - - S

©rangelield or Sims' Cluster— Fruit grows in clusters of half a
dozen or HO in each; nearly round, below medium size, smooth,
and superior flavor; very desirable for family use, - - £ lb.
$1.00; i lb. 50c; oz. 25c, 5

De Laye or Upright Growing— New, upright growing French sort, 10

Early Smooth Red— Early, good size and desirable, - £ lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c; oz. 25c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Cedar Hill— Medium size; early, tolerably smooth and solid; £ lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; oz, 25c; £ oz. 15c, 5

Maupay's Superior— Large, smooth and round; solid, - - £ lb.

$1.25; J lb. 65c; oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c, 5

Tilden— Very large, oval and smooth; thick meated; good flavor;

ill). $1.25; £ lb. 65c; oz. 35c; £oz.20c, 5

Large Yellow— Hardy; excellent for preserves, &c - £ lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c ; oz. 25c. ; £ oz. 15c, ... 5

'Fejee Island Red— Large, sometimes ribbed; hardy, ripens poorly ;

£ lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c; oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c, I

Lester's Perfected — Large, bright red; flesh firm, good quality;

i lb. $1.25; £ lb. 65c; oz. 35c; £ oz. 20c, »

Mammoth Chihuahua — Sometimes weighs two to three pounds;

irregular, -----10

Golden Striped— Large, good quality ; yellow and red striped; oa

30c; £oz. 15c, • 3

Apple Shaped Red— Fruit of good quality, round, of medium size,

inclined to grow in clusters, - 10

Fear Shaped Yellow— Excellent for preserving and pickles, - - 5

Plum Shaped Yellow — Good for preserving and pickles, 5

Cherrv, Red and Yellow— For preserving and pickles — each,- - 5

Red Ourrant— Habit and foliage more slender than the common
tomato; fruit of a bright red color, growing in long drooping
racemes, similar to the currant; quite ornamental, - 10

Hathaway's Excelsior— This is a very early, smooth, solid and pro-
ductive tomato, of good marketable size, and of superior
quality. Our crop of this variety this season was the finest
we ever saw. It was grown from seed of our own selecting
from previous crops; pronounced by a Long Island gardener
who visited our grounds, the finest crop of tomatos he ever
saw, oz. 40c; £ oz. 20c 10

Trophy— Fruit very large in size; smooth; riiyens early; of excellent
flavor, and produces a much greater weir/ht of fruit than any
other variety yet introduced; ' lb. $5.00; £lb. $2.50; £lb. $1.25;
£ lb. 75c. ; oz. 40c ; £ oz. 25c, 10

Canada Victor— This variety we have never grown, and therefore
cannot speak of it comparatively. It is said that " in this fine
Tomato we have earliness, good market size, solidity and
quality combined, while the trait of ripening fully about the
stem without cracking, adds to its great value. 11 A perfectly
reliable customer of ours tells us that he tested it side by side
with the General Grant, and that it is from two to three weeks
earlier than the Grant. Fine article, from the original grower;
oz.30c; £oz. 15c, - - - - - 10

Burnett's— A large, tolerably smooth, faintish red colored, new var-
iety, of fair quality, --------- oz. 25c. 5

Alliance— A rather flattish, smooth, solid, pink colored variety, of

excellent quality. It has the serious fault of being late. - 10

Sill's Aew Funchal— Early, medium sized, smooth, solid, new

variety, of good color and quality ; rather desirable, - 10

Persian— A very large, tolerably smooth, solid, yellowish variety,

of excellent flavor and quality, 5

English Grape Shot — Similar to our common Red Cherry Tomato, 10

Hepper's Goliah — This is a new English variety. u A very su-,
perior and extra large red variety, of A fine shape and of excel-
lent quality. ' " It is similar in size, shape, color, quality and
productiveness, to the much esteemed Trophy, but regarded
as earlier, and ripens up well at the stem, 10

£S^"Many ask us to give them the benefit of our knowledge of
Tomatos. They wish to know which variety, or few varieties, of
our long list are really the most desirable. To such of our enquiring

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friends we would say that we regard the following the best six of
our list: Earley's Defiance, Hubbard's Curled Leaf, General Grant,
Hathaway's Excelsior, Trophy and Hepper's Goliah. The best three
kinds: General Grant. Hathaway's Excelsior and Trophy, or Hep-
per's Goliah. The best two varieties: Hathaway's Excelsior and
Trophy, or Hepper's Goliah. The best kind for the family garden:
Hathaway's Excelsior, though it would be advisable to grow both
the Excelsior and Trophy, or Hepper's Goliah.

TUHAIP.

Early White Flat Dutch— Medium size; juicy and excellent; lb.

$1.00: £ lb- 50c ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, ----- 5
Teltow — Much grown in Germany and France, and especially
about Berlin, for market purposes; roots long and small; top
small; skin white: firm, fine grained, sugary, ami of excellent
flavor. Best for table use. - lb. $1.00; £ib.50c; £lb.25c;

£ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, 5

Earlv Yellow Dutch— Excellent for garden; very tender, - lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c, - - - 5
White Stone— Medium size, round sort; fine quality, lb.

$1.00; Jib. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
Fine Garden Stone, White— Choice for table use, - lb.
$1.25; £ lb. 65c; £ lb. 35c; £ lb. 20c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
Li Yellow Stone — One of the best for garden cultivation; lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
" White Six Weeks, or Snow Rail— Early and fine, - lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
" Orange Jelly, or Robertson's Golden Rail— Superior for

table, - lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c 5
" Jersev I\avet— New ; long, early, delicate, very sweet; for

table; lb. $1.25; £lb.65c; £lb.35c; £lb.20c; oz. 10c 5
" Purple Top Strap-Leaved— Most desirable field, - lb.

$1.00: £ lb. 50c: ill). 25c; £lb.l5c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
Purple Top Strap-Leaved, Fine American, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, 5

" Yellow Malta— Early; good size; smooth; fine flavor; lb.

$1.00; £lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - -j
tl Long Red Tankard— For field culture, - lb. $1.00; £lb.

50c. ; £ lb. 25c. ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c. , 5

" Large Yellow Scotch, or Aberdeen — Table or cattle;

lb. $1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - 5
" Long White French— Firm and sweet; table or stock; lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - - - 5
" Large White Globe— Superior for field culture, - lb. 80c;

£ lb. 45c ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c. 5
" Flat Norfolk— Table and cattle, - lb. 80c;

£ lb. 45c ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c, 5
Carter's imperial Purple Top— The growers say of this; 11 After
careful selection, we have produced a stock of superior qual-
ity, and can strongly recommend it for sowing for early feed.
Grows quick ; root is juicy, large and firm, - lb. $1.00; £ lb.

50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. 10c, - 5

The following
Turnips :

White Sweet— A standard field variety; table or stock, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c ; oz. 10c }

White Red Top— Good size; fine for table or cattle, - lb. $1.00;

£ lb. 50c. ; £ lb. 25c ; £ lb. 15c. ; oz. 10c,

Skirving's Liverpool Purple Top— For stock or family use, - lb.

$1.00; £lb. 50c; £lb. 25c; £lb. 15c; oz. 10c, -----
Laings Purple Top— One of the earliest; solid; fine flavor, - lb.

$1.00; £lb. 50c; £lb. 25c; £lb. 15c; oz. 10c,

Marshall's Extra Purple Top— Choice and productive, - - lb.

$1.00; £ lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c: oz. 10c, - - - - -
Sutton's Champion — A favorite with ftock breeders, - lb. $1.00; £

lb. 50c; £ lb. 25c; £ lb. 15c; oz. Kc,

Large London— Large and fine; for table or cattle, - lb. $1.00: £

lb. 50c; £lb.25c; £ lb. 15c: oz. 10c,

Carter's Imperial Purple Top, Hardy Swede— Choice, - - lb.

$1.00:£lb.50c; £lb.25c; £lb.l5c; oz. 10c,

Bangholm Swede— f J his variety of Swede is much used in Eng-
land, and has an excellent reputation among our customers in

Canada, where it is largely used, - lb. $1.00; £lb. 50c; £lb.

25c; £lb. 15c; oz 10c.,-

are Swedes, or Ruta Baga

POT AIVJD SWE

fr'EET

HERBS.

As the Sweet Herbs are so valuable to the cook that they can be at
times but illy dispensed with, a few at least, should be grown in every
garden where any pretension to cooking is to be ooserved. All the
following kinds are grown in European gardens, to be used in some
shape or other in culinary purposes. All varieties put up in good sized
papers.

Angelica, -
Anise, -

Balm, -----
Basil, Sweet, -
Borage, -
Burnet, Garden, -
Caraway, - - - -
Coriander, -
Cumin, -

Dill,

Fennel, Large Sweet,
Horehound,
Hyssop, -

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Lavender. - 5

Marjoram, Sweet,- - - - 5

Roscinarv, ------ 5

Rue, -" - - - - - - 5

Saffron,- - 5

Sage, Mi" - - 5

Savory, Suinnii'r, *Wt- - - 5

" \\ infer, - - - - 5

Sorrel, - - - 5

Thyme, Broad-leaved English, 5

" Summer, - 5

(< Winter, - 5

Wormwood^ 5

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LIST OF NOVELTIES OF 1874.

FLOWERING THE FIRST SEA SOW

This LIST OP VARIETIES comprises our last year's Novelties.
We again append the raisers' own descriptions. We grew last season
all of the varieties, and found them to be very satisfactory; and some
of them (as witness the Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora varieties) were
surpassingly beautiful. We have in all cases reduced the prices, so
that they are within the reach of all.

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939— AGERATUM, Imperial Dwarf— This is an exceedingly fine

bedding plant, of a beautiful azure blue, and produces a dense
mass of blossoms throughout the summer; free, healthy and
vigorous in growth. It has already won the admiration of all
who have seen it. Unanimously awarded a First Class Certifi-
cate by the Royal Horticultural Society of London, - 15

940— AMARANTHUS, Abyssinicus— A new Abyssinian variety,

forming vigorous, tree-like specimens, of five feet in height, by
the same in diameter. The plant is composed of six to eight
stout branches, each of which throws out as many smaller
ones, which are all terminated in the first place by a large,
drooping carmine red flower spike, this being subsequently
surrounded by ten to twelve somewhat shorter ones, lending
to the plant a highly curious appearance. Planted singly or in
rows, it produces a striking and remarkable effect, and should
be seen to be appreciated, - -■ - - 10

941 — ASTEB, Go-Hali— A splendid addition; similar in growth and

habit to the much admired Mont Blanc, sent out by us in
spring of 1872-3. We offer four distinct and desirable colors-
Mont Rose, Dark Bl;;e, Ash Grey, Crimson, and the same
mixed, - -- ... 20

942 — ASTER, Washing ton --There is no exaggeration in pronounc-

ing this new race to be one of the finest extant. It originates
from the Victoria Aster, and is of similar, though far more
robust habit. The flowers, bat particularly thr center ones
are of larger dimensions, and .iave the additions superioriry
of being of a more globular form. In the Whue variety the
color is extremely pure, surpassing in this respect that of any
other race; the variety of the Peach Blossom is also ex-
ceedingly delicate. The Washington Aster is unquestion-
ably an immense improvement on the Victoria class, both in
habit as well as size and perfection of the flowers, and cannot
fail to occupy the foremost rank among the finest existing
sorts. Peach Blossom, White, and the same mixed. In
separate packets, - 20

943— CANDYTUFT, Deep Carmine— A new and most beautiful

deep carmine colored Candytuft, which will be hailed with
delight by all lovers of fine flowers. This will form an elegant
and desirable addition to these most useful of summer-flow-
ering plants, ' 20

944 — CONVOLVULUS MAJOR, pieturata— Very beautiful striped

variety of this favorite climbing annual. Its vigorous growth,
free blooming habit, and adaptation for artistic trellis work,
has shown it to be one of the most elegant climbing plants yet
known. It is beautifully barred and striped with bright rose,
upon a pure white ground, 15

945— ORNAMENTAL GOURD (Ciicurbita.melopepo striped,

flat)— Fine, interesting new variety; vigorous climber; fruit
very numerous, dark green, striped and ribbed with white;
excellent for trellis, verandah, &c, 10

946 — PHLOX DRUMMONDI, coccinea striata— A very useful,

new variety, producing fiery scarlet flowers, prettily Btriped
with white. The pure white stripes show off the brilliant
ground color to great advantage. It has proved to be constant
in habit, - 30

947— PHLOX DRUMMONDI, Rose Chamois striata—This charm-

ing novelty is of a very vigorous constitution, and of erect and
compact habit, thus being a marked improvement. The color,
too. shows no tendency to vary, as is the case with the old
sort, hut is quite constant and of a delicate Chamois Rose,
distinctly striped with white — a combination of tints hitherto
lacking in this genus. Being highly effective, it will be ac- .
corded a foremo"* place f or de corative purposes, - 20

948 — PHLOX DRUMMONDIi'Grandillora varieties— By a care-

ful selection, a class of Pntox Drummondi has been obtained
remarkable for unusual size of flowers, which are similar in
form to those of the perennial sorts, rendered very striking by
a large center and fine dark violet eye, - 20

949 — SWEET PEA, The Queen— The upper petals or standard, is

crimson lake in the center, fading off toward the edges, similar
to a Pelargonium; the wings or side petals are flamed or
splashed with the same color, like a Carnation; the lower
petals or keel being white. It is robust in habit, free bloom-
ing, and a decided acquisition, 10

OREEJVHOUSE SEEDS.

950— ABUTILON, hybridum album— A new white-flowered var-

iety of this showy and desirable class of plants, which, as it
flowers freely in winter, must become invaluable to florists
and amateurs for wreaths and bouquet making, - 25

951— BEGONIA, Sedeni Magnifica— A cross between B. Sedeni
and B. Boliviensis, with flowers as larse again as those of Se-
deni, and of more brilliant color. Excellent for groups and pot
culture, and wmfchy of being highly commended, - 50

worthy

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952 — BEGONIA, Sedeni Victoria—A splendid hybrid of Sedeni,

having bright carmine scarlet flowers, and a strong, compact
habit. Being well adapted for bedding and a continuous
bloomer, it cannot be too highly recommended. From the
beginning of June of the present year until end of October,
plants bedded out and unprotected, were loaded with their
dazzling blossoms, and elicited general admiration. Cover
seed very lightly, and keep moist until the plants make their
appearance. This and the preceding wilt be offered by the
leading florists of the country in a year or two, at from $2.00
to |3.00 each, 50

953— CINERARIA, hybrida flore plena, Double-flowered Cin-

erarias—This is considered to be the best and most desir-
able novelty sent out for several seasons, producing flowers of
the greatest possible interest and beauty, which are perfectly
and evenly double, being made up of ligulate florets, and are
of various colors ".nd shades of same, as well as being tipped
with various tints of c 'fferent colors. The flowers are of good
size and quite symmetrical. The habit of the plant is good
and vigorous. It is : eedless to dwell upon the value of Double
varieties of such a favorite florist's flower, as double flowers
last so much longer than single ones. Thomas Moore, Su-
perintendent of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea, London, Dr.
W. Neubert, of Germany, and Dr. Kegel, Director of the
Imperial Botanic Gardens of St. Petersburg!), Russia, speak
highly of this novelty, 75

KEW VEGETABLES.

fx'CUMBER, Russian Netted— This very interesting kind is a
native of the Ukraine country, and ot'V ■ extraordinarily pro-
lific nature. In hardiness it surpasses «... other known kinds.
It is of middle size, the flesh white, and the skin covered with
a pretty white net-work, which gives to the fruit a peculiar as
well as handsome appearance. A Certificate was awarded it
at the Vienna International Exhibition, where its fine appear-
ance excited curiosity. Is edible as well as ornamental, - - 10

CUCUMBER, Swan Neck— For its excellent qualities this variety
is recommended for general cultivation. Has proved to be
constant in habit and character the past four seasons. It at-
tains a length of 35 inches or more; is free from seed, flesh
being very tender and of delicious flavor. An abundant crop-
per, producing fruit until late in autumn. For open ground
or frame, equally well adapted. Eight seeds, - - 25

MELON, Green Climbing — An exquisite new French variety, cul-
tivated on a trellis or on poles; in sunny places it will produce
without trimming, a large number of Melons of the size and
shape of an Ostrich egg, ripening successively from summer
till autumn. Flesh green, very sweet, juicy, very fine flavor,
and very melting; skin thin, slightly ribbed; fine. 8 seeds, - 35

SQUASH, Round YVarted Marrow — Fruit middle-sized, with
orange colored flesh, melting, of very good quality keeping
during the whole winter and until spring. The skin is of a
bright red, and covered and netted all over with grey warts, - 20

TOMATO, Belle de Leuville — Fine variety; fruit large, very fleshy
and succulent; skin of a peculiar red color, running into violet.
Great favorite of the Paris green-grocers. This and the suc-
ceeding are new French varieties, 10

TOMATO, Early Dwarf Red— Very fine; exceedingly early; very
dwarf, producing abundantly early clusters of middle-si-ed
fruit, of very good quality; smooth skinned and full-fleshed.
The smallness of this plant, its earliness and great produce,
will make it soon a general favorite for forcing as well as open
air cultivation, - -10

OMISSIONS.

The following varieties were inadvertently omitted from the bony of

the list, and as we cannot dispense with them we find space for them

here: pkt. cts.

83#— ASTER, Gefulte's Dwarf— A very free-flowering, pretty,
new dwarf variety ; flowers an inch in diameter; height
eight to ten inches; colors mixed, 20

m%— ASTER, Gefulte's Pyramidal— A new Aster, of fine habit,
producing well-formed double flowers in abundance;
flowers %% inches in diameter; height 18 inches, - - 20
Euphorbia margin at a— A desirable, variegated plant, groov-
ing to the height of fifteen inches; suitable for the rib-
bon-border, groups, or as single plants; flowers small,
white, and inconspicuous. Desirable as a foliage plant, 10

568J& — Gomphrena globosa, Isabellina — Silvery white, shaded

with orange, 10

669 %— Gomphrena globosa— Dark Violet ; a most beautiful color;

very desirable, 10

669M — Gomphrena globosa— Light violet; lighter in color than the

preceding; equally as desirable, 10

827%— LYCHNIS, Haageana Lilacina — Of the same style and
habit ns L. Haageana, but producing flowers of a fine
lilac color, 15

874% — Primula Japonica, (The Queen of Primroses)— A beautiful
new, hardy Primrose, producing flower stems a foot
and one-half high, bearing four or five separate whorls
of flowers, each flower an inch in diameter, and of sev-
eral beautiful colors. Finest mixed,- ----- 40

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We again present our readers with what we consider to be the cream
of the IVew Variolic** off ered^by foreign seedsmen. We have no doubt
but that the New Phlox Drummondi grandifiora splendens will be found
to be a great acquisition. Mr. Benabt, its raiser, is by no means a full
fledged florist, but stands at the entire head of all the seedsmen florists
in the whole world. We always introduce his commendations with full
confidence- beliering that his opinion in the matter of New "Varieties,
barring climate, can always be depended upon. The other varieties are
secured from men equally as high and pains-taking in their profession,
and we have no doubt but that their descriptions will be in the main cor-
rect, and that these new varieties will, as a rule, give entire satisfaction.

AMUALS, BLOOMING THE FIRST

SEASON.

PKT, CTS.

954 — AGERATU.M, Countess of Stair— This is, without doubt, a

decided improvement upon the Imperial Dwarf Ageratum, for
profuse and compact as is the habit of the latter variety, the
flower heads in Countess of Stair are still more dense and
compact. There is not a shoot but throws up a head of dense
blossoms, beginning at only a few inches from the ground, and
only ending whe.i its entire length of 6 or 8 inches is attained;
whole top of the plant is one dense mass of fragrant lavender-
blue blossoms, - 25

955— AL03JSOA, Linifolia Roezl— This species surpasses in every

respect, the few sorts of the genus Alonsoa at present known.
An uncommonly free-blooming nature, and dwarf, graceful
habit, combined with an exceedingly pretty, dark green foli-
age, agreeably contrasting with its gay colored flowers, are
characteristics possessed by this novelty, which cannot fail to
procure for it rapid and universal cultivation. It is easily
grown, and is susceptible of both pot and open ground cult-
ure. Employed either for large or small masses, or as single
specimens, the Alonsoa linifolia, bearing; as it does, a striking
resemblance to certain of the elegant IVew Holland Plants,
will produce a surprisingly beautiful effect, 25

956— AMARA\THIS HEADERI— This strain of Amaranthns

differs from all others ever sent out; being a cross between
A Elegantissima, A. Tricolor, and A. Salicifolius, it has pro-
duced a range of colors never before seen in any class of plants.
From its graceful habit and brilliant colors, it produces a
striking effect, either for table decoration, conservatory, or
sub-tropical gardening. They have been greatly admired,
especially for table decoration, having a transparency which
show their various colors distinctly when seen against the
light. When young, the colors of the leaves are brown, mad-
der and bronze; as they grow larger, each plant assumes its
distinctive color. The leaves vary in length up to twelve
inches, all gracefully bending. Awarded First-class Certifi-
cate by the Western Horticultural Society, and commended
by the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington. The
editors of the Gardener-' 's Magazine, Gardener 's Clvronicle and
The Garden, all speak in higtiterms of this beautiful novelty, 50

957— AMARAKTHl'S, salicifolius splendidissimus — Very beau-

tiful novelty, with elegant, rich, golden and purplish red
leaves. It is very bushy in habit, and as an ornamental plant,
of a most telling' effect, 25

958 — BLUMEIVBACHIA (Cajaphora) Coronata— Dwarf, shrubby

§ rowing annual, fonning handsome tufts about feet high
y one foot through. The flowers, which are borne in great
profusion, arc of a striking orange-red color, conical shaped,
and are about three-fourths of an inch deep by one and a half
inches in diameter. This plant, like the Loasa, is of a sting-
ing habit. Mr. Worthing ton Smith thus speaks of it in the
London Gardener's Chronicle, of September 6th: "The
presence of danger always renders beautiful objects still more
fascinating. 'The rose with all its thorns is best of all.' This
is the reason why the beautiful plant of the Blmnenbachia
coronata, exhibited byMessrs. Veitch, at the Royal Horti-
cultural Society, proved so attractive to many a visitor in the
Council room. The beautiful habit and fine, large, orange-col-
ored flowers of this plant, were fascinating enough in their
way, but the label requesting no one to touch it on account of
its stings, completed the chaini." 25

959 — CELOSSA Cristata Variegata, IVew early-flowered varie-

gated Tall — As early as common sorts, is perfect in form of
the heads; abeautiful Novelty. Twenty seeds, - 25

960 — (JELOSiA Cristata Variegata, JVew early-flowered varie-

gated Dwarf— Extremely beautiful, and of as fine quality as
any of the superior dwarf kinds. Twenty seeds, - 5;,
9G1— CLEOME SESQUIORGYALIS — A remarkable South Am-
erican annual, about ten feet in height, wilh leaves for a plant
of this genus, of enormous dimensions. It has the habit of ,
the C. pungens and splendens, and is of similar aspect, though
double the size. Highly ornamental novelty", ----- 25 j

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962— FEXZLIA, dinnthitlora alba— A white-flowering variety of

this highly interesting and pretty miniature annual, - - - 95

903-MARIGOLD, (Crussell's International Prize)— Seed of this
celebrated strain, which is the result of fifteen years careful
selection, is now offered for the first time. Every seed offered
guaranteed to be saved from flowers of eqnal merit to those
shown at the International Exhibition, Manchester, Septem-
ber 3d, 1873; of which Bruce Findlay, Esq., the Secretary,
writing to Mr. Crtissell, says: ll I am sorry to say your glorious
Flowers did not arrive until 10 o^lock, on the 3d, after the
judging was over. They were, however, awarded an Extra
Prize, equal to First.'" Four first prizes were awarded this
fine strain in 1873, and four first and an extra prize during the
year 1874. African, very finest mixed, 25

964— MARIGOLD (Crnssell's International Prize) — French,

very finest mixed, 25

965— MIGAOAETTE, The New Prize-taker — This variety has

taken prizes at all the Exhibitions on the Continent of Eu-
rope, and excels all other varieties in beauty of color and size
of flowers, and can be really recommended, 25

966— PHLOX DROIMOXDI, grandifiora splendens— The large-

flowering varieties of Phlox Drummondi, sent out last year,
have been generally and highly appreciated. We offer, in the
present novelty, by far the most beautiful of them; the strik-
ing characteristic of it is the refulgent scarlet-red color of its
flowers, rendered further remarkable by a large white eye, the
center of which is encircled with a well defined violet edge.
A more effective plant for producing rich masses of color,
could not easily be found; so that in future the sorts of this
category will unquestionably be greatly in request. 8 seeds,
25 cts. ; 16 seeds, 40 cts.

967— PYRETHRUM, Golden Gem— The GohUn Feather plant,

as it is called, has been recommended from time to time as a
valuable plant for summer decoration. Wo never thought it
exactly the thing, owing to its losing its bright color here with
our hot suns, but have no doubt that this new variety will be

freatly superior to it. The following is Mr. Williams' (Lon-
on, Eng.) description of it: "This superb plant is a great
acquisition for summer bedding or ribbon work, and is also
equally effective when grown in pots, for the decoration of the
green-house or conservatory; it grows from nine to twelve
inches, becoming much branched from the base upward ; the
leaves are brighter than those of the old Golden Feather, larger
and more laciniated. and is far superior, as it produces large,
elegant, double, white flowers, which are continued without
intermission from April to November. It comes perfectly

true from seed. 25

T— RHODAATHE MAAGLESII, fl. pi., Prineo Bismarck —
This new- double variety is undoubtedly a great acquisition to
this most beautiful and elegant class of fine Everlastings; the
flowers are large and double, and it is very highlv recommend-
ed. 10 seeds, 50

909— RICIIVCS GIBSOAII— Introduced by the Messrs. Veitch, of
London, who thus describes it: "A very fine, dark-leaved
variety of this useful group of sub-tropical plants. It grows
from four to five feet high, has a fine Jjfepching habit, and
particularly distinguishes itself from eWw other variety, by
the intense deep red color of its foliage, reminding one of some
of the dark-leaved varieties of Amaranth us which are so much
grown for the purpose of giving coloring and effect to groups
and masses. It will undoubtedly take a high position in the
subtropical garden, on accou nt of its bright hue, which is re-
tained during the whole of ^ij^jfcon. It is in every way so
distinct and fine a kind tha#M'^^Mb considered it worthy of
being named after Mr. Giblffl^Wrre of Hyde Park, who has
done so much for the advancement of sub-tropical gardening
in this country. It was imported by us from the Philippine
Islands. Four seeds, 30

#

ORNAMENTAL, GRASSES.

970 — Agrostis minutiflora— An extremely elegant and graceful
Ornamental Grass, of thick, tufty growth, throwing up more
than a hundred erect culms, terminated ly a large inflores
cence of airy lightness. Fine for growing in "Wises or for per-
petual bouquets, 25

971— Eragrostis maxima — A new Abyssinian Ornamental Grass,

fonning a vigorous tuft, of en exceeding three nnd n half feet
in height, which is capable of producing 50 to 100 richly leaved
culms. Of very handsome and decorative aspect, - 25

U72— Salvia Can didissi ma— Hardy Biennial. A noble looking plant,
with large, silvery leaves of ornamental character, covered
with thick, snow-like down; fine forshnibberieiSj whttfe single

specimens would form a conspicuous oi nament,

10

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l>ri(jm & Brother's Advance Sheet and Price List of Seeds, Lie

new vegetables.

PKT. CTS.

GBEEA GAGE TOMATO -The following is Messrs. Carter &
Co.'s description of this New Tomato; "We have much
pleasure in offering for the first time our new Tomato, " Car-
ter's Green Gage." It was exhibited before the Fruit Cora-
' mittee of the Royal Horticultural Society, on Wednesday,
October ?th, and awarded a First Class Certificate for its very
fine flavor and clearly defined and distinct character. It is
very prolific, bearing clusters of fruit of a beautiful citron
color, irregularly penciled with steel colored flakes on the
upper surface, which renders it very ornamental In a raw
state it has the agreeable acid of an American Cranberry, with
a fine sugary flavor. This variety, selected by us at our Seed
Farm, from Hatha way 'a Excelsior, is very early, and ripens
readily in our English climate out of doors. It is quite dis-
tinct in color, form and flavor from any other Tomato. W^
have received the following testimonials [we only append one
of them — B. & B.] : Mr. "Penny, Gr. to His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, writes as follows: 'Messrs. Carter
have sent me some of their Green Gage Tomato, which should
be called Golden Gage. It is a great acquisition. Having
tested it, together with one of the best red varieties, I find it
is greatly superior. The flavor is something delicious when
cooked, and combines the Apple and Tomato beautifully blend-
ed. No garden should be without this novelty. I shall grow
it largely/ " _.__._----g5

MUXROES LITTLE HEATH MELON— This is one of the most
prolific and hardy Melons in cultivation. It is a \ery imposing
scarlet- tie shed Melon, large ribbed, pale netted, and excellent
in flavor; has been grown as heavy as 10 pounds, its average
weight is 6 pounds. When exhibited before the Royal Horti-
cultural Society it received the high award of a First Class
Certificate, - «5

RUSSIAN FRAME RADISH— Mr. Benart describes this as fol-
lows : £ This variety has been thoroughly tested by me, and I
do not hesitate to proclaim it a valuable acquisition. Sown
under glass it comes into use as rapidly as any other sort; in
the open ground it is ready for use in about four to five weeks
from time of sowing. The root exceeds ten inches in length,
and is of an average thickness throughout of about an inch.
Owing to the smoothness and tenderness of the skin no scrap- _
ing is required before being eaten. The flesh is white, succu-
lent, very delicate and fino flavor." - - - 30

CHOICE FLOWERING POT PLANTS,

FOR THE HOUSE AND GARDEN.

Plants sent free by mail, at the prices quoted below. Parties wishing
large plants can have them sent by Express; those so ordering, to pay
their own Express charges. A few plants in pots will make beautiful
ornaments for the window, verandah, hanging basket, vase and open
garden. The following are tried varieties, and will give the most satis-
factory results.

EACH, CTS.

EEGOMA, coccinea — Elegant plant for pots, baskets, vases, and

open garden; flowers crimson scarlet; a perpetual bloomer, - 50
CALL A LI LY— Excellent house plant, with la^ge, pure white

flowers; fine for aquariums; needs plenty of water, - 50

COLE US -Grand loaf plants' beautiful and elegant in appearance;
desirable. Attraction, Her Majesty, Golden Gem, Princess

of Prussia, Versehafelti, 80

FUCHSIA —Elegant j^nts, with beautiful flowers; very desirable.

Single -flw-me-oh, very dark, extra fine; Arabella,
light; Harness of Lancaster, light, &c, &c, - - 30
" Double— George Felton, violet corolla, extra; Ava-
lanche, dark plum color; Princess of Wales, white

corolla, double white, 30

GERAXICMS, Double— Marie Lemoine, pink; Willtam'Pfltzer,

scarlet; Cw^jaPrinee, rose, SO

Zonale— MadHHfachcr, white; Coleshill, scar-
let; JeanUHHr extra scarlet; Master Chris-
tine, pink, eSTra fine, 30

" Scented Hose, Dr. Livingston, cut foliage, fine, - 30

*■ Album Plenum— This is the first raised Double

White Geranium,
Alice Crfljjsse— White, flushed with rose. Thiswc
think We most pleasing of the three, - 50

*■ Aline Sisley— Pure White, considered by some

the best Double White, 50

VERBENAS— In twelve superb kinds, - per dozen, 1 75

SEDUM, Seiboldi variegatum— One of the finest hardy plants we

possess; extra fine for the garden, cemetery, pots, Jkc 40
" Seiboldi— Green leaves and purple flowers, - 30

ROSES, Hybrid Perpetual — Louis d'Arzans; color white; a

profuse and perpetual bloomer, - 50

" Moss— Princess Adelaide ; color red; vigorous grower, - 50
41 Tea— Mad. Margottin; fine yellow; fragrant, vigorous

and desirable; new, --------- 60

*' Safrano— Fine buff ; Jaune d'Or, golden yellow, - 50
'■ Gem of the Prairies— IVew Prairie Rose; large, frag-
rant flowers; desirable, - - 50

'■ P»erless— A new, hardy, cluster Rose; desirable,- - 50

HA ROY FLOWERING SHRUBS,

All our customers who have the least vacant space, should not fail to
plant a few fine flowering shrubs, as nothing adds more cheerfulnes as
well as money value to a place. Hardy Shrubs carry as safely as a let-
ter by mail. The following are all desirable:

EACH, CTS.

DEUTIfilA, gracilis— A very chaste, dwarf, white flowering shrub;

free flowering and desirable.- ------ 50

" Japonica— \ew, pure white double flowers,- - - 50
" crenata, (lore pleno — Magnificent double rose and

white flowers; the finest shrub grown, - - 50

FORSYTHIA, Fortuni (Golden Be II Heartiest spring flowering

shrub; flowers bright yellow; new, desirable,- - - - - 50

SPIREA, callosa alba— A dwarf, very free flowering shrub; flow-
ers white, continuing a long time in bloom, - - - - 50

WEIGELA, rosea— Popular, blooming profusely; rose colored, - 50
" variegata, par excellence — The mosi beau-
tiful of variegated shrubs; flowers rose.
To be recommended, - - # - - - - 50

HARDY CLIMBING SHRUBS.

AMPELOPSIS, hederacea (American Ivy) — A very desirable,
rapid growing, hardy climber, foliage changing
to scarlet crimson in fall; best hardy climber,- 50
" Veitchei— Most elegant climbing plant in cultiva-

tion; supGrb for dwellings, verandahs, &c , - 50
CELASTRUS SCAIVDEXS (Roxbury Wax-work) — A hardy
climber, small, scarlet, wax-like berries; rapid grower;

for verandahs, &c, 50

HONEYSUCKLE, Halliana — "Very sweet-scented; color white,
changing to buff; very desirable climbing plant for any
purpose; new, _ V - _ . . . . , . - 50

CLOVER AND GRASS SEEO.

Our own Mixture for Door Yards, Lawns, *V:c. f - per bushel,

$5.00; i bushel. $2.75: peck. $1.50, - quart, 30

Lawn Grass, best English mixed,- per bushel, $5.00; 4- bushel,

$2.75; peck. $t 50,' quart, 30

Kentucky Dlue Grass (Poa pratensis), - - per bushel of 21 lbs,

$2.50; * bushel, $1.25; peck. 75c. quart, 20

Perennial Rve Grass (Lolium perenne), - - per bushel, $3.50;

1 bushel, $1.75; peck, $1.00. - quart, 25

Red Top (Agrostis vulgaris), - per bushel, $2.00; I bushel, $1.25;

peck, 75c, quart, 20

Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odorata), - lb. $1.00; oz. 10
Clover, White Dutch — First quality, imported, - - lb. 70c; oz. 10

11 Alsike— First quality, - lb. 70c; oz. 10

The above^by the quart and pound, at quart and pound rates, will
be sent free. By the bushel, will be delivered at Express or
Freight Office here—charges for carriage to be paid by the purch-
aser. No charge for bags or packing.

TOBACCO.

Extra Connecticut Seed Leaf, oz. 40c. 10

Larakia— Said to be tlie best smoking Tobacco in the world. In-
troduced by Bayard Taylor, from Mount Lebanon, where it is
esteemed the most delicate flavored tobacco known. Culti-
vate the same as the American variety, - - - oz. $1.00 25

BROOM CORY.

Broom Corn, - - - per bushel. $3.50; peck, $1.00; quart, SO

.Broom Corn by the bushel, will be sent by Express or Freight,
charges to be paid by the purchaser. No charge for tags, &c.

OSAGE ORA\«R AM) RAPE SEEO.

Osage Orange, for Hedges-
Rape Seed, best English, -

per quart, 65
per pound, 40

ASPARAG17S ROOTS*

Conover's Colossal Xew Asparagus— A new and very important
introduction, producing immense heads of this tine
eatable delicacy; recommended as the finest and
largest of all the Asparagus; extra fine, one year 1
old plants, by mail, ------ per 100, $1

Two year old plants,, by mail, prepaid, - - " 3
Grayson's Giant — Fine one year old plants, by mail. - " 1
" " Two year old plants, by mail, prepaid, '* 3

Lesher'e Mammoth— This is described as very large
and superior, rivaling, if not surpassing,
Conover's Colossal; extra fine, one year
old plants, - ------ l

" " Two year old plants, by mail, prepaid, f * 3
Giant Ulra— Fine one year old plants, by mail, - 1
" " Two year old plants, by mail, prepaid, - 3
^"Two year Old plants sent per Express (not prepaid), when
wanted in quantities, j|t, $2.00 per hundred.

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DEMOCRAT' AND CHRONICLE PRINT, ROCHE6TER, N.Y.