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PLANTS,

SEEDS.

BULBS

AND

FLOWERS

203 WINCHESLTElil^ Sf^;^^

KttN S'.

0 UR GREETING. — With this, the twenty-seventh edition of our annual Cata-
logue, we wish to thank our many friends and customers for their kind words
as well as trade favors, and to wish you success in the plans of the year. Our stock
for the Coming season will be fully up to past standard, and as good as that sent out
by any firm in the country. ,

Again thanking you all for past or coming favors, we remain, respectfully,
Keene. N. H., February i, 1899. ELLIS BROS.

HINTS TO CUSTOMERS WHEN ORDERING. — Write name of each article
on separate line; order only what you find described and priced in this Catalogue;
keep a copy of order; state how to ship (mail or express) ; also, do not forget most
important of all — to sign plainly, the Town, State, P. O. Box or Street number.

POINTS. — Greenhouses newly built and latest in style for plant growing. Ten
houses, with 25,000 feet of glass. All shipping stock grown cool. Packing and ship-
ping by up-to-date methods. Customers in every State and in Canada. Sending out
more packages of greenhouse plants by mail than any other firm in New England.

PLANT INDEX.

Page.

Acalypha,

Althea 7“77

Araucaria 7

Asparagus, 2^

Ageratum, 24

Aster

Allyssuin, 3S

Azalea

Ardesia, 3S

Agave, 3S

Agapanthus 3S

Amar>'llis, 38

Aloysia 38

Astilbe, 4 ’

Achillea, 41

Ampelopsis, 45

Aquilegia, 43

Abutilon, 17

Begonia, i 3~*7

Bougainvillea, 25

Rouvardia, $S

Calla, 6-38-77

Carnation, iq -32

Centuurea, 3S

Coleus, 3S

Cactus 3$

Cyclamen 38

Cyperus, 3®

Carex

Campanula, 42

Cinnaii^on Vine, . . . .45

Clematis 46

Canna, 27

Chrysanthemum, . . 30-32

Cuphea, 36

Cobea, 37

Page.

Caladium 77

Currant, 76

Dracajna 7-39

Deiitzia 8

Dahlia

Daisy 39

Doronicum 43

Dialetra, 44

Dutchman’s Pipe, ... 45

Eulalia, 41

Evergreen, 77

Fern, 1-3

Fuchsia 26

Farfugium, 35

Freesia, 35

Ficus Klastica, 39

Feverfew, 39

Forget-me-not, .... 39

Funkia 42

Flower seed 47-65

Geranium 8-13

Gladiolus, 37

Genista, 39

Grevillca 39

Gypsophila

Glerhoma, 37

Gloxinia

Hydrangea 29-30

Heliotrope, 35-36

Hoya Carnosa, 36

Honeysuckle 36-45

Hardy Perennials, . . 41

1 [elianthus, 42

Heuchera Sanguinea, . 42
Helenium Autumnale, 43
Heliopsis

Page.

lledychium, 39

Hibiscus, 39

Hemerocallis, 45

Hyacinthus Candicans, 77
Iris, 23-24

Ivy 36-37

Iinpatiens, 40

Justicia, 2$

Jessamine, 37

Hophospennum, . . . .36

Lotus, 36

I Lantana 36-39

Lily of the Valley, ... 45

Lemon 39

Lopesia Kosea, .... 39

Iwinum 40

Lychnis

Lily, 77

Lilac, 77

Madeira Vine, 36

Mesembryanlhemum, . 36

Manettia Vine, 37

Monarda, 42

Myosotis, 42

Matrimony Vine, ... 45

Nikoteen, 76

Orange 40

Petunia

Penta«, ^ 7

Phryniiun, S

Pelargonium, .... iS-19

Palm, . .22-23

Pa)ony, V 24-25

Passion Vine, 36

Perennials, Hardy,. . .41
Pansy, 4*

Page.

Pink, Hardy 42

Phlox, Hardy, 44

Platycodon 45

Pyrethrum, 45

Primula, 5

Plant Sprinkler 76

Pyrus Japonica, .... 77

Kuellia, 4

Kudbeckia 28

Rose 32-.H

Rocket, 45

Raspberry, 76

Snowball 77

Strawberry, 76

Saxifraga 36

Smilax, 36

Swainsonia, 40

Stevia, . . 40

Strohilanthes 40

Sanseveria, 41

Salvia, 41

Spirea, 43

Shrubs, Hardy, . , . . 77

Small Fruits, 75

Tropa;olum, 7

Tuberose

Verbena 6

Violet, 2S-29

Vines, Tender, . . . 36-37
Vines, Hardy, . . .45-46

Vinca 36

Vegetable Plant, . . . .75
Vegetable Seed, . .66-75

Wisteria, 46

Weigelia, 77

Y ucca, 44

DtiO/AJCQC nOPhllUP f To one or wore men v>iih fair amount of capital.
O(/0//f tOO UrLnniU . particulars^ as this will bear investigation.

Address Ellis Bros.

ELLIS BROTHERS’ GREAT COLLECTION OFFERS!

Seventy-Ave Collections at only F'ifty Cents Mncb,

No cheap truck that we are trying- to work off, but well grown plants of the finest and choicest
varieties in the world — all prepaid.

Prices' net, p>ositively no premiums, extras, or discount to trade on anything ordered from

this list.

When ordering, give the number of the collection wanted is all that will be necessary.

JVo. Price.

I. 5 Ferns, Polystichum Proliferum, $0.50

а. a Ferns, Pteris Serrulata Voluta, 5 ®

3. 4 Ferns, Ncphrolepis, a each sort, 5 °

4. 4 Petunias, double, buyer’s selection, . 5 ^

5. 6 Petunias, single, assorted kinds, 5 ^

б. 3 Baby Primroses, So

7. 4 Obconica Primroses, 50

$. a Ruellia Makoyana, >50

9. 5 Phrynium Variegatum 50

10. 3 Callas, Fragrance, 50

11. 3 Pelargoniums, priced ao cents 5 ®

12. 1 Lily, Auratum, 1 Album, 1 Rubrum, 5 ®

13. 6 Abutilons, our selection, 5 °

14. 4 Cannas, priced 15 or 20 cents in Catalogue, $o

15. 3 Cannas, priced ao to 30 cents in Catalogue, 50

16. 4 Ampelopsis Veitchii 50

17. 5 Py rethrum Uliginosum, 5 ®

iS. 4 Asparagus Sprengerii SO

19. 7 Carnations, buyer’s selection, any varieties priced 10 cents in Catalogue, 50

20. I Boston Sword Fern, i Dicksonia, 1 Cyrtomium, 1 Polystichum Proliferum, 50

31 . 4 Ferns, any varieties priced 15 cents in Catalogue, 5 ®

22. 5 Rudbeckia, a grand hardy plant, 50

23. a Gloxinias, 3 Tuberous Begonias

24. 7 Vines and basket plants, buyer’s selection, priced ro cents in Catalogue 50

25. 7 Plants of any kind, priced in Catalogue 10 cents, 50

26. 4 Plants of any kind, priced in Catalogue 15 cents, S®

27. 3 Plants of any kind, priced in Catalogue 20 cents, 50

28. 4 Hydrangea Monstrosa, 50

29. 10 California Violets 50

30. 2 Violets each, California, Lady H. Campbell, Farquhar, Schoenbrunn, S. White, . .50

31. 14 Violets, Schoenbrunn, 50

33. 5 Violets, Schoenbrunn, 5 California, 50

33. 5 Violets, Lady Campbell, 5 Swanley White 50

34. 10 Violets, Lady Campbell, 50

35. 7 English Ivies 50

36. 10 New Mammoth Alyssum, 50

37 * ^5 Fine bulbs Excelsior Tuberoses, c

$S. 13 Extra large Tuberose bulbs

39. 4 Chinese Primroses 5.1

40. 4 Tuberous Begonias, named colors 51

41. 5 Tuberous Begonias, mixed colors, .5(,

43. 3 Ageratum, Tapis Blue, 2 White Cap, 3 Princess Pauline, 5

43. 8 Achillea, Pearl, 5

44. 8 Feverfew .5

45. 4 Chrysanthemums, 4 Carnations, our selection, all different, 5

46. 4 Chrysanthemums, 4 Begonias, our selection, all different, 5*

47. 4 Chrysanthemums, 4 Fuchsias, our selection, all different, 5|

48. 4 Chrysanthemums, 4 Geraniums, our selection, all different .5^

49. 8 Chrysanthemums, our selection, all different, 5I

50. 8 Fuchsias, our selection, all different, 5I

$1. 8 Carnations, our selection, all different, 5*

53. S House plants, our selection, all different, 5)

53. 8 Bedding plants, our selection, all different, J

54. 7 Begonias, our selection, all different

55. 8 Geraniums, our selection, all different, 5I

56. 3 Begonias, priced 30 cents in Catalogue or mailing list, 5^1

57. 4 Begonias, priced 15 cents in Catalogue or mailing list,

58. 6 Begonias, priced 10 cents in Catalogue or mailing list,

59. 4 Chrysanthemums, priced 15 cents in Catalogue or mailing list, labelled

60. 7 Chrysanthemums, priced 10 cents in Catalogue or mailing list, labelled,

61. 8 Gen. Grant Geraniums,

62. 6 Scented Geraniums, buyer’s selection,

63. 4 Geraniums, priced 15 cents in mailing list or Catalogue, labelled,

64. 7 Geraniums, priced lo cents in mailing list or Catalogue, labelled

65. 7 Heliotrope i.

66. 7 Calla I.ilies, small

6S. 3 Little Gem Callas, larger, !

69. 1 Palm, each Kentia and I..atania, ,]

70. 4 Oranges, Otaheite, J

71. 15 Lily Valley roots. Do not order later than May 15,

73. 3 Hydrangea Paniculata, will bloom this year, .J

73. 3 Salvia Splendens, 4 Feverfew, Little Gem,

74. 15 Asters, assorted, Truffaut’s, Comet and Semples, or all of a kind .t

75. S Holt’s Mammoth Sage

We will send one or any number of above collections by mail, prepaid, at uniform price

fifty cents. But we wish it distinctly understood that these are net, with no extras or premiu ,
— as price here given are on most sorts as low or lower than the wholesale price per hundred*
and we reserve the right to return money when our stock of any kind is exhausted, as at pricJ
given we cannot buy and get our money back. Ordbr early. Parties desiring only on
plant of a kind will find mailing list with premium the best to order from. Address, I

ELLIS BROS., Keene, N. H. ^

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Deseriptiue yst of plants.

FERNS.

The popularity and demand for fine Ferns has increased wonderfully in past few
years, and they are now indispensable; their diversity and gracefulness of foliage
make them peculiarly fitted to combine with other plants and flowers; also extra nice
in ferneries and for table decoration. They delight in light sandy loam, mixed with
leaf mould, and with good drainage, for while they thrive in a moist soil, stagnant or
sour earth is fatal to success. We have endeavored to grow in the greatest variety of
foliage the best sorts for the amateur, also, unequalled for the florist. The small
plants can go by mail, but larger sizes should be ordered sent by express.

Polystichum Proliferum (or Lace Fern). One of the finest of ferns for house
culture; very strong grower ; long, graceful fronds, keeping a long time when cut and
used with cut flowers. If grown in a partially shaded place, this will be found one of
the most pleasing of house plants. We see that several firms are offering this fine
Fern under the new but incorrect name of “ Aspidium Proliferum Walastoni. Cer-
tainly a grand plant, but no better for its new name. (See cut.) Price 15 < 5 ls.

Pteris Serrulata Voluta. This desirable Fern is one of the most distinct varieties
of Pteris Serrulata yet introduced, the volute or curled appearance being very notice-
able, not only in the mature plants, but also in the young state. Its elegant appear-
ance being also further enhanced by the tips being prettily crested. A rare Fern and
yet offered but by few in this country. Price 30 < 5 ls.

Adiantum Capillus-Veneris Imbricatum. This is one of the grandest additions
to the Fern family, and one that is sure to be grown extensively on account of its
beauty. The pinnae are very broad, two or more inches in diameter, deeply fringed
and overlapping each other, thus forming a solidjyet graceful arching frond of rich

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green color and good texture. This variety will be found most useful and valuable,
not only for collections and decorations, but especially for the filling of jardinieres
and fern dishes on account of its dwarf and bushy habit. It will also serve well for
cutting purposes, especially for the boutonnieres and small bouquets. Price 40 As.

Nephrolepis Cordata
Compacta (new Sword
Fern). In our estima-
tion this variety is the
finest of all the Sword
Ferns ; it is of free,
strong-growing compact
habit, attaining when
fully grown a height of
about two feet. The
fronds, which are of a
very rich dark green
color, of upright growth,
with just sufficient arch
in them to make them
graceful. As a Fern for
house culture or for win-
dow gardening we do not
know of any other variety
that would give the same
satisfaction and which
we could recommend so
highly. A beauty, it
cannot be too highly praised. (See cut.) Price 20 As., 50 As. and 75 As.

Boston Sword Fern (Nephrolepis Exaltata
Bostoniensis). A variation originating in the
vicinity of Boston, where it has been in popular
favor for a number of years under the name of
Boston Fern. In the vicinity of Boston no other
plant is used so extensively as this graceful
Nephrolepis, which differs from the ordinary
Fern in having much longer fronds, which fre-
quently attain a length of four feet. These fronds
arch and droop over very gracefully, on account
of which it is frequently called the Fountain Fern .

This drooping habit makes it an excellent fern
to grow as a single specimen on a table or pedes-
tal. We pride ourselves in being the first to
offer this grand Fern to retail catalogue trade of
this country. (See cut.)

Price2oAs.,5oAs.; fine specimens, 75 As.

Pteris Victoria. A most remarkable and beautifully variegated Pteris, and
undoubtedly one of the most striking and desirable f'erns of recent introduction.
The foliage is neatly divided, the sterile fronds being much wider than the fertile
ones, thus giving the plant a most chaste and lovely appearance. The fronds are of
rich green color, with beautiful silvery white variegation. Price 20 As.

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Polystichum Coreaceum. A low growing sort, forming a dense mass of light
green foliage ; extra goguJ for Fern pans and Fern cases. The fronds of this sort
have wonderful keeping qualities when cut, lasting in vases of water when well cared
for from six to ten weeks. Easily grown. Price 15 dts.

Pteris Tremula (or Shaking Fern). One of the finest Ferns for house decoration,
growing very rapidly and throwing up large handsome fronds. It makes magnificent
specimens. Easily grown and very popular. One of the best Ferns grown.
(See cut.) Price 15 < 5 ls. and 35 < 5 ls.

Adiantum Cuneatum. The most popular of all the “Maiden Hair” varieties.
Fronds delicate and graceful ; a distinct, lovely variety. Price 15 dts. and 30 dts.

Cyrtomium Falcatum. Quite a new Fern from Japan, of low ornamental growth,
fronds of great substance, thick and leathery, keeping well on plant or when cut.
This variety is now very popular and in great demand at Christmas in sections of
country where known, it being called the Holly Fern, from resemblance of foliage on
mature fronds to that of Holly. Price 20 dts.

Polypodium Aureum. A grand large growing sort, making a fine specimen in
short time. Very noticeable on account of foliage, which is very large and of a dis-
tinct bluish color. Price 20 dts. ; larger, 35 dts.

Dicksonia Antartica. Royal and majestic ; perhaps the most generally admired
of all Tree Ferns. The tall straight column of the trunk has an unusually rich,
luxuriant crown of delicately cut but firm-textured fronds. For unique decorative
effects the Tree Ferns are unsurpassed. Being rare and not in common use,
they attract attention. Young plants do not show the tree form; as they grow
older they gradually form a trunk or tree shape. Price 20 and 35 dts.

Platycerium Grande. Better known as Staghorn Fern, owing to the striking re-
semblance of the fronds to the horns of a stag. Price 50 dts. to .$3.00 each.

Pteris Argyrea. A very strong growing variety and very useful for all purposes.
Quite large foliage, with broad white band through the center of each frond.

PETUNIAS.

Price 20 dts.

Mrs. Morton. This stands at the head of all the white frilled varieties. Growth
vigorous, and very dwarf and bushy ; flowers white, with very heavy flnely cut fringe.

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The most light and airy in appearance of any of the whites. Good as a bedder, and
an excellent pot plant. Price 20 As.

Cornet. Large flowers, heavily fringed ; color a rich purple, each petal edged
white; very fine. Price 15 < 5 fs.

Eureka. Pure white, each petal having a narrow edge of magenta ; elegant form ;
one of the most desirable. Price 15 As.

Emdymion. Very delicate color of soft rose, elegantly frilled ; a distinct and
pleasing sort, desirable in any collection. Price 15 As.

Mrs. Sanders. A new variety, of the most perfect form ; color a fine pure pink ;
one of the best of its color. Price 15 As.

Note. — Above are all fine double fringed sorts.

Petunia. Single, mixed from fine strains of the large flowering sorts.

Price 10 As. ; 3 for 25 As. ; 12 for 75 As.

Petunia. Single dwarf, a bushy free-flowering sort, fine in beds and very useful
in vases, window boxes, etc. Price 10 As. ; 3 for 25 As. ; 12 for 75 As.

RUELLIA.

Ruellia Makoyana (new). This new plant forms a graceful, branching subject,
one of the principal attractions of which is a beautiful velvety foliage, with the upper
surface of a rich olive-green, shading to purple, relieved with prominent silvery-white
midrib and veins. The under side, however, is a bright purplish wine color. This
acquisition is already in great favor. It is one of the most brilliant flowering plants
known, specimens having been shown measuring thirty inches across, and carrying
more than three hundred flowers open at one time. These are of large size, and of a
bright carmine red; and not only do they appear in the spring, but also most abun-
dantly in autumn. (See cut.) Price 30 As.

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PRIMULA (PRIMROSES).

Forbesi (the Baby Primrose). We pronounce
this one of the most valuable plants for flower lov-
ers introduced for years, and that it is one of the
most profitable plants to grow for cutting. It be-
gins to bloom in thumb pots, when the leaves are
scarcely two inches high, and continues to bloom
for ten months in succession, the plants soon
forming dense clumps of foliage crowded with
dozens of long flower spikes. The blossoms are
very dainty and graceful, not quite one-half inch
across, of a most pleasing rose color, with eye or
center of pale gold. They are carried in tiers, on
erect but delicate stems, twelve to fifteen inches
long, and positively remain fresh for two weeks
after being cut. It is unequalled in keeping quali-
ties by any other cut flower that we know of. We
must add to all this that the plant grows vigorously
and without petting, in shade or in sunshine — even
in a cool house — and that many will carry one hun-
dred flower spikes, and more, during the season.

It is mocf rpmi'npr.,tT^.p fr» the trade. (See cut.) Price 20 ( 5 ts.*

Obconica. A lovely perpetual blooming
Primrose, needing about same culture as the
Chinese varieties. The flowers are borne
profusely, in trusses, on long stems, color
white, delicately tinted rosy lilac. Of easy
culture, thriving with little care and atten-
tion. The blooming qualities are wonderful,
in full flower from October to August, fully
nine months in the year, producing twice the
quantity of flowers of any plant with which
we are acquainted. Can be planted in open
ground in summer and potted again in fall.
(See cut.) Price 15 fts.

Chinese Primrose (single). This flo-
rists’ flower is held in great esteem, and is
one of the most desirable winter blooming
plants, flowering during the winter and
spring months. Choice fringed varieties in many colors. Primroses prefer rather
cool treatment and need but little sun, even doing finely in a north window. Price,
fine large plants, from 4-inch pots, in bloom, 25 <fts. ; three varieties for 60 ( 5 ts.
Smaller plants, 15 <fts. ; two for 25 as. The large size plants go best by express.

ACALYPHA SANDERI.

Without a doubt the most sensational new plant introduced for many years, and
one of the most striking flowering ornamental plants we have ever seen. It is of
strong, free growth, with large dark green leaves, from each axil of which, one to two
feet tong and nearly one inch thick, rope-like spikes of velvety crimson flowers are
gracefully suspended. The plant is in flower the year round and is as easily grown,
simply requiring a w'arm temperature to develop its full beauty. Price 50 < 5 fs.

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Fragrance. This is
another of Mr. Luther
Burbank’s most valuable
novelties. We believe
that it will become far
more popular than the
old Calla has ever been,
and that it will soon take
the old Calla’s place alto-
gether, inasmuch as it
produces more flowers
and requires but half the
space. Mr. Burbank says :
“ In the new Calla, ‘ Fra-
grance,’ which is one of
many thousand seedlings,
we have not only a most
charming flower produced
in a profusion never be-
fore surpassed, if equaled,
but also with a genuine,
sweet, lasting fragrance
all its own, but similar to
the fragrance of violets
and lilies. The plants are
of medium size, compact in growth, and multiply with great rapidity, growing and
blooming profusely under any ordinary treatment. In purchasing ‘Fragrance’ no
mistake need ever be made, as the foliage is unique, being handsomely fluted.” (See
cut.) Genuine stock. Price, small, 25 <Sls. ; larger, 40 dls.

VERBENAS.

Verbenas being a leading specialty, we have selected from a large collection the
following varieties, which combine the best bedding qualities and embrace the great-
est variety of color, which cannot fail to give satisfaction to all. The list includes
many of the best so-called mammoth sets; but where older sorts are still the best, we
retain them on our list. We also have in stock many kinds not on the list.

Leola, magenta, white eye; Marion, mauve, white eye; Candidissima, pure
white, extra; Bernice, pink, dark center; Beauty of Oxford, mammoth pink; Black
Hawk, rich dark maroon ; Climaxer, extra large, scarlet ; Negro, nearly black, very
fine ; Crimson Bedder, bright crimson ; Invincible, purple, large white eye ; Swanger's
Beauty, finest striped sort ; Antonio, deep blue, very fine ; Glow Worm, brilliant scar-
let, extra ; Gen. Custer, crimson, white eye ; Mrs. Cleveland, fine, pure white ; Mrs.
J. C. Vaughan, light pink; Machadon, deep blood red; Miss Arthur, dazzling scarlet ;
Turquoise, fine blue, white eye ; Loadstar, large, dark lavender.

Price, customer’s selection, 8 < 5 ls. each, 75 dls. per doz. ; our selection of best
sorts, only 6 < 5 ts. each, 60 dts. per doz. ; fine seedlings, mixed, 50 As. per doz. Ver-
benas cannot be sent by mail after May 15. While we shall fill all orders for Verbenas
in full as far as possible, we reserve the right to substitute good kinds in place of any
of which we may be out.

CALLA.

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DRACAENA CODSEFFIANA.

Undoubtedly one of the most striking new ornamental foliage plants of recent
introduction. The plant is of an entirely different habit and appearance from all other
Dracienas ; it is of free-branching habit, and throws out many suckers from the base
so as to form beautiful, compact, graceful specimens in a very short time. Its foliage
is broadly lanceolate, five to six inches long, and two to three inches wide; of a
strong, leathery texture ; rich dark green color, densely marked with irregular dots
and spots of a creamy white. It is a plant which will undoubtedly be grown very ex-
tensiwly for decorative purposes when it becomes more plentiful, as it is very hardy
as a house plant, equaling if not surpassing in this respect the Aspidistra and Ficus.

Price 6o (Sts.

ALTHEA.

Joan of Arc (new). Or double flower-
ing Rose of Sharon. It begins to bloom
almost as soon as planted, and every leaf
brings forth pure white double flowers,
frequently nine inches round, which are
mistaken by many for glorious Camellias.
These chaste flowers are borne during
the entire season, and even during winter,
if the plant is taken up or potted, there-
by ornamenting both the garden and the
house. As a pot plant, it is most at-
tractive and desirable, and as a shrub in
open ground it is hardy as other varieties,
and the finest flower yet seen. (See
cut.) Price 30 as.

ARAUCARIA.

Excelsa (Norfolk Island Pine). As
a decorative plant this is one of the
handsomest and most serviceable. Its
deep green, feathery foliage arranged in whorls, rising one above the other at regular
distances, forms a plant of rare grace and beauty. This is also called the Monkey
Puzzle Tree. These cannot be sent by mail. Price $1.00, $1.50 and $2.50 each.

TROPAEOLUM PHOEBE.

A most attractive and deliciously scented variety, producing flowers throughout
the winter and summer season, of a deep golden yellow, with a rich crimson-feathered
blotch in each segment, outer edges notched or scalloped, the whole forming into an
exquisitely shaped blossom. A free, vigorous grower. When in the height of its
perfection, strings of growth eight to ten feet long, resplendent with its parti-colored
flowers, can be cut for decoration. This new fancy Nasturtium is fine for anj' purpose
where this class of plants can be used. Price 25 6ls.

PENTAS LANCEOLATA.

A pretty half-shrubby greenhouse plant, not unlike a Bouvardia in general habit
and appearance, but flowering much more profusely and continuously. It may be
planted in the open border during the summer, but it is valuable chiefly as a winter
flowering pot plant for the window or conservatory, for which purpose it is especially
well suited, being in flower all the time. The pure white flowers are produced in flat

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heads of fifteen to thirty flowers each, similar to Bouvardia, but much larger, and last
in perfection a long time. Price 25 <fts. each.

PHRYNIUM VARIECATUM.

Its manner of growth is much like that of a
Canna, the leaves borne on erect footstalks with
spreading blades of oblong lanceolate form. They
are bright pale green, beautifully variegated with
white and gold. In^some leaves the whole area is
white, in others only one-half, in others again it is
confined to the interspaces between two or three
of the ribs, while in others it is reduced to a few
stripes. It is verj' free growing and one of the
most ornamental plants imaginable. As a bedding
plant, planted out in full sun, it is simply elegant,
making a specimen which for ornamental foliage
has no equal. It is a free, vigorous and easy
grower, succeeding in all situations; also fine as a
pot plant. (See cut.) Price 15 ( 5 ts.

DEUTZIA LEMOINEI.

Without doubt one of the most important new
hardy plants offered in many years. It is a hybrid
between Deutzia Gracilis and Deutzia Parviflora,
and has the advantage over the former of having
flowers nearly three times as large, which are pro-
duced in broad based cone-shaped heads of from
twenty to thirty flowers each, and are of purest white, which open out very full. It
is perfectly hardy, and will not only prove a valuable plant for the garden, but is cer-
tain to become one of the standard plants for forcing into flower in winter, more es-
pecially at Easter, and it is quite sure to take the place of the popular Deutzia Gracilis.

Price, small plants, 20 dts. ; very strong, 40 dls.

GERANIUMS.

We call special attention to our entire list of Geraniums. The older or standard
sorts are selections of years of practical growing of this popular plant, while in new
sorts a finer set than the first sixteen in our list cannot be found named in any retail
catalogue in this country. The first seven never having been offered till this year,
being the cream in novelties, from the world’s best growers. Our collection is at all
times up to date, which accounts for our immense sale in this class of plants.

Le Fraicheur. Double ; white, with a narrow band of rosy pink around each
petal, exactly like a Picotee. Absolutely novel and distinct, and one of the prettiest
flowers we have seen for years; colors delightfully fresh and clear. Price 75 < 5 ls.

Dr. Despres. Double; a good truss, composed of large circular flowers ; color
changeable; bright violet marked vermilion on the upper petals, the other segments
marked scarlet. Very distinct. Price 35 As.

Emanuel Arene. Double; one of the most startling novelties of the day. The
floret is large and round, very fine, and of a pure rose color, with immense white eye.
Both colors are very clear and pure, and are combined in the most showy way. Every
florist ought to have this unique novelty. Price 60 As.

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Mme. Rozain. Purest white. M. Rozain, the celebrated raiser, has named this
variety for his wife, and pronounces it the superior of all other double w’hites. Size
of floret and truss and freedom all seem perfect. Price 35 <fts.

Mme. Hoste. Rich crimson lake at the edge of the petals, shading to ro.sy car-
mine towards the center, with startling white blotches on the upper petals ; the color
scheme is extraordinary, and the size and circular form are of the finest; one of the
grandest of the English show type. Extra for house culture. Price, 25 dts.

Vera Vend. Plant of finest habit, large trusses ; flowers semi-double, very open,
with large petals, the borders of which are rosy orange; large center, striped with
white, and delicately marbled and striped with rosy orange-carmine; all the petals
bordered with orange-carmine, the center brightened with an aureole of bright orange.
A very distinct and charming variety. Price 40 dls.

Francis Perkins. This we consider the finest bright pink bedding Geranium to
date for our climate. The plant is a strong, vigorous grower and a prolific bloomer;
flowers are perfect in form and are borne well above the foliage on long footstalks;
color a clear bright pink. It stands the sun admirably, and for massing there is
nothing that equals it in its color. Semi-double. Price 15 dls.

Mme. Jules Chretien (single). Florets full two inches across, perfectly circular
and extremely showy. It is the largest, finest and most showy fancy Geranium that
we have ever seen. The center of the flower is pure white, surrounded by an aureole
of pale violet, and is bordered bright red. The bloom is of the very largest size, and
is a beautiful dwarf grower and very free in bloom. A most astonishing variety.
Stock very scarce. Price 50 dls.

John Doyle. A strong grower, throwing its truss up well above the foliage, of
enormous size, and of the richest bright scarlet. A phenomenal bloomer, as it will
produce one-third more flowers than any Geranium we grow. Price 10 dls.

Fleur Poitevine (single). Flowers large, color brilliant rosy carmine, marbled
and striped in white, and producing an aureole of deep orange-carmine at the center;
the plant is robust and produces quantities of bloom. Price 15 dls.

Md. Jaulin. A new semi-double Geranium; an entirely distinct color. Very
large florets compose a truss of grand size ; center of flower very delicate pink, bor-
dered with pure white. For freshness and beauty this variety is unrivaled by any
bedding sort, and is equally valuable for pot culture. Price 15 dls.

J. Sallier. A vigorous growing and remarkably free-flowering variety. Trusses
very large and of perfect form, composed of single flowers ; entirely distinct from any
existing variety. Edges of petals carmine-lake ; the center is washed in tints of rose
and bluish heliotrope color, with orange center. Price 10 dls.

H. Dauthenay (single). Low growing, free branching and extremely free in
bloom ; the trusses are of gigantic size, flowers enormous and quite round, color
coppery orange-red, with white eye, with peculiar shadings about the eye; the color
is magnificent; the plant blooms in the greatest abundance. Price 10 dls.

Juliet (new semi-double). Its merits are very strong, rugged growth ; but short
jointed and bushy, in fact a model Geranium, in foliage and habit. Flowering very
profusely at all seasons; color pink, with salmon shadings; grand. Price 10 dls.

Dr. Marest. A new dark flowering bedding variety. Wonderful profuse bloom-
ing in vases and flower-beds. Price to dls.

Deuil de Miribel. The grandest single scarlet that we have yet seen. Footstalks
fifteen inches long and very rigid, and bearing enormous trusses of immense circular
florets of velvety crimson-scarlet. This variety has the largest floret, finest truss,
longest stem and best color among single reds ; fine free grower. Price 20 dls.

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Mars. This new single border CJeranium produces more flowers than any other
Geranium; though of smaller size, they are produced in such profusion as to com-
pletely cover the plant; new color, white and salmon, habit dwarf, leaf with a dark
brown zone; equally' as good a winter as summer bloomer. (See cut.) Price 15 < 5 ts.

Raspail Improved. Among double Geraniums there is nothing finer. The
color is a deep scarlet of exquisite shade. The floret is very regular in form, more
than semi-double, and about two and one-half inches in diameter. Foliage and habit
are both good, and it is a first-class winter bloomer. Price 20 As.

Alphonse Ricard. Color bright vermillion-scarlet, habit dwarf, very vigorous,
truss very large, measuring from three to six inches in diameter. Large, semi-double
floret, sometimes exceeding two inches in diameter. The finest large-flowered Bruant
that has ever been introduced, and the best bedding scarlet. It is a constant bloomer
from early in the season to late in the fall. Price 10 As.

Md. Bruant. A grand new single variety wholly distinct from any other in culti-
vation. White, veined with carmine-lake, florets regularly bordered with bright
solferino, the arrangement of color is exquisite; the trusses are large and beautifully
formed ; the plant is a good healthy grower and very free-flowering. It rivals many *

of the fancy Pelargoniums, with its wonderful combinations of colors, and excell-
ing them in blooming qualities, being in flower summer and winter, at all times in
bloom. Price 10 As.

Mrs. J. M. Garr. Probably the finest of the single white bedders ; semi-dwarf,

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the plants have been a cloud of bloom all summer. Large trusses, and wonderfully
floriferous when planted in open ground. Also a fine pot plant. Price to i 5 ls.

Mme. Ch. Dabouche (double). Extremely free in bloom, with enormous trusses
of targe round flowers. Color, bright rose, shading to apple bloom pink. A new
fancy variety that will attract in any collection ; extra good. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Mme. Jouis. A very beautiful variety; color, bright rose at the center with a
white border of Hesh color or white. Florets of the very largest size, semi-double,
and flat in form. A grand addition to the doubles; extra. Price to dls.

M. Remy Martin (double). Dwarf and free branching, producing flowers abun-
d.antly throughout the season. Enormous spherical trusses high above the foliage.
Color, beautiful dark rose, marked pure white on the upper petals, lilac on the two
lower petals. One of the best of the season. Price 15 <Sts.

Baron Duranteau. Magnificent double flowers, of a fine shade of crimson, upper
petals marked scarlet ; greatly admired. Price 10 dls.

F. L. Voith (single). Color a beautiful, clear and brilliant carmine-rose, with a
very large and pure wdiite eye ; florets round and of perfect form ; trusses of enormous
size and beautiful shape; plant very free and of excellent habit. Price lo dls.

Baronne de Scalibert. Dwarf and compact in growth, and so free in bloom that
the large trusses cover the plant. Florets large, of bright soft pink color, the centers
marked white, petals veined red, a lovely color; single. Price 10 < 5 fs.

Mme. Grillet. Of a beautiful, soft China rose color, of a different shade from any
other variety that we offer. Very fine double sort. Price 10 < 5 ts.

Theodore de Bandville. The best yet produced of the golden type. A good
grower and free bloomer, with large well formed florets borne in large trusse.s ; pure
yellowish scarlet, semi-double; a very fine sort. Price 15 dls.

P. Crozy. The foliage shows the blending of the two races, having the form of
the Ivy and the substance and size of the Zonals. The flowers are brilliant scarlet,
borne in the greatest profusion, the trusses measuring six inches across ; habit is com-
pact; the flowers are semi-double and last a long time. Price 10 fts.

Souvenir de Mirande (single). It h.as round florets, upper petals cream-white
with a distinct rosy pink border; lower petals salmon-rose, streaked with pure white.
A most novel color, and extremely free-flowering. Price 10 dls.

Claire Fromont. Immense sized trusses, semi-double florets of the largest size;
growth and habit of plant perfect; color beautiful rose, marked white, without any
solferino or magenta shading. The best pink variety we have seen. Stock of this
sort very limited. Price 15 < 5 ts.

Daybreak. An entirely new color in single Geraniums, being a beautiful light
flesh, like Daybreak Carnations; large trusses and grand foliage. We recommend
this as one of the finest of the fancy flowering kinds. Price 10 dts.

La Favorite. This eclipses all other double white Geraniums. The trusses are
very large and perfect in form, and of the purest snowy white, even when grown in
the open ground. A good grower and free-flowering. Price 10 dts.

M. V. Noulens. Very distinct, of the “ Mirande” type, clear white with scarlet
holder, flowers large and good form. Price 10 <Sls.

Sam Sloan (single). Deep crimson-scarlet ; trusses of immense size. Fine for
house or pot culture, but its great merit lies in its wonderful blooming qualities when
planted out. Price to (Sts.

Mrs. E. G. Hill (single). The center of each petal is a soft, light salmon, bor-
dered with rosy salmon and veined with rose; trusses very large and composed of an
immense number of florets ; extra. Price 10 (Sts.

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Montesquieu. Very large semi-double florets of e.\quisite pale mauve, with white
eye. It bears a fine truss on a long, stiff footstalk. One of the best. Price 15 6ls.

Queen of the Belgians. Single Zonale, pure white; florets and trusses nearer
perfection than any other of this class, bringing the whites up in size and form to the
colored varieties ; free-flowering; fine habits. We recommend this sort for its purity,
perfect form and free habits. Price 10 dts.

Gen. Grant. One of the best single scarlet varieties for bedding, vases, etc.
Price, from 2-^in. pots, 10 dts. ; 75 i 5 ls. per doz. ; 3-in. pots, $1.25 per doz.

S. A. Nutt. A new dark bedding variety, now used extensively’ in the large
parks, and called the best of the dark double varieties. Price 10 dls.

Beaute Poitevine. Undoubtedly the best double Geranium of its color. Very
large semi-double florets of beautiful and distinct form, and borne in immense
trusses; very free bloomer, and as a bedding variety it has no equal in its color, bril-
liant salmon, brighter at the edges, and is a plant of tine short jointed habit, the best
of all the salmon shades, either for house culture or bedding. Price 10 dls.

Mrs. Hayes. Very double, of a beautiful light pink flesh color; trusses of im-
mense size. Sure to please. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Heteranthe (Double Gen. Grant). We consider this the best bedding Geranium
of all varieties. The plant redounds in vigor; foliage is strong and striking. Color
of the flower is a bright vermillion-red, of pleasing shade. The flowers are absolutely
perfect in shape, color and make-up ; trusses exceptionally large and borne in im-
mense spherical balls, q^ten measuring eight inches in diameter. Price lo dls.

FANCY LEAF GERANIUMS.

Mrs. Parker. In this fine variety recently in-
troduced, we have a combined beauty in flowers
and foliage not found in any other Geranium. Its
leaves are deep green, with a broad margin of white ;
flowers perfectly double, bright pink. Splendid for
house culture. (See cut.) Price 15 < 5 ls.

Chieftain. One of the best of the bronze type ;
fine for pots, vases, or bedding; foliage light
golden, with a rich chocolate zone. Price lodts.

Happy Thought. An entirely new style of
leaf, having a large yellow blotch in the center of
leaf, with an outer band of green. Price toils.

, Mrs. Pollock (golden tricolor). The ground
color is a deep green, with a zone of bronze, crim-
son and scarlet, with margin of clear yellow.

Price 15 < 5 ls.

L’Enfer. Plant very dwarf, with small leaves of blackish green and black zone.
Flowers fiery scarlet; a novelty in black and scarlet, and entirely distinct among
foliage Geraniums, and yet rare. Price 15 its.

Mountain of Snow. Pure white, margined; flowers scarlet. Price to dls.
Golden Band. Gold margined ; cherry colored flowers. Price 20 its.

Cloth of Gold. Fine golden foliage. Price 20 dls.

Md. Salleroi. A distinct variety, with leaves from one to two inches in diame-
ter ; the center of olive-green, with broad margins of white. Price 10 dls.

Crystal Palace Gem. Golden foliage ; center of leaf bright green. One of the
very best of the golden varieties ; scarlet flowers. Fine for window. Price 10 dls.

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Distinction. Leaves are circular, and very dark green, having a narrow band of
jet black near the margin; distinct from anything in cultivation. Price 15 < 5 ls.

SCENTED GERANIUMS.

Peppermint. Large velvety leaf, strong grower. Price 10 dts.

Mrs. Taylor. Strong rose fragrance, and deep scarlet flowers. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Lemon. Large leaf, scented. Price to < 5 ls.

Rose. Large leaf, scented. Price 10 <fts.

Skeleton Leaved. Rose scented. Price 10 &s.

Quercifolia (oak). Leaves marked with black. Price 10 fts.

Fernaefoleum Odorata. A valuable and scarce sort ; its leaves have the appear-
ance of the Fern, also an odor similar to Sweet Fern. Price 15 dls.

Lemon. A dwarf small leaf sort, growing dense and compact. Price 11; <Sls.

Nutmeg Scented. Small leaves, resembling “Apple Scented.” Price to < 5 ls.

Variegated Rose Scented. Foliage green and white. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Birch Leaf. Small leaf, with birch fragrance. Price 10 < 5 ls.

Attar of Roses. I^eaf apple green, large and velvety. Price 15 i 5 ts.

Shrubland Pet. Small light green leaves, very fragrant. Price 10 dls.

IVY-LEAFED GERANIUMS.

Gen. Championnet. Flowers double and of enormous size, equallv as large and
double as the finest Zonale ; color, deep scarlet with carmine shadings. The largest
flowered of all the Ivy Geraniums. Price 15 <fts.

Mme. A. Guillemand. Flowers full and double ; color, violet-purple ; e.\tremely
grand of this color. Price 10 dts.

Bouv. Chas. Turner. The handsomest double Ivy Geranium ever introduced.
Florets two and one-half inches, in trusses six inches across. The color is a bright
pink, approaching scarlet; the upper petals, feathered maroon. ' Price 15 dls.

Joan of Arc. This is one the most charming plants we have ever offered. The
flowers are perfectly double, white as snow, and literally stud the plant when in full
bloom. The foliage is extremely handsome, the dense, glossy green leaves making a
most effective background for clusters of ivory-white flowers. Price to dls.

L’Elegante. An extremely pretty variety, of bright green foliage, with broad
band of creamy white, often margined with pink ; its pure white, single blossoms are
produced in dense clusters. Price 15 dls.

BEGONIAS.

• In no other class of plants has there been so much improvement, so many addi-
tions in choice varieties, and so much progress in popularity during the past few
years, as in the Begonia. The reasons are; ease of culture, rapid growth, freedom
from insects, fine flowers, great variety and wonderful beauty of foliage, and all that
goes to make the window garden enjoyable, can be found with Begonias alone. Our
collection is one of the finest in the United States. No expense spared to get the best
from the world’s most noted growers. The coloring and form of varieties offered
are very unique and beautiful in the extreme.

Glory of Lorraine (new). The greatest novelty in Begonias of the year. The
plant presents a mass of floral loveliness for nearly the whole year — blooming autumn,
winter and spring — a perfect bouquet of clear pink flowers. Price so c'ls.

Double Vernon (new). Like “Vernon,” but with double flowers ; will be used
in large quantities for bedding, vases, etc., soon as florists can supply it at moderate
cost ; flowers last much longer than the single variety. Price Z5 fts.

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Masterpiece (Rex). Exceedingly highly colored, leaves having a pinkish metal-
lic lustre, entire center being practically pink, with a very narrow outer edge of
bronze-green. It is as highly colored as a sea conch, having a bright pinkish metallic
lustre impossible to describe; exceedingly beautiful. Price 30 dts.

Bertha McGregor. A splendid new seedling
and one of the most beautiful fancy Begonias
yet seen. A cross between the Rex and flower-
ing section, showing a combination of coloring
and great freedom of growth, together with fine
habit, which will make it of great value to both
amateur and florist. It grows readily under
ordinary treatment. Leaf six by nine inches,
long pointed and with six deep notches, produc-
ing foliage in abundance: the center of leaf is
small, dark and palm-shaped ; the body of leaf
being solid silver, outlined with bronze; ele-
gant. (See cut.) Price 25 dls.

Pictaviense (Scharlliana X Metallica). This
cross has produced a plant of fine habit, fine
foliage and fine flower. The leaves are inter-
mediate between the two parents, both in size and forfn ; the under side is a rich pur-
plish red, the veining very prominent, and the face of the leaf a fine bronzy green.

Price 15 <5ls.

Mme. Lionnet. The ground color of the leaf is a rosy bronze, distinctly over-
laid with a silvery-metallic lustre, the entire surface covered with crimson pile ; the
best red-leaf Begonia on the list, being very brilliant in color. The flowers are
bright pink. Price 25 as.

Pres. Carnot (Rex). \'ery beautiful; strong, vigorous grower; light brown
foliage beautifully marked, giving it the appearance of frosted silver over the larger
part of the leaf. One of the most beautiful of the newer introductions. Price 25 as.

Speculata. C^iite a novelty in
Rex type. Leaves are in the form of
a grape leaf. Color a bright green,
with background of chocolate ; veins
of light pea-green, the whole leaf
spotted with silver. In bloom it is
magnificent, the panicales composed of
great numbers of individual pink
blooms, are lifted high and spray-like,
quite clear of the foliage. (See cfit.)

Price 15 as.

Countess Louise Erdody. The
leaf, which has a metallic lustre, ap-
pears dark silvery in the center, shad-
ing into coppery rose toward the mar-
gin, which is broadly and evenly
edged with the same hue, but darker
and more brilliant. The veins are yellowish green on both sides. The striking
peculiarity, however, which distinguishes it from all other Begonias, consists in the
fact that the two lobes at the base of the leaf do not grow side by side, but one of

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them winds in a spiral-like way until in a full
grown leaf there are four of these twists lying
on the top of the leaf nearly two inches high.
(See cut.) Price 15 <Ss.

Metallica. A variety with a peculiar me-
tallic-like lustre, and charming rose-colored
flowers; very worthy variety, combining both
beauty of leaf and flower in same plant. Win-
ter flowering; extra. Price, 10 to 25 < 5 ls.

Revolution. A very striking new variety,
with a very pronounced double whorl on the
leaf, one above the other ; the texture is fine
and velvety and the shading is beautiful, show-
ing a nice silver zone. A free, thrifty grower.

A fine additon to the whorled Rex. Similar to
“ Countess Louise Erdody ” in shape of leaf,
but entirely distinct in its coloring and a more
sturdy grower. Price 25 As.

Mme. I.eboncy (Rex). .\ very rare .sort, and none in our list can equal it in rich,
lustrous coloring, which it is impossible to do justice in a description. The young
leaves are reddish metallic, studded with irregular silvery spots. The older leaves are
dark silver, shaded steel and spotted dark green ; the entire leaf shaded red and bur-
nished as in tinsel. Price 40 As.

Argentea Guttata. This vari-
ety has purple-bronze leaves, ob-
long in shape, with silvery mark-
ings, and is in every way a most
beautiful Begonia. It produces
xvhite flowers in bunches on ends
of growth stems. (See cut.)

Price 15 As.

Tuberous-rooted. These
splendid Begonias are very beauti-
ful, and unsurpas.sed for bedding or
pot culture. The plants present a
striking appearance, being covered
with magnificent showy flowers.
The bulbs or tubers can be easily
grown, requiring like Gloxinias,
light loamy soil and a somewhat
shaded situation. After blooming
all summer, the bulbs, if in beds,
should be taken up in November,
dried off like Gladiolus, and packed
in a box of coarse sand placed in a dry place, secure from cold. If in pots, they can be
gradually dried off in November by withholding water; when well dried out, put the
pots containing bulbs in a dry warm place, until spring, when the roots should be
shaken out and re-potted. We can furnish the following colors : red, white, pink and
yellow. All strong flowering bulbs. Price 20 As. each.

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Manicata Aurea (from Italy). A very beautiful and distinct ornamental Begonia,
with clear and glossy green foliage, marked and blotched with cream color, deepening
to bright canary ; flowers pink, lace-like, in long spreading panicles. Its heavy glossy
leaves being boldly blotched with a rich golden cream, and clear carmine etch-
ing in the matured leaves, altogether making the handsomest variegated plant
known. Price 25 <fts.

Rubra. A fine acquisition to our winter flowering plants. The leaves are of the
darkest green ; color of flowers, scarlet-rose, gloss}’ and wax-like. Price 10 <Sls.

Souv. de F. Gaulian. A remarkably strong growing variety, of stiff, upright
habit; foliage very large; flowers beautiful coral red, in large pendant panicles simi-

Price 15 dfs.

Louise Closson. One of the
richest and most beautiful of the
Rex family, with large and very
bright foliage. The coloring is
simply magnificent ; center of leaf
deep bronze with broad band of
silvery rose; edged bronze, spotted
rose. (See cut. ) Price 25 6ls.

Queen Victoria (Rex). Solid
silver leaf of crepe-like texture, red
veins, and fluted edge; plant a
strong grower. Price 25 dls,

Incarnata. A splendid winter
flowering plant. About the Christ-
mas holidays this is covered with
one mass, from top to bottom, w'ith
bright pink flowers, looking like
one huge bouquet. The Christmas
flowering plant for everyone.

Price 10 dls.

Vernon. One of the very best summer or winter blooming Begonias. Flowers
when small, and is literally covered with flowers as the plants attain age and strength.
Numerous flowers are of a brilliant orange-cai’mine color, and the foliage a glossy
red which grows more intense with the advancing season. Price 10 dls.

Clementina. A cross between Rex and “Diadema.” The color of the stem and
upper surface of the leaf is a beautiful bronze green, ornameated with large silver
spots, arranged parallel with the ribs of the leaf; the under side is a bronzy red, pro-
ducing a beautiful effect. An easy and rapid grower. Price 20 dls.

Weltoniensis. Beautiful old-fashioned pink flowering variety; also known as
Coral Begonia. Price 10 dls.

Thurstonii. Bright red foliage and veinings underneath the leaves, and bright
metallic green, shading to red in the younger growth on top, with the deep veinings ;
the flowers are a beautiful deep pink in bud, but when expanded become a beautiful
shell-pink. A grand improvement on “ Metallica.” Price 15 dls.

Multiflora. Winter flowering ; constantly in bloom ; a profusion of rosy pink
blossoms from November to April. Price 10 dls.

Riciniflora. A magnificent decorative plant ; leaves of immense size and similar
in form to “ Ricinus.” Flowers in very large panicles on flower stalks two to three
and one-half feet high ; light pink. Price 15 dls.

lar to “ Rubra,” but very much larger and finer.

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McBethii. A beautiful white or winter flowering sort, of dense and finely cut
foliage, blooming profusely through the winter months. Price lo dts.

Pond Lily. Named on account of resemblance of leaf to that of the Pond Lily ;
fine foliage; one of the best winter blooming varieties ; flowers pink. Price 15 <Ss.

Roi Ferd Major (Rex). Large silver leaf, center blotched dark green, edge ruf-
fled, and covered with blotches of dark green with red shading. Price 25 ifts.

Silver Queen. Not a new variety, but one that came to us with above name, and
we find it one of the finest of Rex Begonias. The entire ieaf is a light siivery color,
veined green ; flowers white, shaded pink. ’ Price 15 dts.

Queen of Hanover. Leaf of a soft velvety texture, covered with red pile, center
and edge of soft green velvet, the zone formed by small silver dots. Price 25 < 5 ts.

Sanguinea. Leaves dark, glossy olive-green, under side deep red, flowers white;
easily grown. Price 15 dls.

Maple Leaf. The name indicates shape of ieaf, which is quite iargeand of a pure,
light, solid green, thick in texture, and surface very glossy. This makes an elegant
house plant, and easily makes a fine specimen. Price 20 dts.

Rex Varieties. A magnificent class of house plants, remarkable for the variety
and beautiful markings of the foliage; weli adapted to vases and baskets in shady
situations; also very fine ornamental plants for window, but should be kept where it
is warm and not too sunny. Price, older sorts, small plants, 15 < 5 ls. ; large, 25 to 50
(Sts. ; new and rare sorts, small plants, 25 cts each.

Otto Hacker. Plant, a strong vigorous grower, of stiff, upright habit, with
large, shining deep green ieaves, eight to ten inches long. The flowers are borne in
immense pendant ciusters eight to ten inches across, tweive to twenty-five large
flowers in a cluster. Color a beautiful bright coral red. Price 20 <fts.

ABUTILON.

Savitzii. This unique maple-leaved variety is from Japan. It is a decided im-
provement upon “Souvenir de Bonn,” inasmuch as the variegation is entireiy differ-
ent, the contrast between the green and white is sharper, and the habit of the piant is
dwarfer. It will be of exceptional value for edged sub-tropical beds, — also among the
best as a pot plant.

Mrs. G. Laing (new). Immense
flowers of bright rosy pink, of beautiful
expanded form ; habit good, and free in
growth and bloom. Flowers nice for
cutting, as the stems are long. A great
improvement on any variety similar in
color. (See cut.) Price 20 dls.

Souv. de Bonn. The bright green
ieaves are distinctly edged with a broad
pure white band. The flowers are of gol-
den yellow color, veined with scarlet.

Either bedded out or as a pot plant, makes
fine specimens in a short time.

Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Golden Fleece (or Golden Bells). A
fine yellow flowering Abutilon of strong
vigorous habit and a very free bloomer.

Color, rich golden yellow; flowers of large size. This variety blooms the entire year;
one of the best for summer bedding or winter window plants. Price 10 <fts.

Price 25 dts.

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Infanta Eulalia. Unlike the ordinary Abutilon of scraggy growth, it is very
compact and short-jointed, making a very neat pot plant. The flowers are the most
beautiful we have seen among Abutilons, being very large, yet short and beautifully
cupped, and of the most lovely pale satin-pink color imaginable. It flowers in pro-
fusion, both summer and winter. Price 20 < 5 ls.

L’Africain. In contrast with above we offer this fine new and attractive dark sort.
Its color, dark crimson, shading still darker at center ; petals very thick and heavy and
having a beautiful glossy appearance not found in the other varieties. Price 20 < 5 fs.

Boule de Nei’ge. This is one of the best Abutilons yet introduced, with dark
green leaves and pure white flowers ; it blooms freely, either as a bedding-out plant
or pot plant for winter. Price to fts.

Firefly. By far the highest and brightest color of all the family, and one of the
freest bloomers. When grown in a pot it flowers all winter, and summer when planted
out; color nearest approach to scarlet of any yet introduced. Price 10 dls.

Thompsoni-plena, A double Abutilon had never been produced until this was
obtained. Foliage beautifully mottled yellow and green; perfectly double flowers ;
color, rich deep orange, shaded and streaked with crimson. Price 10 <Sls.

PELARGONIUMS.

This grand old plant is again
coming to the front in popular
favor. The reason is evident, as
seen in the improved sorts of today.
The large, fluffy, crimped, and in
some sorts semi-double flowers,
their longer season of bloom,
greater variety of coloring, from
the most delicate to the brightest
and most fiery. Also in their
favor — that many of these im-
proved sorts are much stronger
growers than the old varieties. No
American florist will catalogue a
finer set than the following ;

Sandiford’s Surprise. A
charming flower of splendid habit,
big black blotches in upper petals,
edged fiery red, surrounded with a
broad band of white ; lower petals
white, bright red spot in center of each ; continues long in flower, and is one of the
most distinct in cultivation. Price 40 <Sls.

Sandiford’s Best. A new and distinct flower, of a beautiful shade of pink, edged
with a deep band of the purest white ; large white throat. The plant is marvelously
free-flowering, and the trusses large and round ; very attractive and a most charming
variety. Price 40 < 5 ls.

Sandiford’s Wonder. Splendid semi-double white flower, very pure in color,
some flowers showing a small maroon spot in upper petals ; heavily fringed ; a great
advance in this class of plants. The many admirers of the genuine Florist Pelargo-
nium will welcome this grand variety as being simply invaluable for all kinds of floral
work, as the plants are smothered in bloom all through the season. Price 50 < 5 ts.

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Dorothy. Rosy salmon, dark maroon blotch on upper petal, richly shaded plum
color round the throat, petals prettily fringed, give a light, elegant appearance to
the flower; begins to flower early in the season, keeping covered in bloom to
the end. Price 30 fts.

Champion. Fine large flotvers, blush white, with maroon-crimson blotch on up-
per petals, sjilendid habit, making a dense, bushy plant smothered with bloom ; the
finest of all the spotted varieties. Price 25 fts.

Countess. Bright cerise, with dark blotch on upper petals and white throat, the
last being pure and well defined; gives the flower a striking appearance; plant very
dwarf and free. Price 25 As.

Edward Perkins. Bright orange-scarlet, dark maroon blotch on upper petals;
beautifully fringed and undulated; good habit, very early and free flowering.

Price 25 (Ss.

H. M. Stanley. Bright, rosy crimson, upper petals shaded scarlet and heavily
blotched; the flowers are produced in marvelous profusion. Price 25 dls.

Marie Malet. White, with maroon-crimson blotches on all five petals; remark-
ably dwarf and free flowering. Price 23 < 5 ls.

Goldmine. Bright orange, white throat, feathered in upper petals ; habit good ;
a grand sort. Price 25 as.

Mrs. Robt. Sandiford. Grand white variety, flower large size, well doubled,
beautifully ruffled along the edge of the petals, and of glistening snow white, called
doubled white from the crimped and fluffy appearance of the flower, which has also
an extra petal, allowing it readily to pass for a double white bloom ; a strong, vigor-
ous grower. Price 25 as.

Madam Thibaut. White, richly blotched and marbled with rose, the upper
petals marked with crimson-maroon ; large white center, immense trusses of large,
fine flow'ers with undulated petals. A strong grower. Price 25 as.

Apple Blossom. One of the finest blooming house plants in our entire list.

People never tire of this, the freest flowering of all the Pelargoniums. Flowers,
shades of pink and white, and slightly frilled. It flowers from eight to ten months of
the year, and when at its best, the flowers are so profuse they nearly hide the foliage,
it being one mass of pink and white. Price 20 as.

Victor. Color of upper petals almost a black, and very velvety; lower ones a
bright lively crimson ; center pure white, covering nearly one-half of bloom ; florets
extremely large and very showy. The finest of its class. The great market sort, tens
of thousands raised for the New York market alone, meeting with ready sale.

Price 20 as.

Belle Blonde. Color, clear rose ; large maroon blotch on the upper petals; a
very free bloomer; strong growth, in fact, grown as easily as a Geranium, and w-hen
in full bloom it makes one of the grandest and most beautiful specimens among the
whole family. Price 15 as.

CARNATIONS.

The rich spicy odor of the Carnation, combined with its varied colors, handsome
form, leaves but little to be desired. They are very easily grown, and bloom freely as
bedding plants in summer, or window garden in winter. Planted out in April they
will commence flowering in early summer, and continue until checked by heavy frosts
in autumn. If intended for winter flowers they should be gone over every three weeks,
and the young growth cut back to within four of five inches of the main stem. After
August ist they should be allowed to grow and bud, as by September 15th they should

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be taken up and potted. Carnations are a specialty with us, and we very much doubt
if our customers can find as select a list published in any. florist’s catalogue in the
United States. Only the very best are allowed in our collection.

Bon Ton (new). Bright, warm scarlet; lai'ge, deeply fringed, fragrant flower,
on a stem as stiff as a reed; perfect calyx; habit of the plant exceptionally strong.
The growth is so strong that it does not need staking. Comes into bloom with a fine
crop for Christmas, when scarlet Carnations are so much in demand, and increases in
quantity and quality as the season advances. A great favorite in the Boston mar-
ket, where it brings the highest prices. Price 15 < 5 ls.

White Cloud (new). It commences blooming among the earliest, and throws a
fine, long, stiff stem from the begining and continues right through the season.
Flower large, excellent form and finish, good substance and very full. Strong, fruity
fragrance. Calyx strong and holds the full bloom well. We consider this one of the
best whites we have ever grown. Certificated, and a prize winner wherever shown.

Price 15 < 5 ls.

Conch Shell. This new variety might have been called the pink of many shades,
as from a bed in our house we can cut flowers in shades from quite a bright pink to
the palest tint of pink. A free blooming sort, quite dwarf in growth; fine for
growing in pots, or summer blooming in the open ground, and one of the best
for florists. Price 15 <fts.

Gold Nugget. The nearest to a pure, deep yellow of any sort yet introduced.
Strong growth, free blooming from early to late; long, strong stems, large flowers
of pleasing form, and not bursting; center petals standing erect, apparently dimin-
ishing the actual circumference. Price 15 <fts.

Psyche. White, flaked scarlet ; flower of extra size, but not crowded with petals ;
long, stiff stem ; a very profuse bloomer. This is a great producer of flowers ; in fact,
it promises, on account of its great freedom of bloom, to be a desirable variety from
the money or commercial point of view. Price 15 dts.

Wellesley (new). The brightest, most brilliant scarlet of any sort we have ever
grown. Bloom of medium size, on stiff stems; a fine business pink; its free bloom-
ing qualities, fiery color, will make it a favorite with both the grower and buyer of
cut flowers. Price 10 dts.

Mrs. S. A. Northway (new). It is a profuse bloomer bearing very large flowers
on exceedingly strong, stiff stems, blooms are of the most exquisite form, very full
and double, the center is high built, the edges of the petals are beautifully serated, the
calyx never bursting. This variety possesses a most delicious fragrance that is lack-
ing in so many of the newer sorts. When first opening, the flower is white, lightly
shaded with a lovely tint of soft shell-pink, but as the flower becomes fully developed
it changes to almost pure white. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Empress. One of the grandest of recent introduction ; blooms of immense size,
on strong steins ; color, the finest dark crimson, and an improvememt on all varieties
of its color. Only Flora Hill and G. M. Bradt equal this in size, and it’s away ahead

of all others in list in strong growth and heavy foliage. Price 15 (fts.

Argyle (new). Color, a beautiful carmine, unlike, in color, any other sort in our

list. Strong grower, flowers very large ; a fine fancy pink. Price 15 <fts.

Painted Lady (new). A large, very full flower, with perfect calyx and extra stiff
stems. A model grower with firm curling grass; color, brilliant cherry-pink, at
times laced lighter pink about the edge ; one of the most profuse bloomers in the
family. We believe this variety possesses all the requirements of a good Carnation,
being very free in bloom ; a variety that must be seen to be appreciated. Price 1 5 (fts.

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Flora Hill (new). The grandest white variet3’ to date, and destined to be found
in ever^’ collection, because of its easj' management. The flower is of enormous size,
and rounded built; wonderfulh' free in bloom, stems strong enough to support, the
blooms nicely ; good calyx ; not subject to rust. Without ex,aggeration we can claim
this as the most prolific bloomer in the Carnation family. All Carnation lovers every-
where must give this wonderful variety a trial. (See cut.) Price lo dls.

Jubilee. The red Carnation for which everybody' has been looking. Color, in-
tense scarlet, of the richest shade. One of the largest flowers among reds. Calj'x
very strong, never bursts ; flower quite full and well built. A persistent bloomer,
and very free. Price lo < 5 ts.

Geo. M. Bradt. Color, clear white, heavily edged and striped with bright scar-
let, giving it a very bright and cheerful appearance. Flowers large and full, with
center petals standing erect, giving the bloom a well-rounded form. Habit strong
and vigorous. This variety has proven the most even and constant bloomer from
early to late. Received gold medal at Atlanta. Certificate at same place and at
Chicago. One of the largest in our collection. Price 15 dts.

Eldorado. A strong vigorous plant, healthy foliage, and finely’ formed flowers.
Light yellow, or perhaps, nearer a buff, and free from all white markings. Petals
edged with narrow band of light pink, almost a picotee in marking. Price 10 efts.

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Armazinda. Pure white, lightly penciled with scarlet. Fine large flower of
good form, on very stiff stems nearly two feet in length. Caly-v very firm, and flower
does not burst. Very fragrant. Plant a healthy strong grower and free bloomer.
One of our best. Price lo dls.

Tidal Wave. Flowers very large and very perfect in form ; color, bright rosy
pink, changing to a beautiful soft pink with salmon shading, when flowers are fully
expanded. A healthy grower, and free bloomer. Plant dwarf. Price lo ( 5 fs.

William Scott. Clear pink, early and free ; the blooms are perfect and good size.
A great improvement over all the bright pink sorts; a continuous bloomer. Sure to
please. A great market sort. Price lo dls.

Lizzie McGowen. Flowers pufe white, with serrated petals, keeping from ten to
fifteen days after cutting ; is borne on long stiff stems ; does not burst. Price lo c 5 fs.

Daybreak. It is of the most perfect habit, flowers of the largest size, very double
and full in the center, the center petals are slightly raised ; the petals are thick and of
heavy texture, and the flowers keep perfect a long time after cutting. In color it is a
beautiful and delicate pure bright flesh color with no salmon shading, and is entirely
distinct from any other variety now in cultivation. Finest as a winter bloomer; also
the best of all Carnations for bedding and summer bloom. Price iO( 5 ls.

Annie Webb. Fine dark crimson ; grown largely by florists for cut flowers, and
considered one the best. Price lo dls.

Mrs. Fisher. At this time the finest white Carnation sold in the Boston market
in quantity are of this sort. Neariy all the flowers are pure white, but at times in
midwinter it shows a slight pink tint. This is fine for winter, and also the best white
for flowering in open ground in summer. Price lo <fts.

PALMS.

Cocos Weddeliana. This beautiful Palm
is unquestionably the most elegant and grace-
ful in cultivation. It is admirabiy adapted for
the centers of jardinieres and fern dishes, as it
retains its freshness for a long time, while for
dinner-table decoration it is unexcelled, and
should be in every collection. (See cut.) Price,
young plants, 40 (fts. ; larger, 75 As. and $1.25.

Latania Borbonica. This is the typical
Palm, and is more largely used than any other.
Its strong, healthy habit commends it to all,
and gives it a fitness for window and room cul-
ture not possessed in the same degree perhaps
by any other; certainly among the best.

Price 30 As., 60 As., $1.25 and $3.50 each.
Phoenix Reclinata (Date Palm). Beautiful
reclinate foliage of graceful habit. Easily
grown, and one of most attractive and orna-
mental sorts in our list.

Price 60 As. ; specimens, $4.00.

Kentia. The beautiful “ Thatch Palm.” The petioles are a bright green and the
leaf divisions narrow, very delicate and graceful. Handsome for table or any kind of
decoration ; one of the best on our list ; very ornamental.

Price 50 As. and 75 As. ; specimens, $1.25 and $2.25.

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Areca Lutescens. One of the most valuable and beautiful Palms. Its dark
glossy green leaves are gracefully curved on slender stems, and the entire foliage is
gracefully disposed. The trunk and stems are golden yellow.

Price, fine specimens, $1.25 and $2.50.

Corypha Australis. A fine variety. Shape entirely distinct from other sorts.

Price, fine plants from 4-inch pots, 60 6ls.

Cycas Revoluta. Known as “Sago Palm.” Price, good plants, $1.50 to $3.

Note. — Palms do not show their character leaves till from one to two years old,
and some even later. Therefore, in buying small plants, do not be disappointed with
shape of leaf, as it will be the seed leaf, and the perfect, developed leaves will come
later. The larger sizes all have full character leaves.

ASPARAGUS.

Sprengeri. A most desirable new
species, especially useful to grow as a
pot plant for decorative purposes or
for planting in suspended baskets ; the
fronds are long trailing, and of a rich
shade of green, most useful for cut-
ting, retaining their freshness after
being cut for weeks. It will make an
excellent house plant, as it withstands
dry atmosphere, and will succeed in
almost any position. No introduction
of recent years has made such a favor-
able impression upon us as this As-
paragus. (See cut.)

Price 15 dts. ; strong plants, 30<5ts.

Plumosus. A climbing plant
with bright green, gracefully arched
foliage surpassing Maidenhair Ferns
in grace, delicacy of texture and rich-
ness of color. The fronds are twelve
to fifteen inches in length, and taper
to a point from a width of twelve
inches. One of the most beautiful
decorative plants. Price 25 dts.

Tenuissimus. Fine foliage. A handsome climbing plant for the window and a
very useful pot plant. This and above are also called Lace and Asparagus Ferns.

IRIS.

Price 15 <5ls.

RARE HARDY SORTS.

Aurea (The Golden Fleur de Lis). This is one of the finest of this beautiful
class of plants, and tbe best of hardy perennials. It grows to a height of four to
five feet, bearing twelve to fifteen pure golden yellow flowers of large size, a color
which is rare in Iris. A grand plant that should be in every garden. Price 30 dts.

Ochroleuca. A grand Iris, with long leathery foliage, and flowers of the purest
white, with yellow blotch on the lip. Flowers very freely in tbe early summer. A
grand plant, rare in gardens as yet, and one that should be in every collection of
hardy plants. Price 30 As.

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Pseudo Acorus Variegata. A fine hardy plant with deep green foliage, broadly
striped creamy white. Flowers large; bright yellow, slightly veined brown. A valu-
able plant for the edges of ponds and streams as it delights in plenty of moisture,
but will thrive in any soil. Price 20 dls.

Ksempferii (Japanese Iris). These are among the most beautiful of hardy plants
and cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Their peculiar and quaint markings
can be better imagined than described. They are exceedingly showy and last a long
time in bloom. Some are self-colored, while others are marbled and tinted wdth
different shades. The race is perfectly hardy and very easily grown. They require
a good rich soil, and if it be possible to plant them near a pond or in a damp position
they will thrive the better, though this is not absolutely necessary, as they will make
a splendid growth and bloom abundantly under the same conditions as most other
hardy plants. Several finest sorts. Price, each, 20 dls.

ACERATUM.

Princess Pauline (new). A most distinct and novel variety of dwarf, compact
habit, rarely exceeding five inches in height, its peculiarity being that both colors,
blue and white, are combined in the same flower, the body of the flower being white
while the stamens are of a light sky blue, giving the flower a pretty variegated ap-
pearance ; one of the most distinct new bedding plants that has come under our
observation this season. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

White Cap. A fine com-
pact bedding sort, with flowers
of purest white; also fine for
vases or as a pot plant; a very
profuse bloomer; the best of
all whites. Price lodfs.

Tapis Blue. Growth very
compact and dwarf, blooming
in greatest profusion, in fact, a
solid bouquet of blue.

Price 10 (fts.

Le Geant (new). During
late years we have had so many
of the charming dwarf Agera-
tum that are so well adapted for
borders and carpet bedding that
it is with pleasure that we in-
troduce to the trade this variety,
remarkable for its tall growth,
making it a valuable plant for the center of vases and large baskets. The branches
are red, straight-growing, tipped with very numerous clusters of flowers of the most
beautiful blue. Price 25 < 5 ls.

PAEONIES.

The growing demand for these very hardy and showy perennials has led us to
increase our stock and also to make up an assortment of the best of each color.
They should be planted in deep, rich soil, after which they require less attention than
any other class of flowering plant.

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Tenuifolia. The double form Tenuifolia
is interesting and handsome, not only on ac-
count of its rich crimson flowers, which re-
semble in color the Gen. Jacqueminot Rose,
but the fine feathery subdivided foliage makes
them a handsome ornamental plant, even if
they never produced a flower. This variety is
always scarce, and we are now able to offer it
for the first time. (Set cut.) Price 50 <5ts.

Amabilis Grandiflora. White, verv large,
double, fringed petals, fine, very sweet.

Price 35 As.

Duchesse de Nemours. Rose pink, very
large double, sweet ; one of the best ; very-
showy. Price 30 As.

Elegans. Outside petals dark pink ; large
salmon center; loose, fine, sweet; an elegant
sort. Price 30 As.

Francis Ortegal Dark purple crimson ; very large, fine, deep, double and
sweet. Price 25 As.

Officinalis Rubra Plena. Rich, deep crimson ; very early, and one of the
brightest of all dark-colored varieties. Price 25 As.

Amabilis Speciosa. Rose, fading to pink ; large, very double, sweet, high-
built center, very free flowering. Price 25 As.

BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA.

Sanderiana (new). It affords us
great pleasure to offer this new and
useful flowering plant ; small and large
plants alike being covered with blos-
soms. Even plants in thumb-pots,
were laden with bloom. The house in
which our plants have been cultivated
has been a sheet of flowers from May
until December, the plants carrying
large numbers of brilliant blossoms.
Many excellent judges state that this
will be a favorite market plant, as it
produces as freely as a Fuchsia its
dazzling rosy crimson flowers, lasting
so long in perfection, and produced in
smallest pots, under all conditions in
amazing profusion. A first-class cer-
tificate was awarded Messrs. Sander
& Co., by the Royal Horticultural
Society for this new plant. We have
but recently placed this plant in stock ;
above description is from the intro-
ducers, Sander & Co., of England.
(See cut.) Price 30 As. ; larger, 6ojAs.

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FUCHSIAS.

IJttle Beauty, Said to
have been named thus, on ac-
count of every one upon first
seeing it, saying, “isn’t it a lit-
tle beauty.” The introducer
says he has often counted 150
buds ami blooms on one plant
in a four-inch pot. Flowers
single, about one and onc-haif
inches long; sepals bright red,
corolla purple; a fine bushy
grower. (Sec cut.)

Price 15 <Jls.

Sapley Freres. Krect
grower; very large flQwer; co-
rolla very double of rosy violet;
long, recurving sepals of bright
coral-red. Price 10 6 ts.

Autumn Leaves. This
renmrkable fancy variety is said
to have been brought from
across the water by a sailor.
We consider it by far the most
distinct and beautiful of its
class. It is impossible for one
not familiar with our eastern
forests in autumn, to imagine the beauty of its foliage. In habit it droops, and is most charming when
staked and the branches allowed to fall naturally and gracefully down, forming streamers of green, red,
bronze and gold, terminating with its beautiful clusters of flowers. Color, tube and sepal, rosy scarlet,
corolla, deep violet-crimson. Flowers and foliage blending in perfect harmony. Price 20 ifts.

Mme. Bruant (new). A vigorous grower, and of fine, drooping tree habit. The flowers are of a
size and fullness before unknown ; the color is a rosy heliotrope, marked and veined in rose. Sepals bright
red, and to which a number of the i>etals of the corolla are very curiously affixed, owing to the extreme
doubleness of the flower. Grand, long-pointed, rounded bloom, with sepals strongly recurved. This fine
new sort came from France. Price 15 < 5 ks.

Dr. Topinard. This is one of the finest Fuchsias of recent introduction. Sepals large, rich cherry
red ; corolla large, single, white. One of the best. Price 10 dls.

Wave of Life. Flowers single, dark purple, golden foliage ; the contrast of color in flower and foli-
age showing to great advantage. Price 10 dls.

Trailing Queen. This Fuchsia is an entirely new departure, differing from all other large flower-
ing varieties in its habit of growth, as it is a trailing vine. The young plants, as they commence growth,
creep out to the edge of the pot, and then go trailing downward. The flowers are borne in large, drooping
clusters, and are very large, long and graceful; buds, tubes and sepals being bright rosy scarlet; corolla,
when it first opens, a deep, rich violet-purple, changing to a fine shade of crimson. Price jo < 5 ls.

Mrs. B, G. Hill, This is one of the grandest Fuchsias we have ever grown. Unlike most of the
<louble white Fvichsias, it is a robust, upright grower, not coarse, but compact and very symetrical. The
tube and sepals are a bright, reddish crimson ; corolla, pure white, extra large and double. Price io< 5 ts.

Black Prince. Tube and sepals bright waxy carmine color; sepals with pale green tips and large
open pale pink corolla, margined with deep rose. Price 10 dls.

inform King. This fine P'uchsia is of German origin, of elegant, graceful h.abit, producing its im-
mense, finely formed double flowers in great profusion ; color, tube and sepal red ; corolla, large double
white, beautifully tinted with a peculiar shade of rosy pink. Price 10 ( 5 ts.

Sunray. Color of foliage as rich and clear as any tricolor Geranium. The leaves are of a bright
crimson, white and bronzy green; corolla, purple, sepals cpral-red. Price 15 dls.

Speciosa. A well known variety, producing large flowers two inches in length, tubes and sepals of
which are blush, the corolla, crimson. Some plants of this variety, grown in eight or nine-inch pots, will
produce from three hundred to five hundred flowers from December to May. Price 10 < 5 ls.

Mrs. Marshall. Flower tube and sepals pure white; corolla, carmine; a very fine and profuse
winter bloomer. Price 10 < 5 ls.

Ernest Renan. One of the finest on our list. Tube short; white sepals, red corolla, pure rose
color; of great value on account of its early blooming qualities. Price 10* As.

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CANNAS.

The Cannas arc now among the most popular of bedding plants. With the newer sorts now being in-
troduced they will be even njore in favor.

McKinley. Brilliant crimson with scarlet shading. Trusses large and compact, of good shape,
held well above the foliage, and the flower spikes are produced freely and evenly. Dwarf compact habit,
growing about two and one-half to three feet high. 'Price 30 As.

Duchess of Marlborough. Absolutely pure pink; grows four to five feet high; leaves green,
three feet long, one foot wide; numerous spikes, each with three to four trusses of flowers; each truss
bears from twenty to fifty flowers; flowers fully five inches across; trusses frequently are a foot in length.

Price 25 A».

Duke of Marlborough. Dark, velvety maroon. The darkest of all Cannas; extremely rich
crimson maroon, shading towards purple and black. Fine, erect, compact truss; extremely floriferous.
Foliage, bluish, metallic green ; height, three or four feet. Price 30 As.

Champion. This is absolute perfection. The largest, brightest and most beautiful Canna in exist-
ence to date. Immense spikes of gigantic flowers with pebils two and one-fourth inches wide, of. a pure,
dazzling crimson-scarlet; a color not approached in brightness and richness by any other Canna. It is
of very vigorous growth with bright green foliage. Stock very limited. I*rice 75 dts.

Pres. Cleveland. A genuine Gibraltar among Cannas. Height, three and one-half feet, but the
strongest, heaviest grower in the family; very free in producing compact, broad leaves; heavy flower
stock, crowned with large truss of broad petaled florets; color, rich orange-scarlet. There is nothing
flimsy about this variety; the mass of color produced is effective and fine. Price 25 ( 5 ls.

Italia. Of a bright orange-scarlet with a very broad golden yellow border; the flowers, which are
produced on massive stems about sixteen inches long, are set well above the foliage; flowers of immense
size, frequently measuring six inches across. Price 20 * 5 ls.

A ustria. A counterpart of *' Italia ” in every way, except in the color of its flowers, which are of ji
pure canary color, with but a few traces of small reddish brown spots in the center of the two inside petals.

Price 20 dts.

Alsace. A vigorous grower, with clear green foliage, four feet high; early and continuous bloomer.
Spikes of flowers full, upon opening, are of a delicate sulphur yellow, changing very soon, however, to a
creamy white without spots. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Marigold. A rich orange color, with less scarlet or salmon than any so-called orange; flowers very
large, of excellent form, petals one and three-fourths inches wide, foliage dense, glaucous green, seldom
growing more than two and one-half to three feet high. Price 15 «fls.

Philadelphia. Two to three feet high, bright scarlet flowers, shading to crimson, five and one-
half to six inches across, petals one and three-fourths to one and seven-eighths wide, not reflexed ; a glow-
ing color, pronounced by Mr. Wm. Falconer, as the finest red Canna in his collection, which includes all
the best varieties known. It will supercede all others of similar shade. Price 25 < 5 ts.

Queen Charlotte. A wonderful and decided novelty from Germany. Its main advance being its
color, which is bright red; each petal bordered with a very wide band of bright yellow. Kxtra showy for
summer use, and also a splendid winter bloomer. Price 20 As.

Nellie Bowden. A dwarf, large-flowering, pure bright yellow Canna. It is not spotted or marked
with any other color, except that it has a touch of orange in the throat. One of the best attributes of this
Canna Is its free-flowering quality. It produces immense trusses of bright yellow flowers throughout the
entir6 season. Pries 15 As.

Charles Henderson. A magnificent variety. The flowers aredeep, rich crimson, borne in com-
, pact, symmetrical heads, above a rich green foliage. The habit of the plant is dwarf— about three and
one-half feet high — but 4 he foliagd is broad and massive. Taken all in all, this variety may well be con-
sidered the finest of recent importations. Price 15 As.

Florence Vaughan. The flower petals differ from most, even of the newest kinds, in their re-
markable width and roundness, characteristics of the highest type to be sought for in these new kinds. In
habit the plant has very broad, light green leaves, making a splendid typical effect. The flower spike is
large; each flower opens broadly, and the color is a golden yellow, dotted with brilliant carmine.

Price 15 dts.

Madame Crozy. The flowers are of large size, of a dazzling crimson-scarlet, bordered with
golden yellow. The plant is of vigorous growth, yet dwarf in habit. The foliage is of rich, cheerful
green ; flowers arc produced in large bninching stems, each stem being really a bouquet in itself.

Price 15 < 5 ls.

In May and June we will have of many of above sorts, nice plants, ten to twenty inches high, well grown
in pots. These when planted out will bloom much sooner than dormant roots, and for immediule effect are
very desirable. They cannot be sent by mail, but must go by express. Price, our selection in finest
assortment, 25 < 5 ls. each, $2.00 per dozen. Buyer’s selection, price on application.

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RUDBECKIA.

Golden Glow (new double). A
glorious new plant, and one that will find a
place in every garden here and abroad; of
fine habit, vigorous growth, with early, con*
tinuous and immense blooming qualities;
it will be found excellent also for cut flower
purposes, inasmuch as the stems are long,
and often carry a dozen flowers furnished
with beautiful foliage. A large vase filled
with these flowers is a beautiful sight. One
of the most distinct and beautiful, large
growing, hardy perennials that have been
introduced for years. In our grounds the
past season it proved a great attraction, and
we recommend it to our customers as a
plant of great value. Hardy, of strong
growth, long time in bloom, with flowers
like large golden balls. We pronounce it
one of the most satisf.actory plants we have
ever helped to introduce. Price, nice plants,
15 dls. ; extra strong, 30 < 5 ls.

JUSTICIA.

Velutina. This new dwarf Justicia begins to bloom when the
plant has only three or four leaves, and it is never out of flower afterward.
If pinched back occasionally it makes a very dwarf, stocky plant, frequently
covered with twenty to fifty large pink flower heads, lasting a long time.
Tlie foliage is also more persistent and highly ornamental, being heavy in
texture and very velvety. Price is|dts.

VIOLETS.

Swanley White. A great favorite.. Grown in pots
or boxes, it is a beautiful sight; vigorous and healthy,
bearing in profusion pure snowy white, perfectly double
flowers, exquisitely fragrant. Lift and place in pots during
September, and it will bloom elegantly during winter and
spring. (See cut.)

Price 10 ( 5 ts. ; ^ for 25 As . ; 1 2 for 75 dts.

I^ady Hume Campbell, This is a distinct and
lovely new Violet that has become the most popular double
variety among florists, thousands of them now being grown
for cut flowers. Among the doubles it is beyond question
the best for amateur culture, for the reason that it excels
all others in strong, healthy growth, and it will produce
under ordinary conditions, a wonderful abundance of
flowers. Foliage large, clean and bright. The flowers
are perfectly double, with most delightful violet fragrance.

Price 10 < 5 ls. ; 3 for 25 As . ; 1 2 for 75 As.

California (single). Its clearly outlined petals are
the embodiment of graceful beauty. In color it is decidedly
rich— a deep pure violet blue that does not fade but remains
pure to the end. The flowers are exquisitely fragrant and
borne on long stems. Price 10 As. ; 3 for 25 As.; 12 for

75 cts.

Schoenbrunn, This single Violet is grown by the million for the Philadelphia market. Very
desirable for the amateur. In mild climate, it will bloom all winter in open ground. Grown in open air
at North, it will commence in September to push out its beautiful, dark fragrant flowers and will bloom
till Thanksgiving in the garden, then with low frame and sash it will flower till Christmas, if covered with
little extra covering on the coldest nights. Do not despair of raising Violets until you have tried this

Price 2 for 15 As.; 5 for 25 As.; 12 for 50 As.

one.

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Marie Louise. The great market Violet. No other variety superior to it in color, which is of a
very deep shade; blooms large and fragrant and produced in abundance. Price lo <5ts.; 3 for 35 As.

Princess of Wales. A grand new single sort— intensely fragrant. Little lighter than “Califor-
nia;*’ very desirable. Price 10 As.; 3 for 35 As.

Russian. A hardy sort for open ground culture at the North. Nearly all varieties of the fine
double sorts are not hardy enough to stand northern winters without glass protection. This Violet has
been grown for years, planted in the open groundjwith no protection beyond covering the beds in the late
fall with forest tree leaves. Flowers large, double, deliciously fragrant, and of a very deep shade of blue
—one or two petals being dotted with red. Price 10 As. ; 3 for 35 As. ; 13 for 75 As.

Note. — The Russian Violet is perfectly hardy. Other varieties require in northern states, good pro-
tection in frames if wintered for spring blooming. For house culture, pot them in September, and keep
them in open air well watered, till freezing nights come, then place them in windows of a room where they
will not have artificial heat, except perhaps the coldest nights, for while little frost will not injure, a hard
freeze might do so; also, give air when ever it is above freezing out doors. Violets can be readily grown
if above treatment is given them, but it is impossible to grow them in a house temperature of sixty-five to
seventy-five, when they want only thirty-five to forty-five, with perhaps fifteen degrees warmer when the
sun is shining on them. Try them with the cool treatment, not forgetting the air when warm enough.

HYDRANGEA.

Monstrosa ( I m.
proved “Otaksa”). One
of the most valuable
new plants that has been
introduced in years.
The trusses of flowers
are of enormous size,
even on the very small
plants. Color, intense
deep rose. Plant a

strong free grower and
remarkably free in

bloom. With its clear
solid pink color and
immense blooms, this
variety easily stands as
the grandest of all Hy
drangeas. (Sec cut.)
Price, small plants,
30 As.

Thomas Hog^.

Another Japan produc-
tion. A pure white
variety of the old gar-
den “ Hydrangea,” be-
ing identical with it
except in color, which
is of purest white. Har-
dy at North if protected
with boughs; very fine
for pot culture. Price
15 As.; large, 60 As.
and $1.00.

Red Branched.

This is one of the finest
varieties in cultivation,

with dark red branches that brighten as they near the flower trusses. The plant is of robust habit, and
produces freely immense heads of deep rose-colorcd flowers. Price 15 As.; large, $1.00.

Otaksa. A magnificent flowering shrub, with immense trusses of flowers, frequently twelve
inches across; color, bright rosy pink, contrasting finely with other sorts. The plant is of low, bushy
growth, and should have a covering of straw, leaves or evergreen branches during winter in northern
climates. The low, sturdy growth, together with its immense blooms and beautiful foliage, make it the
most desirable of all to grow in pots, tubs or vases for summer decoration. When so grown it can be
wintered in cellar. Frice 15 As.; large, 60 As. and $1.00.

ELLIS BBOTHEES^ CATALOGUE,

Paniculata Grandi flora. One of the finest hardy shrubs in cultivation; the flowers are formed
in large white panicles or trusses nine inches in length. The shrub grows to a height and breadth of
three or four feet, and as the flowers slightly droop, few plants have the grace and beauty presented by this
magnificent shrub. Perfectly hardy in all parts of the country; needs no protection of any kind. It
should have all weak wood cut away each fall, and be well manured each season. (See cut.) Price, extra
strong, i-ycar field grown plants, 20<fts.; extra strong, 2-year field grown plants, 50 tfts. ; extra strong,
3-year field grown plants, 75 ( 5 ls.; 4-year, tree shape, extra fine, $1.50; 4-year, bush shape, $«.25. All of
above will bloom first year. The 3-year plants are extra fine, well branched, two to three feet high ; all
have extra good roots. The two, three and 4-year plants should go by express.

Note. — “ Paniculata” i.s perfectly hardy in open ground. The other sorts, in northern states, are best
grown in pots and tubs; they can then be wintered in cellars.

CHRYSANTHEMUMS.

We call special atlention to our list of Chrysanthemums; nearly all are prize winners at the large
shows in diff^vut parts of the country. If not acquainted with the improved new sorts of today, as
compared with the Chrysanthemums of ten year» ago, you will be astonished by a trial of a few of the best.

Tennis. Japanese reflexed, color of deep mauve, which is very attractive; build of blooms
most jierfect; of Japanese refiexed type; stems stiflest |>ossib]c; foliage large and right up to flower.

Price 15 < 5 ts.

Casco. An incurved Japanese. In color it is unique, being a light shade of garnet, exceedingly
bright and attractive, causing it to hold a place not filled by any other variety of its season. A good, clean
grower, unexcelled as a pot or bush plant. Price 15 < 5 ts.

Mine. Perlat, I*ure white; petals regularly incur\'ing; petals at times pointed gold. This is a
fine new sort from France. I’rice ao < 5 ls.

Rachais. Bright bronze and yellow; enormous incur\’ed form; one of the finest varieties of the
year. Very full and substantial. I'he best plumed variety in the dark shades. Price 15 ( 5 ts.

The Harriott. Deep rose, silvery reverse, evenly arranged petals, making a well balanced flower;
bloom of large size and great substance. This variety as a late pink has great value, being at its best from
December 15th to 20th; strong stem and foliage. A fine Christmas flower. Price 20 < 5 ls.

SLLI8 BB0THEB8* CATALOGUE,

Little Chris (new).

Small to medium flowers, pure
white; a new break in Chrysan-
themums, as it might be called a
perpetual bloomer. Flowers at
times in August and September,
long before other sorts ; then in
winter and at Easter, flowers
can often be cut. We ofler it as
a novelty of merit. (See cut.)

Price 35 As.

Autumn Glory (new).

A grand commercial pink, and
unsurpassed as an exhibition
variety. There is nothing like
it in color, which is a deep red-
dish salmon upon opening, and
grjidually changes to a soft
shrimp pink; of the largest size,
and takes on great depth. A
very easy doer; has no trouble-
some peculiarities.

Price 20 As.

Miss Gladys Vander-
bilt (new). Pearl while, with
lemon-shaped center; an ex-
ceedingly fine thing, and a de
cided novelty both in form ana
genera! build, and an extra good commercial or exhibition flower. Price 25 As.

Yanoma. Innumerable inquiries come every year for the best very late white. For the present,
“ Yanoma” must be accorded this place; beside the fact that the flower is very beautiful and substantial, it is
very easy to bring to perfection, which is a great point in its favor, as many of the late varieties are poor,
defective growers; the form is rather flat, what we call the pure rosette form. I’rice 15 As.

Elise Walker. Golden brown fimbriated; beautiful reftexed form; like a bright French Marigold.
Pompon. Price 10 As.

Mile. Elsie Dordan. Soft pink, almost white; a perfect globe of recurved peUils; extra fine l>oth
in color and form. Pompon. Price 10 As.

Black Douglas. Dark crimson scarlet; extra fine; color gorgeous. Pompon. Price 15 As.

Gold Lode. New early yellow color, very pure and bright. Excellent for cutting and a fine jmt

plant. Price 10 As.

Miss Minnie Wannaniaker. One of the best white varieties ; flowers large, of great substance.
Incurved at times, resembling a white ball. Price 10 As.

Canary Bird (Pompon or Button). Flowers light yellow, and like small balls; blooms early.
Very profuse. Price 10 As.

Marion Henderson. A superb, large flowering, early sort. Pure gold in color. It is full of
petals to the center, and lasts a long time; in fact, although very early, it can yet be made late, because it
remains perfect on the plant for such a length of time. Price 10 As.

Queen. I'his sort has taken more prizes than any other white sort; truly grand, when disbudded to
one flower to stem. Price 10 As.

Vivand-Morel. This grand variety has literally leaped into popularity the past year, and Has done
much to restore confidence in Continental varieties; color, tender rose; of very silky texture; pehils long
and straight, a fine grower; flower of large size and fine color, extremely beautiful. Price 10 As.

Tuxedo. Beautiful shade of blended old gold and amber, the most novel in dolor of any of the
varieties; a free bloomer. Price 10 As.

Eda Brass. A fine, bold, recurving flower, of great substance and depth. When opening, of a
delicate salmon, then changing to a creamy white, delicately shaded blush. One of the best for pot culture,
dwarf and bushy. Price 10 As.

Ivory. Snowy white, of perfect incurved form, very large; this is undoubtedly one of the most useful
introduction of late years, as it is an early variety, of dwarf habit and frec-flowering. Price 10 As.

Golden Rod. Beautiful golden yellow flowers of fine shape, and borne in the greatest profusion,
yielding more flowers than any yellow we ever grew. Price 10 As.

J. Shrimpton. Bright crimson, color similar to ” Cullingfordi,” florets strong and stiff, flower of
largest size and most perfect form. Price 10 As.

LITTLE CHRIS.

ELLIS BBOTHEBS^ GATALOQUE.

Dorothy 'Toler (new). This is a gem, and while of only medium size, its great depth, perfect full-
ness, fine pink color and lasting qualities will make it rank as the leader among late pinks. Pure
Dahlia ** form, gradually becoming reflexed. Price lo < 5 ks.

Mrs, Henry Robinson. In the entire Chrj'sanlhemum family there is no grander white variety,
no matter when it blooms; it is of the most popular style — immense incurving broad channeled petals of
great substance and the purest white. Price 15 As.

Glory of Pacific, New pink sort, but entirely distinct from above. It is of magnificent size, with
broad petals, which finally reflex ; color changing to white, with rosy tints ; grand grower. Price 15 As.

B, G. Hill, Immense bloom, of brightest golden yellow; full and very double. Lower petals some-
times deeply shaded bright carmine. An elegant variety of strong habit. Price 10 As,

ROSES.

HARDV GARDEN ROSBS,

The following Roses are hardy, but it is better to protect in winter in northern states.

Evergreen Gem (new). A wonderful new hardy Rose, with sweetbriar fragrant foliage of a
bronzy color; flowers on single stems, perfectly double; color, yellow, shaded buff, changing to white.
This is a very strong climbing rose; will grow where any sort will, and is very fine for trailing on ground,
for trellises, and fine for cut flowers. Price 60 As.

South Orange Perfection. This is a gem, growing freely, and having multitudes of the most
perfectly formed double flowers, about one and a half inches in diameter, soft blush pink at the tips, chang-
ing to white. Price 15 As.

Pink Roamer, The single flowers, which are produced in close heads, are nearly two inches in
diameter, bright rich pink, with almost a white center, which lightens up the orange-red stamens, produc-
ing an effect which, combined with fragrance, makes it one of the most valuable roses. Price 15 As.

Manda's Triumph. This grand Rose is of free growth, luxuriant foliage, has large clusters of
double pure white flowers, beautifully imbricated, two inches in diameter; sweetly scented. Price 15 As.

Universal Favorite. Very vigorous. The double flowers are over two inches in diameter, and of
a beautiful rose color, similar to the “ Bridesmaid,” and deliciously fragrant. Price 15 As.

The habits of the above five new Roses are the same as the Rose Wichuriana, or Memorial Rose, of
•which they are hybrids. The growth is creeping, and therefore can be used to cover ground, stems of
trees, pillars, posts, trellises or any other purpose desired, including pot culture. They are the hardiest
Roses known, and will stand any climate or exposure, and will thrive in the poorest soil. The flowers are
produced in the greatest profusion ; deliciously fragrant and last a long time in perfection.

Wichuriana (New Japanese Creeping Rose, also known as Memorial Rose), A low, trailing
species, its stems creeping on the earth as closely as Ivy, and forming a dense mat of very dark green lus-
trous foliage. The flowers are produced in greatest profusion, in clusters, after the June Roses are past,
and continue during the season. Pure white, from one and one-half to two inches across, and very fra-
grant. Valuable for covering banks, rockeries, slopes and beds among shrubs; also fine for trellises, cov-
ering buildings, fences and stumps; extremely hardy. Price 10 As.

Yellow Rambler (Aglaia). This new hybrid Noisette produces its flowers in thesame manner as
the popular “Crimson Rambler” — that is, in large pyramidal shaped trusses, frequently being from fifty
to one hundred flowers in a truss. In color, it is a decided yellow, with moderate sized cup-shaped, nearly
full flowers, which are sweetly scented. Its habit of growth is very strong, frequently making shoots of
ejght to ten feet in one season. This is as hardy as “Crimson Rambler,” and possibly more so; not yet
fully tested by us. Price 15 As.

Crimson Rambler. This is undoubtedly the greatest acquisition in a climbing Rose introduced
for many years. It is of vigorous growth, making shoots from four to ten feet in height during a season,
and is consequently a most desirable climbing variety. As a pot plant it is unequaled for decorative pur-
poses. The flowers w'ith which the plant is covered in the spring are produced in large trusses of pyra-
midal form, and of the brighest crimson color. The blooms remain on the plant for a great length of time
without losing their brightness. It is hardy, having withstood the test in exposed situations two winters,
but it should have protection in extreme North. Price 15 As.

Mme, Chas. Wood. One of the best Roses for general planting ever introduced ; the flower is
extra large, full ^d double; color, deep rosy crimson; sometimes brilliant scarlet with maroon shading.
A constant and profuse bloomer. Price 20 As.

American Beauty. The largest Rose and the most vigorous growing by far among continuously
blooming Roses, throwing up very strong stems from the base of the plant, every shoot terminating with a
single flower, which is of the largest size. Color, deep rose. In foliage and size of flower it resembles
the large Hybrid Perpetual. It is as fragrant as the most fragrant of hardy Roses. Price 30 As.

Magna Charta. A splendid sort. Bright clear pink, flushed with violet-crimson; very sweet;
flowers extra large; fine form; very double and full; a free bloomer. Price 30 As.

ELLIS BROTHERS’ CATALOGUE.

i^a France, One of the most beautiful of all Roses, and is unequalled by any in its delicious fra-
grance. Very large, very double, and superbly formed. It is difficult to convey any idea of its beautiful
coloring, but the prevailing color is light silvery rose, shaded with silver-peach and often with pink. This
variety is hardy for out-door culture, if slightly protected with evergreen boughs in winter. Price 20 As.

Gen, Jacqueminot, Now known everywhere. Color, rich crimson; of fine shape and exquisite
fragrance. Being very hardy, this variety is not only popular for winter forcing but is one of the best for
out-door planting. This model and grand old variety holds its own against all new comers, and is undoubt-
edly the finest hardy Rose of its color. Should be in every collection. Price 20 As.

Mme, Plantier, A hardy, pure white double Rose of the “ Hybrid China; ** one of the best white
Roses there is. It is excellent for cemetery decoration, etc.; growth free and vigorous. Price 20 As.

Coquette des Blanches, White; large and full; fragrant. Fine for cemeteries. Price 20 As.

3 Irs. De^raw, A superb Rose, and we can confidently recommend it as being hardy, equalling the
the tender sorts in profusion of bloom. From early summer until frost it may be depended upon to produce
flowers in abundance. In color it is rich, glossy pink, delightfully fragrant, nnd is such a strong grower
that it is almost impregnable against attacks of the insects winch usually destroy some of our finest Roses;
thus it is certain to be unequalled for the garden and cemetery. Price 20 As.

Baltimore Belie (climber). Blush, tinged rose and white; the flowers are very double, and arc
produced in great clusters. Whole plant is one complete mass of bloom when at its best. Price 20 As.

Prairie Queen (climber). Dark rosy red, changing to pink. Price 20 As.

Seven Sisters, Flowers in large clusters; varies in color from white to crimson. Price 15 As.

Countess de Muranais (moss). Large, pure white, beautifully mossed; a splendid out-door
Rose. Price 25 As.

Henri Martin (moss). This is a magnificent Rose. The flowers are extra large, very double.
The color is a deep, rosy carmine. Price 20 As.

Notice.— We can furnish in April and May the following varieties from above list in strong two-year
bushes : Crimson liambUr^ Yellow Rambler Mrs. Ckas. Wood, American Beauty, La France, Jacque-

minot, Magna Charta, Mme. Plantier, Coquette des Blanches, B. Belle, ^ueen of Prairie, Seven Sisters,
Persian Yellow (a bright yellow variety). These thirteen varieties are all two-year hardy field-grown
bushes, fine and strong, that will bloom finely if planted early. Price 50 As. each; if by mail, 60 As. each;
but we advise express when possible.

TBA AND OTHBR MONTHLY ROSBS.

The following Roses are not hardy in open ground in northern states, but arc fine for summer bedding
or for the winter window garden.

Souv. de Jeanne Cabaud (new). A beautiful “Frenchy” Rose of exquisite color; looks like a
bright pink Rose set in the heart of a large orange Rose; both colors are very bright. It is very large, of
gooil substance and very full; a great novelty. Price 20 As.

Mosella, While not by any means a yellow Rose, the general effect of the blending of the colors in
this is such as to make it appear as a yellow Rose at a short distance. It is probably the finest Polyantha
Rose yet introduced, and is a fitting companion to that very popular and useful variety, “Clothilde Soupert,”
but to which it is much superior in the shape of the buds and profusion of bloom. The habit of the growth
is the same, while the flowers are white at the edge and chrome-yellow in the center. With protection, it
is hardy, having withstood in the open ground a temperature of ten degrees below zero. Price 15 As.

White Marshal Neil, Exactly like its parent, “ M. Neil,” except color, which is white, tinted
lemon. A novelty recently received from Belgium. Price 25 As.

Clothilde Soupert fPolyantha Rose). Flowers are borne in sprays. They are large, very
double, and handsomely formed, round at first, but flattening as they expand ; the outer petals are pearl-
white, shading to a center of rosy pink, but varying sometimes on the same plant from pure white to deep
silvery rose. It is fragrant and a constant bloomer. Grown as a pot plant, its free flowering habit and
handsome form are sure to popularize it, while as a garden bedding variety it makes a compact mass of
handsome foliage, with a multitude of buds and blossoms in varying shades of delicate white and rose.
Hardy in open ground, with protection. Price 10 As.

Maman Cochet. This is one of the most beautiful new Tea Roses that has been introduced in
years. The growth is vigorous,wilh rich healthy foliage and extra large flowers on long stout stems, very
double and simply exquisite when in bud or half blown. The color is a deep rosy pink, the inner side of
petals silvery rose, makes charming bunches of long-stemmed flowers when cut. Fine for either pot culture
or out-door planting. This Rose is so much better than “ .Mermct” for bedding out, or for house culture
that we drop that sort from.list. Price 15 As.

Button. The stock of this fine Rose came to us through an amateur. We cannot give its history,
but have never before seen it, nor can we find it described in any American catalogue. Its habits are
similar to Polyantha Roses, and of a bright crimson color; entirely distinct from any Rose we have seen;
should be in every collection, as it is sure to become a favorite. Price 10 As.

ELLIS BB0THEB8' CATALOGUE.

Marshal Neil. No yellow Rose yel produced equals it. The flowers are of the largest size, highly
fragrant, and of the richest and deepest golden yellow; the flowers remain in perfection several days. It
is a vigorous grower. Price 15 dls.

Mertuosa. A grand Uos6 and one which no one can aflbrd to be without. The flower is cupped,
finely formed, always in bloom. Soft shade of pink, fragrant, but not a Tea. Price 10 < 5 ts.

Per/es des Jardins. Flowers very large, full and well formed; color, beautiful straw or rich
canary; vigorous growth, extra fine. Price 15 dts.

Duchess de Brabant. One of our most valuable summer and winter blooming varieties, equally
good for either season, free bloomer; color, light carmine, tinged with violet; buds full and very fragrant.
Extra for pots or bedding. Price 10 ( 5 ts.

Papa Gontier. A lovely Tea Rose, which has proved to be all that has been claimed. The blooms
are large and long, with thick, broad petals of a dark carmine-crimson. The inner petals are a bright rosy
carmine, and light up well at night. It is delightfully fragrant and combines all the qualities of the Bon
Silene.” Exceedingly free-flowering, summer and winter. Price 10 < 5 ts.

Marie Guillot. White, tinged with delicate shade of lemon; large, full and beautifully iinbric.ated
in form; one of the finest white Teas; the perfection of form in Tea Roses; highly fragrant. This Rose
is so much better than the “ Bride” that we drop that sort from our list. Price 10 As.

Couquet de Lyon, the Yellow Hertnosa. No Rose like it for freedom of bloom. The plant
is a fine grower, and carries numbers of flowers on every shoot. A fine yellow Rose, large, not at all for-
mal, but very attractive. Called ” Yellow Hermosa” from its free-flowering character. Price 10 As.

Marion Dingee. This promises to be of extraordinary value. It is a strong, vigorous grower,
making a handsome, graceful bush, with large, thick, deep green leaves. The flowers are large, beautifully
cup-shaped, moderately full, and borne in wonderful profusion all through the growing season. The color
is perhaps its most remarkable feature. It is a deep, brilliant crimson, one of the darkest, if not the very
darkest and richest colored Tea Rose in existence. Price 15 As.

DAHLIA.

Gilt JCdge. Won first prize as the best new Dahlia. 'Phe petals are recurved like a Chrysanthemum ;
color ivory-white, deeply edged with rich golden yellow ; entirely unique and most beautiful. Price 25 As.

Grand Duke Alexia (new). Without exception, the most unique Dahlia, and the grandest ever
introduced. Frequently eighteen inches in circumference, most beautiful in form; none finer; color, ivory-
white with pink center; the petals, which are tubular in form, being just sufliciently opened at their ex-
tremity to show a faint shade of bb»sh or j>e,ach color, greatly enhancing the whole effect. A most admira-
ble flower for cutting, as it remains fresh much longer than any Dahlia we know of. The plant is an
elegant and robust grower, with large, dark foliage. Price 25 As.

Clifford W. Bruton. This superb new variety is acknowledged by all who have seen it to be the
finest yellow decorative Cactus Dahlia ever produced. It is a very strong, sturdy grower, and an extremely
profuse bloomer for so large a flower. The flowers are large, five to six inches in diameter, and perfectly
full to the center. The color is a solid pure yellow of the clearest and richest shade. On this account the
flowers can be cut at any stage of development, and as they are borne on very long graceful stems, they are
invaluable for cutting or exhibition purposes. Price 25 As.

Iridescent. A beautiful Cactus variety with a combination of colors that is diificult to describe, the
ground color being a clear orange overlaid with red and suffused with pink, giving a soft yet brilliant red
effect with a blue reflex. 'Phe odd and beautiful coloring of this sort has caused the greatest praise every,
where when exhibited. Very rare. Price 30 As.

Wni. Agnew. The grandest red Cactus Dahlia ever produced. The flowers are of large size, some-
times measuring more than seven inches in diameter, and always full to the center; of perfect form and of
exquisite quality and finish, while the color is the richest shade of intense dazzling red. The petals are
very long, the outer rows being beautifully twisted; the plant is a strong, symmetrical grower, and, owing
to perfect habit, will be especially valuable for every purjwse. Price 30 As.

NympheCa. By far the most delicately beautiful Dahlia ever introduced, and is more extensively
grown for cut flowers than all others combined. The flowers are medium large size, always full to the cen-
ter, and so clearly resembles the ideal pink Water Lily as to suggest the name. The color is a clear, dis-
tinct, light shrimp pink, tinted lighter toward the center. The plant is a strong grower, of medium
height, shrubby growth, and is the most profuse bloomer of any variety, being a mass of bloom from June
until frost. Price 20 As.

Vivid. A very showy pompon giving a profusion of perfectly formed flowers of the most intense
scarlet. Price 15 As.

Dahlias in variety. We have many varieties not listed above. We will send postpaid, two varieties in
distinct colors not named, for 25 As., or 5 for 50 As.

The recent improvement in this class of plants is causing a great demand for them. No finer ones in
the trade than the first five on list; these are all of the newer type and every one a prize winner.

ELLIS BBOTHEBS’ CATALO&VE

ASTERS.

Comet (White Giant). Elegant.

Price 50 dls. per doz.

Comet. Pink, medium height.

Price 50 <fts. per doz.

Comet. Purple, medium height.

Price 50 ( 5 ls. per doz.

Semple* s White. Pure white.

Price 50 ( 5 ls. per doz.

Mary Semple. Pale pink, extra.

Price 50 < 5 ts, per doz.

ttavender Queen. Semple’s in pale lav-
ender. Price 50 ( 5 t.s. per doz.

Semple*s Mixed. Assorted in above
kinds. Price 50 < 5 ts. per doz.

Fancy, in many colors and kinds,

I^rice 50 < 5 ls. per doz.

Truffaut* s Perfection. White, a grand
sort. Price 40 tfts. per doz.

TruffauVs Perfection. Bright pink.

Price 40 < 5 ts. per doz.

Truffaut*s Perfection. Purple.

Price 40 (fts. per doz.

TruffauVs Perfection. Dark red. Price 40 < 5 ls. per doz.

TruffauVs Perfection. Above four kinds mixed. Price 40 ( 5 ts. per doz.

Mi^non. Pure white, medium size. * Price 50 <fts. per doz.

Mi^non. Finest sorts, mixed. * Price 50 < 5 ks. per doz.

Note. — Our Aster plants are all grown from choicest .seed, and grown in pots, ready for shipment
after April 15th. For a full description of each sort see Seed Department.

FREESIA.

Refracta Alba. Too much cannot be
said of this beautiful bulb for forcing. Pure
white, tul>e-shaped flowers, having a most de-
licious perfume. A beautiful house plant, and
grows easily in any good, rich, sandy soil.
Flowers will keep two weeks after opening.
One of the few Christmas flowers, and as soon
as l)ctter known will be one of the most popular
holiday decorations; also, it wijl be grown in large quantities by florists for cut flowers. Bulbs should be
treated the same as winter-flowering Oxalis, i. e., kept in dry earth or sand until August, then potted off,
three to six bulbs in a six-inch pot; these will bloom in December or January. Later potted, will, of course,
bloom later. Like Oxalis, the bulbs increase rapidly. Price, extra selected bulbs, 5 dts., 6 for 25 As. ; fine
large bulbs, 12 for 20 As.; small bulbs, 10 As. per doz.

HELIOTROPE.

Czar. A vigorous grower, with dark stiff stems carrying enormous trusses of bloom of an intense
deep violet with white eye. Price ^o As.

Czarina. Strong robust stems and extremely large trusses of extra-sized flowers of deep indigo blue
with white eye. Price 30 As.

FARFUClUiyi.

Grande. A low giwving foliage plant,
remarkable for its shiny dark green foliage,
which is irregularly blotched with bright yel-
low, and sometimes with white and rose. Easily
grown, and a native of China; not a new plant,
but not as well known as it should be, as it is a
splendid winilow plant. Give plenty of water
when in growing condition. (See cut.)

Price 30 As. ; large specimens, 75 As.

ELLIS BBOTHEBS* CATALOGUE.

The above two new giant Heliotropes arc selections from the new mammoth type. Very large florets
and immense trusses^ often ten or more inches across; grand novelties. *

Mrs. Burf^ess. Color, fine dark violet; one of the best dark sorts, in fact one of the best of all
Heliotropes. Good for pots; fine for bedding in open ground, and extra good for cutting; odor exquisite,
aud it produces flowers in abundance. In last twenty years we have had on trial many varieties of Helio-
trope, but we pronounce this the best, either for pots, bedding or cut flowers. Price io( 5 ts.; larger, 20 As.

White Lady. The nearest approach to pure white yet in the Heliotrope; truss very large, growth
compact; a decided acquisition. A slight improvement on “ Snow Wreath.” Price 10 As. ; larger, 20 As.

TENDER VINES AND BASKET PLANTS.

The following vines arc for house culture or summer planting — not hardy.

Asparagus. See Page 23.

Maderia 'Vine. Too well known to need description. Price 10 As. ; 4 for 25 As.

Saxifraga Sarmentosa. The old-fashioned basket plant, better known as Strawberry Geranium.
Ornamental foliage. Price 10 As.

Vinca (Variegata). Rapid grower; leaves glossy green, margined with white. Price 10 As.

Mesembryantbemum Wax Plant (or Rock Pink). Curious succulent plant, similar foliage
and flower to above. Flowers pink ; an old variety, but fine for baskets. Price 10 As.

Mesembryantbemum GrandiOora Alba. New, large flowering, pure white wax plant, of a
trailing habit, and especially fine for hanging pots or baskets. The foliage is round and fleshy, and the
blossoms very large, two to three inches across, and exceedingly beautiful. Price 10 As.

Lophospermum Scandens. A handsome climbing plant of rapid growth, with heart-shaped
leaves and rose-colored, Gloxinia-like flowers. Its rapid growth and fine foliage, with its beautiful flowers,
combine to make it one of the best plants for covering any unsightly object or for large vase on the lawn.
For a climber on the veranda it has no equal. Does not go well by mail. Price 10 As.

Lotus PeJyorensfs (Coral Gem). This charming plant
seems to be unknown in this country, yet it is so well thought
of abroad that a prominent horticultural journal color-plated it.
The Garden says of it: ” Its slender branching habit is most
striking, and the silvery foliage even more so. Without its
flowers it might almost be described as a Silvery Asparagus.”
The bright coral-red flowers, measuring two inches in length,
are really beautiful ; its drooping habit also makes it useful for
hanging-baskets. Kasily grown. (See cut.) Price 10 As.

Jioya Carnosa (Wax Plant). Has thick, fleshy leaves
growing moderately fast and bearing umbels of beaulif “’sh-
colored flowers. Price, fine plants, 15 to 30 As.

Myrsipyllum Asparagoides (Smilax). A climbing
plant unsurpassed in the graceful beauty of its foliage; valuable
for bouquets and decorations. Price 10 As.

Passion Vine, Constance Elliot. This beautiful variety
is hardy with slight protection. A climbing plant rivalling
some of the Clematis in size, color and profusion of bloom, and
surpasses them in vigor of growth and delicious fragrance, and
are pure ivory white. ,, Price 10 As.

Ivy Silver Stripe (new). Fine foliage. Each leaf heavily bordered with pure white. The finest
fancy Ivy. Price 10 As.

Cupbea Platycentra (Cigar Plant). The tube of the flower is scarlet, wdth the end part white and
crimson, having somewhat the appearance of a miniature lighted cigar; not a vine, but a trailing or basket
plant. Price 10 As.

Passion Vine, John Spalding. A beautiful variety, foliage prettily marked with bright golden
yellow. F'lowcrs same as “ Constance Elliott.” Price 15 As.

Bnglisb Ivy. Too well known to need description. Price 10 As.; large, 30 As.

llotieysucklef Golden Leaved. Marvelously eflfective. It bears innumerable sprays of the most
perfect little leaves that are covered with a net work of gold and green, often marked with pink also. The
gold deepens at the tip of the sprays, and there is nothing finer to combine with bouquets; also quite hardy
in open ground. Price 15 As.

LuntanSf Mrs. McKinley (New Weeping). For vases, baskets or pots, forwhichitis particularly
recommended. It is a neat, handsome grower, producing a great abundance of leafy vines and rosy pink
flowers and always attracting a great deal of attention. The flowers are borne in pretty clusters, and it
blooms quickly and abundantly in small pots. A charming plant for the window garden ; grows nicely in
boxes, pots or baskets, and is scarcely ever without flowers. Price 15 As.

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Glechoma Hederacea var. (Nepeta). A
variegated form of the common ground Ivy, which is
prettily marked with pure white on a bright green
ground. It is hardy and of vigorous growth like the
parent variety, but unlike it, the leaves of this form
have a refreshing fragrance similar to Mint. It will no
doubt become one of our most useful plants for festoon-
ing work, such as drooping from hanging baskets,
vases, fancy pots, etc., etc. ; its graceful, rapid growth
rendering it unequalled for this purpose, while we have
no doubt it will also be largely used in cemeteries to
cover graves, as it is entirely hardy and we think more
ornamental than almost anything in use for that pur-
pose at present. (See cut.)

Price 10 < 5 ts. each; 3 for 25 6 ts.

Jessamine GrandiOorurn (Catalonian Jessa-
mine). A valuable winter flowering plant, blooming
without intermission from October to May. The flow-
ers are pure white, most deliciously fragrant; used ex-
tensively by all bouquet makers. Price 20 < 5 ts.

Xvy German (or Parlor). A well known rapid
climber; for pot culture or vases. Price 10 < 5 ls.

Cobea Scandens. A well known climbing
plant of very rapid growth and having large blue bell-
shaped flowers. Used for covering trellises and un-
sightly places, for which its rapid growth makes it very
valuable. Price 15 to 30 dts.

Manettia "Vine. In the house it can be trained all around a window, and will bloom both summer
and winter. In the garden its charming beauty surpasses everything. Flowers intense scarlet, tipped
with yellow, each flower keeping perfect over a month before fading. It can be trained on a trellis, strings,
or used for drooping from hanging baskets; in any way a perfect mass of flowers and foliage from the root
to the tips of the branches. Price 10 tfts.

GLADIOLI.

The GladiolusUs the most beautiful of the summer bulbs, with tall spikes of flowers, some two feet or
more in height, often several from the same bulb. The flowers are almost every desirable color. As cut
flo* , they are the most lasting of anything we know. By cutting the spikes when two or three of the
lower flowers are open, and placing them in water, the entire spike will open in the most beautiful manner.
Set the bulbs from six to nine inches apart, about three inches deep. In the fall, before hard frost, take up
the bulbs, remove the tops, leave to dry in the air a few days, and store in some cool place, secure from the
frost until spring. Our mixed varieties are unusually fine.

I,emoine*S Hybrid, For vivid and rich orchid-like coloring,
this beautiful, half-hardy class of Gladioli has no equal. Our bulbs
were raised from selected seed, saved from the finest named varieties,
selected for their distinct and brilliant colored flowers. Many of these
are equal to the finest named sorts. (See cut.) Price, extra fine mixed,
5 < 5 ts., 50 ( 5 ls. per doz.

Hesperide. Profusely blotched, and flaked bright rosy salmon
on a pure white ground; a finely colored sort. Price 15 < 5 ls.

John Bull, Ivory-white, tinted with yellow and lilac.

Price 10 < 5 ks.

Xe Poussin, Light red, with large white throat; a beautiful
variety. Price to < 5 ls.

Isaac Buchanan, The best yellow variety grown; a great
novelty. Price io< 5 ts.

Snow "White, The neatest pure white of any variety yet pro-
duced. Extra fine. Price 20 6 ts.

lord Syron. Brilliant red, blotched white; a very showy
sort. Price 10 < 5 ts.

Childsii, New, strong growing, large flowering varieties, mixed. A great improvement on
Lemoine’s. Price, in mixed colors, io< 5 ts.

Gladiolus (fine mixed). The bulbs are all fine varieties. We send them out without names. One
of the finest lot of Gladiolus ever oflered at this price. Price, 40 dts. per doz., by mail, prepaid.

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ALYSSUM.

Mammotb. The finest of all large growing Alyssums. Small plants, planted in open ground will
make immense clumps, for summer cut flowers. Also grand as a pot or vase plant; flowers white, semi,
double, of twice the size in truss and floret of any sort we have ever seen. Us long, strong stems makes
it very fine for cut flowers. First-class for summer or winter use. Price lo dts.; 4 for 25 < 5 ts.

Double Tom Thumb. This variety has the same dwarf habit as the single, but its trusses are
much longer and the florets double. The double flowers hold on so long that the plant is always in bloom,
never having that ragged and unattractive appearance of old varieties when out of flower. Price 10 dls.;
4 for 25 < 5 ts. Either sort, 60 < 5 ts. per doz.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Azalea. Elegant pot plants, much used for Easter decorations. Though attaining a good size, com-
mence to bloom when very small. The flowers are large and very beautiful, always much admired, and
range from white to deep crimson in color, with all intermediate shades and markings. Easily grown in
any window. Our plants are fine ones; all in 5.6 and 7-inch pots, well branched and full of buds; will
bloom profusely through the spring months. Price 60 dts. lo $1.00; extra sizes, $1.25 to $1.50.

Ardisia, Crenulata. A very ornamental greenhouse plant, dark evergreen foliage producing bril-
liant red berries; a first-class house plant. Price, quite small, 10 < 5 ts. ; strong plants, 40 < 5 ts.

Agave, Marginata. Beautifully variegated green, yellow and white.

Price 25 < 5 ts., 50 ( 5 ls., $1.50 to $2.50 each.

AgavOy Americana (Century Plant). Dark green; strong grower.

Price, small, 25 ( 5 ts.; large specimens, $1.00 to $3.00.

Agapantbus UmbellatuSy Lily of the Nile. This is a splendid ornamcnUl plant, bearing large
clusters of blue flowers on long flower stalks, and lasting a long time in bloom. There is no finer plant
than this for out-door decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or piazza. It docs well
in the house or greenhouse in winter, requiring but slight protection. Price 25 and 40 As.

Amaryllis^ Belladonna. A noble flower from the Cape of Good Hope; perfectly hardy south of
Washington, and even further north it planted a foot deep and covered. The flowers appear in the fall,
and are of the most beautiful satiny rose imaginable, and of exquisite fragrance. They are produced in
umbels of six to twelve flowers in a cluster. Price, extra strong bulbs, 50 As.; small, 20 As.

Aloysia Oitriodora, Lemon Verbena. Indispensable for fragrance of its leaves. Price xo As.

Bouvardia, Davidsonii. White; often delicately tinted pink, profuse bloomer. Price 15 As.

Bouvardia, Aljred Neuner. The flowers are rather larger than those of the single flowering, and
composed of three perfect rows of petals of the purest waxy white color, each floret resembling a miniature
Tuberose. Price 15 As.

Calla, Ethiopica. The well known house plant. This Calla is the true large flowering sort; the
grandest of all. Price, small, 10 As.; larger, 25 As., 50 As.

Calla, Little Gem. Grows from eight to fifteen inches high. A miniature Calla, with flowers from
one-half to two-thirds the size of the old variety. It commences flowering when quite small. We had
hoped great things for this sort, but find upon equal trial that it is in no way superior to the larger sort.

Price 10 As.; larger, 25 As.

Centaurea, Gymnocarpa. Attains a diameter of two feet, forming a graceful rounded bush of
silver gray. Price 10 As.

Coleus. In twelve fine varieties. Price 10 As.; $j.ooperdoz.

Cactus, Nameless (or Dr. I^egal). Night-blooming, and without doubt tlxe finest of the family.
Flowers very large, sometimes measuring twenty inches in diameter; of the purest white. Originated in
St. Petersburg. A handsome slender stemmed species, which ought to be grown much more generally
than it is at present, for it is one of the finest of the night-flowering Cacti. The flowers are twelve to
twenty inches in diameter, with creamery white lanceolate petals, with an outer fringe of narrow yellow
sepals. The surface of the stem being covered with irregular tubercules, not distinctly ridged as in most
other species. Price 20 As.

Cactus, Epiphyllum (or Ix>bster Cactus). A wonderfully free-bloomer, frequently blooming three
or four times during the year. Of drooping habit. Flowers bright pink. Price, small plants, 15 As.

Cactus. Cereus Grandifora (Night-blooming Cereus). Flowers enormously large, and of rarest
beauty. Pure white, and opening only at night. ' Price 20 As.

Cyclamen, Persicum. The Cyclamen is particularly adapted lo window culture; it blooms abun-
dantly and for a long time in the winter and spring. The flowers are borne on long stems above the foliage
and are very showy. See colored plate, last page of cover. Price, strong plants, 15 As.

Cyclamen, Persicum Giganteum. Flowers of very large size; an improvement on older sort. An
extra fine strain; Uvo colors, red and white; fine plants. Price, each, 30 As.

CypetUS Alternitolius, Umbrella Plant. An ornamental grass, throwing up stems about two

ELLIS BROTHERS* CATALOGUE,

feet high, surmounted at the top by a whorl of leaves, diverging horizontally, giving it a very curious
appearance. Splendid for the center of vases, or as a water plant; also a fine pot plant. Price 15 < 5 ts.

Ca.Tex JaponicB. Varie^ata, The exquisite gracefulness of this decorative gem will find a place
for it among Palms, Ferns and Dracaenas. It is extremely easy to grow, will stand heated atmosphere
with impunity, and can be carelessly handled without being damaged. Price 20 As.

Dracssna Indivisia, Dragon Tree. One of the most desirable of our ornamental foliage plants for
decoration, either in or out doors. Its fine foliage renders it very useful for the window garden, planted
as a center piece in a rustic stand, jardiniere, or window box, or for summer decoration in vases and orna-
mental beds; also especially well adapted for centers of vases, baskets, etc. ; the bright green, narrow
foliage contrasting well with other foliage and dowering plants. Price 25 As., 50 As.

Daisy, Giant White or Mammoth Paris Daisy. A new large dowering, semi-double variety of the
true “ Marguerite** of the Paris markets; large, pure white flowers, three inches in diameter, with a
double row of petals surrounding the golden yellow disk. It is a vast improvement, in size of flower, on
the old “ Marguerite,** being twice as large and more numerous petals; lasting longer. It makes a good
display in pots during the winter months. Price 10 As.

Daisy, Hallerii. New golden Marguerite, similar to above, except color, which is a beautiful light
yellow, ever blooming. Price 10 As.

Daisy, Snow Crest. Double white English Daisy. A most distinct variety and an improvement on
all existing sorts. Its habit of growth and size of flowers, in comparison with older varieties, is gigantic.
The flowers, which are borne on stout, stiff stems from six to ten inches long, are of the purest white and
full to the center. When fully developed they rise to a conical or sugar-loaf form, and well grown speci-
mens will cover a silver dollar. It makes an admirable hardy garden plant or may be forced for cut flowers
under the same treatment as Violets. Price 10 As.

Daisy, Blue Celeste. Adaisy flowerof intenscblue, yellow center; blooms in winter. Price loAs.

Ficus Rlastica (India Rubber Tree). One of the best plants for table or parlor decoration; its
thick, leathery leaves enable it to stand excessive heat and dryness, while its deep glossy green color
always presents a cheerful aspect. The plants we offer are in fine order and of a size to be useful imme-
diately. Price 50 As., $1.00 and $2.50 each.

Feverfew, Dittle Gem. The great value of the old Dwarf Feverfew for cut flowers during the
summer and fall is well known to florists and others. This variety which we now offer surpasses it in
every way. It is very dwarf, attaining a height of only twelve inches. The flowers arc larger, of more
perfect form and of the purest white. Price 10 < 5 ts. ; 3 for 25 As. ; 12 for 75 As.

For^et-nie~uot, Perfection. A fine variety for winter bloom; deep blue and in flower from Janu-
ary to May. Price 10 As.

Genista Racetnosa. A beautiful yellow flowering greenhouse shrub, flowering so freely as to
literally cover the plant with its rich golden yellow flowers when well grown. It is grown in large quanti-
ties by the leading florists for decorative purposes at Easter time. Price 10 As. ; larger, 25 and 50 As.

Grevillea Robusta, The Silk Oak. A beautiful plant for decorative purposes; quick growth and
of very easy culture. The leaves are a light bronze color, the tips feeing covered with a soft down resem-
bling raw silk, from which it derives the name of “Silk Oak.” For the house it is unsurpassed, as it
needs little attention ; flowers of a bright orange color. Price 15 As.

Hedychiutu, Coronarium (Butterfly Lily). This magnificent tulwrous-rooted plant flourishes on low,
moist land, in half-shade, w'here it will form a dense clump three or four feet high. From August, on-
ward, a mass of fragrant, pure white flowers, looking almost like large white butterflies, borne in large
clusters, terminal on every stalk. Not hardy; should be taken up and treated same as Cannas in the win-
ter. This plant is now' being boomed by some florists under the name of “MyrosmaCanmefolia, or White
Canna,** — and a new plant, but we have sold it under its true name for past five years. Price 20 As..

Hibiscus, Auraniicum. Large, double, orange-colored flowers; an early and profuse bloomer.
One of the best. Price 20 As.

Hibiscus, Grandijlora. Rich, glossy foliage, blooming profusely during the summer, literally
covering the plant with scarlet-crimson single flowers. Price 20 As.

Hibiscus, Miniaius Semi-Plena. Large, semi-double, brilliant and attractive; bright vermillion-
scarlet; ought to be in every garden. Price 20 As.

Lantana, Alba Per/ecta. Pure white, compact habit; fine. Price 10 As.

hantaua, Michael Schmidt. Flowers fresh and sparkling, of a brilliant yellow, passing into purple-
vermillion. - Price 15 As.

Note. — The Hibiscus and Lantanas are fine as house plants, but their greatest value is when bedded
out. We recommend our customers to give them a trial. They can be wintered in cellar, same as an
Oleander.

Beinotl, Sicilly. Similar in growth to Japanese Orange, but fruit is of immense size, weighing from
one to three pounds; fruits when quite small; a fine house plant. Price 25 As.

ItOpesia Rosea, Fine red flowering plants, blooming continually from November to April; fine
for cut flowers. Price 10 As.

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Impatiens, Sultani (sometimes called
“ Patience Plant **). This is one of the most
distinct and beautiful of flowering plants of
recent introduction, either as a winter blooming
pot plant, or for the border in summer. It is of
compact, neat habit of growth, with good con-
stitution, and a perpetual bloomer. The flowers
are of a brilliant rosy scarlet, peculiarly distinct,
but most effective hue, about one and one-half
inches in diameter, and are produced singly or
t\vos and threes from the axis of the leaves,
especially toward the summit of the stems, but
so freely that a well grown specimen appears to
be quite a ball of fire. We recommend this
highly. (See cut.) Price lo dts.

Impatiens, ^ueen Corola. Forabloom-
ing plant that will flower the full 365 days in the
year, and thrive well as a window plant, none
equal the well known “Impatiens Sultani.’*
This new sort is identical in gro^vth and free
blooming quality, but having flowers in color a
beautiful salmon, suffused with rose, base of
lower petals blotched white, stamens and pistils
garnet and purple. The whole flower irregu-
larly burnished, as in tinsel. Price 10 tfts.

Ifinum Tri^ynum. A native of East Indies. This beautiful showy old plant is well deserving of
a place in every collection. It is often called a greenhouse plant, but under such conditions its beauties are
never developed ; it should be grown during summer in open border, taken up in the fall and re-potted. It
is of dwarf, free growth, and the flowers are large, bright golden yellow, and disposed in large racemes.
When well treated, they will produce their gay blossoms the entire winter. Price 15 <fts.

Orange, Otaheite (new from Japan). A new variety which is suitable for pot culture, and which will
with anyone prove one of the most desirable pot plants it is possible to possess. It is not an uncommon
thing to sec little cutting plants five or six inches in height, full of bloom, and even bearing one or Uvo
medium-sized oranges. The fruit at their best are not more than half the size of an ordinary orange, but
are very bright and beautiful in color and delicious in quality; but it is for its flowers more than its fruit
which commends it to general cultivation. When it blooms it is so full that it seems to be all flowers.
The pure waxy while blossoms emit a delicate, yet powerful fragrange, which is surpassed by no other
flower. Price, i-year plants, 20 dts. ; 3-year plants, 50 and 75 < 5 ls.

Orange, Trifoliate. The most hardy of the Orange family, and will stand in open ground, except
in extreme North. Price, 2-year pot plants, 35 As.

Swainsonia, GaUgifolia Alba. Pure white. De-
sirable ever-blooming plant with flowers produced in sprays
of from twelve to twenty flowers each, the individual blooms
resembling a Sweet Pea. As a decorative plant for the
window or conservatory we know of nothing that will give
as much satisfaction as the Swainsonia. Its easy culture,
growing in almost any light position, its freedom of bloom,
rarely ever being out of bloom, and the grace and beauty of
the flower and entire plant will undoubtedly make this one
of the most popular plants in cultivation. (Sec cut.)

Price 15 As.

Stevia Nana, An improvement on “ Stevia Com-
pacta;” similar in every respect except in height, which is
considerably less than the old variety, which makes it more
desirable. In full bloom at Christmas. Price 10 As.

Strobilanthes, Dyerianus. The undulation on the
surface of the foliage is furnished with a blueish metallic
hue, shading into light rose with a light green margin. It
surpasses the finest Coleus or Begonia in the exquisite
coloring of the leaves, besides which the racemes of violet
blossoms with which the plant Is covered in mid-winter greatly enhances its beauty; a valuable bedding
and decorative plant. Price 10 As.

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SsDSeverla, Zealanica. A f>eautiful plant, splendidly
adapted for the decoration of drawing^-roonis and halls, as it
stands drought and dust with impunity. The leaves grow to a
length of three to four feet, and are beautifully striped cross-
wise with broad white variegations on a dark green ground.

It is a rare and beautiful plant which should be abundantly
grown for positions out of the reach of sunlight, where other
plants will not thrive. When you consider that it may be placed
in any position in any room and do well, its great usefulness is
at once apparent. It has beauty for decorative purposes which
other plants do not possess. (See cut.)

Price lo ( 5 ls.; larger, 25 dts.

Salvia Splendens, Compacta. Also known as lied-
man, Bonfire, etc. A splendid new French variety, with very
brilliant scarlet flowers and of comparatively dwarf and com-
pact habit. Its blooms appear one month earlier than the old
variety, “S. Splendens,” and produces flowers in succession
until frost sets in. An excellent plant for masses. Its early
blooming qualities will be appreciated by all lovers of this fine
plant; it also comes true from seed. We now grow this wholly
in place of the old sort. Price 10 ( 5 ks. ; three for 25 As. ; twelve for 75 As.

Xtlherosey Excelsior Pearl. A grower of cut flowers for the New York market, who has long been
noted for his exceedingly fine florets of “ Pearl ” Tuberoses — which command a higher price than any other
in the market — some fifteen years ago, when “ Pearl Tuberoses were first sold, selected the oflTsets from
the bulb that had produced an exceptionally fine spike of large, beaxitifully formed flowers. The increase
of this bulb has been the only kind grown at this florist’s place, and he has guarded the stock with the
utmost care, with the result that in the past fifteen years not one single bulb has ever differed from the
original characteristics. In order to designate this special stock, we call it the “ Excelsior Pearl.” Price,
fine blooming bulbs, 2 for 5 As.; 25 As. per doz.; extra strong, selected bulbs, 5 As.; 50 As. per doz.

llAKJiY

The growing interest in hardy plants has induced us to enlarge our list so as to include the most desir-
able varieties. We also classify under above heading, that buyers need have no difficulty in knowing what
plants are hardy. The plants in following list are of easy culture, and once obtained will bloom each year
with increasing beauty, and by a good selection you can have the most varied of nature’s floral production
during the entire season.

Astilbet Chinettsis. Very hardy and the finest Astilbe yet produced. The immense, yet graceful
and airy sprays of a new delicate flesh-color are produced in immense profusion, literally covering the
plants with flowers. The htindsomc dark green foliage adds effective color for cutting purposes, for which
it will certainly be grown extensively. Price 25 As.

Achillea, The Gem (or Pearl). One of
the most popular hardy plants. The blooming
quality of this splendid novelty is something re-
markable, flowering in great profusion the first
summer, while the second season it will bloom
three to five times as much; is entirely hardy,
and will last for years. 'I'he flowers, which are
borne upon erect footstalks, are of the finest
while, and closely resemble a Pompon Chrysan-
themum. A grand acquij>ition for cutting pur-
poses. Succeeds anywhere, and flowers nearly
the whole season ; one of the most valuable
snow while flowering plants introduced for
years. Fine for borders ; for cut flowers ; also,
unsurpassed for cemetery planting. (See cut.)

I*nce 10 As.

Eulalia Gracillima Univittata,
The most beautiful and useful of all the hardy
grasses. Narrow green leaves with a silvery
white mid-rib. This plant is of most graceful
habit and is very beautiful for decorative pur-
poses and the center of vases, as well as making an attractive lawn plant. One of the finest hardy plants in
existence. Price 15 As.

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PunJvfa, Lo^ Lily. A handsome, showy plant, with beautiful large broad leaves. Flowers large,
pure waxy white, borne in large tnisscs. Very fragrant. Price 20 * 5 ls.

Campanula Peraictefolia. One of our
finest hardy plants. Flowers in June, sending up
fine spikes of pure white bell-shaped flowers. Their
purity has also given this flower the title of “Angel
Bells.” V'ery hardy; roots should be divided once
in two years. Grand flowering hardy plant. (See
cut.) Price 20 < 5 ls.

Moaarda, Didyma^ (also known as Bee

Balm, Oswego Tea, Horse Mint, etc.) A sweet
scented herb with crimson flower heads. Excel-
lent for border and cutting. In flower three
months. Price 10 <fts.

Myosotis PalustriSy Forget-me-not. I-ight
blue flowers, and in bloom the whole summer; very
hardy, especially valuable for its remarkable bloom-
ing qualities. Price 15 <fts.

Pansy y BugnoVs Superb. This is the most
famous of all the fancy strains, being blotched,
stained and veined in unsurpassable beauty and
variety of coloring. Price, three for 20 <fts. ; twelve
for 6 o< 5 ts.; seed, 25 < 5 ts. per pkt. of about fifty seeds.

Pansy, German Strain. In many of the finest
colors; no other strain equals it for great variety of
shades and blending of colors. This Pansy blooms
very freely. For variety, see collection Pansy seed.
Sold only in mixed lots. Price, large plants, twelve
for50<5ls.; smaller for mailing, twelve for 25<5ts.;
twenty-five for 50 < 5 ts.

Pansy, Trimardeau. A distinct and beauti-
ful new race, the flowers of which are of very large
size, and the plants may be expected to produce
many of the beautiful shades of color that are found
in other classes of this popular plant. The true
“Trimardeau” Pansies of French origin, seed
much less freely than any other class. The plants
were grown from seed saved exclusively from
finely formed flowers of the richest and most varied shades of color. Price, in fine mixed colors, large
transplanted plants, 50(fts. per doz., express only ; smallerformailing, 5otfts. per doz. ; postpaid; seed, lotfls.

Note.— \Vc include Pansies in hardy plant list, but unless pains are taken they will live but two years.

Ilfr Majesty. Large white. The best hardy white variety. Price lo ifts.

Pink, Earle of Carlisle. Variegated in fancy colors. .Maroon, rose and white. Price 15 As.

Pink, Souv. de Sale. Large pink, one of the best. Very double, fine for cutting. Price 15 As.

Pink, Juliette. Best dark .sort, quite double, cherry red, variegated pink and white. Price 15 As.

Pink, May. Flesh pink, beautiful and very fragrant. Splendid for cutting. Price 15 As.

Note.— The above five pinks are hardy, but it will favor them, in northern states, if slightly protected
in winter with evergreen boughs.

Helianthus Rigidas. One of the most desirable of our native varieties, beginning to bloom early
in July and continuing until late in fall; flowers single, golden yellow, with dark center. Price lo ( 5 ts.

Helianthus Afultifiortis, Double Dwarf SunJlower\ A double Perennial “ Sunflower.” It is a
great addition to our hardy herbaceous plants. Its dark, golden yellow color is both fashionable and beau-
liful for cut flowers ; grows from three to five feet in height ; never fails to flower the first year of planting .
Do not be prejudiced against this plant because it is only a “ Sunflower.” Give it a trial, and you will be
surprised and delighted to find how beautiful it is. It is a hardy Perennial, coming up every year, but in
extreme North it will need protection or can be taken up like Canna and Dahlias, and kept in cellar.
Easily taken for a fine yellow Dahlia, only with ten times the number of blooms. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Heuchera Sanguinea. A floral gem and one of the most valuable additions to the list of hardy
flowering plants that has appeared in a longtime. The foliage, which is evergreen, is beautifully cut and
marbled and is very abundant. The flowers are borne in large, open, clean-stemmed panicles and are of
the most clear, bright, cheerful and charming scarlet imaginable. Although the flowers arc small, yet
they are so numerous in each panicle, and the panicles are thrown up in such profusion, as to produce a
most brilliant effect. Price 35 ( 5 ts.

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Spireay Anthony Waterer.

One of the most beautiful hardy
plants in cultivation and one
which has aroused the greatest
enthusiasm among horticultur-
ists everywhere. This new
Spirea grows in the form of a
low compact shrub, with numer-
ous branchlels, each bearing
clusters of charmingly pretty,
rose-colored rtowers. The plants
sent out are strong, well-rooted,
and with ordinary care, will
flower freely during summer.

It will do well in any good gar-
den soil. (See cut.)

Price 25 dls.

Doronicum Hxcel-
suni. One of the most effec-
tive of the early spring flower-
ing perennials, beginning to
bloom in April and continuing
at intervals throughout the sea-
son, or by planting in pots in
the fall it can be readily forced
into bloom during the winter
months in the conservatory or
window garden. Its golden-
yellow daisy-likejflowers are of large size, being about four inches in diameter. Price 20 dts.

Helenium Antumnale. Loose rounded heads, nearly two feet through, bright yellow flowers.
Strong stems four to five feet high ; blooms in August and September. Price 20 tfts. ; extra strong, 40 6 ls.

Spirea, Nana Compacta. A
new large flowering Spirea from
Japan. This is a first-class novelty,
and we thoroughly recommend it.
In garden culture, it flowers freely
during the summer, and is perfectly
hardy. Its merit consists in com-
pact growth, ample foliage of bril-
liant green and its wonderfully free
production of feathery white flowers
borne in plume-like panicles of mag-
nificent porporlions; will entirely
sni>er.^ede the old variety, as the
individual flowers and spikes are
twice the size, and much freer
blooming. Fine for winter window
garden, if potted in fall and treated
same as Hyacinths. (Sec cut.)
Price, clumps, 40 < 5 ts.; small roots,
prepaid, by mail, 20 < 5 ls.

Atjuile^ia, Nana Alba (or
Decoration Day flower). This
dwarf while Aquilegia or Colum-
bine, is one of the most valuable
of recent introduction. Our na-
tional holiday in remembrance of
deceased soldiers has become a day
of floral memory', and the great de-
mand for flowers on May 30 is best
known to the florist, and has caused
much study to find the best for this
season. Price 20<5ls.; seed, 10 <fls.

SLLI8 BBOTHEBS* GATALOaUE.

hycbnis, Flos Cuculi
PI e n is s i m a Semperflorens.
Recently Imported from Ger-
many. Of easiest culture, re-
quiring no special care, strong
and quick in growth, and al-
most ever-blooming. Flowers
rose color, and in large clusters,
having a very light or feathery
appearance. It can be planted
out in summer, where it contin-
ues to bloom till wanted for
winter blooms, or it can remain
there over winter, it being a
hardy perennial. Rrice 15 < 5 ls.

Phlox, While Lady. The
improvement that has been
made in Hardy Ciarden or Per-
ennial Phlox of recent )'ears is
truly wonderful. This variety
instead of being a lot of tall,
naked stems with small tufts of
bloom at the top for a little
w'hile in mid-summer as of old,
are dwarf and stocky, with
flower heads eight to ten inches
long and six to eight inches in
diameter, and are produced
from June until frost. One of
the finest of its class. Pure
snow white, a most profuse
bloomer, and of dwarf, compact
growth. Price 20(fts.

Phlox, ir>«. llobinsou (new). Fine truss of immense florets, often larger than a half dollar; color,
new, of clear salmon, with a rosy crimson eye. A showy variety and very hardy. Price 20 <^ls.

Diitletrn, Spectohilis (Hlecding Heart).

One of the best known perennials, with grace-
ful, drooping racemes of heart-shaped flowers
of rosy crimson and silvery white. Blooming
in spring and early summer. (See cut.) Price,
extra strong roots, 30 dls. ; small, lO < 5 ls.

Hellopsis Piicheriamis, A desirable
hardy herbaceous plant, growing from two to
three feet high, and a perpetual bloomer, begin-
ning to flower early in the season and continu-
ing in bloom the entire summer. The flo\vers
are of a beautiful deep golden yellow color,
about two inches in diameter, of very thick tex-
ture, and are very graceful for cutting, and last-
ing long when cut; and if left on plant the
same blooms will remain four weeks in perfect
condition. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Yucca FiUuueiitosa, Adatfi\^ Needle.

A tropical-looking plant, with long narrow
leaves that remain green the entire year. It
throws up a strong flower stem in summer,
three or four feet high, bearing a large spike of creamy white, bell-shaped flowers, that retain their beauty
a long time; hardy. Price 20 As,; large clumps, 50 As.

GypHophila, Baby Breath. A beaxitiful old-fashioned perennial, possessing a grace not found in
any other perennial, and attracting the eye of everyone. When in bloom it forms a symmetrical mass in
height, and as much through, of minute pure white flowers, forming a beautiful gau/.e-like appearance.
For cutting purposes it is exquisite, especially in combination with high-colored flowers, and some most
lovely effects can be produced with it. Price 15 As.

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Rocket, Hesperis. \'ery pleasing early spring flowering, profuse blooming plants, with fragrant
flowers, growing freely in any light rich soil. Flowers pure white and in full bloom on Decoration Day;
fine for cutting, a very desirable plant. Price 15 < 5 ts. ; seed, 5 < 5 ts.

Platycodon GraadiSorum, One of the very best perennial plants; in constant flower from
early spring to late fall. It forms dense clumps, which arc covered with a mass of l>ell<shapcd flowers.
Fine for cemeter)', for garden or for cutting. Roots are hardy as a Pa*ony. Price 15 <fts.

Hemerocallis Kwanso Sore plena. Double Crown Day Lily. A perfectly double flowering
sort; a profuse bloomer. The flowers are produced in clusters; they are of a bright orange-yellow, and
each petal is marked with a large crimson blotch, forming a circle around the flower, having elegant
grassy foliage and handsome, deliciously fragrant flowers. They are perfectly hardy, and thrive in almost
any kind of soil, preferring one that is rich, moist and in an open situation.

Lily of the Valley, The beautiful delicate white flowers and the
peculiar shade of green foliage render this class of plants extremely attrac-
tive and desirable, especially so grown out of doors. For house culture,
place rather thickly in pots or boxes. Keep in cool place until mid-winter,
then bring to window and give plenty of heat and some moisture, and the
flowers will soon appear. Orders should not be sent later than May. Our
pips (or roots) are of the new improved large flowering sort called the
“ New Russian.” The best of all. (See cut.) Price 5 ( 5 ts.; 40 < 5 ks. per doz.

Pyrethrum VliftinOSUW, Giani Daisy. A grand fall blooming
plant, growing five feet high, and covered with large white flowers with
yellow centers. Needs a moist, rich soil, and should be in every garden.

No hardy plants in our grounds received so much praise as this fine Daisy,
growing as it does, from five to seven feet high, and forming in short time
a clump from two to five feet across; beautiful as an ornamental plant;
also fine for cutting. Price 20 As. ; 3 for 50 As.

Rudbeckia, Golden Glow. See Page 28.

Pseonies. See Page 24.

Iris. See Page 23.

HARDY V/iVJEvS.

The following are all hardy vines, for permanent planting out doors.

Ampelopsis Veitebi, Boston Ivy. An “Ampelopsis” of Japanese
the old ” Virginia Creeper,”, and attains a height of fifty feet. It clings firmly to any wall, tree, etc. The
leaves are small on young plants, which at first are of an olive green.broi,vn color, changing to bright
scarlet in the autumn. As the plant acquires age the leaves increase in size. This variety becomes more
popular every season, and is without question one of the very best climbing pl.ants for covering brick or
stone walls. Hardy except in extreme north. Price, small, 15 As. ; strong plants, 3-year, 4c As.

Ampelopsis Quinq^uefolia. Virginia Creeper. A very rapid grower, with large dark green
foliage, which changes in the fall to scarlet. A very desirable vine for covering arbors, verandas, etc.
Extremely hardy. Price, small. 10 As.; large, 25 1050 As.

Cinnamon Vine. A beautiful climber which possesses the rare quality of emitting from its
flowers the odor of cinnamon, and very appropriately called the “Cinnamon Vine.” The stem dies down
every autumn, but grows again so rapidly in the spring as to completely cover anytrellis or arbor very early
in the season. It is as easily cultivated as the “ Madeira V'inc,” has no insect enemies, and is not affected
by drouth; has beautiful heart-shaped leaves, bright green peculiar foliage, and clusters of delicate white
flowers, sending forth a delicious cinnamon odor, rendering it one of the most desirable climbers in culti-
vation. Price 10 As.; 3 for 25 As.; 7 for 50 As.

Chinese Matrimony Vine. A vigorous, hardy climbing plant when trained to an arbor, fastened
to a fence, attached to a tree, the pillers of a piazza or in any location where a hardy, vigorous climber is
desired. It sends out numerous side branches, so that it covers a great amount of space in a short time,
and every new growth is at once covered with small purple flowers which arc succeeded by brilliant scarlet
berries nearly an inch long, every branch being loaded with them. Price 15 As.

New Halliana Honeysuckle. A new variety introduced from Japan, and considered a great
acquisition; it is evergreen, and a constant bloomer; flowers white, changing to yellow; very fragrant;
good for trellis or pillar; one of the very best varieties for all purposes. Price 15 As.

Monthly Fragrant Honeysuckle. A fine, rapid growing variety; flowers large and very fra-
grant; color red and yellow; a constant bloomer. Price 15 As.

Note. We can furniJih, by express, 3-year pot grown Honeysuckles, 50 As. each.

Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia Sipho. A vigorous and rapid growing climber, bearing singular
brownish colored flowers, resembling in shape a- Dutchman’s pipe. Its flowers, however, are of little
value, beside its fine light green leaves, which arc of very large size, and retain their color from early
spring to late fall ; perfectly hardy ; extra strong plants. Price 50 As.

Price 20 As.

origin. It grows rapidly as

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^ Clematis, Panicn-
lata. One of the most
beautiful of our hardy flow-
cringe vines. The flowers
arc pure white, and are borne
in great panicles or clusters
of bloom, fairly covering the
plant, so that it is a mass or
sheet of fleecy white. These
clusters are borne on long
slender stems, which stand
out boldly from between the
glossy green leaves, and the
gentlest breeze causes wavy
crests of white to flow gently
over their surface. The
fragrance is delicious, re-
sembling the English Haw-
thorn blossoms, and is so
subtle and penetrating that a
large plant in bloom will
fill the air with fragrance.
It begins to bloom late in
August or early in Septem-
ber, at a time when most
other hardy climbers are out
of bloom, an inestimable
advantage. It is a strong,
rapid grower, spreading out
when trained to wires or
strings. It is perfectly hardy
in all sections of the country,
and we can unhesitatingly
say that it is, in our opinion,
the most valuable among
hardy climbing vines.
Price, 2-year, 25 < 5 ts. ; extra,
3-year, 40 <fts.

Clematis, HenryL
Creamy-white flowers. A
strong grower and very
hardy; one of the best of the
white varieties; a perpetual bloomer. Price, 2-year, 75 < 5 ls.

Clematis, Jackmanii, Flowers, when expanded, arc from four to six inches in diameter: intense
violet-purple, with a rich velvety appearance, distinctly veined. It flowers continually from July until cut
off by frosts. One of the best. Price, 2-year, 75 <fts.

Wistetia Sinensis, A magnificent climber, with a rich foliage, and long racemes of very fragrant
lilac flowers, which cover the whole plant in May and June; grows rapidly when well established.

Price, extra large plants, 50 dls. ; small by mail, 20 <fts.

Hiram, Maine, April 30, 1S9S . — £lHs Bros. Am very much pleased with the plants, which arrived
in fine condition. Thank you for the extra seed. Yours truly, MRS. E. W. BOSWOUTH.

Orange, Mass., Nov. 1, Bros. Dear Sirs: Plants are doing finely. I get better satis-

faction from your plants than any of any other house.

Yours respectfully, MRS. E. C. BARl'LKTT.

So. Berwick, Me., Apr. 27, 189S. Messrs. Ellis Bros. Gentlemen : The plants came to hand duly,
with the seeds, and were very fine ones. Thank you very much for the good trade you have given me
on them. Yours truly, CAROI-,INE F. TRACEY.

I.awrence, Mass., March 6, 1808. Ellis Bros.: I am pleased to state that stock came to hand all in

good season and in first-class condition, in fact, belter than any that I ever had come from any other firm.
I am at times obliged to buy considerable. I am, yours truly, E. DAVENPOltT.

P^NFiKLD, N. H., Oct. 1, 1S98.— A 7 /iv« Bros. Dear Sirs: Many thanks for the prompt and very satis-
factorv manner in which you filled my order for plants, which arrived in fine condition.

Very truly yours, MRS. A. C. TRAIN.

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plovjL/er Seed.

Our address books show customers that have steadily purchased their seed of us
for ten, fifteen and twenty years. Surely this is a better recommendation than any
puffy words of ours for the quality of the stock we sell. We are situated in northern
New England. Seeds (and plants) which we can call hardy will prove so in nearly
the whole country. It has also been proved that as a rule, northern stock can ^e
carried south with improved results, while the reverse is the case when southern
stock is brought north. We would also call attention to the fact that with our green-
house facilities, we are enabled to test the germinating qualities of each variety, so
that we know before placing any in packets that it will under fair conditions give to
the buyer perfect satisfaction. To the many who will see our seed list for the first
time, we would mention that the seed business is no new experiment, that we have
dealt in seeds for twenty-seven years, and have a very large list of patrons over the
entire United States and Canada. We would respectfully request a trial order.

HOW TO SOW FLOWER SEED

A shallow box is best to sow flower seed in. Make two or three holes in the bottom
for drainage and fill nearly to the top with rich loam, witkout manure. Sow the seed
evenly. Take two parts of pure sand to one of loam, and mix well. Place a small
quantity of this in a fine sieve (it will not hurt your flour sieve if you have no other) ;
do not shake it, but take one hand and rub the dirt through, watching the box, so as
to cover it evenly. Small seed, like Petunia, Cineraria, etc., should be but slightly
covered, while the larger ones, like Asters, Verbenas, etc., will do better if one-eighth
of an inch of this fine covering material is used. Sprinkle after covering. Cut or
fold a piece of cloth or paper the size of inside of box, wet, and lay directly on the
earth ; this should remain till the seedlings are seen breaking through the ground,
when it should be taken off, the box placed in a sunny window; not kept too wet, or
they will damp off (rot at top of ground). As soon as the second leaves are well out,
they should be transplanted into pots or boxes. Small quantities of weli decayed
manure should then be used. Small seed sown in open ground should be covered but
one-fourth to one-half inch deep ; sprinkle surface well after covering seed. Then
cover entire surface of bed with old hay, grass, newspapers, or any covering material
at hand ; leave it on bed till young plants begin to break ground, to come up.

COLLECTION PACKETS.

Our collections, if bought in separate packages, each kind or color by itself, would
cost customers, at lO dts. per paper, from $i.ooto $2.50. We know of no other method
by which so large a quantity of first-class seed can be sold for so small an amount of
money. Each year we have sold more of these collections than on the preceding
season, and at this time our sale warrants us in the assertion that there is not a more
popular form of selling choice seed now in use in this country. Large quantities are
sold to amateurs in every state, also in Canada, and besides this their reputation has
brought us many florists as customers. Immense quantities of poorer seed are sold,
/>ui none better. New customers are requested to give this class of seed a trial.

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COLLECTION PANSIES.

In variety, quality and price, we in confidence place this collection in test with
any stock sold in this country. We have sold this grade for over twenty years with
steadily increasing sales each season. Customers will find it better than ever this year.

Pres. Carnot, white, each petal blotched violet ; Purplish Violet, large flowers,
fine; Rosy Lilac, new color, distinct; Silver Edge, purple,with white edge; Victoria,
new red, fine ; King of Blacks, darkest variety ; Brown-Red, various shades ; Candi-
dissima, satiny white; Coquette de Poissy, new French sort, distinct mauve color;
Emperor Frederick, dark red edge, shaded lighter red ; Emperor William, ultrama-
rine blue; Faxon Color, beautiful shade; Fire King, yellow, upper petals purple;
Gold Margined, a splendid sort ; Havaxia Broxun, new shades ; Lord Beaconsjield,
deep violet purple, shading at top nearly white; Mahogany Color, an odd color;
Meteor, bright brown ; Peacock, blue, with white edge; Walljlower Brown, various
shades; Striped and Mottled, very odd-. Striped Parisian, Vi^ht m.o\X\ei, new -, Tri-
mardeux, giant varieties, mixed; ^uadricolor, a fine combination of colors; Yelloxo
Giant, large yellow, black eye; Yellow Gem, only medium size, but pure yellow,
without eye ; Atropurpurea, dark purple ; Odier, the five blotched or stained Pansies ;
White with Black Eye, a good bedder; Cassier's. a fine strain in beautiful tints.

Fifteen seeds of each of above thirty sorts, 450 in ali. Price 25 <Sts.

These collections are made up by taking fifteen seeds of each of above thirty sorts ;
all are then put into one packet and sealed. You will make no mistake if you plant
this brand.

Note. — We can furnish any of above thirty sorts separate, in packets of from
fifty to one hundred seeds, according to kinds wanted, at 10 dls. per packet.

Peaciiam, Vt. — Ellis Bros. I find your seeds very reliable. Resp’y, MRS. R. B. KINERSON.

Dextkk, Maine. — Ellis Bros. Though 1 have had a dozen or more catal^ues sent me this season,

I have waited for yours which I received today, and have made out my order. The seeds sent last spring
were fine, as they always have been, and perfectly satisfactory. MRS. C. II. WY.MAN.

Cakibou, Maine. — Ellis Bros. I will get my order in early. I have tried a number of seed houses,
and like yours best for this reason : the seed and plants prove true to name. MRS. INEZ GARY.

Springfield, Mass.— £//is Bros. Dear Sirs: Please send collection package of your Pansy seeds.

1 have had them for several years past and find none more beautiful. GRETA I.ORD.

SwAMPSCOTT, Mass. — Ellis Bros. 1 have had I'ansy seed for cold frames and early blooming from
many different places for years, and on the whole, I get the best satisfaction from your seeds, and jny Pansy
bed IS the admiration of my friends. Respectfully, MRS. C. P. JEI^l^'ERS.

COLLECTION TOM THUMB NASTURTIUM.

Crystal Palace Gem, sulphur colored flowers with dark red spots near base of
petals ; King of Tom Thumbs, bluish green foliage, intense scarlet flower, very
showy ; Pearl, creamy white ; Golden King, deep golden yellow flowers, dark foliage ;
Spotted, flowers beautifully spotted; Ruby King, pink, shaded carmine, contrasting
beautifully with its dark foliage ; King Theodore, bluish green foliage, flowers almost
black; Atropurpureum, Aa.x\ cr\ms,on-. Empress of India, splendid new dark-leaved
variety, flowers crimson ; Beauty, fine yellow flushed and shaded vermilion ; Ladybird,
(new), the ground color of the flower is rich golden yellow, each petal barred with a
broad vein of bright ruby crimson; Aurora (new), a shade of pink, beautiful. Ten
seeds each of above twelve varieties, 120 seeds in all. Price 25 <Sls.

Note. — We can furnish, when desired, any of above varieties in separate packets
(of fifteen to twenty seed). Price 5 6ls.

New Bedford, Mass., Aujfust aS, i$ 9 S.--AV//> Bros. I have been much pleased with your collection
of Tom Thumb Nasturtiums. The colors are beautiful and as varied as one could desire.

MRS. N. A. STANLEY.

East River, Conn., March, x^gT.—ElUs Bros. I have a large flower garden and it is .simply ad-
mired by all who see it. I hwlieve every seed that I have of you grows. NELLIE M. PARDEE.

ELLIS BROTBEBS' CATALOGUE.

•tfl

LARGE FLOWERING FRINGED PRI.WDLAS, (Single.)

Golden Feather, beautiful golden yellow foliage, flowers pure white; a charming
variety ; Christata, quite dwarf, with odd crisp mallow-like foliage, flowers semi-
double, in different colors; Rubra Violacea, very showy, a grand and beautiful sort;
Punctata Blegantissima, new variety, flowers velvety crimson, edges spotted with
white, very distinct ; Striata, a. beautiful striped sort; Fern Leaf, in variety, fine;
Coccinea, flowers of the largest size, of a beautiful brilliant scarlet, with a clear sul-
phur eye, exquisitely fringed ; Globosa Alba, a splendid new and improved white
variety, heavily fringed, extra fine ; Globosa Kermesina Splendens, an improved deep
crimson sort, deeply fringed, very bright and distinct ; Globosa Carnea, new variety,
very fine; Punctata Atropurpurea, a beautiful and showy variety ; Pulcherrima,
white, with rose or lilac center, very fine.

Five seeds each of above — twelve fringed sorts — making the most desirable packet
of Primrose offered in the world, and at one-half the price asked by most seedsmen
for much inferior stock and a less quantity. Its germinating quality has been fully
tested by us. Price 25 as.

Note. — We can supply (to those who want certain varieties of colors) any of the
above Primulas in separate packets. Each packet contains about twenty-five seeds.
Price 25 as. each.

Kingsville, O., Oct. 12, 1S9S. — Messrs. Ellis Bros. Sirs : I want to tell the success we had with
your seeds. Last spring we bought a mixed package of Primula seed, from which we now have fifty-one
very nice plants and threw .away at least four very small ones. Respectfully, .MARY A. KINNEAR.

Buffalo, N. Y .—Ellis Bras. Kindly mail me at once collection package of Verbena and single
Primrose seeds. Have not had time as yet to carefully examine ybur new catalogue. 'There is one wlute
fern leaf Primrose among those grown from seed obtained from you last year, which is a remarbable speci-
men, both in symmetry of form, size and number of florets. Many of the single Primroses are as large as
a half dollar. 'The florists who have seen it pronounce it a wonder. ”

With best wishes, I remain very truly yours, W. F. LAKE.

New I.ondon, N. \l.— Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: The collection packet of Primula seed I had of you
last year, was just splendid. I believe every seed germinated. I had over thirty fine plants, and they \vere
admired by every one who saw them. Respectfully, -MRS. j. S. BOIIANAN.

CoATicooK, P, — Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: Primula, Stocks and Asters, I found them most excel
lent, germinating freely, and giving me very fine plants; the Primubas handsomer than any I ever saw

MRS. C. D. DYKE.

COLLECTION LARGE FLOWERED AND FANCY PHLOX DRVMMONDII.

Alba, magnificent large white flower; Alba Oculata, white with colored eye;
Atropurpurea, deep blood purple; Atropurpurea Alba Oculata, blood purple with
large eye; Atropurpurea Striata, blood purple, striped; Chamois Rose, shades of
light pink ; Coccinea Striata, scarlet striped ; Isabellina, straw color, flowers of extra
size and fine form ; Kermesina Splendens, vivid red, very showy ; Kermesina Striata,
vivid red, striped; Lepoldi, deep pink, white eye; %tadricolor Rosea, rose color,
shaded ; ^uadricolor Violeacea, violet color, shaded ; Rosea Striata, rose color,
striped, very fine; Rosea Alba Oculata, rose color, white eye; Stellata, beautiful
sorts with large star in center; Violacea Alba Oculata, violet, with large white eye,
very fine; Brilliant, named for its bright color; Cuspidata, New Star Phlox, long
points to petals, very odd ; Fimbriata, new, extra fine, with toothed or fringed petals.

Twenty seeds each of above twenty varieties of large flowes-ing and fancy
Phloxes, 400 seeds in ail. Price 25 dts.

Separate colors of above in packets of from fifty to 100 seeds. Price 10 dts.

Note.— With the exception of two last fancy sorts, the above named Phlo.xes are
all of the “ Grandiflora” or large flowered sort, and it is with pride that we can send
this fine collection to our customers 'of this season ; its equal will not be sent out by
any other firm, as we are bound to place our collection Phlox the equal in popular
favor with our Pansies, Asters and Primulas, as we have studied to get into one
packet the finest set of colors the world affords.

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COLLECTION BALSAM.

White, Light Lemon, Flesh Color, Rosy Buff, Pomegranate, Red, Purple, Lilac,
Violet, Tricolor, Rose Spotted, Pure Scarlet, Striped, Solferino, Atrosanguinea, Blood
Red, White Tinged Rose. Five seeds each of above sixteen sorts, eighty in all. A
fine collection. Price 25 ( 5 ts.

Concord, N. H. — Ellis Bros. Gentlemen: I wish to tell you how much I like your collection of
Balsams. I have had seeds from Farquhars, Henderson, John Lewis Childs and others, but I never had
such beautiful Balsams as I raised last year from one of your collection packets. They are simply beauti-
ful, and were admired by all who saw them. Respectfully, Mrs. VV. J. G.

COLLECTION ASTER.

Truffaut's Perfection. Large Flowered, Snow White, Rose, Dark Blood Red,
Light Blue, Black-Blue, Glowing Dark Crimson, White and Black-Blue, Rose and
White, Carmine, Carmine and White, Crimson Ball, Dark Crimson and White, Dark
Red and White, Victoria Red, Lilac Red and White, Violet, Dark Scarlet and White,
Sky Blue and White, Black-Blue and White, Light Blue and White. The finest col-
lection of Asters ever offered. Ten seeds each of above twenty varieties, two hundred
in all. We shall this season include in our collection, a few seeds each. White Comet,
Pink Comet, Semple’s White and Mary Semple Asters. Price 25 fts.

Penacook, N. 11 ., March i, 1S97— AV/A Bros. Dear Sirs: I must not fail to speak of the Asters
which I raised from seeds ordered from you last year. They were the most beautiful Asters I ever saw
and were areatlv admired bv all. I consider your Asters the finest strain I ever saw without exception.

Respectfully, MRS. JOHN S. BOUTKI.I.K.

SOMEKSWOKTII, N. 11 ., May 13, 1S97.— AV/A Bros. Sirs: 1 have sent you one or more orders every

vear for twelve vears. My garden is just beautiful from sceti ordered from vou. Asters arc my special
hobby, and such a display as 1 have from your seed. .MRS. E. C. HOLMKS.

I.ACONIA, N. 11 ., Feb. 14, 1S97.— A//A Bros. The Asters 1 raised from seeds received from you last
year, were the finest I have ever received. MRS. M.-\RY 1 . HALl..

Aver. Mass., Feb. 22, 1S97 Messrs. Ellis Bros. Please find enclosed sixty (60) cents in stamps.

My Asters last year were the most beautiful ones I ever raised. You will know by my order my friends
all admired them too. .MRS. -M. J. BROWN.

Adams, Mass.— AV/A Bros. Gentlemen : The seeds I had of you last year were the best and cheap-
est collections of seeds 1 ever bought of any firm at any price. 1 have bought a gre.at many collections of
Asters, but 1 have never h.ad such a large number of plants (over 200), or such a large variety as I had from
the Racket 1 bought of you. When 1 say this, it me.ans a good deal. Asters are my special hobby.

‘ 0 2 2 Very truly yours, F. D. BROW.N.

Andover, N. H., Feb. 26, 1S96.— AV/A Bros. The Asters bought of you were the finest 1 ever raised ;
took first premium at New Hampshire -State Grange Fair last year and the year before. ,

MRS. WlLl-lAM MORRII- 1 ..

COLLECTION DIANTHVS.

Diadem, mottled, extra; Hedeivigi Hybrids, great variety; Atropurfurea, fine
dark shades; Laciniatns, fringed; striped varieties; Aibus, new, white;

Mourning Pink, a new sort, very beautiful ; Imperialis, fine double, mixed ; Laciniatns
Purpurea, a fine variety; Laciniatns Capreo, dwarf, double, beautiful.

The above ten varieties are the finest of all Dianthus; forty seeds of each, four
hundred in all, price 25 <fts., or any one of ten varieties in packets of about one hun-
dred seeds, price 10 dts.

Concord, April 3, 1806.— A 7 //,r Bros.: The flowers from Collection Dianthus were so lovely that I

could not spare a flmver. 1 have bought seeds of you for several years, and 1 find that in all varieties you
have the best. You may use my name if you care to, for “ Honor to whom honor is^ one, and I abvays
have better success with' your seeds than any others. Cordially yours, .M RS. W. J. M. GATES.

COLLECTION VERBENAS.

Mammoth Red, finest large sorts in shades of red ; Defiance, medium size fiorets,
fiery scarlet; Sea Foam, pure white in fine large trusses; Mammoth Pink, heautiful
shades of pink, extra large trusses; Coerula, medium size florets in shades of blue;
Italian Striped and Large'\Eyed s,oc%.f,, mixed, a grand mixture. Twenty-five seeds
of each of above'six varieties, _one_hundred and fifty' seeds^ia all. Price 25 <Sts.

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COLLECTION TEN WEEKS’ STOCK.

JVeiv, Large Flowering Giant Stocks, in following twelve beautiful colors :
Sulphur Yellow, Fiery Crimson, Brick Red, Light Blue, BrownA'iolet, Ash Gray,
Dark Brown, Old Rose, Mauve, Purple, White, Blush.

A very large per cent of the above will come in extra large double flowers.
Twenty-five seeds each of above twelve varieties. Price 25 <fts.

COLLECTION PSIMULA f Doublet.

Finest double fringed varieties. Fimbriata Alba. fl. pi., fine double white,
fringed; Fimbriata Ker, fl. pi., fine double crimson; Fimbriata Striata, fl. pi.,
double, striped, various shades; Fimbriata Atrofmrpurca, fl. pi., fine double dark
shades. Crimson King, new; Fairy ^ueen, a charming blush.

Price, five seeds each, thirty in all, 50 As.

PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA HYBRIDS.

Large Flowering Section in ten finest named varieties; also. The. Fringed Sec-
tion in five varieties. The flowers of both sections are of immense size and of fine
color, far superior to the ordinary Petunia. Twenty seeds each of fifteen kinds, three
hundred in all. Price 25 dfs.

Detroit, Bros.: Your Petunias were the linest wc had, large, healthy plants, and large

and finely fringed with velvety lustrous surface and exquisite colorings. Yours, HORACE GREG.

SWMJST PSAS.

Our list contains the best varieties in the
different shades and color. All seed sold by
us has been grown by one of the most expert
Sweet Pea growers in the world, and in a
location specially adapted to growing the
best stock.

Stella Morse. The blossom opens with
quite a suggestion of yellow — a most fasci-
nating shade of deep cream — which becomes
a little lighter as the flower grows older.

.\bout the third day it is a- delicate primrose
with a faint rose-pink on the edge, which
casts a pleasing blush tint to a mass of the
blooms, without destroying the creamy-yel-
low effect. It has the most perfect form,
being of the largest grandiflora hooded type
and grows on long stems, with three and four
flowers to the stem.

Price, 1-8 oz. packets, 5 dls.

Earliest of All. Everyone will be eager
to have this distinct new strain, when we
state that it is identical with the Extra Early
Blanche Ferry, except that it is more dwarf
in growth and comes into full bloom at least
ten days earlier. Price, packet, 10 As.

New Countess. Flowers are of the
largest size and are a pure light lavender
throughout — both on standard and wings.

Nothing more beautiful than a bouquet of these dainty' light flowers. Price 5 As.

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Aurora. The flowers are of fine substance, full expanded form, and are truly gi-
gantic in size. The immense flower's are borne three and four on a stem ; the stems
are extra long and strong. The color effect is gorgeous ; both standard and wings
are flaked and striped on a white ground, with bright orange-salmon. Price 5 <Sts.

Ramona. Grand flowers of improved hooded form and large size, rivaling the
very largest, both in size and form. Its coloring is delicately beautiful ; a creamy-
white, daintilj' splashed and striped with pale pink on both wings and standard. A
vigorous grower, usually bearing four blossoms to stem. Price 5 dts. ; oz., lodts.

Gray Friar. This is decidedly gray in color, unlike any other Sweet Pea in culti-
vation. The flowers are very large, the light gray color making a most distinct and
pretty effect, both on the vines and as cut flowers. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 <Sts.

Daybreak. In color it has a white ground and on the reverse of the standard is a
crimson-scarlet cloud, which shows through in the fine veins and network, the outer
margins being white. The wings should be white, but are sometimes slightly flaked
with crimson. A thrifty grower and free bloomer. Price 5 (fts. ; oz., 10 dts.

Catherine Tracy (new). Its form is perfect. The large standard is perfectly
round, very thick, expanded and nearly flat. The color is a soft but brilliant pink of
precisely the same shade in wings and standard, retaining its brilliancy to the last,
burning and fading less than any other pink variety. Its large open flower, soft but
brilliant color, will always make it a favorite. Price 5 < 5 Is. ; oz., 10 dls.

Double Sweet Peas. From thirty to fifty per cent, of these will come true, i. e.,
with extra petals. Not any more beautiful than the singles, but as some of our cus-
tomers may wish to give them a trial, we offer a mixture equal to that offered by other
seedsmen. Price 5 ( 5 ts. ; oz., 15 < 5 ls.

Cupid. The foliage is very dark green. The plant does not grow over five to
eight inches high, and never more than twelve to fifteen inches in diameter; color
pure white. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 dts.

Dorothy Tennant. Flowers warm violet, very large and finely formed. Standard
broad, incurved or hooded ; wings very large, rounded. Price 5 < 5 Is. ; oz., to <ffs.

Pink Cupid. Dwarf pink and white, similar to “ White Cupid,” except the color.
The seed germinates much better than the white. Price 5 6ts.

Primrose. Very distinct, and the nearest approach to yellow found in Sweet
Peas. The entire flower being of a pale primrose-yellow color, large, of good sub-
stance and finely formed. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls.

Mrs. Gladstone. One of the most delicately shaded varieties in our entire list;
when opening, the blooms are buff and light pink, changing to a beautiful soft blush,
darker at base of petals. . Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 dls.

Miss Blanche Ferry (or Improved Painted Lady). It bears large pink and white
flowers like “ Painted Lady,” but is much more free-flowering, and ten days earlier
in blooming. The flowers have a deeper, richer coloring and greater fragrance.
Earlier, more and finer flowers, and longer in bloom. Price s dls. ; oz., 10 ifts.

Boreatton. Very large flowers, borne in threes upon long stems; the color is a
fine deep maroon throughout; nothing like it. Price S ; oz. , 10 <Sls.

Emily Henderson. Absolutely pure white. The flowers are extra large, and in
form, perfection. The stems are stiff and long, giving an added value for cutting.
In earliness and continued bloom, it outrivals all competitors, flowering early and
continues a veritable “ cut-and-come-again ” to the end of Autumn. Fragrance, deli-
cious. The best white. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 < 5 Is.

The Senator. Standards splendidly expanded, color chocolate, shaded and striped
creamy white. Prj^ 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dls.

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L.ottie Eckford. Lovely, long-stemmed flowers, borne profusely in clusters of
three; both standard and wings are clear white, delicately shaded porcelain blue,
distinctly and broadly margined lavender. Price 5 <5ls. ; oz., 10 <5ts.

Captain of the Blues. One of the largest blue flowered sorts. Standard very
broad and bright purple blue ; wings broad, expanded and a lighter and brighter blue
than the standard. Price 5 <5ls. ; 02., 10 dts.

Countess of Radnor. Flowers medium sized ; standard broad, waved at edge,
pale lilac, shaded mauve; wings pale lilac. A distinct and beautiful variety. One of
Eckford’s best. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Monarch. Splendid large flowers; standards bronzy crimson, wings, a rich, deep
blue ; three flowers on a stem. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Adonis. New, carmine-rose ; a lovely shade. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Princess of Wales. A lovely variety, shaded and stained with mauve on a white
ground in a most pleasing manner. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Butterfly. White ground, laced with lavender blue. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Painted Lady. Well known pink and white variety. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Invincible Carmine. A splendid robust growing variety, producing a great pro-
fusion of bright, glowing carmine flowers. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Scarlet Invincible. Remarkably fragrant, with bright scarlet-crimson flowers.
Best scarlet. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As.

Ellis Bros.’ New Mixed. Our own mixture of choicest of above with many
other new varieties introduced by Mr. Eckford, and known as “Eckford’s Newest
Mixture,” all combining to make one of the finest assortments, which will surely
please. Price, large packets, 10 As. ; oz., 15 As. ; 3 ozs., 40 As.

Older varieties, but a good mixture. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. ; 3 ozs., 25 As.

New Introductions of 1899. — We can furnish in original packets of intro-
ducer the following new varieties ; Navy Blue, twelve seeds, 25 As, ; Sadie Burpee.
twelve seeds, 25 As. ; Pink Friar, twenty-four seeds, 15 As.

Note. — Sweet Peas, great favorites, but never as popular as now. Our sales are
very large, which is in part due to our care to sell only new seed, grown for us in one
of the most favorable locations in the world for the growing of this seed. Our list is
very select, we offer only the best in the finest and most decided colors, in both new
and older sorts. If sown very early, should not be covered more than one-half inch deep .

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS.

Aster. Sinensis. The single flowering Asters of our grandmothers and great
grandmothers, in many fine colors. It is well known that single flowers have more
brilliant and purer colors than double ones, and it is not surprising that the taste for
them has been steadily increasing. We do not offer these single Asters as anything
wonderful, but at this time single flowers are having a great many admirers, in fact
the single form of many flowers are much the most graceful. Few except the very
oldest people now living have seen the earlier form of this our most popular annual;
therefore quite a novelty to the present generation. Price 5 As.

Fancy Asters. We are enabled, this season, to place within reach of any of our
customers, and at moderate expense, the finest assortment of Fancy Asters ever
offered in one package. These are selected by us, the fancy shades from the various
classes of large flowering Asters, and then combined in one package, over thirty
different shades and colors. We name only a few; White, with blood red center;
Rose and White, Lilac and White, Light Blue and White, White, with buff center;
Crimson and White, \\Miite and Dark Lilac, Light Yellow, Light Blue, tipped white;

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Cinnabar Crimson and White, White, turning to azure blue; Apple Blossom, Indigo
and White, Harlequin striped, assorted colors with white centers ; Light Pink and
White, and many varieties in fancy shades. We think Aster seed has never been
offered by any seedsmen, combining so many shades in one package. It will please
customers to be able to procure so large a variety' at so small a cost. Price 20<5ls.

Aster, Yellow. The nearest approach to pure yellow yet found in Asters. Color,
pure bright sulphur yellow, the center made up in globe shape, very solid with yeliow
quilts, and bordered with wider petals of a lighter shade. Price lo <5ls.

Aster, Lady in White. The leaves of this variety are of a long and very narrow
shape, giving to the plants an extremely' graceful appearance, and relieves them of
that stiffness common to most other classes of Aster. It flowers gradually and so
prolongs the blooming period into the late autumn. It is of great value for bedding,
for pots, and especially' cut flowers and floral work. Pure white. Price lo <5ls.

Aster, Comet Pink. A fine early' blooming variety, color pink. Price lo dls.

Aster, Comet Blue. Same as above except in color. Price lo dls.

Aster, Comet White. A new, mammoth white variety of this popular strain.
Flower similar to pink and blue “ Comet,” except they are larger, more fluffy and
graceful, and plants are much larger and stronger in growth. One of the most pleas-
ing of all varieties, either for ornamental beds or cutting. Price lo (5ls.

Aster, Comet. Above sorts mixed. Price lo <5ls.

The shape of the flowers in the above new class, differs from all other Asters in
cultivation, resembling closely the large flowered Japanese Chrysanthemums. The
petals are long, somewhat twisted or wavy-like, are recurved from the center of the
flower to outer petals in such a manner as to form a loose, but still dense, half globe.

Mignon. Flowers small to medium in size and pure white; a profuse
bloomer. The fine qualities of this Aster have been amply demonstrated by the ex-
perience of last season, and it will rank henceforth as one of the most desirable kinds ;
fine for cutting. Price, mixed, lo <5fs. ; pure white, lo <5ls.

Aster, Mary Semple. New Chrysanthemum-flowered Aster, of a beautiful shade
of pale pink, the finest late variety we have ever grown. Price lo dls.

Aster, Semple's White. Similar to above, only pure white. Price lo dls.

Aster, Semple’s Lavender. A pleasing shade of light lavender. Price lo <5ls.

Aster, Semple's Crimson. Fine crimson. Price lo (5ls.

Aster, Semple’s MLed. Mixed seed of above four sorts. Price lo dls.

The above Asters originated with Mr. James Semple of Pennsylvania, and we
pride ourselves in being the first retail seedsmen in the country to offer them to their
customers. All are of the branching class, long stems, requiring plenty of room, not
nearer than fifteen inches each way, and if ground is good you will have Asters that
are the wonder of your friends.

Round Rond, Me. — Jsttis Bros. I>ear Sirs: 1 must not fail to speak of the “ Semple” Asters which
I raised from seed ordered from you last year. They were the most beautiful Asters I ever saw and were
greatly admired by all. Vours truly, MRS. W. C. 'FHOMRSON.

Belfast, Me. — Kllis Bros. 1 have sent one order for seed, for my own planting, but my friends
want some Asters like those 1 grew last vear, “ .Mary Semple” and “Semple’s White,” and so I send
again. Our florist does not grow any like fiiern. 'They are the finest Asters I have grown; last year all
of my Asters were a failure, except tnese. Vours respectfully, MRS. GKO. F. RYAN.

Aster, Princess (or Snowball). One of the finest white Asters. Resembling a
white Liliput Dahlia. In form they are semi-spherical and composed of quite short
and very thickly set imbricated petals. A single plant develops as many as thirty
pure white flowers, which, by reason of their refined form, may be utilized with the
greatest advantage for all purposes for which white flowers are in request; they re-
main longer in good condition than any others. Price lo dls.

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Aster, Truffaut's Perfection. This improved Perfection Aster is now acknowl-
edged as among the finest for ornamental beds, for cutting purposes or for exhibition,
being of strong growth, large bloom, which is extra double, and of fine form. (See
also Collection Packet.) The above in following colors separate, viz : Snow white,

blood red, pink, and blue. Price, either color, lo as.

Aster, Truffaut's Perfection. Many colors, extra fine, mixed. Price lo as.

Aster, Truffaut's Perfection. Good quality, mixed. Price 5 as.

Aster, Rose Floxvered. The flowers are large and double, the outer petals finely
recurved and the inner ones incurved like a rose ; two feet in height ; extra choice
mixed. A splendid Aster, fine for cutting. Price 10 as.

Aster, Victoria Needle. One of the finest of the quilled Asters. Price 10 as.

Aster, Vick's Branching. A largely advertised white Aster, quite similar to
“ Semple’s White.’’ We offer genuine stock. Price 10 as.

Aster, New Victoria (Large Flowered). It is impossible to speak too highly of
this magnificently imbricated Aster. The blossoms are large and distinguished by an
elegant and regular overlapping of the petals, thus giving to the flowers a distinctive
character. The growth is an elegant pyramid, and each plant grows from twenty to
forty flowers. The colors include many extremely delicate and some gorgeous shades.
Also variegated. P'-jce, finest mixed, 15 as.

Aster, Dwarf Ckrysantheniuni-Plowercd. A splendid race of dwarf, compact
habit, nine inches in height; flowers large and produced when other varieties are out
of bloom ; mixed. Pi ice 5 as.

Aster, German .'Quilled. Double quilled flowers, mixed colors. Price 5 as.

Aster, Dwarf Pyramidial Bouquet. Grows only about one foot high, growing in
bouquet shape ; mixed colors. Price 10 as.

Aster. All sorts mixed. This will suit the children. .Many kinds, lots of colors,
large packages, good and cheap. Price 5 as.

NoTK.— We would call special attention to our Collection Asters, Fancy Asters,
Comet Asters; also the Semple’s Asters, which need no recommendation to old
customers. They are best of all the late Asters. New customers should give them
a trial, as they will give satisfaction where any Aster will ; all new seed germinating
quickly and giving great pleasure and value. No better stock can be found in this
country.

Abutilon. Flowers freely during the spring and winter months in the house, and
during summer when bedded out; the flowers are bell-shaped; mixed. Price 10 As.

Aquelegia, Ckrysantha (Golden Spurred Columbine). A beautiful variety ; flow-
ers bright yellow, produced freely all summer; very hardy. Price 10 fts.

Aquelegia, Columbine. Hardy perennials, extra quality, mixed. Pi ice 10 < 5 fs.

Aquelegia, Ckrysantha Nana Alba (new). Early blooming, dwarf white Colum-
bine or “ Decoration Day Flower.” See description, page 43. Price 10 «s.

Ampelopsis, Veitchii. The beautiful Japan Ivy; dark green leaves changing to
brilliant scarlet in the autumn ; hardy, and clings tenaciously. Price 10 As.

Alyssum, -Vew Dwarf Sweet (Little Gem). Plants are of very dwarf, compact,
spreading habit, and only three to five inches in height, each plant covering a circle
from fifteen to thirty inches in diameter. It begins to bloom when quite small. The
plants are a solid mass of white from spring to late in autumn. Price 5 < 5 ts.

Alyssum, Sweet. Too well known to need description. Price 5 <fts.

Auricular, or Hardy Primula. Our seed of this grand perennial plant is from
one of the best English collections. Flowers are of various shades, yellow, crimson
and maroon. Takes a long time for seed to germinate. Price 25 As.

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Antirrhinum, ^iieeti of the North (new). In this new sort we have the finest and
most beautiful of all Snapdragons. The plants grow into handsome regular bushes,
twelve inches high, covered with large, white flowers of a deliciously Sweet perfume.
Suitable for bedding and pot culture. Price 5 As.

Antirrhinum. Mammoth white and shades of cream, mixed; very fine for cut-

Price 10 As.

Begonia, Tuberous Rooted. These splendid varieties are covered the whole sum-
mer with bright and elegant drooping flowers. Blooming the first season from seed,
if sown in February or March. Seed is very fine, and great care is needed in sowing
and caring for young plants. Price 25 As.

Begonia. Fine mixed, from our own fine collection of fancy leaf and flowering
kinds ; extra. Price 15 As.

Coreopsis Lanceolata, Pereuutal Golden Coreofsis. Flowers are each two to
three inches or more in diameter, of an intensely clear, golden yellow. It commences
to bloom in June, continuing until hard frosts. Price 10 As.

Carnation, Hardy Garden. From flowers of excellent quality. The finest mixed,
hardy garden Pinks; will live in open ground without protection. Price 25 As.

Carnation, Grenadin. White. A new hardy, dwarf sort; very fine for garden
culture ; a profuse bloomer. Price 25 As.

Carnation, Grejiadin. Red, same as above, except color. Price 15 As.

Carnation, Mad. Guillaud. In this, we have the best yellow Carnation that will
bloom from seed in from four to six months. The flowers are very large and double,
borne on long, stiff stems, and clear golden yellow. Price 25 As.

Carnation, Chabaud's Double Perpetual. This new Carnation grows from six-
teen to twenty inches high, is closely branched, and carries its blooms well. Flower-
stems are covered with large, handsome, very double flowers in every variety of color.
It blooms in about seven months after being sown, and continues to flower in the
greatest profusion indefinitely. Price 25 As.

Carnation, Marguerite (Improved). A new class of Carnations that are without
exception the most abundant bloomers of all the Pinks. The flowers are of brilliant
colors, ranging through many beautiful shades of reds, pinks, white, variegations,
etc. ; they are of perfect form and large size. They bloom in about four months
after sowing the seeds ; those sown in spring commence flowering in early summer,
and continue to bloom in profusion until checked by frost. They can be potted and
taken in the house and will flower through the winter. They come from fifty to eighty
per cent, double. Price, finest mixed, 10 As. ; pure white, 10 As.

Carnation, Perpetual or Tree. Seed saved from the collection of the celebrated
M. Alegatiere, the most celebrated grower in the world, and from finest named stage
flowers only; extra for pot culture. Price 50 As.

Calendula, Oriole. This is surpassingly grand and brilliant. The extra large
double flowers are rich and glowing in tone, bright golden yellow. Price 5 As.

Calceolaria, Ilybrida Tigrida. Spotted. Seed saved from the best collection in
Europe ; extra choice. Price 25 As.

Cineraria, Hybrida Grandijlora. Saved only from extra fine, large flowering,
prize varieties. This strain is unsurpassed. Price 25 As.

Cyclamen, Pcrsicum. Charming, bulbous rooted plants, with beautiful foliage ;
winter and spring blooming. If the seed are sown early in the spring, they make
flowering bulbs in one season. Price 25 As.

Cyclamen, Giganteum. Without exception, the strain offered is in all respects
the finest that can be procured. The flowers are of large size and of the finest shades.

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We can safely recommend this to our customers as sure to give satisfactory results.
Extra mixed. Price 50 <fts.

Campanula. A wonderful fine class of hardy perennials well suited to any kind
of soil. Seed from the most select varieties only. Finest mixed. Price to < 5 fs.
Campanula, Persiccefolia (Angel Bells). See description, page 42. Price to fts.
Ca.nd.yx.’aix., Fragrant White. White, fragrant ; fine for bouquets. Price 5 As.
Candytuft, Empress. Produces large trusses of pure white flowers; assumes,

Price 5 (Sts.
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when in full bloom, a beautiful tree form ; very fine.

Candytuft, Rocket. Large umbels of pure white flowers.

Candytuft, Dark Red. Fine for cutting, a strong grower.

Candytuft. New, dwarf hybrids, mixed ; new and very effective.

Candytuft. All sorts mixed.

Cosmos, Oalifornia Hybrids. New hybrids now introduced for first time. Some
of the flowers in this new strain measure five inches across ; some flowers are as round
as a cart-wheel, with broadly overlapping petals. Some have petals smooth, flat and
waxy, others are pleated and frilled at the edges, others toothed and fringed. Some
have only five petals, forming a perfect star. There are so many shades of color and
such a variety of forms that it is impossible to describe. A great improvement on
other strains ; but not as early as following. Price to < 5 ls.

Cosmos, Dawn. This new variety comes into full flower in July or August, and
continues a mass of bloom until cut down by severe frost; very dwarf, compact
growth ; flowers are large and a beautiful white, relieved by a delicate tint of rose at
the base of the petals. Price, small packets, 10 (fts.

Cosmos, Early Flowering. A few years ago the Cosmos bloomed with the
Chrysanthemum, and being rather more tender, often died an untimely death hy frost
just at its first blossoming, so that it was almost useless to plant it in the Northern
sections, but since this early flowering strain has been produced it may now be had
in bloom from July to November. It is such a strong, vigorous grower and its fine
fringe-like foliage is such a pretty background for its lovely spreading flowers of
white, pink, yellow and rosy purple, that it can hardly be spared, from any garden.
It grows with the greatest freedom in any soil, but repays right royally the best care
vou can give it. One of the most satisfactory of annuals ; fine mixed. Price 10 ( 5 ts.

Chrysanthemum, Frutescens. The White Marguerite, or Paris Daisy. Can be
grown by any one, producing quantities of white flowers. Price 10 < 5 ls.

Chrysanthemum, Anthemis Coronaria, fi., pi. A most useful plant for bedding
or pot culture. It bears double flowers profusely during the season, and can be highly
recommended. Better known as Double Marguerites. Comes quite true from seed.
Either white, yellow or mixed. Price, each 10 < 5 ls.

Chrysanthemum. Showy and effective garden favorites. Also now extensively
grown for cut flowers. No place is complete without them. The annual sorts bloom
the first season. The perennial varieties are very fine for out-door bloom, or for pot
culture, blooming in October and November. The seed will produce single, semi-
double and double flowers in great variety of colors. Price, finest mixed annual sorts,
5 as. ; fine perennial sorts, 10 as. ; finest perennial sorts, extra, 20 as.

Cobea, Scandens. A climber of rapid growth, flowering the first season if sown
early in the house or hot-bed. In sowing, place seeds edgewise and cover it with light
soil. Purple flower. Price 10 as.

Cobea, Alba (new). Similar to above, except of pure white color. Price 20 as.

Cyperus Alternifolius, Umbrella Palm. A fine ornamental plant. Price 10 as.

Centaurea, Marguerite. Named after Queen Marguerite of Italy, who is so well

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beloved by the people of that sunny land. This novelty is entirely distinct from all
other Centaureas and the most beautiful variety known. The large flowers are of
purest white, also in tints of lavender, pink, and lemon, deliciously scented, e.’cquis-
itely laciniated, and freely produced on long stems, which render them valuable for
cutting. It is entirely unlike any other flowering plant. Price lo < 5 ls.

Daisy, (Hellis Perennis). A favorite plant for beds or pot culture, in

bloom from April to June; seed from the finest double varieties, mixed colors;
half-hardy perennial. Price to <fts.

Daisy, Double. White. Extra double, pure white Daisy. Price to As.

Dictamus Fraxinella. A showy perennial, forming a bush two feet in height,
having fragrant foiiage, and spikes of curious flowers giving off during hot weather a
fragrant volatile oil, which explodes when a match is applied. Price to As.

Dahlia, Single. Many of the varieties of these Single Dahlias are exceedingly
beautiful, and the seed we offer is saved from one of the best collections, and may be
expected to produce many distinct, desirable sorts. Price lo As.

Dahlia, Double. Seed of this strain was saved from the very finest double flowers
only, and will produce flowers equal, if not superior, to any in the market. An extra
mixed strain imported from Germany. . Price 15 As.

Delphinium. Finest hybrids of the double flowering perennial hardy Larkspurs.
Seed saved from named varieties only. Extra quality. Price 15 As.

Dolichos. Hyacinth Dean. A beautiful class of quick-growing, ornamental
climbers, producing an abundance of clustered spikes of flowers, followed by exceed-
ingly ornamental seed-pods; white, purple or mixed. Price 5 As. each.

Gypsophila. The annual sort of “ Baby Breath.” A delicate, free-flowering little
plant, covered with a profusion of star-shaped blossoms. Well adapted for hanging
baskets and edgings ; valuable for making bouquets. Price 5 As.

Gloxinia, Bmferor Frederick. The large and erect flowers, averaging three
inches across, are of a fiery scarlet color to nearly the base of the throat, while the
margin of the petals is occupied by a clearly defined, pure white band. Come true
from seed. Price 25 As.

Gloxinia, Hybrida Alba. New pure white variety, fine flowers with soft yellow
throat; a beautiful and rare sort, coming true from seed. One of the finest house
plants offered in this catalogue. Price 25 As.

Gloxinia, Crassifolia. Varieties mixed. Strong growing kind; splendid large
finely shaped flowers, in beautiful colors. Price 25 As.

Gloxinia, Dark Blue. True from seed. Very large flowers ; a dark velvety blue ;
extra fine. Price 25 As.

Gaillardia, Picta Lorenr.iana. A profuse flowering, double variety, fine for
massing, and useful as a bouquet flower, blooming until frost ; mixed. Price to As.

Hollyhock, Mammoth Fringed Allegheny. An entirely new departure wdiich has
much to commend it. The mammoth flowers are wonderfully formed of loosely ar-
ranged fringed petals, which look as if made from the finest China silk, and when

cut are hardly recognizable as a Hollyhock, having none of the formality of the
ordinary type. The color varies from the palest shrimp-pink to deep red. The plants
are of majestic growth, sending up spikes six to seven feet high, and are of a strong
constitution, not being troubled with the disease so prevalent among Holly-
hocks. Price, small packet, 10 As.

Hollyhock. The Hollyhock in its present state of perfection, is very unlike its
parent of olden time. It now ranks with the Dahlia, Aster, Camelia, etc. The flowers
are as double as a rose, of many shades of color from deep yellow, red, purple, to

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white. Hardy perennial, three to five feet. Our seed is from the celebrated Chaters
strain. No better can be found. Finest mixed. Price lo < 5 ls.

Heliotrope. Fine mixture of older sorts. Price lo i 5 ls.

Heliotrope, Le/noines Giant Hybrids. New varieties with immense heads of
blooms. In open ground these have often measured twelve to fifteen inches across.
Color from almost white to deep indigo. Very fragrant. This novelty comes from
France. Price 15 < 5 ls.

Humulus, Jafonicus. (Japanese Hop.) Same as the following, except with
plain green leaf; a fine summer climber. Price 5 As.

Humulus Japonicus, Variegated. It is an annual, a very rapid grower, useful
and ornamental. The leaves, — averaging from six to seven inches across — are beauti-
fully and distinctly marked with silvery white, yellowish green and dark green, partly
regularly striped, as well as marbled and blotched. It is not injured by insects, does
not suffer from the heat. This plant will rapidly cover porches, fences, summer
houses and rustic arches. Three-fourths plants come variegated. Price 10 As.

Lathyrus (Perennial Peas). The Perennial Peas, while lacking the delicious
fragrance of the Sweet Peas, are equally as beautiful, and are very valuable from the
fact that they are in full bloom early in the spring, before the others have begun to
flower. They live year after year, bearing magnificent clusters of flowers. Perfectly
hardy and grow six to eight feet high. Not new, but not as well known as should be.

Lathyrus, Purple. Or dark rose. Price 5 As.

Lathyrus, Splendens. Dark red, fine cut foliage. Price to As.

Lathyrus, Pure White. Fine for cutting, lixtra. Price to As.

Lathyrus, Mixed. Of above. ' Price to As.

Morning Glory, Imperial Japanese, (new). These grand new Morning Glories
from Japan are remarkable for the large size and exquisite new colors of the flowers,
with magnificent foliage, often beautifully blotched. Of strong, robust growth.
They are of all shades of red, from the most delicate pink to the most brilliant crim-
son, maroon, blue, and pale lavender to richest indigo and royal purple; also white,
yellow, gray, slate, copper color, brown, bronze, almost black, and many other odd
shades. Many have a distinct marginal band of a different color from the rest of the
flower, and some are as elegantly spotted ; others are striped, blotched, mottled, rayed,
and shaded, often having seven or eight colors and tints in one flower. Many are of
very odd and singular forms. Price 10 As.

Morning Glory (Convolulus). Old-fashioned sorts mixed, still one of the best
quick growing climbers. Price 5 As. ; oz. 15 As.

Marigold, Bl Dorado (or Dahlia-flowered). The large, bushy plants, of good
habit, are each a ball of brilliant colors, manj- single plants having seventy-five to one
hundred flowers in full bloom at one time. The flowers are globular, as perfectly
double as a Dahlia, and measuring three inches across. Price, mixed, 5 As.

Marigold. Finest dwarf varieties ; flowers in profusion, in shades from sulphur
color to dark orange ; mixed. Price 5 As.

Marigold, Prince of Orange. Beautiful new variety, florets being striped with an
intense shade of orange. For effective and persistent blooming in beds and groups it
has no superior, its beautiful flowers being produced from early spring until late in
the autumn. Price 5 As.

Mignonette, Matchet. Of French origin, and a most desirable variety. The
plants are dwarf and vigorous, of pyramidal growth, with very thick, dark green
leaves. They throw up stout flower stocks, terminated by long and broad spikes of
deliciously scented flowers, of a red tint. Price 5 As. ; oz., 40 As.

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Mignonette, Defiance (new). When well grown, the spikes will grow from ten to
fifteen inches long. The flowers are of most delicious fragrance. The individual florets
are of large size and stand out boldly, forming a graceful as well as compact spike.
It also possesses extraordinary keeping qualities, the spikes having kept three weeks
after cutting, retaining their grace and fragrance to the last. Price lo dts.

Mignonette, Parsons' White. Flowers nearly white ; a desirable variety ; good
fragrance. Price 5 <Sls.

Mignonette. Large flowering, fragrant varieties. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 15 <Sls.

Mignonette. Red flowering, or shaded with red tint ; fragrant. Price 5 dls.

Mignonette, Miles' Spiral. Entirely distinct from the old varieties. It is a
strong grower and abundant bloomer, producing spikes from eight to eleven inches
in length ; fragrant. Price 10 dts.

Mimulus, Tigrinus. An exceedingly beautiful new blotched and spotted Hybrid.
Numerous varieties, with white, sulphur and yellow grounds, spotted crimson, scarlet
and pink. They luxuriate in damp, shady situations, blooming freely in early summer
months. Extra mixed. Price 10 as.

Nicotiana, Affinis. An annual, with sweet scented, pure white, star-shaped flowers,
three inches across, blooming continually i^xcept in mid-day. Price 5 as.

Nasturtium, Dwarf or Tom Thu?nb. In twelve named kinds. See collection
packet, page 48. Price, either sort, 5 as.

Nasturtium, Dwarf. A fine mixture. Price 5 as. ; oz., 15 as.

Nasturtium. Tall or running sorts, in following sorts : Dark crimson, pearl,
nearly white, scarlet, yellow, orange, straw color spotted, scarlet striped. All fine
decided colors. Price, each, 5 as.

Nasturtium. Tall, mixed sorts; first quality. Price 5 as.; oz., 15 as.

Nasturtium, Lobb's. The leaves and flowers are somewhat smaller than the ordi-
narv tall Nasturtium, but their greater profusion renders them superior for trellises,
arbors, for hanging-over vases, rock-work, etc. ; the flowers are of unusual brilliancy
and richness ; splendid for winter decoration, either for hanging baskets or training
about windows. Price, mixed, 5 as.; oz., 25 as.

Nasturtium, Madame Gunter. These new Hybrids make a strong growth,
climbing from five to six feet high, and are covered from spring to fall with large,
substantial flowers of the most brilliant shades. They are remarkable for their wide
range of colors. Also striped and blotched in the most fanciful manner. This new
strain deserves a place in every garden. Price, packet, 10 as. ; oz., 30 as.

Nasturtium, Chameleon (tall). This highly interesting new climbing variety
presents a most unusual feature, which is, that the flowers are of different colors on
the same plant, and that they are variously blotched, splashed, striped and and bor-
dered with these different colors. On one and the same plant, self-colored flowers
are found, while others are stained and flushed on clear ground, and others have
either light or dark margins. The effect of the variously colored flowers on one
plant is simply marvelous, and we consider it one of the most distinct and useful
novelties of recent years. Price 10 dts.

Nasturtium, Vesuvius (tall). A new and yet rare sort and quite a novelty.
Flowers pink-tinted salmon, foliage very dark, splendid. Price xo dts.

Nasturtium, Lilliput. This new class of Dwarf Nasturtium might be styled a
miniature form of the “ Lobb’s Nasturtium, being evidently a sport from this beauti-
ful climber. The plants and flowers are both smaller than those of the Dwarf Nas-
turtium and present a most charming appearance. The dainty little flowers are pro-
duced in abundant profusion right over the prettily veined leases. This new mixture

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contains all the rich velvety and soft color variations of the Nasturtium family, and
some new shades. Price 5 <fts.

Petunia, Grandtflora Fimhriata,fl. pi. Flowers are of immense size and exqui-
site colors, shade and markings; have beautifully fringed petals, making them very
attractive. It is, perhaps, not generally understood that the seeds of double Petunias
are only obtained by artilicially fecundating single blooms with the double, making
the seed necessarily high priced ; and the progeny cannot be expected to come all
double. Price, per pkt. of about 50 seeds, 50 <fts.

Petunia, California Giant. A fine strain of the large flowering varieties in both
the gorgeous and delicate shades, and many of them giants in size. This strain is
very similar to our collection, except not in so large a variety, but some blooms of
larger size. Price, about too seeds, 25 < 5 ts.

Petunia. Collection packet. See page 51. Price 25 < 5 ls.

Petunia. Double varieties mixed. Many come striped and blotched ; about one-
fourth of the plants may be expected to produce double flowers ; but the singles from
these strains are also fine and desirable. Price 25 < 5 ls.

Petunia, Neio Dwarf Inimitable (single). A Petunia which is really dwarf. It
forms a compact plant from five to eight inches high, by as much in diameter, and
thickly covered with cherry-red flowers, each of which is marked by a white star. Fine
bedding sort. Price 5 < 5 ls.

Petunia. Single fine mixed, solid color ; also, striped and mottled, in a great
variety of shades. Price 5 < 5 ls.

Platycodon Mareisi, Hardy Perennial. A very handsome new variety for garden
decoration in the summer and fall. It grows sturdy and compact, its many branches
bearing numbers of beautiful, large open, bell-shaped flowers of a rich violet-blue.
The appearance of the plant in bloom is exquisite. Price to dts.

Platycodon Grandifiorum. A hardy perennial, producing very showy flowers
during the whole season. They form large clumps and are fine for planting among
shrubbery ; mixed colors. Price, mixed, 5 ( 5 ts.

Pansy, Buguots. The most fancy strain in existence, blotched, stained and
veined in many fancy combinations; extra. Price 25 dts.

Pansy, English Faced. These are the true faced Pansies of years ago, as in the
race for novelties these have been partially lost sight of. Not as large as many of the
other varieties. Finest mixed. Price 10 dfs.

Pansy, Giant. New, largest flowering mammoth Pansies in finest assortment.
This mixture contains nearly all the largest flowering sorts to date, much superior to
Trimardeux in the variety and coloring. Price 25 ( 5 ts.

Pansy Collection. See page 48. Price 25 dls.

Pansy, Trimardeaux. Mammoth varieties, mixed ; fine strain. Price to dls.

Pansy, Giant Striped. The newest, mammoth fancy Pansy. Price 25 dls.

Pansy, Giant White. Very large with purple eye, a grand sort. Price 25 dls.

Pansies in thirty named sorts, fifty to one hundred seeds according to variety.
See description, (collection Pansies), Page 48. Price, each sort, 10 dls.

Pansy. Extra good, mixed; fine for bedding. Price 10 dls.

Pansy. Good mixed; cheap, but good. Price 5 dls.

Phlox, Drummondii. Double yellow; new; of a light yellow or straw color;
desirable. Price to dls.

Phlox, Cuspidata and Fimbriata. The plants are fifteen inches high, of erect
habit, and produce flowers with five dentated petals, the center tooth of each being
elongated and ending into a point about one-third inch in length, the whole forming

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a regular star. The beauty of the flowers are still enhanced by the broad white mar-
gin appearing along its edges. Finest mixed colors. Price lo < 5 fs.

Phlox, Drummondii. Double white. Not merely a tendency to become double,
which is apparent, but on the contrary sixt^- per cent, at least of the seedings produce
a profusion of charming, double and semi-double pure white flowers. Price io<fts.

Phlox Collection Packet. See page 49. Price 25 < 5 ls.

Phlox Drummondii. In twenty separate sorts, about 100 seeds in a packet. See
full description, page 49. Price, each sort, 10 dts.

Phlox, Drummondii. Finest mixed. Price 4 < 5 ls.

Drummondii. GrVn«i5?//for«, or large flowering kinds, mixed. Price loifls.

Poppy, Silk or Ghost. This new strain of single sorts is of superlative excellence,
and many beautiful new forms, unknown before, will be found. They are especially
strong in shades of terra-cotta and combinations of this with pink and scarlet. Many
lovers of flowers have the impression that the single poppies are too fragile to stand
picking, but such is not the case. If gathered early in the morning while the dew is
still on them and before the rays of the hot sun have affected them, and placed in
water, they will last in all their beauty for forty-eight hours. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Poppy, Ellis Bros'. Fancy Mixed. This brand contains in large packets all the
kinds we advertise, and many other sorts which we have procured especially for this
mixture. Our customers will find in it the largest variety of Poppies they have ever
seen from one package. Price 10 <Sts.

Poppy, Fayal (new). The seeds of these Poppies came originally from the Fayal
Islands. They are charming dwarf Poppies, double and single ; they are like crinkled
tissue paper, and are every imaginable Poppy color — deepest red, terra cotta, salmon,
soft pink, snowy white, white, pink and gray. Price 10 < 5 ts.

Poppy, Tulip. Fourteen inches high and produces large flowers of the most
vivid scarlet imaginable ; the color being seen even from afar, of sUch glowing rich-
ness as to at once remind one of scarlet Tulips. Price 5 (Ss.

Poppy, Icelatid (Papaver Nudicaule). The fragrant, elegant, crushed-satin-like
flowers are produced in never-ceasing succession from the beginning of June to Octo-
ber. Not only are they attractive in the garden, but for elegance in a cut state they
are simply unsurpassed, and they last quite a week if cut as soon as open. They flower
the first season from seed, though they are hardy herbaceous plants, and will with
slight protection live over winter in any of the northern states. Price 5 dls.

Poppy, Fairy Blush. Few Poppies can equal this in beauty, and no others remain
nearly so long in flower. The immense globular flowers are perfectly double, and
measure from ten to thirteen inches in circumference ; the petals are elegantly fringed
and pure white, except at the tips, where they are colored rosy cream. Price 5 < 5 ts.

Poppy, The Mikado. From Japan, and is in form and character essentially a
Japanese flower in its quaint, yet artistic beauty. The petals at the base are whole,
while the edges are cut and fringed in most complete manner. The color is most at-
tractive, being white at the back, while edges are a crimson-scarlet. Price 5 < 5 ts.

Poppy, Shirley. The colors are blended in the most beautiful and showy fashion,
and include almost every shade from pale rose to the most dazzling crimson-scarlet,
blotched and variegated in many styles. Very much pains have been bestowed upon
them by the raiser, who has been carefully selecting them for years. In choicest
mixture. Single varieties. Price 5 < 5 ls.

Poppy, Danish Flag. F'lowers brilliant scarlet, w'ith a large silvery white blotch
at the base of each petal, forming a white cross on scarlet ground. Plant two feet in
height. Price 10 (Sts.

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Poppy. Carnation flowered ; finest mixed; very showy. Price 5 < 5 ts.

Poppy. Peony flowered; blooms of immense size; best mixed. Price 5 efts.

Poppy, SttOTudrift. Peony flowered* pure white. Price 5 < 5 ls.

Poppy, C. King. Peony flowered ; bright scarlet. Price 5 6ts.

Poppy> Oriental. Single dark scarlet with black spots ; a hardy perennial ;
showy ; flowers of immense size. Price 10 dts.

Primula, Obconica. See description, first pages of this Catalogue. Price to fts.

Primula Collection Packet. See page 49. Price 25 (fts.

Primula, (Primrose). Not quite as large flowers as in our collection packet, but
in fine variety; very free flowering. Price 15 dfs.

Ricinus Zanzibarensis. New and distinct. Their gigantic leaves, two to two and
one-half feet across, and the great size of the plants surpass any other known Ricinus.
We offer it in mixture. One will produce light green leaves; another, coppery
brown; another, brownish purple; another, with bronze leaves. Price 10 ( 5 ls.

Sweet Peas. See page 51.

Salvia Splendens, Scarlei Sage. Fine for autumn decorations; growing from
two to three feet high, and completely covered with brilliant scarlet flowers. Seeds
should be sown early in spring, in house or hot-bed. Price 10 As.

Salvia, Compacta. See description, page 41. Price 10 As.

Scabiosa, Snowball. Beautiful new white variety ; extra. Price ^ As.

Scabiosa, .Aiirea. Light yellow, very nice for cut flowers. Price 5 As.

Scabiosa, Black-Purple. This variety has very fine, rich colored flowers, extra
for bouquets, and one of the fashionable flowers in large cities. Price 5 As.

Scabiosa. Finest sorts in many colors, mixed. Price ? As.

Stock, Giant Perfection or White Giant, (new). Plants of this variety attain a
height of two and one-half feet, and produce long spikes of double flowers, much
larger than the ordinary Ten Weeks’ Stock. Pure white; very fine. Price 15 As.

S\ock, Giant Perfection. Same habits as above ; fine mixed colors. Price 15 As.

Stock, Princess Alice, (Cut and Come Again). A fine perpetual blooming Stock,
growing about two feet high. If sown early, it commences blooming in June and
continues until destroyed by frost. Its most valuable feature is that it produces per-
fect flowers during September and October, when other varieties sown at the same
time have faded. It throws out numerous side branches bearing clusters of verv
double pure white fragrant blossoms, and is excellent for cutting. Price 10 As.

Stock, Large Flowered, Dwarf Pyramidal. Ten weeks. Pure white ; a fine low-
growing sort; extra large truss and floret; very fragrant. Price i.s As.

Stock, Large Flowered or Dwarf Pyramidal. Ten weeks. Same as above in
many colors; mixed. Price 15 As.

Stock, I-arge Flowered Dwarf. Ten weeks. A fine variety for general pur-
poses, for cutting or for show; free flowering; mixed. Price 10 As.

.Ml of above Stock seed is German grown, from pot plants only, and will produce
a large per cent, of finest double flowers.

Stock. Ten weeks. A fine mixture, in many colors. Price 5 As.

Torenia. A very fine annual, forming a very splendid plant for vases, hanging
baskets, for the house, or for growing out of doors. Covered until late in the season
with one mass of bloom. Two varieties, sky blue with spots of dark blue with yellow-
center, and bright golden yellow with a brownish red throat. Price, mixed, 15 As.

Verbena, New Golden Leatted. An effective Verbena with golden yellow- foliage,
which strikingly contrasts with the flowers. A valuable acquisition for bedding, as it
remains unimpaired until frost. True from seed, Price 10 As.

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Verbena, Sea Foam (Candidissima). All that need be said of this fine Verbena
is that the flowers are sweet scented ; trusses large and beautiful, and borne freely at
all times, and snow white, always coming true from seed. Very fine for solid bed on
lawn ; also, one of the nicest of cut flowers for summer bouquets. Price to 6ts.

Verbena, Neiv Mammoth. The characteristics of this new strain of Verbenas are
that when well grown, flower trusses are over nine inches in circumference, while
many of the single florets are as large as a twenty-five-cent piece; the plant also has
the peculiarity of being more vigorous in growth than the ordinary Verbenas. The
colors present the same range as the ordinary type. Price to <fts.

Verbena, Defiance. Splendid scarlet; quite true from seed. Price lo dfs.

Verbena, Italian Striped. A large per cent, of this variety coming striped and
splashed. Price lo as.

Verbena, Mixed. Finest mixed, from a large collection. This mixture includes
“ Sea Foam” and other varieties. Price to as.

Verbena, J^rge Eyed. In fine mixed colors. Price lo as.

Verbena, Coerulla. In shades of blue. Price lo as.

Verbena. A good grade of seed; mixed colors. Price 5 as.

Wallflower. Deliciously fragrant garden flowers, blooming early in the spring,
with long, conspicuous spikes of beautiful flowers. They should be protected in a
cold frame or cellar in the winter, and planted out in May. llalf-hardy perennial,
finest double mixed, all colors. Price 10 as.

Zinnia, Zebra. The most beautiful and brilliant selection of double Zinnias we
have ever seen. All the flowers produced from the seed we offer, will not be striped,
but a large percentage of the plants will be; those that are self-colored will be found
brilliant in the extreme. Price s as.

Zinnia, I^arge Flowering Dwarf. A new dwarf section, quite distinct. The
flowers are as large or larger than the old class, and of much better shape, resembling
Dahlias in form, and the habit of growth is compact and dwarf, rarely growing over
two feet high ; mixed. Price 5 as.

Zinnia, Giant Mammoth (mixed). A new class of Zinnias, differing from the
older ones in its robust habit of growth, and the immense size (five or six inches
across) of the perfectly formed, very double flowers of various striking colors. The
plants rise to a height of three feet, are clothed with luxuriant foliage, and bloom
freely during a long period. The luxurious growth and the large bright flowers of
this novelty make it valuable for large groups ; but it will also be found most effective
when planted singly, or as a border plant in small gardens. Price 5 <5ls.

Zinnia, Curled and Crested. Magnificent variety of colors. From this, by
persevering selection and careful culture, we have a new strain of double flowering,
curled and crested Zinnias, which eclipse in beauty, beyond all question, any other
types of this popular garden annual in existence. The flowers are of perfect form —
large, round, full and double, the petals being twisted, curled and crested into the
most fantastic contortions and graceful forms, rendering them entirely free from the
stiffness which was heretofore characteristic of the family. Price 5 <5ls.

Jacqueminot. Dark crimson, coming quite true from seed ; very showy.
Fine for massed beds. Price 5 (5Is.

Zinnia, Large Flowering Dwarf. White. Price 5 dls.

Flower Seed, Annuals. All kinds, mixed, containing nearly all the varieties we
advertise, and many besides. These if sown in one bed, will make what is called the
crazy bed. These seeds are put up in large packets, and where a quantity of flowers
are wanted, and in the largest variety — for a little money — this packet will surely
suit. Price 10 (Sts.

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Other standard 6ower seeds so well known that description is unnecessary :

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Acacia, finest mixed,

AcrOLINeum, everlasting, mixed,

Ageratum, Dwarf White,

Dwarf Purple,

Amaranthus, Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat),
Anterriunum (Snap Dragon), mixed.
Bachelors* Button, fine mixed,

Baloon Vine (Cardiosperum),

Balsam, Allen’s new double white, extra.
Finest mixed,

Good mixed,

Calliopsis, mixed,

Canna (Indian Shot), mixed, very fine.

New French Varieties, mixed, extra,
Centranthus, mixed,

Centaurea, white leaved foliage plant,
Clarkia, finest mixed,

Cockscomb, mixed; very fine,

Cockscomb Glasgow Prize, new; very dwarf,
with immense crimson combs, extra.
Convolvulus (Morning Glory), mixed,

Minor, the dwarf or trailing variety,
Cypress Vine, scarlet,

White,

Mixed,

Canterbury Bells, mixed,

Canary Bird Flower, climber,

Chinese Pink, finest mixed.

Datura Wrigiitii, the best,

Dianthus, Heddewigii, finest mixed.
Digitalis (Foxglove), mixed,

Esciischoltzia (California Poppy), fine
mixed colors,

Forget-me-not, White,

Blue,

Mixed,

Feverfew, Double White,

Golden Feather,

Gilia, mixed,

Globe Amaranth, mixed,

Geraniums, finest mixed,

Helichrysum (Everlasting Flowers), finest,
mixed,

Heliotrope, fine mixed.

Ice Plant, $

I-ARKSPUR, Dwarf Rocket, 5

Tall Stock, flowered, 5

Linum, (Grandiflorum Kubrum), mixed, 5

Eupinus, mixed varieties, S

Lobelia, finest mixed, 10

Speciosa, Dark Blue, 10

Lantana, finest mixed, 10

Marigold, best French, tall, S

Marvel of Peru, mixed, 5

Maurandia, finest mixed colors, 10

Musk Plant, 10

Nasturtium, tall, mixed, 5

Dwarf, mixed, 5

Pansy, mixed seeds of all sorts, 5

Petunia, fine mixed, 5

PoRTULACCA, mixed single, 5

Finest double, mixed, 10

Rodanthe, 10

Ricinus, Castor Oil Bean, mixed, 5

Bourbenensis, twelve feet, extra, 10

Gibsonii, Dark Red Foliage, 10

Salipglossis, large flowered varieties ;

splendid, all colors mixed, 5

SCABioSA (Morning Bride), mixed, 5

Sensitive' Plant, 5

Sweet William, fine mixed, 5

Extra strain of double sort, mixed, 10

Smilax, finest climber, 10

Thunbergia, mixed, 10

Verbena, mixed, fine, 10

Vinca, mixed, 5

Violet (English), best varieties, mixed;

seed germinates very slowly, 5

ORNA^fBNTAh GRASSES.
Agrostis Nebulosa, hardy annual, one foot, 5
Briza Maxima (Large Quaking Grass), 5

Buiza Gracilis (Slender (^laking Grass), 5

Bromus Briz^formis; a fine grass, 5

Chloris Barbata; pretty and curious, 5

Goix Lachrymas (Job’s Tears), 5

Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass); hardy, 5

Gynerum Argenteum (Pampas Grass), 5

Nebraska City, Neb.— Bros. Please send catalogue of Begonias. Nowhere else in the U. S.
can I get such Begonias at the price as you send out. M. ELLA SKINNER.

West Rutland, Ellis Bros. Gentlemen: Many thanks for the prompt and very satisfactory
manner in which you filled my small order for plants, which arrived last night in nice condition.

Very truly yours, L. T. HOLT.

Haverhill. — Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: Plants and seeds came by this morning’s mail. They have
always been fine in the past, but I think this year the plants were larger and finer and so thrifty and vigor-
ous. Many thanks. Yours truly, E. E. MORRISON.

Annapolis, Md. — Ellis Bros. Gentlemen : I wish to thank you for the satisfactory way in which
you filled my order of recent date; although the box had a long distance to come, the plants arrived in
good order and seem to have started off very nicely. Very truly, J. WIRT RANDAI^L.

Weymouth, Mass., March 28, i8qS. — Messrs. Ellis Bros. .My Dear Sirs : The plants ordered of you
arrived here Saturday night and I will say that having bought flowers from many different dealers, 1 never
had any better looking (h as good) plants from any of them, and later on shall surely send to you another
order. Yours, etc., C. R. IIOLT.

WiNTHROP Heights, D. C. — Messrs. Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: Many thanks for catalogue. It is to
me the most attractive and refined which I receive. I have been unable the last two seasons to raise my
Primulas, but those bought have not been nearly as fine as those from Ellis’s seeds.

Respectfully yours, .MISS MARY’ AUGUSTA JOHNSON.

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VEGETABLE SEEDS.

Our vegetable seeds comprise the best standard and new sorts. We might offer
a much larger list of varieties, but it seems useless, as the kinds offered are of the
greatest merit, and, in our estimation, all that can be desired. We have taken the
greatest pains to produce seeds of the choicest quality, and can assure our customers
that the stock here offered, is, in freshness and purity, second to none in the country.
Alt prepaid at prices given, except as noted.

Asparagus, Conover's Colossal. Best of all. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 ( 5 ts.

Beet, Stinson. True dark red variety. Excellent for the open garden, this is
particularly valuable for forcing, because it produces less foliage than any other
variety. Fine table beets of two and a half inches in diameter will have foliage
scarcely five inches high, the leaves proper being only three inches long, of a deep,
rich red color. The roots are smooth and regular in form ; the skin is dark blood-red.
The flesh is fine grained and free from woodiness. Of a rich color, the beets cook
dark blood-red, remain in fine condition a long time. Price 5 dts. ; per oz., 10 <Ss.

Beet, Crimson Early. This Beet is the earliest variety in cultivation, and is ready
to market in six weeks from time of sowing. The tops are short and green, and the
bulbs of beautiful shape. The skin is deep blood-red in color; the flesh being also
very dark, of the finest quality, tender and sweet at all times. The beets are of good
size and very uniform, and never become tough and stringy with age. As an early
Beet it has no equal, and for late sowing its quick, rapid growth, makes it also
valuable. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls.

Beet, Edmund's Early Turnip. This is the most uniformly “ thoroughbred ” of
all Beets; with very small tops, the neat short foliage being of a bronzy red. The
beets are of a handsome round shape, very smooth and of good marketable size. It
does not grow very large and coarse where room is permitted, as do most varieties of
the Turnip Beet. Price 5 <fts. ; oz., 10 (Sts.

Beet, Egyptian. Early ; fine for summer use ; turnip shape.

Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls. ; i lb., 50 (Sts.

Beet, Eclipse. Intense, deep blood-red, small top. Sow late for winter use.

Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 10 (Sts. ; i lb., 60 (Sts.

Beet, Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip. Fine turnip form, very symmetrical in
shape, and free from any fibrous roots. Flesh deep blood-red, very tender and sweet;
grows uniformly to a good size. Early, and when sown late, desirable for
winter. Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 10 (Sts. ; lb., 15 (Sts. ; i lb., 50 (Sts.

Beet, Swiss Chard (Silver or Sea-Kale). This variety is grown for its leaves
only; the middle of the leaf is cooked and served like Asparagus; the other portions
of the leaf are used like Spinach. Price, pkt., 5 ( 5 ls. ; oz., 10 ( 5 ls.

Beet, Mangel Wurzels. For stock. The three following sorts are among the
best: Norbitan Giant, improved long red, an immense yielder; Lane's Imperial

Sugar, not as large as above, but very sweet ; Golden Tankard, an improved yellow
globe, a great yielder. Price, either sort, oz., 5 (Ss. ; 1-4 lb., 15 ( 5 ls. ; lb., 40 ( 5 ts.,
prepaid ; by express, not prepaid, 30 ( 5 ls. per lb.

Cabbage, Succession. About one week later than the “ Early Summer,” but it is
double the size, and is so finely bred that in a field of ten acres every head was a per-
fect specimen, fit for exhibition purposes. Its earliness, uniform large size, solidity
and sure heading qualities, makes it the most valuable Cabbage either for private use
or market purposes. Price 5 (fts. ; oz., 15 ( 5 ts.

Cabbage, Early Winningstadt. A well known and very popular second-early
variety; heads large, decidedly conical ; leaves bright, glossy green ; heads very solid

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and hard, even in summer. This is a very sure heading variety, valuable not only for
early use, but also for winter Cabbage ; its vigorous growth enables it to withstand
unfavorable conditions. Price 5 i5ts. ; 02., 15 <5ts.

Cabbage, Burpee's All-Head. The nearest approach to a “thoroughbred”
Cabbage of any variety yet introduced, both as regards size and uniformity of develop-
ment. Selection has been constantly made to secure the largest early heads, with the
fewest loose leaves. The deep, flat heads are solid and uniform in color, as well as in
shape and size. By reason of the compact habit of growth, and absence of loose
leaves, fully one thousand more heads can be obtained to the acre, than of most other
varieties of same size. Price 5 <5ts. ; oz., 15 dts.

Cabbage, Fottler’s Improved Brunswick. The best second-early. Heads large,
flat, solid, and of excellent quality; stems very short. Price 5 <5ls. ; oz., 15 iSls.

Cabbage, Early Wakefield. The great favorite with market gardeners; the
earliest, and sure to head. The seed is true and the best. Price 5 <fts. ; oz., 15 dts.

Cabbage, Early Summer. This variety is deservedly popular with market gar-
deners. It forms large, solid, round, flattened, compact heads, of excellent quality.
The veins of the leaf are very white and prominent; it is the most compact grower
of the second-earlies ; a sure header. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 15 <5ls.

Cabbage, Slone Mason. Very popular market variety, for fall and winter use; a
sure header. Price 5 As. ; oz., 20 As.

Cabbage, Premium Flat Dutch. One of the best winter sorts in cultivation ; of
fine quality. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Cabbage, Large Red Drumhead. Larger heads than the old “ Red Dutch.”
Heads round in shape, of deep color, and remarkably hard and solid. Either for pick-
ling or table use there is no better variety of red Cabbage. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Cabbage, Savoy. The best of all for home use. The plants are vigorous, very
sure heading, uniformly savoyed ; and heads globular. Price 5 As.; oz., 20 As.

Ca.hhe.%c. Autumn King. Also known as “ World Beater.” It is uniformly true
to type and sure to head hard — “ solid as a rock.” The large, broad heads are very
thick through, slightly rounded at the top; fine grained and tender — more so than
any other large Cabbage. It is a rapid grower, and while it will well repay good
treatment, yet it does not require special culture to develop. If you want first pre-
mium at fair, for largest Cabbage, try this. Price 5 As. ; oz., 25 As.

Cauliflower, Early Snowball. Probably grown more than all other varieties
together. It is exceedingly early and hardy, and is one of the surest to make a solid,
compact head ; also, more and more in favor for planting for the late summer and fall
crop. We have best seed procurable, and confidently recommend it as equal to that
offered by anyone. Price, 1-2 pkt., 15 As. ; i pkt , 25 As. ; oz., $2.25.

Cucumber, Early Fratne. The well known early sort. Price 5 As. ; oz.,io As.

Cucumber, Nichol's Medium Green. We consider this the most valuable sort.
As a pickle sort, “ Nichol’s Medium Green” will be found unequalled, and for early
forcing purposes or for slicing there is no better variety. It is exceedingly produc-
tive, of medium size, and always straight and smooth. The color is dark green, the
flesh tender and crisp. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As.

Cucumber, Imp. White Spine. One of the most popular either for slicing or for
pickles; abundant bearer. Price 5 As. ; oz., lo As.

Cucumber, Emerald. This beautiful new Cucumber is a seedling of the “White
Spine,” and retains all the good points of its parent, with the addition of a rich, dark-
green skin, entirely free from spines. It is strictly an evergreen, retaining its color
until fully ripe. The long, straight, handsome fruits are produced early and abun-

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dantly. It is almost entirely free from “warts and spines.” Most excellent, both
for table and market. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; 02., 15 <fts.

Cucumber, Cool and Crisp. This variety is the earliest and most productive of
all pickling Cucumbers. At the pickling stage they are straight, long, even and slim,
and until fully grown are of a dark green color. While it is one of the best pickling
varieties, it is also excellent for slicing, the Cucumbers, when fully grown, being of
good size and exceedingly tender and crisp; as early as “ Early Frame,” of better
quality, and bears the whole season. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 <fts.

Cucumber, Long Green. Long fruit, of excellent quality ; dark green, firm and
crisp. This is the improved sort, fine for all purposes. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 dts.

Carrot, Guerande, or Oxheart. This variety has given great satisfaction. While
not attaining one-half the length of many other varieties, it will compare favorably
in bulk of crop, as on good land it will produce Carrots four to six inches in diam-
eter. The crop can also be readily pulled, while the longer sorts require digging. One
of the best for stock. Price 5 (Sts.; oz., 10 (Sts.; lb., ( 5 o<Sts.

Carrot, Imp. Long Orange. Too well known to need description ; an immense
yielder; best for stock. Price 5 <Sts. ; oz., 10 (Sts. ; lb., 60 (Sts.

Carrot, Chantenay (or Model Carrot.) For table use, it is probably the best in
shape and finest in quality of all. They are a little longer than the “ Short Horn,”
being thicker at the shoulder, and hence more productive ; always very smooth and
fine in texture, and easily dug; the flesh is of a beautiful, deep golden orange;
very tender. Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 10 (Sts. ; lb., 60 (Sts.

Carrot, Danvers. Grown largely everywhere, on account of its great productive-
ness and adaptability to all classes of soils. Tops medium size, coarsely divided ;
roots deep orange, large, but medium length, tapering uniformly to a blunt point,
smooth and handsome ; flesh sweet, crisp, tender, and of a deep orange color. This
variety, although the roots are shorter, produces as large a bulk as the older field
sorts, and is easier harvested. Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 10 (Sts. ; lb., 60 (Sts.

Catnip. Price 5 (Sts.; oz., 25 (Sts.

Celery, Golden Self-Bleaching White Plume. These two fine varieties have
their inner stalks bleached at all stages of growth, so that slight banking for a few
days gives a perfect bleach. The “ White Plume” is earliest, but the “ Golden ” is
one of the finest of all. Price, either sort, 5 (Sts. ; oz., 25 (Sts.

Celery, Pink Plume. Is practically identical with “White Plume,” but with the
added merit of the stalks being exquisitely suffused with pink and possessing the
crispness, rich nutty flavor and long keeping qualities for which red Celeries are
noted. Price 5 (Sts.; oz., 25 (Sts.

Celery, Giant Pascal. The best for winter use. The stocks are remarkably
large, thick, solid and entirely stringless. It is the largest Celery' grown as regards
width and thickness of stalks. When fully grown, the outer stalks average two inches
wide, and are nearly as thick as a man’s finger. It is the best of all Celeries for Jan-
uary and February use. Price 5 ( 5 ts. ; oz., 25 ( 5 ts.

Celery, Boston Market. Dwarf white, excellent quality. One of the best for late
fall and winter use. Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 25 (Sts.

Cress, Water. One of the most appetizing, delicious flavored of small salads ; it
does fairly well in very moist situations, but thrives best in shallow water on the edges
of streams, where it grows most luxuriantly. It is a hardy perennial and increases in
growth from year to year. Price 10 (Sts.

Dandelion. Large leaf, new French soi't, double the size of common variety.
Sown in spring or summer, fit to cut following spring. Price 5 (Sts. ; oz., 40 (Sts.

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Egg Plant, JVew York Spineless. Fruit of largest size, and quite free from
spines; of splendid quality. Price to i 5 ts.

Fennel. The leaves boiled, enter into many fish sauces. Price 5 <Sts.

Gourd, Sugar Trough. These gourds are useful for many household purposes,
such as buckets, baskets, nest-boxes, soap and salt dishes. They grow to hold from
four to ten gallons. Price to < 5 ls.

Gourd, Dipper. This variety is also useful for many household purposes.
When grown on the ground the stems will be curved, while if raised as a climbing
vine, on a trellis, the weight of the blossom end will cause the stem to grow
straight. Price 10 dls.

Gourd, Dishcloth or Luffa. A natural dishcloth and a most desirable one,
is furnished by tbe peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, porous,
tough, elastic, and durable. They are also most useful in the bath, in place of
sponges. ^ Price to dls.

Gourd, Japanese Nest Egg Gourd. These exactly resemble, in color, shape
and size, the eggs of hens, do not crack, and are uninjured by cold or wet. They
make the very best nest eggs. The plant is a rapidly growing climber, and is useful
for covering screens, etc., being quite ornamental, with the numerous white
eggs. Price 10 As.

Gourds (mixed or ornamental). This mixture contains the following sorts :
Gooseberry, Club, Nest Egg, Lemon, Bottle, Onion, Orange, Pear, Serpent, Sugar
Trough, Dipper, and Dishcloth. Price, mixed, 10 As.

Kale, German Dwarf Curled. Sown in spring for summer use, and in fall for
spring. A very hardy variety. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Lavender, Lavendula Vera. An aromatic, medicinal herb. Price 5 As.

Lettuce, Iceberg. There is no handsomer or more solid Cabbage Lettuce in cul-
tivation — in fact, it is strikingly beautiful. The large, curly leaves which cover the
outside of the solid heads are of a bright, light green, with a very slight reddish tinge
at the edges. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Lettuce, Deacon. While this does not make as large a head as some others, the
heads formed are very solid and of excellent flavor, and remain in condition for use
as long as any variety in cultivation. Plant medium size, with very few outer leaves;
leaves light green, very thick. This is certainly one of the best varieties for summer
use. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Lettuce, Mignonette. A small, sturdy, russet-colored Lettuce, distinct and
unique, and of great value. The entire plant measures only seven inches in diameter,
and is more solid and compact than any existing variety. The outer leaves are few,
and these cling so closely to the head that it is almost all head. The few outside
leaves are as deeply crumpled as a Savoy Cabbage, and richly colored with russet-red
and bronze-green of varying shades. The heart is of a creamy yellow, waved with
pale greenish white. It is wonderfully hardy, resists drought and excessive moisture
— a most valuable feature in our climate. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Lettuce, Thick Head, Yellow. Every plant heads, and the heads are uniformly
shaped, very large and thick through, and of a solidity equal to that of a Cabbage.
The leaves are slightly crumpled, of a beautiful greenish yellow color, and for tender-
ness it is unsurpassed by any existing variety. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Lettuce, Perpetual. Our customers will be especially pleased with this variety
for a summer Lettuce, as it is of finest quality and remains for a long season tender
and crisp ; unexcelled as a long standing sort, combining tenderness, beauty and
delicate flavor; best of its season. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

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Lettuce, Prize Head. An early sort, deep green, so washed with red as often to
appear more red than green ; forming a head of a dense mass of leaves rather than
one like a Cabbage, and very slow to run to seed; leaves large, nearly round, frilled
at the edge, and densely blistered. They are exceedingly crisp, tender and good
flavored, and are not bitter as early as other varieties. Price s > oz., 15 dls.

Lettuce, Black Seeded Tennis Ball. Early hard head ; few outside leaves ; grown
largely under glass. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 dts.

Lettuce, Hanson. Improved Hard Heading Stock. Heads green outside and
white within ; grows to a remarkable size, very solid, and is refreshingly sweet, crisp
and tender. It withstands the hot sun. Most of the heads are so very solid that they
do not send up any seed stalks unless cut open with a knife. Price 5 As. ; oz.,io As.

Lettuce, Boston Curled. Ornamental ; fair quality. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Lettuce. Above eight varieties mixed. A fine variety for a small amount of
money. You get early, medium and late in one package. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As. ‘

Note. — We call attention to our fine varieties of Lettuce; in growing, give good
soil and plenty of room ; small kinds six to eight inches, and large sorts ten to twelve
inches apart.

Mustard, White. Used for salad and greens. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. e

Mustard, Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary white Mustard ; stems
more succulent ; flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Marjoram, Sweet. For seasoning. Price 5 As.

Musk Melon, Emerald Gem. All who have grown it unite in pronouncing
it unequalled in rich, delicious flavor. The skin, while ribbed, is smooth and of a
very deep emerald green color. The flesh, which is thicker than in any other Melon
of its size, is of a suffused salmon color, and ripens thoroughly to the extremely thin
green rind; luscious beyond description ; altogether unapproached in delicious flavor.

The Melons mature extremely early; of superb quality. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As.

Musk Melon, Melrose. Very hardy, strong, and vigorous grower ; the vines re-
maining green longer than any other variety. The Melons are produced abundantly,
and very close to the hill — a feature of the greatest value. The color is rich, dark
green ; the shape is oval. The Melons average in weight about four pounds, and are
finely and densely netted, showing but slight tendency to rib ; the form is remark-
ably perfect and true. The flesh is very thick and solid ; clear, light green in color,
shading to a rich salmon at the seed cavity. In flavor the “ Melrose ” cannot be
equalled by any other variety, and carries its superior quality and sweetness to the
extreme edge of the skin ; ripens among the earliest. Price 5 As. ; oz., 20 As.

Musk Melon, Paul Rose (or Petosky). A cross of the Osage with the Netted
Gem. It possesses the fine netting of the Gem, and averages about the same size, but
owing to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon-colored fiesh will weigh at least
one-third more than a Netted Gem of the same size. The size is much more conven-
ient for packing in baskets than the Osage, while as a shipper and long keeper it ;

surpasses all other red-fleshed Melons. In Chicago and some other Western cities,
where there is a good demand for the red or salmon-fleshed varieties, the Paul Rose i

sells at double the price of other sorts. Market gardeners who grow red-fleshed

Melons will find the Paul Rose their most profitable sort, while for the home table
nothing better could be desired or obtained. Price 10 As.

Musk Melon, Netted Gem. The best early small green-fleshed Melon known
today. Shape is almost a perfect globe. They grow remarkably uniform, weighing
from one and a quarter to one and a half pounds each. They are thick-meated, the
flesh is light green in color, aud uniformly of fine, luscious flavor ; skin green, regu-

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larly ribbed and thickly^netted. Very prolific and extra early in ripening — no variety
being earlier. Sure to ripen in nearly all sections. Price 5 (fts. ; oz., 10 As.

Water Melon, Cole's Early. This is one of the finest early Water Melons ; of
medium size, and it is so early that it matures in every state ; very hardy ; the flesh
is deep red in color, clear to the rind, and is most sweet and delicate in flavor. It is
exceedingly brittle, and hence cannot be shipped to distant markets, but is most
desirable for the home garden. Price 5 ifts. ; oz., 10 <fts. ; 1-4 lb., 25 < 5 ts.

Water Melon, Mountain Sweet. Fruit oblong, dark green ; rind thin ; flesh red,
solid and sweet. One of the earliest large Melons. Price 5 61 s. ; oz., 10 6ts.

Water Melon, Phinney's Early. Flesh deep red, of very superior quality; early
and productive. One of the best extra early Melons. Price 5 6ls. ; oz., 10 6ls.

Okra, Dwarf Prolific. A very fine new variety, much dwarfer than the ordinary
dwarf Okra, and much more productive ; short thick pods. Very palatable when
stewed and served as is a dish of Asparagus. It is universally used throughout the
South, and is as easily raised as a weed. So delicious is the flavor that when once
used it will be grown every year. Price 5 6ts. ; oz., 10 6ts.

Onion, Australian Brown (new). Is of medium size, wonderfnlly hard and
solid, extremely early in ripening, and never makes any stiff-necks or scallions.
Every seed seems to produce a good-sized Onion, and the bulb begins to form very
quickly — when the plant is not over three inches high. Planted with the Red Weth-
ersfield, it proved to be nearly four weeks earlier, and ripened off more uniformly.
From its firmness and hardness, it will keep in good condition longer than any other
Onion known. The color of the skin is a clear amber-brown. Widely contrasted
from any other Onion. Price 10 6ts. ; oz., 20 6ls.

Onion, Globe Yellow Danvers. This variety is now the standard medium yellow
Onion of our markets the country over. Our strain of this sort is unsurpassed. It
is early, large and a very heavy yielder. It has a very small neck and is an excellent
keeper. Every grower knows the value of northern New England grown seed over
all others. Price 5 6ts. ; oz., 15 as. ; 1-4 lb., 50 as. ; i lb., $1.50, postpaid.

Onion, Wethersfield Large Red, ow oi all our stock is New England

grown, and of the very best quality. Price 5 as. ; oz., 15 as. ; lb., prepaid, $1.50.

Onion, Early Red Globe. Earliest of all. Price 5 as. ; oz., 15 as.

Parsley, Double Curled. Very nice. Price 5 as.

Parsley, Moss Curled. New, extra dark. When its beauty, and the tender deli-
cacy of its flavor is known, it wili undoubtedly become an extremely popular plant.
It is very handsome and ornamental in growth, far more so than many plants which
are grown in our flower gardens for decorative purposes. The leaves are beautifully
curled or crimpled, and of a peculiar, extra dark green color. It is very productive,
and from the densely-curled character of its leaves, green seasoning or garnishing
can be prepared in much less time than the open-leaved varieties. Price 5 6ls.

Parsnip, (7«er-7/.scy. A half long variety; fine quality. Price 5 6ts. ; oz., 10 61 s.

Parsnip, Hollow Crowned. Best variety; long, smooth, white. The great mar-
ket sort. ' Price S 6ls. ; oz., 10 as.

Pepper, Bell, Squash and Cayenne. Price, each, 5 as. ; oz., 25 as.

Pepper Grass, Extra Curled. Best variety. Price 5 as. ; oz., 10 as.

Early I^ong Scarlet. Tender variety ; fine flavor and crisp. One of the
best for market or home use. Price 5 as. ; oz., 10 as.

Radish, Early Round Dark Red. Of very deep, dark red skin ; beautiful shape,
and extra early. This is the very best strain of Extra Early Scarlet Turnip Radish in
cultivation ; extra fine quality ; always crisp. Price 5 as. ; oz., 10 as.

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Radish, Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A small, round turnip-shaped Radish, of
bright scarlet, distinctly tipped with clear white, sharply delineated, which gives a
very pleasing appearance to the bunches when ready for market. This Radish ready
to pull twenty days after sowing. Price 5 <fts. ; oz., 10 dfs.

Radish, Long White Vienna. This new Radish is the finest Long White Radish
in cultivation. It is most beautiful in shape, white in color; both skin and flesh are
pure snow white; crisp, brittle, and of rapid growth. Price 5 efts. ; oz., lo ( 5 ls.

Radish, Wood’s Early Frame. A long, red Radish, not quite so long as the
“Long Scarlet,” and with smaller top; it is quite ten days earlier than the “ Long
Scarlet” Radish in the open ground, while from its exceedingly small top it is most
excellent for forcing. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dls.

Salsify, Vegetable Oyster Plant. Price 5 (fts. ; oz., 10 i 5 ts.

Salsify, Ne-w Mammoth. Grows uniformly to an extra large size, averaging
fully double the size and weight of roots of the old variety. The roots, notwithstand-
ing their enormous size, are of superior quality, and delicate flavor. Price 10 (Ss.

Spinach. For greens. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 < 5 ts.

Sage and Summer Savory. Price, each, 5 (its. ; oz., 20 <fts.

Squash, Ne-w Giant Summer Croohneck. This new strain is even earlier than
the common variety, while the Squashes grow to an extra large size, measuring from
eighteen inches to two feet long, and of finest quality. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 < 5 ts.

Squash, Summer Croohneck. Best summer sort. Price 5 <Sls. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls.

Squash, Hubbard. Well known winter sorts. More of this variet3’ grown than
of all other winter squashes combined. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 dls. ; lb., 65 <fts.

Squash, Essex Hybrid. Early, j’et a long keeper; flesh dry, thick and sweet,
better than “ Turban ;” a standard variety'. Price 5 ( 5 ts. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls. ; lb., 65 < 5 ls.

Squash, Faxon (or the Squash of many colors). The fixed characteristics are
earliness, long keeping, uniformity of shape, variety of colors, and the excelling in
richness, sweetness and flavor. It is very productive, ,of medium size, and is destined
to become a standard among Squashes, both for home use and for general marketing.
Even when not fully ripe it is of excellent quality as a summer Squash. It is a good
keeper, and has the exceptional recommendation of being a table delicacy through
three seasons — summer, fall and winter. For sweetness and dryness, the “ Faxon ”
Squash cannot be excelled, if equalled. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dis. ; lb., 75 < 5 ts.

Squash, Dunlap’s Early Prolific Marrow. The standard early of the running vari-
eties. No variety can compete with it for earliness, it being about twelve days ahead
of the “ Boston Marrow,” and for this reason can be planted a week later than any
other kind. It grows to weigh from seven to twenty’ pounds, and is very productive.
Its color is most attractive, a brilliant orange-red. Quality excellent when mature.
A good keeper. Price 5 < 5 Is. ; oz., 10 dfs. : lb., 65 dls.

Squash, Bush Scallop. Best early of the scalloped sorts. Quality not considered
equal to the “ Summer Crookneck.” Price 5 dls. ; oz., to dls.

Squash, Warted Hubbard. Same as “ Hubbard,” except warty knobs all over
it. Quality the best. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dls.

Tomato, Early Bird (new). Extremely early, and said to be superior to any of
the first early class and a great yielder. Its great earliness, fine size, smoothness,
firmness, beautiful bright skin and wonderful productiveness are far beyond what the
most enthusiastic growers ever expected to realize. Price 10 dls.

Tomato, Fancy. A compact, bushy form ; foliage dark green, heavily blistered
or crimped, as in a fine Savoj’ Cabbage. The fruits are of medium size, very smooth
and regular both in size and form, solid and free from cracks, quite fleshy, with few

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seeds, and of sweet flavor. When ripened under the warm sun they are a rich pur-
plish-red. It is characteristic of the variety to produce fruit rather than vines. It
does not send out laterals readily, but seems to plit all efforts toward perfecting and
ripening the fruit, and when the laterals are sent out they grow the fruit set on them
rather than seek on growing to vines. Price lo <5ls.

Tomato, The Aristocrat. An excellent new sort, resembling in habit of growth
and foliage the “ Dwarf Champion,” but the color of the fruit is a fine rich glossy
red ; solid and smooth, and in size from medium to large. Price 5 6ts. ; oz., 25 6ts.

Tomato, Dwarf Chamfion. The “ Dwarf Champion ” Tomato is one of the most
valuable sorts introduced in many years. It is entirely distinct in habit of growth
and foliage from any other sort. It is dwarf and compact in habit, tbe plant growing
stiff and upright, with very thick and short-jointed stems. In a comparative test with
leading varieties it has proven itself remarkably early. Always smooth, symmetrical
and attractive in appearance; flesh solid and ripens well. Price 5 <fts. ; oz., 25 dts.

Tomato, Matchless (Improved Trophy). The fruits are of the largest size, and
the size of the fruit is maintained throughout the season, the heaithy growth of foli-
age continuing until killed by frost. Had we to confine ourselves to one variety, it
would be “ The Matchless,” for certainly no other Tomato will produce extra large
fruits, so smooth, handsome and marketable. The skin is remarkably tough and
solid, so that ripe specimens picked from the vine will keep in good marketable con-
dition for two weeks. Its fine quality, solidity, and long-keeping character have
already made it a great favorite for market and family use. So great an improvement
on the “ Trophy” that we drop that variety. Price 5 <5ls. ; oz., 25 dls.

Tomato, Yellow Plum. Small yellow variety ; very early. Price 5 <SIs.

Tomato, Perfection. Fine smooth variety. Price 5 As. ; oz., 25 As.

Turnip, Golden Ball (or Orange Jelly). This is the most distinct yeilow Turnip

we know. The flesh is of very fine texture, making it one of the best table varieties.
Beautiful color; fine flesh. The bulb is of medium size, with small tap roots, and is
early in maturing. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. ; lb., 60 As.

Turnip, Yellow Stone. One of the best and most popular yellow-fleshed varieties
for table use ; equally good for feeding stock. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. ; lb., 60 As.

Turnip, Strap Leaf. “ Red Top” or “ White Top,” well known early sorts.

Price, either sort, 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. ; lb., 55 As.

Turnip, Purple Top White Globe. An early variety, globe-shaped ; heavy crop-
per, in other respects similar to the “ Red Top Strap Leaf.” A handsome-looking
bulb, and is rapidly taking the lead of all other varieties of early Turnips for market
garden purposes. Price 5 As.; oz., 10 As. ; lb., 60 As.

Turnip, White Egg. Its shape is nearly oval or egg ; flesh very firm and fine
grained, thin and perfectly smooth skin, both flesh and skin are of snowy whiteness.
Its flavor is of the best. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. ; Ib., 60 As.

Turnip, Sweet German. The well known winter variety'. Very sweet ; extra for
table use. The leading sort for winter. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. ; lb., 55 As.

Turnip, Laing’s Swede. Quick growing ; good for table or for stock ; yellowish
flesh. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. ; lb., 60 As.

Turnip, Scarlet Kashmyr. As eariy as the earliest known sort; most distinct in
appearance, small, rarely exceeding three inches in diameter. The outer color of the
root is unique, being a rich scarlet, verging on crimson ; the interior color is pure
sparkiing white. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 As.

Turnip, Burpee's Bread-Stone. This new Turnip is of medium size, very quick
growing and the roots are very smooth and white with a faint green top. The flesh

ELLIS BB0TBEB8’ CATALOGUE.

is perfectly white, fine grained, remarkably tender, very sweet; it is the finest Turnip
for winter and spring use we have ever seen. It is good when harvested in the fall,
but its comparative merits do not ffilly show up until spring, when other varieties
grow pithy, strong and uneatable. Price 5 (Sts.; oz., 10 (Sts.

PBAS.

Prepaid at prices given. Packages arc of good size, containing two and one*half ounces.

American Wonder. The earliest oi all wrinkltd Peas. Of dwarf habit, growing fiom nine to
twelve inches high, and producing a profusion of good sized and well filled pods of the finest flavor.

Price, pkt., lo < 5 ts. ; pint, 25 ( 5 ls. ; quart, 40 < 5 ts.

Premiam Gem. A valuable variety, growing about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest
dwarf, green, wtinkkd soils. The quality is unsurpassed; the most remarkable characteristic is its won-
derful prolificness. Superior to “ Little Gem.” Price 10 < 5 ts.; pint, 25 < 5 fs. ; quart, 40 (%s.

NotVs JBxcelsior. One of the best of recent introduction; an improvement on “AmericanWonder,’^
being more vigorous and prolific, with larger pods and more Peas. A decided acquisition, and sure to be-
come popular when generally known; height, one foot. Price, pkt., lodls.; pint, 25 ( 5 ts.; quart, 40<5ts.

Stratagem (improved). The pods are of immense size and uniformly filled with very large dark ‘
green peas of the finest quality. Vine medium height, but very stocky, with very broad, light green
leaves, and bearing an abundance of large handsome pods. One of the very best varieties for market
gardeners or home use; medium height. Price, pkt., 10 dts.; pint, 25 ( 5 ts.; quart, 45 <^s.

YorUsbire Hero. Long, round pods, closely filled with large, luscious, wrinkled peas; very pro-
ductive. Well worthy of general cultivation ; of similar type to the well known “Champion of England;”
in many sections it is better and more productive. Price, pkt., 10 <ils. ; pint, 20 < 5 ts. ; quart, 40 dts.

Champion of Mn^Iand. Undoubtedly one of the best Peas grown, and very popular. It is very
productive, peas of a delicious flavor; height, four to five feet. Price 10 dts. ; pint, 20 As.; quart, 35 As.

LariJe Black Bye Marrowfat. An excellent variety, growing about five feet high; pods large;
a prolific bearer; one of the very best “Marrow fat” sorts. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 20 As.; quart, 35 As.

Snnol. Mr. J. H. Allen, who has originated more varieties of new Peas than any seed grower on
this side of the Atlantic ocean, sends this newcomer out as his latest improvement in the early market
garden sorts. He claims that it is the earliest of all to mature, and is decidedly the most profitable to raise
of all the early varieties. J. J. H. Gregory says of it — “ 1 find ‘ Sunol ’ leads them all in earliness; medium
height.” Price 10 As. ; pint, 20 As. ; quart, 40 As.

Pirst of All. A very early market sort; height about two and one-half feet. “ Sunol” is an im-
provement on this variety. Price lo As.; pint, 20 As. ; quart, 40 As.

Queen, An excellent new wrinkled variety of English origin, growing about two and a half feet
high and bearing an abundance of very large handsome pods, which are well filled with large, oval, dark
green peas of the finest quality and flavor. It is recommended as one of the very best main crop
sorts. Price 10 As.; pint, 25 As.

If by expiess, not prepaid, 15 As. per quart may be deducted from the above prices. Special prices
given to buyers in quantities of one-half peck or more of a kind.

BBANS.

Bxtra Barly Golden Cluster Wax (Pole). Long golden-yellow pods, borne in clusters; extra
early, stringless, snaps easily, vigorous, prolific, popular; quality tender, delicious. It is unequalled for
carliness, productiveness and fine quality. The pods are almost round, entirely stringless, remarkably
rich, tender and buttery when cooked; of the best possible flavor. The pods are fit to use when only two
or three inches long; ktep their fine, tender, rich and buttery qualities until fully ripe. The most produc-
tive Bean in cultivation. Price, postpaid, 10 As.; 1-2 pint, 15 As.; pint, 25 A-s.

Horticultural Pole or Pole Cranberry. Standard sort. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 25 As.

Yosemite. Mammoth Wax Bush Bean. The pods frequently attain a length of ten to fourteen
inches, with the thickness of a man’s finger, and are nearly all solid pulp. The pods are a rich golden
color, and are absolutely stringless, cooking tender and delicious. It is enormously productive, as many
as fifty of its monster pods having been counted on one bush. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 25 As,

Golden Wax (Bush). A ttiong growing, distinct variety, at least a week earlier than the “ Black
Wax.” The pods are long, brittle, and entirtiy stringless. As a snap Bean it perhaps excels all others
in tenderness and richness of flavor. The finest of all as a string Bean. Price, pkt., 10 As. ; pint, 25 As.

Bwarf Horticultural or Bnsh Cranberry. One of the finest bush varieties for a green shell
Bean. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 20 As.; quart, 40 As.

Davis*s White Kidney Wax. A new variety. Plant vigorous, and of compact upright growth,
with pods extra long, straight, oval, of a clear, waxy, white color, often seven to eight inches in length,
and when fit for use, quite stringless. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 30 As.

ELLIS BBOTHEBS* CATALOGUE

White Case-Knife, Early pole bean, with pods very long, flat, irregular, green, changing to cream
white, useful both as a shell and a string Bean. Price, pkt., lo < 5 ts.; pint, 20 < 5 ts.

Rust-Proof Golden Wax, This improved strain is destined to supercede the well-known “Golden
Wax,” which it has greatly out-yielded in comparative trials. The straight, handsome pods are thicker
through, superior in quality; claimed by originator to be rust-proof. Price, pkt., 10 ( 5 ts.; pint, 25 <fts.

Henderson* s Bush J^ima. Fit to use from two to three weeks earlier than any other variety of
the climbing or bush Limas. It grows about eighteen inches high and produces immense crops of deli-
cious I.ima Beans, continuing to bear until cut down by frost. Price, pkt., ioj« 5 ls., pint, 20 « 5 ts.

Burpee* s Bush l,ima. The only bush form of the true delicious large Lima. It is pronounced
by all good judges as unquestionably the real bush Lima, distinct and superior in every way — in its splen-
didly vigorous, upright, bushy habit of growth, great uniformity and trueness to type, and always bearing
the delicious large Idma beans in great abundance. This requires the same season for growth as the large
pole Lima, and can be grown only where that variety succeeds. Price, pkt., 10 < 5 ls.; pint, 25 dts.

Lon^ Yellow Six Weeks, Early, very pioductive and of excellent quality. Pods are often
eighteen inches long. Seeds, when ripe, yellow or dun color. Price, pkt., 10 ( 5 ls.; pint, 20 < 5 ts.

Kin^ of Garden, Large pole Lima; a grand Bean, but rather late^or northern gardens.

Price 10 As. ; pint, 25 As.

SWEET CORN,

First-Crop. Superior to all other very early sorts, larger, earlier and very much sweeter; of dwarf
habit; kernels white; ears eight-iowtd and of good size. The sweetest sort for first crop. This sort is
similar to “ First of All,” except in quality, w hich is so much superior in sweetness to that sort that we
drop it from list. F'irst-Crop is the best very early Corn we have ever grown.

Country Gentleman (new). The “Country Gentleman” is the finest of all sweet Corns, and
will delight the most fastidious epicure, rGainir g its delicate tendeiness and flavor even when a little old.
For private family use, where quality is of the first consideration, it has no equal. The ears are of good
size, and arc produced in great abundance, frequently bearing four good cars, while the average is three
ears to a stalk. The cob is very small, giving great depth to the kernels, which are of pearly whiteness.
But the gnat merit of the “ Country Gentleman ” Corn is its delicious quality.

Cory. A standard extra early sort; good for home use and extra for market.

Early Shaker. Fine to follow “Cory,” very sweet; good for home or market.

Black Mexican. Medium early, good to follow “ Shaker;” one of the sweetest.

Evergreen, The best late sort; large, sweet and fine.

SQuantum, One of the sweetest varieties, and is largely used for market and canning. It is a
general favorite, and is wonderfully productive. The “Squantum” is the variety used almost exclusively
at the famous Rhode Island clambakes, which is sufficient evidence of its quality. This and “Potter’s
Excelsior” arc identical. *

Crosby*s Early, Early and a great favorite. Rather small ears, but productive and of excellent
quality; a favorite for family use.

Price, com, large packets, 10 As.; pint, 25 As.; quart, 45 As.; prepaid. By express, (not prepaid),
pint, 15 As.; quart, 25 As.

POP CORN,

Queen*s Golden, The stocks grow six feet high, and the large ears are produced in abundance.
Its quality and handsome appearance when popped are very noticable. It pops perfectly white, and a
single kernel will expand lo a diameter of nearly one inch. Price, 10 As. per pkt.; 25 As. per pint.

White Rice, The most. widely known variety; very popular for parching. Selected seed. ^

Price, Jper pkt., 10* As.; pint, 25 As..

VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS.

Holt*s Mammoth Sage. Plant of strong growth on rich ground, often attaining a diameter of
three feet the first season; leaves which are of immense size, are borne on strong stems; in quality it is of
unusual substance and of strong flavor. Give it rich, good culture, and you will be astonished at the large
quantity of superior Sage which can be cut from a single plant. It rarely flowers, and has never seeded in
our climate. No seed to offer. Price, plants, 10 As.; three for 25 As.

Tomato Plants. D'warf Champion., Perfection, Aristocrat, Matchless, Yellow Plum, Early
Bird and Fancy. Price, pot plants, 6 As. ; 60 As. per doz. ; hot-bed plants, 45 As. per doz.

Pepper Plants. Price 3 As. ; 30 As. per doz.

CauliQower Plants, Early Snowball. Price, doz., 20 As.; 100, $1.50.

Celery, White Plume, Golden Self -Bleaching, Boston Market, Giant Pascal. Transplanted
plants. Price, doz., 15 As.; 100, 75 As.

Asparagus Roots, ConovePs Colossal. Finez-year roots. Price, 100, $1.00, by express only.

^Cabbage Plants. Early plants before June 10. Price, doz., 15 As.; 100, $t.oo.

ELLIS BROTHERS* CATALOGUE,

Cabbage Plants, FoHler's^ Stone Mason, Winningstadt, Premium Flat Dutch, All-Head,
Savoy. Field grown after June 15. Price, doz., 10 ( 5 ls.; i00 40<5ts.; 1,000, $a.oo.

Mint, (Mentha Veridis,) This is the Mint that is so much used for culinary purposes; also known
in many places as ** Spearmint.*’ Immense quantities now grown under glass to supply the large city
markets. Price, two for 15 < 5 ts. ; five for 25 < 5 ts. ; doz., 50 dts.

Tarragon. Now appreciated by all who know it for the use of its aromatic leaves in seasoning or
salads, also for Tarragon vinegar. The foliage, if cut in autumn, can be kept in a dry state the same as
other herbs. In the Northern States give some protection during the winter. A teaspoonful of minced
Tarragon may properly be added to any salad, dressed with oil and vinegar. Price 15 < 5 ls.

SMALL FRUITS.

STRA WBERRieS.

Michigan (new). Perfect flowering, and undoubtedly the best late Strawberry ever introduced, and
for profitable market growing is unexcelled by any other, coming into market as most other kinds are
going out. The berries are large, very uniform, of deep crim>on color, firm and handsome. The plant is
a strong healthy grower, with luxuriant foliage, and exceedingly productive.

Clyde, Fruit very large, light red, conical, firm and best quality. Plant very vigorous, plenty of
runners, hardy, free from rust and very productive. It may be called a perfect variety. It resists drouth
on account of its habit of deep rooting; grows equally well on any soil. A perfect flower; color, light
scarlet; quality the best, and the most productive Strawberry known. Season, medium to quite late. It is
called the business berr^*.

LovetVs Early, Of superior quality, excellent form, very uniform in both size and shape through*
out the season, bright crimson color, has a perfect blossom and the most enduring healthy foliage. It holds
its size to the close of the season better than other varieties, maintaining perfect vigor until all berries have
ripened ; berries color all over at once.

Price, either variety, prepaid, 25 dts. per doz.; by express not prepaid, $1.00 for 100.

CURRANTS,

Pay*S Prolific, The leading red variety, and it is one of the best Currants we have. It has been
widely planted, and has given general satisfaction. The bush is a strong grower, wonderfully prolific.

Price, i-year, 10 < 5 ls., $1.00 per doz.; 2-year, 15 dls., $1,50 per doz. Strong, healthy bushes.

"White Grape, This is a Currant that should be in the family garden, not only for its handsome
appearance, but for its fine quality. Its bunches arc extremely long, berries large, of a beautiful translucent
white, and excellent flavor; the best white variety. Price, i-year, $1.00 per doz. ; a-year, $1.50 per doz.

RASPBERRIES.

Loudon, This is indeed a very valuable variety. A strong grower with beautiful foliage, exceed -
ingly prolific and perfectly hardy. The berries are very large and beautiful ; the richest and finest in qual-
ity of any entirely hardy and reliable variety. Price 3 for 25 As. ; 75 A.«. per doz.

Cuthbert, The leading late market variety. The canes are hardy and of strong, rampant growth,
with large, healthy foliage, and exceedingly productive. Berries large, crimson, and of good flavor. More
largely grown than all other red Raspberries combined. Price 75 As. per doz.

Lovett (black). Of ironclad hardiness, and is the strongest in growth of cane of any. In enormous
yield it is without an equal. Add to these properties superior quality, jet black color, firmness and long life
after gathered, adhering to the bush whe.n ripe, and above all, its earliness, and we have in it what has so
long been wanted, and a most valuable fruit. Distinct from all other sorts. Price 75 As. per doz.

** Tyrian** Plant Sprinkler, Readily appreciated. It is simple in construction, consisting

only of a rubber bulb and a hard rubber spray,
so cannot easily get out of order. You can
sprinkle your plants or flowers very quickly
without injuring them or soaking the earth,
and without soiling everything else near. In
fact it sprinkles in nature’s own way, just like
rain. May also be used for sprinkling clothes,
spraying carpets and clothing to prevent moths,
spraying disinfectants in the sick-room, and deodorizing. Preferable in every way to the dipper or tin
watering pot. Price, 6-oz., bent neck, 75 As., postpaid.

Nikoteen, It is composed of that element in tobacco which gives it its value as an insecticide and
nothing else. While quite expensive, it is so concentrated that only a very small quantity is needed in
spraying— one teaspoonful to one quart of water being sufficient to kill green-fly on house plants, and near-
ly all insects on rose bushes and shrubs in open air. (Circular upon application.) Price, per pint, $1.50. «

SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.

Gloxinia Crassifolia» A charming class of summer-
blooming^ bulbs, which succeed with ordinary care. They
should be grown in a moderately shady place, as the sun burns
the foliage when wet, making brown spots appear. They are
easily grown, and bloom constantly until autumn, when they
should be allowed to die down and the pots kept dry in some
warm place until spring, when the bulbs can be started into
growth again. Any good soil will grow them, but will do best
in compost of one-half good loam, balance equal parts old
manure and leaf mould. In potting, allow top of bulb to stand
just above the soil — water but little until growth commences.

Our bulbs this season are fine and large, and in a mixture of the
grandest colors ; all in the “ Crassifolia ” varieties, which is the
strongest growing strain known. (See cut.) Price, in colors,
red, white, blue, and white with blue border, large bulbs, 30 dts.,
the four for $1.00; fine mixed strong bulbs, 15 dts., four for 50
< 5 ts.; mixed, in mammoth bulbs, 35 As.; three all different, but
unnamed, 60 As.

Ltilyt Burbank. A new wonder from California, said by
the introducer to be the Lily for the millions. Very hardy;
increases rapidly, soon forming a large clump, single stalks from this clump often having, if well estab-
lished, over one hundred blooms. Color, yellow, with brown spots. Price 50 As,

Ionium Auratum. The glorious gold. banded lily of Japan, and one of the grandest plants in cul-
tivation. Its immense ivory-white flowers are thickly studded with yellow and crimson spots, while in the
center of each petal is a golden band, fading at its edges into the white. Price 20 As.

Ionium Speciosum Rttbrum. No words can overstate the brilliant beauty of these famous
Japan lilies. The six broad white or pink petals are thickly dotted with rose or carmine spots, and the
graceful form, brilliant color and exquisite fragrance make them very effective. Price 20 As.

J^ilium Speciosum Album. Pure white flowers with a greenish band through the center of each
petal. They arc of great substance and very fragrant. Price 25 As.

The above lilies are all hardy for open ground or are fine for pot culture, but should be planted not
later than May 20th, if to bloom nicely this year. Our bulbs are extra large and fine.

Tuberous Begonias. Single mixed. Sec discription. Page 15. Price 15 As.; 5 for 50 As.

Tuberous Begonias. Double mixed. Price 20 As. ; 4 for 50 As.

Caladium Bsculentum (ElephanPs Ear). V'ery ornamental. Mammoth leaves. Use plenty
of water. Fine strong bulbs. Price 25 As. prepaid.

Hyacintbus Candicans. A magnificent, Yucca-like plant, producing in July and August a
flower stem three to four feet high covered with from twenty to thirty pure white, pendant, bell-shaped
flowers. Price, fine bulbs, 10 As.; 4 for 25 As.

GladioJus. See page 37.

Tigrida*S Tiger (or shell flower). Three varieties : yellow, spotted crimson ; red, spotted yellow ;
white, spotted crimson. Price, 3 for 15 As.

Spotted I,enf Calla. Dark green leaves, beautifully spotted with white; the flowers are white
with a purple throat. A fine ornamental summer flowering plant. Price 15 As.

EVERGREENS AND SHRUBS.

Norway Spruce and Arbor Vitae. Fine trees, home grown. They have been transplanted
two or three times, and are in fine condition. Reduced rales in quantity or for hedging.

Price, 35^ to 45^ feet, 50 As.; to $14 75 As; to 7 feet high, $1.00 each.

Japanese L,ilac. A wonder from Japan; does not sucker from root, but makes a neat small tree,
blooms a month later than other sorts; color, creamy white. Price, 2 to 3 feet, 50 As.; 6 to 7 feet, $1.50.

L/ilaCf Mad. Ltmoine. Double white florets like miniature tuberoses. The most beaxitiful lilac we
have ever seen. Price, fine plants, $1.00.

Lilac, Marie Li Graye. Immense trusses of single white flowers; none equal this in size of truss;
also grown as a plant for winter bloom. Price, strong bushes, 75 As.

Duetzia, Pride of Rochester. Finest double while. Price 50 As.

Pyrus Japonicus. Or Japan quince; red flowers. Price 50AS.

Sno>v Ball, Strong bushes. Price 50 As.

Wigelia, Variegated. Foliage green and creamy white, flowers pink. Price 50 As.

Wigelia, Candida. Pure white flowers in greatest profusion. Price 50 As.

♦

jfloral

department

‘would call the attention of
our patrons to our present
facUtiies for furnishing seasonable
choice flowers at all times. We
also furnish and execute in the most
modem and artistic manner, all kinds
of designs. Table, House or Church
Decorations, for any desired purpose.
With our large and varied stock of
flowers, competent artists and long
experience, we can confidently place
our work in competition with the
best in the land. All orders in-
trusted to us will be executed
promptly, in latest styles, and at
reasonable prices. We solicit trial
orders from parties living not over
eighteen hours' distant by rail.

Address,

ELLIS <BROS„

KEENE, N. H.

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