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ALL MY SEEDS
MY THREE WARRANTS. (}:32055"
1. | Warrant Your Remittance to Reach Me,
if sent by either post office or express money order, bank draft or
registered letter. No other method is absolutely safe, though
many do send bills, postage and coin in letters unregistered. Ex-
tra seeds wil! be sent to the amount of the cost of the order, draft
or registered letter when money is sent by either of these methods.
If you send postage stamps, send only the one and two-cent
size and do not tear them apart nor stick them to the paper.
if coins are sent, they should be wrapped in paper.
2. I Warrant My Seeds to Reach You, Provices
fy me of their non-arrival within two weeks of the time reeediae
your order, giving the date of your order and enclosing a duplicate
of it. You should receive your seeds within one day of the actu-
al time it takes the mail to come and go between the two points, as
l invariably fill in the afternoon all orders received that morn-
ing, and those received in the afternoon not later than the next
morning. Promptnessis my motto. Try me.
3. I Warrant My Seeds to be Good. Xo.4ozest
can promise that seeds will grow, as it all depends on the condi-
tions. I know by actual testing that my seeds are good, but if
any failed to grow for you last year, and you are entirely satis-
fied that the failure is due to lack of vitality in the seeds, and not to
some other cause, you may feel at liberty in placing your order
with me this year to include such varieties. I desire to satisfy
my customers, and some may believe that seeds which they re-
ceived were poor. In making application for seed to be replaced,
lease refer to the date of the order of last spring in which it was
included. It is my purpose to renew this offer ee year to year.
Seeds of greenhouse plants, which generally require special
care, are excepted from this offer to replace.
Duplicate Catalogues. Should you receive a duplicate of
_this catalogue, you would confer a
favor on me, and perhapsona friend, by passing on to some person
who cultivates flowers.
BUSINESS REFERENCES.
For the benefit of those with whom I have not the pleasure of a
personal acquaintance, or who have not heretofore been my pa-
trons, I take pleasurein inserting the following references. An
one may feel at liberty to make brief inquiry of these persons, al-
ways enclosing return addressed postal card.
Miss E. V. Wu1te: Dear Madam.—‘‘The flower seedsI received from you last spring
roved very satisfactory, and judging from what I had, your stock must have been se-
ected with great care and adapted to this great Northwest.”
Minneapolis, Minn. Oct. 30, 1897. Wyman EL tior,
Chairman Executive Board Minn, State Horticultural Society.
“‘To tHE Lovers oF Frowers.—The first requisite for success with flowers is to have
good, honest seed. Some seedsmen assume the name of a woman to make people think
they are honest. It gives me pleasure to say that Miss Emma VY. White is not an as-
sumed name, and I would recommend you to place your order for flower seeds with
her. She gives her business personal attention, is accurate and reliable, and her seeds
will be fresh and as represented. J. M. Unperwoop,
Lake City, Minn., Noy. 13, 1897. President Minn. State Horticultural Society.
The First National Bank of Princeton, IIl., Aug. 3, 1897.—I have been acquainted with
Miss Emma V. White since her childhood, and I know her to be a person of strict honor
in all her business relations, and I would recommend her as such to all who may wish
to do business with her. D. H. Suir, President.
BI WANT AN AGENT FOR MY FLOWER SEEDS IN EVERY TOWN IN AMERICA.-<a@
SEND FOR TERMS.
See My Special
PANSY PRIZES
On Page 4.
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t My “CULTURE OF FLOWERS,” A Miniature Book
Giving full directions for growing every variety of flowers
offered in this list, free with every wider. a
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My artist (another woman) has given you, this year, three pictures of the Brownies, viz.: (1) the
front cover page, (2) this page and (3) the back cover page, and into these pic-
tures, in this order, she has woven a little story, in the right reading of which
by my patrons Iam very much interested. And so I offer the prizes following <7 a> EF Wan
for the best interpretation of this story. IEZ Z AGS | SSN \
Who May: Competes oo Fy 2 Proresional writers
dresses of two persons who plant flower seeds( names ine
mot sent by the wentice before) and an order of :
not less than 25 cents for anything in my list ma :
write out and send this story and compete “: LE BROWNIE STORY PRIZES.
for these prizes. JbFZ a First Pri Canh $15.00
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The Prizes will be Awarded $33 2° 77." 8 pee SCC MM
en July Ist, 1898, and each con- HEE ti eee, : eacicaar es Z H
| tributor will receive at that time Tey Oe pao Sf Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
. a list of the successful competi- Ge GF eg 5 Me GY Prizes, Cash, Each, = = = = = = 5,00
tors and a copy of the first and we ? 17 g
second prize stories. It is my Ge fl 7
purpose also to publish
these in my 1899 cata-
logue. _I hope you will en- < Wee Limit the story to 300 words. It may be either in
doy writing out this story. eae RRS 7" f Prose or rhyme. horoughly competent judges will be
_ ‘I Secured to make the awards.
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J xe My DIRECTIONS.—W<-ite in plain hand on one side only of
“sy, sheet separate from that containing the order or letter
/ and put your full name and address at the close.
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A Growing Rose
Free by Mail.
For sale also at 15c. each.
Asa Premium for a 50-cent seed
order. A strong, potted plant of any
of the following varieties. Send also
a second choice:
La France, Bridesmaid,
Belle Siebrecht,
Perle, Bride
Souvenir de
Wootten.
ENGLISH IVY.
A strong, young growing plant of this very desir-
able popular Ivy will be sent free by mail as a
remium for a 50-cent order. As a house plant
it is most excellent for the special purpose for which
it is designed. It may be trained in any direction
around the walls of the room, over pictures, arches,
etc., in an artistic manner, and is easily keptina
thriving condition. Don’t forget to wash the foliage
often to keep cff the dust and the pores open.
PREMIUMS OF
S For (898
TERMS FOR PREMIUMS.
The premiums described on
this page are offered post paid
to my patrons on all orders for
seeds of the amounts stated,
not including the ‘‘Children’s
Collection’? nor seeds by the
ounce, They must be called for
at the time of sending the seed
order. No premiums given ex-
cept on orders received by mail.
Washington, Vt., May 12, 1897.—‘‘My rose is
splendid and came in nice condition. Many
thanks for that and the seeds. It was more than
I expected.” Mrs. Wm. Le Barron.
My ‘‘Culture of Flowers.”’
This attractive little 16-page book,
carefully revised for 1898, will be
sent free with every seed order of
whatever size. It contains very full
and explicit instructions of a practi-
cal nature on the general subject of
the cultivation of flowers and special
directions as to the particular care
needed for each variety offered in
this catalogue. By following these
directions with care, even the veriest
amateur will be able to grow all these
flowers successfully.
SEEDS.
If premiums of seeds are preferred instead of plants, for a fifty cent order,
select 30 per cent, or fifteen cents worth of seeds, additional; for a sixty cent
order, eighteen cents additional; for a seventy-five cent order, twenty-two
cents additional; for a one dollar order, thirty cents additional, etc., in the
same proportion
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
HELIANTHUS MULT. PLENUS.
(Double Sunflower, or Sunflower
Dahlia).
This hardy perennial sunflower grows
from 3 to 5 feet in height and produces in
ee profusion its very double golden yellow
lossoms, in size and shape much like the
Double Dahlia. Graceful, and not overgrow
it makes a beautiful show on the lawn, an
nothing excels it asa floral hedge; splendid
also for cutting. Very hardy, living out even
in Minnesota’s severe winters. he_ roots
of ene plant put into the cellar in the fall in-
sure a whole garden of sunflowers for the
next season. hese cut and planted in the
spring will produce a plant from every joint,
which will blossom profusely the following
fall. Not obtained from seed. One strong
well-rooted plant free with a 50-cent seed
order, or postpaid by mail for 15 cents.
Plants will not be shipped until April-ist, after danger of freezing here in transportation is past.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
CHILDREN’S {
J SPECIAL apn
packets of Choice
6 Seeds fori. 24c0s-< 1Oc. I
Boys and girls, here is a finecol-4
lection for you, all of choice varie-
a ties, and exactly the same as of-
4°% fered in my regular list, andat
tag one-half the price. If you
Ss wish, you can Sell the flowers
you grow and make it a source
of profit as well as of pleasure.
Y sweet Peas, Eckford’s Finest.
Double Bachelor’s Button, always
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avorite, a great improvement on the single
varieties. Many varieties mixed.
Mourning Bride (Scabiosa), full, large
blossoms in many shades.
* Eldorado Marigold, the largest and
# most double of all the marigolds.
* Double Poppy, a mixed packet contain- }
ing all the kinds described in my catalogue.
‘Hit and Miss,’’ my collection of mixed
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seeds, which will give you many varieties.
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Sherbrooke, N. D.—‘‘The children have taken a great deal
of pleasure with their flowers from your ‘Children’s Collec-
tion.’ I love flowers, and think it a mother’s duty to grow
them, for their infiuences on children are many.
Mes. May Mitten.
Fergus Falls, Minn., May 8, 1897.—‘‘The ‘Children’s Collec-
Gon’ I think is very nice. The Pansies — up nicely.
Mas. J. A. Crorr.
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MIXED FLOWER SEEDS.
For the convenience of my patrons, many of whom prefer a larger variety of flowers
in smaller quantities to a larger quantity of a smaller number of varieties, I offer this
year the following list of mixed seeds. These mixtures include all the varieties of the
Species named and described in my list, andin some cases additional varieties besides:
Packet. Packet
1. Aster, 10 varieties, mixed, ...6cts./10. Pamsy, manyvarieties,..... 3 cts.
2. Begonia, 3 BTATICLIOS? of cf mmete sat 3 Ties 12. Pansy, Royal Challenge Mixture, 10 *
3. Candytuft, 3 varieties, ..... 3 ‘* |12. Petunia, 3 varieties, single, ae"
4. Cockscomb, af Waniehies 5 © esa 6? t 13. Phlox (Annual), 6 varieties, ...5 *
5. Cosmos, Giant, 6 varieties,. ..6 ‘* | 14. Pink, Chinese, 6varieties,....4 ‘
6. Everlastings, 6 varieties, ...4 “* | 15. Poppy, 7 varieties, ..-...... 4 *
ie Gaillardia, 3 varieties, ye ie re 16. Sweet Peas, i16varieties..... ae <*
8. Mignonette, 3 varieties, ....4 ‘* | 17. Zinnia, 9varieties,........ aia
9. Nasturtium, 5 varieties, ....5 “ Ti PAI Foo: 85 cts.
One Packet of each ae the above 17 mixtures, 7O cents.
MIXED PERENNIAL SEEDS.
Why don’t you have a bed of hardy perennials? It requires but little care when
once established; a slight dressing of manure in the spring, an occasional weeding, of
course, anda light protection of leaves or strawin the fall, with a thinning out or divis-
ion of plants once in a while to prevent overcrowding; and you can have from it a succes-
sion of bloom from the earliest springtime throughout the season. A little patience and
care are required in the start, however, as many do not blossom until the second season
and some not tillthe third. Perennial seed is apt to be slower to germinate than that of
annuals, the seed sometimes lying in the ground for weeks and months, until it has long
been given up as not good, and some, such as clematis,do not come up fora year.
To assist my patrons in securing such a bed, I offer a mixed packet of perennial
seed, containing the following perennials and biennials, described in this catalogue, viz.
a i ‘Candytuft “(Iberis Gibraltica). 2. Canterbury Bells, 3 varieties. 3. Columbine,
2 varieties. 4. Coreopsis Lanceolata. 5. Japanese Chrysanthemum. 6. Cypress Vine.
7. Daisy, 2 varieties. 8. Feverfew, Matricaria. 9. Feverfew, Golden Feather. 10. For-
get-me- ‘not. 11. Gypsophila. oH 2. _ Heuchera. 13. Hibiscus, 14. Hoilyhock, Double.
15. Lace Vine. 16. Larkspur. Lychnis. 18. Platycodon. 19. Chinese Pink. 20.
Iceland Poppy. 21. Pyrethrum. 25. Sweet William. 23. Snapdragon.
The above 23 perennials mixed. Large packet 10 ets.
SECOND PERENNIAL MIXTURE.
I offer also a mixture of the following 14 valuable varieties not described in my list.
1. Achillea Milliflorum Roseum, (rose)| 8. Digitalis (mixed).
2. Aconitum Nap., Monk’s Hood, (blue)| 9. Gentiana Aucalis (blue and yellow).
3. Agrostemma, Rose Campion, (red). | 10. Geum Astrosanguineum (scarlet).
4. Alyssum Saxatile Compactum(yel.) | 11. Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower).
5. Baptisia Australis (blue). 12. Lunaria Biennis (Honesty).
6. Campanula Carpathica (blue). 13. Pentstemon (mixed).
7. D'ctamnus Albus (white). 14. Scatiosa Caucasica.
The above 14 perennials mixed, large pkt., 10 cts.
RED FIFTY DOLLARS in CASH Prizes
bi, ee For BEST 1898 PANSIES.
My experience in offering prizes for best pansy flowers last year was
=\ so successful from every point of view that I have determined to continue
Zz, the plan on exactly the same basis except that all
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HOW CAN I AFFORD TO OFFER
THESE PRIZES?
There are so many ‘‘fake” prize
offers advertised that I have been
almost loth to renew the pansy
offer this year. But mine is GEN-
UINE and BONA FIDE, as you can
easily ascertain by addressing
any of the prize winners (enclos-
ing return postal). How CANI AF-
FORDIT? Each year I must spend
something in advertising to secure
fresh names and keep up the
steady extension of my business.
This plan of offering pansy prizes
First 1897 Grown by brings me just the names I want.
Prize Pansy. L.BIRGE, | take the $150.00 from my adver-
(Exact size.) Excelsior, Minn, Vettising fund—that is the answer
in a nut shell.
WHO MAY COMPETE?
Each one who orders flower seeds of me to the amount of ten cents or upwards and sends
the names and addresses of two or more persons who plant flower seeds (names not sent by
the writer before) will receive free a package of my Royal Challenge Pansy Seed (the best
mixture of Giant Pansies Ican make), and a certificate conferring the privilege of competi-
tion for these valuable prizes. All have an equal chance. Success depends only on the pains
taken in growing the flowers, and the knowledge gained in the effort, and the pleasure re-
ceived will be full compensation for all the trouble. Directions for special treatment will ac-
company each package.
The Awards will be made Nov. f, and all flowers competing must reach me before that date.
The successful competitors will be at once notified anda full list published in my ’99 catalogue.
$25.00 | 8th, 9th, 10th Prize, each, $5.06
‘12nd and 3rd Prize,each, 20.00|11th,12th,13th *‘ *F
3.00
16.00 | 14th, 15th, 16th * *? 2 00
10.00 | 17th, 18th, 19th “* os 1.90
PANSY PRIZE AWARDS OF 1897.
Below will be found a fac simile scale of the
reportef the Awarding Committee. By encios-
ING AN ADDRESSED PosTaL for reply any one may
feel at liberty to address any of those to whom
prizes were awarded.
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AGERATUM.
Imperial Dwarf Blue.
Every one knows the value of the Ager-
atum as an edging plant. It grows read-
ily and quickly from seed, will thrive in
almost any soil or location, and Sha
when sown in the open ground in May
comes into flower soon enough to answer
its purpose the same season. Thus one
may get for a few cents enough plants
to border a foliage or other bed, which
will be dotted throughout the summer,
until late fall, with their pretty blue,
brush-like flowers. Seeds sown in
autumn will produce plants forthe win-
ter window garden. The seed here offer-
ed furnishes blooms of a charming dee
blue, a most desirable variety. Perennial.
PEt., 3 cts.
Little Cedar, Ia.,Apr. 19, 1897.—‘‘I was much pleased
with the seed ordered from you last year, and take
pleasure in recommending you to my friends.”
Mas. G. W. Nicuotsox.
ff’ ACHILLEA PTARMICA.
A beautiful perennial plant, bearing a great
profusion of choice double flowers, commencing
to bloom in July and remaining a perfect mass
of bloom until frost. Itis said that as many as
5,000 blossoms have been counted upon a single
plant at onetime. ‘The flowers, borne in ree
clusters, are pure white and perfectly double,
something like Feverfew blossoms, only smaller,
giving the plant most appropriately the name of
‘The Pearl.” It is invaluable for floral pieces
or bouquets, and is fine for cemetery planting,
as it is perfectly hardy anywhere and will readi-
ly take care of itself. Perennial. Pkt., 6 cts.
Hector, Minn., March, 1897.—‘‘How modest and neat your
catalogue is compared with the gaudy, ‘bragging’ ones. My
flowers were finer than any I ever had before. The Asters were
simply perfect. ‘Where did you get them?’ was asked s0 many
times that I said I ought to put up a notice, ‘Miss White’s seeds.’
My ‘Hit and Miss’ garden was a great pleasure and surprise.”
Mas. ALBERTINE Marsa.
ABRONIA UMBELLATA.
Beautiful trailing plant introduced from
California. The prostrate branches bear
clusters of sweet-scented, rose-lilac flowers,
with white centers, something like the Ver-
bena, only much more delicate. The blos-
som is especially fragrant towards evening.
Remove the husky covering from the seeds,
and they will germinate readily. Annual.
Pkt., & ets,
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ASPARAGUS VERTIC!ILLATUS.
Ladies who arrange cut flowers or do much decorating
often lack plenty of green. With its fine feathery foliage,
this is invaluable for these purposes, and with its bright
scarlet berries it also makes a fine show anywhere, Ten
feet. Perennial. Pkt., 6 cts.
ANCHUSA CAPENSIS.
A rare plant of great beauty, much prized by those
who know it, thriving in shady, out-of-the-way
places where nothing else will grow. The flowers
are borne in great abundance and somewhat resem-
ble the Forget-me-not, though they are much more #
showy and desirable for cutting, and are of a lovely,
clear, deep blue, with white center. It commences 3
to bloom early and continues late. Half hardy bi- SSS Ties
ennial, but it generally blooms the first year. 20
inches. Pkt., $ cts. LITTLE GEM ALYSSUM.
SWEET ALYSSUM (Bentham). Splendid for cemetery planting or for edgings. The
This, the common Alyssum, can never be displac- plants are dwarf and compact, a single plant covering a
ed from favor, even by the very desirable “Lit- space from 15 to 20inches in diameter. The single flor-
tle Gem.” While the latter is perhaps better for ets are larger and more closely crowded on the flower
edgings, this is unsurpassed for cutting. The long spike than inthe common Alyssum, making a showier
spikes of delicate white touch off a bouquet of Nas- blossom and converting the plant into a mass of white,
turtiums, Pansies or other coarser flowers, giving which remains in full bloom throughout the season,
them a finish and delicateness they do not have More than 4oo clusters of flowers have been counted on
when massedalone. Pkt., 3 cts. asingle plant. Pkt., 4 ets.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
AMARANTHUS.
There are many varie
ties of Amaranthus, all
showy because of their
highly colored foliage or
peculiar blossoms, If you
want something striking
along a fence or at the
side of a house, plant a
row of Amaranthus, alter-
nating with Stella Sun-
flowers or Eldorado Mari-
ee (or plant singlyin a
ouble row) and you will
have a gorgeous coloring
of yellow and dark ma-
roon red for two or three
months that will brighten
the whole garden. I offer
a mixture of the most de-
sirable varieties, viz., Tri-
color (Joseph’s Coat),
Monstrosus(Giant Prince’s
Feather), Melancholicus
Ruber, etc. Annual. Pkt,
3 cts,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Brookland, District of
Columbia, April,1897.—
“all seeds received
from you last season
did splendidly, and I
will try you again.”
Axswetta M. Erz.
North Fairfield, 0.
May 12, 1897.— “I
like your catalogue
better than the
more showy ones.”
Frances TUTTLe.
PEONY PERFECTION ASTER.
The most noted of allthe Asters. The flowers are
very double and of great size, which with their
beautifully incurved petals gives a perfection of form
unsurpassed in any other variety. In habit the plant is much
branched and pyramidal-shaped, making the fiowers splendid for
cutting, while the range of colors is exceedingly wide, containing
more shades than any other Aster. Mixed. Pkt., 4 cts.
Holton, Kan., Mar. 1897.—‘‘The flowers I raised from your seeds, the Pansies and
Asters and some of the others mixed, took first premium at our county fair over the
greenhouse displays. The Royal Challenge Pansies were beautiful.”
HeEnNRIetta BRYaxt.
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER.
In size of flowers and habit of growth, no dwarf variety is more
desirable. The flowers are large, chrysanthemum-shaped, and
produced in clusters of fifteen to twenty, or even more, in a truss,
each plant forming in itself a beautiful bouquet. It will be found
very useful for edgings, beds and for pot culture. 9 to 12inches
tall. Finest mixed, extra. Pkt., 4 ets.
Rindge, N. H., Mar., 1897.— ‘I like your seed better than any other I ever tried, and
always recommend you to my friends.” Mrs. C. A. Topp.
PRIZE QUILLED ASTER.
This variety is unlike any other in
that the petals are tube or quill-shap-
ed, bunched in a dense mass, sur-
rounded by an involucre of ordinary-
shaped petals. The plants are tall
and branching and beara great pro-
fusion of blossoms, which are splen-
did for cutting, as the blooms remain
perfect many days. There is a wide
tange of colors, including the new
yellow which has been much adver-
tised of late,—the only Yellow Aster
thus far developed. Mixed. Pkt., Se
QUEEN OF THE MARKET
ASTER.
Sometimes listed as ‘‘Queen of the
Earlies.”” The great value of this va-
riety is that it is the earliest of all As
ters by two weeks. The plants are
somewhat dwarf, very branching and
free blooming, and the large, double
flowers, borne on very long stems, are
exceedingly valuable for cutting.
Mixed colors. Pkt., 4 ects.
VICK’S WHITE BRANCH-
ING ASTER.
This variety, of late introduction, is
so fine for cutting that it well de
serves and will have a permanent
place in the Aster bed. Its flowers
are large, pure wlHfite and as hand-
some as a Chrysanthemum, which
they much resemble. It is among
the latest to flower, thus prolonging
the Aster season, but in the more
nerthern regions needs almost to be
started in the house or cold frame.
None better for cutting. PkKt., 5 ets.
WASHINGTON ASTER.
A tall grower, in habit of growth
much like the Perfection Aster, bear-
ing perhaps the largest flowers of any
of the Asters. Solidcolors. Mix
VPkt., 4 ets.
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ASTERS.
VICTORIA ASTER
One of the most de-
sirable strains. The
plant is tall, of py-
ramidal growth, about
16 inches, and when in
bloom the foliage is
completely hidden by
the massive flowers.
The petals curre out-
ward, overlapping
each other, producing § NS
a wery double effect, eS oo i, i
and run in delicate Se . AAs RYN
shades. Mixed. Pkt.,
4 cts.
Madison, Wis., Sopt. 1, 1807
—‘Iam a great lover ef pan-
sies, and since I have plant-
ed your extra ehoice ‘Royal
Pansy’ seed I have more luek.
My Comet Asters, tee, are
splendid, and alse the Edel-
weiss were beautiful in their
time of blossoming.”
Mrs. Basiniz DENGEL.
Excelsior, Minn., Oct. 26,
1897.— “The garden flowers
all grew nicely.
Mas. J. B. MatHews.
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} COMET ASTER.
Semi-dwarf, with extremely beautiful flowers, their narrow, re-eurved
aud twisted petals giving them a resemblance to the large-flowered Jap-
amese CuEysantie mire. It is among the earlier flowering varieties and
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endid for cutting. No Aster bed is complete without it. The colors are
all light shades and very pleasing tothe eye. Mixed. Pkt., 5 ets.
IMPERIAL ASTER MIXTURE
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SEMPLE’S BRANCHING ASTER.
This is a choice strain of American-grown Asters that has
For those who would like to try all of my nine varieties I offer a mixed
packet, containing all these in equal proportion. A packet of this mixture
will surprise you with almost every shade of Aster grown, giving early and
late bloomers, many styles and shades of flowers and, in short, all the
most desirable varieties. My Asters in the past have received many com-
pliments, but I feel sure that I offer this year a still more desirable list.
PEt.,6 ets. Triple-sized pkt., 12 ets.
COLLECTION OF ASTERS.
One packet of each of these nine varieties, 35 ets.
commended itself wherever tried, florists especially valuing
them for cutting, and I think too much can not be said in
their praise. The flowers are large, chrysanthemum-shaped
and very double and lack the stfness somewhat character-
istic ofthe Aster family. The plants, too, are great bloomers,
a single pant producing twenty or more perfect flowers.
Coming late, they prolong the Aster season until frost.
cao white, delicate pink, lavendar and crimson. Mixed.
. 2 Cts.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. =9—
BACHELOR'S BUTTON
(Centaurea Cyanus).
The flower of many names. In Ger-
many, where it is the national flower, it
is known as the ‘Corn Flower,’’ or
‘Kaiser Blumen.’? Others call it ‘“‘Blue
Bottle” or ‘Ragged Sailor.’”? Though an
old fashioned flower, it has been much¢é
prized of late; artists are painting it,
ladies are wearing it for the corsage or
using it for cut flowers, and it is every-
where very popular.
Single, mixed. A splendid mixture.
Pkt., 2 ets.
Double, mixed. Though hardly so
double as in the illustration, yet the in-
Rushford, Minn., Sept. 25,
involucre is much more full and com- 497 __ “My Pansies and
pact, making this by iar more showyand Bachelor’s Buttons were the
desirable than the single. Pkt., 3c. finest grown in the city and
were much admired. And my
friends said my Asters were
the most beautiful they ever
saw. I have recommended
your seeds to all myfriends.”
Mes. E. A. SYKEs.
Camden, Mich., May 2,
1897.—‘‘The seeds that I
planted in boxes in the
house are all up. I have
compared your prices with
those of many other cata-
logues, and I find that yours
are cheaper, yet the seeds are
just as fresh.”
Mas. Nettie Baiess.
BABY ROSE.
The “‘Baby Rose,” or “Little Midget,” is
a charming little plant, about ten inches
high, bearing clusters of minute roses only
an inch across, usually very double, but oc-
casionally semi-double or single. The
many-flowered clusters look like a mass of
double crab apple blossoms, though they
appear also in other rose shades. Too
much cannot be claimed for the beauty and
charm of these tiny roses. My floricul-
tural directions are more explicit in regard
Wittenberg, Wis., Oct. 4, 1897—‘“My Balsams from your seed to their care this year, and amateurs may
were grand, and were very much admired.” Many Lawes. Bachelor’s Button. expect good results. Pkt., S$ ets.
IMPROVED ROSE BALSAM.
A splendid strain of largest size and extreme
@oubleness,—as large and beautiful as any Balsam
anywhere offered. Ihave taken great pains to make
thic a very desirable mixture, including only named
varieties, selected to give a great variety of beauti-
ful shades, viz., in solid colors, crimson, flesh, lilac,
rose, scarlet, violet, white, etc., including also the
Camellia, or spotted, Balsams, the blossoms being on
white ground, mottled in many shades of flesh color,
erimson, rose-carmine, coppery-scarlet, lilac, and
others. Give the plants sun, good soil—not too rich
—and plenty of room, and you cannot fail to be
leased with this mixture. If they branch very
reely, prune them out considerably. The fewer the
branches, the larger the’blossoms. Mixed. Pkt., Se.
Good Mixed Balsam. A good mixture of
choice, double Balsams. Pkt., 3 ets.
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BUTTERFLY FLOWER
(Schizanthus).
These are charming little plants, with delicate
flowers of white, pink, lilac or purple, curiously
marked with crimson, lilac, purple and yellow
blotches, all resembling a miniature butterfly.
For combining with coarser flowers in decora-
ting a bouquet, such as Nasturtiums, Golden
Wave Coreopsis, etc., they are excellent. An-
nual. Mixed. Pkt., 3 cts.
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BEGONIA.
My “‘Culture of Flowers,” given free
ch order, contains minute de-
rt the planting and care of Be-
so that the least experienced
ot fail. As they come into
flower much sooner than do many of
the greenhouse plants raised from
ne does not have to wait so
r the results of his labor of
from seed. They form beau-
tiful round plants, 18 inches tall,
and bloom from one year’s end to
another, coming into flower when
not more than two inches high.
of the flowers are pure white,
some blush, others light pink,
white with pink edge, and
other pretty combinations.
Beautiful for bouquets and
fine for bedding, and especial-
ly satisfactory for amateurs
togrow. Pkt.,4 ets.
emperfiorens Vernon.
One of the best bedding varie-
ties. Like the above, but flow-
ers are scarlet and foliage a
dark, shaded red. Pkt., 4e.
CALIFORNIA
FIBROUS BEGONIA
Lovers of Begonias will take
great pleasure 1n this mixture,
a new California strain which
will yield many new and
charming sorts, with beautiful
foliage and splendid large
flowers. The seed is saved
from grand new Begonias and
from hybridized flowers of
the best named varieties.
Pkt., 6 cts.
MISS EMMA VY. WHIT
love, for such a labor it is for the true B=
lover of flowers to watch these inter-
esting plants in their different stages
of development.
Semperflorens Hybrida. These
are among the easiest Begonias to
Hunter, N. D., April 1, 1897.—“‘I
was delighted with your neat little
catalogue and well pleased with
the prices of your seeds.”
Mrs. Watrer Muir.
BEGONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED.
The Tuberous-Rooted Begonias have gained great ne-
toriety for their large and showy blossoms. Blooming
only in the summer time, they are fine for bedding, or
for making brilliant the conservatory window at a time
when most house plants are resting. For bedding, se
lect a shady situation, making the bed rich with well
rotted manure and leaf mould, if obtainable. If planted
in a favorable location, they will give a magnificent
display throughout the summer. Pkt., 8 ets.
Begonias, mixed. The above four varieties mixed.
Pkt., 6 cts.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
CANDYTUFT (Iveris).
Bocket, or Empress, Can-
dytuft. The handsomest of
all the varieties. It bears very
large, showy heads, one mass
of white, sometimes six inches
in length, splendid for floral
designs or for cutting. Do not Pkt.. $ ets.
failtotryit. Pkt.,4 ets. a
Common White. The old-fashioned favorite. Pkt., 2 ets.
Umbellata. Beautiful lilac, carmine and crimson shades.
Pkt., 4 cts.
Candytuft, mixed. A mixture of the above three varieties. Pkt., Be.
Iberis Gibraltrica. A hardy perennial Candytuft, exceedingly
showy and floriferous, very valuable for cut flowers and particularly
adapted for florists’ use. The seed germinates readily, the plants
blooming in the spring from fall-sown seed, or the first season if start-
ed in February or March. The umbels are nearly flat, rosette-shaped,
with the individual florets large, shading from lilac to white. To
see itistoadmireit. Pkt., 3 ets.
low, crimson, etc.
Mixed.
These are gorgeous plants for the green-
house and window decoration, remarkable : \ c
for their orchid-like blossoms and not diffi- iS 2 free bloomer, blossoming quickly from seed. It
cult to raise from seed. They come into flower
eight months after sowing, each plant bear-
ing hundreds of pocket-like flowers, curious-
ly marked and spotted; colors, maroon, yel-
(Swan River Daisy).
, An Australian plant, producing a profusion of charm-
ing, Cincraria-like flowers, blue being the original color
of the wild flower, but now offered in white and rose.
The foliage is finely cut and very pretty, and the plant
tows to a height of from six to ten inches, and is pretty
or bedding, pots or rustic work. Half hardy annual.
Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets. ;
CANTERBURY BELLS.
A popular perennial, two feet high, of easiest culture.
Single, mixed. White, blue, purple and violet. Pkt., 3 ets.
Double. mixed. The double varieties are curious, but not
so beautiful as the old-fashioned single ones. Pkt., 3 ets.
Calycanthema, “Cup and Saucer.” A curious and
showy variety, producing beautiful flowers, sometimes three
inches in length, with saucers at the base measuring three and
four inches across. Like the other varieties, they are profuse
bloomers, a single plant bearing from 100 to 200 blossoms.
Pkt., 4 cts.
Canterbury Bells, mixed. A mixture of the above three
varieties. Pkt., 3 cts.
—12— MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
CASTOR OIL PLANT.
With its stately growth, ornamental foliage
and showy fruit, this makes a grand plant for
/ 0 the center of a sub-tropical bed, or standing
f-) ve 4 by itself, orina clump on the lawn. The
; grow rapidly and easily from seed, and if
directions are followed there is no reason
why any one cannot succeed with them. I of-
fer a mixture of two of the newer and most
desirable varieties, Zanzibarensis and Cam-
bodgensis. In the former the leaves are
some light green, others coppery and pur-
lish brown or bronze in color. Those of the
atter are of a bronzy-maroon color, with
dark red veins, while the stems are ebony.
Pkt., 4 ets.
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DWARF CANNA.
Formerly cultivated principally for its state-
liness, but inits dwarf forms, with their crowd-
ed spikes of greatly enlarged gladiolus-like
flowers, it isa great favorite on account of the
beauty of its blossoms. There need be no
trouble in raising Cannas from seed. If the
seed is filed off a little on one side and soaked
in hot water for a day, almost every one will
sprout. It blooms the first season.
California ‘Good Venture Mixture.”
Splendid, large-flowering, dwarf French va-
tieties, from 2 to 4 feet high; flowers with
four and five petals, with colors clear yellow,
deep carmine, salmon, and shades of scarlet
bordered with gold. Some with light and
some with dark foliage. Splendid mixture;
no better offered. It will be sure to bring
some new varieties. Pkt., 6 ets.
Madam Crozy. Dwarf French. A well-
known, popular variety. Finest mixed.
*y C\ Pkt., 3 ets.
n NE Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 15, 1897.—‘‘We were very much
pleased with our Asters and Pansies (Royal Challenge) raised
Waverly, Kan., March 1, 1897.—I like your cata- from your seed last year. People often stopped on the street
logue, so like a woman, short, tasty and containing to admire my Asters, and people blocks away requested me x
just what a woman wants.” Frora B. O'Leary. to save seed. My Pansies werelovely.”’ Mrs. A. L. Curtis. Castor Oil Plant.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Union Grove, Wis., June 10, 1897.—‘‘Every
ene that sees how well my seeds have come
says, ‘Where did you get them?’ Asters and
Petunias are ready to transplant; Pansies
doing finely and Trumpets (Datura) up in
good shape.” A. A. NortHEUpP.
Marion, N. Y., Apr. 8, 1897_—“‘I am pleas-
ed to buy my seeds of a woman.
Miss Marr J. Sasrorp.
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CENTROSEMA GRANDI-
FLORA.
A beautiful, hardy, perennial vine,
called also ‘‘Look-at-me-vine’’ and
‘Butterfly Pea.”” Itis a low, grace-
ful climber, reaching a height of 7 to
8 feet the first season and bearing
beautiful clusters of 6 to 8 inverted
pea-shaped flowers, 1% to 2% inches
across. These are of a rosy violet hue
with white markings through the
center, while the backs of the blos-
soms and the buds are pure white,
making a striking contrast. Arrang-
ed with their foliage, they are fine
for cutting. Pkt.,4 ects.
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CINERARIA.
Beautiful greenhouse plant, easily raised from seed. Keepin
a shady place during the summer, removing to the house in
the fall, and you will have a beautiful plant, with large, luxur-
iant leaves, that will give a great mass of blossoms in the late
winter and spring. The flowers are borne in a dense mass,
and appear in crimson, magenta, violet, purple and variegated
shades. Pkt., $8 cts.
CANARY BIRD
FLOWER.
This cannot be recommend-
ed too highly as a climbing
vine for the porch or trellis.
It grows rapidly, reaching the
top of the porch in the early
season, has very pretty orna-
mental foliage, and, with its
curiously-shaped, finely fring-
ed flowers of a clear, golden
yellow, having a fanciful re-
semblance to a bird with out-
stretched wings, it cannot but
become a favorite when once
its acquaintance is made.
Picked and massed together,
the flowers make a beautiful
bunch for the corsage, lasting
along time. Annual. Pkt., 4e.
2 ence
Prior Lake, Minn., Mar. 6, 1897.—‘‘I have rec-
ommended you to several, as I know your seeds
to be of the best, having planted them for two
years now and had good luck with all of them.”
Mrs. Lottie McKEnneEvt. ’
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COBEA SCANDENS.
Another beautiful climbing plant,
suitable “either for outside planting,
or for the greenhouse or conserva-
tory window. Nothing is better for
the porch, especially in our northern
regions, as it isa very rapid climber.
It grows 20 to 30 feet high, and
branches freely, covering a large sur-
face. The bell-shaped flowers open
a clear green, turning afterward to
a lovely lilac blue. If the seeds are
soaked and planted with the edge
downward, they will be sure to ger-
minate. Pkt., 4 cts.
CLEMATIS PANICULATA.
This variety, the Japanese Virgin’s Bower, was introduced from Japan some
years ago and is prized by many more than the large-flowering Clematis. The
vine is of strong, rapid grewth, has beautiful dark green foliage, ornamental
in itself without blossoms, but during the blooming season it is covered with a
mass of feathery white flowers, deliciously fragrant. It is a hardy perennial,
succeeding in almost any position or condition of soil. Pkt., 5 ets.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE.
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CLEMATIS, JACKMAN’S HYBRIDS.
These are the large-flowering varieties, so beautiful
and showy because of the dense mass of their immense
blossoms, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, appearing ‘in shades
of blue, white, purple, etc. Fine for trellises, arbors,
trunks of old trees, porches, etc. Pkt., $ cts.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
NEW FRENCH COLEUS.
These ornamental foliage plants
with their rich colorings are univer-
sally known and admired. Although
perennial, the plants grow rapidly and
attain perfection the first summer.
Read the testimony given below and
see how little a beautiful Coleus bed
need cost. Choicest French hybri-
dized plants and beautiful fringed va-
rieties. Sow incigar boxes, and when
the plants are three or four inches
high, they can be potted off or trans-
planted into the garden. Splendid
mixed. Pkt., 6 cts.
Pairgrove, Mich., Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘I had upward
of thirty Coleus plants from your seed, about &
fifteen varieties, some very handsome.”
Mes. Samvet R. JAMESon.
Byron, Minn., June 11, 1897.—“‘I followed your
directions in sowing the Coleus and have thir-
teen little plants.” Mas. A. L. Curtase.
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OCKSCOMB.
Interesting and brilliant annuals for the
house or garden. Blossoming in the late sum-
mer, they make the garden brilliant all dur-
ing the fall with their bright colors.
New Japan Cockseomb. A beautiful
variety, much branched and pyramidal in
shape, each branch bearing a comb, finely
fluted and of a rich crimson color. The
handsomest of the tall varieties. Pkt., Se.
Queen of the Dwarfs. The finest of
all the dwarf varieties, now more popular
Hem thea Ck COnly & inches CHRYSANTHEMUM.
high, but it bears immense combs, 7to10 Annual Chrysanthemum. Also called
inches across, of a most brilliant scarlet. “Painted Ladies.” Petals pure white, yellow
The best for potting. Pkt., 4 ets. or crimson, or zoned with darker shades of
Feathered Cockscomb. A charming Yellow, bronze and red. Double and single,
new fringed variety. The plants growtoa _™ixed. PKt., 3 cts.
height of two feet and bear a profusion of Japanese Chrysanthemum. Many beau-
graceful, feathery spikes of brilliant crim- tiful and often new varieties of this perennial
son or bright golden yellow. Mixed redand Chrysanthemum may be got from seed. That
yellow. Pkt., 5 ets. here offered was raised by specialists 1n Japan,
Mixed Cockscomb. A mixture of the —the land so famous for its beautiful Chrys
Coleus. above three varieties. Pkt., 4 ets. anthemums. Mixed. Pkt., 7 ects.
46 MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
CYPRESS VINE.
The Cypress Vine is a
beautiful climber, with
delicate, feathery, dark
green foliage, which for
two or three months will
be dotted over with bright,
velvety, little star-shaped,
scarlet or white flowers.
It is pretty to train over
an old stump or over rock
work, and if plantedina
rich soil will grow to a
Princeton, Tll., Oct. 14, 1897.— ..
“My cosmos from your seed is the #3
handsomest I ever saw, very large
blossoms.” Mrs. H. C. Reep.
Excelsior, Minn., Oct. 26, 1897.—
“The Giant Cosmos at this date is
8 feet tall and has a wealth of SS = **_s—
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about 4 inches in diameter. —_sS
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COSMOS HYBRIiDUS.
The “Pearl.” A beautiful white Cosmos. Pkt., 3 ets.
mi Cosmos. A fine mixture of the old varieties.
3 cts.
Mankato, Minn., Oct. 21, 1897.—“T have had untold satisfaction from all my
flowers I got from you. I have given over 200 bouquets to the sick from them, the
Public Hospital receiving the greater share. Mrs. Geo. A. Haggis.
CALIFORNIA GIANT COSMOS.
PKt.,
NEW CALIFORNIA GIANT COSMOS.
This new strain of California Giant Cosmos, which I offered for the
first time last year, has received many warm praises. It is raised b
Mrs. Shepherd, who has developed the finest Cosmos in the world.
The blossoms are extra large and surprisingly beautiful, measuring
sometimes five inches across, in white, pink, mauve and crimson
shades. The petals are plain in Some flowers, in others ee ere and
beautifully overlapping. Worth raising for its fine, graceful, feathery
foliage alone, and one should keep a plant or two just to use for green.
I offer this splendid Cosmos in separate or mixed colors. Annual. 4
to 8 ft. Mixed. Pkt., 6ets
Giant Red, White and Pink.
6 cts.
Separate colors, each, per pkt.,
Marguerite Cosmos. One ofthe prettiest and daintiest
varieties imaginable; the flowers measure from 2% to 3 inches,
the petals being deeply and irregularly laciniated or fringed,
and resembling Marguerites, though much more aesthetic
and beautiful. Dainty white, pink and flushed sha ies,
Mixed. Pkt.,7 ets.
“Tints of Dawn” Cosmos. The flowers have a white
ground, finely flecked or flushed with delicate pink, some
being flushed much darker around the eye than the others,
as in the cut. Variously shaped and very beautiful. Pkt.,
6 cts.
Mixed Giant Cosmos. A mixture of my six giant varie
ties. Pkt.,@ ets.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia).
Coming very early, before many other
flowers are blooming, the Columbine is an
essential feature of the perennial bed. The
flowers are of curious formation, in some the
spurs being developed to a great length.
Don’t be alarmed if the plants do not appear
soon after planting. Like most perennials,
the seed is very slow to germinate, but if
started ina box and kept moist the plants
willappearin a month or six weeks. Out of
doors they do not come so soon.
Double White. Pretty for pots. Pkt., 5e.
Double and Single, mixed. Containing
the Chrysantha, beautiful golden yellow,
long-spurred flowers, and Cerulea, outer
sepals deep lilac or blue, with petals white.
Very desirable. Pkt., 4 ets.
Rowlesburg, W.Va.
—‘‘T am pleased to
see women come to
the front in any
business.”’
Miss G. RIGHTMYER.
Beardsley, Minn.»
Apr. 17, 1897.—‘‘I
had grand success
with Petunia,Sweet
Peas and Nasturti-
um from your seeds
last year.’
Mars. J. R. Coox.
Ariel, Pa., Mar. 11,
1897.--“‘I am glad
to see one woman
make a venture in
floriculture.’”
Mas. S. A. Brown.
DUSTY MILLER
(Cineraria Maritima).
A valuable foliage plant, making a fine
contrast when faced seit darker foliage
plants, or pretty for edging beds. I offer a
fine mixture of the Centaurea Gymnocarpa
and Cineraria Maritima seed. The foliage is
silvery gray and deeply cut, especially in the
latter variety, and in each the white, downy
covering is present, which gives the name,
“Dusty Miller.”” Half hardy perennial.
Pkt. cts.
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CYCLAMEN.
Cyclamen Persicum, Beautiful for its
orchid-like blossoms, in pink, white or crim-
son shades, and ornamental foliage. Seed
may be sown at any time, but for winter
blooming should be started early in the
house or hotbed, as it takes from three to
six weeks togerminate. By autumna bulb
will be formed, which will bloom the fol-
lowing winter or spring. Pkt., 5 cts.
Cyclamen Giganteum. Very large flow-
ersand highly ornamental foliage. Pkt. Se.
COREOPSIS (Calliopsis).
Golden Wave. A new variety with gold-
en flowers, much larger than the ordinary
blossoms, growing on long, slender stems.
Fine for cutting. Perennial. Pkt., 3 cts.
Lanceolata. A lovely improved variety
with flowers much larger than any hereto-
fore offered, fancifully and appropriately
called “California Sunbeams.’”’ Some of
the blossoms are saucer-shaped, others flat,
and some are like great buttercups, while
the petals have pinked or irregularly
fringed edges. Some are light yellow,
others a deeper shade and still darker
around the eye. Hardy perennial, often
blossoming the first year. Pkt., Sets.
Finest Mixed. A _ universal favorite,
rightly named “Bright Eyes.’? A bed of
Coreopsis alone makes a brilliant sight
with its various shades of yellow, orange
and reddish brown. If notallowed toseed
very much, there will be one mass of bloom
Annual,
throughout the summer. PEL
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Snowball Daisy. Longfellow Daisy.
DOUBLE DAISY (Bellis Perennis).
The ‘‘wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower,” a well known favorite. Once estab-
lished, it blooms early in the spring and is covered during the entire season with
dainty rosy or white blossoms. Perennial, but it blooms the first year if sown early.
Snowball. A profuse bloomer, bearing extra large, very, double, pure white
blossoms. About 80 per cent will come pure white. Pkt., ®etSs. |.
Longfellow. With its large double rose-colored flowers, this variety forms a
splendid contrast to its companion in white. Pkt., 4 ets.
PARIS DAISY.
A handsome new variety of Calendula, one of the finest of yellow flowers for
cutting, and considered especially aesthetic for the corsage. The plant grows to a
height of about one foot, commences to bear early and produces until the latest
frosts a profusion of lovely yellow blossoms. A lady, who isa great lover of flow-
ers, says: ‘Your customers once knowing the Paris Daisies would never be with-
out them. They come in every shade of yellow to deep golden, with light centers
and with dark, single and double, and it is hard to tell which is the prettier. They
are just lovely, and keep so well.”” Annual. Mixed, Pkt., 4 cts.
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SINGLE CACTUS DAHLIA.
The single Dahlias have for some time been con-
sidered more aesthetic than the double, but since the
introduction of the new cactus type they are more
popular thanever. W. C. Egan, 1n “Gardening” for
Nov. 1, says: ‘‘I became interested in the type
known as ‘Decorative Cactus Dahlias’, and procured
some varieties representing about all the range of
colors, and shouldthey never bloom again they have
repaid for themselves many times over in the wealth
of bloom they have so far given.’ A mixture of choice
named varieties, 5 ets.
Double Dahlia. A handsome strain of Double
Dahlias. Will bloom first year. Mixed. 3ets.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. —19—
\ NEW DOUBLE
|h : YELLOW DATURA.
Like the single Datura in
shape and size, only instead
of one funnel there are two
or three distinct funnels
growing one within the oth-
er, of a beautiful, soft,golden
yellow color. This is far
superior in every respect to
the “Cornucopia,” which
has been sold the last year
ortwo as a novelty, giving
three times as many blos-
soms and commencing to
bloom far earlier, the Siow.
ers being in addition de-
liciously fragrant. This
proved last season all and
more than the highly com-
mendatory catalogue de-
scription, and for cutting
lasted much better than the
single. Pkt.,5 ets.
EUPHORBIA.
ESCHSCH OLTZIA -Heterophy lla, the “Mex-
(California Poppy.) ican Fire Plant,” and Varie-
The California state flower, dotting her gata, ‘Snow on the Moun-
meadows, making them fairly yellow tain,’ mixed. Both are
with their abundant blossoms. Thismix- remarkable for their showy
ture contains both the old and the new foliage, the leaves in the
variety—the ‘Cross of Malta,’ whose former turning to a brilliant
flowers are a gorgeous canary yellow orange scarlet, those of the
with a maltese cross of deep orange in latter, prettily veined with
thecenter. The leaves are finely cutand white, looking like immense
pretty forgreen. Pkt., 3 ets. clusters of white blossoms.
Pkt., 3 cts.
GIANT ESCHSCHOLTZIA.
A new Eschscholtzia, offered for the first time this year by Mrs. Shep-
herd, of California, who has made a nation-wide reputation for her Cos-
mos. She says: ‘‘ These Giant Eschscholtzias measure from 3% to 6
inches in diameter. The petals are large and overlapping, some being The blossom is large and funnel-shaped, measuring five or
delicately waved at the edges, some very deep with flaring edges, sme more inches across, and delicately scented, the throat bein
saucer-shaped, others quite flat; in somethe contrast between the orange soft and velvety, of a beautiful creamy white, delicately tint
and yellow is very marked, while in others the orange blends almost lilac. As many as 200 blossoms have been borne by a single
imperceptibly into the yellow. In color they area clear, beautiful yel- plantinaseason. It is variously called “Sweet Nightingale,”
low variously marked with orange. The plants begin blooming when ‘‘Sweet Jessamine” or ‘Moon Flower.”? Although perennial, it
very young and continue to bloom profusely for several months.” Pkt..6e. may be treated asan annual. Pkt., 3 ets.
ACROCLINIUM ROSEUM.
This is one of the most beautiful Everlastings,
making a showy appearance in the garden, and is
one of the finest for preservation in the winter bou-
quet. The flowers are double, their delicate rose-
pink color contrasting finely with the golden
centers. For preservation the flowers should be cut
the first day they open and hung downward in the
shade to dry. Thus they will retain their bright
centers and beautiful pink tints. Pkt., 3 ets.
Alto, Mich., April 20,
1897.— ‘‘We like your
seed very much. The Da-
turas were lovely and
much admired.”
Miss Cargi£é BRANNAN.
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HELICHRYSUM.
Not only one of the most popular Everlastings for
winter use, but also almost as showy in the garden
as an Aster. The blossoms are large and double
and come in many shades of yellow and scar-
let. For winter bouquets, gather as the flowers are
about to expand. Annual. 2 feet. Mixed. Pkt., 3e.
Branchport, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘My seeds all did nicely, and I
have marked a good many seeds in your catalogue that I would like
another spring, your seeds germinate so readily.”
Mrs. Cuartes MILLspavueH.
EVERLASTINGFE
AMMOBIUM
ALATUM.
The Ammobium is a
hardy, robust plant and a
great bloomer, growing
readily in almost any kind
of soil. The flowers, borne
on long stems, are pure
white and very double,
and being smaller than
those of the Helichrysum
or Acroclinium they give
variety to the winter bou-
quet. ‘The buds, too, are
very pretty, contrasting
well with the full blown
flowers, and should be
peed freely. For dry
owers treat as for Acro-
clinium. Pkt., 3 ets.
RHODANTHE.
One of the finest and
most delicate and graceful
of the Everlastings, good
for the garden or for pot
culture, as they come into
flower early and continue
foralongtime. For pre-
servation, gather the blos-
soms before fully expand-
ed and dry head down-
ward in the shade. This
tnixture contains beautiful
deep blood-red, rose and
yellow shades, the latter
contrasting prettily with
the darker eye. Mixed.
Pkt., 5 ets.
Collection of Ever-
lastings. One packet
each of the above six va-
tieties, 15 cts.
Mixed Everlastings.
One packet of the above
6varieties mixed. 4e.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
OWERS.
EDELWEISS.
This is the famous ‘‘Alpine Edelweiss,’’ which so often
appears in song and story, and of which travelers in
Switzerland say somuch. The flowers are pure white,
star-shaped, and are covered with a downy texture. If
picked when on the point of opening and dried in the
shade, they will retain their natural appearance for
years. Perennial. 1foot. Pkt., 5 ets.
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena).
Every one knows the Globe flower, which from its dur-
ability was considered by the ancient poets as the em-
blem of immortality. The plants bear great quantities
of clover-like blossoms, attractive both in buds and
flowers. Cut the blooms after they are well matured.
Remove the cottony covering from the seeds and they
germinate readily. Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
Jackson Centre, 0., Oct. 1897.—‘‘I had beautiful flowers from your
seed, especially the Royal Challenge Pansy. If I am fortunate enough
to receive your 1898 catalogue, I shall surely order more seed.
Mrs. V. N. Rope
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. a
FEVERFEW.
Matricaria Eximia, Tom
Thumb. This isa handsome
double white Feverfew, bearing
a profusion of button-like flow-
ers, suitable for out-door or for:
pot culture. Half-hardy peren-
nial, although it may be treated
asananuual. Will bloom the first
year if started early. Pkt., 4#e.
Parthenifolium Aureum, =
Golden Feather. This is/4y
the variety so much used as an
edging plant, or to give contrast
to the foliage bed. Its quill-
petaled flowers, forming little
balls of golden yellow encased
in a fringy white border, are in
fine contrast to the glossy yel-
low of its finely-cut foliage.
Hardy perennial. Pkt., 2 ets.
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Forum, Ark., March, 1897.—‘‘I was much
pleased with your seeds last year. Some of
my Abutilon plants made a growth of five
feet, with branches half an inch through.”
Mrs. S. L. Srarrorp.
FOUR O’CLOCK
(Mirabilis Jalapa).
Also called ‘‘Marvel of Peru,’ and by the
French, ‘“‘Beauty of the Night.” The Four
O’Clock is so easily grown, and makes such
a beautiful show the latter part of the day
and early morning, that it always finds a
place in the annual garden. It should be
grown for the children, if for no other pur.
pose, from which they may be allowed te
pick freely, they so enjoy its bright colors
and sweet fragrance. Mixed, all colors, some
with dark green and others with yellowish-
green foliage. Pkt., 3 ets.
Wichita, Kans., Oct. 4, 1897.—“‘I ordered a good many
seeds of you last spring and am much pleased with them,
I have recommended you to many of my friends, and hope
you will receive a large order from this neighborhood
FLOWERING MAPLE (Abutilon).
The florists advertise each year new and desirable varie-
ties of these always popular plants, but the seed here offered
will give you as choice a selection, being grown from many
of the newer and charming kinds. The colors range from
pure white, straw, and yellow, to rose, crimson and scarlet,
with the beautiful veinsand markings peculiar to these del-
icate swinging bells. They bloom from seed when ten or
twelve inches high. Mixed. Pkt., 6ets.
FORGET-ME-NOT, VICTORIA.
As popular now as in days of old when a German knight
lost his life in trying to secure, for his lady-love, the tiny
blue flower, growing on the banks of the Danube, crying, as
he fell into the river, ‘‘Vergiss mein nicht!’ (Forget me not),
thus naming this beautiful flower and making it an emblem
of fidelity. A charming, deep blue variety. Perennial.
ie
PKt., 4 cts. Golden Feather. next year.’ Mrs. Emma TEVERBAUGH
—22— MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
GENISTA ELDORADO
(Shower of Gold).
A remarkably pretty Genista, es-
pecially adapted for winter or early
spring blooming. The leaves are
small, oval-shaped and light green in
color; flowers, bright yellow and pea-
shaped, borne in long racemes and in
such numbers as to entirely cover the
plant. It blooms when quite young
and continues throughout the season,
—a veritable ‘“‘Shower of Gold.’’ It is
very easy of cultivation, and sure to
bloom in almost any window, and
makes also a fine bedding plant. Per-
ennial. Pkt., 7 ets.
FREESIA.
These beautiful, bulbous plants may
be easily raised from seed, and made
to bloom the first year. The seed may
be sown at any time in pots or boxes,
in light, rich soil. Perennial. Splendid
strain of mixedcolors. Pkt., 5 ets.
GLADIOLUS LEMOINEI.
It is interesting to raise Gladioli from seed and
not much work, as they should be sown out of
doors. They do not bloom until the second or
third year, but they may be sown in some out of
the way place while coming to maturity, and for
one who has the patience and true flower in-
stinct it will be a great delight to see the endless
variety of colors and fantastic markings that
come from the seedlings, scarcely any two being
alike. No finer varieties are offered than the
Lemoinei, and they bloom two weeks earlier
than others. Pkt., 3 cts.
GAILLARDIA.
The Gaillardia, or ‘Blanket Flower,” is a
very hardy, free-flowering plant, bearing disc-
like blossoms in various shades of yellow, or-
ange and scarlet. Annual.
Grandifilora Single. New, flowers extra
large, their dark crimson centers marked
with rings of brilliant blood-orange and
yellow colors. Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
Double (Picta Lorenziana). Invalu-
able for decorative purposes as well as for
bouquets. The heads measure two inches
across; sulphur, orange and claret colors.
Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
James Kelway. A beautiful giant-flow-
ered Gaillardia, with magnificent flowers,
from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, bright scar-
let with a gold margin and fringed edges.
Pkt., 5 ets.
Gladiolus Lemoinei. freesia.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. —23—
ORNAMENTAL
GOURDS.
_ A distinct and interesting fam-
ily of tender trailing or climbing
annuals, bearing curiously-shap-
ed fruit, still more curiously
marked and striped. If you have
an odd corner or an oid brush
heap, trail the gourd vine over it.
Its fruit has many uses, but if for
no other purpose raise it for the
little ones. They much enjoy the
gaily striped egg or dipper-like
shapes. I offer a choice mixture
of large and small-fruited varie-
ties. PKt., ets.
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GODETIA.
The Godetia, or ‘‘Satin Flower,’’ isa low
owing annual, bearing large, wide-open, shin-
ing, satiny flowers of white, lilac, rose and deep
shades of pink and crimson, delicately shaded
and spotted. They bloom in such abundance as almost
to hide the foliage, and when massed together make a
brilliant show and are especially adapted for an edging
plant. They will thrive even in shady places where
nothing else will, and being so gay and bright, and of
easy cultivation, they may well be included in the chil-
dren’s bed. Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
GERANIUM.
Seedling Geraniums almost always give some new va-
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ing plant to grow from seed. The gorgeous blossoms,
of many brilliant shades, remaining continuously in
flower, make this always a popular plant, either for
winter culture or for bedding out. My mixture includes
a splendid strain of new Zonale varieties and the much
prized Lady Washington and Apple-Scented Geraniums.
The latter, a great favorite, is deliciously fragrant, and
can be grown only from seed to obtain the finest plants.
Choicest mixed. Pkt., S$ ets.
Excelsior, Minn , Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘From the two packets of Gloxinia
seed I started 130 plants.” Mrs. Jessie I. Lone.
Hardwick, Vt., Sept., 1897.—‘‘i have about one hundred Pansy plants
from your seed. I have flowerst hat measure 2% inches, and they seem
to increase all the time. I must say that your prices are nearer to the
hard times than those of any firm I know, and I wish you success.”’
Lean N. Bepe tt.
GILIA.
Like so many others of our
choice annuals, the Gilia
comes from California. It
grows about a foot high, has
graceful, finely-cut foliage,
which serves nicely for a dec-
oration of green, and dainty
flowers in rose, blue or white.
It is suitable for rockwork
and desirable for cutting.
Pkt., 3 ets.
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GLOXINIA.
Popular greenhouse and conservatory plants
of dwart habit and profuse flowering. The hand-
some, bell-shaped flowers are of gorgeously bril-
liant colors, curiously spotted and mottled, rang-
ing from darkest, richest shades of crimson, all
through different shades of red to pure white,
and some appear in blue, making as showy a
plant as one can have in the window. Ican
hardly imagine anything more beautiful than
well grown plants of Gloxinia—except more of
them. They come into bloom in four or five
months from planting, and under the common-
est culture bloom continuously for months. I
offer the choicest mixture of French hybrids, in-
cluding the Fire King variety. Pkt., 8 ets.
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GREVILLEA ROBUSTA.
This is known also as the “Silk Oak,’’ andisa
valuable decorative plant, germinating readily
from seed, and making in two or three months’
time a very ornamental little plant. The lacin-
iated foliage gives it somewhat the appearance of
a fern, but it is much more hardy, consequently
more useful as a decorative plant. Pkt., $ ets.
—24— MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
GYPSOPHILA
PANICULATA.
No lady who does
decorating or who de-
lights to adorn her
rooms with beautiful
flowers should be with-
out the Gypsophila. Its
fairy, mist-like sprays
of delicate white blos-
soms have also given
itthe appropriate
names of ‘‘Vanity,’’ or
““Baby’s Breath.”’ By
itself it is of no value,
but mixed with coarser
flowers, it sets off a
bouquet as dainty lace
does a lady’s dress. It
isa hardy perennial,of =
easy cultivation, and —
will continue to bloom
for years, furnishinga
never failing supply
of delicate sprays for
each needed occasion.
Pkt., 3 cts.
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA.
One of the finest of recently introduced hardy perennials. The plants are dwarf
and compact, with evergreen foliage, beautifully cut and marbled and slightly hairy.
The flowers are a brilliant red and, though small, are borne in such extravagant a-
bundance on the long, graceful spikes as to make, with the sunlight upon them, a
fairly dazzling appearance. They remain in bloom several weeks, lending their
brilliant color to the garden bed, or are graceful and pretty for cutting. Very eas
of cultivation. Pkt., 5 ets. 4 . a *
LEMOINE’S GIANT HELIOTROPE.
I am pleased to offer, this year, seed of this unsurpassed new strain of Heliotrope.
With its large, glossy leaves and immense heads of deliciously fragrant flowers, much
larger than in the ordinary varieties, it is indeed a magnificent plant. A single truss
in a well developed plant measures from ten to fifteen inches across and contains
thousands of individual florets. Any attempt to adequately describe this wonderfully
beautiful strain would be characterized as overdrawn and simply a catalogue ‘‘catch.”’
It will not cost much to ascertain the credibility of what is claimed for this new Giant
Heliotrope, and I am sure you will be delighted with the results. If kept in a
rather warm temperature, according to directions in my ‘‘Culture of Flowers,’ the
seed will be found to germinate readily. Pkt., 6 ets.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
ICE PLANT.
A dwarf trailing plant, with
succulent, almost transparent
foliage, giving it both a curi-
ous and handsome appear-
ance. Suitable for hanging
baskets, vases and rock-work.
The leaves are light green,
covered with glossy-like glob-
ules, making them look in
the sunshine, as though they
were covered with mniinute
drops of dew. Though grown
more especially for its foliage,
it bears also a pretty pink
flower. Pkt., 3 ets.
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DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK
(Althea Rosea).
This splendid plant with its magnificent spikes of vari-
colored flowers well deserves its high, popular favor. It
is useful as a background for the border, before a fence
or any unsightly object it is desired to hide, and the
white is especially fine for floral pieces or other cut-
flower work. The flowers are very double, in shades of
white, yellow, pink, red, etc. Biennial. Finest mixed.
Pkt., 4 ets.
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HARDY HIBISCUS.
A very desirable perennial, blooming the first year, and each year thereafter,
beginning in midsummer after the flowering season for most of the shrubby
perennials is over. The enormous hollyhock-like flowers, from five to seven
inches across, are borne in great profusion. Fine for clumps, hedges, or to
hide unsightly objects. My seed is a mixture of two choice varieties, ‘“‘Crim-
son Eye” and ‘Royal Pink.’’? The Crimson Eye has dark red stems and foli-
age, and large, white blossoms, with a bright crimson center. The Royal Pink
bears dainty pink flowers, many having the same crimson center. 3 to 5 feet.
Pkt., 5 ets.
JAPANESE HOP.
For any place where a rapid grow-
ing vine is needed, nothing is better
than the Japan Hop. The foliage is
luxuriant, the leaves being smaller
and more delicate than those of the
common hop, and curiously marked
with silvery and yellowish-white
streaks. It is easily grown, and with-
stands heat and drouth and insects
better than almost any other vine,
and retains its pretty appearance un-
til killed by frosts. 20 to 30 feet.
Pkt., 4 cts.
Alvo, Neb., Oct. 11, 1897.—‘‘I must congratulate
you for having such a good quality of flower
seeds. All who saw my flowers said they were go-
ing to send to you for seed.”
Mars. G. P. Foreman.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi).
“The Iris family are all interesting and beautiful and
easily grown, but no one ever stood before a well-grown bed
of Iris Kaempferi in flower without being filled with won-
der and admiration.”—Gardening, Sept. 15, 1897, Itake
pleasure in offering seed this year of this wonderfully beau-
tiful Iris (seed imported from Japan), at a price which
~ brings it within the reach of all. “It commences flowering
early in July and continues five or six weeks. Many of the
flowers are from eight to ten inches in diameter, rivalling the
lily in stateliness and the orchids in their rich colorings.
The plants will thrive in almost any situation, but develop
into their finest forms when given plenty of moisture. Like
many other good things, one must wait, in raising them
from seed, as they do not bloom before the second or third
summer. But while they are getting their growth they
may be planted in some out of the way place, needing only
to be mulched in the spring with a good coating of manure
and, if dry, an occasional watering, and afterwards removed
to their permanent bed. Mixed. Pkt., 6 cts.
KENILWORTH IVY.
Although so commonly used, there is after all nothing
much prettier fora ...nging basket than the Kenilworth
Ivy, with its tiny blossoms and delicate pendent foliage.
Then it is so easily grown, coming quickly from seed, and
so hardy, it being almost impossible to kill it, that it is a
most satisfactory plant. Pkt., 3 ets.
Japanese Hop.
IMPATIENS SULTANI.
Ladies prize this very much for the window, but
it is very fine also forthe summer garden. It is a per-
ennial Balsam, called also the Zanzibar Balsam. The
foliage, something like that of the Balsam, though
not so’coarse, is a waxy green, and with the semi-
transparent branches makes the plant in itself at-
tractive. But, best of all, it is almost never without
its bright, rosy carmine flowers, being an almost
perpetual bloomer. The flowersare single and from
I to 1% inches in diameter and very delicate and
pretty. It grows easily from seed, and where raised
in the window is continually self-sowing in the pots
nearit. Pkt., 5 ets.
Fairgrove, Mich., Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘The collection of seed I pur-
chased of you last spring all grew. The window Balsam (Impatiens
Sultani) is covered with bloom.” Mrs. S. R. Jameson
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Scott, Ind. Feb. 2, 1897.—*‘The seeds from your firm last year did nicely.
My Lace Vine, Cannas, Smilax, Everlasting Sweet Peas, Pompone Zinnias and
Pansies were admired by all who saw them.
WME MMMM
LAVATERA.
The Lavateras are among the
old-fashioned annuals that well
deserve to be restored to more
general favor. The blossoms are
large and cup-shaped, measuring
1% to 2inches across, and appear
in showy clusters. The plant is
somewhat straggling and the fol-
iage not very ornamental, but so
little care in cultivation is needed
and the blossoms are so fine for
bouquets and the corsage that one
is well repaid for giving them
room in the annual bed. When
used for cuttiiig they are improv-
ed by plucking out the foliage
and massing together. If picked
freely, or cut back occasionally,
they will bloom allsummer. The
flowers come in pure white, or a
rich, soft pink. Mixed. Pkt., Se.
Eva AIKIN.
LANTANA HYBRIDA.
An ornamental plant in
structure and in flowering,
bearing beautiful clusters of
orange, white or pink blos-
soms. Suitable for the open
bed in the summer; can be tak-
en up and cut back for house
in winter. Perennial. 1 to 3 ft.
Choice mixed. Pkt., 4 ets.
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LACE VINE.
A beautiful climbing plant,
also called the Mount4in
Fringe. Noclimber is more
desirable, both on account of
its intrinsic beauty and for its
value in decoration. It is a
hardy biennial, bearing cur-
iously shaped clusters of small
white flcwers. The delicate,
finely cut foliage of the first =.
year is valuable for green in |
bouquets, and the long sprays *
of the second year are splen- >
did for decorating. Once start-
ed it perpetuates itself. Fine
for porch or trellis. Pkt., 3e.
DOUBLE STOCK-FLOWERED LARKSPUR.
A double variety much branched and as handsome as the Gilliflower.
The cut, drawn from nature, shows only one of the smaller, lower side
branches. The spikes are sometimes a foot in length, and closely
crowded with the dainty double flowers, in many shades. Those who
have seen only the old-fashioned single varieties can have no idea of
their beauty. Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
PERENNIAL LARKSPUR.
Stocky plants, with immense spikes, densely crowded with large
flowers in rich blues and other shades. The Bee Larkspur, included
in this mixture, is interesting because of the curious way the petals are
folded up in the center of the flower so as to resemble a bee. Very
hardy. Some will blossom the first year. Pkt., 4 ets.
MAURANDYA.
The Maurandya is a graceful annual climber
for the window or the open ground in sum-
mer. It bearsa profusion of white, rose or
violet blossoms and is very desirable for vases
and to cover stumps or low trellises. The
leaves are of a dainty green, prettily shaped,
and for decorative purposes it is almost as
desirable as Smilax. It requires very little
care, coming easily and quickly from seed
sown in the open ground in May. Six to ten
feet. Choice mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
LEMON VERBENA.
Though it has no gorgeous blossoms to rec-
ommend it, yet the Lemon Verbena is always
a favorite on account of the sweet perfume
of its leaves. When dried they retain their
odor for years, thus making a valuable filling
for the sachet bag, or serving the same pur-
se as other aromatic plants. A few sprays
in a bouquet not only gives a pleasing va-
riety, but imparts a delicate fragrance that
adds much to its enjoyment. Pkt., 5 ets.
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for the planting and care of
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MINA LOBATA.
A rapid and luxuriant climber,
attaining a height of 15 to 20 feet.
The flowers, 15 to 25 in a cluster,
appear in the bud as a bright red,
then change to orange yellow,
while the blossoms are a still
lighter tint. For northern sec-
tions, start in February or March
and let it become pot-bound be-
fore setting out. Annual. Pkt., 4e.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
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LOBELIA.
Low growing, compact and dwarf in habit, no
lant
is finer for edgings or for massing than the Lobelia. It
is very effective also for the hanging basket, rockery,
or the window or porch box, and will be found desir-
able in pots for winter culture, making charming little
pots of blue or white to fill in the niches here and there
in the conservatory window. It will blossom in four or
five weeks from planting, and throughout the season
will be a dense mass of bloom, bearing in great abund-
ance its tiny blue or white flowers. Although a peren-
nial, it is best treated as an annual, as it is very easily
grown from seed. Mixed, several choice varieties.
Pkt., 3 ets.
LYCHNIS.
Every list of desirable
perennials published in
the florists’ magazines
contains the Lychnis. It
is one of the old favorites,
blooming the first season,
though not so early attain-
ing its full perfection. A-
mong the varieties in this
mixture is the Chalcedon-
ica, or Scarlet Lychnis,
which, if kept from seed-
ing, will be covered by its
brilliant scarlet flowers
for months. It is espec-
ially valuable for the per-
ennial bed. Hardy per-
ennial. Mixed. Pkt., 3e.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 5
Fairgrove, Mich., Oct. 26,
MON KEY FLOWER 1897.—‘‘The ( eraniums came
(Mimulus). from seed splendidly. Have
some plants over a foot high. °
Highly ornamental little -
plants, so called from ‘mi-
mo,’’ an ape, trom the gaping
mouth of the flower. They
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QC ut are just the thing for cool,
\S shady beds or partly lighted
win lows. Desirable for the
garden or pot culture.
Tigrinus. Flowers highly
colored and beautifully spot-
ted, or “‘tigered,”’ in every
conceivable manner. Espe-
cially fine for pot plants.
Choice mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
Moschatus (Musk Plant).
Flowers yellow, emitting a
/ ; musky perfume. Pkt., 3e.
WA OEE Gee SSF atin N. Y., Oct. 27, 1897.—‘‘The Asters from
SFX ycur seed were the best varieties we ever had.”
ASABe, Mavp Nortu.
Mags. R. JAMESON.
Newville, Pa., Oct. 7, 1897.—“‘I was very successful
with your flower seeds. My Pansy bed was a wonder
to everyone. Miss Bertiz K. Wacyer.
MARGUERITE
CARNATION.
Many beautiful varieties
of Carnations may be ob-
tained trom seed,equalling
the greenhouse-grown blooms in full-
ness and fragrance. These new fa-
vorites are a great advance over the
old varieties, as they will be in blos-
som in from two to four months from
seed sown in the open ground. The
flowers appear in many shades of red,
pink, white and variegated, and are
exceedingly fragrant. If taken up
MARGUERITE CENTAUREA.
Although of recent introduction, this is now one of
the ‘‘must haves.’”’ It isa first cousin of the Bachelor's
Button, but really looks very little like it, the petals
and cut back they make fine plants
for the window in winter, or seed may
be sown at any time in pots for indoor
blooming. Some will come single,
but even these are pretty. Fully 80
per cent will come double. Many ex-
press satisfaction regarding my Car-
nation seed. Finest mixed. Pkt., Se.
Monkey Flower.
that edge the flower being much larger, more fluted
and finely fringed and of a fine, satiny appearance,
while the center is very fluffy and full. The flowers are
about the size of a large Carnation, grow on long,
slender stems and are splendid for cutting. Easy of
cultivation, blooming in July from seed sown in the
open ground. Colors: pure white, pale yellow or lav-
ender. Twelve to eighteen inches. Mixed. Pkt., fe.
3g | MISS EMMA V. WHITE, L
MOURNING BRIDE
(Scabiosa).
Tom Thamb Scabiosa.
Somewhat dwarf in habit,
bearing profusely rich and
varied-colored flower heads,
ranging in color from white
through lilacs and reds to a
rich, dark purple maroon.
The flowers are borne on
long, stiff stems, and are
fine for cutting. Those who
see the new varieties hardly
recognize in them the old
Mourning Brides of our
grandmothers’ gardens.
Mixed. Pkt., 5ets.
Snowball Scabiosa. Very
large flowers, two inches in
diameter. Pkt., 5 cts.
MARIGOLD, LEGION OF HONOR.
Vint iy The most desirable of the dwarf Marigolds, growing
‘ A about one foot high and bearing an abundance of arge,
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single flowers, the centers being o
reddish, velvety brown, while the
outer halfisa mek, golden yellow. It
is easy to cultivate, blossoms through-
‘sut the summer and late fall, and is MARIGOLD,
fine for cutting. Pkt., 3 ets. CALENDULA.
St. Croix Falls, Wis., Oct. 27, 1897.—‘The La , The Calendula Mar-
France Rose received as a premium was a suc- igolds are favorites a-
cess.”’ Mrs. Wm. M. Bianpine. Te lovers of yeiow
owers. Do not allow
MARIGOLD, ELDORADO. them toseed much,and
The Eldorado grows very rank and they will bloom until
talland issurmounted by great golden the latest frosts. The
balls, sometimes fourteen inches a- flowersare double,and
round. As many as fifty orsixty blos- range from white
soms have been counted on a single through light yellow,
plant at onetime. The flowersarevery goldenandorangeyel- _
double, with petals quilled as in the low shades. My own f,
Dahlias, appearing in shades of lem- special mixture con- ‘
on, golden or orange yellow. Itisby tains a goodly quan-¥
far the handsomest of all the Mari- tity of the Meteor, the ¢
golds. Massed with dark reds, such finest Calendula, with
as the Fringed Cockscomb or Prince’s its large, double, yel-‘
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Mourning Bride. gorgeous display. Pkt., 3 cts. with orange. Pkt., 3e. Eldorado Marigold.
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IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING GLORY.
The beautiful, soft, rich, velvety and satiny colorings of the common
Morning Glory are intensified in this variety, and the shadings and mark-
ings are decidedly curious and varied, while the size of the flowers, 4 and
6 inches across, and variegated foliage are additional elements of beauty.
Where suceessfully grown this has proved a great delight, but like many
other semi-tropical plants it has in some places been a disappointment, ow-
ing to a lack of knowledge of its cultivation. My ‘Culture of Flowers”
tgs a specific direction which will insure success. Best mixed.
<t., 5 ets.
Imperial Japanese Morning Glory. Common mixed. 8 ets.
MIGNONETTE.
Golden Machet. A distinct new variety of the well-
known Machet, of the same compact and robust habit, but
the massive spikes, instead of having the reddish tinge,
are crowded with golden-yellow flowers of delicious fra-
grance. Pkt., 5 ets.; % 0oz., 50e.
Allen’s Defiance. The most magnificent variety yet
produced. Its full, round spikes are of gigantic size even
when raised in the open ground, but in the greenhouse,
under favorable conditions, they grow from 12 to 15 inches
long. As cut flowers they will last two weeks. Last year’s
novelty, sold from 10 to 25 centsa packet. Pkt., 3 ets.
Grandiflora. A good strain of common Mignonette.
Pkt., 3 ets.
Mixed, above three kinds in equal proportion. Pkt., Se.
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MORNING GLORY.
Convolvulus Major. If you have only
the common Morning Glories that have
been self-sowing in your garden for years,
you have no idea of the rich and varied
colors a package of fresh seed will give.
Try it. Oz., 12 ects.; Pkt., 2 cts
Double White Morning Glory. A
beautiful Morning Glory, the ‘‘White Tas-
sel,’ very double and fringed, with delicate
purple or red marks in the center, resem-
bling a dainty white tassel. It might be
called an ‘“‘All-day Glory,” as it remains
open the entire day. A large percentage,
but not all, willcome double. Pkt., 6ects.
NICOTIANA. f
A night-blooming tobacco, a lovely flower for the garden 3
or Sauideer, The = ea attainsa pent of three feateand at NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist).
evening or early morning is covered with large, pure white, An old-fashioned annual, of easy and
star-shaped flowers of delicious fragrance. In the house it rapid growth, known also as ‘‘Devil-in-a-
can be kept in flower the whole season by cutting back from Bush,” “Ragged Lady,’ etc., from the
time to time; and out of doors if the crop of blossoms be- way in which its pretty blue flowers are
comes small remove the old branches, and new shoots will curiously envelopedin a thick, fine feath-
soon springup. Annual. Pkt., 4 ects. ery foliage. Pkt., 2 cts,
MOONFLOWER (Ipomea Grandiflora).
The genuine Southern Moonflower, of whose beauty and fragrance so much is told. It is a rapid,
robust climber, a single vine often covering a whole porch, which in the summer twilight will be coy-
ered with immense white blossoms, five inches across and very fragrant. One lady writes: ‘‘Stran-
gers passing by always stop to admire my Moonflowers, and the family never tire of their beauty and
ragrance.’’ The seed has a very hard shell, and the tiny germ needs assistance in cutting its way
through. If the seedsare slightly filed and soaked they will hardly ever fail. See Cultural Directions
for further hints astocare. Annual. Pkt., 8 ets.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
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Moonflower.
Randolph, Vt., Feb. 18, 1897.---‘‘No
trouble with your seeds; all come.”
Mrs. E. L. Brooks.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. =a
NOLANA.
_The Nolanas are charming
little trailing plants, unsur-
WN Z == \ ea for pots, rockwork or
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~ CA ape", Ip suitable also for massing in
; d beds. They are so called from
“nola,’’? a little bell, because
the flowers are bell, or Con-
volvulus, shaped, something
like a small Morning Glory
Flowers a beautiful sky blue. 4
Hardy annual, of easy cultiva-
tion. Pkt., 3 cts.
Ashtabula, 0., Oct. 28, 1897.—‘‘ I can-
not tell you how much pleasure I have
derived growing your pansies this sum-
mer. Ireceived first premium at our
Flower and Fruit Show.”
Mrs. J. L. Sacre.
Lakeview, Mich., March 4, 1897.—
*‘The Pansies and Petunias I raised
from your seed last year were lovely.”
Eva HartLey.
NEW CALIFORNIA NASTURTIUMS.
Lobbiarnum. ‘Good Venture’ mixture. These are the
SS = =——tall, or climbing, varieties. Few others bloom more pro-
eae fusely, or produce such intense and vivid shades. The flow-
ers are large, with broad and beautifully-shaped petals, the
colors ranging through solid shades of yellow, orange, scar-
let, crimson, maroon-redand copper, withinfinite combina-
. tions and variegations. In my estimation they rank ahead
SPOTTED KING NASTURTIUM. of the Madam Gunther Nasturtiums, now extensively ad-
A very beautiful dwarf Nasturtium, bearing clear golden yellow flowers, Vettised and sold ata greater price. PKt., 3 €tS; 0z.. 15e.
variegated with rich brown or maroon blotches. A splendid bloomer, Pkt. Tom Thumb. ‘Gay and Festive.’’ Prolific bloomers,
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5 cts. bearing extra large flowersin all the beautiful Nasturtium
KING THEODORE NASTURTIUM. colorings and combinations. The originator says of them:
A rich dark maroon variety, almost black in color, the darkest ofallthe ‘When I first planted the seeds of this strain I thought
Nasturtiums. Pkt., 6 ets. ae set ane heme pout Spey Beee: Pamela hy: sunny
skies have developed such a grand variety and charmin
BRILLIANT FULGENS NASTURTIUM. combination of colors, and ae55 large and beautiful flier
A climbing Nasturtium, with flowers of an intensely vivid and deeprich ers, that they have been given the above name, which
scarlet, the lower side of the petals being finely penciled in black ora darker seems to suit them perfectly.’’ For the window box, for
shade of red. The handsome, dark-leaved foliage is highly ornamental, and edging alarger bed, or for massing together, nothing is
adds much toits value. A robust plant and profuse bloomer. Pkt., 6 ets. finer than these dwarf Nasturtiums. Pkt., 4 ects.; oz.,
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Seeds by the ounce are not to be included in estimat-
ing fer my premiums. See list on page 2.
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12 ets.
| NASTURTIUMS, MIXED.
An opportunity to try all of my varieties of Nasturtiums,
The above three named varieties and two mixtures
mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
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King ot Blacks Pansy. The color Giant Odier, Cassier and Bugnot S “tee
is a beautiful rich coal black, with a glossy, vel- Pansies. A superb mixture of these famous, Sa
vety finish; flowers large and of good substance. large-flowered, blotched pansies. The petalsare large, SS“
Pkt. 4 ets. of vazious colors, in the center of three, or sometimes of all
b ‘ five, of which are dark, velvety blotches, shading out toward
Ruabra, or Red, Pansy. A beautiful collection of red and > moa ae : ae
fiery shades, including ‘‘Fire King,’’ ‘‘Cardinal’? and others of paras es a and eae eae Eines; EEL i>
the most desirable named varieties. Pkt., 4 ets. iant Spotted Parisian Pansy. Thisis anew, very la
flowering strain, rivalling, if not excelling, the Trimardeau. It
Snow Queen Pansy. A mixture of pure white and white with contains many light colorsand is a very showy mixture. Pkt.,8e.
mney: g ry y
adark center, making a wonderfully pretty show when massed @G@jant Trimardeau Pansy. For size of flowers and robust
by themselves. Pkt., 4 cts. growth these stand first among pansies, and give besides a great
Finest Mixed Pansy. Mixture of the above named, together variety of beautiful colors. Mixed. Pkt., 6 cts.
with numberless other varieties, such as ‘‘Meteor,” “Peacock,” Giant Yellow Pansy. A beautiful yellow, with large, black
“Fire King,” etc. Sureto give many times the money’s worth of eye, forming a vivid contrast to the pure golden color of the sur-
satisfaction. Pkt., Se. rounding petals. Pkt., 6 ets.
ROYAL CHALLENGE PANSY MIXTURE
This is my special mixture. It contains all the desirable colors and strains of the giant-flowered varieties, and I have spared no
ins to make it the very best Pansy Mixture offered. It was for blooms from this mixture that I offered $150.00 in prizes
t year. I should like to publish the many expressions of satisfaction and delight received from those who grew my Royal Challenge
Pansies, but lack of space forbids my including more than a few of them. Similar prizes are offered this year. See page 4. Pkt., LO cts.
Chelsea, Vt., Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘Every one wonders why my pansies are so large. I think it Prinsburg, Minn., Aug. 17, 1897.—My pansies are just beautiful and of such a variety
must be the variety, as I do not get as large flowers from other seed.”’ Mrs. J. E. Moors. of colors. I never saw anything like them before.” Mrs. Bertua Detia Kyort.
Groton, N. Y., Oct., 1897.—‘‘I had thirteen varieties from the Royal Challenge Pansy Irving, Minn., Sep. 2, 1897.—‘‘The seed I ordered from you did splendidly, all of it. I
oo Mrs. E. J. Hatcu. never had such large pansies before, and they were of such rich colors.’” Ti1LDA PEARSON.
gackage, and was very much pleased with them.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ame eae
White Rock, Okl., Feb., 22, 1897.—‘‘My Stocks are beauties. I have them in the
ouse and they are in bloom now. The Petunias are very nice and Everlasting
weet Peas, grand.” Mrs. S. J. BEASLEY.
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA,
SINGLE.
This mixture will give as handsome
Petunias as were ever produced. Some
will measure four or five inches across,
the corollas being ruffled, fluted or
fringed, with extremely deep and
large, open throats. They appear in
many shades and combinations, striped,
blotched or solid in color, each onea
“thing of beauty’? and a perpetual de-
light. The seed is fresh, California-
grown, raised by parties who have been
m, \ experimenting in Petunias for several
5 years and who have won a world-wide
reputation for their beautiful produc-
tions. They grow also for the Eastern
seedsmen, hence this is the same straiz
you would get in that market. Mixed. Pkt., 10e.
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA,
DOUBLE.
What is said of the above applies also to this class.
Flowers deeply and finely fringed and of beautiful
varieties. Double Petunias seed only by hand fer-
tilization, hence the seed never has quite so much
vitality as that of the common garden variety, and
does not all come double. The only thing needed
is more care in planting; it is better, therefore, to
sow the seedin boxes. This seed will give a good
ercentage of beautiful, double-fringed flowers.
hose that come single will be of choice varieties.
Mixed. Pkt., 12 cts.
LILLIPUT PETUNIA, SINGLE.
The plants are more compact, and not so strag-
ling as in the ordinary Petunia, and are complete
i covered throughout the entire season with richly
colored striped and mottled flowers. No neutral
shades in this mixture, but vivid crimsons and
magentas and beautiful pink shades. Enough can
not be said of the wealth of beauty or satisfaction
to be derived from this strain. It comes as easily
as the Petunia Hybrida, requiring no special care,
and for all common purposes is really the most
desirable Petunia I offer. Pkt., 5 ets.
Petunia Hybrida, Single. A fine mixture,
sure to please. Mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
Above Single Varieties mixed. Pkt., 7¢e
Miesville, Minn., Oct. 15, 1897.--‘‘Your Petunias
are the finest I ever saw.”’ Emma Kugy.
PHLOX DRUMMONDI.
PHLOX GRANDIFLORA.
A bed of Phlox insures perpetual bloom and supplies an abundance of cut flowers for the
house. Its hardiness, easy cultivation, rich colorings and long keeping make it an indispens-
able feature of the summer garden. The Grandiflora is a large-flowering variety, both the
single blossoms and flower-heads being very large and showy, and it is universally pro-
nounced the best of allthe Phloxes. Mixture of named varieties. Pkt., 5 ets.
DOUBLE WHITE PHLOX.
The single Phlox I should ordinarily pronounce the more desirable, but include this in my
list because of its exceptional value for floral designs, decorations and all cut purposes.
Massed in a bed, it is also very handsome. Pkt., 5 ets.
FRINGED AND STAR PHLOXES.
A mixture of the Fringed, or Fimbriata, and Star of Quedlinburg Phloxes, both of which
are represented in the cut. The petals of both are toothed or fringed; in the former they are
bordered by an irregular line of white, while in the latter each petal sends out a long point,
iving the blossom a star-like appearance that adds much to its daintiness and beauty. Found
nallthe Phlox colors. Mixed. Pkt.,4cts.
HORTENSIA DWARF PHLOX.
A lovely dwarf variety, only about six inches high and very compact. Splendid for edg-
ings. Thesingle blossoms, as well as the clusters, are smaller than in the common Phlox,
but they are borne in abundance and appear in many new and beautiful colors, forming a
floral crown for each little plant which will last for weeks. Mixed. Pkt., 5 ets.
PHLOX MI XED. Stamford, Ont., Feb. 25, 1897.—‘‘I know
your seeds are good, as I havesowed them
Pkt., 5 cts. before.” Mrs. James E. Jones.
The above five varieties mixed.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
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Belleville, O., Feb. 13, 1897.—“I had = \
excellent success with the seedI gotof =
you last year.”” Euiza Bow.anp.
PERENNIAL PHLOX.
As I ride through the country or towns
and see the homely, faded-out magenta
shades of the Perennial Phlox, I wonder
if people know of the many and greatly
improved varieties of this Phlox. It is so
hardy and easily cultivated, taking care
of itself, and makes such a fine show in
the garden, I wonder, also, that every
one does not cultivate it. For five cents
you can get some of the newest and
choicest hybrid varieties. Why nottry it?
Finest mixed. Pkt., 5 ets.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
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Salmon Queen. One
of the late novelties in
single pinks. A beautiful
salmon pink, with finely
fringed edges. Pkt., 4e.
Giant Snowball. A
large - flowering white,
belonging to the Hedde-
wigiclass. Pkt., 4ets.
Mourning Cloak. A
large double flower of
tich velvety blackish pur-
ple, margined and fringed with white. 4e.
Double Fringed. A magnificent variety,
with large, double, fringed and beautifully
colored fiowers, from the purest white to rich,
velvety reds. Mixed, extra. Pkt., 5 ets.
Single Fringed. Fully as handsomeas the
double Pinks. Blossoms large and disc-like,
some in solid colors, others mottled or zoned.
A very desirable strain. Mixed. Pkt., 4ets.
Choice Mixed. A choice mixture of many
varieties. Pkt., 3 ects.
Mixture of above Five Hinds. Pkt., 4e.
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OXALIS
TROPA-OLOIDES.
An annual variety of Oxalis,
bearing a profusion of lovely
deep yellow flowers, blossom-
ing from June to September.
It is much prized on account
of its foliage, the leaves being
a rich purplish brown, which
me makes it so desirable for edg-
4
ings. It is the variety so often
appearing in our parks, and
is as valuable as those grown
from bulbs. Pretty also for
rockwork, baskets, vases, or
to massina bed. It will give
abundant satisfaction and cost
but little to make the experi-
ment. Pkt., 4 ects.
Oxalis.
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PLATYCODON.
The Platycodon is an acquisition to
the perennial bed that no one who
has had it would wish to be without.
It is a hardy perennial, blooming the
first year from seed, and will live in
the ground over winter and bloom
profusely year after year. Its buds
are very curious, the petals being
joined at their edges forming a per-
fect puff ball, whose development it
is interesting to watch. The flowers
are large and star-like, a rich deep
blue or pure white in color, with del-
icate veinings or pencilings on each
petal. The plant is shrubby in habit,
very hardy and grows from three to
four feet high. Pkt., 5 ets.
PYRETHRUM
HYBRIDUM.
A beautiful, early - flowering,
hardy perennial. The foliage is
finely cut and quite ornamental;
the flowers are in vivid shades of
rose and pink,as large as an Aster,
and remarkable for the length of
time they remain perfect. It is
erfectly hardy and easily raised
rom seed. A great mass of the
blossoms used last summer asa
church decoration on Children’s
Day made a wonderfully pretty
and showy sight. Devote some
odd corner of the garden to them
and grow amass of them. The
come early, are splendid for ail
cut flower purposes, very showy
and pretty, and entirely hardy
anywhere, even in our more nor-
thern latitudes. Pkt., 3 ets.
= 79.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE,
HERBACEOUS PAEONY (Paeonia Chinensis).
.. Inthe varying fower fashions the Paeony has been somewhat neg-
lected of late, but the tide has turned, and it is again on the crest of
popular favor, It is offered now in many new shades. The Chinese
varieties are somewhat later flowering and furnish also the finest
forms. Given a moderately moist and rich soil, and they will producea
great wealth of beauty. They are easily raised from seed, and once es-
tablished they will repay the long waiting. Mixed. Pkt., 6 ets.
JAPANESE
TREE PAEONY.
The flower queens of China,
2 Bs andin Japan, where viewing
SS ee Ae the flowers is one of the im-
y l portant fetes of the land, they
are great favorites. Their im-
mense blossoms measure from
nine to twelve inches across,
th Fim yh ays, are very double and of most
ies MD iwenes 9 Vivid colors, appearing in
< 1% AY Mts white, pink, mottled and scar-
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DBL. PORTULACA.
These low, trailing annuals,
‘Moss Roses,’ with their many
brilliant colorings, succeed
anywhere. Mixed. Pkt., 4e.
Single Portulaca. Mixed.
Pkt., 2 ets.
Rye, N. H.—“I was more,
than pleased with the seeds
I received from you.”
Mrs. Cuarzes H. Rawp.
PRIMULA SINENSIS
(Chinese Primrose).
Primulas are easily raised fromseed. My ‘“‘Cul- \ x ae ip NE»
ture of Flowers,’’ which each customer receives, J mo kN ray VY me Eales 48
. . . : Saw f ' ee ES > 2» A a » tone Yok > D\ > lg
gives careful directions, by which an amateur SS LORS CATR tray Sa OS BW Va SE NDE
may succeed with them. They bloom year after jeuegags RRS 7a NU ear i Aa, A cA a
year, but new plants always blossom more freely, QRS Seg. Wore dae eR Sue ERAS
and it is well to sow seed each year. This is a “N Wewigite et sh CREE cea eS LY Se =
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both plain and fringed petals. Perennial. Mixed. s22235KK rr”
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PRIMULA OBCONICA.
A distinct species, almost ever-blooming, being
in flower from ten to twelve months at a time.
The blossoms are pure white, sometimes shading
to lilac, and are produced on long stems in large,
showy clusters of from ten to fifteen flowers in a
bunch. Pkt., 5 cts.
Double Portulaca.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
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Lawrence, Kan.,
March 5, 1897.—‘I
am much pleased
with your seeds and
send you another
small order.”
Apa E. Briees.
DOUBLE VARIETIES.
Irresistible Poppy. An immense Poppy, growing sometimes five feet high, beare
ing immense red blossoms as large in proportion—the largest grown. The heads are
perfectly round and petals finely fringed, making suchan “Irresistible” ball of bril-
liant crimson that all who see it say they must haveit. Pkt., 5 ets.
White Swan Poppy A grand variety, somewhat dwarf in its habit of growth, showing off to
great a¢vantage its enormous flowers of purest white, which with its fringe-like petals have the
appearance of a great ballof fleecy wool. A fine contrast to the Irresistible. Pkt., 4ets.
Double Poppies, mixed. Containing the Carnation poppy, flowers of immense size and
brilliant colors; the Cardinal poppy, of dwarf habit, blossoms very full and ef a beautiful cardi-
nal color, with fringy, crinkly oa the Paeony- Flowered varieties, in size and colors re-
sembling the paeonies; and the Rhoeas, a new dwarf French poppy of the style of the Shirley,
only double; together with the Irresistible and White Swan. A splendid mixture.
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Pkt., 4 ets. A Ree
: : Mound Prairie, Minn., Feb. 22, 1897. ‘Your flower seeds
Findlay, Mich., Oct. 5, 1897.—“The seeds you sent me last year proved satisfactory in every way, hence my order this
spring all came up nicely, and I had lovely flowers, especially year.” Mas. T. J. Kroguier.
pansies. I shall send again next spring.”” Mrs. Erra WALTERS. Burlington, Kans., April 30, 1897.—““I am pleased to teH you
Fairgrove, Mich., Oct. 26, 1897.—‘‘The rose bush you sent as that the seeds I got earlier have given satisfaction, as well as
premium is growing splendidly. The Sweet Peas were beauti- the promptness with which they came.”
ful.”’ Mrs. Samven R. Jameson. Mrs. M. D. CogsHatn
SINGLE
POPPIES:
Fayal Poppy. A new collection of beau-
tiful poppies, single and double, in shades
of red, pink, maroon and white, solid colors
and variegated, giving an infinite variety
of shades and tints and making a most
charming mixture. Pkt., 4 ets.
KIeeland Poppy. A hardy perennial
poppy, a distinct class in their color-
ings, appearing in yellow shades, ranging
from pure white to deep orange scarlet.
Their petals are so crinkled as to give the
appearance of soft, delicate crepe. Pkt., 4e.
Shirley Poppy. A tovely single poppy,
with colors running from the softest, most
delicate pinks to rich, gaudy hues, and all
having a wonderfully silky, lustrous finish.
Pkt., 3 ets.
Tulip Poppy. A magnificent new species,
producing splendid flowers of most vivid
scarlet, presenting when grouped a mass
of color of dazzling richness. It flowers
very abundantly in June and July. 12to
14inches nigh. Pkt., 4 ets.
Mixed Poppies. All my single varieties
mixed. Pkt., 4ects.
Collection of Poppies. A collection of
one full packet each of my seven varieties
of poppies. 23 ets.
Creston, Ia., April 24, 1897.—‘‘The flower seeds arrived
last week, and many of them at this writingare up and
growing finely inthe house. Thanks for your prompt-
ness.” ks. H. B.Hotcoms.
SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS.
A pretty low, half-trailing plant, fine for
pots, baskets, rockwork or edgings. The
dainty little yellow blossoms, only about an
inch in diameter, making one think of a
miniature sunflower, dot the plant the entire
season. They come both single and double.
Sow some of it in the bulb bed and cover
what would otherwise be an unsightly place.
Pkt., 4 ets.
MISS EMMA VY. WHITE,
PHYSALIS FRANCHETTI
(Chinese Lantern Plant).
A striking novelty recently introduced
from Japan, allied tothe winter cherry or
husk tomato, noted for its ruby red fruit en-
cased in large inflated husks. In the fall
these husks turn to a bright orange scarlet
and present a beautiful appearance as they
hang suspended among the green foliage.
The fruit is useful, either for preserving or
to be eaten raw. Though perennial, it is
not hardy in the North, but the roots may be
wintered in the cellar, or it may be potted
and used as a window plant. Branches of
the “lanterns’’ cut and dried make a fine ad-
dition to the winter bouquet. It is said to
bloom the first season from early sown seed.
1%to2feet. Pkt., 5 ets.
SALPIGLOSSIS. z
In my collection of annuals exhib- iy
ited at the Minnesota State Fair last
fall, nothing attracted more attention
than a showy vase of Salpiglossis, or
“Wild Beauties of Bogota.’ It bears
very graceful, funnel-shaped flowers,
rowing in clusters on long stems in
innumerable colors—yellow, orange,
crimson, bronze, liiac, blue, purple
and almost black shades, the petals
in each case being curiously marbled |
and penciled. It isof easy cultivation, 2
needing only the care in sowing that
all fine seeds should have. Annual.
18 to 20inches. Mixed. Pkt., 4cts.
Physalis Franchetti.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
GIANT PERFECTION STOCKS.
The Gillifiowers of our grandmothers’ time are
hardly recognized in the showy Ten Weeks
Stocks of today, so greatly
have they been im-
proved. The Giant Perfection is a beautiful
strain, unrivalled for out-door planting, with
enormous flowers in white, old pink, mauve red,
blush, etc.
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The plants are much
ranched, each bearing several long, pyramidal
spikes, crowded with their fragrant blossoms.
Give them good soil and they will prove
abundantly satisfactory. From 80 to 90
cent will come double. Annual.
& cts.
per
2% feet. Pkt.,
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SNOWFLAKE STOCKS.
A superb, large-flowered variety, bear-
ing snowy white flowers, splendid for
cutting and the best for potting. The
flowers are very double and crowded to-
peticy in a compact spike and bloom
rom early spring to late fall, and the
plant is much branched, thus affording
plenty of cut flowers. It is listed bysome
seedsmen as the ‘‘Princess Alice,” or the
‘“Cut-and-Come-Again”’ Stock, the latter
name arising from the fact that the more
the blossoms are cut the better the plant
seems to thrive. Sown latein the season,
it makes a fine plant for winter bloom-
ing. Pkt., Sects.
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Snowflake
Stocks.
A very pretty greenhouse plant, gener-
ally sold only by the florist, but it may be
secured also from seed. It may be
trained as a vine, or kept in bush form
by pinching back. The foliage is slen-
der and fern-like, and the blossom a
pure milk-white, like a miniature sweet
ea, but borne in long clusters of 15 to 25
ina bunch. It is almost never w.*thout
flowers. Perennial. Pkt., Sets.
DWARF GERMAN STOCKS.
This is an extra fine strain of large
flowering Stocks. The plants are com-
pact and free bloomers, and furnish all
the desirable shades. Annual. Mixed.
Pkt., Sets
Albert Lea, Minn., Aug. 7. 1897.—‘‘Our Stocks from
your seed last year were very beautiful.”
Miss Marie KAEMMER.
Wadena. Minn., Mar. 15, 1897.—‘‘We never had se
beautiful pansies as those from your seed last year.”
Miss Lov Barrett.
—— MISS EMMA Y. WHITE,
St. Croix Falls, Wis., Oct. 27, 1897.—
= s “All of my seeds purchased of you
ee grew well and were all that they were
— recommended. The Sweet Peas were so
beautiful and of such variety that
they attracted much attention.’
Y Z ( A SS Mrs. Wm. M. Bianpixa.
Yy, . d Flint, Mich., Aug. 13, 1897.—‘‘I have
UY YY a : some beautiful plants of Primulas and
Cinerarias from your seed.”
Mrs. M. S. Keeney.
\ Apple Blossom. Standard, shaded pink and rose, wings, pale pink. Pkt.,
aunt 3 cts.; 0z., 8 cts.
(Nee
Lan Blanche Burpee. Pure white, of exquisite form and immense size, each stem
usually bearing three flowers. Pkt., 4 ets.3; oz., 10 cts.
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Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white variety. Standard, bright pink;
XY AW GY wings large and nearly white. Pkt., 3 ets.3 oz., 8 cts.
ANE \W Z Ze Blushing Beauty. A large, beautifully colored flower. Both standard and
% \ HI Y Sj = wings, a delicate soft pink. Pkt., 3 ets.; 0oz., 8 ets.
4; Uy Countess of Radnor. Pale mauve or lavender. Pkt., 3 ets. oz., 8 ets.
Crown Jewel. Pale standards, tinted and veined with violet rose; wings,
creamy, slightly tinted with rose. Profuse bloomer. Pkt., 4 ets.; 0z., 10cts.
Emily Eeckford. Standard, light reddish mauve; wings,atrue blue. Pkt.,
3 cts. ; 0z., Se.
Firefly. A deep, brilliant scarlet. Very handsome. Pkt., 4 ets.; 0z.,10cts.
Katherine Tracy. Soft, brilliant vermillion rose, the finest pink sweet pea.
Pkt., 4 ets. ; 0z.. 10 ets.
Lady Penzance. Standard, orange pink; wings, deep, pure pink. Pkt., 3
cts.; 0z., 8 ets.
Lottie Eekford. White ground suffused with lavender blue. Pkt., 3 ets.;
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oz., S$ ets,
NX . Mrs. Eckford. Beautifully shaded primrose yellow. Pkt., 3ets.; 0z., 8 cts,
Zz NS \\ NY at Ovid. Newrose pink, margined and overlaid with mottlings of a darker shade.
SW. Pkt., 3 ets.; 0z., Sects.
Ramona, Cream white, daintily splashed with pale pink on wings and
standard. Vigorous grower, bearing three and four flowers onastem. (See
cut on next page.) Pkt., 4 ets.; oz., 10 cts.
Stanley. Magnificent rich, dark maroon, three and four flowers ona stem.
The finest dark variety. Pkt., £ets.; oz., 10 cts.
Mixture of the Above Fifteen Varieties. This mixture includes only
the above fifteen varieties and is offered as a convenience to those who do not
S Wf E Ee i f= Ee AS care for so large a quantity asa packet of each kind. Pkt., £ets.; 0z., 10 cts.
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: Tom’s Brook, Va., March 6, 1897.---‘‘I never had seed that gave me such satisfaction as did yours last
Cassville, Ind., January, 1897.---‘‘Your flowers were all right. The summer. I had failed so often that some said I did not know how to raise flowers, but I do not think you
pansies were a good assortment and very large. Every one who sent me one seed that did not come up, and I know now that I can raise flowers. -
saw them thought they were so nice. Louisa Leacu. ANNABEL ROSENBEBGEB,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
SWEET PEAS.
Wyman Elliot’s Improved Painted Lady. Minnesota-
wn seed, which this well known horticulturist has improved
y several years of careful selection. It is especially recommended
for all Northern regions, as it comes into bloom some two weeks
earlier than other seed does. By the packetonly. 6cts.
Cupid. The praises of this dwarf white Sweet Pea have been ex-
tensively advertised of late. It does wonderfully well in some lo-
calities, and is recommended especially as an edging or a pot
plant. Many have been debarred from trying this novelty because
ef the high prices charged, so I offer it this year at a price that
allcanafford. First class seed, raised by a California specialist.
Pkt., 5 ets.
New American Seedlings. This strain (offered for the first
time last year and sold at a high price) has given the greatest sat-
isfaction, and I am sure you will find no handsomer mixture. My
seed is grown by the originator of the strain. He says: ‘‘The col-
ors run from purest white, with a suggestion of pink, to the most
fiery scarlet. It has shades of buff, pink, rose, etc., besides having
these colors edged with darker shades. My patch of American
Seedlings, now in bloom, is the most beautiful sight I have ever
seen.”? Note alsothe following clipping from the Florists’ Ex-
change:
“This (American Seedlings) is the most remarkable strain of Sweet Peas
ever produced, both from the manner of their production and their being
allthe results of hybridizing and not the selection of ‘sports.’ These
seedlings run the } gar of colors and shades, excepting those known as
dark. Some are of expanded and some of hooded form, of the finest types.
They test: size, large; substance, fine; stems, longandslender.”’ Pkt., 6 ets.3
oz., 15 ets.
Grandifiora, mixed. A very choice mixture, composed only of the grandi-
flora type, containing mostly light colors, with just enough dark to show off the
light. It is the result of several years’ hybridizing by a Sweet Pea expert and
contains many new varieties which are yet to be introduced as novelties.
Pkt.,4 ets.; oz., 10 ets.: ¥% 1b., 35 ets.
Eeckford’s, mixed. A mixture of many handsome varieties, sure to please. Pkt.,
3 ets.; oz.,6 ets; ¥ 1b., 18 ets.
SMILAX.
No climbing plant surpasses the Smilax, not
only for the graceful beauty of the vine, but
for its value in decoration. Theseed should be
sown in potsor boxes, asit is very slow to germ-
inate, requiring a month or more; but it is easy
to cultivate. Although a perennial, it is better
to start new plants each year, and not try to keep
them after the leavesturn yellow. Pkt., 5 ets.
SENSITIVE PLANT
(Mimosa Pudica).
A really pretty plant with its
divided, fern-like foliage and attractive
pink blossoms, but it is cultivated
more for its curious habit of closing Z Ze a
its leaves at the slightest touch. Chil- ee SNe
Say > alreds enjoy it. Tender annual. “OWA. BRGO,
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EVERLASTING SWEET PEA.
The perennial Sweet Pea is most desir-
able, and all should make its acquaint-
ance. The plantsare small and feeble
the first season, but after that are very
vigorous and perfectly hardy. It bearsa
profusion of flowers in white and rose
shades, which appear in large, graceful
clusters, and continues to bloom the sum-
mer through. Mixed, white and rose.
Pkt.. 4 cis.
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SALVIA.
Balvia Spiendens. A
well known garden or win-
dow plant. In its flowering
season it is completely cov-
ered with long sprays of
brilliant scarlet flowers—
sometimes 200 on a single
plant — producing a very
striking effect. Pkt., 4 cts.
Salvia Argentea. A low
rowing plant with large,
proud light green leaves
growing inatuft from the
center and covered with a
thick coat of plossy hair, giv-
ing a beautiful silvery ap-
pearance. Hardy perennial.
Pkt., 3 ets,
Salvia Splendens.
MISS EMMA V. WHITE
TORENIA FOURNIERI.
Lovely little annuals, desirable for
vases, pot culture or for the open ground
in beds or masses. They bloom continu-
ously during the summer and also in the
window in the winter. Peculiar bell-
shayed flowers, of a velvety, porcelain
blue, with three large spots of very dark
blue, and a golden throat. Six to nine
inches. Pkt., 4 ets.
SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum).
This old-fashioned favorite with its
dark, glossy leaves and queer nose-
shaped, curiously marked flowers is uni-
versally Known and prized. A hardy
perennial, but blossoming freely the first
summer. Itis offered now in new and
greatly improved varieties, and the
dwarf forms are especially fine. They
are compact, bushy plants, whose spikes
bear a great mass of brilliant colors.
Fine for pots as well as for bedding.
The mixture here offered contains some
new sorts of both the tall and dwarf
Snapdragons, and will give abundance of
variety. Mixed. Pkt., 3 cts.
Palmyra, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1897.—‘‘The flower seeds
received from you did nicely, The Chrysanthemums
are just coming into bloom.” Mrs. James East
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STELLA SUNFLOWER
The plant has nothing of the
coarse, straggling appearance of
of the common garden sunflower,
but with its small, graceful, glossy
green leaves is in itself quite or-
namental, Not over four feet
high, it can be raised where space
will not allow the taller varieties.
Its blossoms, miniature single
sunflowers, three inches across, of
~ purest golden yellow with small
black centers, grow on long stems,
splendid for cutting. Borne in
profusionallsummer. Pkt., 4e.
CALIFORNIA
DOUBLE SUNFLOWER.
A wonderfully handsome dou-
ble sunflower, a vast improve-
ment on any I have before offered.
The plant grows to a height of
four or five feet, bearing at its
summit an immense flower—and
hs not over large—densely dou-
le, which lifts its face to the sun
for weeks. There are many other
blossoms equally showy, but those
on the side branches are not quite
as large. This is a most novel
and desirable plant. Pkt., 5 ets.
SCARLET RUNNER.
The bean known as Scarlet Run-
ner is highly ornamental as well
as useful. It is a rapid climber,
growing to a height of ten feet,
and both in foliage and flower is
~—°-* ¥ as pretty as many of its more ar-
istocratic neighbors. Pkt., Se.
** Out of door exercise for VIRGINIAN STOCK
t omen among plants and beg- 4 Desirable little plants, bearing
small flowers of delicate mixed
colors, ranging from white thro’
shades of lilac, lavender and ma-
genta. Wonderfully pretty ina
mass, or foredgings. Found in
all old English gardens. Annual.
Pkt., 3 ets.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
THUNBERGIA ALATA.
A dainty little climber, pretty for garden
vases, rustic work, trellises or for trailing on
the ground. The flowers are very pretty,
about the size of a silver quarter, and appear
in white, yellow, orange and buff, some of
them having white centers, others black.
They continue in bloom allsummer. Very
easy of cultivation. Try it; it cannot fail to
give satisfaction. Best mixed. Pkt., 3 ets.
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SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus).
New and improved varieties of this old fashioned
flower are now offered, producing large heads of varied
colors. Its fragrance and early flowering add to its
popularity, while its hardiness especially adapts it for
the perennial bed. Although a hardy perennial, the
new plants do better, and seed should be sown every
year or two. If sown in the fall it will make fine bloom-
ing plants the following spring. Finest double an@
single, mixed. Pkt., 2 ets.
Umbrella Plant.
Farmington, Minn., Oct. 8, 1897.—‘‘My pansies took the premium at
the Dakota Co. Fair.”’ GERTRUDE MICHEL.
Amboy, Minn., Mar. 17, 1897.—‘‘I planted your seed last year for the
first time and found them te be the best and furnishing the best flowers
I ever had.” Mrr. W. F. STEPHENS.
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UMBRELLA PLANT
(Cyperus Alternifolius).
A delicate decorative foliage
plant, throwing up stems two
to three feet high, surmount-
ed with a whorl of graceful,
tass-like leaves. It grows
nely in water with rich soil
or mud, or does well in any
good soil if it is watered free-
ly. Unsurpassed as a single
ornamental plant for the win-
dow, and especially adapted
for the fernery or aquarium.
If you can have but one plant
in the house, no better selec-
tion could be made than that
of the Umbrella Plant. Ten-
der perennial, easily raised
from seed. Pkt., 6cts.
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TO THE VIOLET.
‘Welcome, maids of honor!
You do bring
In the spring
And wait upon her.
“She has virgins many,
Fresh and fair;
Yet you are
More sweet than any.”’
—Robert Herrick.
>ea> VIOLET.
The dainty, fragrant flower so universally prized. No other flower
has had its praises more often sung by the poet or lover of nature. ‘‘Knowest
thou what thoughts from Heaven the violet instils’” said one, and thus it has
ever stood as an emblem of innocence. It is easily raised from seed, though
rather slow to germinate, but when once established it will be the first flower
to greet you in the spring. It succeeds best in partially shaded situations.
Perennial.
The Czar. A lovely, large-flowered blue. Pretty for pots.
White Queen. Very fragrant. Pkt., 3 ects.
Violets, mixed. White and blue, mixed. Pkt., 4 cts.
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Pkt., 5 ects.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
VINCA ROSEA.
Very attractive plants for the
conservatory or Res They do
splendidly out of doors, blossom-
ing the first season from seed
sown in the open ground, or with
their dark, glossy foliage and
showy star-like flowers, makea
lovely plant for the window.
This is a mixture of three varie-
ties, all rose, white with red eye,
and pure white, the most de-
sirable shades. Perennial. Pkt.,
3 cts.
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Don’t overlook
My collections of
Mixed Seeds and Perennials
See page 4.
>on
Corra, Minn., July 18, 1897.—“‘I think I
have as many as a hundred plants from my
paper of mixed perennial seed.’
Mes. Sarau E. Coox.
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FORDHOOK MAMMOTH VERBENA.
This is a grand new strain of Verbena, producing exceedingly large trusses of flowers whose
individual florets are often as large as a silver quarter, and embracing all the new and desirable
colorings and markings. In some the petals are in solid colors, in others zoned, or ringed, and
in still others striped or variegated, ranging from the purest white
to deepest scarlet and purple. No more desirable mixture can
be offered; warrantedto be the same as those of the highest
price mixtures of other seedsmen. Mixed. Pkt., 4 ets.
VERBENA HYBRIDA.
Giant Hybrid, White. A fine strain of large
flowering, pure white Hybrid Verbena. Pkt., Se,
Scarlet Defiance. An intensely rich,
bright scarlet. Pkt., 5 ets.
Mammoth Pink. Velvety pink. Se.
Verbena, mixed. A mixture of the
above four Verbenas. Pkt., 5 ets.
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Verbena Mammoth.
Branchport, N. Y., Oct. 26,
1807.—‘‘I have grown Pansies
a number of years from Hen-
derson and other seedsmen,
‘Butterfly’ and ‘Striped, and
thought them just beautiful,
but I must say I have never
grown any to compare with
yours for size and beauty.
Mas. Cuas. Mitispaven,
Corvallis, Mont., Oct. 5,
1897.—-‘‘I express great grat-
ifieation for the flowers from
yourseed. The Dahlias and
Asters were very lovely.
take great pride in showing
my catalogue and helping
you allI can.”
Caries.
Pompone Zinnia.
Zinnia Elegans.
Slayton, Minn., Oct. 1897. —‘‘ Your flower I believe every seed grew. I shall want some
seeds gave good satisfaction. my pansy bed more of the same seed this coming spring.”
was most lovely. pa GALLES. Mrs. T. S. Sternexs.
Hampton, Ia., Sept. 21, 1897.—‘‘T have had
the loveliest pansies this summer I ever grew.
“ To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that de often lie too deep for tears.”
: —Worpswosrs.
ZINNIA.
The Zinnia has always been a garden favorite, yet by many
it has been thought too coarse a flower to deserve a place in
their favor. But so greatly has this showy flower been im-
roved that it is no longer under ban, and is even coming inte
avor forcutting. For grouping ina bed, nothigg will furnish
a more gorgeous mass of color, nor give a longer blooming sea
son. I offer the choicest doubie varieties, A small percent will
come single. Annual; one to three feet.
Carmine. A beautiful dark red, very handsome to mass with
yellow. Pkt.,4cts.
‘urled and Crested A splendid strain of California.
eros Zinnias, a beautiful and showy type. The petals are
aentily curled and crinkled, giving a softness and beauty
most charming, and relieving the flowers from the stiffness
and coarseness of the old varieties. They grow toa height of
two feet, are very double, and range through all the brilliant
shades of redand yellow, including orange, terra cotta, old
pink, canary, white, flesh and old gold, both in solid colors
oes variegations. Do not fail to try them. Mixed. Pkt..
cts.
Elegans. Fine double, all shades, mixed. Pkt., Sets.
Giant Scarlet. Beautiful large scarlet blossoms, contrast-
ing finely with the white. Pkt.,4 cts.
Giant White. Soft velvety white petals, with flowers al-
most as large and handsome asa Dahlia. Pkt., 4 ets.
New Haageana. A handsome new dwarf yellow Zinnia.
Flowers very double, much smaller than in erdinary varie-
ties. Pkt., 4 cts.
Pompone. Flower heads very full and cone-shaped and ap
peariie in all the celors commen to the Zinnia. Seed saved
Tom extra selected flowers. Mixed. Pkt.,3 ects.
New Striped, or Zebra. Double flowers, curiously
striped and mottled, scarcely two plants producing flowers
alike. Pkt., 4 cts.
Tom Thumb Zinnia. This is a dwarf variety, varying
from four to twelve inches in height, forming compact, bushy
little plants, suitable for edgings. Flowers large and double.
Choice mixed. Pkt., 3 cts.
Zinnias, mixed. Splendid mixture of above nine varieties.
PEt., 4 ets.
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