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Rare and Gorgeous Betus
aquatics and as hardy as the common Water Lily,
and may be grown either in tubs, artificial tanks or
natural ponds in water 6to 18 inches deep. They do
best in rich clay or heavy loam. If in tubs, keep in
cellar during the winter. Tubers can be supplied about
the first of June, which is the proper season to plant.
Sent by express only at purchaser’s expense.
Japanese Lotus). This is the finest of all the varieties
of Lotus. The flowers are from 8 to 12 inches across
when fully open and of a uniform deep rose color, some-
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it is fully as vigorous and free-flowering. Price of
4 each; second size, $1.50 each.
NELUMBIUM album grandifiorum,
(White Japanese Lotus): A magnificent very rare, pure
white variety. Tubers, first size, $3.00 each; second
size, $2.00 each. .
NELUMBIUM, album striatum, (Striped
. Japanese Lotus): The flowers of this are white, the
' edges of the petals splashed with crimson, Very
rare and distinct. Tubers, $4.00 each.
NELUMBIUM speciosum, (Egyptian Lotus):
Very large and fine, creamy white, shading to pink on
the tips of the petals. Flowering tubers, $3.00 each.
NELUM BIUM luteum, (American Lotus): A
native of this country, but not common. Flowers of
LOTUS PLANT. arich sulphur yellow color. Tubers, $1.50 each.
OTHER CHOICE AQUATICS. —
EICHHORNIA crassipes major, (The Water Hyacinth, or Orchid Water Lily): A very
beautiful plant bearing large spikes of rosy lilac flowers like a Hyacinth, freely allsummer. May be
grown in tubs, pans or ponds in water two to four inches deep. Winter inthe house. Plants, after June
1st, 40 cents each. on
EICHHORNIA azurea, (New Blue Water Hyacinth): A choice novelty, the flowers resembling
the above variety, but deep lavender blue. Plants, after the 1st of June, 40 cents each. ;
LIMNOCHARIS HUMBOLDTITI, (The Water Poppy): One of the finest aquatic plants, —
bearing an abundance of flowers of a bright lemon color, all summer, Should be treated like Water
Hyacinth. Plants, after June 1st, 25 cents each. NCAA TEARS
LIMNANTHEMUM nympheoides, (Huropean Floating Heart): A pretty and perfectly hardy
plant with floating leaves and golden yellow flowers, an inch across, in abundance, Plant in shallow
water. Plants, after 1st of June, 25 cents each. Q pn 450
SAGITTARIA Japonica fi.-pl.; (Double flowered Arrow-Head): One of the finest aquatic
ern with pall spikes of pure white flowers resembling a Balsam. Perfectly hardy in shallow water ;
cents each. 3 ph
SAGITTARIA Montevediensis, Giant Arrow-Head): Four feet tall and very ornamental.
Flowers in large spikes, pure white spotted with purple. Winterin the house. Plants, ready first of
June, 50 cents each. ta a
ZIZANIA aquatica, (Wild Rice): A highly ornamental species of annual grass, native of western —
lakes and rivers, bearing large graceful panicles of bloom on stalks 6 to 10 feet high. Grown in shallow
water. Plants, in June only, 15 cents each, six for 40 cents, 75 cts. per dozen. ite
ACORUS Juponicus variegatus, (Variegated Sweet Flag): One of the finest variegated plants
in cultivation, the leaves being broadly striped with pure white. Perfectly hardy and may be grown in
_ moist ground or shallow water. Plants, in June, 30 cents each, four for $1.00. Haar °
At SCIRP US zebrinus, (Porcupine Plant): A remarkably fine hardy plant with leaves four feet tall,
variegated with alternate bands of green and white like the quills of a porcupine. Grow in moist
ground or very shallow water. Plants, in June, 40 cents each, four for $1.00. ice Ah
I have one of the largest collections of ornamental aquatic plants in America. At the great
exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, held in Boston last August, which was probably
the finest show of plants and flowers ever made in this country, my collection of aquatics was awarded —
the 1st Benj. Gray prize, silver plate valued at $25.00. The American Florist, published in Chicago, in
‘its report of this show, says: = = ~~ rp aieaise apn es PEE EN RYH 20 Ute asst
“The pond lilies were one of the loveliest and most appreciated features of the exhibition. * * *
Mr. L. W. Goodell of Dwight, Mass., filled a tank with beautiful lilies, also some rarities. He had
Nymphza Marhliacea chromatella, the new yellow one, and which is supposed to be a natural hybrid
between N. flava and N. candidissima. It is day-blooming, slightly fragrant, hardy, free growing, and
very free-blooming, continuing to blossom from early summer till late fall. A pretty little white lily
was N. alba-pygma, said to be a natural hybrid between these two species, and also hardy and copious.
Among other lilies he had N. alba, N. candidissima, N. scutifolia, N. Marliacea, N. dentata, different
varieties of N. odorata and of N. Zanzibarensis. Among the last named was a very deep-colored sport —
of N. Z. rosea which he has named purpurea. A leaf of Victoria regia was spread in the middle of the
basin, and Azolla Caroliniana floated about like duckweed, and Limnocharis Humboldtii, Water
Chestnuts (Trapa) and Eichhornia crassipes major were at home in the tank. The new and rare
Kichhornia azurea was prettily in bloom; it is bluer than E, crassipes, and the plant creeps about in a ~
matted fashion in shallow water in about like manner as do verbenas on dry land. Sagittaria Japonica
fl.-pl, was in full flower, its large, extremely double, pure white flowers are very attractive, and good
to tell, it is hardy and easy to grow. The Zebra-striped Rush, the Variegated Sweet Flag and other
plants went to help the display.” vei eat is :
“The Water Lilies are a success and a most pleasant surprise to the natives. They are less trouble
than plants in pots carried through the summer,”—JNo. G. SHOLL, Burlington, N. J. —
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These grand plants are among the very choicest of
NELUMBIUM nuciferum roseum, (Rose-colored
It is much darker and finer than WN. speciosum while —
first size tubers, which will bloom the first year, $2.50 —
ORDER SHEET FOR SEEDS, &c.
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L.W.Goodell, Pansy Park, Dwight, Mass.
DEAR STR:—Please send the following list of seeds, Sc. to
BEFORE ORDERING Please Read Directions
for Sending Money, &c.on page 2 of Catalog.
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order and allow a full line to each variety, add- | P. 0. Order, $
ing more paper if needed. Write anything you Postal Note, §
wish to say at the end of the order or on another
sheet. By following these directions it will |b, - $2000.
enable us to fill your order with the greatest «= Do not send postage
stamps if the amount can
dispatch and avoid mistakes. possibly be remitted in any
other way.
QUANTITY. NAMES OF SEEDS, &c. WANTED. ics
Amount carried over,
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Puberous |segonias.
The Tuberous Begonia is thought by many to be the “coming flower.” It is certainly the hand-
somest ofall our summer-blooming bulbs, and when its merits become generally Known it will undoubt-
edly become as popular as the Geranium for both house culture and bedding out. The plants grow toa
height of one to two feet, with many branches, which are covered with brilliant flowers from three to
five inches across through the summer, the colors ranging*from pure white through all the shades of
scarlet, crimson, rose, orange, etc., and more brilliant than Geraniums. They are grown from seeds
with the greatest ease. The seeds are very fine, and should be sown as directed for all fine seeds on
page 26. If grownin pots do not use too large pots, for they flower best if kepta little pinched for
root-room, giving them some of the Plant Food, or liquid manure, occasionally, to keep them growing.
They do best in a medium temperature and should be shaded from the direct rays of the sun, especial-
ly if under glass. They make a brilliant and showy bed out of doors in a partially shaded place, flower-
ing profusely for months. After the plants have done flowering the bulbs may be taken up, packed in
sand, and will keep through the winter in any warm cellar or room free from frost. Start them into
growth in pots in March or April, and bed out in June. Tuberous Begonias have been brought to the
greatest perfection in Europe, and the International strains I offer are a mixture of the finest strains
of the most celebrated European growers, and are unequalled in form, size and color.
Begonia gigantea, International Strain, mixed colors, per packet,........... 222... eee eee 30
Double Begonia, International Strain, mixed colors, per packet
From the Hampshire Herald of September 4 :--‘* Pansy Park is now in its glory of bloom and is
being visited by crowds of delighted spectators. Itis a pleasant drive from any of the surrounding
villages and any one who has not been there should not fail to do so within a week while the flowers are
stillin bloom. Interesting features are : the beautiful specimens of the Egyptian Lotus, and other va-
rieties of this uncommon flower; the large.leaves of the Victoria Regia, looking like floating islands ;
the various beautiful specimens of the Pond Lily, and other occupants of the aquatic garden, as well
as the magnificent display of Pansies, Asters and other fiowers. The proprietor, L. W. Goodell, is al-
ways ready to show visitors around the premises, and is pleased to see any and all who may choose to
visit this famous resort.
From the Springfield Republican, August 27 ;--The Hampden county horticultural society and their
friends, by special invitation of L. W. Goodell, will visit his grounds at Pansy Park to-morrow to see
his wonderful Victoria Regia, which is now coming into bloom. Besides this, the rarest of all aquatic
plants, Mr. Goodell has 50,000 Asters now in their prime, and many other varieties worth going to see.
The party will go by way vf Northampton, leaving at 7.15a.m. If the day should be unpleasant, the
trip will be postponed till Thursday. It is proposed to make tbis a picnic and outing for the day.
From the Amherst Record, October 2:—Florist L. W. Goodell of Pansy Park had a large and won-
deriully fine collection of flowers and aquatic plants displayed at the Hampden county horticultural
society's exhibition at Springfield last week, and they attracted a great deal of attention. A gigantic
leaf of the Victoria Regia was a special object of interest. Mr. Goodell won a number of prizes.
>HTanuaty 1, 1801. <
NE more season of gardening, with its successes and failures, pleasures and pains, has passed
away, and the Ice King reigns over the North; but soon the magic breath of spring will awaken
vegetation from its winter’s sleep beneath the snow and ice. Even now in some parts of our
truly great country the first harbingers of spring, the Scillas, Snowdrops and Crocuses, are greet-
ing many of my customers with their delicate buds and blossoms.
In presenting the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EDITION of my CATALOG OF NEW, RARE AND CHOICE
SEEDS, I desire to express my thanks to the many customers who have assisted in extending my trade
among their neighbors and friends. I shall strive, as in the past, by furnishing the very best of seeds
and liberal dealings, to merit a continuance of patronage and favors.
To the many thousands who will receive this Catalog. but have never dealt with me, I desire to say
that I have made a specialty of growing flower seeds for the past sixteen years. From my earliest re-
collection I have had a taste for gardening, and long before I ever thought of engaging in the business of
seed-growing I had grown and experimented with nearly every variety of flower and vegetable that
could be grown in this climate, for pleasure, and it is to this that I attribute much of my success
in business. Beginning with a capital of twenty-five dollars and less than two hundred customers the
first year I had several thousands the second, and it has gone on increasing rapidly until now
‘““Goodell’s seeds”? are not only planted in thousands of gardens in all parts of America, but orders
are often received from Kurope, the Hast and West Indias, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and
many other foreign lands. Competition in the seed-trade has been very keen for a number of years and
my extensive trade, won in competition with old established firms and the multitude of new ones which
have since sprung up is the result of fair and liberal dealing and the determination which I have always
strictiy adhered to not to send out any but first-class seeds.
Most of the flower seeds sold in this country are imported from Europe, and until within a few
years it was supposed they could not be grown in America, but it has been found that with proper care
and skill, seeds of many of our most popuiar fiowers can be produced here of much better quality
than the European seeds. The amount of time, skill and care necessary to produce seeds of the.
highest quality cannot be understood or appreciated by those not acquainted with the details of the
business. I have succeeded in greatly improving many of our most popular varieties, and among those
that will be found much superior in quality to the seeds usually sold by dealers, I desire to call
particular attention to my Asters Balsams, China and Japan Pinks, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Double
Portulaca, Stocks, Verbenas, Double Zinnias, Hollyhocks, Tropcwolums and Sweet Williams, which
have been awarded many First Prizes by the Mass. Horticultural Society, and at many fairs where I
have exhibited them. Such varieties as do not perfect their seeds in this climate, and experience has
shown are better for being grown elsewhere, I import from the most reliable growers of England,
Germany and France. In December of each yearI make careful tests of the germinating qualities of
every variety I offer, and all that do not germinate properly are at once burned or thrown away,
and it is almost impossible that any seeds I send out will fail to grow from any fault in the seeds.
Everything offered in this Catalog will be sent to any part of the United States 01 Canada by mail
or express. postage and express charges paid and safe delivery guaranteed, at the prices annexed. My
prices will compare very favorably with those of any other reliable dealer, and in many cases are much
below those of city dealers.
VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL.
M b t at isk, if sent di to th directi :
HOW 0 Send MonGY,—senaSu'sns of one dollar or over by Post-Ofice Money Order, which is
always the best way if it can be obtained; but if a money order cannot be obtained at your office, re-
mit in bank bills and get the letter registered. The expense of sending py either of the above ways
will be five or ten cents, and may be selected in seeds from the Catalog. ave all Money Orders made
payable at AMHERST, Mass. Sums less than one dollar may be enclosed in a letter and sent at my risk.
Always remit sums of less than one dollar by Postal Note if possible, but if these cannot be obtained
at your office, then use good, new 1-cent and 2-cent postage stamps for change, but if stamps must be
used do not detach or stick them to the letter, but send them just as purchased, and as I receive many
more stamps than I can use, and have to sell them at a discount, do not send anything but sums of less
than a dollar in stamps, if the remittance can be made in any other way. Twenty-five cents or less in
silver can be sent safely in a letter, in a strong envelope, if pasted securely between two sheets of
paper to prevent its cutting through the envelope, but never send larger sums than this in silver, as it
requires extra postage, and is almost sure to cut through the envelope and become lost. A sufficient
amount to pay for all goods ordered should be enclosed, asit is my invariable rule to send goods only
to the value of the remittance.
In making up your order be sure that NAME, Post-OrricE, COUNTY and StaTeE are plainly
written on every order. Every day during the busy season I receive letters with one and sometimes
all of these important items wanting; and then all I can dois to wait until I receive scolding letters,
and am perhaps called hard names, when the fault is entirely with the customer.
I take the greatest care in filling orders, yet it is impossible, in the hurry of the busy season,
to avoid occasional mistakes, and where errors occur, please do not think that I design to cheat you,
but notify me at once, stating just what the error is, and I will make prompt and satisfactory correc-
tion.
The great majority of orders are sure to reach me safely, but it occasionally happens that a
letter is lost or stolen. After waiting a reasonable length of time, if the seeds ordered do not arrive,
then write again, ALWAYS REPEATING THE ORDER, so that, in case we did not receive the first order, we
ean fill it without further delay.
Early Orders. The seed trade of a whole year is crowded into a few months, which makes a
great rush of business, and it will be a great accommodation to me if all who can conveniently do so
will send their orders as early as possible. The seeds will then be on hand when wanted for sowing,
and customers will be sure of getting just what is ordered, for stocks of some of the most desirable va-
rieties often become exhausted late in the season.
My Flower Gardens are always open to visitors, and friends are cordially invited to come and
inspect the flowers from which I save seeds. Acres of Asters, Pansies, Petunias, Pinks, Phlox, Ver-
benas and hundreds of other varieties are, when in full bloom, a grand sight, worth going many miles
to see.
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30-CENT COLLECTION OF SEEDS.
GOODELL’S DIAMOND COLLECTION.
It has been my custom for many years to grow some of the choicest and most popular varieties in
extra large quantities and offer them in collections forabout a quarter of the retail prices. I have sent
out millions of packets of these seeds, and have received many thousands of letters containing expres-
sions of tbe satisfaction they have given to the purchasers; and I have the pleasure of knowing that
many who never cultivated a single flower before have been induced to begin their culture by my cheap
collections. The past season I have grown and put up the following 14 varieties especially for this col-
lection and they wili be sent to all who order it for only THIRTY CENTS, postpaid. Each packet contains
from 100 to 500 seeds, except a few of the most expensive new varieties, and all are of the choicest qual-
ity in every respect. I was the first to adopt this method of putting up cheap collections of seeds, and
other seedsmen have since imitated it: but it should be noticed that while the collections of other deal-
ers are mostly made up of the most common, cheapest kinds, mine consist almost entirely of the very
choicest, including a number of the finest novelties of recent introduction. I intend that my collec-
tions shall always stand at the head in value and I think all will acknowledge that this one is the most
valuable ever offered for so smallasum, I am sometimes asked to make changes in the varieties, and
while I am willing to accommodate customers in every way possible, yet in this I cannot do so, as I
shall have them put up ready for mailing before the busiest part of the season. It is on this very condi-
tion of no change in connection with very large sales, that I can offer them for such a small sum. Full
descriptions will be found in the following pages.
1. Pansy, Choice German, mixed colors. This| 8. Candytuft, Mammoth White.
if fully equal to the ‘best strain’ of many| 9. New Mexican Fire Plant, (Euphorbia het-
seedsmen. erophylla).
. Aster, Rose-jflowered, 15 colors mixed. | 10. Aster, Harlequin or Leopard.
. Helichrysum, Everlasting, 10 colors mixed. | 11. Portulaca, Double Rose-fi., mixed colors.
. Ipomea setosa, (New Brazilian Morning|12. Gaillardia Lorenziana jfi-pl,mixed colors,
Glory). |13. Dwarf Sweet Alyssum, Little Gem
14. Annual Chrysanthemums, mixed colors.
- Phlox Drummondi, Star of Quedlinburg
. Pinks, China and Japan, all varieties
mixed.
$60.00 IN CASH, and other Premiums to Clubs.
There are so many choice new sorts in this collection that I expect all my old customers as well as
thousands of new ones will want it, and have made preparations accordingly. The gardens of cus-
tomers are my best advertisements, and many are so well pleased with the seeds that they recommend
them to others and raise clubs among their friends and neighbors. I appreciate this highly. and will re-
ward liberally all who thus assist in extending my trade, as follows:
For a club of four subscribers to the 30-cent collection remitting $1.20 at one time, I will send a col-
lection free to the club raiser ; or, if preferred, all the following five very choice new varieties, worth
80 cents, a full description of which will be found inthe following pages. Nymphcea Zanzibarensis Az-
urea ; New Sweet Pea, Miss Blanch Ferry : New Double Bachelor's Buttons ; Comet Aster, mixed col-
ors; Ipomcea coccinea eleyuns. Any one can easily raise a clnb of four, but to those who do not suc-
ceed in obtaining that number, I will, fora club of three, send the New Sweet Pea, the new Double
Bachelor's Button, Comet Aster and Ipomceea as a premium; for aclub of two subscribers, the Comet
Aster and Ipomea as a premium, and for one subscriber, the Ipomcea. These premiums are offered for
subscribers actually obtained; I cannot allow a premium ona person’s own order for a collection.
Those who get more than four subscribers, may select seeds in packets from the catalog tothe value of
ten cts. for each subscriber obtained over four. Ifthe premium seeds are not wanted for the club-rais-
er’s own use, they can easily be sold while taking orders for collections, and thus ten cents in cash be
obtained for each subscriber. The premium seeds must be selected when the club orderis sent. The
seeds will be sent tothe raiser of the club (which is much the best way when convenient to distribute,
as they usually go safer when sent to one address), or, if not convenient for the raiser of the club to
distribute them, to each member separately. Please send full name and address of each member of
the club. As my profit comes in the future trade I may receive, this is a very important matter to me,
and I cannot afford or allow premiums unless the name and address of each member of the club (wheth-
er large or small)is sent, so that we can put them on our books for a catalog next year. A copy of this
year’s catalog will be sent for each member of the club, if wanted, and club-raisers will please state
how many are needed. :
In addition to the above very liberal seed premiums [will give $60 in CASH to the four persons
sending the largest clubs of subscribers to the 30-cent collection, divided as follows:
First Premium, $25 for the club containing the largest number of subscribers.
Seconp Preemicm, $15 for the club containing the second largest number of subscribers.
THIRD PremitM, $10 for the club containing the third largest number of subscribers.
FourtH Premium, §5 for the club containing the fourth largest number of subscribers.
FirtH Premium, $3 for theclub containing the fifth largest numberof subscribers.
SrxtH Premium, $2 for the club containing the sixth largest number of subscribers.
FURTHERMORE, provided the largest club contains over thirty subscribers, I will DOUBLE the first
premium, making it $50.00 instead of $25.00. Competition is open toall persons, Any one can get
upa club of four, apd witha little work a larger one, and havea chance to take one of the cash pre-
miums, which are surely worth some effort to obtain. Boys and girls can easily get up clubs, and to en-
courage my young friendsto compete for the cash premiums offered above, I WILL MAKE A PRESENT OF
$10 to the boy or girl under 16 years of age, who gets up the largest club order for the 30-cent collection
and $5 to the boy or girl who gets up the second largest club. Additions to clubs can be made at any
time after the first four, up to the first day of June, and proper credit will be given. The cash pre-
miums will be awarded and forwarded to the successful competitors early in June, and their names and
addresses published in my next Catalog.
Premiums on a General Selection of Seeds.
The above premiums are offered on collections only, but those who raise clubs for a general selection
of seeds in packets from the Catalog, or order for themselves alone, may select EXTRA SEEDS IN PACKETS
to the value of THIRTY CENTS for each dollar sent, BUT IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD that this
offer is made ONLY ON SEEDS IN PACKETS at the regular Catalog priees. SEEDS BY WEIGHT,
OR MEASURE, OR IN COLLECTIONS, OR BULBS AND PLANTS, must not be reckoned at all tow-
ards these premiums, NOR CAN THE PREMIUMS BE PAID IN THEM, as it would bring the prices
below cost in some cases.
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_ GOODELL’S CHOICE, SEEDS.
Novelties in Flower Seeds for 1801
AND
Hecent Introductions of Special Merit.
The varieties on this and the following thirteen pages are either novelties of this season or varieties of
special merit introduced during the past few years.
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This singular half-hardy annual, which is a native of Mexico and some parts of Texas, has been
cultivated to a limited extent in some parts of the South several years, and was introduced to
general cultivation by me. It is unquestionably one of the most beautiful of annual foliage plants and
has been greatly admired by all who have seen it. The plant grows to a height of three feet or more
and is very branching and leafy, the leaves about three inches long, very odd and pretty in form and
all green during the earlier stages of its growth, but in August, or earlier according to the time the
plants are started in spring, those on the end of the branches turn to a bright orange-scarlet color,—
some all scarlet and others blotched with scarlet as shown in the engravings; and so distinct and clear-
ly defined are the blotches that they have the appearance of being painted on the leaves with a brush,
and the plant is sometimes called ‘‘ Painted Leaf..” It is singularly formed and clean, deep green foli-
age give it a very attractive appearance in all stages of its growth, and when its scarlet blotched leaves
appear the effect of this combination of bright colors is very striking indeed, especially when grown in
beds or masses, A large bed of these plants at Pansy Park last summer was a center of attraction to
visitors. It is also a grand plant for house culture in pots, and for this purpose the seeds should be
started in May and the plants kept growing in 8-inch pots in the open air through the summer, sunk in
the ground up to the rims and kept well watered. For garden culture, start the seeds early in the house
so as to get good plants for planting out as soon as danger from frosts is past, for the earlier they are
started the earlier the scarlet leaves appear. Sow the seeds in a box, cover a quarter inch with soil,
keep quite moist and in a good warm place and nearly every seed will germinate in ten to twenty days.
Set the plants 15 to 18 inches apart in good soil. It is a good plan to tie each plant to a stake in July to
prevent them from being blown down by storms of wind and rain. Seeds per packet,............. .... 15
‘*] want to write you about my Water Lilies. More talk and fuss about them—as if the citizens
bought the seeds and had paid a big price and been badly sold! Here are some of the questions: ‘ Will
they bloom from seed ? ‘How many years must you wait for them to bloom?’ ‘I donot believe you
can get them to bloom at all—nothing but a cheat!’ and lots more of the same kind of encouragement.
Well, I had seven nice plants. Tney bloomed and were lovely and much admired. It hardly seemed
possible that such wee atoms of plants could develop in so few weeks such leaves and flowers.”—Mrs,
F. H. JOHNSON, Olean, N. Y.
PANSY. PARK, DWIGHT; MASS.
=NEW ANNUAL CAI
\
NEW ANNUAL CARNATIONS.
>* BEAUWIEUL + NEW + ASTERS.
CARNATIONS. =
All will admit that a Carnation Pink which blooms freely the firs
year from seed is a great acquisition, and that is just what this new
class is.
ARNEBIA
out injury.
HARLEQUIN ASTER.
COMET ASTER.
mums,
“like balls of ribbons”
ASTER, Comet:
An entirely new
and very hand-
some class and
the most dis-
tinct that has
been introduced
for many years.
The plants grow
15 inches talland
have very dou-
ble flowers of
the largest size,
4 to 5 inches
across. The pe-
tals are very
long, narrow and
curled at the
ends and have a
fluffy ap pear-
ance, something
like the Japan-
ese Chrysanthe-
as some
OxXPEGSS 165 Six colors mixed,.. .........-..-s
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Plants from seeds sown in March bloom freely during the
latter part of summer and autumn.
grant and of various self-colors and some beautifully variegated and
striped with white; and 80per cent. will come double and good.
PGK Gir eee Meera eee os Sees Se nee SER s <Hewicak oS sates
cornuta:
plants 2 feet tall, which are completely covered with spikes of
rich yellow flowers nearly an inch across, each flower marked
with five maroon spots.
very effective in beds and excellent for bouquets.
early in boxes and plant out in rather poor soil 18 inches apart.
CHRYSANTHEMUM multicaule:
dwarf bedding plants I have ever seen.
spreading habit, a foot across and only five inches tall.
flowers are 14 inches across and are produced in abundance
every day from May to November, bearing heavy frosts with-
5 It is remarkably good for,edging to beds,.......
The flowers are large very fra-
A magnificent annual, forming bushy
It flowers profusely all summer and is
Sow seeds
This is one of the finest
The plants are of
The
15
HARLEQUIN OR LEOPARD
This is one of the finest Asters
the flowers of medium size, per-
fectly double and a large part of
them beautifully spotted with
red or purple as shown in the
engraving, on white ground.
Grows about 15 inches tall.
PRS bre ea eaes oe eee ee ees 15
ASTER, Non Plus Ultra:
This new variety was intro-
duced last year and is one of
the finest Asters I have ever
grown. The plants are about
a foot tall, each plant bearing
on long, stiff stems from a
dozen to twenty extremely
double flowers of the largest
size and most perfect form,
the petals finely imbricated
and reflexed. Rose, crimson
ane WHILC: MIKE... so <%,e0«. 2 20
ASTER, Rose-jflowered,
Dark Scarlet: Flowers very
double of a dark crimson scar-
let or maroon color. The
deepest, richest colored Aster
@Ver producedts s22 525. e525 15
| ASTER, Lilliput-fowered, White: An
exceedingly pretty variety one foot tall,
bearing a great number of small elegantly
quilled pure white flowers... ...... ss. c2-e<> 10
| ASTER, Mignon: Avery beautiful variety
of white Aster, the plants growing 12 to,18
inches in height, of compact very branching
habit, each plant bearing from 50 to 100 pure
white double flowers about two inches across,
with the petals finely imbricated. It is one of
the earliest to bloom and keeps in perfection
longer than any other variety................ 15
| ASTER, Triumph, Deep Scarlet: This was
introduced from Germany and has proved
the most charming dwarf variety ever seen.
It grows to the height of 7 or8 inches, very
compact, and each plant bears from 20 to 30
very double flowers, 244 inches across,
which are of a lovely deep, satiny scarlet
color, and scarlet striped white............... 20
6 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
RARE AND MAGNIFICENT
Blae and Pink Water Pilies.
They will grow and flower four months from sowing seeds, in ponds, tanks, tubs or pans,
in the open air, in any part of the United States,
a
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(A glimpse of the Aquatic and Sub-tropical Garden at Pansy Park—from a Photograph.)
Blue and Pink Water Lilies are yet so rare in this country that comparatively few persons have seen
them; and one good old lady wrote that she did not believe such things were in existence,—they must
be humbugs, because she had never seenthem! They were grown in some of the public parks in the
large cities last summer, and when it becomes generally known how easily they can be grown, every-
body who loves choice flowers and can have a tank or tub of water willhave them. Although they are
natives of tropical Africa, they can be easily grownin the open air in any part of the United States,
flowering freely for several months the first year from seeds. Ournative Water Lilies require several
years to make flowering plants from seeds, but these blue and pink tropical varieties are, practically
annuals, and bloom from seeds about as soon as Verbenas or Petunias and are about as easy to grow.
Plants from seeds sown in the middle of March, if planted out in June make an astonishingly rapid
growth and begin to bloom in July, each plant bearing from one tothree magnificent flowers, which are
four to ten inches across, every day tillfrozen up in the fall. From fifty to seventy-five flowers of these
gorgeous lilies opened every day for several months last Summer in the aquatic garden at Pansy Park,
from seeds sown in March, and they were very much admired by thousands of visitors. In some of the
Southern States they will grow and flower almost the year round in natural ponds, and no doubt would
become naturalized if once established. They can be grown to perfection in ponds or large tanks, but
these are not at all necessary, for they flower just as well in tubs, the only difference being in the size of
the flowers. I flowered quite anumber in common two-gallon pails last summer, as an experiment.
The size of the flowers depends on the size of the tubs or tanks and richness of the soil. If in pails or
tubs they will be from two to six inches across, and from six to ten inches or even more, if in ponds or
large tanks where they have plenty of room. The seeds are about the size of Poppy seeds and never
fail to germinate if properly treated, in six to fifteen days. Their culture is very simple. Take small
cups. like tea-cups, fill them about half or uwo-thirds full with fine, rich garden soil, press it down hard
and firm and scatter the seeds on the surface. a packet in each cup, covering them to the depth of
an eighth or quarter of an inch with ciean sand. Then fill up carefully with water, so as not to disturb
the seeds, and place where they will keep at a temperature of 70 or 80 degrees till they germinate. Those
who have no green-house can start them near a stove or on the mantel-piece, moving them to a warm,
sunny window as soon asthe plants are well up. Examine often and see that the water does not all
evaporate from the cups. After the plants have made leaves a quarter inch across, and are large enough
to handle, transplant Lo three-inch pots which have been nearly filled with soil composed of old, thor-
oughly decayed stable manure and garden soil in about equal parts. Press the soil down firm and set a
plant in each pot, covering the soil with a little sand to hold it down, and put them in a pan of water
deep enough to cover the plants about aninch. They can be kept in a green-house, hot-bed, or a warm
sunny window in the house until time to plant out inthe tubs, whichis early in June in this latitude,
Tubs can be made from any strong, tight barrel sawed in two. or molasses hogsheads would be still bet-
ter; or tanks of cement can be made in the ground of any size desired. ‘The tubs can be kept on the
surface or sunk partly or wholly in the ground. Put them where they will get at least 6 or 8 hours
of sun during the day. Fill the tubs about half full of soil composed of about equal parts of garden
soil and old, decayed stable manure. firming it well down. Set only one plant in atub and cover the soil
with an inch or two of coarse sand or gravel to hold it down. Do not cover the plants with more than
two inches of water until they have made considerable growth. Deep water is not necessary at any
time ; 4to8inches is enough. The water in the tubs should be changed a few times during the summer
to keep it from becoming stagnant.
Thousands of my customers grew these grand Water Lilies last year, which will cause a great de-
mand for them and lead to the sale by seedsmen of much imported seed. I have tested imported seeds
many times, but invariably found them old and unreliable. The seeds I offer are all of my own growing
the past season and sure to germinate.
PANSY “PARK; DWIGHT}: MASS. F§
“
—
The following are samples of many reports I have received from those who have grown these rare
Water Lilies. They have created a sensation wherever grown, and many who grew them in tubs last
year, write that they shall build tanks for them this year. It seems to be a difficult matter to convince
many people that these superb Water Lilies not only exist, but will grow and bloom as represented.
‘<T was more than satisfied with the success I had with the water lily seeds you sent me last spring.
The plants grew so slow at first that I thought they never would amount to anything. I set them out
in June and from July to the hard frosts they were constantly in bloom. The flowers were from six
to eight inches across. I had them in barrels in a basin eight feet across. I was never so well satisfied
‘with any flower that I have tried to raise, and would like some more seeds.” — E. M. VALENTINE,
Yankton, S. D.
“T promised to let you know how I succeeded with Nymphzas from your seed. I followed your
directions closely in sowing the seed and they came up abundantly and grew thriftily. I planted two
roots in atub and they blossomed finely until after hard frosts. They have been a source of wonder-
ment and pleasure to all who have seen them, as scarce anyone here ever saw a blue or pink Water
Lily.”—Lotra SPENCER, Florist, Hudson, Mich.
“*T planted the Zanzibar Water Lily seeds, following your directions, putting them out June 17 ina
hogshead tub. One florist in Boston told me they would not bloom till next year, and friends and
family thought they would notbloom atall. July 14I discovered a bud, and they commenced to bloom
about Aug. 1. After the first flowers I had a constant succession of flowers till the heavy frosts came
sometime in October. Twocolors came, pink and blue, and they were seen and admired by all my
friends and even by strangers passing by. I am gladtohbear testimony tothe absolute truthfulness of
every Statement in your catalogue about them.’—GiLBERT O. BURNHAM, Counsellor-at-Law, Essex,
Mass.
NYMPHZA Zanzibarensis azurea: This is a magnificent variety, varying in color from
lieht sky blue toa rich deep azure.. Per packet ..c 2.6. esc. sche-. sc jeedarceeees “ch, Soe. Gas eeoeecoe 20 aeD
NYMPH #A Zanzibarensis resea: This is a very rare variety of the above, and like it in all
respects except in color, which varies from pink to rosy purple, almost crimson in some specimens.
Both of these varieties are very fragrant. Per packet.................-. 2... eens Be ciao SRS Reiss 35
ES" No half packets sold, but Iwill send packets of both varieties for 50 cents.
VICTORIA REGIA, New Crimson Flowered: This is the Queen of Water Lilies and the
largest acquatic plant known. The leaves grow to a diameter of six or eight feet, and the flowers 12 to
16 inches, each plant covering a space 20 to 34 feet across. The flowers emit a perfume resembling that
of pineapples. At first they are white, changing to a deep crimson the second day they open. It
can be easily grown in the Southern States in open ponds. It can be flowered in the North in green-
houses, orin a tankin the open air. Start the seeds, whichare about the size of peas, in winter or early
spring in water and put them near the pipes in a green-house or in some place where they will keep at
a uniform temperature of 80 or 90 deg., till they sprout, then plant in pots of rich soil, To grow it to
perfection in the open air, the water in the tank must be heated artificially with pipes from a green-
house boiler, but it can be fiowered with fair success without the aid of artificial heat as I proved
during the pastsummer. A plant was set in a rich bed of soil ina pond early in June and covered
with an ordinary cold-frame until hot weather set in. It grew very rapidly, making leaves 514 feet
across, and produced a number of flowersin August. Seeds 50 cents each, $35 per doz. Plants $10 to
$15 each, ready early in June.
NYMPHZA scutifolia: A fine variety with flowers three or four inches across, lavender blue,
oe to white in the center ; a free bloomer all summer, but not hardy; plants only, ready in June.
2 each.
NYMPH ZA dentata: A grand variety with pure white flowers from 6 to 12 inches across. This
and the following variety are propogated from tubers which are found around the old plantsin autumn,
These should be wintered in sand and water kept at not less than 60 deg. Start into growth in March
in small pots of rich soil immersed in water kept at 8) deg. Plant outin June. Price, $2.50 each.
NYMPH ZA Devoniensis: One of the choicest and most gorgeous Water Lilies in cultivation.
The fiowers are as large as dentata, but of a beautiful rosy red. Blossoms in 50 to 60 days after planting
out but must havea good warm location to do first rate. Price, $2.50 each.
No kind of Water Lily will bear actual freezing of the roots, but those that will stand the winter in
cold climates are called hardy, They can be easily grown in ponds, tanks or tubs. Ifin tubs, move to
a cellar in winter to keep from freezing. They are nut grown from seed.
NEW HARDY YVELLOW WATER LILY, Nymphea marhliacea chromatella : This beautiful
new variety was flowered at Pausy Park last summer andistrulya gem. The plant has the vigorous
habit of NV. candidissima, flowering continuously from early summer to frost. Its flowers are fragrant
and rather larger than the common Water Lily, with broad waxy pecals of a beautiful light yellow color,
with bright orange stamens. Plants (ready in May), $3.50 each
NYMPHZ4 odorata: The common native Water Lily of the East-
cot ee Goud flowering roots, 35 cents each ; four for $1.00. (Ready in
ay.
NYMPH ZA odorataminor: A variety of the common, with flowers
only half the size. Price, 35 cents each, four for $1.00. ‘
NYMPHZA odorata rosea: This is the rare pink variety of
i? odorata, sometimes called the Cape Cod Pink Lily, and is the most lovely of
= all the hardy varieties. It beginsto bloom earlierin the season and contin-
= ues in bloom later than the common variety, and is of a lovely pink or rose
5 color. I havea fine stock of this rare variety and am ableto offer them at a
greatly reduced price this season. First size flowering roots(readyin May),
Wp 32-00 each, two for $?.59. Second size roots, $1.50 each, two for $2.50.
WY B NYMPHZA pyqmea: This is the smallest of all Water Lilies and a
= little gem. Itisanative of Siberia. It blooms very freely, being the first
= _A variety to flower in summer, and continues till frozen up in the fall, The
=== flowers are pure white and about thesize of a silver half dollar, opening at
- noon and closing at night. Plants. $2.00each. (Ready in May.)
NYMPH 5 alba candidissima: Thisis alarge-flowered variety of
iz, —————— the native Water Lily of Europe and the finest of all hardy varieties. It is
much better taan our hardy variety, beginning to flower earlier and continues in bloom till frozen up
in the fall, The flowers are pure white. the petals being very broad and much more waxy than
those of V. odorata and in rich soil will grow up to five or six inchesacross. Good flowering roots,
each, $3.00. (Ready in May.)
8 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
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Verbenas grown from seed are not only quite fragrant, but always make nice, healthy plants, and
flower more profusely than cutting plants; but there has always been a strong tendency in seedlings
to throw the dull neutral tints, or “run to purple and blue,” as the florists say. In this NEw Rupy
STRAIN this tendency has been almost overcome by over fifteen years of culture and selection, and I
am confident that the larger part of the plants from it will throw the most brilliant and desirable col-
ors. The trusses are of the largest size and the individual flowers are often an inch in diameter.
The colors include the most brilliant scarlet, vermillion, and other bright eolors in great variety, ©
many of them with large, distinct white eyes and some elegantly striped and variegated. These
Verbenas have always taken the first prize whenever exhibited at fairs, being fully equal and many of
them superior to the best named varieties. This strain is so highly perfected that it bears but very
little seed. Verbena seeds should be sown as early as possible, under glass or in boxes in the house ;
cover a quarter inch with soil and keep moist and warm until it germinates, which will be in from two
to four weeks. Saved from more than 100 varieties, per packet....... ... Beste hodaneaacsaeomgosyst se 25
The Double Hollyhock is the most gorgeous and
showy of all the hardy perennials. I have been
growing and improving it for many years and am
able to offer a strain which can be recommended as
the finest extant. The flowers of largest size, per-
fectly double and range in color from pure white
to deepest crimson. Seeds should be sown as early
as June Ist, in this latitude. Set the plants 2 or3
feet apart in a bed a little elevated above the sur-
rounding surface so that they will keep dry in win-
ter. Cover with a few leaves or evergreen boughs
late ia fall. . Sixteen colors,--pure white, dark
crimson, dark pink, light buff and purple tinged li-
lac, salmon rose, canary yellow, violet tinted with
cream, light flesh color, crimson flaked with salmon,
brown shaded and tipped with lilac, cream color
and purple shaded lilac, buff yellow, purple, rose,
sulphur yellow, scarlet—all in splendid mixture.... 25
POPPY, Japanese Pompon; An elegant variety
of Poppy growing a foot tall. The flowers, which
are borne in profusion, are small and double or
semi-double, of the most delicate and brilliant
colors, many of them with a white edge; mixed
COLOTS sid olais ee SE A ede Melati elias
SUPERB DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK.
(44 natural size.)
I wish to thank you for the pleasure obtained from our Water Lilies, grown from seed obtained
from Pansy Park. We followed your directions for culture and had an abundance of lovely flowers
from July until frost. hey were much admired and several of our friends asked for and obtained your
address with a view of having some lovely lilies too.—Mrs. WALTER J. Ditu, Upper Darby, Pa.
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS. 9
New Hardy Moon-l lower.
(IPOMG@A PANDURATA.)
This isa grand climber and is now first offered by me. It is perfectly hardy here, and a single
well-established plant will cover the side of a house, making it white with bloom inthe morning. The
leaves are heart-shaped and the flowers, which are three to five inches across, are pure white shading
to pink and purple in the throat, andit is in bloom for several months. This with the Brazilian Morning
Glory and the White-seeded or Giant Moon-flower, make a grand combination. It is propagated only
from tubers. Good flowering tubers 30 cents each, post-paid. (Ready in April.)
TPOMOEA SETOSA.
NEW BRAZILIAN MORNING GLORY.
To the genus Ipomcea we are indebted forsome of the most magnificent of climbing plants. One
of the most ornamental! and finest of these is this new Brazilian Morning Glory introduced by me last
year, but it is entirely distinct from the common Morning Glory. Itis an annual and the most vigor-
ous and rapid in growth of all vines, climbing 30to 50feet. The vines branch and climb in all direc-
tions, a single vine soon covering a large tree, arbor or building. Its leaves are like those of the Grape
in form and of immense size, often a foot across in rich soil. The flowers, which open in the morning,
are three inches or more across, of a beautiful rose color, and are borne in large clusters very freely
from July to frost. Every part of the vine is thickly covered with short reddish hairs which, with its
immense leaves and large clusters of curious seed capsules render it highly ornamental and give it
quite a tropical appearance. For quickly covering a piazza or an arbor where a dense shade is required
Laas HereG lal me TICE. per DACKOU 8 Se... . sea... Sass mia ne elses Se cleenteye oat-e's 04) damsl ajo seine einige’: aiclee eeieie
SS IPOMGA grandiflora: (White-seeded or Giant Moon-flower:
AN This is one of the grandest of climbing plants, and far superior in
every way tothe common Moon-flower, the fiowers being much
larger—5 to 6inches across—of more substance and pure white.
They open late in the afternoon and close in the morning. The
vines make arapid growth in rich soil, branching and climbing 25
or more feet, a single plant often haying from a dozen to 50 of its
magnificent flowers open at atime. This and the Brazilan Morn-
ing Glory make a very effective combination when planted to-
gether. Start the seeds early in the house,...... Moog cu. MAREE 15
IPOM@A Leari, (Blue Moon-fiower): One of the finest species
with flowers 4 inches across, of a rich satin blue shading to ruby
Tom VeRO COMET. we TORL. woh hee. aes cee ages a eaten a5ete 20
IPOM@Q@A limbata elegantissima, one of the finest varieties
for covering fence or trellis. The flowers are three inches across,
of a lovely azure blue with a broad white margin; 10 feet,........ S10
IPOM CGA coccinea, an elegant species from the East Indies. It
climbs 15 feet or more and has Ivy-like leaves and racemes of
small scarlet flowers which are borne in profusion all summer,.... 10
IPOM@A coccinea elegans, a new variety from Mexico
whichwas introduced by me. The vine is of slender but rapid
growth and very branching, climbing 15 or 20 feet. The flowers,
which are nearly an inch across, are of a bright rosy crimson.
They are borne on two-forked racemes which stand well out from
MOON FLOWS. the foliage and in such profusion as to quite cover the vines. It
begins to flower in June and continues in full bloom till killed by frost in the fall,
COCKSCOMB, New
Empress: <A mag-
nificent dwarf varie-
ty with immense
combs, measuring
from 12 to 20 inches
in length, when well
grown, and of a
dark crimson with
a rich velvety ap-
pearance. Sow seeds
in the house and
plant out a foot apart
after danger from
frost is past........ 15
CAND YTU FT,
Mammoth White:
This is the largest
variety of white Can-
dytuft ever offered,
the plants growing pywpRESS COCKSCOMB.
very large, the spikes
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MARIGOLD,
AFRICAN, EI
Dorado: This
is the finest
strain ofAfrican
Marigold yet
produced. The
flowers are 3 to
4 inches in di-
ameter, very
double and most
perfectly imbri-
eated and frilled
a single plant
often bearing
from 50 to 75
flowers at one
time. The colors
run through all
the shades of
yellow from
of flowers from 3 to5inches long by 2 or3in very light prim-
diameter. The plants should be transplant- rose to the deep- 4
ed or thinned to 15 inches apart, to become est orange; mixed colors......0..0.50..+20065. 1
fully developed, in good rich soil .... ....... 10
“The Water Lilies are fine and easily grown. They are great bloomers. Mine have been in flower
since early in July. Assoon as one flower fades there is another to take its place. They are easily
grown in a wash-tub, and they like a very rich soil.” Wm. Ler, Bedford, Ohio.
10 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
LARGH HLOW HERING
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DIAMOND STRAIN.
THE BEST STRAIN OF GERMAN PAWSIES IN THE WORLD.
Awarded the Special Faxon Prize by the Wassachusetts Hloticultural Society offered
for the Best Fifty Cut Blooms Judged by a Scaie of Points.
The superior qualities of this un-
surpassed strain of German Pansies,
introduced by me, has gained sucha
reputation among my customers that
it has resulted in the sale of over one
hundred thousand packets of seeds.
lts large and perfectly formed, round
and velvety blooms, endless variety of
rich and delicate colors aud tints, oft-
en in combinations that, if not seen,
would be difficult to believe ever ex-
isted in a Pansy, distinguishes this
strain above all others. 1 grow large
fields of these Pansies, which have
been visited and admired by thou-
sands of people, including many Flo-
rists. Ihave grown and tested every
strain of Pansies offered by American,
English, Scotch, French and German
growers and dealers up to the present
time. While some of these are excel-
lent, none of them have proved equal
in richness, brilliancy and variety of
coloring to the Diamond Strain, and
none surpass them in size except the
Mammoth French strains which I offer
on another page. J particuiarly in-
vite a comparison with any other strain
of German Pansies, feeling confident
that the Diamond Strain wiil not suffer
in the least by it.
The following varieties are some of
the most distinct of these Pansies,
but it should be understooc that while
a good proportion of the plants of
each variety will come true to the de-
scription, there will always be some
Ss bea utiful on that account. for new and
ies seeds very lightly.
hie and black, shading to violet and azure
three large maroon blotches; Clymene,
DIAMOND PANSY, PSYCHE.
variation in some of the plants, but they wi ill t be none th
novel shades and markings of s
Melpomene. }rown ané
blue on upper pet
purple and marvon, ]
fawn color: Andron meda. dar
ep. rich pu
dee ed == .
: i ad
ile Halevene, yellow, edged with blue; Daphne, lilac shaded with rosy
purple; Aurora. a velvety crimson maroon, shaded with red and edged with he ea Tris, deep blu-
ish purple shaded violet: uyper petals light blue or violet. Eurydice, white with large blue center;
Niobe, rich brown and maroon: Venus, deep rich blue and purple, stained light red and bordered
with pink and white: Lavinia, deep yellow with black center: Thalia, violet and purple with yellow
center: Antigone, dark purt plish blue: aes white ground with a large dark blotch on each
petal; Callisto, dark colors with light edges: Psyche, various shades of purple, yellow and brown
striped and mottled often ona tg und: Eevetcr ies rich shades of blue and purple with a black
center; Alcestis, a shades of purpl w and maroon beautifully marbled and shaded: Cy-
bele, brown with yellow center: Sappho, p = black with vivlet center: Dryope, light blue sha-
ded with brown and fawn color: Erato, pu black with bronze or yellow center: Flora, red with
five large dark blotches: Clytie, purp a or maroon center: Semele, purple shaded with violet: Jole,
brown with yellow center: Dione, various shades of purple, yellow and maroon, marbled: Hebe, yel-
low, stained red: large dark blotches; ‘Calliope, rich velvety maroon and bronze color with yeliow
center; Calypso, mahogany color, citron yellow and bronze with dark center: Proserpine, purple
and blue with white center: Thetis, red and yellow with maroon blotches: Nephele, white. some-
times marked with violet; Clio, purple edged with white: Ceres, pure white, sometimes slightly
tinged with cream color: Cassiopeia, jet black with yellow eye: Arethusa, yellow with maroon
blotch; Ariadne, dark purple and maroon stained and edged with red and white: Terpsichore,
white with dark spots: Vesta, light sky blue with violet center: Thisbe, white, curiously spotted
and mottled with purple, violet or blue.
PRICES OF DIAMOND STRAIN.
All Varieties in splendid mixture, packet of 100 seeds.........-.-.-.-.-- as dadaw wee tienen 20
Extra Choice mixed, from the largest, finest flowers of the richest self colors and finest fancy
varieties : packet of about) 100 seeds 3.2 eos neice cine ch tee werk Cee eree at Sees a 30
Any one of the above named varieties. in separate packets, per packet of 100 seeds...-..... . .... 30
Collection of 10 named varieties, in separate packets, purchaser's choice... ....... Ser ES sme lL
Collection of 25 named varieties, in separate packets, purchaser's choice......... og Saakt Secce tes See
Collection of £40 named varieties. ........+........ fee stem aaiaae le em eee sole ee Oe
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS. 11
WHAT ELORISTS SAY.
I now supply hundreds of Florists who grow plants for sale, with Diamond strain, and my trade
a-oong them is rapidly increasing. They are the most critical of all buyers and know a good thing
when they see it. The following are samples of many reports:—
W. L. MORRIS, Des Moines, Iowa, writes:—‘t The Diamond Pansy seed I received from you came
up well, and were the best lever grew. I had Highland, Butterfly and other strains under the same
treatment, but the Diamond was the best in size and colors. I shall want more of them.
MERWIN ALLEN, FL Lorist, Northampton, Mass., writes :—‘t Allow meto congratulate you on your
success in producing such elegant strains of Pansies. I buy seeds from all the Pansy specialists, but
none of them come up to yours in size, substance and richness of coloring, showing that rich velvety
appearance which others fail to produce.”
RAYMOND MILLER, Florist, Abiline, Kansas, writes:—‘‘The Diamond Strain Pansies produced
from your seeds last spring were above all expectation both in size and color. I tried different strains
from good firms, but they could not compete with the Diamond.”
E. B. BEALS, Agt., Florist, Greenfield, Mass., writes :—‘‘ From the Diamond Pansy seeds I raised
about 5000 plants. Every seed must have come, and they were the finest colors I ever saw—better than
irom seeds I imported from Luneburg, Germany.”
JOHN WHITE, Florist, Pittsfield, Mass., writes :—‘t Your Diamond and other strains of Pansies are
superior to auything I have seen this season. My customers are delighted with them.”
W. E. STANTON, Florist, Liberty, Ind., writes :—‘‘The Diamond Pansy seeds from you produced
the finest collection of Pansies every shown in this place—they were simply grand.”
WILLARD BARRINGER, Florist, Dayton, Ohio, writes :—*: The Pansies grown from your Diamond
strain were far ahead of any other I sowed this season. I had seed from * = * and * *
for which great merit was claimed, but alongside of the Diamond would not hold a favorable compar-
ison. I never raised larger flowers on good healthy plants, or such bright, distinct colors, shades or
marking. They gave satisfaction to customers, and it was a real pleasure to offer them for sale. Send
me your Price List as soon as out.”
W. DAVIDSON, Florist, Nyack, N. Y., writes:—‘tThe Pansy seed I bought from you proved very
satisfactory ; some of the colors and markings Inever found in any strain, and 1 havetried all of
any note.
O. W. BUNDY, Florist, Winona, Ohio, writes :—‘‘The Diamond Pansies were of good colors and
markings, and by far the largest I ever saw, very few small ones among them, and many of them two
and a half inches in diameter. Please send me your new Price List, as I shall want more seed.”
HOW TO GROW PRIZE PANSIES.
Pansy seeds can be sown at almost any season of the year with good success, but best from January
to August. Sow in a cold-frame or in boxes, covering the seeds not more than an eighth of aninch with
soil, and take particular care in watering and shading to keep the soil constantly moist till they germi-
nate, which will be in from 10 to 18 days if all goes well. Pansy seeds are very sensitive to the drying
out of the soil and when they fail to germinate it is almost always from this cause, or from too high a
temperature. If seeds are sown in summer the seed-bed should be entirely shaded with boards raised
a few inches above the surface, and frequently examined and watered, removing the boards as soon as
the plants begin to appear. As soon asthe plants have grown about an inchin breadth set them 10
inches apart where they are to bloom, or nearer if quick results are wanted. Pansies do well in par-
tial shade if the roots of trees can be kept out of the beds, but shade is not at all necessary, as many
suppose. The soil should be made rich—the richer the better—with fine, thoroughly decayed ma-
nure. The Pansy is not particular asto the kind of soil provided it isrich. A very rich soil, cool
weather, and an abundance of water, are the secrets of growing fine Pansies. Mere size is not now
considered by Pansy fanciers a leading point in judging of the merits of blooms; those that are from
two to two and one-half inches in diameter, if of perfect round form, with thick, velvety petals of rich
and varied coloring, always take the prize over larger ones that lack these points. To grow blooms
of the largest size for exhibition orto astonish your friends, make the soil as rich as possible, select
plants that have the finest flowers and pinch off all the branches except three or four on each plant ;
pick off the buds as fast as they appear during the summer, allowing them to bloom only when wanted,
during tbe cool wet weather of autumn and spring. They should be well watered during dry weather,
ald if with manure water, all the better. Any of the commercial fertilizers such as guano, superphos-
phates, etc., if sown on the ground around the plants and lightly dug in, will give splendid results.
Pansies usually give the most pleasure when allowed to bloom freely, which they will do at all timesif
given good culture and are not allowed to form seed which tends to exhaust the plants, and severe pru-
Ding is not recommended except to obtain large blooms. The flowers are always smallest during
summer, bearing the finest flowers during the autumn of the first and spring of the second year, after
which the plants become exhausted or ‘‘run out*’ and new ones should be obtained from seeds every
year. Plants of Pansies are perfectly hardy in this climate without any protection whatever, and when
they are killed during winter it is caused, not by cold, but by water settling around the stems, which
causes themto decay, and care should be taken to set plants on ground a little elevated or on an incline.
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Improvement in this favorite flower has been quite marked during the past few years during
which many so-called new varieties have been introduced. I have tested all these varieties and find
some of them of quite distinct and new tints, while others are so near like the old colors that they
cannot be distinguished from them, From about 20 varieties I have selected 10 which I find distinct
and fine additions to the old colors, and offer in mixture. They include Butter fly, Bronze Prince,
Princess Beatrice, Orange Prince, Vesuvius, Adonis, Invincible Carmine, Fairy Queen, ete. Ten of
the most distinct new varieties mixed, per 0z., 20c.; packet..........--2... 22. cee eee eee cece tere eee 10
NEW SWEET PEA, Miss Blanche Ferry; This is one of the most magnificent varieties
everintroduced. It is of very dwarf, compact growth and does not require any support. It bears more
flowers on longer stems and remains in bloom longer than other varieties. The flowers are very large,
of perfeet form, the keel pure white and the wings deep pink. Compared with Painted Lady, which it
most resembles, the flowers have a far richer color and greater fragrance. Per oz., 35 cts.; packet, 10
Your Catalog for 1890 is before me and I have just read all you say in regard to pink and blue Water
Lilies. You can add my testimony to your already long list, as I know they are all as you represent
them and more too. I grew them in large barrels (coal oil barrels cut in two.) — Mrs. H. 8. CUMMINGS,
Newport, Ky.
12 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
PANSIES:
This new Freneh Strain is
of the Odier type, with three
or five large maroon blotch-
es on white, - yellow, bluish
or reddish ground. Although
the colors are limited, they
are magnificent, and the larg-
est in size yet attained in the
Fancy strains, growing from
216 to 3 inches across, accord-
ing to the culture they re-
ceive. Price per packet o
about 50 seeds,............ 30
IMPROVED MAUHU-
MOTH TRIMARDEAT:
It is several years since the
first of the large French Pan-
sies (the Trimardeau), was
introduced, but unfortunate-
ly these Pansies, while of
large size, are of poor shape,
are of few and poor colors,
and the petals are so thin
that they begin to wilt almost
before they fully expand.
The strain here offered is the
result of several years of
careful culture and crossing.
They are a great improve-
ment on the original Trimar-
deau in shape, color and sub-
stance of petals, while they
are even considerably larger
in size. With ordinarily good
culture they readily grow
from 2% to 3 inches in diam-
eter, but with special high
culture and pruning they
ad ‘ c id, grow up to 34 inches or even
MAMMOTH FRENCH FANCY PANSY. more. While they do not,
and [probably never will. equal the Diamond Strain in perfect form and endless variety of rich, vel-
vety colors and tints, these Improved Mammoth Trimardeau Pansies surpass in shape and substance,
combined with enormous size, anything that has before been offered in the Pansy line. Mixed colors,
packet Ge 100 seeds) sen a See ee : 3
For 75 cents I will send one packet eac
BEDDING VIOL
The Bedding Violas are very popular in Europe
but strangely enough,are almost unknown here.
Nothing else will give such a profusion of flow-
ers during the spring and early summer months.
Soon after the snow is off in spring they are a
brilliant mass, and if planted in bands of color
like ordinary bedding plants or in beds of a
single color,in good rich soil, they give a glare
of color till June or July that is very effective,
and blooming at a season when flowers are
scarce in our gardens, adds greatly to their
yalue. The best way to treat them is tosow the
seeds in May and as soon as large enough trans-
pliant 6 inches apart in some spot in the garden
where they can grow till September. After the
frost has killed the ordinary bedding plants,
dig over and enrich the beds and fill with the
Violas, setting them 6 inches apart. They will
now bein flower and can be assorted and set
according to color in bands or any designs
desired. In June, after the best of the bloom is
past. remove the Violas and fill the beds with
Summer bedding plants. In this way Violas can be grown to perfection and make our beds brilliant
and attractive at a season when, as usually treated, they are bare and unsightly. Golden Yellow,
Violet, White, Light Blue, each color,......-........
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Your Diamond Pansies give the best satisfaction of any I have ever raised. Last year I tried
another kind but shall be glad to get back to yours again.—_Mrs. W. E. PHILLips, Manhattan, Kansas.
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS. 13
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>tGorgeous New Poppies.t<
GERI. FAIRY BLUSH: This distinct new Poppy is the most desirable of
Sst) all's ay al] varieties. A quarter acre bed of them at Pansy Park was the
yO LY admiration of all visitors for nearly two months the past summer.
The immense perfectly double flewers are three to four inches in
diameter, elegantly fringed and pure white, except the tips of the
petals which arerosy cream. The fiowers at a little distance appear
s like large feathery balls overcast with a rosy shade. Packet........ 10
SNOWBALL: This grand variety bears an abundance of large, pure
white, double, elegantly fringed flowers resembling real snowballs.. 10
MIDNIGHT: Flowers large, double and almost black forming a
striking contrast when planted with Snowball.............. ..2. eee. 10
VESUVIUS: Enormous double flowers, often four to five inches in
diameter, of the most brilliant scarlet, each petal striped with white.
a magnificent and very showy variety.............. it, bethah irate eae meeeitcs 10
THE SHIRLEY: This charmlng strain of Poppies is the result of
many years of careful selection. The flowers are large, single or
semi-double, the range of color extending from pure white through
the most delicate shades of pale pink. rose and carmine to deepest
crimson, scarcely two being alike, while many are delicately edged
with a different shade. These elegant Poppies have received un-
stinted praise from the horticultural papers in Europe and America
SNOWBALL POPPY. and are sure to be admired by everyone...... "hb scGy So Agee INE 10
NEW DWARE SWEET SEXSSUM) LOUNGE SEM:
yA PAY
This is an exceedingly pretty and § FRE
entirely distinct dwarf variety of j@
Sweet Alyssum originated by me. The
plants are of very dwarf, compact
spreading habit, and only 3to5 inches
in height, each plant coveringacircle fi
from 15 to 30 inches in diameter. It
begins to bloom when quite small, of-
ten when in the seed-bed, and so pro-
fusely that the plants are a solid
mass of white from spring till late in
autumn. IJ have counted over 600 clus: §
ters of flowers on a single plant at&
one time. For small Leds and edg-f
ings it is very effective, and for pots
and baskets a gem of the first water.
Itisas fragrant as the common ya- ==
riety and better for cutting. This LITTLE GEM. nent
charming variety has taken its place as one of the most popular and desirable novelties introduced
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SEUPIGUOSSIS GRANDINGORE:
Large-owered Velvet Flower.
! This is one of the most elegant of annuals
and should be grown in every garden. The
plants are two feet tall with large bell-shaped
flowers which have a peculiar texture resem-
bling that of the richest velvet, entirely un-
like that of any other flower. They are of
the richest colors, elegantly veined and pen-
cilled. Seeds may be sown in the,house or
open ground and plants thinned to S inches
apart. It does best in a rich sandy soil;
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RICINUS Cambodgensis: The Ricinus
or Castor Oil Bean is one of the most stately
and ornamental of foliage plants, and this
new variety has the darkest leaves of all.
They are of arich greenish maroon, and the
stems and veins almost black; 6 feet tall. 10
= DOUBLE ZINNIA, New Lilliput: A
new and exceedingly beautiful new strain of
dwarf Zinnias, the plants forming compact
little bushes a foot tall and blooming freely,
the flowers being only an inch and a half in
diameter, very double and perfectin form and
of brilliant colors. Itis a perfect little gem
which will please all lovers of choice flowers.
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14 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
DRUMMOND SRENDIRGORT:
PANSY PARK PRIZE STRAIN.
The improved grandiflora variety
of Phlox Drummondi is without ex-
ception the most brilliant and beauti-
ful annualin cultivation and no gar-
den, however smal! should be without
it. The Pansy Park PRIZE STRAIN
here offered is unquestionably un-
equaled by any strain in the world,
in size, form and variety of colors.
It has been awarded the First PRIZE
many times at the shows of the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
The collection exhibited last year,
which received the unqualified praise
of the Flower Committee, was sald to
be the finest ever shown in Boston.
The two varieties represented in the
illustrations above, which are notin
the least exaggerated, will give some
idea ef the size and perfection to which this strain has been brought. Phlox seed may be sown early
in the house and transplanted, but always makes a stronger growth and bears larger. finer flowers
when sowu in the open ground where they are to bloom. Sow very early in spring in drills one-half an
inch deep and thin the plants to a foot apart.
Pansy Park Prize Strain in 30 varieties as follows:—White: White with dark eye; Deep Pur-
ple: Deep Purple with white eye: Deep Purple striped white: Carmine with white eye: Carmine
striped white: Chamois Rose: Scarlet: Scarlet striped white: Carmine with very large white cen-
ter; Rose with very large white center; Violet with very large white center: Light Yellow; Violet with
brownish center: Crimson striped white: Brilliant Crimson with purple and white eye: Pink with
white eye: Rose: Rose with white eye: Rose striped with white: Dark Purple with pure white center;
Carmine with pure white center; Rose with pure white center: Rose Marbled; Violet Marbled: Violet
with white eye: Brilliant Crimson with pure white starry center: Violet Purple. Hach of the above
thirty varieties in separate packets, each variety or packet, ........... ..... - Lhd Seeds ieee Oke hee 15
All the above in splendid mixture,... ...............-.. -- eee ssee ASS A US aan tomcat s = Eee ett
Collection of 25 varieties, in separate packets, one packet of each, ....................----+--- 2.50
Collection of 12 best and most distinct varieties,............ od nia c wials oc RSI ae ae ene eens JeeedeOU
PHLOX DRUM- CENTAUREA Cyanus fi.-pi., (Double
MONDI, Star Bachelors Button ;) This is a fine double
of Quedlin- variety of this old and favorite flower, from
burg: A most 30 to 50 per cent. coming double after the
singular variety manner of Gallardia Lorenziana: eight colors
of Phlox,with the 15
center of each
petal prolonged
into a long point,
“Aj maging the flow-
er star-shaped,
as shown in the
cut. The plants
are compact and
the flowers very
freely produced
and eiegant for
cutting. There
are several col-
ors, the petals
Bevin a eet
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SEAR OF QUEDLINBURG. is a variety of
merit and will attract much attention........ 15
AMARANTHUTUS
splendens, (Rain-
bow Plant): This
new variety is the
most gorgeous Ama-
ranthus ever seen, E
and a splendid bed- MIMULUS GRANDIFLORA.
ding plant. It grews (2-3 natural size.)
two feet or more tall, MIMULUS grandiflora, (New Mammoth
with all the leaves on Mimulus): This is one of the very prettiest
upper half of the and easiest grown of house or pot plantsand
plants of brilliant blooms very quickly from seed, and it is also
crimson, rose, ama- a fine bedding plant if grown in a cool, shady
ranth and _ ~yellow place. Theplantsare 6 inches tall, of spread-
shades, nearly every ing. compact growth and bear a profusion of
AMARANTHUS plant coming true to brilliant flowers which are curiously mottled
SPLENDENS description. Sow and spotted with rich crimson-maroon on
; seeds in the house, white or yellow ground, forming a most
and plant out 15 inches apart after danger attractive combination of rich colors. Sow
from frost is over, in soil only moderately en- seeds in spring, for bedding, and in August
riched jor, cabher poor... 22 ..222 seas 10 and September for winter blooming.......... 10
15
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
PEOMOONIAS
The flowers of this unsurpassed strain exhibit a
greater variety of colors and markings than ever
before obtained in the Petunia ; from the richest
purple and crimson to the most delicate rose and
white there is every gradation. Some of the
varieties have aclearly defined white throat, the
other portion of the corolla being colored ; some
are evenly or irregularly striped, blotched and
barred with purple, crimson, rose and white ;
others are elegantly veined with crimson, violet
and maroon on a light ground, and several are
exquisitely fringed and frilled, resembling ruffled
lace. Many of the varieties are of very large size.
These Petunias have been awarded several FIRST
PRizEs by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
EMPEROR PETUNIAS, Lace-edged or
Fringed Section; The flowers of this section
are of large size and of a variety of colors, pure
white, white blotched, striped and spotted with
erimson, rose and purple, rich cardinal red, laven-
der and rose beautifully veined with maroon, etc.;
and the edges of the petals are most elegantly
fringed and frilled resembling ruffled lace. The
rare beauty of these varieties must be seen to be
appreciated. All varieties mixed....... podcnsod 25
Large - flowered Smooth - petaled Section:
Flowers of large size, the petals with smooth or
even edges. lt embraces all the colors of the
fringed section and many others, including several
entirely new and rare varieties and shades,—rosy
carmine, rich violet purple, almost blwe, cardinal
red with large white center, rose, crimson and lay-
EMPEROR PETUNIAS (Lace-edged Section). ender bordered with green, etc. All varieties of
Much red ae FHISTSCCHIOM.| .k/-y\ eerie oe i cravete ciclelelescrs 25
l (Much reduced in size.) Small-flowered Section: The flowers of this
section are small, but the plants bear a great profusion of flowers, and are very showy; they are of
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several colors, blotched, striped, barred and spotted with white; mixed colors.... .......... .+-+.. 10
Dwarf Section: These are very dwarf and compact plants bearing a great profusion of small
flowers of rich purple and cherry red colors with a white star in the center of each flower. These are
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All the above sections and varieties in splendid mixture............. . Ui leae passe crits spear bayrete«t Scors 15
Mammoth Section: The flowers of this section are of immense size, often from 5 to 6 inches in
diameter and of beautiful colors,—rose and lavender veined and penciled with crimson lake and
maroon with large tigered throats, rich shades of purple, with large white and black throats, etc. The
seeds are very sparingly produced. Packet of 50 seeds, mixed COlOrs............0 0 2c cece cece cee ees 30
EMPEROR PETUNIAS, Extra Choice Mixed, saved from the most elegantly fringed and
finest large flowering and mammoth varieties only. This is the finest struin of mixed Single Petunias
ever offered und care should be taken to swve every plant 25
EMPEROR PETUNIAS, Double Varieties; This is the choicest strain that can be procured
and will produce from 10 to 20 percent. of large double flowers of various colors, many of them ele-
gantly variegated and fringed. Double Petunias bear no seeds and seeds are produced by crossing
the double flowers with the single, whiva are grownin pots under glass. and thisisa very expensive
process. Seeds should be sown in boxes, and particular care taken to save all the smallest plants as
these are the ones that produce the finest double flowers. Per packet of about 50 seeds, 25 cents;
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TALINUM patens, (Pink Star-flow- CALCEOLARIA pinnata: A very pretty
er:) A very pretty perennial, a native of annual species of Calceolaria, which,although
i cd em: cultivated for many years in Hurope, seems
Texas and Louisiana, which I take great to be new in this country. They form bushy
pleasure in introducing to cultivation. It
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plants from 12 to 18 inches tall, and bear a
grows about two feet tall and bears numer- profusion of curious pocket-like flowers of a
ous large panicles of small pink flowers, which
bright canary yellow from June to October.
It is a fine bedding plant and excelleut for
are followed by small coral-red seed capsules es ert eae under Bees and set 6
4 the plants 6 to 8 inches apart in the beds.....
See Cann eenowers freely ue Several MIMULUS, moschatus compactus. An
months the first year from seeds if started improved variety of Musk Plant, forming a
early, and is exceedingly pretty for bouquets. compact round plant 12inches across with an
Seeds are slow but sure of germination and abundance of yellow flowers; strongly musk-
should be started early in boxes. ............. 15 SCOMPSE Brees ceyc es NS Aes eh tere Las eene orators taletiave 15
From the Springfield Homestead, Sept. 20:—‘‘ J. M. Cowan of Dartmouth Terrace has some beauti-
ful pink and blue Zanzibar Water Lilies which he grew frem seed planted last spring. The seeds were
put in small pots about the middle of March and kept under water at a temperature of 70 to 80 deg. F.,
until they had started nicely, when they were put into larger pots. He then const: ucted a tank in his
lawn for them, by digging down two feet, and 12 feet long. made it boat-shaped and lined with nearly
two inches of cement. The soil for the young plants was composed of equal parts of well-rotted horse
manure and garden soil. The tank was filled half way up with this compost and four plants were set
in the middle of June. They were kept covered with two to four inches of water, and in 20 days the
first bud opened. Since then they have blossomed every day, and will Keep it up until killed by the
frost. As many as seven lilies have been noticed on the four plants at one time, some of which
measure six inches across when fully expanded, and one of the pads, or leaves. was 1344 inches across
and 15 inches long. Tubs or large pails can be used in place of a tank, but only one plant should be
placed in each tub. Their culture is very simple and after they are set out, the only care needed is to
keep them covered with water.
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GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
The Double Balsam is one of the most popular
and beautiful of annuals, the flowers of a first-
class strain resembling Roses and Camellias. The
Emerald is a strain which I have tested for two
years by the side of every strain of Balsam I
eould obtain in Europe and America. It proved
so much superior to all the others that I feel con-
fident my customers will thank me for introduc-
ingit. Nearly every plant of the many hundreds
Ihave grown produced flowers as large and per-
fectly double as Camellias, while no other strain
presented such avariety of colors, which included
pure white and many shades of red from light
pink to dark blood crimson and many varieties
superbly spotted, mottled and striped with white.
The flowers are so very double and perfect that
many plants did not bear a dozen seeds each, and
they are necessarily more expensive than common
strains. Start Balsam seeds in the house early
and plant 18 inches apart after danger from frost
is past. When the plants begin to branch, pinch
out the central shoot and all the branches except
four or five, and these will grow very long and be
perfect wreaths of fiowers. If left unpruned the
flowers are too much hidden by the foliage. Ifthe
first flowers that open are kept picked off, those
that follow are apt to grow more double.
New Emerald Balsam, ail colors mixed,.. 25
AQUILEGIA chrysantha alba; A beau-
tiful new pure white variety of this favorite
Columbine, which remains in bloom for
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ZEBRA ZINNIA.
(44 natural size.)
There has been great improvement in Zinnias
of late, and this entirely new and distinct
strain is the most decided break from the old
style that has yet been made. The flowers are
of medium size, of perfect form and of
various brilliant colors, about 50 per cent. of
the plants bearing flowers most elegantly
striped and spotted with several shades of
red, on white, yellow, rose, and orange
ground; sometimes the same plants bearing
both self-colored and striped flowers......... 10
PRIMULA OBCONICA.
PRIMULA obconica, (Everblooming Primrose):
A new species of Primrose and one of the very
best house plants I have ever seen. ne
flowers are nearly an inch across, in large
clusters on long stems and a plant is never
without flowers, a good plant often having
twenty or thirty clusters on at a time. The
flowers are white, sometimes tinged with lilac
and have the true Primrose fragrance. Plants
from seed sown in early spring will begin to
flower in summer and continue in full bloom
throughout the year never failing tb produce
their lovely flowers even during the dullest
winter months. This is one of the things
that cannot be too highly praised and is sure
to please everybody... 2.0. S2 nie cicwes ene ee
SEEDS FOR THE WILD GARDEN.
What is called a WILD GARDEN is becoming very popular.
The plan is to take some back corner or
spot inthe garden and sow a quantity of the most hardy flower seeds that have been well mixed to-
gether, and, except to keep down the weeds, allow them to pretty much take care of themselves. The
effect is very striking. Ihad many calls for such seeds last year, and have put up packages expressly
for this purpose. Price per large package containing over 100 varieties of seeds best adapted for the
‘Wild Garden,”’ well mixed, 25 cents.
PANSY PARK, DWIGH'E, MASS.
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In this department will be found the older and best known varieties, embracing besides the true
Annuals some Biennials and Perennials that flower the first year from seeds and are commonly treated
as annuals.
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AGERATUM.
ABRONIA: Trailing plants resembling the
Verbena, with clusters of sweet-scented
flowers. Remove the.husk before sowing the
seed.
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arenaria, pure yellow... .. BRS istei si <s sro sicxs 10
ABRONIA.
ASPERULA AZUREA
SETOSA.
ANTIRRHINUM.
(Snapdragon.)
ANTIRRHINUM majus, (Snapdragon):
One of the best and most popular of the hardy
perennials; blossoms abundantly all sum-
mer and until hard frost in autumn; flowers
in spikes and very brilliant. Plants may be
set § or 10 inches apart. Ten of the best and
brightest varieties mixed..................... 5
ASPERULA azurea setosa: An exceed-
ingly pretty hardy annual, as useful as Sweet
Alyssum, producing clusters of small, light-
blue, sweet-scented flowers in profusion ;
about 10 inches in height, and plants may
stand 6inches apart............. Bechss< occas 5
ANCHUSA capen-
sis, (Giant Forget-
me-not): An easi-
ly grown plant,
with small, deep,
rich blue flowers ;
most excellent for
cutting: about 18
inches tall; set
plants a foot
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ALYSSUM mar-
itimum, (Sweet
Alyssum): A well
known hardy annu-
al, with clusters of
small, white flowers
all summer; good
for beds and ex-
ceedingly fine for
bouquets......... 5
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ANCHUSA CAPENSIS.
AMBROSIA Mexicana:
The figures on the right of the columns give the price of each variety per packet, in cents.
|AGERATUM: Pretty, hardy annual, with
abundance of flowers through the season;
fine for bouquets; four colors mixed.... .... 5
AMARANTH US: Ornamental foliage plants
producing a fine effect when grown in beds
or masses. The leaves are maroon, red,
green and yellow, often curiously variegated.
Do best in soil not too rich.
salicijfolius, (Fountain Plant) long, nar-
row, wavy leaves; three feetin height... 5
tricolor, (Joseph's Coat), red, yellow and
STEEHLOAVES sNeLOObN.h H\q, <jccreusieielsintete a /ieleleiatate )
caudatus, long drooping spikes of blood-red
flowers; excellent for decorative purposes. 5
Bears graceful
sprays of small, greenish flowers good for
bouquets
ASTER; Nothing will make such a gorgeous
display during the latter part of summer and
autumn as the China Aster, and every garden
should have a good assortment of the different
varieties, which vary very much in flower and
habit of the plants. Do not start the seeds too
early—from last of March to May is the right
time in this latitude. Make the soil deep and
rich and set the tall sorts a foot apart and the
dwarf six inches.
Trujjaut’s Peony-jflowered, splendid,
large flowers, the petals slightly incurved;
2 feet tall;, 12 colors mixed................. 10
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(4% natural size.)
Rose-flowered, a wagnificent variety, and
one of the very best: flowers large and very
double, with the petals finely imbricated; 2
feet; 12 bright colors mixed.............--- 10
Imbrique Pompon, flower small but very
double and perfect in form, of bright colors
and freely produced; a very distinct and
fine variety; 18 inches; 20 colors mixed... 10
Last year I raised beautiful Pansies, Pinks and Asters; and those Dahlia seeds which you so kindly
sent me, produced lovely flowers.
I have received seeds from a number of firms, but never any that
gave such entire satisfaction as yours.—Mrs. F. H. Dunn, Anamosa, Iowa.
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ASTER, Pompon Crown, smali, very double
flowers of various colors, with white centers:
extra fine: mixed colors.....
Pompon Maroon, a splendid variety, of a
dark rich velvety maroon color... ...--...
: Cocardeau, or New
Crown, a beautiful
variety: flowers large,
double, with white-
quilled centers, sur-
rounded with flat
petals of another col-
or: 12 inches: mixed..
Duarf Pyramidal
Bouquet, a fine va-
riety. with large flow-
ers, each plant form-
ing a perfect bouquet
in itself; 10 inches
tall, and one of the
earliest of the Asters.
Victoria, a splendid
class, with very large
and double imbrica-
inches tall; 15 colors
CROWN ASTER.
ted flowers: 18
ly yellow it is the nearest approach to it
yet obtained in Asters, and a desirable
addition, beimg of a light sulphureolor. ...
Zirngiebel’s Double White, is one of
the finest of white Asters. The plant
is about 18 inches in height, of good habit
and covered with large double flowers.. ...
Dwarf Shakespeare, Blue-black, anew
color in Asters and the nearest to black yet
obtained. Plant about 6inches tall with
small double flowers, and so dark in color
as to seem a real black at first sight........
Newest Dwarf Bou-
quet, a very fine va-
riety for filling small
beds, or for edging;
very dwarf and com-
pact; each plant
looks like a bouquet
of flowers set in the
ground: 6 inches;
mixed colors.......
Lilliput - flowered,
\ bears a profusion of
NEWEST DWARF BOU- small double flowers
QUET ASTER. mixed colors .. ....
Peony-jflowered Globe, large, double flow-
ers, and strong, branching plant; the earli-
est of the Asters: 10 colors mixed .........
Hedgehog or Needle, long, sharply-pointed
petals: 2 feet; mixed colors
nual, good for the garden and excellent for
the house in winter; 18 inches tall. and plants
may stand a foot apart: blue and white,.....
BRACHYCOME iberidifolia, (Swan Riv-
er Daisy): A very pretty little hardy annual,
producing an abundance of white and blue
fiowers: 8 inches: mixed colors..............
BALSAM; The Balsamis a magnificent half-
hardy annual. the tall varieties growing some
2 or 3 feet in height. and in bloom from June
till frost. the branches being compietely coy-
ered with flowers which resemble Roses and
Camellias. It is best to start the seed early
in boxes oraframe. Set the plants 18 inches
apart in good rich soil. The Balsam should
be well pruned or the flowers are too much
hidden by the foliage; a good wayis to pinch
off all the side branches as fast as they start,
leaving only the central shoot. which will
grow very tall, and be completely covered
with flowers.
Camellia-flowered Perfection, a greatly
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GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
improved strain. Pure white, pink, crim-
son, rose. mauve, scarlet, white striped and
spotted lilac and purple, crimson mottled
white, scarlet mottled white, pink mottled
white. scarlet mottled white, all colors,....
Camellia-jl. Perjection, White, a per-
fectly double variety and the finest white
Balsam, nearly every plant producing flow-
ers as large and double as Camellias. Very
valuable for florists” uSe....~- 205. e--m -el
Calendula: An old-fashioned very hardy
fiower known as the Pot Marigold, the
modern double varieties of which are among
the most showy of garden flowers, bloom-
ing from July to November.
Ofjicinalis Meteor,very large imbricated
double flowers, creamy white, each petal
edged with yellow,.........-:2-.--«
Prince of Orange, like the above, except
that the stripes are of a deep orange color
giving the flowers avery striking appearance
Oriole, amagnificent new variety with very
large and double flowers of a deep, clear
orange color,
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CALLIOPSIS: A
very showy class
of hardy annuals,
blooming abun-
dantly ; flowers of
a great many
shades of yellow,
orange and rich
brown, often finely
spotted. The
plants grow from
1to 2 feetin height
and may be set
CALLIOFSIS. about 10 inches
apart; mixed colors,............ ees ---- eee
CHR YSANTHE-
MUM: The annual
yarieties of the
Chrysanthemum
are among the most
showy of garden
flowers, blooming
freely all the sum-
mer. The plants
grow about 2 feet
tall, and seed may
be sown under glass
or in open ground.
The flowers are
both double and
single, and various
shades of red, yel-
low. maroon, brown
and white. All
colors mixed,.......
CENTAUREA,
(Bachelor's Button)
A well-known old
CHRYSANTHEMUM. fashioned flower,
the colors varied
74 natural size.) and bright, unsur-
passed for cutting. Seeds may be sown where
they are to flower and the plants thinned toa
foot or more apart: mixed colors, ...... ;
ANNUAL
The Poppies I raised from your seeds last year
constant delight to me during-.the entire summer. e
Their like was never seen in this vicinity.ELLA A. S. Lippy, Stroudwater, Me.
color.
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were the admiration of all who saw them and a
The flowers were immense and of almost every
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
CELOSIA1 cristata (Cockscomb): A very
curious half-hardy annual, blooming from
July until frost. They should have good rich
soil, and will well repay any extra care giveu
them in the increased size and beauty of the
combs. Set plants 15 inches apart; mixed
CONOR Soa ee POE a BAM Ns E> TAN rs eS ae
New Jupan, a very beautiful variety, the
combs delicately cut, and of the brightest
scarlet and crimson; 2 to 3 feet tall.... ;
ASA dias ago. Cc oO Ss M oO S hy-
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Neen bridus grand-
Wit A 97) iflorus: Fine
<n annuals growing
SS \) 5 feet tall with
1) See Vv ) se elegant foliage
\\ Gl eine and bearing a
y NE profusion of
S flowers late in
the fall, resem-
bling single
Dablias. The
colors are white
and various
shades of rose
and purple.
Ther do not
flower well
north of New
York! wnle's's
started very
CINERARIA maritima, (Dusty Miller): A
beautiful white-leaved foliage plant much
used for bedding. Start seeds early under
Pare ee eee. th, amc at eee
CON VOLVULUS
minor, (Dwarf
Morning Glory):
One of the pretti-
est of hardy annu-
als, producing an
abundance of flow-
ers through the
: summer and au-
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Gy ype! Qa tumn. The plants
TL Mt <M are of spreading
Wy ws AN habit, and may be
set 15 inches apart.
Blue, white, lilac,
CONVOLVULUS MINOR. ere. mixed, Js.3.-%
CHRYSANT H E-
(Dwart Mor ning Glory.) MUM segetum
grandijfilorum: A very showy variety of
annual Chrysanthemum. The flowers are
Single, 14 to 2 inches in diameter, of a
bright golden yellow color and borne in the
gre@&test profusion from June to October;
2 feet tall and plants should be set 18inches
apart. This is the best yellow bedding
plant I have ever seen. and is of easiest
RIN RN NE Sree cia at oa’ oa Es oi, pS
DD ACE Bed sa eee
branching plants about
two feet tall, with mag-
nificent yellow, violet
and white trumpet-
shaped, sweet-scented
flowers from 7 to 9 inch-
es long. Start the seeds
as early as possible un-
der glass. Double and
single, five varieties,
ririb.@sys WE SEE oe:
DELPHINIUY (Lark-
spur): . Very fine and
showy hardy annuals,
with long spikes of flow-
ers, and of the easiest
culture. Sow as early
in the Spring as possi-
ble in the open ground
(1-6 natural size.) and thin to 8 inches
apart. Ten of the finest double varieties
DATURA.
Sib EP UTETES ee 20S) re ae
or
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CANDYTUFT: An old and popular hardy
annual of easy culture; makes beautiful beds
and is indispensable for bouquets. Seed
should be sown very early in spring, where
they are to bloom, and the plants thinned to
:ix inches. Six varieties, mixed,... .........
Duarf White, exceedingly fine variety,
each plant forming a compact bush 4 or
inches tall and a foot in diameter, complete-
ly covered with clusters of white flowers, re-
maining in bloom much longer than the old
SOTGES qe Jajetarsycls-lepyaiso's ease: to dene Coe ae aioe
CANNA: Beautiful foliage plants, with large,
broad leaves and scarlet or yellow flowers.
Soak the seed in warm water until the
sprouts start. and sow under glass early;
many varieties mixed,.....-+-.-.+..06++++-2s-
CACALIA, (Lassel Flower): Tassel shaped,
DAHTIA: This
popular flower is
easily growntrom
seeds, which ger-
minate as freely
as Aster or Zinnia
seeds, and if
started early ina
frame or in boxes
in the house,
bloom almost as
early as plants
from the tubers,
and frequently
produce as fine
flowers. Seeds
saved froma large
collection of the
finest named
double varieties,
Neu Single: The
x new single varie-
NEW SINGLE pAnETSS- Tanne Hilla
(% natural size,) have become very
popular and can be highly reeommended for
bedding, and are especially valuable for
bouquets. They bloom very freely and are of
all the colors of the double varietes. Finest
mixed, from the largest and best collection
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Zimapani, a very handsome and singular
species of Dahlia. The flowers are on long,
wiry stems, are about two inches across,
and of the deepest, richest maroon color,
almost black, a color very rare in flowers.
It is remarkably fine for cutting............
DOUBLE DAISY.
| DOUBLE DAISY, (Bellis perennis): A well
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known hardy little plant, with small, neat
double flowers in fall and early spring. Seed
should be sown as early as possible, and the
plants set 4 or 5 inches apart, in a cool, shady
place. Best German seed. mixed colors,....
Snowball, new, with large, double pure
white flowers on long stems,................
Longfellow, a new variety with large red
PLO TES ae hae alee coke tae ahaa ta aah eel OAL
| ESCHSCHOLTZIA, (California Poppy); A
EUPHORBIA marginata, (Snow on the
Mountain): A fine foliage plant, the leaves
on the top of the plants margined with pure
white; 18inches tall,..-- 2. <- 220i 8 cise nse -
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DIANTHUS,
(China and Ja-
pan Pinks):
These are
mong the most
popular and
beautiful of
snmmer bloom-
ing flowers. The
colors are very
rich and varied
and they flower
freely all sum-
mer, and some-
CHOICE SEEDS.
FENZLIA dianthifiora: A pretty. profuse
flowering little plant about 3 inches tall, with
rosy purple flowers; excellent for baskets or
edging to beds. Sow seeds where they are to
times thesecond grow and thin to 3 inches apart,. ............ 10
summer also if dianthiflora atba, pure white... 10
the plants are GAILLARDIA
not exhausted - picta Lorenzi-
by flowering the ana fi-pl: This
first. They are has proved one
of easiest cul- of the most val-
w ture, growing 10 uable hardy gar-
MOURNING CLOAK. to 15 inches tall den flowers in-
(44 natural size.) in any good bekadoe ee iF
soil, and may be set 10 inches apart. The eae = ogo
seeds should be sown early in April, in this ae 18 Fe
latitude. My collection of these is noted tall ore. naan
for being the largest and finest in Amer- rid ihe eee)
ica, and has been awarded the First PRIZE SRESn Pie a
six years in succession, every time it has freon ecloiniee
been exhibited, by the Massachusetts Hor- and semi-globu-
ticultural Society. (pugteese GnE
Chinensis, (China Pink), small double flow- ada fréels
ers in large clusters; mixed colors,. ....... 5 Laie Gane
Chinensis albus fl.-pl., double white,.... 5 itd the al
nanus roseus fi.-pl., rose color,...-..... 10 ifhvgieoei ose
imperialis, (Imperial Pink),doublemixed 5 Hadiane plant
imperialis aibus, fi.-pl., double white,. ,5 very fine for cut-
Heddewiyi, magnificent single flowers from GAILLARDIA LORENZIANA. es bouquets
2 to 3 inches Bets and of the richest col- g (24 natural size.) as eo flowers
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Heddewigi fi.-pl., double, mixed colors;.. 10 een euEe iy Se ad Ea
atropurpurius fi.-pl, very large, rich where they are to. “Hise a foot apart
dark red double flowers,........ LR OTT Mes 10 Granicaisulphur scllow. tistaieoipaeeee
albus jl.-pl., large double white,.......... 10) re a nec odee ; 19
nanus albus fi.-pl., very dwarf, with oe an
large double white flowers,..-..........- -» 10 GODETIAS,
nanus coccineus fi.-pl., dwarf, deep New Varieties:
[OGG REG eda ee eee ene Bee Se eae eae 10 | The new varie-
diadematus fi.-pl., (Diadem Pink), large ties Godetias are
double flowers of the most brilliant mark- improvements
ings and rich, dazzling colors; mixed col- on the old sorts.
CS a ae ee RAP A a | Pe AR aie Sa Set ee eee 10 The plants grow
Eastern Queen, very large white, beauti- about 18 inehee
fel marbled with rose and crimson; extra tall, very com-
BIGh Mee eens heat or cee eee eiGessas, MLO act and bushy
Crimson Belle, very large flowers of the Be d are com-
richest, deepest crimson; splendid sort,... 10 Z pletely coveeed
The Bride, new: large white, with a crim- with large Aza-
SOMNNETFOON ZOMG. ©... earns ey see eeeies At. 10 | lea-like flowers
Mourning Cloak, new; large double flow- of a peculiar sat-
ore a eae maroon, almost black, edged iny appearance,
Wille WHE he i So ae ee) Es ae en eran 2 10 | each plant 1¢€-
laciniatus, large fringed flowers,... . ...... 10} sembling when in
laciniatus fl.-pl., magnificent, large double full bloom a min-
and deeply fringed flowers; mixed colors... 10} iature Chinese
Ce ee fi.-pl., large, double, Azalea. They do
ark blood red fringed flowers.. ..... .... 10 + best when sown
atroviolaceus fi.-pl., dark violet, double 10} LEV ED SNES where they are to
striatas fl.-pl., double striped; extra,.... 10} growand thinned to 10 inches apart. Satin
All the above in splendid mixture,... .. 10) 28s SHEE aaa a ee a 10
GAILLARDIA,(Blanket Flower): one of the HELIYANTHUS (Sunflower). Weil known,
most showy of the hardy annuals and an ex- stately plants, with showy yellow flowers.
cellent bedding plant, bearing an abundance Double, finest double varieties, mixed..... 5
of large red, yellow and maroon flowers all cucumerifolius a dwarf. very profuse i
summer; about a foot tall. and plants should blooming species, the flowers about two
stand a foot apart; mixed colors.........---- 5 inches across, and excellent for cutting.... 10
GARDOQUA betonicoides: A plant about argophyllus (Silver-leaved Sunflower), very
18 inches tall with very fragrant foliage and ornamental, with soft downy, whitish foli-
spikes of small reddish flowers; fine for bou- APCs oe. A ar se sae ra aie as
CUTS) ae ee Ot a eee AOE Geel he 5 Giant Russian, of mammoth size,..... wo ek
I sowed over 3) different kinds of your seeds last season and they allcame up so gond that it seemed
The Rose-fecwered
as though nearly every seed must have grown. and the flowers were very nice.
Scarlet and Mignon White Asters were especially nice ; a round bed of them with the scarlet ones in
the center attracted the attention of all passers-by. And such Petunias, Japan Pinks, Calendulas,
Phlox, Poppies, Verbenas, Pansies —I don’t know where to stop, they were all so nice. —IsaBEL D,
DuNBAR, Alba, Pa.
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
GYPSOPHILA:
(Mist Flower,)
Very pretty
hardy annuals,
bearing numerous
and very graceful
sprays of small
flowers; very fine
for beds or bor-
der,and indispen-
sable for bou-
quets. Sow where
they are to grow.
muralis, a
dwarf, compact,
bushy plant with
beautiful pink
DLOSsoms Aes
elegans,
18 inches tall
= with whitish
GYPSOPHILA MURALIS. HOWOLES. sso) a= cick
LIMNANTHES Douglasi: An exceeding-
ly pretty hardy annual, with handsome daisy-
like flowers, canary yellow with a broad
white margin; 6 inches tall,....0 ...:....5.....
LINUM grandifiorum rubrum (Scarlet
Flax): Showy, Phiox-like flowers; 1 foot,....
EZUPINUS: The annual Lupins are very
showy plants with long spikes of pea-shaped
flowers of various shades of blue, purple, yel-
low and white. Plant where they are to grow;
POISORRSHIMIRO Mo... Wie eS eee a
ZLOBELIA: Beautiful hardy annuals, bear-
ing a great number of small, richly-colored
flowe-s. Exceedingly fine for baskets or edg-
ing t 1 beds. About 6 inches in height, and
plan. sshould be set 4 or 5 inches apart.
speciosa, sky blue, white eye, ..............
erinus compacta, ultra-marine blue,......
erinus compacta oculata, dark blue with
CISTAN CU WAILOLCY Cs ncemmcecin cece ke cccret
White Gem, a pure white variety of dense,
COMM AG bal oilers Seats een orale iat Ge Syein Baie
Prima Donna, crimson maroon flowers,..
Se DOIG CODE ADT Its tt REE a IE oe
cardinalis, (Cardinal Flower): A splendid
hardy perennial with spikes of brilliant
dark scarlet flowers, blooming the first sea-
son if sown early under glass. 2 feet, . ....
ZYCHNIS: Handsome and showy hardy
perennials. Sow seeds early.
Chaleedonica, scarlet and white, mixed,...
grandiflora, very large and brilliant; 10
inches tall; scarlet, vermillion, rose,
Oranves White, Che.+MiTRed. oy esc... eee
MALOPE grandifiora:
MIM ULUS, (Monkey Flower): Very free-fiow-
ering low plants with elegantly spotted flow-
ers; splendid for house culture and good in
the garden. Sow seeds in the house.
hybridus tigrinus, splendidly spotted,...
tigrinus fl.-pl., double, brilliant yellow,
spotted, striped and mottled with crimson,
moschatus, (Musk Plant), yellow,....... ..
MARIGOLD: For masses of yellow there
is nothing finer than the Marigold. The Afri-
cau are tall, with large flowers, and the
French varieties bear numerous small,double
flowers, often finely striped with brown.
African Marigold, finest mixed,... ......
French Marigold, tall sorts, finest mixed,.
French Marigold,dwarf sorts, finest mixed,
signata pumila, (Golden Ring), one of the
best yellow bedding plants I have ever seen.
The plant grows very compact and bushy,
18 inches tall with elegant Fern-like foliage
and completely covered with small single
flowers of a golden yellow color with an
OUAE PC GMGOM a as <itin 2s 00 c's ©)siwienee'5.4 se 's- lems
DIDISCUS ceruleus: An elegant annual
two feet high with umbels of sky blue flowers,
or
or
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MIRABILIS Jala-
pa: This old gar-
den favorite, popu-
larly called Marvel
of Peru and Four
O'clock, is one of the
most ornamental of
flowering plants, re-
sembling in its habit
of growth and form
of its bright and
varied colored flow-
ers, the beautiful
Chinese Azaleas; 2
feet tall; 8 varieties,
eub-d2 SEARO aBeS Anne oF
MIRABILIS iong-
iflora (Jockey Club):
A species of trail-
ing habit with long-
MIRABILIS JALAPA,
Ygnatural size.
tubed very sweet-scented purple and white
flowers, a single bed filling a whole garden
with fragrance similar to that of tuberoses,
MIGNONETTE, sweet, (Reseda odorata):
Well known fragrant, hardy annual,.........
Miles’ Spiral, one of the best. The plants
are of a compact babit, with long spikes
closely set with flowers. Plants should
stand at least 18 inches apart to become
Eullyndeveloped sys. 2 asia cy. ees Sap eine ts ee cianeib/s
Golden Queen, is one of the best and
most distinct varieties of Mignonette,
the flowers being of a rich yellow tint
and very fragrant.......... Ekcivi ahs acto e.teue ee
Machet, avariety of very dwarf vigorous
growth with massive spikes of deliciously
scented red flowers, the best of all sorts
LOLS DOUS Moe ye IGN” see's ela SET. wleyareyeteraye
Giant White Spiral, an entirely distinct
variety growing three feet tall with long
spikes of white flowers often a foot or
more in length which have the fragrance
of ‘‘new mown hay.” Set or thin plants
toplS:inches apart eee. eee Says wins Nessie
NY
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\ MOLUCELLA Levis
(Shell Flower): A very
singular, hardy annu-
al, a native of Syria,
with curious shell-like
HOWOES ss osc cic eenisets
MYOSOTIS, (Forget-
me-not): Well known
hardy perennials, with
clusters of small deli-
eate flowers. Bloom
first season if sown
early.
alpestris, blue, white
and rose mixed......
alpestris grandiflo-
ra, very large, sky
SHELL FLOWER.
bless Sie cc daciatssicis
palustris, (Common Forget-me-not), white
Chae MaKe conn vodamnoriebab DaSwaAb UDnOgmn Ce saone
semperflorens, (Ever-flowering), flowers
from early spring to autumn,...............
dissitiflora, (True Large-jfl. Forget-me-not,)
larcelsky Die MOWeESi ee kicie eh us sc cee)
dissitifiora alba, large, pure white,........
azorica, very large flowers, dark blue, sky
blueranabwhibes mods dacs os octets eo ciciessls
OXALIS corniculata purpurea: AS a
dwarf purple-brown foliage plant, this is un-
surpassed. It was extensively used in the
Boston public gardens last season in bedding
with admirable effect. For borders to beds
itis particularly valuable. Plants may beset
4 or5inches apart and will soon carpet the
ground with rich purple-brown leaves and
Drichtiyellow Mowers j5e 06 ca. ccinsc secs «=
OXYURA chrysanthemoides: A remarka-
bly fine and very hardy plant, with Daisy-
like lemon yellow flowers, edged with white
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I sent for your 3} cent collection last year and they all came up nicely. The Asters were especiall
fine, so many colors and shades and so perfect in shape.
delight—in fact there was not a kind but what
Hoop, South Hanson, Mass.
The Phlox and Pinks also afforded me muc
paid more than ten-fold for the expense. — Mrs. W. W.
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MESEMBRYANTHEM UM crystallinum
(Ice Plant): A curious half hardy annual. The
leaves seem to be covered with erystals of
ice; of trailing habit: very fine for baskets,..
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ajfjinis: (Even-
ing Stars): One
of the finest an-
nuals of recent
introduction.
The plants
grow about 3
feet tall and
bloom profusely
all summer. The
flowers are
white, 2 or 3
inches long and
about as much
in diameter, and
are very sweet-
scented, a small
bed filling a
whole garden
S with fragrance.
: It also succeeds
NICOTIANA AFFINIS. admirably as a
(4 natural size.) house plant. The
plants can be taken up in the fall, cut back
and potted for the house, where they will
bloom freely all winter. Seed are rather
slow and uneven of germination and should
be sown in a frame or box,........ aiMeleee an saae
NEMCPHILA: A very pretty hardy annual,
producing a profusion of small white and
blue edged and spotted flowers; about 6
inches high. Sow seed as early in the spring
as possible, in a cool, shady place, and thin
the plants to 5inches apart; 8 colors mixed,.
CENOTHERA (Evening Primrose).
G@NOTHERA, (Evening Primrose): Showy,
hardy plants. which open their flowers sud-
denly about 6 o’clock in the evening.
acaulis alba, a very dwarf plant, producing
exceedingly beautiful pearly white flowers,
about INGRES ACrOSS*.. 2. see cee) apes
Lamarckiana grandiflora, produces an
abundance of large, yellow flowers, 4 inches
across; very showy, hardy biennial, bloom-
ing first season if sown early,........
PERILLEA. This although but little known
or cultivated, is the very best dark-leayed
foliage plants for bedding 1 have ever seen,
the leaves being of a dark bronzy purple al-
most black -color. It resembles the Coleus
and is much easier to grow, flourishing like a
weed. Two feet tall and very branching.
Sow seeds early under glass.
Nankinensis, smooth serrated leaves......
Nankinensis laciniatus, elegantly cut fo-
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GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
POBRPY, .(Papa-
ver): This old
and well-known
flower, like many
other old fash-
ioned flowers,has
been much im-
proved of late,
and those who
have not seen
the modern yari-
eties would be
surprised at the
great improve-
ment made. The
flowers are now
as large and
showy asPeonies
very double, and
of great variety
of color. Sow
seeds early
IMPROVED POPPIES. where they are
to grow and thin to ten inches apart. Choic-
est mixed, of every variety and shade.......
PAPAVER umbrosum: A gorgeous variety
of Poppy with very large single flowers of an
intense dark scarlet color with a large coal-
black spot at the base of each petal. Plants
from seeds sown in spring flower from July
to Oct., and if sown early in Sept. the plants
endure the winter and make a grand show
in May-and Jume.: .22 0 s.62 -. sce
PANSY, (Viola tricolor): The Pansy may
be called a perpetual bloomer, for a bed is
never without flowers from earliest spring
till late in autumn. Plants from spring sown
seeds produce their finest flowers in the au-
tymn of the first and spring of the second
year, after which the plants become exhaust-
Heo new ones should be obtained from
seed.
Pansy, commmon mixed, a fine variety,...
Diamond Strain, the finest ever offered.
(See novelty list for description and prices.)
Mammoth French. ‘See list of novelties
and specialties for prices, &c.),
PORTULACA
grandiflora:
For brilliant daz-
zling colors, noth-
ing can excel a
bed of Portulaca
whenin full
bloom. The colors
are numerous and
produced in pro-
fusion all summer.
Easily transplant-
ed at any stage
of its growth,
even when in full
\ flower. The seed
DOUBLE PORTULACA. germinates slowly
requiring considerable heat, and care must
be taken that the surface does not get dried
out, which will surely ruin the seed. Seed
often fails to germinate from this cause,
especially when sown in the open ground.
Ten" Colors "Mixed | 4 eee aoe ee eee
Double rose-jlowered : A perfectly double
variety of the above, the flowers closely re-
sembling smaii roses. Everybody who sees
a bed in bloom is delighted with it. About
one-half of the plants from seed of first
quality will usually produce double flowers.
To make a bed of all double flowers, set
plants when small 3 inches apart, and as
soon as they show flower transplant the
double ones to a bed where they are to
bloom, setting the plants 8 inches apart.
Eight fine colors mixed, first quality..... =
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I was pleased with the sample seeds you sent me last year, the varieties were good and the propor-
tion of germinating seed unusually large, which your modest advertisement L
I have made a specialty of these plants (in a small way for
I want to try your Pansies again this year
id not lead me to expect.
my own gratification), procuring the best strains obtainable, but yours last year were a revelation to
me, for 1 did not know such colors existed in the flower.
strains, yours as a collection cannot be surpassed.—JoRDAN M. FowLer, Petrolia, Ont.
Althongh I find many choice flowers in other
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
PETUNIA: Fewflowers equal the Petunias
for a brilliant display. They are very hardy
and of the easiest culture, and their flowers
are produced in profusion from June until
hard frosts in autumn; fine varieties mixed,
Emperor strain, the finest in cultivation.
(See list of Noveltiés and Specialties.)
PHLOX Drummondii: The improved
large-flowered varieties of this old annual
are the most brilliant and showy of all gar-
den flowers. (Seelist of Novelties and Spec-
ialties for description and prices.)
PHLOX Drummondi, Dwarf, elegant
dwarf, very compact bushy plants, com-
pletely covered with small flowers of
brilliant colors, including new shades not
found among the tall varieties. Highly rec-
ommended for edgings to beds or for house
culture; 10 colors mixed,......--.......-.----
“4 RICINUS, (Castor Oil
ge Bean): A class of or-
— namental foliage
plants of great beauty
and quite a tropical
appearance; plant 10
to 15 feet tall; leaves
very large, sometimes
2 feet in diameter;
fine as single speci-
mens, or in small
groups. Ries the
= seed in the open
Ja ground about the mid-
dle of May, in this latitude, in hills 4 feet
apart and thin to one plant in each hill.
Make the soil very rich. Five of the largest
and most distinct varieties mixed............
SENSITIVE PLANT, (Mimosa pudica): A
tender annual of spreading habit, with pret-
ty foliage; the leaves when touched, sudden-
ly close and droop in a most curious manner,
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TEN WEEKS STOCK.
STOCK Ten Weeks (Mathiola); Ten Weeks
Stocks or ‘‘ Gilliflowers~ as they are often
ealled are very beautiful plants with splendid
spikes of double very fragrant flowers of a
variety of colors, Seeds germinate easily
either in the house or garden. If transplant-
ed do so when the plants are small, setting
them a foot to eighteen inches apart, in good
rich soil.
Large fl. Dwarf, an early and free-flower-
ing variety; 12 colors mixed,................
Giant Perfection, a new class and the
finest of all for garden culture if started
early. The plants grow 2 feet or more tall,
of pyramidal growth and have magnificent
long spikes of very large double flowers.
Sow seeds in March, pot off when small and
plant out early 18 inches apart;9 colors
FHERMOU fo o> tee = as e'ncle aoe dc a's [See Pree oS
Giant Perfection, Pure White, the best
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THUS, (But-
terfly Flower) :
An exceedingly
pretty half
hardy annual,
growing about
2 feet in height,
and literally
covered with
small, curious-
ly spotted and
mottled flowers
resembling small butterflies; 10 varieties
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SALVIA, (Flowering Sage): Very beautiful
half-hardy plants, remarkable for the bril-
liancy of their colors, Sow seed early ina
frame, or in the house, if possible, and trans-
plant 12 inches apart after the weather has
DECOMowwa rns: SNS «eth es as 5 Meee sere siele os
splendens, large fiowers in long spikes and
of the brightest scarlet...-....-.ce..eeeeee @s
patens, of the most beautiful shade of blue
known in flowers. Plants may be cut back
to the ground in the fall and the roots potted
LOTMURCE NOUS ects esis = ome eerie ia cieiisiciciees” ae
| STOCK, Virginian,(Cheiranthus maritimus):
A very free blooming hardy annual of easy
culture, with a profusion of small white,
yellow and red flowers; 18 inches tall; mixed
COLORS ec are ee sig ecto e <ie NOP USR A ae
TROPG@OLUM
minus, (Dwarf
Nasturtium): A
splendid class of
half-hardy annu-
als, with flowers
of many shades
of yellow, orange,
scarlet and ver-
million, often
L. finely spotted.
===: They make very
SSS brilliant beds,
DWARF NASTURTIUM, 2nd flower best
in soil only mod-
erately enriched. Plant the seeds where
they are to flower, after danger from frost is
past, and thin to 10inches apart. Nine vari-
with maroon, orange and vermillion, yellow,
rose, Crimson, maroon, scarlet, ruby red,
light red, light yellow, each color........ -.
Empress of India, a variety of a deeper,
more brilliant scarlet color than any other;
dark f oliaic ef ses. eee eee SEE one
Chameleon, anew and elegant variety with
erimson, bronze and gold variegated flowers
Lady Bird, new, golden yellow with a
broad vein of crimson at the base of each
Potala see es eee ee ess wie Ss ee
New Golden-leaved, foliage very distinct,
light greenish yellow forming a striking con-
trast with the dark-leaved varieties; fiow-
ers vermillion,......... Sisigimeivaicinn Aen sjarAcicipiarakis
VERBENA: One of the best and most popu-
lar bedding plants in cultivation. Plants
grown from seed flower better and make
stronger, healthier plants than from cuttings,
and are often quite fragrant. A seedling Ver-
bena, if given good, rich soil, will covera
space of 3 or4 feet in diameter, and bea
mass of flowers all through the season. Start
the seeds as early as possible, and set the
plants at least 18 inches apart.
hybrida, choice mixed, saved from more
than a hundred varieties of all colors,.....
Pure White, always true to color,..........
Scarlet, finest scarlet and bright red shades
INTE GOEL Chae fee c ole cae eile areicimie is cre sis, 5
striata, various colors, finely striped,......
Montana, a hardy perennial species with a
profusion of rosy-purple, very fragrant
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Ihave had flower seeds from you for a number of years and have never had any trouble in always
having the handsomest flowers of any one about here, and it is a great wonder to neighbors why they
cannot have as handsome Asters, Pansies and Everlastings as [ have.
the best seed. 1 send you a club of eight.—Mrs. E. H. RicHarps, North Brookfield, Mass.
I tell them it is because I have
24 GOODELL’S
SCABIOSA, (Mourning Bride): This old
hardy annual deserves a place in every gar-
den, being very showy and of a great variety
of colors, ranging from white to almost black.
For cutting for bouquets there is nothing
finer. Plants should be set a foot apart.
Double Tall: 18 inches; mixed colors. ....
Double Dwarf: 1 foot; extra fine; mixed
colors
VINCA: A splendid
house and bedding plant
with Phlox-like flowers
and glossy green leaves;
sow seeds early under
glass; 18 inches tall.
rosea, fine rose color...
rosea alba, very band-
some, white with rosy
OVC asisciesis ate) a <s AFe
WHITLAVIA: A pro-
fuse blooming, hardy
annual of low spreading
growth, with very pretty
VINCA. bell-formed blue and
white flowers........----+2e+- WHEE ES os Ukatiodre
campanularia, anew species from Califor-
nia and one of the prettiest blue flowers
ever introduced, The plant is of spreading
bushy growth, about 7inches tall by a foot
across. The flowers are very numerous,
of an open campanulate form, about three-
fourths of an inch across, and of the finest
satiny blue, of a shade very rare in flowers,
rivalling the beautiful Salvia patens. It is
of very easy culture and blooms in a few
weeks from seeds. which may be sown
either under glass or where they are to
grow and thinned to 6 or 8 inches...........
ZINNIA, Double: A magnificent half-hardy
annual, producing an abundance of flowers,
which are as large and double as the Dahlia,
the same flower keeping in perfection two
months. Plant branching, about 2 feet in
height. Set plants 18 inches apart; eight fine
(GOVlOres Tele Aa! eo pasondtaneco sboonSsboednde=
SUES Pompon:
The flowers of
this beautiful
new strain are
about one-half
the size of the
common Zinnia
and of the most
perfect form,
the petals finely
imbricated,
overlapping
each other in
the most sym-
metrical man-
ner. Thecolors
are very bright
and varied. The
plants are of
dwarf, compact
growth and fair-
ly covered with
flowers; mixed
New Mammoth: A particularly fine new
class of Zinnias, difering from the older
ones in its unusually robust habit of growth
and the immense size (5 to 6 inches across)
of its perfectly formed very double flow-
ers of various striking colors. The plants
rise to a height of 3 to 3% feet, are clothed
with luxuriant foliage and bloom freely dur-
ing along period. Being of great consis-
tency, the fiowers are uninfluenced by
heat, and remain in good condition for
several weeks; eight beautiful varieties
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CHOICE. SEEDS.
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| ZINNIA Haageana fi.-pl., A very hand-
| some variety, with small, bright orange-yel-
| low double flowers. Plants dwarf and
| « bushy so: sera cee. he a ateigele Seg. ssh pees
ZEA gracilima variegata, (New Striped-
| leaved Maize): Anelegant foliage plant, three
feet tall, with long gracefully drooping leaves
which are regularly striped with white. It is
very effective in combination with other foli-
age plants. Plant in the open ground 18 in-
ches apart, after danger from frost is past...
1» 33 CLIMBING PLANTS. €&
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| The annual climbers are very useful for covering
arbors, verandas, fences, etc., which they will do
in a very short time.
ished as soon as they begin to run.
BRYONOPSIS laciniosa:
Elegant foliage and small,
green-striped fruits, turning
to red, striped with white;
Yay 210: feet. oes ee
x CARDIOSPERMUM hal-
23 icacabum, (Balloon Vine):
Very ornamental, with sin-
gular inflated, balloon-like
seed capsules. Sow under
glass:’ feet) j2sss. .2-qkemes
COCCINEA
Indica: Very
handsome ivy-
like, smooth,
gloosy leaves,
and large, white
flowers, which
are followed by
deep scarlet
fruits; 8 feet...
CYCLANTHE-
RA explo-
dens: A rapid-
growing climb-
er with pretty
oval fruits,
which explode
with a noise
when ripe......
COB@A scan-
dens: A beau-
tiful half-hardy
plant, growing
COCCINEA INDICA. 90 feet ina sea-
son; flowers, large, purple, bell-shape. Start
the seeds as early as possible in the house,
and set them edgewise, and do not water un-
less the earth gets very dry, otherwise they
aLe apt LO TObs. ec sce- oe Seale oleae eee
alba, a rare and beautiful white variety of
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| CONVOLVULUS major, (Morning Glory) :
_ A well-known and very popular hardy climber
| of rapid growth, with splendid large flowers
| ofavariety of colors. All colors mixed....
ECHINOCISTIS lobata: A very strong,
| vapid-growing, climber, with ivy-like leavgs
and large clusters of whitish flowers in pro-
fusion all summer. Seed must be planted in
the fall. or well soaked in warm water........
IPOUGA Quamoclit, (Cypress Vine): Ele-
gant foliage and small, bright scarlet and
white flowers. Soak the seed well in warm
water and sow under glass early; mixed
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| LOPHOSPERMUM scandens: One of the
finest of climbing plants, with bell-shaped
rosy-carmine flowers; 6 feet; sow in boxes...
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I tried twice to get some Pansy plants and once Violas from your seeds, without getting a single
I deemed the fault to be in me and not in the seed, so determined to send to you for more and
try again, carefully following directions and avoiding what I deemed to be the cause of previous failure.
I sowed two packets of Pansy, and 14 of Violas, and got about 200 Pansy and 100 Violaplants. Doubtless
many people have just such luck as I had at first, and forever blame the seedsman, when their own
ignorance or carlegesness should be charged with the result.—CuHas. A. BANISTER, Indian Orchard, Mass.
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
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MAURANDYA
Barclayana;: A
beautiful hard
climber, with bell-
shaped flowers and
neat, abundant
6 feet;
well-Enown and
very fragrant har-
dy annual. Plant
in rows or clumps
4 inches deep, as
early in the spring
as possible, and
furnish support as
soon as up. 12 col-
ors, mixed, per lb.,
SERS
MAURANDYA.
$1.00, per oz., 10 cents, packets...... Loneratah casa ae
Twelve colors separate.--White, pink and
white, blush, purple, dark red, scariet in-
vincible, purple striped, black, light blue
and purple, blue-edged, scarlet striped
white, pink—each color, per oz., 15 cts; pkt
Collection of 12 colors, one packet of each,
75 cents.
ORNAMENTAL
GOURDS: Rapid-grow-
ing climbers, producing
some of the most elegant-
ly colored and singularly
formed of allfruits. Plant
in rather poor soil. Or-
ange, Lemon, Apple, Pear-
ae a formed, and many other
sorts mixed.......
ORNAMENTAL CUCUMBERS: These,
although called cucumbers, bear no resem-
blance to the garden cucumber, but are very
useful climbers with highly ornamental fruits
of various curious forms and colors. Plant
in the open ground after danger from frost
is past. Balsam Pear, Balsam Apple, Goose-
berry formed, Serpent-fruited, and several
GQUBE PS OFS, Mabe Some oo. 21 Sechnc las Pada s ce
TROP@OLUM majus: (Nasturtium) One
of the very best and easiest grown of the
climbers, succeeding in any garden soil.
The flowers are of many shades of yellow
and scarlet, striped and spotted. 11 colors
WIXCEe Lee 4\-2 5 Bigot co cle tie = Seen. «1 eae ee
Eleven colors separate,--crimson, scarlet,
orange, brownish lilac, chocolate, yellow,
searlet-striped, light yellow, straw color
spotted, purple violet, maroon.—each color
peregrinum (Canary-bird Flower): Bearsa
profusion of small, bright yellow flowers;
VOL NNOtMM a tee i. Me es ee See.
Lobbianum, a
beautiful spe-
cies with flow-
ers resembling
the common T.
majus, but
they are more
cup-shaped
and of more
brilliant col-
ors: 8 feet;
mixed colors...
THUNBERGIA
alata: an ele-
gant climber
with a profusion
of yellow, white
and orange flow-
ers with dark
centers. Seeds
Should be sown
in boxes in a
TROPGOLUM LOBBIANUM.
feet : 6 varieties mixed,....
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VICIA Gerardi: A pretty and very hardy
plant, bearing numerous pea shaped violet-
purple flowers, in clusters all summer; 6 feet,
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The Everlasting Flowers are a very valuable
and beautiful class, keeping their natural
form and color for many years. The flowers
should be cut when in the bud, or as soon-as
they begin to open, and hung up in small
bunches so that the stems will dry straight.
They may then be worked up into small
bouquets, wreaths, baskets, etc., and make
beautiful ornaments for the parlor. Plants
of all the varieties may be set about ten
inches apart.
ACROCLINIUM roseum: one of the
most beautiful of the Everlastings; bright
rose color and white; mixed colors...........
New Double,a splendid double variety of
UR EIADOVGEAeL oe occieeee cede. oaciies ada etek
AMMOBIUM grandifiorum: This is a
valuable addition to the Everlasting flowers,
| being double, pure white and twice the size
| ofthe old variety..... SSA SOE SASS one
GOMPHRENA globosa: The best known
of Everlasting Flowers. Should not be
picked until the flowers are fully grown. Be-
fore sowing soak the seeds 48 hours in warm
Waters o:COLOTS) MUREC). i... oleic oe, selec ee
HELICHRY-
SUM monstro-
sum: One of the
very best and
most showy otf
the Everlastings;
flowers very
large and double
and of many
bright colors; 2
feet; mixed
COLOUS cy eo 2
RHODANTHE :
Very elegant and
delicate rose col-
ored, white and
maculated flow-
| HELICHRYSUM. ers; mixed colors
|HELIPTERUM Sanfordi: Avery choice
| variety, each plant bearing a good many large
clusters of small, rich golden-yellow flowers.
| XERANTHEM UM: Purple and white double
| bell.shaped fiowers: mixed colors... ......
; ORNAMENTAL
5 GRASSES:
These are very
useful for working
up with the Ever-
lasting Flowers.
Sow in the open
ground early in
the spring. They
should be cut
when in bloom.
Tie up in small
bunches, and dry
in the shade. A
s great variety
; MEAG le puascaaaesae
ERIANTHUS. ERIANTHUS
| Ravenne: A gigantic perennial grass,
growing 10 or 12 feet tall with elegant
plumes of flowers a footin length. Itis very
fine when grown as single specimens for
lawns. Not quite hardy north of New York,
but plants may be easily kept over in a box
of moist earth in any cellar. Blooms second
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Enelosed find another order for seeds. Those received from you in several previous orders are all
doing splendidly, and as many of them were varieties difficult to manage,
my success, and think it is largely due to the superiority of your seeds.
the matter of extras which you sent with my prior orders.
{ am more than pleased with
Thanks for your liberality in
Your prices not only average lower than
any establishment I know of, but you are also more liberal than any with whom I have dealt. — EUCLID
SANDERS, Stockdale Farm, Iowa City, Iowa.
26 GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
There is a good deal of pleasure in growing house plants from seeds, and very often as many plants
can be grown from a packet of seeds as would cost several dollars if purchased from a green-house.
Many of the varieties germinate as easily and quickly as the common annuals if properly treated. Fill
shallow boxes (cigar boxes are just the things) nearly full with yery fine, nice garden soil of a sandy
nature, and press it down smooth and hard ; make drills an inch apart by pressing the straight edge of a
thick pane of glass into the soil to the depth of a sixteenth or an eighth of an inch, according to the size
of the seeds ; sow the seeds and fill up the drills with fine sandy soil that has been sifted through a fine
sieve’; press down the soil quite hard over the seeds and water carefully with a fine spray, so as not to
wash the soil from the seeds; cover each box with a pane of glass and set them in a good warm place.
A mantel shelf behind a stove is a good place for those who do not have a green-house. Take particular
eare to keep the soil just moist, so that it does not look dry, until the seeds germinate. As soon as the
plants begin to come up, give plenty of air by partially or wholly removing the glass, and move the boxes
at once to a warm, sunny window.
The above directions apply to seeds of medium size like Cineraria and Primrose. Very fine seeds like
Caleceolaria, Begonia. Achimenes. Gesneria, Gloxinia and Tydza, should be scattered broadcast, on
the surface. which has been made firm and perfectly smooth with a piece of board ; then sift a littte
earth over them through a fine sieve to a depth equal to the thickness of a thick sheet of paper, — just
enough to cover them from sight. The best way to water the seeds and young plants without injury
to them, is to set the box in a pan containing an inch or two of water and allow it to soak up from
below, removing them from the pan as soon as the moisture begine to appear at the surface. Before
sowing the seeds make a number of small holes in the boxes. Do not wet the leaves or stems of small
plants if it can be avoided asit is liable to cause them to ‘**damp off” or decay. The seeds of
Geranium, Cyclamen, and Smilax are very hard and slow of germination. Cover these a quarter to
half inch deep, and they must be kept quite moist and warm till they germinate, which will be in 4 to
8 weeks ; and they should be sown in boxes by themselves and not mixed with other seeds. After house
plants have made a little growth, and as soon as large enough to handle, pot off singly in small pots
and finally shift to 4,5 or 6 inch ones, which are the right sizes for flowering. They should be kept
growing vigorously in good rich soil during the summer, to obtain an abundance of nice flowers in
winter.
The seeds I offer were saved from the most celebrated prize collections in the world, have been
carefully tested, and will germinate freely if properly treated.
ABUTILON. CALCEOLARIA. CYCLAMEN.
ABUTILON, (Flowering Maple): Choicest CALCEOLARIA hybrida: One of the
TER OG slap sey eh ad saa wleiess See iene hd ate Hola make wie. iarate 25 grandest of house plants, bearing a mass of
ACHIMENES: A beautiful class of plants curious pocket-like flowers in April and May.
with rich and brilliant colors: finest mixed... 25 Flowers of various shades of yellow and ele-
AZALEA Indica: A _ splendid shrubby gantly spotted and blotched with crimson and
plant covered with a mass of bloom; 3 feet; maroon. Sow seedsin August. Very choice
Choicest mixed aia eee = erie crs eee ne oe 25 seeds from a celebrated prize collection...... 25
BEGONIA Tuberous-rooted: These are CINERARIA hy-
among the handsomest of summer-flowering brida: Nothing else
bulbs, blooming all summer either in the
house or in the garden. The colors range
from pure white and yellow, through all the
shades of red, from light pink to deep searlet;
will give such wealth of
bloom during the win-
ter and spring as the
Cineraria, with its rich
ChOiCe! MICO? 025.65. sea ee a eee 20 | and varied colors—ma-
gigantea, magnificent large flowers; mixed genta, crimson, pur-
COLOTS see shersise.2 2a). 1 Sele eee Se reer mee 30 | ple, white, and varie-
Double, choicest mixed.... ................. 40 | gated. They are easi-
CLIANTHUS Dampieri, (Glory Pea): A
ly grown from seeds,
magnificent trailing plant with large clusters
which should be sown
of pea-shaped scarlet flowers, each flower 3 to CINERARIA from May to August;
4 inches long. with a large black spot in the aes SC fine: MIXEG. << wee ee 15
center. Start the seeds early in smal! pots, | GRANDIFLORA. grandiflora: Very
keeping them very moist and warm till they (} natural size.) large flowers of the
germinate and plant out in the open ground richest colors, the plants covered with a
in June, without disturbing the roots, in mass ofbloom: choicest mixed from Benary’s
warm, sandy soil. Packet of 15 seeds,....... 15 celebrated, collection==. 4... <cee. een eeee 25
The Mammoth French Pansies excelled in size and beauty of color anything I have seen, many of -
them measuring three inches across the blossom; and they with our Asters, Poppies and Everlastings,
were admired by all.—Mrs. W. M. Smiru, Warren, Mass.
From the package of Emperor Petunia seed purchased from you last spring. 1 raised some of the
most beautiful petunias I ever saw. in color, size and form, and so pronounced by all who saw them.
—Mrs.H. B. WHEELER, Westport, Conn.
The seeds purchased from you were entirely satisfactory. The Ruby Verbenas are just what you
represent them to be — far superinr to any othe? strains— all of which I have tried and discarded, and
shall use only the ‘‘ Ruby ” this year.—MRs. E. R. HUNTINGTON, Castle Rock, Washington.
PANSY *PARK, DWIGHT,;MASS.
CHINESE PRIMROSE, (Pinula Sinensis):
The Chinese Primrose is one of the most sat-
istactory of house plants. The flowers are
white and many shades of red, some finely
striped and spotted. Sow seeds from April to
July and they wil! bloom profusely the follow-
ing winter and spring. Cover seeds an eighth
of an inch with fine, light soil, and keep the
earth quite moist and at about 60 degs. Fine
mixed, packet of about 40 seeds.......... ....
Choicest mixed, from the finest collections
of fringed, and large flowering varieties in
Europe; packet of about 40 seeds........
CHRYSANTHEMUM Indicum: These
popular autumn-blooming plants are as easily
raised from seeds as asters. Sows the seeds
in boxes early in spring, and set the plants
in the open ground during summer, in
good rich soil, i8 inches apart. Take them
up the last of August with as much earth as
possible attached to the roots, and set them
in pots or boxes of very rich soil for the
house, keeping them well shaded and wa-
tered for afew days. Choicest mixed, from
a large collection, including all the newest
and finest varieties of Chinese, Japanese and
LEADVEEUONOE AY 2 5,5 iain Sant = ea eee Stal a Oe
. COLEUS:
most popular of all
foliage plants, the
leaves variegated
with many shades of
red, yellow, maroon,
ete.; choicest
mixed, from a large
collection of named
VARLOUICS Sache snes:
LINARIA Cym-
balaria, (Kenil-
MUSA ensete,
(Abyssinian Ba-
COLEUS.
nana): This most magnificent of all green-
house foliage plants grows from 8 to 12 feet
tall, with massive leaves 6 to 10 feet long.
Soak the seeds %4 hours in quite warm water
and cover an inch deep with soil in a box,
and keep very warm and moist tillthey germi-
nate, which will be 2to4 months. Plant out
in June in the open ground in very rich soil.’
Take up and keep in green-house or warm cel-
earpiece. TN a ci Ge
CYCLAMEN Persicum: Splendid bulbous
plants, with Orchid-like delicately colored
flowers in abundance all winter. The leaves
are very prettily variegated and veined, and
it is sure to delight all who grow it. The
seeds require from 6 to 8 weeks to germinate,
but every seed is sure to germinate. Purple
rose, white, &c., mixed colors, .......
The varieties under this head
the spring;
mostly flower
seed, and most of them continue in perfection for many years.
gigarteum, a superb new strain, with very
large flowers of various rich colors..........
GERANIUM: These well-known bedding
and house plants are easily grown from seed,
which germinates unevenly but quite surely.
Soak the seeds for 12 hours before sowing, and
keep it moist and warm until it germinates.
Zonale, choicest mixed, from a large collec-
tion of named varieties................606 oe
15 @ESNERIA: These are very choice green-
house bulbs, bearing brilliantly-colored flow-
os Grsinespikes~ ChOIceShmEXedes. cee meee se aoe
- GLOX INIA
grandiflora:
Very hand-
some bulbous
plants, pro-
ducing a pro-
fusion of large
bell shaped
flowers of the
richest and
most varied
colors thro’gh
the summer.
a Sow seeds
25 from: Februa-
ry to April
and they will
bloom from
July to Sep-
tember. They
are very easi-
ly grown, but
the sun should
ae never be al-
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(« natural size.) shine directly
1 on them without shading. Never allow water
a to touch the leaves, as itis liable to rust them.
There is a peculiar richness of coloring about
Gloxinias that will always make them among
the most admired and attractive of house
plants. Choicest mixed, including the finest
new French spotted varieties,,.........---...
HELIOTROPE: These are easily raised
from seeds and make strong, healthy plants;
HPAES Hts D:<210 BUM, coo ac a Wea Cou SOO RSS aos
SOLANUM capsicastrum, (Jerusalem Cher-
25 ry): A fine old house plant, bearing bright
red berries the size of cherries.....-.......---
SMILAX: (M. Asparagoides): An elegant
climbing plant, with glossy, green leaves.
Soak seed in warm water for 48 hours before
sowing....... SE 5 0 SO RES AB OSEEES Sone St Cosamoor
TYDZA hybida: Elegant bulbous plants,
resembling the Gloxinia and requiring simi-
15 lar treatment; choicest mixed..... ..........
in the spring and summer of the second year, from
Seeds may be sown at any time in
and as they mostly require two or three weeks to germinate, particular care enauld be
et
taken to keep the ground entirely shaded from the sun and well watered until they come up.
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plants a foot apart in any unused corner of the garden the first year, and transplant to the beds where
they are to bloom, early in the fall or spring.
covering of leaves, straw, or evergreen boughs.
ADLUMTIA cirrhosa, (Mountain Fringe):
A very fine biennial climber, with graceful
foliage and clusters of small tubular pink
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AQUILEGIA, (Columbine): An old, hardy
perennial, producing fine flowers of a great
many colors; 30 varieties mixed.... ..........
cerulea. flowers 2 or 3 inches in width and
as much or more in length; sky blue with
white centers; 3 feet tall. This and the fol-
lowing are finest of all the Aquilegias.......
chrysantha, like the above except in color,
which is a beautiful canary yellow; remains
in bloom a long time............ ise!
ACHILLEA ptarmica fi.-pl. (Miliflower):
Of dwarf, spreading habit, with a profusion of
small, double, pure white daisy-like flowers..
| ADLYSSUM saxatile compactum (Gold
Dust): A charming little plant with golden
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5| AMPELOPSIS Veitchii, (Japan Ivy):
is the vine so popular for covering the walls
of brick and stone buildings, clinging close to
the walls and climbing to a great height.
Seeds require about a month to germinate,
and had best be sown in the fall, or in a box
and placed where they will freeze, which will
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Many thanks for the extra packet of Chinese Primrose seeds you sent me last year. ‘They are truly
magnificent and ‘have been in bloom over four months, and all my friends come to see them — Mrs.
KENDALL, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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GOODELL’S CHOICE SEEDS.
CAMPANULA: These are among the best
of the perennials, with large bell-shaped flow-
ers, white, rose, blue, ete.
Medium, (Canterberry Bell), double and sin-
gle mixed's eieht, Colorsi.. - 2 ue sae ese cae
calycanthema, (Cup and Saucer Canter-
bury Bells), an elegant variety with the ca-
lyx colored like the corolla,
CARNATION, (Dianthus caryophyllus): The
most magnificent of the Pink family, with
large double, fragrant flowers of various col-
ors; choicest mixed, German seed, from
Name NHOWEES OMLy.* ©). Josceeeectes cok eeeee
CHRYSANTHEMUM inodorum ji.-pl:
A beautiful species of hardy Chrysanthemum
with elegant feathery foliage, bearing a profu-
sion of double pure white flowers, 14% inches
across, from June to August,........---.-----
DIANTHUS plumarius, the old original
fragrant Clove, Pinkes..5 2.1.3. 4 pee eee
pluma rius, ji.-pl., a fine double variety of
the above
DELPHINIUM, (Perennial Larkspur): For
a mass of blue there is nothing that will equal
in richness and brilliancy the ‘Perennial Lark-
Spur; finest mixed. ..c205.0) S24 ee
Double, magnificent and very showy, from
finest named varieties,.......2+-2ee-.e essen
DIGITALIS, (Foxglove): Avery showy
plant with long spikes of flowers,
Ivery’s New Spotted, elegantly spotted flow-
ers of several Shades,.ciccssaco <= sos ene
grandiflora, yellow; very fine,..............
GAILLARDIA grandifiora: One of the
yery finest perennials, flowering for several
months. The flowers are two inches or
more across, yellow with bands of maroon,
GLADIOLUS: The Gladiolus is easily
raised from seed, flowering the third year and
seedings are always of a great variety of col-
ors. The bulbs should be taken up in the fall
and preserved like Dahlias; choicest mixed..
HESPERIS matronalis, (Sweet Rocket):
Large clusters of sweet-scented white and
purple flowers; S feet... ° 25.2 8ee. 2.
HIBISCUS moschata, (Marsh Mallow); A
fine perennial with large rose colored and
whitellowers, five inches a across; mixed colors
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JAPAN IRIS.
ARIS Kempjeri, (Japan Iris): This new
Iris, from Japan, isthe most magnificent of
all the Irisfamily. The flowers are from 5 to
8 inches in diameter, white and many shades
of rich blue and purple, often blotched and
laced with yellow and white. Easily grown
from seeds, which germinate in3to 4 weeks;
Mixed \GOlOES on Je SIS ee ass eee ante
I wish to tell you how magnificent my Pansies have been this summer.
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IBERIS sempervirens, (Perennial Candy-
tuft): Very desirable perennial, bearing clus-
ters of white flowers in May and June........
IPOMOPSIS, (Summer Cypress): A beau-
tiful plant, with finely divided leaves and long
spikes of scarlet and yellow flowers; 3 feet
tall; mixed Colors... <2 5225 -cnaesn ee. eee
LINUM perenne, (Perennial Flax): Very
graceful and handsome; blue, yellow, white,
rose, etc.,. MIxed 24: 5 Jscadsne- one steno
LUNARIA biennis, (Honesty): An old plant
with purple flowers and curious silvery seed
pods; very useful for winter bouquets; 2 feet,
LUPINUS, (Lupins): Very showy plants, 2
to 8 feet tall, with large spikes of pea- -shaped
flowers of n>: ly shades of blue, yellow and
white; 15 Varieties mixed. 320 --- 435s ee
IMPROVED PRIZE SWEET WILLIAM,
(4 natural size.)
SWEET WILLIAM, (Dianthus barbatus):
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The Sweet William is an old and well-known
flower, and has been much improved of late
years, the trusses and flowers being larger
and of a greater variety of rich and beautiful
colors. My strains are the finest in the coun-
try, and have received First Prizes when ex-
hibited at the shows of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society.
Carter’s Auricula-eyed, large white cen-
ters, bordered with various shades of rich-
est red, crimson, maroon, etc.; extra choice,
Double White, new. . o.. 255.2 --dekeeaeenee
Double varieties mixed, a very fine strain,
Dunnett’s Dark Crimson, a splendid sort
of the bik sams crimson or marocz, almost
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Hunt’s Perfection, very rich colors bor-
dered and edged with white.................
Hunt’s Perjection, Double, beautiful
double varieties of the last........ 2.2.2...
Harlequin, a new variety with elegantly
mottled and spotted flowers...............
Dwarf, a dwarf compact plant, only 6 inches
tall; very fine; mixed colors.................
Dwarf, double, a double variety of the last,
All the varieties in splendid mixture,
making the finest strain of Sweet Wil-
liams ever offered :../... 522 S5oenesen cee
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I never had enything like
them in all the years I have raised them. My bed contains 110 plants, and such a variety in colors—
scarcely two alike.
us.
allsummer. Every seed came up well.
NE C. SHELDON, New Haven, Conn,
They have been beautiful beyond description and a constant source of pleasure to
Tbe Phlox, China and Japan Pinks, Double Portulaca, Antirrhinum and Asters have been in blossom
We counted sixty blossoms on a Nicotiana plant one day. —
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
LATHYRUS latifolius, (Perennial Pea); A
fine perennial climber, with large clusters of
red: and white Bowers. .- 26 2. oe 3 dene. batt ken
PAPAVER, (Perennial Poppy): Very showy
searlet and orange and yellow flowers, 4 in-
ches across with ‘large black blotches... ....
PRIMULA, (Polyanthus or Primrose): A
very interesting and beautiful class of spring-
blooming flowers. Seeds require from 4 to 6
weeks to germinate, and must be sown under
lass.
plalior , choicest mixed from named flowers,
Duplex, splendid double varieties...........
Gold-laced, yellow-edged flowers; very fine,
PRIMULA vulgaris: This is the Yellow
Primrose of England, blooming in spring and
very pretty. Seeds require 2 months to ger-
PTH ALO Ril ean eames so wie slepasts cid ae'aeh amis
WALLFLOWER, (Cheiranthus Cheiri) : Th
very beautiful half-hardy perennial with
spikes of fragrant flowers resembling the Ten
Weeks Stock. They require the protection of
a cold-frame or pit during winter, where the
winters are severe; 1 to 2 feet tall; choicest
double mixed, a great variety............
PERENNIAL PHLOX: The Perennial
Phlox is the best hardy perennial we have,
and is especially fine for city gardens, as it
does well in partial shade. The seeds must
be sown in the fall soon after they ripen or
they will not germinate. Sow in the open
ground a halfinch deep late in the fall and
it will germinate freely in the spring and
flower the same year. Fresh seed saved from
about 20 choice sorts. sent in October and
ING VEMPEr OnIyge {3 0-> Biss 5s oe +p c)s gadee se
PLATYCODON grandijlora: A
showy plant 4 feet tall, with large neat blue
and white flowers in abundance from June to
September; mixed colors,
CHINESE YAM, or Cinnamon Vine,
(Dioscoreu batatas): A beautiful herbaceous,
ornamental vine of remarkably rapid growth,
climbing from 15 to 30 feet in a season. The
leaves are glossy green, veined with purple,
and are never touched byinsects. The flow-
ers are small, white, in clusters, and emit a
peculiar, cinnamon-like odor, so strongly as
to fill the air around in the evening. The
roots or tubers, which are edible, increase in
size from year to year, and grow to a weight
of several pounds each, and when once start-
ed, will last a lifetime ia the ground. Plant
roots three inches deep in any good soil.
It is well to cover the roots a little with some
leaves or straw the first winter, but after that
they are perfectly hardy in any part of
America. The roots can be planted whole or
divided in pieces, and each piece will grow.
One year old roots. 25 cts. each; four for
50 cts.; twelve for $1.00. Ready early in April.
GLADIOLI: The Gladiolus is the best and
most popular of what are called Summer
Bulbs. Its tall spikes of large fiowers, which
are almost every shade of color, spotted,
blotched and striped inthe most beautiful
manner, are truly gorgeous. The bulbs may
be planted six inches apart, in any ordinary
garden soil, in April, May and June, and cov-
ered from 3 to 5 inches deep, according to
size, and they will always give a good account
of themselves. The Gladiolus blooms in about
three months from planting, and by planting
them at intervals of two weeks they may be
had in bloom from July to October.
GLADIOLI, splendid mixed varieties,
including many fine seedings equal to the
best named varieties. They are nice flower-
ing bulbs and always give the best satisfac-
tion, making a splendid display for a little
money. Per dozen, 50 cts.; per half dozen, 30
ets.; per hundred, $3.25; per thousand, $30.00.
GLADIOLI, named varieties; I have a
large collection of choice on die ge
prices, from 15 cts. to°33.00 each
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PYRETHRUM roseum, (Insect Powder
Plant): <A fine, hardy plant, with large Daisy-
like flowers of different shades of red. The
insect powder of commerce is the dried and
powdered petals of the flowers; mixed colors,
Parthenium jl.-pl., (Double Feverfew)..
parthenifolium aureum, (Golden Feather)
TRITOMA grandi-
fiora, (Red-hot
Poker Plant) <A
very handsome and
showy hardy herba-
ceous plant, with
tall spikes of bright
red and orange flow-
ers. North of New
York it is best to
take up the plants
with a little earth
and place in the cel-
lar, where they will
keep safely till
PENTSTEMON:
One of the best of
the perennials, the
flowers in long
spikes of very
bright scarlet, rose,
yellow, etc.; mixed
TRITOMA
GRANDIFLORA,
POTENTILLA: These are very popular in
England and should be grown more in this
country. The flowers are of very brilliant
and varied colors and freely produced for a
long time: 1 foot; double mixed, from a
chores collections... ti gicacc- so2 soo Se we ee Slee
YUCCA filamentosa: A grand hardy plant,
with a tropical aspect, bearing tall spikes of
lilyclike aybste tlOwersiey 26ce26 nl wodicies Ges, 28
VERONICA: Showy spikes of blue flowers,
LILIES: select the following from a large
number of varieties as the best and easiest
to cultivate, and am sure they will give satis-
faction to all. Plant 4 inches deep, and
cover with a few inches of leaves during win-
ter. Ready in April.
LILIUM auratum, the queen of lilies, with
flowers 8 to 12 inches across, pure white, spot-
ed with crimson, with a golden band through
the center of each petal; very fragrant.
Large fine bulbs, each,
lancifolium rubrum, white, shaded with
rose, spotted red; one of the very best ;
GBH Kies oe ees see aenericts =
lancifolium album, white.................
tenuifolium, (Coral Lily of Siberia), brilli-
ant scarlet ; alittle gem.................--.
superbum, orange red, spotted black......
tigrinum, (Tiger Lily)... ...... 2220.05 see
tigrinum fl. pl., (Double Tiger Lily)..
Wallacei, orange, spotted black, ......_..
Leichtlini, canary yellow, spotted erimson,
Collection cf Lilies: For $1.00 I will send
five choice Lilies, —Auratum, Lancifo-
lium Album, Lancifolium Rubrnm,
Tigrinum fl. pl., and Wallacei, provided
they are ordered before April 1.
TIGRIDIA, a beautiful genus of half-hardy
bulbs, with curious and showy shell-like flow-
ers, 4 inches across. Culture like Gladioli.
conchijfiora, yellow and orange, spotted
black ; 15 cts. each, two for 25 cts.
pavonia, red, spotted crimson ; 15 cts., two
for 25 cts.
alba, white, with brown spots, each.........
TUBEROSE, Pearl: The Tuberose bears
spikes of pure white, wax-like, double flow-
ers. Plant in boxesin the house, and remove
to the garden when the weather has become
warm, or they may be flowered in pots orboxes.
Pearl is anew dwarf variety and much better
than the old sort, being of low growth, with
larger flowers: 10 cts. “each, three for 25 cts.;
per - dozen, 75 cts.
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I do not offer along list of vareties, but only such as experience has shown to be the best, the
cream of a large number of old and new varieties. I design to have my vegetable seeds as reliable
as my flower seeds, and all who favor me with their orders may depend on receiving the very best in
every respect. During the past few years a great amount of rubbish has been offered in the way of so-
called ‘“‘novelties’’ in vegetables. I have tested all of these ‘‘novelties,”’ and find nine-tenths of them
either old varieties with new names or not as good as the old sorts. SuchasI find to be really new
and better than older varieties I add to my list as fast as careful tests prove them to be desirable.
EE" All varieties not otherwise priced are 10 cts. per oz. No halfounces sold unless priced
by the half ounce. All seeds sent by mail or express, prepaid, at prices quoted.
Per pie Per p’k’g
S. | cts.
BEANS, BUSH VARIETIES: Black ASPARAGUS: Conover’s Colossal, the
Wax, a long time in bearing; per pint, 30cts. 10 best variety. Soak the seed well and sow in
Golg en Wax, very tender and fine; pint, 0 Ce two inches deep. 75 cts. lb.; 25 cts. 14
CEE oan Se eclosion ae eee ees sami A Rpre ke Citic ocrodcn ocou de toaa ce sbas 5
Dwarf Horticultural, one of the very ear- CABBAGE, SUMMER VARIETIES:
liest and best for shelling, either green or | Harly Winningstadt, one of the most re-
dry ; pint! 25cts..........ceeeeee. secre ee 10 | liable for heading. $1.85 lb.; 60 cts. 14 lb.;
Champion, new; one of the best for all pur- | 20:CUS: OZ1 6... seeteees sisteisieve > siete cance arate eet ko
poses; pint, 30 cts...........-.----eeeeee ee 10| Selected Early Wakefield. standard mar-
Boston Favorite, new, very large; one of ket variety. $3.60 1lb.; $1.00 14 lb.; 30 cts.
the best bush sorts; pint, 30 cts... .... --- 10 ODI Te lee Ge ee ee ra eee Sdosos 27
BEANS, POLE VARIETIES: MHorti- | Henderson’s Early Summer, extensivel
cultural or Speckled Cranberry, old grown for market. $3.60 1b.; $1.00 14 lb.; 30
standard sort; pint, 30 cts ...............-.-. 10 CUSHOZ. 3 Sm ete cicc ee ore eee wena ae 10
Early Lima, new; a week or two earlier Peerless, one of the best, and a great favor-
than the old Lima; pint, 40 cts....-+ s..++-- 10 ite with Boston market gardeners. §3.60
Challenger Lima, new and extra fine; very Ib.3'$1:0044 Ib: 80 cts OZF eae ete su Se 10
productive, the beans growing closely to- WINTER VARIETIES: Warren’s Stone
gether in the pods; pint, 40 cts.......-...... 10 Mason, very popular among Boston market
Hendersons’ New Dwarf Lima, a real gardeners, nearly every plant being sure to
bush Lima Bean, growing 18 inches tall, head. $3.60 lb.; $1.00 14 lb.; 80 cts. oz ... ... 10
bearing large crops, and two weeks earlier Marblehead Mammoth, the largest of all;
than the climbing Limas. The beans are has been grown to weigh 60 lbs. each. $3.50
of the size of the Sieva, and are of that Ips pl200 24 lb 5730 CtisMOzeeeeeeee eee eee 10
delicious quality that has made the South- Fottler’s Brunswick, popular for market,
ern Lima so famous; pint 50 cts......... ... 15 $2:35 bss 70\cts: Yolo: 25 Cts OZaeamees less 5
SWEET CORN: Cory, new, and a week | Premium Flat Dutch, old standard sort.
earlier than any other; pint, 25 cts........-..- 10) $2.00 lb.; 60 cts.14 Ib.; 20 cts. oz..... ....... 5
Marblehead, follows the Cory in earliness; | Late Blood Red, for pickling. 20 cts. oz... 5
pint, 25 cts.........ee08 oogacoodcccomesgoceenc 10, Mammoth Rock Red, new, and the largest
Minnesota, alittle later than Marblehead; and finest of all red sorts, averaging 12 lbs.
pint, 25 cts....-.seee--: Rieactost deat econ oe 10 each? 75CbS) OZh eisai ace cee 15
Crosby, very sweet, and the best second- Netted Savoy, the best in quality ofall..... 5
early sort; pint, 25 cts,....-. Shoo aor ecbndace 10 CAULIFLOWER: EHndrson’s Early
Black Mexican, follows Crosby in matur- Snowball (True), the best and most reliable
ing; very tender and sweet; pint, 25cts.... 10 variety, nearly every plant producing a good
Potier’s Excelsior, or Squantum, new, head. $14.00 14 lb.; $4.00 0z.; $1.00144 02. .... 25
andthe sweetest and tenderest of all varie- CARROT: Early Oxheart, one ofthe best.
ties; a little later than Mexican; large | $1.50'lb.;-50 cts: 14 Ib. 20) Ctsts07esnen eee
©ars; pint, 25 CUS... one ce wcw sce ens cans ones 10 Early Horn, very early. $1.001lb.; 30cts.441b 5
Evergreen, old standard sort; pint, 25cts., 10 Half-long Red Stwmp-rooted, the best
Mammoth Sugar, latest and largest of all; second-early sort. §1.001lb.; 30cts.4lb.... 5
Pint, 30 CtS.......cceceee ees e ee cee nese cecee 10, Danvers Orange, an improvement on the
By planting a patch of each of the above old Long Orange. $1.00 lb.; 30 cts. 44 lb... 5
sorts at one time a complete succession can CELERY: Boston Market, one of the best.
be had from earliest to latest. $2.60 1b-5°'75 cts. 14lb.; 25 cts. 02....0:2-.--ece- 5
PEAS: McLean’s Little Gem, the earli- White Plume, new, crisp solid and fine
est and best of early wrinkled sorts; 2 feet flavor, and easiest of allto grow. 40cts. oz. 10
fall= pint, 2a Cbs. io. same versed: aarae rin see Oe 10| Major Clark’s Pink, of better flavor than
Abundance, anew aid remarkably product- the white sorts, crisp and solid. 30cts.oz. 10
ive second early sort, first quality; 2 feet; CITRON, Californian, very large. 15
pint, 25 CtS.... 2... 20. cece eens cee e eee enone 10 | cts20%. 2265 28S -Sk. eels ns OR EB oe 5
Champion of England, best of all for late CRESS or PEPPER GRASS: extracurled 5
Crop; pint, 25 Cts...........-.eeeeeeee sess eens 10| CUCUMBER: Early Russian, the earliest.
Stratagem, new, and the largest of all Peas, $1:00)lb:3220 cts14 lDt Hewes vi. oh eons oe eee 5
with 7 to 9 peas in each pod; 2 feet tall; Early Cluster,very early. $1.00 1b.; 30 cts.
first quality; pint, 40 cts.... ... Seddcouses sc 10 Vp Mist staal 2 le, BLES cee aie eee ocr
POP CORN: New Golden, very large and White Spine, handsome and smooth. $1.00
tender when popped; pint, 40 cts.......... seee 10 Lbs330:ets; d4r1 bit iS ee ie tae eee ine 5
Early Amber, new, tender and nice; pint, Tailby’s Hybrid, very handsome and good.
40 cts........+- Pe eee eee eee eee 10 $1:10:lb3s S0ictsa lb wise eno cee ace 5
BEET: Egyptian Blood Turnip, very Green Prolific, very productive, for pickles.
early. 75 cts.lb.; 25 cts. 14 lb......----.+---ee 5 $100 Ibs; 30 Ctsit Alp 2s oe eierctctole wiateleines)o tle 5
Eclipse, new; very early, round and smooth, Nichols’ Medium Green, new, very pro-
fine grained and sweet. 90 cts. lb.; 30 cts. ductive, and one of the very best for table
14 Ib.3 10 Cts. 02.26... .nsecceceesene sanseceees 5 use or pickles. $1.00 lb.;°30 cts. 4 lb.: 10
Early Bassano, very early, tender and CES OZ s cals tre sci aiieles saeiote site stetere siete eoseaeiee 5
sweetest of all early sorts. 75 cts. lb.; 25 Giant Pera, new, and the largest of all,
aR All Do pAgs emac pie aie wicis nis, stolsiwpeiciciaree ci cloee oe 5 growing to a length of 15 to 20 inches....... 10
Early Blood Turnip. 75 cts, lb.; 25 cts. DANDELION, Large Leaved: Leaves and
a See eee ecc asec sees eens 5 plants double the size of the common; culti-
Long Blood Red, for winter. 75 cts. lb..... 5 vated for spring greens. 50 cts. 02... ......- 10
Imperial Sugar the sweetest of all sorts, EGG PLANT: New York Purple. 50 cts.
and best for winter if sown late. 75 cts:lb. 5 OZnn seas Ones sap ee tatters 2 ate etnets Sia eye
PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS.
KOHL RABI: Early Purple 20cts 0z..
LETTUCE: Ice Cabbage, very large heads.
$1.60 lb.; 50 cts. 14 Ib.3 15 cts. 02..........000..
Early Tennis Ball, (black seed) the best
early sort. $1.601b.; 50 cts. 14 lb.; 15 cts.oz.
Henderson’s New York, very large heads
one of the best summer varieties. $2.10
Pass Go Cts. 14 bys 20rGts. O20 me wens sce sa ae
Buttercup. new, yellowish green; very ten-
der and nice. $2.00 lb.; 60 cts. 44 lb.; 20
(CUS 7s Seb Grit OOPS OIU ROO OCOD COE HES DERE
The Deacon, vuew, and the most reliable of
all for summer, every plant forming a good
° head and slow to run toseed. $2.10 1b.; 60
Guise, Well SSC? Un Gish: CVARREROOC CODE Simmer aaCrict
Green Fringed, very tender and finely
fringed. §1.60lb.; 50 cts. 14 lb.; 15 cts. 0z..
MELON, MUSK: Casaba, large and fine;
rich flower. $1.10 1b.; 30 cts. 4 1b.; 15 cts oz.
Hackensack, a very popular market variety.
90 cts. lb.; 25 ets. 14 Ib.; 15 cts. 0Z.....02.00.
Nutmeg, small, rich and sugary. $1.10 lb.;
BUSCUS Aste el ON CUS SLO Ze erealnintieic ieisies cle crarsteie ls
Montreal Markeé, very large, round, and
thick green flesh of good quality. $1.10 lb.;
BOTCUS EE AaS el OMCUS OZ. oa: < cae eceocicees eis
Perfection, new, and one of the very best;
flesh yery thick of an orange-salmon color,
very rich and sweet. $1.25 lb.; 40cts. 4
HOES TE). CaS OPA GAS ROS St Gs Ore pee nee PRE
Emerald Gem, new, small; yellow flesh and
very rich flower. $1.50 lb.; 50 cts. 14 lb.; 20
ERIS ee Oem npolehe ee ensres oie elale ony se a nus See ee Bes
MELON, WATER: Phinney’s Early,
very early, prolific, rich and sugary. 85 cts.
LOSS VSM OSE ZN Oe RS ni oe ee
Peerless, very early and productive; the
richest and finest flavored ofall. $1.00 lb.;
SUN CIISEALZ CLOGS, SOS Agia 8 a Sa ee ae ane ae
Ruby Gold, new, very large, and one of the
best melons ever introduced; flesh very
sweet, golden yellow, variegated with
streaks of pink, making it the most beauti-
ful and novel melon ever seen; per lb., $3.50;
DEAD! AO. GES <OZee ae de Jon hb cates ace wae
MUSTARD: White London. 50 cts. lb.....
ONION: Early Red, very early. $1.75 lb.;
CESAR raed (EUS IT ba Mes Pata saws tine ee
Wethersfield Large Red. $1.75 lb.; 50 cts.
VGA OEE .EI HSE ICOLAS SSC Che ae OE ene ae
Danvers Yellow Globe, largely grown for
market. $1.75 lb.; 50 cts. %4 lb.; 15 cts. oz...
White Globe, very large, mild flavor, one of
the best. $2.50 Ib.; 75 cts. 4 lb.; 25 cts. oz.
Mammoth Silver King, very large, has
been grown to weigh 2 lbs. each. 30 cts. oz.
OKEA or GUMBO: Dwarf Prolific,......
PARSLEY: Emerald, very finely curled,...
PARSNIP: The Student,a vety sweet varie-
Mech Ne eSNG Hse 4a Use: cya,a%s ara) </aja's cis sinidie a sie.e's
PEPPER: Tomato-formed. $1.00 4 lb.;
BO) CLS. One seu hoo he
Sweet Mountain or Mammoth, very mild.
ERO aligns MMC TS POZA se Sein dass 5 ovela cee eles ss
Golden Dawn, very large, productive and
sweet; ofa beautiful golden-yellow. 30 cts.
POC COCO e cer esrereesese seers resesen sree rt etreeee
ee ee ee i re |
ee ee ee aa
the branches. $1.50 14 lb.; 50 cts. oz........
Celestial, anew, remarkably handsome and
productive variety from China. The fruits
are at first creamy-yellow and change to
brilliant scarlet, the two colors forming a
fine contrast; of superior quality, sharp
flavor. $1.50 4 Ib.; 50 cts. 0z......-........
PUMPKIN: Sugar, the sweetest and best
for pies. 85 cts. lb.; 25 cts 14 Ib........0see0
Large Cheese, the best sort for field culture
and good for cooking; flesh very thick. 75
ee ORC DS LAU alaciates o/s xiesors sine cic scie echo
Jumobo,the largest variety; has been grown
to weight of 200 lbs. 75 cts. 14 lb.; 25 cts.oz.
RADISH: Red Turnip, early and tender.
CE BIC. LSS Te as 8 7 |
Long Scarlet, early and good.
RC US LAME OMA, © Shale inis, -o's/sloreiclae sb views sc ceeeeiae
5
10
RADISH: Chartier, very large and tender.
A20V CUS AUID ETD, CLSSOZe oh Fare - selwcicie > scl scien »
French Breakfast, of quick growth. 75 cts.
None 245) Couisy Lille OBE tae Ba Goce Soop onooc lose
Chinese Rose Winter, for winter use.......
Mammoth White Winter, very iarge and
good. $1.10 1b.; 30 cts. 4 lb
RHUBARB: Linneus, early, large and
tender. $2.50 lb.; 75 cts. 14 lb.; 25 cts. oz...
| SPINACH: Round Leaf, the best for
spring or fallsowing. 50 cts. lb.; 15 cts 4 lb.
| SQUASH, SUMMER: Yellow Bush Scal-
toned.” 85 cts. lb.5, 25 cts. 14. 1b... see s.2-.0es
Bush Crookneck. 85 cts. lb.; 25 cts. 44 lb..
SQUASH, WINTER: Boston Marrow. 8
(SUS LE DAS VAS OUISS A ee ee ob es He noRamacmoner
isseax, best for fall use. $1.10 lb.; 30 cts. 4
NPV RPRN Pept eas aes Rk eats) cca cies Of me esa Oerarcloie! ala aawioraie.e
Cocoanut, a nice little fall squash; very pro-
lific and succeeds where others fail; fine-
grained and sweet. $1.101b.; 30 cts. 4 lb..
Hubbard, the standard of excellence. 90 cts.
UB ESeeDGUSUlAm rain tac eecimomaaie amie nersicicisls sis
Marbiehead, better than Hubbard in some
respects. 90 cts. lb.; 25 cts. 14 lb...........
Bay State,new; remarkably productive, and
one of the very best of the winter sorts;
flesh very thick, fine-grained, dry and sweet;
keeps best. of all varieties. $1.50 lb.; 50
Chat 4AulDe OS CuSe OZy sate). sisisleraatele siejsi ase
Mammoth Chili, grows to weigh 200 lbs....
SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER:
This vegetable should have a place in every
garden. It isa delicious vegetable and is
used in soups, also boiled and fried, and has
the flavor of oysters. Sow and cultivate
like parsnips. The roots may remain in the
ground all winter. $2.00 1b.; 75 cts. 44 lb.;
PS EUS. OWicd Gar ecude gaecOOb cube oa 0COUOCeUIdAAe
TOMATO: Livingston’s Favorite, early,
of good size, very solid, round and smooth as
an apple and of first rate quality. $3.10 1b.;
EWCUSR Alone PANGS @7e5oudabocddosoee loneseor
Beauty, a new, large and very handsome
sort of a peculiar pinkish-red color; very
smooth and solid; one of the very best.
$3.60 lb.; $1.00 14 lb.; 30 cts. oz .
Dwarf Champion, the best of all the new
sorts; very early, smooth and solid. 30
GCUSSO Ze ree ar arep ele ee ec reitnins sinjsts terse ajisisie weer ayar-
Golden Queen, of a fine golden-yellow color,
round, smooth and solid. 50 cts. oz........
Strawberry, or Winter Cherry, a distinct
species, the fruit growing in a husk and
about the size of cherries. It should be
grown in every garden, especially where
fruit is scarce. It is very productive, and
has the flavor of strawberries; excellent for
canning, and the fruit can be kept freshin a
dry place all winter. Culture like the com-
mon Lomatoy MAOlCtS OZ ee cae eects ele esi
TURNIP, ENGLISH: Early White Flat
(Dutele. 60" cts bes COCES Al Diiretelesicie ol ) o
Strap-leaved Red Top, early and good. 60
BS Mone AD Criss UZ S). 64 Sapono owdgooo cua’
Yellow Globe, excellent, large, yellow.
GUS Mbps 2O%GtS. TAM Ss sree aa ele arate oie a eleees
White Egg, ove of the best for the table. 70
Ons Meee AU Ciss EAM ORS. ooodidcs GresoaaouReonge
TURNIP, SWEDE OR RUSSIAN: White
Sweet, the best for table use. 75 cts. lb.; 25
Gis TA LO cot cass adou cdot wok Sebnn co kesenancuer
SWEET, MEDICINAL AND POT
HERBS: Each of the following varieties are
5 cents per package:
Sweet Basil; Caraway: Coriander;
Catmint; Hoarhound; Lavender ; Sweet
Marjorum; Rosemary; Sage; Saffron;
Summer Savory; Winter Savory; Tan-
sy; Summer Thyme; Winter Thyme;
Wormwood.
VEGETABLE ORANGE or MANGO
MELON: A very pretty and useful new
vegetable, bearing on a vine like a melon an
abundance of small fruits the size, color and
shape of an orange. It is excellent for man-
goes, preserves or sweet pickles, Plant and
cultivate like melons. 50 cts. 0Z,.............
31
10
10
SOWING IN CoLD-FRAMES.—A cold-frame is easily managed by anybody, and in no other way can such
uniform success be had ; and I would recommend those who have more than half a dozen varieties to
sow totry one. Make a box-like frame of boards without a bottom, which should be twelve or fifteen
inches high at the back, sloping to about six inches in front, so as to catch the direct rays of the sun as
much as possible. It can be made of any size desired and nailed at the corners, if small enough te be
easily moved about, orif larger, fastened together with hooks and staples. About the 75th of April is
the proper time in this latitude to start seeds in a cold-frame, and the plants will be large enough to
transplant to the beds where they are to bloom as early as would be safe from frost.
Prepare a bed in a warm sheltered spot in the garden; rake out all the lumps and stones and on this
set the frame, and cover with ordinary hot-bed sash or old window sash which will do quite as well.
Make the soil in the frame smooth and firm with a board, and sow the seeds thinly and evenly on the
surface in squares, and label each sort with a short pine label. Havea pile of light sandy soil or leaf
mold from the woods, which has been sifted through a fine sieve, near at hand, andif the seeds are very
small, carefully sift it over them. Probably more failures to make seed germinate result from covering
too deep than from any other cause. A good and safe rule for the smaller kinds of seeds is to cover to
a depth of about twice the diameter of the seed. This would give a covering of one-eighth to one-fourth
of an inch tosuch seeds as Aster, Phlox and Verbena: one-sixteenth of an inch to Petunia. Portulaca,
and seeds of like size, while very fine seeds, like Lobelia and Mimulus, should only be covered a little,
just enough to cover the seeds from sight. After the seeds are all nicely covered, itis very important
to make the soil as hard and firm as possible; then water carefully with a pot having a fine rose, so as
not to wash the soil from the seeds.
Now put on the sash and Eeep it tightly closed until the plants begin to come up, watering often
enough to keep the surface moist. Some seeds, like Aster and Zinnia, germinate, under favorable cir-
cumstances, in afew days, while others require several weeks. Geranium and Verbena seeds germi-
nate very unevenly, some seeds coming up in a week or ten days, while some remain dormant a month
or more, and the soil should be kept moist and not be disturbed for at least a month after sowing.
Cover the frame with straw mats or boards at night to keep out the cold, and after the plants are up
give plenty of air, during warm, sunny days. Pull out the weeds as fast as they appear, and keep the
plants well thinned out, so they will grow strong and stocky. The thinnings can be saved and trans-
pianted to another frame if desired.
Sowine IN BOXES IN THE Hovuse.—When only a few varieties are to be sown, good plants can be
grown by sowingin shallow boxes of earth, putting these in a warm, sunny window in the house, cover-
ing each box with a pane of glass to retain moisture. Never sow seeds in pots unless they are sunk up
to the rims in boxes of moist earth or moss; otherwise they are apt to quickly dry out and injure the
seeds or young plants.
SOWING IN THE OPEN GRoUND.—With care and by sowing at the proper time, plants can be grown
successfully in the open ground; but not much success can be expected from sowing the small, delicate
seeds in the beds where they are to flower. Itis always best to sow all but a few varieties like the
Larkspurs and Poppies, which do not transplant well, in a seed-bed, in the same way as directed for
cold-frames. Sow the half-hardy varieties about the first of May,in this latitude,jor about the time
corn is usually planted. Hardy annuals may oe sown two weeks earlier, and tender annuals not until
two weeks laterthan this. Great care must be taken in watering and shading to prevent the surface
from drying out; a few hours of hot sun in a dry time will sometimes ruin a whole bed ; and this isthe
most frequent cause of failure when seeds are sown in the open ground, for after a seed has sprouted,
and then becomes dry, it will never sprout again. Itis a good plan to spread several thicknesses of
newspaper over the bed to help Keep in the moisture, but they must be removed as soon as the plants
begin to come up.
TRANSPLANTING.—After the plants in the cold-frame or seed-bed have obtained their second leaves
and grown an inch or two, transplant to the garden, first giving the seed-bed a good soaking with water.
Transplantang should be done in a showery day, if possible, but it is better to transplant in a dry time
than to wait toolongforrain. Make holes where the plants are to be set, fill them with water, let it
soak in, then set the plant, making the soil firm about the roots; water again and cover each plant with
a piece of paper held down with clods of earth; or, what is better, with a large leaf or a handful of
fresh grass, whichis to be removed after a few days.
A frequent cause of failure to make a good show of flowers is setting plants too thick in the beds, and
before the summer is half through the vines become so crowded together they either die outright or
become so much weakened in the struggle for existence, that their beauty is greatly injured. The soil
for flowers, if not already rich, should be made so with fertilizers or welldecayed manure. Some yvarie-
ties do wellin almost any ordinary soil, but do much better in a rich one.
The flowers produced from seeds are classed as Annuals, Biennials, and Herbaceous Perennials. The
Annuals perfect their seed and die the first year. Biennials live two years. Herbaceous Perennials
die down to the ground every year, their roots living many years. Annuals arecalled hardy, half hardy
andtender. A hardy annual will bear a severe frost without injury; ahalf-hardy annual will bear con-
siderable frost; while tender annuals are destroyed by the least frost.
FOOD FOR FLOWERS.
This is a fertilizer made expressly for flowers grown in the house or garden, and is the best thing of
the kind Ihave evertried. Itis free from odor and clean to handle. It produces a healthy, luxuriant
growth, which is soon followed by an abundance of flowers. Everybody who has ever tried it has been
delighted with the results. Itis used by dissolving a little in water and applying to the soil once a week.
Trial packages 25 cents each, postage paid. Large packages by mail, post-paid, 50 centseach. Directions
for use and a valuable little pamphlet on the culture of house plants free with each package
“The use of the Food for Flowers has given the most satisfactory results, rendering my plants strong
and healthy, and keeping them in constant and vigorous bloom for months without any seeming exhaust-
ion of their strength.” Mrs. A. B. M., Burton, Vi.
“The package of Plant Food was more than satisfactory. It caused my plants to grow, bud and blos-
som beyond all my expectations. Have kept quite a variety of plants for twelve years, but never were
they half so satisfactory as after using your Food.” Mrs. H. W. P., Andover, He.
A SPECIAL REQUEST.
IT publish my Catalog annually in January, and mail a copy to all who ordered seeds the previous
year, without their asking for it. I hope that each one will find something among the many good
things offered that they want, and send at least a small order, if only a ten cent one, so that their
names will appear on my books for a Catalog next year. If youonly want afew seeds, do not hesitate
to order them because the order is small, for I always fill small orders just as carefully and cheerfully
as large ones, although of course the larger the better. But should you not desire anything yourselr
this year, please do me the great favor to hand this Catalog to some friend who is in the habit of order-
ing seeds away from home, and if you will, at the same time, say a good word for my seeds, I shall be
doubly obliged; and if you desire a Catalog next year please let me know and I shall be glad to keep
your name on my books.
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TULIPA gesneriana: A
HARDY BULGES:
These bloom in the s pring, and must be planted in the autumn. Orders for them can be filled only
from the first of September to middle of November.
garden culture plant Hyacinths, Tulips and Narcissus about three inches deep.
October is the best month for planting.
In
All of this class of
bulbs are fine for house culture, and if used for this puree they should be kept in acool, dark cellar
HYACINTHS.
The following choice named sorts are se-
lected as the very best for house culture,
all having extra large spikes of distinct color.
EACH.
DOUBLE VARIETIES, Garrick, deep
PUOPIE Ree ch racism eiviole Won & nichiaciticle aN we eee
Bloksberg, bright porcelain striped,.......
Anna Maria, creamy white.................
Grand Vainqueur, pure white..............
Le Grande Conquerant, pale rose........
Noble par Merite, deep rose....... ........
SINGLE VARIETIES, Tasso, waxy blush
Czar Peter, splendid light blue,...
La Grandesse, pure white............... ted
Incomparable, deep carmine, extra.........
PE DLEPNTOSE! VOLO Wace ue ocetoesiced sees sleelers
King of the Blues, dark blue..... .. ......
Mixed Varieties: These are fine bulbs and
will give good satisfaction, especially for out
door planting, and are much cheaper than
named sorts. Mixed, a large variety of all
colors, 8 for 30 cts., $1 per doz....... eisielalaiaiaie nis
TULIPS.
The Tulip isthe most gorgeous and popu-
lar of all hardy bulbs, The following are the
choicest and most distinct of the named va-
rieties.
@ereee
_ SINGLE EARLY VARIETIES:
Chrysolora, pure yellow............ .se.s.0s
Golden Standard, red striped ena helt ayers as
Grand Master of Malta, dark crimson
and white striped..
Joost Van Vondel, deep cherry ‘red, feath-
BEG CG WNILG Les voice wclnie ae s|n aie clataas coe ches Sioa :
Keiserkroon, crimson-edged orange........
Proserpine, rosy Carmine....... ...+-...+
Pottebakker White, pure white.............
Queen of the Violets, light violet.... .....
Rose Gris de Lin, rose and white..........
Thomas Moore, buff shaded orange........
Vermilion Brilliante, magnificent
Wouverman, dark violet........... ....-.-.
For 80 ets. I will send one bulb each of the
above 12 choicest named single varieties.
DOUBLE VARIETIES :
Belle Alliance, violet striped WAILC LS «cas
Rilue Celeste, violet blue................060-
Duke of York, rose striped white..........
Helianthus, gold and scarlet..
Imperatum Rubrorum, splendid scarlet. .
La Candeur, pure white........ Brisieeitins cote
Maritlo, white shaded rose.
Marriage de ma fille, white feathered
crimson, magnificent large flower.... .....
_ Purple Crown, dark velvety aes aetasat
POSES OTIS VOSO A cies sos See dnwe. es sincsae aie
Yellow Rose, bright yellow...............-..
Zebra, dark velvety red striped yellow......
For 65 cts. I will send one bulb each of the
above 12 choicest named double varieties.
a ee
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PARROT TULIPS: These have very large
“ragged edged”’ fiowers curiously variegated
with brilliant searlet, yellow and green.
Mixed varieties, per doz., 40 ets., 6 for 25 cts.
grand species and
the largest, tallest and most showy of all, Meee
er
flowers of a rich crimson, scarlet color.
doz. 50 cts., 6 for 30 cts., each
sees ere e oe
. MIXED TULIPS: These include a "great
number of varieties that multiply faster than
the sorts named above. They are nice large
bulbs and will make a showy bed. I offer
them at a very low price to induce all to
Oi!) wala 7 them.
Mixed Single varieties, per 100, $2.25 ; 40 cts
per doz, 6 for 25cts., each................000-
Mixed Double varieties, $2.25 per 100, 40 cts.
y paestinaad ‘Sing
pier doz:, 6 for 20 cts.,’each.... 2.2.0... es cece es
le, ‘mixed, a great variety,
nae Bee 100, = Spas per doz., 6 for 20 cts., each..
25
12
_ for at least three weeks after planting, to get well rooted
NARCISSUS.
The numerous varieties of Narcissus or
Daffodils are becoming popular for both gar-
den and pot culture. The following are per-
fectly hardy and distinct.
SINGLE VARIETIES:
Trumpet Major, deep golden yellow........
Scoticus, the ‘‘ Scoteh Garland Flower uy
creamy white and golden yellow...........-
Pallidus Precox, ‘clear sulphur white ...
Bulbocodium, the yellow ‘‘Hoop Petticoat”
Leedsii, bright yellow stained orange scarlet
Stella, white andy OHOWs ssn skeen tina ctrek
Circe, white tinted straw color..............-
Biflorus, pure white with yellow cup..
Ornatus (Improved Poet's Narcissus), large,
pare atte with saffron cup tinged with
SG AP] Ofte sctctay he saints os ciate aio nis saa waiaeis
DOUBLE NARCISSUS:
Von Sion, (Double Yellow Daffodil,..........
Pseudo-plenus, white and yellow..........
Incomparable jfi-pl., yellow and orange...
Alba piena odorata, (Double White Poet’s
INCUEVSSIULS) one sosnes wel ele alarayeraiele eels steeicrele
Oranye Phenix, white and orange.........
For $1 I will send one each of the above 14
choice Narcissus.
CROCUSES.
The Crocus is one of the very earliest of
spring flowers, its delicate blossoms often
opening before the snow is gone. Yellow,
white, blue and striped, all colors mixed, $1. 00
per 100, IDietsyper doz. Weaehs yes .sacess weesen
SNOWDROPS: These have delicate white
flowers and are the first harbingers of spring,
$2 peril00, s0:cts) por dons. ce ee ee ate eee
SCILLA "Siberica, A beautiful little flower -
blooming with the Crocus, bearing spikes of
ane blue flowers, 30 ets. per doz., $1,75 per
8 1 URES SS SURI Be NE CONES OSs Aa ee Sen SaAReS Cheah. ee ets PMCS aes
CHIONODOXA lucillae, (Glory oF the
Snow): This resembles the Scilla, but the flow-
oe have white centers ; per doz. 40 cts., 6 for
CLS. seyaciee Siete Haiein ies Rin Me mleleerehel SUN Marais a iate ars ate
TRITELEIA tase a nerce little gem
for pot or garden culture, growing 6 to 8
inches tall and bearing pale blue flowers two
inches across,blooming continuously for sey-
eral months in winter: 30 cts per doz., 6 for
The following are not hardy in this latitude
but are very fine for pot culture 1n winter:
ALLIUM grandijflorum, bears large umbels
of pure white flowers ali winter..............
BRODIAEA coccinea, ‘Fire Cracker Plant,
UE ecanryite of blood red flowers tipped with yel-
CALO CHORTUS, "(Butierfly Lilies), large
curiously variegated flowers of delicate and
brilliant colors ; mixed colors. <......0.....4..-
CYCLAMEN Persicum, one of the choicest
of winter-blooming bulbs bearing a profusion
of delicate flowers all winter, mixed colors,
yy:
FREESIA re fracta alba, avery choice bulb
with large spikes of very fragrant white flow-
ers blotched with yellow ; extra large bulbs,
50 ects. per doz., 6 for 30 Aish PROS TNE ea MaRS
OXATLIS, well known protuse blooming plants
double yellow, single yellow, crimson, rose,
GAR NUCOLOD oer taeeis ic Os atatetsitolsieiciata melee wikis stn]
CHINESE SACRED LILY: A variety
of Narcissus bearing several spikes of beau-
tiful, fragrant, waxy white blossoms with a
yellow center. They grow very rapidly, flow-
ering in 4to 6 weeks after planting. Bulbs
can be supplied from Nov. to March. Price
of extra large bulbs of the true variety, 2 for
60 cents.; each........... State vista stela ciara sence
Chrysanthemums. — — ; a
In April or May I shall have a fine stock of Chrysanthemum plants. From au Agee = over ge
100 varieties, I have selected the following as the best and most distinct.
_ EACH.
Medusa, pure Saabs long drooping, thread-
Hke petals svextra Tne. eer. sole cinco veo 20 feathery potals2o ie (25, sciestocuae tet an eee 25.
Leopard, mauve, spotted white.............. 20 Robert Crawford, IJr., large, blush pall i
Gorgeous, rich yellow, very double... ... . 15]. WHITO 2055. ee et OS nas Se ea eae 20
Moonlight, creamy white.............-...-.. I5| Drs. A. Carnegie, very large and double,
Gloriosum, sulphur yellow; extra......... SES IDIOOG: CFIMSON. 8 sis4 cic- se wi ieere se sw donlosnia tees 25
Mrs, C. H. Wheeler, crimson and gold..... 20 Wm. H. Lincoln, very largé and double,
Ben @’ liga yellow, twisted, iieeod petals. 15 POlden VoOHoOw, 20s fick sO sees eS eeete eee 30
F. L. Harris, bright crimson............... 20 Diana, pure white globular flowers, with in-
Elkshorn, pearl white...........-.......-..- 25 curved petals: one of the very best......... 20 —
Thistle, very distinct, thread-like creamy Cullingjordi, dark, rich crimson,very _
Vollow;s petals ses ete ee eo see Slilaete c QO it Me NGOuDLe fect Rac en eke Merge Set eects ts Arne LS 20
J.T. Lovett, white, beautifully fringed..... 20) Frank Wilcox, rich golden aAMPEFr:.., 202-0 25
Kioto, large, golden yellow, finely incurved. 30 Golden Queen of England, very igabie,
IL. Canning, large, pure white...........-.. 25 golden yellow tinged sails red, extra.. 20
Lillian B. Bird, very large flower, long, Lord Byron, gold, streaked with pronzy red 2%
tubular petals of a beautiful shrimp pink ; Louis Barthere, bright crimson, fine....... 20
OXLEAMMEC 1+ sey coe ale aaa Re olsaue ercieuaulteioiatanie Sek 30 Violet Rose, beautiful deep rose............ 30
Mrs. Fotiler, clear, soft rose, extra........ 25 Souv. de Jersey, small golden yellow... .... 15:52
Mrs. A. Hardy, the
Chrysanthemum, very double, pure white
“Ostrich Plime AST
Doilar Collection of Chrysanthemums.
For one dollar I will send the following eight very choice varieties, pestatd: provided they are or-
dered before Aprill: Medusa: Gloriosum; 3; Ben D’Or; Lillian B. 3; Mrs. Kottler; Di-
ana; Louis Barthere ; Souv. de Jersey. Send 10cents extra for pete and postage and we will ~
add a plant of Mrs. A Hardy.
KS" To save Correspondence, I would say that the varieties and articles offered in this
Catalog are the only ones I have to sell. [have no plants of any kind to sell except such as
are priced in this Catalog.
HoRTICULTURAL AND Farm Booxs.—I can supply any book published on Garden‘and Farm subjects
at the publisher’s prices, postpaid.
{= SHOULD YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE CATALOG PLEASE HAND THE EXTRA COPY TO SOME FRIEND
YOU THINK WOULD BE LIKELY TO ORDER SEEDS.
SHADY HILL NURSERIES.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
fl WORD OF ADVICE! If you contemplate planting in the Spring of 1891 any kind of Nursery
‘
Stock, do not overlook the above address, but send there for any of the more
RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES,
HARDY PLANTS, &c.
E 1
You WILL GET WHAT YOU ORDER, TRUE TO NAME, IN THE VERY BEST CONDITION, and at reasonable
prices. Besides growing the most unique collections of Ornamental Stock in the United States, the
SHADY HILL NURSERIES
Supply New England Grown
FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS,
te all varieties, WELL ROOTED and superior to the average stock sent out. A special feature
is the remarkable collection of
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS.»
We send to any address on receipt of two stamps both of our large ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES.
Also send for special CLuB TzrMs which are very advantageous to those :
who wish to get up Club orders for our stock.
TEMPLE & ee RD.
Re" Iam well acquainted withthe proprietors of Shady Hill Ranenied Messrs. Temple & Beard,
eels are enterprising and thorough business men, and I recommend those who desire anything in
ove ales ed ent them, eee coneiene that all no ig so will be supplied with first-class stock.
HADY HILL NURSERIES are Headquarters for everythin i
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bucy Plants, &e. 4 Se err nes Poe ea
Ee Send all orders for Nursery Catalogs or stock to the address given in the advertisement
above, L, W. GOODELL. ~
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