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So swiftly does time pass away that it seems only a few months since I published the
last edition of my annual catalog, bat the new year is close at hand and a new catalog
must be prepared. I take pleasure in sending each one of my: customers of last year
copy, and solicit a-continuance of orders. I think that all will want the 30 ct. collection
(which is the best one I ever put up) atleast; but if you find only one packet of seeds ty
that you want, please do not hesitate to order it, for I fill small orders just as prom aT
and ctrefully as I do large ones, Should you not want any seeds this season yourself,
kindly do me the fayor to hand the catalog to some friend who is interested in growing
i 3 cea py eos and if you can at the same time say a good word for my seeds, I shall be
ED OUubdly oO} igec ‘ F :

Most of the flower seeds sold in this country are imported from Europe, and until within a few years i
supposed that they could not be grown in America, butit has been found that seeds of many of our m
‘popular lowers can be produced here of much better quality than the Huropean seeds, provided the necessary
akill and care is used in growing them. 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 numerous details of the
business. Ihave made a specialty of growing flower sveds for the past ten years, selling them at first to city
dealers at wholesale, and haye succeeded in greatly improving many of our most popalar varieties, ant
among those that will be found much superior in quality to the seed usually sold by dealers, I desire to call
particular attention to my Asters, Balsams. China and Japan Pinks, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Double Por-
tulaca, Stocks, Werbenas and Double Zinnias, which have bven awarded numerous first premiums at fairs

where exhibited. 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.
I test the germinating qualities of every variety I sell and do not intend that a single packet of seeds

leave my hands that will fail to grow if properly treated. : a5 ’

It is my constant study to furnish the Best Seeds at the Lowest Prices, which will be found in many cases

to be from 20 to 50 percent. lower than those of city dealers. The ficures on the right of the columns give the
prices of each variety per packet in cents. My jackets are large, each packet containing from a hundred to
a thousand seeds, except some of the new or very scarce varieties or those with very large seeds, which
necessarily contain less. Please compure my prices with those of city dealers, and note the liberal discount —
I make on large overs. Everything offered will be sent to any part of the U. S., by mail, postage paid, at
price annexed, and I will guarantee the safe delivery at your post-office of everything ordered.

VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL WHO ORDER SEEDS.

How TO Send Mone ___Money may be sent at my risk, if sent according to these directions: Send
y. all sums of one dollar or over by Post-Office Money, which is always the —
best way if they can be obtained; but ifa money order cannot be obtained at your office, remilt in bank bills”
and get the letter 7 gistered. The expense of sending by either of the above ways will be cight or ten cents,
and may be selected in seeds from the catalog. Sums l ss tha» one dollar may be enclosed in a letter and —
sent at my risk. Always remit sums of less then «a doll r by the new Postal Notes if possible, but if these
cannot be obtained at your office, then use good, new J-cent und 2-cent postage stamps for chanse, but if ©
stumps must be used do not detach or stick them tothe letter, but send them just as purchased, and as T
receive many more stamps than I can use, and have to sell them at a discount. do not send anythin= bat
small sums in stumps unless 8 percent is added to their face value. No 3-cent or higher denomination of
stamps will be aveepted. Cunadastamps are of no value to me and will not be accepted, but Canada bills
and fractional currency are always acceptable. Twenty-five cents or less in silver can be sent safely ina let
ter, in a strong envelope, if pasted securely between two sheets of paper toprevent its Cutting through the
envelope, but never send larger sums than this in -ilyer as it requires extra postage and is almost sure to
cut through the envelope and become lost. A sufficient amount to pay for all seeds ordered should be em- — ™
closed as it is my invariable rule to send seeds only to the value of the remittance. : ee
T take the greatest care in filling orders, yet it is impossible, in the hurry of the busy season, to ayoid i
occasional mistakes, and where errors occur, please do not think that I desizn to cheat you, but notify me ab
once, stating just what the error is, and I will make prompt and satisfactory correction. —. = Soy ee
The great mujority 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, ifthe seeds ordered do not arrive, then write
agin, AL\WAYS RE EATING THE ORDER, so that, in case we did not receive the first order, we can Hllit ~
without further delay. i 2 an ke a
Please use the Order Shect in making up your order and be sure that Namp, Post-orrice, COUNTY, —
and State are plainly written on every order Every day diwing the busy season I reegive letters with one
and sometimes all of these important items wanting; nnd then all [ can lois to wait untill reecive scolding
Jetters and am perhaps called hard names, when the fault is entirely with the customer. The carelessness of
some of my customers in these matters is astonishing. I have several times received money in letters without
a single word of writing to indicate trom whom it came or what was wanted. my
arly Orders: The see trade of x whole year is crowded into a fey months, wh ch makes a great rush
of business, and it will beagreat occommodatin to me if all who can conveniently do so will send their orders as —
early as pos-ible The sceds will then always Ve on hand when wanted for sowing and customers willbe
Sure of getting just what is ordered, for stocks of some of the most desirable varieties often become exhausted —
late in the season. te
My Flower Gardens are always ope | to visitors, and friends are cordially invited to come and inspect
the flowers from which I save seeds. Avres of Asters, Pansies, Petunias, Pinks, Phlox, Verbenas and scores —
of other varie ies are, when in full bloom, a grand sight and worth going many miles to see. The following es
are some of the newspaper notices of my gardens and exhibits of flowers at fais: <2 Ae
FROM THE SPRINGFIELD RUPUBLICAN. SEPT. 12, 1884.—“The grounds cf. Secdsman Goodell arein a glory
of variegated color. Acres of Asters, Verbenas, etc., are in full bloom by the roadside. Persons driving for bap
pleasure either in Amherst or Belchertown will miss a rare sight if they fail to visit these grounds.
From THe AmureRST Reconrp, Sept, 24, 1584. (Report of the flor) display at the Llampshire Co. dee) =
“Tn this class the enterprising and successful florist, L. W. Goodell, took thy tad, as he always does. He
made a superb dispiay, exhibiting some 20 varieties of Asters; « bouquet of Pinks and Sweet Alyssum form-
ing a masonic emblem, a bed of 100 varicties of Verb ‘nas; 50 varieties of Petunias; 100 of Gladioli; 15”
Phlox ina pyramid; 50 of China and Japan Pinks and 5v of Pansies. Mr. Goodell is an extensive florist an¢
well understands his business. hte?
From Tae [lAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Oct. 7, 1884. (Report of the Northampton fair.)—We do not remem-
ber so beautiful a collection of lowers at any fair as was shown last week by «. W. Goodell of Amberst. Mr.
Goodell not only showed a large number of kinds tastefully arranged, but the size and beauty of the speci-
mens wereremarkable. Among these flowers were Marigolds, Verbenas, gorgeous lVoppies, variegated —
Petunias of extraordinary size, Gladioli, Pansies, a lirge stu of the largest Phlox we haye ever seen, and a —
very brilliant collection of Japan Pinks, besides other varieties. as

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30-CENT COLLECTION OF SEEDS.

Every year I grow some of the newest and best varieties in extra large quantities, and offer them in col-
lections for about a quarter of the regular price. I have filled orders for about seventy thous*nd of these
collections and have received several thousand letters containing expressions of the satisfaction they have

iven the purchasers, aud I have the pleaaure of knowing that many who never cultivated a tlower before
ave been induced to begin their culture by my cheap collections. The past season I grew the varieties
named below in large quantities especially for this collection. Allare of the choicest quality in every
respect Each packet contains from 50 to 500 seeds, nearly all100ormore The collection of thirteen
packets will be sent to all who order it for only 30 cts. I think that this is the best collection Lever put up,
and it is surely the most valuable ever offered for so small a sum. I am sometimes asked to make changes
in the varieties, and while I am willing to accomodate customers in every wuy possible, yet in this I cant ot
do so; as I shall have them all put up ready for mailing before the busiest part of the season. It is on this
very condition of no change i : conuection with very large sales that I can offer them for such a small sum.

New Diamond Pansy, mixed yarieties. This
packet contains about 25 seeds of the Diamond, the
finest ever offered, and about “5 ef my old strain,
which has been highly praised in the past:

Rose Aster, mixed colors; magnificent, large double
flowers

Helichrysum, mixed colors; one of the best of the
Everlastings.

Papaver umbrosum, a very showy variety of
Poppy, with flowers of an intense scarlet coler with
a large black spot at the base of each petal.

Sweet Alyssum,

Phlox Drummondi grandiflora, a great im-
provement on the old varieties the individual flow-
ers from 1 to 1 1-2 inches in diameter.

Dianthus, China aud Japan Pinks. My col- |
lection of these is unsurpassed and was awarded |

the First Prize by the Mass. Horticultural Society
last Sept , i pala competition, and first prizes
at every fair where have exhibited them. All
varieties in splendid mixture.

Asperula azurea setosa, a profusion of pretty,
light blue sweet-scented flowers.

New Gaillardia picta Lorenziana. The best
annual of recent introduction: splendid for bedding
and very \aluable for cutting for bouquets; mixe
colors.

Calliopsis, mixed colors of every shade

Double Portulaca, choicest mixed.

Candytuft, mixed colors.

Clove Pink. This is the old original Cloye Pink,
now seldom seen in gardens, but still as good and
fragrant as ever.

I think I have enough seed of these varieties to fill all orders, but in case my stock of any variety be-
comes exhausted, as sometimes occurs late in the season, others of equal value will be substituted, but

varieties so substituted must be ol my selection,

PREMIUMS

TO CLUBS.

Many are so highly pleased with my seeds that they recommend them to others and raise clubs amony

their friends and neighbors and I will reward liberally all who thus assist i extendin

my trade Fora

club of five subscribers to the 30 ct. collection remitting $1.50 at one time, I will send the following ten
new and choice varieties, worth 96 cts., free to the raiser of the club.

Acroclinum roseum fi.-pl. A new and perfectly
double variety, and one of the prettiest and most
valuable of the Everlastings

Browallia, mixed colors.

Double Daisy, best German seed, mixed colors.

Papaver Danebrog, or Victoria Cross. Anew
and very striking variety of Poppy. with flowers of
a light scarlet color with an ivory white spot at the |

base of each petal, forming a white cross on scarlet
round.

Cirminé Candytuft, a new color, and quite true.
Foxglove, Ivery’s New Spotted.
Nemophila, all colors mixed.
Ten Week’s Stock, best German Seed, mixed colors.
Larkspur, annual varieties, finest double mixed.
Geranium, choicest mixed.

Any one who will try can easily raise a club of five, but those who do not succeed in obtaining that num-
ber, may, for a club of four, select any seven of the above varieties; for a club of three select any five
varieties ; for a club of two select three varieties; and for one subscriber any one vuriety may be selected as
apremium. The club raiser’s own order for a collection may be included in all clubs of five or over, but
must not be counted towards a premium in smaller clubs. Those who get more than five subscribers may,
in addition to the above ten varieties, select seevis in papers from the catalog to the value of ten cents for
each and every subscriber over five. In addition to the above very liberal seed premiums, I will give

$230.00 IN GOrwD
to the persons sending the three largestclubs of new subscribers to the 30 et. collection ; divided as follows:

FIRST PRIZE, $15 00, for the club contai iing the largest number of new subscribers.
SECOND PRIZE, $10.00 for the club containing the second largest number of new subscribers.
THIRD PRIZE, $5.00, for the club containing the third largest number of new subscribers.

By new subscribers is meant those who have never tried my seeds. The seed premiums will be allowed
on all subscribers sent whether new or not. If the premium seeds are not wanted by club raisers, they
can easily be sold, and thus ten cents in cash be obtained for each subscriber | Any boy or girl can easily
getupaclub forseeds Many of my young friends sent clubs last year. The Gold Prizes will be awarded
and forwarded to the successful competitors June Ist. The seeds will be sent to the raiser of the club

which is much the best way when conyenient to (listribute, as they usually go safer when sent to one ad-
ress) or if not convenient for the raiser of the club to distribute them, toeach memb r sepurately.

Conditions on which the above premiums are offered.

The above seed aud gold prizes are offered only on the following conditions: The full name (or initials)
and post-office address of each subscriber must be given, so that I can put them on my books and send each
one a catalog next year. Such names as “Mrs Smith,’’ Mrs. Brown,” etc., are of no use. If in a city
the street and number should also be given _ Please keep the names of old aud new subscribers separate
and indicate such as desire a catalog containing the colored plate, this year

The Gold Prizes were awarded as follows last year: First prize to Mrs. C. L. Gunn, Tonica, Ill. Second
prize to Miss A.M .Park, Lynn, Mass Third prize to Mary Robinson, 90 1st St, Troy. N. ¥Y. Fourth
prize to Mrs Rachel H. Pierce. Wellfleet, Mass. Fifth prize to Mrs E A. Forsyth, Oswego,N Y. Sixth
prize to May E. Vialle, Lynn, Mass. Seventh prize to Mrs. B. H. Gledding, 90 Benevolent St ,Prov., R I.

The above premiums are offered on the 30-cent collection, only, but to those who raise clubs for a general
selection of seeds from the Catalog, or order for themselves alone, I propose to be equally liberal.

It has always been my custom in filling large orders fora general selection of seeds to add a few extra
packets to each order, but as varieties are sometimes sent that are not wanted, I have concluded to allow
customers to select these ‘‘extras’”’ themselves, as follows:

Persons sending 60 cents for seeds in papers at the catalog prices may select seeds to the value of 60 cts.
Persong sen ling $1.00 for seeds in papers at the catalog prices may select seeds to the value of $1 30, and
for each additional dollar extra seeds to the value of 40 cents may be selected as a premium. But it must
be understood that these last premiums are offered only ON SEEDS IN PAPERS AT THE CATALOG PRICES.
Seeds in collections, or bulbs, must uot be reckoned in making this discount, nor can the premiums be
pnid in them, as it would bring the prices below cost in some cases, Address all orders,

L. WwW. GOODELL,
Drawer kK, AMHERST, MASS.

2 L. W. GOODELI’S SHED CATALOG.

NOVELITIES FOR 1885,

>RECENE INLRODUGLON OF SPECIAL MERIT<

Bsesevevervevsesevesesasasase

NEW DIAMOND PANSiIES.

This new and greatly improved strain, introduced by me last year, for endless variety of shades of color
and markings, perfect form and enormous size of blooms is unequalled by any other. Samples of all the
improved strains of Pansies offer. d by American and European seedsmcn were grown in my grounds last
season, but none were equal to the Diamond. I tried to represent some of the varieties of this strain in a
colored plate last year, but not with very good success, for itis impossible to represcit the peculiarly rich
and velvety appearance of these Pansies in colored plates. Several thousand of my customers purchased
seeds last year, and many have written that they obtained blooms much finer than any represented in the
plate. With good culture they grow to a size and perfection hitherto unknown in the Pansy,

Seeds of Pansy can be sown at any season of the year with good success, but best early in spring or in
August. Sow ina cold frame or jn boxes and take particular care to keep the soil moist until it germ1-
n tes, which w 1] be in about two weeks after sowing. Pansy seeds are very sensitive to the drying out
of the soil, and when they failto germinate itis almost always from this cause As soon as the plants
have grown an inch tall and as much in breadth, set them 10 inches apart where they are to bloom, away
from the roots of trees if possible. To grow flowers of the largest size the soil should be made yery rich
with fine thoroughly decayed manure. Allow but three or four branches to grow ona plant, and pick off
the buds during the summer, as fast as they appear, aud then during the cool, wet weather of Autumn,
blooms of the larzest size will be produced. They shonld be we}l watered during dry weather and with
manure witer occasionally. Any of the commercial fertilizers, such as guano, superphosphates, etc., if
sown on the ground around the plants a little at a time and slightly dug in, will give splendid results.
This is the way to grow extra large blooms for exhibition or toastonish your friends, but Pansies usually
give the most pleasure when allowed to bloom freely, which they will do at all timesif they are given
good culture and are not allowcd to form seed, which tends to exhaust the plants. The flowers of Pan-
sies grow small and poor or ‘‘run out’ after the plants area year old and new plants should be grown
from seeds every year.

It should be understood that while a good proportion of the plants of these varieties may be expected to
produce flowers true to the description, there will always be some variation in some of the plants. The
prevailing or ground colors are usually retained while the markings yary indefinitely, but they will be

none the less beautiful on thal account.

Melpomune, brown and fan color with black cen-
COPS

Andromeda, dark blue and black, shading to violet
and azure blue on upper petals.

Jwno, purplish red, with three large dark blotches.

Clymene, shades of purple and maroon marbled
with narrow white edge

Halcyone, yellow edged with blue; black center.

Daphne, lilac shaded with rosy purple; dark center:

Aurora, a velvety crimson maroon, shaded with
red and edged with yellow.

Tris, deep bluish purple shaded violet; upper petals
light blue or violet.

Eurydice, white with large blue center.

Niobe, vich 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 purplish blue.

Minerva, 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 on a light ground.

Euterpe, rich shade of blue and purple with a black
center.

Alcestis, various shades of purple, yellow and ma.
roon beautifully marbled and shaded.

Cybele. brown with yellow center.

Sappho, purplish black with violet center.

Proserpine, purple and blue with white center.

Thetis, ved and yellow with maroon blotches.

Nephele, white, sometimes marked with violet.

Clio, purple edged with white

Ceres, pur
cream color

Cassiopeia, jet black with yellow eye.

Arethusa, yellow with alarge maroon blotch on each
of lower petals.

Ariadne, dark purple and maroon stained and edged
with red and white.

Terpsichore, w ite with three dark spots.

Vesta, lightsky blue with violet center. :

Thisbe, white, curiously spotted and mottled with
purple, violet or blue.

Dryope, light blue shaded with brown and fawn col-
or on lower petals; yellow center.

Erato, purplish black with bronze or yellow center.

Flora, ved with five large dark blotches.

Clytic, shades of purple and blue, marbled.

Zephyr, white, ed_ed with light blue; large purple-
maroon center.

Pomona, light yellow with purple or maroon center.

Semele, purple, shaded with violet.

Tole, brown with yellow Genter.

Dione, various shades of purple, yellow and maroon,
marbled; yellow edge.

Hebe, yellow, stained red; large dark blotches.

Calliope, rich velvety maroon and bronze color with
yellow center

Calypso, waliogany color, citron yellow and bronze
with dark centre.

white, sometimes slightly tinged with

PRICES OF NEW, DIAMOND RAN Sita:

Any one of the above varieties. in separate packets, per packet of about 50 seeds,

All varieties mixed, packet of 50 seeds, .. .

The entire collection, in separate packets, one packet of cach,

L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

NEW EMPEROR PETUNIAS.

The flowe's

s of this new and 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.
tion of the corolla ‘being colored;

Some of the varieties have aclearly-defined white throat, the other por-
some are evenly or irregularly striped, blotched and barred with purple,

crimson, rose and w hite; others are elegantly veined with crimson, violet and maroon on a light ground,

and several are exquisil ely fringed and frilled,

large size.

resembling ruffled lace.

Many of the varieties are “of very
‘These Petunias, and the Diamond Pansies, were the special admiration of hundreds of visitors

to my grounds lust season, and were awarded the first premium at every fair where J exhibited them, and
a special prize by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

There is one peculiarity about Petunia plants that isnot generally understood.
there are always some plants that, in the seed-bed,
yellowish les aves, and scem small, sickly and poor;

there are others that have small, curly,

In the finest strains
grow strong and look dark green and healthy, wh le
these latter

should be saved and transplanted with particular care as they are the ones that always produce the largest,
transplant the largest, nicest looking plants, throw-

Jinest flowers

ing away the small, sickly ones, and in consequence

Lace-Edged or Fringed Section.

The largest and most beautifully laced and fringed
varieties are comprised in this section.

Prince of Wurtemberg, rose and lavender
veined and pencilled with crimson like and ma-
roon, with deep beautifully tigered throat;
flowers of enormous size, often 4 to 6 inches in
diameter; packet af about 50 seeds, :

Princess of Wurtemberg, bright crimson 1 pur
ple with large white throat, veined with maroon;
magnificent large flowers. Packet of 50 seeds,

Maltese Lace, white, barred and spotted with
crimson and lake, beautifully fringed,. . .

The Bride, pure snowy w hite beautifully laced
and fringed,. .

The Br idesmaid, ‘pur ple, ” crimson, ‘and. laven-
der, delicately pencilled and veined and exquis-
itely fringed, 5

The Cardinal, ric h cardinal. red, white throat,
pencilled purple and finely fringed, awe

Lace-edged or Fringed Section, mixed va-
MEE ya Bee eS Gerwe ic bena cect be

Large-flowered, Smooth Petaled
Section.

Village Maid, vose, blush and lavender, pencil-
led crimson lake,
Inimitable mac ulate, magnific ent ‘large 'tlow-

EMPEROR PETUNTAS, all the above

varieties i

Those not familiar with this fact often

ar

t
or

e rewarded with nothing but common flowers.

er. various shades of purple and red, striped,
blotched and barred with white,... . Pcguc

White Peart, pure snowy white.

Blue Veins, various shades of purple, crimson,
rose and lavender delicately pencilled and veined
with darker colors, . .

King Crimson, rich crimson, white throat,

Duchess of Connaught, vose, violet and crim-

son pencilled with lake and margined with

green,. . facia sci Sema Hel
Cerise Br illiant, rosy crimson, : oe, Vee
Foxhunter, cardinal red, white BOTOMt seme ss
Purple Prince, deep purple,........
Viola, very rich violet purple, . 4

Queen of Roses, an entirely new color in Petun-
tus, a pretty rose- -carmine,. .
Large-flowered Section, all v arieties mixe ced,

Small-flowered Section.

Danish Flag, white Sround, crimson purple
bars; eh) Swe

Quadricolor, rose and crimson edged with green
and blotched with white, .. . ne

Prince of Wales, crimson with white bars, ria

Stars and Stripes, crimson and purple striped
and barred with white, . .

Comet, avery dwarf, bushy. plant, With small
crimson and purple tlowers with a star shaped

white blotch in center, .. . ae
Small-flowered Section, mixed varieties, cme
IMS PLENUM OTK HULe,) =) pene Memte celle) a oe te

WME

Acroclinium roseum fl.-pl. A new double
variety of the popular Acroclinium. It is per-
fectly double, of a bright rose color, and one of
the most beautiful and valuable of all the Ever-
lasting lowers. CRM oe daha cnc ch

Impatiens Sultani. A new species of Balsam
which has proved to be a splendid house plant
and very valuable for bedding out in summer
The flowers are from 1 to 11-2 inches in diame-
ter, of a brilliant rose-scarlet hue. The plants
are of compact growth, branching freely, and
the flowers are produced in such profusion that
a well-grown plant appears to be a perfect ball
of flowers. It is almost a perpetual bloomer,
and is easily grown from seeds, which may be
treated like common Balsam, :

Nicotiana ajjinis: One of the finest annuals of
recent introduction. The plants grow about 3
feet tall and bloom profusely all summer. The
flowers are white, two or three inches long and
about much in diameter and very sweet-
scented. The spikes of Howers can be cut and
placed in water in the house, where they willl
open in succession for a week or more quite as

as

well as in the garden. Seed should be sown
under glass orin boxes, a
Papaver Danebrog, Victoria t Cross) : N very
showy variety of Poppy. The flowers are sin-

gie, of alight -carlet with au ivory white spot
at the ba-e of each petal, forming a white cross
on scarlet ground, Mobe Loe en ¢
Petunia fimbriata delicata: : The tlowers of
this ew variety are white, the deeply fringed
petals marked with au ost pleasing shade of
rosy violet; packet of 25seeds,........
Petunia, **Lady of the Lake’: The seeds
of this variety will, it is said, produce 30per ct.
of magnificent pure white fringed double-flow-
ers.

Original packets of 50 seeds, as imported, $2.00

10

10

Phacclia campanularia;

Petunia Double Lilliput;
cent. of the plants of this new dwarf variety
bear a profusion of small double, variegated
flowers; packet of 50seeds,..........

A new California
plant of dwarf spreading, very branching habit,
bearing an abundance of large funnel- shi iped
flowers which are of a beautiful rich, deep blue,

New Dwarf Sweet Alyssum, Little Gem:
An exceedingly pretty and entirely distinct
dwarf variety of the common Sweet Alyssum.
The plants are of very compact. spreading
growth, and only 3t:4 inches in height, each
plant covering a cirele from 12 to 18 inches in
diameter. It begins to bloom when quite small
and so profusely that the plants are a solid mass
of white until quite late in the autumn. I have
counted over six hundred clusters of flowers on
asingle medium sized plant at one time. For
edging to beds or walks it has no equal, and is
most truly a “little gem.” It bears but very lit-
tle seed; packet of about 30seeds, .....

Statice Suworowi, or Candelabrum: This
is said to be the finest of the annual Statices.
Each plant produces 10 to 15 flower spikes
from 15 to 18 inches in length, of a bright rose
color shaded with crimson, ... . Mr

Verbena, New Yellow-leaved; The leaves
are said by the introducer to be golden yellow
and the flowers bright scarlet, and to come true
PEONYE NMED Wel Meio, coisa dint iY halite” ba jnivh, (pute ts aiais a's

Schizanthus pinnatus roseus; “The flowers
of this really beautiful new variety are of a deli-

shading off at the center

white, the uppermost petal being almost entirely
covered with a blood-red spot, ” in Me at

cate rose color, to

From 20 to 30 per

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SOWING FLOWER SEEDS, TRANSPLANTING, &e.

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 adozen yarieties
to sow to try one. Makex 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 to be
easily moved about, orif larger, fastened together with hooks and staples. About the last of April is
the proper time in this latitude to start seeds inacold 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 beard, and sow the seeds thinly and evenly on the
surface in squares, and label each sort with a short pine stick. Have a pile of light sandy soil or leaf
mold from the woods, which has been sifted through a fine sieve, near at hand, and if the seeds are very
small, carefully sift itoverthem. Frobably 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 toa
depth of about twice the diameter of the sced. This would give a covering of one-eighth to one-fourth of
an inch to such seeds as Aster, Phlox and Verbena; one-sixteenth of an inch to Petunia, Portulaca, and
seeds of like size, while very tine seeds, like Lobelia and Mimulus, should scarcely be covered at all, but
merely pressed slightly into the soil. Aiter the seeds are all nicely covered, it is very important to make
the soil as hard and tirm as possible; then water carefully with a pot having a fine rose, so as not to wash
the soil trom the seeds

Now put on the sash and keep it tightly closed until the plants begin tocome up, watering often enough
to keep the surface moist. Some seeds, like Aster and Zinnia, germinate, under favorable circumstances,
inatew days, while others require several weeks. Geranium and Verbena seeds germinate very uney-
enly, 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 ‘or at leasta month after sowing. Coverthe frame with
straw mats or boards at night to keep o it the cold, and after the plants are up give plenty of. air, during
warm, sunny days. Pulloutthe weeds as fast as they appear, and keep the plants well thinned out, so
hey wa grow strong and stocky. The thinuings can be saved and transplanted to another frame if
desired.

SOWING IN BOXES IN THE HOUSE.—When only a few varieties are tobe sown, good plants can be
grown by sowing in shallow boxes of earth, putting these ina warm, sunny window inthe house, covering
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 diy out and injure the seeds or
young plants. ;

SOWING IN THE O? EN GROUND —With care and by sowing at the proper time, plants can be grown suc-
cessfully 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 Po).pies, 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 middle of May, in this latitude, or about the time corn is usually
planted. Hardy annuals may be sown two weeks earlier, and tender annuals not until two weeks later
than this. Great care must be taken in watering and shading to prevent the surface from drying out; a
few hours of hot sun ina dry time will sometimes ruin a whole bed; and this is the most frequent cause
of failure when seeds are sown in the open ground, for after a seed has sprouted, and then become dry, it
will never sprout again It is 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 sced-bed haye obtained their second leaves and
grown an inch or two, transplant to the garden, first giving the seed-bed a good soaking with water.
Transplantiug should be done in a showery day, if possible, but it is better to transplant in a dry time than
to wait too long forrain. Make holes where the, plants are to be set, fill them wi h water, let itsoak 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.

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 fo flowers,
if not already rich, should be made so with fertilizers or well decayed manure. Some varieties do well in
almost any ordinary soil, but do much better in a rich one. ;

Tam thus explicit in giving directions because I know some of my customers are inexperienced in the
culture of flowers—some perhaps beginning their culture for the first time this year, and Iam anxious
that all who purchase even asingle packet of seed should succeed as wellas the most experienced

ardeners.

S The flowers produced from seeds are classed as Annuals, Biennials, and Herbaceous Perennials. The
Annuals perfect their seed and die the first year. DBiennials live two years. Ilerbaceous Perennials die
down to the ground every year, their roots living many years. Annuals sre called hardy, half hardy, and }
tender A hardy annual will bear a severe frost withoul injury; a half-hardy atimual will bear considera- }
bie frost; while tender annuals are destroyed by the least frost. 3

The Insect Enemies of the Garden and How to Destroy Them.

In response to numerous inquiries for information on this subject, I have written a pamphlet, giving
descriptions of the various insect pests that infest house plants, the garden aid orchard, with the best
remedies for their destruction. 1 will furnish it to my customers for 5 cents each,—about the cost of pub-
lishing. All should have it.

Seeds on Commission.

Merchants and others often write for my terms on seeds to be sold on commission. I grow and put up
only about enough seeds each season to supply my retail trade, in fact I often run short of many varieties
late in the season. Good seeds are perhaps sometimes sold on commiss'on, but about three-fourths of all
seeds put up by commission dealers are returned at the end of the season, and sent out again and again
until sold, tne only thing about them that is new being the showy papers they are put upin. Ihave no
desire to do business in such an unbusiness-like manners

Special Notice to Canadian Customers.

The international postal laws are such that only samples of merchandise can be sent by mail to Canada.
Packages are limited to eight ounces in weight, and the postage is ten cents on each package. Seeds in
small quantities only can be sent by mail, and eight cents extra must be added to the price of each
package ordered for postage. Goods can be sent by express in any quantity desired, at purchaser’s
expense. No Canada postage stamps accepted in payment.

L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

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IN this department are included not only the true Annuals, but some Perennials that produce flowers
the first season from the sced; and init will be found the gayest and most beautiful of the flowers that

adorn the garden and lawn
paper, in cents.

AGERATUM: Pretty, hardy annual, with
abundance of flowers through the season; fine
for bouquets. Set plants 6 inches apart Blue,
white and pink mixed, ;

ALYSSUM maritimum, (Sweet Tustin):
A well known hardy annual, with cluste's of
small, white flowers all summer; good for beds
and exceedingly fine for bouquets The Cucum-

~ ber Flea Beetle, a small, black insect, often des-
troys the plants before they are fairly out of the
ground. Dust the plants with-ashes to keep
them off .

AMARANTHUS: iormarventel ines ints
producing a fine effect when grown in beds or
masses ‘The leaves are maroon, red, green and
yellow, often curiously variegated. Plants grow
about two feet tall. Six varieties mixed,

ARTEMISTA annua, hardy annual, bearing
sprays of small aa flowers; indispensable
for bouquets, . . ee TO eee th A

ANTIRRHINUM reais: (Snapdragon) :
One of the best and most popular of the hardy
perennials; blooms abundantly all summer and
until after hard frosts in autumn; flowers in
spikes and very brilliant. Plants may be set 8
or 10 inches apart. Ten of the best and bright-
est varieties mixed, ae,

ASPERULA azwurea setosa, an ererenieie
pretty hardy annual, as useful as Sweet Alys-
sum, producing clusters of small, light-blue,
sweet-scented flowers in profusion; about 10
inches in height, and cee may Stand 6 inches
apart, .

ASTER: The re ster is one ‘of hs inet ua most
popular of our hardy annuals and no garden
should be considered complete without a good
collection of this beautiful flower. The tal va-
rieties should be set about a foot apart, and the
little Dwarf Bouquet 5 or 6 inches. Make the
soil rich and deep for Asters.

Trujffaut’s Peony-flowered, large flowers,
petals slightly reflexed; 2 feet; mixed colors,
New Rose, a magnificent variety, and one of
the very best; flowers large and very double,
with the petals finely imbricated ; 2 feet; many
bright colors mixed, 2. Ae
Imbrique hanna flower aii but very
double and perfect in form, of bright colors
and freely produced; a very distinct and fine
variety; 18 inches; 12 colors mixed,
Cocardeau, or New Crown, a beautiful va-
riety; flowers large, double, with white quilled
centers, surrounded with flat petals of another

color; 8 inches; mixed colors, .

Washington, flowers very double and pertect
and of lurge size, measuring under good cul-

ture, 4 or 5 inches in diameter; 2 feet; mixed

colors,

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Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a compact va-
riety, with large flowers, each plant forming
a perfect bouquet in itself; 10 inches tall. and
one of the earliest of the Asters; mixed col-
ors, .
Newest Dwarf Rouauer a fine variety for
filling small beds, or for edging; very dwarf
and compact; each plant looks like a bouquet
of flowers set in the ground; 6 inches; mixed
COLOYS state merece <j. ore toy - ett me ea
Dwarf Peony penpeattoue A new class of
Asters of dwarf habit producing exceedingly
double, medium sized flowers; 6 colors mixed,
Pompon Crown, small. very double flowers

of various colors, with white centers; extra
fine; mixed colors,
Lilliput-flowered, bears a profusion of small
double flowers; mixed colors, .
Tall Chrysanthemum-flowered, splendid
large flowers resembling Chrysanthemums;
mixed colors, ... .
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered, adwarf
variety of the above; mixed colors,
Betteridge’s Prize, plant strong and branch-
ing, the flowers regularly quilled, with a single
row of outer flat petals, which are often of a
different color from the centers. The finest
quilled sort; mixed colors,

BALSAM: The Balsam P vrigeniicent ‘half.
hardy annual, the tall varieties growing some 2
or 3 feet in height, and in bloom from June till
frost, the branches being completely covered
with flowers which resembles roses and camel-
lias. Itis best to start the seed early in boxes
oraframe. Set the plants 18inches apart in
good rich soil. The Balsam should be well
pruned or the flowers are too much hidden by
the foliage; a good way is 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 new and

greatly improved strain and the most double
and finest in cultivation. Pure white, pink,
crimson, rose, mauye, scarlet, white striped
and spotted with crimson, white striped and
spotted lilac and purple, crimson mottled
whites; pink mottled white, scarlet mottled
white, all colors mixed,

BRACHYCOME iberidifolia, (i River
Daisy), a very pretty little hardy annual, pro-
ducing an abundance of white and blue flowers;
8 inches; mixed colors, . .

BROWALLTIA, a very fine half. hardy poruel,
good for the garden and excellent for the house
in winter; 18 inches tall, and plants may stand a
foot apart; blue and white mixed, .

Roezli, a new species, with azure ae ana
white flowers which are double the size of the
old varieties; mixed colors,.........

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EUPHORBIA MARGINATA.
NEWEST DW ARF BOU-

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L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

CALENDULA, Meteor: One of the finest
new hardy annuals introduced of late years.

The flowers are very’ double with creamy white
petals regularly and evenly edged with deep
orange, giving the flowers a very novel and ele-
gant appearance Seeds may be sown either
under glass or in the open ground. and the
plants set a foot apart, ers aoe
Prince of Orange, novelty of last season,
similar to Meteor, but of a deeper orange col-
OLSEVALINDLe es oo a ds cy et as ; Piz
CALLIOPSIS: A very showy class of hardy
annuals, blooming abundantly; flowers of a
great many shades of yellow, orange and rich
brown, often finely spotted The plants grow
from 1 to 2 feet in height, and may be set about
10 inches apart; mixed colors,

CANNA, beautiful foliage plants, with large,
hroad leaves and scarlet or yellow flowers
Soak the seed in warm water for 48 hours, be-
fore sowing, and sow under glass early Mixed
varicties, . . cea

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 six inches.
Seven colors mixed, , Be ae
Dwarf White, an exceedingly variety,
each plant forming a compact bush 4 or 5
inches tall and a foot in diameter, completely
covered with clusters of pure white

fine

flowers,
remaining in bloom much longer than the old
sorts,

New Carmine, the briefest

in color of all
the Candytufts, a booed 5
CELOSIA 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
in the increased

eare given them

and beauty of the combs.

Set plants 15 inches apart; mixed colors,

New Japan, a very beautiful variety, the
combs Becetolye cut and of the brightest sear-
let and crimso ; 2to3feet tall,......-

plumosa superba, an elegant Sete
ing magnificent feathery
scarlet flowers; a very
Sow

size

bear-
plumes of brilliant
valuable bedding plant.
seed as early as possible in boxes ora
frame, and set the aoc a foot apartin a good
rich soil, ; : SS aes
CENTAUREA, (Bache lor’s : Button) : A genus
of very fine hardy plants, the colors varied and
bright; mixed colors,
NTHEMUM:
of the $}Chrysanthemuin

The annual varieties
the
blooming freely
about 2 feet
miry be under glass or
ground. The tlowers are both double and sin-
gle, and of va ious shades of red, yellow, ma-
roon, brown and white. All colors mixed,
CLARKIA: Fine and pretty hardy
blooming profusely in early summer. Sow seed
in the open ground where they are to bloom as
early as possibl», and thin plants to 5 or 6 inches
apart. The colors are purple, rose, crimson,
white, magenta, magenta edged white, &e.
Finest mixed, double and single, of every
BUAAGMTD Viti alae) of! od hak

are most
all
tall,

in open

among
showy of garden flowers,
stmmer. The plants grow

and seed sown

annual,

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CONVOLVULUS minor,
Glory) :

(Dwarf Morning
One of the prettiest of hardy annuals,
producing an abundance of flowers through the
summer and autumn. The plants are of spread-
ing habit, and may be set '5 inches apart. Blue,
white, lilac, &c , mixed,. . . MP Cat. oe
DATURA: Large branching plants about 2 feet
tall, with magnificent yellow and white trum-
pet-shaped flowers from 7 to 9 inches long.
Start the seeds as early as possible under glass.
Double aud single mixed,... .
DAHLIA: This popular flower is easily grown
from seeds, which germinate as freely as ‘ ster
or Zinnia seeds, and if started early in a frame
or boxes in the house, bloom almost as early
as plants from the tubers, and frequently pro-
duce as fine flowers. Seeds saved from a large
collection of the flnest named double varieties,
New Single: The single varieties of
Dahlia have become very popular and can be
highly recommended for bedding, and
especially valuable for bouquets. They bloom
very freely and are of all the colors of the
double varieties. Finest mixed, from the larg-
est and best collection in Europe,
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur): Very fine and
showy hardy annuals, with long spikes of flow-
ers, and of the earliest culture

new

are

Sow as early in
the spring as possible in the open ground and
thin to 8 inches apart ‘Ten of the finest double
and colors,—all mixed,. .... Be 6
formosum, a splendid hardy perennial, pro-
ducing spikes of flowers which are of one of
the most beautiful shades of blue known in
flowers; 2 feet; blue and white mixed, .. .
DIANTHUS: These commonly called
China and Japan Pinks, and are among the most
beautiful flowers now grown. The colors are
very rich and varied, and the flowers are pro-
duced abundantly all the first summer, and often
the second season quite as well as the first.
They grow 10 to 15 inches high, and may be set
10 inches apart. Seed germinates readily in the
open eronnd or under glass. My collection of
Dianthus was awarded the First Prize by the
Mass. Horticultural Society last September, and
was said to be the finest ever exhibited in Bos-
ton

varieties

are

Chinensis, double; mixed colors, 5
imperialis (Imperial Pink), double; mired?
imperialis, double white, oe

Heddewigi, produces dewers Which are often

3 inches in diameter, and Beautifully colored;
mixed colors,

Heddewigi BOs e-pleno, dgeple; mixed
colors, . the me
atropurpureus fl. “pls large, dark red,
double flowers, : ale B05 ch

albus fl.-pl., large, pure aie daar
diadematus flore-pleno, (Diadem Pink),

very brilliant markings and colors,

Eastern Queen, large, white, mottled and
marbled with crimson; extra fine, .

Belle, large, deep crimson, .

laciniatus, very large, de See fringed flowers;
mixed colors. Pl kr wt

Crimson

+ laciniatus oe paren magnificent, very
large double flowers, with ‘deeply fringed
pete tals, whapichlen ¢

striatus fl. 25m deupla eined
AU the above in splendid mixture,

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SEED CATALOG.

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NEW EMPEROR PETUNIAS.

DOUBLE DAISY, (Bellis perennis): A well
known hardy little Hower. Seed should be
Sown as early as possible, and the plants set 4 or
5 inches apart, in a cool shady place. Best Ger-
man seed. mixed colors,

ES CHSCHOLTZTA, (California Poppy): A
very showy hardy annual with bright yellow,
orange and white flowers. Sow seeds early
where they are to bloom; mixed CAME o so B

EUPHORBIA marginata, (Snow on the
Mountain): A fine foliage plant, the leaves on
the top of the plants margined with pure white;
18 inches tall,

picta Lorenziana fl.-pl., lias proved one of
the most valuable hardy garden flowers intro-
duced formany years. The plants grow about
18 inches tall, very bushy, and the flowers,
which are in large globular and semi-globular
heads, are produced freely from June till late
in the fall. It is a first-class bedding plant
and very fine for cutting for bouquets, as the
flowers grow on long, wiry stems. Sow seeds
in frames or boxes if possible and transplant
where they are to bloom a foot apart. Orange,
sulphur yellow, amaranth, claret, and varie-
gated emixed yaere. ee) eae
GODETIA: Fine, hardy plants with a profu-
sion of showy flowers; plants may be set 6
inches apart; mixed colors,.........
New varieties, The new varicties of Godetias
are great improvements on the old sorts, the
plants being of very compact and bushy
growth and completely covered with large
flowers, resembling when in full bloom minia-
ture Azaleas. Satin rose, crimson, carmine
and white, mixed,......
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower), finest double ya-
MUNG oo Go ho Doe eA S

‘‘Oscar Wilde,” the true Newport corsage

Suntlowersiweone 6 deep ee eee
HIBISCUS Africanus: Large, showy flow-
ers, cream color, with black center,......

LOBELIA: Beautiful hardy annuals, bearing
a grea! number of small richly-colored flowers.
Exceedingly fine for basket or edging to beds.
About 6 incl sin height. and plants should be
set 4 or 5 inches apart; 6 colors mixed, ... .
cardinalis, (Cardinal flower). A splendid

hardy perennial, with spikes of brilliant dark
scarlet flowers, blooming the first season if
Sownearlysundemp lass, ecient een

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM crystallin-
wm (Ice Plant : A curious half-hardy annual;
the leaves look as though covered with crystals
of ice; of trailing habit; very fine for baskets,

MIGNONETTE, Sweet, (Resedia odorata):
Well known fragrant, hardy annual,. .... .
Miles’ New Spiral, has proved one of the

best. The plants are of compact habit, with
long spikes closely set with flowers, Plants
should stand at least 18inches apart to become
fullyade veloped jarani mena 3
Golden Queen, very compact plant, the flow-
ers [tinged with golden yellow; distinct and
fine[newavaricty semen num tnennenone

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ASPERULA AZUREA NEW CALENDULA METEOR. ANTIRRHINUM.
SPTOSA. (Snapdragon. )

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MIMULUS (Monkey Flower): A very pretty
half hardy plant, about 4 inches tall, bearing a
profusion of small flowers of various colors and
beautifully spotted; very fine for house culture;
mixed colors, . . . Sok 4. eas.
Moschatus (Musk Plant), yellow,. . :

MIRABILIS Jalapa: An old but very oe:
sirable hall-hardy perennial, often called Four
O’clock, Marvel of Peru, &¢
branching, and the

The plant is very
and of
bout 2 feet

flowers are large
bright colors and freely produced.
tall; mixed colors, ; a ears :
MOLUCCELA Levis, (Shell Flower): A
singular hardy annual, a native of Syria,
~with curious shell-like flowers, Ae
MYOSOTIS palustris, the own For-
get-me-not, producing clusters of delicate white
and blue

NEMOPHILA:

very
well-ke

flowers’. =. . at Fecioi ie
A yery pretty hardy annual,

producing a profusion of small white and blue
often spotted flowers; about 6 inches high
Sow seed as curly in the spring as possible, in
acool, shady place, aud thin the plants to5

inches apart; mixed colors,

CNOTHERA,
hardy plants, which open their flowers suddenly
about 6 o’clock in the evening.

(Hvening Primrose): showy,

acaulis alba, «a very dwarf plant, producing

exceedingly beautiful pearly-white flowers,
about 4 inches across, aera
grandiflora,

abundance of long, yellow

Lamarckiana produces an
4 inches

acress; very showy hardy bient.ial, blooming

flowers,

first season if sown early, eee Rees
OXYURA: A fine the flowers
daisy-like, lemon-yellow, edged with white, .
PANSY: The Pansy is one of the most beautiful
and popular flowers in cultivation. It may be
called a perpetual bloomer, for a bed is never

hardy annual,

without flowers while the ground remains open,

though they ave usually small during the heat

of summer There is no.dinger of making the
soil too rich for Pansies, and they should have
an abundance of water if large flowers are want
Plants from spring sown seeds produce their
of the first

spring of the second year. after which the plants

ed.

largest flowers in the autumn and
become exhausted, and new ones should be ob-
tained trom seed

PANSY, 15 varieties mix: d,

PERILLA Nankinensis:
iage plant of great beauty; resembles the

A dark-leaved fol-
ole-
leaves dark
18 inches tall,

us, and is easily grown from seed;
purple or deep mulberry ;
PEVTUNTA: Few flowers equal the Petunias
for w brilliant display. They are very ha: dy and
of the easiest culture, and their flowers are pro-
duced in profusion from Jtine until hard frosts in
autumn; 12 fine varieties mixed, .......

Double: The Double Petunia bears no sced,
and seed that will produce a fair pi oportion of
double flowers is produced by crossing the
single flowers with the double. which is a slow
and expensive process. Seed should be sown
in a frame or boxes, and particular care taken
to save the smallest, weakest plants, as these
are the ones that produce the finest double
flowers. Packet of about 50 seeds, first quality,

Double Fringed, produces from 10 to 25 per
cent. of large, double and_ beautifully fringed
flowers. Packet of 50seeds, © .......

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PHLOX DRUMMONDTI: This is, without
exception, the most brilliant and beautiful annu-
al in cultivation, and no garden, however small,
should be without it. A bed of these plants will
be completely covered with flowers from June
nutil hard frost For a bed on the
lawn, where a continuous display is required
nothing can be finer. Fifteen inches tall. Plants
should be seta foot apart if the soi! is rich; if
nearer they are apt to mildew, which injures the
flowers. Sixteen varieties mixed,. ......
PAUP OW ATGS yah pie be he dees, oe
Brilliant Crimson, 6x. 5
grandiflora, an improvement on fhe old vari-

ety, with larger flowers of more perfect form;

in autumn.

mixed'colors, «0.0... « : é ane Omaige
New Dwarf, small bushy plant oul 4 or 5 in-

ches tall and completely coy. red with flowers,
tall
varieties, mixcd!colors;e ee aie, 2 nee care
(Pa An old and
annual; some of the best varieties
est double varieties,
mixedicolors, . . . . sae Sanh ee Or

which are of all the brilliant colors of the
aver): well-known
hardy me
well worthy of culture.
wmbrostum, va new varicty, with large, showy
with
base of each

single flowers of an intense scarlet color,
black the
Detalye cai fo: Peet 9c! G
PORTULACA, gr Gnaifiata a: For
dazzling colors, nothing can excel a bed of Por-
The

merous, and produced in profusion all sunmer.

a large coal spot at

brilliant,

tulaca when in full bloom. colors are nu-
Easily transplanted at any stage of its growth,
The seed germinates
slowly, requiring considerable heat, and care
must be taken that the does not
dried out, which will surely ruin the seed. Seed
often fails to germinate from this cause, espe-
Ten col-
ors’mixed; ~ 2. = «sce (cat) ears eee

even when in full flower.

surface get

cially when sown in the open ug

Double rose-flowered, a perfectly double va-

riety of the above, the flowers closely resem-
Everybody who sees a bed
About one-half
of the plants from seed of first quality will
To make a
bed of all double flowers, set the plants when

bling small roses.
in bloom is delighted with it.
usually produce double flowers.
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 plauts 8
inches apart. Eight fine colors mixed, first
QuaNEYS ge) fn te es ea ee
RICINUS, Custor Oil Bean):

mental foliage plants of great beauty and quite

A class of orna-

a tropical appearance; leaves very large, some-
times 2feet in diam. ter; fine as ingle sp. ei-

Plant the seed in the
middle of May, in this

latitude, and give the plants good rich soil and

plenty of room. Five varieties mixed,
SALPIGLOSSIS, (Velvet Flower):

ceedingly fine hardy annual that deserves more
The flowers
bell-shaped, of very rich and varied
colors, the exture of the petals resembling the
richest velvet. About 2 feet tall, and the plants
should be set or thinned to 8 inches apart; all
COG Cel SR sles Go ofse ae Hwa S dan 5

mens, 0 in small group-.

open ground, about the

AN CX-

exteniled culture than it receives.
are large,

10

15

10

or

10

10

10

12 Jb,

PORTUEACA.

DOUBLE

MAURANDYA.

PAPAVER DANEBROG.
(See Novelty List.)

PHLOX DRUMMONDII.

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PANT OF RICINUS (

- GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

MIRABILIS JALAPA.
(Four O’clock.)

(See Novelty List.)

L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

SALVIA, (Flowering Sage): Very beautiful
half-hardy plants, remarkable for the brilliancy
of their colors. Sow seed early in a frame, or
in th house, if possible, and transplant 15 inches
apart after the weather has become warm.
splendens, large flowers in long spikes, and of

the brightest scarlet, ae
coccinea splendens, scarlet, ange: aaa show ¥;
patens, produces the most beautiful shade of
blue known in flowers. Plants may be cut
back to the ground in the fall and the roots
potted for the house, Maret ned a

SCABIOSA, (Mourning Bride): An old and
well-known hardy annual, the flowers ranging
in color from pure white to almost black; about
18 inches in height; mixed colors, .
stellata, curious starry s ed pods, very useftl

for winter bouquets, eiitearc airs Ca eens

SCHIZANTHUS: A very pretty half-hardy
annual, growing about two feet in height, the
plants being literally covered with small, curi-
ously spotted and mott ed flowers.
ties mixed,

SENSITIVE PLANT, ‘Miiisea uateaye
tender annual of spreadiug habit, with ae
foliage; the leaves, when touched, suddenly
close and droop in a most curious manner, .

STOCK, Ven-Weeks: Beautiful and popular
hardy plants, with splendid spikes of double
fragrant flowers. Seed germinates easily either
in the house or garden. If transplanted, do so
when the plants are quit small, setting them a
foot apart. Best German seed, 15 colors mixed,
Virginian, A very profuse blooming hardy

annual of easy culture. Plant compact, with
a profusion of small white and red flowers;
mixed colors, . So Ot o> TRO eae

TAGETES, (farigold) : The Marigold has
been much improved of late and it is becoming
quite popular again. African and French varie-
HES TEXLEMIGONDIE-MIXEG,, 30. f. .) 2 ss oe

TROPQ@OLUM minus, (Nasturtium): A
splendid class of half-hardy annuals, with How-
ers of many shades of yellow, orange and red,

often finely spotted; 10 inches in height; set
plants 10 inches apart. All colors mixed,

VERBENA: One of the best and most popular
bedding plants in cultivation. Plants grown
from seed flower better and make stronger,
healthier plants than from cuttings, and are oft-
en quite fragrant. A secdling Verbena, if given
good, rich soil, will cover a space 4 or 5 feet in
diameter. and be a mass of flowers all through
the season. Start the seed as early as possible,
and set the plants at least 18 inches apart.

hybrida, choicest seed, saved from over 100
varieties of every shade of color,

Scarlet, scarlet and red varieties acRe ale
White, comes true to color,

Montana, a hardy Verbena with rosy opine
very fragrant flowers. Blooms one the first
year and very profusely the second,

WHITLAVIA, grandiflora; Very Grete
hardy annuals, with bell-shaped blue and white
flowers; 10 inches in height; thin pint to 6
inches apart; mixed colors,... .

’ ZINNIA, Double: A magnificent Halt heeds
annual, producing an abundance of flowers,
which are as large and double as the Dablia,
the same flower keeping in perfection two
menths. Plant branching about 2 feet in height.
Set platns 18 inches apart; eight fine colors
mixed,

Ten varie-

10

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10

10

15

5 CLIMBING PLANTS, '4

The annual climbers are very useful for covering
arbors verandas, fences, ete., which they will do
inavery short time. Support should be fur-
nished as soon as they begin to run

COBQ@A scandens: A _ beautiful half-hurdy

plant, growing 20 or 30 feet in a season; flowers

large, purple, bell-shaped. Start the seeds as
early as possible in the house, and set them
edgewise, and do not water unless the earth gets

Vio aa oA CS Cae Peat Sot naa eS
ONVOLVUL US ae ‘(Mor ning Glory):

A well-known and very popular hardy climber,

of rapid growth, with splendid large flowers of

a variety o colors; all colors mixed, Be

DOLICHOS lablab, (Hyacinth Bean): A —
climber, with purp!'e and lilac flowers, . :

ECHINOCISTIS lobata; A very strong rap-
id growing climber with Ivy-like leaves and large
clusters of whitish flowers in profusion all sum-
mer. Seed must be planted in the fall, or well
soaked.in warm water, » 28: sene) «se

IPOM@A: One of the best of the climbers
with splendid large flowers resembling the

Morning Glory, but much larger and of more
brilliant colors; mixed colors, ...... x
Bona Nox, (Evening Glory), magnificent
pure white flowers 4 inches across, .... .
Quamoclit, (Cypress Vine), elegant foliage
and small bright scarlet and white flowers.
Soak the seed wellin hot water and sow under
glass early; mixed colors, ae

hederefolia, (New Ivy- ieaned Cypresa Vine),
bright scarlet flowersin great profusion,. . .
JAPANESE NEST-EGG GOURD: The
fruits of this variety so nearly resemble hens
eggs that even the biddies are deceived, and
they will not freeze or break. Plant in rather
poor soil or they grow too large, cue nl e
LOPHOSPERMUM Hendersoni, one of
the finest of climbing plants, with bell-shaped
rosy carmine flowers. 2feet,. . .

MAURANDYA Barclayana:
climber, with bell-shaped flowers and neat
abundant foliage; 6 feet; mixed colors, . . .

ORNAMENTAL CUCUMBERS: ere
fine climbers with highly ornameuted fruits of
various curious forms and colors. Balsam Pear,
Balsam Apple,scarlet fruited, Goosberry-tormed,
Serpent-fruited, and -everal other sorts, all
iay|>.¢<\0 eed ae eRe Rn Cpeeritolecimies wets. SA

ORNA MENT: 4 L GOURDS: Rapid growing
climbers, producing some of the most elefantly
colored and singularly formed of all fruits.
Plant in rather poor soil. Orange, Lemon, Ap-
ple. Pear-formed, and many other sorts mixed,

SWEET PEAS: A well-known and very fra-
grant hardy annual. Plant in rows or clumps
4 inches deep as early in the spring as possible,
aud furnish support as soon as up. Scarlet,
scarlet striped white, purple striped, blue
edged, rose and white, white, brownish purple,
and blush,—all colors mixed, per lb., $1.00, Ber
oz., 10 cts.

THUNBERGIA: x very maaticntal tees
flowering, tender annual; exceedingly fine for
baskets, and does well in ‘the garden; sow seed
in a frame or boxes; 4 feet; mixed colors,. .

co

| TROP@OLUM majus: 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 spot-
fe peeAINCOLOLS INIXCO) s(-)em. -) sci ia nae

peregrinum, (Canary Flower), profusion of
bright yellow flowers; 15 feet,

A beautiful”

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10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

14 L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

ORNAMENTAL GOURDS.

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AQUILEGIA C4#RULEA (Rocky Mountain Columbine) DOUBLE ZINNIA.

GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

L. W. 15
HELICHRYSUM monstrosum: One of the
@ iy very best and most showy of the Everlastings ;
G o~_ flowers very large and double, and of many
"to bright colors; 2 feet; mixed colors, A 5
Sey ae 5 Ss mE HELIPTERUM Sanfordi: A _ very Stoic
= Everlasting Bio She aus FA valuable and variety, each plant bearing a good many large
beautiful class, keeping their natural form and clusters of small, rich golden-yellow flowers, 10
color for many years. The flowers shoul be RHODANTHE: Very elegant with delicate
cut when in the bud, or as soon as they begin to rose-colored, white and maculated powers
open, and hung up in small bunches so that the ee te ee = »
Pence kaveecimicht.. Ther imarethen i XERANTHEMU M: sPuxple aan w hite double,
: SY SS 2c ERS MECN AN Oe bell-shaped flowers; mixed colors, .. . 5
worked up into small bouquets, wreaths. bas-
= | =...
kets, etc., and make beautiful ornaments for the
parlor. Plants of all the varieties may be set Ny
about 10 inches apart. > ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, «
ACROCLINIUM rosewm: One of the most
beautiful of the Everlastings; bright ros color ihe Ornamental Grasses are very useful for
and white; mixed colors, : 2a 5| working up with the Everlasting Flowers.
AMMOBIUM grandifiorum: This is a valu- Sow in the open ground carly in the spring.
ae ~ wa 5 a They should be cut when in bloom. Tie up in
able addition to the Everlasting flowers, being | small bunches, and dry in the shade.
double, pure white and twice the size of the old | Finest mixed annual sorts, 10
variety, . 5 Best mixed perennial varieties, . 10
GOMPHREN. 1 plabdeas (Globe Teds s ERIANTHUS Ravenne: A be: autiful Hardly
The best kuown of the Everlasting flowers. Do | perennial grass, growing 10 feet in height, with
ae : ax mes : ‘ga Ba elegant plumes of flowers 2 foot in length; very
not pick until the flowers are fully grown. fine as single specimens for lawns; blooms sec-
Mixed colors, 5 ond ssason, 10

THE \
spring,

arieties under thi

head flowerin May, June and July of the second year.
and set the plants about six inches apart, in some

Sow the
unused corner of the garden,

mer, removing to the beds where they are to flower early in the fall

AQUILEGIA, (Columbine): An old, hardy
perennial, producing fine flowers of a great

many colors; 12 varieties mixed, .
cerulea, tlowers 2 or 3inches in width and as
much or more in length; sky blue with white
centers; 3feet tall. This and the following
are the finest of all the Aquilegias,
leptoceras chrysantha, like the
cept in color, which is a beautiful canary ye -
low; remains in bloom a long time,
CAMPANULA: These are
the perennials, with large

above ex-

among the best of

bell-shaped flowers,

white, rose, blue, ete.

Medium, (Cinterbury Sell), double and sin-
gle mixed; eight colors,

calycanthema, anew and beautiful variety,
with the calyx the same color as the corolla, .

grandiflora, flowers of a

beautiful light blue, remaining in bloom half
the summer; 2 feet,

CARNATION, (Dianthus Caryo Vd The

very large open

most magnificent of the Pink family; fine

mixed,

Choicest mixed, German seed, from named
Howers only, ey A GE he Gee, 2

DIANTHUS pltonarius, the old original

fragrant Clove Pink,

DELPHINIUM, (1 Ae A eae Spur Sy For
amass of blue there is nothing that will equal

in richness and _ brilliancy the Perennial Lark-
spurs ; finest mixed, - eM okcwoud
DIGITALIS, (loxglove): A very fine peren-

nial, with very long racemes of drooping bell-

shaped Howers; 3 feet; mixed colors, . ®

Ivery’s New Spotted, a Scene improvement
on the older sorts,. . . . he

10

10

10

10

10 |

. |» nate freely early in the

HOLLYHOCK,

(Althea rosea): The most
showy of all the perennials; finest mixed,
double, - er Seati Naey cat Li

ITPOMOPSIS, (Summer Cypress): A beauti-
| ful plant, with finely divided leaves and long

| spikes of scarlet and yellow flowers; 3 feet tall;
mixed colors,

PYRETHRUM
Plant): A fine,
like flowers of

insect powder

roseum, (Insect Powder
hardy plant, with large Daisy-
different of The
the dried and
powrlered petals of the flowers; mixed colors,

Parthenium flore-pleno, (Double

shades red.

of commerce is
Fever-

Sew, ee CROTON ere ak At int
PERENNTL. 4L PEAS, red and whrite
| PENSTEMON: One of the best of the perenni-

als, the flowers in long spikes of very bright

mixed,

scarlet, rose, yellow, etc.; mixed colors,
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

If fresh seed is Sown in
open ground late in autumn, it will germi-
spring, and flower the
Fresh seed saved from about 40

sent in Oct. and Noy. only,. ...
| SWEET WILLIAM, (Dianthus barbatus) :
| The Sweet William is an old and well-known
flower, and has been much improved of late

Same season.

choice sorts,

| years, the trusses and flowers being larger and
of a greater variety of rich and beautiful colors,
some of them having a large white center band-
ed with crimson, purple and violet and edged
with white. Finest mixed, double and single, a
great variety, . .

seed in the
through the sum-

10

or

10

16 L. W. GOODELL’S SEED CATALOG.

CHINESE PRIMROSE. CYCLAMEN. CALCEOLARIA. COLEUS.

&<Srepes on Holt ULLAL LLL LLL
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4, “SEEDS OF “House “BuANTS. #

(©) BERT Si RTE Rae HTT PO I IEEE MEE)

House plants are usually obtained from the greenhouses, but there is a good deal of pleasure in growing
them from seed, and very often as many plants can be grown from a packet of seed as would cost several
dollars if purchased from a greenhouse While some varieties germinate as easily as the common annu-
als, others are slow of germination, and some, being very small and delicate, require particular care to
keep the soil moist and warm; 3 about 60 to 70 degr: es is best Sow the seed in shallow boxes and cover
the larger seeds with fine soil in the same way as directed for annuals; then cover the surface of the soil
to the depth of about one-eighth of an inch with swamp moss (sphagnum), which has been rubbed and
broken as fine as sawdust. he moss should have been previously obtained from some old meadow or
swamp and thoroughly dried in an oven. Keep the moss constantly moist by spraying with water as often
as necessary. Cover the boxes with glass and put them in a cold-frame,or a sunny window. As soon as
the plants are up remove the vlass and give plentyof air, or the stems of the tender plants are apt to decay
at the surface. When the plants have obtained their second leaves, they should be potted off single into
small thumb pots, and re-potted several times during the summer, using larger pots each time until they
finally stand in four inch ones, which is the right size 9 for flowering. The moss treatment is most excellent
for all small secds. as it helps to keep the soil at the proper decree of moisture and the tender seedlings
can easily push their way through to the light, but when moss is used, very fine seeds, like Begonia ad
Calceolaria, should not be covered over at all with soil, only with moss The plants should be kept grow-
ing vigorously in good rich soil to obtain an abundance of nice flowers

The seeds I offer were saved from the most celebrated prize collections in the world.

BEGONTIA Tuberous-rooted: Exceedingly CLIANTHUS Dampieri, (Glory Pew): A
beautiful, profuse-blooming flowers of various . magnificent shrubby climber, with clusters of
shades of red and yellow; choicest mfxed varie- pea-shaped scarlet flowers, 3 to 4inches long,
ties, from the best collection in Europe,.... 20 with a large black spot in the center; 3feet tall.

CARNATION, Monthly or Perpetual: May be treated as an annual, planting the seeds
ehoicest: mixed ie ee f By tayo: where they are to grow, in warm sandy soil in

Muy; packet of 15 seeds, . =... 5...) = db

CALCEOLARIA hybrida: One of the en
est of house plants, bearing a mass of curious
pocket-like flowers, both self and beautifully
spotted and tigered varicties; choicest mixed,. 15

CYCLAMEN Persicum: Splendid bulbous
plants with Orchid-like delicately colored flow-
ers; seeds germinate in about two months;

choice mixed,-15 seeds, ..... Tee gen ks)
CINERARIA hybrida: Very free-blooming Gigantewm, asuperb new strain with yery
easily grown plants of rich and varied colors,— large flowers of various colors, ....-. - 30
Magenta, crimson, purple, violet and varie- GERANIUM: These well-known bedding mie
gated; choice mixed, ............ 10 house plants are easily grown from seed, which
grandiflora, extra choice mixed, from ie germinates unevenly but quite surely. Soak
finest prize collectioninGermany,. . . 20 the seed for 12 hours before sowing, and keep it
New Double, splendid double, variety of the moist and warm until it germinates; choicest
ELON Hui osuing 20 papoose. ono, a poMera u-ono Gu) EE aN ge collection of named yarie-
CHINESE PRIMROSE, (Primula Sinen- ties,. . he
sis): The Chinese Primrose is one of the most GLOXINIA grandiflora: C "Beautiful bulbous
satisfactory of house plants. The flowers are plants, producing in profusion flowers of the
white and many shades of red, often finely spot- richest and most varied colors. Seed germinates
ted and striped. Plants from spring-sown séeds very slowly; choicest mixed, ......... Jo
will bloom profusely the following winter. Seed HELIOTROPE, finest mixed,. . . 10
requires from 6 to 8 weeks to germinat’. Fine LANTANA: Fine shrubby plants, with ‘clus- ,
mixed, packet of about 25 seeds, ....... 10) ters of Verbena-like flowers; finest mixed, .. 10
Choicest mixed, from the finest prize collec- LINES Cymbal as i Kenton we
An exceedingly pretty climbing plant, .... 10

tions of fringed and large flowering varieties

LAN rapsi i . salem Cher-
NIH IDS HAVO? Thaw PM aeawkey ooo. 2 SOLANUM capsicastrum, (Jerusalem Cher.

ry): <A fine old house plant, bearing bright red
flore-plen», double, choicest mixed, packet

berries the size of cherries, -.....-.5... 10
OH IDEM sg a ooo 8 oo bb poo 40] SMILAX, (M. Asparagoides): An elegant
COLEUS; The most popular of all foliage climbing plant, with glossy green leaves. Soak
plants; choicest mixed,........ cigubg 24%) seed in warm water for 48 hours before sowing, 10

coal as ome 3S: ta eet
r The Gladiolus is the best and | bathe, and eat give the best of satisfaction,
pular of What are called Summer Bulbs. making a splendid display for alittle money;
ht of. large flowers, which are of al hb per doz., 60 cts. ; ‘per half-doz., 35 cts.; per hun-
ade of color, spotted, blotched and | dred, $3. "80: herieigusand sy. cy. 2s. allen ot $30 00
e Most beautiful manner, are truly - TUBEROS eo: The Tuberose produces a spike
he bulbs may y be ee six draruas | of pure white, wax-like, very fragrant double
flowers. Plant the bulbs carly in pots oy boxes, —
J in the ‘house, and transplant to the garden after ;
size, sen they will always give a the weather has become warm.

a ge

od account of themselves. The Gladiolus . TUBEROSE, Pearl, a dwarf variety with
about three months from planting. flowers twice the size and more double than the
PS named varieties, a large: | old sort; 15 cts. each, two for 25 cts., $1.25 per
: ie from 14 cents to $2.00 each | doz.
iwed varieties, incl: ding Bulbs can be sent only. in April and Mey, after
mes These are fine flowering danger from fr. ies mae!
i *,
Ue ¥ gar. reas +

¢ a aa 4
_. After: rying nearly every vari tycf vegetable seeds introduced for many years, I offer the fellowing as
they best selections that cam be made for family use. Each variety 1s five cents per paper, unless other-
yes. ‘who want more than one paper of a kind may hi: ve three papers of any one variety
GU. CONOVERS COLOSSAL. | MELON WATER, Drivinsy's Leste: very ear-
im Blood Turnip, the earliest; | — ly and prolific, rieh and sugary; Fce Cream, very
| Bassano; Early ly Blood Turnip; Long sweet; The Boss; Peerless, early, prolific and of
Blo od Red; Imperial Sugar best for winter, first quality; Mixed Varicties, 12 varieties nixed
‘Summer yaric ties; Barly York; (10 cts). ,
; eens Winningstadt; Barly ONION, Early Red Globe; Wethersfield Pivgs
Barly Swnmer, Tied; Danvers Yellow (true globe variety) ;
s : Stone Mason Mar- White Globe.
; reliable (10 ets); Marblehead | PARSLEY, Covent Garden, very finely curled.
* the largest variety grown (10 cts ;| Pd RSNID, Student, x yery sivect sort.
n Flat Dutch; Fottler’s Brunswick; | PEPPER, Tomuto-formed; Sweet Mountain
C ad Savoy; Blood Red. or Mammoth; Cherry-formed, very hot; Gold-

Sider es

é

VER, Early Snowball, the earli-| ¢2 Dawn, new, very large and mild yellow yuriety
d most reliable variety (25 cts). (10 cts).
Early Morn, Half-Long Stump | PUMPICIN, Large Cheese. ‘
Ovange. | RADISH, Red Turnip; Long Scarlet; reeich

; Boston Market; Turner’s Dwarf\| Breakfast; Chinese Rose Winter; California
White; ; Dwarf Crimson; Henderson’s White; Wammoth White Winter.

i needs no earthing up (25 cts). SPINACH, Round-seeded.
EET, Marblehead, the earliest (10 SQUASH, Sammer, Bush Scallop; Bush
ght . Crook-Necked,
so UASH Winter, Boston Marrow; Turban;
Hubbard, Marblehead, vest of all.
SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER.
TOMATO, Livingstone’s Favorite, very early,

sere very tender and sweet (10 ets);
, (10 etsi; Egyptian, the latest,
st and. tenderest of all (10 ets). :
MBER, Early Russion; White Spine; large; smooth as_an apple, very solid and of first

y’s, very handsome; Early Cluster; Green quality; the best Tomato yet produced; Strate-
lific, beat for pickles.’ berry ov Winter Cherry, an eutirely distinct

sy 3 » species, the frnit growing in a husk and having the
or PEPPER GRASS. | flavor of strawberries; very nice for canning; cul-

NT, New York Purple. | ture like the common Tomato

L RABI, Early Purple. TURNTP, ENGLISH, Early White Flat
LUCE, Ice Cabbage; Allthe Year Round, Dutch; Strap-leaved Red-top; Yellow Globe;
ve Sal, very early. Jersey Nuvet or Early Egg, the best of all for
? [ELON MUSK, Casaba, very large and Bhcet: table use; like the Short-IIorn Carrot in form. ;
: Montreal Market, asuperbnew variety; Orange | TURNIP, SWEDE, Sweet German.

: meee by new; flesh very thick, of a deep salmon SWEET or POT HERBS; Horehound, Car-

{ eet, rich and highly perfumed (10 away; Coriander; Sage; Thyme; Sweet Mar-
v4 jorum: Sumner Savory; Lavender.

. FOR “1886 will be published in January next. It will contain an elegant Colored Plate of
iy will be sent to all who order seeds this year, without asking for it I design to have it
‘customers by the first of Sebruary, but should any fail to receive it by that date, either through fault
nor Uucle Sam’s mail clerks, please notify me by postal eard and another will be forwarded.

sO Sy SEE ae dN

ORDER FILLED.—JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY
DO NOT WRITE IN ABOVE LINE, BUT FILL OUT BLANK BELOW CAREFULLY.

QQUDELL'S ORDER SHEET, | iss. 2oow.

Send the following List of Seeds, &c. to

Name.

Post Office rer
: VERY IMPORTANT to road directions
for sending money, second cover page of

County, Catalogue.
Amount enclosed by—
State,

P. 0. Order, $
Please keep remarks, etc., distinct from the order, and
Postal Note, $

allow a full line to each variety. When remarks, ete., are

mixed up with the order it causes much trouble and some- } Cash, = $
times mistakes in filling.
| TOTAL, - $
JANTITY. NAMES OF SEEDS WANTED. oe
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I am constantly receiving letters from all parts of the country, containing entirely unsolicijed expre:
the satisfaction and success of customers, I take the liberty of publishing extracts from a few late
to show those who have never dealt with me that my seeds are just as represented. The gardenso

real blessing to poor people.

From N. I’. James, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.—I am very much 2. 2 re
sent me this year, especially the Pansy, which is a favorite of mine. They far excel the colored pla
me and are ahead of any ever grown here. * *

¥rom Mrs. FP. J. Frwier, Greensburg, Ind.—The seeds and bulbs I got from you last year wi
best, and I took many prizes at the Fair, including first prizes on A-ters, Verbenas and Gladioli.
cially good suecess with your Verbena seeds, raising no less than 62 plants from one packet. —

From Epwarp WILLIAMS. Georges Bay, Tasmania.—I enclose money order for $1.94 for which
collections of your seeds: Those I had from you last year turned ont yery well. — eo

Frem A. G, Morr, Seott, N. Y.—I purchased some of my seeds from another seedsman last y:
grew the best and I had the handsomest flowers from them that I hayehadin lb years. =

From Mrs. A. M. Bryant, Buena Vista, Col.—I write to tell you of the immense suceess I had
30-cent collection of seeds, in this mountain town of Colorado, where it was popularly supposed th
annuals in the open air was an impossibility. Hundreds of people have visited my garden, ma
had not seen the ‘home tlowers ” growing for years before. All grew and bloomed well Ba
even tne Nicotiana. But my Pansies!!. What can I suy te describe their beauty? From a litth
by four feet, I sold over eight dollars worth. You can look for a good large club from here next 3

From Mrs. Fannie 8. Grrswo xp, No. Guilford, Ut-—All my neighbors and friends have ec
being a hard season for seeds, but the seeds I obtained from you all came up nicely, and hay ;
better thin I expected. My Pansies, Verbenas, Petunias and Asters have been beautiful I ha
sees from others, but never had any before that gave me sach thorough satisfaction, =

From Mrs. W A. Pupney, Little Neck, N. Y.I wish to express my great satisfaction with t
sent me last year; every one was perfect and my garden was the admiration of the neighborhood.
to say, I consider you perfect benefactor to all flower lovers, who, through you, are enabled t
many at such a trifling expense. “ ; : ee

From Mus. E. D. Wrieut, Westfield, Vt.—Last year I noticed your advertisement of flower seeds;
for them. They were-so cheap I did not expect eeu to come up very well, and sowed them accordit
thereby having tle pleasure of pulling many of them up, that the rest might have a chance to grow.
judge that every identical seed came up, and the flowers \\ ere fully rise to the same Varieties fro
from whom I have had seeds every year, and the expense was much less. I enclose $1.80 with order
self and friends. ; “ ee on og

From Mrs. 4. B. Duan, Groton, Ct.—The seeds received from you last spring haye done finely.
sies excelled those in the colored plate. Some were elegantly mottled, and nothing has been seen
them. The Verbenas are lovely, and the Asters surpass anything I ever saw. ‘ Me teege

From Mrs. G. W. Fariee, Bound Brook, N. J.—I wish to say a few words concerning your
canuot speak too highly in their praise; they are all you represent them to be and far better than any
bought. My Asters were the finest I haye ever raised, and the Phlox was my great delight; such a ¥
of colors I never saw. ; . ¥.

From Mrs. A. L. Ayers, Germantown, Phila.—I don’t know how it is, but your seeds are about the
ones that give me real satisfaction. I have planted them by the side of seeds obtained from our, so call
best florists, but yours have always germinated where nine times out of ten the others have failed.
not yet had a package of your seeds disappoint me 2 v9

From Mrs. E. R. Hunrrneton, Castle Rock, Washington Ter.—We purchased your collection of 8 i
last year and our garden was the admiration of all, even of passengers on the N. P. R. R. which passes our
door. The conductor said that ours was the prettiest garden alon his division of the road. he canary at
blood red Stocks were marvels of beauty in color and profusion of bloom.

From L. E. AMBrose, Minier, Ill.—fhe flowers from the seeds I ordered from yon are blooming sple
The Phiox eclipses any of the kind in town and the Pansies are grand. In the double Petunias I had th
ate se package, one a fine rose color, one blotched and another a solid lilac color, and all just as double
could be. : : es.

From Miss MArGareT Kacneuman,; Florence, Ala.—Your seeds are the best and cheapest of any 1
tried, and I am highly pleased with them. I do not think one failed to come up. My Phlox was the ad
tion of all beholders and the Zinnias were beautiful. Seo

From A. N. Jarvis, Fruitland, lowa.—The seeds in the thirty cent collection I purchased of you lasts
were the best of any I ever purchased of any firm. The Pansies and Verbenas were splendid and al he
others very nice. 5 \ cu

From Mrs. L. P. Turner, Milan, O.—The seeds obtained from you were first class. I took first ae
on the Phlox and Asters at Erie Co: fair. Yours were the first Verbena seed I ever had any success wi