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60. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

BEGONIA, Flowering Varieties.
--Rubra--One of the finest; a constant bloomer, color, scarlet rose... 15.
--Alba Picta--The leaves are glossy green, thickly spotted with silvery white, the spots graduating in size from the center toward the margin. Flowers white... 15.
--Semperflorens Gigantea Rosea--Best of all the new varieties. See Novelties... 25.
--Richardsonii--Pure white... 10.
--Saundersonii--Deep scarlet... 10.
--Weltoniensis--Rich pink... 10.
--Metalica--Leaves a metalic [metallic] bronze; flowers light pink... 15.
--Argyrostigma Picta--Leaves dark green, spotted white... 15.

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BEGONIA Rex--A magnificent class of house plants, remarkable for the variety and beautiful markings of the foliage; well adapted to vases and baskets in shaded situations. A large assortment. (See cut.)... 25.
Richardia Maculata--(Spotted Calla)--The foliage resembles the Calla in shape and is beautifully spotted white; the flowers are shaped like the Calla, pure white, shaded with violet inside... 25.
CARNATIONS--Fragrant flowers are always sought after and the rich, spicy odor of the Carnation, positively delicious, combined with its varied colors and handsome form, leaves but little to be desired. They are very easily grown, and bloom freely either as bedding plants in Summer, or in the greenhouse, or window garden in winter:
--Silver Spray--See Novelties... 25.
--Snowden--Pure white; very free bloomer... 10.
--Portia--Bright scarlet... 10.
--Grace Fardon--Carmine pink... 10.
--Crimson King--Dark crimson; clove scent... 10.
--Grace Wilder--A delicate pink; clove scent... 10.
--Buttercup--Rich golden yellow with a few streaks of clear carmine; flowers very large and double... 15.
CACTUS--An extremely curious and iuteresting [interesting] genus of plants, many of the varieties producing magnificent flowers of the most brilliant and striking colors; succeeds best in sandy loam mixed with a little peat; water very sparingly. We have a large assortment of these curious plants which have lately become so popular, and we will send postpaid to any one address 10 for $1.00; each... 15.
CUPHEA Platycentra--(Cigar Plant)--Fine basket plant with scarlet pendulous flowers; constant bloomer... 10.

CRUEL PLANT--See Novelties... 25.
COLEUS--The Coleus is the best and cheapest ornamental leaved plant we have for ornamental bedding; a few dozen of these plants will make a beautiful bed. There is such an endless variety in their color and markings that, with a little taste in planting varieties, the most gratifying results can be obtained at a trifling cost. We offer all the leading varieties including the three novelties we sent out last year, at 75c. per doz., each... 10.
CYPERUS--A splendid aquatic plant, throwing up stems surmounted at the top with a whorl of leaves, diverging horizontally, giving it a very novel appearance; fine for the center of vases or aquariums... 25.

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CHRYSANTHEMUMS--These are now, and deservedly, the most fashionable of all autumn flowers; their easy culture and freedom from insects and disease commend them to the most inexperienced cultivators, while the varied and gorgeous colors and fantastic shapes of many of the varieties make them the fashionable flower of autumn. (See cut.)
--Thorpe, Jr.--An anemone-flowered variety; bright yellow with distinct cushion-like center of same color; the best of the class, and very attractive... 15.
-Timbel d'Argent--Snowy white, one of the most beautiful of all Crysanthemums [Chrysanthemums]. 10.
--Mrs. Alpheus Hardy--A remarkable novelty which has attracted so much attention wherever shown. No new plant of any kind ever attracted the attention or caused the admiration this plant has the past season. Such a wonderful de- [continued next page]