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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 69.

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garden or for house culture in pots or glasses. Either double or single of any of the following colors:
--Pure White, Rose, Red and Blue--Per doz., $1.25... 15.
--Double or Single Yellow--Per doz., $2... 20.
--Double or Single Mixed Colors--Per doz., $1... 10.
ROMAN HYACINTHS--Earliest of all, will bloom by holidays; produces three to seven flower stalks; per doz., $1... 10.
TULIPS--Nothing can excel these for early spring blooming in the open ground. Can furnish separate colors when desired:
--Extra Choice Mixed Colors--Per doz. 60c. 8.
--Good Mixed Colors--Per doz. 40c... 5.
--Parrot, Mixed Colors--Beautifully fringed varieties; per doz., 40c... 5.
CROCUS--All Colors Mixed--Per 100, $1.00; doz. 15c... 3.

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Very Handsome.
Sweet Scented.

FREESIA Refracta Alba--Small bulbs bearing peculiar clusters of white flowers of the most delicious fragrance, which last a long time, even after being cut. It forces easily in the hot house, and will come into bloom in January and Febuary [February] in an ordinary green-house, but better still, it grows well and blooms freely in an ordinary sitting room if placed near the window, and not kept too hot. Will stand a slight freezing without injury. It appears to the best advantage when four or five bulbs are set in a six-inch pot in light, rich soil. We can supply these bulbs in the spring, also, and customers can send for them when ordering other goods and keep them dormant until their growing season commences. Per doz. 75c... 10.
CHINESE SACRED LILY, or Joss Flowers--This beautiful variety is grown by the Chinese, according to their ancient custom, to bloom at the advent of their New Year. It is highly prized and called by them "Joss-Flower," or "Flower of the Gods." It is grown by the Chinese solely in water, and if set in the centre of a glass dish with small pieces of marble or stone, the roots will form a beautiful network. The flowers, which are borne in clusters on tall spikes, are white, with a golden yellow center, and deliciously fragrant. Per doz. $3.00... 30.
NARCISSUS, Mixed Colors--Per doz. $1.25... 15.
--Poeticus--Per doz. 50c... 5.
--Paper White--Per doz. $1.25... 15.
LILLIUM Candidum--Per doz. $1.25... 15.
--Harrisii--Per doz. $2.00... 20.
LILY OF THE VALLEY--Per doz. $1. 10.
SNOWDROP Double--Per doz. 50c... 5.
--Single--Per doz. 35c... 5.
MADERIA VINE--Per doz. 40c... 5.

CURIOUS CACTI--The enormous demand for these curious and interesting plants has induced us to list them more fully than ever before. Now that lovers of flowers have learned to appreciate them, every one seems to want them, and it is not a matter of wonder, when we take into consideration their low price, free blooming qualities, odd and decorative shapes, and above all the little care they require to keep them blooming and luxuriating.
The perfume of this flower is, in many cases, delicious, and the seed pods of a brilliant coral red, ornamenting the plant for several months after blooming, and as they luxuriate in warm, dry atmosphere, they are eminently the plants for having in the parlor or sitting-room. Many varieties produce magnificent flowers of the most striking and brilliant colors. Water very sparingly.

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We have not space to name the varieties, but we are sure all will be pleased with them. Price 15c to $1.00 each; or we will send 10 Cacti, all different, our selection, for $1.00. It will be, of course, understood that these are not the most expensive varieties, neither are they large plants, as the postage alone on some of our Cacti would amount to more than that sum.
CEREUS GRANDIFLORA--The true Night Blooming Cereus, from the Miter Mountains of Mexico. Has deliciously fragrant white flowers, nearly a foot in diameter. This belongs to the Cactus family. 25 cts. each.