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54. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[continued from previous page] ing, trailing plants, well suited for baskets, vases and in moist situations out of doors. A very handsome plant, well worthy of a trial... 10. Verbena--Plant seed in boxes or under glass in March, and transplant when a few inches high. In this way the verbena can be grown from seed as early as any annual and will produce much stronger plants than cuttings; another advantage is that a large portion of the plants will produce fragrant flowers. They delight in rich soil and good culture, and will repay all such trouble by abundance of bloom and richness of their color: --Henderson's New Mammoth--When well grown, every flower truss measures over nine inches in circumference, while the single florets are as large as a twenty-five cent piece; more vigorous in growth than the ordinary Verbena... 15.

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--New Hybrida Erecta Compacta--A new and fine strain. The plants spread so as to form bushes of about two feet in diameter, throwing up in a singularly compact manner, on stiff and erect stems, a great number of flowers, which are elegantly carried above the dark green foliage. The individual flowers are large and well formed; the mixture contains a great variety of colors... 25. --Candidissima--Large trusses of pure white flowers; very beautiful... 10. --Defiance--True scarlet; extra fine... 10. --Niveni--White, sweet-scented... 10. --Fine Mixed... 10. --Extra Choice Mixed--From the finest German collection of named sorts... 20. --Good Mixed--Contains a nice variety... 5. Vinca--Seed should be started in the house and plants set out the first of June. They make very handsome border plants, giving a mass of bloom through the summer and fall, when they may be potted for the winter flowering in doors. Mixed varieties. 10. Virginia Stocks--Free flowering; hardy little annual, pretty for beds, edgings, baskets, or vases; easily grown; mixed colors... 5. Wahlenbergia-Grandiflora--Something new this year. See description with novelties. Mixed colors... 10. Whitlavia--Delicate and pretty, but perfectly hardy plants with drooping clusters of bell-shaped flowers; they thrive in cool, moist situations, free bloomers, and for partially shaded places are very desirable: --Grandiflora--Dark blue... 5. --Alba--White... 5. Zinnia--Strong growing, hardy and elegant plants, rivaling the Dahlia in size and doubleness, while the colors are bright and varied, ranging from pure white to deep, purplish crimson. Splendid for hedges, beds or borders: --New Zebra--Beautifully and brilliantly striped with rich colors. There are always some plants which do not produce striped flowers. Very handsome; all colors mixed... 10. --Elegans, Fine Mixed--Single... 5. --Finest Mixed Double--Tall sorts... 5. --Finest Mixed Double Dwarf... 5.

ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS. This list indudes all the most desirable, both of the delicate and the vigorous growing varieties. Adlumia--(Mountain Fringe)--A beautiful, hardy perennial, with Fern-like foliage of a pale green color with pretty flesh colored blossoms. Is also called Allegheny Vine... 10. Ampelopsis Veitchii--(Boston Ivy)--A good wall plant, clinging to the smoothest surfaces. Perennial and perfectly hardy... 10. Balloon Vine--Half hardy annual, requires partial shade; pretty vine and flower... 5. Calampelis Scabra--Bright orange flowers produced in great abundance... 10.

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Coboea Scandens--One of the most magnificent climbers, prized for its rapid growth (often twenty to thirty feet) and abundance of beautiful, brilliant, scarlet flowers; the seed should be planted edgewise, in moist earth--a pot or box is best--and given little or no water till plants are two or three inches high... 10. --White--New and elegant... 10. Convolvulus Major--(Morning Glory)--[continued next page]

Remember that $1.00 pays for seeds in packets to the amount of $1.35, and to deduct 10 cents per lb. if you have seeds sent at your expense.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 55.

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[continued from previous page] Very useful, rapid and freeblooming, hardy climbers; mixed colors. (See cut.) Per oz. 15c... 5. Cypress Vine--Rapid climbers, handsome, finely-cut foliage and bright-colored flowers: --Scarlet--Very bright.... --White--Pretty in contrast with scarlet--Mixed Colors... 5. Dolichos Lablab--(Hyacinth Bean)--An excellent climber for dry, exposed places; mixed... 5. Gourds--Useful for covering fences, arbors or old trees and stumps; greatly admired for their curiously shaped and colored fruit:

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--Calabash, or Dipper... 5. --Hercules Club... 5. --Nest Egg--Used largely for nest eggs... 5. --Dish Cloth... 10. --Sugar Trough... 5. --All Varieties Mixed--Includes a great many handsome varieties of odd shapes and colors... 5. Ipomea--Embraces a large class of plants much admired for their fine foliage and handsome flowers; free bloomers and rapid growers: (See cut.)

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--Bona Nox--Large purplish flowers; blooming at night; often called Good Night or Evening Glory. 5. --Purpurea--(Morning Glory)--Mixed... 5. --Quamoclit--(Cypress vine)--Mixed colors... 5. Moonflower--A very handsome climber growing 25 to 40 feet high, and covered nightly and on dull days with beautiful, white, moon-like flowers from five to six inches in diameter. It has a rich Jessamine-like odor... 15. Maurandia--Pretty for baskets, window vases and indoor decorations; fine mixed. 10. Nasturtium, Tall--Admirably adapted for rock work, covering trellises, etc. They have recently come into much favor again: --Choice Mixed Colors--Per oz. 15c... 5. --Napoleon III--Golden yellow, striped with rosy scarlet... 10. --Geant des Batailles--Brilliant carmine. 10. --King of the Blacks--See Novelties... 10. Smilax--Much used for winter decorations; seeds start slowly and should be planted in loose, rich soil and kept moist and warm... 20.

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SWEET PEAS--May well be called America's favorite, as it is such a popuular [popular] and easily grown flower that rich and poor alike can enjoy its fragrance and beauty. They are hardy, free from insects and disease, and if cut freely as soon as they begin to fade will continue to bloom throughout the season. One ounce will sow a row fifty feet long, and make a lovely hedge. Try them. --Miss Blanche Ferry Resembles the Painted Lady which has long been so popular, but the flower is much larger, of better and more decided shade and blooms more freely. It is so compact and bush like that it can be grown without any support. Very fragrant and un- [continued next page]

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[continued from previous page] surpassed for corsage bouquets. Per oz. 40c... 10. --Queen of the Isles--After careful and continued selection, this unique variety has become fixed. The large flowers are handsomely striped with both blue and red on a white ground; very fine. Per oz. 35c... 10. --Butterfly--White ground, delicately laced with lavender blue; fragrant and valuable for bouquets; per oz. 20c... 5. --Crown Princess of Prussia--A delicate blush; very fine; oz. 25c... 5. --Violet Queen--Of dwarf habit, but very free-flowering; the flowers range in color from deep mauve of the standard to light violet of the wings; very pretty; oz. 30c. 10. --Invincible Scarlet--Per oz. 15c... 5. --White--Per oz. 15c... 5. --Painted Lady--Very pretty, delicate, pink and white; per oz. 20c... 5.

--Extra Fine Mixed--Contains a splendid assortment; 1/4 lb. 35c; oz. 10c... 5. One packet each of the above varieties... 40. Thunbergia--Rapid growing, free blooming climbers, well suited for house culture, baskets or vases; mixed... 5. Tropaeolum--One of the most desirable of the annual climbers; easily grown in any common garden soil; produces an abundance of flowers of handsome shades of various bright colors: --Peregrinum--(Canary bird flower)--Curious bright yellow flowers, resembles canary birds... 10. --Lobbianum Spitfire--Bright scarlet... 5. --Finest Mixture--All sorts... 5. --Majus--(Tall Nasturtium)--Best mixed. 5. Wild Cucumber--See Novelties... 10. Mixed Climbers--Contains a mixture of all the above varieties which are suitable to grow together... 10.

EVERLASTINGS. A very useful class of plants for winter decorations, as well as being very handsome garden plants. The flowers should be picked as soon as open, and the stems tied carefully together to keep them straight; dry in the shade, and they will retain their form and color for years. Acroclinium--Strong growing plants, with handsome, daisy-like flower; splendid double mixed... 5. Amobium Alatum Grandiflorum--New, one of the prettiest of the everlastings... 5. Edelweiss--The pretty Alpine flower so much admired and sought after by tourists; hardy perennial... 15. Gnaphalium Orientale Fl. Pleno--The famous French Immortelle... 15. Gomphrena--(Globe Amaranth)--Mixed varieties... 5. Xeranthemum--Free-flowering, easily grown, making a very handsome bed: --Double White... 5. --Double Purple... 5. --Superbissimum--Pompon flowered... 10. Everlastings Mixed--Contains the above and several other handsome varieties... 10.

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Helichryum--A mixture of splendid double varieties, one of the best and most easily grown of the everlastings... 5. --Minimum--dwarf; both flowers and buds excellent for wreaths, etc.; various colors. (See cat [cut].) 5. Rhodanthe Maculata--Pretty bell-shaped, bright rosy crimson flowers... 10. Statice--Not a a true everlasting, but retain their color when dry, fine for bouquets, fresh or dry; fine mixed colors... 5.

BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS. Plants of these do not flower till the second season; among them are some of our best known and highly prized flowers. Seed may be sown in spring where plants are to bloom, or later in the summer in beds protected from the hot sun and kept moist. Aquilegia--(Columbine)--Very hardy and easily grown; flowers of all shades; mixed varieties... 5. Aconitum Napellus--(Monk's Hood)--Does well under shade... 5. Carnation--The finest of the Dianthus or Pink family; very fragrant; our seed is unsurpassed: --Double Extra Mixed... 15. --Selfs Mixed... 10. --Perpetual or Tree... 25.

Canterbury Bells--A free blooming and very handsome border plant; flowers bell-shaped: --Single Mixed Colors... 5. --Double Mixed Colors... 5. Delphinum Chinensis--(Perennial Larkspur)--Well known and very desirable border plants, producing their flowers on long spikes. It is one of the best perennials grown. Will bloom first year if seed is sown early out-of-doors. Eight [continued next page]

Remember that $1.00 pays for seeds in packets to the amount of $1.35, and to deduct 10 cents per lb. if you have seeds sent at your expense.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 57.

[continued from previous page] beautiful colors mixed... 10. Lathyrus Latifolius--(Perennial Peas)--Handsome, free flowering plants, growing five to ten feet high, die down to the ground every winter, starting up again in the spring; fine mixed... 5. Wallflower--Plants removed to pots in autumn will produce an abundance of delightfully fragrant flowers; half hardy: --Double Varieties Mixed... 15. --Single Varieties Mixed... 5. Mixed Biennials and Perennials--A splendid mixture of the hardy varieties... 10. Sweet William--(Dianthus Barbatus)--For richness and diversity of color the flowers of the Sweet William are hardly equalled; perfectly hardy:

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--Single Varieties Mixed... 5. --Double Varieties Mixed... 10. Viola Odorata--(Sweet Violet)... 10. --All Varieties Mixed... 10.

SEEDS FOR THE GREENHOUSE. Florists and amateurs can rely on our seeds being of the finest strains from the best European growers. Abutilon--Fine mixed... 25. Begonia, Tuberous Rooted--Finest new single varieties; mixed... 15. --Rex--(Ornamental-Leaved Varieties)--Extra fine mixed; all should grow them. (See cut.)... 15. --Mixed--Fourteen excellent varieties... 15. Calceolaria Grandiflora--Mixed hybrids... 25. Cactus---Mixed varieties... 15. Cineraria Hybrida--Mixed... 20. --Maritima--White-leaved variety... 5. --Candidisima... 10. Clianthus, Dampieri... 25. Coleus--Mixed varieties... 15. Cuphea, Platycentra--(True Cigar Plant)... 15.

--Purpurea--Fine mixed... 5. Cyclamen, Persicum--Best mixed... 25. Fuchsia, Hybrida--Finest double mixed... 15. Ferns, Best Varieties Mixed... 15. Geranium, Apple-Scented--100 seeds 75c. 25. --Zonale--Fine mixed... 5. --Tom Thumb--Mixed varieties... 10. Gloxinia--Choice mixture of French hybrids. 25. Heliotrope--Fine mixed... 10. Lantana--Best mixed... 15. Primula Sinensis--(Chinese Primrose): --Splendid Mixed... 25. --Best Double Mixed... 50. --Fimbriata Mixed... 40. --Obconica--See Novelties... 20. --Elatior--(Polyanthus)... 10. Vinca, Mixed Colors... 10.

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. These should be cut just as they come into bloom and dried in the shade. Very useful for working up with the Everlastings into winter ornaments; they lend a grace and beauty not obtainable without them. Agrostis Nebulosa--Delicate and elegant. 10. --Pulchella--Very graceful... 5. Briza Maxima--(Quaking Grass)... 5. --Gracillis--Smaller than above, very graceful... 5 . Bromus Brizaformus--An elegant grass... 5 . Coix--(Job's Tears)--Fine for massing... 5. Eragrostis Elegans--(Love Grass)... 5. Erianthus Ravennae--Similar to Pampas Grass and perfectly hardy... 10. Eulalia Japonica--An extra fine tall growing Japanese Grass, very fine for groups. 10. Gynerium Argenteum--(Pampas Grass)--A magnificent grass with graceful plumes twenty to thirty inches long. Roots must be kept from frost... 10. Hordeum Jubatum--(Squirrel's Tail)... 5. Lagurus Ovatus--(Hare's Tail)... 5. Stipa Pennata--(Feather Grass)--Very graceful and elegant... 10. Zea Japonica--(Striped Japanese Maize)... 5. Mixed Grasses--A mixture of the above ornamental grasses suitable to grow in masses; makes a very striking as well as useful collection... 5.

MIXED FLOWER SEEDS FOR THE WILD GARDEN. A mixture of a great number of such flower seeds are suitable to be planted together. Altogether forming a mass of bright colored flowers and beautiful foliage which is sure to interest and please. Select a light rich soil, as free from weeds as possible, and plant in this latitude about the tenth of May. Half oz. 20c; pkt. 5c.

March 16, 1889. Your seeds did well and I took 18 premiums at the Powesheik County Fair last fall. H. H. CONNELL, Guernsey, Iowa.

FLOWER PLANTS.

We are now making a specialty of this branch of our business, and are devoting a large space to the growing of flower plants, exclusively for the mail trade, as they require special culture for this purpose and must be hardy, as well as strong, vigorous and healthy. Plants which have been pushed ahead and had a mushroom growth, such as is common in hothouses, are of but little value for mailing. We have adapted a new system of packing which is so very complete that plants arrive in almost as perfect condition after traveling many hundreds of miles as they were when packed. At prices named we send the plants postpaid. When plants are ordered to be sent by express, we not only send larger plants, but also put in enough extras to cover the express charges, and where it is possible to do so, we would advise our customers to have their plants shipped in this way.

Size of Plant Orders While we wish to be as accommodating as possible we must decline to fill any plant orders amounting to less than 50 cents. By our careful system of packing, it is impossible for us to pack an order at a cost of much less than 25 cents, no matter if the said order is only for a single plant; consequently it will readily be seen from this that all orders for less than 50 cents, would have to be filled at a loss. Plant orders amounting to less than 50 cents are not desired, and will not be filled unless 10 cents extra is sent to cover our extra cost of packing and postage. In club orders it will make no difference as to the size of each one's order, provided they are all sent at one time to one address. Above applies to plant orders only. No matter how small the seed order if only for a single packet, we are always glad to fill it.

Premiums.--Your selection from the splendid varieties named below as follows: Purchasers sending us $1.00 may select any one of the Premium Plants. [Purchasers sending us] $2.00 [may select any] three [of the Premium Plants.] [Purchasers sending us] $3.00 [may select any] five [of the Premium Plants.] [Purchasers sending us] $4.00 [may select any] seven [of the Premium Plants.] [Purchasers sending us] $5.00 [may select any] ten [of the Premium Plants.] This premium does not apply to the special Dollar Collections, nor to seeds, bulbs or anything aside from Flower Plants.

LIST OF PREMIUM PLANTS. Double Abutilon, Thompsoni Plena. Carnation "Portia.'--Best scarlet. Chrysanthemum Christmas Eve--Pure white. Fuchsia, Black Prince. Double White Geranium. "White Swan." Double Golden Marguerite.

New Pelargonium, Victor. Fairy Rose--Miniature. Passion Vine--Curious and handsome. Begonia--A good blooming variety. Coleus,--Try me. Primula Obconica.

COMPLETE LIST OF BEST PLANTS. ACHANIA Malvaviscus--A vigorous growing plant resembling the Abutilons in habit and growth; valuable alike for bedding or pot culture, blooming profusely throughout the entire year; flowers brilliant scarlet... 10. ALOYSIA Citriodora, Lemon Verbena--Foliage delightfully fragrant; to simply brush against it is enough to perfume an entire room with its delicious lemon odor. 15. ALYSSUM, Sweet--Double white--Each flower in the truss semi-double, and of the purest white; habit strong, compact and short jointed... 10. --Tom Thumb--Very dwarf and free-flowering; fine for vases or making ribbon lines... 10. --The Gem--the best double flowering variety; has beautiful variegated foliage. $1.00 per dozen... 10. AMPELOPSIS Veitchi--(Boston Ivy.)--This is one of the finest climbers we know for covering walls, as it clings firmly to the smoothest surface, covering it smoothly with overlapping leaves, which form a perfect mass of foliage. The color is a fresh deep green in Summer, changing to the brightest shade of crimson and yellow in Autumn. It is quite hardy... 25.

Remember that $1.00 pays for seeds in packets to the amount of $1.35 and to deduct 10 cents per lb. if you have seeds sent at your expense.