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Seed Catalogue and Garden Guide.

Ipomoea.

A large class of plants to which belong many of our best and most popular climbers. They are very rapid and luxuriant growers, and especially adapted to warm, sunny situations in the garden, for covering porches, trellises, etc.

Setosa.--The beautiful Brazillian Morning Glory, which has attracted so much attention. It is one of the grandest and most luxuriant plants ever grown, very showy and graceful, with rose-colored flowers from three to four inches in diameter and a huge leaf ten to twelve inches across. The density of the shade is remarkable, as the leaves overlap each other like shingles on a roof. Large seed pods, with the short reddish hairs on the stems, make it unusually ornamental and attractive. Pkt. 10c.

Grandiflora Hybrida.--The Moon Flower. One of the grandest of summer climbers, 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. Pkt. 10c.

Leari.--The Blue Moon Flower. This distinct and charming novelty is valuable on account of being in beautiful and striking contrast with the true White Moon Flower described above; habit of growth and flowering the same. The color is exquisite, clear, satiny blue, with well-defined crimson bars; very distinct. We recommend planting the Blue Moon Flower along with the White one, as the effect will be novel and attractive. Pkt. 10c.

Heavenly Blue.--The foliage is very large, heart-shaped, thick and light green; flowers four and a half to five inches across in large, airy clusters, and of that indescribable heavenly blue so rarely seen in flowers. The throat is yellow inside, spreading softly into the blue. Pkt. 20c.

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Moonflower.
Ice Plant.
Rocket Larkspur.
Lobelia.
Brilliant Poppy.
Bluets.

Ice Plant.

A handsome and curious plant for hanging baskets, rock work and vases. The leaves and stems appear as though covered with ice crystals. The whole plant is peculiarly brilliant in the sunshine. The flower is white. Pkt. 5c.

Lantana.

Greenhouse perennial; makes a fine bedding or pot plant; easily grown from seed. Best mixed colors. Pkt. 15c.

Larkspur.

An old and well known hardy annual. The flowers are borne in compact spikes and are showy and desirable for any situation. Sow early in open ground.

American Banner.--The handsomest flower in the entire catalogue. The name, American Banner, was given it because it is the only flower we know of which combines the national colors, red, white and blue, in each flower. Plants grow to a height of about two feet, and are fairly loaded with long spikes of double striped and blotched flowers. Pkt. 10c.

Dwarf German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

Tall German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 3[c.]

Lathyrus.

Latifolius.--(Perennial Peas.) Handsome free-flowering plants, growing five to ten feet high, dying down to the ground every winter, and starting up again in the spring. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c.

Maurandia.

Delicate climbers for windows or conservatories, or open ground in summer. Admirable to hang from vases, to cover stumps and low trellises, flowering freely; height 6 to 10 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.

Lupinus.

Commonly called Sun Dials. Flowers of very bright colors, produced in spikes. A fine plant for bedding. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5c.

Lychnis.

Haageana Hybrida.--Very desirable hardy perennial, blooming the first year if sown early. Mixed, white, pink and scarlet. Pkt. 8c.

Linum.

(Flowering Flax.) One of the most showy annuals in cultivation for flower beds and masses; brilliant crimson scarlet flowers one inch across, borne in wonderful profusion. Height one foot. Pkt. 5c.

Matricaria.

Capensis.--(Double Feverfew)--This may be called everybody's favorite. A splendid bedding plant and one of the best to pot for winter flowers; pure white. Pkt. 5c.

Golden.--See Pyretherum.

Mimulus.

(Monkey Flower.) Very showy and free flowering. The hardy kinds are well suited for outdoor culture. Any common soil suits. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

Moschatus.--The well known musk plant, quite pretty and has a strong musk fragrance. Pkt. 10c.

Lobelia.

Handsome trailing plants, profuse bloomers; elegant for baskets, vases and borders. All sorts mixed. Pkt. 6c.

Poppies.

This grand old flower has kept pace with the march of improvement, and now comes around and surprises us with its new forms, new sizes, new colors, and the dear old flower which our grandmothers loved so much, again occupies one of the first places in our gardens. We are proud of it, and well we may be, for through June and July it stands without an equal, the show iest of all annuals.

Brilliant.--Of very strong, robust growth. The flowers present a variety of bright colors; pure white, scarlet, rose, purple and various other shades. The ends of the petals or fringes are of a deeper tint than the rest, and are so bright as to be almost dazzling to the eye. Pkt. 10c.

Rosy Morn.--Flowers extremely double and of good size, forming perfect balls of a beautiful, unique shade of rose--an entirely new and distinct color in poppies. Pkt. 10c.

Shirley.--A new single. In color from the purest white through the most delicate shades of rose and pink and carmine to deepest crimson. Pkt. 5c.

Fairy Blush.--Flowers perfectly double and measure from ten to thirteen inches in circumference. The petals are elegantly fringed and pure white, tipped with rosy cream. Pkt. 10c.

American Flag.--Flowers extra large, very double, snow white, bordered with scarlet. Pkt. 10c.

Papaver Umbrosum.--Flowers rich, glowing vermilion, with a deep, shining black spot on each petal. Pkt. 5c.

Giant Nankeen Yellow.--A superb new poppy. It is a vigorous grower, the perfect peony shaped flowers--truly giant--are borne in constant succession for a long season, on erect, strong stalks; stands out as a grand novelty the nearest approach to yellow in this class of poppies. Pkt. 10c.

Double Carnation.--A splendid assortment ot the best double carnation-flowered sorts. Will make an attractive bed. Pkt. 5c.

All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Bluets, or "Quaker Lily."

One of the prettiest little wild flowers in central Pennsylvania, but very little known away from there. As soon as spring sets in it opens its bright little flowers and continues blooming profusely until the middle of June, the plants fairly carpeting the ground and presenting perfect masses of bloom. The flowers are bell-shaped, color light blue with a yellow center. Does better in half shady positions. It grows readily from seed, blooms the first season and is quite hardy. Per pkt. 10c.

52
Seed Catalogue and Garden Guide.

Ipomoea.

A large class of plants to which belong many of our best and most popular climbers. They are very rapid and luxuriant growers, and especially adapted to warm, sunny situations in the garden, for covering porches, trellises, etc.

Setosa.--The beautiful Brazillian Morning Glory, which has attracted so much attention. It is one of the grandest and most luxuriant plants ever grown, very showy and graceful, with rose-colored flowers from three to four inches in diameter and a huge leaf ten to twelve inches across. The density of the shade is remarkable, as the leaves overlap each other like shingles on a roof. Large seed pods, with the short reddish hairs on the stems, make it unusually ornamental and attractive. Pkt. 10c.

Grandiflora Hybrida.--The Moon Flower. One of the grandest of summer climbers, 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. Pkt. 10c.

Leari.--The Blue Moon Flower. This distinct and charming novelty is valuable on account of being in beautiful and striking contrast with the true White Moon Flower described above; habit of growth and flowering the same. The color is exquisite, clear, satiny blue, with well-defined crimson bars; very distinct. We recommend planting the Blue Moon Flower along with the White one, as the effect will be novel and attractive. Pkt. 10c.

Heavenly Blue.--The foliage is very large, heart-shaped, thick and light green; flowers four and a half to five inches across in large, airy clusters, and of that indescribable heavenly blue so rarely seen in flowers. The throat is yellow inside, spreading softly into the blue. Pkt. 20c.

[images]
Moonflower.
Ice Plant.
Rocket Larkspur.
Lobelia.
Brilliant Poppy.
Bluets.

Ice Plant.

A handsome and curious plant for hanging baskets, rock work and vases. The leaves and stems appear as though covered with ice crystals. The whole plant is peculiarly brilliant in the sunshine. The flower is white. Pkt. 5c.

Lantana.

Greenhouse perennial; makes a fine bedding or pot plant; easily grown from seed. Best mixed colors. Pkt. 15c.

Larkspur.

An old and well known hardy annual. The flowers are borne in compact spikes and are showy and desirable for any situation. Sow early in open ground.

American Banner.--The handsomest flower in the entire catalogue. The name, American Banner, was given it because it is the only flower we know of which combines the national colors, red, white and blue, in each flower. Plants grow to a height of about two feet, and are fairly loaded with long spikes of double striped and blotched flowers. Pkt. 10c.

Dwarf German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c.

Tall German Rocket.--Mixed colors. Pkt. 3[c.]

Lathyrus.

Latifolius.--(Perennial Peas.) Handsome free-flowering plants, growing five to ten feet high, dying down to the ground every winter, and starting up again in the spring. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5c.

Maurandia.

Delicate climbers for windows or conservatories, or open ground in summer. Admirable to hang from vases, to cover stumps and low trellises, flowering freely; height 6 to 10 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.

Lupinus.

Commonly called Sun Dials. Flowers of very bright colors, produced in spikes. A fine plant for bedding. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 5c.

Lychnis.

Haageana Hybrida.--Very desirable hardy perennial, blooming the first year if sown early. Mixed, white, pink and scarlet. Pkt. 8c.

Linum.

(Flowering Flax.) One of the most showy annuals in cultivation for flower beds and masses; brilliant crimson scarlet flowers one inch across, borne in wonderful profusion. Height one foot. Pkt. 5c.

Matricaria.

Capensis.--(Double Feverfew)--This may be called everybody's favorite. A splendid bedding plant and one of the best to pot for winter flowers; pure white. Pkt. 5c.

Golden.--See Pyretherum.

Mimulus.

(Monkey Flower.) Very showy and free flowering. The hardy kinds are well suited for outdoor culture. Any common soil suits. Mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c.

Moschatus.--The well known musk plant, quite pretty and has a strong musk fragrance. Pkt. 10c.

Lobelia.

Handsome trailing plants, profuse bloomers; elegant for baskets, vases and borders. All sorts mixed. Pkt. 6c.

Poppies.

This grand old flower has kept pace with the march of improvement, and now comes around and surprises us with its new forms, new sizes, new colors, and the dear old flower which our grandmothers loved so much, again occupies one of the first places in our gardens. We are proud of it, and well we may be, for through June and July it stands without an equal, the show iest of all annuals.

Brilliant.--Of very strong, robust growth. The flowers present a variety of bright colors; pure white, scarlet, rose, purple and various other shades. The ends of the petals or fringes are of a deeper tint than the rest, and are so bright as to be almost dazzling to the eye. Pkt. 10c.

Rosy Morn.--Flowers extremely double and of good size, forming perfect balls of a beautiful, unique shade of rose--an entirely new and distinct color in poppies. Pkt. 10c.

Shirley.--A new single. In color from the purest white through the most delicate shades of rose and pink and carmine to deepest crimson. Pkt. 5c.

Fairy Blush.--Flowers perfectly double and measure from ten to thirteen inches in circumference. The petals are elegantly fringed and pure white, tipped with rosy cream. Pkt. 10c.

American Flag.--Flowers extra large, very double, snow white, bordered with scarlet. Pkt. 10c.

Papaver Umbrosum.--Flowers rich, glowing vermilion, with a deep, shining black spot on each petal. Pkt. 5c.

Giant Nankeen Yellow.--A superb new poppy. It is a vigorous grower, the perfect peony shaped flowers--truly giant--are borne in constant succession for a long season, on erect, strong stalks; stands out as a grand novelty the nearest approach to yellow in this class of poppies. Pkt. 10c.

Double Carnation.--A splendid assortment ot the best double carnation-flowered sorts. Will make an attractive bed. Pkt. 5c.

All Varieties Mixed.--Pkt. 5c.

Bluets, or "Quaker Lily."

One of the prettiest little wild flowers in central Pennsylvania, but very little known away from there. As soon as spring sets in it opens its bright little flowers and continues blooming profusely until the middle of June, the plants fairly carpeting the ground and presenting perfect masses of bloom. The flowers are bell-shaped, color light blue with a yellow center. Does better in half shady positions. It grows readily from seed, blooms the first season and is quite hardy. Per pkt. 10c.