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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 57.

[image] AUREOLE GERANIUM.

AUREOLE GERANIUM.--(Mad. Bruant.)
A fancy flowered sort, remarkable colors, quite distinct and almost startling in effect, no other variety equaling it for bedding. The plant is loaded with blooms and each floret is large, the center being white, beautifully veined with carmine lake, radiating into a handsome aureole, each petal being bordered with bright solferino. A most charming flower of celestial loveliness. A handsome pot plant and almost perpetual bloomer. Each 15c.

CAMILLE BERNARDIN GERANIUM.
A novelty in geraniums. Color is very attractive; upper petals are half white, succeeded by pink; lower petals base white followed by soft rosy-pink with soft scarlet edge; is a good bedder, as it stands the sun. Each 15c.

FLASHLIGHT GERANIUM.
Truly a novelty as it results from hybridizing two distinct classes of geraniums. Foliage is handsome and different from all others and the flowers are produced in great profusion in large trusses. Color brilliant but tender carmine. It will pay to try it. Each 20c.

BRYOPHYLLUM.--(Sprouting Leaf.)
One of the most curious plants it has ever been our privilege to grow. The leaves are thick and heavy. When cut and placed in moist soil little plants start from the notches in them, and make very strong plants in very short time. When in bloom it presents a very odd and interesting appearance; first, the long, green, red-striped pods are formed, and through this breaks a pointed tube of a dull red shade. The blooms are produced in great profusion. Each 15c.

[image] BRYOPHYLLUM.

UNCLE SAM CHRYSANTHEMUM.
A great novelty and one of the most strikingly beautiful and at the same time curious varieties ever introduced. The plant should be trained to one erect stem to give best results and will then surprise you with its wonderful head of bloom. Flowers have been grown to the immense size of 18 inches in diameter when spread out, but the petals usually droop like a mantle on all sides. Flowers consist of hundreds of long narrow petals of rich carmine pink color in center with clear white stripes on both edges, thus giving it a bright and very quaint aspect. The outer petals continue to grow while center is developing, and thus the plant is a "thing of beauty" for a long time. Every lover of flowers should order one and we are sure they will be pleased. Each 25c.

WEEPING LATANA.
Our illustration gives some idea of this charming New Weeping Latana when planted in baskets, vases or pots, for which it is particularly recommended; but it is, if possible, more beautiful still when bedded out. The plant is a neat, handsome grower, producing a great abundance of leafy vines, which cover the ground with their pretty foliage, and bear such an immense profusion of lovely, clear pink flowers that the whole bed seems a sheet of rosy bloom from early summer till late fall. The flowers are borne in elegant clusters. Each 15c.

PRINCESS PAULINE AGERATUM.
A most distinct and novel variety of dwarf compact habit, rarely exceeding five inches in height, its peculiarity being that both colors, blue and white, are combined in the same flower. This pretty variegation gives the flower a most charming appearance, and it is one of the most distinct and beautiful new bedding plants now on the market. It is free flowering the entire season and very bright and pretty. Each 10c.

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SPRAY ONE FOURTH NATURAL SIZE
WEEPING LANTANA

GLORIOSA CANNA.
Among the vast number of varieties of cannas which we grew last year none attracted so much attention as the Gloriosa, and we consider it without exception the most useful and beautiful variety ever introduced. It is a dwarf-growing sort with long spikes of bloom and the individual flowers are immense. In color it is rich crimson scarlet with a distinct golden band around each petal blending so as to make a "perfect symphony of crimson and gold." It is a perpetual bloomer, the flower stalks following each other in rapid succession, and its dwarf growth renkers [renders] it desirable for center of geranium beds, etc. Each 25c.

HARVEST MOON COREOPSIS.
A most attractive novelty and one which is sure to prove satisfactory. Plants grow to a height of 18 to 24 inches and are literally covered with beautiful saucer-shaped flowers which are of such a brilliant orange yellow as to suggest its name. Petals are broad and irregularly fringed or toothed. Flowers are large, of a very rich color and desirable for cutting. Each 15c, 4 for 50c.

WONDERFUL GREEN ROSE.
Would you not like to have something different in your garden from any of your neighbors, something which can not fail to attract attention and excite wonder wherever seen. It is a perfect flower with deep green petals and a free bloomer. While not equal in beauty to the tea roses, still it is a great curiosity. Each 25c.

PERENNIAL ASTERS. A hardy plant of the easiest culture, producing a profusion of very pretty single daisy-like flowers, nice for bouquets. Each 10c, doz. 75c.

[image] PRINCESS PAULINE AGERATUM.

CHANCE SALVIA.
This most charming new variety is a sport from the scarlet flowering Salvia Splendens. The flowers are beautifully striped and mottled with scarlet and white, making it very striking and showy, both in the garden and in bouquets. The leaves are also variegated light and dark green. Plant grows in the form of a compact bush about two feet high and blooms profusely throughout the summer; in fact the plant is almost covered with bloom constantly. Salvias are the people's flower and should be planted by everybody as they are of the easiest culture, thrive everywhere, are constantly in bloom, and are therefore very desirable for bedding. Set out a few plants of the ''Chance" Salvia and nothing in your garden will attract more attention. It also makes a beautiful plant grown in pots. Each 10c, doz. $1.00.
OTHER SALVIAS.--Notice our list of other desirable varieties on page 85, and be sure to order an assortment this year.

[image] CHANCE SYLVIA.