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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 85.

[image] DOUBLE BI-COLOR ALTHEA.

ALTHEA.--Double White.--(Rose of Sharon.)--One of the most beautiful shrubs; perfectly hardy and always satisfactory. The bushes are of neat shape, have nice foliage and would be valuable as an ornamental hedge plant even if it produced no flowers. The plant, however, is loaded with large, beautiful flowers during August, September and October. Double white flowers produced in great profusion. Each 15c, large 30c.
Double Purple.--Like above, except that the flowers are of beautiful purple color. Each 15c, large 25c.
Double Bi-Color.--Flowers white bloched [blotched] with pink. Very beautiful. Each 15c, large 35c.
Variegated Leaved.--The beautiful foliage of this variety attracts attention everywhere. It is a deep green, bordered with a band of creamy white. Flowers double red. Very ornamental, and more dwarf in growth than the above. Each 15c, large 35c.
ROSA Rugosa.--We class this fine single-flowered rose with the hardy shrubs. It makes a handsome large bush with shiny bright green leaves and the clusters of deep rose-colored flowers are produced almost continuously, followed by large, apple-shaped, bright red fruits. Each 20c, large 40c.
SPIREA.--Prunifolia.--(Bridal Wreath.)--The most popular variety of Spirea. Of symmetrical growth and bears long graceful sprays of pure white flowers in great profusion. Blooms in May. Perfectly hardy and always satisfactory. Each 10c, large 25c.
Anthony Waterer.--Makes a dwarf bush 15 to 18 inches high, covered from spring till late in the fall with large heads of crimson flowers. Each 10c, large 25c.
Van Houtti.--The hardiest of all Spireas. The bushes form fine, compact clumps; the pure white flowers are borne in such masses that they form great plumes, drooping gracefully, giving the clumps the appearance of a snowbank of white bloom. Each 15c, large 25c.
Arguta Multiflora--A compact, dwarf variety. One of the first Spireas to bloom in spring. Flowers small, pure white, produced so freely as to form a compact mass of white. Each 25c.
Thunbergia.--Slender, gracefully drooping branches. Single white flower. Blooms early. Each 15c, large 30c.
SAMBUCUS.--(Golden Leaf Elder.)--Another year only adds to our high opinion of this handsome shrub. It is the most showy of all shrubs for the lawn. Grows to the height of about six feet and has wide-spreading branches. Leaves are of dark, dazzling yellow color. Each 15c, doz. $1.50, large 30c each.

SUMACH.--Cut Leaved.--A shrub of most striking appearance. Leaves are deeply cut, resembling ferns. Dark green, turning to a rich red in the autumn. Each 25c, large 50c.
SWEET PEPPER BUSH--(Clethro.)--One of the handsomest of our native shrubs; pure white, delicious flowers in July and August. Each 15c.
SYRINGA.--(Mock Orange.)--Immense masses of pure white, intensely fragrant flowers in June. Each 10c, large 25c. Large specimen plants $1.00 each.
SNOWBALL.--Common.--A well-known and popular shrub, covered with dense white flowers, which gives it its name. Each 15c, large 25c.
Japan.--A valuable improvement on the common Snowball; the flowers are smaller, more numerous, frequently as many as twenty balls on a stem 18 inches long. Each 20c, large 35c.

Variegated.--Variegated green and white variety. Each 15c, large 35c.
Cut Leaved.--Elegantly divided leaves. Each 25c, large 40c.
VIRBURNUM.--Opulus.--(High Bush Cranberry.)--Handsome and dense foliage; flowers white in drooping flat cymes, followed by brilliant scarlet fruit in showy pendulous bunches that remain on the plant all winter. Each 30c.
SYMPHORICARPUS.--Racemosus.--(Snowberry.)--Bears small pink flowers followed by large, white berries which hang on most of the winter. Very showy and desirable. Small plants 10c, large 25c.
Vulgaris.--(Coral Berry.)--Like above, but with small red fruit. Each 10c, large 25c.
TAMARIX.--Foliage light, feathery, graceful; sage blue in color; blooms through summer and autumn. Each 15c; extra large 35c.

[image] WATER LILIES

AQUATIC PLANTS.
The constantly increasing demand proves the coming popularity of aquatics. Their requirements are very simple, only sunshine, shallow water, and rich soil being necessary. Artificial ponds can easily be made or you can grow them in tubs or tanks. Most of the varieties we offer are also adapted for growing in aquariums in the house.
FAIRY WATER LILY.--This resembles a miniature water lily bearing white flowers the year round. Fine for acquariums [aquariums]. Each 15c.
WHITE POND LILY.--(Nymphoea Odorata.)--The praises of our fragrant water lily can never be too highly sung. It has lovely, pure white flowers. Strong roots 30c each; dozen $3.00.
PINK POND LILY.--(Nymphoea Odorata Rosea.)--This is the famous pink lily of Cape Cod, and is a grand acquisition. Very fragrant. Large roots 75c each.

LEMNA.--Sometimes called Duckweed. Has small, oval leaves, with rootlets hanging down in the water, and the plants are produced very rapidly by off-shoots. Bunch 15c.

[image] WATER HYACINTH

WATER HYACINTH.--One of the most remarkable, curious and beautiful plants. It floats in the water, forming a lovely rosette of its curious shining green leaves, and throws up spikes of most exquisite flowers. Color is a beautiful, soft, lilac rose, sparkling as if covered with diamond dust. The upper petal has large metallic blue blotches and in the center of that a small golden yellow spot. Each 15c.
PARROT'S FEATHER.--A dainty little jewel. Its long trailing stems are clothed with whorls of most exquisite foliage, as finely cut as leaves of the cypress vine, but more delicate. Each 15c.
CABOMBA.--or Aquaria Moss.--This is the prettiest plant in existance [existence] for growing in aquariums, and also the most valuable. The foliage is of a beautiful light green and the leaves spread out like a fan, which gives it the name of Fanwort. The leaves are beautifully and regularly cut and resemble a delicate lace fern. Grows all the year round, but it looks a great deal better during the fall and winter months than during the spring. It may be broken any length and roots readily. It should be weighted down so that the base of the stems are in the sand. Per bunch of ten stems 25c, postpaid.
UMBRELLA PALM.--(Cyperus.)--An ormanental [ornamental] plant which throws up slender, round stems about two feet high, surmounted at the top by a whorl of flat, ribbon-like leaves, diverging horizontally, thus giving the plant a very curious and fantastical appearance. It is a splendid decorative plant, being as ornamental as a palm or fern, and above all it is as easily grown as the commonest weed, and will thrive in the shade as well as in the sun. It is an excellent plant for the dining-room table, or as a water plant in very moist spots, or for aquariums or fountains. It should have an abunddance [abundance] of water, though it will do fairly well in dry soil. We sell thousands of these plants and they are always satisfactory. Each 10c; larger 25c and 50c, each.

YELLOW POND LILY.--(Nymphoea Flava.)--Flowers of golden yellow color. Each 60c.
EGYPTIAN LOTUS.--(Nelumbium Speciosum.--A noble aquatic plant known in Egypt, India and China as the "Sacred Lotus." Has gigantic leaves of most tropical appearance, and flowers sometimes a foot in diameter--Color white shading to pink. Each $1.25.
LUDWIGIA.--A pretty plant with smooth green leaves, variegated at certain seasons with yellow and red. It grows nicely in pots, vases and hanging baskets. Each 10c; 6 for 50c.
SAGITARIA.--A grass-like plant, quite desirable for growing in aquariums. Of a fine, waxy appearance; grows rapidly. Each 25c.

[image] CYPERUS OR UMBRELLA PALM.

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