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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 87.

[image] GLECOMA.

GLECOMA.--(Variegated Ground Ivy.)--The foliage is a bright green, marked with pure white and has a refreshing fragrance similar to mint. Graceful and beautiful for hanging baskets. Entirely hardy when planted out, and makes an ornamental, dense mat on the ground. Each 10c, doz. 75c.

[image] WISTARIA.

HONEYSUCKLE.--Red Coral.--A shrubby climber and one of the most satisfactory of all plants. Has been a favorite for many years. The odd shaped foliage is showy and attractive and it produces its bright red, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers almost continuously. Nice for a hedge or for training over a residence. Each 15c, doz. $1.50. Large dormant plants 25c.
Halliana.--(Hall's Japan.)--For real home vines to climb over your windows and doorways there is nothing prettier than the Honeysuckles, and the Halliana is considered by many the sweetest and most beautiful of all. It is a strong, rapid grower, perfectly hardy and almost an evergreen even in this severe climate. Blooms constantly and profusely from June to November. Flowers pure white changing to yellow, and of peculiarly delicious fragrance. Excellent for trellises or pillars. Foliage is bright, glossy green and makes a dense shade. Each 10c, doz. $1.00; large 2-yr. plants 20c.
Golden Leaved.--Slender, moderate grower; leaves beautifully veined and netted with clear yellow, so that the prevailing color of the foliage is bright yellow; flowers yellow and sweet-scented; fine for pillars and trellises. Each 15c, large 35c.
WISTARIA.--Blue Chinese.--A very rapid grower, and one of the most beautiful of all climbers. It is perfectly hardy, climbing to a height of fifty feet; when covered with bloom it is magnificent. Each 15c; large 30c.
White.--Like above but has pure white flowers and is a lovely climber. It is a strong, vigorous grower and flowers are freely produced in long pendant clusters. Each 20c, large 35c.
CHINESE MATRIMONY VINE.--A vigorous growing, shrubby climber which is perfectly hardy and desirable for training on trellis, wall or fence. Every new shoot becomes filled with small purple flowers, which are followed by brilliant scarlet berries which remain on the vine until late in the winter. Although the flowers are not showy, the long stems droop gracefully and make an admirable covering for the porch. Each 10c, large 25c.

HARDY BLUE SOLANUM.--A hardy perennial vine of rapid growth. The handsome cut foliage makes a beautiful shade for porch or arbor and is also desirable to train along fences, etc. It is covered during the summer months with hundreds of clusters of blue flowers, brightly set off with golden stamens; clusters measuring 15 inches in circumference. The flowers are succeeded by bright scarlet berries. When you consider its handsome foliage and beautiful flowers and berries, and hardiness, it is difficult to find a more satisfactory climber. Each 15c.

Don't fail to try the
BEAUTIFUL CAMELIA VINE.
A perfectly hardy climber described on colored plate. Each 15 cents.

[image] ARISTOLOCHIA.

ARISTOLOCHIA.--(Dutchman's Pipe Vine.)--The well-known, vigorous and rapid-growing climber used so extensively for archways or verandas. It takes its name from the singular brownish colored flowers, resembling in shape a pipe. The leaves are heart-shaped and retain their color from early spring to late fall. Each 40c.

COLLECTION Ten Hardy Vines, all different, our choice of varieties, but all desirable $1.50.

CLIMBING ROSES.
If our customers only realized the importance and satisfaction there is in growing the climbing roses we fear that it would be impossible to supply the demand, although we have grown many thousands of plants for this year's trade. Notice the descriptive list of roses on page 82.

VALUABLE BOOKS.
"Empty your purse into your head."
It will pay you to read some of the following books which are sent postpaid on receipt of price.

A Gold Mine in the Front Yard.--By C. S. Harrison. A most interesting and instructive book on beautifying the home place. Cloth, 280 pages, price $1.00.
Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Marketing.--By F. A. Waugh. Price $1.00.
Henderson's Gardening for Profit.--New edition. By Peter Henderson. $1.50.
Onions; How to Raise Them Profitably.--Being the practical details by seventeen practical onion growers. Price 20c.
The A B C of Potato Culture.--By T. B. Terry. Price 45c.
Tomato Culture.--By A. I. Root. 135 pages. Price 35c.
Celery for Profit.--A new book by T. Greiner. Price 20c.
Vegetable Gardening.--By S. B. Green. A most practical, up-to-date book. Every market gardener should have a copy. 220 pages. Price $1.00.
Fitz's Sweet Potato Culture.--Cloth. Price 60c.
E. P. Roe's Play and Profit in My Garden.--Price $1.00.
Henderson's Practical Floriculture.--New edition. Price $1.50.
Aquaria.--By Chas N. Page. A 64-page book on the care of gold fish. 15c, cloth 50c.

Amateur Fruit Growing.--By Saml. B. Green. A practical guide for growing all small fruits and fruit trees. 140 pages. Price 25c.
Farmer's Cyclopedia of Agriculture--By E. V. Wilcox. A large 700 page book treating over 6,000 topics. Price $3.50.
Forage Crops.--By Prof. Thos. Shaw. A practical book for stock farmers. 300 pages. Price $1.00.
Horticulturist's Rule Book.--By Prof. Bailey. Price 75c.
How to Grow Mushrooms.--Price 10c.
Feathered Pets.--By Chas. N. Page. A most complete new book on Canaries, Parrots and all kinds of cage birds. 140 pages. Cloth 75c, paper 25c.
Canary Breeding and Training.--By the author of Feathered Pets. Tells the whole story. 80 pages, 25c, cloth 75c.
Practical Poultry Keeper.--A very popular little book. Price 10c.
Poultry Manual.--A valuable book by Sewell & Tilson. 168 pages. Price 25c.
Profitable Poultry Farming.--By Boyer. Price 25c.
A Living from Poultry.--By Boyer. Price 25c.
Reliable Poultry Remedies.--25c.

POPULAR FIFTY CENT BOOKS.
By practical men on special subjects.

Cabbage, Cauliflower and Allied Vegetables.--By C. L. Allen. Cloth 50c.
New Onion Culture.--How to produce big crops. By T. Greiner. Price 50c.
Asparagus Culture.--A quite complete book. By F. M. Hexamer. Price 50c.
Canning and Preserving.--By Mrs. S. T. Rorer. Price 50c.
Landscape Gardening.--By F. A. Waugh. Price 50c.

Ginseng.--Cultivation and Harvesting. By M. G. Kains. Price 50c.
Spraying Crops.--By C. M. Wood. 50c.
Practical Fruit Grower.--By S. T. Maynard. Price 50c.
Manual of Corn Judging.--By A. D. Shamel. Price 50c.
Alfalfa.--By F. D. Coburn. Price 50c.
Broomcorn and Broom-making.--Price 50c.

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