1906

IOWA SEED, COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 69.

[image] ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS.

FLOWER PLANTS. It is now just twenty-one years since we purchased a range of greenhouses and employed experienced florists to look after this branch of our business. All their time and attention has been devoted to growing flower plants and bulbs exclusively for the mail order trade, as for this purpose they require special culture in greenhouses kept at a low temperature so that they will be hardy, healthy and vigorous. Plants grown in the high temperature at which most florists are obliged to keep their houses in order to produce cut flowers, grow so rapidly that they are soft, succulent and not fit for sending through the mails. The common hothouse grown plants are ill prepared to stand shipment or the great change of temperature to ordinary house culture or outdoor bedding. We are filling orders constantly from every state and also from various parts of Canada, Mexico, etc. Our system of packing is so very complete that plants arrive in almost as perfect condition after traveling many hundreds of miles as they were when packed.

[image] ARAUCARIA.

Terms and Discounts.--At prices named we send plants postpaid except where noted. Orders must amount to at least 25c. We will furnish plants amounting to $1.20 for $1.00, $2.50 for $2.00, $7.00 for $5.00. Special Express Rates.--All express companies now carry plants at a reduction of 20 per cent from regular merchandise rates. If you wish your plants sent by express we will put in gratis a few extra plants to help pay the charges. We Guarantee.--That plants ordered from this list will reach purchasers in any part of United States in good order if sent by mail or express. Notice.--We ship all plants as soon after order is received as weather permits. Bedding plants we will hold until the usual season for setting out. If plants are ordered for immediate shipment they will be sent at purchaser's risk. Keep Plant and Seed Orders Separate.--Kindly write your plant order on a separate sheet from seed order so it can be sent to greenhouse for filling.

ASPARAGUS.--Plumosus Nanus.--One of the handsomest of our foliage plants for pot culture, beautiful the year round, and there is no more decorative plant in the entire list. Easily grown even in a north window. Leaves are bright green gracefully arched, as finely woven as the finest silken mesh; their lasting qualities, when cut, are remarkable, retaining their freshness for weeks. Each 15c, large 25c.

[image] ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI

Sprengeri.--A splendid new plant for hanging baskets or pots. It droops most naturally, sending out numerous feathery fronds which in a short time make a growth of 3 to 6 feet forming an exquisitely handsome and striking picture. It produces small white flowers which are succeeded by red berries. A well established plant is literally a mass of emerald green. Nice young plants each 10c, large plants each 25c. AGERATUM.--Princess Pauline.--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, dozen $1.00. White Swan.--A beautiful pure white variety, having large clusters of pretty flowers, very desirable for borders or bedding. Each 10c, dozen 75c. Stella Gurney.--Color a deep even blue and literally forming a sheet of bloom all summer. Dwarf and compact in growth. Each 15c, dozen $1.25.

SWEET ALYSSUM.--Variegated.--A charming little novelty, the flower having all the sweet grace and beauty of the common sweet alyssum, being pure white and produced in numerous spikes which cover the plant. Quite fragrant. It has the further advantage of beautifully variegated green and white foliage and is attractive for borders, bedding or pot culture. Each 10c, doz. 90c.

[image] VARIEGATED SWEET ALYSSUM

Single White.--Nice little pure white flowers. Each 10c, dozen 60c. Double.--Very desirable for either pots or bedding. Each 10c, dozen 75c. ARAUCARIA.--Excelsa.--This beautiful plant resembles the pine somewhat in appearance, though much finer in texture, and is particularly adapted to table decoration. It is most unique in appearance. Its deep green feathery foliage arranged in whorls--rising one above the other at regular distance makes it a plant of rare value for house or conservatory decorations. Must be sent by express; too large to mail. Each $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00. ASTERS.--All the best varieties mixed. Doz. 75c, 100 $3.00. Charges prepaid.

ABUTILON.--Savitzi.--One of the most beautiful new variegated-leaved plants in existence. Its large maple-like leaves are almost white, being blotched here and there only with clear, bright green, a most charming contrast, heightened still more by the very large, orange-colored, bell-shaped flowers with which the plant is always covered. It is most admirably adapted as a border for Cannas, Geraniums and other taller plants. Each 15c, 4 for 50c.

[image] PRINCESS PAULINE AGERATUM.

Eclipse--A most charming trailing variety. The foliage is elegantly penciled with dark green and yellow, a fine contrast, while the pendulous bell-shaped flowers are bright yellow with crimson throat. Nice for vases. Ea. 15c. Souvenir de Bonn.--A striking decorative foliage plant with beautiful variegated leaves of good size, regularly and evenly marked with white and green. Graceful, drooping orange colored flowers in abundance. Each 10c. Thompsonii Plena.--Instead of a single bell-shaped bloom, like all other kinds, this has a perfectly double flower of a rich deep orange color, shaded and streaked with crimson. Foliage handsomely variegated. Each 15c. Golden Fleece.--The best yellow variety; of dwarf habit. Each 15c. Erecta.--Color pink, changing to orange. Each 10c.

[image] NEW ABUTILON "SAVITZI"

THE EXTRA PLANTS WHICH WE SEND FREE WITH EACH ORDER SHOULD PROVE GRATIFYING.

70. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] VERNON BEGONIA.

BEGONIA.--Vernon.--Of unusual value for bedding, as it will stand the hot summer sun. Flowers are of a pink, blush and brilliant red color; the foliage is very abundant, deep and glossy; and of a fine green color, spotted and margined with bronze purple. Each 10c, doz. 90c. Tuberous Rooted.--Giant flowered, turberous [tuberous] rooted begonias have been brought to wonderful prefection [perfection]. Flowers sometimes grow six inches in diameter, borne upright on stiff stems and of richest colors, embracing every shade--white, rose, pink, red, scarlet, crimson, maroon, lake, yellow and orange. Each 15c, doz. $1.50. Profusion.--A new French variety of vigorous growth. Flowers are bright pink, produced evenly all over the plant. Each 15c. Fournaise.--Flowers produced in large drooping panicles, bright red. Each 10c. Alba Picta.--Leaves of a glossy green color, thickly spotted with silvery white. Flowers white. Ea. 15c. Metalica.--This elegant variety has very large leaves shaded with green, crimson and olive, with a peculiar metalic [metallic] luster over all. Flowers a clear pink, shaded with white. Each 10c.

[image] TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA.

ANTIGONON.--This splendid climbing plant is sometimes called "Queen's Wreath," or "Mountain Rose." It is a rather rapid grower, aud [and] produces long racemes of handsome carmine colored flowers which somewhat resemble bunches of grapes; flowers are produced in great profusion from June until frost. Strong plants each 15c. ALOE.--Pheasant's Breast.--An elegant appearing slow growing plant, highly prized wherever its true value is known. Each 25c; large size 75c. BROWALLIA.--Mammoth.--The most beautiful of all the Browallias. The plants grow only about a foot high, forming dense little bushes, which are covered with an abundance of the most delightful sky blue flowers. For beds, borders or pots there is hardly another plant with blue flowers that compares with it. Each 15c; dozen $1.25. BRYOPHYLLUM--(Sprouting Leaf.)--A most curious plant. The leaves are thick and heavy and when cut and placed in moist soil little plants start from the notches in them, and make strong plants in a very short time. When in bloom it presents a very odd and interesting appearance; first, long green, red-striped pods are formed, through this breaks a pointed tube of a dull red shade. Each 15c. CHRISTMAS PEPPER.--Surprisingly pretty house plant. Makes a round compact bush twelve to fifteen inches in height with dark olive green leaves and covered with curious little heart-shaped fruits of various bright colors--purple, white, yellow, orange and red on the same bush. Each 15c. CHENILLE PLANT.--(Acalypha Sanderii.)--A most striking ornamental plant of branching habit, healthy foliage and the flower spikes which appear in pairs from the axis of the leaves, grow from two to three feet in length. They are of a bright crimson color, drooping and mixing among the green foliage with charming effect. Desirable both for outdoor bedding and in the house for winter. Ea. 15c.

[image] REX BEGONIA.

[image] BRYOPHYLLUM.

Rubra.--This fine variety is a constant bloomer. Heavy, waxy green leaves. Flowers rosy scarlet. Each 10c. Semperflorens Gigantea Rosea.--A suberb [superb] variety, very strong and upright. Large cardinal red flowers. Each 15c. Argentea Guttata.--Purple bronze leaves with silvery markings. The flowers are white. Each 10c. Madam de Lesseps.--Has very large leaves of silky texture beautifully spotted with silver. Flowers pink and white. Each 15c. Marjorie Daw.--A beautiful trailing variety; its bright salmon pink flowers are produced in broad panicles. Bright green "angel wing" leaves. Each 15c. Miniata.--A beautiful variety of upright bushy style of growth; flower bright scarlet. They are very free flowering. Each 10c. Rex.--The Rex, or King Begonia, may well be called the king of foliage plants and they make a magnificent showing with their rich lustrous tints and tropical looking leaves. We have ten of the choicest varieties. Each 20c. Louise Erdody--This is one of the finest of the Rex class. Each 25c. Bertha.--Has very bright green leaves and flowers of beautiful currant red. Is very floriferous and a most charming variety. Each 15c. BOUVARDIA.--Alfred Neuner.--This magnificent and showy plant is the ideal Bouvardia. It is an erect, strong grower, making charming shaped plants, producing great clusters of the most beautiful waxy, double, pure white flowers, resembling bunches of miniature tuberoses. It blooms well during the summer beginning early in July, but its greatest value is for winter flowering. Each 20c. COBOEA Scandens.--A well known summer climber. Foliage green; large, purple, bell-shaped flowers. Each 15c.

[image] CHENILLE PLANT.

CUPHEA.--Platycentra.--This is the old-fashioned Cigar Plant, with narrow tubular scarlet flowers, tipped with purple; always in bloom. Each 10c. ACHYRANTHES.--Bright colored foliage plants, used largely for bedding with coleus; several varieties. Each 10c, doz. 75c. ALTERNANTHERAS--Bright colored dwarf growing foliage plants largely used for carpet bedding, borders, etc. Four varieties. Each 10c, doz. 75c. ARTILLERY PLANT.--A neat pretty plant, resembling some of the ferns. Its graceful habit makes it very desirable for baskets and vases. Each 10c. ANTHERICUM.--Picturatum--The leaves are deep green, broadly striped with pure white. Bears many spikes of small, star-like flowers. Each 10c.

[image] ALFRED NEUNER BOUVARDIA.

TEN CHOICE ROSE PLANTS, OUR SELECTION, ALL DIFFERENT, FOR 50 CENTS.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 71.

CARNATIONS. Fragrant flowers are always sought after, and the rich, spicy odor of the carnation, combined with its various colors, leaves little to be desired. Easily grown and bloom freely.

McKINLEY DAY COLLECTION. Notice the five grand carnations--McKinley, Roosevelt, Improved American Flag, Gold Standard and Prosperity, illustrated and described with novelties. 50c.

Enchantress.--This charming variety, offered for the first time last season, far surpasses other existing sorts. Cut blooms the past season readily sold at double the price of other choice varieties. Flowers are of the largest size, measuring four to five inches in diameter, the stems being 24 to 36 inches in length. The flower is delicately perfumed and of a beautiful shade of pink color. Each 15c. Estelle.--This is considered the finest of all bright scarlet varieties, of intensely bright shade, showing no tendency to fade. Nearly every shoot sends up a flower, and stems are long, holding the blooms upright. Each 10c. White Cloud.--Unquestionably the finest bold handsome white we have to date; the flowers are large, well built, with good calyx and extra fine strong stem; plant strong and very vigorous, producing flowers very freely. Delightfully fragrant. Each 10c. Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson.--The immense pink variety for which $30,000.00 was paid by Mr. Lawson, the highest price ever paid for a plant novelty in this country. Flowers 3½ inches in diameter; color beautiful deep pink. Each 15c. Guardian Angel.--Bright, clear pink color, nicely fringed; large size and very fragrant. Each 10c. Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt.--Color clear white, heavily edged and striped with bright scarlet. Each 10c. Jubilee.--Color intense scarlet of richest shade. One of the largest among reds; flowers full and well built; free continuous bloomer. Each 10c.

[image] ENCHANTRESS CARNATION.

Flora Hill.--Considered by florists the best pure white variety. Flower is of enormous size and of rounded build; wonderfully free in bloom; good calyx. Each 10c. Mrs. M. A. Patten.--A beautiful new striped Carnation. Ground color white with pink stripes. A very attractive flower. Large size with long stem. Sweet, spicy odor, habit ideal; has a grand constitution and makes a fine plant in the field. Each 15c. Queen Louise.--Flower pure white, fragrant and of large size. Center well filled, rounding the flower to a most pleasing form. The color is very pure, stem exceptionally long. Each 10c. Flamingo.--From all reports now coming in Flamingo has proven all that was claimed for it last season. Flowers of brilliant scarlet and hold color under all conditions. As a producer it will be hard to equal as it is an early, free and continuous bloomer, every shoot producing a flower on strong stems. Each 15c. Vesper.--Pure white. Blooms 3 inches and over in diameter; beautifully fringed; very fragrant; exceedingly freeblooming; early and continuous; very healthy and vigorous; stems stiff. Each 15c. Evanston.--A beautiful large flowered variety of peculiar reddish pink color. Many consider this the handsomest of all carnations. Each 10c. Gov. Wolcott.--Taken as a standard of excellence for white Carnations. Flowers large, stems long and stout and habit of growth perfect. Each 10c.

[image] CHRISTMAS EVE CHRYSANTHEMUM.

CHRYSANTHEMUMS. These are now, and deservedly, the most fashionable of all autumn flowers. All these varieties are excellent for pot culture, and the best of their class. Wm. H. Lincoln.--A magnificent golden yellow variety with straight, flat spreading petals. If you want an extra fine specimen plant, this is the variety. Each 10c. Vivian Morel--Deep, rosy pink, blooming very freely and giving as large flowers as many of the newer so-called "giants." Each 15c. Yanariva.--The sensation of last season's flower shows. Resembling, but far surpassing the prize winners of previous years. Flowers immense, often measuring 8 to 9 inches through. Color delicate blush, deepening at center. A splendid variety for pot culture. Each 15c. Major Bonaffon.--Bright, clear yellow; the best for all purposes. Produces flowers 6 to 7 inches across on straight, stiff stems of good length. An ideal Chrysanthemum. Each 15c. Geo. S. Kolb.--A very pretty early white sort; dwarf, with nice, stiff stems. Fine for sprays. Each 10c. Col. Appleton.--If you only have one yellow "Mum" let it be Appleton. It is a perfect model. Dwarf, stiff stemmed, elegant in foliage, enormous in bloom, finely incurved and golden yellow. Perfectly healthy. Each 15c. Glory of the Pacific.--The earliest flowering light pink variety, being ready to cut Oct. 8th. Has stiff, strong stem; excellent foliage. Dwarf and fine for pot culture. Each 10c. Mrs. Henry Robinson.--A perfect form of exceptional merit, large and well finished, medium early white, blooming with us Oct. 5th. Fine substance; very lasting. Each 10c. Golden Wedding.--Of a rich golden yellow color; intensely dazzling; flowers 10 to 12 inches in diameter, petals broad and long, double to center. Each 10c. Silver Wedding.--Very much like the above but of pure silvery white. A grand novelty. Each 15c. Willow Brook.--Early; profuse bloomer, pure white. Each 10c. Pink Ivory.--A sport from and identical with ivory in every respect except color, which is a beautiful shell pink. Each 15c. Mrs. Perrin.--Wonderfully clear, bright pink, the brighest [brightest] shade of pink yet produced in Chrysanthemums; globular, incurved form with satiny finish. Each 10c. Christmas Eve.--The latest of all white Chrysanthemums. Flowers of immense size borne on long stems, and very desirable both as a pot plant and for cutting, as they are good keepers. Each 15c. Timothy Eaton.--A globular Japanese incurved variety of perfect form and growth. Color pure white when fully developed. A prize winner at all shows last fall. Each 15c. Wm. H. Chadwick.--A pure white flower of immense size and perfect shape. Each 10c. Gold Mine.--Of large size and rich golden yellow color. Outer petals reflexed and center ones incurved in a whorl. A rival to Golden Wedding, being a strong grower and more dwarf. Each 10c. Geo. W. Childs.--A popular variety for pot culture. Color crimson. Each 10c. Louis Boehmer.--The splendid new pink ostrich plume Chrysanthemum. Grand flowers of globular form; petals broad and lasting and thickly covered with fine downy hairs so much admired. Color deep, rich pink; solid and fine. Strong and vigorous plant. Each 10c. Child of Two Worlds.--An exquisitely beautiful variety like above but pure snowy white. Each 15c. Bronze Plume.--Like Louis Boehmer, but of a handsome bronze color. Each 10c. NOVELTIES in Chrysanthemums--See colored plate.

WE CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF PLANT STANDS, PLANT FOODS AND WINDOW GARDEN SUPPLIES.

72. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] CYCLAMEN.

CYCLAMEN.--Giant Flowered--The new giant-flowered Persian Cyclamens are considered the most beautiful and decorative of all pot plants, especially for winter and spring blooming. The foliage is broad, massive and graceful, of a dark, olive green, beautifully variegated with silver and rose. The immense, fairy-like flowers are carried on long stems and produced in boundless profusion for several successive months, and are delightfully perfumed. We offer best imported bulbs--assorted colors. Each 15c, large size 25c. CLERODENDRON.--Balfouri.--A unique and beautiful climbing plant. It presents a splendid combination of colors, having bright scarlet flowers with creamy white calyx; a profuse bloomer, young plants a foot high often bearing several clusters. A strong and rapid grower; can be grown with success as a pot plant in the house or planted as a summer climber in the garden. Each 15c. CHINESE LANTERN PLANT, or Giant Scarlet Ground Cherry.--A remarkable novelty. The plant grows to a height of 18 to 24 inches, of sturdy upright growth and is loaded with balloon-like husks 3 to 3½ inches in diameter. These husks are at first light green, gradually turning to bright yellow and then to the most intense orange scarlet. At this period of growth the plant is strikingly suggestive of being hung with hundreds of miniature Chinese lanterns. Fruit of excellent flavor either as a fresh fruit for dessert or for preserving. It is a perennial, the roots living over winter in the ground. Strong plants 10c each, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.

[image] COPYRIGHT A.BLANC. CLERODENDRON.

CRAPE MYRTLE.--A very pretty shrub which is hardy in the south but is usually grown in large pots or tubs in this latitude so that it can be taken into a cellar in the winter. Specimens 6 to 8 feet high can be produced with little difficulty, and which for two or three months in the summer will be covered with delicate soft pink flowers. Each 20c. CINERARIA.--Magnificent flowering plants in winter and spring for windows and conservatories. The flowers of this large flowering type measure two inches across, are of white, blue, violet, crimson, etc., covering the plant with a sheet of bloom. Each 15c. ECHEVERIA.--A neat little succulent plant, commonly called "Old Hen and Chicken." Used largely in parks for ribbon beds and borders; also used in cemeteries. Each 10c, doz. $1.00. FARFUGIUM.--Grande.--A beautiful oramental [ornamental] foliage plant, either for pot culture or for planting in open border in shaded position; leaves 4 to 8 inches in diameter, are of a thick, leathery texture, dark green color, with bright yellow spots. Each 20c. FEVERFEW.--Well-known popular plant loaded with pure white, double, button-like flowers. An excellent plant for bedding, producing a succession of bloom and very desirable for cemeteries. Each 10c, doz. 75c. FORGET-ME-NOT.--Everyone loves the charming little Forget-Me-Not, and it seems strange that it is not more often seen in our gardens. They are easily grown and will bloom freely and will continue to thrive and bloom year after year, being perennial and perfectly hardy, with only a slight covering. Plants grow twelve inches high and will thrive in most soils, though they prefer moist, sandy situations. Each 10c, dozen 75c.

[image] CHINESE LANTERN PLANT

BUTTERCUP.--Double.--A dainty little novelty. The flower is from one-half to tbree [three]-fourths inches in diameter, perfectly double and of a peculiarly shining bright yellow color giving it an appearance as though varnished and blossoms are produced in the greatest profusion. The ladies as well as children go into ecstacies [ecstasies] over them. Each 10c, doz. $1.00. ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.--A very showy plant belonging to the Cleome family which blooms constantly from July until killing frosts in October or November. Is very desirable either for specimen plants or bedding. Grows four to six feet high and makes a large branching tree-like plant, each branch being tipped with bloom. Each 10c, doz. 90c. GAZANIA.--A most showy and interesting plant with downy white leaves and large showy bright orange flowers marked with black. Blooms freely. Each 15c.

COLEUS.--Whoever has been in our large city parks will never forget the onamental [ornamental] beds--curving and quaint designs and mingling arabesques of all colors--which look like vari-colored rugs spread at short intervals on the smooth lawn. These are formed of Coleus. The following include the very best varieties:

[image] CROWN OF THORNS.

Burning Bush.--Light red with dark crimson center. Dewey.--A better bedder, a brighter color than Verschaffeltii; color is bright crimson, edged maroon. Cuba Libre.--A bright crimson, shading to maroon with finely scalloped edges of pea green. Blackbird.--Leaves and stem almost jet black; fringed edges. Brilliancy.--Has enormous leaves like a Rex Begonia; yellow, crimson, pink and green; coloring very fine. John Rogers.--The only coleus we have found to hold its color all summer; of old gold and pea green; ruffled edges. Thos. Mehan.--A novelty in Coleus of very dwarf compact growth, only 6 to 8 inches high, and therefore of special value for edgings or border. Color a pleasing combination of red, green and yellow. Leaves small and deeply cut, giving a feathery appearance. Golden Bedder.--Color yellow, this is the best yellow coleus for bedding; deep gold iu [in] the sun. Verschaffeltii.--The oldest, still one of the best, dark rich velvety crimson. Crimson Bedder.--Purplish crimson. Mrs. F. Sander.--Large creamy white center bordered with green, blotched crimson and purple; fine for pots. Sunset.--Center of leaf brownish purple shading to crimson; edge yellow. All of above varieties each 10 cents; dozen 75c. Mixed varieties suitatble [suitable] for bedding, unnamed, 60 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100 postpaid.

CACTUS.--To some people these curious plants are more interesting and attractive than all others, and we therefore offer them here. We have many choice varieties at 10c to 25c each. A collection of 6 varieties for $1.00 postpaid. Night Blooming Cereus.--This gorgeous cactus bears abundant blossoms measuring 12 inches across. Very fragrant. Each 15c, large 35c. CROWN OF THORNS.--(Euphorbia.)--Very curious and remarkable window plant. Strong-growing creeper or climbing plant that can be trained over any desired form, and when full of its large, bright scarlet flowers, which almost cover the deep, glossy green leaves, it is an object of rare and striking beauty. Easily grown. Grows wild in Judea, and it is claimed that it was from this plant that the crown of thorns was made which was worn by our Saviour. Each 15c.

[image] NEW VARIETIES OF COLEUS.

OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WILL PREPARE PLANS FOR YOUR HOME PLACE AT A LOW PRICE.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 73.

[image] BOSTON FERN.

FERNS.--We have many choice varieties of these delicate appearing, attractive plants at prices from 10c to $1.00 each. Collection of eight varieties for $1.00. Boston Fern.--This is a wonderfully healthy, rapid growing and graceful house plant. It has been in great demand everywhere. Many people buy it in preference to the finest Palms or Rubber Plants. Its long, broad fronds are more graceful than the old Sword Fern and seem to grow faster. Thrives in all rooms, gas or furnace heat do not seem to injure it. It is one of the most beautiful and useful of house plants, being of easy culture and its sword-like fronds, on large specimens, attain a length of 5 to 6 feet, produced in a bewildering mass, arching, curving and interlacing in every conceivable direction. Each 15c. Large plants 25c and 50c. Sword Fern.--An old favorite, with narrower, stiffer fronds than the above. Each 15c. Ostrich Plume Fern.--A beautiful novelty described on the colored pages of this book. It is elegant beyond description. Each 25c. Anna Foster Fern.--A beautiful new variety of the Boston Fern having broad fronds and the petals are finely cut or divided into little leaflets, thus giving the plant a most beautiful and graceful effect. It is one of the most charming plants for growing in pots, vases or hanging baskets in the house, as it is very little affected by gas or the dry atmosphere of the ordinary living rooms. Each 20c. Maiden Hair Fern.--Very popular; the most graceful and useful of all for cut flower work. Each 15c. Moss Fern.--(Selagnellia or Lycopodium.)--Has delicate lace-like foliage. Fine for fern dishes and always beautiful. Each 10c. MIKADO FERN BALL.--Quite a novelty from Japan and a beautiful thing when well grown, but it is rather difficult to grow them satisfactorily in the dry atmosphere of an ordinary house. Largely advertised in the east. In dormant state, each 65c postpaid. FICUS Elastica or Rubber Tree.--During the past few years there has sprung up an immense demand for rubber plants and they are highly valued everywhere for their tropical appearance. Leaves are very large, thick and leathery and of a beautiful shining green color. It endures the dry air of living rooms remarkably well. Everybody likes it. They are difficult to propagate and will always remain high in price. Each 50c; larger size $1.00 and $1.50 each.

GENISTA or Shower of Gold.--A most desirable plant. The drooping branches are covered with delicate sage green foliage and every twig is tipped with a long raceme of exquisite pea-shaped blossoms of a pure canary color almost hiding the foliage. Each 10c. IVIES.--English.--An old favorite vine, showy the year around if properly grown. Each 10c, large 25c. Variegated English--Foliage very prettily marked with pure white on a dark green ground. Handsome as a pot plant in the window or for trailing from the edges of boxes or baskets. Each 15c. German, or Parlor--A popular vine for hanging baskets and window boxes. Each 10c. ICE PLANT.--Interesting from its being covered with ice-like crystals. Flowers very pretty. Each 10c. HIBISCUS.--A large, shrub-like, woody plant bearing immense double or single flowers. Various colors. Each 15c. Peachblow.--One of the finest free flowering plants for either pot culture or the open ground. Flowers very large, double and of a charming rich clear pink with deep crimson center. Each 20c. HOYA.--Carnosa.--(Wax Plant.) The well known house climber, with thick fleshy leaves and curious waxy flowers. Each 25c. GREVILLEA, or Silk Oak.--One of the quickest growing of any of the ornamental house plants. It is easy to manage, grows rapidly and is pretty in all stages of growth. With its long, drooping, silky foliage, it reminds one of a palm or fern. The young growths are of a light bronze color, the tips being covered with a soft down closely resembling raw silk. Each 15c.

[image] GREVILLEA OR SILK OAK.

[image] FICUS, OR RUBBER TREE.

FUCHSIA.--Jupiter.--A new giant flowered variety from France. The flowers are of really mammoth size with very rich violet purple corolla. Tube and sepals bright crimson. Plant is a strong hardy, free grower. Each 15c. HYDRANGEA.--Otaska.--A Japanese variety used extensively for Easter decorations. Produces enormous trusses of intense pink flowers. Makes excellent specimen plants for the porch or lawn. Blooms the entire season. Each 15c. Thomas Hogg.--The immense trusses of flowers are at first slightly tinged with green, changing to the purest white. Each 15c. Paniculata Grandiflora.--This perfectly hardy variety is considered the finest of all hardy shrubs. Flower heads 6 to 15 inches long, pure white changing to pink. In bloom July to October. Each 15c, large size 35c.

READ THESE. Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23.--The seven Rose Bushes which you sent me last Spring came through in good shape and are now growing nicely.--CHARLES J. MURPHY. The plants that arrived last week and those received today are just as ordered and reached here in good condition.--MRS. ALEX ROBINSON, BENCIA, COLORADO. Plants just received in fine shape and I am well pleased with them. The Lemon Tree is grand.--M. H. MYERS, KANSAS CITY, MO.

FUCHSIAS.--These, when in full bloom, are the most graceful of all cultivated plants; nothing surpasses the beauty of well grown specimens. White Phenomenal.--The grandest double white variety in existence and one which should be in every home. Each 15c. Phenomenal.--Darker than Jupiter, with enormous flowers, a single one measuring 3 inches across; sepals bright scarlet, rich purple corolla, very double, flaked with red. Each 10c. Monarch.--This is by far the largest of the single varieties. Its immense blooms are a very dark purple color. Each 10c. Black Prince.--Tube and sepals bright carmine, sepals large and broad with pale green tips; large, open, pale pink corolla. Easily grown in tree form. We once had a plant 7 feet high, loaded with two thousand flowers at once. Each 10c. Storm King.--Large double flowers; sepals glowing scarlet crimson, corolla delicate, waxy white, elegantly penciled with deep bright crimson. Each 10c. Trailing Queen.--Of beautiful trailing habit; fine for hanging baskets. Bright rich scarlet and purple flowers. Each 15c. Speciosa.--Sepals blush, corolla carmine. Best winter bloomer. Each 10c. Little Beauty.--Tube and sepals bright red, corolla deep purple. Each 10c. Rose of Castile.--The best single summer blooming fuchsia. Blush pink with violet corolla. Each 10c. Lottie.--Carmine corolla; tender rose sepals and cream colored tube. Each 10c.

[image] JUPITER FUCHSIA.

YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH OUR PROSPERITY COLLECTION OF ROSES SHOWN ON COVER PAGE.