. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list for 1899. Nursery stock California Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco. 9« E. J. BOWEN'S CATALOGUE. UnBROSUM.—Rich vermilion, with a glossy black spot on each petal. Single 10 THE SHIRLEY.—A strain of marvelous beauty, with colors ranging from pure white to rose, pink, carmine, and brilliant crimson; some are edged with white. The petals have a glossy, silk-like texture 10 DOUBLE SCARLET. —Carnation flowered . 5 DOUBLE W


. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list for 1899. Nursery stock California Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco. 9« E. J. BOWEN'S CATALOGUE. UnBROSUM.—Rich vermilion, with a glossy black spot on each petal. Single 10 THE SHIRLEY.—A strain of marvelous beauty, with colors ranging from pure white to rose, pink, carmine, and brilliant crimson; some are edged with white. The petals have a glossy, silk-like texture 10 DOUBLE SCARLET. —Carnation flowered . 5 DOUBLE WHITE.—Carnation flowered 5 DOUBLE MIXED.—In great variety. Very choice 5 m PORTULACA. The brightest of all flowers for bedding pur- poses. In bloom from early summer until killed W^Ju^ ^ ^rosts* The single varieties are even more handsome than the double, and a paper of l Grandifiora Single Mixed will produce a bed of unrivaled beauty. Thrives best in a sunny ex- posure and a light, sandy soil. Annual, of easy cultivation, ten to twelve inches high. SINGLE HIXED 5 DOUBLE fllXED 15 PRIMROSE, EVENING (CEnothera). Portulaca. The CEnothera, or Evening Primrose, produces large,, showy blossoms, which are fully expanded only during the evening and early in the morning. The flowers, which are from three to four inches across, attract much attention on account of their size, beauty, and the rapidity with which they open. They are constant and prolific bloomers. The following are the best perennial varieties. LAMARKIANA.—Height four feet, with gorgeous yellow flowers, three to four inches across 5 ACULIS ALBA.—Dwarf-producing, large, beautiful, pearl white flow- ers. Hardy perennial, prostrate habit, six inches high 5 PRIMULA SINENSIS {Chinese Primrose). ^^Sl^w Well-known greenhouse and conservatory winter- > | " blooming plants. Nothing can surpass them for pot ^ ; ^ - v ^25^111 and indoor blooming- plants. Their various form- " , - e - - - and blending of c


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