jiUKMiiiiiiiiiuiittiiiimMiiiiiiiimu ♦Plants ♦Tf^ees* ♦ Seeds SUITED FOR SOUTHERN CULTIVATION OKKHKKI) )5Y Robert Drumm & Qd., Successors to DRUMM & BAKER BROS., Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas. uittitnitMimfifiiinttiiiHiiitiiiiiHis a Dissolution The co-partnership heretofore existing between Robert- Drumm, Wm. Baker and J. B. Baker under the name and firm style of Drumm & Baker Bros., has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, Robert Drumm & Co. succeeding to the business at the same stand. The latter will assume all debts of the late firm, and collect all claims due the firm. Referring to the above notice, we relinquish our interest and good will in the late firm of Drumm & Baker Bros., to Robert Drumm & Co., and bespeak for our successors the same liberal share of patronage heretofore extended the old firm. Referring to the above notices, we would take this method of notify- ing our friends that we have purchased the business of the late firm of Drumm & Baker Bros., and will continue the business at the old stand. We hereby tender our sincere thanks to our former patrons, a.sking old friends to continue their patronage, and new acquaintances to favor us with their orders, all of which shall have the same prompt and careful attention as in the past, together with increa.sed efforts to please and satisfy our customers. Fort Worth, Texa.s. Jan. lo. ySSp. DRUMM & BAKER BROS. A Card. WM. BAKER, J. B. BAKER. Notice Robert Drumm & Co. Wrtte your name plainly and give Post Office, County and State, at ail times you write, however frequent. I^obert Drdmm 9 Qo., port U/ortl 7 , (Successors to Drumm & Baker Bros.) FORT WORTH NURSERIES, Are requested to forward by the following Articles to Name Post Office Express Office County State Date P'or which find Amount Enclosed : 1 88 P. O. Order . . $ Cash $ Draft $ Quantity. ARTICLES. k Pr ice - 1 » -J 1 I 1 ! ' 1 - II J I u ■ L . ' L_ i 1 t ■ i Introductory. ^ TAKE PLEASURE in presenting to our many friends our new General Catalogue, again enlarged and improved. We were highly gratified at our success last season, and take this opportunity to thank all our friends for their liberal sup- port, kind words and letters. Almost without exception the expression is, in substance : “ We have at last found a place in Texas, where for the same money, we receive larger and better plants, delivered in less time and in better condition, than from any northern firm.” To meet the rapidly increasing trade, we have built more greenhouses in Fort Worth, and opened a branch house in Dallas. Last year we boasted of having the largest greenhouse establishment in Texas. We are striv- ing now to so improve it that it shall be second to none in the country. For our peculiar Texas climate we doubt if a better list of plants can be found anywhere than the one in this catalogue. Every season we try the novelties, dis- carding the inferior ones and retaining and offering only the best. Many desirable varieties have been introduced during the last few years. This is especially the case with roses, geraniums, chrysanthemums, plums and grapes. That we keep pace with the times is shown in the fact that at the Texas State Fair at Dallas, Octo- ber 1888 we received sixteen premiums, including the first Sweepstakes for Best Collection of Plants and first Sweepstakes for Best Collection of Cut-Flowers. Above were awarded over thirteen other exhibitors. PLANTS BY EXPRESS. We do not ship plants by mail in Texas, where we have such excellent facilities for shipping by express. By express we can ship much larger plants, without shak- ing all the dirt from the roots, so that when they arrive at their destination, they are as fresh and healthy as when first taken from our greenhouses. Still it takes con- siderable advice and reasoning to induce customers to order their plants shipped by express when they themselves have to pay the express charges, whereas if the plants come by mail the florist must prepay the postage. To overcome this difficulty, namely to sell large, healthy plants, delivered at your homes, for the same price at which you can get the small “mailing” size. We will deliver Free of Express Charges, to any Rail- | road Town in Texas, all orders for Plants amounting to \ $5 and up. Cash in all cases must accompany the | order, to receive this advantage. We except all plants in pots. Of course this offer does not include Flower Pots, Hanging Baskets, Vases, etc. ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY FROM US. First. A glance at our Catalogue will show’ that w'e have as good an assortment as most of the leading florists in the United States. Second. These plants are mostly varieties adapted to this climate. Third. They have a more natural and healthy growth, not being forced by a continuous fire heat during the winter, as is the case in the north. Fourth. Our prices are as low as those of any other first-class firm, and Fifth. You receive them free of express charges, and only a few hours after they leave the greenhouses. TERMS, CASH WITH ORDER. Explicit Directions should be given for marking and shipping, giving the name in full, town, county and state. If the nearest express or freight office is different from the post office, it should be stated. How to Send Money. Remittances should be made by Money Order or Reg- istered Letter on Fort Worth, or draft on Fort Worth or New York. If private checks are sent, add 25 cents for collection. Orders Should be Plainly Written on a separate sheet (use our blank order sheet), and not included in the body of the letter. To parties who may visit our city, we extend a cordial invitation to call at our place of business on Main Street, or at the nursery in “ Sylvania,” and examine our stock. CLUB OFFERS. Combine Your Orders. Although our prices are extremely low, considering the quality of plants furnished, yet we offer the following additional inducements to persons who will exert themselves in our behalf by soliciting their neighbors to unite with them in ordering plants of us, and thus increase the amount remitted. Packing Club Orders. Each person’s order will be selected as desired and tied separate, so there is nothing to do but deliver the bundle. Club Orders are shipped in one lot to the originator of the club. For $10.00 plants to the value of $12.00 may be selected. “ 15.00 “ “ 18.00 “ “ “ 20.00 “ “ 25.00 “ “ Individual Orders for above amounts are entitled to these discounts. Although we send some extras of our own selection with every order, we offer no premium on orders amounting to less than ten dollars. Address all communications to ROBERT DRUMM & CO. Successors to Drumm & Baker Bros. . Fort Worth, Texas. BRANCH, Dallas, Texas. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 3 greenhouse department. NEW ROSES OF SPECIAL /AERIT. These are all valuable, and tested sufficiently to establish their claims fully. mETEOR. The darkest red Hybrid Tea rose yet introduced ; the color is a dark deep velvety crimson (no purple tinge to it, as is the general rule among its class) ; a constant bloomer, retaining its color a long time. 20 cents. n\AD. SCHWALLER. A great bloomer, producing quantities of large, fine pink blooms ; shape like a Hybrid. 20 cents. /t\RS. JOHN LAING. A fine rose, especially recommended forbearing; very fine shape and delicious fra- grance ; color a beautiful soft pink ; a great bloomer. 30 cents. QUEEN OF QUEENS. With blush edge, large and of a perfect form ; very full. A true Perpetual ; every shoot brings a rose. Splendid for the garden. 35 cents. PAPA GONTIER. Extra large, finely formed buds, and flowers full and fragrant and of a beautiful bril- liant carmine, changing to pale rose ; reverse of petals fine purplish red. 15 cents. PURITAN. A splendid white rose “produc- ing hybrid flowers on an everbloom- ing bush.” 25 cents. SUSANNE BUANCHET. An elegant bedding variety. Flesh salmon, shaded with salmon rose and white. A grand rose. 20 c. eouv. VICTOR HUGO. Bright China rose, with copper yellow center, ends of petals suf- lused with carmine. A charmingly beautiful combination of coloring. 20 cents. SOUV. GABRIELUE DREVET. Salmon pink, with center of cop- pery rose ; of good size and fine form. Very satisfactory in habit, growth and freedom of bloom. 20 c. eouv. THERESE LEVET. (New Red Tea Rose.) Color clear scarlet, shading darker ; flowers remain in halfopened condition for a long time ; will prove valuable for summer flowers. 15 c. VISCOUNTESS FOLKE- STONE. A beautiful pink Hybrid Tea ■ rose. 25 cents. Puritan. 4 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. Princess Beatrice. PRINCESS BEATRICE. A new and beautiful rose ; very free flowering ; pale yellow, center golden yellow, petals edged with pink. 25 cents. PRI/TVROSE DA/nE. A fine rose of good form and habit ; color, apricot crimson and white, forming a beau- tiful contrast. 20 cents. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. ETC. .5 T he roses offered in this catalogue are healtliy young growing plants in two and three-inch pots. Mo.st of them will ctmmence blooming as soon as planted, and continue in bloom the whole season. All classes of the rose grow to perfection in Texas, and anyone, by spending a dollar or two, can have an abundance of bloom from F'ebrtiary to December =hn„lH Roses delight in rich soil, plenty of water, and good cultivation. They should be nruned severely every season to produce the finest flowers. We can supply large plants from the open ground of nearly all the varieties named below, until March 15th. As we grow the small ™ses m pots, they can shipped and transplanted at any time. We would advise our friends, however, to plant early, so that the roses, can become thoroughly established in the ground before the dry weather sets in. Plants from two-inch pots, except where noted, 10 cents each, SI per dozen ; three- inch pots, 30 cents each, $3 per dozen ; large plants from open ground, 35 cents each. EVERBLOOmiNG ROSES. way 1 NDER THIS HEADING we class the Tea, China and Bourbon Roses They will all bloom as long as they grow ; so to have flowers conunually they should be kept in a growing condition all spring, summer and fall. In this beautiful roses can be gathered from February to December. Adam. Good ; carmine pink ; large and double ; delicious tea scent. Archduchess Isabella. White, shaded rose; a good bidder r.nd constant bloomer. Agrippina. Rich velvety crimson, beautiful in bud. For bedding it is unsurpassed. Archduke Charles. Brilliant crim- son scarlet, shaded with violet crim- son ; splendid. Appoline. Clear pink ; extra fine rose ; grows with remarkable vigor, and is very hardy. America. A large, fine flower, best in bud ; dark, creamy yellow, changing to copperv or orange yellow ; strong grower ; suitable for trellis or pillar. Aurora. Beautiful rosy blush. Bourbon Queen. A splen'did rose ; large, fine form ; very double, full and sweet; bright carmine, chang- ing to clear rose, petals edged with pure white. Bon Silene. Noted for the size and beauty of its buds, which are a rich deep rose ; not double when full blown, but highly esteemed for its rich color and beautifully formed buds; very sweet. Bella. Pure white; pretty pointed buds. Crimson Beddcr. Rich dark velvety crimson. Cornelia Cook. Beautiful creamy white ; buds of immense size and very double ; sometimes does not open well, which is its weak point. Comtesae Kixa du Parc. A finely formed, highly colored flower ; cop- pery rose, heavily shaded with car- mine ; fragrant and vigorous. Charles Bovolli. Pure rose color; soft and pleasing. 15 cents. Mrs. John Laing. (.Seepage.!-) ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS, Catherine Merm.t. Catherine Mermet. A beamiful variety, of bright flesh colored rose; flowers large, full and globular, very double and sweet. A first-class rose in every respect Coquette 6 r . Belle de Xormandy. Beautiful clear rose, shaded and clouded with rosy carmine and lilac ; very large and sweet. Captain Christy. Delicate flesh color, shaded rose to center ; a large, finely formed flower. Caroline (Joodricli. Rich velvety crimson. Gabriel Toitrnier. A fine free blooming rose; light crimson, shaded deep rose. Earl of Pembroke. A strong grower ; very soft, velvety crimson, enlivened on the edge of petals with bright red. 20 cents. General .Tacqneminot. Bright crimson, exceedingly rich and velvety; the buds and partially expanded flowers are very fine, and fairly glow with deep ricli coloring. General AV^ashington. Rosy carmine, shaded scarlet; very brilliant and glossy double and of good form. ^ ’ Oiaiit of Battles. Brilliant crimson ; large, full and well formed. John Hopper. Fine bright rose ; flowers very large, cupped, full and well formed. La Reine. Beautiful clear bright rose ; very large. Mad. Plantier. Pure white flowers in clusters ; summer bloomer. Mabel Morrison. Of excellent habit and a very free bloomer ; petals thick and of a soft, smooth texture, shell-shaped; very double and rounded in form ; of the purest white[ and almost velvety in its finish. One bloom, with its foliage, is a bouquet in itself’ Large plants, 75 cents. Mad. Alfred de Rougeinont. Pure white, with light rose shading ; flowers not very large, but full. Mad. Cha.s. Wood. Rosy carmine, sometimes darker ; large and double to the center • of open form. ’ Magna Charta. Pink, suffused with carmine ; full and globular. One of the very finest. ' Mad. Masson. Reddish crimson ; large and dou- ble ; a good bloomer. 15 cents. Mad. liiyers. Clear pink ; very full and sweet. Mervielle de Lyon. White, sometimes slightly tinted flesh ; very large and dou- ble. One of the best white roses grown, and always a favorite in its beauty. Large plants only, 75 cents. Prince Camille de Rohan. Dark crimson maroon, very rich; moderately double; of good habit and fine in bud, but a shy bloomer. Paul Xeyron. Pink ; very large ; one of the best of this class, and probably the largest rose grown. Prince of AVales. Rich crimson ; a vigorous and good bloomer, of rich col- oring. 20 cents. Pius I.V. Clear bright rose, changing to rosy pink, delicately shaded ; very large, fragrant and desir- able ; has been popular for many years. Merrcille de Lyon. CATAT.OGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 9 HYBRID TEA ROSES. T his class of roses is the result of a cross between the varieties of Hjbrid Perpetuals and Teas. The great advantage claimed for them is that they conibine the free flow ering qualities of the 1 ea class wfith the richcol^oi mg and to some extent the hardiness of the Hybrid Perpetuals. Some varieties o great value are in the section. . Atnerioan Beauty. (Or Bed La France. ^ shade of rose. The growth is also different, being quite robust, and the flowers are garnished by leaves close to them. 20 cents. Beauty oT Staplefortl. Flowers large, double, and handsomely for til- ed : bright pink, shading gradually toward the center to deep rosy car- mine. 15 cents. La France. Well known ; perhaps the best rose in existence. “For the few who do not already know it, we will say it is of extra size, extra double and of superb form. No rose can suriiass it in delicate coloring- silvery rose, shaded with pink : in fragrance it is incomparable : in form, perfect. The sweetest and most useful of all roses.” Antoine Vcrrtier. Bright glowing pink, beautifully shaded with rich crimson; large and globular, very full and sweet ; a constant and pro- fuse bloomer. Duke of Connaught. Buds extra large, very full and fragrant ; long and finely formed ; brilliant scarlet. Pearl. Rosy fiesh, of medium size, full; has pretty buds; an elegant sort. 15 cents. Trioniphe d’ Angers. Bright, fiery red, changing to darkest velvety crimson, tinged with purple. 15 American fBcauty. cents. POLYANTHA ROSES. Anna Marie de Moniravel. A beautiful ers ; very sweet-scented ; a real little gem. 15 cents. Little Pet. Pure while flowers ; always in !■ bloom; very prettv. 15 cents. MTle Cecil e Brunner. Quite distinct from the others, and very pretty, with slender salmon colored buds, heavily shaded with rose ; the buds are the true tea rose form, distinct from others of this class. Mignonette. Its color is clear delicate rose, with a frequent and peculiar inter- mingling of white that makes it unique and pleasing ; blooms in large clusters, and is very beautiful. Perle d’Or. A beautiful yellow variety of this much prized class of roses. Like the rest of the class, it is of dwarf habit, and very free flowering. It blooms tn clusters, often numbering from thirty to forty flowers each. Color_ of buds beautiful nankeen yellow, with vivid orange center, each petal tipped white, changing to rose. 20 cents. pure white rose ; very double, perfect flow- 10 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. CLI/ABING TEAS AND NOISETTES. Chroinatella or Cloth of Gold Gloire de Dgon. One of the finest roses grown. It is noted for the great size of its flowers, its delicate tea scent, and its exquisite shades of color, being a blending of amber, car- mine and cream. 15 cts. Ijamarque. Flowers of me- dium size, borne in large clusters — established plants bear thousands of blossoms; pure white, double. Marechal XclI. A beautiful deep sulphur yellow, very full, large and exceedingly sweet. It is the finest yel- low rose in existence. It has a climbing habit, and when allowed to grow un- f'i it attains a large size, as it will in a few years, it yields thousands of beau- tiful flowers. Large bud- ded plants, each; smallerplants, lotozs cts Mad. Alfred Carriere. Flesh white, with salmon yellow at the base of pe- tals. Reine Marie Henriette. Brigl'.t cherry red, of a pure shade ; a stron g, vig- orous grower Climblng Hermosii. Same as Nermosa, but of climb- ing habit. Reine Olga de AVurtein- berg. Large, full and fine ; rosy flesh, delicately tinged with salmon yel- low, petals margined with crimson ; blooms in clus- ters. Golden yellow ; fragrant, large and beautiful: 20 cts. Marechal Xeil. Orange yellow, outer petals lighter ; center copper yel- William Allen Richardson, low ; very rich. HOW OUR PLANTS PLEASE. The flowers came in fine condition. Abilene, Texas, zl/o-tV 27, 1 am delighted with them. The extras are lovely MRS. T. L. ODEM. straigirtafong^"Ylany\;lk\1:'r^’hrgif^^ MRS. ELIZABETH HEIDERHOFF. T j 1- I . j . , . Chappell Hill, Washington, Co.. Texas that I hTh M Avith my plants that I now send you another order. I am so sorry ^ fi*™ Sooner, for the plants that I have received from the north belut?fullv'^ getting started off. Many thanks for the extras. One of them is blooming Deautitully. FANNIE A. LIDE. CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 11 Type of the Newer Double Gerauiums. GERANIU/nS. N o CLASS of plants has yet been lound to take the place ot the Geranium. Tliere has been so much improvement in them in the last few years, tliat they now can be had in all the shades of scarlet, crimson, pink, salmon white and striped. They are indispensable in any collection of plants either \orpot culture or for bedding out. For bedding out we recommend the solid darker shades, especially the single scarlets. They glory in the hottest sun, and will stand consid- erable drouth. They stand the hot sun of the South better than any other class of plants. They produce more flowers and make a better display in whatever place thev are grown, than anything that could be grown in a similar place. All who saw our brilliant beds of Geraniums last summer, were surprised to learn they had never been watered. PRICE OP GERANIU/AS. Except where noted, named varieties, vigorous, healthy plants, 10 cents each, $1 per doz.; assorted, unnamed varieties, 75 cts. per doz., S6 per 100 , plants from three-inch pots, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen ; large bloom- ing plants in five to seven-inch pots, 25 to 50 cents each. 12 KOHERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WOliTH, TEXAS. DOUBLE FLOWERING GERANIUmS. Asa Gray. Light salmon pink ; dwarf ; very free flowering and an excellent bed- der. $6.50 per 100. Alba Perfocta. White, tinged pink. Amazon. White. Apple Blossom. Rosy salmon pink. Banqui.se. Rose and pure white. Belle Fraiiee. Rich purple, bordered amaranth, upper petals spotted white. Boiiant. Brilliant sparkling vermilion. Coquet. White. Chas. Darwin. Rich violet purple. C. H. Wagner. Crimson. l>e Brazza. Bright madder orange. 15 c. Double Red. This is not a distinct var- iety but a collection of the best double scarlet and crimson varieties. A bed of Double Reds on our grounds, produced ^ more fine blooms than any other on the place. As we grow great numbers of them we sell them at 75 cents per dozen, $S per 100. Delobel. Bright scarlet. ' Effective. Brightest scarlet, base of petals white. Ernest Dauth. Deep violet; large truss. I Etoile de Roses. Beautiful bright China 1 rose. i Grand Chancellor Paidherbe. Dark ^ soft red, shaded maroon. Gainbetta. Dark red. Gen. Billot. Rosy scarlet. Gen. J. A. Garfield. Soft rose. Gen. Millot. Dark soft red; extra fine. 15 cents. Gil Bias. Currant red, striped fiery red. Horgartner Kiohler. Large truss of salmon, shaded bronze. Henry Canncll. Intense scarlet. Hazel Kirke. Crimson purple. Iroquois. Fiery scarlet. J. H. Klippart. Scarlet. J. Y. >Iurkland. Rose center, margined white. Be Notre. Dark rosy violet. B’ Abbe Gregoire. Amaranthine red. B’ Elysee. Rose color. Beinoine’s Cannell. Deep purple, suf- fused crimson and scarlet. Bena AVoods. Crimson scarlet. Ba Niagara. Fine pure white. Bolita Pena. Beautiful lively magenta. 1 / Andalouise. Bure w'hite. I lia Praicheur. Tender lilac rose ; a new I shade, and quite distinct. 15 cents. Ba Victorie. Pure white; full and fine. Mon. J. Chretien. Fiery red velvet color, j M. r Abbe Jalabert. Lively amaranth ' with fiery spots. M. A. Piola. Currant red, mixed with carmine and orange. 15 cents. Mad. Ed. Andre. Salmon with bronze. 3 frs. Hayes. Rosy pink. Mrs. Cope. Rich carmine red. Mrs. E. G. Hill. Pale blush, shaded lavender. Maonissa. A lovely shade of rose ; strong grower and good bloomer. 31 rs. E. J. Bane. Rich crimson. M. Dubtis. Light rose. M. Hardy. Large flower of lilac and ten- der rose. M. Piiteaux Chaimbault. Fine rose. Mrs. John Thorpe. Scarlet, shaded maroon. Mad. Thibaut. A beautiful rich rose color, shaded with carmine violet ; one of the best double bedders of its color. Peter Henderson. Orange scarlet. Orange Perfection. Enormous trusses of orange vermilion flowers; a constant bloomer in-doors or out. 15 cents. Ruby Triumph. Crimson scarlet. Remarkable. Bright crimson, very free ; good truss. Richard Brett. Peculiar light scarlet. Robt. George. Deep crimson scarlet ; large. Stanislaus Malingre. White and pink. I The Blonde. Bright salmon and pink. SINGLE FLOWERING GERANIUmS. Anna Scott. Deep crimson, shaded ma- roon. Aurora Borealis. Orange flame color. Bamford’s Glory. Bright clear scarlet. Bishop Simpson. A very large variety, with large trusses of rich salmon flowers. Clement Boutard. Flesh colored. Celestial. Rose, tinged with white. Cyclope. Large trusses; white, shaded sal- mon, orange center. Cosmos. Salmon and orange. 15 cents. Genome. Soft bright scarlet. Gen. Grant.f Dazzling scarlet, large truss, one of the best. $6 per too. Gen. Sherman. Bright scarlet. Kate Patterson. Beautiful clear salmon orange. Miss Blanche. Deep purplish pink. Mrs. J. P. Anthony. White, with rosy salmon. 3 frs. Garfield. White. M. Chevreul. Bright amaranthine red. Mary Hallock Foote. Clear pale salmon, with large white eye. New Bife. Bright scarlet, striped with white. Neve. White. Pres. Simon. Bright clear red. Pres. Frazier. Rose and pink. Pabelon. Scarlet. Queen of (he West. Bright orange scar- let ; has large trusses and is a profuse bloomer. We know of no finer Geranium for planting out in beds. Streak of laick. A rival of New Life. Salmon, streaked with white; dwarf, but a most profuse bloomer. Scarlet Bedder. This, like our “ Double Red,” is not a distinct variety, but a col- lection of the best single scarlets, select- ed from the best and healthiest beds, re- gardless of names. They are all well grown healthy plants. 75 cents per doz., $5 per 100. CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 13 GERANlLl/nS, 1 NEW ’.VARIETIES. We take great pleasure in offering the following collection of Geraniums, know ing that for profu- sion of bloom and size of flowers they are unsurpassed. Some of the newer varieties are i m - mense. The follow- ing are selected from the latest European importations, and the cream of recent American novelties. 16 cents each, $1.50 per dozen, except where noted. NEWEST DOU- BLE GERAN- lums. Baron do St. Docrniint. Large leaves, finely scented. 15 cents. Rose-Scented. Fine cut leaves. Rose-Scented. Large broad leaves. Both varieties of the Rose Geranium make ex- cellent bedding plants, and are always admired. per dozen. Mrs. Taylor. Scarlet flowered rose ; a distinct variety of the scented Geranium, with a strong rose fragrance, and large, deep scarlet flowers. Combining, as it does, free-flowering qualities with fragrant foliage, it is very useful for summer cut flowers, and as a pot plant for winter, cannot be excelled. 15 cents. Slirnbland Pet. Small miniature growth, rosy red flowers. Transit. Sweet rose scent ; leaves remain fresh a long time. 15 cents. PELARGONiUmS or LADY WASHINGTON GER- ANlLimS. A beautiful class of plants for spring and early summer blooming. We offer several varieties of this class. 15 cents each, $150 per dozen. We grow and can furnish a number of other good varieties, but have not the space to describe them here. 10 KOBERT DHUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. (iei^eral <^olleetioi> of plants. ABLITILONS. Showy plants, and easily grown in almost any soil ; very free flowering and pretty. 10 cents each, except where noted. A. Besson. Flowers long and pendulous on long stems; liglit orange red, with lighter veinings. Diadem. Wine color, veined violet. Eltendard. Deep red, shaded crimson. Firefly. Brilliant red, shaded crimson. Lustrous. Brilliant dark red ; free bloomer. 15 cts. Laura Powell. Bright golden yellow. M. Delaux. Light red, center white ; large flowers. Purpurea. Beautiful shade of purple; a new shade. Purity. Pure white. 15 c. Pluton. Deep red, with dark veinings. Rosalita. Flesh color, shaded rose. Robert Geor^j-e. Deep orange, streaked crimson. Thompson! Plena. Double flowers ; very deep orange, shaded and streaked with crimson ; leaves mottled yellow and green. 15 cts. AGERATUm. Abutilon. Very useful plants for bedding or borders, flowering continually during the sum- mer. By cutting back and potting in the fall they will continue to flower all winter. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. Liady Jane. A distinct, compact growing variety; flowers deep blue. Mexicaiium Variegata. Leaves variegated with creamy white, flowers blue ; desirable. White Cap. Flowers pure white; strong compact grower. Mayflower. A very dwarf va- riety, and the best for carpet bedding, only growing four inches high ; dark blue flow- ers. 15 cts. ANTHE/AIS COR- ONARIA. A pretty bedding plant, equal- ly adapted to growing in pots; flowers golden yellow ; resembles a double Feverfew. 15 cts. each. ACHANIA mALV,- AVISCUS. A profuse flowering plant, pro- ducing its scarlet flowers at the end of every branch. 10 cts. ASCLEPIAS LINI- FOLIA ALBA. Anthemis Coronaria. A herbaceous plant, bearing umbels of pure white flowers dur- ing the entire summer, when planted out. lo cts. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 17 ACHYRANTHUS. Very pretty and attractive leaved plants ; useful in massing and ribbon garden- ing, as they contrast well with Coleus and other foliage plants. They are easily raised, and stand our hottest sun, besides bearing any amount of neglect. In height from one foot to eighteen inches. Excellent for the center of vases and baskets, and very satisfactory for window culture, when kept in bushy form by pinching back. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. Lindenii. Leaves of a deep blood red color, narrow, el- liptical, reflecting varying tints of red and purple. Fonnosum. Rich bright yellow, with light green edge and crimson mid rib, and crimson stems ; very fine. Aureus Keticulatus. Green, netted with yellow, some- times dashed with crimson ; pink stems and veins ; fine. Gilsonil. Leaves carmine, with the stems of a deep shade of pink ; dwarf and dense growth. ALOES. A valuable class of plants for rock work in summer, o'r the house in winter. 25 cts. ASPARAGUS SENUlSSimUS. An elegant evergreen climber from South Africa, with slender, smooth stems and numerous spreading branches. A handsome ornamental plant ; its plumy, feathery growths are very useful for decoration. 20 cts. ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. (Lemon Verbena.) A favorite garden plant, with delightfully fragrant foliage ; fine for bouquets and for spreading through linen presses. We never yet met a person who was not fond of its aro- matic fragrance. It attains a large size in a single season ; may be wintered in the cellar, not allowing it to become absolutely dry. Grows well in almost any_soil. 15 cts. ALTERNANTHERAS. Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about six inches high, and ad- mirably adapted for edgings to flower beds or ribbon lines, their beautifully varie- gated foliage of crimson, purple, yellow, pink and green, forming rich masses of color, always attractive and highly ornamental. VVe grow thousands of Alternantheras, because they do so well in this climate, and are certain to give satisfaction wherever planted. A bed of Alternantheras forms a perpetual carpet of bright colors. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen, S4.50 per hundred. Aurea Nana. Bright golden yellow, holding its color well the entire season. Ainoena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and brown ; the finest. Versicolor. Foliage ovate ; olive, crimson and chocolate ; when used for edgings they must be frequently sheared ; the young tips will then assume the most brilliant hues. A/t\ARYLLiS. Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable only for house or greenhouse culture. Belladonna. Red, fine showy flowers. 35 cts. each. Purpurea. Brilliant purplish scarlet. 60 cts. each. Forinosissiiua. (Scarlet Jacobean Lily.) Summer flowering ; rich crimson velvet. 25 cts. each. Sweet Alyssuin. A constant bloomer, either in the house or open ground, to cts. each, 75 cts. per dozen. ASTERS. Plants grown from choicest seed. 75 cts. per dozen. 18 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. ASTILBE JAPONICA. : bloom it is about one foot in height. The flowers are produced in branch- ing. feather-like spikes of pure white. A fine cemetery plant, and beautiful for any place. It is largely forced in in winter by florists for its elegant, plumy white flower-spikes. 25 cts. BEGONIAS. This beautiful class of of plants is deservedly popular. The beauty of their foliage, combined with their graceful flowers and free blooming qualities, tend to make them a most desirable class of plants. Grown as pot plants for summer or winter decoration, they have but few equals; they are also very useful for baskets or vases, or for bedding out in half shady places on the lawn, flowering pro- fusely during the whole summer. 15 cts. each, except where noted. Alba Perfecta Graiuliflora. This variety clo.sely resembles Begonia Rubra in foliage and growth ; has beautiful pure white blossoms. Briiantii. Foliage a very bright green ; quite large: pure white flow- ers, borne in great profusion. 25c. Digswelliana. Flowers dark crim- son, center pink; very free bloomer; a beautiful variety. Dreggii. Pure white flowers, freely produced ; fine foliage ; a very pretty sort. Hybrida Miiltillora. Rosy pink. Metallica. A fine, erect-growing Beginia, with dark, rough leaves; the surface is a lustrous bronze-green; veins de- pressed and dark red. A free bloomer The panicles of unopened buds are bright red, with surface like plush ; when open the flower is waxy white. This Begonia is a splendid house plant. SIcBetbii. Of the VVeltoniensis type, with very deeply indented leaves, which are fine and small. Shrubby in growth, and very free flowering, being constant the year round. White flowers, waxy in texture, and carried in panicles. Rioinifolia. Very large palmate leaves, and showy, rose purple flowers; stems red; leaves silvery and dark green marked. 25 cts. Sangiiinna. The deep red-leaved variety ; one of the handsomest grown. 20 cts. Sutton’s White Perfection. This is a seedling of the Semperflorens class. In this Begonia we have the finest white both for market and cut-flower purposes we have seen. It is a continuous bloomer both summer and winter, and is beautiful in cut- flower work. Plant of strong robust growth; foliage dark green; flowers large and of a beautiful pearly white, borne on long stems. 20 cts. Robusta. Bright carmine flowers ; verv free bloomer. Rubra. This is one of the finest .acquisitions to our winter flowering plants ; the leaves are of the darkest green, the flowers large, ruby red, glossy and wax-like. This pecu- liarity is so marked that when plants are placed singly in a room the glossy appearance of the leaves and flowers gives the idea that they are artificial rather than natural. Is popular wherever known, and will please all who grow it. 15 cts. Semperllorens .Alba. An old and popular variety, with bright glossy green foliage and white flowers. Stands the sun well, and is always in bloom. 10 cts. Sandcr.sonii. Scarlet: fine for winter blooming. Schinirttii. Anew variety with bronze-colored leaves; of dwarf, dense growth, with a profusion of rosy white flowers. VV’eltoiiicnsis. Exceedingly fine, shrubby habit, with strong green leaves and bright crimson stems ; flowers waxy pink, very profuse in winter and summer ; a distinct and desirable sort ; stands the sun well ; a good bedding sort. One of the finest hardy garden plants ; when i Begonia Rubra. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 19 BEGONIA REX. Grown for the great beauty of their foliage, gated, and marked with a peculiar silvery metallic gloss. 25 cents. The leaves are large, beautifullylvarie- BOaVARDlAS. These are among the most important plants for winter blooming. For bedding they are excellent, beginning to bloom in July and continuing until frost, when they can be lifted and put in the house, where they will continue to flower through winter. 20 cts. CACTUS. Cacti are prized, not only for their curious appearance, but also for their blooming quali- ties, many of them producing flowers of re- markable beauty. Keei> them dry and warm and they will thrive. We have a good col- lection of the best kinds from Southern and Western Texas. 15 to 50 cents each ; as- sorted varieties, $3 per dozen. CALADlUmS. Esculentuin. (Elephant’s Ear.) The most striking distinct ornamental foliage plant in cultivation ; desirable for pot or tub cul- ture, and fine for bedding out. With a Group of Cacti, plentiful supply of water, the leaves may be grown from four to six feet long. 25 cents. FANCY-LEAVED CAUADlU/nS. For ornamental foliage plants for summer, nothing can equal the gorgeous coloring of the Fancy Caladiums. They are of easy culture, thriving best in pots or boxes in the house or in shaded places out-of-doors. 85 cents each, except where noted. Annibal. Crimson veins on green ground ; spotted with carmine. Berosc. Deep green, spotted red, veined crimson ; light green center. BoiUlieu. Bright crimson center, deep green margin. Candida. Clear white ground, strongly marked ribs. Chantini Splendens. Spotted rose and crimson. Clio Ground color deep rose, shaded white ; green ribs and margin. 40 cents. Diana. Rich green spotted, red center, crimson rayed. E. G. Henderson. Green, spotted rose, rayed crimson. Gerard Dow. Pale yellow, red veins, carmine mid rib. La I'erle du Bresil. White and green ; trans- parent. r/.-Vlbane. White, with green veins ; large. Loplay. Green, marked white, veined crimson. Mad. ‘F. Koohelein. White ground, violet ribs, green veins. Mar,jolin Sbart’er. White, veined rosy lake. 40 c. Mon. d. Linden. White with metallic reflections, coral-rose veins and green border. 40 cents. Mad. A. Bien. Green, with white blotches and scarlet veins. Meyerbeer. White, veins green, mid-rib red. Napoleon HI. Flamed crimson center on green ground. Sanchoiiiatiiin. Crimson center and ribs, pea- green margin. Sieboldii. Fiery red center, spotted red. Velasquez. Carmineground.crimson veins, pink spots, green border. 40 cents. Ville de 3 Iulbouse. Green and white, shaded rose ; rich green center. Fancy Caladium. ROB ERT DRUM M & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. CA/T\PSlDia/n FlLlClFOLIUm. An elegant hard-wooded vine, with foliage beautifully divided as any fern frond. Few vines are so beautiful or so ex- cellently adapted to house culture. Its hard-wooded character enables it to withstand the atmosphere of the room where other plants would suffer, and being nearly hardy, it is not Injured by a low temperature. 20 cents each. CEREUS GRAND!- FLORLIS. (Night-Blooming Cereus. Flowers straw color, remarkable for their beauty and sweetness ; they begin to open about 7 p. M., and con- tinue until after midnight, and are from nine to eleven inches across. 15 cents. CENTALIREA GY/A- NOCARPA. (Dusty Miller.) Large, showy plants, which grow about four feet high, with broad, richly-colored leaves, giving them a great value in semi-tropical gardening. They look best in groups, and can be handsomely combined with Caladiums and similar plants. The flowers are borne in spikes at the top of the plant, and are usually of the shades of orange, red and yellow. 15 c. Canna. Silvery gray foliage, contrasting well with dark foliage plants, in ribbon lines ; also form a very pretty speci- ment plant in a pot, or in a vase or rustic baskets, and very good. 10 cents each, 75 per dozen. GANNAS. * CALLA ETHlOPiCA. The well known Egyptian Lily, or Lily of the Nile. A fine house plant of the easiest culture ; requires plenty of water during the growing season, from October to May. Dry bulbs, 25 cents each ; large plants in pots, 50 cents to $i each. CALLA RICHARDIA mACULATA. A plant belonging to the same order as the Calla Ethiopica, with beautifully spotted flowers abundantly during the summer months, planted out in the open border. The flowers are shaped like those of a Calla, and are pure white, shaded with violet inside. It IS a deciduous plant ; kept dry in winter and starts in spring like a Dahlia. 20 cents. CESTRUm PARQUl. (Night Blooming Jessamine.) A plant of strong shrubby growth, with small greenish-white blossoms, with a delight- ful odor, which is dispensed freely during the night only; of easy cultivation, is to 2s cents earh ^ o -.o CLERODENDRON. Balfouri. A beautiful hot-house climber ; flowers borne in pendant clusters : corolla dark scarlet, the tube encased in a pure white sack like calyx. 25 cents, ra^rans. Plant of dwarf habit ; flowers pinkish wliite, double and very fragrant. 25 c. CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 31 CARNATIONS. Carnations are quite hardy in this latitude, and may be left out all winter. Planted out in April they will commence flowering in early summer and will continue until checked by heavy frosts in winter. Except where noted, 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. Buttercup. Deep rich golden yellow', with a few clear streaks of carmine. 20 cents. Crimson King. Dark crimson- maroon. Chas. Sumner. Large bright pink, fringed. Dawn. Delicate rosy salmon, changing to pure white at the edge. 20 cents. Dora Copperileltl. Dark ma- roon with scarlet shadings ; very large double flowers. 25 cents. Hlnze’s Wliite. One of the finest white Carnations in cultivation ; flowers very large and of per- fect shape; color white. with a delicate lint of pink. Field of Gold. Pure yellow, with no stripe.. 20 cents. Grace Wilder. Delicate pink ; free bloomer. 15 cents. John McCullough. Fine scar- let ; e.vtra. Ija Purite. Color beautiful pink ; free bloomer. E. G. Hill. The finest scarlet yet introduced, of vigorous, healthy growth and very free. 20cents. Mrs. W. P. Brady. Yellow, striped crimson. Pres. De Graw. Pure white; vigorous and free. Pres. Garfield. Rich vermilion ; good bloomer; flowers large and of good form. Sec. Windom. Intense vermil- ion scarlet. The Century. Strong healthy grower and constant bloomer : rich glowing carmine color, and strong clove scent. 15 cents. Venus. Light canary yellow; robust and free. 15 cents. CUPHEA PLATY- CENTRA. (Ladles* Cigar Plant.) A choice well known everbloom- ing plant, growing about twelve inches in height. A fine pot plant, useful for bedding in front lines in flower borders. Is of neat habit, loaded the entire season with scarlet, tubu- lar, pendulous flowers. Worthy of a place in every flower gaiden. lo cents. CYPERUS ALTERNlFOLiaS. A grass-like plant, throwing up stems to the height of about two feet, surmounted at the top by a cluster or whorl of leaves, diverging horizontally, giving the plant a very curi- ous appearance. A splendid plant for the center of baskets, vases or Wardian cases, or as a water-plant. 25 and 50 cents. 23 ROBERT DRUMM & CO.. FORT WORTH, TEXAS. CLE/tVATlS. This family of plants is noted for their rapid but slender growth, delicate foliage and profusion of lovely bloom throughout the summer. Cocci nea. Perfectly hardy, and a rapid grower- The leaves are deep shining green ; flowers bell-shaped, and of the most intense coral scarlet. 50 cents. Jackmanni. This is perhaps the most popu- lar of the new fine perpetual Clematis. The flowers are large, of intense violet purple, and remarkable for their intense velvety richness ; a strong grower and hardy. $i each. Plaininula. An old variety, highly prized for the fragrance of its small white flowers, and its small dark green leaves, which remain on the plant very late. 50 cents. Crispa. Flowers produced singly on long stalks, abundant, and one and a-half inches long; lilac purple and delightfully fragrant. 50 cents. Lady Caroline Nevilie. Fine flowers from six to seven inches in diameter; delicate blush white, with a broad purplish lilac band in the center of each sepal. 75 cents. Miss Bateman. A magnificent plant, both in growth and flower; the blooms are large, of good shape ; pure white, banded with creamy white down the center of each sepal. 75 cents. Henryi. A magnificent large white flower ; a free grower and most profuse bloomer. 50 cents. Lanuginosa. Light azure blue. 50 cents. Jean d’Arc. Flowers white, large and per- fect, with three pale blue stripes on each petal. 60 cents. Clematis Coccinea. COLEUS. 10 cents each, 76 cents per dozen. Asa Gray. Beautifully mottled green, crimson and white. Captivation. The deeply toothed leaves are bright green, with a feathered center of sul- phur yellow, which is flushed with a pale tint of rosy purple. Flambeau. Richly colored, exceedingly attractive ; the leaves have a broad surface of rich velvety maroon, with bar of bright magenta, bordered by a narrow edge of olive. Firebrand. Maroon, flamed and shaded with brilliant fiery red. Golden Bedder. Bright golden yellow. John Goode. Yellow. Clare. Velvety crimson, green margined. Kentish Fire. Bright carmine ; crimson and green serrated edge. Midnight. Maroon, flamed crimson. Mrs. Cooper. Golden yellow, green margined. Mrs. J. Schultz. Bright golden yellow ground, with bright scarlet and carmine markings, Mrs. Humphreys. Light claret, rimmed yellow. Negro. Very dark foliage. Prince of Prussia. Crimson scarlet, )'ellow margin. Progress. Dark olive green, blotched with purple, crimson and gold ; the most distinct yet introduced. Haiuhow. Maroon, yellow edge. Speciosa. Green, with light yellow center. Setting Still. Rich bronze crimson, bright golden edge. Spotted Gem. Yellow, blotched crimson, green and orange ; very effective. Tesselata. Evenly margined with green and yellow ; strong grower. Verscliaffelti. Rich velvety crimson ; one of the best for bed- ding out. Zebra. Yellow, crimson and green streaked ; striking. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 23 Comle de Germiny. CHRYSANTME/nU/nS. W ITH THE exception of the rose, no flower has gained so extensive a popu- larity as the Chrysantliemuni. Never in the history of any flower has so much interest been manifested as there is in this flower of to day. The Chrysanthemum is the people’s flower, as it appeals directly to the heart, and bears but slightly on the purse. , . „ Our list is the largest and most complete to be found anywhere m lexas. it contains none but good varieties, and embraces the best of the old varieties that were popular many years ago, together with the best and newest varieties of the past two years. Always plant Chrysanthemums in an open spot where they will have sunslnne each day. Make the soil rich with manure or bone dust; liquid manure may be given occasionally. Stake each plant, tying it loosely, so that the wind will not injure the branches. Pot-grown plants delight in great quantities of water. If for bloom indoors they should he lifted about the ist of October and potted. Set m a shady place for a few days after thoroughly drenching with water. Afterwards expose them to the full light, but do not keep warmer than fifty degrees. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen, except where noted; one hundred, in a hundred different varieties, $6.50. JAPANESE VARIETIES. The following list has no “ chafl ” in it, hut includes the very best varieties, both of American and European origin. We shall be glad to make selections for our friends who are unacquainted with the sorts. , , • The Japanese varieties are, of course, the most variable in form and coloring, and are perhaps the most admired. The list of varieties we ofler has been selected as the most distinct. AbU-el-Kader. Rich deep maroon crimson ; petals twisted ; a beautiful and distinct va- riety ; large and fine. 34 ROBERT DKUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. Belle Fauie. Very large ; center of each petal purest white, distinctly edged with rose. Blanche Neige. One of the largest and purest white flowers; a magnificent flower— a gem. Bras Koiige. Velvety crimson-maroon, with reverse of petals deep bronze. Bicolor. Enormous large flat flowers ; red, striped with orange. 15 cents. ’ Christmas Eve. Magnificent w'hite; each petal curves and twists, the whole forming a ball of peculiar appearance ; the latest of all Chrysanthemums — good at Christmas. Comte tie Germiny. Very large flowers and remarkably broad petals of a rich orange brown ; reverse of petals silvery bronze. The parent of many of the finest sorts grown. Itavid Allen. Very large; chrome-yellow outside ; center crimson red. 15 cents. Buchess. Enormous red flowers ; very free and distinct. Belicatum. Blush ; very large ; petals bro.ad and flat, tapering to a point. Domination. A grand variety, with erect petals ; blush, with rosy base, slightly fringed. flowers of a beautiful amaranth color, reverse ofTemkwhitr’''' P^ony-shaped Euchaius. Outer petals broad and reflexed, of the [mrest white ■ the center deeo vellow Elaine. Pure white ; one of the very best ""'“^X'ViVved a^d I'wiste^^^^^ -o^t grace- Prizou; Pure golden yellow ; flowers large and perfect ■ a verv earlv varietv ternaml I oral. Soft rose, shaded mauve and suffused cream color - large and fine whftrvaHet?er'’"*''’'' "-hite, in clusters ; one of the best ®'”vyrv shade ; flowers Gramliflorum. Flowers of immense size, often six inches in diameter - petals verv broad, incurving, so as to form a solid ball of the purest golden yellow ’zrcei ts ^ Gr-rSri"lov-,P°'n " variety ; early and distinct ‘ ' Urace h io>d. Deep rose color, large and free ”"t!;,rdf “"reToMen^'y^eTor”"" crimson, with Chrysanthemums ; free and good. T ’rf II - , enormous flower of great substance, flat ; yellow, with copper center 20 c JeSLa"® WhhrT*® s^'f-colored variety. bloomer ’ expanded ; a very good -"O -‘“•li Julius Caesar. A very distinct color of an entirely new shade, being red orange or the Jeinii/ Y%^Vrklan?l"‘ Hi”" ”1°'""''® ^ smooth in outfine. 15 cints Kaia Kant'n ^ '^^ge heads. Imrd Bvro^, A 'varin chrome shade. I adl «Ju? ^ magnificent large variety ; very distinct orange, tipped with red iscts irp-ivnr ^ '^^g^PVre "•'!“« variety of the greatest merit ; quite early® i’nSde'. elegant incurved shape ; outside petals are white; dark rose M. Planclieiiau. Mauve, shaded rose and silver ; early - extra Manhattan. Lavender rose, with a distinct white line down the center of each petal Moonlight. Immense flowers of pure white; very beautiful Mad. C. .-Vudiffiuer. Flowers of the purest rosy pink ; a gem. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 25 Mrs. J. B. Wilson. This is probably the finest white Japanese Chrysanthemum ever sent out. Beautiful ivory white ; of immense size, being fully seven inches in diame- ter, and of unusual substance ; petals very broad and long, giving the flower a very bold and strong expression. 25 c. Mrs. C. Carey. Pearly white, much curved and twisted. M. Castel. Bright rich crimson, rever.se of petals rich golden yellow. Mrs. B. Brett. A distinct variety, dif- fering from all other varieties in its pe- culiar plum-like flowers and rich color- ing of pure gold ; a gem. Mrs. John Thorpe. Brilliant crimson, very decided in coloring ; opens in whor's ; a grand cut flower. 20 cents. M. Cochet. Silvery white, suffused rose, reverse of petals carmine-violet. M. Boyer. Petals very long and twisted ; beautiful silvery lilac rose. M. Buchard. Bronze; large and full. M. Itonx. Beautiful dark crimson, white center. Pietro Diaz. Flowers of deepest red garnet with golden reflex. 15 cents. Chrysanthemum, Mrs. J. B. Wilson. President Garfield. Brightest carmine ; large flowers and very disttnct ; a notable variety of great beauty. President Cleveland. Delicate blush, changing to pure white ; a fine variety. 15 cents. Peter the Great. A most showy bright lemon-yellow, with beautiful foliage and habit. Bed Dragon. Bright red flowers, blotched and splashed w'ith yellow ; early. Bed Gauntlet. Rich crimson red ; of good size, in compact heads. Bobert Bottoinley. A magnificent white variety. Makes a fine specimen plant, iscts. Source d’ Or. Golden twisted florets, tipped yellowish brown ; large flower. Syringa. Lilac; of immense size, center petals increasing, other petals very irregular. Sadie Martiuot. Golden yellow. Snowstorm. Pure white, distinct and free — hence its name. Souv. de Mt. Blanc. Pure white, petals long and twisted ; one of the very best. 15 cts. Thunherg. Flowers very large ; of a pure primrose shade of yellow. Tokio. Deep reddish bronze, shaded yellow. Talfourd Salter. Red and carmine. Tubiflortim, Delicate pale rose mauve, passing to white; a flower of novel form and ef- fect. 20 cents each, White Dragon. Pure white. W. K. Harris. This variety forms perfect balls of nankeen yellow; at first it shows a light red center. 20 cents. CHINESE CHRYSANTHEmamS. In this group will be found the varieties that are smooth in outline and of regular shape. The Chinese section is growing rapidly into favor, and w'hile perhaps there are not as many admirers of them as of the Japanese, they are fast getting deeper and deeper into the affections of the people. Autumn Glow. Sulphur yellow ; large and full. Alfred Salter. Deep rosy pink ; large and fine. Barbara. Rich orange amber ; large, and one of the most perfectly incurved. Bouquet Blanche. Pure white ; intermediate late. Beverley. Creamy white; broad incurved florets of fine form. Beauty of Stoke Newington. Beautifully incurved ; lilac blush ; fine for decoration. Culliiigfordii. Rich crimson, shaded scarlet ; the flowers are very large and reflexed ; fine and distinct. 20 cents. Diana. Purest white ; large and full ; very fine. Emily Dale. Pale .straw color. Flngal. Violet purple ; broad petals, flowers quite globular ; incurved, very fine. Golden Empress. Primrose yellow ; fine show flower ; incurved. Golden Beverley. Flowers large and perfectly incurved. Golden Queen of England. Very large; rich lemon yellow ; one of the best ; incurved. Guernsey Pride. Yellow; fine large blooms ; incurved, extra. George Glenny. Beautiful lemon white ; very fine habit. Golden Prince. Primrose yellow ; very free. Hero of Stoke Newington. Rosy blush, shaded purple. Helvetic. Carmine, shaded amaranth, with silver center. 26 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. Incariiata. Clear rose, passing to white ; very pretty and distinct ; a good sort. Jardin des Plantes. Bright golden yellow; splendid color ; incurved. Lady St. Clair. Pure white, large and full ; early and fine. Lord Wolseley. A grand variety; rich deep bronzy- red, shaded purple. Lippi II cot. Large, pure white. Margaret of York. Very fine sulphur )'ellow ; extra. Mrs. George Riindle. One of the most beautiful white Chrysanthemums in culti- vation. Mrs. N. Hallock. Snowy white; areally valuable ac- quisition. Mr. Bunn. Probably this is the very finest of all in- curved yellow Chrysanthe- mums. M’d’lle Madeleine Tezier. White, delicately tinted blush. Mad. Aristee. Beautiful quilled yellow flowers ; a very distinct and pleasing variety. New M. Roux. Paeony- shaped flowers of a pure chamois color ; extra fine. Verschaffiiie. Early flowering ; of a rich lilac rose, each petal pointed with white • flow- ers medium size, globular; very free flowering. Webb’s Queen. Soft silvery rose ; early. Chinese Incurved Chrysanthemum. POMPON, ANEMONE AND QUILLED CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Large crimson flowers, very Acquisition. Clear rose lilac ; yellow center, very high and round • fine Alba Nana. Pure white ; small, compact. Anais. Rosy lilac, golden center. Black Douglass. This is one of the handsomest Pompons. free ; extra bright and cheerful. 25 cents. Bob. Dark brown crimson, fine color; a great favorite, and fine for specimens. Kanny. Maroon red, free and fine. King of the Anemones. Rich crimson ; petals. L’Orangere. Beautiful clear apricot yellow, of an attractive shade ; very free and fine. Marabout. Beautifully fringed ; white. Model of Perfection. Rich lilac, edged pure white ; very distinct and pretty. M’lle Matl)ilcle Royiiaiid. Rose, with yellow center, tipped with white. Xellie Haiiiford. Buff. Princess Ijouise. Delicate rosy lilac; full high center ; fine ; early. SINGLE VARIETIES. Anemone Flowered, The.se are certainly the most valuable for cut flowers. They are little or no trouble to grow, produce many blooms, and last long. Attraction. Long and pure white petals, shaded toward the edges with rose ; center yellow. 15 c. lilaiicbe Coles. Pure white, with long slender petals. IS cents. Hamlet. Fine chestnut. Mrs. Giibbins. Very large, creamy white, much twisted : fine habit ; large yellow disc. Mrs. Robert.son. Very large.creamy white ; petals much twisted. CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 27 DAHLIAS. well known autumn-flowering plants, f beautiful form, varying in color from the purest white to the darkest maroon. Dry roots, 25 cents each, S2.50 per dozen. DAPHNE INDICA. An evergreen greenhouse shrub, with fine pinkish white, deliciously sweet flowers ; blooms from Janu- ary to April. 50 cents. DIANTHUS. Double hardy pinks ; of rich colors and sweet clover scent. 75 cents per dozen. DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. (From China.) One of the most popular of our tuberous-rooted Single Dahlia. plants. It is perfectly hardy, and equally adapted 3 out-door planting or forcing for early spring blooming. It will produceds^wy acemes of delicate pink and white ieart-shai>ed flowers from February to tpril in the greenhouse, flowering in the ipen ground in May and June. 25 to 50 lents each. DRACENA. Beautiful ornamental-leaved plants, much used for centers of baskets or stands ; they prefer shade. Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage; the showiest of the Drac*nas ; very ornamental as a parlor plant or in rustic baskets, etc. 50 and 75 cents Indivisa. Narrow grass-like foliage. 25 cents. EUPHORBIA SPLEN' DENS. This is a curious plant, having but r 1 Dielytra Spectabilis. Ficus Elastica. few leaves, \ut is covered'. over with thorns one-half inch 1 blooms freely in winter and summer ; flowers scarlet, in clusters. 10 and 20 cents. EUCHARIS A/TVAZONICA. Amaronian Lily : large, pure white, fragrant flowers, full four inches in diameter, and are produced in abundance on strong plants. It each. Kla-stica. (India Rubber Tree.) Very 'a'‘ge- , s'"®®*';- leaves; evergreen foliage ; generally esteemed one of the finest house plants grown, the plants attaining a large size and tree shapl A very fine plant for the lawn or bay window ; not hardy. Australis. Smaller leaves than the above. $i each. FORGET-/AE-NOT. (Myosotis Palustris.) It delights in partly shaded moist places ; flowers in clusters, light blue. 10 cents. 88 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. FUCHSIAS. uchsias delight in a rich, light soil, and may be grown either as pot plants, or planted out of doors. In all cases they must have plenty of water and be protected from the hot mid-day sun. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen, except where noted. Ainii’al Miot. Plant very bushy and free blooming; double co- rolla, clear prune color ; sepals brilliant red. 15 cents. Bulgaria. Sepals red ; corolla violet prune ; large, single. Col. Borgnis Besbordes. Free blooming, dwarf; singlie corolla clear violet; sepals salmon rose. Crepuscule. Tube and sepals dark red ; corolla double, vio- let, striped with rose. Brame. Corolla beautiful blue, large and double ; sepals re- flexed and red. 15 cents. Buke of Albany, Corolla sin- gle, purplish red ; tube and se- pals red. Be Mirbel. Sepals bright red ; large single corolla, rose and violet. Enfant Prodigue. Flowers large; corolla double, violet blue ; sepals short, red ; plant very free. 35 cents. Gustave Bore. Double white. Joseph Bosain. Double purple. Be Ma,jestueux. Sepals white ; corolla rosy carmine; flower single, plant vigorous. 25 cts. liustre Improved. An improve- ment on the old favorite ; co- rolla brilliant scarlet ; tube and ^les. I<. Gunther. Large; double lilac. I euelope. A «rand single white. Tele#?raph. Corolla violet ; sepals red. 20 cents, speciosa. Orange carmine. ”rub’[fa^dTargr\s^rs" Sepals rosy coral; corolla clear blush ; flowers Fuchsia, Storm King. FEVERFEW. " r^cems pyrTozem°'^"" «nts each, FESTUCA GLAtlCA. A graceful, bluish green grass ; fine for hanging baskets, etc. 10 cents. FRAGARIA INDICA. is likeThe irr^lwVtin ys to the same class, and IS scarlet and remains long upon the plant. Handsome for LstTor for CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 9 FERNS. GLADIOLUS. Good assortment, 25 cents to $i each. Handsome specimens SO cents to each ; smaller plants, 15 cents. of Maiden Hair Ferns, FARFUGlLim GRANDE. A beautiful ornamental foliage plant ; leaves nearlly round, of dark glossy green, with numer- ous cream-colored spots and blotches ; flowers light purple. 30 cents. GNAPHALlUm LANAGUm. A downy white foliaged plant of creeping habit, admirably adapted for the front lines of rib- bon borders : also a fine basket plant. 10 cents. The Gladiolus is the most beautiful of the summer or tender bulbs, with tall spikes of flow- ers, some two feet or more in height, often several from the same bulb. The flowers are of almost every desirable color, brilliant scarlet, crimson, creamy white, striped, blotched and spotted in the most curious manner. Set the bulbs from six to nine inches apart, and about four inches deep. Plant from middle of March to first of June. It is a good way to plant at two or three different times, ten days or two weeks apart. This will give a succession of bloom from July to Novem- ber. In the fall, before hard frost, take up the bulbs, remove the tops, leave to dry in the air for a few days, and store in some cool place, secure from the frost until spring. 10 cents each, 75 cts. per dozen. Collection of Kerns. HELIOTROPES. These plants are universal favorites on account of their delightful fragrance. Flower equally well as bedding plants in summer, or as pot plants in the house dur- ing winter. ^ , 10 cents each, SI per dozen, except where noted. Evening Star. Light blue, very fragrant ; a profuse bloomer, and one of the best for outdoors. Mad. tie liloiiay. Large truss, nearly pure white. 15 cents. Swanley Giant. Carmine rose; the size of truss is immense, often measuring ten inches in diameter ; of the most exquisite fragrance. 15 cents. Alliert Ifcleaux. Foliage beautifully variegated green and yellow ; flowers large, bright lavender. 15 cents. Jersey Beauty. The best purple. Pres. Garfield. Dark purple. Mrs. David AVood. A new semi-double, with im- mense trusses, fine habit, free bloomer ; flowers very lasting. 25 cents. A'iolet Queen. Deepest violet purple, with long, almost pure white eye ; very fragrant ; vigorous habit and very floriferous ; new. AATiite I;ady. A strong growing, free branching plant; very profuse bloomer ; flowers large and of the purest white. HOYA CARNOSA. (Wax Plant.) A climbing plant, with thick, fleshy leaves, bearing flesh-colored, star-shaped flowers ; one of the best plants for house culture, as it stands the extremes of heat and cold better than most plants, and is not easily injured by neglect. 25 cents. 30 ROBEKT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. HELIANTHUS /ALILTIFLORLIS PLENUS. growing to the height of three to four feet : flowers a rich golden yellow, very double and as large as a a ricn mediuni-sized Dahlia. Much prized as corsage flowers. It begins to bloom in July and con- tinues until frost. This should be in every col- lection of plants, as it certainly is one of the finest hardy yellow flowering plants in cultiva- tion. 15 cents each, two for 25 cents. HIBISCUS. A beautiful class of greenhouse shrubs, with handsome glossy foliage and large showy flowers, often measuring six inches in diameter ; they succeed admirably bed- ded out during the summer. 15 cents each, except where noted. Aiirantiaca. Large double orange-colored flowers. 20 cents. Collerii. Double flowers, buff yellow, with a scarlet base, very distinct ; a new variety from the South Sea Islands. 20 cents. Cooperii. Beautifully variegated foliage white, green and pink. ’ Grandiflora. Rich, glossy foliage, with son scarlet flowers. Rosa Sinensis. Bright red, single flowers. Miniatus. Semi-double flowers, brilliant ver- milion scarlet; very handsonu . Rubra. Double variety, with large red flowers Sub- Violaceous. This is the largest flower- ing of the Hibiscus family ; of a beautiful shade of bright crimson, tinted with violet Versicolor. Very large single flowers, beau- tifully striped crimson, rose and white. SchJzopetalu.s. A beautiful and distinct kind with drooping pendulous, reflected, orange red and laciiiated petals ; highly valuable for training to the pillars of greenhouses • of climbing habit. 25 cents. Deimisonii. The most distinct of all Hibiscus. _ ail iiiui&CUS. tlower gets older changes to pure white. 25 cents. Helianthus Multiflorus Plenus. Color a delicate carmine, and as the IVY. Engli.sli. The well known evergreen climber ; quite hardy lo to 2S cents beuecio ScaiKlens. (German or Parlor Ivy.) A more rapid growing and more succu lent kind; well adapted for covering trellis work quickij or training in the parlor ; leaves glossy green and flowers yellow, in clusters. lo cents. Keuilworth Ivy. (Lunaria Cymbalaria.) A neat and delicate plant of trailing habit, with small bright green "'X'Shaped leaves, and small light violet-colored flowers ; well adapted for hanging baskets, vases, etc. lo cents! Cri-ouiirt Ivy. A low creeping plant ; suitable for rockeries, baskets, etc. lo cents. IPO/TVEA NOCTIPHITON. (Evening Glory or Moon Flower.) A rapid growing plant of the Morning Glory family, with pure white moon like flowers, six inches in diameter which open at night. Asa rapid climber for covering arbors' verandas, trellises, trees or walls, it has no superior. 15 cts! imPATlENS SULTANI. Of compact, neat habit, and a perpetual bloomer- the flowers are a peculiar briUiant rosy scarlet color, one and a-half inches in diameter, and produced very freely is Moon Mower. cents each, $1.50 per dozen, y ireeiy. 15 31 CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. IRIS. Their rich colors, quaint forms and sweet perfume, render many ^ , M ^ interest and beauty to the Orchids. If they were better known they would be more extensively planted, as they are very cheap. When planted in clumps, and al- lowed to remain undisturbed, they improve in beauty every successive year. If you order any bulbs, try a few Iris, and you will be pleased with them. Enslish. All colors. 50 cents per dozen. Mont HUuic. The only pure white English Iris in cultivation. 15 cents each. Spanish Mixed. 25 cents per dozen, $1.25 per 100. Spanish Named. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen. Pavonia. Pure white, blue spotted. 5 cents each, .so cents per dozen. Gerinah. 10 cents each, $i per dozen. Susiana. (The Large Mourning Iris.) Lilac, spotted black ; very large flower. 25 cents each, S2.50 per dozen. j,- i Tuberosum. (The Snake’s Head Ins.) The interior petals black, edged with deep green. '10 cents each, $i per dozen. jAsmiNums. jlrand Duke. Grandifloruin. From India. Flowers pure white, star-shaped, of exquisite fragrance ; blooms from October until May without in- termission. 15 cents. A variety with double, creamy white flowers ; fragrant. 25 cents. LaiUanas. dUSTlClA. A handsome fall and winter blooming plant, bearing large spikes of lilac and white flowers. Carnea. Pink. 15 cents. Hydrangoides. White. 15 cents. LANTANAS. This desirable class of plants are annually growing in favor, development. dozen, except where noted. Aurantiaca. Large, orange red ; flue. I^Jiac ^.^;^.^nng habit, neat growing and one of the very prettiest. I s edits r'rkUitfiii l^nll Brieht orange ; one of the best bedders. Haiiett’s Perfeefion. Foliage variegatef with yellow and lilac flowers. Hendersoni. Flowers large, saffron changing to butt. LOBELIA. Among the most useful plants for hanging baskets, or row in ribton lines. Their dwarf habit, and the profusion of their flowers, render them exceedingly ornamental. • Erinus Speciosa. Of trailing growth ; flowers of ^'^P^'^AVdAThato^^ cent^ ' Alba Ma.x ima. Showy white flowers, of drooping and spreading habit. 10 cent . 32 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. LILIES. Lilies do not receive the attention in Texas that they deserve. tier or more easily grown. Harrisii Lily. No flower is pret- — . V. giuwn. We offer the fol- lowing varieties as being desirable for Texas. Lilium Auratuiii. (Gold-Banded Lily.) The flowers, spotted w ith maroon, and a golden band through the cen- ter of each petal. 25 to 50 cents. ^ Gaiiduluin. (Annunciation Lily) The well erc^y Caiulidam Plore Plena. Same as above, but double. 40 cents each, $4 per dozen Harrisii. (Bermuda Easter Lily). Large pure white ; free bloomer. 25 to 50 cents. ’ ^ ettch”'*” yellow, with crimson spots. $i Longifloruni. Snow white and fragrant. 2s cts each, $2.50 per dozen. Thun^rgianuni. Scarlet. 15 cents each. Si ,0 per dozen. > if* Tigrinnin. (Tiger Lily). Salmon, spotted with black ; sing e. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. Tigrinum Flore Plena. (Double Tiger Lily) Very hardy; a good bloomer; floweri orange- red, double. 20 cents each, $2 per dozen. LEONOTIS LEONORUS. An old plant recently reintroduced, producing long terminal spikes of beautiful orange colored flowers ; treated in the same manner as Chrysan- themums, they will flower continually from the early part of September until mid-winter. mESE/r\BRYANTHE/T\tJ/rVS. (Ice Plant.) beds^'iftr baskets, vases, rock work, or for bedding beds, etc. Its succulent character enables it to stand the hot sun out as borders to flower admirably. 10 cents. muSA ENSETE. (Abysfnnia Banana.) Planlfor aTatvnr si m "'id-rib. A grand /AIAULLIS AOSCHATLIS. The old well known Musk plant ; much admired by some people. 10 cents. mAURANDYA. pet-s'l,ap"d''SLweVs!"^tceni^^^ purple trum- OLEANDER. ®"i "'ell out of doors in this latitude in summer but should be taken up in the fall and kept in the house or light cellar. It will sur- vive the w inter witii but slight protection 200 miles .south and east of Fort Worth. Large flne plants, 75 cents to $1 each ; small plants, 26 cents each. Splendens. Double pink ; the best of its color, and very fragrant Single White. The hardiest and best bloomer. ^ ^ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 33 /AADEIRA VINE. A very rapid climbing plant, with thick glossy green foliage and fine white fragrant flowers. Winter the tubers in a cellar, same as Dahlias. lo cents each, 6o cents per dozen. OTHONNA CRASSIFOLIA. In habit this somewhat resembles some of our varieties of Sedums. It is excellently adapted for carpeting the ground under shrubs, or as a plant for baskets or vases. It has small, bright yellow, tassel-like flowers, which are borne in great profusion. lo cents. PEPINO OR mELON SHRUB. A shrubby plant of the Solatium family, recently introduced into the United States ft om Central America ; a promising addition to our tropical fruit bearing plants, bearing fruit the size of a goose egg and much the same shape ; of a pale lemon color. Interior of fruit a solid pulp, similar to that of a pear and of a taste resembling that of a fine Muskmelon, with a charming acid flavor, allaying thirst in warm weather ; delicious and whoiesome. The plant is an enormous yielder, commencing to set fruit four to six weeks after being set out, yielding until frost ; grows two to three feet high ; is hardy in the Southern states with a slight protection of roots with straw or evergreen boughs — said to be quite as hardy as the fig and valuable for the South. We offer small, well-rooted pot plants, ready for immediate planting at 20 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. PANDANUS. (Screw Pine.) Elegant decorative plants of the Palm order, which are extra fine for house use. UtiliB. (Screw Pine.) So called from the arrangement of the ieaves on the stem. It is a beautiful plant, excellently adapted for the centers of vases or baskets, or grown as specimens, no plant is better for room culture. 50 cents to $2 each. Veitchii. This splendid variegated Screw Pine is one of the most attractive plants. The leaves are light green, beautifully marked with broad stripes and bands of white ; gracefully curved. $ 1 . PASSIFLORA CONSTANCE ELLIOTT This has become a very popular climbing Passiflora Constance Ellioli. plant. It will live from year to year in the open ground. The flowers are pure white, excepting a very slight coloring at the base of the corolla. To the list of cut flowers and climbing vines it is a decided acquisition. The flowers are of exceedingly attractive form, and produced freely. The plant dies to the ground in the fall, but springs up with renewed vigor in spring, and grows freely. Rarely has as fine a climber as this been of- fered. PLU/ABAGO. <.’ax>ensls. A most beautiful plant, produc- ing freely throughout the summer and fall, large trusses of azure-blue flowers, form- ing a pleasing contrast to the numerous scarlet bedders ; of neat and bushy habit, and the plants can be trimmed into very symmetrical shape ; does well also in pots as a decorative plant. 15 cents. Alba. Pure white; flowers in long racemes; very long. 15 cents. PILEA ARBOREA. A very neat and pretty plant, resembling some of the ferns in general appearance ; its graceful habit makes it desirable for baskets and vases. 10 cents. ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 34 PAEONIES, HARDY HERBACEOUS. A well known genus of plants, noted for their hardiness, ease of culture, vigorous growth in any garden soil, and for the wonder- ful siae and attractiveness of their flowers, which in many sorts are nearly half a foot in diameter, well rounded and perfectly double ; difierent colors. 50 cents each. PANSIES. Pansies are of easy culture. They do best in a rich soil and partial shade, though they grow readily in almost any situation, blooming freely all through the spring and earlv summer. The variety and beauty of their flowers are too well known to need any descrii>tion. The plants we offer are from the best imported German and English seeds, and cannot fail to give satisfac- tion. 60 cents per dozen. PHLOX DRUm/nONDII. Remarkable for the brilliancy and abund- Paeonies, Hardy Herbaceous. ance of their large terminal flowers, completely I'iding the foliage ; the blooms are of many colors, from pure white to deepest purple, eyed and striped. For masses of separate colors and for cutting for bouquets, they are unsurpassed. White, rose, scarlet, deep blood or mixed colors. Give good, rich ground, and set plants six inches apart each way. so cents per dozen. PHLOXES, PERENNIAL. Few plants give greater satisfaction to the amateur than the Phlox. The ease with which they are cultivated, their entire hardiness, their extended season of blooming, and the variety and beautiful colors of the flowers, make them very desirable. They succeed well in any good, rich soil, not over-dry. This collection em- braces every color from purest white to darkest crimson. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. Crozy Fils. Rosy salmon. Elsais Tegiier. Magnificent rose, pur- ple center. Poutcheou. Reddish violet, very large. Gen. Marguerite. Clear lilac, cen- ter white, edge of petals white. J. O. Hanisch. Ijucie Ualtet. Rich lilac, edged white, large white center ; very fine. 25 cents. liaReve. Deep rose striped with white. Dady Musgrove. Pure white, with light purple eye. Princess Gouise. White, with very small pink eye. White Queen. White. PEPEROmiA. Pretty, dwarf growing foliage plants. They require partial sliade and moisture. Good for baskets, etc. Re.sedaflora. Leaves small, flowers white, a constant bloomer ; very handsome. 25 cents. Prostata. A very ornamental b.asket plant, with slender creeping stems, and alternate round leaves. 20cts. Perennial Phlox. CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 35 SALVIAS. Very popular bedding plants, blooming from July until cut down by frost; no other blooming plant affords a more brilliant coloring. Marinorata Nana. A dwarf grower and very profuse bloomer; flowers beautifully marbled scarlet and white. lo cents. , . a Splendens. Covered in autumn with spikes of dazzling scarlet flowers. lo cents. Splendeiis Alba. A pure white flowered variety of the above. lo cents. Pitclierii. New ; blue, dwarf habit ; one of the prettiest and hardiest. 15 cents. SmiLAX. A popular and well known climber with beautiful foliage of dark glossy green, used largely with cut flowers, etc. 10 cents. STOCKS, GER/AAN TEN WEEKS. The Stock has for many years been a general favorite. The double flovvers are of great fragrance and beauty. Plants of the best double varieties, to cts. each, ?i per doz. SAXIFRAGA SARAVENTOSA. A handsome plant of low habit ; leaves nearly round, and striped freely with sily^ery bands ; blooms white, and borne in spikes of nearly twelve inches high for hanging bas- kets, vases, etc. This is also known as Strawberry Geranium and Beefsteak Plant. 10 cts. STEViA SERRATA. A very desirable winter blooming variety, never exceeding eighteen inches in height . pure white flowers, fine for cutting. lo cents each, $i per dozen. SOUTHERN WOOD. The old favorite English sweet- scented plant. 15 cts. each, two for 25 c. SOLANU/n JASmi- NOIDES. A beautiful climber for the house in winter, requiring but little care and pro- ducing clusters of white flowers. 10 cts. SANSEVERA ZEY- LANICA. Sword-like leaves ; green, marbled with lighter shade. 50 cents. 5UBEROSES. Everybody in Texas may have Tuberoses for the mere planting of them, if they have large sound bulbs to plant and rich soil in which to grow them. Dwarf Pearl. It is more double than the common variety, and is of dwarf- ish habit. Flowers in great profu- sion and very sweet. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen. Early Single. An early bloomer, and deliciouslv fragrant. 10 cents. Variegated.' A handsome variegated foliage single variety. Leaves beau- tifully margined and striped with creamy white and green. 10 cents. Double Italian. A tall growing, very double and fragrant variety. 10 cts. Pearl Tuberose. 3(4 UOBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. Verbena. 5RADESCANTIA. The following varieties of Tradescantia (often called Wandering Tew) have beautifully market! foliage, and are fine for hanging baskets and vases, or for house culture, as they will endure almost any hardship if liberally supplied with water. Zcbrina. Leaves dark green, with a silvery stripe. lo cents. MiUUc^Ior. Beautifully striped with white, crimson and olive green ; sometimes sports. VERBENAS. The Verbena IS too well known to need any recommenda'ion. It commences to flower and spread from the first day the plants are set, until late in the autumn every day becoming better and handsomer. If Verbenas are pegged down to the ground as they grow, the plants will extend rapidly, and afford a much greater amount of bloom than if allowed to grow up, when they become “ straggling.” There are several hundred varieties in cultivation, from which we have selected the follow- ing hst as being vigorous growers and free bloomers. This list contains the cream of the old varieties, the Mammoth strain (of which the individual flowers are each as large as a twenty-five cent piece), and the latest introductions. 10 cents each, 76 cents .\ntler. Ruby. Beulah. Deep pink, with small white eye. i Bluebird. Brilliant blue, jiroduciiig large truss. We recommend this variety to any one desiring a blue bed or border. Beauty ol O.vford. Fine large pink. per dozen, S5 per 100. Brilliant de A'a.se. Dark crimson, yel- low eye. Champion. Bright crimson, white eye; vigorous and free flowering. Freddie. Large rosy pink ; fine. Grace Darling:. Violet purple ; beautiful. CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 37 New Mammoth Verbena. Harlequin. White, flaked with rosy pink. Jersey Lily. Pure white. John Brown. Fine dark purple. Lord Craven. Deep crimson. Mattie. Shell pink. 3Iiss Arthur. Dazzling scarlet. Mayflower. Soft glowing pink ; an excel- lent bedding variety. 3Irs. AVoodruft’. Bright scarlet. Mrs. Biuthanan. Pink, shaded center. Maciilata. White, striped scarlet. Negro. Black. Silver Plume. Fine white bedder. Snowflake. White. A'esta. One of the purest vvhites. Zenohia. Dark purple, white eye. NEW VERBENAS, /TVA/tV/AOTH STRAIN. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. Century. Brilliantscarlet,clearwhitecenter. Glow - AA'orin. Brilliant scarlet, perfect Crystal. Pure white. form. Damson. Rich purple mauve, clear white .Jean. Rosy pink, distinct white center. center. Ijapiz-Lazuli. Blue, perfect form. Kdith. Salmon, shaded carmine, center Miss Stout. Carmine scarlet. white. Maltese. Liiac, shaded blue. . Kmily. Royal purple, clear large white 31i*s. Alassey. Salmon (link, large white center. center. VIOLETS. These lovely and sweet-scented flowers are most beaut ful, and the varieties now offered leave little to be desired. 15 cents each. 3Iario Louise. Double ; deep violet blue ; very fragrant and free flowering. Swanley AV'hile. A sport from the popular and well known Marie Ijanise ; similar in habit and freedom of flowering, but of a pure white color. White Czar. Very large, single ; white, sweet-scented. 3S ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, fruit [department. PEACHES. Prices, except where noted, 20 cents each, $2 per dozen, $12 per 100. Amelia. Very large, conical; white, nearly covered with crimson; juicy and melting Ripens July 1st to lolh. Albert Sidney. .Medium, oblong; yellowish white, with red cheek ; flesh melting and of the highest flavor. July. Ale.\ander. Above medium, highly colored : flesh greenish white, very juicy, vinous and of good quality. Matures from May 25th to June loth in Fort Worth. jESr- Many va- rieties have been offered as being earlier or larger than the Alexander, but so far none have proven superior to it. Aiii.sdcii. Same as Alexander. Tree an upright grower and sure bearer. Arkansas Traveler. Creamy white, nearly covered with red. Said to be earlier than Alexander. Beatrice. Small to medium ; deep red and mottled deeper red ; flesh juicy, vinous and of good quality. Ripens after Alexander and before Hale's Early. Bonanza. Large to very large ; white, with red cheek ; fine, very productive. Septem- ber 1st to 15th. * Columbia. Very large ; skin downy, dingy yellow ; juicy and rich. Ripe about July 20th, and continues for a month. Cora. Above medium ; white with a pale red cheek ; flesh white, juicy and well flavored. Middle to end of September. Cr.iwford's Early. Large ; yellow, with red cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy and rich • very productive ; a standard market variety. July ist to loth. ’ Crawford’s Lat .Tacques’ Rareripe. Superb yellow ; productive, ripening with Crawford s Late. Lord'^l^Umerston. Very large; beautiful creamy whita, with a blush cheek; of rich Leopo'ld^.‘*'(CUn^’j*^LV"g^e,^y^^^ and very productive. August ist to Mountain °Rore* ^FruiUarge ;^skhi white, nearly covered with j ^^ 4*1 white, melting, sweet, and delicious flavor. Ripe about June 25th. One of the most Muscog^*.^ °Size'i/rge- skin dingy yellow, nearly covered with crimson, with a red and dark brown cheek, spotted and somewhat striped like the Columbia ,• flesh white, with some red veins around the stone. Melting, juicy and very good. Beginning of Newington Cling. Large, oblong ; white, slightly tinged with red and red cheek ; flesh Old cheek; juicy, sweet Old'^Slixon (fllng.^ The^mostln^^ clingstone grown at this time of ripening. Fruit large oblong ; a wonderful bearer. July 24th to August 5th. u Osceola.’ Large; golden vellow, with orange cheek and a few red veins , flesh go'^en yellow, sweet, buttery and with an apricot flavor. Beginning of September. Free Pine Apple. Skin golden yellow, tinged with dark red ; flesh yellow, slightly red at the stone, iuicy, sub acid, excellent. August. 50 cents. , „ k. Piomiet’s liate. Very large: yellow, with a red cheek; flesh ye^^ow, butler>, rich, sweet and of the highest flavor. Maturing from end of August to middle of Septeni- Stonewan TaXon. A seedling of the Cbiuese Clij ^'cs'i 'biting jm and of hiirh flavor- oblong ; creamy white, with crimson wash. Clingstone, juiy. Steadied Large, greenish white; of good quality and productive. August 25th Freestone. 40 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. “7"no»“i';s, .‘rairsrrS'' ^ “““ 3H £" °'' : j“*=y »"d of fine Waterloo. Medium^ red ; very sweet. First of June. APPLES. Except where noted, 20 cents each, $2 per dozen, siz per 100. "'" b.vi.g..hi.k Veii„, "'n • ''^'■y productive. Ripe June isth to lulv July yp'lb*. ap'd : fib. for cooking and drying. Iki'pe June and ?;ii' ^ irrr.?g.o''X'.r ^ ‘™ SkerlS”'™''' ‘••'Sd' deiiciona, inipniar i .,., vigorou., apreading. hardy ; a Una Smith’s Cider Medium, pale striped ; flavor moderate. ST.rPi.m?n ■ '.’'"•dy..««rly and a most prolific bearer. Grave sfein V ^ ^ if T ’ flavor. Keeps well 1 o- ^®rge, excellent, vigorous ; productive, though not a-sure bearer "th^J I October, and has been kept until the following August Although th.^ap^e cannot be classed as first quality, y^^t it is the most po|u1af winter ^5: Arkansas Black. A new apple from Arkansas. Large ; dark red nearly black • of fine flavor; and a valuable market and keeping variety ;^not tested 50 cems facial p^^ CRAB APPLES. 50 cents each, #5 per dozen. Quaker Beauty. Yellow, sub-acid; bears well in Texas Hvsion'^^ T a^g ■ 1 ’“''P ‘’"c for dessert and cooking. Hjslop. Large; very handsome and popular; fruit deep red ^ g'nof beautiful and popular ; growth rapid and irregular • a good bearer and valuable. Fruit yellow afd'^ed stri,^ed, with d’^^rk ?ed chelf ihe Siberian Bed and Yellow. Well known. Popular in Texas letofsky. (Russian Crab.) Medium ; whitish yellow with crimson stripes • of iinVv hardfand vriuab^’.‘ flavor ; upright, moderate grower with large leaves ; ’extremely PEARS. Except where noted, 50 cents each, *5 per dozen. SUmmER PEARS. rip^is before'ui'e Barfu/L qucbly ; showy and beconiiiig quite popular; CATALOGUE OF TREES, ETC. 41 Kieffer Pear. Doyenne d’ Ete. Small, melting, very good; tree a moderate grower. Beginning to middle of June. Flemish Hcmiity. Large, melting, sweet, handsome. August. Howell. Medium ; very rich and juicy ; a good bearer and fine fruit ; tree an open grower. Beginning of August. Osband’s Summer. Small, very good, fine grower. Seckel. Small but of delicious flavor ; tree a stout, slow grower. August. AUTU/hN AND WINTER PEARS. Kieffer. Origin near Philadelphia, where the original tree, now sixteen years old, has not failed to yield a large crop of fruit for thirteen years past. Tree has large, dark green glossy leaves and is of itself very ornamental ; is an early and very prolific bearer The fruit is of fair quality, wonderfully Showy and valuable for canning or market This and the Le Conte will come into bearing two or three years earlier than than the old sorts. Four to five feet, 50 cents each, $5 per dozen ; six feet and upwards, 75 cents each, $7.50 per dozen. Row of Kieffer Pear Trees, Four Years Old. CATALOGUE OF TREES, ETC. 43 Kelsey’s Japan Plum. Beurrc d’ Anjou. Large ; juicy, melting, sometimes a little astringent ; fineltree and 75 cents each. PLums. Kxcept wliere noted, 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. Caddo Chief. Earliest ; fruit round, red ; tree prolific, holds its foliage late, and there- fore should be transplanted in winter or spring. From Louisiana. Clinton. Similar to Weaver. August. De Soto. Large, round, dark purple ; one of the best . prolific. Tie Caradeuc. Red, round, acid. June. of September.” 50 cents each, fs per dozen. 44 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. ® Sood grower with ys. Middle of > ys'Iow and purple ; rich, melting and sweet • the best earlv nlnm • hi every7esDecrlk^^^ it is equal to m/d if o I y wiln the difference that it ririens two weeks later thnq mfllrino- ^oiifison'anT^e/^v’^'^^'' ® S°od orchard of Caddo Chief, Wild Goose 50 ctnreach‘! -arl^’all summlr! wfm Gooi'e ® bearer. among plums where the'^^a»v/w/ H "'®" description. It stands No collection is complete^vithoutlt.^® ‘'’® grapes. AI-'KIQOTS. 25 cents eacli, S2.50 per dozen. Mooepaek‘*®Lre*f^str’ “‘‘r®® ’ •‘’f’ y®"°'^’ good- I ufcio^s flavor ’ ’^®’ ''od i" sun; flesh quite firm; juicy, with rich ^®'*y]"'m.'*'jMe.^*^' ^°*^® P'"™- aod is probably a cross between the Apricot and Russian. Tree very hardy, though dwarfish in its habits. Not yet fruited with us. CHERRIES. Farlv ^.Yg®.’ y®"ow and red ; excellent. June ist so cents ’^“«r1h"e'eou1h. to cen"4^^"’ ^ productive ;^o°nrorthe best cher- Utah H"vbrirl "'oil, and is quite distinct. 50 cents QUINCES. Chanfnion "range shaped and of excellent flavor. 50 cents ;r"5.ri££lS-^ NECTARINES. ’50 cents eacli. NUT-BEARING TREES.: Almonds, Soft-Shell— Princess mwl .1 mental. 50 cents ea^h fc peT dozeT °''"o ' sdirquKmmemal.'^To “’® - ^•'"wy, but FIGS. 50 cents eacli, *5 per dozen.j grot^Js. produce a full crop in Texas, and are worthy attention from our ruit CATALOGUE OP TREES, ETC. 45 Japan IVrsiminon. JAPAN PERSl/nmONS. Too thoroughly tested to be regarded as a novelty now. It has proved a success wherever cotton will grow, and no collection of trees, whether fruit or ornamental, should be without it. Home grown trees, Ji each. GRAPES. Brighton. Vine hardy, a rapid and vigorous grower ; leaves large, thick, dark ; quality best as compared with the finest table grapes : the fruit ripens early, along with the Hartford Prolific and before Delaware ; is good as soon as fairly colored red, becom- ing very rich, but less vinous if allowed to hang long. 50 cents each, $5 per dozen. Agawam. Bunches medium to large, ofien shouldered ; berries very large, pulp soft, sweet sprightly, of peculiar aromatic flavor ; productive and of great vigor of growth ; prefers long pruning. Ripens soon after the Concord. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. Concord. Bunches large; berries very large, blue black, with bloom; skin thin, pulp dissolving, juicy ; a beautiful market variety ; rampant grower and good bearer. Ripe middle of July. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. . . Delaware. Bunches medium, berries medium to small, with red or pink skin, very thin, juicy, vinous and most delicate table grape; a very prolific bearer. 35 cents each, Catawba. The best late grape for this section. Bunches and berries of good size ; fine coppery or purplish red, and when well ripened of delicious flavor ; vigorous, early and a grand bearer.' One to two weeks later than Concord. 25 cents each, 52.50 per dozen Champion. Said to be the earliest black grape ; bunches and berries large, black; quali- ty good ; vine hardy, vigorous, productive. Valuable for market. 25 cents each, $2.^0 per dozen. , i i- i Black Spanish, {/.enoir.) Of the Herbemont class. Bunches medium to large, shouldered under favorable circumstances ; on badly pruned or overloaded vines the bunches are loose and not shouldered ; berries small, round ; vine a fine grower and abundant bearer. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. , , j , El Paso or Mission. Bunches very large, often weighing one and a-half pounds; ber- ries medium to small, of dark amber color; flavor the best ; commands fancy prices on any market. Not quite hardy here ; needs slight protection in winter. If well cared for it will repay any one for the trouble. We consider it the best grape for Western,’ South-Western and Southern Texas. 50 cents each, $5 per dozen. Hartford Prolilic. Bunches large; berries large, blue; flesh pulpy, musky, sweet. July ist. 25 cents each, |2 50 per dozen. Bulaiider. Small, compact ; purple, sweet, fine quality ; an excellent wine grape. 25 cents each, S2.50 per dozen. , ... Scupperiionir. As this is such a general favorite of all who are familar with it, we grow and sell a few. It has never proved a success from Central Texas, north and west, though succeeding well in the southeastern portion of the State. 50 cents each. t 40 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. Triumph. Bunches and berries very large, white ; vinous, excellent ; a most showy variety; productive and perfectly free from rot. Becoming very popular. 75 cts each Herbement. Bunch large, long, shouldered and compact ; berries small, black, sweet! juicy, highly flavored ; a fine wine grape. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. Goethe. No. i.) Bunches and berries large, greenish yellow, turning to pink at full maturity ; very sweet, and of well defined aroma. August. 2s cents each $2.50 per dozen. ’ Ives’ Seedling. Bunches large ; berries large, blue, skin thick ; flesh pulpy, musky sweet ; vigorous grower and prolific bearer. Ripens early ; an excellent wine grape 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. Iiindley. (Hagers' No. 9.) Bunches and berries large, red, and fine flavored. July to August. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. Niagara. The famous new white grape. A cross between the Concord and Cassady. Bunches large; berries larger than the Concof d, mostly round, light greenish white slightly ambered in the sun ; skin thick but tough, and does not crack ; has a flavor and aroma peculiarly its own, much liked by most people ; a fine market variety. Like all oew fruits, the Niagara has been critically watched by all who are in any way niterested in grapes, and no one has watched it more clbsely than we— if it proved to be as i^presented by its introducers, “ the grape for the million,” we wanted to know It ; and if a failure, we did not care to push the sale of it. Our neighbor, Mr. W'. F. Biandon, has about 2,600 vines of the Niagara, which he bought from the Niagara White Grape Company. The vines were loaded. At the time the Niagara came on the market, the price of grapes here had run down to five cents per pound, and slow also at that. The Niagara readily brought 1254 cents and the whole crop was closed out at that price, and was retailed at 15 and 20 cents a pound, where Concord and other varieties went begging at 6 to 8 cents. We would advise all who want a good white grape that will be sure to bear a heavy crop of fruit to try a few Niagaras Good for trellises or arbor. July and August. 75 cents each, |8 per dozen. We are growing other varieties of grapes and wilt quote in our cata- logue from time to time, such as prove worthy. BLACKBERRIES. Dallas. This is described by Mr. Howell, of Dallas, as follows: “A native, discovered in Dallas several years ago. By culture it has been greatly improved in size, flavor and productiveness, and to day it stands at the head of the list for earliness, produc- tiveness and absolute freedom from rust. The Central Texas Horticultural Society at Its meeting in Dallas on the 6th day of August, 1884, adopted a resolution offered by J. M. Howell to name this berry the Dallas Blackberry.” 15 cents each. Si so ner dozen, $4 per too. > v o 1 Early Harvest. A new variety from Southern Illinois. The bush is an upright grower • canes strong, perfectly hardy, very productive ; berries small and of good quality ’ very early, ripening several days before the Wilson’s Early. 10 cents each Si per dozen, $4 per 100. Kiltattiny. Very large, sweet and productive, where not affected by rust. This and the Dallas give a succession of fruit for six weeks or two months. STRAWBERRIES. 25 cents per dozen, 75 cents per 100. Crescent Seedling, Wilson’s Albany, and Chas. Downing. RASPBERRIES. Raspberries succeed well in most part of Northern Texas. The Black-Caps stand the hot, dry summer better than the Red-Caps. They should be planted in rich soil and well worked. We can furnish the Gregg, Mammolh Cluster and DooliUle, black ■ and Tur- ner &\\i Philadelphia, 51.50 per dozen. ’ GOOSEBERRIES. This fruit prefers a deep, rich, rather cool soil. The plants should be annually pruned, and if properly treated will produce abundantly. rs cents each, $1.50 per dozen. Houghton’s Seedling. An American seedling from Massachusetts. Vigorous very productive, and free from mildew ; pale red when ripe ; of medium size and fine flavor Downing. Of large size and fine quality ; oval, greenish white ; plant very productive CATALOGUE OF TREES, ETC. 47 CURRANTS. Kxcept where noted, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. Cherry. Very large, deep red, acid : growth stout and vigorous. , Red liiitch. Medium size, deep red ; of rich acid flavor ; very productive and reliable. Fay's Prolific. New ; very large, deep red. Said to be the best variety grown ; un- tried with us. 50 cents each. ASPARAGUS. Conover’s Colossal. A mammoth variety of vigorous growth, which we think the best for this climate. 50 cents per dozen, Si. 50 per 100. RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT. This deserves to be ranked among the best early fruits in the garden. It affords the earliest material for pies and tarts, continues long in use, and is valuable lor canning. Make the border very rich and deep. liinmctis. Large, early, tender and fine; very best of all. Good roots, 25 cents each, $3 per dozen. JVe will be glad to give the benefit of our experience in making seleciions of fruit trees for any purpose, and will be pleased to furnish lists suitable for any location or purpose. 48 ROBEKT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. 0pnamental Department. SHADE AND FOREST TREES. A well known tree. 50 cents each. fhade.*'%*l-enl^:a" grower, and makes excellent growth and hardiness this has lew equals It breakl s dewalkT^Tree*" desirable for wind- oreaRs or sidewalks. Trees 8 feet, 25 cents each, S2.50 per dozen ■ 8 to 10 feet well 50 centst’acl'^^"^* ^^bvered in Fort Worth ’only, CATAIiPA SPECIOSA. As we consider the Catalpas among the very hardiest trees for [o'! "'®.pow them ex^tensively. Our trees are admired bv^hundreds of visi- tors for their uniform beauty, healthfulness and rapid, upright growth. The tree attains feet in height, and in some instances three to four feet in diameter Jd^y Camfna durable than any other native tree. Several instances are record- and ei5id T J""? remaining sound and good J. C. Teas, of Missouri, says : “ Of all the trees that have been sulvested as adapted to the formation of timber plantations, the Caialpa Speciosa stands nre «*<^^<=dingly rapid growth, its adaptaiion to ainmst aH soL aim*’. ** latitude, extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico its almost extraordinary success on the western and northwestern prairies, the ease and 49 CATALOGUE OP TREES, ETC. certainty with which it is transplanted, its strong vitality and freedom froni insects, the incomparable value of its timber for the most important as well as minor uses for which timber is needed, the almost impel ishable nature of the wood when used for posts railroad cross-ties and in otlier exposed situations, to say nothi^ng of the liand- some’and stately appearance of the tree, and the unrivaled beauty of its flowers, all point to Catalpa Spedosa as the tree to plant.” Dozen Price, transplanted trees, lo to 12 feet $0 75 50 << “ “ 8 feet 50 500 « “ '• 6 “ 35 3 50 ■ < “ “ 4 “ 25 2 50 “ Seedlings, 10 to 15 inches . . '. . $1.50 per 100, $10 per 1,000 . CATAfiP.A Kiemiiferi. Very hardy; has fragrant flowers. Transplanted trees same price as C. Spedosa; seedlings, 10 to 15 inches inches, $2 per 100, $12 per 1,000. Q^tpAi,l»A, Tea’s Japanese Hybrid. A cross between Spectosa and Kosmpfen. It partakes of the characteristics of both its parents, having the fragrant, free-flowering habit of Kmmpferi, and the rapid upright growth of Spectosa. We have the above three varieties --rowing side by side, and it is difficult to tell which one is the best— they are all wonderful growers and very ornamental. Prices for transplanted trees same as Spedosa; seedlings, 12 to 18 inches, $2 per too, $12 per 1,000. For large quantities, write for special prices. ■ , ,, 1 . ELM White. The Elm is indigenous lo every part of Texas, and will do well almost anywhere. Our trees are transplanted and the most of them have nice tops formed. For a handsome long-lived tree, this can be depended upon. 6 to 8 feet, 50 cents each, per dozen : 8 to 10 feet, 75 cents each, $7.50 per dozen. LOCUS'l’, Black. Quite hardy anywhere in the State. 25 to 50 cents each. MAPLE, Soft or Silver-Leaved. The very rapid growth, spreading branches and sil- very foliage of this well known tree have induced its extensive planting for ornament and shade It thrives in nearly all soils, and is one of the handsomest and most desir- able of shade trees for this climate 6 to 8 feet, 50 cents each, $5 per dozen ; 8 to 10 feet, well branched, 75 cents each, §7.50 per dozen. MULBERRY. Nearly all mulberries are hardy in Texas. They are i^pid growers, long lived and handsome. The following we have found desirable for this locality. Russian. Dense, dark green foliage; fine for hedges, wind-breaks, forest or shade; the hardiest of all mulberries, and a prolific bearer of fair fruit ; is a fine tree to plant in quantity, either for fruit or defense. 5 to 7 feet, 50 cents each; 12 to 18 inches, $2.50 per too, S15 per 1,000. . . 1 Hick’s Everbearing. We find this the hardiest everbearing mulberry that we have tried. It is a rapid, upright grower, and a continuous bearer. 25 cents each; 6 to 8 feet, so cents each. , , , r n i« Multicaulis. Non-bearing ; a beautiful shade tree, and largely grown for silk culture. so cents each PAULOWNI.A Imperialis. Has immense leaves, and bears fragrant purple flowers very early ; of rapid growth. $i to $3 each. POPL.AR. All poplars are hardy, and rapid growers. Balsam or Balm of Gilead. 50 cents each. Carolina. (See Cottonwood.) , , . r 1 Lombardy. Pyramidal in shape, and a fast grower ; the most graceful and stately avenue tree They are not easily broken by the wind, as many suppose 6 feet, branched, 25 cents each, I2.50 per dozen ; 8 feet, branched, 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen ; 12 to 14 feet, extra, $0 cents each, $5 per dozen. Silver. Beautiful foliage. 50 cents each. , , . j j „ Bolleana. A Russian silver-leaved Lombardy Poplar, lately introduced. It possesses the beautiful silvery foliage of the Silver Poplar, and the regular upright growth of the Lombardy. The leaves are almost black-green on the upper surface, and white underneath ; distinct from all others. $i each, , - . i ■ .1 SYCAMORE. Universally admired for its rapid, upright growth ; fast becoming the popular shade tree of our cities. 4 to 6 feet, 50 cents each ; 6 to 8 feet, 75 cents each , UMBRELIi A CHIV.V. A native of Texas, and peculiarly adapted to our climate. Will make dense serviceable shade quicker than any tree we have The most sym- metrical tree in existence, every head being as perfect as an umbrella. Two year old trees that we set out sixteen months ago have formed heads eight to ten feet in diam- eter and so dense that the sun’s rays never penetrate them. In spring, they are cov- ered with a profusion of flowers as pretty and fragrant as a lilac Our trees have straight, thick bodies and good roots. 8 to 10 feet, heads formed, each, $10 per dozen ; 7 to 8 feet, 75 cents each, $7.50 per dozen ; 6 feet, 50 cents each, $5 Per dozen 4 feet, 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. Price by the too or 1,000 of the different sizes given on application. 50 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. MISCELLANEOUS ORNAMENTAL AND FLOWER- ING TREES. We have tested many of the ornamental trees of the north but most of them are unsatisfactory, such as Cut-leaved Mountain Ash, Weeping Ash Kilmarnock Weeping Willow, Camperdown Elm. Weeping Linden, etc. The treef nS in el eri"vUr We^'ope to ’be able to add toXs list ^ of rapid growth, hardy and ow’ ’''leepP'S- Makes a large, beautiful tree ; hardy so cts each *’’'h^e"tiie‘a;r°rv‘;^i:f:r ■" a compact form ***'iTgold::u'’ 5 ocm,t'“:ach^ f°'-age; fruit large XlTs eirh‘' purple and finally Camellia. The tree is PRrfvJ^L A. •’'■'Hl't red variety of the above. 50 cents each PKUNUS Iriloba. (Double Flowering Plum.) Of vigorous growth • flowers semi- double, of a delicate pink, upwards ol an inch in diameter, thickly set’ on the slender RRTTvi’rc’T.'- '''='■>■ attractive spring blooming p ant. 50 cents each o "aar*"'- The most valuable of all purple-leaved trees It retainfits deep MAGXOfilAS. See Evergreens. EVERGREENS, BROAD-LEAVED AND CONI- FEROUS. t.Vec^x^^" ago it was thought that evergreens in Te.xas, and particularly in West Texas, were a failure but time has proved quite differently. It is true that such trees as the Pine, Spruce, Larch, Yew. some of the Cypresses Ld ui ipers X S always give satislaction to the planter, yet every gl^den can haVe thf h’eautiful Arborvitte, Retinospora, Wild Peach, Red Cedar, Bol, Etionymus. and thatgrandes of all evergreei^ the stately Magnolia ; while in Southern and Eastern Texas the Cape Ja.smine, Oleander, Pittosporum, etc., grow to perfection ’ While evergreens are often transplanted in the fall, yet we find that spring plant- Zrlh To ™°'-«f“«?ssful, and we would advise our friends, particularlHLsrin North Texas, to plant m the spring, say from p'ehruary ist to March isth ^ Never expose the roots to the air or sun ; plant the dirt firm/y around the roots water and mulch, and they will be as sure to grow as peach trees. ’ ARBORVTT. 3 <:, Golcloii. Beautiful compact tree of a golden hue The most desirable- 5o'^ers^;a°r‘:fargVr1,S^^^^^^ [^T^ eacf, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^rS^ c^^^e ^o^::,ts<^ch ^ ^I’rTav nr“hi‘^rv''‘T^'a or single specimens. Should be planted CUPRESSUS^ Pvramfr ‘ n '’t j to 75 cents, according to size. o3S ‘If r A T M growing ; branches spreading. 75 cts. to each gmwi'h -s to make a compact CEDRUS Libaiii. (Cedar of Lebanon.) Vigorous, wide spreading horizontal branches CEimfs ' f Picturesque, f 1 tS eacl form ^ foliswe Uo-Vo '7 '^ great cedar of the Himalayan mountains. Of pyramidal form , foliage light silvery green ; a magnificent tree, fi.50 to $3 each, according to CATALOCJUE OF TREES, ETC. 51 LiIBOCEDUUS Deciirrens. A magnificent rapid growing tree; foliage in form of fans. Attains the height of so to 8o feet. Sitofseach MAGNOM.A Graniliflora. The handsomest of all southern broad-leaved evergteens, and well known. They are indigenous to Southern Texas and do well all over the state. There are a few handsome specimens in Fort Worth that have bloomed two or three seasons, i foot, 75 cents each ; 2 feet, $1.50 ; 4 feet, $2.50 each. MAGXOLiI.A. Fusoata. (Banana Shrub.) A dwarf growing variety ; in April and May it is covered with a profusion of small flowers, exhaling a most exquisite fragrance, similar to a ripe banana; a favorite. 8 to 10 inches, bushy, ; i2to 15 inches, S1.50. MAHOVI.A Aquifolium. A low growing shrub, with purplish green, shining, prickly leaves, and bearing showy, bright yellow flow'ers in Slicing. 50 cents each. OIjE.AXDKR. Well known ; grows and blooms well out of doors in this latitude in sum- mer, but should be taken up in the fall and kept in the house or a light cellar. It will survive the winter with but slight protection 200 miles south and east of Fort Worth. Large fine plants, 75 cents to $i each ; small plants in spring, 25 cents each. Spleiulens. Double pink ; the best of its color, and very fragrant. Single White. The hardiest and best bloomer. PITTOSPORUM Tobira. Glossy dark green leaves and fragrant cream colored flow- ers ; about as hardy as the Cape Jasmine. 50 cents each. PITTOSPORUM, Variegated. Leaves green, margined white. 50 cents each. RBTINOSPORA. (Japan Cypress.) A pretty class of small evergreens. Bear trans- planting well and are quite hardy. 50 cents to $1.50 each. PItiinosa. A hardy, graceful, rapid grower, with delicate glaucous foliage. SqtiaiTosa. Another rapid grower ; has a round bushy head, covered with numerous small leaves of a whitish green tint; densely branched. Aiirea. Gold tinted ; very pretty. , , . ^ WILD PEACH. (More correctly Evergreen Cherry.) One of the prettiest evergreen trees we have. They have all been transplanted, giving them more roots, so that they will bear transplanting again with little loss. 8 to 10 inches, bushy, 25 cents each. ^ PRIVET. The Privets are almost evergreen here, particularly the Japan and Calilornia, which frequently hold their leaves until February. See Shrubs. HEDGE PLANTS. PRIVET, California. Nearly evergreen ; a strong growing pyramidal shrub, with j bright green leaves and white flowers. Tins is the most desirable and beautiful hedge plant ; grows rapidly and can be trimmed in any shape. $10 per too. PRIV'ET, Common European. Dark green and smaller leaves than the California. ARBORVIT^, Chinese. Evergreen; fast growing variety. Makes a beautiful orna- mental hedge when neatly pruned. 18 to 24 inches, S20 per too. OSAGE OR.VNGE. Rapid in growth and very thorny. $7.50 per too. PVR.\C.\NTHA or Evergreen Thorn. $12.50 per 1,000. We do not grow the last two named, but can supply them on short notice. Special prices on large quantities. BOX, Tree and Dwarf. Makes a beautiful evergreen hedge. Will not succeed in sand, but flourishes in clay or black land. 25 cents each, $20 per 100. ORNA/AENTAL GRASSES. ARUNDO Donax Variogata. (Ribbon Grass.) This scarce and beautiful variety is one of the most stately of silvery variegated reed-like plants, and one that can be used either as a single specimen or in groups, its graceful foliage, creamy white and green striped, contrasting well with other foliage plants. 50 cents each. P.AMPAS GRASS. A most ornamental plant, withsilvery plume-like spikes of flowers; very hardy, and thrives in almost any ordinary rich soil. 50 cents each. EKI.ANTHUS Raveiinae. Attains the height of ten or twelve feet, throtying up numer- ous flower spikes of a grayish white color ; blooms profusely and remains in bloom a long time ; needs space to show its merits. The plumes, like those of the Pampas Grass, make elegant winter decorations. 50 cents each. EULAIjI.A. Japonlca. A hardy perennial from Japan, with long narrow leaves, striped with green and white; it throws up stalks four tosix feet high, terminating with a clus- ter of flower spikes, on which the individual flowers are arranged ; the flowers are sur- rounded with long silky threads, which when fully ripe or when placed in a warm room, expand, giving the whole head a most graceful and beautiful appearance, not unlike that of an ostrich feather curled. 50 cents each. EUL.VLIA Japonioa Zehrina. Striking and distinct. Unlike most plants with varie- gated foliage, the striping or marking is across the„leaves instead of longitudinal, the leaves being striped every two or tliree inches by a band of yellow one-half inch wide. In the fall it is covered with flower spikes similar to that of Ji. Japonica. 50 cents each. 53 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., PORT WORTH, TEXAS. Jlytlran^jca Pani«ulala Grandillora. HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS. Kxcept wliere noted, 25 cents eacli ; larjfe plants, 50 cents eacli. AIjMOXO, Double Flowering; White. One of the most beautiful of our early flower- ing shrubs. 50 cents each. AliMONM), Double Red. A variety with rose-colored flowers. AIjTHKA. (Rose of Sharon.) VVe are cultivating several varieties of this beautiful shrub differing in color and shape of flower. They are hardy, of easy cultivation, and desirable on account of their blooming during the autumn months, when there are but few other flowers. Double Red. Double White. Double Purple. Klesantissima. Semi-double pink ; large flower and very free bloomer \ ariegated. Leaves conspicuously margined creamy white. Holds its color well all through the summer ; flowers purple, small. 50 cents each. BUDIiKYE.V liindleyaiia. Pale blue flowers, borne in long pendant racemes. Good grower and constant bloomer. ORAI Fj IVIYRTLK, Trul}^ a southern shrub, and the most showy summer bloomer we have. So well known as to need no description. Pi II k . 35 cents each . Purple. 35 cents each. New Crimson, 50 cents each. Wliite. 75 cents each. CAIiYC.-VNTHUS Floritlus. (Sweet-scented Shrub.) Leaves soft, downy beneath- fraRrant like strawberries, double and of chocolate color. 50 cents each. CURK.WT, Yellow Flowering. Blooms early in spring. CATALOGUE OF TUBES, ETC. 53 OYDONIA JAPONICA. (Pyrus Japonica or Japan Quince.) Scarlet ; an old favorite, having a profusion of bright scnrlt t floners in early spring. One of the best early shrubs we have ; no tlower garden should be without one or more. DEUTZI.A. A class of very useful and popular flowering shrubs, of compact and bushy growth. . Creiiata. Double flowering ; a handsome variety. Flowers white, tinged rose. Crenata 11 . pi. .-Vlba. New ; flowers pure white. , . , , Gracilis. Flowers pure white, bell shaped ; dwarf and graceful ; is often forced by florists for its prettv flowers, which a,, pear with very little heat in the winter. Pi-i5 50 1 50 • • 5 20 60 2 00 • • 5 20 50 1 75 • ■ 5 25 75 2 50 15 50 1 75 10 30 I 00 10 25 75 US. 10 25 I 00 CELERY. CUCUMBER. Early Frame Green Prolific Long Green Turkey . . White Spine Improved . EGG PLANT. 10 10 10 lO 75 2 5 ° 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 40 I 25 New York Improved . 4 00 62 ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. Boston Curled Early Curled S Hanson . . . Casaba . . Jenny Lind Pine Apple . Kolb’s Gem Black Dwarf White . Tall White . . Extra Early Red , Champion Moss Curled Double Curled Fern-Leaf Cleveland’s Alaska . . “ First and Best Carter’s Premium Gem . . Laxton’s Alpha Chili, Small Red . . . . Large Bell or Bull Nose Sweet Mountain . . . . Cushaw French Breakfast . . New White Strasburg Wood’s Early Frame . Bloomsdale Thick-Leaved Round Sandwich Island Mammoth Hubbard White Bush Scolloped LETTUCE. MELON, MUSK. MELON, WATER. MUSTARD. OKRA or GUMBO. ONION. PARSLEY. PEAS. PEPPER. PUMPKIN. RADISH. SPINACH. SQUASH. Pkt. oz. lb. lb. . $0 05 |0 20 $0 50 $i 50 20 50 1 50 20 50 1 50 20 50 1 50 10 30 I 00 • • 5 10 30 I 00 10 30 I 00 10 30 I 00 ■ 5 10 30 I 00 10 15 30 10 30 I 00 10 25 75 • 5 lO 25 75 20 60 2 00 30 75 3 00 • 5 20 60 2 00 • 5 10 30 I 00 10 30 I 00 • 5 10 20 I 00 pk. bu. ■ 5 * $0 30 $2 00 $7 00 • 5 25 1 75 6 00 • 5 25 1 50 5 00 25 1 50 5 00 • 5 40 2 50 8 00 40 2 50 8 00 35 2 00 7 00 OZ. if lb. Ib. $0 30 $i 00 30 I 00 • 5 30 I 00 10 20 $0 60 10 25 75 10 25 75 • S 10 25 75 5 10 25 75 • 5 10 25 75 • 5 10 •5 40 ■ 5 10 15 40 'ER. . 10 40 " 35 ' 5 10 25 75 5 10 25 75 CATALOGUE OP PLANTS, ETC. 63 TOMATO. Pkt. oz. Klb. lb. Acme ■ $o 05 $0 20 So 70 $2 50 Livingston’s Beauty “ Perfection 20 70 2 50 • ■ 5 20 70 2 50 Optimus 30 I 00 3 50 LAWN GRASS SEED. qt. pk. bu. Emerald 20 I 25 4 00 Central Park 15 I 00 3 00 GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. Price of grass seeds are variable and will be given on application Johnson Grass. Kentucky Blue Grass. Timothy or Herd Grass. German or Golden Millet. Hungarian Grass or Millet. Alfalfa or Lucerne. Red Clover. White Clover. Cleveland’s Improved Red Valentine Bean. ROBERT DRUMM & CO., FORT WORTH, TEXAS. INDEX. Page Abutilon i6 Achania i6 Achyranthus ly Ageratum i6 Aloysia jy Aloes ly Alternanthera 17 Asclepias 16 Asparagus 17 Asters 17 Asti I be 18 Begonias 18 Bouvardias 19 Business Information .... 1-2 Cactus 19 Caladium ig Calia 20 Campsidium 20 Cannas 20 Carnations 21 Cereus . . 20 Centaurea 20 Cestrum 20 Chrysanthemums 23"27 Clematis 22 Cleroclendron 20 Club Offers Coleus 22 Cuphea 21 Cut Flowers .... 3d page cov. Cyperus 21 Apples . . . . Apricots . . . Asparagus . . Blackberries . Cherries . . . Crab Apples Currants . . . 40 44 47 46 44 ' 40 47 Akebia .... Almond .... Althea .... Ampelopsis . . Arborvitae . . Aristolochia . Aruiido . . . Ash Bignonia . . . Box Budleya . . . Calycanthus . Cape Jasmine . Catalpa .... Cedar .... Cedrus .... Climbing Roses Cottonwood Crape Myrtle . Cupressus . . Cydonia . . . Deutzia .... Elm Erianthus. . . • • 54 . . .52 . . .52 • • • 54 • 5O1 51 • . . 54 ... 51 . . .48 • .54 • 48,50 . - .52 . . . 52 . . . 50 • 48, 49 . . . 50 . . . 50 . . . 10 . . .48 • • 52 . . .50 • • -53 • • 53 . . .49 . . .51 I GREENHOUSE DEPARTMENT. ^ Dahlias Daphne , Dianthus I Dielytra I Dollar Collection j Dracena ! Eucharis Euphorbia . . . . Farfugium . . . . I Ferns [ Fesiuca i Feverfew j Ficus Forget-me-not . . I Fragaria ... 1 Fuchsias Geraniums . . . I Gladiolus ( Heliotrope .... [ Helianthus . . I Hibiscus I Hoya ; Impatiens i Ipomea Iris Ivy I Jasminum ! Justicia Lantanas ' Leonotis I Lilies FRUIT DEPARTMENT. Figs Fruit Department Gooseberries . . . Grapes Japan Persimmon . Nectarines . . . . Nut-bearing Trees 46 45 45 44 44 ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Lobelia Madeira Vine .... Maurandia Mesembryanthemum Mimulus Musa Oleanders Othonna Pansies Passiflora Pseonies Pandanus Pepino Peperomia Phlox Pilea Plumbago Roses ** New Sansevera Salvias Saxifraga Smilax Solanum Southern Wood . . Stevia Stocks Tradescantia .... Tuberose Verbenas .VioleLs Peaches Pears Plums Quinces Raspberries Rhubarb or Pie Plant . Strawberries Page . .31 • -33 . . 32 . 32 . .32 . . 32 • 32 . .33 • -34 • *33 • • 34 • 33 ■ -33 . • 34 • 34 •33 •33 . 5-n 3-5 •35 • 35 • 35 • 35 • 35 • 35 •35 36 •35 •36 • 37 38 40 43 44 46 Eulalia 51 Evergreens, Broad-leaved and Coniferous . 50 Greenhouse Department ... 3 Hardy Climbing Plants .... 54 “ Flowering Shrubs . . . S2 Hedge Plants 51 Honeysuckle 53, 54 Hydrangea 53 Ivy 54 Jasmine 33 Jasminum * 34 Libocedrus *51 Lilac 53 Locust Magnolia so. sr Mahonia 31 Maple 48 Mulberry Oleander 31 Ornamental and Flowering Trees 30 Ornamental Grasses 51 SEED DEPARTMENT. Osage Orange .... Pampas Grass .... Paulownia Peach, Flowering . . . Periploca Philadelphus Pittosporum Pomegranate Poplar Privet . . . Primus Pyracantha Retinispora Shade and Forest Trees Snowball Snowberry Spirea Sycamore Umbrella China . . . , Weigelia Wild Peach Willow Wistaria II • 40 •50 • 54 • 53 • 51 • 53 • 50 • 53 • 50 • 51 . 40 •53 • 53 • 53 • 49 •49 • 53 • 51 • 50 • 54 Flower Seeds • 55-^ I Vegetable Seeds 61-63 ROBERT DRUMM & CO, (Successors to Drumm & Baker Bros;) FOKLT WOK.TM, TEXjPs.S. 5 peeial