V£NTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA 



"CANARY BIRD" FLOWER. A well-known 

 climber of the nasturtium family, with 

 small lobed light green leaves and pretty 

 yellow flowers resembling birds with wings 

 and tail spread. 5c pkt. 



CANNA, Good Venture Strain. From a col- 

 lection of very fine named varieties, and 

 large seedlings of our own. Splendid mix- 

 ed 10c pkt. 



CANDYTUFT. Empress. Pure white. 5c pkt. 

 Carmine, 5c pkt. 

 Lilacina (Lilac) 5c pkt. 

 Dark Crimson, 5c pkt. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. Prize mixture of 

 single and double. 10c pkt. 



CARNATION, Perpetual or Monthly. Carna- 

 tions grow to the greatest perfection in 

 California. Fine mixed. 25c pkt. 

 Marguerite. A charming strain that blooms 



from seed the first year. Splendid mixed. 10c 



CELOSIA. "Ostrich Feather" .One of the 

 most beautiful and showy annuals that has 

 been introduced for years, and that de- 

 serves all the praise that has been given it. 

 It is exquisitely beautiful on close ex- 

 amination, and at a distance is a mass of 

 brilliant color. It blooms when only 12 

 inches high, and in California keeps its 

 splendor until late December. Crimson and 

 orange color. 10c pkt; two for 15c. 



CENTAUREA, Giant White Marguerite.— 



Grows about 18 inches hign; the large 



flowers are pure white, exquisitely laci- 



nated and freely produced on long stems. 



Invaluable for cut flowers. 10c pkt. 



Imperial is. More robust in habit, large 



flowers, more finely fringed, the stems are 



longer and the foliage lacinated. Colors, 



white, lavender and "Chameleon" yellow. 10c 



pkt. each. The three, 25c. 



Blue Bottle or Corn Flower. A hardy an- 

 nual of the easiest growth, flowers an exquis- 

 ite blue; height 2 to 3 feet. Double 

 choice mixed. 5c pkt. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, California Fantasies. 

 Saved from a most varied and beautiful 

 collection. It will bloom the first year 

 from seed, and is easily grown. Splendid 

 mixed. 15c pkt. 



CINERARIA Grandiflora. Beautiful plants 

 easily grown from seed. Flowers in shades 

 of blue, magenta, purple and white. Splen- 

 did mixed. 15c pkt. 



Stellata (Star Cineraria) A charming va- 

 riety, with large spreading panicles of starry 

 flowers in the same variety of colors as 

 Cineraria Grandiflora; the extreme grace 

 and elegance of the plant and flowers make 

 them wonderfully effective for the decoration 

 of the house or conservatory, and especially 

 so for church decoration. 10c pkt. 



COLE US. There are few seeds more easily 

 grown than Coleus. Splendid mixed. 10c. 

 Coleus, Large Leaved. Very choice. 15c pkt. 



CLIANTHUS Puniceus. Foliage finely di- 

 vided and the flowers hang on long thread- 

 like stems. Flowers are large and of a 

 most vivid scarlet in color, shaped like a 

 parrot's beak. A perennial, climbing shrub, 

 very showy and beautiful. +oc pkt. 

 Clianthus Alba— (White) ±5c pkt. 



COBOEA SCANDENS. Mexico. A beautiful 

 climber of rapid growth, bearing large 

 purple bell-shaped flowers in great pro- 

 fusion during the fall months; very at- 

 tractive and desirable for arbors and 

 trellises. 10c pkt. 



CYCLAMEN, Giganteum. Giant flowered 

 cyclamen. Splendid flowers of great 

 beauty. Mixed 15c pkt. 



DAHLIA, Mrs. Shepherd's Giant Cactus, 

 "Monarch of Dahlias." A most beautiful, 

 deep, velvety red variety. For descrip- 

 tion see plant list. 15c pkt. 

 Imperialis, The Giant "Lily Dahlia." The 



most beautiful of all varieties. Blooms the 



first year from seed. For description see 



plant list. ioc p^v. 



Pericles. bee description under plants. 



Pkt. 15c. 



DAISY. Improved Shasta. Flowers 3 to 3y 2 

 inches in diameter, on long slender stems. 

 They have two rows of broad, snowy white 

 petals that last a long time in perfection. 

 Blooms from seed the first year. Fine for 

 cut flowers. Hardy perennial. 10c pkt. 



DIANTHUS, Giant Flowered Japanese "Ori- 

 ental Beauties." The flowers possess that 

 artistic charm, so noticeable in all flowers 

 from the Flowery Kingdom. They range 

 in color from pure white, through all 

 shades of pink and crimson. Hardy and 

 perpetual bloomers. 10c pkt. 



DELPHINIUM GIANT HYBRIDS. A splen- 

 did race of delphiniums, or hardy larkspur. 

 They attain a height of 6 to 10 feet, and 

 give splendid spikes of very large double 

 and semi-double flowers, from two to four 

 or five feet of their lengtn. Of most ex- 

 quisite shades of blue; also purple, white 

 and lavender. If cut back after blooming, 

 they will bloom much longer. They are 

 perennial. 20c pkt. 



MRS. SHEPHERD'S GIANT ESCHSCHOL- 

 TZIAS, Golden West. Grand Eschschol- 

 tzias, having bright canary yellow flowers 

 with a huge orange blotch at the base of 

 each petal. The flowers are from 4 to 6 

 inches in diameter, with very large over- 

 lapping petals, often delicately waved at 

 the edges. They are beautifully and var- 

 iously formed; some flat and wide open, 

 some saucer-shaped; others very deep with 

 flaring edges. 10c pkt; three pkts. 25c. 

 E„ Hunnemania, or Bush Eschscholtzia. 



(Mexican.) Pkt. 10c. 

 -. Erecta Compacta. (Burbank) Rose color, 



the petals, both inside and out, being of one 



color. 10c pkt. 



TRY OUR FINE STRAINS OF "PETUNIA" SEEDS.— THEY ARE THE BEST GROWN 



