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COLEUS. Large Leaved. Very choice. 15c. 



COSMOS. Giant Red, Pink and White— Flow- 

 ers of perfect form, great size and beauty; 

 measuring 3 1-2 to 5 inches across. 10c pkt. 

 Three for 25c. Mixed 10c. 



Klondyke. A gorgeous orange variety with 

 handsome foliage, more coarsely lacinated 

 than the other sorts. '» The plants about 

 four feet high, very bushy and symmetrical 

 and bear splendid orange colored flowers in 

 great profusion. It ,is fine for pot plants, 

 blooming when six to eight inches high. 10c. 



CYCLAMEN, Giganteum. Giant flowered 

 cyclamen. Splendid flowers of great beau- 

 ty. Mixed 15c pkt. 



DAISY, Improved Shasta. Flowers 3 to 3 1-2 

 inches in diameter, on long slender stems. 

 They have two rows of broad, snowy white 

 petals and last a long time in perfection. 

 Bloom from seed the first year. Fine for 

 cut flowers. Hardy perennial. 10c pkt. 



DIANTHUS, Giant Flowered Japanese "Ori- 

 ental Beauties." The flowers possess all 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. 



Dimorphotheca Aurantiaca 

 DIMORPHOTHECA Aurantiaca (African Gold- 

 en Daisy). An extremely showy annual 

 Daisy from South Africa, which seems to 

 suit our -climatic conditions perfectly. The 

 bushy plants grow 12 to 15 inches high. The 

 flowers, which are 2 1-2 inches and over 

 across, are a unique, rich, glossy orange- 

 gold, with dark disc and halo. These glit- 

 ter in the sunshine and present a magnific- 

 ent sight when iri full bloom. Seed may be 

 sown in the same way as Asters or Petun- 

 ias, and should have a dry, sunny position. 



They bloom the greater part of the summer 

 and fall. 15c pkt; two for 25c, 



MRS SHEPHERD'S GIANT ESCHSCHOLTZ- 

 IAS, Golden West. Grand Eschscholtzias, 

 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 variously 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. (Mex- 

 ican.) Pkt. 10c. 



FUCHSIA. Saved from a beautiful collection 

 of named sorts. Fuchsias bloom from seed 

 in about six months or a year.' Double 

 and single mixed. 15c pkt. ■ ■■ 



GAILLARDIA, Lorenziana, double mixed — 



Flowers in globe-shaped umbels; red, yel- 

 low, lemon, etc. 5c pkt. 



GERANIUMS, Mrs. Shepherd's Grand Zonale, 

 "Good Venture Strain." The flowers are 

 large and round, perfect form with splen- 

 did trusses, some forming balls 16 inches 

 in circumference. Color shades of scarlet 

 and crimson, rose, pink, salmon, cream, 

 veined pink, and pure white. Many va- 

 rieties of Souvenir de Mirande type, great- 

 ly enlarged and improved, new auriole 

 types with lovely rings and large .white 

 eyes. A finer collection has never been 

 offered. 10c pkt. 



Apple Scented. 10c pkt. 



GENISTA Monosperma Pendula, Bridal Veil. 



For description, see plant list. 10c. 



GYPSOPHILA Muralis (Pink) and Elegans, 



(White) Dwarf annuals of compact growth. 

 Height 1 1-2 feet, useful for edges. 5c, pkt. 



Paniculata. A graceful hardy plant, fine for 

 bouquets; flowers in feathery white pan- 

 icles; height 1 1-2 feet. 5c pkt. 



HEUCHERIA Sanguinea. A charming new 

 plant that forms a low-growing rosette of 

 pretty -leaves; surrounded by slender 

 stems covered With a number of lovely 

 airy coral red flowers. Beautiful for bou- 

 quets. 10c pkt. " v 



HELIOTROPE, Lemoines Giant Hybrids. The 

 flowers of these varieties are larger than 

 the ordinary heliotrope; the foliage is also 

 larger and the trusses immense; often six 

 inches across; very beautiful shades of pur- 

 ple. Splendid mixed. 10c pkt. 



Black Heliotrope. 10c pkt. 



HOLLYHOCKS. New Hybrid. Annual. Every- 

 blooming, double. Mixed, 20c. 



IPOMOEA, "Heavenly Blue". A beautiful an- 

 nual morning glory. The flowers are in 

 large clusters, and are of that indescrib- 

 able heavenly blue so rarely seen in flow- 

 ers. The throat is yellow inside, spreading 

 softly into blue. The flowers measure 4 1-2 



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



