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fern. A beautiful vine for the house, in- 

 valuable for bouquets and effective decor- 

 ation. 15c. 



Decumbens. A pretty, filmy, drooping Aspara- 

 gus, fine for baskets. 15c. 



ASTER, Peony Flowered Perfection. Splendid 

 mixed. 10c. 



Giant Comet, The Bride. Delicate Blush with 

 tinge of mauve. Pure White — Very beauti- 

 ful. 10c. 



ANCHUSA, Capensis. Kesembles a fine large 

 Forget-Me-Not, but deeper and brighter 

 blue. It is a fine continuous bloomer, 

 especially in winter. An exquisite blue, 10c. 



ASTERMUM (New) A glorified aster. Splendid 

 new type. Blossoms are larger than the 

 ordinary aster, and the petals curl like a 

 chrysanthemum. 3 colors, Lavender, Pink 

 and White. 25c per pkt, each. 3 for 65c. 



AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE. A perennial vine. 

 Invaluable where rapid growth and a 

 dense screen are desired. 10c. 



Begonias, Our Specialty 



Begonias are easily grown from seed, 

 especially the semperflorens class, which begins 

 blooming when only two inches high. They 

 make fine bedding plants, giving a mass of 

 bloom the entire season. Stand the sun well, 

 require light, rich soil, and plenty of water. 

 Semperflorens Hybrida. Mixed 10c pkt. 

 Rex. Splendid mixed. 15c pkt. 



BALLOON VINE. A graceful, pretty vine, that 

 bears small, white flowers and inflated seed 

 pods. For rapid growth it is unexcelled. 5c 

 pkt. 



BELLJS Perennis Maxima. Double daisy. 



Longfellow. Rose colored. 10c. 



Snowball. Pure white. 10c. 



Mixed. 10c pkt. The three for 25c. 



BROWALLIA, Speciosa Major. A beautiful 

 summer flowering plant for beds, equally 

 valuable for pot culture in winter. Grows 

 about one foot high, flowers from one to 

 two inches across, color a brilliant indigo 

 blue with white throat. 10c. 



BRYONOPSIS LACENOSA. A fine annual 

 climber of the gourd family, with hand- 

 some lobed foliage and which bears yel- 

 low flowers and green cherry-like gourds. 

 which turn red and white. 5c. 



CALLIOPSIS Lanceolata Grandiflora. California 

 Sunbeams. The flowers are beautifully 

 formed, some saucer- shaped, others flat, 

 some exquisitely incurved, while others are 

 like great buttercups. A fine perennial. 10c. 



Golden Wave. Very bushy and compact, covered 

 with beautiful golden flowers, with small 

 dark centers: annual 5c. 



'■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 collec- 

 tion of very "fine named varieties, and large 

 seedlings of our own. Splendid mixed. 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 each. 



CENTAUREA Imperialis. Robust in habit, 

 large flowers, finely fringed, the stems are 

 long and the foliage lacinated. Colors, 

 white, lavender and "Chameleon" yellow. 

 10c pkt. The three, 25c. 



Corn Flower. A hardy annual of the easiest 

 growth; height 2 to 3 feet. Double, choice 

 mixed. 5c pkt. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, California Fantasies. 

 Saved from a most varied and beautiful 

 collection. Will bloom the first year from 

 seed, and is easily grown. Splendid mixed. 

 15c pkt. 



CINERARIA Hybrida Grandiflora. Beautiful 

 plants easily grown from seed. Flowers in 

 shades of blue, magenta, purple and white. 

 Spendid mixed. 15c pkt. 



Stellata (Star Cineraria) A charming variety 

 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 decora- 

 tion of the house or conservatory, and 

 especially so for church decoration. 10c pkt. 



CLIANTHUS Puniceus. Foliage finely divid- 

 ed 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. 10c pkt. 



Clianthus Alba (White). 15c pkt. 



COBOEA SCANDENS. Mexico. Abeautiful 



(.limber of rapid growth bearing large 

 purple bell-shaped flowers in great pro- 

 fusion during the fall months: very attrac- 

 tive and desirable for arbors and trellises. 

 10c pkt. 



COLE US. There are few seeds more easily 

 grown than Coleus. Splendid mixed. 10c. 



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



