VENTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA. 



be taken for single dahlias; other white ones have plaited petals prettily fringed, 

 and resemble the Romneya Coulterii, or California Tree Poppy. Some are star- 

 shaped. The petals are plain in some flowers; in others pinked, toothed or 

 fringed, and beautifully overlapping. The colors range from pure white through 

 shades of pink and red. The latter are in dark rich shades of red, shades hereto- 

 fore unknown in cosmos. Some white ones are delicately flushed or necked with 

 pink or mauve, and very beautiful flowers in pink and mauve have a dark red ring 

 around the eye. The daintiest white, pink and flushed, have laciniated petals, 

 fringed to the center of the flower, and resemble Marguerites, but are more beau- 

 tiful and esthetic. The giant white are especially handsome, with very large, 

 broad petals, flowers of great substance, almost as chaste and lovely as lilies. 

 Pkt 10c. 



Giant Keel, Pink and White. Separate. Flowers of perfect form, 

 great size and beauty; measuring 4*2 to 5 inches across. Extra selected, pkt 10c ; 

 3 varieties 20c. 



Giant Fringed. This charming new cosmos has beautifully laciniated 

 petals, and forms a fine contrast to the plain varieties. The colors are rich dark 

 red, clear beautiful pink and snowy white. Each 10c; 3 varieties 20c. 



Tints of Dawn. New and distinct varieties. The flowers with a white 

 ground, finely flecked or flushed with delicate pink; some are flushed much darker 

 around the eye than others; they are variously formed and very beautiful. Pkt 10c. 



ISTew Marguerite. Mixed. One of the prettiest and daintiest varieties 

 imaginable; the flowers measure from 2 X 2 to 3 inches across; the petals are 

 deeply and irregularly laciniated or fringed; the flowers resemble Marguerites, but 

 are much more esthetic and beautiful. Colors are red, white, pink and tinted 

 blush. Pkt 10c; 3 pkts 20c. 



Improved Yellow. The flowers are twice as large as they were the first 

 year, about 2 inches in diameter; the petals are broad and the flowers much finer 

 in form ; the plants are more upright ; they attain a height of 2 feet and begin 

 blooming a few weeks after the seeds are planted, and soon form a mass of bril- 

 liant yellow that continues the entire summer; plants that commenced to bloom 

 in May continued all through the summer and until as late as November and De- 

 cember. For a mass of color they are invaluable, and very effective. Pkt 10c. 



Sulphurea. Orange Yellow. Tall growing plants with handsome laciniated 

 foliage. The flowers are brilliant orange -yellow and make a splendid show. 

 Pkt, 10c. 



CAIjLIOPSIS I^anceolata Grandiflora. "California Sun- 

 beam." These lovely improved varieties are much larger than any heretofore 

 offered; the flowers are beautifully formed. Some saucer- shaped, others flat, 

 some exquisitely incurved, while others are like great buttercups. The petals are 

 broad, with pinked toothed or irregularly fringed edges. Some are very light yel- 

 low, others a deeper shade, darker around the eye — all so fine, it is difficult to say 

 which is most beautiful. Pkt 10c. 



Golden "Wave. Very bushy and compact, covered with hundreds of beauti- 

 ful golden flowers with small dark centers. Annual. Pkt 5c. 



COIjEXJS. There are few seeds more easily grown than coleus. A packet of 

 seed will bring many new and pretty varieties. They can be planted in cigar 

 boxes, and transplanted when the second leaves are formed, into larger boxes. 

 When 3 or 4 inches high they can be potted off or transplanted into the garden. 

 Splendid mixed. Pkt 10c. 



