LIST OP CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1916. 



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TYPES OF OUIi GEM COLLECTION. 



25c. NASTURTIUMS. 25c. 



GEM COLLECTION OF CLIMBING AND DWARF. 



Contains Eight Separate Sorts, Including Our Superb 



GIANT CLIMBING MIXTURE — Unequalled for size and brilliancy of colors. 

 HYBRIDS OF MADAME GUNTHER (Climbing) — Comprising a hitherto un- 

 known range of color in Nasturtium. 



CHAMELEON (Climbing) — A unique variety, showing various colored blos- 

 soms on the same plant. 



RED AND YELLOAV SPURRED (Climbing) — Pretty Nasturtiums, with dis- 

 tinct red or yellow spurs. Very attractive. 



VESUVIUS (Climbing) — The finest color in Nasturtiums, a beautiful salmon 

 rose, well set off with dark foliage. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER (Climbing) — A splendid climber, with finely cut 

 foliage and fringed yellow flowers. 



DWARF LILIPUT — A charming class of Dwarf Nasturtiums forming round 

 little bushes, perfectly covered with blooms. 



DWARF CREAM CITY MIXTURE — An extra fine mixture, containing all the 

 best colors and largest flowered sorts. 



For the small outlay of a quarter we will mail you our collection of 8 Nas- 

 turtiums (which, if bought at Catalogue prices, would cost you 55c). Enough to 

 start a small garden and provide cut blooms for the summer months. Collection 

 contains eight full packets, six of climbing sorts, for growing on fences, trellis, 

 tree stumps or any other unsightly objects you want covered up in your hack 

 yard, and two Dwarf or Tom Thumb sorts, for growing in beds or front borders. 



GIANT CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS. 



A class of superb Nasturtiums, remarkable for their immense size, flowers 

 often measuring 3 to 3y 2 inches across; of exquisite form and many rich and 

 varied colors. They are strong growers and remarkably free flowering. 



Pkt. 

 Jupiter — A beautiful flower with overlapping petals, rich yellow. Oz. 20c. ... 10 



Twilight — The flowers of full expanded form, color yellow overlaid with sal- 

 mon pink, the two upper petals feathered with red in the throat. Oz. 20c... 10 



Butterfly — A fine flower, color lemon yellow, marked on the lower petals ■with 

 rich red blotches. Oz. 20c 10 



Chameleon — These Nasturtiums possess the interesting feature of having dis- 

 tinct colors of flowers borne on one and the same plant. On some self-col- 

 ored flowers are found, while others are blotched, splashed, striped or 

 bordered. % lb. 40c; oz. 15c 5 



Hybrids of Madame Gunther — In this variety we havp a rangre of color hitherto 



unknown in Nasturtiums, running through shades of rose, salmon, bright 

 red, pale yellow, etc., either as self-colors or spotted and striped. Per lb. 

 $1.25; % lb. 40c; per oz. 15c 5 



Giant Climbing Nasturtiums in mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. COc; lb. 92.00. 

 1 pkt. each of the five Giant Climbing Nasturtiums, 25c. 

 1 oz. each of the five Giant Climbing Nasturtiums for 75c. 



NICOTIANA. 



(Sweet-Scented Tobacco Plant.) Pkt. 



Affinis — Bears a profusion of pure 

 white, long-tubed flowers, very 

 sweet scented, especially so after 

 sundown. The plants can be potted 

 and taken indoors, where they will 

 flower all winter. H. H. A. 2 feet. 5 



Ailinis Hybrida — Mixed colors. Plant 

 and flowers similar in habit and 

 form to the preceding, but the flow- 

 ers are larger and of many colors, 

 purple, white, light- and dark-red, 

 salmon, crimson, vflolet, rose and 

 pink 6 



Sanderae (Carmine-Flowered Tobacco 

 Plant) — The plants are bushy and 

 much branched, literally ablaze with 

 handsome carmine-red blossoms.... 5 



Hybrids of Sanderae — A hardy annual 

 of the easiest culture, succeeding In 

 any ordinary garden soil and mak- 

 ing most attractive plants for mass- 

 ing in beds or borders. The plants 

 are bushy and much branched, 2 feet 

 in height, blossoms of many varied 

 shades 10 



Sylvestrls — Similar to Affinis, but 

 much larger 

 leaves and 

 flowers, sweet 

 scented S 



NASTURTIUMS. 



CLIMBING OR TRAILING. 



These trailing Nasturtiums are unequalled for growing in window boxes or 

 vases. When grown in beds, and the shoots pegged down with forked pieces of 

 wood at intervals, they make an excellent show with their unique and brilliant 

 colored blossoms. 



Pkt. 

 'Red Spurred — One of the most beautiful varieties of Nasturtium. The large 

 flowers are creamy white with orange scarlet blotches, while the most 

 unique feature is the red spurs with which all the blooms are ornamented. 



oz. 20c 10 



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 Yellow Spurred — A distinct and beautiful Nasturtium with very bright flowers 

 of a glowing rosy pink hue, backed up with unique rich yellow colored 



spurs. Oz. 20c 10 



Red and Yellow Spurred Mixed. Oz. 20c 10 



Lobb's Nasturtium (Tropaeolum Lobbianum) — The leaves and flowers are 

 smaller than the tall Nasturtiums, but their brilliancy and richness of color, 

 combined with the profusion of their bloom, render them more fitting for 

 vases, rock work, etc. Mixed colors, per oz. 20c 5 



NASTURTIUM. 



i Dwarf Lllllput — A charming and distinct dwarf compact class; the plants 

 form round, compact bushes of light green leaves, through which appear an 

 immense number of blooms borne well above the foliage. The colorings 

 are beautiful. Excellent sort for bedding or for ribbon borders. Per lb. 



NICOTIANA HYBEIDS OF SANDERAE. 



