LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1910. 



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PYRETHRUM. 



RICINUS. 



Castor Oil Bean. 



Magnificent tall-growing foliage 

 plants, useful as specimen plants on 

 laws, or groups in center of large beds. 

 Their brilliant leaves create a grand 

 sub-tropical effect. H. H. A. 



Pkt. 



SALVIA BONFIRE. 



Bismarkiana — A vigorous grower, 

 and very ornamental; its large 

 dark green leaves being tinged 

 with metallic bronze and ribbed 

 purple. The stems are almost 

 black, with silvery white stripes. 10 



Borboniensis Arboretis — Very large 

 and handsome foliage; 15 feet. 

 Oz. 10c : 5 



Cambodi^ensis — The leaves are 

 large, palm-shaped and of a 

 bronze-red color with red veins. 

 The stems of the leaves are of a 

 reddish-brown, and the main 

 stem of the plant is black, mak- 

 ing a beautiful ornament for the 

 lawn; oz. 15c 



Gibson!! — Dark red foliage; 8 feet oz. 



Obermani! (Sanguineous) — Red fruit; very ornamental; S feet; oz 10c 5 



Panormitanns — A remarkably decorative varietv, with gigantic dark brown 

 leaves, and bluish stalks, which turn almost black as the season ad- 

 vances. The leaves often measure 3 feet across 15 



Fine Mixed — Oz. 10c; lb. 70c 5 . 



ROSES. 



Little Midgets, Bloom the First Season from Seed. 



Polynntha Multiflora (Little Midgets) —Pretty dwarf little roses which 

 commence blooming in about six weeks after the Seed is sown The 

 flowers are semi-double and double of various tints, and produced in 

 clusters until the frost comes. Although blooming freely the first sea- 

 son, they do not attain their best until the second vear when thev are 

 a perfect mass of bloom. 3 pkts.. 25c * _ _ 20 



French Hybrids — Finest mixed; 2 pkts. 25c 15 



Tea Scented — Finest mixed; 2 pkts. 25c. ".' 15 



Old favorite herbaceous plants, very much in use for borders. 



The Golden Feather is a valuable yellow-leaved variety much 



used for carpet beds and for ribbon borders. H. P. 



Pkt. 



Parthenifoliuni Anroum (Golden Feather) — Bright golden 

 foliage. Xi oz. 20c 5 



Double French Hybrids — Beautiful large flowering hardy 

 plants, bearing bright-colored double flowers of crimson, 

 pink, rose, white, etc 25 



Roseum (Persian Insect Powder Plant) — Single; rose to 

 deep carmine 10 



TJIiginosum (Giant Ox Eye Daisy) — A fine hardy perennial 

 forming a stout upright bush literally covered from 

 August to October with pure white flowers having bright 

 yellow centers. Height 4 feet 10 



SALVIA. 



Handsome plants, excellent for beds or borders, with long 

 spikes of flowers, which continue in bloom until late in the fall. 

 For early flowering sow the Seed indoors in March or April, or 

 outside as soon as the warm weather appears. Salvias planted 

 on light or rather poor soils will come into flower much earlier 

 than if planted on heavy, strong soils, where they develop a. 

 much more rank plant and consequently later in flowering. H. 



H. P. 



Pkt. 

 Bonfire — The plants are dwarf and compact in habit, grow- 

 ing about 2y 2 feet high, bearing in great profusion long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, which stand clear 

 above the bright green foliage, producing a gorgeous 

 effect; % oz. 75c 10 



Precocity — A new dwarf, compact 

 growing Salvia, forming well- 

 shaped plants about 12 inches in 

 height and producing continually 

 an abundance of bright scarlet 

 flower spikes, making splendid 

 pot plants and unsurpassed for 

 bedding; Ys oz. 50c 15 



Splendens (Scarlet Sage) — The long 

 spikes of vivid scarlet are borne 

 in such profusion as to fairly 

 hide the foliage; *4 oz. 40c 5 



Zurich — A dwarf, compact Salvia, 

 coming into bloom very early, 

 and producing its large brilliant 

 scarlet flowers freely until cut 

 down by frost 



Flowers of a delightful 

 Coecinea Lactea — Pure white 



Patens 



blue 



10 



10 

 5 



5 



10c 



very ornamental; 



ROSE LITTLE MIDGETS. 



