LATE INTRODUCTIONS AND NOVELTIES FOR 1911. 



SIX GRAND NEW SPENCER SWEET PEAS. 



MAUD HOLMES — Sun-proof Crimson Spencer — This is undoubtedly one 

 of the finest novelties of recent introduction; flowers are of the largest 

 size three and four to a spray, carried on long stems, of brilliant 

 crimson, and blooms are of the true Spencer type, both standard and 

 wings being well waved. The variety will not burn under the hottest 

 sun, is of vigorous and strong growth. Per pkt $ .20 



ETHEL ROOSEVELT — A beautiful variety. Ground color soft-primrose or 

 straw color, overlaid with dainty flakes of blush crimson giving warmth 

 and golden tinting to the yellowish ground. Blossoms of the largest 

 size. Per pkt 20 



FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE— Charmingly soft, yet rich lavender, enlivened 

 by a very faint sheen of rose-pink. Wings large, well-spread, frilled 

 and waved Plants flower profusely, the stout stems attaining a length 

 of twelve to sixteen inches. The variety bunches bautifully, and attracts 

 universal admiration. Per pkt 20 



M VRIE CORELLI — Brillian rose-carmine. Possibly the brightest shade of 

 all; flowers of immense size borne on fine long stems. Per pkt 15 



W. T. HUTCTIINS — Cream yellow, margined with blush-pink. Blossom 

 very large on long stems. Per pkt 15 



"WHITE SPENCER — Unquestionably the finest White Sweet Pea in exist- 

 ence. Large, fluted wavy petals; long, stout stems; delightfully fragrant. 

 Per pkt 10 



GERBERA JAMESONI — Cape Daisy — Brilliant large daisy-like flowers with 

 numerous long pointed petals, radiating from a yellow center, borne 

 freely on long stems. Pkt 25 



IJIMORPHOTHECA AURANTIACA — African Golden Daisy — An exceedingly 

 beautiful dwarf compact annual, producing freely large daisy-like flowers 

 about 3 inches in diameter. Color glossy dark orange with a dark 

 brown center, edged black. Pkt 20 



PENNISETUM — Fountain Grass — Rueppelianum (Purple Fountain Grass) — 

 o feet. A beautiful variety bearing above its graceful foliage a veritable 

 fountain of purplish flower plumes. Pkt 10 



ASTERS Rochester — An unrivalled, mid-season, lavender-pink, Giant 



Comet type of Aster of vigorous habit, individual plants frequently bear- 

 ing on long, graceful, strong stems as many as a dozen blooms four to 

 six inches across. The color is exquisite; the petals are gracefully re- 

 flexed, those at the center bending and curling across each other in 

 charming disorder. Tin's is beyond doubt the premier shell — or lavender- 

 pink Aster for the florist and horticulturist. Pkt 15 



MAUD HOLMES. 



The O New Spencers, one packet of 

 each for 85 cents. 



HELIANTHUS CUCVMKRIFOLIUS I'UT.FURHUS. 



HELIANTHUS CUCUMERIFOLIUS PURPUREUS — A Real "Red 

 Sunflower" — A true "Helianthus." the flowers of which show 

 the red colors so much desired. The whole scale of color 

 from light-pink to the deepest purple is found in these beau- 

 tiful new hybrids. Their varying forms are as interesting 

 and their colors are beautiful. Straight and flat petals vary 

 with twisted and pointed ones, the colorings of which, ap- 

 pearing in various shades of rose, maroon and purple, often 

 form a distinct circle on a yellow ground around the dark 

 central disc, and shade to a soft pink towards the points. It 

 will bloom early in summer from seed sown in a sunny spot 

 in April or May. Per pkt 23 



DIGITALIS MONSTROSA (Mammoth Foxglove) — A very unique 

 and beautiful type, producing long spikes of monstrous flow- 

 ers of various colors, many of which are beautifully spotted. 

 Each spike is surmounted by an enormous bell-shaped blos- 

 som, this characteristic being the especially striking feature 

 of the strain. Pkt 15 



GLADIOLUS AMERICA — The grandest Gladiolus yet introduced. 

 Color a beautiful, soft, flesh pink, slightly tinged with laven- 

 der, which gives it the delicate color of the loveliest orchid. 

 Flowers unusually large. Bulbs, each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 $6.00 



NEW BEET "FIREBALL." 



A new and distinct extra early perfectly globe-shaped Beet, 

 with the finest table qualities. The flesh is a brilliant fiery red, 

 fine grained, very solid, crisp and sweet. As shown in the illus- 

 tration on page 8, it has a very small tap root, slender leaf 

 stalks and a smooth skin, making it valuable for early frame 

 work, and equally desirable for the open ground. While it is as 

 early as the earliest of the inferior flat sorts of the Egyptian 

 type, it retains its fine table qualities much longer. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. -• $ 10( > 



