LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1919. 



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ROSBS. 

 lilttle Midgets, Bloom the first season from Seed. Pkt. 



Polyantha Multiflora (Little Midgets) — Although blooming' freely the first 

 season, beginning about six weeks after the seed germinates, they do 

 not attain their best until the second year, when they are a perfect 



mass of bloom. The seed germinates very slow^ly. 3 pkts. 25c 10 



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



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



RUDBECKIA (Texas Cone Flower). 



These robust-growing plants are becoming very popular for border deco- 

 ration. They are of very easy culture and produce showy flowers during 

 summer and autumn. 

 Bicolor Superba — H. A. 1% feet. Bright yellow with black-purple center 10 



Fulgida — H. P. Small yellow flowers; very free 10 



Purpurea (Eciiinacea) — H. P. Hardy Purple Sunflower 15 



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 w^arm 

 weather appears. H. H. P. Pkt. 



Ball of Fire — ^A compact, dwarf-flowering variety unequalled for bedding. 

 Begins to bloom two weeks ahead of other sorts and continues until 



late fall. Height 18 inches; % oz. $1-00 10 



Bonfire — The plants are dwarf and compact in habit, growing about 2% 

 feet high, bearing in great profusion long spikes of brilliant scarlet 



flowers; % oz. 75c 10 



Drooping Spikes — Immense, gracefully bending flower spikes. A recent 



valuable addition to the Salvia family 10 



Little Lord Fauntleroy, or Precocity — A dwarf, compact growing Salvia, 

 forming plants about 12 inches in height and producing continuously 



an abundance of bright scarlet flower spikes; % oz. 50c 10 



Ostrich Plume — The name aptly describes this novelty. Flowers in im- 

 mense plumes. See page 5 15 



Patens — Flowers of delightful blue 10 



Splendens (Scarlet Sage) — The long spikes of vivid scarlet are borne in 



such profusion as to fairly hide the foliage; % oz. 50c 5 



Zurich — A dwarf, compact Salvia, coming into bloom very early, and pro- 

 ducing large brilliant scarlet flowers 10 



SILENE. Pkt. 



Pendnla Compacta (Catchfly) — Beautiful free-flowering plants, very at- 

 tractive for rock-work, etc. H. A. Mixed 5 



SMILAX — Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides — Oz. 35c ^5 



SOLANUM — A very useful ornamental pot plant for winter decoration, 

 bearing in the greatest profusion, bright scarlet globular berries. 



Capsicastmm (Jerusalem Cherry) 10 



Capsleastrum JVanum — A dwarf variety of the above 10 



Salvia Bonfire. 



STOCK OR GILLIFLOWERS. 



Sown in heat in the early spring and afterwards 

 in the open ground as soon as nice weather has set in, 

 a continuation of bloom can be had all season. They 

 are of delightful fragrance, and are much used as cut 

 flowers. Our strains of stocks are all that can be de- 

 sired. H. H. A. 



LARGE FLO^VERING DWARF 10-WEEK STOCKS. 



Of dwarf habit, with large spikes of very large dou- 

 ble flowers. 



Blood Red, Rose, Canary Yellow, Dark Violet, 



Chamois, Light Blue, White, 



Choice Mixed, % oz. 75c. 



All of the above, pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; 8 pkts. 50c. 



Dwarf German, Ten W^eeks, 9Iixed, Second Q,ual- 



ity, 14 oz. 50c Pkt. a 



CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN STOCK. 

 (Perpetual Giant.) 



This is a valuable Stock for cutting, branching out 

 as fast as cut, and every shoot bears a cluster of flow- 

 ers, which are finely shaped and very fragrant. 

 Pure White, pkt. JOc; Mixed, % oz. 50c; pkt. 10c. 

 Beauty of Nice — An attractive Stock for early and late 

 flowering. The plant throws up a gigantic main 

 flow^er spike, bearing blooms of large size, beautiful 

 in form and of delightful shades of color. It is ex- 

 ceptionally early and can be had in flower 12 to 15 

 weeks from time of sowing. We offer the following 

 varieties and colors: Pkt. 

 Abundance (Carmine-rose) — A wonderfully free- 

 flowering new type. Flowers largely double 

 and very fragrant. The plant grows to an im- 

 mense size, branching remarkably 15 



Canary Yellow — % oz. 50c 10 



Crimson King — ■% oz. 50c 10 



Peach Blossom — % oz. 50c 10 



Pink (Daybreak shade) — % oz. 50c 10 



Q,ueen Alexandra (Rosy Lilac) — % oz. 50c 10 



Violet (Purple) — Vs oz. 50c 10 



White — % oz. 50c 10 



Mixed — Va oz. 50c 10 



STOCKS — Intermediate. 



Valuable on account of their flowering late in au- 

 tumn or as pot plants for early spring blooming, for 

 which purpose the Seeds should be sown in July or 

 August. Pkt. 



Emperor, Finest Mixed — H. H. B 10 



Early Autumn Flowering — H. H. A 10 



Brompton, Finest Mixed — H. H. B 10 



