LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1927. 



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CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS. 



One of the best annuals. Easily cultivated and make excellent cut flowers. 



H. A. 



Pkt. 



Cro^Tii of Gold — Golden-yellow flowers as large as the perennial Coreopsis, 



on long strong stems. Plants compact, 10 in. high 10 



Golden Wave — Golden-yellow, with brown center; % oz. 30c 10 



Golden Ray — Compact bushes, covered with star-shaped flowers, like mini- 

 ature Cactus Dahlias. Color, bright brown, tipped golden-yellow 10 



Finest Mixed — Per % oz. 25c 10 



PERENNIAL COREOPSIS. 



Lanceolata — A very showy, yellow sort. Perfectly hardy 10 



Laneeolata Grnndiflora — Large golden-yellow flowers, with long stems. 



Very useful for cutting. Perfectly hardy ' 10 



CANNAS. 



liarge Flowering French. » 



Handsome plants for centers of 

 vases, large beds or borders. The foli- 

 age is luxuriant and the flowers are of 

 very brilliant colors. 



Canna Seed should be cut at one of 

 the ends to a depth of one-sixteenth 

 of an inch and soaked in warm water 

 for 12 hours. Seeds sown in Febru- a, 

 ary in the house will produce bloom- i- 

 ing plants by July. *> 



Pkt. "' 

 Green-leaved Varieties. Mixed, per 



% oz. 50c 10 



Red-leaved Varieties. Mixed, per 

 Vi oz. 50c 10 



CARNATIONS 



Universally admired for the beauty "^ —^.___j' ^~ ^ 



and fragrance of their blossoms. The ^ 



Margaret sorts from Seed sown in 

 spring will produce flowers all sum- 



mer and fall, after which they can be Carnation. 



potted up for flowering during winter. Giant Fancy Everblooniins. 

 H. H. P. 



Pkt. 



Giant Margaret, White, Yellow, Pink, Red, Striped. Each 10 



Giant Margaret, Choice Mixed Colors. 500 Seeds 50c 10 



A giant form of the popular Margaret Carnation, bearing very 

 large flowers of various colors and fine form, delightfully fragrant. 

 Comes into bloom within a fevir months from time of sowing. 



Margaret Carnation — The original semi-dwarf strain; flowers in a 



great variety of colors, 500 Seeds 40c 10 



GIANTS OF NICE, Mixed — Blooms in four months from Seed; the 

 flowers are of immense size, borne on long stems. This is the 

 variety which is grown in Southern Prance for shipment to the 

 great Paris and London markets. A very shy seeder 25 



Grenadin — The flow^ers are large, bright scarlet, very double, pro- 

 duced early and in great abundance 10 



Grenadin White — Very early pure white 10 



Calliopsis or Coreopsis. 



THE CARDINAL CLIMBER. 



The most beautiful and brilliant annual 

 climber ever sent out. It is a strong, 

 rapid grower, attaining a height of 3U 



feet or more, with beautiful cut foliage 

 and is literally covered with a blaze of 



circular, fiery cardinal flowers from 

 mid-summer till frost. Sow the seed 



inside in March or April, each seed be- 

 ing previously filed or notched to assist 



germination. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts 



25 



CARNATION GIANT FANCY EVER-BLOOMING. 



The famous "Chabaud's" strain of Carnations are surpassingly beau- 

 tiful in form and coloring. With this strain one can have "Fancy 

 Pinks" in 6 months from sowing. Just the Carnation for house 

 culture during fall and winter. It is in this strain that so many 

 of the choice double varieties, that are so popular, are found... 



Pkt. 



10 



HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS. 



For early flowering sow in May outdoors, transplanting when large 

 enough. By fall they will make thrifty clumps which will give large 

 quantities of delightful carnations early the following summer. They 

 are perfecty hardy, only requiring a slight covering during winter. 



Pkt. 

 Choice Double Mixed — ^Saved from named flowers; 500 Seeds 35c.... 10 



Good aiixcd — Saved from border plants; 500 Seeds 25c 10 



CASTOR OIL BEAN — (See Ricinns). 

 CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. Physalis Franchetl. 



A showy giant variety of Winter Cherry, forming dense plants about 

 18 inches high and producing freely large balloon-like fruits, 

 changing from green to bright crimson, as the season advances.. 10 



CLARKIA. 



Very desirable plants, extensively used for massing where a brilliant 

 display is wanted. 1% feet. H. A. 



Pkt. 

 Finest Mixed Single Varieties 10 



Finest Mixed Double Varieties 



10 



The Cardinal Climber. 



