LIST OF CHOICE PliOWER SEEDS FOR 1917. 



65 



MORNING GLORIES. 



Convolvulus Major. 



Undoubtedly one of tlie most ijrofuse flowering vines in culti- 

 vation; easy of culture; it tlarives well in almost any situation. 

 The beauty and variety of its flowers are unsurpassed. 



Pkt. 



Choice Jlixed Varieties — Per oz. 15c ; Vi lb. 50c 



Aurea Superbus — Beautiful golden yellow ; 6 ft 



DWARF MORNING GLORY. (Convolvulus Minor.) 



Minor Tricolor — Mixed colors, oz. ).5c 



Mauritauicus — Hardy trailing plant. 1 foot liigb. Flowers of a 

 rich lavender. Especially adapted for rock work or baskets 



IPOMAEAS. 



MOON-FLOWERS AND EVENING GLORIES. 



Grandiflora Moon-Flower Vine — A grand climber; when 

 planted in rich soil and well watered attains a hight of 50 

 to 70 feet; produces immense quantities of fragrant white 

 flowers 



Bona Nox, Good Night or Evening Glory — Flowers large, 

 violet color, fragrant 



Coccinea — Star Ipomaea, with small scarlet flowers 



Heavenly Blue — A splendid climber, either for the conservatory 

 or outdoors. Flowers large, light blue with yellow throat, 

 produced in clusters; foliage, large heart-shaped 



Quamocllt Hvbrida — "Cardinal Climber." See page 55. Price 

 2 pkts. 25c; pkt 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) — ^A rapid grower, producing 

 large clusters of rose-colored flowers. The vines are covered 

 with short, reddish hairs and at frequent intervals clusters 

 of curious seed pods are formed 



Leari (Blue Dawn Flowers)— Splendid bright blue; grows in 



large clusters 



JIESEMBRTANTHEMUM. 



Tricolor — Dwarf-growing plants of great beauty, well suited 

 for hanging baskets and the edgings for flower beds, and 

 for covering rock work. V2 foot, H. H. P. Mixed colors. . 



MIMOSA. 

 Pudica (Sensitive Plant). H. H. A. — 1 foot. One of the most 

 remarkable and interesting plants in cultivation ; the leaves, 



when touched, instantly fold up 



SHMULUS — Monkey Flower. 

 Beautiful free-blooming plants, suitable for vases or hang- 

 ing baskets, luxuriant in damp, shady situations. H. H. P. 

 Moschatus (Musk Plant) — Yellow foliage and flowers, having 



a delightful musk scent. Vz foot 



Tigrinus — An exceedingly beautiful blotched and spotted 

 iiybrid, rivaling the Calceolaria in the variety of Its bright 



colors 



NEMESIA. 

 Strumosa Suttoni, Improved Hybrids — A most interesting and 

 beautiful annual originally from South Africa, very fine for 

 bedding or pot culture. Started indoors in March and trans- 

 ferred to the open in May a continuous wealth of bloom will 

 be furnished from June until frost. The range of colors is 

 really wonderful. Flowers are fantastic in form, the colors 

 ranging from white through shades of pink, yellow, orange 

 and scarlet to deep crimson 



10 

 15 



10 

 10 



Soak 



Seeds of 1 



Japanese Morning | 



Glory 



and Moon- 



Flowers 



for 13 



hours 



in warm 



water. 



or scrape 



off the 



outer shell 



at one 



of the ends 



before 



sowing, to 



aid germination. 



JAFANBSn UOBNINO OLOBY, 



IMPERIAL 



JAPAjSESE 

 GLORIES. 



MORNING 



10 



5 



5 



These Japanese Morning Glories are Indeed a revelation in 

 the size and beauty of their flowers. Sow early in good, rich 

 soil In a sunny spot in the garden, and water during dry, hot 

 weather. Pkt. 



Choice Mixed Colors — Oz. 20c; % lb. 60c 5 



"Fringed and Ruffled" Japanese Morning Glories — Magnificent 

 large flowers, often as large as saucers, beautifully frilled 



and rufliled. Choice mixed colors. Oz 35c; % lb. $1.00 



MEXICAN EVENING PRIMROSE. 

 Oenothera Rubricalyx (Evening Primrose, "California") — Novel- 

 ty. See description page 5 



Oenothera Rosea — Beautiful free-flowerin.g plant, making a 

 brilliant display during the evening and early morning. 

 Flowers beautiful rose. H. P 



10 



15 



10 



Oenotliera Lamarekiana- 



15 



-H. P. 2 feet. Golden yellow 10 



NEMOPHILA. _ 



Pretty dwarf-growing plants of compact habit, producing an 

 abundance of beautiful flowers throughout the summer 

 months. H. A. Fine Mixed 5 



NIGELLA. 

 Love in a Jlist or Devil in a Bush. H. A. 

 Miss Jekyll — A beautiful variety of this well-known, attractive 

 annual. Color a lovely cornflower blue. Splendid for cutting 



Damascena Nana — Blue. Compact growing 



Damascena Nana .\lba — Dwarf white 



10 

 5 

 5 



MYOSOTIS— FORGET-ME-NOT. 



NEMESI.\ -TUUMOSA SUTTONI. 



They succeed well in damp and sbady places. Pkt. 



Dissitifiora — Clear blue ; flowers very early. % foot 10 



Alpestris — A pretty trailer with blue flowers 5 



Alpestris Nana Alba — Dwarf, white. %, foot 5 



Palustris- — Blue. V2 foot 5 



Victoria — Compact, completely covered with azure blue flowers 10 



Semperflorens — Blooms from early spring to autumn 10 



Quick and Everflowing — Will flower in 6 to 8 weeks from tune of sowing. The 

 plants are strong and bushy, and are perfectly covered with flowers of the most 



lovely blue 10 



Triumph — The earliest to bloom and continuing in flower until frost. Flowers large 



and borne freely on long stems; color bright blue with yellow eye 10 



The Sylph — Dwarf and compact with silvery white flowers which are borne ii^ clus- 

 ters on long stems ■ • 10 



Rutli Fischer — A splendid new Forget-me-not of dwarf compact habit with glossy 

 dark green foliage, and bearing large clusters of lovely pure blue flowers measur- 

 ing about half an inch across, larger than any other variety. An excellent plant 



either for outdoor bedding or pot culture. Very hardy V 15 



PILLAR-SHAPED FORGET-JIE-NOTS. 



Grow straight and perpendicular without ever bending to the side, every plant 

 forming a regular pillar. Pkt. 



Royal Blue — Deep blue 10 



Pink Gem — Lovely pink 10 



White Gem ■ 10 



