LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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ROSES, 

 liittle Midgrets, 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 slowly. 3 pkts. 25c 10 



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



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



KCDBECKIA (Xe.xas Cone Flower). 

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

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

 and autumn. 

 Bicolor Superba — H. A. IV^ feet. Bright yellow with black-purple center.... 10 



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



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



SAIiVrA. 



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. 



H. H. P. ■ Pkt. 



Ball of Fire — A compact, dwarf-flowering variety unequaled for bedding. Begins 

 to bloom two weeks ahead of other sorts and continues until late fall. Height 

 18 inches; V4, 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 



liittle liord Fauntleroy, or Precocity — A dwarf, compact growing Salvia, form- 

 ing 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 immense 

 plumes. See page 5 15 



Patens — Flowers of a 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 producing 



large, brilliant scarlet flowers ■ 10 



SILENE. . Pkt. 



Pendula Compacta (Catchfly)— Beautiful free-flowering plants, very attractive 

 for rockwork, etc. H. A. Mixed 5 



SMIIjAX — Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides — Oz. 35c 5 



SOIiANUM — ^A very useful ornamental pot plant for winter decoration, bearing 

 in the greatest profusion, bright scarlet globular berries. 



Capsicastrum (Jerusalem Cherry) 10 



Capslcastrum Nanum — A dwarf variety of the above 10 



SALVIA BONFIRE. 



STOrKS -BEATJTY OF NICE. 



STOCK OK GILLIFLOWEKS. 



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 desired. H. H. A. 



LARGE FLOWERING DWARF 10-WEEK STOCKS. 



Of dwarf habit, with large spikes of very large double 



flowers. 



Blood Red, Rose, Canary Yellow, Dark Violet, 



Chamois, Ligrht Blue, AVhite, 



Choice Mixed, % oz. 75c. 



AU of the above, pkt. 10c. S pkts. 25c ; 8 pkts. 50c. 



Dwarf German, Ten Weeks, Mixed, Second Quality, 



% OZ 50c Pkt. 5 



CUT-AND-COME-AG.4IN STOCK. 



(Perpetual Giant.) 



This is a valuable Stock for cutting, branching out 

 as fast as cut. and every shoot bears a cluster of flowers, 

 which are finely shaped and very fragrant. 

 Pure White pkt.... 10 Mlxe<l, % oz. 50c; pkt. 10 



Beauty of Nice — ^An attractive Stock for early and late 

 flowering. The plant throws up a gigantic main flower 

 spike, bearing blooms of large size, beautiful in form 

 and of delightful shades of color. It is exceptionallv 

 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 immense 



size, branching remarkably 15 



Canary Yellow — % oz. 50c 10 



Crimson Kins — % oz. 50c 10 



Peach Blossom — % oz. 50o 10 



Pink (Daybreak shade) — % oz. 50c 10 



Queen Alexandra (Rosy Lilac) — % oz. 50c 10 



Violet (Purple) — % oz. 50c 10 



White — Vs oz. 50c 10 



Mixed — % 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 .lulv or 

 August. ^ "pkt. 



Emiieror, Finest Mixed — H. H. B 10 



Early Autumn Flowering — H. H. A 10 



Brompton, Finest Jlixed — H. H. B 10 



