Trustworthy Flower Seeds For 1913 



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158. Poppy. Fairy Mixed Annual Varieties. Giant double and single brillian 

 profuse blooming garden annuals. Grows 2/^ feet high. Includes the most brilliant 

 mixture and blending of colors. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 15c. 



159. Poppy. Shirley, mixed. This magnificent strain of Poppy, with its delicate 

 shades ranging from a pure glistening white, through the shades of pink and rose to 

 the brightest scarlet and carmine red. The darker shades frequently being margined 

 with white. Some of the petals are of silky texture, others look like tissue paper. 

 Pkts. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



160. Poppy. American Flag. Beautiful variety. Flowers very large and double. 

 Snow white, bordered with scarlet. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



161. Poppy. Miss Sherwood. I^arge flowers of a satiny white, the upper half being 

 a silky chamois rosea combination of rare delicacy. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



162. Portnlaoa. (Mexican Rose.) There are few flowers that make such a dazzling 

 display of colors in the bright sunshine as a bedof Portulaca. They are in bloom from the 

 first of July until killed by frost, growing 6 to 8 inches high. Pkt. 2c. , 5c. , 10c. Oz. 25c. 



163. Portulaca. Double Rose Flowered Mixed. A large percentage of the flowers 

 will come perfectly double, of the most brilliant scarlet, crimson, white, yellow. Pkt. 

 2c. , 5c. , 10c. , 25c. Oz. $1.50. 



164. Rbexia. (MeadowBeauty.) Virginica. A pretty dwarf hardy perennial, grow- 

 ing 9 inches high and bearing the greater part of the Summer, bright, rosy purple 

 flowers, with golden anthers. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c., 25c. 



165. Rincimus. Castor Oil Beans and other varieties. Garden annual of luxuriant 

 growth, with large palm-like leaves, extremely attractive on account of their sub- 

 tropical effect Our wonderful mixture contains varieties from 6 to 12 feet high. Some 

 with immense leaves, green, brown or purple, others purplish leaves and stem,. some 

 with foliage, also maroon and black stems. Pkt. 2c., 5c.. Oz. 10c. I,b. 50c. 



166. Salvia Splendens. Grandiflora. Among the most brilliantly colored of gar- 

 den flowers, and extremely useful for bedding, hedging or border. It i,^ like a blaze of 

 flaming scarlet; is intensely brilliant, A single plant will carry as man v as two hun- 

 dred spikes of flowers. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. J/a Oz. 20c. K Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.25. '^ Lb. $4.00. 



167. Salvia. Dwarf Bonfire, or Little Ivord Fauntleroy. This is one of the finest of 

 the scarlet sages; growing in a bush; 2 feet high. Its spikes of flowers of brilliant 

 color, stand clear above the dark foliage and completely cover the plant. It attracts 

 immediate attention in the garden. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. . 25c. K Oz. 60c. Oz. $2.00. 



168. Soabiosa. Large flowert d Double. (Morning Bride.) These beautiful flowers 

 of many bright colors are useful for cutting Thev are gracefully borne on long, .slender 

 stems. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



169 Scarlet Runner Vine. Annual. 15 feet. This bean produces a rapid growing 

 vine and makes clusters of sliowy scarlet bluoms. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. I<b. 2(ic. 



170. Shasta Daisy. A large flowering single white, hardy daisy; has long been 

 considered one of our fi.iest hardy perennials for permanent garden decoration. 

 Flowers 4 inches or more across. The plants grow 2 to 2K feet in height. Pkt., 2c., 

 5c., lOc, 25c. Oz. $2.00. 



171. Smilax. (M> rsiphyllum Aspargoides.) In many respects, the Smilax is the 

 most useful and graceful climber which adorns the greenhouse or conservatory. For 

 bouquets and floral decorations it is indispensible. Pkt. 2c.. 5c , 10c. Oz. 25c. I, b. $3.50. 



172. Stevia. .Serrata. Fragrant, pure white, free blooming plants, suitable for sum- 

 mer or winter. Largely used for cutting. Pkt. 2c.. 5c., 10c. ]4 Oz. 25c. Oz. 75c 



173. Stocks. Bolgiano's Giant Perfection Double Stocks. A magnifi- 

 cent strain, 2'/i feet high, with long, well-filled spikes, of very large flowers. 

 This well-known .innual is sometimes grown in pots, but usually used for 

 garden decor-itions. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. Vs Oz. 35c. Oz. $2.00. 



174. Sunflower. Single thousand flowered. Single Cut and Come Again. 

 Double Cut and Come Again, Double Globes of Gold, in grandest mixture. 

 This isa branching pyramidal plant, bearing hundreds of yellow flowers. 

 The Cut and Come Agains are from 3 to 4 feet high, and of a bushy habit, 

 bearing hundreds of small flowers 3 to 4 inches across. The Double Cut and 

 Come Again are extremely attractive. The Double Globes of Gold grow 

 3 to 3J^ feet high and bear double golden flowers. Pkt. 2c.. 5c. Oz. 10c. 



Shirley Poppies 



175. Sweet Rocket. (Hespins.) Old-fashioned, hardy garden plant., 

 also known as Dames Rocket and Dames Violet. Grows from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, and bears .spikes of showy white, lilac and purple fragrant flowers. 

 Excellent for shrubbery or border. Mixed colors. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



176. Sweet William. For many years the Sweet William has been 

 esteemed as one of the finest of our hardy garden plants, being of e.isy cul- 

 ture and thriving in any good garden soil and lasting for years. The plants, 

 grow about 1 foot high and form fine clumps. Our perfection strains pro- 

 duce heads of fragrant flowers including blood crimson, salmon, pink, 

 white, cerise, etc. Many have large white eyes, and all being sweet scented. 

 Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 15c. 



Bolgiano s Mammoth Verbenas 



177. Torenia. Fournieri. A splendid annual plant for vases, hanging baskets, 

 borders, etc., covered the entire season with a mass of bloom, sky blue, with three spots 

 of dark blue, with bright yellow center. Pkt. 2c., 5c., lOc, 25c. Va Oz. 50c. 



178. Tunica. Saxifraga. A nea: hardy perennial plant, growing a few inches high 

 and bearing the entire season, numerous elegant pink flowers. It is especially adapted 

 for rookery or for border. Blooms the first season. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



179. Valeriana. (Valerian.) Officinalis. (Garden Heliotrope.) A fine old- 

 fashioned hardy plant, with heads of old rose flowers, with a strong Heliotrope odor. 

 Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. Oz. 35c. 



180. Verbena. Mammoth. This Verbena produces magnificent flowers in wide 

 range of colors. The blooms are frequently larger than a silver quarter. The colors 

 are rich and varied, embracing all the bright shades. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. K Oz. 35c. 

 Oz. $1.25. 



181. Verbena. Bushy or Dwarf. These are free flowering hardy annuals, of low 

 spreading growth. Single plants in rich soil will cover a space 3 to 4 feet in diameter 

 and furui.sh a profusion of flowers. If the flowers are kept cut the plants bloom much 

 more freely. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. K' Oz. 35c. Oz. $1.00. 



182. Veronica. (.Speedwell.) Spicata. An elegant, hardy perennial border plant ; 

 growing about 18 inches high : bearing all summer long spikes of bright blue flowers. 

 Pkt. 2c., Sc, 10c.,25c. Oz. $1.00. 



183. Viscaria. Very free blooming annuals. They form compact plants about 1 foot 

 high and are covered from early summer till fall with their bright flowers, .shaped some- 

 what like a single pink, borne on long stems; it is best to sow them where they are to 

 blooom, thinning them out to prevent overcrowding. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



184. Wallflower. German. Finest Mixed. An old favorite garden flower. The 

 large massive spikes of the Wallflower are very conspicuous in the beds and borders, and 

 are very useful in making bouquets. Height about Ij^ feet. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. Oz. 25c. 



185. Xeranthemum. (Everlasting, or Immortelle.) Annum. One of the prettiest 

 and most satisfactory of the everlasting bearing bright rose, purple and white flowers. 

 which are not only showy in the garden , but useful for dried flowers in winter boquets. 

 Grows about 3 feet high and can be sown in the open ground early in May, growing in 

 any sunnv position, remaining in bloom from early summer till frost. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. Oz. 35c. 



186. Zinnias. Giant Mammoth. Mixed. The garden annuals are greatly im- 

 proved ; the plants form handsome bushes 2 feet in height, with large double flowers of 

 all brilliant colors. Pkt. 2c., 5c., 10c. , 25c. Oz. 35c. 



187. Zinnias. Dwarf. Thick branching little plants about 1 foot high; they fairly 

 bristle with tiny, short-stemmed double flowers like a large daisy in size. They may 

 be used with success in pots as well as for groups and edgings. Pkt, 2c., 5c., 10c., 

 25c., Oz. 35c. 



