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J. riANNS & CO.'S SELECTED FLOWER SEEDS. 



Centaurea. 



An exceedingly interesting genus of plants, embracing 

 annuals, biennials and perennials. Some of the varieties are 

 foliage plants, indispensable for borders and edges of beds, 

 while others are noted for their beautiful flowers. Pkt., Sc 



Marl ti ma. (Dusty Miller). — Fine silvery white fol- 

 iage; used extensively for ribbon planting, hanging baskets, 

 vases, decorative pot plants, etc. Perennial, but usually 

 grown as annual. 1 foot. Pkt., 5c. 



Chrysanthemums. 



Chrysanthemums have de- 

 servedly become very popular, 

 the are showy and effective in 

 the garden, and very de- 

 sirable for cut flowers. 



Elsie "Walker.— 



Pkt., 5c. 



Double Coronar- 

 ium, Mixed.— Com- 

 pact bushy growth , 

 eighteen inches in 

 height. Flowers quite 

 double, three-quarters 

 to one inch in diameter, 

 shading from white and 

 light lemon-yellow to 

 rich deep orange. 



H y b 1 d u m . — Double 

 mixed. Pkg., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



Cofiaea.— (See Climbers.) 



Cosmos, 



A handsome free flowering annual of earliest culture, the 

 plants growing from four to six feet in height. Plants are quite 

 hardy, and seed should be sown thinly in drills, or two to three 

 seeds planted in a place where plants are to grow early in spring 

 when trees are starting out In leaf. When well started, tall-grcw- 

 Ing varieties should be thinned out or transplanted to stand about 

 two feet apart, to allow them sufficient room In which to grow and 

 branch freely. With us the new mainmoth-flowered varieties 

 blossom freely before severe frosts, but farther North, where sea- 

 sons are shorter, we recommend planting only the new early-flow- 

 ering varieties, which with us begin to bloom in mid-summer when 

 only two feet in height and continue in flower throughout the 

 balance of the season. 



Pure White. — This is the original type, having pure 

 white flowers. Flowers are not so large nor growth so 

 strong as in the improved varieties, but it begins to bloom 

 about two weeks earlier; they are very useful for cutting. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



Pure Pink.— This is similar, but of a beautiful soft 

 shade of rose-pink. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



All Colors Mixed. — Besides the two preceding, this 

 also contains flowers of deeper pink and crimson shadings. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



"Dawn." — A new early-blooming strain of dwarf 

 growth, which begins to bloom in July and continues to 

 flower throughout the season. The large circular flowers 

 are of good size, delicately tinted with rose on a white 

 ground. Plants are of compact bush growth, about four 

 and a-half feet in height, but begin flovfering when only 

 two feet high. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 40c. 



New Mammoth. — They embrace many shades of 

 rich crimson and mauve, together with pure white and 

 white delicately tinted and clouded with pink and rose. 

 These are also monstrous white flowers with flecked an'l 

 serrated edges and with pink and crimson flowers of the 

 same type. The dark crimson flowers frequently resemble 

 those of a large single dahlia. Plants of this variety are of 

 strong free-branching growth, generally six feet in height; 

 the dense growth of finely cut dark-green foliage forms a 

 splendid setting for the star-like flowers. Owing to the 

 strong growth of this strain, it is rather later in blooming 

 than small flowered types. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 75c. 



Clarkia. 



Pretty, profuse flowering annuals, much used for edg- 

 ing. They grow from nine inches to one and a-half feet in 

 height, and their colors are confined mostly to red and white, 

 separate and in combination. Useful for hanging baskets 

 and vases. Pkt., 6c. 



Ci/clamen. 



Well known and uni- 

 versally admired, tuber- 

 ous rooted plants, pro- 

 ducing exceeding hand- 

 some red and white flow- 

 ers. Tender perennial. 

 One foot high. 



Persicum. — Mixed. 

 Of great beauty and many 

 colors. Pkt., 10c. 



Coreopsis. 



(Calliopsis.) 

 Very handsome and 

 showy plants, with nu- 

 merous flowers of brilliant 

 colors and of long dura- 

 tion in bloom. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 40c 



Cyclamen. 



Coleus. 



Probably there is no other kind of ornamental foliage 

 plant so well known and universally admired as the Coleus. 

 The leaves are of many shapes, shades and colors, and near- 

 ly all have a rich velvety appearance of extraordinary 

 beauty. No yard should be without these decorative plants. 



Tender Perennial.— Mixed. Pkg., 5c. 



Carnations and Picotees—P'mks. 



The most magnificent of all the Pink family, and are genera^ 

 favorites for their delicious fragrance and richness ot color. Seed 

 may be sown under gjass in spring or in the open ground ; protect 

 during winter: halt hardy perennials. The seed we ofler has been 

 imported from the best sources in Europe, and will produce many 

 splendid novelties in double and semi-double flowers.s , 



Double Dwarf Vienna.— Produces double, very 

 sweet scented flowers in the largest variety of colors and in 

 the greatest profusion. With a light protection they stand 

 the winter. Pkg., 5c 



Early Red Grenadin. — For yielding a quantity of 

 double red flowers, there is no outdoor Carnation that can 

 equal it. It will live through the^winter with little protec- 

 tion. Pkg., 5c. 



New Marga- 

 ret Carnation. 



—The flowers are 

 of perfect form, 

 large and sweet 

 scented- The bril- 

 liant colors range 

 through many 

 beautiful shades of 

 red, pink, white, 

 variegated, etc. 

 Those sown in 

 spring commence 

 floweringin early 

 . ummerandcon- 

 cinuetobloom in 

 y^^^^' profusion until 

 y Syf' checked by frost, 

 when they can be 

 potted and taken 

 into the house and 

 will flower all win- 

 ter, though, if in- 

 tended specially 

 for winter flower- 

 ing, it will be bet- 

 ter to sow later in the season. The 

 plants are abundant bloomers, quite 

 dwarf, much branched, compact and 

 robust in habit, stands upright without 

 support. Pkg., 10c. 



Giant White.— Flowers very large 

 and double; pure white, with only an occasional pink streak; 

 plants short and stocky, with stiff stalks. Pkg., 10c. 



