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133. Lavatera. Trimestris. 2)4 feet. The 

 Lavateras or Annual Mallows are showy and effec- 

 tive plants, covered during the entire Summer 

 with bloom. For large borders and cutting they 

 are very desirable. Light rose, with silvery 

 streaking. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 50c. 



136. Lobelia. The flowers are bright blue 

 with white centers. Fine for baskets and vases, 

 trailing gracefully and blooming profusely. Plants 

 6 inches high. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. )4 Oz. 65c. 



137. Lupin. A very conspicuous plant with 

 spikes of pea-shaped blossoms. Looks well as a 

 background to other flowers. Growing 3 feet tall. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



138. Lychnis. Chalcedonica. The scarlet 

 Lychnis, an old garden favorite, bearing heads of 

 bright scarlet flowers; very hardy; 3 to 4 feet. 

 Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 40c. 



139. Marigold. Tall Tagates. French and 

 African. Double Mixed. Great variety of colors. - 

 A well-known garden annual. 2 to 3 feet high. 

 Large double flowers; yellow, orange, maroon, 

 striped, etc. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 45c. 



140. Marigold. Dwarf mixed colors. Plants 

 only 4 to 5 inches high. Bearing great quantities of 

 button-like flowers. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 45c. 



141. Marvel of Peru. Fouro'Glocks. Large 

 and beautiful old-fashioned plants of spreading 

 habits. Produce brilliant colored flowers that open 

 about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Pkts. 5c and 10c. 

 Oz. 25c. M Lb. 75c. Lb. $2.50. 



142. Matthiola. Biconrus. Evening scented 

 stocks. Old-fashioned annual, the flowers being 

 a dull purplish lilac. It is well worth growing for 

 the fragrance which it emits during the evening. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



143. Mignonette. Mammoth Flowering. 

 It is the best Mignonette for all purposes, either 

 outside or inside. Ever bloomer, flowers lasting 

 until late in Fall. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. M 

 Lb. 60c. 



144. Mignonette. Matchett Perfection Bis- 

 marck. The red flowers are larger than those of 

 other sorts. The spikes are very dense. Its 

 foliage is crinkled while its odor is delicious. Pkts. 

 5c. and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



147. Memosa. Sensitive Plant. Curious 

 and interesting spikes, white flowers, the leaves 

 close or droop when touched or shaken. 1 foot 

 high. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 35c. 



148. Momordica. Balsam Apple. Annual 

 climber, 15 feet high, bearing ornamental orange 

 flowers, with red interior; used largely for medicinal 

 purposes; also a most excellent foliage vine. Pkts. 

 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 75c. 



149. Myosotis Alpertris. Forget-Me-Not. 

 Popular perennials, flowering first season from early 

 Spring-sown seeds. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. ]4 Oz. 

 50c. 



165. Nemophila. Love Grove. Mixed. 

 Free-flowering annual, of dwarf, compact habit, 

 with a profusion of cup-shaped flowers; thrives 

 best in a cool, shady situation; 1 foot. Pkts. 5c 

 and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



166. Nicotiana. Affinis. Splendid pure 

 white flowers on long terminal tubes; it is so fra- 

 grant that a small bed will perfume the surrounding 

 atmosphere. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. 35c. . 



168. Nigella. Love in the Mist or Devil in 

 the Bush. Damacena. Free-flowering plant with 

 finely cut foliage. Curious looking flowers and seed 

 pods; for easy culture, growing in any garden soil; 

 blue and white mixed ; growth 1 foot. Pkts. 5c and 

 10c. Oz. 20c. 



Bolgiano's Brilliant Poppies 



194. Poppy. Hardy Giant. Iceland and 

 Oriental. Hardy perennials 2 to' 3 feet high, pro- 

 ducing flowers 4 to 6 inches across, of gorgeous 

 brilliancy. Our splendid mixture contains salmon, 

 fiery-scarlet, rose-lilac and copper color, white, 

 golden-tinged crimson. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



195. Poppy. Fairy mixed Annual Varieties. 

 Giant double and single brilliant profuse blooming 

 garden annuals. Grows 2)4 feet high. Includes 

 the most brilliant mixture and blending of colors. 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 



196. Poppy. Shirley mixed. This magnifi- 

 cent strain of Poppy, with its delicate shades 

 ranging from 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. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



197. Poppy. American Flag. Beautiful vari- 

 ety. Flowers very large and double. Snow white 

 bordered with scarlet. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 20c. 



198. Poppy. Miss Sherwood. Large flowers 

 of a satiny-white, the upper half being a silky- 

 chamois rose, a combination of rare delicacy. Pkts. 

 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



169. Oenothera. Evening Primrose. Mixed. 

 )/2 to 2 feet. Neat plants, with large, saucer-shaped 

 flowers, white or golden yellow; open at dusk; 

 emit a delightful perfume. Pkts. 5c and 10c. 

 Oz. 20c. 



202. Rhodanthe. Swan Biver Everlasting. 

 A charming annual; succeeds in a light rich soil 

 and a warm, sheltered situation; valuable for pot 

 culture; flowers everlasting; mixed colors; 1 foot 

 Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 75c. 



Bolgiano's Double Flowering Marigold 



Bolgiano's Hardy Phlox 



187. Passion Flower Vine. Coerulea 

 Grandiflora. A beautiful violet or blue vine for 

 greenhouse and window, called Passion Flower since 

 tradition ; see represented in its flowers the symbols 

 of the Christian Faith. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



188. Pentstemon. Beard Tongue. Highly 

 useful and attractive perennial, and much used 

 in the hardy border. Mixed. A great variety of 

 kinds and colors. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



189. Petunia. Single Giant Flowers, blotched 

 and striped, giant fringed. Bolgiano's strain of 

 Petunia is very superb, the flowers are of immense 

 size, and are beautifully colored and marked. 

 Some of the flowers are brilliant rosy-red, light 

 crimson with white throats, blue-blotched white, 

 violet-white, lavender, velvet, dark crimson and 

 yellow throat. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. Oz. $1.00. 



190. Phlox. Drummondi Grandiflora. A 

 lovely strain of plants growing 1 to 1)4 feet high, 

 covered with a mass of bright flowers; excellent 

 for pot plants and for bedding. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. y 2 Oz. $1.00. Oz. $1.90. 



191. Phlox. Hardy. Finest mixed perennial 

 2 to 3 feet high, forming large bushes, bearing im- 

 mense heads of flowers; is very hardy and can be 

 grown in places where other flowers on account of 

 temperature will not thrive. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



199. Portulaca. Mexican Rose. There are 

 few flowers that make such a dazzling display of 

 colors in the bright sunshine as a bed of Portulaca. 

 They are in bloom from the first of July until killed 

 by frost, growing 6 to 8 inches high. Pkts. 5c, 10c 

 and 25c. Oz. 75c. 



200. Portulaca. Double Bose Flowered 

 Mixed. A large percentage of the flowers will come 

 perfectly double, of the most brilliant scarlet, 

 crimson, white, yellow. Pkts. 5c, 10c, and 25c. 



Bolgiano's Brilliant Oriental Poppies 



Ricinus — Castor Oil Bean 



These ornamental plants are used with great 

 effect on lawns, as centerpieces in flowering beds, 

 such as Cannas, etc. 



203. Ricinus. Castor Oil Beans and other 

 varieties. Garden annual of luxuriant growth, with 

 large plam-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. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. 

 Oz. 15c. M Lb. 40c. 14 Lb. 60c. Lb. $1.00. 



Ricinus Separate Varieties: 



Gibsoni. Deep red foliage. 



Sanguineus. Obermanni. Blood-red stalks 

 and fruit. 



Zanzibariensis. Immense size. Coppery- 

 bronze, changing to dark green with reddish ribs. 



Any of the above: Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 15c. 

 M Lb. 50c. )4 Lb. 80. Lb. $1.50. 



205. Salpiglossis. Painted Tongue. Easy 

 growing annual plants with large funnel-shaped 

 flowers, beautifully tinted and veined in rich shades; 

 blooms from early Summer until late Fall; 18 inches. 

 All colors mixed. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 



206. Salvia Splendens. Grandiflora. Among 

 the most brilliantly colored of garden flowers, and 

 extremely useful for bedding, hedging or border. 

 It is like a blaze of flaming scarlet; is intensely 

 brilliant. A single plant will carry as many as 

 two hundred spikes of flowers. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 

 25c. )4 Oz. 40c. M Oz. 75c. Oz. $2.50. 



207. Salvia. Dwarf Bonfire, or Little Lord 

 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. Pkts. 

 5c, 10c and 25c. % Oz. 60c. M Oz. $1.00. 



208. Scabiosa. Large flowered double. 

 Mourning Bride. These beautiful flowers of many 

 bright colors are useful for cutting. They are 

 gracefully borne on long, slender stems. Pkts. 

 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



209. Scarlet Runner Vine. Annual. 15 

 feet. This bean produces a rapid growing vine and 

 makes clusters of showy scarlet blooms. Pkts. 5c 

 and 10c. M Lb. 15c. ]4 Lb. 25c. Lb. 50c. 



210. Schizanthus. Butterfly Flower. One 

 of our finest hardy annuals, bearing a profusion of 

 pretty butterfly-like flowers of various colors, 

 closely resembling some species of Orchids; also 

 desirable for Winter blooming in pots. All colors, 

 mixed. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



211. Shasta Daisy. A large flowering single 

 white, hardy daisy; has long been considered one 

 of our finest hardy perennials for permanent garden 

 decoration. Flowers 4 inches or more across. The 

 plants grow 2 to 2J4 feet in height. Pkts. 5c, 10c 

 and 25c. M Oz. 30c. 14 Oz. 50c. Oz. 90c. 



212. Silene. Pendula Compacta, Double. 

 An effective garden annual, forming compact, 

 round bushes, 6 inches high, which during the 

 Summer are covered densely with flowers of white, 

 pink or red. For low beds or edgings it is very 

 pretty. Mixed colors. Pkts. 5c and 10c. Oz. 25c. 



213. Smilax. Myrsiphyllum Aspargoides. 

 In many respects the Smilax is the most useful and 

 graceful climber which adorns the greenhouse or 

 conservatory. For bouquets and floral decora- 

 tions it is indispensable. Pkts. 5c, 10c and 25c. 

 H Oz. 40c. Oz. 75c. 



