PRIMULA SIEBOLDII, 
PRIMROSES. 
(LARGE-FLOWERING CHINESE.) 
Well-known and popular winter-blooming pot 
plants, for conservatories and window gardens. 8 to 
12 inches high. 
Single Large, Fringed. Mixed Colors....Pkt. 20 
Double Large, Fringed. Mixed Colors.......... 385 
Giant Chinese Primroses. (See page 96.) 
OTHER PRIMROSES. 
Obconica Grandiflora Hybrids. (See page 96.) 
Sieboldii. Splendid foreither garden or pot culture; 
flower stalks 8 to 12 inches high, with clusters of 
large flowers; color, soft rose, with white eye; free- 
IO OMIN Sieescecscecsstcacesaccess-ccseesniserceescare ee emeeten Pkt. 20 
Japanese Primrose (PrimulaJaponica). Beautiful 
hardy garden primrose. Large flowers of crimson, 
maroon, lilac, pink, white, etc., on stems 1 to 3 feet 
high. Mixed Colors.................c:cccsscsssssssesseee 10 
English Primrose (PrimulJa Vulgaris). The old 
favorite, yellow Primrose of England; hardy..........5 
Alpine Rose-colored Primrose (Primula Rosea). 
umerous spikes 4 to 6 inches high, with blossoms 
1inch across; rosy carmine, with yellow eye........ 20 
BABY PRIMROSES (Primula Forbesi). Splendid 
little primroses for pot culture, blooming in a few 
weeks after sowing and continuing for months. 
Flowers rosy lilac with yellow eye.............c00000000-5.25 
Auricula. (Primula Auricula.) (See page 102.) 
Cowslip. (Primula Veris.) (See page 105.) 
Polyanthus. (Primula Elatior.) (See page 113.) 
PURPLE BELLS. 
(Rhodochiton Volubile.) 
A charming climber. Bright green, heart-shaped 
leaves, with dark veins, the under side as well as the 
stems are purplish red. The flowers, two inches long, 
are curiously formed and of a rich claret red, and hang 
on long graceful stems. It flowersfreely from seed the 
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PYRETHRUM. 
Valuable hardy garden plants, stems about 2 feet 
high, bearing flowers 3 to 4-inches across, rose, flesh, 
pink, white, crimson, etc. They remain in bloom a 
long time. 
Single Large-flowering Hybrids, Mixed..Pkt.10 
Double Large-flowering Hybrids, Mixed....... 25 
YELLOW-LEAVED PYRETHRUM. 
(Golden Feather.) 
Dwarf plants, extensively used for ribbon and car- 
pet bedding; foliage of bright vellow. Usually grown 
as annuals, although perennials. 
Pyrethrum Aureum ((Golden Feather). Yellow 
foliage. %4 foot. Per 1,000 seeds, 20c........... Pkt. 5 
—Selaginoides. Handsome fern-like yellow 
foliage. 4% foot 
RICINUS, or CASTOR OIL PLANT. 
Large, luxuriant, rapid-growing annuals, with 
palm-like leaves; much used for sub-tropical effects on 
the lawn or for centres of beds of foliage plants. 
Cambogiensis. Leaves bronzy maroon, with red 
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Borboniensis. 15 feet. Immense foliage. 
Obermanii. 8 feet. Light red foliage ..5 
Gibsonii. 6 feet. Dark purplish red foliage and 
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Communis Major. Green foliage. 6 feet Seaere 
Zanzibarensis. Giganticleaves, 2 to 2% feet across. 
We offer 4 varieties in mixture: one with light green 
leaves, another, coppery brown leaves, another, 
brownish purple leaves, another with bronze leaves. 5 
Ricinus. Finest Mixed Varieties. Per 0z.,15c..5 
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SALPIGLOSSIS. 
SALVIA BONFIRE. 
RHODANTHE MACULATA, 
Elegant garden annual. They flower early and con- 
tinueforalongtime. They arealso used as pot plants 
for apartments, on account of the durability of the 
flowers. As an everlasting for dried winter bouquets 
they are indispensable. Flowers of various colors, 
white, pink, crimson, etc. 1 foot. Mixed....... Pkt.5 
ROSE SEED. 
Rose, hardy, double mixed. Flowers the second 
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Monthly Tea, double mixed. MHalf-hardy peren- 
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RUDBECKIA BICOLOR SUPERBA. 
A garden annual, about 2 feet high, long-stemmed 
golden yellow flowers with maroon spots; effective and 
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SALPIGLOSSIS. 
(Large-flowering.) 
Most beautiful garden annuals, about 18 inches 
high, bearing flowers 3 inches across, of many beauti- 
ful colors, all exquisitely veined and laced. 
Large-flowering. Mixed Colors................. Pkt.5 
Emperor. A new type, having only one main stem, 
about 30 inches high, which is well furnished with 
large flowers of various colors, netted, veined, etc. 
Emperor. Mixed Colors...............:::.::::eeeeee eee 10 
CrimsonEmperor. Brilliant crimson-scarlet, netted 
with golden yellow. ..............scccesee oo cscsececccceecacsens 10 
Tom Thumb Salpiglossis. A dwarf, bushy form, 
only about 12 inches high. Mixed Colors......... 10 
Collection of Salpiglossis, 6 separate colors, 25c. 
SALVIA, or SCARLET SAGE. 
Well-known, bushy garden plants, about 3 feet high, 
producing in the fall immense quantities of dazzling 
scarlet flowers, so effective for beds and massing on 
thelawn. Blooms the first season from seed. 
Splendens. Per 1,000 seeds, 50¢ ...Pkt. 10 
“BONFIRE.’’ Very compact oval bushes, 2% feet 
high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The spikes stand 
out stiff and erect; over 200 spikes to a plantis not 
unusual, and the spikes bear from 20 to 30 flowers 
each. Per 1,000 seeds, 75C...........:csccessceeeecectensnees 10 
Splendens, ‘‘Gold Leaf.’’ Golden yellow foliage, 
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Patens. Most beautiful bright blue 
SCABIOSA. 
(Sweet Scabious, or Mourning Bride.) 
Free-flowering annuals; colors, white,carmine, lilac, 
maroon, ete. Very effective for garden decoration and 
valuable for cutting. 1 foot. 
Dwarf Double, Mixed Colors....................... Pkt. 5 
Collection of 6 different colors, 25c. 
LEVIATHAN SCABIOSA. (Maxima Plena.) Tall 
double large-flowering sorts. The flowers measure 
6 to 9 inches in circumference, and double clear to 
the centre, having long stems. 
Royal Purple. Rich claret color.............:.00...:20 10 
Snowball. Large pure white.. a 
Beaten Gold. Golden yellow....................- oe 
Fiery Scarlet. A new color among Scabiosas.....10 
Pompadour. The enormous flower heads are quite 
round; the florets are black purple at the top and 
pure white from the centre to the bottom...,......... 10 
Azure Fairy. A Pompadour-flowering type; silvery 
lavender. shading to a rosy lilac 10 
Maxima Plena. Mixed........................0.. : 
HARDY SCABIOSA. 
Caucasica. Handsome hardy perennials, 2 to 3 feet 
high, bearing exquisitely beautiful single saucer- 
shaped flowers 3 inches across of soft lilac-blue. 
Unapproachable as a cut flower..................+5 Pkt. 10 
Caucasica Perfecta. (See page 100.) 
FULL CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRINTED ON ALL OUR FLOWER SEED PACKETS. 
