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Wer HELIANTHUS(A) 



3777 Giant Russian. Immense, single yellow 

 flower Per. ox., 15e; pkt., 10c 



3779 "Lilliput Hybrids." Branching plants, 3 to 

 4 feet high, producing long-stemmed single flow- 

 ers, 3 to 4 inches across. Various shades of yel- 

 low and a percentage of flowers zoned with red, 

 rose, purple, etc Per Va ox., 35c; pkt., 15e 



3800 "Cut-and-Come-Again," Dwarf Branching. 

 The plants form bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing 

 a succession of yellow flowers with maroon cen- 

 ters from June until frost. The perfectly formed, 

 single flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, are poised 

 on long stems, which "vase" beautifully. They 

 co mmen ce to flower in a few weeks from seed. 

 Per Va ox., 35c; pkt., 15c 



3783 "Red and Gold." The plants grow to a 

 height of 7 to 9 feet. The central stem and main 

 branches bear the large flowers, 4 to 5 inches 

 across. Most flowers have a wide zone of red, 

 surrounding the purplish-black center; the tips 

 of the petals are golden-yellow. 



Per Va ox., 35e; pkt., 15e 



DOUBLE SUNFLOWER 



3804 Double Sun Gold. Magnificent flowers 6 to 

 8 inches in diameter. Densely double; globe 

 shaped, rich orange; the plants are 4 to 5 feet 

 high... Per Va ox.. 35c; pkt., 15e 



SWEET ROCKET 

 Dame's Violet (P) 



HESPERIS MATRONALIS 



Favorite, hardy plants for the garden border; 

 2 to 3 feet in height, covered with showy spikes 

 of flowers. The colors range from white through 

 lilac to pink and purple; splendid for cut flowers. 

 4440 Mixed Colors Plrt., 15e 



Explanation of the letters fol- 

 lowing the various species of 

 flower seeds. 



(A) Annual 

 (P) Perennial 



(CA) Climbing Annual 

 (CP) Climbing Perennial 



(B) Biennial 



(TP) Tender Perennial 



Cultural directions printed on 

 back of seed packets. 



THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN 



A Dozen Annual Flowers 



The following have been selected as be- 

 ing a sure-fire group sjiitable for a begin- 

 ner's or a child's garden. All of these will 

 grow in poor soil; all that they demand is 

 an adequate amount of moisture and direct 

 sunlight over the major part of the day. 



Calendula 



Calliopsis 



Centaur ea 



Convolvulus 



Euphorbia 



Gcallardia 



Marigold 



Marvel of Peru 



Nasturtium 



Petunia 



Portulaca 



Zinnia 



4775 SPECIAL OFFER: The Children's Gar- 

 den Collection. 1 packet each of the above 

 12 varieties, 75c. If bought separately 

 would cost $1.25. 



Sweet \Toliiiam 



Dianthus barbatus 



Henderson's New Annual 



4450 Mixed Colors. The old favorite Sweet Wil- 

 liam flowers the second year from seed, but this 

 new type blooms in early summer from spring- 

 sown seed. The plants produce fine heads of 

 bloom of various colors — white, crimson, rose- 

 pink, etc., many of which are broadly edged 

 with white 1000 seeds 50e; pkt. 15e 



Henderson's Perfection (B) 



Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus') is one of 

 our finest hardy garden plants, thriving in any 

 good garden soil and lasting years. The plants 

 grow about 1 foot high and form fine clumps. 



4455 Double, Large-flowering Perfection. Mixed. 

 Extra choice from a fine collection. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c.; pkt., 25c 



4456 Double Dwarf Mixed. Large-flowering vari- 

 ety, growing 9 inches high. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25c 



4459 Pink Beauty (Newport Pink). Large single 

 flowers of pure pink. 



4462 Scarlet Beauty. Large single flowers of in- 

 tense scarlet. 



4464 White Beauty. Pure white. 



4470 Single Large-flowering Perfection. Mixed. 



Extra choice varieties. 



Any of the above: 1000 seeds 60c; pkt., 15c 





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The ideal border plant 

 for a bed of Marigolds. 



4473 Signata pumila. This is a dwarf Marigold, 

 growing 6 to 8 inches' tall, and spreading into 

 plants a foot or more in diameter. The graceful, 

 bright green foliage is practically hidden from 

 summer until frost by thousands of bright yellow 

 single blooms. Fine for rock gardens, too. 



1000 seeds 35c; pkt.. 15c. 



4721 



Seed Collection of 10 CLIMBING ANNUALS 



$1.00 



Even in the smallest garden there should be space 

 for growing every one of these ten showy climbers. 



Balloon Vine. A graceful vine growing about 



10 feet high, with white flowers and bright 



green balloons. 



Cobaea scandens. Vigorous plants 20 feet in 



height, with large, bell-shaped, rich blue 



flowers. 



Cardinal Climber. Vigorous, yet exquisitely 



delicate, with feathery foliage and brilliant 



scarlet blooms. 



Dolichos. Fine heavy shade-casting foliage 



and clusters of Wisteria-like crimson flowers. 



and crimson pods, 10 ft. 



Gourds. Just the thing to plant along a fence. 



Contains a wide variety of all the prettiest 



ones. 20 feet. 



Moonflower. One of the great favorites, 20 to 

 40 feet tall, with magnificent white blooms 

 in the autumn. 



Imperial Morning Glories. What a riot of 

 bright colors. Plants up to 30 feet tall. 



Nasturtiums, Giant-Flowering Climbing. Mixed. 



Great old favorites, with large flowers in 

 many colors. 6 to 8 ft. 



Sweet Peas, Giant Spencer Mixed. So lovely 

 and so profuse. All colors, 6 feet. 



Thunbergia, Mixed Colors. Fine on a fence. 

 Rich green leaves and copious blooms in 

 yellow and orange. 



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