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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



AUSTRALIAN STAR FLOWER 



(Cephahpterum Drummondi.) 

 An introduction from Australia by Mr. Luther Burbank, who describes it as a 

 unique and beautiful annual, growing and flowering readily in any ordinary garden 

 soil, though preferring a sandy one. It blooms early and long the same season 

 from seed, growing about 1 foot high by 1 foot across; the flowers, pro- 

 duced in large graceful clusters, are usually rosy-crimson, though they 

 sometimes approach white. They are very fragrant and when cut will 

 retain their perfect form and color indefinitely, like an Everlasting or 

 Straw flower Pkt. 25c. 



GOLIATH BALSAM. 



A new variety of phenomenally robust growth, throwing up a main 

 stem about 4 feet high, the lower half of which carries several side 

 branches, all of which are well clothed with very large and very double 

 flowers of a charming salmon-pink color. (See cut.). ... .Pkt 25c. 

 These are the most perfect in form and largest in flower yet 

 developed in this old garden favorite, which is among the showiest 

 and most popularof summer garden annuals. Height, l'i to 2 feet. 

 Extra Choice, Double Mixed Balsams. Containing many beau- 

 tiful colors, spotted, blotched striped, etc 10c. 



Imported Collections of Superior Double Balsams, 6 separate 

 colors, 40c; 12 colors. 76c. 



TKJT (~* C\>J1 A ^. LArVGE-FLOWERING, 



OILvjfV^rN l-TVo. tuberous-rooted. 



Magnificent flowering pot plants, and deservedly popular for garden bedding, flowering 



in the greatest profusion all summer. The individual florets will average from 2 to 3 



inches in diameter, and are of various beautiful colors. Height, 1 foot. 



Double Spotted and Marbled. Bear erect, double flowers of great size — often 4Mj 



inches across — of various colors, beautifully spotted and marbled with other 



colors Pkt. 35c. 



Single, Large- Flowering, Mixed Colors. From choicest erect-flowering varieties. . 25c. 



Double, Large-Flowering, Mixed Colors. From prize varieties 35c 



Crested Begonia (B. hybrida gigantea criatata). Unique and beautiful. The flowers 

 are immense, often 3 inches across, with a peculiar crest or beard attached to the petals. 



Colors, red. yellow, pink and terra cotta shades, in mixture 35c. 



Frilled Begonias, Mixed Colors (Tuberosa crispa). A new and superior strain of tuberous 

 Begonias with enormous single, semi-double and double flowers, the petals of which are 

 wavy and frilled 35c. 



"RING" CALENDULAS. 



Popular garden annuals on account of their ease of culture and profuse and continuous 

 blooming qualities throughout the summer. These improved varieties form bushy plants 

 about 1 foot high by 1 foot in diameter, and are literally covered with exceedingly large, 

 double, showy flowers. The seed has been saved from only the largest and most perfect 

 flowers of great depth and decided colors. 



Orange King. Large, double flowers of intense golden-orange Pkt. 10c. 



Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow 10c. 



Giant Double Daisy 



(Bellis Perennis Maxima, fl. pi.) 



Greatly improved varieties of the popular 

 "Double Daisies." Admirably adapted for 

 edgings, borders and low beds, and also well 

 suited for growing in pots. Although perennials, 

 they will flower the same season If the seed is 

 sown early, though it is preferable to sow in fall, 

 and winter the plants in cold frames. V> foot. 

 Giant Purple Mantle. A new variety with 

 large double flowers of a deep purple-crim- 

 son Pkt. 15c. 



Giant Longfellow. Extra large double rose- 

 pink flowers 10c. 



Giant Snowball. Unusually large, very double, 



pure white flowers 10c. 



Giant Red. Flowers densely double and un- 

 usually large, glowing red, shaded rose. . . 10c. 

 Delicata. A charming new variety with very 

 double, large flowers of rosy-white with a 



crimson centre 10c. 



Giant Ranunculaeflora. A new variety, very 

 early; flowers immense and densely double, 

 petals incurved, white shading to deep red at 

 the tips, resembling the flowers of a turban 



Ranunculus 15c. 



Bellis, Giant Double, Mixed Colors ... 10c. 



