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LOBELIA, "WHITE GEM." 



ItOBEItlA. 



Erinus 



Varieties. 



These are indispensable plants with trailing 

 branches 6 to 9 inches long, bearing continuously 

 flowers of charming blue, white or rose shades for 

 hanging-over vases and baskets. Although peren- 

 nials they are usually treated as annuals. 



Alba. Pure white Pkt. 



Speciosa. Bright blue 



Gracilis. Light blue ; slender, trailing stems 



Double Blue (Duplex) 



Mixed Erinus Varieties 



Compacta Varieties. 



Little, round, compact plants, 4 to 6 inches high, 



forming little mounds of bloom ; splendid for 



edging, beds and ribbon gardening. 



White Gem. Pure white. (See cut.) Pkt. 10 



Blue Kins'. Dark blue, white centre.. 



Prima Donna. Dark wine color .' 



Mixed Compacta Varieties 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Dark blue 

 finest for bedding 



"Gold Deaf." Golden yellow foliage and bril- 

 liant blue flowers, forming a contrast of striking 

 beauty lo 



Hardy Varieties. 



Tall-growing hardy perennials with showy 



spikes of richly colored flowers ; for permanent 



beds and borders they are indispensable. 2 to 4 ft. 



Cardinalis. ("Cardinal Flower.") Longspikes 

 of intense scarlet flowers one of the most bril- 

 liant plants in cultivation ; suitable for all situa- 

 tions, even succeeding on the shady side of a 

 house Pkt. 10 



Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Contain many beau- 

 tiful varieties 10 



-m JVIIGriOriETTE. 



This deliciously fragrant flowering plant is the 

 most popular annual grown. 

 Large Flowering - . The common sweet 



mignonette. Per oz., 15 cts.; per )i lb., 40 cts.; 



perlb., SI. 00 Pkt. 5 



Bird's Mammoth. Largest variety grown ; 



under proper cultivation the spikes average 12 



to 15 inches long, are very full and exceedingly 



fragrant. (See cut.) 10 



Parson's White. Nearly white; strongly 



scented : long, well-formed spikes 5 



Large White Upright. Foliage grayish 



green ; flowers white, on long, slender spikes. 



2 to 3 feet 5 



Keel Victoria. A very fine, distinct, profuse-flowering variety of dwarf, branching habit, bearing 



large and compact trusses of deep red flowers ; very fragrant - 10 



Miles' Hybrid Spiral. Flowers white, very fragrant ; spikes 8 to 12 inches long ; plant dwarf 



and branching Per oz., 25 5 



Machet. A dwarf French variety, with broad spikes of very fragrant red flowers ; one of the best 



varieties Per oz., 76. . . . 10 



Golden Queen. Golden yellow flowers dense dwarf growth Per oz., 26. . . . 6 



FOR A GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS, SEE PAGES 92 TO 97. 



LHR KS PU R. 



Popular annuals for summer garden decoration ; the splendid flowers are of varied colors and are borne on 

 long spikes. Blooming within a few weeks' time. 



Branching 1 Larkspur, Mixed Colors. (Consolida Candelabra fl. pi.) This splendid class grows 2 to 3 



feet high and bear long spikes of flowers on long 

 stems, rendering them of exceptional value for cut- 

 ting purposes. They are of long-continued bloom, 

 keeping up a bright display until cut down by frost. 

 (See cut.) Pkt. 10 



Dwarf Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors, 1 ft.. 6 



Tall Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors, 1\i ft.. 5 



Henderson's Giant Rocket. A much improved 

 type, the flowers being larger than the old varieties, 

 very double and the colors very beautiful. Mixed 

 colors 10 



American Banner. A lovely new Larkspur grow- 

 ing 1 l i to 2 feet high, branching out and bearing 

 long spikes of double flowers an i nch or more across, 

 of rosy crimson with stripes of indigo blue and 

 white, some petals being dotted with blue — a verita- 

 ble floral American flag , 10 



Emperor, Double, Mixed Colors. Bears about 

 100 close spikes of flowers 6 



Rosy Scarlet. Bright rosy scarlet ; very double 

 flowers on longspikes; beautiful and distinct. ... 10 



Scarlet California Larkspur. (Delphinium Car- 

 dinal.) The flowers are borne on long spikes and 

 are a brilliant scarlet, the petal limbs distinctly yel- 

 low. Height, 3 to 4 feet 15 



Imported Collections of 



Larkspurs. 



Dwarf Rocket Larkspur, 12 separate sorts 60 



6 separate sorts 30 



Emperor Larkspur, 6 separate sorts 30 



Branching Larkspur, 6 varieties 30 



(For "Perennial Larkspurs," see Delphinium, page 93.) 



LYCHNIS. 



Chalcedonica. The scarlet Lychnis, an old garden 

 favorite, deserving a place in every garden; very 

 hardy, bearing heads of bright scarlet flowers. 3 to 

 4 ft Pkt. 5 



Haageana Hybrids , Mixed Colors. Usually grown 

 as annuals; of dwarf bushy habit, bearing flowers 

 an inch or more across in continuous succession un- 

 til frost; the colors are particularly pleasing and 

 effective — from white to rich scarlet and many shades 

 of pink. 1 foot 10 



PHVEIi OF PEHD. 



(Four o' Clocks.) 



Beautiful summer-blooming annuals of bushy habit, 

 2 feet high, each plant bearing throughout the summer 

 hundreds of large flowers of white, yellow, crimson, 

 striped. 



Mixed Colors Per oz., 25 Pkt. 6 



Variegated Poliag'e, Mixed Colors. Foliage 



striped and marked Per oz., 35 S 



MIGNONETTE, BIRD 8 MAMMOTH. 



