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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



ASTEBS 



Semple'a Branchingr Mixed. — Beautiful 

 for cut flowers. These flowers are large 

 double, with graceful wavy petals borne on 

 long stiff stems, and the colors are clear 

 and handsome. Excellent for cutting; two 

 feet. December till March. 



Trufant's Paeony Flowered Perfection 

 (Mixed). — Large double paeony-shaped 

 flowers of fine mixed colors, one of the 

 best varieties. Two feet high; sow from 

 December till March. 



Queen Marg-aret, Quilled (Mixed). — Per- 

 fect double quilled flower, of all shades. 

 One and a half feet high. December till 

 March. 



BAZiSAMS. 



BAIiSAMIKA. — Mixed, improved camelia- 

 flowered, very double and beautiful colors. 

 February to August. 



CAMELIA FI.OI&A ALBA.— Pure white 

 flowers, about two feet high, used for 

 bouquets. Sow all Balsaminas from Febru- 

 ary till Augrust. 



CAIiBNDUl^A Officinalis. — Mixed Pot 

 Marigold. — Flowers vary in different shades 

 of yellow; 1% feet high. January till 

 April. 



CANN-A Indica (Mixed)— Indian Shot.— 

 Handsome foliage plants with large spikes 

 of bright crimson, scarlet, bright yellow, 

 orange and spotted flowers. Sow in boxes 

 or flower pot.«;. November till March. 



CBIiOSIA Cristata (Mixed). — D w a r f 

 Cock's Comb. Veiy ornamental, producing 

 large head of crimson and yellow flowers 

 one to two feet high. February till 

 August. 



CENTAUREA Cyanns (Mixed). — Bottle 

 Pink. — A hardy annual of easy culture; of 

 various colors; two feet high. March and 

 April. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM Tricolor (Mixed).— 

 (Carinatum). — Summer Chrysanthemum. — 

 Summer bloomers of different colors, 12 to 

 15 inches high. March and April. 



COZ.EUS (Mixed).— A beautiful bedding 

 plant which can be easily propagated by 

 seeds which produce different shades of 

 colored plfint*;;. Mnrch and April. 



CORREOPSlS.—(Calleopsis)— Bright Eye 

 Daisy. — Handsome free blooming plants of 

 the easiest culture, two or three feet high, 

 with yellow and brown daisy-like flowers. 

 December to Mnr(^h. 



COSMOS BIPZNNATA EYBRIDA.— 

 White, yellow and mixed. — A very showy 

 annual similar in shape to the Bright-Eye 

 Daisy or Correopsis. but taller and more 

 brilliant in color. December till April. 



DAHZiIA. — Mixed, large flowering Dahlia. 

 Seed sown in the Spring will flower by 

 June. Very pretty colors are obtained from 

 seed. February till June. 



DAISIES. 



BEIiIiIS Perennis. — English Daisy. — 

 Finest double mixed variety; four inches 

 high. October till January. 



SHASTA. — Burbank's Double Fringed. — 

 An absolute perpetual bloomer throughout 

 the whole year wherever it has a chance. 

 October till April 



PARIS. — French Marguerites. — A beauti- 

 ful plant of easy culture, flower white 

 and yellow, 1 V^ to 2 inches in diameter. 

 October till March. 



PINKS. (DIANTHUS.) 



Heddewiggii, (Double Mixed). — Japan 

 Pink. — This is the most showy of any of the 

 annual pinks. The flowers are very large 

 and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 

 October till April. 



Caryophyllus (Mixed). — Carnation Pink. — 

 They are double, of different colors, very 

 fragrant; can be sown either in Fall or 

 Spring; should be shaded during midsum- 

 mer and protected from hard rains; 3 to 

 4 feet high. November till April. 



Caryophyllus Margaritae Robustus, 

 (mixed.) fl. pi. Semi-High Double Margaret 

 Carnation. — Dwarfish habit, grows from 12 

 to 15 inches high; the starks are exceeding- 

 ly strong, and therefore need no support. 

 The flowers are much variegated, occa- 

 sionally producing yellow ones. Flowers 

 four months after sowing the seed, and 

 produces about 80 per cent, double flowers. 

 October to April. 



Barbatns. — Sweet William. — Their beau- 

 tiful colors make them very showy. Should 

 be sown early, otherwise they will not 

 flower the first Spring; one and a half 

 feet high. October till April. 



Chinensis (Single Mixed). — Chinese Pink. 

 — A beautiful class of annuals of various 

 colors, flowering in early Spring and 

 Summer; 1 foot high. October till April. 



ZiARESPURS. 



Note. — None of the Delphiniums 

 or Larkspurs transplant well, and 

 are better sown at once where they 

 are intended to remain. 



Delphinium Chinensis. 



DEl^PHINIUM Chinensis (Mixed). — 



Dwarf China Larkspur. — Mixed colors very 

 pretty, one foot high. All Larkspurs should 

 be sown from November till April. 



Imperialis, fl. pi. (Mixed). — Imperial 

 Flowering Larkspurs. — Very handsome 

 variety of symmetrical form. Mixed 

 colors; bright red, dark blue and red 

 striped; li/^ feet high. November to April. 



AJACIS. — Rocket Larkspur. — (Mixed 

 Colors). — Very showy. November to April. 



ESCHSCHOI.TZIA Californica Yellow.— 

 California Poppy. — A free flowering plant, 

 .good for masses. Does not transplant 

 well. 1 foot high. December till April. 



GERANIUMS. 



GERANIUM Zonale (Mixed). — Zonale 

 Geranium. Different colors should be sown 

 in seed pans, and when large enough 

 transplanted into pots when they can be 

 transplanted in Spring into the open 

 ground. March and April. 



Pelargonium (Single Mixed) ^ — Large 

 Flowering Pelargonium. — Spotted varieties; 

 25c. per packet. March and April. 



GOLDEN GLOW.— (Rudbeckia).— Grows 

 3 feet high, branching freely and bearing 

 by the hundreds, on long, graceful stems; 

 exquisite double flowers of the brightest 

 golden color and as large as a Cactus 

 Dahlia. Blooms continuously throughout 

 the Summer months. Per packet, 25 cents. 

 March and April. 



