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Steckler's Flower Seeds — Continued 



DIANTHUS CAKYOPHYLLUS MAKGARITAE ROBUSTUS, 



fl. pi. Semi High Double Margaret Carnation. Dwarfish 

 habit, grows from 12 to 15 inches high. The flowers are 

 much variegated, occasionally producing yellow ones. Oc- 

 tober to April. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS. Sweet William. Their beautiful 

 colors make them very showy. Should be sown early, oth- 

 erwise they will not flower the first Spring ; one and a half 

 feet high. October till April. 



DIANTHUS CHINENSIS. Chinese Pink. Single. A beautiful 

 class of annuals of various colors which flower very pro- 

 fusely in early Spring and Summer ; one foot high. October 

 till April. 



DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGGII. Japan Pink. Double. This 

 is the most showy of any of the annual pinks. The flowers 

 are very large and of brilliant colors ; one foot high. Oc- 

 tober till April. 



DELPHINIUM CHINENSIS. Dwarf China Larkspur. Mixed 

 colors very pretty, one foot high. All Larkspurs should be 

 sown from November till April. 



DELPHINIUM IMPERIAL.IS, fl. pi. Imperial Flowering Em- 

 peror Larkspur. Very handsome variety of symmetrical 

 form. Mixed colors ; bright red, dark blue and red striped ; 

 IV2 feet high. November to April. 



Dianthus 



Mixed colors ; very showy ; 



DELPHINIUM. Rocket Larkspur. 

 two and a half feet. 



NOTE: None of the Delphiniums or Larkspurs transplant 

 well and are better sown at once where they are intended t*) 

 remain. 



DAHLIA. Large flowering Dahlia. Mixed. Seed sown in the 

 Spring will flower by June. Very pretty colors are obtained 

 from seed, the semi-double or single can be pulled up as they 

 bloom: but those seeds which are saved from the double varie- 

 ties will produce a good percentage of double flowers. Febru- 

 ary till June. 



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Eschscholtzia or California Poppy 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNIA. California Poppy. Single. A 



very free flowering plant, good for masses. Does not trans- Delphininm, Annual Larkspur 



plant well. One foot high. December till April. Yellow color. 



FOXGLOVE (Digritalis). Old fashioned border plant. Produces very showy thimble-like or bell-shaped flowers, 

 in mixed colors. Does well in cool, shady locations. Planted after danger of frost is over, March to June. 



GERANIUM ZONALE. Zonale Geranium. Mixed. Seed saved from large flowering varieties of different colors ; 

 should be sown in seed pans, and when large enough transplanted into pots when they can be left or trans- 

 planted in Spring into the open ground. 



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. As cut 

 flowers the blooms last well. Perfectly hardy and blooms continuously throughout the Summer months. Per 

 packet, 25c. 



GOMPHRENA. Mixed. White and Crimson Bachelor Button or Globe Amaranth. Well known variety of flow- 

 ers; very early and free flowering; continue to flower for a long time. Two feet high. From February to 

 August. 



GYPSOPHILA. White. Pure White, of easy growth, several sowings should be made during the season to 

 keep up the supply. Planted March to June and grows about 2 feet high. 



GYPSOPHILA. Pink. A very soft pink. Planted March to June and grows about two feet high. 



HELIANTHUS. fl. pi. Double Flowering Sunflower. A well known plant, with showy yellow flowers, the 

 double is often cultivated in flower gardens. The single varieties are cultivated mostly for the seed. Four 

 feet high. February till July. 



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