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Steckler^s Flower Seeds— Continued 



SHIRLEY POPPIES. Single Mixed. A very beautiful selection of Ranun- 

 culus-flowered Poppy. The range of colors extending from pure white 

 through the most delicate shades of pale pink, rose and carmine to 

 crimson, while edged, shaded and striped. Semi-double. October till 

 May. 



BICINIIS ZANZIBARIENSIS. (Mixed). Castor Bean. A distinct class 

 which surpasses in size and beauty all other varieties. Plants attain 

 great dimensions. Planted from March to July. 



RESEDA Odorata Grandiflora. Sweet Mignonette. A fragrant plant with 

 large spikes of yellowish red flowers. Fifteen inches high. December 

 to May. 



SAL/VIA Splendens. Scarlet Salvia or Red Flowering Sage. A pot or 

 greenhouse plant, can be grown as an annual as it flowers freely from 

 seed the first year. Two to three feet high. February to April, 



SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride). Commonly known as the Pincushion Plants. 

 Produces beautiful flowers in delicate shades on long stems. Make very 

 effective borders or beds. Planted after danger of frost is over about 

 March, 



TAGETES Erecta. African or Tall Growing Marigold. Very showy an- 

 nual for borders with bright yellow flowers. Two and a half feet high, 

 February to March ; October to December. 



TAGETES PATULA. French or Dwarf Marigold. Covered with yellow 

 and brown flowers. One and a half feet high. January to April. 



Shirley Poppies 



MAMMOTH VERBENA HY- 

 BRIDA. Hybridized Verbena. 

 Their long flowering and great 

 diversity of color makes them 

 valuable for every garden, 

 however small. All colors 

 mixed. 1% feet high. Janu- 

 ary to April, 



VERBENA CANDIDI S S I M A . 

 White Verbena. Pure white 

 Verbena of more or less frag- 

 rance. One and a half feet 

 high. January to April. 



VERBENA STRIPED ITALIAN. These are beautiful striped kinds of colors with large eyes. February to 

 April. 



PANSY Rogrgli's Gt. Mixed. A very early variety of finest and rarest flowers and coloring. Very large blooms 

 and is planted from October to March, grows about 8 inches high.. Pitt. 35c. 



LARGE TRIMARDEAU PANSY. Mixed. This is the largest variety in 

 cultivation, the flowers are well formed, generally three-spotted, quite 

 distinct ; the plants grow compact. October to March. 



VINCA MIXED. Red and White Periwinkle. Plants 

 of shining foliage, with white and dark rose col- 

 ored flowers. 2 feet high. February to April. 

 VIOLA ODORATA. Sweet Violet. Well known 

 edging plant. Half foot high. Sow from January 

 to March. 

 WALLFLOWER (Goldlack) Finest Mixed. A deli- 

 ciously fragrant, half hardy perennial, which is 

 adapted both to pot culture and out-door plant- 

 ing, produces very beautiful flowers and is ori- 

 ental in effect. Planted March to June. 



Marigold 



Large Trimardean Pansy 



mnias 



STECKLER'S GIANT ZINNIA. Double. This Zinnia is without 

 doubt the largest and finest thus far introduced. It is a cross 

 between the Elegans Pumila, fl. pi., and the Elegans Grandiflora 

 Robusta varieties. The flowers measure from tip to tip fully 6i/^ 

 inches ; half early ; semi-high and perfectly double. Each package 

 contains a fine selection of beautiful colors. February to Sept. 

 TUt. 10c; Vz oz. 60c; oz. $1.00. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS PUMILA, fl. pi. Dwarf double mixed. A new 

 dwarf selection especially desirable. The compact, bushy plants 

 rarely grow over two feet high, and are covered Avith la'rge flowers 

 of great beauty. February to Sept. 



STECKLER'S DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED ZINNIA. Mixed. A 



very fine Dahlia like flower, double, of finest blooms. Planted 

 February to Sept. Pkt. 35c. 

 STECKLER'S GIANT PINK ZINNIA. Planted February to Sept. 



STECKLER'S GIANT PURPLE ZINNIA. Planted February to 

 Sept. 



Steckler's Giant Zinnia 



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