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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



STECKLER'S FLOWER SEEDS— Continued 



Lupins 



HELICHRYSTJM (Strawflower) . A very fine ornament for any garden and prized 



everywhere for winter decoration of vases, etc. Needs plenty of room to develop. 



Flowers for drying should be gathered when partially unfolded and suspended with 



their heads downward in a cool place. Oz. 60c. 



HELIOTEOPIUM. Heliotrope. Mixed varieties with dark and light shaded flowers. 



Should be sown in hotbed if sown early. October till April. Oz. $1.50. 

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

 yellow flowers, the double is cultivated in flower gardens. The single varieties are 

 cultivated mostly for the seed. Four feet high. February till July. Oz. 45c. 

 KOCHIA. Mexican Burning Bush. A splendid and novel plant. An easily grown 

 annual plant suitable for all parts of the South. Sown thinly in Spring when leaves 

 begin to appear on the trees, it soon forms a cypress-like hedge of symmetrical form 

 and of lively green color ; by midsummer it attains a height of about 3 feet and 

 on an approach of cool weather the whole plant becomes a deep red. Planted March 

 to June. Oz. 30c. 

 LANTANA. (Hybrida Mixed.) Growing from 2 to 3 feet high bearing Verbena-like 

 clusters of flowers in white, orange, rose and other colors. Excellent for bedding. 

 February to August. Oz. 60c. 

 LARKSPUR. Dark Blue. Annual, long erect spikes of dark blue beautiful blossoms. 



Oz. 50c. 

 LARKSPUR. Bright Carmine. Long erect spikes of fiery carmine flowers — very lovely 



and effective. Oz. 50c. 

 LARKSPUR. Apple Blossom. Very attractive spikes of pink blooms. Oz. 50c. 

 LARKSPUR. Rocket Larkspur. Fall. Mixed colors; very showy; two and a half 



feet. Oz. 50c. 

 LARKSPUR. Miss California. Double stock flowered, rich deep pink on salmon 

 ground, very long stems and exceptionally long row of flowers. Price 15c per packet. 

 LOBELIA. Erinum Lobelia. A very graceful plant with white and blue flowers. 



Half foot. October till March. Oz. $1.50. 

 LUPINS. Mixed. Free flowering; easily grown annual, with long graceful spikes of 

 rich and various colored pea shaped flowers, valuable for mixed borders, beds and 

 for cutting; prefers a little shade. Planted from November to April, grows 1^,4 

 feet high. Oz. 30c. 

 LUPINS. White. Same as above but pure white flowers. Oz. 30c. 

 LUPINS. Blue. Same as above but blue flowers. Oz. 30c. 

 LUPIN, Eoseus. Rose colored flowers, long stems. Planted November to April. Pkt. 



15c; 1 oz. 50c. 

 MARIGOLD. Dixie Sunshine. Sensationally new and fascinating, large ball shaped 

 flowers composed of dozens of tiny five petaled florets, gracefully interlocking, 

 daintly fringed in effect. Brilliant golden yellow. January to April. Pkt. 25c. 

 MARIGOLD. Tall African. All Double Orange. Exacty like the tall African 

 Marigold in size, but a deep orange color. Planted October to December. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. $1.20. 



MARIGOLD. Guinea Gold. A distinct type growing 2 to 2% feet tall, 

 brilliant orange flushed with gold, an early blooming sort, loosely 

 ruffled flowers. October to December. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00. 

 MARIGOLD. Yellow Supreme. Fluffy well rounded blooms Avith frilled 

 petals of rich lemon yellow. Unsurpassed as a cut flower. Holds its 

 freshness for a week to 10 days. Vigorous growing and free branching 

 with foliage which is practically free from that objectionable Marigold 

 odor. October to December. Pkt, 20c; oz. $2.50. 

 MARIGOLD. African or Tall Growing Marigold. Very showy annual 

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

 February to March; October to December. Pkt. 10c; Viz oz. 20c. 

 MARIGOLD. French or Dwarf Marigold. ' Covered with yellow and 

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

 10c; 1/2 oz. 20c. 

 MYOSOTIS Palustris. Forget-Me-Not. A fine little plant, with small, 

 blue star-like flowers. Half foot high. December till March. Oz. 75c. 

 NASTURTIUM. Dwarf. Mixed. Blossoms red, yellow and salmon; 

 used with leaves as salad. Seed pods while young and succulent 

 picked and used as capers. February to April, and November and 

 December. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 

 NASTURTIUM. Tall Mixed. Same as above, makes an excellent screen 

 for unsightly places. February to April and November and December. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 

 NASTURTIUM GOLDEN GLEAM, Flore Pleno. A double sweet scented 

 Nasturtium, golden yellow blooms with stiff, long stems. This is a 

 distinct and new variety of Nasturtiums and being offered for the first 

 time. Pkt. 10c. 

 NASTURTIUM. Double Gleam Hybrids. A wide assortment of colors, 



sweet scented, foliage fresh green. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 60c. 

 NASTURTIUM. Double Scarlet Gleam. 

 Flowers are fiery orange scarlet and 

 almost three inches across and are uni- 

 formly well formed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 

 1/4 lb. $1.30. 

 NASTURTIUM. Dwarf double Golden 

 Globe. Identical in color with the 

 popular Golden Gleam, uniformly dwarf 

 and compact. Free flowering and well 

 formed double flowers of deep golden 

 yellow. November to December. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 45c. 

 NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS. Blue. Makes a very effective front row to bed or border, also 



popular for pots. December to April. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 

 PANSY, Large Trimardeau. 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. Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 80c. 

 PANSY, Roggli's Gt. Mixed. A very early variety of finest and rarest flowers and color- 

 ing. "V^ry l^Jge blooms and is planted from October to March; grows about 8 inches 



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Golden Gleam Nasturtiums 



high. Pkt. 20c. 



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