ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS— (Continued) WEST GROVE, PA. 



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Marguerite Carnations 



SUPERB NEW DWARF 



This splendid new class of Carnations blooms abundantly 

 in three or four months after sowing the seed. Most of the 

 flowers are as large and double as the finest named Carnations; 

 they are very fragrant and elegantly fringed and come in 

 many beautiful shades of crimson, rose, pink, white, varie- 

 gated, etc. By sowing the seeds at different times, one can 

 have the finest Carnations all the year round. Pkt., 6c; 

 i oz., 40c; oz., $1.25. 



Pontile Choice mixed seeds saved from the best culti- 

 lw>wlll« vated varieties. It is an interesting experience 



watching these curious and weird plants develop from the 



tiny seed. Sow in shallow saucers of clear, coarse sand, 



keep moist, but not too wet, cover with glass, and pot the 



young plants in very small pots. Pkt., 8c 



The following improved varieties of the old 

 pot Marigold are very brilliant and hand- 

 some. Seeds sown in the open ground come quickly into 

 bloom, and continue covered with bright, handsome flowers 

 till killed by frost. 

 C. Oriole, or Large Flowering Bright Yellow — Pkt., 5c 

 C. Meteor — Double flowers, deep canary yellow, elegantly striped with 



orange. Pkt., 5c 

 C. Fine double mixed. Pkt., 5c; \ oz., 8c 



PflTlfl vtllftQ ^he Candytufts are well-known half hardy annuals, very free 



V^ailUj lUllo flowering and highly valued for beds and borders. 



C. New Giant Hyacinth Flowered — Pure white flowers, almost like a hyacinth, blooms 



quickly. Pkt., 6c; \ oz., 25c; oz., 75c 

 C. New Fragrant Empress — Begins to bloom very quickly, and bears large heads of pure 



white fragrant flowers. Pkt., 6c 

 C. White— Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c /BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDENS\ 



C. White, Purple and Crimson Mixed — Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c \can be made from seeds. See p. 132 J 



Calendula 



Marguerite 

 Carnation. 



ClCOmC PlingCnS mountain honey= 



SUCKLE) — A fine erect-growing plant, throwing up stems 

 two to three feet high and bearing large handsome heads 

 of bright rose-pink flowers with curious long stamens 

 standing out in all directions, giving it a novel appearance. 

 Blooms all the time. Fine mixed, pkt., 5c 



Commelina 



(BLUE DAY F L O W E R)— Scarcely 



any other flower can equal this in lovely 

 sky-blue color. It grows easily and blooms freely the first 

 season from seed sown in the open ground, and its tuber- 

 ous roots can be kept in the cellar over Winter like dahlias. 

 Always bright and pretty. Pkt., 5c 



T^ New Giant-Flowering Cosmos "Lady Lenox' 



New Qiant=Flowering Cosmos " Lady Lenox." (6 inches across) 



The flower is five to six inches 

 in diameter, which is about three 

 times larger than the ordinary Cos- 

 mos. The petals are of splendid 

 substance, forming a perfectly 

 circular flower which, when cut, 

 lasts in water an unusual length of 

 time. Color, a delightful sea-shell 

 pink. Pkt., 15c. 



EARLY=BLOOMING FANCY 

 COSMOS— This is the earliest 

 flowering and with Lady Lenox 

 one of the most beautiful strains 

 ever introduced. Flowers are 

 very large ; the colors include 

 pure white, pearl, mauve and 

 many rich shades of crimson and 

 rose. It is an early and most 

 profuse bloomer, the tall, grace- 

 ful plants being covered with 

 lovely flowers up to the edge of 

 Winter, long after other flowers 

 are gone. Pkt., 10c; oz.,30c. 



COSMOS MAMMOTH GIANTS OF CAL= 

 IFORNIA — Remarkable for the gigan- 

 tic size and brilliant colors of its flow- 

 ers, which are four to five inches across. 

 Fine for cutting, and plants continue 

 blooming late. We offer two : 



GIANT PURE WHITE=ERLINDA^Pkt., 

 6c 



GIANT CRIMSON-^Oim. velvet. Pkt., 6c 



Two kinds mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



COSMOS HYBRIDUS — Makes nice, shapely plants, four to five feet high, well furnished with fine, feathery foliage, and bearing 

 large single flowers two inches in diameter. Pure white, pink and rose, with bright yellow centers, largely grown for cut- 

 ting, as both the flowers and foliage are highly valued for floral work. Pkt., 5c 



