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1710 Purple 

 Feather Grass 



Tender Perennial 



A beautiful and well known 

 ornamental house or border 

 plant of easy culture and rapid 

 growth. The graceful, nar- 

 row, recurving leaves are 

 over-topped by elegant feath- 

 ery plumes a foot long. Head.s 

 borne from July until frost, 

 the whole plant being- eventu- 

 ally veiled in a purple cloud. 

 Pkt. 10c; Va ox. 40c; % oz. 70c 



Feed Your Plants with Either 



Oyama or PlanTabbs. See 



Page HI for Prices 



Pyre thrum 



(Persian Daisy) 

 Hardy Perennial 



Handsome, herbaceous gar- 

 den plants about 2 feet high, 

 bearing daisy-like or aster- 

 like flowers, 3 or 4 inches 

 across, ranging in color from 

 light pinlv to deep red with 

 yellow centers. Blooms in 

 May and June and again in 

 the fall; one of the best cut 

 flowers. 



Pyrethrums are so simply 

 and easily cultivated that thev 

 may be recommended to ail 

 who possess a garden. Flow- 

 ers are bright and elegantly 

 borne on long stems; most 

 convenient for decoration. 



1711 ROSEUM, SINGLE 

 MIXED. 

 Pkt. 10c; Va ox. 35c; % oz. 60c 



1713 ROSEUM, DOUBLE 

 MIXED. 

 Pkt. l.-ic; Vie ox. 7.5c; % oz. .$1.2.'; 



1709 Primula Chinensis, IVIixed 



Primula (Pnmrose) 



Half Hardy Perennial 

 169!) OBCONICA, MIXED 

 COLORS. Of the easiest cul- 

 ture in window or conserv- 

 atory; flowering profusely and 

 continually with little care. 

 Pkt. 20c; 1/128 ox. 50c 

 1709 CHINENSIS, FINEST 

 MIXED. (Chinese Primrose.) 

 Profuse bloomer and among 

 the finest and most popular of 

 the winter and spring- flower- 

 ing- window or greenhouse 

 plants, doing well in cool 

 rooms. Plants are sturdy, the 

 flowers cut and fringed. 

 Pkt. 30c; 1/128 oz. 50e 



Why not use Annuals 

 in your Rock-Garden? 



We suggest planting such 

 veirieties as listed on page 60 

 in addition to perennials. See 

 list on same page. 



1703 Primula, Vulgaris 



Hardy Perennial 

 Primulas 



1703. VULGARIS. The well 

 known, old English, rich yel- 

 low primrose which has been 

 a favorite with garden lovers 

 for years. Perfectly hardy 

 and one of the earliest spring- 

 flowers. Six to eight inches 

 high. Fine for borders. 

 Pkt. 15c; i/is ox. 40c; Vs ox. eSc 



1704 VERIS, LARGE FLOW- 

 ERING MIXED. (Polyaiithu.s.) 

 This lovely Iiarbinger is really 

 indispensable and should be 

 largely used in beds, borders, 

 rockeries and naturalization. 

 It does best in an open, half- 

 shady position and ricli soil. 

 Many shades of showy colors. 

 Pkt. 15c; i/i6 oz. 40e; % oz. 65c 



Ricinus 



(Castor Oil 

 Beans) 



Hardy Annual 



A stately, 

 strong - growing 

 and liiglily orna- 

 mental tree-like 

 annual plant; 6 

 to 14 feet high, 

 very effective as 

 a foliage plant. 

 Highly desirable 

 for centers of 

 beds or for back- 

 g- r o u n d s . By 

 planting Ricinus 

 beans on the 

 borders of gar- 

 dens, moles may 

 be kept away, as 

 they will leave 

 -,».-, as soon as they 



_,.-. . — ^^^^ get a scent of 



1714 Ricmus Zanzibarensis, Mixed the plant. 



1713 RED SPIRE. Rich bronzy-green leaves with promi- 

 nent red ribs and ve'ins. I'lant grows 6 feet high and 

 produces numerous flower-spikes or seed-pods of a brilliant 

 rosy-crimson. Most effective and ornamental. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; lb. $2.50 



. ^J}*. ZxVN/IBARENSIS. The tallest growing Ricinus, 10 



to 14 feet high. Variously colored leaves, 1 to 2 feet across 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 65c; lb. $2.25 



1715 MIXED. All the best plain and fancy varieties in a 



grand iTiixture. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 



Saponaria 



Hardy Annual 



1738 VACCARIA. Satiny- 

 pink flowers somewhat like an 

 enlarged Gypsophila, valuable 

 for cutting and largely used 

 for mixing with other flowers. 

 Grows about two feet high. 

 Make several sowings for a 

 succession of bloom. Easily 

 grown; free flowering. 

 Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20e; oz. 35c 



1731 Sensitive Plant 



(Mimosa Pudica) 

 Hardy Annual 



A curious and interesting 

 plant, growing 1% feet high, 

 with pinkish white flowers. 

 The leaves close and droop 

 when touched or shaken. Ex- 

 cellent garden or house plant. 

 Pkt. lOe; i/i oz. 25c; % oz. 45c 



1722 Salvia, Drooping Spikes 



Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 

 Hardy Annual 



Salvias are favorite bedding plants bearing long spikes of 

 flowers profusely during the whole summer until frost; also 

 grown as pot plants during the winter. 



1727 FARINACEA. (The Sil- 

 ver Sage.) Tall silvery laven- 

 der or blue spikes rise in great 

 numbers above the foliage. 

 A handsome bedding plant for 

 groups, borders or massing. 

 With a slight covering during 

 severe freezing this variety 

 will live over winter in many 

 localities, but it is best to 

 treat it as an annual. 

 Pkt. 15c; Va ox. 45c; ^ oz. 75c 



1723 DROOPING SPIKES. 



The very best red flowering 

 Salvia. The flowers are pro- 

 duced so abundantly as to 

 bend the branches and give 

 them a leaning habit. 

 Pkt. 15c; Va ox. 50c; % oz. 85c 



1723 BONFIRE. One of the 

 finest for bedding. Compact, 

 oval bushes, 2 feet in height, 

 with long spikes of scarlet 

 flo-wers standing clear above 

 the foliage, -which completely 

 cover the plant. 

 Pkt. 10c; Va ox. 45c; % oz. 75c 



1724 AMERICA or GLOBE 

 OF FIRE. The earliest, freest, 

 and most continuous blooming 

 of all Salvias, being of uni- 

 form growth not exceeding 15 

 inches in height, with spikes 

 of brilliant scarlet flowers. 

 Pkt. 15c; Va ox. 50c; % oz. 85c 



1733 MIXED, ALL SORTS. 



We have received so many re- 

 quests for Salvia seeds mixed, 

 that we are offering a mixture 

 of the scarlet, carmine, sal- 

 mon and purple varieties. 

 Pkt. 10c; Va ox. 45c; % oz. 75c; 

 Vs ox. $1.25; oz. $2.25 



50X31 1001 Garden Questions Answered 

 By A. C. Hottes 



A guide book to daily operations, covering the Flowers, 

 Vegetables, Fruits, Lawns. Walks, Paths, Rock Gardens, 

 Water Gardens, Bedding Plants, Soils, Fertilizers, Insects 

 and Diseases, Evergreens, Shrubs, Trees, Tree Surgery, 

 Care of Cut Flowers, House Plants. Practical notes on the 

 construction of a pool. Illustrated. 320 pages. 

 Cloth bound, $2.15 postpaid 



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