CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



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BALLOON VINE 



840. A rapid-growing handsome summer climber, small 

 ■white flowers, followed by inflated seed vessels shaped like 

 small balloons, 10 to 15 feet ; annual. Pkt., 5C. 



BALSAM 



{Lady Slipper) 



The old garden fa- 

 vorite, marvelouBly im- 

 proved. 



380. White P e r - 

 fection. The finest; 

 pure white. Pkt., 10c. 



384. Double Mixed 

 Sorts. Pkt., 5c. 



386. BoyalCamellia 

 Flovrered, Prize 

 Mixed. A fine strain of 

 very double flowers of 

 exquisite shades. Pkt., 

 10c. 



388. Improved Cam- 

 ellia Pure White (Al- 

 ba Perfecta). A really 

 pure ^vhlte, very 

 double Balsam has long 

 been a desideratum both 

 for the private planter 

 and the practical florist. 

 Our stock of this grand 

 acquisition 1 s absolute 

 BALSAM. perfection in snow-white 



color, size of bloom, 

 doubleness and symmetry of plant. Price, per pkt., 10c. 

 Balsam Apple. See Momordica, page 79. 

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B E GO N I A ( Tuberous-Rooted) 



Magnificent flowering plants. The single varieties are 

 s revelation in color and size, measuring 6 to 9 inches In cir- 

 cumference, and the double are as fine as the choicest roses 

 in coloring and form. 



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420. Single Large Flowering, Mixed. 



421. Double •' " " 



Pkt., 16c. 

 " 25c. 



B EGON I A {Fibrous-Sooted) 



422. Bex Hybrids. Large, ornamental-leaved plants, 

 very rich and decorative. Pkt., 25c. 



423. Vernon. Flowers waxy, blood-scarlet, borne in 

 immense quantities ; fine foliage, green at first, turning red. 

 Pkt., lOe. 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER 



490. {Tropceohim Canariense.) Of the Nasturtium family, 

 the flowers resembling a canary bird with expanded wings. 

 A beautiful climber. Pkt., 5c. 



CALCEOLARIA 



Gorgeous plants for greenhouse and window decoration ; 

 the large pocket-shaped flowers are borne in the greatest 

 profusion through spring and summer; colors: yellow, 



maroon, crimson, etc.; 

 spotted and blotched 

 in the most unique 

 fashion ; IJ^ feet. 



620. C. Hybrida 

 Grandiflora, Tall 

 Mixed. 20 in. Pkt., 

 25c 



521. C, Hybrida 

 Grandiflora Pumila 

 Compacta, Mixed. A 

 new strain, dwarf and 

 compact, producing 

 large and brilliant self- 

 colored and spotted 

 flowers; 1 foot. Pkt., 

 25c. 



522. C. Bugosa. 

 Small flowering varie- 

 ties for bedding, of the 

 finest colors ; 2 feet. 

 Pkt., 25c. 



523. James's 

 Giant. This strain of 

 Calceolaria will be 

 found without a peer. 

 It contains the most 

 brilliant colorings o f 

 the tigered, mottled, 



CALENDULA. (See next Column.) spotted and variegated 

 varieties that we know 

 of. Compact in growth and vigorous in constitution Pkt 

 .35c. 



CALENDULA 



Profuse blooming, dwarf, bushy annuals; of easy culture 

 and flowering till frost. 



644. " Orange King." The grandest of all the double 

 Pot Marigolds. The color is a rich, dark orange, "decidedly 

 more striking than that of Prince of Orange. Pkt., 5c.; oz. 

 20c. 



545. " I.emon Queen." Just as fine as the Orange King, 

 but a clear lemon-yellow. Pkt. , 5c. ; oz. , 20c. 



540. Meteor. Double yellow, striped orange. Pkt., 5c. 



511. Prince of Orange. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



542. Banunculoides, Fl. PI. ( Cape, or Garden Mari- 

 golds. ) Deep orange color ; 1 foot. Pkt., 5c. 



543. Calendula. 

 Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., 15c. 



CAMPANULA 



(Canterbury Bells) 



601. Single Mixed. 



Pkt., 5c. 



602. Double Mixed. 



Pkt., 5c. 



604. CUPandSAU- 

 CEB Varieties. Are a 



very striking and beauti- 

 ful variety of Canter- 

 bury Bells. The flowers 

 are large and resemble a 

 cup and saucer. Colors 

 are mixed blue, blue, 

 rose, lilac and white. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



606. Pyramidalis, 

 Mixed. A grand sort, 

 known as the "Pyram- 

 idal Bell Flower." Col- 

 or, blue or white ; plants 

 grow about 4 feet high, 

 of elegant pyrainidal 

 form, bearing thousands 

 of exquisite bell-shaped 

 flowers. Pkt., 5c. 



CAMPANULA. 



CANDYTUFT (i6ms) 



Half-hardy annual of low growth and very free flower- 

 ing. The plants bloom early from seed and continue a long 

 time in bloom. Useful for bedding and for cutting. 



620. White Fragrant. Pure White, pinnated foliage; 

 1ft. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



621. Crimson. Very beautiful; 1 ft. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



622. WHITE EOCKET. Large trusses of pure white 

 flowers; 1 ft. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



623. White Tom Thumb. A new dwarf variety, grow- 

 ing about 6 inches high, branching into a handsome bush, 

 about 16 inches in diameter. Pkt. , 5c. ; oz. , 20c. 



624. Fine Mixed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c. 



625. NEW EM- 

 PBESS. One of the fin- 

 est varieties of recent in- 

 troduction. The plant 

 is of a very branching 

 habit, and assumes, when 

 fully grown and covered 

 with its large trusses of 

 pure white flowers, a 

 very handsome candela- 

 brum-like aspect. Pkt., 

 lOc; oz., 30c. 



CAN N AS 



645. Crozy's Dwarf 

 I.arge Flowering 

 French. In this new 

 class of Cannas the foli- 

 age is luxuriant and the 

 plants dwarf in habit. 

 Their great merit, how- 

 ever, lies in the large size 

 and brilliant hues of the 

 flowers, ranging through 

 all shades of yellow and 

 orange to the richest 

 crimson, scarlet and ver- 

 milion; some are also 

 beautifully spotted. 

 Mixed. Pkt., 5c.;oz., 15c. 



640. C. Marechal Vaillant. Foliage rich maroon; 

 large, bright orange flowers ; 5 ft. Pkt. , 5c. 



641. Tricolor. Foliage green, red and creamy yellow ; 

 bright scarlet flowers ; 3 ft. Pkt., 5c. 



612. Finest Mixed. Embracing twenty of the best 

 sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc. 



643. C. Gigantea. 8 ft. Pkt., 5c. 



EMPRESS CANDYTUFT. 



