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RICINUS (Castor Oil Plant), garden annuals 



of luxuriant growth, with large palm-like 



leaves; esteemed for subtropical effects. 



(For the new varieties see page 97.) 



Communis major, green leaves; 6ft., oz. ,15c., .05 



Zanzibariensis, immense leaves, green, brown 



or purplish 05 



Borbcniensis, immense foliage; 15 ft 05 



Gibsoni, purplish leaves and stems; 6 ft 05 



Obermani (Sanguineus), red foliage; 8 ft 05 



Cambogiensis, maroon foliage, black stems.. .05 



Mixed varieties oz., 15c, .05 



Collection of 6 varieties 25 



ROSE, hardy hybrids, double mixed 10 



Monthly, Tea-scented, mixed 10 



New Crossbred French. (See page 97) 25 



RUDBECKIA bicolor superba, garden annual, 

 2 ft. high; long-stemmed yellow flowers with 

 maroon spots 10 



bALPIGLOSSIS, beautiful garden annuals 

 about 18 ins. high, bearing large Petunia-like 

 flowers of gorgeous colors, laced and veined. 



Large-flowering, mixed colors 10 



" collection of 6 separate colors 40 



SALVIA patens, magnificent blue flowers; 3 ft., . 15 

 Splendens, or Scarlet Sage, bushy garden 

 plants about 3 ft. high, producing during 

 summer and fall dazzling scarlet flowers in 



great profusion 1,000 seeds, 50c, . 10 



Scarlet Dragoon. (See page 98) .15 



Bonfire, of dwarf, bushy growth, 2\ ft. high; 

 aflame with erect spikes of brilliant scarlet 



flowers 1,000 seeds, 60c, . 10 



Splendens, Tom Thumb. (See page 98). . .15 



SCA6I0SA, or *' Mourning Bride," effective 

 garden annuals with large double flowers on 

 long stems; fine for cutting; various colors. 



Nana, fl. pi., mixed (dwarf double), 1 ft. . . .05 

 " " collection of 6 colors 25 



Maxima Varieties. (See page 98) 10 



SCABIOSA, HARDY VARIETIES: 



Caucasica blue, fine hardy perennial, 2 to 3 

 ft. high, with large saucer-shaped flowers 



2+ ins. across, of lilac-blue 10 



Caucasica Perfecta, semi-double, blue 15 



Japonica. New. (See page 98) 15 



SCHIZANTHTJS, garden annuals, 2 ft.; fringed 

 flowers of various colors and markings; very 

 showy. 



Fine mixed • • • -05 



New Hybrids. (See page 98.) 

 SHASTA DAISY. (See page 82) 25 



SELENE compacta, double, mixed colors, 



garden annual, forming compact, round 

 little bushes 6 ins. high, densely covered with 



double flowers of white, pink or red 05 



Bijou, a new variety, bearing double flowers 

 of a brilliant salmon-rose color 10 



SMI LAX, tender perennial twiner of neat 

 growth, clothed from base to summit with 

 small glossy green leaves 10 



SOLANUM Seaforthianum, beautiful climber 

 10 to 15 ft. high, with immense clusters of 

 light blue flowers; tender perennial, bloom- 

 ing the first summer from seed 15 



STEVIA serrata, tender perennial 1J ft. high, 

 for either pots or garden culture; clusters of 

 white flowers 10 



STOKESIA cyanea. (See page 98) 10 



STOCKS, well-known annuals, sometimes grown 

 in pots but usually used for garden decora- 

 tion; flowers double, of various colors and 

 very fragrant. 

 Large-flowering 10 Weeks, double mixed .10 



•« •• double white 10 



" " " lavender 10 



<« <« " blood-red 10 



<• «< " sky-blue 10 



«■ •• " canary-yellow... .10 



■•« «• «• bright rose 10 



«< •• " collection 6 colors .50 



.• .« « <« 12 " .75 



Henderson's Colossal, 10 weeks. (Seep. 99) .15 



Hollyhock-flowered. (See page 99) 15 



Baby, 10 weeks. (See page 99) 15 



Cut-and- Come- Again. (See page 99) .. . .10 



New Continuity Class. (See page 99) 15 



Emperor Stocks, mixed colors, a biennial 

 variety, usually lasting several years if pro- 

 tected; double flowers of various colors 10 



SUMMER CYPRESS. (See page 105) 10 



8ALPIGLOSSIS. 



SUNFLOWER, DOUBLE, GLOBES OF GOLD. 



ZINNIA, DWARF, LARGE-FLOWERING. 



SUNFLOWER, Single. 



Thousand-flowered. (See page 104) 10 



Macrophyllus giganteus. (See page 104.) .05 



Silver-leaved. (See page 104) 05 



Giant Russian, immense yellow flowers, 18 to 



20 ins. across; often grown for seeds, oz., 15c, .05 

 Single Cut-and- Come- Again. (Seep. 104.) .05 

 Cactus-flowered, mixed colors, aesthetic 

 quilled and twisted petals; cream, lemon or 



orange, with dark centers 10 



Perkeo, only 12 ins. high; golden, dark eye. .10 

 SUNFLOWER, Double. 

 Double Cut-and-Come-Again. (See p. 104.) .10 

 Double Calif orniCUS, immense double 



orange-colored flowers, 4 to 5 ft., oz., 25c. .05 

 Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. (See 



page 104) .10 



Double Globes of Gold. (Seepage 104). ... .10 

 Double globosus flstulosus, large, round 



double flowers; 6 ft oz., 25c, .05 



Sunflower, Hardy Red. New. (See page 104.) .25 

 SWAINSONIA. A popular house plant. Foliage 

 as graceful as an Acacia; flowers resembling 

 Sweet Peas, produced in sprays of 12 to 20. 

 Of the easiest culture and ever-blooming. 

 It climbs readily, or it may be grown as a 

 bush plant by trimming it back as it grows; 

 tender perennial, 1 to 4 ft. 

 Swainsonia alba grandiflora, pure white. . . 10 



" carminea, carmine-red 10 



SWEET PEAS. (See pages 100 to 103.) 

 SWEET ROCKET, mixed colors, hardy gar- 

 den favorites; 2 to 3 ft.; fragrant purple or 



white flowers 05 



SWEET SCLTAN. (See Centaurea, page 108.) 

 " Giant-flowering. (Seep. 104.) 



SWEET WILLIAM, an old favorite, hardy gar- 

 den perennial, 1 ft. high, bearing heads of 

 fragrant, richly colored flowers. 



Double Black. (See page 105) 25 



Harlequin. (See page 105) 10 



Single, flne mixed 05 



Double, flne mixed 05 



Perfection Strains. (See page 105.) 



Collection of 6 separate sorts : . . .25 



THUNBERGIA. (See page 105) . . . .10 



TORENIA, fine plants for vases or pot culture, 

 flowering continuously; also suitable for gar- 

 den planting in the summer; tender peren- 

 nials, 6 to 12 ins. high. 

 Princess of Montenegro, giant flowers of 

 lavender and purple, with yellow throat. . . 

 TRITOMA uvaria grandiflora (Red-hot Poker 

 Plant), hardy perennials, with orange-red 



flowers on spikes 4 to 5 ft. high 



VALERIAN, mixed, showy, hardy garden 

 plants, bearing heads of red, rose or white 



flowers; 1$ ft 



VERBENA, Mammoth. (See page 106.) 



Bush Verbenas, mixed colors, of compact, 



upright habit: flowers of various colors. . . . 



Lemon-Scented (Aloysia). (See page 106). 



VINCA rosea, bushy, tender perennial, 1J ft. 



high; flowering freely the first season from 



seed; very showy for garden beds. 



Bright rose .. . Pkt., 10c. I Pure white 



White, with rose eye, 10c | Mixed colors . . . 



VIOLETS, Single, favorite hardy plants, 6 ins. 



high, prized for their fragrant single flowers. 



Odorata, single, light blue wild violet 



" mixed colors, blue, white, purple, etc 



Cornuta Perfection, lavender 



" " white 



" Admiration, purple 



Large "Pansy- Violets." (See page 105). . . . 

 (Double Violets do not produce seed.') 

 VIRGINIAN STOCK, mixed colors, early sum- 

 mer-flowering garden annuals; ^ ft. high. . . 

 WALL FLOWER. (See page 106.) 

 WISTARIA SINENSIS, hardy climber; blue 



flowers 



ZEA PERFECTA. 



A new variegated-leaf corn of dwarf 

 stocky growth, well furnished to the ground 

 with large arching leaves, striped yellow, 

 rose-green and dark red. The sheaths of the 

 leaves and stems are reddish-brown; showy 



for gardens. Annual, height 3 ft 



ZINNIAS, well-known garden annuals, forming 

 bushy plants, 2 to_ 3 ft. high, bearing large 

 showy flowers during summer and fall. 



Tall, double, mixed colors, 3 to 4 ft 



Dwarf large-flowering, double mixed, 2 ft. 



" " collection of 6 colors 



Henderson's Zebra, mixed. (See page 106.) 



Mammoth double. (See page 106) 



Liliput Zinnias. (See page 106) 



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