EC) RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS ||| 
WALLFLOWER. 
Well-known deliciously fragrant half-hardy perennials. blooming early in the 
spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. They should be protected ina cold frame 
in the winter and planted out in April. 
4415 Paris Extra Early. A beautiful single variety, whicb may be treated 
as an annual, flowering through the summer from seed sown in spring. 
Tan DOCS wis nib.6.o9 RUSbO ONE BEMNOUAMAOH OS con SEyScotbad Gea Gh006s 10 
4414 Goliath, A splendid single variety for forcing; flowers of a rich, shining 
redsyawithiayblackiivelvetysheenl=: yah eae cls erates che ctetele(isaet-t etek 10 
4420 Single Mixed. Allcolors. 40z., 15 cts. ......... Pa euerrcalab c 5 
4430 Double Finest Mixed. .................. 0.2 cece eee ee eee 10 
4499 Imported Collection of Double Wallflower, 6 varieties .........- 50 
4419 Imported Collection of Single Wallflower, 6 varieties .-........ 40 
WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEED. 
Under this heading we offer a mixture of the easiest and surest growing kinds 
that can be sown broadcast, and with little or no care will producea bright effect in 
places that would otherwise be nothing but 
a collection of unsightly weeds, and furnish- 
ing an abundance of flowers for cutting. 
4550 Dwarf Sorts. Growing from 12 to 
18 inches high, 25 cts. per oz. 
4560 Tall Sorts. Growing from 18 to 
36 inches high. 25 cts. per oz. 
XERANTHEMUM. 
(Everlasting or Immortelle.) 
4433 Annum. One of the prettiest and 
most satisfactory of the Everlast- 
ings, bearing an abundance of 
bright rose, purple and white flow- 
ers, which are not only showy in 
the garden, but very useful as dried 
flowers in winter bouquets. Grows 
about 3 feet high, and can be sown 
in the open ground early in May, 
growing readily in any open, sunny ~ 
position, remaining in bloom from 
early summer till frost. Mixed 
colorsse (Seecuts eae e iy tsi-rai-1=.6 10 
‘ A 
SS | 
‘e, 
ES 
Ease 
Per Pxt. 
} DouBieE 
y WALLELOWER. 
Water Lilies. 
We annually save a quantity of seed of the leading 
- Water Lilies at-our Aquatic Gardens, Riverton, N, J., 
which we offer below. All of the varieties offered are 
described on pages 235 to 241. 
Growing Water Lilies from Seed. Hardy 
Nympheas are best sown in fall in half-barrels or 
tubs filled to within four inches of the top 
with aquatic soil. Sow the seeds thinly and 
cover with about one-half inch of sand; fill 
the tubs with water and place in a cool 
cellar or greenhouse where they will not 
freeze. In spring remove to a warm, shel- 
tered place in the open air, where the seeds 
should soon germinate. Do not transplant 
the seedlings until the following spring, 
when, after they have made one or two 
leaves, they can be planted in the pond the 
same as recommended for rhizomes, or they 
may be sown either in fall or spring in the 
shallow places on the margin of natural 
ponds, where, if conditions are favorable, 
they will germinate and soon become es- 
tablished. 
Nelumbiums should have a small hole cut through the shell of each seed 
with a sharp knife, and sow three or more seeds in tubs during April or 
May; place in a warm, sheltered place, and give the same treatment as 
recommended for hardy Nympheeas. 
Tender Nymphzeas may be sown from January to April in pots or pans, 
using any good potting soil, and cover the seeds with one-fourth inch of 
sand, give a thorough watering, and allow to drain for one hour or more, 
then submerge in water fully exposed to the sun and at a temperature as 
near 70° as possible. Two inches of water over the soil is sufficient 
depth. As soon as the seedlings have made two leaves, put them singly 
into small pots, and when well rooted repot into four or five-inch pots, from 
which size they may be planted into their flowering quarters during 
May and June. 
Per Pxt. Per Pxr. 
Nymphea Bissetti ......... 15|Nymphza Tuberosa rosea.. 15 
— Capemsis................. 15|—W.B. Shaw .... ..... 26 
—= (Cosi (Eee ea osedcsnoeocs 15|— Zanzibariensis. Purple... 25 
— Deaneana...........20.5. 25|—-— Azurea, Blue ........ 15 
=—IWentatal ~4022 shire etter (5) | ROSe€as!) Rosey see Wes. 15 
— — Superba (new) ........ 25|Nelumbium Kermesinum .. 15 
——TIlagnifica (new)...... 25|— Album grandiflorum .... 15 
— George Huster.......... 15|— Shiroman Pe eed bok 1 
— Gracilis ........ ....... 15|— Pekinensis rubrum..... 15 
—Hybrida. Mixedsorts.... 15|—— — plenum ........... 15 
= Jubilee: ses. Saye >i) ——"ROSCUNIY 3. oo ee 16 
—Kewensis .............. 25 |— Speciosum .............. 15 
— Lotus) 2. c0ctlaws ees: 15|— Luteuwm...7.:....: wt. lo 
— Odorata rosea........... 15|—Kimshiren....... ..... 15 
——Caroliniana .......... 15 | — Mixed. Many varieties ... 10 
—O’Marana .............. 15 
Asters are one of our leading specialties. The varieties offered on page 55 are exceptionally fine. 
