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KRTADltR -PHILADELPHIAfA 



REIIABIE FLOWER SEEDS 



'2470 



248D 



2511 



lEschscholtzia Carmine King 



FERNS. 



PER PKT. 



Very desirable for 

 Wardian cases or fern- 

 eries, thriving in a 

 peaty, sandy soil, and 

 moist, shady positions 

 jn the garden during 

 ■summer. The seed is 

 :slovv of germination. 

 "Sow on the surface in 

 -seed pans or pots, keep 

 >moist, and in a tem- 

 iperature of 60 degrees. 

 'Mixed varieties 15 



JFUCHSIA. 



(Xady's Eardrops.) 



A well-known jilaiit of 



easy culture, for the 



house or shady situations in the garden. Seed saved 



from the finest single and double named sorts 25 



ESCHSCHOL,TZIA (California Poppy, Gold tups). 



Very attractive annuals for beds, edgings, or masses ; profuse-flowering, fine- 

 cut, glaucous foliage ; in bloom from June till frost ; 1 foot. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



2423 Californica. Bright yellow. Oz., 30 cts 5 



2424 — Alba. Pure white. Oz., 30 cts .^ 5 



2425 — Aurantiaca. Rich orange. Oz., 30 cts 5 



2422 Carmine King. Carmine-rose on both sides of the petals 15 



2426 Mandarin. Inner side of the petals rich orange, the outer side bril- 

 liant scarlet. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



2427 Rose Cardinal. Large flowers; white inside, rose outside. Oz., 40 cts. 5 



2428 Qolden West. 'Very large flowers ; buttery-yellow, with orange centre. 

 O/,., 50 cts 10 



2430 Single Mixed. All colors. Oz., 25 cts 5 



2440 Double Mixed. All colors. Oz., 40 cts 5 



2429 Collection of the seven named sorts 35 



EUPATORIUM (Thorough-wort). 



Strong-growing, hardy perenni.ils, well suited for naturalizing, and all of the 

 sorts offered below deserve a place in every hardy border; they will grow and 

 ti-.rive in almost any position ; will flower the first year if sown early. 



2442 Ageratoides. A very useful variety, growing 3 to 4 feet high, wiih 

 dense heads of minute white flowers from August to October 10 



2443 Coelestinum. One of the best blue perennials, 18 to 24 niches high, 

 and bears from August till frost an abundance of clear, lavender-blue, 

 flossy flowers ; splendid for cutting 10 



2441 Fraseri. A very pretty dwarf variety, producing clusters of snow-white 

 flowers ; fine for cutting and bouquets ; 1^ feet 10 



2452 



Globe Amaranth. 

 (Offered on next page.) 



'2530 

 2526 

 2525 

 2531 



GAUR A. PHR PKT. 



Lindheimerl. A graceful perennial 3 to 4 feet high, bearing 

 numerous spikes of rosy-white flowers from July till frost. This 

 jilant is largely used throughout Europe for interspersing in beds of 

 Begonias, Geraniums, etc., etc., giving an air of grace to what would 

 •otherwise be stiff and formal 5 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium). 



Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest varie- 

 ties 10 



Pelargonium, Mixed ( Lady Washington). Saved from the 



finest fancy and spotted large-flowering sorts 25 



Apple=scented. This fragrant favorite variety can only be grown 



from seed to form fine plants 15 



Sanguineum [Crane's BiH). A desirable hardy trailing variety, 

 bearing bright crimson flowers all summer 10 



EUPHORBIA. 



Strong-growing annuals, suit- 

 able for beds of tall -growing 

 plants or mixed borders; the 

 flowers are inconspicuous ; the 

 foliage, however, is exceedingly 

 ornamental. 

 Variegata [Snow on the 

 Mountain). Attractive foli- 

 age, veined and margined with 

 white; 2 feet. (See cut.) Per 



oz., 30 cts .... 5 



2451 Heterophylla [Animal 

 J-'oinsettia, Dlexican Fire 

 Plant, Painted Leaf). An 

 annual resembling in habit 

 and color the beautiful hot- 

 house Poinsetlia, The plants 

 grow 2 to 3 feet higli, of 

 branching, l)ush-like form, 

 with smooth, glossy-green leaves, which, about mid- 

 summer, become a beautiful orange-scarlet, present- 

 ing a striking and brilliant appearance , . . . 10 



Euphorbia Variegata. 



GEUM (Avens). 



Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing profusely large, showy flowers all 

 through the summer; an elegant flower for bouquets. 

 2541 Atrosanguineum Fl. PI. Double dark crimson 10 



Gaura Linoheimrri. 



for a complete alphabetical list of the Popular or Common Names of Flowers see pages 2 and 3. 



