•RELIABLE FLOWER SEE 



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STOCKS (Gillillower). 



The Stock is one of the most popular annuals, either for bed- 

 ding or pot culture ; fur brilliancy and diversity of color, fra- 

 grance, profusion and duration of bloom it is unsurpassed. Our 

 supply is grown for us by a specialist and will produce 90 per 

 cent, of doulile-flowering plants. 



Cut-aiid-Coine-Again 10-Week Stock. 



Splendid perpelual-biooming class ; sown in March or April 

 they begin flowering in July, continuing until frost, and are espe- 

 cially valuable during September and October \Ahen other flowers 

 are scarce ; they throw out numerous side branches, all bearing 

 very double, fragrant flowers ; excellent for cutting. (See cut.) 



PER PK I 



4031 Princess Alice. Snow-white., . ., 10 



4032 La France. Silvery rose 15 



4033 Brilliant. Fiery blood-red 15 



4034 Sappliire, Dark blue 15 



4035 Creole. Creamy yellow, extra tine lo 



4033 May Queen, A delicate shade of lilac ]5 



4040 Finest Mixed. All colors. | oz., 75 cts 10 



4039 Collection of a packet each of the 6 colors 60 



Larjfe-Flowering- lO-Week Stock. 



This is the leading class for bedding out or summer blooming. 



4015 Purple 10 



401 G Pure White 

 4017 Canary Yellow. 



4011 Blood=red 10 



4013 Light Blue 10 



4014 Bright Pink 10 



4020 nixed. Double large-flowering. ^ oz , 75 cts 



4018 Collection. A packet each of above 6 colors 



4019 Imported Collection. Large-flowering, 12 colors. . . 



VARIOUS STOCKS. 



4027 Snowflake. A dwarf variety with large double snow- 

 white flowers ; fine for pot culture 



4044 Empress Elizabeth. This splendid winter Stock 

 grows about 18 inches high, and throws up a very strong 

 main stem, branching out in candelabra form. Both main 

 and side stems are covered with large double 

 rose-shaped flowers of the brightest imagin- 

 able tint of carmine- rose 20 



4043 Beauty of Nice. Another splendid new 

 winter-flowering variety, \<ith strong spikes 

 of very large flowers of a delicate flesh-pink. 15 



4041 Queen Alexandra. Similar in all re- 

 pects to Beauty of Nice, except in color, 

 which is rosy-lilac, a shade that shows beau- 

 tifully under artificial light 15 



4042 Brompton. Half-hardy biennial, bushy 

 plants, producing a beautiful display of 

 double flowers ; mixed colois ; 2 feet 10 



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Cut-and-Come-Again Stocks. 



STEVIA. 



Sweet Rocket. 



Stokesia Cvanea. 



PER PI 



4001 Serrata. Free- 

 blooming pi ants, 

 bearing a multitude 

 of fragrant pure 

 white flowers; suit- 

 able for summer or 

 winter blooming ; 

 largely used for cutting 



STOKESIA. 



(Cornflower Aster.) 



4051 Cyanea. This is not new, 

 but is a rare and beautiful 

 hardy perennial, and was- 

 shown in colors on the cover 

 of our 1903 catalogue. The 

 plant grows about 24 inches 

 high, each bearing from 20' 

 to 30 handsome lavender-blue 

 cornfl.ower-like blossoms; in bloom from July till frost. One of 

 the choicest subjects for the hardy border and indispensable for cut- 

 ting. (See cut ) A oz., .30 cts ■ •• 



4052 Cyanea alba. A new pure white-flowering form, identical to the 

 popular blue variety in every way except color. 3 pkts., 50 els 



SWEET ROCKET (Hesperls). 



4278 Old-fashioned garden plant, and among the most desirable ol hardy 

 flowers; also known as Dame's Rocket and Dame's Violet; grows 

 from 2 to 3 feet high, and be.irs spikes of showy white, lilac and pur- 

 ple fragrant flowers. Excellent for naturalizing among shrubbery 

 or for planting in a permanent border; mixed colors. (See cut.) 



Oz., 26 cts 



SIEENE (Catchfly). 



3975 Pendula compacta. A pretty hardy annual, forming compact 

 bushes not over 6 inches high and bearing all summer masses of 

 bright single and double white, rose and red flowers. Sow the seed 

 I'rom April to June, or, if wanted early, may be sown in early fall. 

 Mixed colors 



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Our Royal Exhibition Pansies are the best procurable at any price. See colored plate, page 70. 



