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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



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VERONICA (Sp.«i..u>. 



PBK PKT. 



4375 Spicata. An elegant hardy per- 

 ennial border plant, growing about 

 18 inches high, bearing all sum- 

 mer, long spikes of bright blue flow- 

 ers, which lengthen with age lU 



4376 Virglnica. Long spikes of white 

 flowers in July and Au- 

 gust i 3 to 5 feet 10 



Seeds of liVater 

 L,ilies. 



We annually save a quan- 

 tity of seed of tiie leading 

 Water Lilies at our Aqualic 

 Gardens, Riverton, N. J., and 



which we offer below. The raising of Aquatics from seed is a compara- 

 tively simple process, and most of ihem flower the first year, iheir growth in 

 a few months being marvelUius. Full details for growing are given in our 

 leaflet, Aquatic Plants and How to Grow Them, a copy of which we 

 will be pleased to send on application. 



All of the vaiieties offered are described on pages 226-235. 



Nelurablum album striatum. 15 



— Kermeslnum 15 



— Roseum plenum. 25 



ViNCA. 



VINCA. 



(Madagascar Periwinkle or Old Maid.) 



Ornamental tree-blooming plants and one of 

 the most satisfactory flowering bedding plants 

 we have. They flower from seed the 

 fiiit season, continuing until frost; or 

 they may be potted and kept in bloom 

 through the winter; a fine cut flower ; 

 2 feet. (See cut.) per fkt. 



4381 Rosea. Rose, dark eye.... 10 



4382 Alba. White, crimson eye. 10 



4383 Alba Pura. Pure white.... 10 

 4390 nixed, i oz , 25 ct3 5 



YiolaS) or 

 Tufted Pansies. 



While the flowers of the Tufted 

 Pansies are not so large as the reg- 

 ular type, yet they bloom so freely 

 4hat thev are superior to Pansies 

 where effici is wanted, the colors be- 

 ing particul.irly clear and distinct ; 

 4hey also bloom for a longer, time. 

 Seed sown in April produce flower- 

 ing plants by June, and from then on 

 until frost they are a sheet of bloom. 



4401 Paplllo {Butttrfly Violet). .\n exceedingly lovely violet-lilac, witli small, 

 dark eye 10 



4402 Lutea splendens. Rich goldei\-yellow 10 



4403 Blue Perfection. Deep pur))lish blue ' 10 



4105 White Perfection. A fine pure white 10 



4404 Mixed. A splendid mixture of the best varieties. \ oz., 60 cts 10 



4400 Odorata (.Single Sweet Violet). Wellrknown fragrant spring-blooming 



plants; seed takes 3 to 6 months to germinate. Blue and white mixed 10 



Well-known . deliciously fragrant half-hardy perennials; blooming early m the 

 spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. They should be protected in a cold frame 

 sn the winter, and planted out in April. 



4415 Paris Extra Early. A beautiful single variety, which may be treated as ' 

 an annual, flowering through the summer from seed sown in spring. \ oz , 



20 cts 10 



4414 Qollath. A splendid single variety for forcing ; flowers of a rich shining 



red, with a black velvety sheen 15 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors. J oz., 15 cts 5 



4410 Double Finest Mixed 10 



4409 Imported Collection of Double Wallflower, 6 varieties 50 



4419 Imported Collection of Single Wallflower, 6 varieties 40 



Nelumbium Shlroman 15 



— Osiris 15 



— Pekinensis rubrum 15 



— Roseum 15 



— Speciosum 15 



^ nixed. Many varieties 10 



Nymphaea Bissetii 15 



— Capensis 15 



— Coerulea 15 



— Deaneana 25 



— Dentata 16 



Superba (new) 25 



Magnifica (new) 25 



— George Huster 15 



— Gracilis 15 



— Hybrida Mixed sorts 15 



— Jubilee 25 



— Kewensis 25 



— Lotus 15 



— Odorata ..... 15 



rosea 15 



Carollnlana 15 



— O'Marana 15 



— Tuberosa 15 



rosea 15 



— W. B. Shaw 25 



— Zanzibarlensis. Purple 25 



Azurea. Blue.. 15 



Rosea. Rose 15 



Violas, ok Tufted Pansies. 



Single Wallflower. 



Collections of Seeds of Old-fashioned Annuals and Perennials are offered on page 79. 



