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CLARKIA 



This pretty and easily growu annual has been much improved in recent years, and 

 the varieties ofifered below are now seen as cut flowers in most of the large cities of 

 Europe; they do well either in sun or shade, growing 2 to 2J feet high, with leafy 

 racemes of double flowers, which all open in water when cut. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



1981 Elegans Alba Fl. PI. Very double, pure white 10 



1984 — Brilliant. Rich crimson scarlet; very double. IQ 



1982 — Salmon Queen. Extra double, salmon pink 10 



1983 — Scarlet Queen. A brilliant orange-scarlet; a rare shade 10 



A pkt. each of the 4 sorts, 30 cts. 

 1990 Elegans Double Mixed. A fine mixture containing all the colors. } 



oz., 25 cts 10 



CLEO]VIH (Giant Spider Flower) 



2002 Qigantea. In our trial grounds 

 this proved to be the finest Cleome 

 ■we have ever seen. The plants at- 

 tain a height of 3| feet, well 

 branched, each branch terminated 

 by a large head of bright rosy-crim- 

 son flowers. It makes a striking 

 subject for large beds or for inter- 

 spersing in the shrubbery border, 

 and is used extensively in many of 

 the public parks. Seeds should 

 be sown in the open ground as 

 soon as the weather is warm and 

 settled, and the plants given 

 sufficient room to develop their full 

 beauty, ^ oz., 25 cts 10 



CoB£A SCANDENS 



Clarkia 



(Cups and Saucer Vine or Cathedral Bellg) 



A climber of rapid growth, attaining 

 a height of 30 lo 50 feet during the sea- 

 son; valuable for covering trellises, arbors, 

 trunks of trees, etc. ; will cling to any 

 rough surface. In sowing, place seeds 

 edgewise and merely cover with light 

 soil; to get early results start the seed 

 indoors in March or April; can also be 

 sown out-of-doors in May. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



2021 Scandens. Large, bell-shaped 



purple flowers. J oz. , 25 cts. 10 

 2022 Scandens Alba. Pure white 15 



Cleomb Gigantka 



COLrEFS (Flame NetUe) 



2040 Dreer's Hybrids. Our strain of hybrid varieties produces the finest col- 

 ored, most attractive and novel foliage plants for house or garden culture. 

 A most interesting subject to grow from seed. Easily raised. Sow indoors 



in March or April 25 



2041 Ornatus. Splendid, large-leaved variety, with strikingly handsome varie- 

 gated foliage; of great value for all decorative purposes 25 



RAINBOW CORN (Zea Japonica Variegata) 



2662 As an ornamental foliage plant this is not only highly effective, but very 

 interesting. It grows about 5 feet high, quite bushy, the wonderfully varie- 

 gated leaves being striped with bright green, silvery white, rosy purple and 

 sulphur yellow. It makes a very pretty dividing line between the vegetable 

 and flower garden, or it may be -used in the mixed border. Per oz., 25 cts. 10 



How to grow AnnuaU and Perennials from Seed. Leaflet covering this subject free our request 



