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SPECIALTIES IN FLO VEt SEEDX 



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New Ricin'us, Red Spire 



Two Brilliant Poppies 



The two Single Annual Poppies here offered are unusually 

 brilliant and distinct. 



3695 Shirley Wild Rose-pink. This beautiful variety is a 

 selection out of the Shirley Poppy, and which comes almost 

 one hundred per cent, true from seed; -in color a uniform 

 bright but soft Wild Rose pink, a color that appeals to every- 

 one and which makes a charming bed, and of special value 

 for cutting. 10 cts. per pkt.; 30 cts. per J oz.; §1.00 per oz. 



3691 American Legion. A greatly im- 

 proved English scarlet or Flanders 

 Poppy, having very large flowers of the 

 most brilliant orange-scarlet. 10 cts. 

 per pkt.; 25 cts. per J oz.; 75 cts. per oz. 



NEW RICINUS OR 



CASTOR OIL PLANT 



"RED SPIRE" 



3867 A visitor to our Nurseries a year ago 

 declared our planting of this to be the 

 most effective and ornamental feature 

 in the establishment. The shapely, 

 bushy plants attain a height of about 

 6 feet, with pretty palmate leaves of a 

 bronzy green with prominent red ribs and veins, and 

 producing through the summer and autumn numerous 

 spikes of flowers or seedpods 9 to 18 inches long, of a 

 brilliant rosy crimson ; altogether a most effective semi- 

 tropical plant, valuable alike for its foliage and flowers 

 and hke other Ricinus, absolutely insect-proof. As 

 single specimens or in beds on the lawn, for filling up 

 a corner, or making a hedge or line, this is one of the 

 most ornamental plants ever introduced. 15 cts. per 

 pkt.; 40 cts. peroz. 



TWO MAGNIFICENT 



AFRICAN MARIGOLDS 



The two varieties offered below are grown for us by a specialist and are without 

 doubt the very finest of the large-flowering African type, and grow almost 2j feet 

 high, bearing in continuous succession from early summer till hard frost large and 

 perfectly double flowers. 



3084 Orange Prince. Large ball-shaped blooms of glittering 

 deep golden orange. 15 cts. per pkt.; 50 cts. per j oz.; 

 §1.50 per oz. 



3085 Lemon Queen. Immense double flowers of a pleasing 

 so'ft lemon-yellow making a fine contrast to the rich gold of J^ 

 Orange Prince. 15 cts. per pkt.; 50 cts. per j oz.; §1.50 

 per oz. '. 



Two Effective Bedding ^ 



Double Dwarf French Marigolds ^ 



Few annuals are so easy to grow or make so effective a bed or C 



border as the Double Dwarf French Marigolds, and the two sorts V 



here offered are especially desirable, forming symmetrical glo- 

 bular plants not over 9 inches high and covered with their good- 

 sized brilliant blossoms from early summer to late autumn. 



3093 Golden Ball. Rich golden yellow. 10 cts. per pkt.; 40 cts. per joz. 



3094 Lemon Ball. Densely double, light lemon yellow. 10 cts. per 

 pkt.; 40 cts. per } oz. 



NEW PERPETUAL-FLOWERING 



HARDY PINKS (Oianthus AUwoodl. 



2334 We have offered plants of this beautiful strain of Hardy Pinks for several 

 years, and are again able to offer the seed, our supply of which comes to us 

 direct from the introducer, a noted English specialist. It is expected that the 

 seed will produce an average of 75% double, deliciously clove-scented flowers 

 in many colors. They are perfectly hardy, and flower continuously from 

 spring until late in the autumn. 35 cts. per pkt. of about 25 seeds. 3 pkts. 

 for §1.00. 



New Perpetu.\i--Flowering H.\rdy Pinks 

 (Dianthus Allwoodi) 



