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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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HOLLYHOCK 



One of the most majestic of hardy phvnts, and a dump or line in any garden 

 gives an efiect not attainable with any other plant. For planting among shrub- 

 bery or forming a background for other flowers, it is without equal. Seed sown 

 any time before midsummer will produce fine plants for flowering ne.xt year. 



Double Varieties 



The seed offered under this head has been saved from the finest double flowers 

 only and is sure to produce satisfactory results: 



PER 14, oz. 



2785 Salmon-rose. . .$0 50 



2786 White 50 



2787 Yellow 50 



2782 Maroon $0 50 $0 10 



2783 Bright Rose... . 50 10 



2784 Bright Eed 50 10 



2788 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors, 50 cts. 



2790 Extra Choice Double Mixed. Per i oz., 40 cts 



2781 "Allegheny." Mammoth flowers, wonderfully formed of loosely 

 arranged fringed petals. The colors vary from the palest shrimp- 

 pink to deep red. The plants are of strong growth, sending up spikes 



6 to 7 feet high. Per \ oz., 40 cts 



Newport Pink. One of our own introductions, and awarded a 

 Certificate of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of England, 

 an unusual honor. It is the finest pure pink, double variety, exqui- 

 site in shade, flowers very double. Per \ oz., 60 cts 



2791 



10 

 10 

 10 



10 



10 



15 



Single Varieties 



Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are usually of freer 

 growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome appearance when covered 

 with their artistic blossoms. 



PER PKT. PER PKT. 



2793 Rose $0 15 I 2796 Red $0 15 



2795 Pink 15 1 2797 White 15 



2799 Collection of a packet each of the above 4 colors 50 



2800 Mixed. All colors. \ oz., 40 cts 10 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 



2824 Gibraltarica Hybrida. White shading to lilac 10 



2825 Sempervirens. A profuse, white-blooming, hardy perennial, com- 

 ing in flower early in the spring; much used for cemeteries, rockeries, 

 etc.; 1 foot 15 



Imperial Japanese Ipomoeas 



IRIS 



(Flowering Flag ) 



Germanica {Gir- 



man Iris). One of Double Hollyhock 



the most popular per pkt. 



hardy spring flowering plants. Mixed colors. J oz., 30 cts $0 10 



Kaempferi {Japanese Iris). The seeds we offer have been saved 

 from an unrivalled collection, and should produce only varieties of the 

 highest merit. Blooms the second year from seed. joz.,30cts.. 10 



IPOMOEA 



Climbers of rapid growth, with beautiful and varied flowers; for covering walh, 

 trellises, arbors, or stumps of trees they are invaluable; it is well to soak the seed 

 in warm water over night to assist in rapid germination. 

 853 Grandiflora {Moon Flower). At night and during dull days the 

 plants are covered with an abundance of large, pure 

 white, fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 inches in diameter. It 

 grows very rapidly and will cover a large surface. Per | 



oz., 30 cts.; per oz., 50 cts 10 



2158 Q,u&vaoc\iX,'H.yhr\A&{Th': Cardinal Climber). See Spe- 

 cialities, pages 52 to 62. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



2854 Rubro Coerulea (//cawfK/y 5/!(f). Immense flowers of 

 bright sky blue; very beautiful. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



2855 Setosa (Brazilian Mornitig Glory). Flowers of pleasing 

 rose color, borne very freely in large clusters. As a quick 



growing vine it has no equal, covering an enormous space in a short 



lime. Per oz., 30 cts 10 



2880 Mixed Imperial Japanese (Emperor Morning Glories). These are 

 beyond question the handsomest of all Morning Glories. Of the easiest 

 culture, can be sown in the open ground in a sunny situation when the 

 weather has become warm and settled; they soon cover a large area, 

 and even before flowering are decidedly interesting on account of the 

 varied forms of the foliage and their markings. The flowers are of 

 gigantic size and their colorings beyond description; the self or solid 

 colors range from snow-white to black-purple, with all the possible 

 intermediate shades; there is also an endless number having flowers 

 spotted, marbled, striped, flaked, splashed, etc. Oz., 30 cts 5 



Do not fail to try Calendulas and Petunias shown in colors and offered on pages 56 and 57 



