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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



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WATER LILY SEEDS 



We annually save a limited quantity of these at our own nurseries, and offer: 



;■ PER PKT. 



534 Nymphaea Tender Varieties Mixed $0 15 



537 Nelumbium Mixed Sorts 15 



WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEEDS 



Under this heading we offer a mixture of the easiest and surest growing 

 ;inds that can be sown broadcast, and with littb or no care will produce a ^ 



iright effect in places that would otherwise be nothing but a collection of 

 insightly weeds, and furnishing an abundance of flowers for cutting. 



tS50 Dwarf Sorts. 



oz., $1.00 per i 



Growing from 12 to 18 inches high, 30 cts. per 



lb.; $3.00 per lb $0 10 



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1560 Tall Sorts. Growing from 18 to 36 inches high, 30 cts per 

 oz.; $1.00 per i lb.; $3.00 per lb 



Xeranthemum ' 



(Everlasting, or Immortelle) 



Il433 A n n u u m . One of the 



prettiest and most satisfac- 

 tory of the Everlastings, 

 bearing an abundance of 

 bright rose, purple and white 

 flowers, which are not only 

 showy in the garden, but very 

 useful as dried flowers in winter 

 bouquets. Grows about 3 feec 

 high, and can be sown in the 

 open ground early in 

 May, growing readily 

 in any open, sunny ^ 



position, remaining in 

 bloom from early sum- 

 mer till frost. Mixed 

 colors, i oz., 30 cts. $0 10 



EVERLASTING 

 FLOWERS 



2469 To meet the growing de- 

 mand for these for use in 

 winter bouquets we have 

 made up a collection con- 

 taining a packet each of the 

 best eight varieties. Price, 

 50 cts. 



Xeranihemum 



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Zinnia Mexicana PerI'Ection 



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SUPERB ZINNIAS 



The most important varieties of this indis- 

 pensable long-flowering annual is offered on 

 page 118; but the sorts oft'ered below should 

 not be overlooked, all being worth while 

 growing. per pkt. 



4440 Curled and Crested. The petals of 

 this beautiful strain are twisted, curled 

 and crested into the most fantastic 

 and graceful forms. The colors com- 

 prise all the brilliant shades charac- 

 teristic of the Zinnia. (See cut.) 



1 oz., 30 cts 



4481 Mexicana Perfection. A very 

 dwarf variety, bearing small double 

 flowers of unusual colorings; makes a 

 beautiful border. (See cut.) 2 pkts., 



25 cts 



4484 Picotee. A very pretty mixture, pro- 

 ducing large double fringed flowers in a 

 good range of desirable colors, in the 

 lighter shades each petal is distinctly tipped with maroon 

 while the dark colored flowers are tipped with a light 

 contrasting color, of special value for cutting when the 

 unusual color arrangement can be seen to best advantage. 



2 pkts., 25 cts 



4485 Red Riding Hood. This little gem grows but a foot 

 high; of compact form and covered the entire season with 

 little button-like, intense scarlet, very double flowers not 

 over an inch across; as a border it is highly effective. 

 ; oi., 30 cts 



.$0 10 



15 



15 



10 



Zinnia Curled and Crested 



4490 Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, 

 and are by many considered more artistic than the double- 

 flowering sorts. J oz., 25 cts 



4500 Tall Double. The old-fashioned tall-growing double- 

 flowering variety; 3 feet; mixed colors. Per oz., 40 cts.. 



4505 Victory. A very distinct variety with large densely 

 double quilled flowers, which are well shown in the 

 illustration on page 118, the colors are mostly in russet, 

 orange, old rose and other autumn tints. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



4510 Zebra. A very pretty strain with striped flowers. As 

 the colors vary on each plant, they present a curious as 

 well as a oeautiful appearance. J oz., 25 cts 



15 



10 



The leading varieties of Zinnias are offered on page 118 



