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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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ImpatieilS (Sultan's or Zanzibar Balsam) 



Charming plants for the decoration of the greenhouse or dinner 

 table, producing bright, waxy -looking flowers profusely and almost 

 continuously. Do well out of doors during the summer in a semi- 

 shady location. The young seedlings should be carefully handled 

 as they are exceedingly brittle at the outset. 18 inches. 



PER PKT. 



2842 Sultani. Flowers of brilliant rosy-scarlet color $0 25 



2845 Holstii Hybrids. Forms strong bushy plants, 

 covered with attractive flowers; when grown as pot 

 plants, they bloom the year round. Choice mixed, all 

 colors 25 



IonOpSldium Acaule (Diamond Flower) 



2850 This is an old time favorite, again becoming popular for use 

 on rockeries. It is a lovely miniature rapid growing plant, 

 forming dense tufts of foliage covered with tiny pale lilac 

 flowers; prefers a damp shady position. While it is a 

 perennial, it is usually handled as an annual. 15 cts. per pkt. 



Ipomoea 



Climbers of rapid growth, with beautiful and varied flowers; 

 for covering walls, 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. 



2853 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. 30 cts. per j oz.; 50 cts. per oz $0 10 



2158 Quamoclit Hybrida (The Cardinal Climber). See 



page 80 15 



2854 Rubro Coerulea (Heavenly Blue). Immense flowers 



of bright sky blue; very beautiful. \ oz., 30 cts 15 



Imperial Japanese Ipomoeas 



Kochia, Improved Trichophylla 



per pkt. 

 2855 Setosa (Brazilian Morning 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 time. Per oz., 30 cts. $0 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 10 



Il*is (Flowering Flag) 



'2888 Germanica (German Iris). One of the most popular 



hardy spring flowering plants. Mixed colors. joz.,30cts. 10 



2890 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. J oz., 30 cts. 10 



ICochia (Standing Cypress, or Belvedere) 



2911 Improved Trichophylla. An easily-grown annual, which, sown 

 thinly in spring, soon forms a cypress-like hedge of the most lively 

 green and of perfect symmetry, by mid-summer it attains a height 

 of about 3 feet, and late in the autumn the whole plant becomes a 

 deep red; a splendid plant to divide the vegetable from the flower 

 garden, or for forming a hedge for the summer for any purpose. (See 

 cut.) | oz., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts 10 



Do not fail to include Antirrhinums and Asters in your garden this season, see pages 52 and 53 



