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NeiV Miniature Sunflowers 



Grevillea (siik oak) 



PER PKT. 



2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative 

 plant with fern-like foliage; excellent for table decora- 

 tion; easUy raised from seed; producing good sized 

 plants in a short time; hardy in Florida and Cali- 

 fornia, where it is popular as an ornamental tree .... $0 10 

 GypSOphila (Baby's Breath) 

 Pretty free-flowering elegant plants, succeeding in any garden soil. 

 Their misty white panicles of bloom are largely used for mixing with 

 other cut flowers. 



PER PKT. 



2687 Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved large 

 flowering pure white form of the annual Baby's Breath, of 

 free easy growth, and grown by the acre in the suburbs of 

 Paris and London for use with other cut flowers. Several 

 sowings should be made during the season to keep up a 

 supply. (See cut.) Per oz., 25 cts §0 10 



2690 Elegans Delicate Pink. A pretty blush pink form of 

 the above, and equally as valuable for cutting. Per oz., 

 30 cts 10 



2692 Muralis. An annual sort which forms mounds of green 

 8 to 10 inches high, thickly studded, with little pink 

 flowers from early in the season till frost; fine for edging. 

 Per J oz., 30 cts 10 



269-t Paniculata. White flowers, fine for bouquets; one of the 

 favorite hardy perennials, blooms first year if sown early; 

 2 feet, i oz., 25 cts 10 



2695 Paniculata Double Snow White. One of the most 

 ' important hardy perennials of recent introduction. The 

 plant grows from 3 to 3 ^ feet high, bearing its pretty little 

 double white flowers in much-branched panicles which, 

 when cut, can be used to great advantage with other 

 flowers or by themselves as they retain their beauty for 

 months. It is also a most desirable addition to the hardy 

 border. 5 pkts. for Sl.OO 25 



Helenium (Sneeze Wort) 



Strong-growing hardy perennials, 3 to 5 feet, succeeding in any 

 soil, and useful in the hardy border, giving an enormous crop of 

 flowers in late summer. per pkt. 



2711 Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers $0 10 



2713 Riverton Gem. Flowers opening old "gold, changing 



as they mature to wallflower red. 2 pkts., 25 cts IS 



271'1 Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon-yellow, with a large 



purplish-black cone. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Helianthus, Annual Sunflowers 



Remarkable for the stately growth, size and briUiancy of their 

 flowers, making a very good efiect among shrubbery and for screens. 

 The annual sorts are indispensable for cutting. Sown on a sunny 

 spot in April or iMay they come into bloom early in summer, and 

 keep up a constant supply of flowers until cut down by frost. 

 2696 Cucumerifolius {Miniature Sunflower). Small, single, 

 rich yellow flowers. An abundant bloomer; 4 feet. J oz., 

 20 cts .' $0 10 



2699 — Stella {Improved Miniature Sunflower) . Differs from 

 the type by its larger and better formed flowers of the 

 purest golden-yellow, with black disc. \ oz., 20 cts 10 



2700 — New Miniature Mixed. A multitude of new vari- 

 eties have been raised from the popular Miniature Sun- 

 flower, which we offer in mixture. They aU differ from 

 the parent, most of them being larger, and many with 

 curiously twisted petals. The prevailing colors are pale 

 yeUow, golden yellow and creamy white, some with black 

 centres, and aU beautiful; for cutting they are indis- 

 pensable. (See cut.) J oz., 25 cts 10 



2702 Red Hybrids. The nearest approach to a real red yet 

 introduced, the flowers vary in size and in color, running 

 through several shades of tawny yellow to rich brownish 



red. 4 to 6 feet. J oz., 20 cts 10 



2703 Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. Rich golden- 

 yellow flowers, perfectly double, resembling a Chrysan- 

 themum or Dahlia; 7 feet. Per oz., 40 cts 10 



2704 Globosus Fistulosus {Globe or Dahlia Sunflower). 

 Flowers large, double, of a rich saffron color; 6 feet. 



Per oz., 30 cts 10 



Hardy Perennial Sunflowers 



2710 Mixed. Contains the finest single-flowering hardy 

 perennial sorts. Seeds sown early will produce flowering 

 plants the first year; as subjects for the hardy border 

 as well as for cutting they are of great value 



Gypsophila Elegans 

 Alba Grandiflora 



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