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RELIABLE-FLOWER SEEDS 



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4283 

 4285 

 4289 

 4292 



Single Mixed. 



SWEET WIEEIAM (Dianthus Barbatus). 



(London Tufts.) 



A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, producing a splen- 

 did effect in beds and borders with their rich and varied flowers. It is much 

 better to raise new, vigorous, young plants from seed every season than to di- 

 vide the old plants. 



PER PKT, 



4288 Single White 5 



Crimson 5 



Scarlet 5 



PER PKT. 



4286 Single Velvety Maroon . . 5 

 4284 — Red, on white ground. .. 5 



4287 — Violet, on white ground. 



Collection of a packet each of the above six colors 25 



Double and Single Sweet William 



SWEET 



ROCKET. 



(Hesperis.) 



PER PKT. 



4278 Old-fashioned garden 

 plant; also known as 

 Dame's Rocket and 

 Dame's Violet; grows 

 from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 and bears spikes of 

 showy white, lilac and 

 purplefragrant flowers. 

 Excellent for natural- 

 izing among shrubbery 

 or for planting in a per- 

 manent border; mixed 

 colors. (See cut.) Oz., 

 30 cts 5 



All colors. Per oz. , 40 cts 5 



4282 Newport Pink. A distinct new color 

 which originated in one of the far-famed 

 gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is 

 what florists call watermelon-pink or sal- 

 mony-rose. Strikingly brilliant and beau- 

 tiful; the flowers are borne in massive 

 he;;ds on stems 18 inches high. For mid- 

 season mass bedding it has no equal. It is 

 also very effective for cutting. 2 pkts., 25 



cts 15 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective rich, 



deep scarlet variety. 2 pkts., 25 cts. ... 15 

 4291 Holborn Glory. This strain is a large- 

 flowered selection of the auricula-eyed sec- 

 tion, the most beautiful and admired of all 

 Sweet Williams. The individual flowers 

 and trusses are of extraordinary size, while 

 the range of color, all showing a clear, white 



eye, is truly superb. ^ oz., 25 cts 10 



4297 Double Mixed. Allcolors. \ oz., 30 cts. 10 

 4296 Giant Double. A decided improvement. 

 The plants are of robust, bushy habit, pro- 

 ducing numerous stems, surmounted by im- 

 mense umbels of full, double flowers, many 

 of theindividualflowers measuring overone 

 inch in diameter. The colors are extremely 



varied. \ oz., 50 cts 15 



2342 Everblooming Hybrid (Dianthus 

 latif alius atracoccineus M. PL) A 

 variety which blooms the first season from 

 seed. Color intense crimson-scarlet; a 

 really fine hardy plant of very easy cul- 

 ture 15 



TAGETES. 



PER PKT. 



4301 Signata Pumila. A dwarf, compact, bushy annual Marigold, with 

 beautiful, delicate, fern like leaves, densely covered with flowers of 

 bright golden yellow; a first-class border plant; illustrated on page 116. 

 ±oz.,30cts ... 5 



THUNBERGIA. 



(Black-eyed Susan.) 

 4310 Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climbers, preferring a warm, sunny 

 situation; used extensively in hanging-baskets, vases, low fences, etc., 

 very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, etc., with dark eyes; mixed 

 colors; 4 feet. (See cut. ) £ oz. , 25 cts 5 



TORENIA. 



4322 Fournieri. A very fine annual; a splendid plant for vases, hanging- 

 basket, borders, etc. ; covered the entire season with a mass of bloom. 

 Sky-blue, with three spots of dark blue, bright yellow centre . 15 



Sweet Rocket 



Read the General Cultural Notes on Raising Flowers from Seeds on pages 51 and 52 



