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HfMRYADRffiR-PHIlADELPHIAMW/ RELIABLE-FLOWER SEEDS 



Rhodamhe. 



Pyrethrum UlIGIN'JSUM. 



Pueraria Thmi- 

 bergiaiia. 



(Japanese Kudzu Vine.) 



PtK PKT. 



3835 To this nuist be awaidcd 

 first place as the fastest- 

 growing Iiardy climbing 

 plant. It will grow 8 to 

 10 feet the first year from 

 seed, and after it becomes 

 established there seems to 

 be no limit to its growth. 

 50 feet in a single season 

 beiirg nut unusual. It< fo 

 liage is large and covers 

 well; it bears small race- 

 mes of rosy-purple, pea- 

 shaped blossoms towards 

 the close of August. .A. 

 splendid subject for cover- 

 ing permanently verandas, 

 dead tiees, etc. 3 pkts. 

 25 CIS ; 10 



PYRETHRUM. 



Handsome herbaceous plants of easy cul- 

 ture, and becoming more popular as ihey be- 

 come better known. 



P. aureiuH is the well-known Golden 

 Feather so much used for edging, carpel bed- 

 ding, etc. P. hybridum and varieties are 

 much prized for cutting, while P. uliginostun 

 is one of the most attractive of hardy plants. 



PER PKT, 



3841 Pi.UVQ\XVa{GoUen Feather). Bright 

 yellow foliage. (See cut.) Oz., 50c. 5 



3842 — Selaginoides. Beautiful variety 

 with golden, moss-like foliage 



3846 Hybridum. L.uge-flowering single mixed. Hardy peren- 

 nial, bearing large Aster- sliaped Howers, ranging in color from 

 light pink to deep red, with bright yellow centres ; 2 feet 



3847 - Qrandiflorum. This neu- large-flowering form produces 

 blooms Irequently measuring over four inches in diameter in 

 all the vaiiations of color between light rose and deep carmime. 



3845 Hybridum Fl, PI. Large-flowering double ; seed saved 



from a celebrated collection ; 



mixed colors; l^feei.. 



335 1 Uliginosum ( Giain Dais\ ). A 

 fine hardy perennial, grows 3 to 4 

 feet high, and from July to Sep- 

 tember is literally hidden beneath 

 the multitude of large white 

 daisy-like flowers (See cut.)... 



RHODANTHE. 



(Swan Kiver Kverlasting.) 



3860 A charming annual ; succeeds in a 

 light, rich soil and a warm, shel- 

 tered situation ; valuable for pot 

 culture; flowers evei lasting; 

 mixed Colors; 1 foot 





10 



10 



15 



25 



15 



RUDBECKIA 



Cone-flower). 



1(1 



3901 BiCOlor Superba. Fine free-flowering annual variety, giowmg ab ut 

 ^feethigh, loiminga dense bush and producing in gi eat abundance 

 on ong stems us bright flowers. The disc is brown, the flo.ets golden- 

 yellow with large velvety-brown spots at the base; very effectne and 

 useful for cutting. (See cut.) 



3904 Bicolor superba semiplena. Semi-double flowering form of the 



above, equally showy and useful for cutting H 



3906 Fulgida. An effective hardy perennial sort, producing in masses 

 during August and September brilliant orange-yellow flowers; grows 

 2 to 3 feet high 



3902 Newmanl. 



10 



3903 



3905 



One of the finest of autumn-flowering perennials bear- 

 ing large flowers. Bright orange-yellow petals, surrounding a lai^^e 



black cone ; a showy flower ° ^h 



Purpurea ( Giajit Purple Cone flower). One of the most interesting 

 hardy perennials, producing from midsummer until late autumn larcre 

 showy, reddish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across ; a remarkably lame 

 cone-shaped centre of brown, thickly set with golden tips in spiral lines. 1" 

 Triloba. A very showy hardy perennial ; grows 3 to 4 feet hiah 

 and during August and September bears countless thousands of orairce' 

 and black flowers ^ , |-. 



CoLi'K M'rCRBA 



A most satisfactory flower for cutting is Giant Snapdragon, shown in colors on back cover 



of this book, and offered on page 13. 



