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REllABlEf LOWER SEEDS 



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Gaillardia Picta Double-flowering 



PER PKT. 



EUPATORIUM (Thorough Wort) 



Strong-growing, hardy perennials, well suited for naturalizing, 

 and deserve a place in every hardy border; they will grow and 

 thrive in almost any situation; will flower the first year if sown 2530 

 early. 



2442 Ageratoides. A very useful variety, growing 3 to 

 4 feet high, with dense heads of minute white flowers 

 from August to October 10 



2443 Coelestinum. One of the best blue perennials, 18 

 to 24 inches high, and bears from August till frost an abundance 



of deep lavender-blue, flossy flowers, splendid for cutting 15 



2441 Fraseri. A very pretty dwarf variety, producing clusters of 



snow-white flowers; fine for cutting and bouquets; IJ feet 10 



£I7PIIORBIA 



Strong-growing annuals, suitable for beds of tall-growing plants or 



mixed borders; the flowers are inconspicuous; the foliage, however, is 



exceedingly ornamental. 



2452 Variegata (Snow on the Mountain). Attractive foliage; 



veined and margined with white; 2 feet . Per oz., 40 cts 10 



2451 WeteropYiyWa. {Annual Poinsettia). An annual resembling in 

 habit and color the beautiful hothouse Poinsettia. The plants 

 grow 2 to 3 feet high, of branching, bush-like form, wiih smooth, 

 glossy-green leaves which, about mid-summer, become a beauti- 

 ful orange-scarlet, presenting a striking and brilliant appearance. 15 



GEUM (Avens) 



2541 Astrosangulneum FI. PI. Beautiful hardy perennial, bear- 

 ing profusely large, showy double dark-crimson flowers all through 

 the summer; an elegant flower for bouquets. \ oz., 40 cts. ... 10 



GI.OBK AMARANTH (Comphrena) 



Popularly known as " Bachelor's Buttons," a first-rate bedding plant; the 

 flowers resemble clover heads and can be dried and used in winter bou- 

 quets. Cornflowers and a number of other flowers are also known as 

 Bachelor's Buttons, and in ordering it is well to order by number to pre- 

 vent mistakes. 

 2570 Mixed. 2 feet. | oz., 25 cts 5 



GAIL.I4ARDIA (Blanket Flower) 



Annual Varieties 



Splendid showy annuals, remarkable for the profusion, size 

 and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom from early 

 summer till November; excellent for beds, borders, or for cut- 

 ting; should be sown where they are to bloom; IJ feet. 



PER PKT. 



2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. \ oz. , 25 cts 5 



i500 PIcta Mixed. Single sorts; fine colors. Joz.,25cts. 5 

 2498 The Bride. This new double-flowering, creamy- 

 white sort is particularly desirable for cutting, the 

 flowers being of good size and borne on very long 

 stems. 2 pkts. for 25 cts 15 



2497 Double=flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, 

 double-flowering strain; beautiful mixed colors. \ 

 oz., 40 cts 10 



Hardy Perennial Varieties 



The following are among the showiest and most effective 

 hardy perennial plants, and should find a place in every hardy 

 border. They thrive in almost any position or soil, require lit- 

 tle or no protection and take care of themselves. If sown 

 early they begin flowering in July, continuing a mass of bloom 

 until frost; fine for cutting; 2 feet. 



2503 Kermesina Splendens. Centre rich crimson, nar- 

 row canary-yellow border 15 



2502 Qrandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, form- 

 ing bushy plants 12 to 15 inches high, and bearing 

 its long-stemmed flowers well above the foliage. In 

 coloring the flowers are as rich and varied as those ot 



the tall-growing sort. |^ oz. , 50 cts 15 



2505 Qrandiflora Copper=red. A striking new color in 



this popular perennial. 3 pkts., 50 cts 20 



2510 Qrandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; 

 splendid combinations of crimson and gold in great 

 variety. \ oz., 30 cts , 10 



GBRANIUM (Pelargonium) 



Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and 

 finest varieties. Very interesting to grow from seed, 

 which should be started indoors and transferred to the 

 open in May or June 15 



Globe Amaranth 



