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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



Stock 



STOCKS (Gilliflower). 



4030 

 4027 



4041 



Large-flowering Dwarf Ten-week Stocks. 



SOLANUH. 



PER PKT. 



3991 Capsicastrum {Jerusalem Cherry). 

 This is a very useful pot plant for winter 

 decoration. It is of dwarf, branching 

 habit ; leaves small and oval-shaped, 

 bearing in the greatest profusion bright 

 scarlet globular berries. Very ornamen- 

 tal ; 1 foot. ( See cut.) 10 



STEVIA SERRATA. 



4001 Free-blooming plants, bearing a multi- 



tude of fragrant pure white flowers ; suit- 

 able for summer or winter blooming; 

 largely used for cutting. (See cut.) 



10 



STOKESIA 



one of the most popular annuals, either for bedding or pot culture; 



d diversity of color, fragrance, profusion, and duration of bloom it is 

 ed. (See cut.) 

 LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF TEN-WEEK STOCK. 



PER PKT. 



4011 Blood=red 10 



4012 Crimson 10 



4013 Light Blue 10 



4014 Bright Pink .> 10 



4015 Purple ■ 10 



4016 Pure White 10 



4017 Canary Yellow 10 



4020 Mixed. Double large-flowering 5 



4019 Imported Collection. Large-flowering. 12 varieties. 75 



4018 Imported Collection. Large-flowering. 6 varieties. 40 



VARIOUS STOCKS. 



Wallflower=leaved Ten=weeks. Finest mixed. .. . 10 

 Snowf lake. A dwarf variety, with large double snow- 

 white flowers ; fine for pot culture 10 



Princess Alice {Cut and Come Again). A fine per- 

 petual blooming Stock. If sown early, it commences 

 blooming in June and continues until frost. Its most 

 valuable feature is that it provides flowers during Septem- 

 ber and October, when other varieties have faded. It 

 throws out numerous side branches bearing clusters of 

 very double pure white fragrant blossoms, and is excel- 

 lent for cutting 10 



4044 Empress Elizabeth. This splendid winter Stock 



grows about 18 inches high, 

 and throws up a very strong 

 main stem, branching out 

 in candelabra form. Both 

 main and side stems are 

 covered with large double 

 rose-shaped flowers of the 

 brightest imaginable tint of 

 carmine-rose, the whole plant 

 forming a pyramidal bouquet, 

 the effect of which is en- 

 hanced by the bright green 

 foliage. A grand variety 

 either for pots, borders or 



cutting 20 



4043 Intermediate {A u - 

 tumnal Floweri ng) . Choice 

 double flowers ; mixed .... 10 

 4042 Brompton. Half-hardy 

 biennial, bushy plants, pro- 

 ducing a beautiful display of 

 double flowers; mixed colors ; 



2 feet 10 



4049 Imported Collection, 

 Perpetual, 



Solanum Capsicastrum. 



4051 Cyanea. 



(Cornflower Aster). 

 One of the most beautiful of our hardy native flowers ; grows 



about 24 inches high, each 

 plant bearing from 20 to 30 

 handsome lavender blue corn- 

 flower-like blossoms; in bloom 

 from July till frost ; most desir- 

 able 15 



(See colored illustration on the front 

 cover of this catalogue.) 



nineties.. . 



50 



Sweet Rocket. 



SWEET ROCKET. 



(Hesperis.) 



4278 Old-fashioned garden plant, and among the 

 most desirable of hardy flowers ; 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 purple 

 fragrant flowers. Excellent for naturaliz- 

 ing among shrubbery or for planting in a 

 permanent border ; mixed colors. (See 

 cut.) 



Stevia Serrata. 



Special attention is directed to the Stokesia and Iris shown in colors on the cover of this Catalogue. We can furnish both in roots and 



seeds. 



