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PORTULACA (Rose Moss or Sun Plant) 

 Hardy Annual 



A favorite fbi*"^ed&ing-s, rock-work, etc. Will grow and bloom 

 profusely in a dry, hot, sunny location, where almost any other plant 

 would die. Blooms profusely from early summer until autumn. 

 Only 6 inches high. 



1696 SINGLE LARGE FLOWERED MIXED, ALL COLORS. Many 

 striped and vaiiegated sorts will be found in this mixture. 



Packet, 5 ctH.% i/4 ounce, 25 cts.; ounce, 75 cts. 



1697 DOUBLE LARGE FLOWERIIVG MIXED. Brilliant shades, 

 including white, yellow, salmon and carmine. Seed saved from per- 

 fect double flowers will, at times, produce some singles. 



, Packet, 10 cts.; Va ounce, 50 cts.; ^4 ounce, 85 cts. 



PYRETHRUM 



Hardy Perennial 



Handsome, herbaceous garden 

 plants about 2 feet high, bearing 

 Daisy-like or Aster-like flowers, 3 or 

 4 inches across, ranging in colors 

 from light pink to deep red with 

 yellow centers. Blooms in May and 

 June and again in the fall; one of 



the best cut flowers. 1711 Pyrethrum, Roseum Single 



1711 ROSEUM FINEST SINGLE MIXED. 



Packet, 10 cts.; »/6 ounce, 50 cts. 



1712 ROSEUM FINEST DOUBLE MIXED. 



Packet, 15 cts.; % ounce, $1.25 



1710 PURPLE FEATHER GRASS 



Tender Perennial 



1710 Purple Feather Grass 



A very beautiful and popular orna- 

 mental house or border plant of easy 

 culture. As useful for hall or table 

 adornment as a palm, and having the 

 advantage of rapid growth. The 

 graceful, narrow, recurving leaves 

 are overtopped by elegant feathery 

 plumes a foot long. Heads borne 

 from July until frost, and the whole plant is eventually veiled in a 

 purple cloud. Packet, 20 cts.; 2 packets, 35 cts.; 6 packets, $1.00. 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean) 

 Hardy Annual 



A stately, strong-growing and highly ornamental tree-like annual 

 plant; 6 to 14 feet high. Very effective as a foliage plant. Highly 

 desirable for centers of beds or for backgrounds. By planting 

 Ricinus beans on the borders of garden, moles may be kept away, 

 as they will leave if they get a scent of the plant. 



1714 ZAN/.IBARENSIS. The handsomest strain of Ricinus. Vari- 

 ously colored leaves sometimes 2 feet across, with stem rising 8 

 to 12 feet. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; ^4 pound, 75 cts. 



1715 MIXED. AH the best plain and fancy varieties in a grand 

 mixture. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 14 pound, 60 cts. 



1738 Saponaria, Vaccaria 



1721 Salpiglossis, Emperor 



SAPONARIA 



Hardy Annual 



1738 VACCARIA. Satiny pink flowers somewhat 

 like an enlarged Gypsophila. valuable for cutting and 

 largely used for mixing with other flowers. Grows 

 about two feet high. Make several sowings for a 

 succession of bloom. Easily grown. 



Packet, 10 cts.; V2 ounce, 20 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. 



SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue) 

 Hardy Annual 



Plants grow 24 to 30 inches high, bearing many 

 Gloxinia-like flowers 2 to 2^2 inches across, with 

 odd and beautiful velvety markings; the colors red, 

 blue, yellow, pink, etc., in various shades are penciled 

 and veined with golden yellow or other colors. Easily 

 grown, flower profusely and are fine for cutting as 

 well as being showy in beds or borders. 



1720 HYBRIDS MIXED. Exquisitely veined and 

 marbled. 



Packet, 10 cts.; Vs ounce, 25 cts.; ^4 ounce, 40 cts. 



1721 EMPEROR. Improved large flowering strain 

 of the richest colors, curiously veined and penciled. 



Packet, 10 cts.; % ounce, 30 cts.; ounce, 50 et.s. 



