DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Phlox — Large Flowering 



Phlox — Drummondi 



Superb plants, prized for the profusion of their 

 richly colored flowers of many hues, their long 

 duration in bloom, and the grand effect they pro- 

 duce in clumps or masses. We invite particular 

 attention to the Large P'lowering- as especially 

 fine. .Easy of culture; 18 in. Hardy annual. 



ALBA, Pure white. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



COCCINEA. Brilliant scarlet. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



ROSEA. Beautifully rose colored. Per pkt. 5 

 cts. 



LARGE FLOWERING EXTRA CHOICE MIXED. 



The most beautiful of the phloxes. Our mix- 

 ture contains a large variety of the finest and 

 most brilliant colors. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DOUBLE MIXED. This variety is a profuse 

 bloomer, and of great value for bouquets. They 

 are of recent introduction and are especiallv 

 desirable for cut flowers, lasting much better 

 than the single soi'ts. To produce the best re- 

 sults they should be grown in a light soil. 

 About 80 per cent of the seed sown will be 

 double. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



STAR OF QUEDLINBURG. A very striking nov- 

 elty. The center of the petals, five in number 

 runs into a point, thus giving the flowers a 

 regular star-like form. The plant grows about 

 18 inches high, of compact habit, and bears 

 large umbels of flowers, of many brilliant col- 

 ors, and the edges of the petals bordered with 

 broad white margins. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Fringed Chinese Primrose 



Primula 

 (Chinese Primrose) 



A charming and profuse flowering plant and 

 one of the most desirable of house blooming 

 plants, and will richly compensate for the little 

 care they require. They are in almost constant 

 bloom all winter, and if the plants are trans- 

 ferred to a shady border they will bloom nearly 

 all summer. Care should be taken in watering 

 that no water fall in the buds as it causes them 

 to rot. Greenhouse perennial. 



CHINESE PRIMROSE. Choice fringed varieties 

 mixed ; the seed we oft'er is saved from one of 

 the finest collections; 6 in. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean) 



Ornamental plant of stately growth and pic- 

 turesque foliage, with brilliant-colored fruit, pro- 

 ducing a sub-tropical eft'ect; fine for lawns, mass- 

 ing, or center plants for ribbon beds. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



ZANZIBARIENSIS. The largest castor bean in 

 cultivation. An entirely new class from Afri- 

 ca, with leaves often measuring 2 feet across, 

 some of them being light green, others bronze 

 brown. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. The best and choicest varieties 

 mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Howard's Star Petunia 



The introducer says: By a long course of selection and breeding, our efforts have been successful 

 in developing a strain of petunias that for richness of color, beautiful markings, pleasing form of the 

 flowers, have won the distinction of being the most beautiful petunias in the world. 



Their ground color is a dark crimson maroon, with a rich velvety texture. From the center starts 

 the points of a five rayed star. This star is very light bluish pink, some almost white, which deepens 

 in color as it reaches the margin and finally blends with the maroon ground color. 



The plants are free growers, of medium size, branching freely, and are remarkably prolific bloom- 

 ers, single plants often having 100 or more fully expanded flowers at a time, size of flowers about 2*4 

 inches in diameter. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



