DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Salvia Bonfire 



Salvia (Flowering Sage) 



The Salvia is one of the most beautiful of all 

 flowers; the brilliant spikes of the scarlet flow- 

 ers produce for months a dazzling effect. Of 

 easy culture and fine for massing and bouquets. 

 Half-hardy annual. 



NEW DWARF, or BONFIRE. (Large Flower- 

 ing Scarlet Sage). A splendid new sort bloom- 

 ing much earlier than old variety. The plants 

 are dwarfer and more compact in habit, while 

 the flowers are larger and more numerous and 

 are of the brightest scarlet imaginable, last- 

 ing until late in the fall; 2 ft. Per pkt. 10 

 cts. 



COCCINEA SPLENDENS. (Small Flowering 

 Scarlet Sage). Spikes or scarlet flowers; 2 

 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Verbena 



A well-known favorite, and are valuable for 

 bedding on account of their low trailing habit, 

 and the dazzling brilliancy of their beautiful 

 flowers; blooms freely the first season from 

 seed, and are more healthy and make larger 

 and hardier plants than if grown from cutting; 

 requires a very rich, mellow soil. 



The seeds sprout very unevenly, and some 

 will not be started at the time others must be 

 removed, hence the soil should be disturbed as 

 little as possible. Half-hardy perennials. 



HYRRIDA COMPACTA, or TOM THUMB. The 



plants form almost circular bushes of about 

 two feet in diameter, throwing up in a singu- 

 larly compact manner, on stiff and erect 

 stems, a great number of flowers. The mix- 

 ture contains a great number of flowers. The 

 mixture contains a great variety of color. Per 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



MAMMOTH, or LARGE FLOWERING. Flow- 

 ers of this Mammoth Variety, when well 

 grown, are frequently larger than a silver 

 quarter. Plant more vigorous than the ordi- 

 nary variety, and far excel them in dazzling 

 richness and variety of colors. The distinct 

 white eyes add greatly to their striking and 

 beautiful appearance. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



ALBA. Pure white ; a desirable variety for 

 florists or for the cemetery. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. 



5 cts. 



Many colors mixed. Per pkt. 



Tom Thumb Zinnia 



Zinnia 

 (Youth and Old Age) 



Plants of great beauty, of branching habit, 

 and splendid brilliant colored double flowers, 

 rivaling in beauty and form double Dahlias. 

 Bloom in great profusion and with increased 

 splendor from June until cut by frost; begins 

 to bloom when quite small. Easy of culture; 

 thrives in any good soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED. Finest large flow- 

 ering varieties ; 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DOUBLE WHITE. Comes true from seed, per- 

 fect in shape. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



STRIPED ZEBRA. Double flowers, distinctly 

 striped, of perfect shape. The largest per 

 cent are striped, the self-colored are also 

 fine; best mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



TOM THUMB. These Dwarf Double Zinnias 

 produce compact dwarf bushes, varying 6 to 

 12 inches in height and from 6 to 14 inches 

 in diameter, coming mostly true from seed. 

 The little plants are covered with the hand- 

 some double flowers of many bright and rich 

 colors. Such dwarf and compact plants at- 

 tract great attention when grown in beds or 

 borders. Plants are very free flowering, and 

 continu~e in bloom until destroyed by frost. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb Verbena 



We have obtained seeds from your house for 

 over thirty years. Are well pleased with them. 

 They have always ^rrown and given good satis- 

 faction. — Mary E. Coryell, Green County, Wis. 



