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DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



Shasta 



ORNAMENTAL 

 GRASSES 



MIXED ANNUAL VARIETIES. All our cus- 

 tomers should grow some of these to use with 

 the Everlasting Flowers in making up win- 

 ter bouquets. They also produce a beautiful 

 and pleasing contrast with flowering plants 

 and to use for making graceful summer bou- 

 quets. They are easily grown in any soil. 

 Grasses require to be cut when they are 

 green before commencing to turn yellow, and 

 strong looking in appearance. Tie in small 

 bunches and dry the same as Everlasting 

 Flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Ornamental Grasses 



I have other seedsmen's catalogues offering 

 cheap seed, but I know that your seeds are 

 good and will send to you again. — J. M. Powell, 



Daisy 



The Shasta Daisy offered by Mr. Luther 

 Burbank of California, is one of the most mar- 

 velous productions in the flower line that has 

 ever been brought to the notice of the flower 

 loving public. 



Its first qaulification is hardiness; it can be 

 grown out of doors by anybody where it is not 

 cold enough to kill oak trees. They are peren- 

 nial, blooming better and more abundantly each 

 season; they are not particular as to soil. They 

 bloom for several months, in mild climates near- 

 ly all the year. The flowers are extremely large 

 and graceful, averaging about four inches in di- 

 ameter, with petals of the purest glistening 

 whiteness, and are borne on single long, stiff, 

 wiry stems. The blooms when cut remain fresh 

 for a long time and no other flower can com- 

 pare with it in usefulness for bouquets. Price 

 per pkt. 10 cts. 2 pkts. 15 cts. 



EVERLASTING 

 FLOWERS 



The everlasting flowers are a popular class 

 of plants, with their rich, brilliant colors, are 

 very valuable for winter decoration in connec- 

 tion with ornamental grasses. The flowers gen- 

 erally should be picked before they are fully 

 open and hung up in small bunches (not too 

 large, or they will mildew) in a dry, airy, shady 

 place, with the flowers downward to keep the 

 stems straight. 



MIXED EVERLASTINGS. Our own mixture of 

 seed; all the best varieties. A single packet 

 will supply in abundance a great variety of 

 the most attractive Everlasting Flowers. No 

 more welcome present can be given to a vis- 

 itor when looking through the flower garden 

 than a small bouquet of these imperishable 

 flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Wild Flower Garden, or 

 Children's Garden 



MIXTURE OF CHOICE HARDY FLOWERS. 



The introduction of these has proved a mark- 

 ed success, and becoming more popular every 

 year. Full of daily surprises, and one who 

 has never seen such a garden cannot form 

 any idea of its possibilities. From the Wild 

 Garden you may get your bouquets, whenever 

 you choose, and thereby save those in beds 

 and borders. Especially adapted for produc- 

 ing a display on large borders, or for sowing 

 along walks or for hiding any unsightly plac- 

 es, fences, stumps, etc., nothing in the way 

 of flowers delighting children more than this 

 Wild Garden, they can be allowed to pick 

 their own bouquets. This mixture can be 

 used to good advantage, with little expense, 

 to fill in odd places by every family. Can be 

 sown in drills two feet apart or broadcast as 

 preferred. Sow thinly, cover lightly and keep 

 the soil from drying until started. Keep weeds 

 out and you will be delighted with the vari- 

 ety of flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts., 6 pkts. 25 

 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



