STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEV 



MIMULUS (Tender Perennial) 

 Moschatus or Musk. Fine for hanging-baskets; small 

 yellow flowers; the foliage has a strong odor of musk. Packet 10^. 



MOMORDICA, OR BALSAM APPLE 



(Tender Annual Climber) 

 An attractive vine, with ornamental foUage, growing about 12 

 feet in height. The large yellow fruit is very showy. Packet lOff. 



MOONVINE, OR IPOMOEA (Hardy Annual Climber) 

 An attractive climbing plant, bearing pure-white flowers which 

 open late in the evening. Packet 10^. 



MORNING-GLORY (Hardy Annual CHmber) 

 One of the most charming of the old-fashioned flowers. Of easy 

 culture and rapid growth. The flowers open early in the morning 

 a.nd remain open most of the day, having a wide range of color. 

 Assorted Colors, packet 10^ 



JERUSALEM CHERRY 

 A very useful pot plant for winter decoration. It is of branch- 

 ing habit, covered all winter with a profusion of bright scarlet 

 berries. One foot. Packet 10^. 



KENILWORTH IVY 



A pretty, drooping plant, with small hlac flowers; fine for hang- 

 ing baskets, vases, etc. Packet 10^. 



KOCHIA, OR MEXICAN FIRE BUSH (Hardy Annual) 

 (Syn. Summer, or Mock Cypress) 



This is one of the most useful and beautiful hedge plants that 

 we know of. Its rapid-growing qualities make it a great favorite 

 wherever it is grown. AU through the summer months it is a rich 

 green color, and the globe-shaped or pyramidal bushes are made up 

 of finely cut leaves and stems. It is very efi'ective in its proper 

 place, and is strongly recommended. In the early autiunn after the 

 first cold nights its color will change to a rich carmine, hence its 

 name, Mexican Fire Bush or Burning Bush. Packet 10^. 



LADY SLIPPER— See Baslam 



KOCHIA 



LARKSPUR, OR DELPHINIUM 



The Larkspur is one of the most charming flowers 

 for general purposes. The flowers grow on long stems, and somewhat 

 resemble immense hyacinths, the colors being very much the same as 

 that flower. The Giant Hyacinth tj-pe, as offered below, is the best 

 of the annual varieties, and the BeUadonna is the leader of the 

 perennials. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES 



Assorted Colors, packet 10^. 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES 



Assorted Colors, packet 10;!. 



LOBELIA (Hardy Annual) 

 A dwarf-growing plant, bearing blue-and-whitc flowers pro- 

 fusely. They are particularly useful for hanging-baskets, or for 

 border work. 



COMPACT VARIETY 



Assorted Colors, packet 10^. 



TRAILING VARIETY 



Assorted Colors, packet 10^. 



LOVE-IN-A-MIST, OR NIGELLA (Hardy Annual) 

 A very quaint and interesting flower, rather compact in growth 



and surroimded by feathery fohage from which it takes its name. 



The flower is a beautiful sky-blue, and the height of the plant about 



18 inches. 



Miss Jekyll. Packet 10^. 



MARIGOLD (Hardy Annual) 



One of the most decorative annuals we have. The flowers are of 

 the brightest rich-golden yellow, in shades differing from any other 

 flower that we know about. 



"The Marigold, that goes to bed with the sun and with him rises 

 weeping." 



DWARF FRENCH VARIETIES (Tagetes patula) 

 Legion of Honor. Charming, compact, httle bushes 6 inches high. 



Flowers single, golden-yellow, with large spots of crimson velvet. 



Packet 10^. 



Assorted Colors, packet lOp. 



TALL AFRICAN VARIETIES (Tagetes erecta) 

 Eldorado. The finest of the African Marigolds. Flowers 3 to 4 

 inches in diameter; perfectly and extremely double. Packet lOp. 

 Assorted Colors, Double, packet lOff. 



MARVEL OF PERU, OR FOUR O'CLOCK 



This is one of the most attractive of the old-fashioned garden 

 flowers, and, unhke the marigold, the flowers do not open in the 

 bright sunshine, hence its name. The assortment which we offer 

 herewith will give the most beautiful shades of white, yellow and 

 crimson. Packet lOi. 



MATRICARIA, OR FEVERFEW (Hardy Annual) 

 An attractive plant, producing double, pure-white flowers, 

 which are excellent for cutting or for border decoration. Height, 

 1 foot. Packet 10c. 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda odorata) (Hardy Annual) 

 An una.ssuming flower, which is very valuable for cutting pur- 

 poses to be mixed with more decorative blossoms. Its delicate 

 odor is very much in its favor. 

 Assorted Colors, packet 10^. 



NICOTIANA 



A very ornamental plant, having handsome foliage and ver>' 

 fragrant flowers. The Affinis is one of the most popular varieties, 

 and is of a pure white color. Packet lOfi. 



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