RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant) 



Makes splendid center for a large bed, with cannas and caladiums 

 planted around it. Excellent for sc reening unsightly buildings. Sow 

 the seed in the spring where they are to grow. Perpkt. Oz. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. The stems and leaves are of 

 a bright metallic bronze. Very decorative for large 



lawns or the center of small beds $o 05 $0 20 



Zanzibariensis. The leaves of this new variety attain 

 a gigantic size, measuring 2 to 2K feet across, and in- 

 clude light and dark green and coppery bronze colors. 05 15 



Gibsoni. Handsome deep red foliage 05 



Mixed. Many choice sorts 05 15 



SCARLET SAGE (Salvia) 



One of the most beautiful bedding plants. To be planted in masses 

 or in borders in front of porticos or around beds of cannas, etc. Sow 

 the seed in bo.xes or frames in March and set the plants out the 

 latter part of May. Per pkt. 



Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage) $0 10 



" Patens (Blue Sage) 10 



New Salvia Splendens "Silverspot." The leaves have 

 light sulphur or cream-colored spots of various sizes liberally 

 sprinkled over them 10 



Clara Bedman, Bonfire. Very compact, with long, erect 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. The finest salvia ever in- 

 troduced, and by far the best for bedding and massing on the 

 lawn per oz., $2. . 10 



Zurich (New Pot Salvia). This new Salvia is the most dwarf 

 and compact growing variety, forming little oval bushes 15 

 to 18 inches high, thickly studded w ith fine spikes of most 

 brilliant scarlet flowers. Nothing can equal a beautiful bed 

 of blooming Salvia, planting the Dwarf in the front row of the 

 taller Salvia. Its brilliant effect is beautiful, and blooms from 

 from July to frost 2 pkts. 25 cts., 1,000 seeds, 75 cts. .. 15 



Farinacea (The Silver Sage). It appears to run altogether to 

 flower, hundreds upon hundreds of tall spikes of silvery lav- 

 ender blooms rising from a dense mass of foliage during the 

 entire season. Far handsomer is it indeed than almost any 

 bedding plant we know of — there being no other of this collar 

 grown. As isolated specimens it is also very showy 10 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Very handsome annual, beautifully veined and pencilled flowers, 

 look like velvet. Perpkt. 



Superbissima. The finest strain $010 



Grandiflora. Mixed 05 



STOCKS, TEN WEEKS 



These beautiful plants are unsurpassed for bedding, edgings, pot 

 culture, house or conservatory decoration and for cutting. Sow 

 under glass in March or April, transplantmg the seedlings when an 

 inch high, and transfer to garden beds in May in good, deep, rich, 

 soil, setting the plants i foot apart. Pgr pkt. 



Liargest Flowering Pyramidal Ten Weeks. The large 

 double flowers are produced in great profusion, the spikes 

 being compact, pyramidal, and the plants of a very neat habit 

 of growth. I offer Blood-Red, Crimson, White, Pink, 



Blue, All Colors Mixed. Each fo 10 



Dwarf Wallflower-leaved, Mixed 10 



SnowDake. A fine variety, with very large and double pure 



white flowers 10 



Princess Alice (Cut-and-Come-Again). A perpetual-blooming, 



double, pure white; excellent for cutting 10 



Giant Crimson (Cut-and-Come-Again). A perpetual bloomer, 

 similar to above, with large brilliant crimson flowers 15 



STOCKS, "BEAUTY OF NICE" 



A very conspicuous and handsome new winter Stock of quick 

 growth, with flowers of very large size. If the seed is sown by the 

 end of May the plants will bloom in September and continue to 

 bloom during the winter. Per p^t. 



Pink $0 10 



Pure White 10 



Queen Alexandra. Delicate rosy lilac 15 



Almond-flowered. New 20 



Crimson King. New 10 



Beauty of Nice. The above colors, mixed 15 



Oz. 



$0 25 



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SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) 



Stately decorative plants, their golden yellow disks showing oS 

 beautifully among shrubbery, and for backgrounds and screens. 

 Some of the single varieties are exceeding!)' decorative. Sow the 

 seed in the open ground in the spring, letting the plants stand 3 to 4 

 feet apart each way. 



SINGLE SUNFLOWERS Per pkt. 

 Stella. Beautiful single flowers of purest golden yellow, 



each with a black disk $0 05 



Seedlings of Stella. Of similar growth, with bright 



single flowers of several shades per %oz., 20 cts.. . 10 



Miniature [Helianthus cticumerifolitis). Covered with 



hundreds of brightest orange, small, single flowers; of 



of pyramidal growth, with bright neat foliage 05 20 



DOUBLE SUNFLOWERS 

 Many-flowered {H. mulliflorus fl. pi.). Very orna- 

 mental. Grows erect, 4 feet high, and at each leaf- 

 joint a short stem is terminated with a handsome 



double flower 10' 20 



Californicus plenissimus. Extra large, double saf- ' 



fron-colored flowers 05 , 



Globosus fistulosus ( Dahlia Sunflower). Flowers very 

 double and of medium size 05 



VERBENA 



Exceedingly useful for beds, borders, mounds or vases ; well 

 adapted for window-boxes. For early spring bloom, sow the seeds 

 under glass in February, soaking the seed a few hours in tepid water, 

 and sow in seed-boxes, covering one-fourth inch deep and watering 

 rather sparingly. Transplant to the open ground when it is warm. 

 FLORACROFT MAMMOTH VERBENAS. My strain of these 

 beautiful flowers is unexcelled. The individual flowers are very 

 frequently larger than a silver quarter. The colors are rich and 

 varied. per pkt. 



White, Scarlet, Pink, Purple, Striped. Each $0 lo 



Mammoth Mixed 10 



Fine Mixed 05 



Lemon Verbena (Aluysia citriodora) 10 



NEW MOSS VERBENA. This new strain of Ver- 

 bena is not over 6 inches high, but branches and 

 literally covers the ground. It is smothered with 

 flowers of the true Verbena type all summer long. It 

 is valuable anywhere but especially so for bedding 

 and edging 10 



ZINNIA 



Very popular, easily-grown annuals, blooming abundantly and 

 continuously throughout the entire season. Sow seed in the open 

 ground, in the spring, where they are to grow. p^r pkt. 



Mammoth [Robusta plenissima). Large flowers, double and 



of striking colors ; bushy habit per oz. , 40 cts. . .$0 10 



Large-flowering Double Dwarf — Scarlet, Orange, 



White, Canary. Each 05 



Striped Zebra. A superb strain ; the petals being distinctly 



striped. Thev run through all shades known to the Zinnia. . 10 

 Curled and Crested. Large flowers with twisted petals; 



great range of color 10 



Dwarf Varieties. Mixed per oz., 35 cts. . . 05 



Tall Varieties " 25cts. .. 05 



Oz. 

 $1 50 

 I 25 

 I 00 



Large -flo-wering Zinnias 



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