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Stokes' Choice Seeds for Conservatory and House 



It is very fascinating work ti> raise tliese clioice plants from seed, and many of tlie finest varieties can be easily grown in the house, with 

 care and attention. For winter bloom the seed should be sown in shallow boxes or pans during the spring or early summer. The finer seeds 

 must not be covered more than one-eighth inch deep and the soil pressed closely down over them. Never allow it to become bone dry. 

 Some varieties are more surely started under a pane of glass and sheltered from the strong rays of the sun. As soon as the plants have two 

 leaves, they should be transplanted into another pan or box, handling them very carefully. 



420 BEGONIAS, Single Tuberous - rooted. Magnificent Pkt. 



flowers of great substance and rich colors. Single blooms 

 sometimes measure 6 inches across, the flowers ranging 

 through ivory-white to bronzy yellow, crimson, orange, 

 red, rose and pink. Prefers shade 2 pkts., 25 cts. . .jto 15 



421 Tuberous-rooted Double, Mixed. Carefully hybri- 



dized, producing about 25 per cent of double flowers... 25 



422 Rex Varieties. Very large ornamental leaves, great 



variety of markings 25 



CALCEOLARIA. Gorgeous plants, with pocket-shaped 

 flowers; brilliant colors — yellow, maroon and crimson, 

 spotted and mottled in the most unique fashion. 

 521 Hybrida grandiflora. A fine strain of the largest, most 



brilliantly colored and spotted flowers 25 



CINERARIA. Magnificent flowering plants for spring 

 decoration of the conservatory or window-garden, rang- 

 ing through all the shades of white, blue, violet and 

 crimson, covering the plants with a sheet of bloom. 



742 Hybrida. Large-flowering, finest mixed. An unrivaled 



strain 25 



743 Stellata. Improved hybrids. Beautiful pyramidal plants, 



with medium-sized, star-like flowers in colors of rose, 

 white, carmine and blue; an exceedingly' decorative 



pot plant 25 



CYCLAMEN. Popular free-flowering bulbous plants for 

 house and conservatory culture, with brilliant-hued 

 flowers, poising airily above the foliage, flowers ranging 

 from white to darkest crimson. 



962 Crimson Queen. Rich, deep carmine-red 25 



963 Pure White. With claret buds 25 



964 Superb Cherry Color 25 



96.S Large-flowering. Purest white 25 



966 Bright Rose. With claret buds 25 



961 Giganteum. Choice mixed 25 



967 Persicum. Choice mixed 15 



968 Papilio, or Butterfly. Beautiful fairy-!ike flowers, with 



crumpled and undulated petals 35 



969 Giganteum Rococo. A new type, with petals spread 



out fan-shaped. Very curious and strikingly beautiful. 

 Mixed flowers 35 



Per pkt. 



1275 FERNS. Greenhouse varieties, mixed $0 15 



GERANIUMS. Easily raised from seed, and if started 

 early will bloom the same season. 



1320 Zonale. Mixed jo 



1321 Apple-scented. Very fragrant 10 



GLOXINIA. Charming greenhouse plants, with flowers 



of the most exquisite and gorgeous colors, beautifully 

 spotted and mottled. 



1380 Giant-flowered. Choice mixed sorts 25 



2826 LEMON VERBENA. Has delightfully fragrant foliage, 



making it desirable for cutting 10 



PRIMULA. These brightest and very free -flowering 

 plants are most desirable for growing in the house dur- 

 ing the winter months or for conservatory decoration. 

 Prefers a cool room; will bloom freely in a north window. 

 Stokes* Standard Miarture. This is the finest Pri- 

 mula seed obtainable, embracing all of the best flowers. 25 



Kermesina splendens. Rich crimson 25 



Alba magnifica. Snow-white 25 



Peach Blossom. White, with pink 25 



Blue. Clear sky-blue 25 



Rosea. A beautiful pink 25 



2420 



2421 

 2422 

 2423 

 2424 

 2425 

 2426 

 2427 

 2428 



Striata. White and lavender 



Double Giants. A fine strain of double-flowering sorts. 35 

 Obeonica. Lovely strain, bearing beautiful single flow- 

 ers on long, slender stems. Is really an everblooming 

 Dlant, producing clusters of flowers continuously 



throughout the year 15 



Grandiflora, Mixed 15 



Grandiflora rosea 15 



Grandiflora, Pure White 15 



Forbesii ( Baby Primrose) . Easily grown from seed, and 

 throwing up late in the spring beautiful sprays of rosy 

 lilac flowers in a seemingly never-ending profusion of 

 bloom 20 



2735 SWAINSONIA alba. Pure white. A popular house 

 plant, resembling the sweet peas; of easiest culture 

 and ever-blooming, i to 4 feet 10 



2429 

 2430 

 2431 

 2432 



CLIMBING VINES 



60 ADLUMIA (Allegheny Vine). A hardy climber, feathery Pkt. 



foliage, rose-colored flowers ; 15 ft .So 10 



180 AMPELOPSIS Veitchii (Boston Ivy). Valuable hardy 

 climber, clinging to stone or brick walls ; dense foliage ; 

 30 feet :o 



275 ASPARAGUS plnmosns nanus. A beautiful green- 



house climber, with fern-like foliage. Very largely used 



by floiists for decorations per 100 seeds, 75 cts. .. 15 



276 Sprengeri. A decorative perennial vine for vases and 



pots, with drooping fronds 4 feet long. . 100 seeds, 50c. . . 10 

 379 BALLOON VINE. Rapid-growing annual climber; white 



flowers, followed by a balloon-like seed-pods; 15 feet... 05 

 490 CANARY BIRD VINE { TropcBolum peregrinuvi) . 



Graceful annual climber, with yellow flowers; look like 



a butterfly; 15 feet 10 



CLEMATIS. Hardy perennial climber. 



783 Flammula. Feathery white fragrant flowers ; 25 feet .. . 05 



784 Paniculata. One of the finest hardy climbers. Fra- 



grant white flowers ; 30 feet peroz.,Si.. 10 



780 Jackman's Large-flowering Hybrids. Large flowers 



3 to 4 inches in diameter; white, purple, blue, etc 10 



781 Coocinea. Scarlet, tubular flowers 10 



840 COBAEA scandens. A beautiful, rapid-growing climber. 



Tenderperennial, with bell-shaped flowers, green at first, 

 changing to a beautiful deep violet-blue ; 20 to 30 feet.. 10 

 CYPRESS VINE. A climbing annual, with fine, feath- 

 ery foliage and pretty, star-shaped flowers. 



980 Crimson per oz., 25 cts... 05 



981 White " 25cts. .. 05 



983 Scarlet. Ivy-leaved " 25 cts... 05 



982 Mixed Sorts " 25cts. .. 05 



1 130 

 1131 

 1 125 



1620 

 1621 

 1780 



1740 



1 741 

 1742 



1713 



1744 

 1745 



2310 

 2120 



DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean). Annual climber of rapid I'kt. 

 growth, with clusters of bean-like flowers ; 10 feet. 



Lablab. Mixed, white, red, etc jSo 05 



Giant. Crimson wistaria-like clusters 10 



Purple Soudan. Purple stem, with beautiful, sweet 

 pea-like flowers, white and rose in color; and following 

 the flowers there come beautiful glossy, dark red seed- 

 pods. Very ornamental 10 



HUMULUS Japonica (Japanese Hop). Rapid-growing 



annual climber, with dense foliage ; 2.5 feet 05 



Japonica variegata. A beautiful variety of the above, 



with variegated foliage 10 



KENILWORTH IVY. A very neat climber, clinging to 



walls. Valuable for hanging-baskets, vases, etc 10 



LATHYRUS. These are everlasting, or hardy Sweet 

 Peas, growing 6 to 8 feet high, with flowers borne in 

 large clusters. Valuable for growing over rocks or rock 

 trellis. 



Latifolins. Red ; flowers a beautiful scarlet 10 



Latifolius albus. Pure white flowers 10 



Splendens. A fine variety from California, bearing large 



clusters of brilliant deep rose-colored flowers 10 



Pink Beauty. An exquisite shade of pink on the stan- 

 dards, being paler in the center per oz., 20 cts. . . 10 



Crimson " 20 cts... 10 



Mixed Colors " 20 cts. . . 10 



PASSION FLOWER (Passiflora). Tender perennial 

 vine for greenhouse or summer garden. 



Coemlea. Large; violet and blue 10 



SMILAX. A tender perennial climber, with small, glossy 

 green leaves. Verv beautiful ; used by florists for deco- 

 rations ■ per Koz., 15 cts,; oz.,4octs... 10 



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