WALTEP^P. STOKES 219 Market ^reet. PHIbADELPHIA,RA. 



Novelties in Flower Seeds 



Violet King. 



Lavender Gem. 



NEWEST ASTERS 



Sunset. appreciate this new 



Aster it must be seen. It 



may be called a sister to tlie Day- 

 break and Purity, except being sev- 

 eral days earlier than the Daybreak. 

 The habit of the plant is identical 

 with the Daybreak and Purity. The 

 color is a delicate shade of light pink, 

 shading to a deep rich pink in the 

 center. The globe-shaped flowers are 

 borne on long stems in great profu- 

 sion. Pkt. 10 cts. 



This Aster is en- 

 tirel}- new and dis- 

 tinct from any other variety. The 

 long slender petals are curled so that 

 they form large, full and round flow- 

 ers, a beautiful shade of rich violet- 

 purple, measuring from 4 to 5 inches 

 in diameter, borne on long wir\- stems. 

 This is not only one of the prettiest 

 Asters, but it is unsurpassable for 

 florists' use. It is about ten days 

 earlier than the Branching Aster. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



The color of 

 this new va- 

 riety is an exquisite shade of delicate 

 lavender, deepening with age. The 

 feathery effect of the Ostrich-feathered 

 type, to which it belongs, is enhanced 

 hy the fact that it bears a large pro 

 portion of long, partly tubular florets, 

 that are irregularly cut and slashed. 

 The plant is erect and of medium 

 height, branching close to the ground. The flowers are borne in pro- 

 fusion on long, slender, wiry stems. In season it comes between 

 Queen of the Earlies and Daybreak. To the florist the value of 

 Lavender Gem can scarcely be over-estimated. Pkt. 10 cts. 



This new upright Aster has an entirely dif- 

 ferent growth from any other variety. The 

 plants grow ver}- bushy, not over 

 8 inches in diameter, but directl)' 

 upright. The long, strong stems 

 are also of an upright growth, 

 making it a valuable cut-flower 

 variety. The flowers very much 

 resemble the Branching Aster ; 

 they are very double and full to 

 the center. The color is a clear 

 white. Pkt. 10 cts. 



One pkt. each, of above four 

 beautiful new Asters, 30 cts. 



New Giant Flowering 

 Cosmos, " Lady Lenox " 



This is an entirely new race of 

 Cosmos, of e.vtraordinary size 

 and beauty. The vigor of the 

 plant is wonderful, being almost 

 twice the size and vigor of the 

 old Cosmos. The illustration 

 shown herewith is about one- 

 half the natural size, the flowers 

 ranging from 5 to 7 inches in 

 diameter. The colors are mostly 

 a beautiful shell-pink with occa- 

 sionally white flowers inter- 

 posed. The petals are of splen- 

 did substance, and last a long 

 while when cut. This beautiful 

 variety will soon supplant tlie 

 older type. Per pkt. 20 cts., 

 3 pkts. for 50 cts. 



New Lavender Gem Aster. Pkt. 10 cts. 



THESE FINE AMERI AN-GROWN ASTERS ARE BEAU- 

 TIES. l.PKT. OF EACH FOR 30c. POSTPAID 



Upright White. 



NEW VARIEGATED. 

 LEAVED NASTURTIUMS 



The leaves of these new Hybrid 

 Nasturtiums do not grow so large as 

 the common flowering Nasturtiums, 

 but they present a most beautiful ap- 

 pearance, every leaf being variegated 

 with white, green and yellow colors, 

 but each leaf seems to differ from an- 

 other so the plant presents a most 

 varied aspect. Most of the leaves are 

 V2 to % white and yellow, others are 

 mostly green but blotched and striped 

 with yellow and white, others are 

 mostly pure yellow with stripes of 

 green. The flowers are large and full 

 and of various colors from pale yellow 

 to the deepest maroon. 



New Variegated Leaved, 



Dwarf Mixed. T^'^e^e ^re far 



superior to the 



ordinary Nasturtiums for borders. 

 The contrast between the variegated 

 leaves and the artistic flowers is very 

 beautiful. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts , 

 lb. 65 cts. 



New Variegated Leaved, 



Tall M ixed, tali Nastur- 

 tiums with varie- 

 gated leaves present a most beautiful 

 appearance, particularly if the plants 

 are given plenty of space to climb. 

 Pkt. 10 cts , oz. 25 cts., ^{!b. 65 cts. 



Burbank's Crimson-Flowering Eschscholtzia 



This was raised from a common "California Poppy" by the magic 

 horticulturist, Luther Burbank. The first selection was a j-ellow 

 flower, with a thread of crimson on the inside of the petals. After 

 careful selections for nine years he has produced this beautiful Esch- 

 scholtzia. The plants is a con- 

 stant bloomer, grows about i foot 

 high and produces large clear 

 rosy crimson flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Salvia Farinacea 



iTlie Silver Sage) 



It appears to run altogether to 

 flower, hundreds upon liundreds 

 of tall spikes of silvery lavender 

 blooms rising from a dense mass 

 of foliage during the entire sea- 

 son. Far handsomer is it indeed 

 than almost any bedding plant 

 we know of —there being no other 

 of this color grown. As isolated 

 specimens it is also \erv showv. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



New Giant-flowering Cosmos, "Lady Lenox." (14 natural size) 

 62 



New Pot Salvia, Zurich 



This new Salvia is the most 

 dwarf and compact growing va- 

 riety, forming little oval bushes 

 15 to iS inches high, thickly 

 studded with fine spikes of most 

 brilliant scarlet flowers. Noth- 

 ing 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 

 July to frost. Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 

 25 cts., 1,000 seeds 75 cts. 



