WALTER^ P. STOKES 219 Market Street, PHIbADELPHIA, PA. 



Stokes' Choice Seeds for Conservatory and House 



It is very fascinating work to raise tliese choice plants from seed, and many of the finest varieties can be easilv 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. 



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Cineraria 



BEGOXIAS, Single Tuberous-rooted. Magnificent flowers Pki- 

 of great substance and rich colors. Single blooms some- 

 times 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. .. 



Tuberous-rooted Double, Mixed. Carefully hybridized 



producing about 25 per cent of double flowers 25 



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. 

 Hybrida grandiflora. A fine strain of the largest, most 

 brilliantly colored and spotted flowers 25 



CINERARIA. Magnificent flowering plants for spring decora- 

 tion of the conservatory or window-garden, ranging, through 

 all the shades of white, blue, violet and crimson, covering 

 the plants with a sheet of b 00m. 



Hybrida. Large-flowering, finest mixed. Unrivaled 



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 



COLEUS, Fine Mixed. Large leaves 10 



CYCLAMEN. Popular 

 fret-Ill iwering bulb- 

 ous plants for I'lOMse 

 and conservatory 

 culture, w i t h bril- 

 liant - hued flowers, 

 poising airly above 

 the foliage, flowers 

 ranging from white 

 to darkest crimson. 

 Crimson Queen. 

 Rich, deep carmine- 

 red. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Pure White. With 

 claret buds. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 

 Superb Cherry 

 Color. Pkt. 2,=; cts. 

 L a r g e - f lowering. 

 Purest white. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



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25 



Cyclamen 



Pkt 



CYCLAMEN, Bright Rose. With claret buds $0 25 



Giganteum. Choice mixed 25 



Persicum, Choice mixed 15 



Papilio, or Butterfly. Beautiful fairy-like flowers, with 



crumpled and undulated petals 30 



Giganteum Rococo. A new type, with petals spread out 

 fan-shaped. \'ery curious and strikingly beautiful. Mixed 



flowers 30 



FERNS. Greenhouse varieties, mixed 15 



GERANIUMS. Easily raised from seed, and if started early- 

 will bloom the same season. 



Zonale. Mixed 10 



Apple-scented. Very fragrant 10 



GLOXINIA. Charming greenhouse plants, with flowers of the 

 most exquisite and gorgeous colors, beautifully spotted and 

 mottled. 



Giant-flowered. Choice mixed sorts 25 



PRIMULA. These brightest and very free-flowering plants 

 are most desirable for growing in the house during the win- 

 ter months or for the conservatory decoration. Prefers a 

 cool room : will bloom freely in a north window. 

 Stokes' Standard Mixture. This is the finest Primula 



seed obtainable, embracing all of tlie 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 



Striata. White and lavender 25 



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



Obconica. Lovely strain, bearing beautiful single flowers on 

 long, slender stems. Is really an everhlooming plant, pro- 

 ducing clustersof flowers continuously throughout theyear. 15 



Grandiflora, Mixed i.s 



Grandiflora rosea 15 



Grandiflora, Pure White 15 



Forbesii { Babv 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 

 SWAINSONIA alba. Pure white. A popular house plant, 

 resembling the sweet peas; of easiest culture and ever- 

 blooming. 2 to 3 feet 10 



Wild Flower Garden ui Floracroft 



Wild Flower Garden Mixture 



These mixed flower seeds embrace more than a hundred varieties 

 of such easy-growing and pretlv flowers as are suitable for forming 

 a Wild Flower Garden. They are very useful for woodland walks, 

 roadsides, railroad embankments, and for sowing alongside of fences 

 and on untidy bare spotsof ground which are so fre(|uently unsightly, 

 and w hirh, if properlv cared for and kept free from weeds, can be 

 made to produced a continual display of bloom during the stnnmer. 

 Best Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l{\h. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



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