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GLOWING BALL 



(Kochia trichophylla) 



Is an annual and grows easily 

 and quickly from seed sown in the 

 open ground. It grows 2 to feet 

 high, with many slender branches 

 pressed close to the main stem. A 

 singular feature of this plant is 

 that it always keeps a globular 

 form, even when ver}' small, a row 

 of them making a verj- striking 

 object all through their growth. 

 Thej' are a beautiful. light, feathery 

 green until September, when the 

 whole plant becomes a mass of 

 small scarlet flowers, the bushy 

 plant resembling ballsoffire. They 

 should be planted at least 2 to 3 

 feet apart each way ; or, the seed 

 can be sown in masses, as in the 

 fall of the year a solid mass of 

 them is very handsome. Very 

 highly recommended. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Vzoz. 25 cts. 



LOBELIA 



A charming little plant, blooming 

 quickly from seed and all through 

 the season. Valuable for edgings, 

 Glowing Ball baskets and pots. Sow outdoors 



in the spring where the plants are 

 to grow 



COMPACT VARIETIES (Lobelia compacta). Compact plants 



4 to 6 inches high. PerpVt. 



Crystal Palace. Rich blue So 10 



Emperor William. Dwarf light blue 10 



Mixed C5 



ERINDS, or TRAILING VARIETIES. Used for vases or 



hanging'jasketsor rockeries. 



Speciosa Crystal Palace. Deep blue C5 



Gracilis. Jtli.xed. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Prima Donna. Velvety crimson. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Royal Purple. Purple, with white 



eye. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 White Gem. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



MARIGOLD 



AVell-known annuals. Very free-flow- 

 ering and of easy culture. The African 

 varieties have large yellow or orange- 

 colored flowers, and are adapted to large 

 beds. The French are dwarfer in growth, 

 with beautiful striped flowers, and are 

 better suited to pot culture. 



AFRICAN p,,p,,. 

 Eldorado. Flowers 3 to 4 inches in 



diameter, perfectly and e.xtremely 



double. Every shade So 03 



Large Double Mixed African, 



Large; orange, brown and yellow 05 



FRENCH 

 Gold Striped. Double dwarf; 

 brownish red, striped golden ye\- 



MIGNONETTE 



(Reseda) 



Sow in pots or boxes under glass in 

 February or March. Pot off the seed- 

 lings to make good plants for bedding 

 out in April. Again sow outdoors in 

 April and about every few weeks for 

 succession, and you will have exquisite 

 bloom, with fragrant flowers, until 

 frost. Per pkt. 



Sweet-scented. The popular 



garden sort oz. lOC-So 05 



Machet. Xery compact ; fine for 



pot culture; red. per oz. 6oc... lo 

 Golden Machet. Fine j'ellow... 10 

 Bismarck. Very large; fine for 

 pot culture. Compact plant of 



strong growth 10 



Miles' Hybrid Spiral. Pure 



white 



Red Victoria. Dwarf, branch- 

 ing habit ; ver j- sweet red flowers 

 Allen's Defiance. Immense 

 spikes, 12 to 15 inches long; very 



fragrant 



Red Goliath. Large spikes 6 to 

 8 inches long; color fire -red,, 

 with rich green foliage; very 



fragrant; fine for cutting 



White Pearl. New. Very fine 

 compact habit 



05 



15 



white- flow 



Per pkt. 

 Machet ; 

 So 10 



lov 



Little Brownie (Legion d'Hon- 

 neur). Charming, compact little 

 bushes. Flowers single, golden 

 j-ellow, with large spot of crimson- 

 velvet 



Gold Ring. This charming variety 

 is a fine match to the old Legion 

 of Honor in growth, heiglit and 

 free-flowering qualities. In color 

 it is dark velvety brown, each petal 

 gracefully surrounded with a dis- 

 tinct gold ring 3 okts. 25c... 



Dwarf French Mixed . . . oz. 15c. . . 



C5 



10 

 05 



NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist) 



Miss JekyU. From Messrs. Sutton & Son, the celebrated 

 seedsmen of England, comes this new Nigella, or Love-in-a- 

 iMist. It is of a most attractive'annual, growing easily from 

 seed and having a great abund- 

 ance of long-stemmed flowers, 

 which are the most beautiful corn- 

 flower blue, prettily set in its 

 slender foliage. Sow in the open 

 ground in .'\pril 



NICOTIANA 



Sanderae. A novelty. Alost showy 

 and profuse-flowering garden an- 

 nuals giving a continuous display 

 of brilliant flowers through sum- 

 mer and autumn ; easily grown 

 from seed, commencing to flower 

 in a few weeks from sowing, 

 thriving in a sunny position in any 

 good garden soil. The plants, of 

 branching, bushy habit, 2 to 3 feet 

 high, carry the flowers in clusters, 

 the whole being literally ablaze 

 with them, thousands being borne 

 on a single plant during the sea- 

 son ; the glorious effect in the gar- 

 den is unsurpassable 10 



Affinis. The popular free-flower- 

 ing variety ; fragrant star-shaped 

 wiiite flowers; annual; 3 feet 

 high 05 



Affinis hybrida. New hybrids, 

 producing an abundance of large, 

 fragrant flowers of various colors, 

 ranging from white to pink, red 

 and violet 15 



"STOKES' STANDARD" 



Nigella, Miss JekyU. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 60 



means the best always, 

 pendable kind. 



The de- 



