219 Market §treet, PHIbADELPHIA,PA. 



Stokes* Choiee Seeds for Con- 

 servatory and House 



It is very fascinating work to raise these choice plants from seed, and man}- 

 of the finest varieties can be easily grown in the house, with care and atten- 

 tion. 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 closelj- 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 ra)-s of the sun. As soon 

 as the plants have two leaves, they should be transplanted into another pan 

 or box, handling them very carefully. 



BEGONIA, Single Tuberous-rooted. Magnificent flowers of great Pkt. 

 substance and rich colors. Single blooms sometimes measure 6 inches 

 across, the flowers ranging through ivory-white to bronzy j^ellow, 

 crimson, orange, red, rose and pink. Prefers shade. 2 pkts. 25 cts...So 15 

 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 



Vernon. Orange-carmine flowers, with deep red foliage 10 



CALCEOLARIA. Gorgeous plants, with pocket-shaped flowers; bril- 

 liant colors— yellow, maroon and crimson, spotted and mottled in the 

 most unique fashion. 



Cineraria 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 win- Pkt. 

 dow-garden, ranging through all the shades of white, blue, violet and crimson, covering the 

 plants with a sheet of bloom. 



Hybrida. Large-flowering, finest mixed. Unrivaled $0 25 



Stellata. Improved hj'brids. Beautiful pyramidal plants, with medium-sized, .star-like flowers 



in colors of rose, white, carmine and blue ; an exceedingly decorative pot plant 25 



CENTADREA maritima. White-leaved Dusty Miller 05 



COLEUS, Fine Mixed. Large leaves 10 



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. 



Pkt. 



Giant Pure White $0 25 



Giant Rose 25 



Giant Dark Red 



Giant White with Red Eye 

 Giant Mixed 



25 

 25 

 25 



15 



Calceolaria 



Primula Chinensis 



Kermesina splendens. Crimson 

 Rosy Morn. Delicate pink 



Persicum. Small-flowered; fine mixed 



Papilio, or Butterfly. Beautiful fairy-like flow- 

 ers, with crumpled and undulated petals 40 



Giganteum Rococo. A new type, with petals 

 spread out fan-shaped. Very curious and strik- Pkt. 



ingly beautiful. Mixed flowers $0 40 



FERN SPORE. Greenhouse varieties, mixed 25 



GERANIUMS, Easily raised from seed, and if started early will bloom the same 

 season. 



Zonale. Mixed 10 



Pelargonium (Lady Washington). Choice mixed varieties 25 



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 CHINENSIS 



These brightest and very free-flowering plants are most desirable for growing in the house 

 during the winter months or for the conservatory decoration. Prefers a cool room ; will bloom 

 freely in a north window. 



Stokes' Standard Mixture. This is the Pkt. 



finest Primula seed obtainable, embracing 



all of the best flowers $0 25 



Alba magnifica. White 40 



Peach Blossom. White with pink 25 



Cheswick Red. Brilliant red 40 



Brilliant Blue 40 



25 



25 



Verv free-floweri 



Pkt. 



Grandiflora Kermesina. Red $0 25 



" Rosea. Pink 25 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA 



but with smaller individual flowers. \'ery satisfactory house plants. 



Pkt. 



Grandiflora, White $0 25 



" Hybrida. Mixed 20 



PRIMULA, OTHER VARIETIES 



Forbesii (Baby Primrose) 25 



Primula Veris (Cowslip). Hardv Primrose to 



" Vulgaris ( English VelloW Primrose). Hardv 10 



Cyclamen 



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