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mm u rn These beautiful plants are fey 



L 'S^ ■ tne m " st popular annuals for 



garden or greenhouse culture, 

 t \J QjM They are so easily grown and of 



H j&iSflTH such great beautj thai they should 



W , '' S^f rfc have a place in every garden. 



Large-flowering German 



Ten Weeks Stocks 



pkt. 



Taij»SH| Bright Red $0 Kl 



Light Blue 10 



Pink 10 



White 10 



Purple 10 



^I'JMftll Yellow 10 

 Choicest Mixed 10 



Winter-flowering Stocks 



Nearly all growers of cut-flowers 

 are acquainted with this splendid 

 class of Stocks. They produce long 

 trusses of extremely double flow- 

 ers. By sowing in June they may 

 be had in flower by Christmas. 

 '■^**> Beauty of Nice. Extra-long Pkt. 



spikes; flesh-pink $0 15 



Queen Alexandra. Deli- 

 cate rosy lilac 15 



Crimson King 20 



New Stock, "White Lady" Blanche Superb. Same as 



Beauty of Nice in pure white. 15 

 New Large-flowering Winter Stock, White Lady. This is a 

 magnificent strain, producing strikingly large and very double 

 flowers of a lustrous snowy white; grows about 20 inches in 

 height, with remarkably handsome foliage, branching freely 

 in candelabra fashion; blooms early and remains longer in 

 flower than any other variety 25 



Various Stocks 



Princess Alice. Cut-and-Come-Again. Double, white flowers, 



fine for cutting 10 



Wallflower-leaved. Mixed 10 



Snowflake Dwarf. Dwarf; pure white; fine for forcing 15 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus) 



Hardy Perennial. A well-known free-flowering favorite. The 

 great improvements upon the old varieties made within the last 

 few years have made it more desirable. Pkt. 



Choice Single Varieties. Mixed oz. 30c. .$0 05 



Finest Double Varieties. Mixed }4 oz - 25c. . 10 



Auricula-flowered. A very handsome variety, producing im- 

 mense trusses of bloom in a splendid range of colors 10 



THUNBERGIA. Black-eyed Susan. A quick-growing, free- 

 blooming annual climber, especially desirable for hanging- 

 baskets and vases. Choice Mixture J^oz. 25c. . 05 



TORENIA. Tender trailing plants for vases and baskets, or for 

 the open ground, being covered the entire season with a 

 mass of bloom. 



Fournieri. Sky-blue flowers with three spots of dark 



indigo-blue and bright yellow centers 10 



VINCA Periwinkle 



Ornamental, free-flowering, plants suitable for beds and borders. 



Pkt. 



Rosea. Rose, dark eye SO 10 



Alba pura. Pure white 10 



Fine Mixed Moz. 20c. . 10 



VIOLA CORINUTA • Tufted Pansies 



This is a decorative plant of the highest order resembling pansies 

 of every shape and form. Seed sown in April in a semi-shady, moist 

 place will bloom profusely until frost. Pkt. 



Admiration. Dark blue with darker blotch $0 10 



Lutea splendens. Rich yellow 10 



Perfection. Light blue 10 



White Perfection. Pure white 10 



VERBENA 



Very few plants will make such a gorgeous display during the 

 summer months as the Verbenas, or furnish more flowers for cutting. 

 Also useful for beds and borders, well adapted for window-boxes. 

 If sown in the open ground in May they will bloom in August; but 

 if started in the house in February they will flower sooner and may 

 be had in constant bloom from June to frost. Seed should be soaked 

 in lukewarm water before planting. 



FLORACROFT MAMMOTH VERBENAS. Our strain of these 

 beautiful flowers is unexcelled. The individual flowers are very 

 frequently larger than a silver quarter. The colors are rich and 

 varied. Pkt. %oz- 



Pkt. Koz- Mammoth Purple. . $0 10 $0 50 

 Mammoth Striped... 10 50 

 Mammoth Mixed .... 10 45 

 Extra-Choice Mixed . . 05 25 



Mammoth White.SO 10 $0 50 

 Mammoth Scarlet . . 10 50 

 Mammoth Pink 10 50 



Lemon Verbena. Aloysia citriodora. The light green leaves Pkt. 



of this variety are sweetly scented and used extensively 



for bouquets $0 10 



VIOLETS. Well-known, fragrant, early spring-blooming plants, 

 thriving best in partly shaded situations. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 



Single White $0 10 



Single Blue 10 



WALLFLOWER. Favorite, sweet-scented flowers of many fine 

 colors. The flower-spikes are very conspicuous in beds or borders, 

 and are most useful in making bouquets. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 



Choice Double Mixed $0 10 



Fine Single Mixed oz. 30c. . 05 



ZINNIA • Youth and Old Age 



Very showy plants which might easily be mistaken for dwarf 

 dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias, for when 

 nearly every flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in full 

 bloom. Sow seed early in the spring in open ground and transplant 

 to 1^2 feet apart in good, rich soil. 



LARGE-FLOWERING DOUBLE DWARF— Pkt. 



Scarlet $0 10 



Orange 10 



White 10 



Canary 10 



Lilac 10 



Mammoth. Large flowers, double and of striking colors; 



bushy habit 10' 



Mixed oz. 35c. . 05 



TALL VARIETIES, Mixed oz. 30c . . 05 



CURLED AND CRESTED. A beautiful strain of this popular 

 plant, producing large, double flowers, the petals of which 

 are crested, twisted and curled into graceful and fantastic 

 forms. The colors comprise all the beautiful shades character- 

 istic of the Zinnia. Choicest mixed colors J4oz. 25c. . 10 



Mammoth Verbenas 



WILD-FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE 



These mixed flower seeds embrace more than one hundred va- 

 rieties of easy-growing, pretty flowers, suitable for forming a Wild- 

 Flower Garden. They are useful for woodland walks, roadsides 

 and railroad embankments; for sowing alongside of fences and on. 

 untidy bare spots of ground, and can be made to produce a con- 

 tinual display during the summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., 

 Ib. $1. 



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