Francis C. Stokes Co., Inc. 



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Poppy 



France-Persia 



1235 Shirley, Mixed. [hA-18in.] Silky- 

 pctaled blossoms in warm shades of apricot, 

 pink, rose, white, and h)rilliant red. Sow 

 where seed is to bloom as they do not 

 stand transplanting. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3^^oz. 

 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



1211 Oriental. [hP-2i^^ft.] Huge, glowing 

 scarlet flowers with black blotches on long 

 feathery stems. Pkt. 10 cts.; >80z. 30 cts. 



1212 Oriental, Princess Victoria. [hP-2i^ft.l 

 A beautiful salmon-pink. Pkt. 15 cts.; 

 }^oz. 45 cts. 



1210 Oriental, Mixed. [hP-2J^ft.] Orange, 

 pink, and red shades. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 30 cts. 



1215 Iceland. [hP-18in.] This development 

 in everblooming perennial Poppies will 

 flower within a few months after seed is 

 sown. From a tuft of finely cut foliage, 

 bare wiry stems rise, carrying handsome 

 single flowers in shades of yellow, orange, 

 salmon, rose, and white. Unlike other 

 Poppies, these may be used for cutting. 

 Native of the Arctic regions. Pkt. 15 cts.; 

 J^oz. 35 cts. 



Portulaca • Sun-Plant 



[hA-^in.] Tropical America 

 This gay little flower is truly a gem to the 

 gardener. Broadcast in a bare, sunny spot or 

 sown in a bed or border, a brilliant carpet of 

 lovely shades of pink, rose, yellow, and orange 

 will be the reward. 



1240 Double, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 



35 cts.; ;40z. 65 cts. 

 1242 Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vgoz. 



25 cts.; }40z. 35 cts. 



Potentilla 



Northern Hemisphere 



1248 Mixed. [hP-12in.] A fine trailing plant 

 with single and double flowers in red and 

 orange shades in late spring and early sum- 

 mer. Very desirable in borders or the rock- 

 garden. Pkt. 15 cts.; ^oz. 40 cts. 



Pyrethrum • Painted Daisy 



Caucasus-Persia 

 1260 Single and Double, Mixed. [hP-2ft.] 

 Fine, upright, slender stalks bearing large, 

 daisy-like flowers in shades of red, rose, 

 pink, and white. It will bloom in the early 

 spring, and, in some locations, again in the 

 fall. Pkt. 15 cts.; Vgoz. 40 cts. 



Primula 



British Isles to China 



1255 Obconica, Giant Mixed. [tP-lOin.] A 

 continuous-blooming plant easily grown in 

 the greenhouse or a sunny window. The 

 brilliancy of their beautiful shades of crim- 

 son, rose, and purple will be enhanced 

 when the plants are grown at a temperature 

 around 60 degrees. Sow indoors in the 

 spring in any good soil. Pkt. 20 cts.; 

 3 pkts. 50 cts. 



1256 Veris, Mixed. (Cowslip.) [hP-lOin.] A 

 beautiful sprmg-flowering plant with giant 

 flowers in shades of yellow, orange, and red 

 on strong stems. Pkt. 15 cts.; jVoz. 45 cts. 



Sanvitalia Mexico 

 1268 Procumbens. [hA-8in.] Spreading, com- 

 pact plants with golden yellow flowers re- 

 sembling tiny double zinnias. Blooms all 

 summer. Valuable for covering bare spots 

 or in the rockery. Pkt. 10 cts.; l^oz. 50 cts. 



Salpiglossis 



Chile 

 1280 Large-fiow- 

 ering. Mixed. 



[hA-2 ^^ft.] 

 Lily-like flow- 

 ers of fine vel- 

 vety texture in 

 a magnificent 

 range of colors. 

 The deep 

 throated flow- 

 ers, exquisitely 

 penciled and 

 veined with 

 gold and silver, 

 are favorites 

 for cutting. 

 For early 

 blooms, start 

 indoors or in a 

 hotbed and 

 transplant to 

 the open, thin- 

 ning to 12 

 inches apart. 

 Pkt. 10c. ; i^oz. 

 25c.; J^oz. 40c. 



Salvia 



Sage Brazil 



A favorite 

 plant for effects 

 in beds or borders, 

 flowering profuse- 

 ly from midsum- 

 mer until frost. 

 Sow indoors in a 

 hotbed and trans- 

 plant to the open 

 in May. 



1265 America. 

 [hA-15in.] The 

 earliest and 

 most free- 

 blooming of all 

 Scarlet Sages. 

 The growth is 

 very compact 

 and uniform 

 and the flower- 

 spikes are borne 10 inches above the foli- 

 age. The best type for florists. Pkt. 20 

 cts.; I40Z. $1; oz. $3.50. 



1266 Bonfire. [hA-2ft.] Compact bushes with 

 flower-spikes borne well above the leaves. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; I40Z. 65 cts.; oz. $2.25. 



1267 Azurea grandiflora. [hP-3?2ft.] Slender 

 willowy spikes of sky-blue blossoms borne 

 in profusion during October and Septem- 

 ber. Native of our southern states. Pkt. 

 15 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts.; ,i40z. 55 cts. 



Schizanthus • Butterfly Bush 



Chile 



1315 Giant Hybrids, Mixed. [hA-lSin.] An 

 effective plant fully covered a few weeks 

 after planting with dainty florets like 

 miniature orchids in lovely pastel shades. 

 Sow seed outdoors in spring in a sunny 

 location, and for use as pot-plants in the 

 house, sow during the fall. Pkt. 15 cts.; 

 Vgoz. 35 cts. 



Ruffled Giant Petunias 



Sedum Europe 



1318 Acre. [hP-3in.] Diminutive, fleshy 

 green foliage completely carpeted with 

 small golden yellow blossoms. For filling 

 crevices in a wall or in the rockery it is 

 invaluable. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Scabiosa • Mourning Bride 



Old World 



Large-flowering, Double. [hA-2i^ft.] Each 

 year the popularity of Scabiosa is in- 

 creasing. The lovely, long-stemmed 

 flowers are borne in abundance from 

 early summer until fall, and they will be 

 found most effective in a bed or border. 

 Seed may be planted in the open when 

 danger of frost is past. 



1291 Azure-Blue. 



1297 Shasta. White. 

 1296 Rose. 



1290 Peach Blossom. Soft pink. 



1298 Yellow. 



1292 King of the Blacks. Black-purple. 

 1300 Mixed. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 10 cts.; V^oz. 30 cts. 



COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the 6 

 named varieties for 50 cts. 



1310 Caucasica, Isaac House's Hybrids. [hP- 

 3ft.] Frilled and ruffled flowers in shades of 

 lilac, mauve, blue, and white, on long 

 stems. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 



1309 Columbaria, Darkest Pink. [hP-18in.] 

 More dwarf and spreading than Caucasica, 

 with large flowers of deep rose-pink, on 

 long, slender stems that are fine for cutting. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



