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H.W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



SALPIGLOSSIS. 



SCHIZANTHUS, 

 Or Butterfly Flower. 



TJiLTIANT and 

 " annuals, of 



very free blooming 

 much interest and 

 beauty, and when full grown rival in 

 singularity of colors and markings the 

 orchids. Large flowers spotted with 

 crimson, lilac, purple and yellow, and 

 the petals are cut in picturesque manner. 

 In pots in the con#?rvatory or house few 

 plants are more attractive; also elegant 

 in a bouquet or vase and fine for bed- 

 ding. Choice mixed, pkt. 150 

 seeds 4c. 



Statice Suwarowi. 



One of the showiest annuals thatwtt 

 possess. Its branching flower spikes, ot 

 very bright rose with a crimson shade, 

 Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 



SCABIOSA, 

 Or Mourning Bride. 



Often called Sweet Scabins. The 

 stock we offer is a wonderful improve- 

 ment over the old and common strains. 

 The plants produce a profusion of large, 

 double flowers of striking shades of 

 color, which are very useful in making 

 bouquefs. Hnrdv nnnual. 



IVnible Dwarf Mixed, pkt. 75 

 seeds 4<*. 



Doable Tall Mixed, pkt. 75 

 seeds 4c 



SALVIA, 

 Or Scarlet Sage. 



One of the grandest plants in culti- 

 ration, a bed of them surpassing the 

 fiaest scarlet geraniums in brilliancy 

 and continuous bloom, the flower spikes 

 often measuring 10 to 12 inches in length, 

 and there n re as many as 200 spikes on a 

 well-grrown plant. Trom the time they 

 first begin to flow«r the plants are never 

 out of bloom until killed by frost, Easily grown; constant delight to 

 everyone. Pkt. 25 seeds 5c. 



SHELL FLOWER, or^Molucca Balm. 



Although robust and easily grown every, 

 where, this interesting annua] from Syria is 

 but little known and annually excites much 

 attention when growing on our seed farms. 

 Grows from 2 to 8 feet high, sending up a 

 strong central stem with manv branches, 

 each of which is so completely covered with 

 flowers as to leave scarcely any room for the 

 leaves. Flower is very cnrious; its large 

 6hell-like calyx is green and veined; corolla 

 white, striped with purple. When cut it 

 emits a fragrance of balm. Pkt.25seeds 

 4c 



TREE CYPRESS. 



A handsome plant with fine feathery 

 foliage somewhat like that of the Cypress 

 Vine, with long spikes of beautiful flowers; 

 equally desirable for outdoor or conservatory 

 cultivation. Half hardy biennial. Pkt* 4c» 



VALERIAN— Greek. 



Stoddard border p'unt, often cnl'ed 

 Jacu- s I ndder. Flower^ blue, p'-ilks up- 

 riebt. Blooms in June, of easy cultivation, 

 perfectly hardy; perennial, Pkt. 4c. 



T / EKT showy bedding or border plants with richly oolored, erect. 

 V funnel-shaped flowers. The colors are beautifully marbled and 

 penciled, purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, buff, bine, and almost 

 black. Bloom from August to October. Half hardy annual, to 2 

 feet high. Pkt. 160 seeds 4c 



SENSITIVE PLANT. 



An interesting and curious plant, with globular heads of pink 

 flowers, well knowo for the extreme irritability of its leaves and foot 

 stalks, which olose and droop et the slightest touch, or in cloudy, 

 damp weather, and during the night. Tender annual, height 1H feet, 

 Pkt. 4c 



SENECIO ELEGANS. 



A beautiful free-flowering annual; dense heads of bloom and is of 

 a very compact and regular habit of growth, and when planted close 

 together make an effective bed, as the fluwers completely cover the 

 plants. The flowers are of a fine lustrous purple red, bright crimson, 

 rose colored and pure white, perfectly double and imbricated; very 

 valuable for bouquets. Pkt. 100 seeds 3c. 



SOLANUM, or Jerusalem Cherry. 



Ornamental fruit-bearing plants, useful for conservatory or 

 drawing room decorations. Thefonageis handsome and contrasts 

 finely with the miniature, round, 6carlet fruit with which the plant 

 is covered. Tender perennial 1H feet high. Pkt. 50 seeds 3c* 



SANVITALIA— ProcumbenB, Double. 



Very pretty, dwarf, trailing plants; excellent for rock work, bor- 

 ders or edging of beds. It is to completely covered with floners as to 

 nearly hide the foliage. Double flowers of a brilliant golden yellow, 

 resembling a miniature double Zinnia. Bardy annual, G inches high. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



TEN WEEKS STOCKS. 



6TTSTXOWXB, MULTIFLORA 



SUNFLOWER, 



Or Helianthus. 



Mew Double Mult iflora — Unlike 



all other Suufloweis, insui.d of branch- 

 ing itnd bearing the flowers at tho ends 

 of the shoots, ti.e plant is pyramidal in 

 shape and tho handsome flowers pro- 

 duced at the base of each leaf, which 

 gives it a picturesque and highly orna- 

 mental aspect* Flcv.ers are very doable, 

 full centered and surrounded by fringe 

 of broad, single petals, the flowers 



frcper which form head being tubular, 

 kt. 5c. 



Finest Mixed — Adapted by stately 

 growth for a background to a lawn or a 

 screen to hide unsightly places. The 

 seed is often used for feed and oil. 

 Hardy annual. Pkt. 25 seeds 3c; 

 oz. 10c. 



STOCKS— Ten Weeks. 



New largest flowering globo pyra- 

 midal Stock. A magnificent roce with 

 immense spikes of perfectly doubloflow- 

 ers, the individual bloom often measur- 

 ing from 2 to 2S inches in diameter. 

 The large double flowers are produced in 

 great profusion, the spikes being com- 

 pactly pyramidal in shape and the plant 

 of ner.t habit of growth. They are 

 greatly prized for cut flowers on account 

 of their fragrance «rd diversity of col- 

 ore. Choicest mixed, pkt. 50 oeetb 

 4c. 



White Perpetual. 



Princess Alice or Cut and Come 



Again. 



Of strong growth and fine branching habit; grows tc the height of IK 

 feet, and if sown early will produce uninterruptedly a great abundance of 

 bloom from June until November. The individual flowers are uncommonly 

 large, rf fine rosette-like shape, and the purest possible white. The flowers 

 appear on each shoot and the oftener cut the better they like it. Pkt. 50 



seeds 5c. 



Dwarf German Mixed — A splendid mix- 

 ture of the most popular varieties of this most 

 charming class. Pkt. 50 seeds 3c* 



TEA PLANT. 



A handsome half hardy 6hrub, bearing white 

 flowers f rem November until bpring. A native of 

 China and grows from 2 to 6 feet high. The 



Elant from whose lenves is made the favorite 

 average "Tea." Pkt. 10c. 



TORENIA. 



Fournleri or Angel's Wings. 



A fine annnal with large sky-bluo blossoms, 

 with three spots of indigo blue and a yellow 

 stain in the center. Extremely handsome grown 

 in pots or shaded border. Darkest spotted varie- 

 ties. Pkt. ISO seeds 4c. 



"White Wings — A very fine annual, un- 

 usually attractive; flowers white with sometimes 

 a tinge of bluish yellow throat. Very vigorous 

 and free flowering, forming a Bplendid plant lor 

 pot culture, rases and hanging ^nslcetb, or in the 

 open ground in beds or iu.m>c m , Pkt. ISO 

 seeds 4c. 



GOOD SEEDS AND EXTRA VALUES RULE AT BUUKBEE'S. 



