flTITITDP The seeds 

 »^ L. I UtV,d. pf greea- 



housc plants require extra care ia 

 sowins, as the seeds are very fine 

 and delicate. The pans must be 

 w;!! drained, say half filled with 

 er("'i;s. and on this a layer of 

 rcuiih, fibrous peat or turf, and 

 tilK il up with a conipostof the fol- 

 lowiug proportions: Two-thirds 

 light, rich loam, one-third peat, 

 silver sand and thoroughly de- 

 caved cow jiiauure, the whole 

 thorouglily ■well mixed together. 

 Make the surface as smooth as 



possible, and sprinkle a little silver sand over it: water with a fine hose. After pans have been thorough 

 ly drained the seed must be very evenly and thoroushly sown. It will require no covering. After sor 

 in?r place the pans under glass in a close frame, (11 will require no artificial heat) k-fep shaded, as expo 

 for short time to the sun's rays is often enough to scorch the delicate leaves and rootlets of the seedling 

 Directly the plants are larae enough to handle thcv should be pricked in to other pans which have been prepared 1 

 the sanie manner as for seed sowing, and allowed to grow' until they touch each other, then shifted into sms 

 pots and replaced in the close frame. As soon as the roots fill these pots it will be necessary to repot in Urg 

 sizes. Will not do well if replaced in frames or put on shelves in greenhousenear the glass; water regularly, re 

 pot and shake when required. If troubled with green fly, select a quiet evening and fumigate with tobacco. 



The satisfaction derived from the cultivation of House Plants is not alone in seeing them tloom. There is joy in seeing thera grow and develop d^ 

 by day, and the one who starts a plant from seed and rears it up to bloom gets all the pleasure there is in the plant culture. 



Begonias, ©arnations, Chrysanthemums, Coleus, (?yc!amen. Ferns, Gloxj 

 inias, Heliotropes, Primroses, Rhodochiton, Etc. 



Are easily grown from seed, and it is really fascinating to raise them this way, watching each plant as it unfolds its first bloom, noting its fo 

 color and other characteristics, and when occasionally we discover an immensely fine one much superior to any we have ever before seen 

 or heard of, the highest pleasure and satisfaction possible to get from plants and flowers is ours. It is from seed that all new 

 varieties of house plants are produced, and it is not uncommon for a seedling Chrysanthemum or Carnation to be worth 

 more than a thousand dollars. . Our strains of all these seeds are much finer than are usually sold. 

 They are the choicest that can possibly be grown. 



Often called "Flowering Maple" or "Cliin" 

 ese Bell Flower." As indispensable for the 

 window or greenhouse as the Petunia is for 

 the flower garden. Will stand more abuse 

 and neglect than almost any other house 

 plant. Grows rapidly from seed and is soon 

 in bloom. Leaves are very ornamental, and 

 are often beautifully variegated. Lovely 

 bell-shaped flowers, borne the year around, in 

 all colors — white, pink, yellow, orange, red,| 

 etc. Perennial. Blooms soon after planting.^^ 

 New Fancy California Seedlings. Mixed. All' 

 colors. Pkt. 25 seeds Sc. 



BEG©NmS. 



Are among the most beautiftil window plants ; of 

 exceedingly easy culture, producing a profusion of 

 elegant flowers. The seed is flne, and will need great 

 care in sowing. Plants often bloom in sis or eight 

 months from time of sowing. It makes a valuable 

 bedder for out-doors in summer. 



eALeEOLHRia. 



Not one in ten of our customers have 

 a Calceolaria in bloom, yet it is one of 

 handsomest and most striking of all 

 plants we know of. The seeds are fine 

 must be sown with care, but after they 

 fairly up they grow finely and will bioi 

 next" winter. 'Each plant bears hundreds 

 pocket-like flowers spotted and marked 

 the most curious manner. Exceptionally ' 

 for growing in pots in the conservatory 

 in the greenhouse and garden. Perennii 

 Finest Hvbrids Mised. Pkt. 100 seeds 10c. 



CAXCEOLAHIA. 



eaexus. 



Latest craze in flowers. Very curious and od 

 lookinff species of plants, which will thrive anywh< 

 with Uttle or no care. But little watering is requir" 

 Flowers are of the most exquisite beauty and are 

 /iciously fragrant. The wonder and attraction of 

 Don't fail to trv this greatest of all curiosities — tl 

 Cactus. Choicest Mixed. Pkt. only Sc. 



CYCIiAMEN. 



BEX — 3 — A beautiful class of Begonias with 

 elegant variegated leaves. Delicate and 

 beautiful flowers borne in great pro- 

 fusion.' Choice mixed. Pkt. 40 seeds 15c. 



VERNON— This variety is distinguished 

 from the rest by the splendid coloring of 

 its foliage and flowers. When young its 

 foliage is a very dark green. It has 

 bright orange carmine flowers, which 

 contrast beautifully with the foliage. 

 Covered with bloom from May until late 

 in the fall. Will give you unbounded 

 satisfaction. Pkt. 50 seeds 5c. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED. SINGLE MIXED-1— 

 Flowers are of immense size and of rai'e 

 and vivid coloring, being so strikingly 

 handsome that they command the admir- 

 ing attention and unstinted praise of all 

 who see them. They are very profuse 

 bloomers. Pkt. ~5 seeds 12c. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED, DOUBLE MIXED— 3— 

 Flowers of unusual size and exceptionally 

 beautiful in coloring, single florets often 

 measurina from 6 to 9 inches in circum- 

 ference. Perfectly double and of extreme- 

 ly rare beauty. Pkt. 75 seeds ISc. 

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