PINKS 



A Packet of Dianthus 

 Pinks contains more 

 than 200 Seeds. 



A n indUnonsiihle warden nower A rtower fitted equally to adorn the poor man's enrden or the spacious grounds of the millionaire. Never out of 

 lace hi anv si^u iUon ^s"ccee"s"n any soil. St.uuls n'sl-ct, heat and cold, and is us near iron.-lad as plant can wel be. Like their near relative th^ 

 'arnat"on the uianthus ifsu^^^^^^^ beautiful, many varieties possessing a radiant-like lire that is impossible to describe, but it is tJie very acme of 



l^^hnessSnd beautv \ era cVllower for cutting or nower work, and succeeds well in pots for winter bloom if treated ike Carnations. Sow early either 

 a houll o?opeu ground.ind p^^^^^ not onlvbloom all summer and fall but will survive m the wint-r and bloom the entire season. Never sowanj 



lit the best seed direct from headquarters if you would have the choicest flowers 



Crou-s about one foot high, branching freely, always strong and erect. 



VTBOPUBPUREA— a very fine dark red shade. Pkt. 6c. 

 DOUBLE BRILLIANT RED— Easily cultivated, very attractive 

 (lowers. Pkt. 6e. 



RIMSON BELLE— Rich, vivid crimson flower of extraordinary 

 size and substance, finely laciniated. Pkt. 5c. 

 >OUBLE SNOWBALL— Beautiful white, fine for contrast. Pkt. 4c. 

 )OUBLE IMPERIAL— Very double, great variety of colors. Pkt. 4c. 

 )OUBLE DIADEM— Beautiful, densely double flowers, of all lints, 



from crimson-purple to black-purple. Pkt. 6c. 

 THE BRIDE— Plant dwarf, compact and bnshy ; profusely covered 

 with lar^e white flowers, with glowing crimson center. Pkt. 5c. 

 -ACINIATUS— Single mixed. Magnificent fringed single sort of 



great beauty. Pkt. 4c. 

 JTRIATUS— Large, double, striped flowers. A beauty. Pkt. 5c. 

 '?|^lOUR^IINC CLOAK— A rich variety, flowers double velvety black, 



petals tipped and fringed with snowy white. Pkt. 5c. 

 *lbWARF FIREBALL— Brilliant double red flowers. Pkt. 4c. 

 bOUBLE JAPAN— To be properly appreciated they should be seen. 



Rich in hue. very double, deeply fringed petals. Pkt. 4c. 

 HEDDEWIGGII— Finest double mixed. The flowers are very large 

 and double and of various shades of brilliant colors. Pkt. 5c. 



Sedum. 



A very pretty and useful plant. It is very desirable for rock or 

 i-ustic work, hanging baskets, etc. During the summer and fall 

 they expand their brilliant, star-shaped flowers in great profu- 

 sion. Mixed colors. Pkt. 4c.- 



Tritoma, 



Commonly called "Red Hot Poker Plant,'' or '-Torch Flower." 

 Splendid, hardy, perennial plants, admirably adapted for single 

 lumps on the'lawn or among shrubbery. Tall spikes of orange 

 red flowers. Pkt. 5c. 



Snap Dragon, or Antirrhinum. 



This is the "Snap Dragon" of old, though .so much improved you 

 would scarcely know it. It is a hardy perennial, flowering freely 

 the first summer. The dwarf sort forms 

 bushy, compact plants, which bear a mass 

 of large, brilliant flowers in short, compact 

 [spikes; dazzling colors. 



I TOM THUMB-Fine dwarf mixed. Pkt. of 

 300 seeds, 4c. 

 .TALL— Mixed. Pkt. of 300 seeds, 4c. 



PLUMARIUS, or Pheasants Eye Pink, The Old Fashioned Grass or Clove 

 Pink. Hardy, blooms profusely during early summer months. 

 Its delicacy, phowiness and fi agrance is admirable. Its use as 

 a cemetery or garden flower is always satisfactory, in fact it 

 should he one of flic indis)xnsables. Pkt. 5c. 



HEDDEWIGGII— Finest single mixed. The flowers are of large size, 

 deeply fringed or feathered. Pkt. 4e. 



EASTERN QUEEN— Grand flowers, thi-ee to four inches across, 

 beautifully striped and shaped , colors like the richest silk. Pkt. 5c 



CHINENSIS— Double China mixed. A beautiful class of dwarf 

 habit; flowers the first year if started early, but the bloom is 

 stronger the second year. Pkt. 4c. 



ROCKFORD FAVORITE MIXED— Every year we test all the varie- 

 ties of both Chinese and Japanese Pinks, and few flowers are 

 more admired than our beautiful collection of these popular 

 favorites. This mixture is unquestionably the best ever ottered, 

 embracing as it does the finest large flowered single and double 

 sorts. Pkt. 8c, 14 oz. 40c, oz. 75c. 



Ql^Ariill Aff Af ' will send one liberal package each of the abovd 

 OlJCLmi vrilCl. Eighteen Varieties of Dianthus Pinks for only 60e. 



Piatycodon Grandiflora. 



Thrift. 



This is a splendid plant, forming compact 

 tufts of narrow, green foliage, which makes 

 it the most valuable for edging. The flow- 

 ers are of clear, bright pink, iDorne in clus- 

 ters on tall stems. Blooms all summer long 

 and is a very pretty, desirable and useful 

 flower. Plant a good row of it for borders . 

 Do not fail to include this grand new flower 

 in your order. Will give you satisfaction. 

 Pkt. only 5c. 



Wallflower. 



The large massive sjiikcs of the Wall- 

 flower are very conspicuous in beds and 

 borders, and are very useful in making bou- 

 quets. Sow the seed early in hot-beds, and 

 while plants are small pick them out into 

 pots and sink pots in the earth. On approach 

 of cold weather remove pots to house and 

 they will bloom all winter. Tender peren- 

 nial I V^ feet high. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



A companionable flower that is attractive in the border, pretty 

 in balcony boxes and very fine for vases and cut flower work. 

 Blooms first year from seed, though it is a hardy perennial, the 

 plants living in the ground over winter and blooming profusely 

 year after year in the same spot. On this account it is very valu- 

 able. The pretty, star-like flowers are three inches across and the 

 colors are very clear. It is a most beautiful and satisfactory 

 plant, which blooms freely all the season, one plant often having 

 a hundred or more of the large, fine blossoms at one time. A gem 

 for any gai'den. Choicest mixed. Pkt. 6c. 



Sweet Rocket. 



The Sweet Rocket produces clusters of flowers which are very 

 fragrant during the evening. The.seed readily germinates in the 

 open ground with very little care. Hardy 

 perennial, one and one-half feet high. Fin- 

 est mixed. Pkt. 150 seeds, 4c. 



Yucca Filamentosa. 



The grandest evergreen plant we have for 

 the lawn. The stately clumps of bayonet- 

 like leaves, bristling out from the center in 

 every dii-ection, are extremelj' ornamental, 

 but in midsummer they take on an added 

 glory. Thick, woody flower stalks are 

 thrown up, growing as high as a man's head, 

 and bear at their summit immense com- 

 pound panicles of creamy, bell-shaped flow- 

 ers, each floret two inches across. A single 

 panicle will contain 300 or more florets, and 

 will be two feet in length. Pkt. 8c. 



Sweet William. 



One of the finest flowering plants among 

 the hardy perennials, three years being 

 about the length o£ time it can be depended 

 on for good flowers, and consequently to 

 keep up a supply a sowing of seed should 

 be made at least every other year. The 

 flowers have a wide range of bright colors 

 and varied markings, including the finest 

 auricula eyed varieties. Finest single 

 mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 3c. Choicest double 

 mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 



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