SEEDS FOR WINDOW AND GREENHOUSE CULTURE. 



The satisfaction derived from the cultivation of House Plants is not alone in seeing them bloom. There is joy in seeing them grow and develoe 

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



Begonias, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Coleus, Cyclamen, Ferns, Geraniums, 

 Gloxinias, Heliotropes, Primroses, Rhodochiton, Etc., 



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

 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 which can be grown. 



CULTURE. Tlic seeds of greenliouse plants refiuire extra care iti sowinp:, as tlie seeds are very fine and delicate. The pans must 



' " -'"--•- -J — ^...■.s- ^ J j^j^lg a layer of rough, fibrous peat or turf, and filled up with a 



loam, one third peat, silver sand and tlioroug-hly decayed covr 

 the surface as smooth as possible, and sprinkle a little silver 

 thorongrhly drained the seed must be very evenly and thor- 

 the pans under glass in a close frame (it will require no artifl- 

 rays is often enough to scorch the delicate leaves and i-ootlets 

 of the seedlings. Directly the plants are large enough to handle they must be pricked into other pans whicli have been prepared in 

 the same manner as for seed sowing, and allowed to grow until they touch each other, then shifted into small pots and replaced in the 

 close frame. As soon as the roots fill these pots it will be necessary to repot in larger sizes. They will not do if replaced in frames 

 or put on shelves in greenhouse near the glass; water regularly, re-pot and shake when required. If troubled with green fly, select 

 a quiet^evening and fumigate with tobacto. 



be well drained, say half filled with crocks, and on 

 compost of the following proportions: Two-thirds light, rich 

 manure, the vrhole thoroughly well mi.xed together. Make 

 sand over it; water with a fine hose. After the pans have 

 oughly sown. It will require no co\^?ring. After sowing place 

 cial lieat), keep shaded as exposure for short time to the sun's 



ABUTILON. 



Often called •■FLOWERI^G 

 MAPLE" or "CHINESE 

 BELL FLOWER'.' 



As indispensable for the 

 window or greenhouse as 

 the Petunia is for the 

 flower gai-den. Willstand 

 more abuse and neglect 

 than almost any other 

 house plant. Grows rap- 

 idly from seed and is soon 

 in bloom. Leaves are very 

 ornamental, and are often 

 beautifully variegated. 

 Lovely bell-shaped flow- 

 ers, borne the year around 

 in all colors — white, pink, 

 yellow, orange, red, etc. 

 Perennial. Blooms soon 

 after planting. 



Choicest Hybrids Mixed. 

 All colors. 

 Pkt. 20 seeds 8c. 



ABUTILON. 



BEGONIAS 



and will need great care 

 iight months from time of sowing 



Are among the most beautiful win- 

 dow plants; of exceedingly easy 

 culture, producing a profusion of 

 elegant flowers. The seed is fine, 

 in sowing. Plants often bloom in six or 

 Makes a valuable bedder for 



out-dooi's in summer. 



REX— A beautiful class of Begonias with elegantly variegated 

 leaves. Delicate and beautiful flowers borne in great profusion. 

 Choice mixed pkt. 40 seeds 1.5c. 



VERNON— This 

 variety is dis- 

 tinguishedfrom 

 the rest by the 

 splendid color- 

 ing of its foli- 

 age and flowers. 

 When young its 

 foliage is a very 

 dark green. It 

 has bright or- 

 ange carmine 

 flowers which 

 contrast beauti- 

 fully with the 

 foliage. Cover- 

 ed with bloom 

 from May until 

 late in the fall. 

 You should not 

 fail to include 

 this grand va- 

 liety in your 

 ' rder, as it will 

 give you un- 

 bounded satis- 

 faction. Pkt. 

 50 seeds .5c. 



REX BEGONIA. 



BEGONIAS — Continued. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED. SINGLE MIXED —Flo wers are of immense 



size and of rare and vivid coloring, being so strikingly handsome 

 that they command the admiring attention and unstinted praise 

 of all who see them. They are very profuse bloomers. You will 

 certainly want to give them a trial. Pkt. 50 seeds 13c. 

 TUBEROUS ROOTED, DOUBLE MIXED— The flowers are of unusual 

 size and exceptionally beautiful in coloring, single florets often 

 measuring from fi to 9 inches in circumference. They are per- 

 fectly double and of extremely rare beauty. Pkt. 50 seeds 18c. 



CACTUS. 



Latest craze in 

 flowers. Very cur- 

 ious, and odd look- 

 ing species of plants 

 which will thrive 

 any where with lit- 

 tle or no cai e. But 

 little watering is 

 required. Flowers 

 are of the most ex- 

 quisite beauty and 

 are deliciously fra- 

 grant. The wonder 

 and attraction of 

 all. Don't fail to 

 try this greatest of 

 all curiosities — the 

 Cactus. 



Choicest Mixed. 

 Pkt. only 10c. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Not one in ten of 

 our customers have 

 seen a Calceolaria in 

 bloom, j'et it is one of 

 the handsomest and 

 most striking of all 

 pot plants we know 

 of. The seeds are fine 

 and must be sown 

 with care, but after 

 th ey are fairly up they 

 grow finely, and will 

 bloom next winter. 

 Each plant bears hun- 

 dreds of pocket-like 

 flowers spotted and 

 marked in the most 

 curious manner. Ex- 

 ceptionally fine for 

 growing in pots in the 

 conservatory and in 

 the greenhouse and 

 garden. Perennial 

 Finest Hybrids Mixed. 

 Pkt. 100 seeds 10c. 



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