H W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD. ILLINOI 



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BUCKEYE'S 

 SEEDS 



I want to call very 

 special attention to 

 this mixture, which 



I consider THE FINEST MIGNONETTE MIXTURE ever blended by an expert florist. It possess- 

 es a world ot beauty and indescribable sweetness. So fir in is my opinion, that I will pay 

 J mo oo for an ounce of blended seed that will produce better or more satisfactory results. It in- 

 cludes the following well known sorts, together with many new Hybrids. DON'T FAIL TO 

 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER. Pkt, 600 seeds 8c. : oz. 50c. 



MIGNONETTE-, (Reseda) 

 Buckfoee's "Kockford" Finest Mixed. 



GABRIELLE— New, red flowering, very 

 sweet. Pkt. 5c. 



IMPROVED GOLDEN QUEEN-Goiden yel- 

 low flowers, powerfully fragrant. Pkt. 4c. 



LARGE PYRAMIDAL BOUQUET, or GIANT 

 TREE— A robust grower, very sweet. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



MILE'S GIANT WHITE SPIRAL— Pleasing 

 variety ; very showy ; fragrant blossoms. 

 ?kt. 4c 



NEW GIANT RED FLOWERED - Intense 

 red, very sweet scented. Pkt. 5c. 



MIXED— A fine mixture including many 

 varieties. Pkt. 5c. ; oz. 20c. 



NEW GOLDEN MACHET— A splendid vari- 

 ety for pots and cut flowers; golden yel- 

 low blossoms. Pkt. 5c. 



PURE MACHET— Of vigorous pyramidal 

 growth, bearing massive spikes of deli- 

 ciously scented gray flowers. Pkt. 5c. 



PARSON'S GIANT WHITE FLOWERING — 

 Flowers almost pure white. Pkt. 4c. 



SWEET — (Reseda Qdorata Grandiflora)— 

 Large flowered. The old favorite Sweet 

 Miarnonette, improved. Pkt. 3c ; oz. 10c. 



IMPROVED VICTORIA— It is a robust and 

 healthy grower and succeeds well even in 

 dry soil and hot sun, where most Mi- 

 gnonettes fail. Pkt. 5c. 



NEMOPHILA, or Love Grove— Of dwarf, 

 spreading habit, and well adapted for 

 borders or pot culture. The flowers are 

 single, each petal having a large dis- 

 tinct blotch. Pkt. 60 seeds 3c. 

 NICOTIANA, Affmis— A handsome ge- ^ 

 nus of garden plants of the tobacco 

 family, which are noted for the 

 freedom and fragrance of their 

 bloom. Half hardy annuals. 

 3 feet high. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 

 NIEREMBERGIA— A desirable 

 plant for baskets, vases and 

 bedding. Pkt. 5c 

 NIGELLA. or Love-in-a-mist — 

 Hardy annual, known as the 

 "Devil-in-Bush" and ''Lady- 

 in-Green." necause the blossoms are peculiarly concealed by the 

 abundance of finely-cut foliage. Pkt. 3c. 

 NOLAN A — Beautiful trailing plants, almost equal to the Portulaca for 



giowing in masses. Pkt. 4c. 

 NYCTERINIA— Charming little plants well adapted for rockeries and 

 baskets. Pkt. 5c 



GOKGEOVS TETV.NIAS. 



Giants of California — A California strain of great beauty, si?e and luxuriance. 

 The flowers are of immense size, often measuring 5 to 6 inches across, but 

 the variety of colors, markings, veinings and blotching distinguish them from 

 all others. They are usually ruffled and fringed on the edges, and present a 

 great variety of beautiful effects, many colors being rich and glowing, while others are and delica te 



GIANTS C F CAL.'FGTiNIA PETUNIA. 



Pkt. 150 seeds 10c. 



BUCK3EE'S NEW DOUBLE FANCY FRItTGFD— For years we have 

 made careful trial of double Petunias, but this is better than any 

 seed, we have previously been able to obtain. They embrace a 

 wide range of colors and show finer combinations than we have 

 heretofore found in any double Petunias, including delicate 

 mauve, porcelain blue, white, garnet and velvet shades. The deli- 

 cate blue and white flowers, freeiy produced, are particularly 

 noteworthy. This carefully hybridized seed will yield a larger 

 percentage of double flowers than any other Petunia in cultiva- 

 tion to-day. Mixed. Pkt. 40 seeds 15c. 



Grandiflora, Single Large Flowering— The largest-flowering and rich 

 est colored variety in cultivation. Single flowers frequently 

 measure over 5 inches in diameter, ruffled or fringed on the edges 

 and beautifully veined with various shades of purple, rose, lav 

 ender, yellow and crimson. Mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 8c. 



Hybrida, Single Mixed— A splendid mixture, embracing all colors. 

 Including striped and blotched varieties. Are excellent for bed* 



ding or massing, remaining in bloom the entire summer. Pkt. 

 200 seeds 5c. 



Fordhook Fancy Fringed Double- Mixture of the best large- flowering 

 and fringed double Petunias. Yields 20 to 30 per cent, of doubles. 

 Mixed, Pkt. 40 seeds 10c. 



Defiance, Large Flowering Single— Flowers unequaled in size. Mix- 

 ture s remarkable for its large proportion of dark crimson, 

 maroon and violet shades Pkt. 100 seeds 10c. 



PHACELIA— Hardy annual bearing erect cup-shaped flowers 

 of a lovely blue. Flowers profusely and a long time- Pkt. 4c, 



PORTULACA— (Moss Rose)— Valuable for baskets, beds. etc. 

 Plant is of a trailing habit, about 6 inches high. 

 Choicest Double Mixed— Pkt. 300 seeds 4c. 

 Finest Single Mixed-Pkt. 300 seeds 3c. 

 PYR.ETHR.UM- Roseum— From the dried and powdered 

 flowers of this Is made the famous Persian Insect Powder. Flowers large, yellow and rose 

 colored. Pkt. 8e. 



RAINBOW PLANT— A grand plant 3 feet high, bearing brilliantly colored leaves 

 making a fine display Pkt 100 seeds 5c, 



RICINUS -Zanzibariensis— From seed sown m the open ground in May the plants are in 

 full foliage early in July, and attain a height of 12 to 14 feet. The enormous leaves are fully 

 2»4feet broad, beautifully lobed. Shapely seeds. Mixed. Pkt. 6 seeds 4c. : oz. 15c. 



RICINUS— OrCastor Oil Bean— Tall, majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green, 

 brown or bronze metallic hue, and iong spikes of prickly capsules of scarlet and green. Of 

 very quick growth in rich soil. Tender ann ja) : 6 to 15 feet high. Best Mixed, Pkt. 6 seeds 3c. oz 10c 



Marigold. 



Legion of Honor— A beautiful single, dwarf, bushy variety, bearing rich, golden yellow now 

 erswith garnet blotches in the center of each petal; about one foot high. Pkt 150 seeds 4c- 



El Dorado— Flowers 3 to ) inches in diameter, imbricated, extremely double. Pkt 150seeds4c- 



African, Double Mixed— Very early: profuse bloomers of compact habit. Pkt 150 seeds 4c. 



French, Double Mixed— A class of showy and extremely effective plants; fine double flowers 

 of rich and beautiful colors; very well adapted for large beds and borderings. Pkt. '50 seeds 4c, 



Teritla. 



Ornamental foliage plant similar to Coleus. Foliage metallic bronze. 



Pkt. 4c 



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