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X. W. BTTCZBES, BOCKFOBS, rUIHOZS. 



Buckbee's Ever Popular Annuals 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda) The Time Honored Favorite 



BUJTCRF.VS TTTTTR^T I want to call verv- special attontion lo this mixture. 



J ^x^i^^ ^ x-imiOi which I consider THE FINEST MIGNONETTE MIXTTOE ever blended 

 ROCKFORD MIX£!D ^ expert florist. It possesses a world of beiuty an.l indescribable 



sweetness. So firm is my opinion, that I will pay SIOO.OO for an ounce of 

 blended seed that will produce better or more satisf.ictory results. It inclu !es the following well 

 known sorts, together with many new Hybrids. DON'T FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 

 THIS OFFEB. Pkt. 600 seeds 10c. ; oz. 50c. 



GABRIELLE — New, red flowering, very sweet. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



nffiPEOVED GOLDEN QUEEN— Golden yel- 

 low flowers, powerfully fragrant. Pkt. 4c. 

 LABGE PYRAMIDAL BOUQUET, or GIANT 

 T£EE — A robust grower, very sweet. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



MILE'S GIANT WHITE SPIRAL— Pleasing 

 variety; very showy; fragrant blossoms. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



NEW GIANT EED FLOWEEED— Intense red, 



very sweet scented. Pkt. 5c. 

 MTXF . n — fine mixture including many vari- 

 eties. Pkt. Sc.; OZ. 200. 



MARIGOLD 



LEGION OF H0N02— A beautiful single, dwarf, 



bushy variety, bearing rich, golden yellow flow- 

 ers with garnet blotches in the center of each 

 petal; about one fijot high. Pkt. 150 seeds 4c. 

 EL DORADO — Flowers 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 

 imbricated, extremely double. Pkt. 160 

 seeds 4c. 



APEICAN, DOUBLE MIXED— Very early; pro- 

 fuse bloomers of compact habit. Pkt. 150 

 seeds 4c. 



FBENCH, 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. 

 150 seeds 4c. 



NEMOPHILA, or Love Grove — Of dwarf, spread- 

 ing habit, and well adapted for borders or pot 

 culture. The flowers are single, each petal hav- 

 ing a large distinct blotch. Pkt. 60 seeds 3C. 

 NICOTIANA,A£Bnls — .K handsome genus of garden plants of the tobac- 

 co family, which are noted for the freedom and fragrance of their 

 bloom. Half hardy annuals. 3 feet high. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 

 NIEREMBEBGIA — A desirable plant for baskets.Jvases and bedding. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



NIGELLA, or Love-in-a-mlst — Hardy annual, known as the "Devil- 



in-Bush" and "Lady-in-Green," because the blossoms are peculiarly 



concealed by the abundance of finely-cut foliage. Pkt. 3c. 

 NOLANA — Beautiful trailing plants, almost equal to the Portulaca 



for growing in masses. Pkt. 4c. 

 NYCTEBINIA — Charming little plants well adapted for rockeries 



and baskets. Pkt. 5C. 

 PENNISETUM, Longistylum — Soft, fuzzy flower heads of great 



beauty. Hardy annual ornamental grass. Height, 18 inches. 



Pkt. 7c. 



PERILLA — Ornamental foliage plant similar to Coleus. Foliage metal- 

 lic bronze. Pkt. 4c. 



PHACELIA — Hardy annual, bearing erect cup-shaped flowers of a 

 lovely blue. Flowers profusely and a long time. Pkt. 4C. 



NEW GOLDEN MACHET— A splendid vari- 

 ety for pots and cut flowers; golden yellow 

 blossoms. Pkt. 6C. 

 PXTRE MACHET — Of iigorous pyramidal 

 growth, bearing massive spikes of deli- 

 ciouslv scented gray flowers. Pkt. 5c. 

 PARSON'S GIANT WHITE FLOWERING 



— Flowers almost pure white. Pkt. 4c. 

 SWEET— (Reseda Odorata Grandiflora)— Large 

 flowered. The old favorite Sweet Mignon- 

 ette, improved. Pkt. Sc. ; oz. lOc. 

 IMPROVED VICTORIA — It is a robust and 

 healthy grower and succeeds wcU even in 

 dry soil and hot sun, where most Mignon- 

 ettes fail. Pkt. Sc. 



MARIGOLD 



PORTULACA — (Moss Rose) — Valuable for basketa, 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. 

 PTRETHRUM — Rosetim — From the dried and powdered flowers of 

 this is made the famous Persian Insect Powder. Flowers large, 

 yellow and rose-colored. Pkt. 8c. 

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



colored kaves. making a fine display. Pkt. 100 seeds Sc. 

 RHODAN'THE — Retains its brilliancy of colors for years. Tender an- 

 nual. Everlasting flower. One foot high. Best mixed. Pkt. 4C. 

 RICINUS — Zanzibarlensis — From seed sown in the open ground in 

 May the plants are in full foliage in July, and attain a height of 12 

 to 14 feet. The enormous loav.s are fuUv 2J feet broad, beauti- 

 fullv lobcd. Shapely seeds. Mixed. Pkt. 6 seeds 4c.; oz. 16c. 

 BXCINUS, or Castor Oil Bean — T.all, majestic plants for lawns, with 

 leaves of glossy green, brown or bronre metallic hue, and long spikes 

 of prickly cnpsules of scarlet and green. Of very quick growth in 

 rich soil. Tender annual; 6 to 15 feet high. Best Mixed, Pkt. 

 6 seeds 3c. ; oz. lOQ, 



GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 



GORGEOUS PETUNIAS 



GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA — .\ California strain of gr.;at beauty, size and lux- 

 uriance. The flowers are of immense size, often measuring 5 to 6 inches 

 across, but the varictv of colors, markings, veinings and blotching dis- 

 tinguish them from all others. They are usually ruffled and fnnged on the 

 edges, and present a great variety of beautiful effects, many colors being 

 rich and glowing, while others are delicate. Pkt. 150 seeds lOC. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW DOUBLE FANCY FRINGED— For years we have made 

 careful trial of double Petunias, but this is better than any seed we have 

 pre\-iously 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 deUcate blue and white flowers, freely produced, are par- 

 ticularly noteworthy. This carefully hybridized seed will yield a larger 

 percentage of double flowers than any other Petunia in cultivation today. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 40 seeds 15c. 



GRANDIFLORA, Single Large Flowering — The largest-flowering and richest 

 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, lavender, yellow and crimson. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 100 seeds 8c. 



HYBRID A, Single Mixed — A splendid mixture, embracing all colors, includ- 

 ing striped and blotched varieties. Are excellent for bedding or massing, 

 remaining in bloom the entire summer. Pkt. 200 seeds 5C. 



FORDHOOK, Fancy Fringed Double — Mixture of the best large-flowering 

 and fringe 1 double Petunias. Yields 20 to 30 per cent, of doubles. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 40 seeds 10c. 



DEFIANCE, Large Flowering Single — Flowers unequaled in size. Mixture 

 is remark: We for its large proportion of dark crimson, maroon and ^^olet 

 shades. Pkt. 100 seeds lOc. 



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