H. W. BVCXBEE, BOCXFOBB, ZX.XiXNOIS. 



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BUCKBEE'S Z™a PHLOX 



Nothing But Beautiful New Ones of Recent Introduction 



HORTENSiA FLOWERED 

 PHLOX 2 



This is undoubtedly one of the handsom- 

 est species of the Phlox family. They are 

 more floriferous than the others; the flowers 

 are large, of good substance and of hand- 

 somest colors. 



Alba — Pure white, extra large. Pkt. 6c. 

 Coccinea — Scarlet, rich, striking. Pkt. 6c. 

 Leopoldii — Rich red, with white eye. Pkt. 

 6c. 



Fine Mixed — From a splendid collection. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



BUCKBEE'S MAMMOTH 

 PRIZE MIXED 

 Far Superior to Any Other. 



Flowers of great substance, beautiful form 

 and uncommon size. The colors are extra- 

 ordinarily rich and varied, glowing crimson, 

 dazzling scarlet, deep rose, soft pink, pale 

 blush, maroon black, lavender purple and 

 numberless other rare shades. Many with 

 coiitrasling eyes, stripes or featherings. 

 They are of dwarf, stovit branching habit, 



always erect. Grandest Of all Phlox. 

 In Finest Alixture. Pkt. 5c. ; i oz. 25c.; 

 oz. 75c. 



Flowers are double and semi-double and last 

 much longer than those of the single Phlos. 

 The white is especially valuable as a cut 

 flower. I am sure my customers will be 

 preatly pleased with these. 

 Price of any of the four following varieties: Pkt, 



8c. ; or the entire coUectian of 4 varieties for 



only 25c. 



Double White, Double Scarlet. 

 Double Yellow, Double Mixed. 



NEW LARGE FLOWERED 

 YELLOW PHLOX 



Among the many acres of Phlox growing at 

 Rockford Seed Farms the past season few 

 have excited such attention as the bed of this 

 new large Yellow Phlox. It is a rich straw 

 yellow, of warm and glowing tone, while the 

 flowers are of extra large size and fine form. 

 The clusters of blooms are magnificent. Pkt. 

 5c. 



NOTICE 



All packets of Phlox 

 quoted on this page con- • 

 tain 200 seeds or more, 

 with the exception of 

 the Perennial or hardy 

 variety, which contain 

 25 seeds. 



NEW DWARF PHLOX 



A lovely stmin, the plants growing only 6 to 8 

 inches bi<i;h. Valuable for bedding alone or as bor- 

 ders in bells with taller varieties. 

 Fireball — Fine and showy scarlet. Pkt. 7c. 

 Snowball — White; excellent variety. Pkt. 7c. 

 Chamois — Rose; charming. Pkt. 7c. 

 Striata — Beautiful striped. Pkt. 7c. 

 Dellcata — Blush; charming. Pkt. 7C. 

 Eztrcl Fine Mixed — A choice mixture of countless 

 shades. Pkt. 6c. 



STARRED AND FRINGED PHLOX 



EXTRA IMIXED 



Entitled to Rank as a New Race. 

 The Most Striking Novelties in 

 Phloxes Ever Introduced. 



In the fringed flowers the petals are 

 partly fimbriate and partly three 

 toothed, all distinctly bordered with 

 white, which, together with the bright 

 eye of the center, contrasts with the 

 magnificent velvety colors, in more 

 than twenty distinct shades. In the 

 Starred Phloxes the pointed central, 

 tooth of the petals are five to six times 

 as long as the lateral ones and projert 

 beyond them like little spines, giving 

 the flowers a distinctly marked, reg- 

 ular star-Jike form. Finest mixture. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



NAMED PHLOXES 



Each, Pkt. 5c. 



Atropurpurea — Rich, deep purple. 



Black Warrior— Nearest approach to 

 black that we have in any flower; in- 

 tense dark crimson, deep and clear. 



Carmine Red — Strikingly showy variety 



Isabellina — Creamy yellow, desirable. 



Kermesina Alba Oculata — Rosy crim- 

 son, white eyes. 



Purity — A beautiful pure white variety. 

 Rosy. Chamois — Beautiful shade of rose. 

 Rosea — Deep rose, exquisitely beautiful. 

 Splendens — Crimson, pure white eye; 

 one of the finest of this strain. 



Stellata Splendens — Rich crimson, with 

 star-shaped wliite eye. 



BUCKBEE'S DAZZLER— The World- 

 Beating Prize Phlox Creation. An ex- 



EXTRA SPECIAL: 



ceedingly brilliant variety of the Clearest, Richest scarlet. Large Pkt. 7c. 



BUCKBEE'S 

 GLORIOUS 



PERENNIAL, or HARDY 

 PHLOX 5 



The varieties of the Perennial Phlox are 

 among the choicest of flowers for bedding and 

 border plants. They are hardy and need no 

 protection; will flourish in any soil, succeed- 

 ing better, howevrr, in deep, rich, rather moist 

 ground. Pkt. Of 25 seeds 7c. 



POPPIES 



GREAT advance has been made in recent 

 years in the development of the Poppy, 

 which has brought it into deserved popular- 

 ity, and it may be safely said that no other 

 flower produces a more brilliant display of 

 colors. 



Grandest Mixed — An elegant mixture of 

 stanilard and novelty varieties. Pkt. ic.i 

 i OZ. 30c.; OZ. 50c. 



American Flag — Beautiful new variety; 

 flowers large and double; snow white, bor- 

 dered with scarlet. Pkt. 5c. 



Danebrog — Double flowers of deep red, 

 petals being marked with a white blotch. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



Carnation Flowered — Double; large size; 

 great variety of colors. Pkt. 3c.; OZ. 20c. 



Iceland — A perennial variety; colors range 

 from pure white and yellow to orange scar- 

 let. iPkt. 5c. 



Mephisto— Striking, rich glowing dark scar- 

 let, blotched with velvety black. Pkt. 4c. 



Mikado — Flowers pure white at the back, 

 fringed edges are of brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 

 4c. 



POPPIES 



Pseony Flowered — Flowers in size and color are 



equal to Paeonies. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 



Sc.; oz. 20c. 

 Peacock — A striking feature of the flower is the 



glossy zone, which marks the petals, forming 



a ring. Pkt. 4c. 

 Rosebud — The prettiest of all; like a rosette. 



Beautiful colors and shading. Pkt. 4c. 

 Shirley— Similar to the wild Scarlet Field Poppy 



of England. Strikingly handsome. Pkt. 4C. 

 Snow Drift— Pure white, grand. Pkt. 4c. 

 Tulip — A dazzUng variety, resembling the Tulip 



in shape. Color intense scarlet. Pkt. 4C. 

 Vesuvius — A rich beautiful scarlet variety. 



Pkt. 5c. 



THERE IS NOTHING IN FLOWER SEEDS THAT BUCKBEE CANNOT SUPPLY. PRICES ALWAYS EIGHT 



