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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



Buckbee's 'Tullof Life'' Flower Seeds 



Family Favoriies of Annual Culture Which are Easily Grown 



ROSE — (New Dwarf Multifiora, also called Baby and Fairy Rose i 

 Roses from seeds tlie first yeir. The p'auis tjioom in liiree months after sowing, so that seed 

 sown in February in the house may be had in bloom in June in the open ground, where they con- 

 tinue to bloom throughout the reason, giving about an equal proportion of single, semi-singie 

 and double flowers borne in flusters. The plants are dwarf antf bushv, growing onlv about one 

 foot high, and very pretty in .'^olid beds and borders. They are verv liardv and may tie treated 

 as aonuals. Pkt. 10c. ; 3 Pkts. for 25c. 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Very showy bedding! or border plant with richly colored, erect, funnel-shaped flowers. The 

 colors are beautifully marbled and penciled, purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, buff, blue and al- 

 most black. Bloom from .\ugust to October Half hardy annual. 1 J."^ to 2 feet high. Pkt. 160 

 seeds 4c. 



SALVIA, or Scarlet Sage 



One of the grandest plants in cultivation, a bed of them surpassing the finest scarlet Gera- 

 niums in brilliancy and continuous bloom, the flower spikes often measuring 10 to 12 inches in 

 length, and there are as many as two hundred spikes on a well grown plant. From the time 

 they first begin to flower the plants are never out of bloora until killed by frost. Easily grown; 

 constant delight to everj-one. Pkt. 25 seeds 6c. 



SANVITALIA (Procumbens, Double) 



Very pretty, dwarf traihng plants. Double flowers of a brilliant golden yellow, resembling 

 a miniature double Zinnia. Hardy annual. Pkt. 4c. 



SENSITIVE PLANT 



An interesting and curious plant , wit h globular heads of pink flowers. Tender annual, height 

 11-2 feet. Pkt. 4c. 



TEy WEEKS STOCKS 



SCABIOSA, or Mourning Bride 



Often called Sweet Scabius. The stock we offer is a wonder- 

 ful improvement over the old and common strains. The plants 

 produce a profusion of large double flowers of striking 

 shades of color, whicli are very useful in making 

 bouquets. Hard}' anmial. 

 Double Dwarf Mixed, Pkt. 75 seeds, 4c. 

 Double Tall Mixed, Pkt. 75 seeds, 4c. 



SCmZANTHUS, or Butterfly Flower 



Elegant and very free blooming an- 

 nuals of much interest and beauty, 

 and when full grown rival in singu- 

 larity of colors and markings the Or- 

 chids. Large flowers spotted with 

 crimson, lilac, purple and yellow, and 

 the petals are cut fn picturesque man- 

 ner. In pots in the conservatory or 

 house, few plants are more attractive; 

 also elegant in a bouquet or vase, and 

 fine for bedding. Choice Mixed, Pkt. 

 150 seeds 4c. 



SENECIO ELEGANS 



A beautiful free flowering annual. 

 Has dense heads of bloom and is of a 

 very compact and regular habit of 

 growth. The flowers are of a fine lus- 

 trous purple red, bright crimson, rose 

 colored and pure white, perfectly 

 double and imbricated. Pkt. 100 

 seeds 3c. 



SHELL FLOWER, or Molucca Balm 



Although robust and easily grown 

 everywhere, this interesting annual 

 from Syria is but little known and an- 

 nually excites much attention when 

 growing on our Seed Farms. Flower 



is very curious. Its large shell-like calyx is green and vemed: corolla 

 white, striped with purple. When cut it emits a fragrance like balm. 

 Pkt. 25 seeds 5c. 



SUNFLOWER, or Helianthus 

 Handsome Plant — Unlike Any Other, Many Mammoth Flowers 

 New Double Multiflora — The plant is pyramidal in shape and the handsome 

 double flowers are produced at the base of each leaf. Pkt. 5c. 



Finest Mixed — Adapted bv stately growth for a background to a lawn or a 

 screen to hide unsightly places. Hardy annual. Pkt. 25 seeds 4c,; oz 10c. 



TEA PLANT 



A handsome half hardy shrub, bearing white flowers from November 

 untU spring. Pkt. 10c. 



TORENIA 



(Fournieri, or Angel's Wings. ) — A fine 

 annual, with large sky-blue blossoms, with 

 three spots of indigo blue and a yellow stain 

 in the center. Darkest spotted varieties. 

 Pkt. 160 seeds 5c. 



White Wings — A very fine annual, un- 

 usually attractive. Flowers white with 

 sometimes a tinge of bluish yellow throat. 

 Pkt. 150 seeds 5c. 



TREE CYPRESS 

 .A handsome plant with fine feathery foli- 

 age somewhat like that of the Cypress Vine, 

 w.th long spikes of beautiful flowers. Halt 

 hardy biennial. Pkt. 4c. 



TRICHOLAENA, Rosea 

 Most beautifully tinted, hardy annual, or- 

 namental grass; 12 inches high. Pkt. 4c. 

 VALERIAN (Greek) 

 Standard border plant, often called Jacobs 

 Ladder. Flowers blue, stalks upright. Per- 

 fectlv hardy perennial. Pkt. 4c. 

 SHELL FLOWER ' 



SOLANUM, or Jerusalem Cherry 



Ornamental fruit-bearing plants, useful for conservator}- or 

 drawinz room decorations. Tender perennial. 114 feet iigh. 

 Pkt. 60 seeds 4c. 



STATICE SUWAROWI 



One of the showiest annuals that we 

 possess. Color, bright rose, with a crim- 

 son shade. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 



STIPA PENNATA, or Feather Grass 



.An exceedingly graceful sort. Half 

 hardy perennial; 12 inches high. Pkt. 

 4c. 



STOCKS 



(Ten Weeks. ) — New largest flow- 

 ering globe pyramidal Stock. .A mag- 

 nificent race, with immense spikes of 

 perfectly double flowers, the individ- 

 ual bloom often measuring from 2 to 

 2yo inches in diameter. The large 

 double flowers are produced in great 

 profusion, the spikes being compact- 

 ly pyramidal in shape and the plant 

 of neat habit of growth. They are 

 greatly prized for cut flowers on ac- 

 count of their fragrance and diversity 

 of colors. Choicest Mixed, Pkt. 50 

 seeds 6c. 



White Perpetual — (Princess Alice, 

 or Cut and Come Again. ) — Of strong 

 growth and fine branching habit. 

 Grows to the height of 1 W feet, and 

 if sown early will produce uninter- 

 ruptedly a great abundance of bloom 

 from June until November. The in- 

 dividual flowers are uncommonly 

 large, of fine rosette-like shape, and the purest possible white. The 

 flowers appear on each shoot, and the oftener cut the better they like 

 it. Pkt. 50 seeds 5c. 



SAL VIA 



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