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PA. • SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



LOBELIA 



Annuals and perennials that are extensively used for bedding, 

 being invaluable for blue edging. Also elegant for baskets, pots, etc. 

 Requires a good soil for best effect. 



Ramosa. HHA. Tall, graceful varieties, erect in habit and flow- 

 ers much larger than most other species. Very nice pot-plants and 

 good for borders or large beds. Sky-Blue, Rose, White, Mixed. % to 

 I ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus speciosa. White Lady. Large white flowers of elegant 

 habit. The foregoing varieties of Erinus are all free-flowering, suit- 

 able for large beds, borders, vases, boxes, etc. ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Erinus compacta. Crystal Palace. HHP°. Intense deep blue 

 flowers, with bronzy foliage and of close, compact habit. Large- 

 flowering and splendid for edging. J/^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus compacta. White Lady. Large-flowered, fine white. 

 y2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus compacta. Emperor William. Deep blue, dwarf and 

 nice . Pkt. 10 cts. 



Erinus Hamburgia. HHP°. An elegant new variety, especially 

 useful for baskets, vases, etc., forming 12- to is-inch long shoots, 

 hanging gracefully over the sides. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cardinalis robusta grandiflora. HP. Thick, large spikes of 

 handsome brilliant scarlet flowers. i>i ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Marigold, Eldorado 



LINUM (Flax) grandiflorum rubrum and roseum. Annuals 

 free-flowering and showy. The red and rose-colored form of annual 

 Flax. Successive sowings will produce a wonderful show through- 

 out the season, i ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



LOPHOSPERMUM scandens. HP. Neat climing plants with 

 gloxinia-like flowers, rosy purple, for verandas, etc., also useful 

 for boxes, vases, etc. 10 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LUPINUS (Lupines; Sun Dial) 



Old-fashioned favorites that thrive in almost any soil or situation. 

 Some species are extensively used for forage and improvement of 

 poor soils. The taller varieties are useful for the border and dwarfer 

 sorts for bedding. 



Hartwegii. This class is a great improvement on the old form. 

 Very showy and nice for cutting. Blue, Rose, White and Red 

 Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. s cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Hybridus atrococcineus. Lovely crimson with rose and white. 

 2% ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Arboreus (Tree Lupine). HP. These are strong bushy varieties 

 that will supply cut-flowers for a long time. 



New Hybrids. All beautiful. 5 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LOTUS peliorhyncus. HHP. A trailing species with silvery foliage 

 and bright coral-red flowers, for baskets, pillars, trellis, etc. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



LUNARIA biennis (Honesty; Moonwort). HB. Very nice spring 

 blooming plants, do best in shady, moist situations. Theseed-pods 

 are prized for their beautiful silvery appearance for winter decor- 

 ation. Lilac-purple flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



LYCHNIS, Haageana Hybrids. HP. Beautiful shades in mixture. 

 Flowers are in form like a Maltese cross. They are suitable for 

 borders and rockwork. i ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MARVEL OF PERU {Mirabilis Jalapa; Four O'Clock). HHP°. 

 Sweet-scented, many-colored flowers. Open in the afternoon and 

 die next morning; very free-flowering. Nice for beds and borders. 

 Fine varieties mixed. 2}^ ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts. 



MARIGOLD 



Old-fashioned annuals always satisfactory, giving a fine display 

 from midsummer to frost from outdoor-sown seed; for earlier bloom 

 seed should be started in frames. 



AMERICAN TAGETES ERECTA HHA 



Eldorado. Bright orange flowers, shaded primrose. Three to 4 

 inches across. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., J^oz. 15 cts. 



Lemon Queen. Very large, globular, double canary-yellow flow- 

 ers. Erect branching habit. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 15 cts. 



Pride of the Garden. Dwarf and bushy; double, large-sized 

 flowers of various shades of yellow, i M ft. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 15 cts. 



Tall Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Dwarf Double Mixed. Pkt. s cts., oz. 40 cts. 



FRENCH TAGETES PATULA HHA 



These are very bright and effective in ribbon lines or for edging to 

 beds of tall plants. 



Legion of Honor. Single bright yellow with dark crimson spots 

 or blotches. A good bedder. % ft. Pkt. 5 cts., }^oz. 15 cts. 



Dwarf Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Tall Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



MATHIOLA bicornis. The flowers emit a delightful odor before 

 sunrise and after sunset, also during dull, cloudy days, i ft. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



MAURANDIA ta 



Fine for vases, stumps and porch trellises. 



Atrocoerulea grandiflora. Handsome large flowering dark 

 blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MINA lobata. Beautiful climber with flowers borne in twin sprays. 

 The buds are bright red, and orange-yellow at opening and pale 

 yellow when in full flower. Very showy. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MATRICARIA 



Capensis fl. pi. (Double Feverfew). HP. A very free-flowering 

 border plant bearing a mass of cream-colored flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Golden Ball. A compact little bush 6 to 10 inches high, irregular 

 in outline, with a flat head of numerous (50 to 75) quilled flowers, 

 sulphur-yellow in color. For pots, beds or edging. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Snowball. A white-flowered form of the preceding, but even more 

 dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM crystallinum (Ice Plant). HHP, 

 Interesting ornamental foliage-plant; leaves have the appear- 

 ance of being coated with ice; nice for pot-plant or sunny dry situa- 

 tion outdoors. % ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



MUSA 



Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). TP. A large fine foliage- plant. 

 Seeds sown in the heat will produce fine plants the first season. A 

 showy pot-plant and where good sub-tropical effect is desired. Pkt. 

 25 cts., 100 seeds S2. 



Religiosa. A dwarfer and bushier plant than preceding. The 

 leaves are of grayish green color and more substantial, not tearing 

 so easily in the wind. Pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds S3. 



ROOK^ For useful books pertaining to the vegetable- and 

 D\j\ji\o. flower-garden, greenhouse, farm, orchard, berries, 

 poultry, etc., see page 59 of this Catalogue. All sent postpaid 

 at prices named. 



