Annuals for Bloom the First Season 39 WM. C. BILCKILRT, ALLE^QHENY, PA. 



SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus) 



Globosus. Flowers large, very double ; rich saffron color. Pkt. 

 5 cts , oz. 15 cts. 



Dwarf Double. Very floriferous. Pkt. 5 cts , oz. 20 cts. 



Thousand-flowered. Branches covered with double golden yel- 

 low flowers. 8 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Sulphur Gem. Single sulphur-yellow flowers with black center ; 

 habit branching. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Cuoumerifollus nanus compacta. Very bushy and compact ; 

 about 12 inches high, iSinches in diameter; free-flowering. Pkt. loc. 



Cucumerifolius stella. Elegant bright yellow single flowers 

 with black center ; very floriferous ; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts , 

 oz. 40 cts. 



Cucumerifolius miniature. Similar to the preceding, but flowers 



of diminutive size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 Cucumerifolius fl. pi. A form of the preceding, producing double 



and semi-double flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Large-flowering. Blossoms are velvety, with deep veins and 

 markings, lily-shaped and quaintly lovely. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb. A dwarf, bushy form; well branched, blooming 

 continually during the summer, i foot. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



_ SANVIXAI^IA procumbens. A dwarf-growing plant, con- 

 tinually bright with single golden yellow flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SAPONAR.IA (Bouncing Bet). Producing masses of fra- 

 grant red cruciform flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SCABIOSA, Large -flowering (Mourning Bride). Curious 

 and pretty; an old-fashioned flower, still deservedly popular, and 

 one of the most satisfactory to grow. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cls. 



SCHIZANXHLTS, Large-flowering Dwarf. Plant com- 

 pact and pyramidal, bearing in profusion beautiful large flowers; 

 very showy. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



S01,AXUM: nanum (Jerusalem Cherry). Compact-growing 

 plant, with small dark green leaves and producing an abundance 

 of bright scarlet berries. Pkt. 5 cts. 



STOCKS 



Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy to grow,;either in beds or 

 pots. Almost all the varieties have long, handsome spikes of flowers, 



which last from early 

 summer until frost. 



LARGE -FLOW- 

 ERING GER- 

 MAN TEN - 

 WEEKS. This 

 plant flowers 10 or 

 12 weeks after the 

 seed is sown. We 

 offer a magnificent 

 strain of this in 

 separate colors : 

 Peach Blossom, 

 Yellow, Pure 

 White, Car- 

 mine, Crimson, 

 LightBlue,Pink, 

 Scarlet, Dark 

 Blue. Each, pkt. 

 10 cts. Mixed, 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



C u t - a n d -Come - 

 Again. An un- 

 usually free-flow- 

 er ing variety. 

 From spring until 

 late in the fall the 

 plants are covered 

 with flowers. They 

 thrive equally well 

 in pots or 'beds. 

 White, Pink, 

 YeUow, Light 

 Blue, Dark 

 Blue, Crimson. 

 Each or mixed, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



STOCKS, con 



Snowflake. Very early-flowering, and indispensable for forcing. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Dwarf Queen. A miniature form, similar to Snowflake, but with, 

 fiery scarlet flowers; fine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Mammoth Verbenas 



VERBENAS 



Mammoth-flowering Zinnias 



These are among our brightest and best bedders. 

 MAMMOTH. The florets average an inch in diameter, and have 

 clearly defined margins and large white centers. 

 Mammoth White. Mammoth Blue. 



Mammoth Scarlet. Mammoth Striped. 



Mammoth Pink. Mammoth Auricula-flowered. 



Each or mixed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.50. 

 Commandant Marchand. Distinct large-flowering variety ; color 



very rich, deep velvety maroon. Pkt. i,s cts. 

 Defiance. Bright scarlet flowers. Eft'ective in bedding. Pkt. loc. 

 Choice Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz Si. 25. 



New Dwarf Varieties (Nana compacta). Very dwarf, spreading 



habit Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Of low-spreading habit, producing in 



profusion purplish blue blossoms, from June until frost. Pkt. loc. 

 Emperor. Produces immense round umbels, the single flowers 



being marked with a large white eye ; very striking. Pkt. 15c. 



VISCARIA. Flowers all tints and shades of red. Pkt. 5c. 



"WHIXIvAVIA. Beautiful bell-shaped flowers of white or 

 blue borne in clusters; for baskets, borders, etc. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS (Youth-and-Old-Age) 



All of them, but especially the dwarf sorts, give gay effects in 

 bedding. The taller sorts are very useful for mixed borders or 

 massing in large clumps. 



Giant. Mammoth-flowered double variety, many brilliant colors. 



3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 Striped, or Zebra. Flowers double, distinctly striped. Only a 



portion of them come true. Blooms all summer. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 LUiput-flowered. Tiny flowers of double, perfect form. Pkt. 5c. 

 Elegans, Double Mixed. A most pleasing variety. Pkt. 5c., oz. 50c. 

 Elegans, Crested and Curled. Pkl. 5 cts. 

 Elegans, Double White. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Elegans, Double Golden YeUow. Pkt. cts. 

 Elegans, Double Pink. Pkt .s cts. 

 Elegans, Double Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Elegans, Double Carmine. Pkt. 5 cts. 



