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SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



MUSA 



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

 sovvn in the heat will produce fine plants tlie first season. A showy 

 pot-plant and good for sub-tropical effect. Pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds $2. 



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. Plit. 25 cts., 100 sseds $3. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not) HP° 



Some are lovely plants for moist and shady situations. M. palits- 

 tris semperf lore IIS is especially valuable for such use, floweriu^' 

 throughout the summer. M. sylvatica also desirable for this par- 

 ticnilar purpose. The Myosotis may all be lifted in fall and potted for 

 winter- and spring-flowering. We offer the choicest varieties, wljich, 

 with the exception of M. paliistris semperf lorens, will give very nice 

 results in the garden. 



Alpestris robusta grandiflora Triumph. This is an extra- 

 early variety that will flower eight to ten weeks after sowing. Robust 

 growth with sky-blue flowers. % to 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Alpestris Victoria Distinction. Dwarf and busby. Also very 

 early flowering, eight to ten weeks after sown. Large bright blue 

 flowers. Both of these varieties very suitable for forcing. PUt. 

 25 cts. 



Alpestris Victoria Rose, White. Dwarf, compact rose- and 

 white-flowered varieties. Fine for pots. Pkt. 5 cts., iioz. 25 cts. 



Alpestris stricta. The erect Pillar or Column Myosotis. Branches 

 assuming a distinct pillar-like form, about % foot high and covered 

 with flowers. 



Alpestris stricta grandiflora. Royal Blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Alpestris stricta grandiflora Royal Rose, White, Mixed. 



Each, pkt. 5 cts., ^^oz. 25 cts. 



Dissitiflora Elfriede. A beautiful hybrid with large deep blue 

 flowers on long, strong, erect stems. Of compact habit. Fine for 

 forcing or outdoor use. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Dissitiflora Maria. A beautiful white counterpart of Elfriede, 

 but is twenty days earlier than the Dissitiflora class. Fine for pots 

 or forcing Pkt. 25 cts. 



Dissitiflora Perfection. New extra-large flowers twice the size 

 of type. Light Blue, Very fine. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Ruth Fischer. A decided improvement on Love's Star, as gen- 

 erally useful as that variety and more elegantly formed flowers, tlie 

 individual florets being 2 to 5 inches across. 90 per cent true from 

 seed. The finest pot Myosotis to date. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Sylvatica, Blue and White. Long continuous bloomers, spread- 

 ing habit; fine lieclders. % ft. Each, pkt. 5 cts., 34oz. 25 cts. 



Palustris semperflorens grandiflora { Waterwitch) . New 

 large-flowered blue, yellow-eyed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Palustris semperflorens alba and rosea. Rose- and white- 

 flowered, these two varieties of semperflorens are lovely plants for 

 moist situations, where they bloom from early spring to fall. % to % 

 ft. Each, pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 50 cts. 



Mised. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Nasturtiums 



Tropaeolum Majus 



These popular flowering plants thrive in a poor dry soil, making a 

 quick growth, and are very useful for screening or quickly covering 

 waste spots, etc. The colors are nigh indescribable. Some of the 

 newer varieties present most gorgeous colors. The variegated sec- 

 tion will also be found elegant, in some the foliage having gold in others 

 silver variegation, being very ornamental, even before the beautiful 

 conti-ast with flowers is presented. The flowers are highly prized for 

 cutting, possessing a distinct penetrating aromatic odor that is very 

 agreeable and refresiiful. Growth 6 to 8 or 10 ft. 



Butterfly. Rich primrose, blotched salmon, throat deeply fringed. 

 California Giant. 



California Giants, Mixed. Superb large flowers in great variety. 



Chameleon. Various colored flowers on individual plants. 



Tall Tropaeolum Majus 



Cloth of Gold. Flowers scarlet. Foliage golden yellow. 

 Coccinea. Bright scarlet. 



Crofesusijf Large if oliage and flowers in great profusion. Primrose 

 blotched maroon. Crirn'feon California Giant. 

 Dark Crimson. Very showy. 



Dunhett's Orange. Deep orange, crimson blotched. 

 Flammeum. Salmon-scarlet, marbled with velvety brown. 

 Golden-leaved Mixed. Golden foliage; flowers of many colors. 



TALL TROP^OLUM MAJUS, continued 

 Golden Queen. Ivy-leaved, deep self-colored orange. 

 Heinemanni. Chocolate-colored. 

 Hemisphericum. Straw color, blotched rose. 

 Ivy-leaved Mixed. Contains nearly all colors of regular tvpe 

 of Nasturtiums. 



Jupiter-Sunlight. Large foliage, very large golden-yellow flow- 

 ers on long stems. A splendid variety. California Giant. 

 King oit the Blacks. Deep crimson-maroon. 

 King Theodore. Crimson, dark leaved. 

 Midnight. Brownish red. 



Moonlight. Very light cream, golden foliage. 

 Pearl. Creamy white. 



Prince Henry. Lemon-yellow, carmine blotched. 

 Queen. Leaves variegated yellow, white and green. Flowers rich 

 scarlet-maroon. 

 Regalium. A very rich crimson. 

 Rose. A lovely shade of rose. 



Salmon Queen. Very large salmon flowers. Beautiful. 

 Scarlet. 



Scheuermanni. Straw colored, spotted. 

 Scheuermanni coccinea. Scarlet, striped, 

 Schillingi. Yellow, spotted brown. 



Twilight (California Giant). Large beautiful flowers; salmon- 

 rose, suffused scarlet. 



Variegated-leaved Mixed. Flowers of many bright colors. 

 Vesuvius. Salmon, dark leaved. 

 Velvet Foliage. Crimson. 

 Von Moltke. Bluish rose. 



Any o£ the above varieties, pkt, 5 cts., oz. 16 cts., 4 ozs. 40 cts. 



Superb Mixed. Finest varieties. Pkt. Sets., oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 

 25 cts., 4 ozs. 40 cts., lb. $1.50 



Fine Mixed. Finest varieties. Pkt. Sets., oz. 10 cts., 4 ozs. 

 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Tall Nasturtiums 



Lobbianum hha 



These are different from the preceding Tall Nasturtiums in their 

 growth, being less rank and flowers being smaller. They flower 

 freely and are useful for arbors, trellises, vases. 



Asa Gray. Yellowish white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Black Prince. Dark velvety crimson, dark blue foliage. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 BriUiant. Dark scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Crown Prince of Prussia. Blood-red, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Giant of Battles. Sulphur-yellow and red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c. 

 Golden Queen. Pure vellow; fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 King of Blacks. Blackish-brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Lucifer Very dark scarlet. Splendid. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 25 cts. 



