PITTSBURG, PENNA. 



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SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



HARDY PR MULAS, continud 

 Denticulata Cashmeriana grandiflora. 



Flowers in various shades, from white to lilac, 

 rosy purple and blue. These are twice as large 

 as the type. Fine for pots or spring bedding. 

 IM ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Japonica, New Hybrids. Very vigorous 

 -Japanese varieties. Large-leaved and about 1]4 

 feet high, throwing a tall fiower-stem. Colors 

 vary from blush white to crimson and maroon, 

 and of many pleasing shades. Fkt. 25 cts. 



Sieboldii amoena grandiflora. Beauti- 

 ful large-flowered varieties. Nice foliage and 

 umbels of flowers ranging in color from white 

 and blush to pink, rose and lavender-blue. 

 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Veris grandiflora polyanthus. New 

 giant-dowered varieties. Colors rich. Dark 

 Red, White, Fink, Yellow, Furple, Rose, 

 Mixed. Flowers are lyito'Z inches in diameter. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Vulgaris (English Primrose). This is the 

 pale yellow, sweet-scented variety. K ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Pimula obcon 



PYRETHRUM 



Roseum hybridum grandifllorum. HP°. These are new large- 

 or giaiit-fiowered varieties, ranging from light pink to carmine-red. 

 They are elegant for cutting and plants are perfectly hardy. Mixed 

 colors. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Double and Semi-double Varieties. A fair percentage true 

 from seed. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Foliage or Bedding Varieties 

 Parthenifolium anreum selaginoides. The beautiful fern- 

 leaved Golden Feather. K ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Parthenifolium aureum lacinatum. Cut-leaf variety. Very 

 nice and valuable for bedding. >4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Parthenifolium aureum. The well-known Golden Feather. 

 Valuable for bedding, etc. 3^ ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



RANUNCULUS Asiaticus snperbus. HP. Very beautiful 

 strain of large-flowered garden Ranunculus. Very easily raised from 

 seed, which sown in spring or early summer 

 will flower the following spring. Single, semi- 

 double and double flowers in brilliant and 

 varied colors. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant) 



Nothing we offer surpasses these in sub- 

 tropical effectiveness. Some will very easily 

 reach a diameter of 10 to 12 feet and others a 

 height of 15 feet or more, according to treat- 

 ment. They respond quickly to feeding and 

 watering, and by removing side growths they 

 will soon screen a window or sunny side of a 

 porch. Beautiful as a solitary plant or in 

 groups. For quickest results start seeds in pots. 



Borboniensis arboreus. Tree-like variety 

 with giant leaves. One of the most imposing 

 varieties. 15ft. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 15 cts. 



Cambodgensis. Beautiful dark foliage and 

 stems, almost black. 5 to 8 ft, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts. 



Gibsoni. Dark purple leaves and stem of 

 dwarf habit. 4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Gibsoni mirabilis. Both stem and foliage 

 a rich dark brown, the young leaves very 

 glossy. Fruits are remarkably bright carmine. 

 i ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Macrocarpus. White stems and light 

 green leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Panormitanus. A beautiful new highly 

 decorative variety that is particularly attractive 

 on account of its sturdy, erect growth and 

 symmetrical outline. The stem, leaf-stalk and 

 fruit capsules are covered with a plum-like 

 bloom. The deeply lobed leaves, 2)^ feet and 

 more across on 2-foot leaf-stalks, are lustrous 

 bronze in young state, maturing to an olive- 

 green, the midrib and veins being deep red. 

 6 to 8 ft. Pkt. 10 cts,, oz. 50 cts. 



Rudbeckia Newmanni 



RICINUS, continued 



Philippinensis. A tall-growing variety with 

 purplish red foliage of a large size. 9 to 12 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Sanguineus (Obermani). A very orna- 

 mental varietv, stalk and fruit-vessels blood- 

 red. 8 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Zanzibariensis picturatus. A very hand- 

 some plant, foliage almost circular in outline 

 32x35 inches across, forming a very fair 

 parasol. The stem and leaf -stalk of a pinkish 

 hue are overlaid with a gray bloom. The mid- 

 ribs and veins contrast strongly with the olive- 

 trreen foliage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Zanzibariensis enormis, maculatus,. 

 cinerascens, niger. Mixed. All beautiful 

 varieties for specimen plants or groups. It is. 

 claimed for Castor Plants that they drive away 

 or disperse moles, the odor of the roots being- 

 offensive. Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



RIVINIA humilis. TB. A very neat pot- 

 plant, effective on account of its numerous scar- 

 let berries. Early spring-sown seed will pro- 

 duce fruiting plants by fall. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts> 



ROSA 



Hybrida grandifora. HP°. These are very easily raised and 

 bloom in a very early stage in pots. They are perfectly hard}' and 

 should be planted out as soon as weather permits. 3 ft. " Pkt. 10 cts. 



Polyantha nana (Miniature Fairy Roses). HP°. These form nice 

 little bushes covered with dainty single, semi-double and double flow- 

 ers, ranging from rose to white. 13^ ft. Fkt. 15 cts. 



RUDBECKIA (Cone-flower) 



These are profuse summer- and fall-blooming plants that are very- 

 showy in beds and borders and are very useful for cutting. 



Fulgida compacta. Is a nice dwarf variety 12 to 15 inches high, 

 covered with golden yellow flowers, with a glossy dark brown, almost 

 black cone. Very rich. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Fulgida variabilis. This is somewhat taller than the preceding, 

 is also very free; flowers vary in color, some being yellow others 

 bronze-brown, and in others these colors are combined in varying 

 proportion and form, so that quite a variety of 

 showy flowers result. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Newmanni. HP. Bright orange with a 

 large black cone. Showy and useful for cut- 

 ting. 2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



SAINTPAULIA Ionantha(the CJsambara 

 Violet). TP°. Dark green fleshy foliage, 

 spreading over the soil from which spring up 

 violet-like flowers, both as to color and form. 

 It is easily grown from seed, will flower when 

 ~iix months old, and when established will 

 bloom throughout the year. 1 to 2 ft. Pkt. 25c. 



SALPIGLOSSIS grandiflora super- 

 bissima (Emperor Salpiglossis ) . HHA. A 

 gorgeous display is given by these plants during 

 the hot days anil drought of July and August. 

 Their coloring is wonderfully rich and the 

 funnel-shaped flowers are marvelously painted 

 and penciled, having the appearance of numer- 

 ous overlapping petals. A most satisfactory 

 plant for quite dry situations. Also a fine pot- 

 plant. 2>4 to 3 ft." Yellow, Chamois-Rose, 

 Brown and Gold, Brilliant Crimson, Dark 

 Scarlet, Light Blue, Purplish Violet and 

 Mixed. Each. pkt. 10 cts., »4oz. 25 cts. 



SALVIA (Sage) 



Mainly half-hardy perennials. Most satis- 

 factory bedding plants, the newer varieties all 

 Mooming from July to frost. A sunny situation 

 111 ordinary soil suits them best, over-rich soil 

 tends to over-growth with later and fewer 

 fiowers. to 3 ft. 



Bluebeard. An annual. Valuable for beds,. 

 l)orders and for cutting. Blue purple heads. 

 1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Farinaceae. Light blue flowers in fine- 

 spikes; free. 13^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



