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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



a fine selection of beautiful colors, 15c. 

 per package. 



Zinnia Eiegans, fl. pi. Double Zinnia. 

 Plants of very easy culture, flowering 

 very profusely through the whole sum- 

 mer and fall; producing double flowers 

 of all colors, almost as large as the flow- 

 ers of a Dahlia. Three feet high. Febru- 

 ary till August. 



Zinnia Eiegans Pumiia, fl. pi. Dwarf 

 Double mixed. A new dwarf selection 

 especially de3irable. The compact, bushy 

 plants rarely grow over two feet high, 



and are covered with large flowers of 

 great beauty. 



Zinnia Eiegans Grandiflora Robusta 

 Plenissima. A variety introduced here 

 from Germany. The plants of this class 

 of showy and attractive annuals are of 

 very robust growth and produce very 

 large and extremely double flowers, meas- 

 uring from four to five mches in diameter. 

 The seeds we offer for tale come direct 

 from the originator, and contain about 

 eight beautiful different colors, mostly 



very bright. 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



These Seeds are all put up in 5c. and 10c. Packages. 



Antigonum Leptopus. Rosa Montana. 

 Mountain Vine. One of the finest peren- 

 nial climbers of rapid growth with long 

 racemes of beautiful deep pink flowers. 

 •Being a native of Mexico, it is well 

 adapted to our climate and will stand our 

 most severe winters without any further 

 protection than perhaps a slight cover of 

 moss or straw. Sow in February or 

 March in flower pots, and transplant in- 

 to the open ground in May. Will flower 

 freely the first year. Without any doubt 

 the finest climber for this section. 



Aristolochia Eiegans. A variety of the 

 well known "Dutchman's Pipe," of vigor- 

 ous growth and quite hardy in our 

 climate. It is a profuse bloomer, bear- 

 ing large flowers of a rich purple color 

 with irregular branched markings of 

 creamy white and golden yellow center 

 with rich velvety purple. This plant is 

 one of the most thankful of all climbers, 

 blooming when quite young and continu- 

 ing to do so the whole summer. Will 

 stand our winter without protection. 

 Sow in January and February in flower 

 pots and transplant in open ground w'hen 

 large enough. 



Benincasa Cerifera. Wax Gourd. A 

 strong growing vine with long shaped, 

 dark crimson fruit, which looks very 

 ornamental. It is used for preserves. 



Cardiospermum. Balloon Vine. A 

 quick growing climber, the seeds of 

 which are in a pod, shaped like a mina- 

 ture balloon, therefore the name. 



Cobaea Scandens. Climbing Cobaea. 

 Large purple bell-shaped flowers. Should 

 be sown in a hot-bed and not kept too 

 moist.- Place the seed edgewise in the 

 ground. Twenty feet high. January till 

 April. 



Convolvulus Major. Morning Glory. A 

 well known vine with various handsome- 

 ly colored flowers of easy culture. Grows 

 almost anywhere. Ten feet high. Febru- 

 ary till July. 



Cucurbita. Ornamental Gourd. Mixed 

 varieties of Ornamental Gourds of differ- 

 ent shapes and sizes. February till May. 



Cucurbita Lagenaria Dulcis. Sweet 

 Gourd. A strong growing vine of which 

 the young fruits are used like squash. 

 February till April. 



Dolichos Lablab. Hyacinth Beans. Free 

 growing plant, with purple and white 

 flowers. March till April. 



Ipomaea Bona Nox. Large Flowering 

 Evening Glory. A vine of rapid growth 

 with beautiful white flowers which open 

 in the evening. Twenty feet high. Febru- 

 ary till June. 



Ipomaea Quamoclit Rosea. Red Cy- 

 press Vine. Very beautifal, delicate 

 foliage of rapid growth, with scarlet star- 

 shaped flowers. 



Ipomaea Quamoclit Alba. White Cy- 

 press Vine. The same as the Red va- 

 riety. 



Ipomaea Laeri. The Blue Moonflower. 

 This distinct and charming novelty is 

 valuable on account of being in beauti- 

 ful and striking contrast with the true 

 White Moonflower. 



Lathyrus Odoratus. Sweet Peas. Beau- 

 tiful flowers of all colors, very showy. 

 Good for cut flowers. Six feet high. De- 

 cember till April. We handle two varie- 

 ties, mixed and white. 



Maurandia Barclayana. Mixed Mauran- 



dia. A slender growing vine of rapid 



growth. Rose, purple and w'Jiite colors 



mixed. Ten feet high. February till 



I April. 



Plant Silver Hull and Japanese Buckwheat and Red and White Kaffir Corn. 



