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Humulus Japonicus 



IMMORTELLES— (-See AcrocUnium, Globe Amaranth, Helichri/sum, Ehodanthe) 



¥ Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant growth for cov 



■ OOIHOGSL "^^ unsightly objects. Sow preferably in heat and transpla 

 r^ after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in luke-warm we 



to fifteen feet high. 



{Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 

 of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for covering unsight- 

 ly objects or shaduig verandas Pkt. iOc 



Hvar'inf K Roarft iJ^^>olichos lablab) A fine climber with clusters of purple or white flowers followed by ornamental seed 

 AM.ya.K,ii.ii.n ucdll pods. Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 



Alba. ^^IJiite. Oz. 25c ... Pkt. 10c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The toregoiug mixed. Oz. 25c ** 10c. 



IBERIS— i-SVe Candytuft) 



\cf* Planf (^ieseinbi-imnthemum crystallinum) A curious plant for hanging baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings; leaves 



V^ i laifli, and stems succulent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six inches high. 



Oz- 30c Pkt. lOc. 



IMPATIENS BALSAMINA— (6'ee Balsam) 

 ermg verandas and arbors, or for screen- 

 plant to open border: or sow in open boi'der 

 ater before planting. Tender annual: ten 



Setosa {Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing 

 vine with large, three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown 

 hair. Flowers open in morning; salver formed, delicate blue or 

 reddish purple with pink star in center and produced in clusters. 



Seed black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Coccinea (Star Ipnma^a) Like a Morning Glory but with smaller 

 rather pointed leaves, and covered with small, scarlet star- 

 shaped flowers. Height often ten feet. Seed small, black. 



Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



Bona Nox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the eve- 

 ning: similar to the white Moon Flower but not as large: seed as 



large but darker. Oz. 20c Pkt. 10c. 



Limbata Mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white 

 margins and throats. The leaves are similar to those of Japa- 

 nese Morning Glory but are less variegated. Seed large, black. 



Oz. 20c Pkt. 1 Oc. 



Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c " lOc. 



Early Flowering Sky Blue (IjJOina-a grandiflora rubro ran-ulea) A 

 most desirable, early, free tlowering sort, "with glossy dark foliage 

 and very large flowers that open with a tinge of carmine rose and 



when mature are bright light blue Oz. 75c Pkt, 15c. 



IPOMCEA GRANDIFLORA— (See J/oouiT/ofuer) 

 IPOMCEA P(JRP\JREA— (See Morning Glory) 

 IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT— (See Cypj-ess Vine) 

 JAPANESE HOP— (See Humulus Japonicus) 

 JOSEPH'S COAT — (See Atnaranthus tricolor) 



(CoJx lachryma) Curious ornamental grass 

 with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate 

 colored seeds used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with 

 everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in hills 

 three feet apart, four or five seeds in a hill, and cover lialf an inch 

 deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c Pkt. 10c. 



Job's Tears 



KocHiA (Summer Cypress) 



Kochia Trichophylla 



Larkspur 



(Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very symmetrical and attrac- 

 tive in summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright green color. 

 Early in the fall iimumerable little flowers appear and the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in spring, co^•er- 

 ing one-fourth inch deep. Make the rows two feet apart and thin eighteen inches apart. For earlier blooming'start indoors and 

 transplant to open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



(Delphinium) The Larkspur with its long clustered spikes of beautiful irregular flowers, often with 

 long spurs, is especially valuable for its shades of blue. The annual forms are very desirable for 

 _ bedding and the perennials are strikingly etTeetive as a background for borders and for planting among 



shrubbery. Seed of annual varieties may be sown outdoors early in spring. For earlier blooming start very early indoors or 

 sow in fall. Thin one to one and one-half feet apart. The perennial sorts are sown in fall or early in spring. 



Annual Varieties 

 Double Dwarf Rocket Mixed. Beautiful spikes of double flowers in many shades. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Tall Stock Flowered Mixed (ConsoUda fl. pi.) Flowers double, borne on spikes about fifteen inclies long. Colors rose, white 



and shades of blue. Hardy annual: two feet high. Oz. 25c , , Pkt. 10c. 



Double Emperor (Impericde jl. pi.) Compact and prof use bloomer having erect spikes of very double flowers. Hardy annual; 



one and one-half feet high. Mixed Colors ....-.., Pkt. 10c. 



Perennial Varieties 



Elatum (Bee Larkspur) Flowers blue with hairy petals in the center giving them a fancied resemblance to a bee. Hardy per- 

 ennial: three to five feet high Pkt. 10c. 



Formosum, Flowers large, deep blue shaded indigo, small white center. Hardy perennial: three to five feet high; long blooming 

 season Pkt. 10c. 



LATHYRUS LAT\FOL\\JS— (See Peas, Everlasting) LATHYRUS ODORATUS-(See Sweet Peas) 



I onf-ono The plants form small shrubs, producing in late summer and autumn heliotrope-like clusters of single, fra- 

 M^^M.'-*-<*M.i.a grant flowers that change color. Succeeded by green berries that turn to a deep blue. Start under glass and 

 transplant when danger of frost is over. May also be grown in pots. Tender perennial: about two feet high. 

 Finest French Hybrids mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



¥ imitYl Grandiflorum Rubrum (Scarlet Flax) An atti'active free-flowering bedding plant with slender foliage and bearing 

 *^******** on delicate stems clusters of glossy bright red single flowers, saucer-shaped, with black center. If sown in hot- 

 bed and transplanted into good, rich soil, one foot apart, the period of flowering will be inuch advanced but the seed can be sown 

 in the open ground after the weather is warm. Hardy annual; about one and bne-half feet high. Oz. 20c . • Pkt. 10c. 



The four dwarf (Erimis) sorts are charming plants, well adapted for bedding, pots or rockeries. They 

 make a neat edging for beds of white flowers and are very effective in masses, being covered with 

 flowers a long time. The flowers are usually blue with lighter center and are borne in neat clusters, 

 each irregularly lobed flower being about five-eighths inch across. 

 Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over: or start the plants in pots in greenhouse or hotbed, early in spring 

 and transplant iu May to place outdoors. Half hardy annual: usually about six inches high. 



True Blue. A very fine, erect and compact variety with clear intensely blue flowers. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of Whites. A neat little plant, very dwarf, with many pure white flowers: useful for borders " 10c. 



Crystal Palace. \Specio.9a) An exceptionally graceful sort "having bright deep blue flowers; very dark green foliage " 10c. 

 Gracilis. The flowers are bright blue with small white centers, fine for baskets and vases, trailing gracefully and blooming 



profusely. The plants are slender, six inches high. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Tenuior (Ramosa) Intensely blue flowers, decidedly larger than the other sorts and with unusually long stems. Very desirable 

 for outdoor bedding and cutting. Plants upright growing, about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



Lobelia 



