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Sweet Peas 



Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 



These varieties are a welcome addition to our lifts, for they flower several 

 weeks earlier than the regular Spencers, and if planted with them you 

 will have a much longer season of bloom. 



958. BLUE BONNET. A fine clear blue. 



959. EXPOSITION PINK. A gorgeous rich pink. 



960. HOPE. Pure white, black seeded. 



961. LAVANDA. A pure clear lavender. 



962. RED BIRD. Bright crimson red. 



963. VALENCIA. Bright sunjiroof orange. 



The above varieties, pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 35 cts. ; V4 !!>- $1.25. 



969. MIXED EARLY SPENCERS. A well-balanced mixture of the 

 newest and brightest colors. Pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. ; i/i lb. 75 cts. ; lb. 

 $2.25, postpaid. 



Spencer, or Orchid-Flowering 



The largest, most beautiful and all around best variety of Sweet Peas. 

 You can reap armluls of the many colored, waved and fragrant blossoms 

 all summer long if you will but care for them. 



964. AMBITION. Rich deep lavender, with a darker shade on the base 

 of the standard and wings. 



966. DAMASK ROSE. The brightest rose carmine Sweet Pea. 



965. FLAMINGO. Orange scarlet, heavily shaded cerise, absolutely 

 sunproof. 



967. OLYMPIA. Deep red purple of graceful form and immense size. 



968. PINKIE. Rose pink with large and frilled flowers. 

 971. PIRATE GOLD. A rich deep golden orange. 



974. SEXTET QUEEN. Pure white flowers of perfect form and great 

 substance. 



973. SMILES. Clear glistening salmon. 



978. WARRIOR. Rich chocolate maroon. 



977. THE ADMIRAL. Largest and best Navy blue. 



982. WELCOME. The most brilliant dazzling scarlet Sweet Pea. 



979. WHAT JOY. Deep cream. The flowers are heavily frilled. 

 The above varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 14 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00. 



Superb Mixed Spencer Sweet Peas 



1002. This mixture contains the choicest named varieties blended in the 

 proper proportions to insure a well-balanced color effect. It will give a 

 lavish display of the largest and most attractive flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 

 oz. 20 cts.; 1/4 lf>. 50 cts.; 1 lb. $1.50. 



957. BOLGIANO'S SPECIAL GRANDIFLORA MIXED. A fine mixture 

 of the grandiflora varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 

 90 cts. 



1036. PERENNIAL OR EVERLASTING SWEET PEA. Once planted 

 these live year after year, bearing magnificent clusters of flowers early 

 in the Spring before the annual kind begins to flower. E.xcellent for cut- 

 ting. Gro-.T 6 to 8 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts.; >/. oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 

 >4 lb. $1.25. 



SWEET ROCKET P. 



921. MIXED. Plants attain a height of 2 feet and produce sweet 

 scented panicles of white and lavender flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; >/i oz. 15 

 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



25 cts. ; oz. 40 cts. 

 Scarlet single. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Vi lb. $2.50. 

 ; 'A oz. 20 cts. 



30 cts.; Vi 



oz. 30 cts. 



50 cts. 



lb. 

 lb. 



SWEET SULTAN A. 



1049. CENTAURIA MOSCHATA. Their graceful, airy, and large 

 blooms are borne profusely all during the Summer and Fall. The plants 

 grow 2 feet tall and produce an abundance of long-stemmed blooms which 

 are valuable not only for garden display but are also splendid for cutting. 

 The sweet perfume of these flowers adds another valuable feature, and 

 their lasting quality in water is astonishing. This mixture contains many 

 colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 



SWEET WILLIAM P. 



An old-fashioned flower which, bi-cause of its easy culture and particular 

 beauty, is extensively used in solid beds, front of borders, or in rock gar- 

 dens. Height, li/j feet. 



922. NEWPOR'T pink (Watermelon Pink). Pkt. 10 cts.; »4 oz. 25 

 cts.; % oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



1052. WHITE. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1/2 oz. 



923. SCARLET BEAUTY. Bright 

 oz. 25 els.; '/. oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 



924. SINGLE MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.: 

 90 cts.; lb. $3.00. 



925. DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 $1.50; lb. $5.00. 



EVERBLOOMING HYBRID SWEET WILLIAM P. 



1053. SCARLET. A brilliant variety that blooms all summer. One of 

 the very best perennials. Pkt. 10 cts.; Vi oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



THUNBERGIA A. (BLACK-EYED SUSAN) 



927. MIXED. Neat foliage. Vines are of rapid growth and produce 

 freely white, yellow and orange flowers, each with a black eye. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; 14 oz. 25 cts.; V2 oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



TITHONIA 

 990. MEXICAN SUNFLOWER. (Golden Flower of the Incas.) Speciosa. 



Stately plants grow about 6 feet tall with brilliant orange-scarlet blooms 

 3 to 4 inches across. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 1, , oz. 30 cts. ; oz. $1.00. 



TRITOMA P. (RED HOT POKER) 



928. MIRABILIS. Striking ret* spires from August until late autumn. 

 Plant the seed indoors from January to March and set out the plants 

 the latter part of April. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; 14 oz. 40 

 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



VENIDIUM 

 FASTUOSUM A. 



1047. MONARCH OF 

 THE NELDT. Of the 



many flowers w h i c h 

 South Africa has contrib- 

 uted to our gardens, this 

 new Venidium stands out 

 as one of the best. It is 

 known under t>-e popular 

 name of Monarch of the 

 Veldt. The plants grow 

 2 to 3 feet tall and bear 

 many large, daisy-like 

 blooms 3 to 4 inches 

 across. The ray-petals 

 are brilliant orange with 

 a purple-black zone and 

 a unique center of woolly 

 green. Pkt. 20 cts.; Vs 

 oz. 75 cts. 



V^ERBENA A. R. G. 



929. FINE MIXED. A 



truly useful plant. It 

 can be usid in beds, bor- 

 ders or window boxes or for undergrowth for tall plants like lilies. The 

 colors are white, rose, violet, yellow and scarlet. Some of the plants 

 are fragrant. Pkt. 5 cts.; »4 oz. 25 cts.; Vi oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 



VINCA A. (PERIWINKLE) 



930. MIXED. One foot high ; neat, white and pink blooms with dark 

 foliage. One of the best plants for window boxes. When planted early 

 will bloom the same season and through the winter indoors. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; V4 oz. 25 cts.; '/i oz. 40 els. 



VIOLA P. (TUFTED PANSY) R. G. 



1054. CORNUTA MIXED. Six inches. More graceful and freely bloom- 

 ing than pansies. The colors of yellow, blue, lavender and white are more 

 distinct and the i^lants bloom over a long period. Seed sown in April will 

 produce blooms from June until frost. Pkt. 10 cts.; »4 oz. 30 cts.; 1,4 oz. 

 50 cts.; oz. $1.65. 



WALL FLOWER B. 



931. An attractive sweet scented biennial. Lovely gold and red flower 

 spikes; in early spring. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1,4 oz. 20 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 



SIBERIAN WALL FLOWER P. R. G. 



1055. CHEIRANTHUS ALLIOM. Bright heads of orange flowers about 

 12 inches high, from spring through the sunim.'r. Pkt. 10 cts.; '■•j oz. 20 cts. 



Venidium Fastuosum 



WILD FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE A. 



(See in color outside back cover) 

 933. This is a well-balanced mixture of hardy annuals suitable 

 for planting in odd corners or on vacant lots. This mixture is 

 easily grown and makes a tine bed for cut flowers. Give some to 

 the children for their own garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; '» 

 lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



